Year Created
1990
Synopsis
The first section of the book is “A Brief History of Brigham L. and Lucia Adell Gardner” by David G. Roberts. Brigham L. was the son of William Gardner, Archibald Gardner’s brother. Brigham married, in 1874, Lucia Adell Gardner, daughter of Archibald Gardner. Brigham worked with Archibald in the milling industry. Brigham and Lucia Adell moved to Star Valley, Wyoming. Archibald’s eleventh wife, Mary Larsen, also moved to Star Valley. Brigham and Lucia Adell moved to a farm in Grover, Wyoming. Brigham, known as Pap, died in 1911 leaving Lucia Adell, his wife of 37 years, and his children. Lucia Adell remained a faithful Latter-day Saint as did her husband. She buried her husband and eight of her children before her death in 1936. The second section of the book is “A Brief History of Archibald and Laura Althea Thompson Gardner and Their Family” by David and Dorothy Roberts. Archibald had eleven wives and 48 children. A list of his major accomplishments is given. Laura Althea and Archibald were married in 1852. At the age of 17, she became his fifth wife. She helped in his mills. Their home was one of love and respect. The children from the other wives were treated well. The wives were called “aunts.” Laura Althea and her children lived in several different places including Star Valley, Wyoming, for a short time. Archibald and Laura Althea were active members of the LDS faith. Section one: 8 pages of narrative 1 p footnotes 19 p’s Appendices - pictures with some narrative - picture copies are fair to poor Genealogical data Section two: 3 p’s list of accomplishments of Archibald Gardner 2 p’s data on wives and children of Archibald Gardner 4 p’s narrative 1 p footnotes 5 up’s Appendices - pictures with some narrative - picture copies are fair to poor Genealogical data
Author
David Gardner Roberts
Subject
Family History
Keywords
Mill Creek, Utah; Spanish Fork, Utah; Star Valley, Wyoming; West Jordan, Utah, Woodruff, Utah; shingle, grist, and saw mills, polygamy, 1904 flu epidemic
Included Names
George Vaughn and Lucia Spalding Thompson, Brigham L. and Lucia A. Gardner, Archibald and Laura A. Thompson Gardner, Mary Larsen Gardner, William Gardner
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