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

MacDonald, A. B.

Mr. A. B. McDonald is listed as a millwright who was born in Ontatio and at the age of 40 was residing in Calgary.

Ref: The 1891 Census Records.

MacDonald, Angus W.

Angus W. MacDonald, born in Scotland, came west via Fort Benton arriving with his Laird on the north fork of the Ghost River in the winter of 1881. They built a trading post over the winter and in the spring of 1882, the Laird returned to Scotland leaving A.W. to manage the post. In 1883 he was given the property as wages so he filed on a nearby homestead, and by 1886 he had saved enough to send for his family. Following the death of his wife he sold his place and moved to Cochrane where he died in 1977.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 324.

MacDonald, Charles C.

Charles MacDonald in partnership with H. O. Boyd homesteaded the SE 1/4 of Sec.28-20-1-W5M in 1886. In 1908 and 1909 he drove a team of horses for the Banff Springs hotel as well as being a guide in the mountains. He retired to the west Coast in the early 1920's.

Ref: Our Foothills Bragg Creek, Kew and Millarville.

MacDonald, Donald Peter

Donald MacDonald, the son of A.W. MacDonald, arrived in Alberta in 1886. After his marriage to Belle McLachlan they took over management of the Mount Royal Ranch from a Mr. Wells and later became owners of the ranch.They enjoyed company and participated in many sporting and rodeo events. On July 18th, 1944 Donald took his last ride when bringing in cattle from the lease when he suffered a heart attach and passed away. Helen took over the running of the ranch and later a grandson operated the ranch.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 227.

MacDonald, George (Colonel)

George MacDonald, born in 1863 in Aberdeen Scotland and a graduate of McGill University, came to Calgary in 1890 to become a surgeon for the C & E railroad. He set up an extensive practice in 1895 and on December 5, 1895 married Mary Alice Macleod, of P.E.I. They had two children, Flora and Norma.

Ref: Alberta Past & Present, Vol III, p.412-413.

MacDonnell, Ben

Ben MacDonnell came to Lethbridge in 1886 driving a herd of horses. He later went to Fort Macleod and worked on the Waldron Ranch where he met and Married Phoebe in 1899. He also worked as foreman at the Hatfield Ranch at Twin Butte. They had three sons. One son who was in poor health, resulting in Phoebe and Ben living in Pincher Creek to be closer to schools and medical care for her son. Ben died in 1931 at Pincher Creek and Phoebe died in 1954.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass.

MacDougall, William C.

William MacDougal, born in Ontario, came west in 1883. He homesteaded in the Tongue Creek area in 1886, on SE 1/4 & NE 1/4 of Sec.22-19-20-W4M. He married Ellen Findlay and they had three sons and four daughters. In 1907 he purchased a sawmill at Rocky Mountain House and served on the first town council in High River. His wife Ellen died in 1934 and he died in 1949.

MacFarlane, Constable

Constable MacFarlane was a member of the NWMP who at the end of his term of enlistment was the first to receive title to 160 acres in the 1870s. He bought a few head of cattle from J.J. Healy of Fort Whoop Up. He married Marcella Sheran, a sister of coal mine owner Nicholus Sheran, on July 4th 1876 in a wedding ceremony that was remembered as one of the most joyous occasions at the Fort.

Ref: Irrigation Builders, Magrath & District, p. 9.

MacIntosh, Harold G.

Harold MacIntosh, born in Strathroy, Ontario in 1874, came to southern Alberta in 1889 to work for his uncle Mr. Few who owned and operated a large ranch. Harold worked the for his uncle until he died in 1896. He then went into partnership with J. Milvain in 1898 or 99 which he operated until when Milvain moved to the Foothills Ranch in 1915. He resumed his partnership with Milvain when they bought the Joe Devine Ranch, which he lived on until his death in 1951.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 516.

MacKay, Dan Gunn

Dan Gun arrived in Lethbridge in 1884 from Nova Scotia to assist in the developement of the Galt Coal Mines. His wife, Jane (nee McKinnon) arrived with their 3 girls & 2 boys, in January of 1887. They had two more boys in Lethbridge. Jane died in 1928 and is buried in Cranbrook while Dan died Mar. 8, 1924 and is buried in Milk River, Alberta.

Ref: The Bend -West Lethbridge.

MacKenzie, Alexander

Alexander MacKenzie came to Calgary in the year 1890.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

MacKenzie, Edward

Edward MacKenzie arrived at Grassy Lake in Southern Alberta in 1885.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Douglas R. Thompson.

MacKenzie, J. R.

