d/o David Wightman & Catherine R. McCulloch of Lanarkshire, Scotland. w/o Harry E. Shuler.
David and Catherine were crofters, living on the estate of Lord Lamington in a house called "Ivy Cottage" and farming his land.
Ella was one of the three beautiful Wightman sisters of Lanarkshire, Scotland: Elizabeth "Lizzie, Ella", Williamina "Min", and Margaret "Peg". Peg became a model in London. After the death of her father her mother remarried. Not liking their stepfather, as soon as they could the three girls moved out.
Among her possessions is a picture postcard of Jack Wood and her sister Min Wightman at the Ivy Cottage, sent on November 3, 1914, Lizzie received this postcard at her general delivery address on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Canada. She would have been thirty-three.
A List of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission to the United States of 1914 discovered on www.ancestry.com, revealed that she crossed the Canadian border at Port Huron. She was working as a waitress in Toronto, and her destination was Detroit, Michigan. She stated that her mother was Catherine McGill [sic], residing at Chesley Gardens, London.
From Billings, Montana, she married Harry Eugene Shuler of St. Paul, Minnesota on Mar 25, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas. My mother Dorothy, was born Aug 14, 1919 in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Minneapolis.
The second document that surfaced was a U.S. Passport Application #4827 dated March 7, 1921, for Ella Shuler and daughter Dorothy, to travel to the British Isles on the ship “Canada” out of Portland, Maine. She signed the Oath of Allegiance. The application was approved on March 17. They were living at 1416 3rd Ave., Minneapolis. Ella was described as 5' 7 ½", dark brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion.
Also located on www.ancestry.com was the passenger list of the ship “Canada,” leaving Portland, Maine on April 2, 1921, stopping in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arriving in Liverpool, England, on April 11, a nine day crossing. After arrival Ella and child Dorothy, were headed for 48 Chelsea Gardens, London.
Six months later, on October 6, 1921, Ella and Dorothy left Liverpool on the "Empress of France," and arrived at the Port of Quebec on October 13, intending to take up residence at the West Hotel in Minneapolis.
"Shuler — Mrs. Elizabeth W., 79, 1541 11th Ave., Longview, died Nov. 6 in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1888 (sic), in Lamington, Scotland and came to Longview in October 1967 from Olympia. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Richard Goms of Longview; one sister, Mrs. Morris Owen of London, England; and several grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Longview Memorial Park with the Rev. Norman Stockwell officiating. The casket will be closed. Steele Funeral Home is in charge."
David and Catherine were crofters, living on the estate of Lord Lamington in a house called "Ivy Cottage" and farming his land.
Ella was one of the three beautiful Wightman sisters of Lanarkshire, Scotland: Elizabeth "Lizzie, Ella", Williamina "Min", and Margaret "Peg". Peg became a model in London. After the death of her father her mother remarried. Not liking their stepfather, as soon as they could the three girls moved out.
Among her possessions is a picture postcard of Jack Wood and her sister Min Wightman at the Ivy Cottage, sent on November 3, 1914, Lizzie received this postcard at her general delivery address on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Canada. She would have been thirty-three.
A List of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission to the United States of 1914 discovered on www.ancestry.com, revealed that she crossed the Canadian border at Port Huron. She was working as a waitress in Toronto, and her destination was Detroit, Michigan. She stated that her mother was Catherine McGill [sic], residing at Chesley Gardens, London.
From Billings, Montana, she married Harry Eugene Shuler of St. Paul, Minnesota on Mar 25, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas. My mother Dorothy, was born Aug 14, 1919 in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Minneapolis.
The second document that surfaced was a U.S. Passport Application #4827 dated March 7, 1921, for Ella Shuler and daughter Dorothy, to travel to the British Isles on the ship “Canada” out of Portland, Maine. She signed the Oath of Allegiance. The application was approved on March 17. They were living at 1416 3rd Ave., Minneapolis. Ella was described as 5' 7 ½", dark brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion.
Also located on www.ancestry.com was the passenger list of the ship “Canada,” leaving Portland, Maine on April 2, 1921, stopping in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arriving in Liverpool, England, on April 11, a nine day crossing. After arrival Ella and child Dorothy, were headed for 48 Chelsea Gardens, London.
Six months later, on October 6, 1921, Ella and Dorothy left Liverpool on the "Empress of France," and arrived at the Port of Quebec on October 13, intending to take up residence at the West Hotel in Minneapolis.
"Shuler — Mrs. Elizabeth W., 79, 1541 11th Ave., Longview, died Nov. 6 in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1888 (sic), in Lamington, Scotland and came to Longview in October 1967 from Olympia. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Richard Goms of Longview; one sister, Mrs. Morris Owen of London, England; and several grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Longview Memorial Park with the Rev. Norman Stockwell officiating. The casket will be closed. Steele Funeral Home is in charge."
d/o David Wightman & Catherine R. McCulloch of Lanarkshire, Scotland. w/o Harry E. Shuler.
