Title: Creator: Schram Family of Wainfleet Township documents, 1839-1901 (not inclusive) Registry Office for the County of Welland Dates of Material: Summary of Contents: 1839-1901 (not inclusive) Record Group Number: 27 documents including mortgages and deeds RG 442 1. 1 indenture between Charles and Mary Green (farmers) in the town of Wainfleet and George Schram of the Township of Louth for the amount of two hundred and fifty pounds for one hundred acres (part of lot no.13 in the Town of Wainfleet), Sept. 27, 1839 2. 1 indenture (deed) between David Thompson and his wife Sally Ann Thompson to George Schram for 80 pounds for a tract of land in Wainfleet (record no. 3113), June 23, 1840 3. 1 mortgage between George Schram and Mary Hansler in the amount of $800 for one hundred acres of land in Wainfleet. (record no.13111), Oct. 30, 1875 4. 1 deed of land between Michael Wills and Melissa Ann Wills to Sarah Jane Hewitt (wife of Joseph Hewitt) in the amount of $400 for 9 acres in the Township of Wainfleet (record no.21111), Sept. 12, 1879 5. 1 mortgage from George Schram to Edward Lee for $1300 for part of lot 13 in Wainfleet (record no.2645), March 24, 1883 6. 1 mortgage between George Schram and the Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Company in the amount of $2000 (record no.2823), March 18, 1884 7. 1 quit claim deed between George Craig Buchannan Duncan, Barbara Sophia Robertson and Campbell Archibald Robertson (all of London, England) to William Rye of the Township of Wainfleet. in the amount of $70 for an 8 acre tract of land in Wainfleet (record no.3147), March 18, 1884 8. 1 deed of land from Sarah J. Hewitt to Lemuel Hogue in the amount of $400 for 9 acres of land which is part of lot 14 in Wainfleet (record no.2956), Nov. 29, 1884 9. 1 mortgage between George Schram of the first part and the Canada Loan and Savings Company of the second part and Orpha Schram of the third part in the amount of $450 for 100 acres in part of lot 13 in Wainfleet
(record no.3003), Feb. 25, 1885 10. 1 deed of land between James V. Smith and Sarah E. Smith to Catharine Pye (wife of William Pye) in the amount of $100 for about 4 acres of land in the north half of lot 14 in the 5 th concession of Wainfleet (record no.3146) June 27, 1885 11. 1 deed from the Canada Permanent Loan and Savings Company of the first part to James E. Geedy of the second part and James V. Smith for the third part for part of lot 13 in the 5 th concession of Wainfleet (record no. 3468), July 13, 1887 12. 1 abstract of enregistrations in the office of the Registrar of the County of Welland with 8 entries dated 1799 1899, Feb.3, 1888 13. 1 abstract of enregistrations in the office of the Registrar of the County of Welland with 28 entries dated 1797-1899, Oct. 15, 1888 14. 1 mortgage between James E. Geedy and Georgia L. Geedy to The Security Loan and Savings Company, St. Catharines in the amount of $1650 for part of lot 13 in the 5 th concession of Wainfleet (record no. 3797) Dec. 17, 1888 15. 1 declaration of John W. Bowman that he resided on lot 11 in the 5 th concession of Wainfleet and had done so for 12 years, Dec. 17, 1888 16. 1 declaration of John W. Overholt that he lived on lands adjoining those of the late George Schram but owned at this time by James E. Geedy at part of lot 13 in the 5 th concession in Wainfleet, Dec. 17, 1888 17. 1 document in the matter of the estate of George Schram (late) between Georgina Geedy (plaintiff) and James E. Geedy, Orpha Schram, William Schram, Marsena Schram, Eunice Pulver, John Claydon, George Claydon, Woodward Schram, Edward Schram, Wellington Schram, Charles Schram, Francis Schram, Lewis Schram Orpha Schram and William and Claydon (infants) (defendants) regarding 2 acres (more or less) part of lot 14 in Wainfleet (record no. 3821) Feb. 14, 1889 18. 1 sheriff s certificate certifying that James E. Geedy does not have any writs of execution or extent against his lands or tenements, March 1, 1890 19. 1 mortgage to secure $111.00 between Catherine and William Pye and Richard Harcourt regarding a portion of the south half of lot number 14 in the 5 th concession in the town of Wainfleet.(record no. 4056), May 6, 1890 20. 1 mortgage to secure $1500 between James E. Schram and Elizabeth
