Joseph William Ruston

1877 - 1957  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Joseph William Ruston
  Born	Sep 1877	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1911	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Address: 2-7-13-W1
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 45 14 William Ruston Head Sep 1877 Ontario 34 Male Single Scotch 46 14 Vaglla Ruston Daughter Jun 1887 Ontario 23 Female Single Scotch 47 14 Willie Ruston Son Sep 1910 Manitoba 1 Male Single Scotch
  Census	1 Jun 1916	MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  Address: 7-13-W1; South Cypress
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 43 131 Joseph William Ruston Self 1878 O 38 Male Married English Farmer Canadian Methodist 44 131 Vanquilla Ruston Wife 1888 O 28 Female Married English None Canadian Methodist 45 131 Edward Ruston Son 1910 Manitoba 6 Male Single English None Canadian Methodist 46 131 Vera Ruston Daughter 1913 Manitoba 3 Female Single English None Canadian Methodist 47 131 Wilfred Ruston Son 1915 Manitoba 1 Male Single English None Canadian Methodist
  Census	1 Jun 1921	South Cypress, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada   [3]
  Address: 2-7-13-W1
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 6 188 Joseph Ruston Head 1878 Ontario 43 Male Married Ontario England English Farmer 7 188 Vanquilla Ruston Wife 1889 Ontario 32 Female Married Ontario Ontario English 8 188 Edward Ruston Son 1911 Manitoba 10 Male Single Ontario Ontario English 9 188 Vera Ruston Daughter 1913 Manitoba 8 Female Single Ontario Ontario English 10 188 Wilfred Ruston Son 1915 Manitoba 6 Male Single Ontario Ontario English 11 188 Elwin Ruston Son 1917 Manitoba 4 Male Single Ontario Ontario English 12 188 Margeret Ruston Daughter 1918 Manitoba 3 Female Single Ontario Ontario English
  Census	1 Jun 1926	South Cypress, Manitoba, Canada   [4]
  Address: 2-7-13-W1
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 22 1871 Joseph Ruston Head 1877 Ontario 49 Male Married 23 1871 Vanquill Ruston Wife 1889 Ontario 37 Female Married 24 1871 Edward Ruston Son 1911 Manitoba 15 Male Single 25 1871 Veera Ruston Daughter 1913 Manitoba 13 Female Single 26 1871 Wilfred Ruston Son 1915 Manitoba 11 Male Single 27 1871 Eveline Ruston Daughter 1917 Manitoba 9 Female Single 28 1871 Margaret Ruston Daughter 1918 Manitoba 8 Female Single 29 1871 Joseph Ruston Son 1905 Manitoba 21 days Male Single
  Died	2 Sep 1957	Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I1754	My family tree | Family of Eugene Francis Apperley
  Last Modified	9 May 2020

  
  