Mr. J. R. MacKenzie was listed in the 1885 Medicine Hat City Directory and was recorded as being Manager of a Hargraves and Sissons Ranch in the Walsh Area in 1889.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

MacKenzie, J. A.

Mr. J. A. MacKenzie and a Mr. Thomas homesteaded the Nw 1/4 and SW 1/4 of Sec.22-21-28-W4M. in the Davisburg District in 1885.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Macleod, Mrs. (Old Aunty)

In 1884 "Old Aunty" a colored lady who had accompanied Mrs. Macleod to Pincher Creek opened a laundry in a little log shack on Main street. She lived here until her death.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 53.

Macleod, Rory

In 1883 four engineers that were surveying a railway bridge across the South Saskatchewan River near Medicine Hat learned it was homestead land and Rory Macleod was one of the men who settled on it.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country p. 24

MacMillan, John (Old Mac)

John (Old Mac) MacMilland had a stopping house in the early 1880s on Sheep Creek. He fed passengers and kept a change of horses for the south bound stagecoach. In 1882 a rival stopping place, which was favored by passengers, set up about a mile up Sheep Creek near a fine crossing point. "Old Mac" decided to sell out and went to the Kootenai Gold Fields.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 434..

MacPherson, Duncan

Duncan MacPherson came from England in 1887 to manage the High River Horse Ranch which was partially owned by his father, General MacPherson. He managed the ranch until 1893 when he returned to England.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 102.

MacRae, Catherine (Dewar)

Catherine MacRae (nee Dewar) a widower, came west with her four children to stay with her brother. Her brother. John Dewar homesteaded on NW 1/4 of Sec.14-21-1-W5M in the Starmount area, in 1890. While there her youngest daughter died in 1894 and Catherine died the following year in 1895.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Madden, Barney

Barney Maddens name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

Mann, D. D.

Mr. D. D. Mann was a councilor of Calgary in July 20, 1890 when he turned the first sod for the initial Railway being built to Edmonton.

Ref: The Calgary Herald, Nov. 18, 1933.

Markley, A. W.

Mr. A. W. Markley was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Marsh, G. S.

Mr. C. S. Marsh was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1888.

Marshall, C. C.

Mr. C. C. Marshall in 1883 homesteaded the NW 1/4 of Sec.30-21-28-W4M and in 1886 the NE 1/4 of Sec.30-21-28-W4M located in the Davisburg District.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

Martin, A. F.

Mr. A. F. Martin was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge Bow River No. 1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

Martin, J. G.

Mr. J. G. Martin was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

Martin, J. M.

Mr. J. M. Martin came to Calgary in March of 1884 and was one of the Martin Bros., a firm that dealt in all manner of hardware products that was established on Stephen Avenue.

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

Martin, James V.

In 1883 James Martin established a store on the east side of the Elbow River near the Hudson's Bay Co.'s store. His store was later relocated onto Osler Street. He was a carriage maker and wheel-wright and was also a member of the Odd Fellows in 1889.

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

Martin, W. C.

Mr. W. C. Martin came to Calgary in March of 1884 and was one of the Martin Bros., a firm that dealt in all manner of hardware products that was established on Stephen Avenue.

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

Masonic (Masonick) J.

Mr. Masonic was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1886.

Matkin, Samuel & Sena

Samuel Matkin who was born in England in 1850, immigrated to the USA at an early age with his mother. In Utah he met and married Sena Georgina in 1887, and they came to Cardston, Alberta that same year. He freighted during the winter months between Cardston and Lethbridge. They had a family of six children, with one being the first child born in Cardston after their arrival there. He died in 1905.

Mathews, Robert Gordon

Robert Mathews was recorded as a member of Masonic Lodge No. 3 prior to 1890.

Maurice

Mr. Maurice and Thomas Wilson, arriving in the Medicine Hat area in the 1880's, bought a ranch on Heath Creek described as being "across the North Fork" from the Waldron Ranch.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

McAdams, Metcalf

Metcalf McAdams was listed as a Pioneer in the Homesteader Files of 1889 in the Gleichen area.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

McArthur, Peter

Peter McArthur arrived in Midnapore to farm in 1884.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

McBean, Duncan

Duncan McBean, born 1870 in Glencoe, Ontario, came to Medicine Hat in 1888 as a fireman with the CPR. He married Jennie Lynn, who was born 1872 in Scotland, at Nopinka, Manitoba in 1892. They had six boys and four girls. He retired from the CPR in 1910 due to injuries received while working. He bought the Frank McKay Sr. homestead near Stobart.

