John Rogers Nesbitt

1873 - 1948  (75 years)

• Name	John Rogers Nesbitt
  Born	9 May 1873	Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  	He's a lodger. He's a butter maker.
  Residence	1911	RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
  Residence	1916	Marquette, Manitoba, Canada
  Residence	1921	RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
  	He's a blacksmith.
  Died	26 Nov 1948	RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I1410	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	James Nesbitt,   b. 13 Apr 1828, Ireland ,   d. 2 Jun 1909, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Armstrong,   b. 2 Jul 1838, Ireland ,   d. 29 Jun 1919, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Maud Brydon,   b. 9 Apr 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1951  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1905	RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
  Children	1. Cora Agnes Nesbitt,   b. 21 Feb 1906, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 50 years)   2. Ina Elizabeth Nesbitt,   b. 19 Jul 1907, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 78 years)   3. Walter Stanley Nesbitt,   b. 13 Jan 1909, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1993, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Bertha May Nesbitt,   b. 26 Jul 1910, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 69 years)   5. Gordon Brydon Nesbitt,   b. 17 May 1917, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1943, Yorkshire, England  (Age 26 years)   6. John Murray Nesbitt,   b. 9 Feb 1925, RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 May 1873 - Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Married - 26 Apr 1905 - RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1911 - RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1916 - Marquette, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1921 - RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada Died - 26 Nov 1948 - RM Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  He was the owner of Shoal Lake Creamery.   -- source: The Story of Manitoba, Authors: Schofield, Frank Howard -- Publishers: S.J. Clarke, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1913 http://www.ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=6049&qryID=628ec77b-6770-466c-a647-87e139a821ab - - - - - - -  - John Rogers Nesbitt was born May 9, 1873, and died November 26, 1948 in Shoal Lake, MB. He married Ida Maude Brydon April 26, 1904. She died 1951. The Shoal Lake Agricultural Society played host to the 1991 Dedication Ceremony of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame Inc. on Thursday, August 8. To make the day even more special, one of Shoal Lake's own - John Roger Nesbitt - was inducted into the Hall of Fame. JR, a pioneer in the dairy industry, was an exponent of the improved methods of butter making and was known nationally as a milk-grading and testing instructor. He was also involved in promoting the use of Holstein cows in dairy and a breeder of Yorkshire hogs. 1920, he was made a member of a commission to establish the rules and regulations for the grading of cream in the Prairie provinces. Since 1923 he was responsible for a wildlife sanctuary. JR served eight years on the Shoal Lake Village Council. He was the chairman of the Hospital Board from 1929 to 1946. In 1930, he was awarded an honorary diploma from the University of Manitoba. The citation read: "He has been a pioneer in dairying in Manitoba and is noted as an exponent of improved methods of butter making, a most successful exhibitor of butter and a breeder of dairy cattle." In 1935, he was made life a member of the Manitoba Dairy Association. John attended a short course at Belleville, ON in the early 1890s. In 1896 he came to Manitoba and worked on a farm at Pilot Mound. In 1897 he moved to Shoal Lake to work in a creamery, then owned by Bob Scott. John gradually bought shares in the creamery. The Shoal Lake Creamery was the first plant in Manitoba to install equipment for pasteurizing cream for butter making. Under JR's management it became the leading prize winner in Canadian butter exhibitions all across Canada. Funeral service was held at Westminister United Church, Shoal Lake with burial in the Shoal Lake Cemetery. Children of John Nesbitt and Ida Brydon are: i. Cora Nesbitt, born Abt. 1907; died 1956. Cora fell down some stairs and hit her head causing brain damage which hindered her development. Believe that she lived in a home in Portage. ii. Walter Nesbitt, born 1909 in Shoal Lake, MB; died October 18 in Calgary, AB. iii. Ina Nesbitt, born Abt. 1912 in Shoal Lake, MB; died December 26, 1985 in Winnipeg, MB. Ina passed away peacefully in Deer Lodge Centre after a lengthy illness. She was born and raised in Shoal Lake, MB. she graduated as a Registered Nurse from Winnipeg General Hospital and for many years was a special duty nurse in Winnipeg. Joan remembers visiting her in her suite after Ina retired. Joan thinks that Ina also had diabetes. Ina used to phone Gertie on a regular basis. iv. Bertha Nesbitt, born Abt. 1915; died 1980. She married Don Gillespie. v. Gordon Nesbitt, born Abt. 1921; died 1940 in The War. vi. John Murray Nesbitt, born February 9, 1925 in Shoal Lake, MB; died March 9, 1998 in Winnipeg, MB.