Consolidated Addendum to April 25, 2004 - Pioneer Profiles: C

Callaway, Emmanuel J.

Emmanuel Callaway came to the Springbank area near Calgary in 1890.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

Cameron, Dan

Dan Cameron came west in 1886 and worked as a framer and supervised building ranch homes. His name was recorded as a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge prior to December 31, 1890. Following the death of his partner he sold out and cooked for a time at the Klondyke Hotel in Fort Macleod. He later moved to Creston B.C. and cooked in lumber camps. He died there in 1915.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 466.

Cameron, D. C.

Mr. D. C. Cameron was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Campbell, J. E. B.

Mr. J. E. Campbell came to Calgary the summer of 1883. He was a builder who under contract constructed a number of buildings in the town .He was appointed a Town Assessor in 1884. His name was recorded as a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge prior to December 31, 1890.

Campbell, P. D.

Mr. P. D. Campbell was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Cardinal, Alexis

Alexis Cardinal, a veteran guide and companion to Father Lacombe, built a house on the Elbow River, 25 miles west of the junction with the Bow. The Mission, Our Lady of Peace, was the first Catholic Church south of the Red Deer River.

Ref: The Albertan, July 10, 1950.

Carrol,

Mr. Carrol homesteaded the SE of 1/4 of Sec.30-21-28-W4M in the DeWinton area in 1883.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Carroll, J. Henry

Henry Carroll came from Ontario early 1880s and after several years homesteaded the NW 1/4 of

Sec.28-20-28-W4M before 1890. He died after a heart attach leaving his property to be shared by his neighbors.

Ref: Gladys-Dinton through the years.

Carson, Andrew.

Andrew Campbell was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Cavan, Dan

Dan Cavan came to Dunsmore in 1884 and was noted here for his prowess as a scrapper which he learned during his service in the military in Kabul and Kanahar, India.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country p. 70.

Cavanah, John Henry and Sarah Evaline

John Cavanah and his wife Sarah came to Medicine Hat with their infant son, Wilson Henry Jasper, in 1882. On their arrival their first home was a tent on the banks of the river which also served as a store. Mrs. Cavanah was active in the Anglican Church and in 1885 Mr. Cavanah opened a store near the Lethbridge Hotel in Lethbridge. In Lethbridge Mr. Cavanah was active in the Masonic Lodge and the Anglican Church and was one of the first JPs in the west.

Chaffery,

Mr. Chaffery from 1886 to 1887 was a partner with Mr. Merrill in a coal mine located at Sec.13-26-5-W5M, known as the Bow River Coal Mine.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 15.

Chambers, Robert

Mr. Robert Chambers was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

Chipman Brothers

The Chipman brothers, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, established one of the first horse ranches in the Calgary District, known as the Halifax Ranch, in 1884. They also established a hardware line operating initially from their location on the east bank of the river until 1885 when they relocated to McTavish St.

Ref: Calgary Herald, July 13, 1943, and Calgary, Her Industries & Resources

Chritchley, Oswald Asheton

Mr. Asheton purchased the Stapleton ranch in the 1880s. He married Maria Newbolt who died giving birth to their second son Walter in 1892. First son Cecile was born in 1890.. He married Winnefred Holt in Liverpool who gave birth to a son Jack, born in 1893 and sons Dick and Gerald born in 1906. He sold the ranch in 1909 and returned to England. He later returned to Canada and bought the Bell-Irving ranch in Grand Valley. At the outbreak of WW1 he joined Strathcona Horse, along with his two sons and served in France. He died in 1935 in London, England.

Ref: Big Hill Country.

Christie, Andrew

Andrew Christie born in Eastern Canada, came west to The Crowsnest Pass in 1882. He opened a coal mine that was the most noted one in the area located on a ridge known as The Christie Mine Ridge.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass.

Christie, James

James brother of Andrew Christie brought in horses to Alberta in 1881 and was a member of the Stewart Ranching Company in 1882.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass.

Christvinson, Adaljon

Adaljon Christvinson was born in Iceland in 1884 and came to Markerville district with his widowed mother in 1889. He helped build the Church in 1907 as well as other buildings in the area. He died in 1964.

Ref: History of Craig etc..

Clarke, Donald

Donald Clarke was recorded as a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

Clark, John Jr.

John Jr. Clark is listed to have been a homesteader in the Gleichen area in 1886.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

Clark, Jack

Jack Clark delivered the first mail between Medicine Hat and Dunmore.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

Clark, Peter Gilbert.

Mr. Peter Clark arrived in Calgary in 1889.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, re: Mary I. Bealing.

Clark, Theresa Ann

Miss Clark came to Pincher Creek in 1883 to live with her sister Mrs. Lachlan Bell. She contributed much to community life in those early days. She married Richard Duthie in 1885 and they had four children. Retired in Pincher creek and lived until the 1940's.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass.