Ref: Iola G. Chugg.

McCall, Neil

Neil McCall arrived in Calgary in 1888.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Shirley Norma Begg.

McCallum, John G.

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

McCauley, Norman (Charlie)

Charlie McCauley, born 1860 in Quebec, came to Medicine Hat in 1880 where he was an active member of the provision for the Riel Rebellion. Moving to Gleichen in 1883 and he worked on the CY Ranch. He also homesteaded in the Buffalo hills area. He never married but was a friend of children as he was known to give gifts to them at Christmas. In 1932 he left Gleichen to care for his invalid sister and he died in 1934.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

McCleary, W. J.

Mr. W. J. McCleary was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

McClelland. H. N.

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

McClelland, Bob

Bob McClelland was an early settler in the 1880s at Red Deer Crossing where his two children attended the first school established in the district in 1886.

Ref: The Calgary Herald, Nov. 18, 1933.

McColl, Neil

Neil McColl came from Scotland to Calgary in 1888. He was a contractor and worked with John McCallum in building the Calgary Court House. He was married to Charlotte Gestner who was born in England in 1868. He later went to Annacortes, Washington to do some contracting. He died in 1893 or 94. Charlotte subsequently married Oliver Ingram in 1897. She died on November 19, 1956.

Ref: Jim Mackie.

McComb, S.

Mr. S. McComb was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1888.

McConnel, A. W.

Mr. A. W. McConnel was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1890.

McCord, Ben

Ben McCord established the Medicine Hat Brick and Tile Co. Ltd., that operated from 1885 to 1925. It was a small operation producing bricks for the school house, the residence and warehouse of Mr. Ewart, and the houses of Mr. Tweed and Mr. Cousins. The operation changed hands many times until the late 1920s when it was sold to the Purmal Bros.

Ref: Bricks in Alberta.

McCormick, Eneas Edward

Eneas McCormick, born in 1876 in Ireland, apprenticed there in the saddlery trade and came to Lethbridge in 1889. Later he moved to Calgary where he was employed at Great West Saddlery. He later formed the firm of Riley & McCormick Ltd. He married Mary Louise McGannon in 1908 and they had a family of one daughter and two sons. Mary died in 1925 and Eneas remarried Mary Veronica Corley in 1931. Eneas died in Calgary in 1956 and Mary Veronica died in 1966.

McCormick, William

William McCormick married and lived on the Little Red Deer River in 1887. They had two children, Annie and Jim.

McCoskrie, E.

Mr. E. McCoskrie came to Calgary in February of 1884 where his firm McCoskrie & Co. was doing a large business with his office located on the south side of Stephen Avenue, east of McTavish Street. His firm carried on a business of architects and mining engineers and building surveyors. He was well known all over the Northwest, having had thirty years of experience in his profession. His firm had designed the plans for a large number of residences and other buildings in Calgary.

Ref: Calgary, Her Industries & Resources, 1885, p. 59.

McCullough, A. B.

Mr. A. B. McCullough was a rancher in the early 1880's on Pincher Creek. He built extensive stables & corrals and specialized in raising Clydesdale horses and some blooded stock. Noted amongst the race horses he owned was "Scalper" son of the famous "War Dance".

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 118.

McDonald, A.G.

Mr. A. G. McDonald was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

McDonald, Alexander (Sandy) J.

Alexander McDonald arrived in Cochrane, Alberta in 1886.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Ref: grandchild; Doris J. Helher.

McDonald, Angus S.

Angus S. McDonald, son of Angus W. McDonald, arrived in Cochrane in 1886. He filed on a homestead 14 miles north of Cochrane. He built a log on a slope above a spring on the north side of a coulee. Having received title to his property he got preemption title on another quarter and purchased a quarter to the east. In 1917 he married May Coatsworth from the Cochrane Lakes area. He eventually built a fine house, was founding member of the Cochrane Race Association and was active in politics. Having sold his Ranch in 1946 and he retired to Cochrane. He died in 1949 and his wife May passed away in 1965.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 711.

McDonald, Chris

Chris McDonald came west in 1882 as a Bugle Boy for the troops that were sent ot to quash the Riel Rebellion. He later became a range hand in Alberta for the Burns Family cattle ranches. He and his wife had seven children. He is reported to have been a pioneer in the Nanton, Vulcan and Calgary areas.

Ref: Newspaper clipping filed in SPAD Black Books.

McDonald, James Alexander

James McDonald, married to Charlotte Mary Whitford, arrived in Fort Macleod in 1885.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Wilhemine E. Bates.

McDonald, J. W.

