William Alexander Anderson1,2

M, #4561, b. 5 December 1897, d. 29 August 1918
Father*William Booth Anderson3 b. c 1864, d. Apr 1900
Mother*Agnes Hume3,4 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited15 May 2019
     He was born on 5 December 1897 at the Dalesboro district, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatchewan birth registration 1897-10191.2,5 Alternatively, he may have been born on 5 December 1898 at Carlyle, RM of Moose Mountain No. 63, Saskatchewan, Canada.4
     Pte. William Alexandra Anderson died on 29 August 1918 at France at age 20.3,4,6
     William Alexander Anderson was buried at Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, Pas de Calais, France, Grave reference II.F.8. This was a cemetery for casualty clearing centers. It is located about 24 km from Arras.3,6
     
Canadian Military Service:

     William Alexander Anderson began military service on 28 October 1916 at the age of 18 years, 10 months and 23 days at Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada, Regimental number(s): 1069183 - listed his occupation as Teacher, and residing at Hubbard, SK. He signed as Wm Anderson. Forms within his military file give both Alexandra and Alexander as his middle name.4 Pte. William Alexandra Anderson ended his military service on 29 August 1918 at France dying of a shrapnel wound that fractured his thigh during an attack on Vis-en-Artois. Some forms in his service file record it as a G.S.W. (gun shot wound.)

"He was immediately attended to and evacuated to Field Ambulance, via Battalion Aid Post, and from there was removed to No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds."

He was a member of the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles..
End of Military Service section.6

     His name was also recorded as Pte. William Alexandra Anderson on some of the forms in his WWI service file.4
     William Anderson appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Assiniboia East, The Territories in the household of his mother, Agnes Anderson.5
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her son, William was listed as predeceased.7

Link to the Canadian Great War Project:; "Soldier Page" for William Alexander Anderson8

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches., Anderson, William Alexander; Born 1897/12/5.
  3. [S112] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online Commonwealth War Graves Commission Home Page, W A Anderson, Private 106918, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.) who died on Thursday, 29th August 1918.. Hereinafter cited as CWGC.
  4. [S296] Enlistment papers & Service Files, Soldiers of the First World War, WWI Attestation Papers search (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), CEF Service File (large PDF file): William Alexandra Anderson. Hereinafter cited as WWI Service Files.
  5. [S2916] Agnes Anderson household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dalesboro, Assiniboia East, The Territories; Page: 7; Family No: 87, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  6. [S5165] Circumstances of Casualty, Canada War Grave Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948 (Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada), Name: William Alexander Anderson. Hereinafter cited as Circumstances of Casualty.
  7. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.
  8. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Jean Agnes Booth Anderson1,2

F, #4562, b. 8 July 1900
Father*William Booth Anderson1 b. c 1864, d. Apr 1900
Mother*Agnes Hume1 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited10 Jan 2022
     She was born on 8 July 1900 at the Dalesboro district, District of Assiniboia (modern Saskatchewan), Canada, Saskatchewan birth registration 1900-43.2,3
     Her name was also recorded as Agnes Jean Anderson.1
     Jean Anderson appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Assiniboia East, The Territories in the household of her mother, Agnes Anderson.3
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her daughter Jean, Mrs. J Waddell of Weyburn, was listed as a survivor.4

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches., Anderson, Jean Agnes Booth; Born: 1900/7/8.
  3. [S2916] Agnes Anderson household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Dalesboro, Assiniboia East, The Territories; Page: 7; Family No: 87, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  4. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.

Jesse Walten Cunningham1

M, #4563, b. 16 January 1873, d. 1929
Last Edited25 May 2021
     He was born on 16 January 1873 at Ontario, Canada, enumerated as a farmer and a Methodist.2,3 Jesse married Agnes Hume in 1904 or 1905 at Saskatchewan, Canada.4,5,3,6
     Jesse Walten Cunningham died in 1929.7
     His name was also recorded as Jesse Walter Cunningham.4,1
     Jessie and Agnes Cunningham appeared on the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan, enumerated 1 June 1921. Jessie was described as described as a farmer. Their children Edward, Kathleen, Marjorie and Roberta were listed as living with them.3
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her second husband, J. W. Cunningham was listed as predeceased.6

Family

Agnes Hume b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Children

Citations

  1. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches.
  2. [S2915] Jesse Cunningham household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, unknown repository address, Schedule 1, unknown repository, Jessie Cunningham household.
  3. [S4618] Jesse Cunningham household, 1 June 1921 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 214 Assiniboia, Sub-District 22, Page 11, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  4. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  5. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 612 - Cunningham, Jesse W. and Family.
  6. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.
  7. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 612 f - Cunningham, Jesse W. and family.

Edward Walter Cunningham1,2,3,4

M, #4564, b. 14 August 1905, d. 8 April 1977
Father*Jesse Walten Cunningham5,4,6 b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 1929
Mother*Agnes Hume5,4,6 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited17 Mar 2019
     He was born on 14 August 1905 at Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatchewan birth registration 1905-981.4,6 Alternatively, he may have been born on 14 August 1904 at the Dalesboro district, Saskatchewan, Canada.7
     Edward Walter Cunningham died on 8 April 1977 at Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, at age 71.7
     Edward Cunningham appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan in the household of his parents, Jessie and Agnes Cunningham.6
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her son, Edward Cunningham of Milverton, ON, was listed as a survivor.8

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 613 and 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 613 - Cunningham, Edward Walten and Phyllis.
  3. [S2023] Humphrys - Cunningham Wedding Wedding Announcement, RGM Papers (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), p 3 of Janet's Wedding Announcement Album.
  4. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches.
  5. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 730.
  6. [S4618] Jesse Cunningham household, 1 June 1921 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 214 Assiniboia, Sub-District 22, Page 11, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  7. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 613.
  8. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.