Clavel, Joseph Albert.

Joeph Clark was born in Finch, Ontario in 1865. As a youth he went to Montana and worked on ranches breaking horses. He came to the Beauvais District in the Pincher Creek area to work around 1886-87 bringing with him a saddle horse and a valuable race horse. He met and married Florence Gregoire on the 28th August, 1898 in Pincher Creek. They had ten children. He bought land from the CNR that had been lived on by Salmo, deemed a be squatter, which was about 7 miles from town. He built a log hme on the property and raised hay, green feed and a few Clyde horses.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass p. 221.

Claxton, F. J.

Mr. Claxton came to Calgary in 1883. A baker by trade he opened a bakery on the east side of the Elbow River, and later opened a second bakery known as the of Star Bakery and Confectionery, three doors east of the post office. He was recorded as a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

Ref: Calgary, Her Industries & Resources.

Clayton, George L.

George Clayton was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

Cleland, John G.

John Cleland was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Cleland, Peter

Peter Cleland was born February 02, 1848 in Woodstock, Ontario. A veteran of the North West Rebellion he came west with the CPR in 1883. A Carriage Maker by trade, he homesteaded 3.5 miles southwest of Midnapore in the area now known now as spruce Meadows. He married Mary E. Hadskis of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mary died January 07, 1926 and Peter died on October 17, 1933. They had two daughters.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Clemens, Enoch

Enoch Clemens came to Calgary in 1883 where he had a large garden in northeast Calgary on second avenue near fourth street. His main crop was rhubarb but he also grew other vegetables.

Ref: Chaps and Chinooks, Vol. 2, Foothills Historical Society.

Clemens, Joe and Sam

Joe and Sam Clemens, brothers of Enoch, homesteaded along the Jumping Pound Creek. Joe homesteaded NE 1/4 of Sec.12-25-5-W5M and Sam homesteaded the adjoining NW 1/4 of Sec.12-25-5-W5M. The Clemens Hill School was built on Joes property and in later years gas was discovered on his land. All the brothers were first cousins to author Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).

Ref: Chaps and Chinooks, Vol. 2, Foothills Historical Society.

Cleveland, Wellington and Eliza

Mr. Cleveland was born July 25, 1862 in NB and came to Alberta about 1888. His wife Eliza was born November 06, 1854 in NB and they were married there in 1882. They had four children, two born in NB and two born in Calgary. The Clevelands initally worked for Col. Walker in Cochrane when they came, then moved to Nose Creek in 1889 and later to Delacour in 1901.

Cloakey, George.

Mr. And Mrs. Cloakey first came to the Westerdale District in 1890, homesteading on SW 1/4 of Sec.36-32-3-W5M. Having developed his homestead they moved to Olds where he became a real estate agent and a landman for the CPR. Later they moved to Calgary and he was active in oil field developments in the Turner Valley area.

Ref: A Trail Grows Dim , Westerdale Willing Workers p. 22.

Cochrane, W. Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald Cochrane, the son of Senator Matthew H. Cochrane, of Ottawa, a Barrister and Attorney-At Law in Calgary, is reported to have been admitted, Novia Scotia 1855 and Manitoba ,1882.

Ref: Calgary, Her Industries & Resources March, 1885.

Coatsworth, Issac

Issac Coatsworth came to the Cochrane area in 1888.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

Coates, Richard

Richard Coates was born in Cumberland, England in 1867, where he completed his schooling and worked at the local coking ovens. He arrived in Fort Macleod in 1888 and then in the fall he moved to Cowley. He filed on homestead land 3.5 miles north of Cowley and worked for G. F. Goodsal during the summer and in the coking ovens in Fernie during the winter. With the money earned he purchased some animals and equipment to start farming. He sent for Elizabeth, his girlfriend in England to join him and on June 02, 1901, they were married. They had three daughters. Richard died in 1935 and his wife Elizabeth died in 1957.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass p. 307.

Coleman, Lucius Q.

Lucius Coleman came with his aunt, Miss A. M. Adams, from Iroquois, Ontario to Morleyville in the early 1880s. They settled north of there and jointly owned land. He later homesteaded another property where he built a large two story house. He married Ella from Guelph, Ontario in 1896 and they had a daughter Francis.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 107.

Collins, Jack

Jack Collins came with his daughter to Pincher Creek area in 1878.

Ref: Calgary Daily Hearld, Nov. 18, 1933.

Colvin, James

James Colvin joined the NWMP in Toronto in June, 1875 and was initially sent west to Fort MacLeod. In the fall of 1875 he, along with other members of F Troop, were sent to the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers where they established Fort Calgary. In 1880 he requested an early discharge in order to take the position of Indian Agent at Fort Walsh. In 1882 he became employed as a supply officer to the CPR. When the railway had passed Calgary, he took a position as book-keeper with Mr. King and held that position until his death. He married in 1883 and his remains rest at the Union cemetery.

