Fonds glen-3355 - Harland, Kleven and Kreiser family fonds

Edwin Harland, 1845-1923, was born in Guelph Township, Ontario. He operated a milling business in Highgate, Ontario, and married Harriet Ann Scott there in 1877. The family migrated to the Pincher Creek, Alberta district, and established the Bar X Ranch near Twin Butte. They had five children, all born at Highgate, Eva Maud (Burns), 1878-1951, Arthur Scott, 1884-1920, Stanley Watson, 1885-1957, Murton Shore, 1890-1928, and Bessie Beulah, 1892-1992. Murton and his wife Esther (Pickering) took over the operation of the Bar X Ranch upon the retirement of Edwin in 1920. Stanley Harland married Mary Eloise Tolson, 1885-1978) of Highgate, Ontario. They left the ranch and farmed at Twin Butte. Stanley and Mary "Lou" had four children, Eleanor Ida Grace (Kleven), 1920-1945, Phyllis Mary (Smith), 1922-1973, John Tolson, 1924-2010, and Marion (Dommer), 1926- . All three daughters became teachers. John and his mother jointly operated the Twin Butte farm. John was married briefly and had one stepson, Roy and five grandchildren. Eleanor Harland married Mr. Joy Kleven of Youngstown and they had two children, Eloise (Schober) and Eleanor (Kreiser). Eleanor Kreiser and husband Brian live in Youngstown, Alberta. Brian's parents, Joe, 1908-1982, and Agnes (Kuczma), 1920-2003, operated a garage and electrical shop in Altario, Alberta before moving to Youngstown in 1959. There, Joe worked as a mechanic for the Special Areas municipality, and Agnes worked as a cook and institutional aide.