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Cariboo Notes
Vol. 35 No. 1
Spring 2018 Cornish Water Wheel at Quesnel, BC: Original Drawing by B. Patenaude
A publication of the Quesnel Branch of the British Columbia Genealogical Society
IN THIS ISSUE
Sweden to America—by T. Guldbransen ....... 2 Web Bytes .................................................... 8 Twigs ............................................................ 9 Deadlines...................................................... 10 100 Years Ago ............................................... 12 Celebrating Mother’s Day Genealogically ..... 13
Quesnel Area Land Records ......................... 14 Member Lookups ......................................... 16 Books for Sale ............................................... 18 How to Contact Us ........................................ 18 Club Information .......................................... 20
FROM THE EDITOR:
Welcome to a new look for Cariboo Notes. This is the 35th year of the newsletter and I felt it was time to update. Most of our issues are read digitally, so more colour seemed appropriate. (Also, my computer died and I couldn’t access the glitchy old Word format : ))
The same standby columns will continue, but as always, new articles and suggestions are always appreciated. How about these ideas for upcoming issues:
• Summer traditions • Wedding memories • Ancestor centerfold picture • Weather recollections • One family group sheet
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My Great Grandmother Anna
Eriksdotter (1864—1924)
By Tammy Guldbransen
SWEDEN TO
AMERICA
William Gustav Waynert (1864-1933) and his wife Anna Eriksdotter (1864-1924) with their family about 1896 in
Wisconsin (baby Hilda, Walfred, Ernest, George and Harry)
It would appear that I find my female great grandmothers to be some of the most interesting ancestors in my family tree as I have already written about my Scottish great grandmother, Jessie Drummond Lind-say (1881-1964), and now I am about to em-bark on an article about my Swedish great grandmother, Anna Eriksdotter (1864-1924). These two women would have to fall among the ancestors I would most like to have met.
Anna died long before I was born; how-ever, I think she would have had some inter-esting stories to tell me about her life had we met. She was obviously a very strong and capable woman, having immigrated to the wilds of Wisconsin about 1890. A letter she wrote home in 1891, that I saw when we were visiting family in Sweden in 2011, is the catalyst for this article. I wish to intro-duce you to this remarkable woman and tell you a little bit about her and her family, but particularly the details of her letter home that were translated for me.
Anna Eriksdotter was born July 16, 1864 in Kåsta Uppgård in Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden, the oldest child and only surviving daughter of Erik Eriksson (1840 – 1915) and Anna Lotta Larsdotter (1839 – 1920). Her older siblings, a brother Carl Eric born May 13, 1861 died at three months old on August 10, 1861, and a sister Sara Lisa born June 10, 1866 died a year lat-er on June 13, 1867. Anna had six younger brothers, however. They were: Erik (1868–1950); Carl Erik, known as “Charlie” (1870-1960); Gustaf Emil (1873-1948); Alfred Lean-der (1876-1955); Ernst Hjalmar (1878-1954); and Axel Magnus (1880-1964).
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Wanting a better life for themselves, the three oldest of Anna’s young brothers set off for America, changing their surname from Eriksson to Welin. They settled around the Marengo Lake area in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. I get the impression that this was quite isolated, obviously more than it is today.
From what I could find at Swedish Genline, Erik (the oldest of the brothers) was probably the first to immigrate in 1885 and then Carl Erik, or “Charlie” as he was known, likely followed within a couple of years. Looking at the Swedish Genline rec-ords, it would appear Charlie was going to leave in May 1886 with his sister Anna but ended up moving back to Malmberg, Swe-den with her in June. Perhaps they got their “certificate to leave” and then changed their mind, or couldn’t go until the follow-ing year. He then left for America March 31, 1887 and Anna didn’t go until after her first son Eric Walfred was born on September 19, 1887. She and her son Eric Walfred im-
migrated to Wisconsin May 14, 1890 with another of her brothers, Gustaf Emil.
So in 1890, four family members were now in Wisconsin, with just three young boys left at home with their parents in Swe-den. Of the sons left at home, Alfred would have been about 14, Ernst 12, and Axel 10 years of age.
What intrigued me about Anna and sparked my wanting to tell her story was the letter she wrote home (see images above) in the fall of 1891, a two-page letter that the descendants in Sweden have cher-ished for more than 100 years. A transla-tion of the letter in English follows. Anna’s spelling of William’s name as Willeam and Marengo Lake as Maringo, and some of the punctuation was left as written by Anna. I’ve left blanks where we were unable to decipher her handwriting.
Maringo Lake October 2, 1891
Beloved parents and siblings – be in
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good health, that is our wish.
