Darlene's Findings - May 2004
NOTE: All this came from Darlene Perrett, who found them in an
old photo album of Hazel Buchanan Griffith, and currently in the
possession of Jane Hunter of Neepawa. Much of the information
originates undoubtedly with Red Bob and Maggie Matilda Buchanan,
Hazel's parents. The last part, as indicated comes from the local
history of Gladstone, Manitoba.
Funeral
A double funeral will be held from Simpson's undertaking
rooms, Tuesday, November 12th, at 2:00 to Rosedale cemetery.
Funeral private
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At Neepawa, Sunday, November 10th, 1918
Elizabeth Jane Buchanan
Beloved wife of Wilbert Livingstone, aged 25 years.
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At Neepawa, on Monday, November 11th, 1918
John James
Beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Buchanan, aged 34 years.
In Loving Remembrance of
James Buchanan
Died April 8th, 1900. Aged 77 years
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A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved it is still;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given;
And though the body molders here,
The soul is safe in heaven.
[oldest daughter of Hazel Buchanan and Bill Griffith]
Margaret Milne beloved wife of Stuart C. Milne
Entered into rest September 30th, 1967
Aged 44 years
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Funeral service will be held in United Church, Gladstone, at 2:00
p.m. Tuesday, October 3rd.
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Officiating clergymen: Rev. Barry Pogue and Capt. Merle Woodley.
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Final resting place: Mekiwin cemetery.
Whites funeral home
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"Not lost but gone before. "
Milne
In loving memory of Margaret Edna,
beloved wife of Stuart C. Milne and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Griffith, who passed away September 30th, 1967.
There's an open gate at the end of life's road,
To which we each must go alone,
And there in a light we cannot see
Our father claims his own;
Beyond this gate our loved one
Finds happiness and rest,
And there's comfort in the thought
That a loving God knows best.
Lovingly remembered it and sadly missed by all her loved ones.
[The are several In Memoriams, with different poems and the same
biographical information.]
Mrs. S C Milne, Passes Away in Winnipeg, September 30th
Mrs. Stuart C. Milne passed away in the Winnipeg
General Hospital, Saturday morning, September 30th following a
lengthy illness. Margaret Edna Milne (nee Griffith) was born
April 15th, 1923 in the Rosedale district and received her
education in Neepawa district. Except for the war years when she
was employed in the Y M C A at Kingston, Ontario, she spent most
of her life in and around Neepawa. She was a member of the United
Church and the Mekiwin W A.
She is survived by her loving husband Stuart Milne, whom she
married March 30th, 1952, and a daughter Karen, 14.
Also surviving are her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Griffiths, of
Keyes; one brother Douglas, of Stonewall; four sisters Jean, Mrs.
Peter Hunter, Sinclairville; Bernice, Mrs. W. Smith, Kirkfield
Park; Joyce, Mrs. R. Downing, Arden; and Joan, Mrs. D. Kitson,
Franklin.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 3rd at 2:00 p.m. in
Gladstone United Church. Reverend Barry Pogue and Capt. Woodley
of the Salvation Army, officiated. Pallbearers were: M E.
Buchanan, William Buchanan, Gordon Hunter, George Milne, D M
Milne and J. M. Milne.
Interment in Mekiwin cemetery. White's funeral home of Neepawa
were in care of the arrangements.
William James Griffith
Beloved of Hazel Margaret Griffith
Entered into rest May 15th, 1969
Aged 71 years
Funeral service will be held in United Church, Neepawa, Manitoba,
at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 19th. Officiating clergy: Mr. Carson
Walker and Lieut. Diane MacLellan
Final resting place: Riverside cemetery, Neepawa, Manitoba.
Whites Funeral Home
Obituary
William James Griffith
William James (Bill) Griffith, aged 71, of Neepawa, died at his
farm home in Keyes district Thursday, May 15th following two
year's illness.
The funeral service was held from Neepawa United Church Monday,
May 19th. Lt. Diane McLellan of the Salvation Army and Carson
Walker of Arden officiated. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were M. Bakke and M. Evenson of Keyes, F.
Thompson of Arden and Bert Buchanan, F. Elves and J. V.
McLaughlin of Neepawa. Active pallbearers were William McKinnon
and D. Popkes of Keyes; P. Kozak and V. Murkin, Arden; D.
Griffith of Eden and G. Hunter, Neepawa.
Mr. Griffith was born in Neepawa and attended Freeland School
(now Brookdale Consolidated). He farmed north of Neepawa and in
the Arden district before moving to the farm at Keyes in 1939. He
farmed there until 1963, when he semi-retired from farming and
came to Neepawa to reside.
He married Hazel Margaret Buchanan at Neepawa on February 1,
1922. Mr. Griffith joined the Salvation Army as a young soldier.
He attended the United Church at Keyes and Arden.
He is survived by his wife; one son, at Stonewall; four daughters
Mrs. Peter (Jean) Hunter of Arden, Mrs. Wilmer (Bernice) Smith of
Winnipeg, Mrs. Ralph (Joyce) Downing of Neepawa and Mrs. Douglas
(Joan) Kitson of Franklin. There 20 grandchildren.
A daughter Mrs. Stuart (Margaret) Milne predeceased him in 1967.
[Neepawa Press 1969]
Obituary
Percy Douglas Buchanan
The funeral services for Percy Douglas Buchanan, 63, a
well-known Arden district resident who died in Winnipeg General
Hospital on September 3rd was held in Knox Presbyterian Church
there on Wednesday, September 7th with Mr. Rev. David Smith of
officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers
were Fred Coulter, Andy McIntyre, Keith Hoath, Alvin Riley,
Harold Finlay and Martin Partaker. Whites funeral home charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Buchanan was born in Rosedale municipality and received his
education at Mountain View school. He farmed in Arden district
about 30 years.
He married Grace Irene Birch of the Eden in the United Church
manse at Neepawa in 1932.
Mr. Buchanan was a member of #1494 Loyal Orange Lodge of Neepawa
for 46 years.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, William Thomas of Arden,
and Murray Douglas of Winnipeg; one daughter, Hazel Marie of
Arden; two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Bella) Hunter of Neepawa, and
Mrs. Bill (Hazel) Griffith of Keyes; and one brother, Eddie
Buchanan of Neepawa.
Margaret Matilda Buchanan
In Memorium
Buchanan
In loving memory of our mother, Margaret Matilda Buchanan, who
passed away May 1st, 1953.
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Resting were no shadows fall
Our dear mother awaits us all,
And God will link the broken chain
As one by one we meet again.
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Lovingly remembered by her family, Isabell, Hazel, Doug and Ed.
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Born at Elma, Ontario in 1860 [could be 1866?], she came to the
Rosedale district north of Neepawa before the town was born. She
married Robert J. Buchanan of the same district in 1833.
They farmed until their retirement to Neepawa, in 1927. Mr.
Buchanan died in 1927.
One of her hobbies in later life was the making of quilts for her
family, and during the past year, she pieced quilt tops for each
of her 27 grandchildren. For the past 10 years she has made her
home with her daughter here, Mrs. W. Hunter. She was a member of
Knox Presbyterian Church and of the L O B A.
