Marcus Wayne Huston

MARCUS WAYNE HUSTON

Marcus Wayne Huston is the son of Sidney Huston and his wife Sarah Frum. He was born on 16 September 1867 in the United States of America. British Columbia Deaths

1880

1880 Census USA

1901

1901 Census Canada

Death

Marcus Wayne Huston died of the effects of coronary artery disease on 5 March 1942. He died at Soda Creek in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. His death was reported to the district registrar by his son C. Huston. British Columbia Deaths

Burial

Marcus Wayne Huston was buried on 7 March 1942, in the cemetery at Williams Lake in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Find A Grave Menorial

Marriage

Marcus Wayne Huston married Annie McInnes. British Columbia Marriages

Children

Published Biography

Marcus Wayne Huston moved north from Oregon to British Columbia, Canada, after his first wife died. He was a stage driver for the BX Express, running between Ashcroft and Barkerville (a gold rush town, some years after a California gold rush). Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921. After the company's headquarters moved to Ashcoft in 1886, the main stage line extended from Ascroft to Barkerville, a distance of 280 miles. Other branch lines led to mining camps and settlements all over the Cariboo. The stage fare from Ashcroft to Barkerville was $37.50 in the summer and $42.50 in the winter. Passengers who left the train at Ashcroft and boarded a stage at 4am could expect to arrive at 83 Mile House that evening and Barkerville two days later.