Hi Dorteen, Conlin & all, I believe from his marriage regristation his mother's name should be Mary E. REID Looks like a spelling error by the person recording the information. Dee Miller Alabama #013558-15, Reel 932-350, Samuel Cunningham, Age 50, b: Twp. of Essa, Simcoe, bachelor, farmer, Residence: Twp. of Essa, s/o John Cunningham & Mary Reid, married, Emily Grace Parr, Age 20, b: Hamilton, Ont., spinster, Residence: Beaton, Simcoe Co.,d/o William Parr & Ellen Wallace, Witn: John A. Corbett, Thornton & Mrs. J. A. Corbett, Thornton, February 24, 1915, Thornton, Simcoe ---- Original Message ----- From: Conlin NOTE: I'm including the death registration of son Samuel as it gives his mother's maiden name: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932 - Registration No. 030698 about Samuel Cunningham Name: Samuel Cunningham (Retired farmer) Death Date: Jul 1932 (age 78 yrs, 11 months, 12 days) Death Location: Simcoe (Ivy, Essa Township - for 2 yrs) Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 (August 3, 1854) Birth Location: Essa Township Father: John Cunningham, born Ireland Mother: Mary Mead, born Ireland Informant: Mrs. Cunningham, wife, Thornton Cause of death: apoplexy Contributory cause: arterio sclerosis Burial: Ivy, Essa Township on July 16, 1932 ............ Cheers! Doreen =======