Cemeteries in Lovett, Alberta (ghost town)

[RedMystic]

Hi Chatters

This post is to put you on stand-by for some look-ups.

I have decided to build a Find A Grave site for the ghost town of Lovett, Alberta. (For those of you who are following the John Lloyd story on this thread, yes, I`m still fixated on John Lloyd`s story and his burial at Lovett.  He is getting a war memorial next summer.)

There were 2 cemeteries in Lovett - Russian Othodox & the Lovett Cemetery. The Russian Orthodox has NOT 1 one burial name that is identifiable. How sad.

The Lovett Cemetery has some identifiable graves including 3 WWI soldiers & 1 deserter. None of these soldiers has yet to be recognized by the War Graves Commission. There are also way too many children under age 2. (I have to wonder if the soldiers returning in 1918 brought the Spanish flu int this very remote community.)

Alberta is so hard to research that I thought that Find a Grave may be the only way anyone ever finds these people. I will be calling on Chatters to help me find family connections for the burials that are identifiable.

[RedMystic]

The first search challenge for Lovett cemetery:

Who were the parents of the following & where did they go

David Lamond
Born 2 June
Died 8 November 1918
Budded on earth to bloom in heaven. Erected by his sorrowing parents. (Footstone initials: D.L.)

Do you think it could have been David (miner) & Helen Lamond in 1921 in Evansburg, Pembina, Alberta  with children Jame age 3 & Malcolm age 1

[valeriec]

went to LAC to view the census for 1916.
1916 Alberta/District Macleod/S.Dist 39, Village of Frank

David Lamond, head, age 29, b. Scotland, immigrated 1911, occupation mine/coal
Hellen Lamond, wife, 25, b. Scotland, imm 1912
David Lamond, son, age 2, b. Alberta

Alberta isn't my strong point but isn't this in the same area as Lovett.
Val

[RedMystic]

I'm thinking that's them too. Village of Frank is down south in the Crowsnest Pass, but it seems like the miners from the UK moved around a fair bit. Lovett is in central Alberta. It looks like the 1916 census shows the wee David who died & was buried in Lovett.  Thank you.

[sami]

David Lamond
Born 2 June
Died 8 November 1918
Budded on earth to bloom in heaven. Erected by his sorrowing parents. (Footstone initials: D.L.)

Hi:
Was that the actual inscription? When I first read it my thought was he was born 2 June 1918. But valerie's post would have him born in 1914.
Just wondering.

sami

[RedMystic]

Hi Sami, That's a good question & it was my first inclination too.

I'm waiting on the headstone photos (there aren't many in this cemetery - most wooden crosses, but there is a stone for this child apparently). The person who made the notes wrote June 2 19, so perhaps it meant June 2 19? Or, perhaps the last numbers of the year are legible.

Any suggestions on how to confirm given Alberta' privacy laws?
 

[RedMystic]

I've found a family tree for David & Helen that doesn't have child David in it, but guess where their second child was born ... yup ... Lovettville! I know it doesn't prove anything, but it does give me some confidence that it's the right couple. 

[sami]

Any suggestions on how to confirm given Alberta' privacy laws?

Good question - the only way I ever get anywhere in Alberta is with directories and newspapers.

Speaking of which I did see the following reference for Lovettville:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0wuo/

sami

[RedMystic]

That's an awesome find sami. Thank you.

I've done some more digging on the Lamond family. It's unlikely that anyone will come looking for David Lamont in Lovett Cemetery. The next sibling, James, died in 1943 in Germany. It looks like the youngest sibling, Malcolm, died in 1922 age 2.5 years in Entwistle (4.5km from where they were listed in 1921 census.) I have sent a message to the member with the tree for the sibling who died in Germany & I will be able to use Find A Grave to connect wee David to his siblings for posterity.

I'll post the next Lovett burial for searching tomorrow.