George Rhoads' SECOND wife was Mary Alice Baker. She was born Jan 13, 1864 in Illinois. She died May 3, 1913 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
They originally lived in LaHarpe, Ks (Salem Community) and all their children were born there in Allen Co. Their children were:
Hervey Lee born. 1-22-1890 died Mar 8, 1915
Ella Grace born Apr 2, 1891 died June 22, 1931
George Arthur - born 22 Mar 1900 died 14 Mar 1919
Mary ALICE born Mar 22,1900 ( George and Mary Alice were twins)
Mary ALICE Rhoads always went by the first name of ALICE.
Grandpa Jack lived with them in LaHarpe until they moved to Canada and Grandpa Jack stayed here working in Stilwell, Ks for a time.
George Rhoads worked for the LaHarpe Smelting Co as an engineer. Harvey - his son - left home first in 1911 when he was 21 yrs old and went to Canada
In June of 1912 George Rhoads went to Canada to live with his son in a tent they had purchased. The location of their tent was the corner of Centre St and 13th Avenue East which is now in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The rest of the family - Mary Alice and Grace (21yrs) Gertrude (20yrs) and twins Arthur and Mary ALICE (12 yrs old) arrived in Calgary on Sept 1, 1912 and they rented a house at 320 - 11th Avenue West . They had "roomers" and took in boarders.
To setup house keeping - son Hervey bought a washing machine and George went to two sales in Carstairs. At the "Deus" sale he bought a cow, 2 dozen chickens and turkeys. At the "Himmeireichs" sale he bought a stove.
George and son, Hervey had to work. Both men went to work for the City of Calgary operating cement mixers installing curbing and paving city streets. Then work was slack they worked on different farms from Brooks to Bassano. Daughter Gertrude remained in Calgary and worked at the Ritz Café and then the Paris Café and later was employed by a Mrs. Foster.
April 18, 1913 Hervey broke his arm and went to stay on a farm 4-½ miles from Carsairs.
April 24, 1913 Mary Alice became ill and a Dr. R J Chrystal was called. Daughter Gertrude accompanied the doctor to the farm. Mary Alice was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary accompanied by her husband, George, daughters Grace and Gertrude. Mary Alice died May 3, 1912 of erysipelas at age 49 yrs. She was buried in a family plot in Carstairs that had been obtained when the community was first establishing the cemetery. George had done some labor on the cemetery and in exchange received the family plots.
Gertrude was appointed Sunday School Superintendent at a Church they attended in Hawkeye. Hervey put in 30 acres of oats and exchanged work with friends. Hervey bought a pony and a shotgun to use for hunting which provided a meat source for the family.
Then Hervey and his father George returned to live in the tent and work again for the City while waiting for the crops to mature. Hervey solved his tansportation problem by buying a two cylinder Indian motorcycle with a side car or tandem. George bought a bird dog for hunting. George bought a pony for Arthur and Mary ALICE in Calgary. To get the pony back to Hawkeye he walked leading the pony for most of the night arriving home about 5 a.m. At about this time HUDSON BAY COMPANY established a new store in Calgary on August 18, 1913 and Gertrude went to work there eventually becoming head cashier. It is my understanding that she retired from there working many years for the Hudson Bay Company.
In the Fall of 1913 George and Hervey harvested their crops. In December of 1913 Hervey went to Red Deer and filed a claim for his own homestead described as the Northeast quarter of Section 26 - Township 31 - Range 6 - West of the 5th Meridian.
In 1914 George continued to work on establishing his homestead and son Hervey worked on his land. Both men worked at sawmills in the Bergen area. Grace keep the home and took care of Mary ALICE and Arthur who were still in school at Hawkeye. For a brief time - probably early September of 1914 to January 1915 George was in the Canadian Army and stationed at Valcartier Camp in Quebec.
On March 8, 1915 Hervey was killed when he fell into a saw at the Pearson Sawmll at Bergen. He was 25 yrs old. Gertrude came from Calgary and took her brother's body back to Carstairs for burial beside his mother.
Arthur left school and was working on a farm in Brooks in November of 1915.
