Laura Milvena THRASHER

1930 - 2026  (95 years)

• Name	Laura Milvena THRASHER
  Birth	1 May 1930
  Gender	Female
  Name	Laura Thrasher
  Death	4 Jan 2026	Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: Howard Cemetery Forester's Falls, ON
  Person ID	I69694587	Whitewater Region Early Families
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Donald McLeod THRASHER,   b. 21 Aug 1900, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Dec 1989, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Mother	J. Milvena COWIE,   b. 28 May 1905, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1974, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1923	Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Address: Beachburg United Church Beachburg, Ontario K0J 1C0 Canada
  Documents		Thrasher, Donald & Milvena nee Cowie celebrate 50th Anniversary Newspaper Clipping from the 1973 Scrapbook of Irene McLaren, provided to Fay Bennett by Jack McLaren
  Family ID	F27688898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarence Ellard BILSON,   b. 1922, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jan 1987, Arnprior, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1949	United Church Manse, Beachburg, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Children	1. Gordon Donald BILSON,   b. 1952   d. 2 Jul 1999, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 47 years) + 2. Raymond BILSON,   b. Abt 1955   d. 12 Mar 2020, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F27696726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2026

  
  

• Documents		Bell's General Store from the scrapbook collection of Whitewater Historical Society
  		Bilson, Laura Milvena THRASHER obituary https://www.frasermorrisheubner.com/obituary/Laura-Bilson

  
  

• Sources

  [S871] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 019790 (Reliability: 3). Name: Milrena Cowie [Milrena Thrasher] Birth Place: Tp Westmeath Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1905 Father Name: John Cowie Mother Name: Annie Eckford Spouse Name: Donald McLeod Thrasher Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901 Spouse Birth Place: Tp Ross Spouse Father Name: Philemon Thrasher Spouse Mother Name: Jessie Serson Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1923 at Beachburg [S436] Methodist Church (Beachburg, Westmeath Twp.,, Ontario, Canada), Church Records - Methodist Marriage Register, Beachburg, Westmeath Twp., 1892-1906 (Reliability: 3). Donald McLeod Thrasher 22 Westmeath Foresters Falls, B farmer Meth, Philemon Thrasher (dec), Jessie Serson to Milvena Cowie 18, Westmeath, Westmeath, sp, Meth, John Cowie,Annie Eckford wit: Abraham Thrasher; Emeline Cowie, RR2 Beachburg at Beachburg Meth Church Jun 27 1923 by G N Maxwell [S848173] Church, Les & Aldine, Newspaper - Births, Deaths and Marriages Abstracts From the Renfrew Mercury 1871 - 1924. [S848161] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), 019790 (Reliability: 3). Name: Milrena Cowie [Milrena Thrasher] Birth Place: Tp Westmeath Age: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1905 Father Name: John Cowie Mother Name: Annie Eckford Spouse Name: Donald McLeod Thrasher Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901 Spouse Birth Place: Tp Ross Spouse Father Name: Philemon Thrasher Spouse Mother Name: Jessie Serson Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1923 at Beachburg [S848184] Methodist Church (Beachburg, Westmeath Twp.,, Ontario, Canada), Church Records - Methodist Marriage Register, Beachburg, Westmeath Twp., 1892-1906 (Reliability: 3). Donald McLeod Thrasher 22 Westmeath Foresters Falls, B farmer Meth, Philemon Thrasher (dec), Jessie Serson to Milvena Cowie 18, Westmeath, Westmeath, sp, Meth, John Cowie,Annie Eckford wit: Abraham Thrasher; Emeline Cowie, RR2 Beachburg at Beachburg Meth Church Jun 27 1923 by G N Maxwell