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| Name |
John Thomas Giles |
| Birth |
30 Jan 1873 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Dec 1939 |
McGill, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Burial |
10 Dec 1939 |
Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
28 Oct 1950 |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCV-ZQ7 |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I251 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Joseph Sinkler Giles, b. 5 Apr 1833, Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States d. 5 Nov 1921, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Huntsman, b. 3 Jun 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 5 Apr 1881, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage |
15 Jan 1860 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F84 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lucy Armina Wilson, b. 19 Mar 1877, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 1 Jul 1948, Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Nov 1896 |
Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Frank Elwin Giles, b. 7 Sep 1898, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 31 Dec 1899, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
| | 2. Claud Giles, b. 13 Dec 1899, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 29 Jan 1975, Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States (Age 75 years) |
| | 3. Elva Jeanne Giles, b. 14 Aug 1903, Millard, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 26 Dec 2002, Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, United States (Age 99 years) |
| | 4. Joseph Clayton Giles, b. 11 Jan 1906, Starr Valley, Elko, Nevada, United States d. 20 May 1980 (Age 74 years) |
| + | 5. Dolly Kathleen Giles, b. 11 Jul 1908, Town Creek, Elko, Nevada, United States d. 24 Mar 1979 (Age 70 years) |
| + | 6. Earl Giles, b. 18 Jan 1911, Town Creek, Elko, Nevada, United States d. 27 Nov 1990, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| + | 7. Perry Giles, b. 1 Sep 1915, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 7 Jul 1977, Republic, Ferry, Washington, United States (Age 61 years) |
| + | 8. Madge Giles, b. 13 Jun 1918, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States d. 26 Sep 2007, Yerington, Lyon, Nevada, United States (Age 89 years) |
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| Family ID |
F266 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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 | Birth - 30 Jan 1873 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Marriage - 20 Nov 1896 - Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 8 Dec 1939 - McGill, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
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 | Burial - 10 Dec 1939 - Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
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| Notes |
- LIFE SKETCH OF JOHN THOMAS GILES
AND LUCY ARMINA WILSON
No written history of my paternal grandparents is available, so I, Earli n e Giles Kvist, their granddaughter, will attempt a short sketch
of my own memories, and those of my parents, Earl and Erma Giles.
Grandpa John Thomas Giles was born in Fillmore, Utah, 30 Jan 1872, the e i ghth child of Joseph Sinkler Giles and Jane Moore. Grandma Giles was bo r n to Frank Wilson and Lucy Rachel Felshaw, in Holden, Millard County, U ta h, on 19 March, 1877. Joseph Sinkler was born in West Nottingham, Ches te r County, Pennsylvania, on 5 April, 1833.
John and Armina were married in Holden, Millard County, Utah, 20 Novemb e r 1896.
Family stories tell us that Grandfather Joseph Sinkler Giles was a ver y r eligious man, once he was introduced to the teachings of the Church o f Je sus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Grandfather, John Thomas, was a lit tle r ebellious and at the tender age of fifteen years, he left home to b e on h is own, after the death of his beloved mother. She passed away aft er th e birth of her thirteenth child, Jacob, on April 5, 1881, in Holden , Utah . The baby died the same day.
Grandfather Joseph Sinkler remarried, and John Thomas soon left his boyh o od home.
John Thomas met and married Lucy Armina Wilson. He was twenty four yea r s old, and she was just nineteen. Their first child, Frank Elwin, die d a t just fifteen months of age. He was born and died in Holden, Utah .
They moved around the west a lot in the next few years, according to t h e birthplaces of their children. Claud was born in 1899 in Holden, the n E lva Jeanne came along in 1903, in Annabelle, Sevier County, Utah, whi ch i s just outside of Richfield, Utah.
Joseph Clayton was born in Star Valley, Elko County, Nevada in 1906.
. Dolly Kathleen and Earl were born in TownCreek, Nevada in 1908 and 191 1 . Perry and Madge came to them back in Holden, in 1915 and 1918. That c om pleted their family.