  Wife	Vanquilla Annetta Brooks,   b. 16 Jun 1888, Tara, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Married	27 Oct 1909	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada   [5]
  Notes	Ruston, Joseph and Vanquilla (Brooks) In 1909, Joseph Ruston and his wife Vanquilla Brooks took over the family farm. Six children were born in the big farmhouse (Edward, Vera, Wilfred, Elwin, Margaret, and Preston). Joseph carried on mixed farming. He was proud of his abundant orchard and garden. The horses from the Ruston farm were also a source of pride. Joseph's team, Kate and Grit were first place prize winners at the Agricultural Fair in 1908. Joseph took an active part in community affairs. He was a member of the local school board and the United Grain Growers Association. He also joined in with other members of the community by providing vocal entertainment at the community concerts. He was also an avid hunter. The Ruston children went to school in Cypress River, and, when time and money would permit, they took part in such activities as hockey and music. Edward, the eldest son, married Mary Jones (1944). He established a garage and repair shop in Greenway. Later he was employed by the C.N.R. He made his home in Melville, Saskatchewan. Edward and Mary had one son (died in infancy) and four daughters. Their children, Enid, Sharon, Sandra, and Bonnie, all reside in Saskatchewan. Edward retired from the C.N.R. and reestablished his farming days by doing some gentleman farming. He also built a working portable sawmill. Vera married George (Hiscock) Turner (1933). They lived in Ontario, British Columbia and settled in California in 1954. Elwin served in the R.C.A.F. from 1940-1945. He returned from overseas and worked as a fireman on the C.N.R. In 1950 he was killed in a head-on train collision west of Sioux Lookout. Ontario. Margaret married Everett Young (1940) and lived on the S.W. quarter of the old Ruston homestead. In 1958, they and their three children. Donna, Diane and Beatrice, moved to California. Margaret has since returned to Canada and is living in Winnipeg. Donna resides in Cypress River, Diane is in Belmont and Beatrice is in Winnipeg. Preston married Hazel Hutchinson (1959). They made their home in Virden and later moved to Saskatchewan. They presently reside in Russell. Preston and Hazel had four sons: Randy. Patrick, Scott. and Dean, (and a daughter, stillborn). The boys all reside in Manitoba. Wilfred like many other young men in the 1930's travelled the country in search of employment. In 1941 he joined the R.C.A.F. He married Wilma Bunn (1942). In 1949 he moved back to Manitoba and took over the family farm. Joseph and Vanquilla retired in Cypress River. Joseph or Grandpa Joe, as he was known to his grandchildren, returned to the farm to tend his garden and orchard and to entertain his grandchildren with stories of the olden days. The story of how he killed a bear (at the age of 16) on the farm was probably the most popular. He told of how it was necessary to hand-load the shells for his rifle (44.40 Winchester 1873), of how he stalked the bear, and finally how he killed it. Joseph died September 2, 1957. His widow, Vanquilla, presently resides in St. Paul's Lutheran Home in Melville, Saskatchewan. At the time of writing she was 97 years old. Wilfred and Wilma had five children: Faye, Brian, Lynda, Gary, and Terry. Wilfred served as a school trustee, and also spent many hours coaching minor hockey. In January 1980, he was presented with the Minor Hockey League A ward that recognized his contribution to minor hockey in Manitoba. He also worked as caretaker for the open air rink and was often called upon to prepare the hockey ice. Wilfred and his family also received recognition from their community and the Manitoba Historical Society upon the 100th anniversary of the family farm. The family was joined by relatives and friends at a two-day centennial celebration on the farm in July 1980. Wilfred's children all attended school in Cypress River. The younger children also attended high school in Glenboro. Their daughters, Faye and Lynda, became nurses, married and lived in Winnipeg. Faye married Ron Ksionzyk (1967). Lynda married Don Rausch (1973) and now resides in Calgary. Brian married Mildred Adams (1972), resided in Winnipeg and later moved to Cypress River. Terry lives in Cypress River. Gary and Beverley Anderson were married in 1975. He, like the Ruston men before him, enjoys hunting and the outdoors. He has taken an active part in agricultural fairs, particularly in the events involving horses. [6]
  Children	6 children
  + 1. Edward William Ruston,   b. 19 Sep 1910, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 2000, Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 90 years)   2. Vera Vanquilla Ruston,   b. 15 Jan 1913, Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 2005, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 92 years) + 3. Wilfred Mathew Ruston,   b. 20 Oct 1914, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 1994  (Age 79 years)   4. Lenord Elwin Ruston,   b. 15 Jul 1916, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 1950, Redditt, Kenora, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)   5. Margaret Iva Ruston,   b. 20 Oct 1917, South Cypress, Manitoba, Canada   6. Joseph Preston Ruston,   b. 11 May 1926, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 23 May 2019, Russell, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Sep 1877 - Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Oct 1909 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: 2-7-13-W1 - 1 Jun 1911 - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: 7-13-W1; South Cypress - 1 Jun 1916 - MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: 2-7-13-W1 - 1 Jun 1921 - South Cypress, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada Census - Address: 2-7-13-W1 - 1 Jun 1926 - South Cypress, Manitoba, Canada Died - 2 Sep 1957 - Cypress River, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  "Joseph William Ruston" The Annals of a Humble Race <June 7, 2020>, (URL: https://apperley.ca/getperson.php?personID=I1754&tree=T0001).