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Walter Abner Allison

Birth	:	11 May 1899 Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	3 Mar 1950 Bentley, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Rimbey, Red Deer Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	52.6399700, -114.2356900
Description	:	Walter Allison was born in Rapid City, South Da- kota in 1899. He came to Rimbey, Alberta in 1900. His parents, Sanford and Carrie Allison, homestead- ed a mile south of Rimbey. He lived and farmed with his parents for the next 27 years. Around 1919, Walter and his older brother, Clarence bought a 1/2 section three miles east of Rimbey. The farm was just across the road east of the Wooddale School. In 1926, Walter went to Hythe, Alberta, where a younger sister Mae and her husband, Hen- ry Juneau had settled. Walter worked in and around the Hythe... Read More	Walter Allison was born in Rapid City, South Da- kota in 1899. He came to Rimbey, Alberta in 1900. His parents, Sanford and Carrie Allison, homestead- ed a mile south of Rimbey. He lived and farmed with his parents for the next 27 years. Around 1919, Walter and his older brother, Clarence bought a 1/2 section three miles east of Rimbey. The farm was just across the road east of the Wooddale School. In 1926, Walter went to Hythe, Alberta, where a younger sister Mae and her husband, Hen- ry Juneau had settled. Walter worked in and around the Hythe area for the next year. Alice Johnston and Walter were married in Wem- bly in 1926 and the following spring moved back to the Rimbey District and farmed there until 1933. From 1928 to 1932, Walter was the rural mail man. His route was between Rimbey and as far east as the Wilmot School about halfway between Rimbey and Ponoka. Walter and Alice moved to the Dakota School District about 14 miles Northwest of Ponoka . They purchased a quarter section of unimproved land which was owned by the C.P.R. Walter cleared off over sixty acres using only horses and an axe. In 1938 Walter bought a 1928 Model A. The car was a four-door open touring car with a white can- vass top. As Walter's mother and most of his broth- ers and sisters still lived in the Rimbey district, the car was a wonderful means of visiting relatives. Walter had dug an ice well on the farm at Ponoka and in the summer his family would load the car down, including a big block of ice, and drive to Rimbey. They would visit his younger brother Roy (Shorty) and, weather permitting, go on to Gull Lake for a picnic. Walter and Alice had six children and Roy and Martha had three children at this time. Along with Granny Allison, the ice and ice cream maker, its a wonder the poor old car ever made it. On one such visit we ended up with enough ice for another batch of ice cream, but, as Martha had no milk or cream left, Gladys and her cousin Jim went to the pasture, caught one of the cows, and we still got our second helping of ice-cream. As Walter always loved the Rimbey area, he sold his farm at Ponoka in 1943 and moved back and bought a farm three miles east and one mile north of the Chapel School. They purchased the farm from a Mr. Gauthier whom they had lived neigh- bors with at Ponoka. This farm was owned by a Doctor Jones who was a chiropractor in Vancouver. While farming at Ponoka, Walter and his younger brother Earnest constructed a saw mill. The only part of the mill they bought was the saw itself. The rest was built entirely out of old farm machinery. After moving to Rimbey, Walter bought his broth- er's share and the mill was set up on the farm by Gull Lake. Walter did a lot of custom sawing for neighbors in the area, and there are probably buildings today in the Chapel area which were built from lumber sawed on his mill. The year Walter's family moved, his sister Hilda's family moved from Saskatchewan, and a cousin of Walter's, Rass Hankins and family, also moved into the Chapel district. Between the three families there was an increase of eleven children. Walter Allison died of a heart attack in 1949 and the farm at Gull Lake was sold in 1958 to settle the estate. Walter's wife Alice is residing in Edmonton. Robert, the eldest, lives in Fenlon Falls, Ontario. Raymond, Myrtle and Jim make their homes in Ed- monton. Sadie still lives in the Rimbey area and the youngest, Ruby, makes her home in Terrace, B.C. Over the years : a history of the Rimbey area Chapel (North) 588 - Page 462-3 1933.Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966 - Registration Number: 002-673 Contributor: B1993 (50328638)

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Walter Abner Allison's memorial is located at: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Rimbey, Red Deer Census Division, Canada.
When did Walter Abner Allison death?
Walter Abner Allison death on 3 Mar 1950 in Bentley, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 52.6399700
Longitude: -114.2356900

Family Members:

Parent

Sanford William Allison

(1865 - 1934)

Carrie Evelyn Raymond Allison

(1875 - 1949)

Spouse

Alice S Johnson Allison

(1905 - 1991)

Siblings

Myrtle Allison Lamb

(1893 - 1969)

Caroline Evelyn Allison Emrick

(1894 - 1994)

Edith Adelaide “Addie” Allison Adams

(1897 - 1972)

Roy Charles “Shorty” Allison

(1901 - 1982)

Alice “Rose” Allison Anderson

(1903 - 1990)

Mae Lydia Allison Juneau

(1904 - 1983)

Ernest D “Pete” Allison

(1908 - 1983)

Orval A “Orrie” Allison

(1909 - 1909)

George Raymond “Doc” Allison

(1910 - 1984)

Tilda Allison

(1912 - 1914)

Hilda Allison Starozik

(1912 - 1991)

Lillian Allison

(1914 - 1915)

Children

Walter Raymond Allison

(1928 - 1993)

Gordon James “Jim” Allison

(1932 - 1992)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 52.6399700, -114.2356900

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Coordinate: 52.4346420, -114.0266220

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Coordinate: 52.7330380, -113.8493370

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Coordinate: 52.7791250, -113.8489516

16. Bentley Hutterite Cemetery
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Coordinate: 52.4078896, -113.9981401

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