Children of Forest Hesp & Nellie Frances Agar - 10 of the 12 survived infancy
22/6/1914 Forest & Nellie married- probably in Red Deer. From the stated birthplaces of their children, they must have moved 200 k E to Coronation by 1915. Then 200 k S to Strathmore by 1918, seemingly in Bow River in 1921C!!, before moving back to Coronation by 1923- and maybe to Throne by 1939
Strathmore is ~200k S of Red Deer, ~40 k E of Calgary . Coronation is ~195 k E of Red Deer. Throne is ~ 15 k ESE of Coronation .
1. Violet Almine Hesp 15/10/1915-1992. Born Coronation Alberta, died Calgary . Married the Rev. Janz- marriage details at end of page: year??
2. Estelle Isabella Hesp 3/2/1917-1999/ 2000. Born Coronation Alberta. These 2 sisters wrote the booklet 'Beginnings' . She married Elmer Klippert, had no children and died 1999, buried Mountain View Cemetery, Calgary . Have email contact with a nephew of Elmer Klippert - Donald : dklippert@nucleus.com
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3. Emily Hesp 1918-1961. Born Strathmore Alberta
4. Nelda Mary Hesp 26/1/1920 - 2007. Born Strathmore Alberta, died Calgary. Graduated from Normal Scholl Calgary in 1939 Became Nelda Tabler . Had a daughter Barbara, who lives in Calgary: she is planning a family reunion July 2015 with all the cousins who are out that way. Beverly will be flying out to join them.
https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/obituary/list/HESP/NELDA%20MARY/2007 Lots of details of her life in this
5 David Forest Robert Hesp 13/2/1922 - 2011. Born Strathmore Alberta- died Calgary
http://www.mhfh.com/hesp-%E2%80%93-david-forest-robert/ Details of hir life in this - photo at end of page
6. John Ellerby Wauchope Hesp 1927 - 1927. Born & died, aged 9 days, Coronation Alberta - buried in a small cemetery in Coronation, Alberta
Wesley 1935-1936, died aged 2 mths, (both these boys are buried in a small cemetery in Coronation, Alberta)
7. Helen Bernice Hesp 12/3/1930 - 2010. Born Coronation Alberta, died Toronto. Became Helen Bullick. She journeyed to Coronation with Laura before her death.
http://www.jardinefuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/617785/Bullick-Helen/obituary.php?Printable=true Details of her life in this - photo at end of page
8. Stanley Hesp 17/1/1932 - Born Coronation Alberta. Alive in 2015 and living Edmonton
9. Kenneth Hesp 5/3/1934- 2007 . Born Coronation Alberta. Married Helen Senga and lived in White Rock, BC. Died of Alzeihmers. Helen still lives there and still runs the B&B that they built years ago
10. Wesley Hesp 1935-1936 . Born Coronation Alberta. Died aged 2 mths - buried in a small cemetery in Coronation, Alberta, with brother John1927
11. Harold Norman Hesp 17/5/1937-2001. Born Coronation Alberta, died St.Catherines Ontario. (our jolly Uncle Harry who built churches in Africa for a living)
http://www.dartefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/4310/Harold_Harry_Norman_Hesp/obituary.html Details of his life in this
12. Beverley Hesp 10/8/1939 - . Born Throne Alberta. Became Beverley Luke, then Beverley Donato . Still alive in 2015- lives in Reno Nevada
The links- given above - to the obituaries of 4 of these children shed light on the lives/ marriages of their siblings.

Forest & Nellie with, l to r, Emily, David, Violet?, Nelda, Estelle? ~ 1929?

bottom row - Helen 12/3/1930, Stanley, 17/1/1932

Four Hesp sisters (L to R) Nelda, Emily, Estelle and Violet. 1943

1959. From left: Helen 1930, Emily 1918 & Beverley1939
In front: Helen, wife of Kenneth 1934

Kenneth Hesp and wife Helen, with son Kevin and his wife Clare - taken in their Vancouver home
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David Hesp 1922-2011. . . . Helen Hesp/Bullick 1930-2008 . . . . . . . . .Laura with Harry Hesp at the reunion shortly before he died in 2001.
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Calgary 2002.

Laura & Carol

our generation and all first cousins.

all the cousins (plus some daughters). L to R: Dona Hesp (Shcheible) with daughter Raylene Shcheible, Lorna Hesp (Melendez-Duke then Labrie), Barbara Tabler (Labute) with her daughter Victoria in front, Laura Stanley (Taylor), Carol Stanley (Palmer), Linda Hesp (McKenzie) daughter in front no name known.
Dona, Lorna and Linda are daughters of David Hesp, (son of Forest and Nellie). Barbara is daughter of Nelda (daughter of Forest and Nellie). Laura and I are, of course, daughters of Emily, also daughter of Forest and Nellie.