The family of Henry O. Harrison, b. Norway in 1878, and his wife Anna Johnson Harrison, b. WI, US in 1879, lived with their five children in Vernon, BC for several years in the 1920s. Children Orpha, b. 1909, Charles, b. 1910, Henry A., b. 1912, Rachel, b. 1915, and Margaret, b. 1918. All b. in US except Rachel, my mother, b. in Assinaboia, SK. I have all the US censuses for this family, and the 1916 Canadian census. My mother is not quite sure when in the 1920s they moved to the Seattle, WA, US area--probably somewhere between 1925 and 1928. Does someone have access to the 1926 Canadian census and can look them up for me? Finding or not finding them would help pin down when they left.

My grandfather worked for lumber companies, and set up lumberyards from Assinaboia west as the CPR built the southern line. I don't know if it ended in Vernon, but that's where he ended up. Then he went to WA and worked in lumberyards until he retired. When I was 10 or 12 we went thru Vernon on a family vacation and found the house the family had lived in, but I have no idea what part of town it was in.

Any other information pertaining to their years in Vernon would be helpful too.

Thanks in advance,
Doris

Hi, The Last Census Available for All Canada is the one for 1911 - the 1916 was only for the 3 Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

A search of City Directories for the time that your family lived in Vernon - may show the family - and address of the home. There may be Henderson/or /Wigley Criss Cross Directory - Name>Address Address >name. Shows all persons living at an address - occupation.
Public Library for Vernon - may hold these directories
Vernon Genealogical Society May be able to assist. advise
http://www.vdfhs.com/

Search of Border Crossing Records for the time frame - should show - when your family crossed into the U.S.A.
Cheers, Stella

Stella,

I guess I was lucky they were in SK in 1916. In 1911 they were in ND, I'm assuming, since two of their children were b. there in the same town in 1910 and 1912.

I'll try the sources you suggest. I had no idea there were records for border crossings. You mean all those times we went to BC on vacation when I was a kid, they were recorded??

Thanks,
Doris

Hi, There should be border crossing records - for your family - when they went from Canada - to the U.S.A.
This may help you find the exact time that they moved to USA
*The State Archive in Washington state may hold these records - if not - Latter Day Saints Family History Centres may. St.AlBans Border Crossing http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/stalbanslist.shtml
Cheers, Stella

Hi.
Have you tried the Vernon Museum? They have city directories and telephone directories. If your grandparents owned their own home there is a card index that will tell you how long they owned their home. If anyone was hospitalized there is a card index for that. If they did anything newsworthy there is a card index for that.
They also have lists of Lumber yards and may be able to help with any that started up in the 1920's
You can find them by googling their website. There are a number of pictures on that site as well.

Happy hunting,
Arlene

Arlene,

I haven't tried any of those things. In fact, I've kind of dropped this thread for the moment, going off in other directions. But thank you so much for giving me some new ideas. I need to get back to looking at my grandparents' family in the 20s again. There are still a lot of mysteries about his life, and I find that solving even one little mystery helps in solving others. Thanks for offering places to look. Pictures might help jog the memory of my mother, 94. She's still sharp, but not particularly interested, but a picture sometimes gets her going on a story that gives me clues.

Doris
Seattle