Levi Parker Oliver1,2
#19316, (1883 - 1969)
| Father | Richard Oliver1 (1844 - 1932) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Parker1 (1845 - bt 1911 - 1916) |
| Relationship | 2nd great-grandson of William Oliver |
| Charts | William Oliver (born ~1730) & Ann Wilson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart |
Life Events | |
| Birth | Levi Parker Oliver was born on 2 Apr 1883 in Ontario.1 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | Parker appeared on the 1901 Census of Dufferin, Manitoba with his parents. He was 17, born 2 April 1883 in Ontario, Methodist, and attended school 3 months that year.1 |
| Land Record | In 1906, brothers Levi Parker Oliver and Fletcher Kyle Oliver received patents to their Western Land Grants in Alberta, signifying that they had improved the land and now held the titles. Fletcher's 160 acres was the NW part of Section 6 Township 31 Range 3 W5 and Parker's was the NE part of Section 6 Township 31 Range 3 W5.3,2 |
| 1906 Census | Parker appeared on the 1906 Census of Calgary, Alberta, at 734 8th Ave W, enumerated 24 Jun 1906. He was a lodger, single, age 22, and born in Ontario.4 |
| Marriage | Levi Parker Oliver married Lottie Josephine Welch.5 |
| 1911 Census | Levi Parker and Lottie Josephine Oliver appeared on the 1911 Census of Calgary, Alberta, at 718 3rd Ave W. Levi Parker was 27, born in April 1884 in Ontario, was a contractor working on his own account, and held $2,000 of life insurance costing $42. Lottie was 21, born in January 1890 in Ontario and had $1,000 of life insurance. With them was Lottie's sister Olive Elizabeth Welch as well as two roomers.5 |
| 1921 Census | L Parker and Lottie J Oliver appeared on the 1921 Census of Westerdale Municipality, Alberta, at Section 9 Township 33 Range 2 W5. They owned their 4 room wood house and the family's religion was Methodist. Parker was 39, born in Ontario, father born in England, mother Irish, and was a farmer working on his own account. Lottie was 30, born in Ontario, father Ontario, mother Australia. They had an adopted son, Daulton P Oliver (age 5, born in Alberta, parents born in Ontario, Scotch origin). Lodging with them was a Norwegian farm laborer who earned $500.6 |
| Death | Levi died in Jun 1969.7 |
| Note. | Parker Oliver - By Mrs. Alex Blain In 1901 Parker Oliver took up a homestead in the Rugby District. While working on his homestead he bought horses and sold them in Calgary and Lethbridge. At the age of 21, in 1904, Parker sold his homestead and went to Calgary where he worked at cement contracting. He married Lottie Welch and lived in Calgary for some time. In 1914 they bought a farm west of Olds in the Hainstock District. They sold this in 1952 and moved to Innisfail. Parker Oliver passed away in June 1969 at the age of 87 years.7 |
| Last Edited | 10 Jun 2014 |
Citations
- 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Lisgar (7), Dufferin (b-13), page 3.
- Index to Dominion Land Grants, Western Canada, 1870-1930, compiled by Library and Archives Canada. Levi Parker Oliver, Vol 233 Folio 296.
- Index to Dominion Land Grants, Western Canada, 1870-1930, compiled by Library and Archives Canada. Fletcher Kyle Oliver, Vol 250 Folio 64.
- 1906 Census for Northwest Provinces. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Calgary (19), Subdistrict 26, Page 55.
- 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Calgary, Subdistrict Calgary, ED23, Page 15.
- 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Red Deer, SD 14, Page 9.
- Kinette Club of Didsbury (Alta.). History Book Committee. Echoes of an Era: history of Didsbury and district, Didsbury Booster, Didsbury, Alberta(1969). Digital copy online at Our Roots / Nos Racines, www.ourroots.ca, page 144.