His birth was registered on May 26, 1899 by his father, William Nodwell. 

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1907 Record info about John Weslie Nodwell
Name: John Weslie Nodwell Date of Birth: 2 May 1899 Gender: Male Birth County: Dufferin Father's Name: William Nodwell Mother's Name: Lena Betrice Byers Roll Number: MS929_145 

John's obit was in the Orangeville Banner on DEc. 23, 1937, page 4.  Nodwell-Entered into Rest in Dunnville, Ont. on Monday, December 20th, 1937, John Wesley Nodwell, beloved husband of Hilda E. Best and father of Jill Elizabeth, in his 39th year.  Funeral service at the family residence, Broad St., East, Wednesday morning, Dec. 22nd, at 11 o'clock,  The funeral cortege then proceeded to Orangeville for internment in Greenwood Cemetery, upon arrival by motor about 3:30 o'clock.

Inscription from his tomb stone in the cemetery reads:  NODWELL, In loving memory.  John Wesley Nodwell, born May 2, 1899 - died Dec. 20, 1937.