Edward Heft

  Research Notes:

Ancestry.com FT
Heft FT1; https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/120413460/person/220196144694/facts
Brodin Ostlund FT; https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/7531887/person/7008658261/facts

Victory and Beyond, history book, Beechy History Book committee

b Aug 1871 at St Paul, Ramsey Co, MN
died, buried 1945 at Dillabough, Saskatchewan [ this is west of abt 100 east and south of Tisdale, SK; and is about 500+kms from the area where he farmed - this likely means that one or more of his children moved to the "Dillabough" area]
based on Ancestry collection,
Original data: The Saskatchewan Burial Index, 1802-2011. Database. Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.


1921 Canada Census, Kindersley Dis 217, ED 2, Victory Municipality (no 226) [ 30 kms east of Kyle, SK, on north side of South Saskatchewan River], page 4, dw and fam 54; land: Sec 2, Twp 21, Range 11, W3
Edward Heft, age 50
wife Anna, age 26 b in Russia
daughter Avaline, age 3, b in US [1918] ??? [ Brodin .. FT; b 15 Oct 1917 at Beechey. SK - east of Kyle]
son Albert age 2, b in US [1919]????

1926, Canadain Prairie Provinces, Kindersley, ED 3, Victory Municipality, page 15, dw and fam 168; line 36
Edward Heft, age 55
wife Anna age 31
Evelyn, age 8 b in SK [* 15 Oct 1917 and died 2003; married John Peter Shrock]
Albert, age 6 [ * b 1919 ]
Walter age 4
Emma age 3 [ * b 23 Jul 1923, died 2002]
George age 1 [ * b 31 Oct 1924 and died 6 Mar 2011 at Hudson Bay, SK, abt 100 kms east of Tisdale ]
John, abt 4 mos [ * b 26 Jan 1926 and died 16 Apr 2016 - no locations noted, see brother's obit, Earl Walter ]

* NOTE: Heft FT1 on Ancestry, 9 children
adds
Mary b 1928
'private' - no info; Helen - see below ????
Henry b 1921 - so it is possible Henry died betw 1921/22 and 1926



son Earl Walter, died in Prince George, BC - below is an obit published by Prince George Citizen

EARL WALTER HEFT March 5, 1922 December 31, 2012 Sadly, we announce the passing of our beloved father, Earl Walter. Dad loved life and fought to his last breath. He is survived by his 9 loving and devoted children: Le-Roy, Caroline (Clarence), Rose (Don), Raymond (Brenda), Robert (Raymonde), Audie (Linda), Donna (Perry), Ricky (Marlene), Shelley (Clare), 24 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and 13 step great grandchildren, as well as sister Helen (Elmer) Enders of PG, brother Albert Heft of Red Deer, Alberta and Johnny (Sharon) Heft of Breton, Alberta. Public viewing at 10:30am, Monday January 7, 2012. Funeral Service at 11:00am Monday January 7, 2013 from Assman's Funeral Home. Interment to follow at the cemetery. A special thanks to Dr. Hagen and all the nurses on that night for your compassion and care of our father.

his wife, Helen Margareta Holmgren, b 6 Oct 1924; died 12 Sep 2004

son Albert, July 9, 1919 \endash April 7, 2016 [notice from Red Deer Advocate, no information


3. SK Homestead file, 2179177, SE Sec 2, Twp 21, Range 11, W3
images on Familysearch "SK Provincial Records"

Images start: 998
- application on 1 Jul 1911 with his address as Herbert SK
- but then images 1006-1009, ask for an extension to time (granted extension to 1 May 1912; a note from Edward and from a doctor that Edward has been "laid up with Rheumatism" in the fall of 1911
- Eward received a patent, 15 Oct 1915, along with some sworn statements (image 1023 for a few pages)
- the above file is over 100+ images most of the pages are due to "a lien from grain and fodder advances" - in fact it appears that with interest the cost increase to almost $800 by Aug 1932. It is not clear, but it appears there was an appeal to the Minister of Interior and a re-adjustment to $640 due. It is also isn't clear but it appears that around 1932 the quarter was sold or the indebtness was taken over by someone from Beechy, SK and later by another person. Not clear what happened to Edward, since around image 1135, Edward is no longer mentioned - although it appears that the land continued to have the seed and grain advance lean and a lean on some back taxes, and letters etc going on page after page, with the last image 1264 with a letter dated 12 Nov 1957. Again it appears that an order-in-council by the Government of Canada, cancelling the debt and accepting a loss.

- there is one other image (1093) and it is on a Homestead Inspector's report of 30 Jun 1926. The inspector had gone to the home but Edward was not at home. The inspector made a few comments, "..he is living there...land is rented....Heft himself is an invalid and unable to work ... there is a large family..." ⁸⁹⁶⁰

Edward married Anna Dyck. (Anna Dyck was born on 18 Nov 1894 in Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada and died on 14 Feb 1963 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.)