Records include the Luxton Family Bible - Holy Bible, Teacher's Edition, with references and maps as well as ten miscellaneous items that were inserted in the Bible at the family record page. These enclosures include:
A marriage certificate of Frederick M. Graham and Jennie H. McDougall, 1903 A r…
III.C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 - 6
Date Range
[1877-1945]
Physical Description
11 items textual records
Scope & Content
Records include the Luxton Family Bible - Holy Bible, Teacher's Edition, with references and maps as well as ten miscellaneous items that were inserted in the Bible at the family record page. These enclosures include:
A marriage certificate of Frederick M. Graham and Jennie H. McDougall, 1903
A record of a pioneer family of Southern Alberta up to the end of 1890
A letter from May McDougall Ross to Mrs. Berry, 1945 (on House of Commons Canada stationary)
A newspaper clipping obituary notice for William McKenzie
Correspondence from the Lieutenant-Governor's Office, 1897 requesting donations for plague and famine-stricken people of India. Also signed by D. McDougall
A program for the 4th Annual Round Up and Moochican, 1925 The Southern Alberta Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association
A newspaper clipping obituary notice for Mrs. Nellie Wood, 1941
A letter from Mrs. Christina Berry to Mrs. Ross, 1945
A Southern Alberta Pioneer's and Old Timers' Association 3rd Annual Round Up song sheet, 1924
A copy of Articles of a Treaty, 1877
The Luxton Family Bible belonged to Sarah Jane Luxton (Norman's mother) who passed it to Olive Luxton (Norman's sister); it was then passed down to Mary Nell Hosking (Norman's niece), then to Gail (Mary's daughter). The bible contains a family history, a record of marriages dating back to January 10, 1842, births, 1818, and deaths, 1848 (middle section; p.111 cont'd).
