Person talk:Cortland Crofford (1)

Added Burial Record back to this person page [22 August 2013]

I'm not sure why you removed the Avondale burial record based upon the Find A Grave page that I also created. If you go to that page, you will see Cort's name on the gravemarker. He is also recorded in the cemetery records as transcribed by Loris Smith for the municipality.

I also added back in the source references for Birth, etc.

Hope you don't mind. If you have questions or concerns, I will be glad to give you any help I can.

Rick Moffat--RGMoffat 00:43, 17 August 2013 (EDT)

No problem, I show in my data that Cort died in Moose Jaw, service was there. I've emailed to Kay asking for clarification. One possibility I see is that Cort died in Moose Jaw, service was in Moose Jaw and burial in Avondale. Another might be that he was buried in Moose Jaw, and that a memorial (with Annie Currie) was placed at Avondale. Or - maybe I've got Cort's burial messed up with Clell's.

After I made those edits, I realized I needed to collect all my papers.

I can tell you that records at the Avondale office in Vanscoy are, shall we say, casually maintained. I visited there in 2003, took some photos, and got the "official list" from the cemetery office. I'll dig it out and we'll get it right . . .--Gcrofford 01:05, 17 August 2013 (EDT)

I removed the name "Cortland Williams", and combined the entries to make "Cortland William" his preferred name. Now that I've located the FGS from Ruth, I see that I had mis-typed "Williams", William is correct.--Gcrofford 01:15, 23 August 2013 (EDT)

Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw [24 August 2013]

I've confirmed with a daughter of Cort Crofford that he is indeed buried at Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. When Annie died and was buried at Avondale, a memorial to the both of them was put in place.

The memorial at Avondale bears (in part) the inscription, "Cortland W. Dec 27, 1895 - Jan 2, 1959 Interred in Rosedale Cemetery - Moose Jaw"

Here is a picture of the memorial at Avondale, gray scale for better contrast, hopefully making the inscription more clear.

Accordingly, I've adjusted the burial information on the page for Cort.--Gcrofford 10:15, 24 August 2013 (EDT)