John Damien McIver

1905 - 1985  (80 years)

• Name	John Damien McIver  [1, 2]
  Birth	21 Feb 1905	Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Christening	26 Feb 1905	St Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1985	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  Burial	Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
  Person ID	P94	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Theodore Augustine McIver,   b. 26 Feb 1864, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 23 Feb 1944, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Adilla Johnston,   b. 9 Jul 1877, Middleton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 3 Dec 1961, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1897	St. Malachy's Church, Kinkora, PEI, Canada
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Elizabeth Dombowsky,   b. 11 May 1916, Avonlea, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 31 May 2009, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1951	Victoria, British Columbia, canada
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2020

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - Surviving children of Theodore (TA) and Adilla McIver L-R: (back) Emmett, John D., Charlie (front)
  		Photo - Theodore (TA) McIver with his family From left to right: Back: Emmett, Mary, John D, Tena, Charlie, Bernetta Front: Blanche, T.A., Adilla, Harold
  		Photo - Vera and John D McIver
  		Photo - Vera and John D McIver Photo of Vera and John D McIver in 1970
  		Photo - Vera and John D McIver

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Baptismal Record - John Damien McIver Baptized on February 26, 1905 by Father J.J. MacDonald at St Malachy's Church, Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Newspaper Article - John D McIver Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on December 31, 1930, regarding a court case for damages arising from an alleged assault at a Social held in Emerald on November 27th. The case was John D. McIver against Parnell Murphy, John L. Murphy, and Emmet Murphy.
  		Death Record - John D McIver Death Certificate from the Province of British Columbia.
  		Newspaper Article - Emmett and John D. McIver Article published in the Charlottetown Guardian on October 15, 1943, announcing that Emmett and Caroline McIver and John D. McIver were visiting their parents, T.A. and Adilla McIver, in Summerside, PEI.
  		Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Lot 27, Prince, Prince Edward Island
  		Census - 1921 Census of Canada - Kinkora (formerly Lot 27), Prince Edward Island (pg 6) TA and Adilla McIver's youngest 3 children are shown on page 7.
  		Census - 1931 Census of Canada - Newton, Prince Edward Island

  
  

• Notes

  John D. McIver was a generous, handsome, confident man. His six foot two inch height and large frame were the first thing his future bride, Vera, noticed when they met in June, 1951 in Victoria. They married three months later and their daughter, Ruth, was born two years after that. John D’s two major loves were his immediate and extended family and Prince Edward Island. Whenever he could, John D. went home to the island where family enjoyed his visits due to his colourful personality and the many great stories he told. John D. loved buying, training and selling horses and was well known for his horse trading skills. As a young man, he used his horses for farming and transportation. In later life, John and Ruth had horses for pleasure. As John D. was a resourceful man, he was able to work at many trades, including potato farmer, butcher, foreman in an explosives plant during WWII, lawn furniture builder and seller, grain farmer in Saskatchewan, apartment owner, land speculator, and handyman. He was a wonderful father and has been dearly missed since he passed away in 1985. Submitted by Rita McIver, daughter

  
  

• Sources

  [S218267316] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 104; Census Place: Kinkora, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Page Number: 6. [S218241722] Ancestry.com, 1911 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1911; Census Place: 32 - Lot 27, Prince, Prince Edward Island; Page: 6; Family No: 48.