Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2026

I am not certain this is Uncle Jack because in 1925 census there was an elderly John Mccabe in Arvilla that was definitely not him.

In 1916 John McCabe was a grain buyer living in a boarding house in Castor.

The national census of Canada, Castor Alberta has an entry:

John McCabe, Grain Buyer, Single, Father from Ireland, Mother from Ontario, Lived in a Hotel in City of Castor, Employed by Grain Elevator, born in Canada, Catholic. Age of 39 is wrong, but that's not unusual.

According to his sister Annie Krause's obituary, Jack was in Castor Alberta at the time of her death in 1932.

From a story about Jack McCabe from Beth Naert:

I just happened to be here with Mom and she told me her story about Uncle Jack. He stopped by the farm in Arvilla late 1930-early 1940 to visit with her dad, Ben. He told her he was cutting ice in Whitefish MT. FYI...Huge icehouse in Whitefish that cut ice for "refrigerated" railroad cars. He mentioned his friend, Charlie Russell. Dad said Charlie Russell had a cabin on Lake McDonald but he died in 1929. Maybe they crossed somewhere up there. Also she said she read his name in a biography of Charlie Russell. Dad helped rewire the cabin in 1955 for the owner that had bought it from Charlie Russell.

In 1910 Michael John (Jack), along with his brothers, bought land in Alberta and intended to move their farming operations to Canada. At the time of their father's death in 1913, Frank and Jack were in Castor area. According to the obituary, Frank and Jack attended the funeral and then returned to Canada.

From the Grand Forks Herald July 12, 1912: "Arvilla. John McCabe of Crary spend the Fourth here with relatives. He has resigned his position at Crary with the St Anthony and Dakota Elevator Co and expects to start for Castor Alberta soon."

From the Glenbow museum archives in Alberta: Call Number: M 2272, volume 178, contract number ID-91 Date of Purchase: 1910 MARCH 15 Purchaser(s): McCABE, MICHAEL Land Description: NW / NE / SE / SW-23-36-14-W4 Number of Acres: 640 Price per Acre: $13.00 Status of Purchase: UNCERTAIN

From Washingon State Digitized state records:

John McCabe - Michael McCabe, Mary McCabe Collection: Washington State Death Records Da Reference Number: {AC65EA80-F9BE-474F-8C35-28751D464D5F} Image Number: 386 Document Number: 63 Document Reference Id: 2277 Name: John Mccabe Date Of Death: 31 Jan 1950 Age: 76 Gender: Male Father Name: Michael McCabe Mother Name: Mary McCabe Batch Id: 277858 Batch Locality: Washington, United States Death Place: Seattle, King, Washington