2b Delmar Carlyle b. 10 Feb. 1939 at Long Creek. He m. l. Beryl Joan MacLeod of Irishtown. She was b. 3 Mar. 1941. They had two ch.: 1. Carey Taylor b. 15 Jan. 1963 at Montreal, Que. 2. Darrell Brett b. 19 Oct. 1964 at Montreal. Carlyle m. 2. Maureen Moore, Quyon, Que., 4 July 1976. She was b. 22 June 1950. They had three ch.: 1. Lisa Kathleen b. 10 Jan. 1978 in Vancouver, BC. 2. Tyler Darrell b. 14 Dec. 1979 in Ottawa, Ont. 3. Shawn Ryan b. 27 Oct. 1981 in Ottawa, Ont. Carlyle is the Manager of a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in the Ottawa area.

Submitted by Mary MacEachern

SILAS HICKS MacFARLANE Silas Hicks MacFarlane purchased 70 +14 acres of the original Robert Sehurman farm along the Mill Road (code 19) in Nov. 1916. Later, Silas purchased more land when he went into partnership with Leslie F. Simmons to form the Simmons and MacFarlane Co. Silas was mainly in charge of the farming opera- tion. Silas was active in the community, he attended the Presbyterian Church until 1925 when he and his family affiliated with the United Church in Freetown. He was also active in the Birch Grove Hall Co. and other community organizations.

Silas and Gladys moved to Summerside ca. 1945 and built a new home on Water St. where Ruth Simmons resides in 1985.

Silas was b. 23 Apr. 1889 in Fernwood. He m. Gladys Louise Simmons, Freetown, 17 Nov. 1915. She was b. 18 Oct. 1892. Silas d. 18 Sept. 1970 and Gladys d. 3 July 1967.

Silas and Gladys (Simmons) MacFarlane had two sons, surname MacFarlane and b. in Freetown.

2a Ralph Stewart b. 22 May 1917. He m. Norma Elizabeth MacMurdo North Bedeque, 14 Sept. 1946. Norma was b. 25 Sept. 1923. Ralph d. 24 July 1967. Ralph moved to Summerside with his parents but continued to hold his position as secretary of the Simmons and MacFarlane Co. Ltd. for about 30 years. He was active in his community and church. They lived in Summerside. Ralph and Norma raised two children: 1. Charles Rodney b. 19 Jan. 1949. He m. Debra Ann Howes, 27 May 1983. She was b. 24 June 1953. They have two children (a) Clifford (adopted) b. 1 Mar. 1982. (b) Richard Stewart b. 2 Sept. 1984. 2. Cathy Ann b. 4 Mar. 1952. She m. Vincent Ralph Grant, 7 July 1973. He was b. 5 Oct. 1948. They have one child, Kara Elizabeth b. 13 Mar. 1975.

Standing left to right: Ra p , Horac. Sitting: Gladys (Simmons) MacFarlane, Silas MacFarlane.

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