Individual Record 722

Name}   Detwiller, Innis Milton		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Exa 26 May 1883	Place} Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario
Marr.: Date} Fam 10 Jul  1912	Place}       (Link)
Death: Date} Fam 29 Jan 1976	Place} Watrus, Saskatchewan
Burial: Date} Aft  29 Jan 1976	Place}
	Grave Marker}	Source 1}   71 = Family notes Source 2} 213 = Photograph Source 3} 281 = Family notes Source 4} 407 = Newspaper Source 5} 410 = Obituary Source 6} 873 = Birth record Source 7} 908 = 1891 Can cen Source 8} 946 = 1916 SK cen Source 9} 953 = Passenger ls Source 10} 956 = Geog history Source 11} 957 = Homestead Source 12} 1360=Voter record Source 13} 1362=Photograph Source 14} 1363=Genealogy
Parents: } Alexander Detwiller & Elizabeth Parker    Relationship No.} 219
1st Household No.} 351 = Mitchell, Perth, Ontario
Occupation 1} Farmer        Occupation 2} Grain agent
Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Austin, Ethel  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Innis Milton Detwiller was born 26 May 1883 in St. Marys District, Fullarton Twp., Ontario.  His parents were Alexander and Elizabeth Parker Detwiller.  He was the twelth of thirteen children.
Innis' older siblings were Rebecca, born in 1860, Marion, 1862, Elizabeth, 1865, John, 1867, Alexander, 1870, Annie, 1873, William, 1875, James, 1876, and Isabella, 1878.  Bertha, born in 1869, died as an infant, and Christopher, 1863, died in 1876.  His younger brother Robert was born in 1885. In 1887, Alexander Detwiller, his father died.  In the 1891 Canada census, he was living with his mother Elizabeth, sisters Marion and Isabella, and brother James in the town of Mitchell. According to family notes, Innis married Ethel Austin on 10 Jul 1912, place not given.  In the 1916 Saskatchewan census, he and Ethel were living in Wood Creek, Last Mountain, Saskatchewan.  The homestead was located on the SW Sec. 10, Twp. 28, Range 25, W2nd Meridian.  He was listed as a farmer.  Two of his brothers, James Gavin and Robert Hamilton were farming adjacent lots. On 4 Dec 1917, he and Ethel are reported arriving in Seattle, Washington, via Vancouver, British Columbia, on a trip to Alhambra, California.  Seen at the right is the Christmas gathering of Canadian and California relatives at 22 N. Fifth Street, Alhambra.  It included Detwillers, Nobles, Olsons, and Deans. When Innis' sister Marion died in January 1919, the newspaper reported him as living in Imperial, Saskatchewan.  He is not found in the 1921 Canada census.  He is shown at left with his mother and three of his brothers.  He farmed until 1929, when he and Ethel moved into the town of Imperial.  In 1935, 1938, 1940, and 1956, Innis is listed in the Canada Voters Lists as an agent, then as a gentleman, in the Lake Centre electoral district.  He became a grain buyer for Western Grain Company.  In 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965, he was in the Moose Jaw-Lake Centre electoral district. According to family notes, Innis died 29 Jan 1976, in Watrus, Saskatchewan.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} Innis Milton
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} 26 Jan 2014 Date Created}  10 Oct 1999
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