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Note: He was the fifth child for Robert Furniss Atkinson and his wife, Helen. The settled on 20-1-27 and had twelve children. They moved to Saskatchewan in 1900's.
1397-76 (Bruce Co): Abraham ATKINSON, 24, blacksmith, Farlton, Glammis, s/o Robert ATKINSON & Ellen NEILSON, married Mary McFADYEN, 23, Brock, Kincardine twp., d/o Hugh McFADYEN & Margaret McDONALD, witn: Allan & Mary Ann McFADYEN of Kincardine twp., 2 Feb 1876 at res of bride's father, Kincardine -------------------------------- Neilson Atkinson was born at Paisley, Ontario and worked as a blacksmith at Liverton. About 1874 he married Mary McFadyen (1852-1927) from Glamis, Ontario. In 1880, the family moved west to Pilot Mound, N.W.T., and took up a homestead at Coulter, Manitoba. The children had to walk through dense bush to attend school and too often the river was so high they could not cross it. As more of the children were becoming of school age, Abraham and Mary traded their farm for a farm six and one-half miles southeast of Glen Ewen in the Florence district. In 1900 they moved to the Mount Pleasant district. Abe Atkinson retired from farming in 1913 and moved to Glen Ewen. He died in 1917. Mary lived until 1927, baking her own bread, tending her garden and often boarding the teacher. Abraham and Mary had eleven children: Robert Neil Atkinson, born in Ontario in 1876, was educated in Manitoba, and homesteaded in the Mount Pleasant district. Rob later moved to British Comumbia. He married Pearl Dunn. They adopted two children. Hugh Neilson Atkinson (Nels) (1878-1940) was born in Ontario and educated in Manitoba. After moving to Glen Ewen he became a carpenter. He built houses at Spanish Banks, Vancouver until the depression hit the building industry and he returned to Glen Ewen and worked on the farm. In 1916 he married Nat Cranson’s widow, Libby Rodgers, who had five children; Nellie, Ched, Cliff, Stan, and Jack. Nels and Libby farmed the Cranston place at Tilston, later renting it out and returning to live in Glen Ewen where he operated Jack Cranston’s butcher shop. After Nels died in 1940 Libby moved to Port Coquitlan, B.C. Helen Estella Atkinson (1879-1978). Nellie was born in Glamis, Ontario in 1879. She attended school at Coulter and at Maple Grove School. In 1901 she married Andrew Walker (1875-1966). They homesteaded northeast of Glen Ewen. In 1913, they moved south of Alameda and again to west of Alameda. In 1927 they moved to west of Kisbey where they farmed until 1946, retiring to the village until 1964, when they moved into the Senior Citizens’ Village in Stoughton. They had eleven children: Catherine (Mrs. Percy Taylor); Mary (Mrs. Gordon Brown); Laura (Mrs. John Stephen); Jean (Mrs. Clifford Ball); Isabelle (Mrs. Robert Forsyth, Mack); Marjorie (Mrs. Charles Swallow); John A. married Ruth Collins; Grace (Mrs. Ralph Johnson); Archie, an airforce gunner, was killed in action in 1942 and Bruce and airforce pilot, was killed in action in 1944. John Sylvester Atkinson (1882-1965). John was born at Pilot Mound. He improved up a homestead beside his father wile working as a blacksmith in Glen Ewen. He sold this, was in the lumber business in Revelstoke, B.C. then took a barber’s course in Winnipeg. After barbering in Frobisher, he moved to Pilot Mound where he operated a barber shop, pool hall and bowling alley. He and his wife, Jean Nash, retired to Selkirk. There were six children: Leone (Mrs. Borden Hanford); Earl; Orvil; Dorothy (Mrs. Morley Fallis); Ralph and Lorne. Abraham Allan Atkinson (1882-1927) was born at Pilot Mound and homesteaded beside his brother Rob, northeast of Glen Ewen. He moved to Spruce Lake, Saskatchewan. He married Annie Philco, sister of his brother Ross’ wife. His daughter Jean died as a child, by accidentally drinking lye, and Abe died in an accident when moving a granary. His surviving children were Dorothy (Mrs. W. Barker); Laura (Mrs. O. Forsyth); Ruth (Mrs. E. Cleaves) and Mary (Mrs. W. Forsyth). His widow married Jack Barker. (Furrow to the Future: Oxbow and Glen Ewen, Volume 1, pg 355-357) Sources [S62 <showsource.php?sourceID=S62&tree=mcfadyen>] Ontario Marriage Registrations, 1876, Bruce County, MS932_19. Name: Mary McFadyen Birth Place: Brock Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Father Name: Hugh McFadyen Mother Name: Margeret McDonald Spouse Name: Abraham Atkinson Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Spouse Birth Place: Farlton Spouse Father Name: Robert Atkinson Spouse Mother Name: Ellen Nielson Marriage Date: 2 Feb 1876 Marriage Place: Bruce Marriage County: Bruce Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_19
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