Thank you so much for the letter I re-ceived September 4. It has taken me a long time to answer but you have to ex-cuse me
I must tell you I have got a boy. Bless God! Walfrid and I were alone at home Willeam was in Ashland. On Sunday I felt a bit ill before noon but I thought it was no hurry. After supper we went to Tilda and asked her to come over. We all walked back home but after about half the way I had to stop. I lay down in the forest and a little boy was born. I rested on the ground but after a while I had to take the boy in my skirt and walk home since Tilda had her own little girl to car-ry.
Both the boy and I are in good health, thank God, even though the boy is small, much smaller than Walfrid was.
Tilda and I are alone helping each other. I was alone helping her when she gave birth to her little girl and now she was alone helping me giving birth to my little boy. There is no doctor or midwife up here in the countryside. There is a wom-an who is half Indian and she is known to have more skills than any doctor.
I’m not so busy now, only gather some crops from the garden and store them. In the early summer it was very dry so there is not much to store for winter.
Willeam is back in Ashland now but will probably come home and harvest the potato. It was too hot to harvest while he was at home during the time I had to
stay in bed. We will see how things turn out with the potato harvest.
Gust and Charley work on the railroad. They earn 2 “daler” a day. Erik has written to Willeam. Erik is in Dakota, will arrive here in fall.
Walfrid gives his love to you. He sits next to me and also writes a letter. When I ask him if he remembers you father, mother, Ernst and Axel he says yes…but he has forgotten. I see you Leander want to come over here and I would love to have you here, if we could help you, but you must not rely on it. If things do not turn out better this winter than last win-ter (when there was no work to get) we will not be able to send you a ticket.
Say hello to Mrs. Rosen, even ____’s grandmother if she is alive. Tell me, who is the housekeeper for Bohlinder? Also want to know how Fia and ________ are, and Hulda – is she married?
You are most greeted from Anna xxx
You Ernst want to know what Ernst be-comes in this language – I will tell you when Erik comes, he beats us all when it comes to English. Our little baby’s name will be Ernst!
What must Anna’s parents have thought upon reading this letter from their only daughter so far away in America?
The Tilda mentioned in Anna’s letter would have been her sister-in-law (married to Anna’s brother Charlie). Her husband William was in Ashland which was probably
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at least 10 miles from Marengo Lake. Inter-estingly enough, we aren’t quite sure how Anna met her husband William. It’s possi-ble he was friends with one of her brothers who immigrated before her, but perhaps he knew her in Sweden. Anna immigrated to Wisconsin in May 1890 and married Wil-liam Gustav Waynert (1864-1933) on Octo-ber 20, 1890 in Ashland, Wisconsin. William had been in Wisconsin since at least 1888 as he had petitioned for naturalization Oc-tober 25, 1888 in Hennepin County, Minne-sota, and obtained his Certificate of Natu-ralization in Ashland, Wisconsin on January 14, 1896. The 1900 US Census says that he immigrated in 1889; however, his brother Robert came in 1888, so perhaps he was also here then.
I have a brochure put out by the United States Department of Agriculture on the Swedish Settlement at Marengo Valley which would appear to have been quite populated in the early 1900s. In particular, Gust (Anna’s brother Gustaf Emil) and his wife Ida Welin had a large homestead there. Perhaps they were one of the early pioneers to the area. Other family sur-names, other than Welin, mentioned in the brochure and who also immigrated to this area from Sweden include Peterson, Waynert, Lanning and Lind.
According to information on this Swe-dish settlement in the Marengo River Val-ley, life would have been pretty lonely for the wives. Farming in the area wasn’t very prosperous and so many husbands worked and lived in logging camps during the win-
ter, leaving the farming to the wives and children left at home. Not only did the women have farm work, but they also had their household chores as well as attending to their young children. Letters and photos the family in Sweden have kept attest to the attempts of these hardy pioneers to settle in what was likely wilderness in the 1890s in Wisconsin. They would have had a tough life carving out their livelihood in the timber industry, maybe farming a little too. Also, in the 1900 US Census, the enumera-tor indicated that Anna didn’t speak Eng-lish. Likely settling in a community of Swedes, where everyone spoke Swedish and may have been related or have come from the same village back home, would bring comfort to the women left at the homestead while their husbands were away working.
Anna’s younger brother Alfred Leander, who was about 15 years old when she wrote this letter home in 1891, was already indicating a desire to go to America as well. He eventually immigrated in the fall of 1903. The story the family in Sweden tell is that Anna's brothers bought their younger brother Ernst a ticket to America but he didn't want to go so he gave the ticket to Axel, the youngest brother, who used it. Apparently their mother didn't go to the station to see Axel off as she couldn't bear it. This was in January 1904. Another child off to America! That left just Ernst at home in Sweden to look after their parents and the farm. Alfred Leander and Axel also took the surname Welin upon arrival in America.
