NELLIE JOSEPHINE WHITSIDE 1866-1939

Generation 5 of Whitsides

Updated Dec. 28/02
FIRST GENERATION of Nellie Whitside & Eugene Heath

1. Nellie Josephine Whitside1,2 was born on Jul 21 1866 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. She was educated at Moulton College between 1885 and 1887 in Woodstock, ONT.3 She was buried in Mar 1939 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.4 She died on Mar 25 1939 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.5,6,7 She has reference number 3078.
Samuel Marmaduke Whitside wrote a second letter from Headquarters Department of
Eastern Cuba, Santiago To Nellie Whitside, age about 25, January 2nd, 1902 .
"My dearest Nellie, I hope you have commenced the new year with the determination of being a little better girl as if such a thing is possible, than you were during the year
just gone out of business. It would have been a great pleasure if I could have spent the holidays with you who I love so dearly. The citizens here gave me a very large reception & ball on the evening of December 28th in honor of my return . It was attended by all the leading families in this part of Cuba, It was the grandest entertainment given since we came to Cuba. The people here regardless of their political views have the warmest and kindest feelings for me, which feelings I highly appreciate as I have always tried to be just to all persons, who I have had any dealings with. Warren has been presented with a ten pound
daughter, she is a beauty & I am proud in being a grandfather, such honor being forced upon me, without any solicitation on my part. Mother and baby are in excellent condition. Warren is delighted over this event but a little disappointed that it was not a boy. With much to you all & best wishes for a very prosperous & happy new year,
Affectionately
S.M. Whitside.

CENSUS DATA: 1871 Middleton Dist A, page 46, Nellie L. age 5, Irish, Baptist.
1881 Middleton Dist. 158, sub district D. Div. 1, page 1, household 1. "Whitside, Nellie, female, birth year 1866, age 15, Ethnic Irish, Religion Baptist, head of household James.
1891 Middleton - Section 3, "Whitside, Nellie, age 26 born Ontario, Baptist, single, Daughter.
1901 Middleton - Delhi page 6, "Heath, Nellie J., Dau. (of James), born 21 July 1866, age 34 Birthplace Ontario, origin Irish, Baptist, employed 12 month, earned $156. (Probably as a teacher).

DEATH: Diary of Catharine (Cameron) Whitside, Catherine Whitside 1939 diary.
Lived for years until death with husband Eugene Delos Heath in the James Whitside house in Delhi. Later occupied by her son and after his death by her son's widow Mrs. Harold Heath, (Caroline) until she died in 1989?
House has now been sold, sons do not want to live in it, too much upkeep. Death date given by dau. Nellie Chute 01/92. Nellie Whitside is the one General Sam wrote the letters to from Cuba.

OBITUARY: Simcoe Reformer "Widely mourned, Mrs. Eugene Heath, widely known throughout Norfolk County, passed away on Saturday, following several months of illness". (Citation Details).
Tillsonburg News, March 30, 1939, page 18, "Delhi Happenings, Mrs. Heath Passes". The funeral of the late Mrs E. D. Heath who passed away after a long illness at her home, "The Cedars," on Saturday was conducted at her late residence on Monday afternoon. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Whitside, born in the village of Delhi, attended the Baptist College in Toronto, had taught school in the district for a number of years.
She had been an active member of the W. C. T. U. (Women's Christian Temperance Union), the Women's Baptist Home Mission Board, Secretary to the New Canadian Christian Fellowship, the Delhi Baptist Church and for 20 years a member of the Delhi School Board.
She married Eugene Heath who operates a clothing store here. Although she has been ill for some time, she was always cheerful.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. E. Hodgson of Sault Ste Marie, her husband and one son Harold at home and one daughter Mrs. Nellie B. Chute of Toronto.
The Reverend W. H. Howard took charge of the service, assisted by Rev. G Ross. Pallbearers were Dr. Roswell Park of Hamilton, William Campbell of Hamilton, Bruce Whitside of Simcoe, Douglas McDonald of Toronto, E. R. Reid of Brantford, John McKinnon of Toronto. Internment was in the Delhi Cemetery.
The many floral tributes showed the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Her funeral was largely attended by her relatives, friends, members of her Sunday School class in the Baptist Sunday School, members of the Delhi Teaching staff and the merchants of Delhi.

BURIAL:
She is buried in the large WHITSIDE family plot beside her husband Eugene.

