VanVolkenburgh, Simon Haines

1872 - 1951

• Name	VanVolkenburgh, Simon Haines
  Born	22 Feb 1872	Havelock, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1881	Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Died	08 May 1951	Havelock, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I44	VV-Jacob-ChloeHodges
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	VanVolkenburgh, Nathan,   b. 23 Mar 1833, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 Nov 1915, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Cole, Lucinda,   b. 11 Jun 1834, Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1875, Ontario, Canada
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	02 Jan 1858	Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nobes, Matilda,   b. 22 Jul 1875, Shanick, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1962, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. VanVolkenburg, Milo Wilbert,   b. 13 Nov 1902, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1973, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada   2. VanVolkenburg-Flintoff, Mary,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Darlington, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 08 Jun 1961, Ontario, Canada   3. VanVolkenburg-Reid, Grace,   b. 08 Feb 1907, Cordova Mines, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1953, Oshawa, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada   4. VanVolkenburg-Moore, Reta Martha,   b. 30 Aug 1909, Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 06 Jun 1990, Ontario, Canada   5. VanVolkenburg, Delbert,   b. 19 May 1914, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1918, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada   6. VanVolkenburg-Ellis, Hilda Robena,   b. 28 Oct 1916, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 02 May 1975   7. VanVolkenburg-Wilson, Beatrice Matilda,   b. 29 Dec 1919, Vansickle Settlement, Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2004
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  VanVolkenburgh Hunting Camp, Crowe River / Whetstone Lake, Hastings Co., undated. An undated photo of VV family and friends at a hunting camp in Lake Twp., Hastings Co. to the north and east of the family home at Cordova Mines, Ontario. Submitted by Wayne VanVolkenburg: "Milo's Hunting Camp", John VV (senior) is second from the right. The hunting camp is below Whetstone Lake on the Crowe River. The VanVolkenburgh family (likely Simon) had a 100 year lease on Crown land where they built this hunting camp. I believe that other Trent River relatives joined them to hunt there. The only time that I went deer hunting was at this camp in 1971. It’s about a six mile walk to the camp!

  
  

  Documents

  CemSearch headstone transcriptions - Maple Grove Cemetery (S of Havelock, Peterborough Co.) VV's in CemSearch database for counties: Northumberland, Durham, Hastings, Peterborough, Lennox-Addington

  
  

  Headstones

  Graves of Simon Haines VV (1872-1951) and wife Matilda Nobes (1875-1962) and son Milo W. VV (1902-1973) and Milo's wife Laurena Neal (1910-1982) Maple Grove Cemetery, just south of Havelock, Peterborough Co. Link to photo at Canadian Headstones site.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Letter written by John VV (1863-1951) of Cordova Mines, Ontario to a Paul E. VV in 1935. Letter 3 of 4. See transcription of text here. Outlines what is known of his family's history through his aunt, Mrs. Almeda VV-Quackenbush.
  		Transcription of Letter #3 by John VV of Cordova Mines, Ontario, written in 1935. Transcription of original hand-written letter. See other letters: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
  		Homestead of Nathan VV - Lucinda Cole family, now demolished. Foundation remaining of the homestead in Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., estimated to be Con. 1, Lot 3 S 1/2. Submitter Wayne VanVolkenburg states this lot was registered to Nathan on July 8, 1898. This location is on the west side of the extension of Vansickle Rd. north of Cordova Mines. This was the Vansickle Settlement where some of the children are stated to have been born as early as the 1860's, and where Nathan died in 1915. It is just over the county line into Peterborough Co.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] 1881 Canada West census - ONTARIO-Peterborough-Methuen-VVNathan, Canada. "Census of Canada, 1881." Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html. Methuen Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario, Canada Nathan Vanhattenburg, 47 b. 1834 Ontario, widower John, 19 b. 1862 Ontario Martha, 11 b. 1870 Ontario Lymon (m), 9 b. 1872 Ontario James, 16 b. 1865 Ontario Lidely (f), 15 b. 1866 Ontario