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There were a number of letters home over the years to Anna’s parents, from her and from her brothers. One letter even con-tained a $20 American bill, which their par-ents never spent, and is still in the envelope containing the letter. There is no indication that Anna’s parents ever ventured to Amer-ica to visit their children, but I do know that Anna made at least one trip home. Christ-mas 1910, William and Anna made a trip to Sweden to see their families. Their young-est daughter, Teckla, at just four years old went with.
All of the children of Anna and William Waynert were born on the farm at Maren-go Lake, except for their oldest son, Erik
Walfred (1887- 1975), who had been born in Sweden and their youngest daughter, Teckla Elvira (1906-1995), who was born in Broadview, Saskatchewan. These children were: Ernest W. (1891-1953); George Hal-vor (1893-1946); Harry Oscar (1894-1977); my grandmother Hilda Ottellia (1896-1978); Ruth Anne (1898-1978); and Oscar (1901-1976).
William was not satisfied with the condi-tions in Mason, Wisconsin, so he immigrat-ed to Saskatchewan in 1903. Travelling by train, he took his family, some livestock and lumber, arriving at Broadview Saskatche-wan. They homesteaded about 160 acres 14 miles south of Broadview (SW¼, Section
The Waynert Family about 1910 Saskatchewan (left to right): Ruth, Hilda (sitting), Ernest, Anna (sitting), Harry, Teckla, George, William (sitting), Walfred, and Oscar
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32, Township 14, Range 4, West of the 2nd Meridian). They homesteaded this property from July 1903 to April 1907. They lived in a tent until a house was built. It must have been hard work for Anna, with eight chil-dren and farm work to attend to. Anna’s brother, Erick Welin, also moved to Broad-view and took a homestead. When Anna’s son Walfred was old enough, he too took a homestead so there were three quarters together. When Erick Welin went back to Wisconsin, William bought that quarter from him. They grew wheat, oats and bar-ley and raised shorthorn cattle, selling the steers at three years and milking some cows, separating the milk and making butter from the cream and trading that in part for groceries. The youngsters went to Lansdowne School and the post office was Edenland at that time.
In 1912, they sold the farm to their sons Ernest and Harry and moved to a house at the east end of Broadview. At that time, William wasn’t satisfied at being retired so
he went elevator building in the summers. According to Aunt Teckla Anna couldn’t stand it neither and so he built a barn and they had a couple of cows from the farm and sold milk in town. Then she was happy. Aunt Teckla wrote that she hated going to school as she couldn’t speak any English, but she soon learned and liked school a lot, except for being looked down on for being of Swedish descent.
Anna died at the family farm 14 miles south of Broadview on September 24, 1924. William died May 29, 1933 in Broad-view. They are both buried at the Broad-view Cemetery.
Thanks to the family in Sweden for con-serving the Eriksson ancestral collection all of these years, for showing us the original homestead at Eriksberg in Sweden, for touring us around to the churches and cemeteries, and especially for sharing these treasured letters and photos. Thanks also for the translation of this particular letter.
Eriksberg in 2011 Anna Lotta Ericson and son Ernst outside their Eriksberg home (year unknown)
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http://genealogybybarry.com/ The Genealogy by Barry newsletter contains over 1500 how-to articles on genealogy and family history. His March 14, 2018 post is titled, “Find most all United States ancestors with four easy Google steps.
http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/ This is a collection of articles presenting Finnish genealogy, history, emigration, and traditions to everyone with Finnish ancestry.
https://tenaciousgenealogy.com/12-genealogy-blogs-follow-2018/ Tenacious Genealogy has recommended 12 genealogy blogs to follow in 2018.
http://archivescanada.ca/ This is a gateway to archival resources found in over 800 repositories across Canada.
https://tropy.org/ Tropy is a tool to help you organize your research photos and images on your desktop computer. It is free and can be downloaded on several different platforms, including Windows and Mac.
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/?Sprak=Engelska All digital collections at the Swedish National Archives are now free to search and view.
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Snippets of interesting genealogical news.
TWIGS
Imbue App: Turn every item into a time capsule
This app tags family treasures. It uses your smartphone camera images of photos, antiques, heirlooms, etc. and remembers them. You then add audio or video to the items to explain their origin or meaning. The app uses cloud storage and Google recognition software. Future generations can share in family treasures.
When Did We Stop Marrying Our Cousins?