She was married to Eugene Delos Heath (son of Ansley Heath and Sarah Jane Culver ) on Dec 25 1893 in Baptist Church, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.8
MARRIAGE: Vital Statistics, Marriage records of 1893. Actual copy of registration from Norfolk. Historical. Society. "Nellie J Whitside age 27 resident and born Delhi, Ont., married Eugene Heath, age 23, resident and born Bloomsburg, Ont., Farmer sons of Ansley & Sarah J. Heath. by Rev. W. H. Porter, 25 Dec. 1893. Witnesses were John A. Freeman and Carrie M. Whitside of Delhi in the Baptist Chapel, Delhi. Both were of the Baptist faith".
When first married lived west of the park next to Baptist Church.
Moved from there in 1911, to the" Cedars", James Whitside's house. James died 1910 and his wife Hannah died in 1911. re "Nellie Chute". Eugene Delos Heath9 was born on Jun 14 1869 in Bloomsburg, Norfolk, ONT. He died on Oct 4 1951 in St.Thomas, Elgin Co., ONT.10
He was buried on Oct 6 1951 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.11 He has reference number 2364.
GENERAL DATA:
Known to the family as "Uncle Gene". 6 years younger then his wife Nellie. Originally from the Bloomsburg, Norfolk area, he took a job as a clerk with James Whitside in his general store. Store was on the present sight of Heath's store. Married James Whitside's daughter Nellie and eventually bought out the store and converted it to a Men's Clothing Store. There is picture of the old Bloomsburg house that burned. The Heath family was reported to have come from New Jersey, see Owens book "Long Point Settlement".
NOTE: He is not a son of Mortimer Heath, but may have been related to him, hence the move to Delhi.

CENSUS DATA
1901 Middleton census, page 6, "Heath Eugene D. Son in Law, Married, born 14 June 1870, age 30, Origin Irish, , Baptist, Clerk, earns 416? per year.

OBITUARY:
"Eugene D. Heath, Delhi, retired Delhi business man died this morning in a St. Thomas Hospital following several months illness He was in his 83rd year and was the founder of Heath and Son. Born in Bloomsburg, Mr. Heath was a son of Ansley Heath a and Sarah Jane Culver. He was educated at Bloomsburg and also attended Business College in London.
A former member of Delhi Council he had also served on the Public School Board and was an active member of the Delhi Baptist Church.
His wife the former Nellie J. Whiteside whom he married here in 1893, predeceased him in 1939. Surviving are one son Harold Heath of Delhi and one daughter, Mrs Kenneth Chute of Toronto. Also four grandchildren, Joan and Wayne Chute of Toronto, Eugene and Howard Heath of Delhi.
Mr. Heath is resting at the Mill Street residence of his son Harold until Saturday when service will be conducted by Rev Albert Kime in Delhi Baptist Church at 2 PM followed by internment in Delhi Cemetery.
Arrangements are in charge of the K. M. Porter Funeral Home".

DEATH: from Diary of Catharine (Cameron) Whitside , Catharine Whitside's diary.
CEMETERY STONE: EUGENE D. HEATH 1869-1951
DEATH: Death date also given by his daughter Nellie Chute, 01/92.
Nellie Josephine Whitside and Eugene Delos Heath had the following children:

2 i. James A. Heath was born in 1900 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. He died in 1909 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. He was buried in 1909 in HEATH PLOT, ONT.12 He has reference number 2938. He is buried in Heath family plot, so I am surmising that he is a son who died young. The first child of Eugene & Nellie Whitside Heath.
CEMETERY STONE: "JAMES A. HEATH 1909.".

+3 ii. Harold Wilbur Eugene Heath (born in 1904).
4 iii. Minnie Lazelle Heath B.A.13 was born on Dec 30 1906 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. She died on Aug 1 1929 in Hamilton, ONT.9 She was buried on Aug 5 1929 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.14 Buried in the Whitside plot in the Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, ONT. I will assume she was buried the day of her funeral on August 5th.
CEMETERY STONE:" HEATH - Minnie L. 1906-1929". She has reference number 1087.
DEATH:Killed tragically in an auto accident. Hit broadside by a drunken driver who was driving a stolen car. It happened at Mount Hope. Her brother Harold was driving the car at the time. Her mother,who was in the back seat was thrown on to the fold down front seat and forced Minnie into the windshield.
This of course was terribly traumatic for the family and I can personally remember hearing a lot of talk about the accident.
Minnie had graduated with a B. A. in French. Her middle name came from a friend of her mothers.
The Simcoe Reformer front page August 1, 1929: Minnie Heath, Delhi girl killed in car accident. Friends of Miss Minnie Heath of Delhi who attended Simcoe High School here for some will be shocked to hear of her death that occurred as a result of a motor accident last night. Additional particulars are not forthcoming other than the car in which she was riding on the highway between Caledonia and Hamilton crashed into a ditch. The late Miss Heath who was in her 26th year is very well known here and leaves beside her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Heath of Delhi, one twin sister miss Nellie Heath and A brother Harold Heath of Windsor.
Miss Heath had just this year graduated this year in Arts from McMaster University and the news of her untimely death will come as a great shock to her many friends in Simcoe. She was a niece of Mrs. Mary Whitside of Simcoe.

