Viola Hazel Robbins

Viola Hazel Robbins
(1919-2005)

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Spouses/Children:
William (Wasily) Ewoniak

Viola Hazel Robbins ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 21 Oct 1919, Kalispell, Montana ⁵ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹
Marriage: William (Wasily) Ewoniak on 22 Oct 1943 in Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada ¹
Died: 2 Mar 2005 aged 85 ⁹
Buried: Clayhurst, B.C. Canada

bullet General Notes:

Hazel changed her name from Robinson to Robbins after the second marriage of her mother Minnie.

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Immigration, 11 Sep 1920, to Canada. ¹¹

Viola married William (Wasily) Ewoniak, son of John Ewoniak and Annie Gawreliuk, on 22 Oct 1943 in Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada.⁵ (William (Wasily) Ewoniak was born on 6 Jul 1909 in Shandro, Alberta, Canada,⁵ ⁹ ¹² died on 10 Nov 1995 ⁹ and was buried in Clayhurst, B.C. Canada ⁹.)

1 Ewoniak- Robbins, marriage registration: 1943, Province of British Columbia. :
Place of Marriage: Dawson Creek, Bethel Pentecostal Church

Bridegroom: EWONIAK, WILLIAM
Trade, profession: Farmer, industry: Farming, Bachelor, Age 34 years,
Religious denomination: Pentecostal,
Citizenship: Canadian, Racial Origin: Ukrainian
Residence: Clayhurst, British Columbia
Place of Birth: Shandro, Alberta, Canada
Name of Father: EWONIAK, John
Maiden Name of mother: Garluk, Annie
Birthplace Father: Austria, Birthplace: Mother: Austria

Bride: ROBBINS, VIOLA HAZEL
Trade, profession: Housekeeper, industry: Domestic Duties, Spinster, Age 24 years
Religious denomination: Pentecostal, Racial Origin: Ukrainian
Citizenship: American, Racial Origin: Swedish
Residence: Clayhurst, British Columbia, Canada
Place of Birth: Kalispel, Montana, U.S.A.
Name of Father: Robinson, Robert
Maiden name of Mother: Anderson, Minnie
Birthplace Father: Sweden, Birthplace Mother: [blank]

Date of Marriage: October 22nd, 1943, by License # 67982B

signature Groom: Wm Ewoniak, Bride: Viola Hazel Robbins
Witnesses: Edmund Wongstedt?, Cherry Point, Alta.
Witnesses: Mrs. Bill Mollard, Dawson Creek, B.C.
Clergyman: Rev. H. M. Graves, Box 222, Dawson Creek, B.C. Canada,
Religious Denomination: Pentecostal

2 The Peacemakers of North Peace, Cora Ventress, Marguerite Davies, Edith Kyllo, The Peacemakers of North Peace (Publishers, Davies, Ventress and Kyllo, 1973, 511 pages of local historical history of the North Peace Region of British Columbia). page 285

Joe Robbins came in 1928 with Chance Hazzard, Harry Chapple, Ed Kiltie, and Shortie Galbraith. They tried to cross the Pouce Coupe river on horseback, but the river was too high and swift. Next they tried a raft. With all five on, when they were on-third of the way across, the raft started to whirl in an eddy. Harry jumped to shore and snubbed the rope around a tree. The rest of them jumped off also, not a minute too soon, as the raft broke up almost immediately. The went to Pouce Coupe, got a wagon and came on to Fort St. John, but were held up a the the ferry crossing at Taylor for four days as the river was impassable.

Joe had the first dam, or dug-out in the district. His wife Minnie, whom he went for in 1929, canned 70 quarts of wild strawberries on a camp stove; planted maple trees, raspberries and strawberries, which she got from Mr. Abbot at the Beaverlodge Experimental Station, and was one of the leading gardeners of the district. They built a new house in 1930, and the house-warming which followed was attended by folk from many neighboring communities, and fun there was a-plenty, for all.

Besides farming, Joe Robbins freighted for Donis, to the Fontas. Also, with Dick Hickethier, he freighted for Ernie Petersen, in 1934. Mrs. Robbins was a skilled cupboard-maker, an occupation somewhat unusual for a woman.

