Brisco, British Columbia One Place Study
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Location: Brisco, East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
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Brisco, British Columbia One Place Study
This profile is part of the Brisco, British Columbia One Place Study.
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Name
- Brisco, British Columbia, Canada
Geography
- Continent: North America
- Country: Canada
- Province: British Columbia
- District: Kootenay
- GPS Coordinates: 50.833056, -116.2675
- Elevation: 896.0 m or 2939.6 feet
History
- Brisco is small farming and logging community on the east shore of the Columbia River, in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.
- See: Brisco, In The Windermere: Exploring the history of place names in the Windermere Valley, Alex Weller, accessed 28 August 2022.
- Some of the early members of the community:
| Name | Connected |
|---|---|
| Ben Abel | No |
| Henry Atchison and Edith (Wolton) Atchison | Yes |
| William Blair and Christina Rewcastle (Caldwell) Blair | No |
| Malcolm Cameron and Rosella Mayellen (Freeman) Cameron | No |
| Danny Campbell | No |
| Alfred Henry Mitchell | Yes |
| Mitchell brothers: George, Mac and Fred (nephews of Alfred) | Yes |
| Thomas Pirie and Agnes Moir (Ruddick) Pirie | Yes |
| Anne (Walker) Tegart and four of her children | Yes |
| Edward Watkins and Lavinia (Walker) Watkins | Yes |
| Archibald Wolfenden and father, James Wolfenden and brother, Stanley | Yes |
- Full profile list here: Brisco, British Columbia One Place Study
Land
| Lot number | resident | resident | resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Charley Topp | Henderson family then the McGuiness family | John Watkins then Lloyd Watkins, (brother of John) |
| 1087 | Stanley Wolfenden | ||
| 1088 | Danny Campbell to 1920 | James Wolfenden 1920-1929* | |
| 1089 (Fortress Ranch) | Alfred Mitchell and wife Anne 1896-1921 | Archie Wolfenden 1921- | |
| 1090 | Malcolm Cameron to 1898 | George Mitchell 1898-1909 | Mitchell brothers, Mac and Fred 1909-1936 |
| 1090 North part | Shorty Atchison 1907- | ||
| 1903 | Thomas Pirie 1889-1903 | ||
| 1907 | Ben Abel | ||
| 2563 (west half) | Henry Kohorst | ||
| 7549 | George Mitchell 1902-1953 | Hector Mitchell (son of George) | |
| 9568 | Baptiste Paul abt. 1902 | ||
| 10545 | Percy Berrey abt. 1902 | ||
| 10546 | Ernie Cobb | Archie Wolfenden (purchased 11 acres of this land for the Brisco Store) | |
| 10733 | Ed Watkins 1891- | Charlie Watkins (son of Ed) to 1962 |
- after James Wolfenden, many people lived in Danny Campbell's cabin: Stanley Wolfenden, Jack Caughlin, Brownrigg, Don Cameron, Ernie Shaw, Martin Rasmussen, the Sniders and the Stevensons.
- "Brisco & Spillimacheen: A History" Compiled and edited by Hedi Trescher. Published by Brisco Hospital Aid, 1998
One Study Goals
- Add personal profiles of people who lived in Brisco, in particular:
- Add profiles of people who were buried in the St. Mark's Cemetery
- Add students and teacher of the Brisco School.
- Add profiles of WWI veterans (these still need profiles):
- Harry Beaumont
- William Bell
- James. A. Conrad
- James Dunne
- A. (Frank) Galbraith
- H. M. Gardner
- Frank Lamb
- Vic Hale
- Headley Hynes
- W. H. Lamb
- F. C. Lamb
- Alexander Mcaulay
- Angus A. McDonlad
- Clifford McIntosh
- I. May
- John Albert Spence
- Fred Thatcher
- John Thomas
- I. Wright
- Add profiles of WWI veterans (these still need profiles):
Completed Tasks
- Brisco Postmasters done to 1962.
- profiles of WWI veterans (with enlistment dates):
- Steve Atchison drafted: 1 Apr 1918
- Alexander Cameron 17 May 1916
- Asa Clive Cameron 17 May 1916
- Donald Cameron drafted: 18 Jan 1918
- Ernest Robert Cobb 17 May 1916
- Henry Peter Kohorst 16 May 1916
- John Thorson drafted: 26 Mar 1918
- John Watkins 17 May 1916
- Stanley Wolfenden 17 May 1916
- profiles of WWI veterans (with enlistment dates):
Free Space Pages
- Brisco British Columbia Store and Post Office
- Brisco British Columbia School
- St. Mark's Cemetery, Spillimacheen, British Columbia
Resources
- BC Archives Genealogy - General Search
- UBC BC Historical Newspapers
- More resources here: British Columbia Team, Resources
Categories
Notes
- Submitted on 12 Jul 2022 to: oneplacestudy.org for inclusion in the One Place Study Directory.
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