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11 February 2025

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IDA BRIGHAM SHOVE

Ida Brigham Shove was born on 19 November 1884 in Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Henry Wright Shove (1854-1929) and Lucy Ann Smith (1860-1892). Her siblings were: Marie Levantia (1887-1973), Henry Marshall (b 1889), and Lucy Margaret (1892-1892). She also had one step-sister, Dorothy Adeline (1901-1966) born to her father's second wife, Celia Berriman (1867-1937). She was raised in Marshall, Iowa from at least 1900 to 1910. As she was the only child in her family born in Wisconsin and her younger sister, Marie, was born in Iowa in 1887, it is likely that the Shove family moved to Iowa between 1884 and 1887.

Ida was lodging with the Taylor family and another lodger, Florence Hopkins, at 824 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1916. By 1921, she and Florence had moved to 366 Qu'Appelle Avenue, Winnipeg with another woman, Kathleen Templeton. There are 1923 and 1924 border crossing records for an Ida Shove travelling from Winnipeg to Marshalltown, Iowa. A 1916 newspaper article named Ida in a list of guests at a wedding shower in Winnipeg and two 1938 articles named Ida and Florence at prenuptial parties for Dorothy Brockwell. A voters list exists for Ida Shove and Florence Hopkins living on Roslyn Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1963. An Ida B Shove died in San Diego, California on 24 February 1963 and there is an Ida B Shove listed in an index to probate records for 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

All of these records have led us to believe that the Ida living in Marshall, Iowa was very likely the same woman who was living in Winnipeg, but no family tree or verifying records could be found to prove conclusively that they were the same person. There is absolutely no evidence that Ida Brigham Shove was ever in Saskatoon, but as both names are very rare and no other Ida Shove could be found, she was put forth as a tentative candidate for the Ida Shove signature. It is also possible that the signature was really made by an Ida Shore. The fourth letter looked more like a v, but the two surnames were often confused in records because the written letters looked so much alike. It would be much more difficult to make well defined letters when writing on cloth, so there would be an even greater chance for misinterpretation of the letters on the quilt. If anyone has any knowledge of an Ida Shove or Ida Shore who may have been in Saskatoon in 1918, we would like to hear from you.

This family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Shove 2 Tree