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Looking for Eliza’s maiden name. She married Martin Vern HOLWAY in 1890 in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Looking for Eliza’s maiden name. She married Martin Vern HOLWAY in 1890 in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 3:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: HOLWAY

Eliza was born in 1852. Would also like to know when she died. She and Martin Vern HOLWAY had 6 children. Charles, Maria Ann, Maria, William Henry, William Otis and Horace.

Looking for maiden name of Eliza and when she died.

Sam Martel
Mishmommer@gmail.com


Re: Looking for Eliza’s maiden name. She married Martin Vern HOLWAY in 1890 in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Posted: 9 Mar 2015 5:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
don't see any sign of any of the family in the sites I use.

have you got the last name correct.

Re: Looking for Eliza’s maiden name. mMartin Vern HOLWAY in 1890 in Pincher Creek,

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 6:43PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: HOLWAY

Hi, You know that Eliza - married Martin Vern HOLWAY - in 1890 at Pincher Creek Alberta
Provincial Archive - may hold some records re marriage. in that time frame.
Govt of Alberta Vital Statistics Registry office in Edmonton - may be able to advise - if information is available -
Registration of Marriage - even in the early days - will show the Maiden name of the Bride - and the name of the Groom. [ early regs may or may not show names of parents - and other information found in more current registrations.

Are you certain about the names of the children?
daughters given first names of 1. Maria Ann 2. Maria sons: 1. William Henry 2. William Otis

Birth Registrations of the Children - may show the maiden name of the mother

Marriage Registrations for the children,
Charles, Maria Ann, Maria, William Henry, William Otis and Horace -
will show the names of the parents of the bride and groom - including maiden names of the mothers.

Do you know what religion the family practiced :
church Records - re the marriage of Eliza - and Martin Vern HOLWAY - and baptisms of the children - may show the maiden name for Eliza

Do you know When/ Where - any of the family members passed away?
Have you searched - Canada Census - to 1921 - ?

Re: Looking for Eliza’s She married Martin Van Buren HOLLOWAY 1890 in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 7:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: HOLWAY, HOLLOWAY, LEE
Hi Again: There may not be a maiden name for Eliza
Google search found the following -

Maine to Alberta: Martin Van Buren Holloway
re Martin Van Buren HOLLOWAY - born
Once here, Mart, like the vast majority of the men he was travelling with, married a Blood First Nations woman and laid claim to a tract of land in the Pincher Creek area.
Very little is known about his wife, only that her English given name was Eliza and/or Lucy

Several children were born to the couple, including most famously Charlie Holloway,
who was a scout and translator for the Northwest Mounted Police
Charlie HOLLOWAY married Jane LEE daughter of William and Rosa LEE
Mary Ann HOLLOWAY - married Henry LEE -
other children of Martin HOLLOWAY
Emma B 1879
Sullivan 1875 - 1877
William Henry - 1844 - 1890

James F. Macleod Family - Glenbow Museum
Certificates of Naturalization for William Columbus Fixley, Martin Van Buren Holway,
Charles Gallagher, Henri Bourgoin, Osker Swidberg, Charles ...

Searched Western Land Grants and found the following - perhaps ?
Martin Van Buren Holway
Part: SE Section: 36 Township: 7 Range: 2 Meridian: W5
Folio: 442 Liber: 384 Microfilm Reel Number: C-6244
Item Number: 352270

Provincial Archive in Edmonton - ,may hold records -
Glenbow Museum & Archive may hold information

Re: Looking for Eliza’s maiden name. She married Martin Vern HOLWAY in 1890 in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Posted: 10 Mar 2015 7:22PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: HOLLOWAY, HOLWAY
Searched Billion Graves - there is a Martin HOLLOWAY
Searched Find a Grave - 'Cairn in memory of early pioneers'
Livingstone Cemetery
Address Range Road 15
Pincher Creek No. 9, Division No. 3, Alberta
Canada
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