Indus on Rainy River: Harriet Truax was the daughter of Isaac Truax & Sarah Ann Markham. She was the youngest of 8 children with siblings named George, David, Miriam, Aaron, Joseph, Mary Ann, & Martha Jane.
In 1896, Harriet married Casper Emil "Mickey" Meyers in Oakley, Ont. In 1899, they moved to Barwick, Ont. where they lived in & ran the Prohibition Hotel.
In 1906, they moved across the Rainy River where Mickey took a homestead in Manitou, MN. Harriet & Mickey also ran the Manitou store & post office. After years of hard work in the store, on the farm, & in the woods, Harriet & Mickey's home was one of the showplaces in the Manitou area.
The Meyers had 4 children: Emily Louise (Mrs. Irl Smootz), Albert Joshua Casper (Bert), Violet May ( Mrs. Jesse Sonderman), & John David.
Harriet was active in the Birchdale Congregational Church.
The Meyers retired in 1938 & traveled extensively in the United States & Canada. By 1958, they had built a home in Indus near their daughter Emily Smootz where they spent their remaining years.
When Harriet died, she was buried in the Indus Cemetery beside her husband.
In 1896, Harriet married Casper Emil "Mickey" Meyers in Oakley, Ont. In 1899, they moved to Barwick, Ont. where they lived in & ran the Prohibition Hotel.
In 1906, they moved across the Rainy River where Mickey took a homestead in Manitou, MN. Harriet & Mickey also ran the Manitou store & post office. After years of hard work in the store, on the farm, & in the woods, Harriet & Mickey's home was one of the showplaces in the Manitou area.
The Meyers had 4 children: Emily Louise (Mrs. Irl Smootz), Albert Joshua Casper (Bert), Violet May ( Mrs. Jesse Sonderman), & John David.
Harriet was active in the Birchdale Congregational Church.
The Meyers retired in 1938 & traveled extensively in the United States & Canada. By 1958, they had built a home in Indus near their daughter Emily Smootz where they spent their remaining years.
When Harriet died, she was buried in the Indus Cemetery beside her husband.
Indus on Rainy River: Harriet Truax was the daughter of Isaac Truax & Sarah Ann Markham. She was the youngest of 8 children with siblings named George, David, Miriam, Aaron, Joseph, Mary Ann, & Martha Jane.
In 1896, Harriet married Casper Emil "Mickey" Meyers in Oakley, Ont. In 1899, they moved to Barwick, Ont. where they lived in & ran the Prohibition Hotel.
In 1906, they moved across the Rainy River where Mickey took a homestead in Manitou, MN. Harriet & Mickey also ran the Manitou store & post office. After years of hard work in the store, on the farm, & in the woods, Harriet & Mickey's home was one of the showplaces in the Manitou area.
The Meyers had 4 children: Emily Louise (Mrs. Irl Smootz), Albert Joshua Casper (Bert), Violet May ( Mrs. Jesse Sonderman), & John David.
Harriet was active in the Birchdale Congregational Church.
The Meyers retired in 1938 & traveled extensively in the United States & Canada. By 1958, they had built a home in Indus near their daughter Emily Smootz where they spent their remaining years.
When Harriet died, she was buried in the Indus Cemetery beside her husband.
In 1896, Harriet married Casper Emil "Mickey" Meyers in Oakley, Ont. In 1899, they moved to Barwick, Ont. where they lived in & ran the Prohibition Hotel.
In 1906, they moved across the Rainy River where Mickey took a homestead in Manitou, MN. Harriet & Mickey also ran the Manitou store & post office. After years of hard work in the store, on the farm, & in the woods, Harriet & Mickey's home was one of the showplaces in the Manitou area.
The Meyers had 4 children: Emily Louise (Mrs. Irl Smootz), Albert Joshua Casper (Bert), Violet May ( Mrs. Jesse Sonderman), & John David.
Harriet was active in the Birchdale Congregational Church.
The Meyers retired in 1938 & traveled extensively in the United States & Canada. By 1958, they had built a home in Indus near their daughter Emily Smootz where they spent their remaining years.
When Harriet died, she was buried in the Indus Cemetery beside her husband.
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