Hannah Kathleen Cunningham1

F, #4566, b. 26 June 1907
Father*Jesse Walten Cunningham2,1,3 b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 1929
Mother*Agnes Hume2,1,3 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited23 Aug 2023
     She was born on 26 June 1907 at Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada, Saskatchewan birth registration 1907-1519.1,3
     She was commonly known as Kathleen Cunningham.2,3,4
     Kathleen Cunningham appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan in the household of her parents, Jessie and Agnes Cunningham.3
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her daughter, Kathleen Cunningham at home in the Dalesboro district, was listed as a survivor.5 She crossed the border on a temporary visit on 2 October 1942 at Eastport, Boundary County, Idaho, USA, en route to Vancouver B.C. to visit her brother, Edward Cunningham. She named her sister, Mrs. Clifford Clark of Carlisle (sic) as her closest relative in Canada. She gave her height as 5' and had $4.00.6

Citations

  1. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches.
  2. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  3. [S4618] Jesse Cunningham household, 1 June 1921 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 214 Assiniboia, Sub-District 22, Page 11, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  4. [S9793] U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 (Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration), Ancestry.com, U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960; "Index and images of manifest sheets submitted to the U.S. Dept. of Labor"; cited as "Border Crossings., Kathleen Cunningham, travelling alone (no mention of brother David per his declaration)
    Closest relative in Canada: Sister - Mrs. Clifford Clark.
  5. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.
  6. [S9793] "Border Crossings", online U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960: Kathleen Cunningham, travelling alone
    Closest relative in Canada: Sister - Mrs. Clifford Clark.

Marjorie Cunningham1,2

F, #4567, b. circa 1911
Father*Jesse Walten Cunningham1,2 b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 1929
Mother*Agnes Hume1,2 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited21 May 2022
     She was born circa 1911 at Saskatchewan, Canada.2
     Marjorie Cunningham appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan in the household of her parents, Jessie and Agnes Cunningham.2
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her daughter Marjorie, Mrs. F. Fuller of Cranbrook, BC, was listed as a survivor.3

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S4618] Jesse Cunningham household, 1 June 1921 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 214 Assiniboia, Sub-District 22, Page 11, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.

Roberta Cunningham1,2

F, #4568, b. 22 August 1912
Father*Jesse Walten Cunningham1,2 b. 16 Jan 1873, d. 1929
Mother*Agnes Hume1,2 b. 13 Aug 1875, d. 1 Mar 1939
Last Edited17 Mar 2019
     She was born on 22 August 1912 at Saskatchewan, Canada.3,2
     Roberta Cunningham appeared in the 1921 Canadian Census of RM of Moose Creek No. 33, Saskatchewan in the household of her parents, Jessie and Agnes Cunningham.2
     In the obituary of Agnes Cunningham who died 1 March 1939, her daughter Roberta, Mrs. Clifford Clark of Keller, SK, was listed as a survivor.4

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S4618] Jesse Cunningham household, 1 June 1921 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 214 Assiniboia, Sub-District 22, Page 11, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  3. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, Prairie Trails to Blacktop, Page 589 - Clark, Clifford and Family
    submitted by Clifford Clark.
  4. [S8880] Provincial Obituaries: Mrs. A. Cunningham Dies At Dalesboro, The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Mar 15, 1939, Page 8, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Agnes Cunningham née Hume. Hereinafter cited as Leader-Post.

John ALexander McDonald1

M, #4577, b. 13 June 1905
Father*Hugh Allen McDonald1
Mother*Cassie Mowatt1
Last Edited8 Oct 2022

Citations

  1. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches., John Alexander McDonald, Gender: Male, Birth Date: 13 Jun 1905, Birth Place: 34-06-02-2, Saskatchewan, Canada, Father: Hugh Allen McDonald, Mother: Cassie Mowatt, Registration #: 5855.
  2. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 808ff - McDonald, John A.. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.

Phoebe Reed1,2

F, #4579
Father*(?) Reed
Last Edited31 Mar 2017

Family

Donald Campbell Kingsbury b. 31 Oct 1877, d. 22 Jun 1969
Children

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches.
  3. [S2918] Ken Kingsbury Family Research, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12464685/, Douglas Campbell Kingsbury. Hereinafter cited as Ken Kingsbury Family Research.

Nellie May Kingsbury1,2

F, #4580, b. 5 December 1904
Father*Donald Campbell Kingsbury2 b. 31 Oct 1877, d. 22 Jun 1969
Mother*Phoebe Reed1,2
Last Edited9 Aug 2009
     She was born on 5 December 1904 at Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada.2

Citations

  1. [S227] Carlyle and District Historical Society, compiler, Prairie Trails to Blacktop: Carlyle and District 1882-1982 (Carlyle, Saskatchewan: Carlyle and District Historical Society, 1982), Page 730. Hereinafter cited as Prairie Trails to Blacktop.
  2. [S1090] EHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches , eHealth Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Vital Statistics Genealogy Search Page; "Birth, Marriage & Death Register Index"; cited as "SK eHealth Genealogy Searches.