John Thomas obtained work for Kennecott Copper Company in McGill, Whit e P ine County, Nevada. They lived with the sheriff until a rental home b ecam e available. He was responsible to drive horse teams and care for ho rse s as his job.
I do not know how many years they lived in McGill, where the children co u ld attend school. They moved to a little ranch, which was a homestead t ha t they improved by building a log house of three rooms, a kitchen, bi g fa mily room, and a small bedroom. It was
about seventeen miles from McGill, Nevada. The bathroom was up the hill.
The children attended school in McGill for elementary, which went to t h e 8th grade. My Dad only finished the eighth grade, like most of the bo y s of that time. They were needed to work on the ranch. Times were ver y ha rd, and they had to live off their own industry.
The kitchen had a great big iron cookstove with a hot water tank on on e e nd. The sink had only cold running water, so water must be heated eve ry s ingle day, winter or summer. There was no electricity,
so light was by coal oil lamps. My grandmother was such a hard worker , a long with her husband and children. She churned her own butter, and b ake d the best homemade bread. I can still remember to taste of that brea d af ter 70 plus years.
She baked nearly every day to feed her growing family. She also made gr e at pies and cakes with fruits she had canned on that big stove in the m id dle of the summer. Imagine the heat in that little house in July. Sh e als o had to iron with heavy iron flat irons which were heated on top o f th e stove. She had two of them, so one was heating while the other wa s in u se. They were really heavy.
She also made quilts with the wool from Grandpas’ sheep. She would was h i t and card it after Grandfather would shear them. She sewed the littl e bl ocks together by hand until she got a new treadle sewing machine. Wh a t a time saver that was. She and my mother made some quilts together, a n d I still have two of them, although they are very ragged, her work i s st ill here.
I spoke to Aunt Madge by phone this week, and she gave me a little mor e i nformation on her father John Thomas Giles.
She was only two years old when the family left Holden and moved to McGi l l, Nevada,
John Thomas would haul the ore from the pit at Ruth to the concentrat o r in McGill by horse and wagon teams. Grandpa was in charge of about fi v e teams. One day he saw a man whipping his horse, and he grabbed the wh i p away, and said “You never whip a horse or touch a woman,
or you will answer to God.” The fellows working with him said, “You won ’ t answer to God, you’ll answer to John Giles.”
The family lived with the sheriff in McGill until their rental house w a s built and ready for them to move into. They lived in McGill for sever a l years, until Grandpa became ill, and then they homesteaded the ranc h wh ere the children were raised.
Dad told me of an incident in his youth which showed me the tender sid e o f Grandpa
Giles. The boys would go to work in the summer for the sheepherders in t h e valley. Dad was
about sixteen, and he had been in the mountains all summer, away from ho m e. They had to walk
back to the ranch, and as he came up the last little hill before reachi n g the ranch, his Dad spotted him coming, and ran to meet his boy. The y sh ared a big bear hug, and tears of joy at being to-
gether again. The Giles Clan was a very close-knit family .
John Thomas Giles was born with a natural gift for music. He could pla y a ny instrument
that he could put his hands on. He would play in the band for the danc e s that were common in
McGill and Ely. He played piano, fiddle and harmonica.. Grandma Giles wo u ld stand beside him and hold the harmonica. He was also a great step da nc er. Mother said he was the best.
When Gae was little, he used to put her up on the big round dining tabl e , and dance around the table with her. Aunt Madge told me that he did t h e same thing with me, as soon as I
could walk, up on the table I would go to dance with Grandpa. I have n o m emory of this, but I was so happy to hear about it. Aunt Madge said i t ma de the ladies clear the table in a hurry so the dancing could begin.
My childhood memory of him was kind of scary. He was not too well, an d w e would chase in and out of the house, playing tag or some other nois y ga me with our cousins. He
would holler, “Don’t slam the door.”, and we paid but little heed to h i s words in our childish
exuberance. I wish I had known him better, for I know now that he wa s a v ery good man, a
hard working good father and husband .
