The Woodman House
Wolfe Island
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Woodman House
Submitted by Bruce Devine
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Villa on the St. Lawrence
Submitted by Bruce Devine
Names: J. Dawson's Hotel, Villa-The-St.Lawrence, Woodman House
Built: Before 1861
Located: Lot 1, Old Survey in Marysville, corner of Main Street and St. Lawrence Street.
Currently: Still in operation by Marg Woodman, wife of the late Bruce Woodman who was the son of
Stanley Woodman and Dottie nee Campsall.
613-385-2671, Box 26, Wolfe Island, Ontario KOH 2Y0
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Woodman House, Main Street, Marysville
Taken May 13 2003
From County of 1000 Lakes:
"The Woodman House opened as a summer home for fishermen and tourists on 15 June 1923 by W.S.
Woodman & Sons, it is still in operation under the Woodman family. Before 1919 it was operated
as a summer resort by D.J. Dawson. It's name then was Villa-The-St.Lawrence."
From Bruce Devine, 2002:
My uncle was the late Bruce Woodman & my grandmother Dottie Woodman ran
Woodman House.
The Woodman house, a summer hotel,
is in the village & has been operated by Woodman's since the 1920's
Th House has been in the Woodman family since just after the turn of the
last century (I believe) my mother was born in that house in 1919, married
there too, it was built by a man named Bolton & was originalling operated
by the Dawson Family & called Villa on the St. Lawrence.
Dotties father in law, W.G. Woodman ran it before 1923, not sure from when
but I know they were already living there in 1919 when my Mom was
born in that house.
Submitted by Bruce Devine
Date- 1978?
Dottie Woodman Operated Resort
Wolfe Island- Dottie G. Woodman, 88, was buried Saturday from the Wolfe Island home she and her late husband, Stanley, had operated as a tourist resort since 1923.
Woodman House, a two storey, frame dwelling which overlooks Lake Ontario, was built more than a century ago.
It will remain in the Woodman family.
Mrs. Woodman, the former Dottie Campsall, died last Wednesday at St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital in Kingston following a prolonged illness.
She was buried in Point Alexandria Cemetery on the island.
Woodman House was extremely popular with American tourists. Its clientele were mainly fishermen and hunters.
Mrs. Woodman and her husband, a former fishing guide, took over the property in 1923. She continued operating Woodman House following his death in 1949.
Mrs. Woodman leaves a daughter, Mrs. Jack (Minnie Elizabeth) Devine of Belleville, whose husband is the former president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and two sons, Bruce and Winfield, both of Wolfe Island.
Submitted by Bruce Devine
Date: January 1994
Woodman, Bruce Campsall
(Longtime Fishing Guide of Wolfe Island). Peacefully at Hotel Dieu
Hospital in the presence of his family, on Friday, January 21, 1994, Bruce Woodman, in
his 66th year, beloved husband of Margaret Foley, dear father of Wendy Baird (Bill), Bruce
Woodman Jr., Ben Woodman (Lorie) and Barry Woodman, dear Poppa of Amanda and Jason Baird and
Kaitlyn, Michelle and Kyle Woodman, son of the late Stanley and Dottie Woodman,dear brother of
Mrs. Minnie Devine of Belleville; and Winfield Woodman of Wolfe Island. Friends will be
received at the Central Chapel of the Gorden F. Tompkins Funeral Homes, 49 Colborne Street
(at Clergy) from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m., Satureday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Sunday. Funeral Service
in Wolfe Island United Church, Monday, January 24 at 11:30 a.m. Internment
Point Alexander Cemetery, Wolfe Island. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to
the Wolfe Island Medical Clinic would be appreciated by the Woodman Family. (Donations
preferred by cheque please).
The 1860 Walling map shows "J. Dawson's Hotel" at the spot where the Woodman House is
today. Uncertain whether this is the same structure, or if a newer building was built sometime
after.
The 1878 Meacham Map shows "Jno Dawson" and a Hotel on the same property (1 1/2 acres).
Brochures
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Woodman House Brochure from the 1920's
Submitted by Bruce Devine
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Woodman House Brochure from the 1950's part 1
Submitted by Bruce Devine
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Woodman House Brochure from the 1950's part 2
Ferry Schedules, Wolfe Islander and Hornes
Submitted by Bruce Devine
Brief Woodman Genealogy
Names in bold show how Woodman House has been passed through the family.
William George Woodman b. 1865 d. 1933 married Mary E. (nee Dixon d/o John A.) b. 1863 d. 1932.
William was son of George Woodman b.1827 d.1906 and Dinah Helmer b.1827 d.1899.(
George and Samuel were sons of Jeremiah Woodman and Cynthia Dillin.
Samuel had a son named William Harrison and George had a son named
William George. Confusing with all these similar names. )
Children of William and Mary;
Lillie (Lillie) b. 1881, d.1960
Minnie b. 1883, d. 1903
George b. 1885
Stanley Livingstone b. 1886 m. Dottie G. Campsall b. 1889
Stanley died died 1949 his wife Dottie G. Campsall died 1978
Children of Stanley and Dottie;
Minnie Elizabeth b. 1919 m. William John Devine
Bruce Campsall b. 1928, d. 1978 m. Margaret Mary Foley
Winfield George b. 1931 m. Jeannette Marie LaRush
This family also had land on Lot 6 Concession 16 South of Baseline.
Big thank you's to Bruce Devine for all if his help and submissions for this page!
Thank you's also to Jeanette Woodman for corrections to Woodman Genealogy (above)
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