Mr. J. W. McDonald was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge prior to December 31, 1890.

McDonald, Robert

Robert McDonald owned the first livery stable in Fort Macleod likely in the 1870s. He rode with pioneer Kootenai Brown, Tommy Three-Persons and he worked for the LDG Ranch.

Ref: Glenbow Museum.

McDonough, (Big Jim)

Jim McDonough was a burly blacksmith and a notorious character who came to the High River area in 1884. He worked for the Quorn Ranch, and acquired up the Keystone Ranch on the High River during the same year. He later sold out to Smith & Tee and moved up river where he started the Cotton Wood Ranch where he ran a bunch of horses and about 300 head of cattle. He was killed by his horse falling on him in 1889.

Ref: The Gleichen Call p. 258.

McDonough, James

James McDonough was a camp cook for the Dominion Land Survey party during the 1880's, and a camp cook for the Oxley & Mosquito wagons in the 1890's. When roundups were completed in the fall he would hole up with some friend during the winter. As Jimmy was getting older and Mess wagons were getting scarce to find he began working at other odd jobs. He spent the final days in a rest home in Fort Macleod where he died some time in the 1920's.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 477.

McDougall, Annie (additional information)

Annie McDougall (nee McKenzie) married David McDougall in 1871 at Burnside, Manitoba. In 1873 the McDougalls moved from the Victoria Mission to the Morleyville Mission. Annie, along with her husband and first child, made the trip from Fort Victoria to Morley in horse drawn carts in 13 days with tempretures dipping to 45 degrees below zero.

McEwan, Bill

Bill McEwan was reportedly one of the earliest men to try ranching in the Cypress Hills in 1886.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country, P.60.

McEwan, Bob

Bill McEwan was reportedly in charge of the mail in or around the the Dunsmore area. in 1886 or 87.

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

McEwen, L. N.

Mr. L. N. McEwen was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge prior to December 31, 1890.

McEwen, Peter

Peter McEwen came west to Fort Macleod with the NWMP likely in the late 1870s. When his 7 year term was up, he homesteaded near Mountain Mill and he married Mary Gladstone. They had several children when Mary died in 1890. Peter married again in 1894 and they had seven children. When he sold his first homestead and he was granted another homestead near Cowley. They later moved into Cowley where he ran a livery station and his wife a restaurant and bakery. He served with the home guard in Banff 1916-17 with the POW detention Camp. Peter died in 1929 and his second wife died later in Pincher Creek.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 566.

McFarland, Joseph

Joseph McFarland was with the NWMP located at Fort Whoop Up in the 1870s. In 1877 he married Marcella Sheran who was the first white women to travel the Fort Benton to Whoop-Up trail when she came north to keep house for her coal miner brother Nick. Joseph and Marcella became ranchers in the Fort Macleod area.

Ref: Nineteenth Century Lethbridge, p. 19.

McGillivray, Simon

Simon McGillivray settled on theNE 1/4 of Sec.32-34-1-W5M on 21 May 1888.

Ref: Olds First.

McHugh, J. J.

Mr. J. J. McHugh came south to Calgary in 1880 from Red Deer Crossing where he had been living since 1878. He homesteaded on the north side of the Bow River west of Centre Street.

Ref: The Cattleman.

McInnes, Charles

Charles, born in 1853 in Priceville, Ontario, came to Midnapore with two brothers and his wife Kate (nee McArthur) of Paisley, Ontario in 1883. Having no children, Mrs. McInnes following Charless death in 1891, rented their Midnapore property and she returned to her home town.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

McInnes, Hugh

Hugh, born in 1852 in Priceville, Ontario, came to Midnapore with his two brothers in 1883 and took up a homestead which he named Grass Valley Ranch. He had a natural instinct for gardening and planted spruce trees around his log cabin which became a landmark in the community.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

McInnes, John

John, born in 1864 in Priceville, Ontario, came to Midnapore with his two older brothers in 1883. He drove a transport wagon in the Riel Rebellion. He lmarried Margaret Fletcher Cameron and they had four children, three girls and one boy. He was chairman of the board of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church at Pine Creek, a life member of the Southern Alberta Pioneers, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Alberta Wheat Pool. He served as a Justice of the Peace from 1910 to 1935.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

McIntosh, Angus Campbell

Angus McIntosh came from Moose Creek, Ontario in 1890 and homesteaded SE 1/4 of Sec.24-21-1-W5M. He married Christine McNaughton in 1910 and had one son. Angus died in 1928.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

McIntosh, John

John McIntosh, born at Renfrew, Ontario in 1857, came to Calgary in 1887 and worked as a cowboy on the Bar U Ranch. He was a harness maker by trade and later worked for the Great West Saddlery. He homesteaded in the Tongue Creek district in 1889 and married Jesse Jamison in 1899. They had two children, a daughter and a son. They were very active in the community, John being a councilor as well as Reeve of Sheep Creek Municipality while Jesse was active in the Red Cross and the church. Jesse died in 1929 while John lived until 1950.