OBITUARY:
Great gloom spread over the community when a young girl, 22 years of age, Minnie Lazelle Heath. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Heath of Delhi was a victim of a tragic accident on the Caledonia Highway on Wednesday evening, July 31st. Miss Heath was returning with her family from a holiday at Muskoka Lakes and was hit by an approaching motorist 9 miles from Hamilton. The girl seated with her sister and brother was hurled through the windshield and died upon reaching St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton.
Minnie affectionally and widely known at Mc Master University from which she graduated in the year 1928 was equally popular in outside circles in Toronto. This year having successfully completed at the Course of Education she was contemplating teaching in the fall but tragedy intervened and in a brief hour left a host of sorrowing friends.
The funeral was held Monday August 5th, from The Cedars the home of her parents in Delhi. The service was conducted by Rev. W. F. Speidel of Caledonia, assisted by J. F. Dingman of Dresden and Rev. Earl Dale of New Hamburg. Dr. A. L. McCrimmon of McMaster University brought a message of sympathy and comfort speaking in glowing terms of the promising young life and impressed the thought that the development of her life was not ended but she is entering a larger sphere of service and greater achievement.
The Villa Nova quartette rendered a timely selection and Mrs. J. P. Dingman of Dresden sang No Night There.
The pall bearers were college friends namely, Kenneth Chute, Wayman Roberts, Alex Bradshaw, Howard Alles, Clifford Mason and Clifford Howard.
The floral tributes were very beautiful and were handled by Lawrence Chute, Mert Fraser and Gordon Kent and were born to the cars by 6 college mates, etc.

3. Harold Wilbur Eugene Heath was born in 1904 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. He was educated at Woodstock Baptist College in 1925/26 in Woodstock, Ontario.15,16 He died on Dec 17 1977 in Simcoe, Norfolk, ONT.17 He was buried on Dec 19 1977 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.18 Cemetery stone recorded at cemetery by R. L. Whitside. It is in the large Whitside plot in the Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, ONT. He has reference number 1076. He was a Manager and owner of Heath's Men's store in Woodstock and Heath's Department store in Tillsonburg. in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT & Tillsonburg, ONT.19.
GENERAL NOTES:
Before marriage he made a trip to Europe, took his own car and met his future wife while on this trip. At time he was going with Doris Hope from McMaster University. Graduated from Woodstock Baptist College, Woodstock, ON. Later it became Moulton College.

BIRTH: Date provided by son Eugene.
RESIDENCE:
Harold and Carolyn lived in the James Whitside house at 180 Church St. Delhi. The house is known as the "CEDARS". He rebuilt part of the verandah, had to remove some of the balls as too costly to replace. Caroline later replaced them with lattice work.
The house has been given L.A.C.A.C. designation. A write up is available on the house done by Virginia Harker of Simcoe which was required to get a designation under the Ontario Heritable Act.

