List of People Who Worked on Or Lived at the Bell Farm
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List of People who worked or lived on the Bell Farm from 1882 – 1896 including in buildings erected in Indian Head and along the railway for Major Bell, such as the Hotel, Flour Mill, Grain Elevator, Brickyard, etc. and (in red) after the Farm was sold in Oct. 1896 Version 18 - Updated: 27 February, 2021 Name Date Sources Comments Allen, W.R. 1886 Qu’Appelle Vidette, 1 Employee of the Bell Farm April, 1886 Anderson, John 1885 Qu’Appelle Vidette, 19 Employee of the Bell Farm Nov. 1885 Armington, _____ 1882 Ed Morgan’s history, p. Worked with Seims (or Sims) to break 2,567 acres in 44 1882 Bahrns, John n/a n/a See: Behrns Bailey, _______ W. Allen Bailey, Yorkton Grandparents both worked on the Farm; an aunt was Brick Mill Society – born there. (phone: 783-1582) phone - 5 Feb. 2013 Barmby, John Robert Sometime between 1894 E-mail from Michelle Ancestral Report for Barmby, John Robert: (1873-1953) and 1898 Cabana, 29 July 2013; – worked on the Bell Farm also Indian Head history, Arrived in 1895 – perhaps too late to actually work for p. 246 Major Bell Name Date Sources Comments Barnes, John n/a n/a See: Behrns, John Behrns, John 1897 Indian Head Vidette, 25 Also known as Barnes and Bahrns; built Morrison Stone Aug. 1897 house near Abernethy, 1897 Behrns, Louis / Lewis 1897 Indian Head Vidette, 25 Built Morrison Stone house near Abernethy, 1897 Aug. 1897 Bell, Catherine / 1882-1895 Indian Head history, p. 18__-1895 - Wife of Major Bell – died Oct. 14, 1895 at Katherine (Elwood) 401 Indian Head (also referred to a “Kate A. Bell” in some Qu’Appelle Progress, 17 census records) Oct, 1895 1891 Census of Canada Bell, Major William 1882-1896 Indian Head history, p. 1845-1913 - Founder of the original Bell Farm; born in Robert 60-63 Brockville, Ontario; Farm sold at auction in Oct. 1896 Qu’Appelle Vidette, 10 Sept., 1896 1891 Census of Canada Bingham, George 1886 Qu’Appelle Progress, 12 Occupied the north Bell Farm cottage; arrived with Aug. 1886 family in 1883 from Winnipeg with Merryfield family Bingham, Mrs. ____ Ca. 1883 Letter from Bette Klein, Wife of George Bingham; died on the Bell Farm in 16 Jan. 2012 1883. Bingham, Walter Ca. 1883 Letter from Bette Klein, Son of George and Mrs. Bingham.- 4 years old in 1883. 16 Jan. 2012 Blenkin, Abraham 1893 - ? Sintaluta history, p. 307 Son of Thomas and Rose Blenkin; born Feb. 5, 1893 on the Bell Farm; died on 7 June 1908 in a farm accident; buried in Sintaluta Cemetery Blenkin, Rose Anna 1892 - ? Sintaluta history, p. 306- Worked on the Bell Farm with her husband, Thomas 307 after their March 1892 wedding. Name Date Sources Comments Blenkin, Thomas 1892 - ? Sintaluta history, p. 306- Worked on the Bell Farm with his wife Rose Anna after 307 their March 1892 wedding. Booth, Asa 1883 - 1886 Sintaluta history, p. 322 Arrived in Canada in 1883 and worked on the Bell Farm until they moved to Morse in 1886 Booth, Henrietta (Moxon) 1883 Sintaluta history, p. 322 Wife of Asa Booth Booth, Thomas 1883 Sintaluta history, p. 322 Son of Asa and Alice Booth; born in England in 1883. Boyd, John 1882 E-Mail from Michelle Regina Leader Post: 24 Oct. 1923 – “Pioneer of ’82, Cabana – 29 July 2013 John Boyd, Dies at Indian Head” – one of the Bell Farm squatters Braden, Ted Indian Head history, p. Owned the home ¼ of the Bell Farm in the 1980s 279 Brooks, Edwin Jackson 1882 Indian Head history, p. Worked on the Bell Farm as a carpenter to erect 289-290, 401 and buildings in 1882-83 – good comments; was reportedly Indian Head Walking also a squatter in 1882. E.J. also operated a store in Tour: site # 7 town. Brown, John 1889-1898 Indian Head Museum: John Brown was an Indian Head blacksmith, starting John Brown’s Blacksmith there in 1883. His ledger records the work and cost for Ledger – various entries every job, and includes a number of Bell Farm entries, even after Major Bell left in 1895-96 Bunn, J. 1885 Qu’Appelle history, p. A stonemason, John Bunn came to the area in 1885, and 366 helped build a stone house on the Bell Farm. Calcraft, Emma (nee 1903 Indian Head history – p. Emma (1877-1962): Came from England with husband Hammond) 307-308; and e-Mail from Joseph, who worked on former Bell Farm. They lived in Bill Pinfold – 15 June one of the farm Bell Farm cottages from 1903-1904. 