The Family of Arthur James and Margaret (Love) Butterfield 1968.
Insert: Arthur James. Back: George 8.. Lloyd A., Arthur D., David J.
"Jim"—-Front: Daisy May Wickware, Margaret (Love) Butterfield, Gladys
M. Stone

1. George (1911-1983) was born at Mayfield, MB
and educated at Emmeline. He married Mae
McCaskill ** in 1945. They farmed the home
farm until retirement in 1976. George is buried at
MacGregor. Mae lives in town. They had six
children;

Hazel Eileen married Terrance McMillan in 1966.
They work at Carberry, Hazel in the local bank
and Terrance for Midwest Foods. They have
three children, Colleen Mae, Penny Jean and
Terrance Brent.

Beverly Grace married Gary Cyril Sample. They
farm at Killarney with three children, Heather
Lynn, Steven Gary and Lisa Marie.

Colin Arthur married Sheila Lorraine Clark.
They lived at Thompson, MB and Medicine
Hat, Alberta with three children, Michelle
Lorraine, Scot Arthur and Randall Edward.
Colin and Sheila were divorced in 1991.

Robert George farms on 26-11-11 in North
Norfolk.

Donald (Donnie) Walter married Marion Sheard
**. They live at MacGregor with three
children: Christopher Donald, Jocelyn Marion
and Todd Alfred. This Butterfield family is
active in all aspects of community life.

Valerie Jean Butterfield lives in Brandon.

2. Lloyd Alexander (Bill) (1917-1993) was born at
Austin and educated at Emmeline. In 1940 Bill
married Netta Pogue **. He served in the
Canadian Navy during WW II and on return
farmed at Bagot until retirement to MacGregor in
1975. Bill is buried in the cemetery at MacGregor.
Netta leads an active life in the town she has lived
in for twenty years. Bill and Netta had two
daughters; Donna Mae married Bob McKelvy **,
and Bonnie Lynn married Randy Rintoul **.

3. Arthur (Art) Douglas married Marjorie Ellen
Nohlgren **. They lived their lives around
MacGregor; in fact Art is still called out on many
occasions to do carpentry work and "fix things"
around the town. He and Marj. have two

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daughters; Linda Ann married Ernest Wm. Burton
**, and Lorna Mae married Allen Boschman **.
4. David James (Jim) (1915-1988) was born at
Gladstone and educated at Emmeline. In 1941 Jim
married Leila Lamb **. They farmed at Firdale
and then at Beaver. In 1987 Jim married Mae
Holliday **. Jim is buried at MacGregor and Mac
lives in town. Jim and Leila had three children;
Karen Margaret married Dennis Snaith ** in
1963.
Caroline (Carly) married Stanley Robinson ** in
1963.

Lynn James married Sandra Maureen Anderson
**. They farm near MacGregor and Sandra,
being a nurse, works at the local hospital. She
and Lynn have two children, Angela Dawn and
Jeffrey Scot. .

5. Gladys Margaret married Arthur Street **. They
farmed in the Beaver district on 2-13-10 and had
one son, Lloyd.

Following Arthur’s death, Gladys married

Wallace Stone ** (1897-1977). Gladys still leads

a reasonably active life in MacGregor and has

been involved in writing the history of the Beaver

district.

6. Daisy Love (c. 1908-1975) married Kenny
Wickware (1907—1974) in 1936. They raised two
children, Gordon Le Roy and Douglas Claire.
They lived in Winnipeg and retired to Victoria.
Daisy and Kenny are buried at Victoria, BC.

BYLES
James Harry Byles (1883-1979) was born in

Portsmouth, England and came to Acton, ON in 1900

and to Portage la Prairie in 1908. In 1915 Harry

married Lula Irene Wright ** (1891—1978). He went
overseas with the 27th Battalion in 1916. In July of
that year their infant son Jim died. He is buried in the

Brookside cemetery in Winnipeg. In 1920 the Byles

homesteaded at Harcus, MB. They moved to the SE

of 7-12-8 at Portage in 1925. They retired to Portage
around 1958 and are buried in the Hillside cemetery.

Their three daughters attended the Elsmith school.

1. Jean became a teacher and married Walter S.
Green. They live in Winnipeg with two children,
Marilyn Anne and James Walter George.

2. Evelyn (1920—1982) became a nurse and served
overseas from 1942 to 1945 with the 23rd Medical
Unit. She married Charles Flood. They lived in
Ontario and had five children, James, Kevan,
Teresa, Jeffrey and Mary Lou.

3. Irene married George B. Taylor, a pilot instructor
from the Air Training School at Portage. They
live in Toronto and have two children, Dr. Brook
and Peggy Anne.