She is survived by three sons, Russell and Edward, Neepawa, and
Douglas, Arden; two daughters, Mrs. W. Hunter, Neepawa, and Mrs.
William Griffith, Keyes, Manitoba, 27 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
CARD OF THANKS [Margaret Matilda Buchanan]
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks and
appreciation for acts of kindness, messages of sympathy and
beautiful floral offerings received from relatives, neighbors and
friends during our great bereavement in the loss of our dear
mother and grand-mother. We especially thank Dr. Chochinov and
nurses of the Dis-trict Memorial Hospital, Rev. Anderson and
choir of Knox Presbyterian Church, the pall-bearers and members
of the LOBA Lodge, Mr. Jack Whites Funeral Home and everyone who
was so kind and helpful in any way. -The Buchanan family and
grandchildren.
Pioneer Marks 90th Birthday [Margaret Matilda
Buchanan]
Mrs. Margaret M. Buchanan, a pioneer of Neepawa in 1878
and a resident of the district for the past 72 years, celebrated
her 90th birthday on Tuesday, July 18, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Hunter, in town.
Mrs. Buchanan enjoys exceptionally good health and occupies her time making quilts and cro-cheting So far this year she has made up five quilts and embroidered two bedspreads.
Born Margaret M. Buchanan at Listowel, Ont, on July 18, 1860, a daughter of Bessie and James Buchanan, she came to the Souris district in 1877. The following year she moved to Neepawa, travelling via Carberry by stage coach.
She married Robert Buch-anan and they homesteaded in the Rosedale district for many years. Mr. Buchanan died in 1927 and Mrs. Buchanan moved to Neepawa to reside.
Eight children were born of this marriage, six of whom are living. Three sons, Russell, Stanley and Edward. reside at Neepawa, and another son, Douglas, at Arden. A daughter, Mrs. Walter Hunter, resides in Neepawa and another daughter, Mrs. W. Griffith, at Arden.
Mrs. Buchanan has 28 grand-children, 21 great - grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Interested in the affairs of the community, Mrs. Buchanan is a
charter member of the L.O.B.A. in Neepawa. During both World Wars
she did considerable knitting for Canadian Red Cross.
S. H. Buchanan Funeral Rites Held July 6 [1951]
Stanley Harold Buchanan, of Neepawa, died suddenly at
Tofield, Alta., en route to Calgary, on July 2.
The funeral service was held in Knox Presbyterian Church,
Neepawa, on Friday, July, 6 with Rev. Douglas Anderson
officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
Members of the Orange Lodge attended in a body. Pallbearers were Archie and John Graham, Sam Sanford, Weldon Buchanan and Fred Coulter.
Mr. Buchanan was born in the Neepawa district on July 18, 1898, son of Mrs. R. Buchanan and the late Mr. Buchanan. He. attended Mountain View, school. After farming for some time, he moved to Neepawa in 1939 and worked as a carpenter and plumber with W. W. Mathews. He married Hazel Birch of Neepawa 23 years ago. She survives him.
Mr. Buchanan was a prominent member of the Orange Lodge for many years.
Besides his mother, Mrs. R. Buchanan, of Neepawa, he is
survived by two sons, Glen and Jack of Neepawa, two sisters, Mrs.
W. Hunter, Neepawa, and Mrs. W. J. Griffith, Keys; and three
brothers, Russell and Ed of Neepawa and Douglas of Ar-den. A
sister, Elizabeth, and a brother, John, died over 30 years ago.
Funeral Feb. 1 For Wm. R. Buchanan Local Resident,
William Russel Buchanan, 66, well-known resident of
Neepawa died at his home Tuesday, January 29.
The funeral service was held in Knox Presbyterian Church, Friday,
February 1, with Rev. Douglas Anderson officiating. Members of
Neepawa Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1494 formed a guard of honor at
the service. Burial was in Rosedale cemetery.
The Pallbearers were Charles Blakley, Fred Tyack, Fred Coul-ter,
Carman Lindsay, Colin Mc-Lean and Walter Burch.
White's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Buchanan was born in Rosedale municipality and moved into
Neepawa when about 25 years of age. He was a carpenter here and
later worked at the plumbing trade. He married the former
Gertrude Barnhart. She died some time ago.
Mr. Buchanan took a prominent part in the work of the LOL and the
Royal Black Preceptory. He was an officer in the Grand Orange
Lodge of Manitoba. Mr. Buchanan was a former Worship-ful Master
of the Neepawa Lodge. He also served as County Master of the
lodge some years ago.
He is survived by one son Ar-nold at Northfield, B.C.; a
daugh-ter, Mrs. Ernie Wilkie at Winnipeg
Robert Edward Buchanan (Eddie)
The funeral service for Robert Edward Buchanan, 57,
well-known Neepawa resident who died in a Winnipeg hospital on
November 27, was held in the United Church, Wednesday, Nov. 30,
with Rev. W. E. McDonald of-ficiating. Burial was in Riverside
cemetery.
The pallbearers, were William Whitmore, Tom Hockin, Jim Clark,
Ross McGillivray, Carman Lindsay, and Colin McLean. White's
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Buchanan was born in Rosedale rural municipality and attended
Mountain View School. He has been employed as a me-chanic since
1935 and at the time of his death was with William Whitmore, Ltd.
in Neepawa.
He was a member of the United Church. Active in the work of
Neepawa. Loyal Orange Lodge he served as Master of the lodge from
1935-37. He was Past Master for 23 years.
He married Elizabeth Birch of Neepawa in the Eden United Church
manse on Nov. 11, 1927.
Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Robert James
Bu-chanan of Fort Garry, Man.; a daughter, Bernice of Neepawa;
two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Bella) Hunter of Neepawa, and Mrs.
William (Hazel) Griffith of Keyes, Man. There are two
grandchildren, Robert Bruce and Kelly Joy.
Obituary
ISABELL HUNTER (daughter of Red Bob and Margaret Matilda
Buchanan]
Funeral services were held July 8 at Knox Presbyterian Church for
the late Mrs. Isabell Hunter, aged 79, who died in Neepawa
Memorial Hospital, July 4, after a lengthy Illness. Rev. Francis
X. Muttoo officiated. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery.
Pallbearers were her nephews, William Buchanan, Robert Buchan-an,
Elmer Buchanan, Murray Hunt-er, Graham Hunter and Stuart Milne.
Mrs. Hunter (nee Buchanan) was born at Neepawa on May 3, 1886 and
received her education at the Mountain View school in the
Rose-dale district. She lived all her life in Neepawa except
seven, years at Bethany.
She was married to Walter Hunt-er, March 20, 1907. She was a
member of the Presbyterian church an honorary member of the LOBA,
and a member of the Silver Cross Mothers.
She is survived by her husband, four sons and two daughters,
Gord-on and George of Neepawa, Vernon of Pambrun, Sask.,
Wellington of Winnipeg, Mrs. Jess (Violet) Rodgers (Toots) of
Frankfort, Ken-tucky; Mrs. Jack (Bessie) Arnold of Neepawa.
