Linda Cairns

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• Location: Pierson, Rural Municipality of Two Borders, Manitoba, Canada
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Family/Spouse: Boyd Minshull. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Michael married Lillian Margaret Campbell on 11 Nov 1942. Lillian (daughter of William Fraser "Frazer" Campbell and Elizabeth C. Cameron) was born on 25 Mar 1923 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; died on 24 Apr 2010 in Melita, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Saint Anthony Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tilston, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 104897453
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Lillian was born and raised on the family farm in Tilston, MB. She was the fourth child of Fraser & Elizabeth Campbell and attended school with her brothers and sister at Tilston. She married Michael (Mac) Cairns on November 11 1942 and moved onto his family farm several miles west of where she grew up. She spent the next 68 years calling that farm home.

As a new bride Lil moved into the Cairns family home with Mac''s father and his youngest brother Patrick. The house quickly began to fill up as Mac & Lil were blessed with 12 children over the following 18 years. Lil was the heart of the family ensuring there was fresh baking and bread, home grown meals, and clothing designed by her and sewn by hand. She had enough love for her own family and plenty extra for any other children who happened to be visiting, whether nieces & nephews or friends from school. As her children grew up and started their own families they often wondered how she juggled so many responsibilities at once. They can recall the countless times she would sit up late sewing clothes, the jars and jars of canning she put up each fall, milking the cows morning and night, and the numerous other jobs that come with so many children and living on a farm.

While Lil was often a shy woman, she had a quiet strength and strong faith that allowed her to deal with whatever life sent her. Even after her husband passed away, she was determined to keep her home and garden on the farm and did what she had to do to make that happen, including learning to drive at the age of 61. She continued to live there independently for another 26 years helped by her oldest son Bill & Patricia who lived on the farm as well. The last winter of her life was spent in her daughter Margaret & Barry''s home where she continued to be surrounded by her family and loved ones.

The greatest gift Lil gave to those around her was the love of family. This strong sense of family and belonging was passed to all of her children and grandchildren. As her family continued to grow and grow and grow, she was able to make each and every person feel special and incredibly loved. There was never criticism or judgement at Grandma''s house, every person who walked through the door was greeted with a smile, a hug, and a cup of tea.

Lillian passed away at the Melita Health Centre on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the age of 87, surrounded by her children and their children. From her hospital bed, Lil told her family that "there was nothing better than holding the hand of a child". The number of people who will miss her is a testament to how she lived her life.

She was predeceased by her parents Fraser & Elizabeth (Cameron) Campbell; husband Mac; 3 grandchildren: Marlene Robertson, Matthew Melvin and Shawna Melvin; 1 great-grandchild Jayton George; son-in-law Maurice Donnelly; 3 brothers: Alex Campbell, Ken Campbell and Albert Campbell; 4 sisters-in-law: Maureen Campbell, Freda Cairns, Isabelle Campbell, and Pauleen Campbell; also 2 brothers-in-law: Jack Melville and Bob Cairns.

Lillian is survived by her 12 children: Bill (Pat) of Tilston, Myrna Donnelly of Brandon, Michael (Bonnie) of Medicine Hat, Jean (Ray) Robertson of Deleau, Betty (Jim) Eastcott of Brandon, Annie (Mike) Taylor of Carievale, Mag (Barry) Minshull of Pierson, Linda (Boyd) Minshull of Pierson, Nancy (Brian) Melvin of Regina, Shirley (Keith) Goforth of Pierson, Sheila (Murray) Brown of Melita, and Josie (Dale) Pidhirney of Medicine Hat; 39 grandchildren, 74 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild; sister Jean Melville of Ohpoe Beach, New Zealand; brother Bill (Maria) Campbell of Regina and brother-in-law Pat (Kay) Cairns of Melita.

Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 2:00pm from the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Melita, MB. Father Mark Nwosu Mass Celebrant. Mass of Christian burial took place at the Tilston Catholic Cemetery, Tilston, MB.

Prayers were said on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 7:00pm from the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church.

Donations may be given to the Tilston Cemetery Fund Box 70 Tilston, MB. R0M 2B0 or to the Shawna Melvin Bereavement Scholarship 700B - 4400 4th Ave. Regina, SK. S4T 0H8.

Redpath Funeral Home

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Tom married Mary Francis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L1TW-QCN
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216405283
• _UID: 1D8A7843EDE54555ACC517C5B9BC779EA549
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1901, Pipestone, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Location: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Townships 6, ranges 29, 1st meridian; Post Office, Crescent

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Fraser homesteaded on NE 1/4 32-5-29. Pitts had other 3/4 of section and Fraser sold him this quarter and then rented E1/2 of 4-6-29 from Jack Pitts. Huron-Erie took over the mortgage and Fraser rented from them until his death. This land was originally homesteaded by Jim and Bob Adams.

Lived in new house on his mother's property first winter. Susan, Peter and Christina were living in original small house.

Geordie Anderson bought half that Fraser farmed.



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Funeral services for William Fraser Campbell were held at the family home and at the Tilston United Church, on Saturday afternoon. Both services were conducted by Rev. Anthony Friebert.

