Notes:

!BURIAL: Flesherton Cemetery Transcriptions; ; ; plot 349, page 17; ; Headstone
reads:

"Campbell Elizabeth Elna d Apr 6 1886 age 4 yrs 3 m 6 dys"

Info provided by Ida King

Nathaniel and Margaret J. Campbell are named as parents on the headstone.

Notes:

1901 Census gives date of birth as Feb. 1851; Maggie Comley's Birthday Book
gives date as 2-12. Thus birth date is assumed to be 12 Feb 1851. However,
none of the ages given in various censuses agree with this birthdate: 18 in
1871, 28 in 1881, 49 in 1901. Also, this date makes him older than his older
brother John. It seems more reasonable to assume his year of birth was actually
1853. This also agrees with marriage record (see below) which has him 26 yrs
old on 15 Sep 1879.

1881 Census: age 28, profession Carder

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Marriage record (viewed at Family History Centre in Winnipeg, reel 1869504,
record no. 003142) gives

age: 26

residence when married: Erin Village, Ont.

place of birth: Erin Village, Ont.

profession: woolen manufacturer

There is a town of Erin in Wellington Co, ON, northwest of Guelph. This
birthplace conflicts with the entry "Bruce" (presumably Bruce Co.) on the 1901
census.

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The following quarter-sections southwest of Alsask, SK are recorded as having
been homesteaded by Nathaniel Campbell in the Western Lands Database. These are
just over the Alberta border.

NE 23 26 1 W4

Liber 778, Folio 251, File reel number C-6560

Name: Nathaniel Campbell



SE 23 26 1 W4

Liber 847 ,Folio 94, File reel number C-6616

Name: Nathaniel Mervyn Campbell

SW 24 26 1 W4

Liber 745, Folio 494, File reel number C-6533

Name: Nathaniel Mervyn Campbell



NW 24 26 1 W4

Liber 571, Folio 13, File reel number C-6391

Name: Nathaniel Campbell

Probably unrelated is a quarter-section in Manitoba, near Lake Manitoba at Big
Sandy Point (east of Alonsa).

NW 4 21 10 W1

Liber 714, Folio 140, File reel number C-6507

Name: Nathaniel Campbell

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In addition to farming, Nathaniel operated the local Post Office out of his
home. He designated the PO as 'Nathella'. The "Post Offices and Postmasters"
database at ArchiviaNet lists the Nathella post office in the Federal electoral
district of Medicine Hat, AB, with Nathaniel Campbell appointed as postmaster
1915-01-01 until 1918-05-31, when the office was closed. The location of the
office was 24-26-1-W4.

This region of Alberta is known as Acadia (Acadia Valley Municipal District). A
local history called "Times to Remember" has been published for this area, but
apparently does not mention the Campbells.

Nathella is listed in an Alberta place names index
(http://www.rootsweb.com/~canab/places/placesn.html) in Acadia County,
24-26-1-W4.

Also listed on page 572 of Wrigley's 1922 Alberta Directory and Year Book:

"a farming settlement and former P.O. in Alexandra Prov. Elec. Div., 10 miles
southwest of Alsask, which is on the C.N.R. main line and is the nearest C. N.
Tel., C. N. R. express and business and banking centre."

source: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/glenc/

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Nathaniel Campbell is listed in Edmonton Cemetery, Section I, Block 76, Plot
0006. In plot 0005 is Margaret Campbell. Apparently there is a single
headstone, with "Nathaniel 1852-1928" and "Margaret Jane 1857-1934" (and also a
note of some kind about "Nathaniel Mervin", not clear if he is buried there).
However, interment dates are 12/21/35 for Margaret and 12/14/54 for Nathaniel.
The year 1935 may be a transcription error, but the 1954 date seems to imply
that Nathaniel was moved here from some other cemetery.

!NOTE: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue

!NOTE: 1901 Census of Canada; ; ; T-6469; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald
St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey East
(64), Thornbury (j-3), p. 1, line 23.

!DEATH: Herbert K. Armstrong, Phyllis E. Armstrong, William Armstrong and His
Descendants, 1846 - 1979; ; ; p. 24; , Walter Harris Memorial Library,
(Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0

Nathaniel married Margaret Jane Armstrong on 15 Sep 1879 in Glenelg Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of William Armstrong and Margaret Strain) was born on 18 Dec 1857 in Markdale, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1934 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Edmonton Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 4

Notes:

From William Armstrong and his Descendants:

"Margaret Armstrong was the second daughter of William and Margaret Armstrong
and was born and raised in Markdale. She was married to Nathaniel Campbell and
the couple resided for some time in Flesherton where Mr. Campbell carried on
operations in the woolen mill business, and subsequently at Wiarton, Thornbury
and Barrie. While residing in the latter place, Mr. Campbell decided to take
up farming in the Canadian West and settled at Alsask, Saskatchewan, where his
family joined him after the completion of settlement duties. After the death
of Mr. Campbell in 1926, the family moved to Calgary where they resided until
Mrs. Campbell's death.