There are 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. One
sister Mrs. William Griffith, lives at Keyes, Manitoba. She was
pre-deceased by two sons, Jack, August 19, 1942, and Glen,
October 19, 1958; also one daughter, Mrs. Ross (Lillian) Howatt,
on April 9, 1963.
WALTER HUNTER
Walter Hunter, 87, of Neepawa, passed away May 29 at
Assiniboine Hospital, Brandon, after 10 months in hospital.
[apparently 29 May 1970 - Bill]
He was born in the Union district, went to school there, and
farmed there, and for eight years in Bethany, until he moved to
Neepawa in 1926, where he did carpenter work until be retired. He
was married to Isabell Buchanan in Neepawa in 1907. He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by four sons: Gordon and George of Nee-pawa,
Wellington of Winnipeg and Vernon of Pamburn, Sask., two
daughters, Bessie (Mrs. Jack Arnold) 'of Neepawa and Violet (Mrs.
Jess Rodgers) of Frankfort, Kentucky; seven-teen grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Georgina Howatt and Mrs. Anne Mills of Neepawa.
He was predeceased by his wife, Isabell, in 1965, also two sons,
one daughter, four broth-ers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 1, from White's Funeral
Chapel, with Rev. C. Wesley Quinn officiating. Interment was in
Riverside Ceme-tery. Pallbearers were Peter Graham, Murray
Hunter, Bob Arbuckle, Graham Hunter, Weldon Hunter and Elmer
Buchanan.
BERNICE ISABEL TURNER [daughter of Robert
Edward Buchanan and Elizabeth Birch]
Suddenly on Monday, Dec. 17, 1979, Bernice Isabel Tur-ner, 46, of
The Pas, Man.
Funeral services were held from Christ Anglican Church, in The
Pas, on Friday, Dec. 21,1979 at 2 p.m. with Rev. L. Hinde
officiating. Soloist Mrs. Hazel Hyde sang, "Why Me
Lord". Interment followed at Lakeside Cemetery, The Pas.
Hayes Funeral Home was in care of arrangements.
Active pallbearers were Bruce Baker, Bob Ford, Gerry Frechette,
Bryon Harkness,, Bill Robinson and Scott Wil-lieams.
Honorary pallbearers were Bob Calocott, Morley Hender-son, John
Jebsen, Jim Parker, Stewart Parsons, Ernie Smith, Glen Thompson
and, Fred Topolinski.
Bernice was born March 16, 1933, at Neepawa where she lived until
moving to The Pas in 1968. She was a member of The Foresters, The
Pas Flying Club, and The Pas Area Wildlife Association.
She leaves to mourn her beloved husband, Francis, of The Pas, her
mother, Mrs. Lizzie Buchanan, of Neepawa; one brother Bob (Donny)
and his wife Mavis; two nieces and two nephews, all of Winnipeg.
Bernice was predeceased by her father, Edward Bu-chanan, in 1960.
CHARLES W. PARVIN [1968]
[He’s almost like one of the family, having lived
with Buchanan families most of his life.].
Charles.William Parvin of Silver Park, Sask., aged 82, died Nov.
2 at Melfort Union Hospital after a brief illness. A funeral
service was held in the Silver Park Anglican Church at Melfort on
Nov. 6 and interment was made in Silver Park cemetery.
Officiat-ing clergyman was Canon Douglas and arrangements were
made by Kyle Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Davie Mc-Gillivray, Ronald Thorpe, Har-vey
Cottrill, Bob Watt, Gordon Smith and Harold Tennison.
Mr. Parvin had resided in the Silver district for eight years. He
was born in England in 1887 and came to Canada as a young boy
through the auspices of the Doctor Bar-nardo's Home for Boys. He
lived for a time in the Nee-pawa district, later moving to
Saskatchewan.
Mr. Parvin was a member of the Loyal Orange Lodge 1494, Neepawa.
In 1963 he was honored by his fellow Orangemen and presented with
a Past Master Jewel for his years of faithful service and
continuous membership.
His early training in the Doctor Barnardo Home and his service in
the Orange Lodge molded his life of com-plete non-selfishness and
he was respected by all who met him. (Contributed by Dan
Mc-Gillivray family.)
[I could leave Billie Parvin out. He’s in the picture of Dan
McGillivray, Johnny Buchanan, & Billie in their threshing
clothes (I am sure you have the picture.) He lived with the Ashes
and Buchanans in his years here in MB, Red Bob’s bunch. I
remember him. – DP]
Hazel Griffith's notes [her dates often differ from other
sources]
[Robert John or “Red Bob”] Buchanan family
Father Robert John Born January 28, 1861 Died in June
18, 1827 66 years
Mother Margaret Matilda Born in July 18, 1862 Died May 1, 1953 91
years
Son John James born October 6, 1884 Died November 10, 1918 34
years
[Funeral card says November 11 -DP]
Isabel born May 3, 1886 Died July 4, 1965 79 years
Russel born July 22, 1888 Died January 29, 1956 68 years [Always
one "l" -DP]
Elizabeth born February 23, 1893 Died November 10, 1918 25 years
Douglas born June 20, 1897 Died September 2, 1960 54 years
Stanley born July 18, 1899 Died July 2, 1951 53 years
Hazel born September 18, 1907 Died [left blank, for someone else
to fill in after her death]
Edward born October 8, 1903 Died November 22, 1960 57 years
(Hazel Griffith's notes continued)
William married Hazel Buchanan
Five girls one son
Margaret married Stuart Milne
One girl Karen
[First married Wallace Gratto, no children - DP]
Douglas married Jane Watson
Four sons to girls
Beverly, Richard, Robin, Timothy, Bonnie, Daniel
Jane married Peter Hunter
Three sons to girls
Garth, Brent, Tannis, Wade, Alayne
Bernice married at Wilmer Smith
Three sons and two girls
Valerie, Regnold, Ross, Vicki, Randy
Joyce married Lionel Welbourne
Of one girl two sons
Shannon [Downing], Lyle, James [Welbourne]
[Joyce first married Ralph Downing - DP]
Joan married Douglas Kitson
One girl two sons
Heather, Brian, Kevin, Trevor
1871 census page 24 province of Ontario District No. 30 North
Perth subdistrict the township of Elma Division number 1
[Note from Darlene 4/4 ]
Looked up Ellenor Johnston's marriage to James and her maiden
name was Whaley. I've no knowledge of a connection to Buchanans.
The Johnston name of course was the middle name of Joseph
Johnston Willerton but probably a coincidence. The * indicates
Aunt Jennie Buchanan Keating. – DP]
71 71 Johnston, James M 32 Ontario C. of England Irish farmer
married
Ellenor F 28 " " " married
Sarah F 5 " " "
James M 1 " " "
* Buchanan, J. Mary F 12 Irish " " going to school +
indecipherable
Bill
Just revisited this film of Elma North Perth at the Family
History Center. Harriet got me looking for Maggie Matilda living
with a family. For this 1871 census they gave for the last name
Rozell but this is her. I've been thinking about her again since
Christmas past Jean Hunter said “They dressed her up real
cute and had her dance on the table so the neighbors would think
she was cute and take her to live with them!” Also to kind
of confirm this Mavis Johnson Buchanan (Uncle Eddie's
daughter-in-law) told me years ago that "When Granny
Gilberds hitched up with Henry, he did not want to have anything
to do with the Buchanan kids!"
