The form below was downloaded from Family Search and seems to be a declaration made in 1930 by Agnes rather than a birth certificate. It seems to have been filled in and signed by Robert Bryan, Justice of the Peace. Her first name is written with two s's and I have never seen it spelled that way. I believe her maiden name is McAllister not McCallister as it's written here.
Regardless, Cecil Earnest Simms was the youngest son of William and Agnes. His father died when he was 16 years old and although he had two older brothers, both were gone to find their own fortune and the home farm near Mountain would have been his responsibility.
It seems he was not successful at farming and the property and home was taken over by others. A grandson of his sister Mary Simms Bryan is the present owner and took me to see the property and home. Although it now has white siding and has had additions, the original red brick home is still standing where Cecil and his siblings were born and raised.
Cecil remained a bachelor and died in 1975. He is buried at South Gower Cemetery with his parents and sister Eleda.
It seems he was not successful at farming and the property and home was taken over by others. A grandson of his sister Mary Simms Bryan is the present owner and took me to see the property and home. Although it now has white siding and has had additions, the original red brick home is still standing where Cecil and his siblings were born and raised.
Cecil remained a bachelor and died in 1975. He is buried at South Gower Cemetery with his parents and sister Eleda.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mon, May 26, 1975 – Page 30
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