Children born to the Robbins were George and Lenore, Hazel and Pearl, Lloyd and Willie. George was a young man and also had land next to Joe.
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(editor's note; children George, Lenore and Hazel were born from an earlier marriage (1910) of Minnie (Anderson) and Fred Kirkwood Robinson. ) James C. Anderson, April, 2004

3 Anderson, Minnie, personal diary, Mrs Minnie (Anderson) Robinson, small diary of Minnie (Anderson) Robinson, dating from 1914 to about 1921, in possession by James C. Anderson of Kelowna, B.C.. :
Owner of this book is
Mrs. Minnie Robinson (overwritten with Robbins) , Fort St. John B.C.
Parrents (sic) names are
Mr & Mrs James A. Anderson, Preeceville Sask. Can.

Brother is Vernon Lea Anderson, Buchanan Sask
& Earl Clinton Anderson, Sturgis Sask

( many details of various employments keeping house and sewing and expenses......)
(many addresses of friends and relatives)

(a lock of hair from both George Robbins and Len Robbins)

"Pearl married Mar 31- 1950 to Joe Kreuzpainter"

"apples cost me
3.00 a barrel
.75 a box
.95 cartage
________
$4.70"

"Gave Mrs Fredinburg $35 in cash , 1 can baking powder. The lady I stayed with when Hazel was born in Kelispell (sic) Montana"

small US flag on a pin (with 48 stars.. jca)

"My Sister name : Mrs R. E. Horel, 88 Sunset Court, San Jose, Calif"

"Copy of Lenor Virden Robinson, Born Jan 15 - 1915
Birth Certificate government of the Province of Sask No B50447.
Recorded under the provisions of the vital statistics act of the province of sask
registration No 2714 Public health at Regina 27 day of Jan 1947"

"Mrs. J. D. Grover, 931 James St. Webester City, Iowa"
"Mr Willard Winch, Laura Sask"
"Mrs. C W Holmes, Devils Lake, N D"
" Mrs Robert Robinson 102 Randolph Av. Inkster P.O., Winnipeg Man."

"My grandma
Mrs Hanna Winch Grafton N.D"

"Thomas Moncreif, Perdue Sask" and Moose Range Sask , Delisle Sask"
"Mrs Robert Robinson Winnipeg Man" 182 Jefferson Ave, Kildonan West"
"Mrs George Robinson Perth Ont. , first line drommend"
" Mrs Alma Nelson, Mohall N. Dak."

"Mables address, Mrs William McConnell, Druid P.O. Sask."

"Mr. Eddie Anderson, Plenty Sask"
(Mable and Eddie my cousins"

"my cousin- Mr Thomas Moncrief, Records office, London, Eng"

"all the first 3 my cousins", "keep the home fires burning"
Pte. John Thomas Moncrief, 10th Canadian Batalion (sic), B.E.F. France, 257512"
Pte. D.E. Moncrief, 52nd Canadian Batalion (sic), B.E.F. France 258511"
Miss Priscilla Moncrief, Laura Sask."

"Fred at Gainsborough Sask
3 quarters of a sec
4 miles from town
35 head of cattle
12 horses
8 pigs and some chickens
and good frame buildings
well furnished"

"Births of Rubys children
Thomas James Hamilton, 27 day Dec 1914
James Andrew Hamilton June 1916
Myrtle Lenora Hamilton 17 Mar 1918
Joe - 1892
Minnie Born in 1893"

Mr. Fred Kirkwood Robinson age 30 years and 7 days when I married him in 1910 on the 7 day Dec."

