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NOTE: The data contained here is presented without warranty, in many cases has not been personally validated by James Vail (the owner of this ste). 

If there are updates or corrections, they are most appreciated.  I have presented it here in public for VALIDATION and should not be taken as THE authoritative source of truth on the subject of the descendants of John Alexander Vail.  I would love to be able to assemble all the proofs and have such a source of truth, and that is why this project exists.

 

Genealogy Files
Date Provider email File Name Description  
12 OCT, 2005 James Vail email Genealogy Report PDF Format genealogy report (Privatized)
12 OCT, 2005 James Vail email JohnAlexanderVail.GED GEDCOM format (Privatized)
12 OCT, 2005 James  Vail email JohnAlexanderVail.FTW Family Tree Maker(v13) format (Privatized)
12 OCT, 2005 James Vail email Descendants of John Alexander Vail TREE PDF Family Tree (Privatized)
Output on a plotter
 - available at Kinko's and other copy stores. 
 
         

 

Photographs
Date Provider email File Name Description  
6 Feb, 2003 Margaret (Newcomb) Vail email Crittenden Family.jpg Picture - Crittenden Family
(left to right - Mrs. Crittenden, Ruby Crittenden, Bertha Iona Crittenden(1880 - 1977), Mr. Robert Crittenden)
16 Feb, 2003 Richard Johnston email Robert Wellington Vail & Susan Fox.JPG Picture - Vail/ Fox
Robert Wellington Vail (1846-1906) & Susan Fox (1855 - 1912)
17 Feb, 2003 Richard Johnston email Newspaper Clipping - Original House.JPG  Newspaper clipping re: John Alexander Vail (1795-1859) - Original House built in 1825 "Possibly the earliest home built by a white man in Grey County"
9 Mar. 2003 Richard Johnston email Benjamin Vail 1879-1928 Family picture.jpg Picture - Vail/ Benedict (around 1913)
Benjamin Vail July 25, 1879 - May 6, 1928
Lavina (Benedict) Vail Nov. 1, 1881 - Jan. 1, 1966
Melville (Sparky) Vail July 5, 1906 - Jan. 29, 1983
Olive Vail Aug. 11, 1908 - Dec. 10, 1980
9 Mar. 2003 Richard Johnston email Lavina (Benedict) Vail 1881- 1966 Family Picture 1961.jpg Picture - Vail/ Benedict (1961)
Lavina (Benedict) Vail (1881-1966) & Children: Melville, Olive, Kenneth, Gerald & Douglas.  (Order on picture unknown at this time)
         
         

 

Documents
Date Provider email File Name Description  
         
6 Feb, 2003 Margaret (Newcomb) Vail email MarriageCertificate_VAIL0401.pdf Marriage Certificate, Short Form
Walter Lauren Vail (1887 - 1947) & Bertha Iona Crittenden (1880-1977) 
15 Feb, 2003 Margaret (Newcomb) Vail email Walter Lauren Vail 1887 118th.BATT Service Record.pdf Military Service Record - Walter Lauren Vail (1887 - 1947)
16 Feb, 2003 Richard Johnston email Newspaper Clipping - The Sun-Times 20 OCT 1971.JPG Family History - Owen Sound Sun-Times, 1971
(John Alexander Vail (1795-1859), Orfred Cleveland "Orrie" Vail (1893-1976))
3 Mar. 2003 Richard Johnston email UELA_Book_John Alexander VAIL.pdf Published - United Empire Loyalist's Association
John Alexander Vail (1795-1859)
9 Mar. 2003 Richard Johnston email MarriageCertificate Benjamin Vail - Lavina Benedict 1906.bmp Marriage Certificate, Mar. 30, 1904.
Benjamin Vail (1879-1928) & Lavina Benedict (1881-1966)
         
         

 

VAIL Documents & Photos - Undetermined relationship to this project
Date Provider email File Name Description  
10 Feb, 2003 webmaster@city.sarnia.on.ca   CharlesVail ( 1837- 22AUG1899) Sarnia Mayor.pdf Picture & short biography of Mayor Vail in Sarnia, scanned by the webmaster at the city from a book in the lobby of city hall. 
(*need to get the name of that book)

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