David (Ens) Ans (1859 - 1932)

Born 19 Oct 1859 in Chortitza Mennonite Colony, Russia

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Died 17 Feb 1932 at age 72 in Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

David was born in 1859.

He immigrated to Canada in 1876. ^[1]

He lived with his father in 1881. ^[2]

He lived in Rat Portage, Ontario (now Kenora), in 1891, working for the railroad. This is where his name first appears as Ans instead of Ens. ^[3]

He lived in Unorganized Territory in the Selkirk census district (later Whitemouth) in Manitoba in 1901. ^[4]

He received a land grant for Whitemouth, MB, on 3 Jan 1909. ^[5]

He continued to live in Whitemouth in 1906 ^[6], 1911 ^[7], 1916 ^[8] and 1921^[9].

He passed away in 1932. ^{[10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger Record. Passenger Lists for the Port of Quebec City and Other Ports, 1865-1922, Surname: EUSZ, Ship: MISSISSIPPI, Port of Arrival: Quebec, Quebec, Date of Arrival: 1876/06/26. Microfilm Reel Number: C-4529, Reference: RG 76, Item Number: 442657 [1]
2. ↑ Census of Canada, 1881. Province: Manitoba, District Name: Marquette, District Number: 186, Sub-District Name: Dufferin South, Sub-District Number: H, Division Number: 2, Family Number: 448, Page Number: 93, Microfilm: C-13283, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 974184 [2]
3. ↑ Census of Canada, 1891. Province: Ontario, District Name: Algoma, District Number: 46, Sub-District Name: Rat Portage East, Sub-District Number: QQ, Family Number: 223, Page Number: 42-43, Microfilm: T-6324, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1071588 [3]
4. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901. Province: Manitoba. District Name: Selkirk. District Number: 11. Sub-District Name: Berens River (Agency), Unorganized Territory no. 3, Unorganized Territory no. 4. Sub-District Number: Q. Division Number: 2. Family Number: 20. Page Number: 3. Microfilm: T-6435. Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada. Item Number: 175383 [4] and schedule 2 (page 3, line 12) [5]
5. ↑ Land grand. Land Grants of Western Canada, 1870-1930. Part: NW, Section:22, Township:12, Range:11,Meridian:EPM, Folio:117, Liber:141,Microfilm Reel Number: C-6044. Item # 415948 [6] and 672601 [7]
6. ↑ Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906. District Name: Selkirk. District Number: 8. Sub-District Number: 3. Sub-District Description: Townships 10, 11, 12, 13 in ranges 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 east. Family Number: 198. Page Number: 25. Microfilm: T-18355. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada. Item Number: 21358 [8]
7. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911. Province: Manitoba. District Name: Selkirk. District Number: 22. Sub-District Number: 14. Sub-District Description: Townships 12, 13 in range 11 east of the 1st Meridian. Family Number: 38. Page Number: 5. Microfilm: T-20345. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada. Item Number: 941484 [9]
8. ↑ Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916. District Name: Springfield, District Number: 12, Sub-District Number: 16, Sub-District Description: Townships 12, 13 and 14, ranges 10, 11 and 12, east of principal meridian, Meridian: E1, Range Number: 11, Family Number: 128, Page Number: 14, Line Number: 32. Image No.: 31228_4363968-00801 [10]
9. ↑ Census Record, Census of Canada, 1921. District Name: Springfield, District Number: 37, Sub-District Name: East Kildonan (Municipality), Sub-District Number: 26, Sub-District Description: Townships 10 and 11 in ranges 11 and 12, East of Principal Meridian, Family Number: 180, Page Number: 19, Line Number: 31, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 5206936. Image No.: e002888212, [11]
10. ↑ Grave. South Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Oldenberg, Eastern Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada [12]
11. ↑ Death record. Manitoba Vital Statistics, Registration number: 1932-008429. Available online (Records have no url, use search) [13]

• Whitemouth Municipal Museum Society, 1979. Trails to Rails to Highways: A history of the rural municipality of Whitemouth. [14]