He raised lots of animals, horses, cows, pigs, chickens and ducks. The y h ad a nice duck pond fairly near to the house. They had a large garde n als o, and so there was always plenty of food at Grandmas’ table. She m ade wo nderful gooseberry pies and jam.
Once Grandpa put me on his great, big white work horse. He was so big, a n d I cried till
they put me down. That was the only time in my life I was ever on a hors e . I am afraid of them
to this very day.
Grandpa had a tiny little room that was up the hill a little ways from t h e house. No one was allowed in there, but we, as curious children will , w ould peek in the window. He had a small cot and a stack of old paper s an d magazines inside. It was his quiet, private place, and
off limits to every one but him.
Grandma had a gas powered wringer washing machine on her back porch. I f e ll on the
fan type blades on the washer when I was just a tiny girl, and it spli t m y head open, just above the right eyebrow. My little green dress wa s cove red in blood, and off we went to McGill to the
doctors office for stitches. I still have a small scar.
My memories of the days at the ranch are very precious to me. I rememb e r being loved by a lot of aunts, uncles and cousins. Jack Cobb was th e el dest, Then Gae and Bonnie Giles, Harvey Cobb was the fourth and I wa s th e fifth. I don’t have the birthdates of all the other cousins, bu t Larr y Giles, Janice Munson, JoAnne Giles, Leon Giles, Carolyn Giles we re amon g
the next group to join the Giles Clan. Then came Tom Giles, Marilyn Gile s , David and Dennis
Giles, Linda Giles, Roger Giles, Pat and Ward Munson, followed b y Dorot h y Giles, and then
Nancy, Victor and Victoria Giles. Twenty two grandchildren were born in t o the family, but not all of them were privileged to know their grandpa re nts. Being one of the eldest has been a real blessing to me, as I kne w th em all. My aunts and uncles have always been very dear to me, even
though I would contact them only once a year at Christmas, I thought o f t hem a great deal in my walks down memory lane .
These dear Grandparents welcomed all of us into their humble home, and g a ve us a great
example of family togetherness and love. I will never forget those dinne r s at the ranch with so many people that became so dear to me throughou t m y life.
After the death of Grandpa Giles, Grandma moved into McGill. Gae use d t o do work for
her, and when I get more information, I will share it with you.
Linda has also been working on a Giles Family History story, and that wi l l be coming in the future.
LIFE SKETCH OF JOHN THOMAS GILES
AND LUCY ARMINA WILSON
No written history of my paternal grandparents is available, so I, Earli n e Giles Kvist,
their granddaughter will attempt a short sketch of my own memories, an d t hose of my parents,
Earl and Erma Giles.
Grandpa John Thomas Giles was born in Fillmore, Utah, 30 Jan 1872, the e i ghth child of Joseph Sinkler Giles and Jane Moore. Grandma Giles was bo r n to Frank Wilson and Lucy Rachel Felshaw, in Holden, Millard County, U ta h, on 19 March, 1877. Joseph Sinkler was born in West Nottingham, Ches te r County, Pennsylvania, on 5 April, 1833.
John and Armina were married in Holden, Millard County, Utah, 20 Novemb e r 1896.
Family stories tell us that Grandfather Joseph Sinkler was a very religi o us man, once he
was introduced to the gospel, and our Grandfather, John Thomas, was a li t tle rebellious and at the tender age of fifteen years, he left home t o b e on his own, after the death of his beloved mother. She passed awa y afte r the birth of her thirteenth child, Jacob, on April 5, 1881, in H olden , Utah. The baby died the same day.
Grandfather Joseph Sinkler remarried, and John Thomas soon left his boyh o od home.
John Thomas met and married Lucy Armina Wilson. He was twenty four yea r s old, and she was just nineteen. Their first child, Frank Elwin, die d a t just fifteen months of age. He was
born and died in Holden, Utah.
