Leona Boliver

Sarah Leone (Faulkner) Boliver. b: June 25, 1865 in Chelsea, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia m: May 1883 in Mill Village, Lunenburg to Norman Boliver d: June 07, 1951. She was the mother of Mary Falconer (Boliver) Nosworthy. She went by Leona. The photo was taken in Middlewood, July, 1937.

Her children:

Nina Bolivar b: March 07, 1884
James LeRoy Bolivar b: October 04, 1886 d: July 1964
Mary Falconer Bolivar b: January 03, 1887 d: September 09, 1979
William Bolivar b: July 02, 1890
Elsie Bolivar b: February 28, 1892
Stanley A. Bolivar b: September 08, 1902 d: July 18, 1974

The first three were born in Italy Cross, the last three in Middlewood. Here is a great detailed map of Nova Scotia. It is a PDF file and will take just a moment to open. Click on the zoom button a few times and move the map to just south of Lunenburg and Bridgewater and you will see these little towns.

I got this photo from a descendant of James LeRoy Boliver about fifteen years ago. Her name is Julia Crouse and she is a second cousin and still lives in Middlewood today.

I am still hoping a photo of her husband, Norman Boliver, will turn up one day.

Donald

Donald Clare Nosworthy. From his 1948 passport, age 37.

Brent

Brent Nosworthy, son of Buddy and Grace. Taken more than a few years ago.

Buddy & Brent

Uncle Buddy and Brent visited Donald and family in Kansas City in 1952 (I believe). This is in front of the house, my mother, Peggy, grandmother, Nan, Buddy, and Brent putting on a demonstration. From here Buddy continued on west to Las Vegas and I think California, taking my Uncle Donald along for the ride.

Donald and Margaret

My grandfather, Donald, and Uncle Roy's wife, Margaret, at the beach at Lake Ontario. Toronto, 1953.

Granny Nosworthy

Mary Nosworthy with one of her grandsons (I assume). I don't know the year or location. Any help out there??

Once again Maralyn LeBlanc has the answer and details as well:
The young boy in the above mentioned photo is my older brother, Bruce Johnston. This photo was taken on June 24, 1940. Bruce was 4 yrs & 8 months old. It looks like my grandmother is holding him back to keep him in the picture.

Donald

Here is one from 1953. Donald Nosworthy was visiting Montreal for the first time since moving to Kansas City in 1948. This was taken in front of Buddy and Grace's home and you can see Aunt Grace poking her head out the door.

Buddy and Grace

Here is another photo I got from my visit with Aunt Grace in 1990. I managed this copy without the benefit of my copy stand, using only my hand held camera with existing light. Maybe Brent has the original and we can get a proper copy of this one.

Lolly and Nellie

I visited Grace in Montreal in 1990 with Mom and Grandpa. She had this photo on display. I managed this copy without the benefit of my copy stand, hand held existing light. Maybe Brent has the original and we can get a proper copy of this one.

Teddy

Uncle Teddy in uniform. Not a very good copy. Maybe someone has an original to scan.

A.G. Nosworthy, architect

This article is from The Standard, Montreal September 25, 1948. This was Alfred Nosworthy's proposal to help alleviate the housing shortage that resulted from the post-war prosperity and baby boom. I guess juvenile delinquency and communism were problems as well.

I visited with Aunt Myrtle in Toronto around 1991 and she gave this to me at that time. That is her writing in the margin, MY FATHER.

Quebec City Church

Here is a modern day photograph of St Matthew's Church in Quebec City. In recent years it has been converted to the St-Jean-Baptiste Library. This is where my grandfather, Donald, was baptised. I assume the rest of the family that was born 1910 to 1920 were baptised here as well as I believe the other churches were all Catholic. So that would be Donald 1911, Buddy 1912, Peggy 1913, Lolly 1916, Yvonne 1918, Teddy 1919.

Donald and Nan

My grandparents. Donald Clare Nosworthy, born January 6, 1911 in Quebec City, and Annie Sharp Cumming (Nan), born November 16, 1917 in Paisley, Scotland.

Married at 1st Presbyterian Church of Verdun, 501 5th Ave. They had my mother, Margaret Dollina (Peggy) in 1938 and my uncle, Donald George in 1941. He worked for the Canadian National Railroad through the Great Depression and World War II. Tranferred to the US branch, Griffin Wheel in Kansas City in 1948. He worked for them there and in Chicago and back to KC until he retired in the mid 1970s. He and Nan divorced in the 1950s, he later married Cora Hemby and lived with her in Poplar Bluff, Missouri until he died in 1993.

Lolly & Nellie

Uncle Lolly in WWII England with Nellie, his war bride. The top photo has just enough clues in the background to tell me this was taken at Trafalgar Square. The second color photo is a detail from a larger photo I took just in May 2007. It was just an accident that I was in nearly the same spot. All that has changed is there aren't as many pigeons today.