"Mrs. Campbell was a lifelong Methodist, and later member of the United Church.
She died at the home of her daughter, Nathella, Mrs. M. L. Seller, at Edmonton
when on a visit at Christmas. 'Her qualities of mind and heart endeared her to
husband, children, sisters, and brothers.'"

According to Margaret (Seller) Minogue, Margaret Jane died of pneumonia at the
age of 76, and is buried in Edmonton Cemetery.

The City of Edmonton cemetery web page
(http://www.gov.edmonton.ab.ca/co
mm_services/rec_facilities/cemeteries/search.html) lists four Margaret
Campbells; the one buried Dec 21, 1935 is the only possible match. Dec 21 is
reasonable, but 1935 is two years late - maybe a transcription error.

Maggie Campbell's Birthday Book indicates her birthday was Dec 18, year not
specified.

Age in censuses: 1871 - 13, 1881 - 23, 1901 - 43. These ages suggest 1857 as
the year of birth. Also consistent with marriage record (see below).

1901 Census states she was born Dec 1856; but this is impossible if her sister
Elizabeth's birthdate is correct.

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Headstone (see notes for Nathaniel) says "Margaret Jane 1857-1934".

Obituary is in The Edmonton Journal of December 20,1934 - states she died Dec
19, 1934, and lists children Helen of Calgary, Mrs. M.L. Seller of Edmonton,
J. Herbert of Calgary, N. Mervin of Edmonton and Wilfred A. of Rochester, N.Y.

[This thanks to Cheryl Maxwell - I haven't seen the obit myself.]

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Margaret (Seller) Minogue has a vase or bowl inscribed "To M.J.C. from N.C.,
Sept 15, 1879".

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Marriage record (FHC reel 1869504, record no. 003142):

Bridegroom: Nathaniel Campbell

Age: 26

Residence when married: Erin Village, ON

Place of birth: Erin Village, ON

bachelor when married

Profession: Woolen Manufacturer

Religion: Methodist

Names of parents: Peter and Sophia Campbell

Bride: Margaret Jane Armstrong

Age: 21

Residence when married: Glenelg

Place of birth: Glenelg

spinster when married

Religion: Methodist

Names of parents: William and Margaret Armstrong

Witnesses:

Thomas Bates of Charlston[sic], Ont.

Elizabeth Armstrong of Glenelg

Date and place of marriage:

15th September 1879, Glenelg

Married by J. Anderson, minister.

Married by license.

!DEATH: Herbert K. Armstrong, Phyllis E. Armstrong, William Armstrong and His
Descendants, 1846 - 1979; ; ; p. 24; , Walter Harris Memorial Library,
(Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale, ON, N0C 1H019 Dec 1933.

!DEATH: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Cheryl Maxwell, from obituary in
Edmonton Journal, 20 Dec, 1934.

!BURIAL: Personal communication; ; ; ; ; Margaret (Seller) Minogue

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 1
• Emigration: 1846, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Born "near the old town of Clones, Ireland".

"William Armstrong and His Descendants", p. 1, quotes the Markdale Standard,
Sept. 1912, stating that William crossed from Liverpool to New York in 1846, a
passage taking 5 weeks. On p. 3 it is stated that his brother Mark and Mark's
wife Elizabeth accompanied him on this voyage.

The ship St. George, under master Watson Ferris, sailed from Liverpool to New
York, arriving about 2 Dec 1846 (see Sources). The passenger manifest lists
among the steerage passengers

Mark Armstrong 30 Male Farmer

Betsey Armstrong 24 Female

William Armstrong 20 Male Farmer

There is a big discrepancy here in Mark's age. He should have been 42 years
old in 1846, if his birth date was 1804. Also, he and Elizabeth are supposed
to have married in 1828; if she was 24 in 1846 she would have been only 6 in
1828.

Passenger manifest, ship St. George; ; National Archives and Records
Administration, Film M237, Reel 65, List 1034; ; ; Transcribed by Mary Heindl,
a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, May 20, 2000.
http://istg.rootsweb.com/v3/1800v3/stgeorge18461202.html.

Passenger manifest, ship St. George; ; National Archives and Records
Administration, Film M237, Reel 65, List 1034; ; ; Transcribed by Mary Heindl,
a member of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, May 20, 2000.
http://istg.rootsweb.com/v3/1800v3/stgeorge18461202.html.