MARRIAGE: Taken from Weddings in the April 22, 1940, issue, page 3 of the Simcoe Reformer on microfilm at the Norfolk Historical Society in Simcoe.
"President and Mrs. Howard L. Bevis announce the marriage of their cousin, Miss Emma Carolyn Andrew to Mr. Harold Heath of Delhi, Ontario, Canada on Saturday the 20th of April. The wedding was solemnized at 4 o'clock in the stately drawing room of the President's residence on the campus of Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio.
To the strains of violins, cellos and piano trio the brides attendants led the way down the wide staircase to the candle lit bower of palms, ferns and lilies where Reverend Wilbur H. Fowler of Cincinnati, Ohio, joined in the holy bonds of matrimony, the American-born bride and the Canadian groom whose romance began in the eternal city, Rome, Italy some years ago.
The gown of shimmering white and long veil of spanish lace, had been in the family of Mrs. Francis J. Flagg of Boston Massachusetts, enhanced the brunette beauty of the bride. The Maid of Honor the bride's sister, Miss Margaret Andrew of Dayton, Ohio, was a striking figure in a gown of Madonna blue, which contrasted most effectively, with her gorgeous copper coloured hair. The bridesmaids in empire gowns, of spring colours, yellow, coral, turquoise and apricot, Miss Mary Ewing of Dayton, Ohio, Miss Eleanor Collins of Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, a classmate of the bride at Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Miss Marry Etta Andrew, the bride's niece a sophomore at Ohio State University.
Mr. Gordon Kent of Delhi, Ontario who was traveling in Europe with Mr. Heath at the time he met the young lady who was destined to be his wife was most naturally chosen to be the best man.
The Ushers were Mr. Kenneth Chute of Toronto, the husband of the groom's sister, Mr. William T. Smith of Delhi, Ontario and Dr. Louis Smith of Simcoe, Ontario, classmates of the groom and Mr. Murray Bevis a cousin of the bride.
The dainty little flower girl who won all hearts as she scattered rose petals was tiny Joan Chute or Toronto, only niece of the room.
Among the Canadian guests who came to witness the bond of Union between the Dominion and the United States was the father of the groom, Mr. E. D. Heath of Delhi, Ontario, Mrs. W. G. Smith also of Delhi, the groom's cousin and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Read of Brantford.
This wedding brings together groups whose scholastic connection are not only scattered throughout the colleges of Canada and the United States but even extend to the University of Mexico and the School of International Studies at Geneva, Switzerland, where the bride was formerly enrolled.
The former Miss Andrew was for a time a teacher in the public schools of Cincinnati, Ohio, later she lectured extensively in New England and more recently she has been District Supervisor in the Ohio Valley for the Curtis Publishing Company.
Mr. Heath whose college is Woodstock, Ontario is in business in Delhi where the young couple will make their home after June 1st after they return from a honeymoon spent among the blossoming magnolias and azaleas in the gardens of the south,"

OCCUPATION:
He owned & operated a men's clothing store on the original site of the James Whitside general store and post office in Delhi. His father Eugene had taken the store over after his father-in-law James Whitside's death. The store was known as "Heaths". He also started a Department Store in Tillsonburg and a clothing store in Woodstock.
Heath's Store in Delhi closed the summer of 1992. In 2002 the Heath Department store in Tillsonburg and Woodstock are still in operation under the ownership/management of Harold's eldest son Eugene.

DEATH:
OBITUARY: From the Simcoe Reformer of Monday December 19, 1977, page 9. At Norfolk General Hospital, Simcoe, on Saturday December 17. 1977, Harold Heath of 180 Church Street west, Delhi in his 74th year, beloved husband of Caroline Andrew, dear father of Eugene of Tillsonburg and Howard of Toronto.
Brother of Nellie Chute of Toronto, 2 grandchildren also survive.
Rested at Dalton Shine Funeral Home., Delhi, where services were held today at 2 p.m. Reverend Clarence Roberts officiated. Internment was made in Delhi Cemetery.
Mr. Heath was a prominent businessman in Delhi.

He was married to Emma Caroline Andrew B.A. on Apr 20 1940 in Ohio, USA.20 Emma Caroline Andrew B.A. was born on Oct 12 1904 in OH, USA.21 She was buried in 1989 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. She died on Apr 29 1989 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.22 She has reference number 2298.
GENERAL DATA:Her father was James Andrew of the Dayton area, not much known about him. Her mother was a Darst from Glodfelterd in S. Germany. Caroline lived with the President of Ohio State University, Dr. Bevis. She met Harold Heath while he was on a trip with Harold Kent and a new ford car. Harold took it over to tour Europe. They met in Rome, Italy where
Caroline was a tour guide for the summer.
She taught for 9 years. Dr.& Mrs Bevis very important in Caroline's life. He was a Doctor of Jurisprudence, teaching at U. Of Cincinnati.
He asked Caroline to come with him to Harvard where he lectured for a while.
Dr. Beavis was a relative as she was also a "DARST". This info per Nellie Chute, (Heath).

EDUCATION:
She was a grad of Cincinnati University, major was education; she did post grad work at Harvard.
She taught kindergarten and first grade in the winter, etc. I assume in Columbus, Ohio. Harold Wilbur Eugene Heath and Emma Caroline Andrew B.A. had the following children:

+6 i. James Eugene Heath (born on Aug 5 1942).
+7 ii. Howard David Bradshaw Heath B.A. (born on Nov 14 1945).

