Individual Record 552

Name}   Detwiller, John		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Fam  6 May 1850	Place} Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario
Marr.: Date} Exa 30 Dec 1875	Place} Elma Twp., Perth, Ontario     (Link)
Death: Date} Fam 13 Jan 1920	Place}   Brandon, Manitoba
Burial: Date} Aft 13 Jan 1920	Place} Brandon Hills Church Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba
	Grave Marker}	Source 1}   31 = Letter Source 2}   71 = Family notes Source 3} 281 = Family notes Source 4} 236 = 1851 CAN cen Source 5} 237 = 1861 CAN cen Source 6} 243 = 1871 CAN cen Source 7} 905 = Marriage rec Source 8} 1184=1881 CAN cen Source 9} 917 = 1891 CAN cen Source 10} 930 = 1901 CAN cen Source 11} 918 = 1906 MB cen Source 12} 919 = 1911 CAN cen Source 13} 920 = 1916 MB cen Source 14} 1571=Photograph Source 15} 1186=Vital stats Source 16} 927 = Cemetery rec Source 17} 963 = Cemetery rec
Parents: } Christian Detwiller & Marian Campbell    Relationship No.} 13
1st Household No.} 80 = Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario
Occupation 1} Farmer        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Baker, Selina  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  John Detwiller was born 6 May 1850 in Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario.  He was the eighth child of Christian and Marian Detwiller.  He grew up on the family's 160 acre farm in Fullarton.  He married Selina Baker on 30 Dec 1875 in Elma Twp., Perth, Ontario.
John and Selina started their married life living near the town of London in Middlesex County.  Their first son Charles was born in 1876 in Westminster Twp.  He was followed by Minnie in 1878, Julia, 1881 (London Twp;), Emma, 1882, John (Will), 1884, and James, 1886. Shortly after James was born, John and Selina moved their family west to the Province of Manitoba.  In the 1891 Canada census, they were living in the Rural Muncipality of Cornwallis.  Franklin their seventh child was three years old and had been born in Manitoba.  Their last daughter, Eva, was born in 1892.  Moving farther west, John and Selina lived in the Glenwood/Hayfield area of Brandon, Manitoba.  In the 1901 Canada census, John was the census taker for his district.  Minnie and Julia were no longer living at home.  Living with them was grandson John A. Stewart, age 5.  Their farm was on Sec. 23, Twp. 8, Range 20 W, W 1st Meridian. In the 1906 Manitoba census, the family had 17 horses, 12 milk cows, 96 other cattle, and 30 pigs.  By the 1911 Canada census, Charles had left home, their grandson was still with them, and they had a servant named Margaret C. Braus, age 24.  Sometime after 1911, John and Selina Detwiller moved and were living in Cornwallis near Brandon, Manitoba.  In the 1916 Manitoba census, only three of their children were living with them.  John lived his entire life as a farmer. John died in 13 Jan 1920, and Selina died 11 Apr 1922.  Both are buried in the Brandon Hills Church Cemetery, Brandon, Manitoba.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} John Detwiller
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}                               or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 23 May 2014 Date Created}  21 Feb 1994
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