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THE WESTLING FAMILYERICK AND ANNIE WESTLING, (originally from Sweden) came from Lillian Minnesota, USA, in 1898 or 1899. They took a homestead four miles north of Clive, which later became the Westling district.
Their daughters Annie and Hilda, and their families, and their sons, August and Axel arrived at the same time. Two other sons, Fred and John and their wives arrived in 1900 and 1901. Four other sons stayed in the US.
AXEL WESTLING married Helen King and bought a farm in the same area in 1915. They had five boys, Vernon, twins Leslie and Elgin, Floyd and Cecil.
Axel operated a sawmill, and also owned a threshing machine, doing a lot of threshing around the country.
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Axel Westling Digging Stooks out of Snow1920
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Axel Westling is shown here, digging stooks out of the snow around 1920.4
Axel Westling's Sawmill1921
Near Mirror, Alberta
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A 1921 photo of Axel Westling's saw mill.Left to Right in the photo are:
Arthur Westling, Ryan Monson, Axel Westling, Erick Westling, Fred Westling and an unknown man.
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Back view of Axel Westling's Saw Mill1921
Near Mirror, Alberta
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The back view of the sawmill.Note the huge timber that grew here back in those days still.
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