Postmaster History
Name of Office:
Douglaston
located at Sec 20, Twp 5, Rge 3, W2
Moose Mountain (SK) Electoral District
Office opened: June 1,
1902
Office closed Mar 29, 1958
Postmaster Information:
| Name of Postmaster | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
William Richert |
1902-06-01 |
1904-04-20 |
Resignation |
|
R. P. B. Schellin |
1904-07-01 |
1906-02-05 |
Resignation |
|
James Gordon |
1906-05-01 |
1911-05-06 |
Resignation |
|
R. J. Smith |
1912-04-01 |
1926-11-20 |
Death |
|
Robert J. Smith |
1927-05-21 |
1957-10-22 |
Resignation |
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William Richert
b- 1859, in Germany, age 48 in 1906
d- June 16, 1912
son of Christ Richert, and Gustina Albrecht
Immigrated to Canada in 1899, obviously earlier to Detroit USA
William Richert took out western
land grant
on Section 20 where Douglaston was created
Amazingly he was Acting Mayor of
Detroit MI in 1897
for a couple weeks serving on their Council from 1890-1897.
Lived at 501 McDougall Ave when he died after a short illness.
Sept 1903 he had a fire at this address, which
not only was it his residence, it was also a grocery store.
He lead a group of Germans to this area, from the US.
He married Bertha Berg, Jan 8,
1891, Detroit, Wayne, MI, USA
b- 1867, Detroit Michigan, USA, age 40 in 1906
daughter of John Berg, and ?
4 children of William and Bertha I have found:
son- E. Richert
b- ca 1882, Detroit Michigan USA, age 24 in 1906
in 1906 he was married to E. Richert, nee ?
She was age 26 in 1906
They had a daughter,
M. Richert,
b- 1906, age 6 mo, in SK
daughter- M. Richert
b- ca 1891, Detroit Michigan USA, age 15 in 1906
daughter- Bertha Richert
b- Jan 1, 1894, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
daughter- Ella Richert
b- Aug 22, 1895, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan USA
family not in 1911 census so they
must have
returned to Detroit between 1906 and 1911.
James Gordon
b- May 1880 in ON
wife- Rebecca Gordon, nee Smith
b- Apr 1887
daughter- Mary Isabell Gordon
b- May 10, 1907 in Douglaston, SK
son- Charles George Gordon (Twin)
b- Dec 16, 1908 at Douglaston, SK
son- John Bell Gordon (Twin)
b- Dec 16, 1908 at Douglaston, SK
son- William Gordon
b- May 1910 in SK
2 twins not at parents home in 1911
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