The NY Times posted an article by Steph Yin on March 1, 2018, in which he points out that genetic diversity in families did not increase by geographic dispersal as was always assumed. More unrelated marriages occurred after 1875, rather than between 1825 and 1875 when mass railroad travel became common. He concludes that shifts in social norms contributed to the change.
He referred to a study of five million trees, taken from the world’s largest, scientifically-vetted family tree of 86 million public profiles from Geni.com.
“This study is the latest example of scientists using big, crowdsourced date collected by private companies to do research.”
By the Numbers: FamilySearch added its two
billionth image of genealogy records in April.
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THE DEATH
Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Saturday, May 22, 1920
A Drowning Fatality
While engaged in stringing a wire cable across the Quesnel river, at the plant of the Cariboo Gold-Platinum Extracting Company, Lester V. Marsh, son of S.J. Marsh, managing director of the company, was accidentally drowned on Wednesday night. The young man was working at the task alone, and was crossing the river on a raft, spinning out the cable as he went, when, it is supposed, the wire became tangled, upsetting the raft and throwing the occupant into the river. At this season of the year the water in the river is high and the current very strong, and Marsh had no chance of escape. His body was carried by the current a distance of sixteen miles, and washed ashore opposite the brick yards here, where it was discovered the next morning by one of the men patrolling the river on watch for it.
The deceased, who was the only son, was born in Seattle in 1889, and was educated there. Upon graduating from the high
school he entered the engineering profession, and among other positions was connected with the engineer’s office in Kings County, Wash. When the United States entered the war he volunteered for service as a member of C Co of the 318th Engineers, A.E.F., and served fourteen months in France. His father has been engaged in mining enterprises in Alaska and Cariboo for years and since the formation of the Cariboo Gold-Platinum Extracting Co. some months ago it has been his intention to have his son become associated with him in the enterprise, and this plan was carried out, deceased being placed in charge of the construction work at the Quesnel river property.
The deceased was a young man of great promise, and his accidental death just at the moment when his father’s plans were about to be realized, is a particularly sad feature of the case. The sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to the bereaved father.
The funeral service will be held at the Church of St. John the Divine this (Saturday) afternoon, at 2.30, with interment in the local cemetery thereafter. All returned men who can are requested to
DEADLINES
Raising the Dead from Early Quesnel Cariboo Observers
Lester V. Marsh
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meet at the Hospital at 2.00 p.m., sharp, to accompany the remains to the cemetery.
The Research
The death was registered under the name MARCH, registration number 1920-09-276200.
Company “C” 318th Engineers. Left Hoboken, New Jersey for 1024 N-38th St. Seattle, Wash. Emergency contact: Michael Morrison, grandfather. (Ancestry, U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists)
Samuel J. MARSH married Sarah Edna MORRISON 14 Feb 1889 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. (Ancestry, Washington, Marriage Records).
Samuel was in Nome, Alaska, working as a mining engineer in 1900. (Ancestry, 1900 United States Federal Census)
His parents are not together in the 1892. Two-year-old Lester is enumerated with his father, who was mining at the time. (Ancestry, 1892 Washington State and Territorial Census)
In 1910, Lester was living with his mother and MORRISON grandparents (Michael J. and Annie M.) in Seattle. She is listed as divorced and her name is Edna S. GAU. (Ancestry, 1910 US Federal Census)
In 1911, Lester was listed in the Seattle city directory as a civ eng, living at 1024 N 38th, Seattle, his grandparents’ home. (Ancestry, US City Directories)
His exact date of birth was 18 Jan 1890. He was employed by King County as a surveyor at the time of his WWI draft, which doesn’t have a date on it (1917-18). He was of medium height and build with red hair and gray eyes. (Ancestry, US World War I Draft Registration Cards.
The Family
Name: Lester V. MARSH b. 18 Jan 1890 in Seattle, WA Father: Samuel J. MARSH (ca 1861—1940) Mother: Edna Stella MORRISON (1870—1916) m. 14 Feb 1889 in Seattle, WA Stepfather: Lawrence Mathias GAU (1866—1958) m. 6 Feb 1897 in Seattle, WA Grandfather: Michael David MORRISON (1845—1935) Grandmother: Anna M. MANSON (ca 1844—1920)
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We have had very changeable weather during the past week. On Tuesday we had hail, snow, rain and bright sunshine, all inside of a few hours.
The annual clean-up of the town’s streets, by employees of the public works department, took place this week, the men starting in last Tuesday.
Engineer Dixon and his men are busily engaged locating the new Dragon Lake connection with the main Cariboo road. The dry weather which has prevailed us lately has also permitted the repair of the old road over Mud Hill, and that thoroughfare is again in use.