Because I found this by revisiting this film my next search is
for Andrew with some family. Oh I hope I find him! He is not
listed as a Buchanan that I know. More later - Darlene
I did not look at this copy when I printed it. I was just so
excited to have found her. I will reprint it when I go back to
the FHC. Can't read the wife's name or most of the kids, but
pretty sure the wife was Jesse and also a daughter by the same
name. I also will look for their marriage to find her maiden
name. - Darlene
[The copy of the census page is very faint, but I found the
family listed in Don Holmes' transcription of this film.
Hopefully, he was working from a better copy. - Bill]
3 1 3 Rozzell Joseph L 5 C 6 Carpenter Ont Eng Meth 59 Married
Male
3 1 3 Rozzell Margaret " Dutch " 54 Married Female
3 1 3 Rozzell Nathaniel Tailor " Eng " 32 S M
3 1 3 Rozzell Charles Farmer " " " 23 S M
3 1 3 Rozzell Abraham " " " 20 S M
3 1 3 Rozzell John " " " 15 S M
3 1 3 Rozzell Hannah Jane " " " 12 S F
3 1 3 Rozzell Margaret Matilda " " " 9 S F
[This may be a coincidence of names, as the 1881 census shows the
daughter Margaret Rozell still living with her parents in Elma,
when Margaret Matilda is claimed to be living in Manitoba.
However, Margaret Rozell's age is the only one that is totally
consistent across the two censuses. - Bill]
1881
Rozell Joseph Male 66 Ontario Methodist English Farmer
Rozell Margret Female 65 " " German
Rozell John M 27 " " English
Rozell Margret F 19 " " " Labourer
Province of Ontario District 30 North Perth the subdistrict 7
Division 2 [1871 census]
McCauley, Thomas M. at 62 Scotland Presbyterian Scotch farmer M
McCauley, Kathryn and 62 Scotland Presbyterian Scotch M
McCauley, James M 29 Scotland Presbyterian Scotch farmer
McCauley, William M. 22 Ontario Presbyterian Scotch farmer
McCauley, Ellen 15 Ontario Presbyterian Scotch
Henry Gilberds girls by Catherine [Margaret] McCauley:
McCauley, John M Scotland Presbyterian Scotch farmer M
McCauley, Marion Ellen 57 Scotland Presbyterian Scotch M
McCauley, Elizabeth 14 Ontario Presbyterian Scots
Gilbert, Orilla F 7 Ontario Presbyterian Scotch
Gilbert, Marion F 4 Ontario Presbyterian Scotch
Orphaned grandchildren is written and then struck out because
Henry was living. Orilla is with Henry and Bessie in 1880 U.S.
Census. Can't find an Ontario death for Marion and the McCauley's
and Marion, not in 1881 Canada census. - Darlene
JAMES VINES MCLAUGHLIN
After a brief illness, passed away peacefully at Neepawa
Memorial Hospital, Saturday, July 15, 1978, at the age of 94
years.
He was born in the Glendale district in 1884 and at an early age
moved with his parents, north of Neepawa, to the Mountain View
district, where he received his educa-tion, raised his family,
and farmed the family farm until 1940, when he retired from
active farming. In 1950, he moved to Neepawa, where he resided in
his own home on Second Avenue; and in 1974 he took up residence
in Yel-lowhead Manor, where he lived at the time of his passing.
On December 25, 1907, he married Mary Ellen Buch-anan, also of
the Mountain View district, and with whom he was spared to enjoy
70 happy, full and meaningful years.
He was a faithful and dedicated supporter of his church, being a
member of Rosedale United Church north of Neepawa until 1948,
when he transferred to Neepawa United Church. He was keenly
interested in all com-munity activities, and was quick to lend a
hand in school and church functions, and enjoyed the annual
agricul-tural fair.
He will be sadly missed by his survivors - his loving wife; three
sons and their wives; Harold and Lena of Calgary, Arthur and
Mary, Irwin and Gladys of Neepawa; one daughter, Dorothy and
hus-band Harmon Haugen of Kel-owna, B.C.; eight grandchild-ren;
ten great grandchildren; three brothers-in-law and sister-in-law
and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves a host of close
friends, who will miss his ready smile and cheery greetings.
Funeral services were held from Neepawa United Church at 2:00
p.m. on Monday, July 17, with Rev. Gordon Fulford and Rev. Wilton
Fraser offici-ating. Mrs. Betty Greig was soloist, assisted by
the choir. White's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
In-terment was at Riverside Cemetery. Honorory pallbear-ers were
Carman Lindsay, Bill McKee, Leighton Graham, Erwin Watt, Melvin
Potter and Gilbert Burton. Active pallbearers were Vince Martin.
Jack McKee, Jim Holmes, Jim McLaughlin, Blair McLaughlin and
Clar-ence Martin.
VINCENT THOMAS MARTIN
Vincent Thomas Martin died suddenly at his home in
Minnedosa on June 2, 2003.
Vince was born in Carberry on June 5, 1940 to Tom and Harriet
Martin and was raised on the family farm in Oberon. He obtained
his schooling at Oberon, Brookdale and Carberry schools. In 1961,
he graduated from DeVry Technical Institute in Toronto, with a
diploma in radio and television communication. Following
graduation he worked with RCA Victor Corporation, radio station
CJOB and CBC television all in Winnipeg.
In 1961 he married Linda McLaughlin of Neepawa. They were married
in a double wedding ceremony with Vince's sister Mona and her
husband Clifford Nelson, at Oberon United Church. This marriage
was blessed with three children, Tom, Darin and Shawna.
Vince, Linda and Tom returned to Oberon in 1964 and spent over 20
years farming the family farm. The addition of Darin and Shawna
made their family com-plete. Vince was an enthusiastic,
knowledgeable farmer who loved all aspects of the business. He
was innovative in expanding into new crop varieties, chemicals
and equipment. His natural mechanical abilities and welding
skills were useful assets during these years. Farming discussion
with neighbours and friends around the kitchen table or in his
workshop were always a source of enjoyment for him.
In 1986, Vince again entered the work force, working for Pioneer
Grain and Springhill Farms. Subsequently he went on to further
his education, obtaining his third class power engineering in
1991 and second class in 1994. During these years he was employed
by Beatrice Foods in Winnipeg and as Chief Engineer at Manco
Foods in Brandon. From 1995 to 2003, he worked with Redfern's of
Neep-awa, Ducks Unlimited in Minnedosa and Redfern's of
Minnedosa. Vince enjoyed working with people and always had time
to listen and visit with friends and cus-tomers. The opportunity
to stay in touch with the farming community gave him much
pleasure and satisfaction.
Vince was a quiet man who loved times spent with family and
friends. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed curling from an
early age. Being a member of the curling rink representing the
Neepawa district in Labatt zone play-offs on four different
occasions was a special highlight for him, Baseball, with the
Neepawa Farmers and the Neepawa Cubs, hunting, fishing, camping
and golfing were all enjoyed over the years. Many good
friendships were made and retained through these interests.
