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  1. 2.  James William MORISON was born on 23 Feb 1940 in Worsley, Alberta, Canada (son of William Vernon MORISON and Hilda Rose WURZER); died on 17 Jul 2020 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Jim
    • Reference Number: 2-E

    James married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


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    Children:
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Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Vernon MORISON was born on 2 Feb 1889 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada (son of James Strachan MORISON and Harriet TEMPEST); died on 20 May 1949 in Worsley, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Bill
    • Occupation: blacksmith, farmer
    • _MILT: 1917; served in France in WWI

    Notes:

    1891 Canada census: on familysearch.org. W.V. Morrison, 2, b in Scotland, living with parents:James28/Hattie21 and 1 brother: L.H.5mo. Morrison. Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories.

    Birth Notes: at the time of William's birth, Alberta was still part of the Northwest Territories.

    1920 Marriage: William V Morison married Hilda Rose Wurzer in Lethbridge. Alberta Marriages

    Name:
    The name on the censuses is as follows: W.V. (1891), William (1901, 1916, 1921), William Vernon (WWI reg'n), William Vera (findagrave). Morison spelled with 2 r's - 1916, WWI draft, 1921, and with 1 r - 1901,

    Birth:
    WWI draft registration (in 1917) states birth as Feb.2, 1882, but his age as 28. The age is correct, but the birth date is not.

    Died:
    Findagrave lists his burial in Worsley Cemetery, Worsley, Slave Lake Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
    William Morison died in Fairview, Alberta but is buried in the cemetery in Worsley, Alberta.

    William married Hilda Rose WURZER on 13 Sep 1920 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Hilda (daughter of John Michael WURZER and Rosa KOHLER) was born on 25 Apr 1901 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 17 Dec 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hilda Rose WURZER was born on 25 Apr 1901 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA (daughter of John Michael WURZER and Rosa KOHLER); died on 17 Dec 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: -2-

    Notes:


    1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. Hilda Wurzer, 10, b April 1901 in USA, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John35/Rosa32 and siblings: Mary12, Edward8, Agnes6, John4, Robert2 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

    1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. Hilda Wurzer, 15, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John40/Rosa38 and siblings:Moly17, Agnes11, Eddie13, John9, Robert7, Lawrence1 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    1921 Canada census: on ancestry.com. Hilda Morisson, 19, living with husband William26 Morisson. Location: Nobleford, Alberta, Canada.

    BURIAL: findagrave.com. Hilda R. Farr. Buried in Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 145104079.

    Died:
    Findagrave records her burial in Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; plot: Section K, Block 11.
    "Mrs. Hilda Rose Farr, of Elmira Ontario., died Tuesday while visiting her daughters in Calgary. She was 56. Born in Fingal, ND, she came to Peace River in 1931, and later lived in Calgary from 1949 to 1954, when she moved to Elmira. She had been visiting here for the past two months.

    "She is survived by her husband, Fred, Elmira; three daughters, Mrs. G.G. Scruggs and Mrs. R.G Stevens, both of Calgary, and Mrs. R.H. McMahon in Germany; two sons, Vernon Morrison, Winnipeg, and James Morrison, of Camp Borden, Ont.; ten grandchildren; and two sisters and four brothers.

    "Services, conducted by Rev. E.P. Benoit, will take place in Foster's Garden Chapel, Saturday at 10:30 p.m. , with interment following in Queen's Park cemetery."
    from Calgary Herald, after Dec.17/57, obituary.

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Marie MORISON was born on 6 Nov 1921 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; died on 6 Apr 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    2. Pearl Kathleen MORISON was born on 18 Jun 1924 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; died on 25 Oct 2002 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    3. Living
    4. Vernon Allan MORISON was born on 19 Dec 1930 in Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada; died on 13 Aug 2004 in Hinton, Alberta, Canada.
    5. 2. James William MORISON was born on 23 Feb 1940 in Worsley, Alberta, Canada; died on 17 Jul 2020 in Leduc, Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Strachan MORISON was born on 18 May 1862 in Scotland (son of John MORISON and Jane Clerk SHERRIFS); died on 23 Sep 1930 in Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 10 Aug 1866, Quebec, Canada; ship: St Andrew Glasgow to Quebec

    Notes:

    BIRTH: on familysearch.org. Alexander Morison, b 18 May 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (Note: Alexander's name was changed to James Strachan on Sept.6, 1862.

