| Note |
- They had 3 children by this marriage, at this time we don't knowErnest's parentage. The Moores are mentioned on page 75 in the book, 'ENNIS HISTORY', byJean Agnes (Ferguson) Smith and privately published 1979, by her andPrinted and Bound by Friesen Printers, 5720 Macleod Trail South, Calgary,Alberta T2H 0J6. Five Moore brothers, Ernest and George and three others, came west at thesame time as the McDonells. They, the McDonells had been neighbors inOntario. These young men worked on the construction of the CanadianPacific Railroad, some of them following it through to completion.Ernest Married Annie McDonell and went to live on the farm vacated byAnnie's brother, Bob. Their son, Gordon (now deceased) later took overthe farm when his parents retired to Grenfell. Their two daughters,Lottie Campbell, Norquay; Ivy Beer, Brandon; and Barbara Robinson,deceased. As a result of his tragic farm accident, Gordon's widow Edith, (neeKent), moved with her two children, Robert and Georgia Anne to Grenfell,where Edith joined the staff at the Elementary School. Robert, afterteaching Eskimo children for five years at Coppermine, N.W.T., is nowwith his wife Bernie (Haacke) and family of two, Leya and Evan, atElrose, and teaches in the Elementary School. Georgie Anne marriedMervin Aston and, with Jennifer and Blair, lives (1980) in Brandon. One daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Moore, Grace Welch lives (1980) inGrenfell with her daughter Loreen Milne, while her son is in business inIndian Head. Janet, Loreen's daughter, married Earl Hoggarth, who inmanager of a Toronto Dominion Bank in Winnipeg. George Moore, who married Miss McGregor, farmed what was later SamFerguson's farm. When the children reached school age they moved toGrenfell, and Mr. Moore went into business there. Their daughter, Alma, still resides in Grenfell. One son, William waskilled overseas and his medals are on display in the military room atthe Museum. Another daughter, Gertrude (Mrs. Ashfield, now deceased),was treasurer of the Historical Committee of 1967 and was of immeasurablehelp in producing the first edition of Grit and Growth. A second son,David, who at one time had a store at Windthorst, is also deceased. This account is found on page 14 and 15 in the book, 'GRIT and GROWTH,the Story of GRENFELL', by Annie I. Yule, 1980 edition, privately by theGrenfell Historical Committee, 1980 and printed by Brigdens with thecovers by Universal bindery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
|