Mr Campbell had been in indifferent health for some time and passed away on Thursday at the age of 58 years and one month. He was one of the early settlers coming to the district in 1892 with his parents. His kindly disposition earned him a wide circle of friends and as a neighbor he was highly respected, this being shown by the presence of many friends following the Church and the floral remembrances that banked the casket. He was born in Lanark County, Ont., on 28 February, 1885 and on coming west he lived with his parents in the Reston district, later settling nort of Tilston.

He married Elizabeth Cameron in December 1915, who survives him. Also four sons, Alex, Albert, William and Kenneth and two daughters, Jean of Winnipeg and Mrs mac Cairns of Tilson. He also has one brother, Peter, and a sister, Tena, both of Tilston.

Pall bearers were: L. Graham, T. Gould, H. Long, W. Smith, W. Mare and J. R. Matheson. Burial was made in the Tilston Cemetery.

William married Elizabeth C. Cameron on 15 Dec 1915 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cameron and Agnes) was born in 1894 in Logie Coldstone and Cromar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died in 1953; was buried in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 111768179
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• Immigration: 1909, Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada

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Daughter of a furniture maker from Aberdeen, Scotland who died when she was very young. Her brother John came to Canada in 1906 and returned to Scotland in 1806 in hopes of bring the family to Canada. Mrs. Cameron and the two youngest children remained in Scotland. Elizabeth was 14 when she arrived in Canada. She worked as a maid in the hotel in Carlyle and later Melita before working on the Dujay farm. Ellen and Charles Morrice lived across the road from the Dujays. After the first winter, on Fraser's mother's property they settled in the farm house on the property that Fraser rented - E 1/2 of section 4.
Elizabeth moved to Sinclair after remarriage to Denny Williamson.




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Married:
Name:?tab?Elizabeth Cameron
Gender:?tab?Female
Marriage Date:?tab?15 Dec 1915
Marriage Place:?tab?Albert, Manitoba, Canada
Spouse:?tab?
William Fraser Campbell
URL:?tab?http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php


Married at Dujay farm where Elizabeth worked as a housemaid.

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• FamilySearch ID: LHSW-D3V
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216453542
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• Census: 1881, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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From Lanark Cty.

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Alexander married Susan Rene Ashby on 6 Apr 1880 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Susan (daughter of William Archibald Ashby and Elizabeth B. Foster) was born on 21 Dec 1850 in Fallbrook, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Mar 1930 in Tilson, RM of Albert, Municipality of Two Borders, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Tilston Cemetery, Tilston, RM of Albert, Southwestern Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: M7G1-MYT
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 216453603
• _UID: 6CD1B7860510474BAE669A6180E09F8DBC4A
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Pipestone, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Location-Witness: 1906, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Townships 6, ranges 29, 1st meridian; Post Office, Crescent
• Census: 1916, Brandon, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Census: 1921, Souris, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada

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Moved west to homestead in 1891. Took rail to Melita, MB (end of rail). Traveled north to Tilston, MB, 10-6-29 Rural Municipality of Albert, where closest neighbour was 9-10 miles south. Bob McInally and Jimmy Brown homesteads just east of homestead. Other neighbours were primarily from Iceland - Olsens, Abrahamsens, Fredricksons, Thordarsons.
These settlers left during the 1930's. They built a sod hut on SW quarter and gathered buffalo chips for fuel because there were no trees or shrubs. Nearest supplies were from Melita or Reston. Lumber was hauled from Moose Mountain near Carlyle and a two room shack was built.

Alexander died three years after homesteading and was buried just north of homestead buildings. Susan and children moved to Reston where children could attend school. She and children moved to homestead in the summers in order to keep her rights. Susan, Peter and Christina moved back to the farm when Peter was old enough to run the farm.

Susan died on the farm in 1930 at 80 years of age. She divided her land among her three children and Peter bought Fraser's and Christina's shares. Fraser and Christina never married and remained on the farm until their deaths.

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Wm 1819 & Eliz 1822
Isabella 1846; Ruth 1848; Susanna 1850; Elizabeth 1852; John 1854; Martha 1857; Harriet 1858
Thomas Ennis and family listed with William's family

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Died:
Name:?tab?Susan Campbell
Age:?tab?80
Birth Date:?tab?24 Dec 1849
Death Date:?tab?2 Mar 1930
Death Place:?tab?Albert, Manitoba, Canada

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Married:
Name:?tab?Alexander Campbell
Marriage Date: 6 Apr 1880
Marriage Place: Perth, Ontario, Canada
Spouse: Susan Ashby
witnesses: Alexander McGarry and John P. Fraser

Name?tab?Susan Ashby
Age 28
Birth Year 1852
Birth Place Bathurst, Ontario
Marriage Date 04/04/1880
Marriage Place Lanark Ontario Canada
Father?tab?William Ashby
Mother Elizabeth Ashby
Spouse Alexander Campell

Name?tab?Alexander Campell
Age 32
Birth Year 1848
Birth Place Drummond Ontario
Marriage Date 04/04/1880
Marriage Place Lanark Ontario Canada
Father?tab?Peter Campell
Mother Christina Campell
Spouse Susan Ashby

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John married Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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