Swift Current - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Dooks family from Webb

Melanie King — 9 Nov 2004 11:10:23 GMT

I'm trying to locate the family of Velma Patricia Robertson widow of my uncle Thomas Robertson.
Thomas was killed in a motorcycle accident in BC in 1942 while stationed there with the military. Family lore says that Velma was pregnant at the time of his death.
Included in the military records I received on Thomas, correspondence between the military and Velma was addressed c/o Mrs Dooks, Webb, SK Also included is a copy of a letter from Velma to the miltary written on Bert Dooks, Auctioneer, Insurance & Real Estate stationery. I'm assuming that the Dooks of Webb were her parents and she went back home after the death of her husband.
Can anyone out there shed some light on this mystery for me?

Hovdestad

Corrine — 3 Oct 2004 9:27:46 GMT

I am searching for information on Didrick Eliasen hovdestad born 1868 Norway. married Louise Rindahl and moved to Stewart Valley, Sask. Does anyone know who these people are or have info on them.

Stull Family

rtanner51 — 18 Nov 2006 11:32:41 GMT

I am looking for info on any stulls that might have lived around Swift Current after 1911.
They were originally from Ohio, USA.
Thank you for your help.
Renee, Oregon, USA

Homestead Map

lesleychivers — 5 Sep 2008 9:24:24 GMT

I'm wondering if there is a copy of the homestead map for the Shaunavon area. If so how can I get hold or see a copy.
This is the reference from the Homestead Index :
SW 21 20 6 W3

and to the best of my knowledge I believe this to be near Shaunavon.
The person I'm interested in is William Gammon.
Also is this name familiar to anyone is Shaunavon.

Thanks

Hogg

@@justma@telusplanet.net — 15 May 2006 3:35:30 GMT

Looking for George Alexander Hogg who came from Ontario to Vanguard Sask.

DODMAN Lucky Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada

couchresearch — 13 Aug 2008 4:01:58 GMT

Hi there,

Am looking to make new family connections with living Dodman's of Saskatchewan who are related to Morley Raymond Dodman, b. October 20, 1918, Lucky Lake Saskatchewan, Canada, d. January 7, 1966, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Morley is listed on the 1911 census as a farm labourer in the Moose Jaw area.

Morley Dodman's parents were Rosil Dodman and Mabel (Smale) Dodman and had children Morley Raymond and Gordon Neal. Gordon Neal passed away in Burnaby, BC.

Rosil Dodman's parents were Edward Dodman and Elizabeth (Loucks) Dodman of Kent County, Ontario, Canada further to Lucky Lake area, Saskatchewan, Canada. Edward Dodman may of had a second marriage to Elizabeth Conethe (not sure of spelling) in 1909 or so.

Regards,
Dan Kennedy
London, Ontario
couchresearch@gmail.com

Cleaver / Cleaver's Bakery

laurene1955 — 9 Aug 2008 10:39:02 GMT

Looking for any information on the Cleaver's or the bakery they ran from approx. 1931-1937
l.sebastian@shaw.ca

Swift Current - Leggott, Kirby, Isbister, Turner

FanDango80 — 3 Aug 2008 4:21:01 GMT

I am looking for the descendants of 4 sisters Annie, Eliza, Olive and Blanche Blackburn who came from Lincolnshire, England to Swift Current in 1911 and married thus becoming Annie Leggott, Eliza Kirby, Olive Isbister and Blanche Turner. They were my Great Aunts. My Grandfather Tom was their only brother and we lost track of them @ 1955. Would love to hear from anyone who can help me trace my cousins and find out what happened to each of my Great Aunts and their families. Many thanks for any help you can give, it is really appreciated!

SELNES - HAMILTON SUCCESS SASK

JudyWasylenko — 24 Jul 2008 3:05:24 GMT

Looking for information on Albert Bernard Selnes who married Myrtle Grace Hamilton about 1920. Myrtle was buried in Swift Current 4 Aug 1931 Mt Pleasant Lot 60A, Block 4 looking for her birth date and information on her parents.

COUCH, Twin Hill & Rossduff Post Offices in Saskatchewan, Canada

couchresearch — 2 Jul 2008 7:03:43 GMT

Laura Priscilla (Couch) Kennedy

Preamble:

I am researching my great grandfather, Harry Couch, who had traveled to Saskatchewan with two Western Land Grants back in 1909 or so. And “Twin Hill” and “Rossduff” post offices are where his family had first settled temporarily, before relocating to their permanent homestead (?). My great grandfather’s two legal land descriptions of his permanent homesteads were; NE-31-23-10-W3 & SE-31-23-10-W3, which are located between Beechy and Lucky Lake. My great grandfather and his wife, Mary E. (Dodman) Couch had three children, Cyril Odin, Leona and Grace, before moving back to live in Ontario in 1927 or so.

