Educator.
Born in Ontario in the 1870s-1880s, daughter of Walter Shaver (c1858-1934) and Emma Shaver (c1859-?), she grew up at Woodstock and took teacher training. She taught in rural Manitoba, including at Stonewall School (1910-1911), Gladstone School (1912-1915), Brickburn School (1915-1917), Oakwood School (1917), Eden School (1921, Principal), and Teulon School (1922). She returned to Ontario and later taught in the Port Arthur and Fort William areas (1931) [now Thunder Bay]. Her later whereabouts are not yet determined.
1891, 1916, & 1931 Canada censuses, Library and Archives Canada.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“W. Shaver dies at Woodstock,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1934, page 15.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 10 March 2024
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