Robena Lunan Mather

1864 - 1950  (85 years)

• Name	Robena Lunan Mather
  Birth	4 Jun 1864	Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Census-Household Member	1916	Battle River, Alberta, Canada   [1]
  	Role: Household Member neighbour of Walter Scott
  		1916 Census Battle River AB Edward Daniel McPherson
  Name	Lunam
  _UID	2B4599D22AC342A8BCA91324A13BE0343E66
  Death	17 Mar 1950	Provost Hospital, Metiskow, Alberta, Canada
  	The death of Mrs. Ed. McPherson occurred in Provost Hospital, Metiskow, Alberta, on March 17, 1950, at the age of 86 years, 4 mos. Robina Lunam Mather was born at Middleville in 1865. She was married to Edward d. McPherson in 1883 and they resided in this village for some time, then at Bancroft, Hastings Co., until 1910, when they went West, farming in the Dolcy district till 1922, when they moved to Metiskow. She was predeceased by a little daughter, Eva, in 1894, a son Wilt in 1946, and her husband in 1948. She leaves to mourn her loss, 3 sons, Mont of Regina, Ray and Dave of Metiskow; a sister, Mrs. Janet Lumb of Bowmanville; a forster sister, Mrs. Norman Belton of Edmonton; a brother, Jock Mather of Edmonton; 12 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral was held from the community hall in Metiskow on March 21 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Gulbronson of Hughenden officiating. During the service two favourite songs of the deceased were rendered. A solo "The Stranger of Galilee", by Mrs. C. Peterson and a duet - "The Haven of Rests", bu Mr. and Mrs. Gulbronson. Pallbearers were Arthur Nelson, Emil Nelson, Fred West, Rovert Johnson, Victor Israelson and Gus Nelson. Interment took place in Metiskow Cemetery.
  Burial	Metiskow Cemetery, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  		Robina Mather Burial Metiskow AB
  Person ID	I5659	Lanark County Origins | This is my Maternal LIneage, My 2 Great Grandmother's Lineage
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Mather,   b. 19 Oct 1832, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1922, Mayo & Carlow Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Jane "Jean" Stead,   b. Abt 1839, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1919 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1859
  Family ID	F1518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Daniel McPherson,   b. 26 Aug 1865, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Dec 1948, Alberta, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1884	Mayo and Carlow Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
  	Lived in Middleville, ON before moving to Bancroft, ON 1910 moved to  farm in trhe Dolcy District in AB 1922 moved to MNetiskow, AB
  Children	+ 1. John Wilton McPherson,   b. 1884   d. 7 Mar 1946 (Age 62 years)   2. George Lemont McPherson,   b. 1885   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Raymond Franklyn McPherson,   b. 1895   d. Yes, date unknown   4. David G. McPherson,   b. 1902, Metiskow, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   5. Eva McPherson   d. 1894
  Family ID	F1786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jun 1864 - Middleville, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 2 Jun 1884 - Mayo and Carlow Twp, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - 1916 - Battle River, Alberta, Canada Death - 17 Mar 1950 - Provost Hospital, Metiskow, Alberta, Canada Burial - - Metiskow Cemetery, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1916 Census Battle River AB Edward Daniel McPherson

  
  

• Sources

  [S176] Canada. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta., Canada, 1916 Census Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, ( Ancestry . n.d.), sub-district B10, Vale, p. 7, dwelling 90, Edward Daniel McPherson household; (accessed 10 May 2019); citing Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Battle River, 10; Roll: T-21947; Page: 7; Family No: 93 (Reliability: 3).