Have copy of his will.
Duncan Alexander Fraser - born 4 February 1877 in Kirkhill. He came to the United States in 1905, where he worked in many of the states doing construction. He met his wife, Ruth Kerr, while living in a boarding house in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were married 23 February 1918 in Salt Lake City. Ruth traveled with him to many of his construction jobs, they finally built a home and he semi-retired in Payson, Utah, where Ruth's family were from. They had 2 daughters - Ruth Fraser, born 3 March 1921. She either was stillborn or died the same day. My mother-in-law was Ruth Marie Fraser- she was born 23 December 1929 in Payson, Utah. She is still living in Boring, Oregon. Duncan Alexander died of Heat Exhaustion on a construction job in Indio, California on 6 August 1932, when Ruth Marie was 2 1/2. Her mother, Ruth Kerr Fraser, died 9 August 1941, in Payson, of cancer. Ruth was raised from there by an aunt.Kath Riches 2009.
JOHNSON Initials: W S Nationality: South African Rank: Burgher Regiment/Service: Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces Unit Text: Geyser's Commando Date of Death: 08/11/1914 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: British Garden of Remembrance. Cemetery: POLOKWANE (OR PIETERSBURG) CEMETERY <cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=12513&mode=1>
POLOKWANE (OR PIETERSBURG) CEMETERY Country: South Africa Locality: unspecified Location Information: The town cemetery is located fronting onto Dahl Street. The war graves are in the old section between Grobler Street and Jorrisen Street. Historical Information: No 26 Air School, of the Empire Training Scheme was established here during the Second World War. The three casualties of the First World War buried here in the British Gardens of Remembrance were originaly buried at Warmbaths but mistakenly exhumed and re-intered together with remains of soldiers of the Anglo Boer War. No. of Identified Casualties: 33
Warmbaths is about 100 miles north of Johhanesburg.
Johnson WS Bgr Geysers Commando Zandfontein 19141108 Warmbaths SA
Zandfontein refers to a farm in the Waterberg SA.
Zandfontein also refers to a farm in GSWA where a battle between South African and German troops took place Sep1914
Transvaal Rebellion Commandos Waterberg Geyser Mil.Dist.No.9
Eight men of Geysers Commando were killed at Zandfontein 8Nov1914
Two were killed 6Nov1914 as above.
The Maritz Rebellion or the Boer Revolt or the Five Shilling Rebellion
Die Burger:(Afrikaans: “The Citizen”),
The word 'Burgher' comes from the Dutch/German word Vrij Burgher, meaning "free citizen" or "town's dweller", and is cognate with the French and English word "bourgeois </wiki/Bourgeoisie>".
Burgher - an enfranchised citizen of the South African Republic (Transvaal) during the years of its existence (1857 to 1900).
1891 Census Name: Mary McNally Age: 1 Month Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891 Relationship: Daur (Daughter) Father's Name: Richard Mother's Name: Mary Gender: Female Where born: Glenluce, Wigtownshire Registration Number: 894 Registration district: Old Luce Civil Parish: Old Luce County: Wigtownshire Address: R M Nally's ED: 7 Household schedule number: 19 Line: 18
Marriage: Roodekuil is near Warmbaths about 70 miles north of Pretoria.
After her father was killed she returned to Scotland with her mother for a couple of years.Dianne 2009.
Mary McNally had a sister Jean according to Dianne 2009.