William Near's tomb stone in Providence Cemetery, Lot 1, Con. IX, Erin Township reads,  In/Loving Remembrance/Of/William Near/Died/ Jan 19, 1894,/Ages/66 years & 21 days/Also/ His Beloved Wife/Deborah McEnery/Died/June 25, 1907/ Aged 81 Years 4 Mon's.

Surrogate Court Registor Books Volume L -- 1888 -1891 -- Erin Twp, Wellington Co. FHC film # 0555624

Near, William

Wife: Deborah
Son: Martin Luther
Grandson: John Edgar Near
Daughter: Margaret Ann McLean
Daughter: Ellen Henderson
Grandchildren: William Frederick Sarah Jane & Isabella Cooper
Daughter: Elizabeth
Farmer

Family Tree File of Dorothy Gwynn's Homepage has William's birth date as Dec. 28, 1824.

Edgar John Near was living with the family at the time of the 1871 census.