Joshua A. Laidley operated a steam threshing rig in Manvel and Oslo area for some time. On December 2, 1891, Joshua married Susan Shane of Turtle River Township. Susan was born April 15, 1871, at White Lake, Ontario, and came to that area with her parents as a girl. Susan and Joshua Laidley celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary shortly before Mrs Laidley died in February, 1956. Joshua laidley died March 30, 1958, when he was almost 92 years old. The Joshua Laidley had ten children, none of whom are living in the Manvel area now.

Children

1. Effie Maude LAIDLEY b: 2 Dec 1892
Death: 25 Mar 1986
Marriage 1 Fred SHOEMAKER b: Oct 1886
•Married: 11 Nov 1914
Children
1. Robert SHOEMAKER b: 1920
2. Kenneth SHOEMAKER b: Dec 1923
3. Arnold SHOEMAKER b: 17 Nov 1929

2. Roy William LAIDLEY b: 1 May 1894
Death: 28 Nov 1971
Marriage 1 Sophia METHENY •Married: 2 Feb
Children
1. Maxine LAIDLEY
2. Betty Lou LAIDLEY
3. Maynard LAIDLEY
4. Beverly LAIDLEY
5. Duane LAIDLEY

3. Wilmer Arnold LAIDLEY b: 25 Dec 1896
Death: 1948
Marriage 1 Ethel JOHNSON b: 20 Jan 1908
•Married: 6 Nov 1929
Children 1. Living LAIDLEY
2. Living LAIDLEY
3. Living LAIDLEY
4. Living LAIDLEY
5. Living LAIDLEY

4. Bernice May LAIDLEY Greer
Birth: 26 Nov 1898
Death: 2 Aug 1985 in Midland County, Michigan, USA
Marriage 1 Hazen GREER b: 22 Sep 1896
Children
1. Iris GREER b: 12 Jun 1918-1992
2. Luella R. GREER Hoskinson 1919-2005
3. Irene GREER
4. Marion GREER
5. Lois GREER
6. Ruth GREER
7. Living GREER
8. Living GREER
9. Living GREER
10. Living GREER
11. Living GREER
12. Living GREER
13. Living GREER
Also children but don't know order of birth above
Beverly A. Greer Fischer (1935 - ____)*
Kenneth Jay Greer (1942 - 2004)*


5. Elsie Irene LAIDLEY b: 28 Dec 1902 in Manvel, North Dakota
•Death: 20 Mar 1996 in Fargo, North Dakota
•Buried: East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Resurrection Cemetary
Marriage 1 Ed DUTT
•Married: 28 Nov 1934
Marriage 2 Halvor NESLAND
•Married: 5 Apr 1942 in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Children 1. Living NESLAND

6. Della Loretta LAIDLEY b: 7 Jun 1904
Death: BEF 1996
Marriage 1 Ellsworth Hap MEYER
•Married: 18 Sep 1929
Children
1. Living MEYER
2. Living MEYER
3. Living MEYER
4. Living MEYER
5. Living MEYER
6. Living MEYER
7. Living MEYER

7. Hazel Isabel LAIDLEY b: 8 Oct 1905
•Death: 25 Oct 1996
•Buried: East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Resurrection Cemetary
Find A Grave Memorial# 65557146
Marriage 1 Ed BETTS b: ABT 1905
•Married: 2 Dec 1929
Children
1. Living BETTS
2. Living BETTS
3. Living BETTS
Marriage 2 Jolmer FIELDS
•Married: ABT 1945
Children 1. Living FIELDS
Marriage 3 Edmund KLEBE
•Married: 7 Oct 1972

8. Luella Evelene LAIDLEY b: 6 May 1909 in Manvel, North Dakota
•Death: 28 Mar 1941 in Grand Forks, North Dakota 1
•Buried: 1 Apr 1941 East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Bethesda Lutheran, Bethany North Cemetary
Marriage 1 Robert Erick PAPE , Sr b: 31 Aug 1907 in Esther Township, Polk Co, Minnesota
•Married: 25 Jun 1930
Children
1. Living PAPE
2. Living PAPE
3. Living PAPE
4. Living PAPE

