Person:James Durdle (1)

http://www.elginogs.ca/cemeteries/yarmouth/union.htm 93. Grey marker, Lodge symbol. In Memory of/ DURDLE/ James DURDLE/ died July 4, 1907/ aged 77 yrs/ At Rest/ Rebecca J. PINEO/ DURDLE/ died June 14, 1909/ in her 75th yr/ Beloved by all who knew her. pg 239 Sim’s History of Elgin County The distillery also changed hands many times. Some of the operators were Sylvester Rykert and James Durdle, who was known as 'Whiskey Jim Durdle". He was given this nickname so as not to confuse him with James E. DurdIe of St. Thomas. (James E. Durdle passed away on July 14, 1904, at the age of seventy-seven. His wife Rebecca died on June 14, 1904, at the age of seventy-five.) Rebecca J. Pineo married James Durdle, who was a farmer, a carpenter and distillery operator. They had eight children: William, John, George, Mary, Sarah, Martha, Deliaha, and Viola. The old distillery was never torn down by Thomas Pineo as it was used for a few years by several interested persons. It was allowed to fall into disrepair after it was no longer used.