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CHARLES A. DIFFIN
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 8 February 1921]
A telegram to Mayor Jay. C. Griffin, of the City of Welland, announced the death of Charles A. Diffin, on February 4th, 1921, at Gainsville, Florida. Mr. Diffin was born in the Township of Pelham, on February 22nd, 1849, on the farm owned until a few years ago by his brother the late Wm. G. Diffin, and now owned by M.W. Bridgman of Pelham Centre.
When a boy of 14 years of age he engaged as a clerk in a store at St. Ann’s.
When quite a young man he and the late A.L. Pattison, a partnership and conducted a general store in Fenwick in the building now owned and occupied by W.H. Fry and Sons. After a period of a few years he moved to Tonawanda, N.Y., later going to Pennsylvania where he entered into the oil business. Later he became associated with a large Wholesale Glass company and was a very successful salesman. About twelve years ago he moved back to Canada, and entered into the customs’ brokerage business at Bridgeburg, from there he moved to Florida about eighteen months ago. He is survived by his wife (Julia Benedict), three daughters and three sons, a half-brother, A. Hyatt of Ridgeville, and two nephews, Norman Diffin of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Harry C. Diffin of Welland.
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