Nancy Leitch

     Nancy Leitch also went by the name of Nance. She was born on Tuesday, 15 July 1873 at Lot 31, Concession 1, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, and the registration was signed by Samuel Leitch. There are two registrations filed for her birth and they both have the date as July 15, 1873. The 1901 Census states her date of birth as July 20, 1873. Dr. William Forest attended at the birth. She appeared on the census of 23 April 1881 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Leitch, Nancy, female age 7, born Ontario, C. Methodist religion, of Irish origin, going to school. She appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Leitch, Nancy, female age 17, unmarried, daughter to head, born Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ontario, Presb. religion, able to read and write. She and Jacob R. Meyers, son of Rudolph Meyers and Martha (?) Meyers, were married by Reverend J. A. Lankin on Wednesday, 28 February 1894 at Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was 20, living in Scott, born Ontario, spinster, Methodist. He was 21, living in Scott, born Ontario, bachelor, farmer, Methodist. Rudy Meyers and Elizabeth Anne Longhurst witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of April 1901 in the household of Jacob R. Meyers at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: female, white, wife, married, age 27, born Ontario, of Irish origin, Canadian nationality, Methodist religion, able to read and write. She appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Jacob R. Meyers at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was recorded as: Meyers, Nancy, female, wife, married, born July 1872 in Ontario, age 38, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to read, write and speak English. She was listed as the informant on the death registration of Martha Ann Leitch. Nancy died on Tuesday, 5 May 1936 at at home, Zephyr, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 62 years, 9 months and 20 days, of cerebral thrombosis (4 days) and thrombosis of popliteal artery (20 days). Contributing cause was arterio (sic) sclerosis, duration of 2 years. Dr. H. E. Johnson attended at the death. Jacob R. Meyers was listed as the informant. She was buried on Thursday, 7 May 1936 at Zion Cemetery, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.