Individual Record 1048

Name}   Detwiller, George William Family History} Olson                 
  Title}   Race} White Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Fam 27 Sep 1917 Place} Imperial, Saskatchewan
Marr.: Date} Fam  8 Jul 1941 Place} Imperial, Saskatchewan     (Link)
Death: Date} Fam 16 Mar 1968 Place} Imperial, Saskatchewan
Burial: Date} Aft 16 Mar 1968 Place} Imperial Cemetery, Imperial, R.M. of Big Arm #251, SK
  Grave Marker} Yes
Source 1} 353 = Family notes
Source 2} 956 = Geog history
Source 3} 1539=1921 Can cen
Source 4} 1360=Voter record
Source 5} 1139=Obituary
Source 6} 963 = Cemetery rec
Source 7} 1413=Cemetery rec
Source 8} 1363=Genealogy
Source 9}  
Source 10} 
Parents: } Robert Hamilton Detwiller & Lucy Henrietta Shaw
   Relationship No.} 217
1st Household No.} 379 = Last Mountain, Saskatchewan
      Occupation 1} Farmer
       Occupation 2}  
  Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Woodley, Jean Adelle
 Total Number of} 1
Notes:  George William Detwiller was born 27 Sep 1917 in Imperial, Saskatchewan.  His parents were Robert Hamilton Detwiller and Lucy Henrietta Shaw.  His older sister Florence Margaret was born in 1916, his younger sister Marion Henrietta in 1920.  In the 1921 Canada census, his family was living in Wood Creek, Last Mountain.  His father was a farmer.  His brother Robert Milton was born in 1930.

William married Jean Adelle Woodley on 8 Jul 1941.  According to his biography in The Imperial Review  [p. 174], they lived in Innis Detwiller's first house, across the tracks from his parents.  In 1946, they moved to her parents house, when the Woodley's retired to Imperial.  They had three children.

In 1938, 1940, 1945, and 1949, George is listed in the Canada Voter Lists as a farmer, living in the Lake Centre electoral district, specifically Imperial.  In 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965, the electoral district is named Moose-Jaw-Lake Centre.

William battled asthma most of his life, and died 16 Mar 1968.  He is buried in the Imperial Cemetery, Imperial, Saskatchewan.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death}   Fraternal/Social}  
Baptism Date}   Place}    
Confirm. Date}   Photos} None
Immigr'n Date} N/A Port} N/A
Education: Grade}                               or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}  
Health Condition} Asthma
  Cause of Death}  
Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock
Date Updated} 31 Jan 2014
Date Created}  30 Jun 1993
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