Children of Ella and Hugh Townsley, taken 28 Jul 1890, Scoba, Neb. Robert M., 3, Donna Bell, 7 months, Ruth E., 5 yrs.

born: Oct 1858, South English,Keokuk Co.,Iowa

died: Aft Apr 1930

occu: dressmaker

spouse: Hugh N. TOWNSLEY

born: Oct 1857, Illinois

died: Bet 1910-1915

occu: painter -- paper hanger

Children:

Ruth E. Townsley -- b. Jun 1885, Illinois, m. Abt 1905 Halley L. DeLaney. Children: Dorothy (b. Abt 1905), Harris or Harry (b. Abt 1907), John Donald (b. 1909), Hallie (b. abt 1921). (in Union, NE in 1910, DeSoto Co., FL 1920, La Belle, Hendry Co., FL in 1930)

Robert M. Townsley -- b. Apr 1887, Nebraska

Donna Bell Townsley -- b. Jan 1890, Nebraska

Hugh Dorsey Townsley -- b. 27 Mar 1896, Orlando, Oklahoma. Died 28 Sep 1918 in WW I action in France with the 10 Bn., Canadian Infantry of Alberta. Memorial inscription on the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France. Hugh Dorsey apparently commonly went by his middle name since he is listed as Dorsey in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. On January 19, 1916, Hugh Dorsey Townsley joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force to fight in World War I. This was before the United States had officially entered WW I. His enlistment papers list his home address as Nateby, Alberta. He is described as 6 ft., 3/4 in. tall, dark complected, gray eyes and brown hair.

child Townsley -- d. Bef 1900

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  |------William F. MCCARTNEY (1830, Indiana - 1900)
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Ella L. MCCARTNEY (1858, Iowa - )
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  |                   |--------James MATTHEWS (1779, Virginia - 1837, Indiana)
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  |        |---------Tunstal Quarles MATTHEWS (1807, Kentucky - 1878, Nebraska)
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  |        |          |--------Margaret REED (1784 - 1824, Ohio)
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  |------Sophronia MATTHEWS (1833, Indiana - 1865, Iowa)
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           |          |--------Adonijah MORGAN (1755, VA - 1827, Indiana)
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           |---------Jane Chlo MORGAN (1807, Kentucky - 1837, Indiana)
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                      |--------Isabelle Jean MCMAHON (1765, Scotland - 1829, Indiana)

Ella Townsley and the late H. M. Townsley were issued a land grant in Alberta, Canada in September or October of 1915. The land was in the NW part of Section 12 of Township 23, Range 13 west of the 4th meridian. That puts it near the town of Steveville, Alberta (about 100 miles east of Calgary). I believe they must have moved to Alberta some time before that for Hugh's name to be on the land grant when he was deceased. Shortly after that, in January of 1916, their son Hugh Dorsey, joined the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force to fight in World War I. This was before the United States had officially entered WW I. Hugh Dorsey's enlistment papers have a note written on them which says ``Canada 6 yr.'' (not on any official line of the form), implying they have been in Canada for six years, although they are still in Nebraska in April of 1910 for the census.

Probably shortly after her son went to war, Ella joined her daughter Ruth in Florida, as Ella is listed as living in La Belle, Florida in the Canadian military records which record Hugh Dorsey's death. I didn't see Ella in the 1920 census, but she is living with Ruth and Ruth's family in 1930 in La Belle.

Sources for this individual: @S409@ (Canadian) Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918) (Canadian) Western Land Grants (1870-1930)