Son of William Earl. He was born in 1867 and died 1942. He was married to Irene. He had several children:
- Chester – born 1894. Lived on a portion of the family farm.
- Elwood – born 1896. Lived in Detroit most of his life and never married.
- Oren – born 1897
- Basil – born 1899. Suffered from poor health for much of his life. He lived with Forest with much of life.
- Mabel – born 1900. Married a life insurance salesperson Harold Dempster.
- Erma – born 1904. She was married with one child, and lived in Toronto.
- Forest – born 1908. Preserved the family farm.