Florence Milsted

     Florence Milsted was born on Monday, 5 November 1900 at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. The registration states she was born November 15 1900, while the 1901 Ontario census states it as the 5'th - the same day she celebrated. Dr. W. Armstrong attended at the birth. She appeared on the census of April 1901 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was listed as: Milstead, Florance, female, white, daughter, single, born Nov 5 1900 in Ontario, of English origin, Canadian, Methodist. She appeared on the census of April 1911 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Twp. of Scott, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Milstead, Florence, female, daughter, single, born November 1900 in Ontario, age 10, of English origin, Canadian, Methodist, attended school for 9 months, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared on the census of June 1921 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was enumerated as: Milstead, Florence, daughter, female, single, age 20, born Ontario, father born England, mother born Ontario, Canadian, English, speaks English, cannot speak French, Methodist, able to read and write. She and William John Jefferson Shaw, son of John Shaw and Ida Cecilia Johnston, were married by Reverend J. R. Patterson on Wednesday, 14 December 1921 at Orillia, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. He is listed as age 24, bachelor, farmer, Methodist. She is recorded as age 21, spinster, Methodist. Mary Jane Moore and Harry Moore witnessed the marriage. In March of 1971, she sold the farm and moved into the town of Zephyr. Florence died on Monday, 24 October 1983 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 82 years, 11 months and 19 days, of Natural Causes. She was buried on Thursday, 27 October 1983 at Zion Cemetery, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.