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Anor Whipple Margetts

Anor Whipple Margetts

Male 1900 - 1969  (69 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

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  • Name Anor Whipple Margetts 
    Birth 28 Feb 1900  Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) COMPLETED  IFALL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWCL-3MH 
    Burial 1969  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Apr 1969  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18849  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Frederick Bateman Margetts,   b. 9 Oct 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1950 (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Sylvia Gay Whipple,   b. 18 May 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1940, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1884  Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances Taylor "Fannie" Ostler,   b. 8 Jan 1898, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1971, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Mar 1920  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Barbara Margetts,   b. 30 Nov 1921, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 2010, Escondido, San Diego, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F9255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

    Family 2 Gertrude Merle McFarlane,   b. 10 Nov 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1984, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 18 Sep 1938  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Feb 1900 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - COMPLETED - IFALL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Mar 1920 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Sep 1938 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1969 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1969 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Anor was born in Preston, Idaho but the family moved back to Salt Lake w h en Anor was just a baby. They lived in various [laces in the northwes t pa rt of Salt Lakie City. About 1905 or 1906 the family moved to 270 Vi ne St reet where they spent the major part of Anor's childhood. He attend ed th e Lafayette School - an older building which burned down but locte d jus t north of the present Lafayete School at North Temple and State St reet w hich has now been converted into the Mission Home for the LDS Chur ch.
      When Anor was about six years of age, the family took a trip to Montan a t o a ranch just out of Dillon. The ranch was owned and operated by hi s mot her's sister and her husband - Mary and Dick Waddoups. It was inten ded a s a summer vacation but it was a trip long remembered and treasure d memor ies for the entire family.
      As he grew up he and a cousin - Art Clayton - spent many hours going o u t toward Salt Air hunting jack rabbits. They sold some of them and th e fa mily had many a meal from their "catch". They had an agreement tha t the y would eat (or at least try to eat) some of everything they caugh t - bu t he never could eat a part of a snake the had killed even thoug h it wa s cooked to perfection.
      He was nick-named "Cotton" because of the light color of his blond hair.
      Religion in the home: There was very little active religion in the hom e d uring the growing up years, The family had to struggle very hard fo r th e bare necessities of life with the Mother carrying the main burde n of th e family problems. Each of the children was more or less on thei r own an d went to work at an early age bringing in what little money the y could e arn. The Father left home when Anor was about 14 years of age a nd was nev er heard from again. His mother helped support the family by n ursing serv ices - she went out on maternity cases with Dr. W. R. Calderw ood.
      Anor enlisted in 1917 in the First World War - joining the Cavalry Divis i on of the Army. He had never been on a horse before but with the traini n g he received "could have ridden a razor blade when he got back". Firs t w ent by train to the east coast (Florida) and then shipped all the wa y bac k also by train to the Mexican Border for active duty. There were m any pe ople (enemies included) who found it easy to get to Mexico and the n too k their chances to cross the border into the United States. Anor ha d bee n put in charge of the group that left Salt Lake even though he wa s the y oungest of the entire company. He served for 18 months.
      After returning from was service he met Fanny Ostler and after a short c o urtship they were married in Salt Lake City. They lived in Salt Lake f o r a short while then moved to a ranch owned by her father, George, nea r G oshen, Utah. They stayed there for about a year and then moved back t o Sa lt Lake. He worked for Madsen Furniture Company as a mechanic and ja ck o f all trades. Some of these duties were to grab a white coat and ans wer c alls for ambulance service. In 1925 he started working for Utah Ga s and C oke in their office located in the Boston Building.He had attende d nigh t school and was employed as bookkeeper, cashier, assistant credi t man an d other positions. This company was changed to Mountain Fuel Sup ply and m oved up to 45 South Main and then to 36 South State. He left th ere in 193 6 and worked for Home Owners Loan - a government agency to hel p farmers a nd individuals keep their home during the Great Depression ye ars. The Gov ernment guaranteed and refinanced the mortgages on the home s and farms. W hen that agency was fazed out he worked for a short whil e for Salt Lake C ity in the traffic department. Then in 1942 got what h e thought at the ti me to be a chance of a life time - a job with the Off ice of Price Adminis tration in the legal department. His starting salar y was $2,000.00 per ye ar which was "heaven" to him at the time. It wa s a good job, though, an d he received many advancements and promotions a nd pay increases - real g ood money for those days. After OPA was finishe d he started to work for S ears Roebuck and Company as a furniture salesm an in July 1947(July 9th) w hich position he held until his retirement i n 1965.
      Daughter Barbara was born to Anor and Fanny Ostler on November 30, 192 1 i n Salt Lake City. They lived in several places around Salt lake mainl y ap artments on Capitol Hill and later and later purchased a home at 54 9 Deso to Street where they lived until they were divorced in December 19 34.
      In 1938 (September 18) Anor married Merle McFarlane in Salt Lake City. T h e ceremony was performed in the Jade Room of the Hotel Utah by Fred W . Sc hwendiman - Bishop. A wedding breakfast was served there for famil y and c lose friends (about 50 guests) followed by an open house receptio n at th e McFarlane home in the afternoon. They had a good marriage.
      They lived in an apartment at 240 1st Avenue (Wilshire Arms Apartments ) f or about 3 years. Anor Wayne Margetts (a son) was born November 30,19 41 a t LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. After his birth they lived at 35 0 Harri son Avenue (the McFarlane home). In December 1943 they moved to 1 539 Sout h 7th East where they lived for 12 years until they purchased th e home a t 804 Nibley Circle.
      Anor always enjoyed hunting and fishing and had many friends with who m h e made regular trips. For a while he would have "rather quit his job " tha n miss a yearly deer hunt.However, the deer hunts got to be too har d wor k for the joy derived - especially after one of his friends shot hi msel f in the foot and was in the hospital for many weeks.
      He had most of the childhood diseases. Enjoyed very good health during m o st of his adult life with an occasional bout with the "flu" or simila r ai lments. In 1966 the Doctor discovered a spot on his lung which was r emove d on February 22, 1966. It was supposedly a successful operation bu t on F ebruary 22nd, 1968 when he had a prostate gland operation they dis covere d that other spots were developing in his lung. The primary cance r had no t been in the lung but another part of the body with the spots b eing fe d to the lung through the blood stream. He kept going until Jul y 1968 bu t after that time spent most of his time in bed never giving u p to comple te invalidism but failing fast until April 15, 1969 when he p assed away.
      Anor was a kind, tender and loving husband and father. He had a great se n se of humor. He enjoyed life and people and was loved and admired by a l l who knew him well.
      Information in this sketch was related by Susan Shippee (Anor's sister ) t o Merle Margetts at 296 Nashua St., Murray, Utah on November 28, 1976 . La ter information was added by Merle Margetts and transcribed by Wayn e Marg etts.