https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/b141b585b8abd95ef1b356858eb8484b.pdf 8b1f26bfb5811a6618012ed18d6a010c PDF Text Text THE • WHITE BUTCHER SHOP Jai:vis ,9t. - # 71f' ·- 1'ri~gebur~ - ~-897T-:: -~7_t c-~J..;;./,J- ?t/ftY/A . ___ Pictured in front of_ the store on Jarvis are }label Rutter, \' Aunt Emma Busby and Mr • .Richard Wh:iite. . .In ·1 897 Mr. White left the position of CustGms vff_ieer , and went intQ the Butcher Business,on tarvis St. He rented the ~tore of Seotty Jackson, on the South side of the Street. In 1910 he moved across the street and built a new store, a home and a large barn ; lmost completely from the lumber he obtained from the ol-d Un1on s-idewheeler , that served as a 'Ferry on the river , for so many years 'b efore the . turn df the ee:mtury~ ~e was to remain in the business ,until the time of his death in Oet. of 1929. : fhe building was used for many years by the I.O.D.E. as a salvage shop, with Mrs. tawson in eharge. 1n the middle 40's, the property w s sold, and in i tts plaee were built , _a itestaurant, and Bank; the M a r~ne !:tµst. RICHARD WHITE::: Mr. White eame _to t{le district in 1894 , as a Vu.atoms Officer. He was born 0n the ~ersey Island in 1852,_and burried. at St.Pauls Fort Erie Oct. 17th., 1929. ae oame to Cane.a.a at the age of .seventeen, and ~et himself' up in business in '!oronto. He was a c.o ntractor and Real .l!istate dealer there fGr many years. In .1 897 he left his position onthe ' CU.stoms and went into the Butcher business. He met his future wife while living in Toronto, and they were marri~_d in 1876. They had tnree boys, and 1':·o'i.r t"' girls::: Ma ~~1/~'roe .L awson ~~_cy White Mayb~l Wl}itt!.:~Rutter Att White Zt.v/vi~ White Tracey Anna Ci'tnach ./ • • ," :· Fred '.r'.·:mi!te When Richard White first came to Fort Erie he lived in a two story f rame home that stood on the . . . river road, JUst back from the S W corner of Princes It . • s. was the property of the Cruikshank famil y but no record has been found of any member l' . ' iving there . It was . . . demolished in the late t wenties and no picture h b . . as een found. A d t ·1 e ai ed discription of th h . e ome was left by a member of the Ineson family who lived th f . ere or a time. Next to it on the S W er. stood the Lambert h . · · ome' which was purchased by the H ,, . ,. family and d awhl1 1s move back to Waterloo Rrincess.At the time Richard was working as a customs officer,and 1 eft here for Jarvis st. and th b t h e u c er business . L' : �• Richard White b . 1852 . d . Oct . 17 . 1922 . Elizabeth White b.1857 . d . Nov . 25. 1943 . 76 . Jarvis St . Mary White : Lawson . Mabel White : Rutter . Lavinia White: Tracy . Annie White : Dunn : Cattanach . Frederick Arthur George ,. ; ,. ' ... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The White Butcher Shop Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to the White Butcher Shop. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1900s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection