Greetings, I am researching a Lina May Gammon, b. abt. 1904 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Her parents are William Gammon and Eudavilla Armstrong. Lina May Gammon married in 1922 Alexander Pictou, b. abt 1897 in Nova Scotia. They had a daughter, Amelia Louise Pictou b. abt 1926. I would be most grateful for any information concerning the folks listed above, or any advice as to how to further research them. Thank you. Sincerely, Cynthia McCausland Bob & Cyn McCausland (757) 464-6804

Cynthia, As I'm not sure in which direction your searching, I just did a quick look-see to what I could find using only two resources - AutomatedGenealogy.como and novascotiagenealogy.com Here are my "results"... Jared Seems a sad story, but here goes. References used shown prior to information gleaned. NS VR site (novascotiagenealogy.com) shows Lina M. Gammon, m. Alexander Picton (Pictou?), 20-Dec-1922, at the rectory (CoE) in Shelburne, NS. She was listed as born in Doctor's Cove, d/o William Gammon and "Euda" Armstrong. Alexander, 25, listed his POB as ?Neuville?, Cumberland Co, NS, parents as Samuel Picton, b. Scotland, and Mary Ellen Picton (perhaps not her maiden name?) William (fisherman) m. Eudivilla Armstrong, 14-Nov-1891, (Methodist) Shelburn, Shelburne Co, NS.; he was 20, bachelor, she was 22, spinster. He was b. Doctor's Cove, so Richard (a blacksmith) and ?Katherine?, She was b. Jordan, d/o William and Eleanor. Alexander Pictou d. 12-Jul-1956 of colon cancer, at Halifax, NS (Victoria Gen. Hosp). Born 12-Mar-1897, NS, no parents known/listed. The informant was Alexander's son-in-law, Glen Roache of Lockeport, NS. Alexander was buried 14-Jul-1956, Clyde River, NS Alexander apparently married twice. 2nd time, as widower in 1927, to Cassie P. Nickerson, when he was 27. His parents on that record listed as Stanley Smith and Marianne Picton. Showing he was b. Cumberland Co, that his father was b. Amherst, NS. Knowing that, I found "Lena" May Pictou, d. 15-Jan-1927, of pulmonary tuberculosis Atwoods Brook, Shelburne Co, NS. Shows her b. NS 16-Aug-1903, (she was only 23) and parents listed as William Gammon and "Utavilla" Armstrong. Her father was the informant. He was of Atwoods Brook, and that was where she was buried on 17-Jan-1927. I suspect, then, that Amelia was primarily raised by her step-mother, Cassie, at least until she was about 11, when Cassie died, 22? June 1927, at Clyde River, Shelburne Co, NS. If "Alex" married a third time, I could find no record. 1911 Canada Census for Barrington Passage, Shelburne Co, NS (automatedgenealogy.com) 25 22 Gammon William M Head M Dec 1878 43 26 22 Gammon Eudvilla F Wife M Jun 1878 43 27 22 Gammon Charles M Son S Jun 1893 18 28 22 Gammon Elizabeth F Daughter S Sep 1897 14 29 22 Gammon Manis M Son S Sep 1889 12 30 22 Gammon Gracie F Daughter S Jun 1901 10 31 22 Gammon Lina F Daughter S Aug 1904 7 32 22 Gammon Clarance M Son S Sep 1907 4 1901 at Doctor's Cove: 2 11 14 Gammon William M Head M Dec 20 1862 38 2 12 14 Gammon Eudvilla F Wife M Jun 12 1868 32 2 13 14 Gammon Charles C M Son S Jun 2 1893 7 2 14 14 Gammon Annie F Daughter S Sep 24 1894 6 2 15 14 Gammon Elizabeth F Daughter S Sep 20 1896 4 2 16 14 Gammon William A M Son S Sep 1 1897 3 2 17 14 Gammon Grace A F Daughter S Jun 28 1900 1 Given this information, earlier family records may or may not come easier. Picton/Pictou connection given Alexander's information if slim pickings. On a hunch, here is a 'family group' found in Clyde in 1911 census (Shelburne Co, NS) that COULD be connected: 2 2 Pictou Mathew M Head M Nov 1874 36 3 2 Pictou Catherine F Wife M Mar 1881 30 4 2 Pictou Francis M Son S Mar 1908 3 5 2 Pictou Agnes F Daughter S May 1909 2 6 3 Pictou Joseph M Head S Mar 1878 33 7 3 Pictou William M Brother S Mar 1893 18 8 3 Pictou Robert M Brother S Apr 1897 14 (Robert Alexander or Alexander Robert?) 9 3 Pictou Jones M Brother S Dec 1899 11 (John?) 10 3 Pictou Annie F Sister S Oct 1901 9 The suspected match to above in 1901 census found in Jordan River, Shelburne, as follows: 11 3 91 Picto John M Head M Jun 12 1832 68 11 4 91 Picto Mary F Wife M Jun 7 1850 50 (could this be "Marianne" or Mary Ellen?) 