Straiton, Thomas Bell^[1]

1869 - 1955  (85 years)

• Name	Straiton, Thomas Bell
  Birth	15 Apr 1869	Port Union, ON   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Business Address/Year	1892-1893	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 59 Cordova St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1893-1894	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 68 Cordova St. new Sullivan Block Vancouver, BC Canada
  Home Address/Year	1894	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 37 Cordova St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Death	19 Jan 1955	St. Petersburg, Florida   [2]
  Burial	Musselwhite Cemetery, Abbotsford, BC   [3]
  Association	Booth, Robert C. (Relationship: Employee?)
  Association	Morris, Curtis Dexter (Relationship: Employee)
  Association	Morris, Curtis Dexter (Relationship: Photographer)
  Person ID	I67	Camera Workers | S, vol. 1, 1858-1900
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2024

  
  

• Photos

  T.B. Straiton studio portrait, 1892-1894. The photograph is a head-and-shoulders of a man.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		T.B. Straiton's ad, News-Advertiser (Vancouver), 4 Jan 1894, p. 8.
  		T.B. Straiton's ad, News-Advertiser (Vancouver), 5 Jan 1894, p. 8.
  		T.B. Straiton news, Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser, 3 Dec 1893, p. 8, part 1. The Sullivan Block was built in the summer 1893 on the north side of Cordova St. between Carrall and Abbott streets.
  		T.B. Straiton news, Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser, 3 Dec 1893, p. 8, part 2. The Sullivan Block was built in the summer 1893 on the north side of Cordova St. between Carrall and Abbott streets.
  		T.B. Straiton news, Vancouver Daily World, 30 Nov 1893, p. 8. About Straiton's occupancy in the newly constructed Sullivan Block on the north side of Cordova St. between Carrall and Abbott streets.
  		T.B. Straiton ad, Vancouver Daily World, 7 Dec 1893, p. 4.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Primarily a portrait photographer, he also did landscape work. He moved into a new studio in Dec 1893 which the News-Advertiser described in great detail. His obituary reported he had lived in Sumas Prairie for the past 60 years. The community of Straiton atop Sumas Mountain was named after him. Mrs. Mary E. Straiton (born Jan 1870) was the first postmaster at Straiton (appointed 1 Feb 1904) following her death in 1939, T.B. Straiton was appointed Acting Postmaster from 24 Jun to 16 Sep 1939. IDENTIFYING MARKS: "Thos. B. Straiton Photo Vancouver, B.C." or "Straiton TBS [monogram] Vancouver, B.C." on front of print mount or "T.B. Straiton TBS [monogram] Vancouver B.C." on front of print mount. REFERENCES: WIL92; WIL93; Voters List, 1894; News-Advertiser, 1893 05 31/8, 1893 12 03/8, 1894 01 05/8 (ad); (Vancouver) People's Journal, 1893 03 25/8; Abbotsford News, 1955 01 26/1 (obit.); OOA ArchiviaNet Post Offices Database.

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Geraldine F. Farina, Farina (1987), (British Columbia Historical News (Summer 1987):13-15). [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site). Family Tree: Thomas Bell Straiton URL (accessed 14 May 2023): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/77356649/person/48360963838/facts [S832] Find a Grave (Web site). Thomas Bell Straiton URL (accessed 14 May 2023): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122621644/thomas-bell-straiton