In 1916 Mary ALICE and George Heaton were married and moved to their farm near Acme.
Early 1917 Arthur signed up for service in the Canadian Army, 184th Co. before he was of legal age. Within a month or so he was in England with the military. Arthur became ill during the flu epidemic of 1919 and was hospitalized in a military hospital on Lady Astor's Estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. He died there on March 14, 1919 just before his 19th birthday. He was one of 42 soldiers from Canada, the USA, Austrailia and New Zealand who were buried in a private cemetery on this Estate.
Gertrude married Stuart Lee and they lived in Medicine Hat before moving to Qualicum Beach Vancouver Island.
Grace remained in Calgary.
George Rhoads stayed on his homestead where he had 43 young chickens, one hog, 7 young cols. His health gradually failed while his hunting company G H Liesemer kept daughters Gertrude, Grace and Mary ALICE aware of his condition.
In one of his last letters to Gertrude he wrote "…there is nothing like being satisfied. It took me a long time to find a place to my satisfaction, but I have found it and I will stay for the rest of my life".
He died at his home February 22, 1925. He was buried beside his wife and son in the Carstairs Cemetery
They originally lived in LaHarpe, Ks (Salem Community) and all their children were born there in Allen Co. Their children were:
Hervey Lee born. 1-22-1890 died Mar 8, 1915
Ella Grace born Apr 2, 1891 died June 22, 1931
George Arthur - born 22 Mar 1900 died 14 Mar 1919
Mary ALICE born Mar 22,1900 ( George and Mary Alice were twins)
Mary ALICE Rhoads always went by the first name of ALICE.
Grandpa Jack lived with them in LaHarpe until they moved to Canada and Grandpa Jack stayed here working in Stilwell, Ks for a time.
George Rhoads worked for the LaHarpe Smelting Co as an engineer. Harvey - his son - left home first in 1911 when he was 21 yrs old and went to Canada
In June of 1912 George Rhoads went to Canada to live with his son in a tent they had purchased. The location of their tent was the corner of Centre St and 13th Avenue East which is now in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The rest of the family - Mary Alice and Grace (21yrs) Gertrude (20yrs) and twins Arthur and Mary ALICE (12 yrs old) arrived in Calgary on Sept 1, 1912 and they rented a house at 320 - 11th Avenue West . They had "roomers" and took in boarders.
To setup house keeping - son Hervey bought a washing machine and George went to two sales in Carstairs. At the "Deus" sale he bought a cow, 2 dozen chickens and turkeys. At the "Himmeireichs" sale he bought a stove.
George and son, Hervey had to work. Both men went to work for the City of Calgary operating cement mixers installing curbing and paving city streets. Then work was slack they worked on different farms from Brooks to Bassano. Daughter Gertrude remained in Calgary and worked at the Ritz Café and then the Paris Café and later was employed by a Mrs. Foster.
April 18, 1913 Hervey broke his arm and went to stay on a farm 4-½ miles from Carsairs.
April 24, 1913 Mary Alice became ill and a Dr. R J Chrystal was called. Daughter Gertrude accompanied the doctor to the farm. Mary Alice was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary accompanied by her husband, George, daughters Grace and Gertrude. Mary Alice died May 3, 1912 of erysipelas at age 49 yrs. She was buried in a family plot in Carstairs that had been obtained when the community was first establishing the cemetery. George had done some labor on the cemetery and in exchange received the family plots.
Gertrude was appointed Sunday School Superintendent at a Church they attended in Hawkeye. Hervey put in 30 acres of oats and exchanged work with friends. Hervey bought a pony and a shotgun to use for hunting which provided a meat source for the family.
Then Hervey and his father George returned to live in the tent and work again for the City while waiting for the crops to mature. Hervey solved his tansportation problem by buying a two cylinder Indian motorcycle with a side car or tandem. George bought a bird dog for hunting. George bought a pony for Arthur and Mary ALICE in Calgary. To get the pony back to Hawkeye he walked leading the pony for most of the night arriving home about 5 a.m. At about this time HUDSON BAY COMPANY established a new store in Calgary on August 18, 1913 and Gertrude went to work there eventually becoming head cashier. It is my understanding that she retired from there working many years for the Hudson Bay Company.