McKay, Rev.

Rev. McKay served the Presbyterian Church located in Banff in 1887.

Ref: The Banff Crag and Canyon.

McKenzie, J. A.

Mr. J. A. McKenzie and Thomas McKenzie homesteaded the West 1/2 of Sec.22-21-28-W4M in the Davisburg District in 1885.

Ref: Sodbusters to Subdivisions.

McKillop, Rev. Charles W. & Elizabeth

Charles McKillop came to Canada in 1854 and settled in Ontario. He first studied law but was later ordained in 1879. In 1881 he married Elizabeth Ferguson Fisher and they had one son and one daughter. Charles came to Lethbridge in 1886 and was the first resident Presbyterian Minister. Elizabeth and the two children joined hem in 1887. Rev. Charles was school inspector of the Fort Macleod district, a charter member of the IOOF at Lethbridge as well as the North Star Lodge # 4 of Odd Fellows. He died in 1907. The McKillop United Church was named in their honor in 1954.

Ref: SAPD Black Books.

McKinnell, James

James McKinnell of Sottish descent, came to Calgary in 1886 with his brother John. They puchased a team and wagon and loaded it with supplies and headed about 50 miles northwest of Calgary where they found a good spring on Sec.36-28-5 W5M where they started their Glencairne Ranch. The ranch became known for fine cattle and horses that they purchased and ranged on their land.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 507.

McKinnell, John

John McKinnell of Sottish descent, came to Calgary in 1886 with his brother James. They puchased a team and wagon and loaded it with supplies and headed about 50 miles northwest of Calgary where they found a good spring on Sec.36-28-5 W5M where they started their Glencairne Ranch. They stocked it with registered cattle & horses. In 1895 John married Edith Payn Le Seur the daughter of coffee exporter from Brazil who came to Morley in 1894. They had six children. He retired in Cowichan, B.C. in 1918 and died April 27, 1946.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 507.

McKinnon,

Mr. McKinnon was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1890.

McKinnon, Charles

Charles McKinnon, born in 1868 in Durham, Ontario, came west in 1889 and spent four years in the Calgary area proving up on his homestead. He worked for the Bar U Ranch in 1892 and spent the next 16 years with that outfit working in the Willow Creek and Bow River areas. In 1908 he and Alex Nesbit acquired the XL outfit at Bassano. He bought out Nesbit in 1918 and later sold it in 1922. He married Jessie Hunter of Ontario in 1913 in Ontario. He died in 1941.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 485 and The Gleichen Call, p. 146.

McKinnon, John

John McKinnon and a partner Alex Fraser were Millarville district homesteaders in 1886. They homesteaded part of Sec.16-21-3-W5M and several other nearby acres. The partnership dissolved and Fraser moved to B.C. in 1897. In 1904 McKinnon homesteaded NE 1/4 of Sec.6-21-2-W5M until 1916 when he retired to Calgary. He died in 1929.

Ref: Our Foothills Bragg Creek, Kew and Millarville.

McKinnon, William Archibald

William McKinnon was in Calgary in 1890. His photograph is found in four framed pictures located in the SAPD building. He married Elizabeth Effie McPhea on May 29, 1899, when he was 28 and Elizabeth was 27 years old.

Ref: Alberta Index for Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations 1870-1905.

McLachlan, Alexander, Daniel & Roderick

Alexander McLachlan , born in Glengarry Ontario, came west in 1976 with his two brothers. He worked as an oxen team driver hauling goods from Calgary and other places in the west. After moving to B.C. in 1892 to be employed in a logging camp, he had an accident and returned to Cochrane where he homestead NW 1/4 of Sec.36-27-4-W5M. He was a skilled axeman and he built many of the log buildings in the area.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 713.

McLachlan, Catherine & Isabel

Catherine and Isabel McLachlan, sisters of Daniel and Roderick, all born in Glengary Ontario, and came west to Calgary in 1986. Catherine married Murdock McPherson and Isabel Married D. P. McDonald.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 327.