Schram and the Security Loan and Savings Company, St. Catharines regarding lot no 13 in concession no.5 in Wainfleet. (record no. 4808), April 21, 1894 21. 1 conveyance under power of sale between the Security Loan and Savings Company, St. Catharines and James E. Schram in the amount of $1650. regarding part of lot 13 in the 5 th concession in Wainfleet ( record no. 4807), April 21, 1894 22. 1 deed of land situate between George W. Schram his wife Charlotte Schram to Elizabeth D. Schram in the amount of $600. regarding part of lot no. 19 in the 3 rd concession in Wainfleet (record no. 5324), Jan. 16, 1897 23. 1 deed of land situate between Catherine Smith (wife of James A. Smith) and Richard Harcourt (trustee) regarding 4 acres (more or less) in the south half of the north half of lot no.14 in the 5 th concession in Wainfleet (record no. 5784), Aug. 25, 1899 24. 1 mortgage in the amount of $1600. between James E. Schram (farmer) and Elizabeth Doddridge Schram to The Security Loan and Savings Company, St. Catharines regarding a portion of the south half of the north half of lot no.14 in the 5 th concession in Wainfleet (record no. 5786), Aug. 25, 1899 25. 1 conveyance under power of sale between Richard Harcourt to James E. Schram in the amount of $111 (record no. 5785), August 25, 1899 26. 1 deed of land situate between Lemuel Hogue and Francis E. Hogue to William H. Lerow in the amount of $365. regarding 9 acres (more or less) in a part of lot 14 in the 5 th concession of Wainfleet (record no. 6198), April 23, 1901 27. 1 mortgage to secure $1100 between James E. Schram and Elizabeth D. Schram to William H. Lerow regarding part of lot 10 in the Village of Marshfield and part of lot no.19 in the 3 rd concession also composed of Lot 13 in the 5 th concession in Wainfleet, May 4, 1901
Physical Description / Condition: 1. 1 page document 40 cm. x 50 cm. quite fragile and stained along folds. There are a couple of slight holes in the document. 2. 1 page document 39 cm. x 32 cm. very fragile and torn along folds. 3. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. in good condition except for ink blot on back page 4. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. torn along folds and stained and badly spattered with some unknown substance 5. 1 double-sided 39 cm. x 50 cm. document in good condition 6. 1 5 page handwritten one-sided document 35 cm. x 21 cm. in good condition 7. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. badly torn along folds and stained with red on the front 8. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. badly torn along folds 9. 1 5 page handwritten one-sided document 35 cm. x 21 cm. in good Condition 10. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. in good condition 11. 1 document 39 cm. x 50 cm. with an ink blot on the front page and a note attached to original document 12. 1 47 cm. x 30 cm. 2 page document slightly tattered at top and holes in the folds 13. 1 47 cm. x 30 cm. 4 page document with holes in the folds and some glue Spilled in the upper left hand corner of the front page. 14 1 30 cm. x 50 cm. document ripped along folds and dirty on outer page 15 1 handwritten 33 cm. x 20 cm. document in good condition 16, 19-21, 23, 25-26. 1 39 cm. x 50 cm. document in good condition. 17. 1 handwritten 3 page document 40 cm. x 26. cm in good condition. 18. 1 16 cm. x 20 cm. document badly creased with a tear in the centre
22. 1 19 cm. x 20 document yellowed and tattered on the edges 24, 27. 1 47 cm. x 30 cm. document tattered on edges, slightly stained and dirty Other Notes: George William Schram (1809-1885), son of Garrett Schram and Leah Van Etten, married Orpha Pearson on Nov.13, 1835. His son Marsena John Schram (farmer) was born in May of 1840, in Canada. He died on Nov. 17, 1926 in Wexford County, Michigan. He was married in 1867 to Sarah (1825-1887).Marsena married again on April 18, 1910 to Ann Clarinda Warner (1861-1924). He was working as a carpenter at this time. They had another son, William who was born about 1838 and he married Sabina Chambers on Jan. 21, 1862. The 1861 census for Wainfleet lists siblings of Marsena John Schram as Sarah J. (age 14), Georgiana (age 5), and William (age 21). The Schrams lived on Concession 5 and owned approximately 144 acres of land. David Thompson was born Feb. 4, 1873 and died Feb. 19, 1951. He married Sally Ann Wilson on Sept. 7, 1825 in Pelham. She died about 1840 in Indiana Ontario (near Cayuga). Lemuel Victor Hogue was born Dec.1, 1854 and died Jan. 12, 1929. He was married to Elizabeth Wills who was born Aug. 2, 1861 and died Mar. 8, 1926. Sources: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&grid=99294842 Subject Keywords: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=get&db=seadragon5&id=i91708 Schram family Green family Thompson family Hansler family Lee family
Duncan family Rye family Hewitt family Hogue family Lerow family Pulver family Pelham (Ont.) -- geneology Location: Brock University Archives Source Information: Described by: Anne Adams Date: May 8, 2013