Catherine (Clarke) Nelson (1888 - 1981)

Born 10 Jan 1888 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Lawrence Cook — married about 1904 (to 29 Jul 1909) in Canada

Wife of Halver Nelson — married about 1911 in Saskatchewan, Canada

Descendants

Died 16 May 1981 at age 93 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Catherine was born in Saskatchewan in 1888, the daughter of James E. Clarke and Mary J. Sanderson.^[1][2][3] She was married to Lawrence Cook.^[4] Following his death, a widow with two children, Lucille and Ben, she married Halver Nelson.^[5]

Halver and Catherine farmed S.W. 15-45-24 and the hamlet of Waitville was built on their land.^[6][7] The couple were active members of St. George's church, Waitville, and the land on which the church stands was donated by them. With their son Ben, they opened a store and operated it as Cook and Nelson General Store until the 1940s. The Nelsons' door was always open for travelers coming and going from the train.^[8]

In 1953, they sold their farm and moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan,^[9][10] where they enjoyed the Prince Albert Club and Holy Trinity Church.

In 1967, they moved with their daughter Phyllis and her husband to Edmonton. In the spring of 1971, they all moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, where Halver and Kate enjoyed the warm weather and abundance of fresh fruit. Aunt Kate, as she was known, spent many a night at a sick bedside whenever needed. Halver was known to welcome friend or stranger to their home and table.^[8]

Catherine passed away in British Columbia in 1981 at the age of 93.^[11] At her death they had 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Sources

1. ↑ "Saskatchewan, Birth Index, 1875-1908," online database accessed 2 Sep 2018, Genealogy Index Searches. eHealth Saskatchewan, Catherine Clarke, born 10 Jan 1888 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, parents James Emerson Clarke and Mary Jane Sanderson, (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
2. ↑ "1891 Census of Canada," online database with images accessed 2 Sep 2018, Year: 1891; Census Place: Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Territories; Roll: T-6426; Family No: 9, Katie Clarke, (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148228-00605).
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHR2-PDH : 18 March 2018), Katie Clarke in household of Mary G. Clarke, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
4. ↑ "1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta," online database with images accessed through ancestry.com, Library and Archives Canada. Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2008. (http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e049/e001208905.jpg) Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-18353 to T-18363, Year: 1906; Census Place: 22, Humboldt, Saskatchewan; Page: 23; Family No: 2, Catherine Cook, 19, wife, Lawrence Cook, 24, head, Lucille Cook, 1, daughter.
5. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-XB9C : 16 March 2018), Halver Nelson, 1911; citing Census, Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,577.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMP5-VBP : 11 March 2018), Halvor Nelson, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 1, line 7; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,957.
7. ↑ "1921 Census of Canada," online database with images accessed 2 Sep 2018, Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 157; Census Place: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 2, Halver Nelson, (http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e003124414).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Reminiscences from family members
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database with images on-line with subscription; accessed 13 Jun 2021], Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980, 1953, Fifteenth Street West, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Halver Nelson, Catherine Nelson, retired, Reference Number: M-4916.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database with images on-line with subscription; accessed 13 Jun 2021], Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980, 1962, Fifteenth Street West, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Halver Nelson, Mrs. Catherine Nelson, retired, Reference Number: M-5082.
11. ↑ " British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990," online database accessed through ancestry.com, British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency: P.O. Box 9657, Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC V8W 9P3, Catherine Nelson, 93, died 16 May 1981 in Kelowna.