Willa Elizabeth Davison

F, b. 8 April 1898, d. 24 November 1975
FatherRichard Davison b. 26 Aug 1850, d. 21 Jan 1927
MotherSarah Elizabeth Wills b. 30 Jul 1855, d. 21 Sep 1931
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of David Gardner Crouch
Married NameHer married name was (Davison) Buchanan. 
Marriage*Willa Elizabeth Davison married Harold Carson Buchanan, son of John Hunt Buchanan and Mary "Minnie" Annie Helson Wilkins. 
Birth*Willa Elizabeth Davison was born on 8 April 1898 at Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada . Mary Bellerby (Davison) Veronelly was listed as the informant on the birth certiifcate.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
(Daughter) CensusWilla Elizabeth Davison appeared on the census of 1901 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Grenfell, Assiniboia, Northwest Territories, Canada.2 
(Daughter) CensusWilla Elizabeth Davison appeared on the census of 1906 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Northwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 16, Range 7, West of the 2nd Meridian, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada ; 8 horses, 5 milch cows and 11 other horned or meat cattle.3 
(Daughter) CensusWilla Elizabeth Davison appeared on the census of 1911 as the daughter of Richard Davison at Lot 13, Block 137, Saskatchewan Avenue, Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.4 
Birth of DaughterHer daughter Marilyn Helson Buchanan was born between March 1926 and April 1926 at Saskatchewan, Canada.5,6 
(Daughter-in-law) CensusWilla Elizabeth Davison appeared on the census of 1926 as the daughter-in-law of John Hunt Buchanan at 46 Oxford Street West, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.5 
Death of FatherHer father Richard Davison died on 21 January 1927 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.8,9,10 
(Beneficiary) WillWilla Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Sarah Elizabeth Wills dated 30 March 1927 and was bequeathed one-fifth of the residual of the estate; Each of her four daughters received one-fifth of the residual of the estate and her two grandchildren of her deceased daughter, Laura Ester (Davison) Springall, each received one-tenth of the residual of the estate.11 
Birth of SonHer son Theron Brock Buchanan was born on 17 April 1928 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.6,12,13 
Census*Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan appeared on the census of 1931 as the wife of Harold Carson Buchanan at 1161 Redland Avenue, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.6 
Death of MotherHer mother Sarah Elizabeth Wills died on 21 September 1931 at Grenfell, Elcapo No. 154, Saskatchewan, Canada.14,15 
Residence*Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan lived in 1974 at Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.16 
Residence*She and Harold Carson Buchanan lived in 1975 at #201 - 1910 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.7 
Death*Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan died on 24 November 1975 of "cerebrovascular thrombosisart due to arteriosclerosis" at Still Waters Private Hospital, Kelowna, Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada, at age 77. The informant listed on the death certificate was Harold Carson Buchanan.7 
Burial*Willa Elizabeth (Davison) Buchanan was cremated on 28 November 1975 at Penticton Crematorium, Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada.7,17

Family

Harold Carson Buchanan b. 2 May 1895, d. 15 Jul 1981
Marriage*She married Harold Carson Buchanan, son of John Hunt Buchanan and Mary "Minnie" Annie Helson Wilkins. 
Children
Last Edited24 Jul 2024

Citations

  1. [S5025] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, birth certificate 00307 (1898 [Delayed 1947]), Willa Elizabeth Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  2. [S4907] 1901 census of Canada, Grenfell (South), Assiniboia (East), The Territories, population schedule, district 203, subdistrict 1, p. 7, dwelling 74, family 74, Richard Davidson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-6552.
  3. [S4908] 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population and livestock schedule, district 15, subdistrict 28, pp. 3-4, family 24, Richard Davison household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-18360.
  4. [S4909] 1911 census of Canada, Grenfell, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 213, subdistrict 22, p. 19, dwelling 168, family 173, Richard Davison household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 28 Jun 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll T-20456.
  5. [S4960] 1926 census of Canadian Prairie Provinces, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 27, subdistrict 68, p. 3, dwelling 22, family 22, John Buchanan household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1926/Pages/item.aspx : accessed 06 Jul 2024); citing Statistics Canada RG31, Item Number 820112.
  6. [S4961] 1931 census of Canada, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, population schedule, district 199, subdistrict 67, p. 17, dwelling 144, family 186, Harold Carson Buchanan household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Jul 2024); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  7. [S4964] British Columbia - Division of Vital Statistics, Death Registrations, Willa Elizabeth Buchanan, registration no. 1975-09-017914 (24 Nov 1975); digital image, BC Archives - Genealogy - General Search (https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 07 Jul 2024); citing BC Archive Mfilm Number B13347, BC Archives, Victoria.
  8. [S5016] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 317 (1927), Richard Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  9. [S4896] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jun 2024), photograph, memorial # 40890394, gravestone for Richard Davison (21 Jan 1927), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  10. [S4895] "Canada, Saskatchewan Probate Estate Files, 1887-1931," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTN-T7W : accessed 26 Jun 2024), probate estate file for Richard Davison, granted 16 Feb 1927, images 1-30 of 30; citing FHL digital film 004841864 of original records in the Queen's Bench Provincial Court.
  11. [S5141] Sarah Elizabeth Davison, Grant of Letters of Probate Surrogate Registrar's Certificate no. 17579, Weyburn Court of King's Bench, Weyburn, Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  12. [S4969] "Deaths - Buchanan, Rev. Theron Brock," The Windsor Star, 16 Feb 2008, p. D5, col. 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 07 Jul 2024).
  13. [S4970] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 248086642, gravestone for The Reverend Thron B. Buchanan (2008), Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Amherstburg, Ontario.
  14. [S5017] Vital Statistics Saskatchewan, death certificate 4714 (1931), Sarah Elizabeth Davison; database with paper certificates ordered (for a fee), eHealth Saskatchewan (http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx).
  15. [S5018] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 Jul 2024), photograph, memorial # 40890520, gravestone for Sarah Elizabeth Davison (21 Sep 1931), Grenfell Cemetery, Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
  16. [S4935] "Deaths - Veronelly, Mary Bellarby," Edmonton Journal, 28 Mar 1974, p. 38, col. 7; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 01 Jul 2024).
  17. [S4965] "Funerals - Willa E. Buchanan," The Kelowna Daily Courier, 27 Nov 1975, p. 2, col. 7-8.