    1871 Canada census: James Morrison, 9, b in Scotland, living with parents:John39/Jane38 and siblings: William19, John17, Archibald15, JaneAnn13, Mary11, Elizabeth7, Alexander4, Henrietta1 Morrison. Location: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

    1881 Canada census: James Morrison, 19, b in Scotland, occupation: factory hand, living with parents:John49/Jane48 and siblings: John27, Jane24, Mary21, Elizabeth17, Alexandre14, Henryetta7, George9, Charels6. Location: Village of Dunham, District No.65 Missisiquoii, Quebec.

    MARRIAGE: on ancestry.com. James S Morison married Harriett Tempest in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967.

    1891 Canada census: on familysearch.org. James Morrison, 28, b in Scotland, occupation: woolen finisher, living with wife Hattie21 and 2 children:W.V.2 and L.H.5mo. Morrison. Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories.

    James Strachan Morison filed for a homestead in 1896 at the SE quarter, Section 22, Township 37, Range 28, West of the 4th Meridian. (found on https://archive.org/stream/ albertahomestead2026cana#page/n1977/mode/2up, accessed Aug.25, 2015)

    1901 Canada Census: on ancestry.com. James S Morrison, 37, b May 19, 1862 in Scotland, immigrated in 1866, occupation: tel. lineman, living alone but next door to Adeline Moffat37. Location: District 5 Yale-Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada. (note: wife and children still living in Territories (later called Alberta).)

    1911 Canada Census: on familyserach.org. John[sic] Morrison, 49, b May 1862 in Scotland, immigrated in 1866, occupation: farmer labourer, living with son Thomas14. Location: Subdistrict43, District9, British Columbia, Canada.

    1921 Canada Census: on ancestry.com. James Strachan Morrison, 59, b in Scotland2, immigrated 1866, occupation: farmer, living as a boarder in the home of Mrs Adele Moffatt. Location: Sub-District12, Slocan Electoral District, Kootenay West, British Columbia, Canada.

    DEATH: James S Morison, 68, died in Nakusp, B.C. Canada on Sept.. 23rd, 1930. British Columbia registration of death #33084 / 1016-M-30. (Informat: Mrs A. Moffett.)

    BURIAL: findagrave.com. James Strachan Morrison. Buried in Nakusp Cemetery, Nakusp, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 71343979.

    Name:
    When James was born in May 1862, he was named Alexander. However, in September 1862, his parents formally changed his name to James Strachan.
    In 1911, the enumerator has James' name as John. This could be a simple mistake.
    In 1921, the index says the name is James Stephen but the census record does say James Strachan.

    Immigration:
    Immigration records have not been found to date (Aug.2015). Immigration location is unknown.

    Died:
    Buried in Nakusp Cemetery, Nakusp, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 71343979.

    James married Harriet TEMPEST on 15 Feb 1888 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Harriet (daughter of Samuel Parkinson TEMPEST and Elizabeth Sarah GALLANDERS) was born on 6 Dec 1869 in Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Feb 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Harriet TEMPEST was born on 6 Dec 1869 in Almonte, Lanark, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Parkinson TEMPEST and Elizabeth Sarah GALLANDERS); died on 25 Feb 1948 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Hattie

    Notes:



    MARRIAGE: on ancestry.com. Harriett Tempest married James S Morison in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967.

    1891 Canada census: on familysearch.org. Hattie Morrison, 21, b in Ontario, Canada, living with husbandJames28 and 2 children:W.V.2 and L.H.5mo. Morrison. Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories.

    Children:
    1. Lawrence Harold MORISON was born on 20 Dec 1891 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1921 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    2. Frances Jesse MORISON was born on 8 Dec 1893 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; died in UNKNOWN in Alberta, Canada.
    3. Thomas Courtland MORISON was born on 3 Dec 1897 in Alberta, Canada; died in UNKNOWN in Washington, USA.
    4. Ethel Isobel MORISON was born on 11 Nov 1910 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died on 6 Jun 1982 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 4. William Vernon MORISON was born on 2 Feb 1889 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada; died on 20 May 1949 in Worsley, Alberta, Canada.

  3. 10.  John Michael WURZER was born on 7 Jun 1876 in Geresdorf, Austria (son of Michael WURZER and Maria SHERMAN); died on 10 Jan 1949 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: -0-

    Notes:

    HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Johann Wurgel [sic], 4, Nationality: Austria, Immigration June 16, 1882 from Hungary on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD.