Daylight saving came into force all over Canada at 2 o’clock last Sunday morning. Our citizens received official notification through a notice posted in the post office Saturday night.
Grapefruit Marmalade, 16-ounce bottles 40c, at Cowan’s.
Lester’s obit paints a picture of a son doted upon by a loving father wanting to share his world. We have the impression of the well-educated boy enjoying a good family upbringing. Not so much.
As a very young child, Lester was shunted between his parents, who were separated by the time he was two. He was with his father in 1892, his mother in 1910. She had remarried in 1897, but was divorced again before 1910. Dad was off in Nome, Alaska, looking for the big strike in 1900 and 1910. Mom died in 1916.
The saving grace for the young redhead appears to be his grandparents, who provided a stable home for him throughout his school years and supported him during his stint overseas during WWI. His emergency contact on his army papers was his grandfather, not his father.
The young engineer was probably excited, then, to be finally spending time with his father. How extremely sad that he died alone.
THE REAL STORY
The Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Saturday, April 20, 1918
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According to Wikipedia, Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. By the early 1920s, Hallmark cards and other companies had started selling Mother’s Day cards. One quarter of all flower sales occur at Mother’s Day now.
If you would like to celebrate Mother’s Day genealogically, here are some ideas:
Get the family together for multi-generation photos.
Give a subscription to a family history site. Prepare pictures of several generations at
the same age (e.g. daughter, mother, grandmother all at age 18).
Make/Order a framed decorative family tree.
Honour your matrilineal line by preparing a booklet just about them.
Compose a memoir book/scrapbook. Get a family photo album/calendar
printed professionally. Make a family recipe collection. Make a list of “Momisms.” Give an “About Me” book to Mom. Every time you visit or talk, have her
answer one of the questions in the book. Give a DNA kit. Play a family trivia game. Have a scavenger hunt for kids/grandkids where they have to find all the family
heirlooms in the home. Send a quilt square to everyone in the family to sign/stitch. Make a family quilt
for Mom. Hire a professional to interview and videotape your mom about her life. Interview her yourself and give her the completed bio and pictures. Prepare a “Believe it or Not” or “Family Book of Records” for a fun gift. Include
categories such as: Most Unusual Name; Most Names; First Ancestor in Canada; Most Children; Blackest Sheep; Most Famous; Funniest Photo; Ancestor Who Looks Most Like Someone Today; Strangest Tradition; Most Divorces; etc.
Celebrating Mother ’s Day, Genealogical Style
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Quesnel Area Land Records 4
Over ten years ago, several databases were prepared for our society. One was comprised of land records. Pages from this database will be featured in each edition of Cariboo Notes.
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. L.19 Blk.1 DL.131,289,391 1962 Wells,William ck.
Wood,Clarence G. L.19,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '77 Wells,William ck.
South Wells Development Co. L.20 Blk.1 DL.131,289,391 1950 S.Wells,William
Wood,Clarence G. L.20,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '77 S.Wells,William
South Wells Development Co. L.21,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1950 S.Wells,William
Wood,Clarence. L.21,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '77 S.Wells,William
Christofferson,Olaf R. L.23,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1955 S.Wells,William
Jickling,W.S. L.23,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '63 S.Wells,William
Holley,H. L.26,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1953 S.Wells,William
Miszczac,John. L.26,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '64 S.Wells,William
Everton,Francis J.&Marilyn A. L.26,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '78 S.Wells,William
Everton,Frank. L.27,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 n/a South Wells
South Wells Development Co. L.28,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1950 South Wells
Everton,Francis & Marilyn A. L.28,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '74 South Wells
Lajanzki,Peter. L.29,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1955 South Wells
Sweezy,John A. L.29,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1955 South Wells
Blumlein,Erich Geog. L.29,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1966 South Wells
Everton,Francis &Marilyn A. L.29,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '74 South Wells
South Wells Development Co. L.30,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1950 South Wells
Sweezy,John A. L.30,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 N/A South Wells