In the Fall of 1913 George and Hervey harvested their crops. In December of 1913 Hervey went to Red Deer and filed a claim for his own homestead described as the Northeast quarter of Section 26 - Township 31 - Range 6 - West of the 5th Meridian.
In 1914 George continued to work on establishing his homestead and son Hervey worked on his land. Both men worked at sawmills in the Bergen area. Grace keep the home and took care of Mary ALICE and Arthur who were still in school at Hawkeye. For a brief time - probably early September of 1914 to January 1915 George was in the Canadian Army and stationed at Valcartier Camp in Quebec.
On March 8, 1915 Hervey was killed when he fell into a saw at the Pearson Sawmll at Bergen. He was 25 yrs old. Gertrude came from Calgary and took her brother's body back to Carstairs for burial beside his mother.
Arthur left school and was working on a farm in Brooks in November of 1915.
In 1916 Mary ALICE and George Heaton were married and moved to their farm near Acme.
Early 1917 Arthur signed up for service in the Canadian Army, 184th Co. before he was of legal age. Within a month or so he was in England with the military. Arthur became ill during the flu epidemic of 1919 and was hospitalized in a military hospital on Lady Astor's Estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. He died there on March 14, 1919 just before his 19th birthday. He was one of 42 soldiers from Canada, the USA, Austrailia and New Zealand who were buried in a private cemetery on this Estate.
Gertrude married Stuart Lee and they lived in Medicine Hat before moving to Qualicum Beach Vancouver Island.
Grace remained in Calgary.
George Rhoads stayed on his homestead where he had 43 young chickens, one hog, 7 young cols. His health gradually failed while his hunting company G H Liesemer kept daughters Gertrude, Grace and Mary ALICE aware of his condition.
In one of his last letters to Gertrude he wrote "…there is nothing like being satisfied. It took me a long time to find a place to my satisfaction, but I have found it and I will stay for the rest of my life".
He died at his home February 22, 1925. He was buried beside his wife and son in the Carstairs Cemetery
George Rhoads' SECOND wife was Mary Alice Baker. She was born Jan 13, 1864 in Illinois. She died May 3, 1913 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
They originally lived in LaHarpe, Ks (Salem Community) and all their children were born there in Allen Co. Their children were:
Hervey Lee born. 1-22-1890 died Mar 8, 1915
Ella Grace born Apr 2, 1891 died June 22, 1931
George Arthur - born 22 Mar 1900 died 14 Mar 1919
Mary ALICE born Mar 22,1900 ( George and Mary Alice were twins)
Mary ALICE Rhoads always went by the first name of ALICE.
Grandpa Jack lived with them in LaHarpe until they moved to Canada and Grandpa Jack stayed here working in Stilwell, Ks for a time.
George Rhoads worked for the LaHarpe Smelting Co as an engineer. Harvey - his son - left home first in 1911 when he was 21 yrs old and went to Canada
In June of 1912 George Rhoads went to Canada to live with his son in a tent they had purchased. The location of their tent was the corner of Centre St and 13th Avenue East which is now in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The rest of the family - Mary Alice and Grace (21yrs) Gertrude (20yrs) and twins Arthur and Mary ALICE (12 yrs old) arrived in Calgary on Sept 1, 1912 and they rented a house at 320 - 11th Avenue West . They had "roomers" and took in boarders.
To setup house keeping - son Hervey bought a washing machine and George went to two sales in Carstairs. At the "Deus" sale he bought a cow, 2 dozen chickens and turkeys. At the "Himmeireichs" sale he bought a stove.
George and son, Hervey had to work. Both men went to work for the City of Calgary operating cement mixers installing curbing and paving city streets. Then work was slack they worked on different farms from Brooks to Bassano. Daughter Gertrude remained in Calgary and worked at the Ritz Café and then the Paris Café and later was employed by a Mrs. Foster.
April 18, 1913 Hervey broke his arm and went to stay on a farm 4-½ miles from Carsairs.
