Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Oxbow Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada Incorporated as a Town in 1904 Lat- 49 deg, 13' 48“ N Long- 102 deg, 10' 9” W Located on Section 23, Township 3, Range 2, W2 in S.E. Saskatchewan 1903 ft above Sea Level Latin for Oxbow= Boscurvis A word some still use for the town. Located on Highway 18, between Glen Ewen, and Highway 9 north to Alameda Located on the Canadian Pacific Rail Line Part of My Dad's 1927 Map showing Oxbow in 1927, Elevator, Post Office, Telegraph station and Gas Station The map shows the Souris River coming up from the south, and heading back down south. Also seen mouth of Moose Mountain Creek, entering the Souris River Road to the Souris River in 1927 map above is Galloway Dr. today (2011) and Highway 18 follows the Railroad to the right (east) Highways were quite a bit different back then. The Town was named after the “Oxbow” in the Souris River, which is just south of the town Grain Elevator History Sept 1903 Elevator in Oxbow F. Stephenson- 25,000 bushel capacity Hotel Alexandra Mr. L. A. Roe Proprietor Letter of recommendation for my Aunt Dorothy Gent, June 30, 1930 signed by Mr. Roe's wife Postcard showing Oxbow Churches Oxbow High School Postcard Postcards courtesy Grant Walker, CA Post Office History Federal Electoral District: Moose Mountain (SK) Office Opened Apr 1, 1892 S0C 2B0 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Date of Birth Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Roderick A. Troyer (see below) 1892-04-01 1895-04-12 Resignation Christian “Chris” Troyer (see below) 1895-06-01 1897-05-06 William A. Greer 1897-06-01 1913-03-25 Dismissal, Political Partisanship George Selwin Hames (see below) Sept 6, 1871 1913-03-28 1948-01-01 John Edward Mitchell 1948-04-16 1972-07-24 Resignation Mrs. G. M. Rutledge 1972-07-22 Temporary Cecil C. Bull 1972-08-28 1980-09-06 Retirement Mrs. Grace Rutledge 1980-07-05 Temporary Darwin H. Hoimyr 1980-11-07 Mrs. Grace Rutledge 1982-05-13 Acting Conrad Kuntz 1982-09-07 Additional Information: Semi-staff - 1948-04-01 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 Roderick A. Troyer, Oxbow's first Post Master b- 1866 (1855?) in ON d- in 1910 there was a Roderick A. Troyer, living in San Francisco, single, immigrating to the US, in 1895 father- Christian “Chris” Troyer, 2nd Post Master b- July 1, 1841 in ON d- Oct 16,1924, in Invermere, BC., Canada, age 83 Dutch farmer in 1881, Mountain, Marquette, MB wife of Chris- Priscilla Jane Humberstone b- July 1, 1845 (1843?) in ON d- Mar 18, (Apr 11?), 1888 buried in Oxbow SK daughter of Thomas Humberstone and Sarah Wilson son- Albert O. Troyer b- 1871 in ON son- Edgar Troyer b- 1874 in ON I also seen info on a possible son named Edward Troyer. b- ? d- ? After Chris's wife died he moved to Moosomin SK and ran a small hotel, before moving back to Oxbow. Chris was the 2nd Postmaster in Oxbow, as well as Justice of the Peace there. Chris's father- Christian Troyer (1798-1883) mother- Magdalene Cover (Cober?) (1802-1888) George Selwin Hames b- Sept 6, 1871 in Harrowsmith, ON (1874 in another record) (1872 in 1881 census, age 9) d- June 1971 Served in WWI, enlisted May 29, 1916, in Moose Jaw SK Reg # 255196 discharged in 1919 father- William Locke Hames mother- Charlotte Anne Wolsey wife- Margaret “Maggie” Hames, nee Hamilton they had 4 children: Albert Earl Hames b- Aug 2, 1902 d- Apr 1911 at Oxbow Queenie Isabel Hames b- Jan 4, 1905 William Arthur Hames b- June 25, 1906 at Oxbow d- Oct 28, 1906 at Oxbow Allan Leslie Hames b- Jan 24, 1908 in Oxbow There is a Museum in the Town Ralph Allen Memorial Museum 802 Railway Ave. Canadian journalist Ralph Allen came from Oxbow External Links Note- not my sites, links may or may not work Town of Oxbow http://www.oxbow.ca/ History Book, “Furrow to the Future” Vol 1 http://www.ourroots.ca Vol 2 http://www.ourroots.ca Pioneer Days of the Oxbow district http://www.ourroots.ca © Last modified: 2019/10/27 16:43by dlgent Log In