McLean, Jack

Jack McLean, born in 1860 in the McLean Settlement, New Brunswick, came west in 1883 and took up a homestead near Mission Bridge. He was in partnership with Col. James Walker in a sawmill. He and his wife Ann moved to Cheadle in 1903 where they ranched and farmed. Jack died in 1932, at 73 years of age and Ann died in 1959 at 77 years of age. They had no Children.

Ref: Along the Fireguard Trail.

McLean, Jas. R.

Jas. McLean came to the Red River area in 1884.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

McLean, Wendal

Wendal McLean was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

McLellan, Sam

Sam McLellan was in Medicine Hat in 1887 to start the first Barber Shop.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

McLelland, Bob

Bob McLelland after touring several locations in Alberta in 1882 was impressedwith and decided to settle in Red Deer Crossing. It was reported in a newspaper write-up of Nov. 18, 1933 that he was an early settler of Red Deer Crossing. His two children attended the first school established in the Red Deer School district in 1886.

McLelland, H.N.

Mr. H. N. McLelland was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

McLeod, Rev. J. J.

Rev. J. J. McLeod served the Presbyterian Church in Banff in 1888.

Ref: The Banff Crag & Canyon.

McLeod, Donald

Donald McLeod, born in the Hebries Islands, came to Canada in 1862 as an employee of the HBC. Leaving the HBC in 1869, he worked on his own until 1872 when he and his partner Ad McMcPherson, operated a freighting business between Winnipeg and Edmonton. Later they operated their busness between Edmonton and Calgary.

Ref: The Homesteads That Nutured A City.

McLeod, Neil

Neil McLeod having built the Grand Hotel in Calgary in 1883, and operated it for some years.

Ref: Alberta, Her Resources and Industries.

McMillan, Alexander

Alexander McMillan aged 50 years of age, along with his wife and four children were recorde as residents of Pine Creek as of April 6, 1891.

Ref: Census of 1891.

McMurry, Donald

Donald McMurrys name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

McNab, Robert Burgess

Robert McNab arrived at Fort Macleod n 1883 and worked at Joe McFarlane's Pioneer Ranch, for the I.G. Baker Co., and for the Strong Ranch. He homesteaded Sec.32-8-24-W4M at Slide out first as a squatter prior to the land survey. He was joined by his parents, James and Elizabeth in the fall of 1883. He built many of the buildings of the St. Paul's Mission and also the Anglican Church in Ft. Macleod in 1886. His wife, Mary Cassin Barker came from Tunbridge Wells,England in 1889 to teach at the St. Paul's Mission on the Blood Reserve.

Ref: SAPD Black Books.

McNabb, Thomas

Thomas McNabb arrived in Lethbridge area in May of 1885. He worked for twenty five years as a master mechanic with the North West Coal and Navigation Company until the company was taken over by the CPR. He was a member of the Lethbridge town council in 1892 and 1893 and became Mayor in 1894. He also served as president of the Old Timers Association. His wife Sara (Little) McNabb born in 1861, arrived in Lethbridge in October of 1885. They had four children, George, Alta, Thomas and David. Thomas Sr. died April 18, 1929 and his wife, Sara died April 19, 1933.

Ref: The Bend -West Lethbridge.

McNaught, Mathew

Mathew McNaught, born in Scotland, came west in 1870 and freighted with I.G. Baker Co. As a former NWMP member he obtained S 1/2 of Sec.24-10-27-W5 just east of Willow Creek in 1886 where he lived continuously. .

Ref: Leavings by Trail Granum by Rail.

McNaughton, D.B.

Mr. D. B. McNaughton was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

McNeil, Archibald

Archibald McNeil was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, Bow River No. 1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

McNeil, H.B.

Mr. McNeil was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge prior to December 31, 1890.

McNeill, Archie F.

Archie McNeills name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

McPherson, Ad

Ad McPherson, born in Virginia, USA, came to Alberta via Fort Benton in 1869. Initially he lived at Red Deer Crossing and hunted with the Blackfeet and in 1872, he and his partner Donald MacLeod operated a freighting business between Winnipeg and Edmonton. Later they operated their busness between Edmonton and Calgary.

Ref: The Homesteads That Nutured A City.

McPherson, James N.

James McPherson came to Calgary in 1883 and settled in Springbank. His son James G. who was born in Springbank married Vola Kinney in 1934.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 247.

McPherson, Mary Hardisty

Mary McPherson came west with her family, by Red River cart in 1877, to take up the land along the Bow River that had been settled on by her husband Joseph Edward. He contacted pneumonia and died suddenly. She obtained lodging with David McDougall until a house was built on her property that was located between Beaupre and Spencer Creeks. Her family consisted of three children named Murdock, William and Margaret.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 336.

