Summary
1886-Mar-15: Almer was born to Charles Barber and Eleanor Howard at Feversham, Grey County, Ontario.
1891-May-04: Canada Census with parents & siblings in Osprey Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
1901-Jun-01: Canada Census with mother & siblings in Osprey Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
1911-Jun-19: Canada Census with brother James and sister-in-law Annie May (wife of Benjamin Barber), at Block B Mill Bridge Road, Feversham, Osprey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
1911-Aug: Went west by train.
1912-May-30: Homestead Entry Application for NE-2-25-2-W4, 51.106795, -110.173711, 6.4 km SE of Acadia Valley, AB, 20.4 km NW of Empress, AB
1916-Jun-01: Canada Census with brother Edward at 25-2-W4 near Acadia Valley, AB.
1918-Sep-28: Homestead Patent Grant for NE-2-25-2-W4.
1926-Jun-19: Canada Census with his brother John at N½-2-25-2-W4, 51.106796, -110.179524, 6 km SE of Acadia Valley, AB, 20 km NW of Empress, Alberta.
1926-Sep-09: Married widow Ellen Catherine (Rogers) Watson at Alsask, Saskatchewan.
1927-Spring: Rented out his farm by Acadia Valley and moved to a small farm he bought near Bindloss.
1931-Jun-01: Canada Census with wife Ellen and Ellen's daughter Marjorie Watson at 19-22-2-W4, near Bindloss, Alberta. His wife's name is given as "Eleanor" (Almer's mother's name), even though her name is actually Ellen Catherine.
1940, 1945: Canada Voters Lists with wife at Bindloss, Alberta, Canada.
1946-Oct: Sold his farm and all equipment, spent the winter in Portland, Oregon, USA.
1947-Spring: Returned to Empress, bought a house just north of the hospital.
1949, 1953, 1957: Canada Voters Lists with wife at Empress, Alberta Canada.
1949-1957: Elected to Empress Council, was mayor part of the time.
1962-May: Canada Voters List with wife "Nellie" at Empress, Alberta Canada.
1962-Aug-18: Almer died at Empress, Alberta Canada. Alberta Death Register #006-937.