He lived and grew-up farming in various locations in Marshall County, Kansas including Frankfort and Vermillion. He grew up with a rather large family. But, through the years, this family got smaller. The first to leave was his father between 1900 and 1905. Later several of his siblings married and left the family home eventually leaving William as head of the house for him, his mother and sister Minnie in 1910. He continued to care for his mother until her death in 1926.
Around April 1912, William and his brother, Emery, heard about homesteading in Canada. They, along with Emery's family, their mother, Minnie and her husband, as well members of the Kaufmann family made the long trek from Kansas to Saskatchewan, Canada. About 9 adults and 12 children traveled in four covered wagons and a buggy. Places of note for the group are North LeQuay, Norquay, Danbury and Glen Elder. At some point, either before April, 1912 or sometime after the group arrived in Canada, they were joined by William's brother, Harper.
On December 13, 1916, William married Hazel May Kaufmann in Norquay, Canada. They had six children: Mildred Irene, Howard Ivan, Marie Agnes, Elizabeth Ellen, William A. Sr., and Ralph Eugene.
Besides marrying sisters, it seems like everywhere William went, Emery could be found and vise-versa. By July, 1925, they were back in the U.S. and living in Idaho. Later, living in various places in Montana - Belgrade (1926), Livingston (1928), Missoula (1930-1931), Flynn (1930), Charlo (1947) and Pablo.
Not from from each other in life and in death, Emery and his wife are also buried in this cemetery. Also buried here are William's children, Marie Decker, Howard Arlint and Elizabeth Reum.
He lived and grew-up farming in various locations in Marshall County, Kansas including Frankfort and Vermillion. He grew up with a rather large family. But, through the years, this family got smaller. The first to leave was his father between 1900 and 1905. Later several of his siblings married and left the family home eventually leaving William as head of the house for him, his mother and sister Minnie in 1910. He continued to care for his mother until her death in 1926.
Around April 1912, William and his brother, Emery, heard about homesteading in Canada. They, along with Emery's family, their mother, Minnie and her husband, as well members of the Kaufmann family made the long trek from Kansas to Saskatchewan, Canada. About 9 adults and 12 children traveled in four covered wagons and a buggy. Places of note for the group are North LeQuay, Norquay, Danbury and Glen Elder. At some point, either before April, 1912 or sometime after the group arrived in Canada, they were joined by William's brother, Harper.
On December 13, 1916, William married Hazel May Kaufmann in Norquay, Canada. They had six children: Mildred Irene, Howard Ivan, Marie Agnes, Elizabeth Ellen, William A. Sr., and Ralph Eugene.
Besides marrying sisters, it seems like everywhere William went, Emery could be found and vise-versa. By July, 1925, they were back in the U.S. and living in Idaho. Later, living in various places in Montana - Belgrade (1926), Livingston (1928), Missoula (1930-1931), Flynn (1930), Charlo (1947) and Pablo.
Not from from each other in life and in death, Emery and his wife are also buried in this cemetery. Also buried here are William's children, Marie Decker, Howard Arlint and Elizabeth Reum.
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