He was predeceased by an infant son in 1963, his parents, Tom and
Harriet in 1986 and his father-in-law, Art McLaughlin in 1990.
Vince is survived by his loving wife Linda, sons, Tom of Ottawa,
Darin and Tracey of Brandon and daughter Shawna and Grant Wray of
Winnipeg. Also surviving are his sister Mona and Cliff Nelson and
their daughters, Melanie, Victor, Scott, Barrett Lavich and
Keaton Ruckle and CarlaDawn, Dean, Conner and Mallory Smith, all
of Carberry. Surviving in-laws include, Mary McLaughlin; Bill,
Marie and Jacquie Gordon; Jim, Colleen and Sean McLaughlin;
Blair, Sherri, Michelle and Miles McLaughlin and Kerri Byram.
Nu-merous relatives and friends remain to cherish Vince's memory.
Rev. Joe Ball conducted the private service at Riverside Cemetary
and the following funeral service held at Neepawa United Church,
June 6, 2003 at 2:00 o'clock. White's Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
I give you this one thought to keep-
I am with you still – I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not think of me as gone –
I am with you still - in each new dawn.
Births [Darin Martin is the son of Vince Martin &
Linda McLaughlin, daughter of J. Arthur McLaughlin.]
MARTIN/EVANS: Darin and Tracey are pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter, Laura Brooke, on August 29, 2003. Laura
weighed 7 lbs, 11 oz. Proud grandparents are Linda Martin, Dale
and Diana Evans and great grandparents Mary McLaughlin, Bill and
Jean Evans and Clara Westbrook
[I am not sure whether this is Gerald, son of Mervin Cameron
“Bud” Buchanan or Gerald son of Melvin Gordon Buchanan
– Bill]
ELKS SUPPORT STUDENTS: The Neepawa Elks and Royal Purple recently
awarded $1,000 schol-arships to Erin Davie (above) and Amber
Wetherill below. The scholarships were awarded by the
organi-zations' National Scholarship Program Fund for Children.
The two students are enrolled in the Field of Audiology/Speech
Language Pathology Minot State Llniversity. Pictured making the
presentations, from left to right, are Past Exalted Ruler
Gerald Buchanan, Exalted Ruler Ron Gray, and Royal
Purple members Bernice Nelson and Helen Kilburn.
JOHN ALEXANDER GRAHAM [son of Big Jim Graham
and Mary Buchanan]
Following a short illness, John Alexander Graham, July 5, 1982,
aged 84 years, at East View Lodge.
Funeral services were held from White's Funeral, Home, Neepawa,
July 8 1982, with Rev. Jack White officiating. Interment was at
Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa.
Pallbearers were Gordon McCracken, Irwin McLaugh-lin, Arthur
McLaughlin, Gerald Buchanan, Terry Buchan-an, Murray Hunter.
Honoray pallbearers were Wilmer Clancey, Melvin Pot-ter, Bill
McKee, Argyle Connell, Melvin Blough, Bill Kazmerik and Allan
Campbell.
John Graham was born in the municipality of Rosedale and farmed
in the Mountain View area until 1966, retiring to Neepawa and
later to East View Lodge in 1980. He was married to Edith Ann
Jones, November 15, 1928 at Neep-awa.
Throughout his life, John was keenly interested in curling and
baseball.
He is survived by one brother, Melville A. Graham, St. James,
Man., eight nieces and 6 nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife Edith Ann in November 16, 1977,
his father in 1932, his mother in 1954, brothers Sam in 1917,
Robert, 1963, sisters Lizzy Clancey in 1961, Minnie Smith in
1971, Olive Coad in 1977 and Isley Kines in 1982.
[Can someone help me out on this one? I show Francis Turner as
married to Bernice Isabel Buchanan the daughter of Robert Edward
“Eddie” Buchanan and Elizabeth Birch. Bernice died in
1977, so if he remarried soon afterwards to Helen, this would
explain the name of the wife. Are they (David and Brenda)
Bernice’s children, and David, Diana and Rose (Christiuk)
Helen’s children by a previous marriage? – Bill]
FRANCIS (FRAN) TURNER
Mr. Fran Turner, aged 73 years, beloved husband of Helen
of Pinawa, MB, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 21, 2003.
He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by his wife Helen
of 21 years; son David (Bernice) of Regina, SK; daughter Brenda
of Calgary, AB; stepson David (Dale) Christiuk and their
children, Rorke, Kane and Cass of Steinbach, MB; stepdaughter
Diana (Randy Freund) of Steinbach, MB and their children, Branden
and Dayna;. stepdaughter Rose Christiuk of Aurora, ON; his
brothers, Gordon (Gladys), of Erickson, MB, Richard (Jane) of
Plumas, MB, Robert (Cynthia) of Portage la Prairie, MB; his
sister Betty Ann (Les McGuiness) of Erickson, MB, also many
nieces and nephews.
In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place. A
memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 26 at 2.90 p.m.
at the Pinawa Alliance Church, Pinawa, MB, with Pastor Henry
Hiebert officiating.
Flowers are gratefully declined.
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Man. Toll Free 1-877-776-2220.
[This may not be the definitive example of how NOT to write an
obituary but it is a competitor. – Bill]
HIBBERT BOOTH BUCHANAN m. OLIVE MAUD HENTON
married December 13,1922
Church Manse, Neepawa
by W. A. Cooke, Officiating Minister,
Neepawa pioneers mark golden anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Buchan-an, pioneers of the Neepawa district,
celebrated their Gol-den. Wedding on Saturday, August 26, with a
come and go tea at First Baptist Church in Neepawa.
On Sunday, Lorne and Doris, their son and daughter-in-law in
Neepawa, served a family gathering dinner in their honor.
On Saturday night a family supper was held at Hall's Cafeteria
put on by the Hall's in honor of their aunt and uncle (Mrs. Hall
is a niece of Mrs. Buchanan).
The Buchanan sons and their families were in attend-ance: Lorne
who lives in Nee-pawa, and Andrew from Thompson. There were 158
who signed the guest book.
They received an easy chair as a gift from the family and a
beautiful family Bible as a gift from the relatives.
The Buchanans are pioneers of the Neepawa district. Mr. Buchanan
was born just a few miles from the town of Nee-pawa and Mrs.
Buchanan came to the district when she was an infant. They were
married in 1922 and moved to a farm northeast of Birnie. They
left the farm in 1933 and lived in Riding Mountain for 10 years.
Mr. Buchanan then went to work at the Rivers airport and they
lived in Rivers for eight years. They retired to Nee-pawa in
1964.
FROM THE HISTORY BOOK “BEYOND THIRD CROSSING
– GLADSTONE AND AREA”
Sam Ash
submitted by his nephew Bill Ash [son of Mary Buchanan
& W. J. Ash]
Sam Ash was born at Listowel, Ontario in July,1874. When his
father died in 1903, he took over the family farm at Listowel. He
always came west to Gladstone district every fall on the harvest
excursions, as his brothers, Tom and Bill were living the
district.