McRae, Jack

Jack McRae was an early settler & rancher, arriving about 1883, in the Pncher Creek area. He later sold his ranch to L. Gareau, the alberta Ranch and Beauvais Ranch..

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 40.

McRavey, James

James McRaveys name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

McTarrart, H.

Mr. and Mrs. McTarrat lived on the Little Red Deer River in 1887.

Ref: M. T. Briggs, 1948.

Madden, Barney

Barney Maddens name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

Mead, Dr.

Dr. Meade was the first practicing physician of Pincher Creek. He was a member of the Polo Team there in the 1880s.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 53.

Mercer, Captain

Captain Mercer was part of the advance guard of the Salvationists in the 1880s and attended the Salvation Army held in the old Boynton Building on 8th Ave. in the city.

Ref: The Calgary Herald, July 08, 1950.

Merrill, Mr.

Mr. Merrill had a joimt interst with Mr. Chaffey in the purchase of a coal mine on the south side of the Bow River, located at Sec.13-26-5-W5M opposite Coal Creek in 1885or 06. It was called Bow River Mining Company. In 1886 the mine flooded and Merrill sold out to J.W. Vaughan in 1887 and moved out.

Ref: Big Hill Country, p. 15.

Metzler, William Hill

William Metzler, born in 1860 in Boston, moved to Nova Scotia and joined the NWMP in 1880. Posted to Fort Walsh, Alberta in 1880, transfered to Fort Macleod in 1881 and in October of 1881 he was transfered to Fort Whoop Up. He left the force in 1885 and homesteaded two land parcels. He married Victoria Payant who was born in Quebec in 1878 and they had 5 children. They retired to Pincher Creek in 1951 and William died Nov. 11, 1954 at 94 years. Victoria died Nov. 10, 1971 at the age of 93 Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 440.

Michael, Leonard

Leonard Michael was reported to be the first baker in Medicine Hat. His name is listed on the 1891 census.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

Mickle, Charley

Charley Mickle arrived in Calgary in 1883.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: Elva L. Betteriidge.

Middleton, Alex

Alex Middleton managed a farm & ranch at Dunsmore for Sir Lister Kaye in the !880s.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

Miller, J. M.

Mr J. M. Miller and his wife arrived in Banff from Toronto on March, 3rd, 1890 and built a house and store where they made shoes by hand.

Ref: The Albertan, July 10, 1950.

Miller, John T.

John Miller arrived in Haskell in 1888. He came from Ontario to work on the CPR.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: grandchild Helen Francis McCormick.

Miller, Manley L.

Manley Miller was in Medicine Hat prior to 1882 and in 1833 he married Anne, who had arrived there also in 1882. After their marriage they started a general store which they operated until 1930, when Mr. Miller died. Mrs. Miller moved to Wilson Siding to live with a daughter, Mrs. R.D. Poole and then later moved back to Medicine Hat to live with another daughter, Mrs. F.J. Kraft. She died on April of 1956 at the age of 90 years.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country.

Miller, Miles

Miles Miller was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Milne Andrew

Andrew Miller was recorded as a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, Bow River No. 1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

Milvain, Robert

Robert Milvain was one of the Beaver Creek polo playeres in Pincher Creek in 1888.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 10-12.

Mitchell, Brothers

The Mitchell Brothers located their Ranches near Elkwater Lake in 1887. They were among the early exporters of cattle and horses to Montreal.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country, p. 60.

Mitchell, James

James Mitchell came from Scotland in 1883 and to settled first in Regina and later moved to Medicine Hat in 1885. He became a prominent Rancher, Dealer and Cattle Feeder. He served as a field judge at the Calgary Stampede for many years and was President of the western Stock Growers for five years prior to 1941, when he retired due to ill health. His wife, Helendra, had moved to the Medicine Hat in 1884 with her family at age four. They had one son and two daughters. James died in 1942 and Helendra died in 1970.

Ref: Early History of Medicine Hat Country,.

Mitchell, James R.

James Mitchell was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, Bow River No. 1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

Mix, E.S.

Mr. E. S. Mix was recorded as a member in the Calgary Odd Fellow records prior to December 31, 1890.

Moles, James Henry

James Moles, born in England in 1852 he went to sea at 17 years. By age 19 he was in the USA southwest and Mexico and drifted north to Canada. He was at Red Deer, Edmonton and Cypress Hills. It is likely he was in Alberta during the late 70's or early 80's. He settled in the Pincher Creek region where he worked on several ranches. When not working he made rawhide quirts, ropes etc. which he sold through a local establishment. He died in 1930 and was interred in Pincher Creek.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 122.