11 5 91 Picto Elizabeth F Daughter S Mar 17 1876 24 11 6 91 Picto Joseph M Son S Sep 23 1877 23 11 7 91 Picto John M Son S Sep 23 1882 18 11 8 91 Picto James M Son S Jan 10 1885 15 11 9 91 Picto Samuel M Son S Aug 24 1886 14 11 10 91 Picto Lue M Son S Mar 4 1890 10 11 11 91 Picto Katie F Daughter S Oct 6 1892 8 11 12 91 Picto Robert M Grandson S Oct 1 1896 4 11 13 91 Picto John M Grandson S Apr 8 1899 1 Lots of digging, but no luck on my part. There are indications that some of this name were on the Indian Reservation in Cambridge, Kings Co, so wonder if that is one reason the records are difficult? > Greetings, > I am researching a Lina May Gammon, b. abt. 1904 in Shelburne, > Nova Scotia. Her parents are William Gammon and Eudavilla Armstrong. > Lina May Gammon married in 1922 Alexander Pictou, b. abt 1897 > in Nova Scotia. They had a daughter, Amelia Louise Pictou b. abt 1926. > I would be most grateful for any information concerning the > folks listed above, or any advice as to how to further research them. > Thank you. > Sincerely, > Cynthia McCausland > > Bob & Cyn McCausland > (757) 464-6804 > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. 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On 4/11/2012 3:12 PM, McCausland wrote: > Greetings, > I am researching a Lina May Gammon, b. abt. 1904 in Shelburne, > Nova Scotia. Her parents are William Gammon and Eudavilla Armstrong. > Lina May Gammon married in 1922 Alexander Pictou, b. abt 1897 > in Nova Scotia. They had a daughter, Amelia Louise Pictou b. abt 1926. > I would be most grateful for any information concerning the > folks listed above, or any advice as to how to further research them. In the 1911 Census I find: Shelburne and Queens / 1 Barrington Passage / page 2 25 22 Gammon William M Head M Dec 1878 43 26 22 Gammon Eudvilla F Wife M Jun 1878 43 27 22 Gammon Charles M Son S Jun 1893 18 28 22 Gammon Elizabeth F Day S Sep 1897 14 29 22 Gammon Manis M Son S Sep 1889 12 30 22 Gammon Gracie F Day S Jun 1901 10 31 22 Gammon Lina F Day S Aug 1904 7 32 22 Gammon Clarance M Son S Sep 1907 4 The marriage of Lina and Alexander Pictou is not found in the NSHVS at https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ She is the Lena May Pictou, died (15 Jan) 1927 in Atwoods Brook, Shelburne County Item can be found in Registration Year: 1927 - Book: 131 - Page: 11 There is no marriage for Amelia Louise Pictou before 1935. Have you searched familysearch.org for Alexander and Amelia in the USA or other Provinces? There is a PICTOU surname MB but all I can see on it are postings about Pictou County. bob gillis

Here are a few more records that may be of help. Cheers, San-Dee Lyons Shelburne County Cemetery Records Volume II Atwood's Brook Cemetery (Old) GAMMON all under Cemetery Record 36 Alice d/o Richard & Bethia d. 1881 Bethia w/o Richard [d/o Willard & Mercy (NICKERSON) ATWOOD 1821 - 1900 Clinton s/o Richard & Bethia d. 1881 Euda V. w/o William A. 1872 - 1946 Lina May d/o William & Uda 18 Aug 1904 - 15 Jan 1927 Richard 1808 - 1889 William A. 1869 - 1943 William Manus s/o William & Uda 22 Sept 1899 - 30 Apr 1928 d. in Chelsea, Mass Barrington Township Records Page 123 Richard GAMMON and Jane his wife Their Children's Births etc Elizabeth GAMMON born 18th January 1831 at Halifax Agnes GAMMON born 28th February 1833 Antenet GAMMON born 28th November 1834 1838 Census Index Western District of Barrington Page 4 GAMMON, Richard Black Smith Males Over 6 years - 1 Females Over 6 years - 1 Males 6 - 14 years - 0 Females 6 - 14 years - 1 Males Over 14 years - 0 Females Over 14 years - 0 Total in Family - 5 [includes male and female head of household, most likely parents] ----- Original Message ----- From: "McCausland" <cynmc2@cox.net> To: <NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 1:12 PM Subject: [NS-L] Lina May Gammon > Greetings, > I am researching a Lina May Gammon, b. abt. 1904 in Shelburne, > Nova Scotia. Her parents are William Gammon and Eudavilla Armstrong. > Lina May Gammon married in 1922 Alexander Pictou, b. abt 1897 > in Nova Scotia. They had a daughter, Amelia Louise Pictou b. abt 1926. > I would be most grateful for any information concerning the > folks listed above, or any advice as to how to further research them. > Thank you. > Sincerely, > Cynthia McCausland > > Bob & Cyn McCausland > (757) 464-6804 > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message