Alma Mae Sinclair Genealogy and Family History Notes

1900 United States Federal Census - View Census
State: North Dakota
County: Pembina
Locale: Midland Township
ED# 116
Series: T623
Roll: 1230
Page: 147
Enumerated Fourth June 1900
1.
2.
3. Name: Sinclair, Alma
4. Relationship to head: Daughter
5. Color or race: W
6. Sex: F
7. Month and Year of Birth: Dec 1899
8. Age at last birthday: 5/12
9. Single or Married: S
10. Number of years married:
11. Mother of how many children:
12. Number of living children:
13. Place of birth: N Dakota
14: Fathers place of birth: Canada Eng
15: Mothers place of birth: Canada Eng
16. Year of immigration:
17. Number of years in the United States:
18. Naturalization:
19: Occupation:
20: Months not employed:
21: Attended school:
22. Can read:
23: Can write:
24. Can speak English:
25: Owned or rented:
26. Owned free or mortgaged:
27: Farm or home:
28: Number of farm schedule:

1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces of Canada - View Census
Name: Alma Sinclar
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 6
Birth Place: United States Of America
Family Number: 118
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: William
Mother's name: Minnie
Immigration Year: 1904
Province: Saskatchewan
Sub-District Description: Townships 4, 5, 6 In Ranges 4, 5, 6 West of The 2nd M
Sub-District: 9
Page: 13

1911 Census of Canada View Census
Name: Alma Sinclair
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 11
Birth Date: December 1899
Birth Place: United States Of America
Family Number: 66
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: William
Mother's name: Minne
Tribal: Scotch
Province: Saskatchewan
District: Assiniboia
District Number: 207
Sub-District Number: 13
Census Year: 1911
Page: 6

Mitchell, Robert and Alma (Sinclair)
by Bernice (Mitchell) Baker

It was in the year 1911 that our father, Bob Mitchell arrived in Canada from Scotland. He worked on a farm at Kisbey, Saskatchewan, then went to Browning where he worked for Charlie Smith for a few years. In 1917 he rented land six miles southeast of Lampman from a Dr. McManus of Ohio, and started farming on his own.

In 1920 he met our mother, Alma Sinclair, who was born at Glasston, North Dakota, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sinclair. The Sinclair family moved from Glasston, North Dakota to a farm three miles south of Browning.

Bob Mitchell and Alma Sinclair were married at Estevan in October, 1920. They farmed southeast of Lampman until 1927, when they moved to a farm four miles west of Lampman.

They had a family of eight children: Marie, Velma, Bernice, Robert, Kenneth, Phyllis, Lois and Marjorie. Lois and Marjorie died in infancy and are buried at Elm Lawn Cemetery at Lampman.

Marie, Velma, Bernice, and Robert attended Cote School. Miss Josephine Yunker was the teacher there then. She had thirty-four pupils in grades one through twelve, and she had no administration days on which to make out reports, etc.

It was during those years that the hungry thirties were upon us and we lived on relief.

The municipal windmill and pump were in our yard, and as a child I remember the teams and water tanks coming for water, sometimes lined up, waiting for their neighbor to pump his load by hand if the wind wasn't blowing.

Oh those dirty thirties as they were sometimes called! I can remember the stacks of black old Russian thistles stacked for feed for the poor old cattle to eat. That was all that really grew in the hot dry weather and the grasshoppers didn't eat them. There were days you could hardly see the sun at noon for the grasshoppers, and there were terrible electric and wind storms, but never seemed to be any rain or relief from the heat.

In October, 1934 we moved to Douglas, Manitoba, where Mom and Dad farmed. The land was light and didn't grow much crop, but made fair pastures. Our living came from milking cows. We shipped cream for several years and eventually started selling whole milk to Wheat City Dairy in Brandon. Mom and Dad lived there until they retired and moved to Carberry in 1961.

The family grew up and all married.

Our mother and father enjoyed a life of hard work and their family. They enjoyed each other and every one of their thirty grandchildren.

Dad passed away in July, 1977 at the age of eighty-seven. Mom resides in the Carberry Plains Lodge in Carberry. She still loves to do her own cooking and enjoys serving her friends a good cup of tea.
Excerpts from
"Poet's Corner"
Lampman, Saskatchewan Pages 798 and 799

Fledda Minnie Alma
Oct 9 1956

Thanks to Fern for the above photo.

Robert & Alma (Sinclair) Mitchell & Fledda (Littlejohn) Marsh - Sept. 15, 1970

Alma & Robert Mitchell - Dec. 1970

Thanks to Marie for the above photos.

On August 5, 6, 7, 1989 the descendants of Robert and Alma Mitchell of Douglas gathered at the Carberry Fair Grounds for a family reunion. Everyone pulled in their campers and tents and most spent the weekend at the fair grounds. Registration started at 1:00 on Saturday August 5. Relations from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba visited and got reacquainted after many years of absence with each other. On Saturday evening we were entertained with ball games. At dusk, Jim Trellor of Winnipeg, Murray May of Rosetown, Sask. and Richie Bickford of Douglas set about with their flashlights and expertise and gave a beautiful display of fireworks. Alma Mitchell, our grandmother, had never seen fireworks before, and quite enjoyed the evening. On Sunday, August 6, everyone enjoyed participating in races and games. Being so hot, many of the young folk, and young at heart participated in a water fight. In the late afternoon everyone gathered together and had family photographs taken. One of the highlights of Sunday afternoon was when Roy and Kathy Mitchell of Brandon brought Aunt Isa Mitchell (Mrs. Fred Mitchell) of Brandon to the reunion. Aunt Isa is a sister-in-law to Grandma and Roy is Fred and Isa's son. Following a hot roast beef supper in the dining hall, we had a few presentations. Dave and Gail (Mitchell) Fowles of Calgary received a Carberry spoon for coming the farthest. Tessa McLaren, daughter of Earl and Heather (Mitchell) McLaren received a spoon for being the youngest member of the clan present. Aunt Isa Mitchell of Brandon received a Carberry spoon for being the oldest member present (91 years young). Grandma Mitchell, Alma, received a Carberry spoon for being our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Murray May of Rosetown was our MC for Sunday evening and Ed May of Oberon said grace for supper. 95 people signed the guest book out of a possible 119 descendants of Grandpa and Grandma.

A special thank-you is extended to:

Joanne and Audrey - who organized the games - they were a lot of fun for every age group.

Sharon, Dale, Joanne, Audrey, Glen, Kathy - for organizing the reunion and making Sunday supper.

Murray - for such a good job as MC for Sunday.

Ken - for taking the home video - we are all anxious to see it.

Ritchie and Jim - for getting the fireworks and setting them off.

The Aunts and Uncles - for displays of their family pictures.

To everyone for coming and making there union a success.

To Robert and Alma Mitchell for starting this clan. Although Grandpa is no longer with us, his memory is forever ours to cherish, so are the memories of Uncle Fred Mitchell, Uncle Arthur May, and our cousin Phyllis Rolfe.

Sent by Marie (Mitchell) May



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Burial: 03 February 1992, Carberry Plains Cemetery, Carberry, Manitoba, Canada

Census images and headstone photo sent by Myrna.

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