See also
Husband:
Oliver Douglas WOOD (1890-1966)
Wife:
Edythe Caroline DUNNING ( - )
Name:
Oliver Douglas WOOD
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
Jul 11, 1890
Residence:
1891 (age 0-1)
Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada1
Residence:
1901 (age 10-11)
Cameron, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada2
Residence:
1906 (age 15-16)
Souris, Manitoba, Canada3
Address: Townships 4, 5, 6 In Ranges 23, 24 West
Residence:
1911 (age 20-21)
Souris, Manitoba, Canada4
Death:
Feb 2, 1966 (age 75)
Hartney, Manitoba, Canada
Burial:
Feb 6, 1966
Riverside Cemetery, Harntney, Manitoba, Canada
Rsrch. Note:
The second Son of George Alec and Rachel Kidd Wood....lived most of his life farming the land in the Municipality of Cameron, Township 5, Range 23, some 5 miles South of Hartney,on the West Half of 15-5-23,which he purchased from George Sutherland, and resided there until he and his Family retired to Hartney in 1957.
Ollie received his education at the Chain Lakes School, and upon graduation took up farming.He was a hard working Farmer, as were all of his neighbors, and he took great pride in his farm and his livestock.He operated a mixed farm consisting of cattle, horses, pigs and poultry,had a real love for his horses and kept them will fed and groomed.
His crops consisted of wheat, barley and oats, some of these crops being used as feed for livestockand some sold to the grain elevator.Although he only had a half section of land, he made a good living off the land.Now many farmers in Manitoba have at leastfour sections or more of land.Ollie's Brother PercyWood farmed the old homestead on the adjacent half section and as was the custom of the times,they and other neighboring farmers collectivelyworked together at harvest time taking off the crops.
Ollie was very outgoing and loved to visit;he was never too busy for a friendly chat with one of his neighbors across the fence;was a very caring and thoughtful individual , going to the aid of anyone who needed help and alwaysassisting a friend in need. This was a traitthat was always mentioned byanyone who knew Ollie!
Ollie was united in marriage to Edythe Caroline Dunning, the Daughter of James and Marguerite Morrison Dunning of Dand, Manitoba on December 16, 1936.Ollie and Edythe had two children, Daughter Marion Margrite and a Son who died at birth.
He was a loyal Member of the United Church of Hartney, and after retirement enjoyed living in this quaint little town of Hartney, Manitoba, howeverhe and his Wife Edythe moved to Winnipeg in 1964, where he lived out his life and passed away on February 2, 1966.He is buried in the Wood Family Plot in Harney.
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Sources:
Reported and Edited byWife, Edythe Caroline Dunning Wood, and Daughter, Marion Wood Aitken, of Hartney, Manitoba, Canada,January 25, 1995.
Oliver Douglas Wood & Family: A Century of Living, Hartney, Manitoba, Canada, 1882-1982, compiled and published by the Hartney & District Historical Committee, 1981.Printed by Derksen Printer, Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.
Name:
Edythe Caroline DUNNING
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
1891 Census of Canada, Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, population, Whitewater, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, p.47, 270, George Wood; Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.
1901 Census of Canada, Manitoba, Canada, population, Cameron, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, p.5, 35, George Woods; Series RG31-C-1.
Manitoba, Canada, 1906 Canada Census , p.22, 170, George Wood; Series RG31-C-1.
1911 Census of Canada, Souris, Manitoba, Canada, population, p.5, Souris, Manitoba, George Woods; Series RG31-C-1.