Chow Dong Hoy. CH. L.32,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1962 Wells
McGowan,Harold & Marguerit J. L.32,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '74 Wells
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. L.33,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1953 South Wells
McGowan,Harold & Marguerit J. L.33,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '74 South Wells
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. L.34,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 1953 South Wells
McGowan,Harold & Margaret J. L.34,Blk.1,DL.131,289,391 '74 South Wells
Ross,Bernard A. L.2,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391, 1950 South Wells
McKitrick,R.D. L.2,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '59 South Wells
Bryant,Harvey L.2,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '61 South Wells
Bryant,Harvey L.2,Blk.2,Dl.131,289,391 '63 South Wells
McKelvie,James T. L.2,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '63 South Wells
Bobier,E.L. L.3,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '59 Wells Townsite
Pulvier,Henry L.3,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 1957 Wells Townsite
Bryant,Harvey L.3,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '63 Wells Townsite
McKelvie,James T. L.3,Blk.2,DL.131,289,391 '63 Wells Townsite
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. L.3,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 1952 South Wells
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Canadian Legion Branch #128. L.3,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '61 South Wells
Canadian Legion Branch #128. L.3,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '63 South Wells
Greemett,Earl R. L.4,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 1962 Wells
Molyneaux,Dignam Hugh L.4,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '78 Wells
Hubensky,Charles L.4,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '78 Wells
Turner,Marilyn L. L.4,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '79 Wells
Heenan,Micheal Lot 12 District Lot 289 '78 Wells
Loflund,A.;South Wells Dev.Co. L.15,Blk.3,Dl.131,289,391 1950 South Wells
Hong,Ray.CH. L.15,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 n/a South Wells
Hong,Pat.CH. L.15,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 '63 South Wells
St.Louis,D.J.South Wells DevCO L.16,Blk.3,DL.131,284,391 1950 South Wells
Hong,Pat.CH. L.16,Blk.3,DL.131,289,391 1956 South Wells
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. Lot 1 District Lot 391 1952 South Wells
McKelvie,James Lot 1,DL.391 '63 South Wells
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. Lot 2,Blk.4,DL.391 1952 South Wells
McKelvie,James T. L.2,Blk.4,DL.391 '63 South Wells
Bryant,Harvey L.2,Blk.4,DL.391 '71 South Wells
Hall,Micheal L.2,Blk.4,DL.391 '77 South Wells
Chow Dong Hoy.CH. L.3,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 1953 South Wells
Hong,Ray & Pat.CH. L.3,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '61 South Wells
McKelvie,James T. L.3,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '63 South Wells
Bryant,Harvey L.3,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '71 South Wells
Hall,Micheal L.3,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '77 South Wells
McKelvie,James T. L.4,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '63 Wells
Bryant,Harvey L.4,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '71 Wells
Hall,Micheal L.4,BLk.4,DL.131,289,391 '77 Wells
McKelvie,James T. L.6,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '63 Wells
Roline,Mrs.E L.6,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '70 Wells
Davies,Nancy L.6,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '71 Wells
Murphy,Shurman Calvin L.6,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391, '76 Wells
Derose,Leonard J. L.13,Blk.4,DL.391 1967 Wells
Peever,C.W. L.13,Blk.4,DL.391 1970 Wells
Foley,C.M. L.13,Blk.4,DL.391 '73 Wells
Grey,Jack L.15,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 1947 South Wells
Peever,Clifford William L.15,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '72 South Wells
McKelvie,Jack P. L.17,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 1953 South Wells
Forman,Lily V. L.17,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '74 South Wells
Carter,Herbert Normand L.17,Blk.4,DL.131,289,391 '76 South Wells
Corlick,Alfred L.18,Blk.4,DL.391 1965 Wells
Forman,Lily L18,Blk.4,DL.391 '74 Wells
Carter,Herbert Norman L.18,Blk.4,DL.391 '76 Wells
South Wells Development Co. Blk.5(a),DL.131,289,391 1948 South Wells
South Wells Development Co. L.1,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 1948 South Wells
Shneider,Barry R.&Brigden,A.V. L.1,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 n/a South Wells
Streicek,W.M. L.1,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 '72 South Wells
Osterfeld,Virginia B. L.1,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 '77 South Wells