He bought the S.W. 1/4of .21-13-11 about 191 but did not live on
it; he rented it out.
In the spring of 1923, he sold his land in Ontario and moved his
settler's effects to the farm at Muir. He was then forty-nine
years old and never married. He bought the S.E, ¼ 21-13-11, and
also S.W ¼ 28-13-11.
Sam loved cattle and would grain-feed steers to sell the
following spring at St. Boniface stockyard.
He sold his land and equipment in, 1945 and returned to Listowel,
where most of his nephews and nieces were living. He passed away
in 1965 at the age of ninety-one years.
[photo] Sam Ash house west of Muir, Manitoba.
Thomas Ash
submitted by Mrs. Robert (Kay) Ash
George Ash was born in Lincolnshire, Eng-land, and married Martha
Bentham. They came to Upper Canada about 1830, and bought two or
three hundred acres of land northeast of the Village of
Plattsville. Martha died at the early age of thirty-eight.
In Washington cemetery, a few miles east of Plattsville on the
road to Galt, just inside the gate, are two white headstones
bearing the inscriptions:
George Ash, died July 17,1878. Martha Bentham, Died October 1,
1845.
Aged seventy-eight years. Native of Lincolnshire, England. Aged
thirty-eight years.
They had a family, of six children, Their son Christopher was
Thomas Ash's father.
In 1963, when visiting relatives in Ontario, we stopped at the
Washington cemetery. Bob and Bill Ash wanted a picture of the
tombstone. The print-ing was so worn we could barely read it. The
men used cousin Ida's lipstick to outline the inscription, and
they got a very good picture.
Thomas Ash
[from the context, this was written by Kathleen Chapham
Ash, wife of Robert Christopher Ash]
Thomas Alfred Ash was born October 4,1871, in Wallace Township,
Perch City [Perth County], Ontario. He died April 9, 1938, in
Dauphin, Manitoba. He was the son of Christopher and Sarah Ash.
Margaret McIndoo McLaughlin was born July 14,1882 at Barrie,
Ontario. She was the daughter of Robert and Jane McLaughlin. She
died April 16, 1954, at Dauphin, Manitoba. She and Tom were
married October 1, 1902 in Gladstone, Manitoba.
Their children were:
Ida Margaret - born August 7,1903, in the Bear Creek district
near Gladstone. On March 29, 1922, she married Harold Sear; who
had been born May 11, 1895. He died August 6,1967 at Carberry,
Man-itoba. Ida now lives at Suite 19, Carberry Plains Lodge,
Carberry. She has three daughters and one son, and several
grandchildren.
Robert Christopher - born February 4,1905, at Gladstone, and died
January 31, 1978 in the Swan River hospital. On November 17,
1932, he married Kathleen Clapham, who was born March 19, 1912.
They have now retired to Minitonas, Manitoba. They had two sons:
Bruce, and his wife Barbara; and Wayne, and his wife Louanne.
Bruce lives in Swan River and Wayne is on the home farm at
Renever, Manitoba.
Ford Alfred - born March 7, 1907 at Glad-stone, and died January
1, 1983 at the age of sixty--eight years. On December 31, 1935,
he married Muriel Blackman who was born in 1915. They had one
daughter, Linda, who married Carl Christian-son. There are four
grandchildren, and all live at Ochre River, Manitoba.
Sarah Jane - born-March 2,1908 at Gladstone, and died April
27,1929, at Dauphin, Manitoba. She died of scarlet fever- There
were four of the family ill at the same time: Bob, Sarah, Iva,
and Dorothy. It was a very sad and trying time, and was the first
break in the family. Sarah was a lovely girl and engaged to be
married to a very nice young man who later moved to Listowel,
Ontario and later married there.
Mabel Janet - born July 25, 1912 at Gladstone. She married Albert
Cole in 1933 and he passed away in 1940. They had four of a
family. Later, Mabel married a brother of Albert's, and a son was
born to them. Mabel lives in Dauphin with her daughter, Marvel
Cole.
Iva Frances - born January 21, 1916 at Glad-stone. She married
John Cole in 1934, and he died in 1980, as did her only child,
Mervin in 1984. Iva has four grandsons, all married. She lives in
Dauphin, Manitoba.
Dorothy Lila - born June 14, 1920 at Glad-stone, and died March
15, 1968 in the Winnipeg hospital. She married Arthur Tigg on
October 18, 1939. Arthur passed away December 16,1974 at the age
of fifty-seven years. They had two daughters: Evelyn and Rae.
Evelyn was born in Dauphin when Arthur was overseas during the
second World War, and Rae was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan,
where they lived for several years. Arthur worked on the railroad
as a brakeman, and later moved to Dauphin and worked in the
station as a car dis-patcher. Rae is married, has two sons, and
lives in Dauphin, while Evelyn is divorced, and lives in
Edmonton, Alberta.
Phylis Vietta - born April 10, 1923 at Glad-stone. On May 11,
1946, she married Cecil Lintich of Dauphin. They have one son,
Stanley, with the R.C.M.P. and two daughters: Jolee and husband
and two children, and Stacey and husband, all of Dauphin,
Manitoba.
Mervin Osborne - born March 7,1920. Phylis Lintich was born
August 13, 1927, and they were married April 20, 1946. They have
three children: Debra, who married Jim Scribner in February,
1971. They have one son, Ashley. Debra lives in New Westminster,
B.C. Reeva, who was born August 12, 1957, and works in the Credit
Union office in Mor-den, Manitoba. Troy, who was born in October,
1966, and is at present going to university in Win-nipeg. Mervin
works on the railroad, and Phylis at the Safeway Bakery in the
Dauphin Mall.
Thomas Ash farmed in the Bear Creek district for thirty years. He
was in partnership with three other farmers, and they did custom
threshing with their steam powered threshing machine. They called
it the "Big Four". I have a picture of this outfit
which was taken by a travelling photographer around 1910 or 1912.
While repairing this machine one fall, Thomas became ill which
was later diagnosed as whooping cough, which affected his lungs.
Doctors advised him to spend a couple of winters in the U.S.A.,
if he wished to recover. He and his brother Bill, did as the
doctor ordered, but Thomas never fully recovered, and he was a
sick man for the rest of his life.
After much sickness and misfortune - losing his land etc, the
family moved to Dauphin, Man-itoba, and tried farming rented land
for several years. Here, they lost Sarah at the age of
twenty--one. Depression years were very hard. Thomas and
Margaret, and some of the younger children, rented a farm at
Ochre River for a few years. They later moved to Dauphin, where
Thomas died a sick and broken man.
In July of 1985, my son Bruce, his wife Barbara and son Curtis
and I, travelled by motor home to attend an Ash reunion in
Listowel, Ontario. This was the fiftieth reunion of the Ash clan.
What a lovely holiday, and an opportunity to meet some relatives.
Around two hundred attended. The far-thest away to attend were
cousins from Westmin-ster, B.C., and we were next from Manitoba.
A program was planned, with sports for the younger people. Old
photos were shown, pictures taken, speeches made, and also,
history books for sale, which I find very interesting. I still
have a lot of sorting out to do and dates to add. Bruce took a
lot of pictures and taped the speeches, and now shows them on the
TV. by video tape.
