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2. | 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:
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. 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] |
3. | 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:
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4. | 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:
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. 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] |
5. | 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:
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6. | 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:
Notes: HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Johann Wurgel [sic], 4, Nationality: Austria, Immigration June 16, 1882 from Hungary on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD. 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] |
7. | 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.
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8. | John MORISON was born on 6 Dec 1831 in Rhynie and Essie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of William MORISON and Ann RIDDLE); died between 1902 and 1910 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: 1851 census has not been found with John and Jane married. They married on March 15th and the census was done on March 30th. John married Jane Clerk SHERRIFS on 15 Mar 1851 in Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Jane (daughter of John SHERRIFS and Henrietta MCGILLIVRAY) was born on 25 Sep 1832 in Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Jane Clerk SHERRIFS was born on 25 Sep 1832 in Keithhall and Kinkell, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (daughter of John SHERRIFS and Henrietta MCGILLIVRAY); died in UNKNOWN. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: 1901 census says the family immigrated to Canada in 1869, but it is more likely to be 1866 (see 1911 census for Jane Morison and 1901 and 1921 censuses for James Strachan Morison). Actual documents found indicate they came in August 1866.
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10. | Samuel Parkinson TEMPEST was born on 9 Jun 1845 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England (son of John TEMPEST and Harriet PARKINSON); died on 17 Mar 1933 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Birth: Samuel married Elizabeth Sarah GALLANDERS on 13 Jul 1868 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of George GILLANDERS and Jane GLENDINNING) was born on 24 Jun 1850 in Ontario, Canada; died about 1876 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Elizabeth Sarah GALLANDERS was born on 24 Jun 1850 in Ontario, Canada (daughter of George GILLANDERS and Jane GLENDINNING); died about 1876 in Ontario, Canada. Notes: Elizabeth's parents may have been George Gillanders and Jane Glenduning (as reported on Canada Marriages, 1661-1949). However, George may have been her brother, not her father, and just signed the marriage certificate in the "parent" spot.
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12. | Michael WURZER was born on 6 Aug 1851 in Geresdorf, Austria (son of Melchior WURZER and Rosalie SCHERMANN); died on 14 May 1922 in Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: The following notes were written by Patricia Lynn Johnson and passed on to Elizabeth Eileen Morison McMahon in the 1960s: Living conditions in Gerresdorf were extremely limited. Rural areas were becoming overcrowded. Most people had small acreages of land and very few personal possessions. When word came of opportunities to acquire homesteads in the United States, the Wurzer family decided to pack their belongs and leave Austria-Hungary for a new home in a new country. Michael, his wife, their 2 sons, his parents, his 3 brothers (John, Joseph, Frank) and his 3 sisters (Maria, Elizabeth, Rosalie) left Vienna by boat for New York City. Michael married Maria SHERMAN. Maria (daughter of Andrew SHERMAN and Elizabeth PRATSCHNER) was born on 23 Jan 1859 in Geresdorf, Austria; died on 21 Feb 1942 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Maria SHERMAN was born on 23 Jan 1859 in Geresdorf, Austria (daughter of Andrew SHERMAN and Elizabeth PRATSCHNER); died on 21 Feb 1942 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Notes: HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Marie Wurgel [sic], 23, Nationality: Austria, Immigration June 16, 1882 from Hungary on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD,
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14. | Joseph KOHLER was born on 12 Apr 1856 in Hungary; died on 3 Sep 1939 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Notes: Notes that give the names of the children of this couple list Rosa and Mike. Then the lists continues with 9 more names of children "born in America". It is not clear if these 9 children are siblings of Rosa and Mike or the children of one of them. Joseph married Rosalie YANISH. Rosalie (daughter of Martin YANISH and Theresia UNKNOWN) was born on 8 Jun 1859 in Hungary; died on 21 Apr 1932 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Rosalie YANISH was born on 8 Jun 1859 in Hungary (daughter of Martin YANISH and Theresia UNKNOWN); died on 21 Apr 1932 in Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Notes:
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