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William Gerrard Dow was born on September 21, 1849 in Whitby, Ontario to John and Catherine Isabella (Ball) Dow. He served in the militia during the Fenian Raids around 1865 and then travelled west with Colonel Stoughton Dennis in 1869 as part of the surveying party at Red River. Dow farmed at Whitby until around 1889, when he moved near Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to take up farming. In 1903, he moved to the Ruddell, North-West Territories (now known as Saskatchewan) district, where he farmed until his death on January 8, 1937.

William Dow married Annie McAllan on September 24, 1873 in Whitby. William and Annie Dow had six children: Isabella; Marion; Margaret; Annie; John and James. Isabella Dow, born on June 15, 1875, died in 1948. Marion Kathleen, born on February 23, 1877, was a teacher and married Thomas Pain, with whom she had three children: Harold, Thomas and Arthur. Marion died in 1960. Margaret Josephine, born on September 17, 1878, was a teacher and married Carney Ferry, with whom she had two children: Marion and William. Margaret Josephine died in 1922. Annie Jardine, born on March 23, 1880, died on December 10, 1974. James, born on March 15, 1882, is believed to have died in infancy.

John Dow was born on March 15, 1882. Around 1904, he homesteaded in the Ruddell, Saskatchewan district. He served in World War I and married Marjorie Rake in 1918 while overseas. The Dows returned to the Ruddell district in 1919 and resided on the farm until 1938, when they moved to Saskatoon. The Dows had four children: Herbert J. (born 1920); Nora; David and Marjorie Elizabeth. John Dow died in September 1969 and Marjorie Dow died on December 30, 1974. Herbert Dow worked in the insurance and financial management industries in Regina until the mid 1990s, when he and his wife, Frances, moved to Saskatoon. Herbert J. Dow and his sisters, Nora and Marjorie (Delahey), currently (2018) continue to reside in Saskatoon.

Geoffrey Walter Vernon Yonge was born in England in 1886. He came to Saskatchewan in the early 1900s and homesteaded on NE 24-20-4-W3, in the Mawer, Saskatchewan district. Geoffrey and his wife, Lola (Landrigan) had six children: Orpha; Madeline; Vernon; Douglas; Jean; and May. Geoffrey Yonge died in 1938. Lola Yonge died in 1953.

Orpha Ada Yonge was born on February 28, 1917 on her parent's homestead in the Mawer district. A nurse, she died in Swift Current on March 11, 2004.

Walter Frederick Budd was born on July 2, 1884 in Beeding, Sussex, England. He came to Canada in 1898 and eventually settled in the Pense, Saskatchewan district. Budd married Mildred Lawton in 1910. They moved to a homestead in the Hodgeville district before settling in Regina, where Walter Budd worked as a carpenter. The Budds had five children: Walter Clement (Clem) (1912-1988); Beth Evelyn (1914-2003); Nellie Edythe (1916-2011); Cyril Maynard (1919-2005) and Vivian.

In 1931, the Walter Budd family formed an old-time orchestra called Walter Budd and His Blossoms. Mildred and Edythe played the piano; Maynard played the drums; Beth was the vocalist; and Walter and Clem played the violins. The orchestra played weekly sets of old-time dance music at the Trianon Ballroom in Regina and Temple Gardens in Moose Jaw and was a feature artist on CJRM Radio in Regina. The orchestra underwent major changes in 1934, when professional musicians were hired and they began to play more modern music. The orchestra continued to perform until 1948, when Walter Budd retired and accepted employment at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. He remained in that position until 1955 and died in Regina on October 12, 1959. Mildred Budd died in 1979.

W. Clement (Clem) Budd married Janet Antoinette LeFlem, daughter of William LeFlem and Helen (Simpson) LeFlem on June 28, 1941 in Regina. Clem and Janet were both professional violinists active in the musical community in Regina until 1959, when they moved to Victoria, British Columbia.

John Thomas Gallaway was born on September 30, 1846 and died on March 18, 1921. He and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Davis (1855-1918) were married in 1875 and had six children: John Hillard; Jane (1881-1964); Herbert “Gordon”; Elizabeth “Ann” Esther Gallaway (1888-1956); Percival William Henry (1892-1926); and Elsie Adelaide Gallaway Torgeson (1895-1980). John T. Gallaway and family settled in the Estevan, North-West Territories district in 1893. The family farm, called Galadale Farm, is located four miles northwest of Estevan on Highway No. 39.

Percival Gallaway served in World War I and died in Alberta in July 1926. Gordon Gallaway was born in Ontario in March 1885. He married Fannie Louise Clendenan on February 3, 1920. Fannie was born in Lindsay, Ontario on January 9, 1889 and came west with her parents to Arcola in 1908. She worked as a teacher in rural schools in southern Saskatchewan before her marriage. Gordon Gallaway carried on the family farm and served as reeve of the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 (1927-1940); and secretary-treasurer of the Hildahl Rural Telephone Company. Gordon Gallaway died on May 2, 1964. Fannie Gallaway died in 1960. They had two children: Ronald John (born April 26, 1925) and Marjorie. Ronald graduated from the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948 and married Marguerite Cameron of Birsay, Saskatchewan in 1951. He took over Gallaway family farm near Estevan and resided there until his death on November 23, 2012.

