St Mary's Canada

Biography of Albert E. Mayhew

Albert E. Mayhew, who had lived in Kansas since early boyhood, had built up the leading hardware business at Effingham in Atchison County, is also a banker there, and is now serving his second term as a representative in the State Legislature. Mr. Mayhew was born at St. Mary’s, Canada, March 17, 1866, and was brought to Kansas by his parents when he was four years of age. He grew up at Centralia, was educated there in the public schools, graduating from high school in 1883, and for one year was a student in the State Normal School at Emporia. … Read more

1851 St. Mary’s Canada Directory

A Village situated in the Township of Blanchard, County of Perth, C. W. distant from Stratford, 12 miles from London, 25 miles. Population about 800. In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work. Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C. Christie, THOMAS, J. P., general storekeeper and postmaster. Anderson, Douglas, Farmers’ house. Atkinson, George, wagonmaker. Avery, Cornelius, tanner. Babcock, George, miller. Babcock, George, Perth hotel. Bannerman. Alexander, stonecutter. Barron, William, cooper. Bell, Francis, shoemaker. Bodman & Levy, chairmakers. Coleman, Dr. James, coroner, notary and clerk of division court. Colerich, Samuel, fuller. Crittenden … Read more