Cemeteries in Lovett, Alberta (ghost town)

[RedMystic]

Thank you Crunware & Val.

I have received information from the Canadian head of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission that Thomas was considered a deserter. With Lovett relatively remote, perhaps it's why he took his family there.

Val wad absolutely correct with the thought of Thomas' wife re-marrying after he passed away. She married a Bill McDonald. Thank you Val. Her baby namesake (census says born abt 1919) must have actually been born in 1918 - perhaps it was after Thomas died. Very sad.

For those of you with an *A* membership, here is a link to the tree I'm building. This is to make sure I connect the buried with enough family members that others can find them. As those buried don't connect as family, one has to search by burial name. So far, I have entered (but not quite finished the entries for ):
David Lamond (needs his headstone photo which will be uploaded later today)
Thomas Clifford Letcher (needs headstone photo & further census work which will be done today/tomorrow)

http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/63337412/person/34100415461


At the same time, I'm building the Lovett Cemetery Find A Grave page. I have to upload the photo of the headstone for David Lamond (then he'll be complete), but still have work to do on Thomas Clifford Letcher (headstone, bio, links to other family members in other cemeteries). You can find it here.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSmid=47866276&GRid=120244227&CRid=2519806&


As I have several hours of work on on the two you've generously helped research, I will hold off posting another burial for you to look up for now.

[RedMystic]

I went back to both the 1916 and 1921 census to see if I had missed anything.

It shows that James Crawford and Helen immigrated in 1912. David Lamond immigrated in 1911. On both census it has James Crawford as widowed so I am assuming that his wife may have passedin Scotland. So I had a look to see if there were any other Crawford's in Frank in 1916 and there is a John Crawford, age 31, fire boss, coal mine who immigrated in 1911. Same year as David. I can't find John Crawford on the census in 1921 with the rest of the family.

Val

How right you were, Val, to go looking for Helen's Crawford relatives.  Almost all (not quite) of her siblings came to Canada. Several died in Edmonton. John Crawford, who arrived with David Lamond Sr in 1911, died in Victoria (perhaps why David Lamond Sr retired there).

[Crunwere]

Great page you've got on Find A Grave RedMystic - and how clever to add the info in on A*******.

My subscription has lapsed for now so cannot view but a great way to make contact with descendants as well.

[RedMystic]

Thanks, Crunware. It has become a labour of love. 

Thanks to Chatter Lilybell who has reminded me that while Alberta Archives might not have a full cemetery burial listing, the rural municipality may. Great thought. I'll give them a call after we get through the 8 known that have headstones.

[valeriec]

Sorry to hear that Thomas Letcher was considered a deserter. I will always wonder what led to that. Over 500 men from the Springhill area enlisted in WW1, one of the largest groups in the country. From what I have been able to find, the oldest daughter Pearl was born in Canmore as I suspected. The Harvey's were in Canmore early 1900's so many Springhill miners went back and forth between NS and Alberta/BC. Some of my relatives ended up in Drumheller and Kamloops. I still think every person deserves a grave marker if at all possible.

Val

[Crunwere]

Would Thomas' Military File shed light on the circumstances I wonder?

[RedMystic]

Hi Val & Crunware

I've been out & about quite a bit the last 2 days so searching has been limited. I have uploaded all but 3 of the headstone photos to the Find A Grave site (link provided a few days ago). It's a work in progress, so if you check it out, cut me some slack.  The bios are a work in progress & I still haven't made links for the known families.

The war file for Thomas Letcher should shed some light on the possible deserter status, but I haven't decided if I want to spend the $25-50 for the file. I'm considering it though. 

[RedMystic]

OK, I can't wait until tomorrow. I'm curious to see what Chatters can find on the family of this wee girl: Mary Anne Knezevick. Are we able to connect her to parents so that I can add that to Find a Grave?

The head stone says: In loving memory of Mary Anne, Beloved Daughter of J.D. and E.K. Knezevick. Died Aug. 11 1918. Aged 1 day.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2519806&GRid=120370904&

I haven't done any searching for this family yet, so anything you provide is golden. 

[lilybell]

Hi Red from the 1916 census Lovett,Alberta there is a Jerry Knezevich occupation store keeper Roman Catholic came to Canada 1912 born Austria.
He is unmarried so obviously married after this census,no sign of him on 1921 census.

I did see that surname out in B C on the 1911 census but a different first name. Will keep checking.


Lilybell