Sherman,L. L.2,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 1947 South Wells
Shneider,B.R. & Brigden A.V. L.2,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 n/a South Wells
Streicek,W.M. L.2,Blk.5,DL.131,289,391 '72 South Wells
Osterfeld,Virginia B. L.2,Blk.5,Dl.131,289,391 '77 South Wells
South Wells Development Co.Ltd L.4&5,Blk.5DL.131,289,391 1948 South Wells
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[email protected] Kersley Pioneers Cottonwood ledgers [email protected] A Tribute to the Past (Quesnel & area 1808 to 1928) The Family Tree of Robert and Euphemia Beath (Lillian Bowdery et al) Pre-1855 Fife Death Index (Scotland) The Long Line (Benjamin Dye/Sarah Lemley family – by T. Bryan Campbell Hope) The Wattie Family (1650-1996) Kinross-shire Pre-1855 Monumental Inscriptions (Scotland) Chilcotin: Preserving Pioneer Memories by the Witte Sisters [email protected] Quesnel Pioneer History [email protected] Our History Our Heritage (100 Stories Celebrating 100 Years) by Kelowna Branch of Okanagan Historical Society Destination Canada (A guide to 20th century immigration records) compiled by Dave Obee Geographic Names of Saskatchewan by Bill Barry Age Shall Not Weary Them (Saskatchewan Remembers its War Dead) by Bill Barry Story of Broadview and Area (Oakshela-Broadview-Percival) Centennial Tribute 1882-1982 Gravestone inscriptions of Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Ontario to August 1989 The Golden Bridge (Young Immigrants to Canada 1833-1939) by Marjorie Kohli The Little Immigrants (The Orphans Who Came to Canada) by Kenneth Bagnell A History of Simcoe County by Andrew F. Hunter Irish Migrants in the Canadas by Bruce S. Elliott [email protected] Past Endeavours, a collection of biographical histories of people from these areas: Bear, Beaver Bank, Cheremosz, Endeavour, Lilian, Midland and Peerless. This area is 75 miles north of Yorkton, Sask. Mamornitz Revisited: 100 years of a Ukrainian Pioneer Settlement in Sask. There are several histories of pioneers who settled in this area east of Canora. Cemeteries of Walsh county, North Dakota (vol. 26)
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[email protected] Deutsche Uniformen und Seitengewehre. German Uniforms and Bayonets 1841-1945, Klaus Lübbe The Lanark Society Settlers, Carol Bennett Cemeteries of Lanark County, Kingston Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society 1997 County Marriages Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869, Vol 30, Lanark County Index, Elizabeth Han-
cocks, C.G. The Lanark Era, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Vol 1,2,3, 1895-1911, 1912-1936, the Missing Issues, to
1930, 1902,1916,1920-29, 1930, Peter E Anderson From Danaville to Standard Alberta, a Tribute to our Pioneers, Standard Historical Society Twixt Hill and Vale/a Story of Rathwell and Surrounding District, Compiled by the Rathwell Historical So-
ciety 1970 Trail of Memories, Trail BC 1895-1945, Trail History and Heritage Committee Historical Portraits of Trail, by Jamie Forbes and Trail Historical Society Faces of the Past, Vol 1, The History of the Arrow Lakes, the people and their lives. Arrow Lakes Histori-
cal Society and Milton Parent. Circle of Silver, Centennial Series, Vol 4, The Arrow Lakes Historical Society in commemoration of the
100th anniversary of Nakusp, 1892-1992
One request per person per week, please.
Auntie Gen’s Tip: Don’t believe family legends
Definition of legend: “A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.”
In my husband’s family, there was a Scots relative a few generations back whose mother didn’t marry into the family until he was five years old. He left Scotland for Canada as a teenager and didn’t have much contact before dying quite young. The remaining family assumed he was a fatherless bastard and passed this information down the line, even referring to him by his mother’s maiden name. When I was researching this line, I found the baby boy and his mother in a census, living with her parents. Lo and behold, his name was actually the family name, not his mother’s maiden name, indicating his father was likely our patriarch. I also found another instance on another branch in the same locale where the parents didn’t marry until they were expecting their second child, eight years after the first was born.
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Quesnel & Area Place Names. By the Quesnel Branch of the BCGS. This brochure has been put together to provide genealogical researchers an introduction to Quesnel and area place names, and general sources of further information.
$3.00 plus $2.00 S&H. #1-453 Wilson Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 2W1
Lillian Alling: The Journey Home. By Susan Smith-Josephy. This book is an amazing collection of personal documents, first-hand recollections, family tales and archival research that provide tantalizing clues and some truth to Lillian’s story as she walked from New York to Dawson City, Yukon, then sailed to the Bering Sea in 1926-29.