David and Catherine were crofters, living on the estate of Lord Lamington in a house called "Ivy Cottage" and farming his land.
Ella was one of the three beautiful Wightman sisters of Lanarkshire, Scotland: Elizabeth "Lizzie, Ella", Williamina "Min", and Margaret "Peg". Peg became a model in London. After the death of her father her mother remarried. Not liking their stepfather, as soon as they could the three girls moved out.
Among her possessions is a picture postcard of Jack Wood and her sister Min Wightman at the Ivy Cottage, sent on November 3, 1914, Lizzie received this postcard at her general delivery address on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Canada. She would have been thirty-three.
A List of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission to the United States of 1914 discovered on www.ancestry.com, revealed that she crossed the Canadian border at Port Huron. She was working as a waitress in Toronto, and her destination was Detroit, Michigan. She stated that her mother was Catherine McGill [sic], residing at Chesley Gardens, London.
From Billings, Montana, she married Harry Eugene Shuler of St. Paul, Minnesota on Mar 25, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas. My mother Dorothy, was born Aug 14, 1919 in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Minneapolis.
The second document that surfaced was a U.S. Passport Application #4827 dated March 7, 1921, for Ella Shuler and daughter Dorothy, to travel to the British Isles on the ship “Canada” out of Portland, Maine. She signed the Oath of Allegiance. The application was approved on March 17. They were living at 1416 3rd Ave., Minneapolis. Ella was described as 5' 7 ½", dark brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion.
Also located on www.ancestry.com was the passenger list of the ship “Canada,” leaving Portland, Maine on April 2, 1921, stopping in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arriving in Liverpool, England, on April 11, a nine day crossing. After arrival Ella and child Dorothy, were headed for 48 Chelsea Gardens, London.
Six months later, on October 6, 1921, Ella and Dorothy left Liverpool on the "Empress of France," and arrived at the Port of Quebec on October 13, intending to take up residence at the West Hotel in Minneapolis.
"Shuler — Mrs. Elizabeth W., 79, 1541 11th Ave., Longview, died Nov. 6 in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1888 (sic), in Lamington, Scotland and came to Longview in October 1967 from Olympia. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Richard Goms of Longview; one sister, Mrs. Morris Owen of London, England; and several grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Longview Memorial Park with the Rev. Norman Stockwell officiating. The casket will be closed. Steele Funeral Home is in charge."
David and Catherine were crofters, living on the estate of Lord Lamington in a house called "Ivy Cottage" and farming his land.
Ella was one of the three beautiful Wightman sisters of Lanarkshire, Scotland: Elizabeth "Lizzie, Ella", Williamina "Min", and Margaret "Peg". Peg became a model in London. After the death of her father her mother remarried. Not liking their stepfather, as soon as they could the three girls moved out.
Among her possessions is a picture postcard of Jack Wood and her sister Min Wightman at the Ivy Cottage, sent on November 3, 1914, Lizzie received this postcard at her general delivery address on Adelaide Street in Toronto, Canada. She would have been thirty-three.
A List of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission to the United States of 1914 discovered on www.ancestry.com, revealed that she crossed the Canadian border at Port Huron. She was working as a waitress in Toronto, and her destination was Detroit, Michigan. She stated that her mother was Catherine McGill [sic], residing at Chesley Gardens, London.
From Billings, Montana, she married Harry Eugene Shuler of St. Paul, Minnesota on Mar 25, 1918 in Kansas City, Kansas. My mother Dorothy, was born Aug 14, 1919 in Fargo, North Dakota and was raised in Minneapolis.
The second document that surfaced was a U.S. Passport Application #4827 dated March 7, 1921, for Ella Shuler and daughter Dorothy, to travel to the British Isles on the ship “Canada” out of Portland, Maine. She signed the Oath of Allegiance. The application was approved on March 17. They were living at 1416 3rd Ave., Minneapolis. Ella was described as 5' 7 ½", dark brown hair, brown eyes, and dark complexion.
Also located on www.ancestry.com was the passenger list of the ship “Canada,” leaving Portland, Maine on April 2, 1921, stopping in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and arriving in Liverpool, England, on April 11, a nine day crossing. After arrival Ella and child Dorothy, were headed for 48 Chelsea Gardens, London.
Six months later, on October 6, 1921, Ella and Dorothy left Liverpool on the "Empress of France," and arrived at the Port of Quebec on October 13, intending to take up residence at the West Hotel in Minneapolis.
"Shuler — Mrs. Elizabeth W., 79, 1541 11th Ave., Longview, died Nov. 6 in a local hospital. She was born July 12, 1888 (sic), in Lamington, Scotland and came to Longview in October 1967 from Olympia. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Richard Goms of Longview; one sister, Mrs. Morris Owen of London, England; and several grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Longview Memorial Park with the Rev. Norman Stockwell officiating. The casket will be closed. Steele Funeral Home is in charge."
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