Bill [son of William John Ash] and Ida Ash of Winnipeg, and my
husband and I had been to a reunion in 1963. I remember several,
but many had passed on and younger ones had grown up. One of the
cousins, now eighty-eight years old, had never missed a reunion.
She cut the anniversary cake at the 1985 gathering, and I expect
she will be there this year. We met cousins by the dozens, all
large families in Ontario, and the women I met and remembered,
had lost their husbands, Tom and George Ash.
In 1963, we took slides of the old home farm-house where
Christopher and Sarah had raised ten children. In 1985, my son
Bruce, took pictures of his great-great-grandfather's home. The
creek still flows where the boys used to swim. The same old
Ontario barn; the maple tree that a son, Sam Ash planted many
years ago beside the barn. It brought back many memories of our
lovely holiday in 1963. These memories are treasures.
Wm. Ash Family [William John Ash and Mary Buchanan,
daughter of John and Isabel Watson Buchanan]
submitted by Wm. Ash Jr.
William John Ash homesteaded the N.W. 6-13-12, in the year 1901,
after farming northwest of Neepawa. After erecting log buildings
and a home, his wife and eight children moved onto the homestead
in 1904. Later he bought the rest of section six and the S.E. 1/4
of section five. An abundance of hay and water helped feed a
large herd of cattle.
During the homesteading years, there were many hardships.
Gladstone, with the nearest doctor, dentist, and hospital, was
seventeen miles away over roads of dirt which were often
impassable. In 1912, Jessie, the third eldest girl died of
appendicitis.
Including Jessie, there were seven girls and two boys. A total of
nine children was typical of the large families in the area. It
was three and a half miles for the children to go to Edrans
school.
About 1913, he bought a purebred Percheron stallion and travelled
with him in the district. He also purchased a large Case steam
threshing outfit and provided custom threshing in the district.
In 1918, the family moved to Edrans, and his son-in-law, Alden
Govenlock, took over the farm. During this time, he served as
Justice of the Peace while continuing to run the threshing outfit
and buying and selling cattle. When the scourge of the sow
thistle hit in 1922, Govenlocks left for Sas-katchewan and the
Ash family returned to the farm in the spring of 1923 with the
intention of going into cattle.
In the fall of 1923, the barn caught fire, trapping Mr. Ash
inside. He was rushed to the Gladstone hospital suffering severe
burns. He died in hospital four days later. He was fifty-nine
years old. The family moved back to Edrans.
In 1926, the elder son Charlie, and wife Floss, moved from Ochre
River and farmed the homestead for a few years. Charlie was given
the east half of section six, and young Bill the west half. Bill,
the youngest of the nine children, was fourteen years old when
his father died. Charlie sold his half to his uncle, Sam Ash, and
returned to Ochre River. In 1930, Bill rented his farm to George
Bales.
In the fall of 1933, Bill married and moved back to the homestead
in spring of 1934. During this time, they had two children. He
worked the land back and forth with his uncle, Sam Ash at Muir.
After the second World War broke out, Bill rented his land and
joined the R. C. A. F. [Royal Canadian Air Force]
At the end of the war the land was sold to the Funks, and the Ash
family settled in Winnipeg. The Funks lived on the homestead for
about thirty years.
Donnelly [These may be relatives of Neil Donnelly who
married Alice Ash.]
. . . Gladstone Hospital, and her first maternity case
was when her niece, Glenda was born. She married Joe Shelestynski
of Steele Bridge district. They raised a family of three sons and
one daughter; John Grant, Joseph Darrin, Garth Eric, and Linda
Louise.
Edward Barry was born December 31,1938. He attended Gillespie
school, and after finishing school, worked for different farmers
before going to Winnipeg to work at Eatons in the early '50's. In
1956, he started work on the bridge building depart-ment of the
C.N.R. He worked there for awhile and then took a barber's course
and worked under Frank Reid in Neepawa for a number of years.
In 1965, he married Jeanette Lobb and moved to MacGregor where he
took over his own shop in 1968 and is still barbering. Every
Tuesday he journeys to Glenboro to barber there.
Katherine Mary (Kay), was born February 25, 1940. After leaving
school, she worked in the caf-eteria at the University of
Manitoba, then went to Calgary and took her training as a
certified nursing assistant, and worked in hospitals at Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan, and Gleichan, Alberta. On Sep-tember 3,1966,
she married Wayne Ward of Kind-ersley, Saskatchewan. They reside
in Medicine Hat, and Kay still works in the hospital there, They
have two daughters: Roxanne Kay, and Lynne Annette.
William Morley, born February 15, 1951. This was quite an event
in the family after a lapse of eleven years. He worked on
construction in north-ern Manitoba, western Canada and the N.W.T.
On October 7, 1978, he married Patty Meloney of Bear Creek. They
lived at Portage la Prairie for awhile, then moved to Medicine
Hat, Alberta, and later to Seven Persons, Alberta where they are
now living. They have two sons and one daughter: Der-rick William
and Sean Morley, and Nicole Ann.
Katie Louise (Pearce) Donnelly [possibly related to Neil
Donnelly – Sharon or Wally, can you tell us the connection?]
I was born Katie Louise Pearce in 1916, the third of a
family of five. Mother passed away when my sister was ten days
old. With the help of numerous housekeepers and many fine
neighbors like: Loneys, Granthams, and Lamonbys, dad raised us to
school age. He had to take us with him to the fields or wherever
he had to go to his work.
I put my school years in at Elwood School. It was a very few
years until I reached grade VIII, and then it was off to the town
school to write grade IX. Most of the kids were so terrified at
having to go to what seemed like an enormous school, their minds
went blank and it usually required a second try. Once a year, we
all piled into the wagon at six in the morning to make the trip
to town by ten o'clock for what they called "Field
Day", where all the schools competed in marching, races,
softball etc. Usually it was either raining, or someone decided
to burn off the grass the night before. After a day of that black
stuff blowing all over us, water works would have been nice
instead of cold water in a four by four tub!
When we got older, there were always house dances or school
dances. The men paid fifteen cents to get in and the women took a
cake. We never lacked for music. Nearly everyone could play a
violin or chord on the organ.
As I look back now, we all seemed to have good times, even if we
did have to make our own fun.
I kept house for Walter for a year or so and then married Jack
Donnelly. We had a family of five: Joyce, Louise, Barry, Kay, and
Morley, whose sto-ries will appear elsewhere.
We eventually sold out to Hugh Guttman and have retired to
Gladstone.
Neil and Alice Donnelly [parents of Sharon Chimney]
[Alice is the daughter of WJ Ash and Mary Buchanan]
submitted by their daughter Lorna Drysdale
Alice was the first in our family to arrive in the area. She was
born in 1903 to William and Mary Ash. The family lived
three-and-a-half miles south of Helston. While working at her
married sister's place as an extra hand, she met Neil Donnelly.
Neil had moved with his family to the Pine Creek district in
1921. After a short courtship, they were married on July 12,
1922, in the United Church manse in Gladstone.
