Cummin Forbes Rennie
ID # 4914, (1856-1943)
| Father | John Blake Rennie (1818-1905) |
| Mother | Caroline Keachie (1825-1903) |
| Baptism | Cummin Forbes Rennie was baptized on 6 December 1856 at North Easthope Twp., Perth County. |
| Baptism | He was baptized on 8 February 1857 at First Church, Galt, Ontario. |
| Marriage | He married Nancy Christner, daughter of Christian Christner and Anna Honsberger, on 21 November 1883 at Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co.. Mrge reg. 012434-83 Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co. C. F. Rennie, 26, bachelor, yeoman, Presbyterian. Born and residing North Easthope. Parents John B. Rennie and Carolina Rennie born Keachie. Nancy Christner, 21, spinster, Mennonite. Born and residing Wilmot Township. Parents Christian Christner and Annie born Honsberger (name not fully legible). Witnesses William K. Rennie of North Easthope, and Barbara Christner of the Tp. of Wilmot. On November 21st, 1883, in the house of Christian Christner, Wilmot, by Rev. John McClung The above marriage registration refers to C. F.Rennie as a 'yeoman'. The handwriting isn't the easiest, but yeoman seems the reasonable interpretation. By 1883, this was a largely archaic term, but, whenever used in earlier years, it almost invariably meant farmer. The name of Nancy's mother is poorly written. Humberger might be the best interpretation of the script. Since this is also at best a guess, reference was made to Ezra Eby's A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships in the County (Eby cast a wide net), Berlin, Ontario, 1895. This names Christian Christner's wife as Anna Honsberger. Since her name on the above document could almost be anything, we'll trust Eby. Certainly, her dates of birth and death as shown in Eby agree with the inscription on her gravestone in the Old Christner Cemetery. |
| Death | He died on 13 July 1943 at age 86. |
| Burial | He was buried at Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta. |
| Note | The First Church (Presbyterian) Church, Galt, baptism book shows Cumming Rennie baptised on Feb 8, 1857. Since the book does show some baptisms at homes, it appears that Cummin was baptised in the church. The baptism record describes his father as John Rennie of N.E. Hope. When Cummin Rennie married Nancy Christner of Wilmot County, the couple lived in Wilmot for a number of years. The family is in Wilmot at the time of the 1901 census. By 1911 they are in Didsbury, Alberta. Names and birth dates for the children have been taken from the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Cummin Forbes Rennie took up a Western Land Grant in Alberta, L 213, F 334, C-6101. Only the online jpeg of the grant has been looked at. The writing isn't clear, but it appears that he took up the grant in 1905. Since the family doesn't seem to have been present in Alberta at the time of the 1906 census, it would appear that they arrived later. From the Land Grant index it is possible that son Percy took up a grant as well. Find-a-Grave provides us with a photo of Cummin's gravestone in Didsbury Cemetery. |
Children of Cummin Forbes Rennie and Nancy Christner |
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| Last Edited | 13 Apr 2018 |