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Cornall Daniel Holtzman

Male 1891 - 1974  (83 years)


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  • Name Cornall Daniel Holtzman 
    Born 20 Feb 1891  Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1916  Kindersley, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Aug 1974  Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried D'Arcy Cemetery, D'Arcy, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26341  All
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2011 

    Father Gabriel Holtzman,   b. Mar 1847, Philipsburg, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Surerus,   b. 3 Oct 1851, Blenheim, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1914, Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F7756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Kurt,   b. 3 Sep 1889, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1963, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mildred Dorothy Holtzman,   b. 16 Dec 1918,   d. 9 Sep 1995  (Age 76 years)
     2. Stuart Claude Holtzman,   b. 8 Feb 1920,   d. 17 Sep 2005  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F10814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Feb 1891 - Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1916 - Kindersley, Saskatchewan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - D'Arcy Cemetery, D'Arcy, Saskatchewan Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Article written in 'The First Years' M.C. Pleasant Valley #288    		Article written in "The First Years" M.C. Pleasant Valley #288
    Mr. C. G. Holtzman

    By C. Holtzman

    I was in my late teens when the railway was displaying large posters, "Go west, young man, the last great west". I became interested and had a desire to see the prairies and to take advantage of the homestead privileges.

    My brother had taken up the adventure in 1910, and sent all kinds of glowing reports of the opportunities in the west. So, in early April of 1911, I took up the challenge and bought a settler's excursion ticket to Winnipeg for $10.00, plus one cent per mile for the rest of the journey to join my brother in Saskatoon.

    The accommodation on the excursion was not exactly "deluxe", just wooden slatted seats with berths for those carrying blankets, etc. It was first come, first served, with a stove at one end of each coach to brew tea. However, we were all like one big family with everyone in good spirits.

    After a few days going over the pros and cons on homesteading; enquiring and looking over different locations, we decided to pool our resources and go homesteading. Our first trip to locate, though not so comfortable, was south west of Saskatoon, down what they called the Goose Lake line, on a mixed train that travelled from 10 to 20 miles per hour. The frost was giving way under the weight of the train and coaches rocking from side to side made us wonder whether we were going to be in a train wreck. However, we arrived at our destination in one piece. The trip overland to our proposed homestead was by a livery team and democrat. After going over and viewing the land we decided that this was good enough. We returned and we each filed on a homestead and preemption situated near D'Arcy.

    After doing some bargain hunting we bought a team of oxen and equipment. We moved out to the homestead. Our first house was a tent while getting established, and breaking a few acres which we seeded that spring. After seeding we broke more land and then built a house.

    When fall came we exchanged work with the neighbors. We got our flax threshed and earned enough cash to put us through the winter.

    There was a big change in that first year of settlement. More settlers made the district a beehive of activity. Elevators were built, new businesses established. The Municipality started building roads in all directions. The hamlets became villages.

    The second year we purchased another team of oxen. In 1914 we had completed our homestead duties and we each got title to 160 acres.

    We continued another three years before getting the title to our preemptions. My brother sold his land and returned to Ontario. I continued until 1940 when a chronic ailment forced me to turn over my holdings to my son Stewart.

    While in the pioneer days we had to put up with a few inconveniences there was no great suffering, and there is satisfaction in knowing that the vast plains of the west have added an economic value to this great Dominion of ours. It gives us a feeling of great pleasure to be considered among the pioneers who developed the "last great west".
    Funeral Card of Cornall Daniel Holtzman    		Funeral Card of Cornall Daniel Holtzman



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