Elsie Adelaide Gallaway (1895-1980) married Theodore (Torge) Andrew Torgeson in 1923.

John Thomas Gallaway was born on September 30, 1846. He and his wife, Elizabeth Ann Davis (1855-1918) were married in 1875 and had seven children: Caroline (1876-1917); John Hillard; Jane Gallaway Ross (1881-1964); Herbert “Gordon”; Elizabeth “Ann” Esther Gallaway (1888-1956); Percival William Henry (1892-1926); and Elsie Adelaide Gallaway Torgeson (1895-1980). John T. Gallaway and family settled in the Estevan, North-West Territories district in 1893. The family farm, called Galadale Farm, is located four miles north west of Estevan on Highway No. 39. John T. Gallaway died on March 18, 1921.

Percival Gallaway was born in Alameda, North-West Territories in 1892. He served in World War I and died in Alberta in July 1926. Gordon Gallaway was born in Ontario in March 1885. He married Fannie Louise Clendenan on February 3, 1920. Fannie was born in Lindsay, Ontario on January 9, 1889 and came west with her parents to Arcola in 1908. She worked as a teacher in rural schools in southern Saskatchewan before her marriage. Gordon carried on the family farm and served as reeve of the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5 (1927-1940); and secretary-treasurer of the Hildahl Rural Telephone Company. Gordon Gallaway died on May 2, 1964; Fannie Gallaway died in 1960. They had two children: Ronald John (born April 26, 1925) and Marjorie. Ronald graduated from the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948 and married Marguerite Cameron of Birsay, Saskatchewan in 1951. He took over Gallaway family farm near Estevan and resided there until his death on November 23, 2012. Elsie married Theodore (Torge) Andrew Torgeson, founder of Prairie Nurseries in Estevan, in 1923.

Galadale farm currently (2020) continues to be operated by members of the Gallaway family.

William Orval Luyben was born on June 28, 1906, in Douglas, North Dakota, to Thomas Andrew Francis Luyben and Edna Anna Luyben. He had two brothers and four sisters. The family immigrated to Canada in 1912 and settled at NE 5-52-3 W3 in the Sugar Hill district near Valbrand, Saskatchewan. Luyben attended school at Sturgeon River S.D. #3565 and Sugar Hill S.D. #4251. He obtained entry for a homestead at NE 4-52-4 W3 in the Three Creeks district near Shellbrook in 1924 and received patent for it in 1929.

Muriel Alice Butler was born on April 12, 1909, in Shellbrook to Bernard and Alice Butler. She was educated at Rozilee School District #2473. Muriel Butler and Orval Luyben were married on June 30, 1929.

After the Luybens married, they lived and farmed on the homestead. They had four children: Muriel; Bernard; Lois; and Diana (died in infancy). Orval Luyben enlisted in the Canadian Army on November 10, 1941. While Orval served in the Army during World War Two, Muriel worked as a telephone operator in Shellbrook. After the war, the Luybens moved to Rose Valley where Orval owned and operated a garage. Muriel was active in the community and worked in the telephone office. The Luybens also belonged to a square dance group.

In 1968, the Luybens moved to Prince Albert. There, Orval worked as a commissionaire and Muriel was active in the Legion auxiliary, the Lutheran church, and a local choir.

Orval Luyben died in Prince Albert in 1994. Muriel Luyben remained in Prince Albert and resided with her daughter Muriel. They moved to Regina in 2001. The elder Muriel Luyben died in Regina on January 28, 2004.

Archibald Franklin Clay was born on March 23, 1894 in Nottingham, England. He came to Canada in 1907 and worked on constructing the railway at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He enlisted in the 28th North-West Battalion and served in France during World War I. Clay married Rose Jeanne Souillart on April 17, 1919 in France. The Clays lived in Paris and northern France, where their two children, Pierre and Jacqueline, were born. In 1927, the Clay family came to Regina, Saskatchewan, where Archibald Clay was employed by the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Commerce. He retired in 1963 and died in Regina on August 11, 1965.

Rose Jeanne Souillart Clay was born on December 16, 1896 in Bethune, France to Paul Alfred F.J. Souillart and Clotilde Souillart. Her siblings were Albertine, Renee, Paulette and Alfred. Rose Clay, a homemaker, enjoyed music and drama and was an active member of many organizations in Regina, including France Canada and L'Alliance Francaise. She died in Regina on August 5, 1986.