Contact Susan for purchase options at www.susmithjosephy.com
BOOKS FOR SALE
“I shook my family tree and out came a forest of friends”
HOW TO CONTACT US
Kathie Edwards 3140 Zschiedrich Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6H8
Ph/fax (250)747-2503; Ph (250) 992-7211; [email protected] or [email protected]
Surnames: APPS, BRENCHLEY, DIAMOND, BECK, EATON, EDWARDS, BOLLINGTON, KENDRICK, HOOLEY, POTTS, TRUEMAN, WRIGHT, PAINE, ARNOLD
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Tammy Guldbransen 129 Lowe Street, Quesnel, BC V2J 5T4 [email protected]
Surnames: DRUMMOND, ERICKSSON, GULDBRANSEN, HILL, JOHNSON, JORGENSON, LINDSAY, OSTLUND, PETTERSON, REID, RUSSELL, WAUGHOP, WAYNERT
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Leanne Broughton 3537 Gook Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 6N6 [email protected]
Surnames: BROUGHTON, PINCHBECK, DYE, READ, FÜRST, BEATH, WATTIE, BELCOURT, L’HIRONDELLE, CROCKETT
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Gertie Garreau [email protected]
Surnames: ROTHE, RUOF, CHRISTIAN, DUNKEL, GLASER, JEROMIN, HEUBAUM, KINDER, McKINNON, GAR-ROW, WILKIE
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Virginia Monnich c/o [email protected]
Surnames: ALLISON, BONING, BROWN, DIERKS, ELLISON, GOUZA, GOOZEE, LACK, LINCOLN, MARLOW, MARSHALL, MENZE, MEYER, MITTEN, NABOR, OLTMER, OSTERLOH, PEPER, PHILLIPS, RELEF, ROOKARD, SALES, WRAGGE
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Bill Atkinson [email protected]
Surnames: ABRAHAMSON, ATKINSON, BASSINGTHWAIGHTE, CRAGG, DAVIDSON, MURRELL, PYE, VALLELY
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Dorothy Paul 172 Vachon Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 5B6
Phone: (250) 747-3975 [email protected]
Surnames: PAUL, STENSON, BERGLUND, BEITH, DOIG, GOWING, CAMELON, KENNEDY, WOOL-WAY, SCAMMELL, HANSEN, JACOBSEN, KRÜGER. SPÖRKE
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Roger Kreutzer 1395 Wells Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 7H1 [email protected]
Surnames: GABEL, WOLF, SCHMIDT, EPPLER (EPLER), BOYCHUK, BEYCO, PORTH (PFORT), ERMEL, KAYSER (KEISER)
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Bob Badger #21-313 Westland Road, Quesnel, BC V2J 4V4
Phone (250)747-2236 [email protected]
Surnames: BADGER, CLAY, CROKER, CROCKER, JOHNSON, KENDALL, MASTIN
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Lonnie Canuel [email protected]
Surnames: PATCHETT, FELKER, MATHESON, BLISS, MAIN, GREEN, ROLLISON, RANS, STORY, RICHARDSON
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Loretta Grady [email protected]
ALEXANDER, ROME, BARNES, BARLOW, YORSTON, FOULIS, ROBERTSON, BRETHOUR, COOKE, COCHRANE, OGDEN
12 Beverley Preston c/o [email protected]
BROUGH, MACHEN, LEWENDON, McWHINNIE
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Kathie Davis 779 Walkem Street, Quesnel BC V2J 2J8 Phone: (250) 992-9109
Surnames: LAKE, FENTIMAN, BEVAN
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OBJECTIVE: to provide a local forum for genealogical research and discussions. MEETINGS: held the second Tuesday of each month from September to June at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Latter
Day Saints [Mormon] at 1490 Beryl Road, Quesnel. MEMBERSHIP: $20.00 (individual) or $25.00 (family) yearly, due September meeting or $10.00 basic plus $1.00 per
month until September. NOTE: Although a branch of the B.C.G.S., a specific membership is required to receive their newsletter, or for the use of their facilities.
FACILITIES: The Society presently has a small genealogical library, a microfiche/film reader and some research aids.
Our objective is to increase our library holdings on general genealogical topics, and to develop specific holdings according to membership interest. These books, research aids and fiche may be borrowed by society members for local use for up to four weeks.
The library has a good collection of genealogical info related to the Cariboo Gold Rush, particularly for
Wells and Barkerville. RESEARCH: Inquiries for research will be passed to local members and charged at a rate of $10.00 per hour + postage
and photocopy fees, payable in advance. Black and white photos of headstones in the Quesnel Pioneer Cemetery and headstones in small cemeteries and memorial parks surrounding Quesnel are available from negatives for $5.00 including postage.
FUNDING: This is a non-profit society. Yearly membership fees and other fundraising activities are used to pay for operational expenses. NEWSLETTER: The society publishes three newsletters a year, in February (#1 Spring), May (#2 Summer/Fall) and
November (#3 Winter). Subscription is included in yearly membership fees, available on a trade basis, or $3.00 per year for non-members.
Quesnel Branch of the BC Genealogical Society
#1-453 Wilson Street, Quesnel, B.C. V2J 2M2
e-mail: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE 2017-18:
• President ............. Kathleen Edwards • Treasurer ............. Dorothy Paul • Secretary ............. Sue Johnson • Librarian .............. Kathleen Edwards
Positions are held for one year with elections at the September meeting.
PROJECTS:
• Webmaster ............. Darwin Willison • Newsletter .............. Leanne Broughton • Cemetery ................ Mary Lust • Births ...................... • Marriages ............... • Deaths .................... Leanne Broughton • Volunteer hours ..... Gertie Garreau