Questions & Answers

1. Would anyone from the area of Moose Jaw, Swift Current , Weyburn or Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada know about “Twin Hill” and “Rossduff” post offices and how they possibly connect to my great grandfather’s family? I have obtained my great grandfather’s homestead application files from the Saskatchewan Archives Board and my great grandfather had indicated on both his applications that “Twin Hill” and “Rossduff” post offices were his current addresses (?). Would anyone know a current Town Name to use as a benchmark for these two historical post office locations - that don’t exist any longer?
2. Would also be very grateful if anyone had birth, death, church and one-room school house information about their children too: Cyril Odin, Leona and Grace. Likely Rob Roy school district #349 near Beechy and Lucky Lake (?).

Parents of Laura Priscilla (Couch) Kennedy

Head: Cyril Odin Couch. Born: October 23, 1910, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Death: June 20, 1989, Middlesex County, Caradoc Township, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
Wife: Anna Violet Grace Twigger. Born: November 19, 1909, Nipissing, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Death: July 10, 1998, Middlesex County, Caradoc Township, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
Children: Joseph Odin, Laura Priscilla, Mary Chrystal

Parents of Cyril Odin Couch

Head: Harry Couch Born: May 16, 1884, West Perth County, Hibbert Township, Hamlet of Cromarty, Ontario, Canada. Death: February 4, 1936, Middlesex County, City of London, Ontario, Canada.
Wife: Mary E. Dodman Born: July 2, 1887, Kent (possibly Kent County, Ontario, Canada or Kent County, England). Death: unknown.
Children: Cyril Odin, Leona, Grace.

Parents of Harry Couch

Head: Joseph Couch. Born: June 11, 1834, England. Immigrated to Canada from England in 1850. Death: September 21, 1909, Usborne Township, South Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
Wife: Hannah Airth. Born: April 12, 1939, Scotland. Immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1860. Death: unknown.
Children: Amelia, Samuel Edward, Mary Emma, Richard, James, Jennie and Harry

Ben Schurr

barbarak184 — 25 Jun 2008 11:38:39 GMT

looking for information about a Ben Schurr who lived in Swift Current in 1936. He was born in Mercer County, Illinois, U.S. in 1882. I found him in Canada to U.S. boarder crossings. He was with 3 other men. I could only read the name of one of them. Perry Carl. His Schurr grandparents came to U.S. from Wurttemburg in 1846. He is one of two people of his generation of that family who cannot be found in Mercer County in the 1930 U.S. census records. He was married, but cannot read name on document. Thanks for any help Barb Erickson

Hugh Redmond, Leonard Redmond - Stewart Valley, SK

brucesheardown2000 — 11 May 2008 4:51:30 GMT

I am trying to research these 2 brothers who moved to SK in the late 191X or early 1920's. They were both born in Southwold Township, On nr St Thomas, ON (London). Hugh was born Feb 26, 1888 and Leonard born William Leonard but family records and public pictures call him Leonard was born Jan 25, 1900. From the obituary of their father John Michael Redmond in the Bothwell, On Times from 1925 - Hugh is shown as living in Stewart Valley, SK and Leonard is shown as living in SK - no location is named. Leonard was a WW I vet who enlisted underage at 16 and served in the Medical Corp at the Eye & Ear hospital in England. I have his service records and filed a Freedom of Info request with the DVA to determine where he may have lived etc but they have no record of him applying for benefits etc. I am looking for any info on any of these Great Uncles (my Grandmother's sibling) Their mother died in 1907 and my grandmother was the eldest girl and raised Leonard. Family story was he went overseas in WWI came back to Canada but never went home. An old letter that I recall from 40 yrs ago showed 1 brother as 'wherabouts unknown', however, their births were registered by a brother in the 1950's. I understand this was fairly common at that time because they started to demand a birth Cert etc to cross into Canada.

I have birth and baptismal records obits for most of the 10 siblings and parents. (will gladly share) The parents and a number of siblings are interned in Holy Angel's RC Cemetary, in St Thomas, ON. Records are available online at the Elgin County Genealogical website - connect thru the Ontario Genealogical Society Branch tab. There is brother James twin of Patrick b 1883 who it appears died between 1883 - 1891 - he appears in no family census records. In 1901 census family is recorded as REDMAN but 1911 is correct. Per the 1925 obit of John his siblings were living in NY state - not yet sure where. Nine of John's 11 siblings were born in Inverness, PQ to Irish parents, the 2 youngest were born in Southwold Twp, On. John's family moved from Southwold Twp to Bothwell, On around 1912 until he died in 1925. A number of siblings lived in the London/St Thomas area for their entire lives.

