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.3 \ Eliz‘abe’thfand John's six children were Hubert who married Matilda [as L Gorsline and settled on Christian Street, William James who married } Henrietta Branscomb and settled on Christian Street being the first I: farm on the west of townline between Hillier and Sophiasburgh, Melissa '§ who married Russell Reid and settled on farm on east side of road just over the hill to the north of present collegiate at Picton. There was one daughter from this marriage, Clara, who in turn married Roy Leavitt. Emma who married Sanford Gorsline a carpenter and woodworker at Bethel, Gerald GorSline being the only child. Annie Gertrude being very delicate all her life and dying at age 82 without having married. Stanley the V youngest child stayed to work with his father and on September 7, 1896 married Evyline Pears 011 and settled until 1907 on the Butler's J‘farm known as the flower Place. ‘ In 1907 John Calnan and Elizabeth sold the old homestead to Stanley, payment to be two hundred dollars a year as‘long as either of them lived. They were preparing to move to Picton. He Was taking a driving horse with him and was drawing some bay for future use. He had a large load and a fiery team, Vhen rounding an icy turn in the road while crossing the Big Swamp the wagon slued, and was tipped over while the horses bolted. He was thrown from the high load to the frozen ground and mortally wounded. He was taken to the farm home on the Island in the swamp, where the , next day January 8, 1907, he died at the age of 73 years. t Elizabeth did not move as planned but spent the summers visiting her \ children, her brothers and sisters, and his family, returning to the old home where she spent the winter months with Stanley and his family. She d ied in April, 1980, at the age of 96 years. . ‘ Stanley and Evyline had twm sons Graydon Pearsoll born July 21, 1897, ‘ and Raloh born April 20,1901. These boys received their education at Crofton Public School as had the previous generation. 7 In the fall of 1913 Stanley Calnan visited London, England for six weeks. A record of this trip appeared in the Picton Gazette of October 16, 1913. - In 1915 When the First World War was in progress, they rented the, farm for three years and moved to west Belleville. At end of which time, they I'e’f-llI‘ned and remained on the farm. In 1917 Graydon bought his first car a mod el T Ford. , He and his father continued to farm but Ralph had taken an apprenticeship in plumbing While in Belleville and had started work in 1918 in the city of Oshawa- At the time the consolidated School in Wellington was being builtltfie Plumbing contractor could not continue so Ralph came home from Oshawa and installed the hot water heating System. He later worked at General Motors for one year in Detroit, to Oshawa where he worked at General Rotors for 37 years retirin 1961. , ,_Nflflfiflfl_~ , l On August 7,1926, Graydon married 3dith Lulu Ohristie, daughter , of George Christie, at her father' ethome. Of thrs union three daughters were born Melba, hrs. Norman Pierce, Winona, hrs. Herb returning 3 in Moran, and Donna,brs. Leland Laney. On September 7, 1926, Ralph married Hazel McNalley of OshaWa and moved into the ;VW house he had just completed building, where they still