Person:William Hosler (4)
William Robert Hosler
b.28 Apr 1888 Echo, Antrim, Michigan, United States
d.26 Feb 1977 Brooks, Alberta, Canada
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
m. 2 Mar 1885
  1. John Raymond Hosler1886 - 1955
  2. William Robert Hosler1888 - 1977
  3. Edward Roy Hosler1890 - 1959
  4. Sarah 'Sadie' Elizabeth Hosler1891 - 1964
  5. Clifford C Hosler1894 - 1918
  6. Dewey W. Hosler1898 - 1990
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. 12 May 1909
  1. Roy Raymond Hosler1910 - 1988
  2. Leo Laverne Hosler1912 - 1992
  3. Geneva Hosler1919 - 1993
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name William Robert Hosler
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][5] 28 Apr 1888 Echo, Antrim, Michigan, United States
Marriage 12 May 1909 East Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan, United Statesto Margaret Pearson
Death[2] 26 Feb 1977 Brooks, Alberta, Canada
Burial[3] Brooks Cemetery, Brooks, Alberta, Canada

He went to Canada in 1910, per Dewey and the 1916 Canadian census. In 1910 Michigan census he was a laborer in a lumber camp. In 1916 the family was living in Alberta, Canada, and in 1934 he was living in Duchess, Alberta, Canada when his mother.

Obituary 

 HOSLER--A pioneer of Alberta, William Robert Hosler died February 26, 1977 in Newell Nursing Home, Brooks at the age of 88.
 Born in the State of Michigan, he attended school there.  On May 12th 1909 he married Margaret Ellen Pierson of East Jordan, Michigan.  Mrs. Hosler's parents, the W.T. Piersons, came to the prairies in the sping of 1910 and took up a homestead near Cessford, north of the Red Deer River.
 The Hoslers, together with Mrs. Hosler's brother, Jack Del and Grover Pierson, came to Western Canada in 1910 and went to work on the Bassano Dam, construction on which had started that fall.  Following a period of construction work at the dam, the Hoslers took up a homestead in 1912 south and west of Cessford.
 In 1919 they moved to Patricia and in 1924 in Duchess were he worked for the Canadian Pacific Irrigation Department and later the Eastern Irrigation Distrct.  In 1943 he went on his own as a carpenter for 10 years during which time he worked a lot on the V Bar V Ranch when Credit Foncier owned the big spread.  Back with the EID, Mr. Hosler ran the Duchess camp, later moving to Brooks in 1947 where he has resided since.
 Mr. Hosler was predeceased by his wife Maggie on Sept. 26, 1967.  Surviving are two sons, Roy of High River and Leo of Findlay Ohio, one daughter, Mrs. Alex (Genevie) MacKenzie of East Jordan, Michigan.
 Funeral service will be in Smith Memorial Chapel this Friday, March 4 at two o'clock.
 Source: Cemetery Records from Alberta Genealogical Society and Earl Hosler.
Image Gallery
Enlarge
References
  1. ↑ Compiler: Antrim County. Michigan County Clerk. Antrim County Michigan Births.

    Pg 16

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dewey Hosler, Informant 1: Dewey Hosler, Inf's Address: deceased. (Sept 1981, Aug 1985).
  3. ↑ Find A Grave.

    With tombstone picture.

  4.   Obituary, in Alberta Genealogical Society.

    From Earl Hosler

  5. ↑ 1900 census gives date as May 20.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Hosler_%284%29"