Family Durupt

Pierre Laperrière — 16 May 2001 12:00:00 GMT

I would like to find informations on the family of Durupt from Forget in Saskatchewan, about 1880 period. Any information greatly appreciated, tracing roots.
Your truly
Pierre Laperrière

Garries, Ellerman, Bromley

fbwisner1 — 7 Nov 2004 1:09:09 GMT

My wife's father was Charlie Garries. I understand he was from around Success. Her grandmother was Elsie Ellerman Bromley, grandfather Roland Bromley who lived at Maple Creek. Anyone who recognizes any of these names is asked to contact me at fbwisner@shaw.ca or after Aug 12, 2004 at fbwisner@sasktel.net

Levi School

Lou Foret — 14 Jan 2005 3:40:42 GMT

I`m looking for a picture of Levi School, was south east of
Lake Pelletier village. Would appreciate that very much. I went to that school in the late 30`s

Request for details of parents

treaclemine — 29 May 2008 3:56:52 GMT

Looking for details of the parents of the following couple:
IVOR HUTCHFIELD JONES & GLADYS MARIE MCNABB. They were married Dec 30th 1924. Possibly in the Swift Current area.

Many thanks ... David Hutchfield
(treaclemine@excite.com)

Henry Lang

nita725 — 29 Jul 2007 3:03:14 GMT

I believe my great-grandfather, Henry Lang b.1897 died in Swift Current (dec 25 1982). Is there any more info to be had?

SCOTSGUARD

JoniRabena — 4 Nov 2006 11:35:45 GMT

I'm trying to find where records would be of people living in this area in the years 1915-1938.

I am looking for relatives of June Evelyn Johnson. She was born in Scotsguard in 1919. Her parents were Lars Tycko Johnson and Anna Munson Johnson, both born Sweden. June had a brother also, Les Johnson. June died in childbirth in 1941, leaving two twin boys. I am trying to find out if her brother Les married and had a family.

Any help appreciated.

Joni
Calgary, AB

Mr. ___ Hildebrandt had a girl child in Blumenoff with Sarah Klassen in/around 1921

Caroline — 14 Jun 2005 2:23:51 GMT

The child was my mother,. Mr. ___Hildebrandt did not marry Sarah, so my mother, I think, went by the name of Mary Dyck because her mother eventually married Peter Dyck. But my mother's real given name was Maria. At times she may have used her mother's maiden name, Klassen.
Mr._____ Hildebrandt would send pictures to my mother ( and letters written in "low-German, which I could not read). But the pictures (which I don't know what happened to them since my mom & dad are both deceased as well as my older sister, Deanna. My brother Bob is still also living) showed a good-looking family with a lot of white teeth and, if I remember correctly, wavy hair. I believe there were about three or four daughters (my aunts) and three or four sons (my uncles).
I'm sorry that Mr. __ Hildebrandt would probably not be living now, as I imagine he would be around 100-105 years old and some of my aunts and uncles would be just a few years younger than my mom would be if she were living, which would make them somewhere around 85 years old.
My mom's mom, my grandmother Sarah (Klassen) Dyck, had several sisters, some of whom were named Marie, Stella, Tina, Susan and one I can't think of her name, and they grew up in Blumenhoff, I believe, or maybe Swift Current. I do know for sure, though, that after my grandmother, Sarah Klassen, married Peter Dyck, they resided in Blumenhoff, where they had twelve children, the third eldest of which was a girl, Helen. All the other 11 were boys.