April 24, 1913 Mary Alice became ill and a Dr. R J Chrystal was called. Daughter Gertrude accompanied the doctor to the farm. Mary Alice was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary accompanied by her husband, George, daughters Grace and Gertrude. Mary Alice died May 3, 1912 of erysipelas at age 49 yrs. She was buried in a family plot in Carstairs that had been obtained when the community was first establishing the cemetery. George had done some labor on the cemetery and in exchange received the family plots.
Gertrude was appointed Sunday School Superintendent at a Church they attended in Hawkeye. Hervey put in 30 acres of oats and exchanged work with friends. Hervey bought a pony and a shotgun to use for hunting which provided a meat source for the family.
Then Hervey and his father George returned to live in the tent and work again for the City while waiting for the crops to mature. Hervey solved his tansportation problem by buying a two cylinder Indian motorcycle with a side car or tandem. George bought a bird dog for hunting. George bought a pony for Arthur and Mary ALICE in Calgary. To get the pony back to Hawkeye he walked leading the pony for most of the night arriving home about 5 a.m. At about this time HUDSON BAY COMPANY established a new store in Calgary on August 18, 1913 and Gertrude went to work there eventually becoming head cashier. It is my understanding that she retired from there working many years for the Hudson Bay Company.
In the Fall of 1913 George and Hervey harvested their crops. In December of 1913 Hervey went to Red Deer and filed a claim for his own homestead described as the Northeast quarter of Section 26 - Township 31 - Range 6 - West of the 5th Meridian.
In 1914 George continued to work on establishing his homestead and son Hervey worked on his land. Both men worked at sawmills in the Bergen area. Grace keep the home and took care of Mary ALICE and Arthur who were still in school at Hawkeye. For a brief time - probably early September of 1914 to January 1915 George was in the Canadian Army and stationed at Valcartier Camp in Quebec.
On March 8, 1915 Hervey was killed when he fell into a saw at the Pearson Sawmll at Bergen. He was 25 yrs old. Gertrude came from Calgary and took her brother's body back to Carstairs for burial beside his mother.
Arthur left school and was working on a farm in Brooks in November of 1915.
In 1916 Mary ALICE and George Heaton were married and moved to their farm near Acme.
Early 1917 Arthur signed up for service in the Canadian Army, 184th Co. before he was of legal age. Within a month or so he was in England with the military. Arthur became ill during the flu epidemic of 1919 and was hospitalized in a military hospital on Lady Astor's Estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. He died there on March 14, 1919 just before his 19th birthday. He was one of 42 soldiers from Canada, the USA, Austrailia and New Zealand who were buried in a private cemetery on this Estate.
Gertrude married Stuart Lee and they lived in Medicine Hat before moving to Qualicum Beach Vancouver Island.
Grace remained in Calgary.
George Rhoads stayed on his homestead where he had 43 young chickens, one hog, 7 young cols. His health gradually failed while his hunting company G H Liesemer kept daughters Gertrude, Grace and Mary ALICE aware of his condition.
In one of his last letters to Gertrude he wrote "…there is nothing like being satisfied. It took me a long time to find a place to my satisfaction, but I have found it and I will stay for the rest of my life".
He died at his home February 22, 1925. He was buried beside his wife and son in the Carstairs Cemetery
They originally lived in LaHarpe, Ks (Salem Community) and all their children were born there in Allen Co. Their children were:
Hervey Lee born. 1-22-1890 died Mar 8, 1915
Ella Grace born Apr 2, 1891 died June 22, 1931
George Arthur - born 22 Mar 1900 died 14 Mar 1919
Mary ALICE born Mar 22,1900 ( George and Mary Alice were twins)
Mary ALICE Rhoads always went by the first name of ALICE.
Grandpa Jack lived with them in LaHarpe until they moved to Canada and Grandpa Jack stayed here working in Stilwell, Ks for a time.
George Rhoads worked for the LaHarpe Smelting Co as an engineer. Harvey - his son - left home first in 1911 when he was 21 yrs old and went to Canada
In June of 1912 George Rhoads went to Canada to live with his son in a tent they had purchased. The location of their tent was the corner of Centre St and 13th Avenue East which is now in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The rest of the family - Mary Alice and Grace (21yrs) Gertrude (20yrs) and twins Arthur and Mary ALICE (12 yrs old) arrived in Calgary on Sept 1, 1912 and they rented a house at 320 - 11th Avenue West . They had "roomers" and took in boarders.
