Brief Life History of John Arthur Osker
When John Arthur Osker Scriver was born on 26 November 1895, in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada, his father, Jacob Scriver, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Whaley, was 25. He married Catharine Isabella Convery on 24 September 1915, in Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1911.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Osker Scriver in household of Elizabeth Scriver, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Oscar Scriver, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- John Oscar Scriver, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1895– Male
1899–1985 Female
Children (2)
1916–1984 Male
1918– Female
Parents and Siblings
1864–1941 Male
1870–1935 Female
Siblings (10)
1895–1895 Male
1895– Male
1897–1959 Female
1899–1899 Male
1900–1900 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (7)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 11
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 39
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 48
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Schryver , Schrijver ‘the scribe’, from Middle Dutch scrivere ‘scribe, clerk’. Compare English Scriven , German Schreiber .
English: variant of Scrivener . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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