Besides the curiosity I've always had with regard to my grandfather's side of the family, I am now interested in contacting someone in the family for an additional reason; I would like to obtain information relating to healh issues in the family.
Any response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Caroline

cooil info

elsieohea1 — 29 Apr 2008 3:26:50 GMT

I AM SEARCHING FOR ANY INFO ON THE FOLLOWING:

LENA COOIL MARRIED JIM WILSON. DO NOT KNOW THE DATE.
LEAN I BELIEVE WAS STILL LIVING IN MAPLE CREEK. JIM WAS
A RCMP OFFICER. AS FAR AS I KNOW HE WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HIS CAR WENT OVER A BRIDGE INTO THE WATER.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS ALL THE INFO I HAVE.
REGARDS
LYNNE

cooil info

elsieohea1 — 27 Apr 2008 2:19:48 GMT

I am looking for any info on Helen Cooil and Thomas Wellesley Cooil. They were the son and daughter of Susan Martin and Thomas Cooil. They were both born in Maple Creek, 1906, and 1903.

cooil info

elsieohea1 — 20 Apr 2008 5:31:17 GMT

I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING:

COOIL: THOMAS STEWART, WIFE ELEANOR MACLACHLAN. THEIR CHILDRENS NAMES WERE THOMAS STEWAR ( I THINK ) AND JOHN COOIL. THEY WERE ORIGINALLY FROM MOUNT FOREST ONTARIO AND MOVED TO MAPLE CREEK EARLY 1900'S. THEY OPERATED A STORE CALLED MAYBE COOIL AND SONS. THOMAS STEWART MARRIED SUSAN MARTIN AND JOHN MARRIED LENA OR SARAH REID. THOMAS AND SUSAN ARE MENTIONED IN A SITE ABOUT CATTLEMAN I HAVE FOUND.
REGARDS

John Harrison and Annie Noble

joshbrooke4252 — 22 Jan 2008 3:20:16 GMT

I am looking for information on my great grandparents John Harrison born in 1888, West Hartlepool, England married July 14 1915, Tompkins, Sask, to Annie Noble born 1894 Stonehaven, Scotland.
They lived in Swift Current, the Nadeauville district but moved after WW1 to the Stone area. They had 11 children:
Harry, Richard d. 1944, Roland, Sidney, Lawrence, Clarence d. 1934, Charles d. 1962, Christina Noble McFarlane (Harrison)b.1919 d. 2007, Annie m. John Wurmlinger, Eva m. Joe Wurmlinger and Freda m. Ernie Lowe.
Any information would be appreciated.

Thomsen, Moses

Chuck Anderson — 14 Sep 2006 2:11:18 GMT

Hi Everyone!

My grandmother, May Belle Thomsen, was born in Gull lake, Saskatchewan on January 3rd, 1909. (Her married name is May Belle Bagley.)
I wish to re-connect with the Thomsen branch of my family, and I'd love to exchange family information.
Thank you.

Australian seeks assistance

Leroy_English — 5 Apr 2008 6:56:58 GMT

I*m looking for help, finding information on Haight / Hiram MERRY, who died in Cabri Asa, near Swift Current, in the 1930*s. It may just be the town of Cabri now. If anyone could get his obituary or copy of will / probate, I would so appreciate it, due to the distance !
cheers
Le Roy
personal email address frontierchaserle@yahoo.com

Request for info. on the Galbraiths.

dasryk — 27 May 2002 10:19:53 GMT

I am looking for anyone with information about the Galbraiths. They live(d) in Maple Creek, Beechy and Swift Current. I would really like to find more information about Linda Galbraith (Hamilton) as well, particularly the father of her son.

JAMES YOUNG wed ALICE ROBERTS 1911 DRUMMOND COURT

mocarol50 — 27 Mar 2008 7:47:46 GMT

Where would I look for Burials and Wills?

Looking for information on EMMA ROBERTS b. London, England, in 1887 and her sister, ALICE ROBERTS b. 1889 London, England. They were sent to Canada from a London orphanage sometime around late 1890's.

ALICE married JAMES G. R. YOUNG in Feb 14 1911 @ Drummond Court, Lanark County, Ontario. He was a farmer and his parents were ADAM & MARGARET YOUNG of Drummond County.

I think James YOUNG had some connection with the town of Osler, Saskatchewan.

EMMA was one of the witnesses at the wedding and her residence is shown as Carleton Place. The other witness was John Walbeh or Walker of Drummond.

Can anybody advise please.

Frederick & Helen Bulbeck

CharlesESaunders — 17 May 2005 9:39:40 GMT

I'm looking for the name of the cemtery that Frederick and Helen were buried in ( Swift Current ), and if possible the date of interment. Also would like any information a son Harry George Bulbeck who passed away 200?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and feel free to write me directly.
Robert
Ontario

Stull-Davis

mlcurrie — 22 Mar 2008 7:08:03 GMT

I would like information on relatives of my aunt Frances Stull Davis who was born in Hazlet Sk. in 1925-30. Does anyone have information on where she lived or on who she married (Davis} and if there were any children by this marriage.
Thank you

Clairbank, January 1947.

KatNS — 21 Mar 2008 6:06:20 GMT