future for a better one. Now I guess this is all that is necessary to write. You may write me an answer and leave it with Emily, and now I must close with best regards to all.

I remain yours truly, John A. McInnis,

Box 464, Amherst, N.S.

Emily Sharkey and John McInnis had 3 children:

+John Edward b. 18June 1914.

Eulalie Vaughn b. 26 Aug 1915, 111. Keith Thomas. See Thomas history.

+Mabel Florence b. 30 March 1917.

John Edward b. 18June 1914, d. 8 May 1969, bur. Brantfort, Ont., son of Emily Sharkey and John McInnis, m. 20 Feb 1934 Minnetta Reynolds, b. Point Pleasant, PEI.

Edward and Minnetta lived in Brantford, Ont..

Edward McInnis and Minnetta Reynolds had 3 children: Ray.

Faye.

Donald.

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Mabel Florence b. 30 March 1917, d. 7 March 1968, bur. Guelph, Ont., daughter of Emily Sharkey andJohn McInnis, m. Sept 1940 Elmer Tugger MacDonald, son of Brent and Mary MacDonald.

Tugger was employed as an Engineer with the federal goverment, and they lived in Summerside, Halifax, Ottawa, and Guelph.

Mabel McInnis and Tugger MacDonald had 3 children:

James b. 8July 1941, married and lives in San Francisco.

Alberta Victoria b. 19 Oct 1947, not married. Alberta adopted a Romanian child 10 Dec 1990, and lives in Waterloo, Ont.

Eulalie Sheridan b. 1 Jan 1953, m. Donald Barker and lives in Guelph, Ont..

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Charles Colson b. 25 Sept 1892, d. 7June 1980, bur. Bothwell, Man., son of Edward Sharkey and Victoria Thomas, m. June 1934 Mary Lambe, b. Winnipeg, Man., deceased.

Colson and Mary lived and farmed in Saskatchewan. Colson re—

turned to the Island several times to visit his father.

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