Mollison,

Mr. Mollison was manager of the Upper Ranch of the Walrond Ranch started in 1882 and 1883 which was located in the area known as Poverty Flats which was on the other side of the North Fork, opposite the Walrond Ranch. They first had only cattle and later 300 to 400 head of horses.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 7.

Monallous, G.

Mr. G. Monallous was recorded as a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, Bow River No. 1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

Montgomery, Billy

Billy Montgomery from Oregon was a good all round cowboy who came to Alberta in 1886 with one of the Walrond herds. He arrived on the Little Bow having joined the Samson & Hartford's trail herd around Fort Macleod. He stayed at the BXY Ranch for three years then went to work at the Walrond and Oxley Ranches. He later drifted into B.C.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 195.

Moody, Billy

Billy Moody came north with John Ware when Tom Lynch hired them both in 1882 at Lost River, Idaho to help trail a herd to Alberta for the North West Cattle Co. During the winter of 1882-83 he was given the job of riding along the Old Man River to turn back Bar-U Ranch cattle that were drifting south. In the spring his boss, Stimson, ordered him out into woods to cut poles. When told he couldn't do the job from the back of a horse he replied "If I can't do the job from a horse, I can't do it. He turned his horse south and headed across the border and was not seen again in Alberta.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 38.

Moore, Timothy

Timothy Moore from England, had come out west from Ontario and settled on Gladys Ridge about 1885. He was joined by his daughter, Mrs. William Wilson, his son-in-law and their three children in 1899. There is no record of Timothy's life or death but the Wilson's lived on the ridge until 1938 when they moved to Vancouver.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree, p. 324.

Morden, Albert Milton

Albert Morden came west with his wife Sarah (nee Mulholland) and her family in 1880. As they journeyed west they were side tracked into Montana an thence back to Canada, first to Morleyville then to Pincher Creek. He bought a ranch and in 1881 he purchased 225 head of cattle from Montana and Idaho. As the open range was replaced by barbed wire fences, he cultivated his land and commenced farming and raising crops that won some first prizes at the Chicago Worlds Exposition in 1892-93. He died in an accident in 1907 and his wife Sarah passed away in 1916.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 124.

Morris, Frederick

Frederick Morris, a member of the NWMP, came west in 1878 to Fort Walsh and then to Fort Macleod area with the NWMP. He retired from the service in 1884 as a Staff Sergeant, and with a partner Fred D. Shaw, operated a ranch on the St. Mary's River for 3 years. He went to the Porcupine Hills and ranched there for a short time to becoming Chief of Police at Cranbrook B.C. where he died.

Ref: Hardwick Papers and History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 7.

Morrison, J. H.

Mr. J. H. Morrison was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Morrison, D.

Mr. D. Morrison ived on the Little Red Deer River in 1887.

Motion, John G.

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

Munroe, Justine

Justine Munroe settled on NW 1/4 of Sec.28-34-1-W5M on February 21, 1889.

Ref: Olds First.

Mortimer, James

James Mortimer was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, Bow River No.1, Calgary which was instituted in 1884.

Mulkins, S. D.

Mr. S. D. Mulkins was appointed to undertake the 1881 census in the Red Deer Crossing area. When he completed the census he reported there were no residents in the area. He later returned to the area and built the first hotel in the hamlet of Red Deer in 1882.

Ref: The Homesteaders That Nutured A City.

Murphy, E. W.

Mr. E. W. Murphy was a trusted foreman for the Powder River Cattle Company who in the spring of 1886 made a great trek north with four herds of cattle numbering some 2,500 head. It is likely they were taking them to the Mosquito Creek area where the Powder River had leased seven Townships of land. E.W. Murphy later returned to Wyoming with several of his men.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 454.

Murphy, F. W.

Mr. F. W. Murphy is listed as a Pioneer in the Homesteader Files of 1886 in the Gleichen area.

Ref: The Gleichen Call.

Murphy, John B.

John Murphy was recorded as a member of Odd Fellow records for the year 1889.

Murray, Donald

Donald Murry name is affixed to the Cane of Rememberance which lists pioneers of southern Alberta, residing in the area prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, at Glenbow Museum.

Myers, Esias

Esias Myers freighted in the Northwestern USA and freighted between Fort Benton and Fort Macleod in the late 1870s before the Mormon Pioneers settled in Southern Alberta. He homesteaded in 1889 near Cardston. He had one son Thomas who worked freighing with him.

Ref: The Hardwick Papers