To setup house keeping - son Hervey bought a washing machine and George went to two sales in Carstairs. At the "Deus" sale he bought a cow, 2 dozen chickens and turkeys. At the "Himmeireichs" sale he bought a stove.
George and son, Hervey had to work. Both men went to work for the City of Calgary operating cement mixers installing curbing and paving city streets. Then work was slack they worked on different farms from Brooks to Bassano. Daughter Gertrude remained in Calgary and worked at the Ritz Café and then the Paris Café and later was employed by a Mrs. Foster.
April 18, 1913 Hervey broke his arm and went to stay on a farm 4-½ miles from Carsairs.
April 24, 1913 Mary Alice became ill and a Dr. R J Chrystal was called. Daughter Gertrude accompanied the doctor to the farm. Mary Alice was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary accompanied by her husband, George, daughters Grace and Gertrude. Mary Alice died May 3, 1912 of erysipelas at age 49 yrs. She was buried in a family plot in Carstairs that had been obtained when the community was first establishing the cemetery. George had done some labor on the cemetery and in exchange received the family plots.
Gertrude was appointed Sunday School Superintendent at a Church they attended in Hawkeye. Hervey put in 30 acres of oats and exchanged work with friends. Hervey bought a pony and a shotgun to use for hunting which provided a meat source for the family.
Then Hervey and his father George returned to live in the tent and work again for the City while waiting for the crops to mature. Hervey solved his tansportation problem by buying a two cylinder Indian motorcycle with a side car or tandem. George bought a bird dog for hunting. George bought a pony for Arthur and Mary ALICE in Calgary. To get the pony back to Hawkeye he walked leading the pony for most of the night arriving home about 5 a.m. At about this time HUDSON BAY COMPANY established a new store in Calgary on August 18, 1913 and Gertrude went to work there eventually becoming head cashier. It is my understanding that she retired from there working many years for the Hudson Bay Company.
In the Fall of 1913 George and Hervey harvested their crops. In December of 1913 Hervey went to Red Deer and filed a claim for his own homestead described as the Northeast quarter of Section 26 - Township 31 - Range 6 - West of the 5th Meridian.
In 1914 George continued to work on establishing his homestead and son Hervey worked on his land. Both men worked at sawmills in the Bergen area. Grace keep the home and took care of Mary ALICE and Arthur who were still in school at Hawkeye. For a brief time - probably early September of 1914 to January 1915 George was in the Canadian Army and stationed at Valcartier Camp in Quebec.
On March 8, 1915 Hervey was killed when he fell into a saw at the Pearson Sawmll at Bergen. He was 25 yrs old. Gertrude came from Calgary and took her brother's body back to Carstairs for burial beside his mother.
Arthur left school and was working on a farm in Brooks in November of 1915.
In 1916 Mary ALICE and George Heaton were married and moved to their farm near Acme.
Early 1917 Arthur signed up for service in the Canadian Army, 184th Co. before he was of legal age. Within a month or so he was in England with the military. Arthur became ill during the flu epidemic of 1919 and was hospitalized in a military hospital on Lady Astor's Estate at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England. He died there on March 14, 1919 just before his 19th birthday. He was one of 42 soldiers from Canada, the USA, Austrailia and New Zealand who were buried in a private cemetery on this Estate.
Gertrude married Stuart Lee and they lived in Medicine Hat before moving to Qualicum Beach Vancouver Island.
Grace remained in Calgary.
George Rhoads stayed on his homestead where he had 43 young chickens, one hog, 7 young cols. His health gradually failed while his hunting company G H Liesemer kept daughters Gertrude, Grace and Mary ALICE aware of his condition.
In one of his last letters to Gertrude he wrote "…there is nothing like being satisfied. It took me a long time to find a place to my satisfaction, but I have found it and I will stay for the rest of my life".
He died at his home February 22, 1925. He was buried beside his wife and son in the Carstairs Cemetery
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