William married Margaret Strain on 15 Sep 1852 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Joseph Strain and Elizabeth Little) was born on 17 Nov 1833 in Co. Monaghan, Ireland; died on 9 Apr 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1849, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Notes:

Born "within one mile of William's home although the young people were not
aware of it at the time." (William Armstrong and His Descendants, p. 19).

Birth year in 1901 census (1833) does not agree with date in "William Armstrong
and his Descendants".

!BIRTH: 1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
District (66), Markdale Village (f), p. 12

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 1849, Co. Monaghan, Ireland

Notes:

Joined Methodist Church at age 23 (previously Presbyterian).

"Markdale and Flesherton", p. 86, states that he died "April 24, either 1887 or
1897, 88 years and 10 months." This is from an interview with Thorpe Wright,
printed in the Toronto Globe in 1923. In "William Armstrong and His
Descendants", dates are given as 1808 - 1897. The month of June is a guess,
based on calculation from his age at death.

1861 Census. All are born in Ireland except Richard. This fixes the year of
immigration as ca. 1850. Year of marriage stated to be 1831. Residence is a log
house.

Strain, Joseph, 50

Elizabeth, 50

William, 26

Joseph, 22

Charlotte, 19

Eliza, 17

Clamana, 14

Sarah, 11

Richard, 9, born W. Canada

1871 Census lists age as 62, 1891 Census as 82.

Religion is Wesleyan Methodist.

1871 Census lists children:

Clemina 22 b. Ireland

Sarah 20 b. Ireland

James 19 b. Ontario

Joseph 29 b. Ireland

Also lists at the same household Joseph Brown, 14, b. Ontario, origin Irish,
religion Church of England. Listed as going to school.

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Posting on CAN-ONT-GREY-L mailing list at roostweb.com, by Ida King, 04 Feb
2002. Transcriptions from Flesherton Cemetery.

"In the Flesherton cem I notice plot 137 Sarah Gertrude dau/o Thomas &

Rachel Strain died Nov 23 1884 aged 1yr 3 mos.

plot 22 has Joseph Strain Sr d Apr 24 1897 88 yrs 10 mos wife Elizabeth

Little d Feb 1889, 80 yrs 10 mos, & dau Mary Jane d Sep 8 1880 45 yrs

wife of Frederick Armstrong."

!NOTE: 1871 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-9952; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 2 Apr 1871.District 36
(Grey South), Artemesia Twp., Division 1, p. 16.

!NOTE: 1891 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-13261; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 6 Apr 1891.District 155
(East Grey), Artemesia Twp., Division 2, p. 28.

!NOTE: 1861 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-1026; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 14 Jan 1861

Age is 'age next birthday'. Grey Co., Artemesia Twp., Part 4, p. 42.

!BIRTH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 85, 86; ,
Walter Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St.,
Markdale, ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin.
Revised and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and
Ann Taylor.

!DEATH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 88; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.

1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
(66), Artemesia, a-6, p. 10. Entries for Clemina Strain and her brother Joseph
state they immigrated 1849.

1901 Census of Canada; ; ; ; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251 Donald St.,
Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 31 Mar 1901.Ontario, Grey South
(66), Artemesia, a-6, p. 10. Entries for Clemina Strain and her brother Joseph
state they immigrated 1849.

Joseph married Elizabeth Little on 24 Jun 1830 in Ireland. Elizabeth was born about 1 Apr 1808 in Ireland; died on 1 Feb 1889 in Artemesia Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Flesherton Cemetery, Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage" does not give a first name, only
the surname Little. 1871 Census lists Joseph Strain with wife Elizabeth.

Birth date is calculated from the statement in "Markdale and Flesherton, A
Written Heritage", p. 86, that she died "February 1, 1889, 80 years and 10
months old". This is the same information as is on her headstone (see notes for
Joseph Strain).

!NOTE: 1871 Census of Canada; ; ; Reel C-9952; , Winnipeg Public Library, 251
Donald St., Winnipeg, ManitobaOfficial enumeration date 2 Apr 1871.District 36
(Grey South), Artemisia Twp., Division 1, p. 16

!NOTE: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 88; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.Surname only.

!DEATH: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 86; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.

!BURIAL: Markdale and Flesherton, A Written Heritage.; ; 1979; p. 86; , Walter
Harris Memorial Library, (Markdale Public Library), 75 Walker St., Markdale,
ON, N0C 1H0Researched by Judy Birchall, Andy Brown, and Sharee Irwin. Revised
and edited by Wilma Breakwell, Alice Graham, Geraldine Robinson, and Ann
Taylor.