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- William Earl Sanborn was born 8 November 1881, at Flag Springs, near Union Star, Missouri. Earl died of heart failure 24 may 1979, in his 97th year, at Winfield, British Columbia, Canada. He was buried at Kelowna, British Columbia. His early years were passed in Nebraska where, at an early age, he began helping his parents farm the land. In 1901, he accompanied his parents to Alberta, Canada, where he along with his father and brother, Frank, took out homesteads in the bush outside Innisfail. On 16 May 1909 Earl Sanborn married Emma Powell in Innisfail. Emma, known to the family at Kit, was born 13 November 1877 in Birmingham, England. She passed away suddenly at her home near Innisfail on 6 April 1930. After their marriage, Earl Sanborn bought a quarter section of partially cleared land, finished clearing the land, built a log house, and made a good farm there. He added another quarter section to this farm in 1914, providing more farming area, as well as, additional land in hay. Their only child, Stewart, was born during their stay on this farm, 14 miles out from Innisfail. A blizzard took place just before the trip to the hospital; drifts of snow were all over the road, so bad in places, they had to leave the road and go into the fields. While in this area, Earl Sanborn was active in the municipal government. He served on the Municipal Council for the Poplar Grove municipality for several years, usually as the reeve, the president of the council. In 1920, Earl sold his land in Alberta and moved his family to Summerland, British Columbia; however, within a couple of years they had to return to the Alberta farm as the buyer was unable to maintain the payments. He eventually rented the farm, moving to and adding more land to another farm he owned near Innisfai. In 1927, Earl Sanborn took over an additional quarter section from his brother, free, making ownership over three separate farms. He remained in Alberta until 1939 when his father died. Having lost his wife in 1930, when the news of his father's death came, Earl sold most of the land in alberta and moved back to Summerland to care for his mother during her final years. He remained in Summerland until 1967. {Helen Lindhorst remembers several memorable trips to Summerland to visit with Earl. Her first acquaintance with this remarkable man was in 1957 when she accompanied her mother and siblings to Canada. More trips took place over the years during which she watched Earl's eyesight slowly deteriorate. Earl also made a trip south the spring of 1960 to help Adelaide and Helen Burgess celebrate their joint college graduation. This trip was extra special for Earl because Jessie May Coffey was also present and these cousins had not seen each other in decades.} Because of his loss of eyesight, in 1967, he sold his land and took up residence with his son in Ladysmith, which is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. They moved back to the mainland in the 1970's. He spent his last years near Winfield, British Columbia. Earl was the oldest living family member after the death of Jessie May Coffey in 1969. Weather permitting and even though his sight was gone, except for shades of black and white, Earl rarely missed extensive walks daily. ONE CHILD: i. Stewart Powell Sanborn, b. 5 February 1917
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