Goodwater
Goodwater, Saskatchewan, Canada
Village Status
Original name Juell
named after John Juell Sr., an early settler, born in Norway Sept 1858.
renamed by CNR surveyors, due to Good Water found at a depth of 12 ft. (per History book, link below)
When the train was running here, it was 12 miles West of Elswick, 112 miles SW of Maryfield
Originally on the Canadian Northern Line, completed thru Goodwater ca 1910
June 6, 1919 this became the Canadian National Railway
Latitude- 49° 23' 40“ North
Longitude- 103° 42' 18” West
Located at SE Section 21, Township 5, Range 13, W2
Elevation 1896 ft.
In RM Lomond # 37
Part of My Dad's 1927 Map
1927- Post Office, Elevator, Telegraph Office, and a Gas Station.
School 1 -Shown on map-
Hoium School District #1376
NE Section 5, Township 6, Range 13, W2
formed in 1905, closed in 1954
My Aunt Gudrun Gesell, nee Hoium, was born in Goodwater SK. in 1913.
Her father- Botolf Hoium, born in Norway,
mother- Sonneva Bothun
School 2 - Shown on map-
Sunnyside School #3644
SE Section 6, Township 6, Range 12, W2
Post Office History
Goodwater
Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK)
Office Opened- Mar 1, 1911
in the store
Sec.21, Twp.5, R.13, W2
Office Closed- Nov 22, 1985
Postmaster Information:
| Name of Postmaster | Military Status | Date of Birth | Date of Appointment | Date of Vacancy | Cause of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward E. McIntyre (see below) | 1911-03-01 | 1911-10-17 | Resignation | ||
| Edgar Austin (see below) | 1912-04-01 | 1913-06-10 | Resignation | ||
| Robert B. “Bob” Peters (see below) | 1913-07-23 | 1913-11-06 | Resignation | ||
| Joseph M. “Joe” Richardson | 1913-12-15 | 1914-09-15 | Resignation | ||
| Thomas E. Shaw | 1914-10-31 | 1915-01-26 | Resignation | ||
| James G. “Jim” Sanderson | Sept 1885 | 1915-04-01 | 1953-03-16 | Resignation | |
| Clair Archibald Kelly | 1953-04-01 | Acting | |||
| “ | 1953-06-01 | 1954-07-19 | Resignation | ||
| Norman Allan Lucas | OAS | 1954-08-18 | Acting | ||
| ” | 1954-11-15 | 1960-10-11 | Resignation | ||
| Willard Hamann | 1960-10-21 | Acting | |||
| “ | 1961-01-25 | 1969-04-01 | |||
| John Wanner | 1969-04-01 | 1982-04-03 | Retirement | ||
| Mrs. Kathleen Ereth | 1982-03-04 | Acting | |||
| ” | 1982-03-17 | 1985-05-04 | Resignation | ||
| Heather Gillingwater | 1985-05-06 | 1985-11-22 | Closed (LDOL) |
Disclaimer- This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced,
nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada.
The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada
First Postmaster- Edward E. McIntryre
b- Aug 1878 in USA
d-
owned the Hardware store in Goodwater
Edgar Austin
b- Aug 1870 in Cardiff registration district, Wales
d-
wife- Mamie Lizzie “Maud” “Maude” Austin, nee Smith
b- Nov 1885 in England
d-
daughter- Maud Austin
b- May 11, 1896 in RM of Wallace, MB
son- Edgar Sydney Austin
b- Apr 10, 1898 in RM of Saskatchewan, MB
daughter- Marion Austin
b- Feb 5, 1902 in Morden MB
son- Walter Austin
b- Feb 1905 in SK
daughter- Eddith Austin
b- Aug 1910 in SK
Robert B. “Bob” Peters
b- June 1882 in ON
Irish Farmer in 1911
wife- Sarah Peters, nee ?
b- Mar 1886 in ON
brother- Alfred James “Alf” Peters
b- Nov 2, 1885 in Spencerville, ON
homesteaded Sec 10, Twp 6, Rge 13, W2
served in WWI, Hardware Merchant in Goodwater
when he enlisted Feb 17, 1916 in Weyburn
sister Sarah Addi Peters shown as next of kin.
Reg # 925362
sister- Sarah Addie Peters
b- Feb 1873 in ON
1911 all 4 above living on Sec 16, Twp 6, Rge 13, W2
Addie and Alfred lived above the store in Goodwater.
Robert and Sarah sold their home to Henry Foss in Goodwater
Robert and Sarah had a daughter
Florence Harriet Peters
b- ?
d- May 18, 1914
plus another baby who died as an infant
both children buried at Colgate SK
They all moved to Radville, then Regina.
Goodwater ca 1920-21
Population= 105, farmers in District= 150
Telephones, CNR Telegraph, CNR Express
Rogers Lumber Yards Ltd.- Manager R. H. Brown
Frank Croft- Barber and Billiards
Kelly Hobbs Co, Central Merchants, General Store
photo courtesy Howard Roehle, grandson of Arthur Kelly Sr.
“My grandfather was Arthur Kelly Sr. who first built a hotel in Brandon,
then one in Estevan . He went to Goodwater and started this store with Billy Hobbs.
He also started the store at Hardy SK that my Uncle Archie Kelly operated”
Cordelia Erickson- Clerk in the store
T. Andrews- Employee in the store
Kelly and Hobbs family history in my Estevan Pages
Oswald Albert Evers- Blacksmith
b- June 1886 in South Dakota, USA,
d- ?
1900 living in Big Stone City, Grant, SD
Immigrated in 1905 to Canada
German, Lutheran
married Olive Foss, age 25 in 1916, b- USA, Norwegian
had at least one son Merlin Freemund Evers, b- SK, d- in BC
father- Ferdinand Evers
mother- Laura Evers
7 siblings for Oswald
Alex McKenzie - Implements, Meat, Flour, Feed
Lemon & Jordan Farm Implements
Richardson and Sanderson General Store
Stirton & McIntyre- Hardware & Garage
Edward McIntyre above
Edwin Stirton, b- Oct 1885 in ON, Tinsmith in 1911
Bank
Weyburn Security Bank- R. J. Hunt Manager
Elmer Fisher- Bank Clerk
Elevators
North Star Elevator Co.
Sask Co-Op Elevator Co. Ltd.
History Books of this area
Note- external Links- NOT my pages, links may or may not work in the future
Prairie Gold : R.M. of Lomond #37
http://ourroots.ca
The Village appears in a few books on Our Roots
Hoium School
http://ourroots.ca
Sunnyside School
http://ourroots.ca
Goodwater Cemetery
NE Section 17, Township 5, Range 13, W2
SE of Goodwater
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/goodwater.html
Lomond RM #37 Cemeteries
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cansacem/lomond.html
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