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1 CONC Land Grant in the name of George Henshaw Nodwell
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1 CONT Reference: Liber:  404 Folio: 460 File reel number: C-6261 Names:  Geor
1 CONC ge Henshaw Nodwel
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1 CONT George had been feeling particularily well except for muscular trouble th
1 CONC at made walking difficult.  The day before his demise, while shovelling sn
1 CONC ow in front of his home, he conversed with several friends passing by a
1 CONC nd remarked how well he felt.  That evening while tuning in the radio to h
1 CONC ear the popular "Amos and Andy Show" he suddenly fell from his chair uncon
1 CONC scious.  Margaret, his wife, who was with him, called for help and a physi
1 CONC cian soon arrived.  Apoplexy was the doctor's diagnosis and he never regai
1 CONC ned consciousness.  He was immediately taken to the Orangeville Hospital w
1 CONC here he died the following afternoon.  George was a son of Samuel Nodwe
1 CONC ll (1826-1902) and Elizabeth (Betsy) Henshaw (1829-1928), a grandson of Wi
1 CONC lliam Nodwell and Letitia Dunn.  He was born and raised on his parents' fa
1 CONC rm W1/2 Lot 4, Con. 15, East Garafraxa.  In 1883 he bought a farm at Gra
1 CONC nd Valley and two years later married Margaret and they settled ther
1 CONC e.  In 1901 he sold the farm, retaining a small part of it for a residenc
1 CONC e, and purchased land in Alberta where he spent the summer months.  Two ye
1 CONC ars later he and Jim Park went to Innisfree, Alberta, to find suitable la
1 CONC nd for homesteading withe the intention of taking out a group of citize
1 CONC ns to settle that part of the west for the Canadian Government.  They cho
1 CONC se propertises in two townships and two ranges in the Innisfree area and w
1 CONC ent back to Ottawa to reserve the land for homesteading.  Although their s
1 CONC on Elmor moved out, George and Margaret didn't because she declined to lea
1 CONC ve her comfortable home and established community to re-settle in a comple
1 CONC tely new area.  However, George made sixteen trips to Alberta and back, h
1 CONC is last one in 1928.  One of his activities was buying horses and shippi
1 CONC ng them to Ontario for sale to local farmers.  Fond of travelling, he visi
1 CONC ted England, New York and the Chicago World's Fair.  Before his intere
1 CONC st in the west ook over, he served on the local council for a few year
1 CONC s.  He was a staunch Mason and was awarded the Veteran's Jewel for Past Ma
1 CONC sters of Good Standing.  He was also a member in good standing of the Cana
1 CONC dian Order of Foresters.  He was a member of the Disciple Church and serv
1 CONC ed as Deacon for many years.  In politics he was a Liberal.
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1 CONT He was married to Margaret Simpson on Feb. 17, 1886 in East Garafraxa.
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1 CONT 1901 Census of Canada Page Information District: ON WELLINGTON (North/Nor
1 CONC d) (#125) Subdistrict: Grand Valley (Village) E Page 15
1 CONT Nodwell George H M Head M Sep 2 1857 43
1 CONT Nodwell Margret F Wife M Apr 10 1865 36
1 CONT Nodwell Samuel E M Son S Feb 10 1887 14
1 CONT Nodwell Mable L F Daughter S Sep 4 1893 7
1 CONT Nodwell George R M Son S Oct 12 1896 4
1 CONT Nodwell John E M Son S Dec 29 1900
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1 CONT 1911 Census / Ontario / Dufferin / 23 Grand Valley / page 16, family #180
1 CONT Nodwell George H. M Head M Sep 1857 53
1 CONT Nodwell Margaret F Wife M Apr 1865 46
1 CONT Nodwell George Ross M Son S Oct 1896 14
1 CONT Nodwell John E. M Son S Dec 1900 10
1 CONT Nodwell Mabel L. F Daughter S Sep 1894 16