Hi There! I am looking to find the birth parents/lineage of Stanley McKenzie (Oct. 1893 - July 1958). He may have also gone by William Stanley McKenzie.
He was placed in the Winnipeg Children's Home in Dec. 1896, and was adopted by Frank and Maria Groening of Lowe Farm, Plum Coulee in Feb. 1896. His record from the home only states that he was placed there by the Mayor. However, in a different letter from the there is a note that he was brought to the home by "Mayor Taylor" around 1893.
He married Margaret Neufeld (Feb. 19 1894 - Mar. 3 1978) in 1913. A legal birth certificate was filed by his wife using the name Frank Groening name after his death in order for him to be buried. I am not sure of whether he adopted this name before and for how long he may have used it, just that many call people him Frank and that it is on his birth/death certificate but that early letters/documents have Stanley.
He obtained an inheritance of $15.00 from the Children's Home as a young adult, and possibly some other inheritances/payment.
I have heard that he had a living mother and possibly a sister that he found while working with the sheriff's department in Winkler, but I do not have their names or a solid story.
Have any McKenzie families lost children or left them orphaned around these dates, and does anyone have any information that may help?
Thank you!