Pierre (Pat) Paul Franklin Clay was born on March 28, 1920. He attended Kitchener School in Regina and graduated from Scott Collegiate in 1938. Clay joined the Canadian Army on September 1, 1939 and served in the United Kingdom and Europe during World War II. On February 2, 1946, he married Elsie May Barr, a nurse from Regina, in South Lancing, England. He returned to Regina in April, 1946 and retired from active service. Clay attended the University of Manitoba, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Degree in 1950. After graduation, he and Elsie moved to Ottawa, Ontario, where he was employed at the National Research Council as a statistician until his retirement on March 22, 1985. He died in Ottawa on December 23, 2012.

See PA 565 for a complete biographical sketch of Jacqueline Clay Shumiatcher.

Carl Bernard Johnsen was born on April 5, 1900 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Charles Bernhard and Petra Oline Olsen Melby Johansen, both from Norway. The family surname was anglicized after they settled in North America. Carl Johnsen's family consisted of a half-sister, Lillian, two brothers, Hugo and Warren, and two sisters, Clara and Harriet. The Johnsen family moved to Saskatchewan in 1916 and settled on a homestead on the north shore of Echo Lake near Archerwill. In January, 1919, Carl Johnsen filed for a homestead in the Archerwill district and in 1920, he established a beekeeping business. He expanded and operated the business until his retirement in 1967, when he turned over his land and business to his two sons, who continued to operate it until 2005.

Johnsen married Anna Ivadell (Ivy) Walter, daughter of William George Walter and Sarah Elizabeth (Gawley) Walter, on November 19, 1934 in Wadena. Anna Walter had moved to Saskatchewan from Walter's Falls, Ontario with her parents and three brothers (Harvey Royal, John Ernest, and Robert Franklin) in 1917. The Walter family first settled in the Hanley district before moving to the Archerwill district in 1934. Carl and Anna (Ivy) Johnsen had five children: Roy (1938); Charles (1940); Fay (1941); Robert (1944); and Donna (1947).

Carl B. Johnsen died in Tisdale on July 19, 1984. Anna (Ivy) Johnsen died on February 12, 1996. Roy Johnsen died at birth. Fay Johnsen and Donna Johnsen are retired and continue (2016) to reside in Regina. Charles Johnsen is retired and resides on the family farm near Archerwill while Robert Johnsen is retired and lives in Tisdale.

Born in County Cork, Ireland in 1903, Frank Copithorne received his education in Waterford and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. He became a resident of Canada in 1926. While living in Vancouver, British Columbia, he joined Price, Waterhouse and Company. Later, Copithorne became control manager and general auditor of B.C. Electric and associated companies including B.C. Motor Transportation Limited. He held this position for eight years before moving to Saskatchewan in 1949. Until 1953, Copithorne was comptroller for the Saskatchewan Power Corporation, a position from which he resigned to become the general manager of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company. In 1956, he returned to the Saskatchewan Power Corporation as assistant general manager in charge of administration. He resigned his position two years later and returned to Vancouver. He and his wife, Amy, had two children, Robert and Judith. At the time of his accidental death in 1962, he was working as a chartered accountant.

While in Regina, Copithorne served as chairman and member of the Saskatchewan Industrial Development Fund Committee and the Provincial Natural Gas Committee. He was a governor of the Regina Orchestral Society and a member of both the Regina and Vancouver Art Gallery Associations.

Jacob J. Toews was born on September 24, 1882 in Orenburg, Russia. Helena Siemens was born on February 23, 1868 in Shoenenburg, Russia. Jacob J. Toews married Helena Siemens on November 19, 1902. They immigrated to Canada in 1907 and farmed in southern Saskatchewan before moving in 1910 to the Winkler, Manitoba area, where Jacob J. Toews worked as a teacher. The family later returned to Saskatchewan and farmed in the Greenfarm district, near the town of Herbert. Jacob J. and Helena Toews had three children: Helen, Elizabeth, and Jacob L. Jacob J. Toews died in Herbert on September 23, 1929. Helena Toews died on June 5, 1945 in Herbert.

Helen Toews was born on November 10, 1907 near Herbert. She married George Penner on October 23, 1927. The Penners farmed near Herbert. They moved to Herbert in 1959 and continued farming until the early 1970s. Helen Penner was an active member of the Mennonite Brethren Church and attended Greenfarm Church, where she participated in many activities including pulpit exchanges, singing festivals and church conferences. Helen and George Penner had six children: Norman; Velma; Hilda Jean; Melvin; Lorraine and Wesley. Helen Penner died in Herbert on March 14, 1991. George and Helen Penner's children currently (2013) reside in various locations across Canada.

Jacob L. (Tiny) Toews was born on May 6, 1910. He married Lee (Lena) Enns on October 30, 1932. The Toews' resided in the Herbert district with their two sons, Robert and Jerry. Jacob L. Toews worked as a rancher, livestock dealer and rodeo promoter until his death on July 3, 1963.

Elizabeth (Epp) Toews was the adopted daughter of Jacob J. and Helena Toews. She married David Redekopp in 1912. They had six sons: Henry, Edwin, Albert, David, Jake and Simon. The Redekopps resided in the Herbert, Saskatchewan district. Elizabeth Redekopp died in 1961.