Wilhelm Niessen Eidse (1899 - 1960)

Born 26 Sep 1899 in Morris, Manitoba, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Edna (Mangham) Eidse — married 6 Feb 1937 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 17 May 1960 at age 60 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

William was the son of Heinrich Eidse and his second wife, Helena Niessen.

He married Edna Mangham at Winnipeg, Manitoba on February 6, 1937. ^[1]

William was the president of the Nanaimo Ratepayers Association.^[2] He died in a train crash when his truck was struck by a train.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1937. Manitoba Marriages. GROOM'S LAST NAME: EIDSE GROOM'S GIVEN NAMES: WILLIAM BRIDE'S LAST NAME: MANGHAM BRIDE'S GIVEN NAMES: EDNA DATE OF MARRIAGE: 06/02/1937 PLACE OF MARRIAGE: WINNIPEG REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1937,007076
2. ↑ Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. 08 Apr 1954, Page 10
3. ↑ News Clipping. "Nanaimo Man in Train Crash." Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 1960, Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104062522/train-crash-william-eidse/ Accessed 19 June 2022.
4. ↑ News Clipping. "Train Crash Victim Loses Fight for Life". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 18 May 1960, Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104062609/william-eidse-train-crash-victim/ Accessed 19 June 2022

• 1899. Manitoba Births. LAST NAME: EIDSE FIRST NAME: WILHELM DATE OF BIRTH: 26/09/1899 PLACE OF BIRTH: R.M. OF MORRIS SEX: MALE REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1899,002424 MOTHER'S DETAILS Maiden Last Name: NEISSEN Given Names: HELENA

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHV1-DPG : 23 February 2021), William Eidse in household of Henry Eidse, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJL-765 : 17 March 2022), Wilhelm Eidtse in entry for Henry Eidtse, 1906.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-8KYS : 16 March 2018), William Eidse in entry for Henry Eislos, 1911; citing Census, Provencher Sub-Districts 1-7, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,668.

• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMG5-382 : 21 March 2022), William Eidse in entry for Henry Eidse, 1916.

• "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLR1-FS6 : 8 November 2017), William Neisson Eidse, 1960.

• Obituary. "Crossing Smash Victim Dies". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. 17 May 1960, Page 5. Accessed 19 June 2022.

• "Canadian Headstones", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WM1N-1C6Z : 30 June 2021), William Eidse,