9. Vera Blanche LAIDLEY b: 4 Apr 1912
Marriage 1 Lewis BETTS
Children
1. Living BETTS
2. Living BETTS
3. Living BETTS

1. Effie Maude LAIDLEY b: 2 Dec 1892
Death: 25 Mar 1986
Marriage 1 Fred SHOEMAKER b: Oct 1886
•Married: 11 Nov 1914
Children
1. Robert SHOEMAKER b: 1920
2. Kenneth SHOEMAKER b: Dec 1923
3. Arnold SHOEMAKER b: 17 Nov 1929

2. Roy William LAIDLEY b: 1 May 1894
Death: 28 Nov 1971
Marriage 1 Sophia METHENY •Married: 2 Feb
Children
1. Maxine LAIDLEY
2. Betty Lou LAIDLEY
3. Maynard LAIDLEY
4. Beverly LAIDLEY
5. Duane LAIDLEY

3. Wilmer Arnold LAIDLEY b: 25 Dec 1896
Death: 1948
Marriage 1 Ethel JOHNSON b: 20 Jan 1908
•Married: 6 Nov 1929
Children 1. Living LAIDLEY
2. Living LAIDLEY
3. Living LAIDLEY
4. Living LAIDLEY
5. Living LAIDLEY

4. Bernice May LAIDLEY b: 26 Nov 1898
Death: 2 Aug 1985
Marriage 1 Hazen GREER b: 22 Sep 1896
Children
1. Iris GREER b: 12 Jun 1918
2. Luella GREER
3. Irene GREER
4. Marion GREER
5. Lois GREER
6. Ruth GREER
7. Living GREER
8. Living GREER
9. Living GREER
10. Living GREER
11. Living GREER
12. Living GREER
13. Living GREER

5. Elsie Irene LAIDLEY b: 28 Dec 1902 in Manvel, North Dakota
•Death: 20 Mar 1996 in Fargo, North Dakota
•Buried: East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Resurrection Cemetary
Marriage 1 Ed DUTT
•Married: 28 Nov 1934
Marriage 2 Halvor NESLAND
•Married: 5 Apr 1942 in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Children 1. Living NESLAND

6. Della Loretta LAIDLEY b: 7 Jun 1904
Death: BEF 1996
Marriage 1 Ellsworth Hap MEYER
•Married: 18 Sep 1929
Children
1. Living MEYER
2. Living MEYER
3. Living MEYER
4. Living MEYER
5. Living MEYER
6. Living MEYER
7. Living MEYER

7. Hazel Isabel LAIDLEY b: 8 Oct 1905
•Death: 25 Oct 1996
•Buried: East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Resurrection Cemetary
Marriage 1 Ed BETTS b: ABT 1905
•Married: 2 Dec 1929
Children
1. Living BETTS
2. Living BETTS
3. Living BETTS
Marriage 2 Jolmer FIELDS
•Married: ABT 1945
Children 1. Living FIELDS
Marriage 3 Edmund KLEBE
•Married: 7 Oct 1972

8.Irma Rosella Laidley
•Birth: 27 JUL 1907 in Manvel, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
•Death: 12 JUL 1991 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
•Buried: Greenwood Cemetery
•Cemetary/Plot#: Park Rapids, Minnesota

Marriage 1 Charles ' Tony ' Casmey b: 27 AUG 1906
•Married: 22 OCT 1930 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, USA

Children
1. Living Casmey
2. Living Casmey
3. Living Casmey


9. Luella Evelene LAIDLEY b: 6 May 1909 in Manvel, North Dakota
•Death: 28 Mar 1941 in Grand Forks, North Dakota 1
•Buried: 1 Apr 1941 East Grand Forks, Minnesota
•Cemetary/Plot#: Bethesda Lutheran, Bethany North Cemetary
Marriage 1 Robert Erick PAPE , Sr b: 31 Aug 1907 in Esther Township, Polk Co, Minnesota
•Married: 25 Jun 1930
Children
1. Living PAPE
2. Living PAPE
3. Living PAPE
4. Living PAPE

10. Vera Blanche LAIDLEY b: 4 Apr 1912
Marriage 1 Lewis BETTS
Children
1. Living BETTS
2. Living BETTS
3. Living BETTS