    1900 US census: on familysearch.org. John M. Wurzer, 24, b June 1876 in Germany, married, immigirated 1882, in US 17 years, naturalized, living with wifeRosie21 and daughter:Molly1 Wurzer. Location: Binghamton Twp, Barnes, North Dakota.

    John and his brother, Adolph, moved to Alberta where they lived with their families. In 1917, Michael and Maria retired from the farm, renting it to John Killer [sic] (Koller??). They bought several acres of land near St. Gerard School and built a set of buildings on what is now the Gerhard Praschner place. Here they could attend daily mass and enjoy their retirement. In 1923 (after her husband's death), Maria, together with Laura Doll, had the house moved into Oriska, where she lived until her death in 1942.

    John came to Canada in 1908.

    1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 35, b June 1875 in Hungary, immigrated 1908, living with wifeRosa32 and their children: Mary12, Hilda10, Edward8, Agnes6, John4, Robert2 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

    1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 40, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, occupation: farmer, living with wifeRosa38 and 7 children:Moly17, Hilda15, Agnes11, Eddie19, John9, Robert7, Lawrence1. Location: Subdistrcit 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    1921 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 45, nationality: American, immigrated 1908, naturalized 1912, occupation: farmer, living with wifeRose43 and 5 children: Edward18, Agnes16, John14, Robert13, Lawrence6 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict31, District 7 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    BURIAL: findagrave.com. John Michael Wurzer. Buried in Saint patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 88584123.

    HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Johann Wurgel[sic], 4, Nationality: Austria, from Hungary Immigration June 16, 1882 on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD.

    Died:
    Buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta. Findagrave Memorial# 88584123.

    John married Rosa KOHLER on 12 Oct 1898 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Rosa (daughter of Joseph KOHLER and Rosalie YANISH) was born on 4 Nov 1878 in Geresdorf, Austria; died on 14 Nov 1925 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Rosa KOHLER was born on 4 Nov 1878 in Geresdorf, Austria (daughter of Joseph KOHLER and Rosalie YANISH); died on 14 Nov 1925 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    Notes:

    ly 2019 - I’m mixed up over the Rosa Kohlers. There seems to be two of them - one married Carl Stettner and the other married John Michael Wurzer. But they both had the same parents ….???? The one married to Carl Stettner had 3 sons: Edward, Charles, Herman and perhaps on daughter, Joy, who married Amos Latzo. Information in the Bridging the Years, Carmangay and District.

    1900 US census: on familysearch.org. Rosie Wurzer, 21, b Nov. 1888 in Germany, married 1 year, 1 child/1 living, immigirated 1882, in US 17 years, living with husbandJohnM.24 and daughter:Molly1 Wurzer. Location: Binghamton Twp, Barnes, North Dakota.

    1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. Rosa Wurzer, 32, b Nov 1978 in Hungary, immigrated 1908, living with husbandJoseph35 and their children: Mary12, HIlda10, Edward8, Agnes6, John4, Robert2. Location: Subdisstrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

    1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. Rosa Wurzer, 38, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, living with husbandJohn40 and 7 children:Moly17, Hilda15, Agnes11, Eddie19, John9, Robert7, Lawrence1. Location: Subdistrcit 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    1921 Canada census: on familysearch.org. Rose Wurzer, 43, nationality: American, immigrated 1908, naturalized, living with husbandJohn45 and 5 children: Edward18, Agnes16, John14, Robert13, Lawrence6 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict31, District 7 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

    BURIAL: findagrave.com. Rosella "Rosa" Kohler Wurzer. Buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 88584157.

    Name:
    Sometimes spelled in Koller in online family trees. No marriage record, or pre-marriage records, found for Rosa. Findagrave spells it "Kohler".

    Died:
    Buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 88584157.

    Children:
    1. Mollie WURZER was born on 7 May 1899 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 8 Jan 1960 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
    2. 5. Hilda Rose WURZER was born on 25 Apr 1901 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 17 Dec 1957 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    3. Edward John WURZER was born on 10 Apr 1903 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
    4. Agnes Cecelia WURZER was born on 8 May 1905 in Valley City, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 7 Nov 1975 in Turner Valley, Foothills, Alberta, Canada.
    5. John Herman WURZER was born on 20 Feb 1907 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 24 Dec 1991 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    6. Robert Clemens WURZER was born on 17 Jun 1908 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA; died on 25 Apr 1982 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
    7. Lawrence Albert WURZER was born on 29 Jan 1915 in Diamond City, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; died on 7 May 2001 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.


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