Benjamin Bates TISDALE
Martha MORGAN

Husband:  Benjamin Bates TISDALE
Birth:   Jun 1861, Wisconsin 
Death:   14 Nov 1910, Crow Wing Co., Minnesota
Burial:
Father:  Unknown TISDALE
Mother:  Unknown BATES

Marriage:   1888, Hubbard Co., Minnesota

Wife:  Martha Rozella MORGAN
Birth:   18 Jan 1870, Bloomfield Twp., Winneshiek Co., Iowa
Death:   8 Sep 1962, Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada 
Burial:   Sep 1962, Simpson Cemetery, Simpson, Saskatchewan, Canada 
Father:   Edwin MORGAN 
Mother:   Rachel TOWNSEND 

Children:
1. Katie Luella TISDALE, b 3 Mar 1889, Hubbard Co., Minnesota
2. Leslie Bates TISDALE, b: 22 Jun 1892, Hubbard Co., Minnesota
3. Myrtle Iva TISDALE, b: Jan 1895, Menahga, Wadena Co., Minnesota
4. Hazel Leota TISDALE, b: Mar 1897, Menahga, Wadena Co., Minnesota
5. Pearl Bee TISDALE, b: 2 Mar 1899, Menahga, Wadena Co., Minnesota
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Notes:

1895 State Census Data (MNV290_102, 18-Jun-1895, Page 7, #65), Menahga Village, Wadena Co., Minnesota,

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0795, Page 15B), Menahga Village, Wadena Co., Minnesota,
                                                                                  Enumeration District: 205, Enumeration Date: 2-Jun-1900, Family #64

1905 State Census Data (MNSC_112, 26-Jun-1905, Line 21-27), Bakus Village, Cass Co., Minnesota,  

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0693, Page 7A), Backus Village, Cass Co., Minnesota,
                                                                                  Enumeration District 18, Enumeration Date: 15-Apr-1910, Family #6

After Benjamin died, Martha took her family to Canada and settled in the same area as her sister, Safrona (Morgan) Quenett. 

From "Down Memory Lane", ed., Simpson History Book Committee, 1986:
     Martha (Morgan) Tisdale was born in the United States in 1870.  She and her husband, Ben, Had five children: Katie, Leslie, Myrtle, Hazel and Pearl.  Following the death of her husband, Martha decided to bring her family to Canada.  Katie had married Paddy McGeough and they had one son, Francis.  They all traveled together and eventually settled in and around Simpson.  Martha became one of Simpson's longtime residents.  Leslie bought the NE 17-29-26-W2, a homestead approximately 1/2 mile from the Katie and Paddy McGeough homestead. 10 miles west of Simpson.  Martha and her children lived with Leslie until he was married.  She then had a home built in Simpson on Railway Avenue, where she raised all her children.
     LESLIE and his wife, Ethel, had three children: Hazel, Violet and Bert.  Ethel died after the First World War as a result of the flu.  Bert was only five month old, so he lived with his grandmother until adulthood.  Bert served in the Second World War, married, and now lived in Tisdale, Saskatchewan.
     MYRTLE married Archie Wilson, a barber in Simpson.  They had three children, all of whom died as infants.  They adopted a son, Oral.  The family moved to Watrous in 1934 where Archie was a well known barber for many years.
     HAZEL married Andy McGonigal and they had seven children: Ethel (deceased), Harvey, Esther, Marvin, Glen (deceased), Garth and Joan.
     PEARL married Walter Marvin and they had four children: Beatrice, Jean, Don and Helen
     Martha worked until she was 70 years of age doing jobs such as cleaning the Municipal Office and the United Church.  She lived in her home until her passing in 1962 at age 92.  She was best remembered for her forthright manner, impeccable memory and extreme wit.  She was a sister of Lillian Safrona Quenett.    

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Sources:
1) Biography - Wife:  Down Memory Lane, Copyright 1986, ed., Simpson History Committee
2) Death - Husband:  Crow Wing County Minnesota Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #1910-MN-002900