MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
Francis Marion Bingham and
Leona Gertrude Henderson
Leona Gertrude Henderson
Spring Coulee and District page 216
Biography
I was born 9 October 1884 at Dry Fork, Mountain
Dell Ward which is north west of Vernal, Uintah
County, Utah.
When I reached the age of nineteen I had a desire
to do for myself. Uncle David Bingham and Uncle
Charles Bingham were going to Canada, I thought
this an excellent opportunity, so went with them.
We arrived at Magrath, Alberta the 4th of April 1903.
I first worked for Alonzo Shoemaker at Spring Coulee
for several months during the fall and winter. In the
spring of 1904 I started to work for Al Merkley on his
farm. In the fall I took four horses and worked on the
canal that was being taken out of Milk River. In the
spring of 1905 I bought some horses and started
plowing sod for William Thompson. I did work for him
for two years.
In the spring of 1906 Uncle David Bingham and myself
took a contract to build railroad grade in Saskatchewan.
We worked at that for two seasons. I then bought
a piece of land and started farming for myself.
It was early in 1908 that I met Leona Gertrude
Henderson at a dance in Spring Coulee and we
were married on 10th November at Purple Springs,
Alberta.
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