5. Nellie Beatrice Heath B.A.23 was born on Dec 30 1906 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. She died on Jul 4 2002 in Bracebridge, Muskoka, ONT.24
OBITUARY:
CHUTE, Nellie Beatrice - At the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital in Bracebridge, on Thursday, July 4, 2002. Nellie Beatrice Chute (nee Heath), in her 96th year. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Chute of Toronto. Dear mother to Joan Carolyn (Ronald) Ward of Toronto and Dr. Terence (Marilyn) Chute of Gravenhurst. Beloved sister of the late Harold Heath and Minnie Heath. Loving grandmother to Tim, Tama, Philip and Paul Ward, Tawnie, Mark, Dawn and Joanna Chute, Great-grandmother to Abigail. Predeceased by great grandson Aden. The family will receive friends at the W. J. Covill Funeral Home in Gravenhurst on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel on Monday, July 8, 2002 at 11 a.m. Interment to take place at the Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Ontario on Monday at 4:30 p.m. In memory donations to the Alzheimer Society or to the Matthew House would be appreciated.
She was buried on Jul 8 2002 in Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, ONT.25 She has reference number 1097.
GENERAL NOTES:
She lived in Toronto, in April of 1992 at 80 Brentwood Ave N.
She graduated with a B.A. in French in 1928 I assume from McMaster University in Hamilton, ONT. A drunk driver tragically killed her twin sister just after graduation. She provided all information and documentation on her family.
Advised by Mary Whitside Gilbertson that her obituary was in the Globe & Mail and advised she had died and would be buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi on Monday July 8th, 2002.

She was married to Kenneth Edmund Chute M.Sc. (son of Jessie Chute M.D. and Pearl Smith M.D. ) on Aug 7 1935 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. Kenneth Edmund Chute M.Sc. was born on Nov 27 1906 in India. He died on May 27 1972 in Renton, Norfolk, ONT. He was buried on May 30 1972 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. He has reference number 2276. BIRTH:
Ken Chute was an educator all his life, ending his work career as the Principle of The Central Technical School in Toronto, which had 2000-day students and 3000 night students. He was a graduate of McMaster University in Hamilton with a B.S.C. in Chemistry. Also a M.S.C.. Started as a teacher in Toronto.
BIRTH: Data from his wife.
DEATH: Died of cancer, was a member of the Parkdale Canoe Club.

BURIED:
In the Whitside Plot in Delhi Cemetery.

GENERAL DATA:
His father was Jessie Chute who stopped Medicine and changed to Theology and graduated with his B. Theo.
He became a medical missionary in India and founded the Star of Hope Hospital in India. He married Pearl Smith who was an M.D. and she assisted him with his work in India. Pearl Smith's father was the first to grow peaches in Ontario. He was from Rochester, USA. Ken had a sister Lorina Chute who was a Registered Nurse, she never married. He had a brother Dr. Laurie Chute a Physician at Sick Children Hospital in Toronto. 1992 living in Caledon Hills. He had a brother, Gordon Chute who taught University in India and in 1992 is living in Missouri, USA.
Nellie Beatrice Heath B.A. and Kenneth Edmund Chute M.Sc. had the following children:

6. James Eugene Heath was born on Aug 5 1942. He has reference number 2309.

He was married to Sharon Jackson. Sharon Jackson has reference number 2331. She was born in Renton, Norfolk, ONT. James Eugene Heath and Sharon Jackson had the following children:

10 i. Naomi Heath has reference number 2342.
11 ii. Reagan Heath has reference number 2353.

7. Howard David Bradshaw Heath B.A. was born on Nov 14 1945 in Delhi, Norfolk, ONT. He has reference number 2320.

He was married to Esther Hansen. Esther Hansen has reference number 2365. She was born in Little Denmark, NB. This is a second marriage, children listed are by Esther's first marriage.
She was divorced. 1992.
Howard David Bradshaw Heath B.A. and Esther Hansen had the following children:

12 i. Jessica Heath has reference number 2387.
13 ii. Jason Heath was born about 1974. He has reference number 2376.

8. Joan Carolyn Chute R.N. was born on Jul 23 1938 in, Norfolk, ONT. She has reference number 2807.
BIRTH: Toronto General Hospital.
She was married to Ronald Kenneth Ward B.Theo.. Ronald Kenneth Ward B.Theo. was born on Aug 23 1937 in Peterboro area, ONT. He has reference number 2809.

Joan Carolyn Chute R.N. and Ronald Kenneth Ward B.Theo. had the following children:

14 i. Timothy Dwight Ward was born on May 20 1964. He has reference number 2810.
15 ii. Tamma Leigh Ward was born on Aug 27 1965. She has reference number 2812.
16 iii. Philip Trent Ward was born on Jul 12 1968. He has reference number 2813.
17 iv. Paul Kenneth Ward was born on Sep 3 1973. He has reference number 2814.

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