Settler of township lots: North half Lot 3, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this lot on the south shore of Kushog Lake running south from Oliver Rd

Land acquisition: 1931 from William Henry Stevens (Eilness father). Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 18).

Other land:

• Lots 1 & 2, Conc. 1, Stanhope. 1908 from Rubina Beatrice McKay. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 2 & 11).
• South half Lot 3, Conc. 2: 1934 from William H Stevens. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 14).
• Lot 1, Conc. 12, Minden: 1945 Swan Ackerblade to Wilfred Ackerblade. 1949 to Etherbert Harrison in trust for his son Holly Harrison. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 2).

Dates of residency:

• 1926 Marriage: Elinas Embela Stevens (1900–1980) Stanhope. Ethelbert HARRISON, 23, farmer, Stanhope twp, same, s/o Nicolas HARRISON & Marguerite VOYSEY married Eliness Embela STEVENS, 20, Stanhope Twp, same, d/o William H. STEVENS & Phoebe BARNUM witn: David HARRISON of Peterson Corners and Mabel STEVENS of Peterson Corners, 16 Jun 1920 at Clergy House, Minden Village
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 3, Conc. 1 and Lot 3, Conc. 2, Stanhope
• 1949 Stanhope Voters List: Ethelbert Harrison, farmer, Boskung
• 1988 Death: Kushog Lake

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner:

• 1864 Richard Henry Dawson from The Crown
• 1908 William Henry Stevens

Succeeding landowner:

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Ethelbert Harrison, b. 12 Oct 1897, Stanhope, d. 23 Sep 1988, Kushog Lake, (Age 90 years). Buried: St. Stephen's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • Nicholas Harrison, b. 12 Aug 1838, Lambton, d. 14 Jul 1922, Stanhope,  (Age 83 years)
  • Margaret Jane Voicey, b. 07 Nov 1869, Minden, d. 6 Jan 1946, Boskung, (Age 76 years)
• Eliness Embela Stevens, b. 14 Aug 1900, Stanhope, d. 21 Feb 1980, (Age 79 years). St. Stephen's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • William Henry Stevens, b. 02 Oct 1865, Stanhope, d. 15 Jul 1935, Stanhope, (Age 69 years)
  • Phoebe Ann Barnum, b. 20 Feb 1870, Ontario, d. 01 Sep 1937  (Age 67 years)
• Children:
  1. Phyllis Ariel Stevens Harrison, b. 13 Oct 1925, d. 1 Jun 2007 (Age 81 years)
  2. Holly Lavern Harrison, b. 20 Mar 1930, Stanhope, d. 27 Sep 2001  (Age 71 years)
  3. Carl Irwin Harrison, b. 21 Jun 1936, Stanhope,  d. 23 Nov 1998  (Age 62 years)
  4. Living

Photo: Ethelbert (Bert) and Eliness (Stevens) in front of the old farm house which was torn down