Compton W. J.

Mr. Comptons name is featured in an ad for the Elbow Bridge Saloon and Brewery in 1885.

Ref: Calgary, Her Industries & Resources, 1885.

Connell, Joseph Henry

Joseph Connell arrived in Gladys Ridge on April 06, 1889.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: M. E. Breitkeuz.

Connell, Milton

Milton Connell homesteaded the NE 1/4 of Sec.26-21-1-W5M in the 1880s in the Stormont District. A bachelor, he died while duck hunting on his property.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Conrad, W. G.

Mr. Conrad, one of the founders of I.G.Baker company, built his first home in Calgary during the 1870s. It was typical of early dwellings consisting of log walls, mud roof, dirt floor, one window and a leather hinged door.

Ref: The Calgary Herald.

Cooke, Ralph

Ralph Cooke came to Poplar Grove, now Innisfail, in 1889.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Lance P. Cooke.

Cooper, James Arthur and Isabel

James Cooper, born in Orangeville, Ontario in 1864, came west to Banff in 1884. He worked initially at the Cochrane Ranch. He married Isabel Monilaws in 1891, born in Kincardine, Ontario in 1862, had come to Mitford to teach school. He homesteaded the NE 1/4 of Sec.28-26-W5M in 1895, known as the Hillsdale Ranch. They moved to Kelowna, BC in 1915, and later moved to Banff to work as a foreman of the road construction crew in the park. James died in 1951 at 87 years and , Isabel died in 1952 at 90 years. They had no family.

Ref: Big Hill Country.

Cooper, Henry

Henry Cooper was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1888.

Cootz,

Mr. Cootz, a Dutchman, is reportedly one of the first to go through The Gap in the early 1880s.

Ref: Early History of Pincher Creek p. 6-7.

Copas, Sidney Owen

Sidney Copas came to Calgary in 1887 at the age of 19 years. He married a Birnie.

Ref: SPAD archives.

Cotter, George Sackville

George Cotter was amongst the charter members of the Masonic Alberta Lodge No. 3, in Ft.Macleod which was instituted prior to December 31, 1890.

Cotter, John

John Cotter joined the NWMP in 1879 and came west to Fort Walsh and then to Fort Macleod. Following his retirement from the force in 1884, he ranched for four years on the St. Mary's River. Later he rejoined the NWMP until he retired to Barrie, Ontario. He died at about 80 years of age.

Cowan, Roy

Roy Cowan arrived in Alberta in 1886, working with the Powder River Cattle Co. He eventually settled in Langdon, Alberta.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: grandchild: Betty Edith Hadway.

Craig, James M.

James Craig came to Lethbridge in 1887 and worked as a Foreman for the railway.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

Craig, John R.

John Craig working in Ontario as a purebred stock man, came to Alberta in 1881. Following a trip to England in order to secure financial backing he obtained the first Oxley lease. He managed the ranch for a few years then went ranching on his own in the Meadow Creek area in 1886.

Ref: Leavings by Trail - Granum by Trail.

Craven, Hon. Thomas.

Thomas Craven and Jack Ewell were the first settlers in Poverty Flats, a disrict near Pincheer Creek, in 1885.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek.

Cregor, Charles

Charles Cregor came west to the Lethbridge area in the 1880s for health reasons. In partnership with with Frank Adshead he raised Clydesdale horses and had a Morgan stallion.

Ref: The Bend -West Lethbridge.

Creighton, George

George Creighton was from Ontario and came to Morleyville in 1883. He homesteaded the W 1/2 of Sec.28-26-5-W5M. He packed for a survey party in the Peace River country during the late 1890s. He later purchased the Le Sueur Ranch which became known by his Bar C brand. He died in March 1915.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 106.

Creighton, John

John Creighton was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889. He was a City Alderman, and on the of January 07, 1891 he became treasurer for Calgary. He died July 23, 1902.

Critchley, Oswald Ashton

In the 1880s Mr. Critchley bought the Stapleton Ranch on the Bow River. His wife, Maria Newbolt, had two sons. The birth of the second son resulted in her death. He then married Winifred Holt. He sold his ranch in 1899, returned to England, yet later in 1909, bought the Bell-Irving ranch in Grand Valley and continued ranching until the outbreak of WWI. He then joined his two sons in the Strathcona's Horse regiment and served in France. He died in 1935 in London, England.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 363.

Cromarty, Magnus

Magnus Cromarty came to Pakan Alberta in 1878.

Ref: SAP membership application files, Re: Thomas William Buchanan.

Cullen, Keys

Keys Cullen came to Calgary area to farm in 1887.

Ref: SAP membership application files.

Cyr, Adolphus

Adolphus Cyr and F. Pelletier both began successful ranching careers east of Pincher Creek.

Ref: Early History of Pincher Creek p. 54.