They moved to Pine Creek, where Neil worked as a farm laborer. In
the next twenty years, they lived in the Firdale, Edrans, and
Sinelairville dis-tricts.
In the spring of 1943, they bought land west of Helston, and a
house in the village.
Their first child Lorna, was born in 1940, fol-lowed by Sharon in
1942, and Glen in 1947.
Neil and Alice continued to live in Helston until Neil's death in
1976. Alice remained there until 1983, when she moved to the
Centennial Apartments in Gladstone.
Lorna married Barrie Drysdale of Brandon. They have three
children: Shannon, born in 1965; Tannis, born 1966; and Robert,
born 1968. They live in Winnipeg.
Sharon married Gerald Chimney. They also have three children:
Jason, born 1967; Jeffrey, born 1971; and Jodi, born 1977.
Glen has one son, Shawn, born in 1968. Shawn married Venessa
Helmuth. They have one son Vin-cent, born in 1986. They live in
Woodstock, Ontario.
History of the Family of Andrew and Charlotte Downey
this history was submitted by Noble Johnstone Downey
. . .
Aunt Elizabeth married John Tierney in Gladstone. He worked in
the lumber yard They had two girls. Charlotte and Adelaide.
Charlotte, the elder daughter married John Buchanan. He was a
farmer at Morden, Manitoba.
[A Buchanan who is apparently no relation to us]
Barrie and Lorna Drysdale
[Lorna is the daughter of Alice Ash whose parents are
William John Ash and Mary Buchanan]
submitted by Lorna
As a child growing up in Helston, two things stand out as
highlights in community life. The first was getting electricity
in our home. The second was the opening of the skating rink. I
guess to those who designed and built the rink, the skating rink
was secondary to the curling rink, but not for me.
Mrs. Cecil Ferguson gave me a pair of skates. I wasn't the first
owner of these skates of course. They were boy's skates as well,
but I thought they were wonderful. Come time to go home after
skat-ing, I was never able to untie the laces, so I would walk
home wearing my skates. It was a good thing that it wasn't very
far, as it couldn't have been too good for the skates.
The community hall was another area of social life. Funny thing;
as an adult looking at the old hall, it seems so small, but as a
child sitting on a bench, while your parents danced, it seemed to
be a big dance hall. As you grew older, and were on the stage at
the Christmas concert, it was like playing to Carnegie Hall!
After growing up in Helston, I went to work in Gladstone in the
telephone office in 1957, and stayed until l96l. On December 9,
1961, I married Barrie Drysdale from Brandon. He was working with
an engineering crew with the Department of Highways.
We lived in Brandon for seven years. This is where our family
arrived: Shannon, born in 1965, Tannis, born in 1966, and Robert,
born 1968. Barrie was transferred to Minnedosa in 1968. We lived
there three years before moving to Winnipeg. Barrie now is the
coordinator of Computerized Roadway Design Systems for the
Province of Manitoba.
Shannon is attending Red River Community College. Tannis is
attending the University of Man-itoba, and Rob is in grade
twelve.
I remember Helston as a district of caring and sharing people,
all willing to help in time of need. We were on the receiving end
of this genuine coun-try hospitality when we lost our home by
fire. We received many gifts that were of valuable assistance in
getting started again: all this after being away from Helston for
eight years.
Lillian Anne Buchanan
[and Thomas Eldon Buchanan - son of John James Buchanan and
Isabella Campbell]
I, Lillian Anne, third daughter of George and Edith
Bales, was born June 20, 1909 in Gladstone.
I started my education the spring of 1915 at Valley Stream School
which was on the Gillies farm, and was later moved one mile east,
and one mile south.
After the summer holidays I went to Elwood School, but missed a
lot of days.
One teacher we were very fond of was Miss Annie Vinie of
Gladstone. Imagine our surprise when she was again my teacher at
Silver Stream School.
Another teacher I have fond memories of was Miss Anna Bruce of
Berton. She taught me to crochet, and in the 1930's and 40's, I
crocheted and sold doilies, etc.
I lit the fire at Silver Stream School the winter of 1924-25, and
the following year until March, receiving twenty cents a morning.
There was a wooden bridge across Silver Stream Creek on the road
near the end of our land. In the early 1920's it was replaced by
a very nice concrete bridge.
When we first moved to Mayfeld, Mr. Dan Burns was postmaster and
storekeeper. He took ill, and it wasn't long until Mrs. Wilson
and her mother returned to take over the job again.
I can remember two very bad storms, the first in March 1920. The
teacher boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Kowleski. Their grandson Nobel,
started out to pick up the teacher, my sister Bessie, and I, but
the wind blew the box off the sleigh part way down the field. He
returned home for his brother Lorne to help lift the box on. With
the extra weight they had no more trouble.
The same day around supper time, dad heard someone calling, and
when he went out, he found Mr. William Brown with his team
tangled in our clothes line. He had turned around in Mr.
Kowleski's field on his way home from Gladstone. We do not know
how he got in our yard, as both farms were fenced, and we also
had a fence around our house. It's a blizzard we'll always
remember.
The next storm was June 22, 1922. A very high wind with hail
swept in from the west. Our house shook so badly dad got us up,
and down stairs to the back porch, fearing the house might fall.
After the storm, we went back to bed to find Bessie in bed; she
had slept through it all.
I quit school at age thirteen to herd cattle on the N.E. 1/4
30-13-11, which belonged to Mr. Clayton and was laying idle. It
was mostly bush, with a few sloughs on the east side. I kept
house two summers for the family, and Maggie took over in the
winter.
After we moved to Crawford Park in 1926, I worked for Mr. and
Mrs. Chessurn at Sandy Lake, mostly house work, but worked in
their store when needed. The following two years, I worked for
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, who were the original store-keepers, and
Mr. Crawford the postmaster, for whom the district was named.
On April 16,1929, Thomas Buchanan and I were married at the Manse
in Neepawa by Rev. J. A. Lousley. Tom is the last one of the
original settlers still living, who took up land at Crawford Park
in April 1921 when it was opened up as homesteads and grants for
the returned men of W. W. I. We still live on the same farm. Tom
left the farm only when he was engineer for six winters at saw
mills, and I kept the home fires burning.
I joined the Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion the first regular
meeting November 4, 1939, dropping out at the end of 1948 due to
ill health. I also belonged to the war-time Red Cross for the
dura-tion of the war, also belonged to the W. I. for a while.
I have always enjoyed gardening, and still have a vegetable
garden each year, which I like to share.
We have one son, George Archie, born May 23, 1930, in the
original log shack on the homestead. He had spent all his life on
the farm, first working with his dad, and now managing the farm
for many years.
George plays the violin, and with his friend Willis Gregorash on
guitar, started playing for dances and parties in 1947. After an
injury to his hand in 1950, he did not play for a few years. In
1954 he played for the Poultry and Calf Club, accom-panied by
Mrs. Harry Mayor on piano, a former resident of the Gladstone
district, and Edgar Kelly as caller. The dancers took first and
second every-where they danced that year.
In 1957, George and Ambrose Moyer formed an orchestra "The
Riding Mountain Playboys".