2019 Name Date Sources Comments Calcraft, Florence 1903 Indian Head history – p. Florence: 1901-1999. Came from England with parents 307-308; and e-Mail from Joseph and Emma, who worked on former Bell Farm. Bill Pinfold – 15 June They lived in one of the farm Bell Farm cottages, from 2019 1903-1904. Calcraft, Joseph P. 1903 Indian Head history – p. (1878-1956): Came from England with wife Emma (nee 307-308; and e-Mail from Hammond), worked on former Bell Farm and lived in Bill Pinfold – 15 June one of the farm Bell Farm cottages from 1903-1904. 2019 Campkin, Frances 1903- 1912 Indian Head history, p. Lived in the Bell Farmhouse with her parents: Harry and 310 Ida Lee Campkin from 1903 until 1912. Campkin, Harry Hubert 1885-1890 and 1903- Indian Head history, p. Employed at the Bell Farm around 1885-1890, and later 1912 63, 310, 772, 773; and the owner of the Bell Farm with William Lee from 1903 Des Moines Register July until 1912. 5 1905 Campkin, Ida Lee 1903- 1912 Indian Head history, p. Lived in the Bell Farmhouse with her husband Harry H. 310 Campkin 1903 until 1912. Campkin, Kathleen 1903- 1912 Indian Head history, p. Lived in the Bell Farmhouse with her parents: Harry and 310; and the Ida Lee Campkin from 1903 until 1912. She married Winnipeg Free Press, Jack Taylor of Indian Head. Nov 15, 1956 Campkin, Wilber 1903- 1912 Indian Head history, p. Lived in the Bell Farmhouse with his parents: Harry H. 310 And Ida Lee Campkin 1903 until 1912. Campkin, Stephen 1882-1895 Obituary for Campkin in Worked on the Bell Farm for 3 years Saskatoon’s The Daily Phoenix, 27 Aug. 1909, p.1; and Indian Head history, p. 310 Name Date Sources Comments Chapman, _______ March 1885 St. Paul Globe Pray Manufacturing employee sent to Indian Head to build the Bell Flour Mill Cole, Henry 1896 Grenfell History, p. 147 Cole worked on the former Bell Farm from mid-summer 1896, then returned to Wiltshire, England; and came back to the region in 1898. Coleman, Robert R. 1882-1884 R.R. COLEMAN, One of the Bell Farm squatters QU'APPELLE. FROM A SQUATTER IN REGARDS TO HIS CLAIM TO E 1/2 24- 18-13 W2 WITHIN THE QU'APPELLE VALLEY FARMING CO., BELL FARM (LISTS, REPORTS, PETITION) RG15-D-II-1 House of Commons Debates, p. 205-206, 23 Feb. 1885. Collins, _______ March 1885 St. Paul Globe Pray Manufacturing employee sent to Indian Head to build the Bell Flour Mill Cook, W. D. 1885 Qu’Appelle Vidette, 18 Head Miller, in charge of machinery at Major Bell’s new June, 1885; also Regina mill, from Minneapolis Leader: 24 Oct. 1885 Crawford, Robert 1882-83 Indian Head history, p. Director of the original Bell Farm; later merchant in 63, 775 Indian Head Crispin, William 1890s John Sled: Lumsden Manager of Bell Farm, from Barrie Ontario; later moved Snapshots: 2017 – p. 298 to Lumsden & 299 Cutt, James 1882 Indian Head history, p. Signed on with Major Bell at Brandon in 1882 to help 336 drive a wagon to the new Bell Farm site Name Date Sources Comments Dick, Annie 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Came with father – James Dick from Ireland – with 8 711 siblings; mother died in Ireland – married Jim Gordon Dick, James 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Worked on the Bell Farm from 1885 to 1895 – with 9 710-711 children, Ruby youngest; wife died in Ireland Dick, Jennie 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Came with father – James Dick from Ireland – with 8 711 siblings; mother died in Ireland – married Robert G. Thompson Dick, Lizzie 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Came with father – James Dick from Ireland – with 8 711 siblings; mother died in Ireland – married Arthur Beardon Dick, Mary 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Came with father – James Dick from Ireland – with 8 711 siblings; mother died in Ireland Dick, Ruby 1885-1895 Indian Head history, p. Came with father – James Dick from Ireland – with 8 711 siblings; mother died in Ireland – married Jack McLellan Dickenson, ______ 1886 Qu’Appelle Vidette, 3 Employee of the Bell Farm – injured when he fell off his June 1886 horse Dickin, Elizabeth 1882 Sintaluta history, p. 378 Wife of William Bromley Dickin; worked on the Bell Marshall (Blythe) Farm Dickin, William Bromley 1882 Sintaluta history, p. 378 Worked on the Bell Farm with his wife Elizabeth Dickson, William 1890 Indian Head history, p. Bought a section of the Bell Farm lands 492 Dillon, James 1883-1885 Regina Leader Post , p. 2 Dillon worked on the Bell Farm – likely in his capacity - obituary for James as a tinsmith Dillon, June 9, 1939 Dixon, Alexander (Ike) Ca. 1883 Indian Head history, p. Worked on the Bell Farm with Alexander and Auntie 348-350, 492 Martin; bought some of the farm land later Name Date Sources Comments Dixon, William 1882 - ? Sintaluta history, p. 381 Worked on the Bell Farm while homesteading near Sintaluta – that farm later occupied by Jerry and Kay Dixon, until 2018.