Thomas Wilfred Littlejohns Genealogy and Family History Notes

1871 Census of Canada
film C9980, 52 Victoria Co S, B-1 Ops Township,
Page 47, Line 12, Dwelling 169, Family 169, 15 April 1871
Littlejohn
Humphrey Male, 45, married, Farmer
Harriet Female, 46, married
Ascot Male, 23, Farmer
William Male, 21, Farmer
John Male, 19, Farmer
Ann C? Female, 17
Henry? Male, 15
Mellissa Female 11
Emanuel Male 9
Sam’l Male 7
James Male 6
Thomas Male 4
Albert Male 2
Thomy Male, 8/12 Aug

1881 Census of Canada View Census
Thomas Littlejohn
Male
Other Information:
Birth Year <1865>
Birthplace Ontario
Age 16
Occupation Farmer Son, Going To School
Marital Status
Ethnic Origin English
Head of Household Humphry Littlejohn
Religion Bible Christian
Source Information:
Census Place Ops, Victoria South, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375878
NA Film Number C-13242
District 129
Sub-district A
Division 2
Page Number 12
Household Number 41

North Dakota Naturalization Records:
Name: Littlejohns, Thomas
Country: England
Date: June 27, 1892
Page: 563
Volume: F-17
Papers: 2nd
County: Pembina
Comments:

Thomas filed on the same day as his brother Emanuel. He has England but was born in Canada.

Littlejohn: Thomas and Minnie

Thomas Littlejohn was the son of Humphrey and Harriett (Metheral) Littlejohn.

He moved with his parents from Lindsay, Ontario to Glasston, North Dakota in 1889. He came from a large family of nine brothers and three sisters,

Thomas married Minnie Venita Budd, who was born July 16, 1871, at Lindsay, Ontario. They had one son, Ernest Wilfred, who was born April 21, 1892.

Thomas passed away on March 30, 1893, at the age of 26, years. The cause of death was determined to be appendicitis.

Minnie later remarried to William Sinclair.

I believe this came from L. Mae's book, can someone with the book please tell me if it did.

The Littlejohn Family

In the late 19th Century, many people from eastern Canada and Europe were migrating to the western plains of North Dakota and the Northwest Territories to settle on homestwads of 160 acres and make new homes for themselves and their families.

In 1889, several families from Lindsay, Ontario moved to North Dakota and settled in the Glasston and Hamilton Districts, some twenty-five miles from the Canadian border and south of Winnipeg. Two families whose families intertwined down through the years were the Littlejohn's and the Sinclairs.

Humphrey and Harriett (Metheral) Littlejohn, who had ten sons and three daughters, moved to Glasston and settled there. Two sons later moved back to Canada - Albert and Thornley, who settled in Winnipeg.

Archie and Maryanne (Maunder) Sinclair, who had two sons and four daughters, settled in the Hamilton and later all moved to the Northwest Territories. In 1905, a portion of that territory was being divided into Alberta and Saskatchewan.

During the 1890's several families were married: Thomas Littlejohn married Minnie Budd. They had one son, Ernest Wilfred, who was a year old when his father died. Later his mother married Will Sinclair, eldest son of Archie and Maryanne Sinclair. In 1904 Albert Littlejohn married Ella Sinclair.

"Poet's Corner"
Lampman, Saskatchewan
Page 727

Died

Thomas Littlejohn, who died at Glasston, Thursday March 30, 1893, was born in Ontario on July 18, 1865. He immigrated to North Dakota in June 1885, and located where he passed away. On June 20th 1889 he was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Budd, who with one child now mourn his loss. He was converted to God in a special service held by Rev. H. C. Klingle in June 1890, and was duly received as a member of the M. E. Church. His illness was short. On Saturday afternoon a large number of friends and neighbors followed his remains to Glasston where he was buried. This is the first death in a family of ten sons and three daughters, and is keenly felt by all concerned Cor.

St. Thomas Times
Pembina County North Dakota
Friday, April 14, 1893

Said to be 1st person buried in Glasston, North Dakota Cemetery. (But I have not documented this yet)

Please Note
I do not have a photo of Thomas and Minnie together. If anyone has one I would dearly love to see their faces. I will gladly pay the cost of having copies made.





More About Thomas Wilfred Littlejohns:
Burial: 01 April 1893, Glasston Cemetery, Glasston, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA
Immigration: May 1884 from Ontario to North Dakota entering through Port Huron, Michigan, USA

Census images and headstone photos sent by Myrna.

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