"date of birth,
Mr. Joe Robbins was born Mar 28 in the year 1892
Mrs Minnie Zellia Robbins born Dec 14, 1893
George James Robbins birth 1 day Sep 1912, Sunday
Lenor Virden Robbins birth 15th Feb 1915, Monday
Viola Hazel Robbins birth 21 Oct 1919, Tuesday
Pearl Evelena Robbins birth 27 Mar 1924 Thurs
Loyed Malcolm Robbins birth 11th Aug 1926 Wed
William John Robbins birth 11 th of Dec 1928. Tue"

"births
Freds Dec 1st
Minnies Dec 14
George Sep 1st 1/2 past 9 oclock evening
Lenore Feb 15 1/2 past 4 in morning
Viola Oct 21. 20 to 4 in morning
Pearl Mar 27 11:30 in day
Loyed Aug 11 630 in morning
William Dec 11 1/2 past 12 in day"

"Earls boys name is Adrian & Jimy"
"Vernons children is Lorance, La Verne, Gloria"

"date of marriage to Mr. Fred Robinson
Dec the 7. 1910 on Wensday (sic) at 3 oclock A.M.
and to Mr Joseph Robbins Feb 4 1921 at 4 oclock A.M."

"Sister Mrs. Ruby Hamilton, 88 Sunset Court, San Jose, Calif USA"

"ends stubborn colds
into a 16 ounce bottle put
2 1/2 ounces pinex 50cents worth
then add sugar syrup to fill up the bottle
directions are with the pinex"

"got my Divorce the 9
day of June 1920
at Glasgow Montana
Goodrich "& Roberts Attorneys"

4 Robinson, Viola, immigration record, Employment and Immigration Canada. :

Employment and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, K1A 0J9
June 11, 1984

In reply to your inquiry of May 24, 1984 this is to advise that the following particulars of entry appear in the Immigration Records:

Name: Robinson, Viola
Name of Vessel:
Port of Arrival: North Portal, Date: September 11, 1920
Date of birth or Age: 1 year old
Status: Landed Immigrant

6 Robinson, Viola Hazel, birth certificate, 1919, Dept of Public Health, Div of Vital Statistics, State of Montana. :
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH
Place of Birth: County of Flathead
Township of: [blank], STATE OF MONTANA
Village or City of : Kalispell, 4th Ave & N street,
Reg. No. 257

Full name of child: Viola Robinson
Sex: Female, Legitimate: Yes,
Date of birth: October 21, 1919

Father: Frederick Robinson, residence: unknown
Color: white, age at last birthday: 38 years
Birthplace: Perth, Ontario, occupation: Rancher

Mother: Minnie Anderson, residence: Kalispell
Color: white, age at last birthday: 25 years
Birthplace: Grafton, N. D., occupation: housewife

number of children born to this mother including present birth: 3, number of children still living: 3

certificate of attending physician or midwife:
I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was born alive at 3: 45 a.m.
signature: J. Arthur Lamb, Physician, Kalispell,

7 Anderson, Minnie, personal diary, Mrs Minnie (Anderson) Robinson, small diary of Minnie (Anderson) Robinson, dating from 1914 to about 1921, in possession by James C. Anderson of Kelowna, B.C..

8 Robinson, Viola Hazel, birth certificate, 1919, Dept of Public Health, Div of Vital Statistics, State of Montana.

9 Ewoniak, , Viola Hazel (Robinson), personal knowledge, 2004, Ewoniak, Viola Hazel (Robinson).

10 The Peacemakers of North Peace, Cora Ventress, Marguerite Davies, Edith Kyllo, The Peacemakers of North Peace (Publishers, Davies, Ventress and Kyllo, 1973, 511 pages of local historical history of the North Peace Region of British Columbia).

12 1911 census, Victoria, subdistrict 33, Alberta, National Archives of Canada. page 3, family 24

Ewoniak, John, male, head, married, born May 1874, age 37, born Bukavina, Aus, immigration 1900, racial origin: Ukranian?, religion: Greek-Orthodox?, Farmer
Ewoniak, Annie, female, wife, married, born Nov 1878, age 32, born ", ", immigration 1900, racial origin: Ukranian?, religion: Greek-Orthodox?
", Wasylena, female, daughter, single, born Oct 1905, born Alberta,
", Stephan, male, son, single, born Oct 1907, age, 3, born Alberta
", Wasyl, male, son , single, born July 1909, age 1, born Alberta

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