They moved around the west a lot in the next few years, according to t h e birthplaces of their children. Claud was born in 1899 in Holden, the n E lva Jeanne came along in 1903, in
Annabelle, Sevier County, Utah, which is just outside of Richfield, Uta h . Joseph Clayton was
born in Star Valley, Elko County, Nevada in 1906. Dolly Kathleen and Ea r l were born in TownCreek, Nevada in 1908 and 1911. Perry and Madge cam e t o them back in Holden, in 1915 and 1918. That completed their family.
The family settled on a little ranch about seventeen miles from McGill , N evada. They had a log cabin home with two big rooms, and a small bedr oom . The bathroom was up the hill.
They raised their seven children in that humble home and welcomed them b a ck with their own
families after they were married and on their own .
The children attended school in McGill for elementary, which went to t h e 8th grade. My Dad only finished the eighth grade, like most of the bo y s of that time. They were needed to work on the ranch. Times were ver y ha rd, and they had to live off their own industry.
The kitchen had a great big iron cookstove with a hot water tank on on e e nd. The sink had only cold running water, so water must be heated eve ry s ingle day, winter or summer. There
was no electricity there, so light was by coal oil lamps. My grandmoth e r was such a hard worker, along with her husband and children. She chur ne d her own butter, and baked the best homemade bread. I can still remem be r to taste of that bread after 70 plus years.
She baked nearly every day to feed her growing family. She also made gr e at pies and cakes with fruits she had canned on that big stove in the m id dle of the summer. Imagine the heat in that little house in July. Sh e als o had to iron with heavy iron flat irons which were heated on top o f th e stove. She had two of them, so one was heating while the other wa s in u se.
They were really heavy.
She also made quilts with the wool from Grandpas’ sheep. She would was h i t and card it
after Grandpa sheared their wool. She sewed the little blocks togethe r b y hand until she got a new treadle sewing machine. What a time save r tha t was. She and my mother made some quilts together, and I still hav e tw o of them, although they are very ragged, her work is still here.
I spoke to Aunt Madge by phone this week, and she gave me a little mor e i nformation on
Grandfather John Thomas Giles.
She was only two years old when the family left Holden and moved to McGi l l, Nevada,
where Grandpa was employed by Kennecott Copper as a horse caregiver an d d river for the company. They would haul the ore from the pit at Ruth t o th e concentrator in McGill by horse and wagon teams. Grandpa was in ch arg e of about five teams. One day he saw a man whipping his horse, and h e gr abbed the whip away, and said “You never whip a horse or touch a wom an,
or you will answer to God.” The fellows working with him said, “You won ’ t answer to God, you’ll answer to John Giles.”
The family lived with the sheriff in McGill until their rental house w a s built and ready for them to move into. They lived in McGill for sever a l years, until Grandpa became ill, and then they homesteaded the ranc h wh ere the children were raised.
Dad told me of an incident in his youth which showed me the tender sid e o f Grandpa
Giles. The boys would go to work in the summer for the sheepherders in t h e valley. Dad was
about sixteen, and he had been in the mountains all summer, away from ho m e. They had to walk
back to the ranch, and as he came up the last little hill before reachi n g the ranch, his Dad spotted him coming, and ran to meet his boy. The y sh ared a big bear hug, and tears of joy at being to-
gether again. The Giles Clan was a very close-knit family .
John Thomas Giles was born with a natural gift for music. He could pla y a ny instrument
that he could put his hands on. He would play in the band for the danc e s that were common in
McGill and Ely. He played piano, fiddle and harmonica.. Grandma Giles wo u ld stand beside him and hold the harmonica. He was also a great step da nc er. Mother said he was the best.
When Gae was little, he used to put her up on the big round dining tabl e , and dance around the table with her. Aunt Madge told me that he did t h e same thing with me, as soon as I
could walk, up on the table I would go to dance with Grandpa. I have n o m emory of this, but I was so happy to hear about it. Aunt Madge said i t ma de the ladies clear the table in a hurry so the dancing could begin.
My childhood memory of him was kind of scary. He was not too well, an d w e would chase in and out of the house, playing tag or some other nois y ga me with our cousins. He
would holler, “Don’t slam the door.”, and we paid but little heed to h i s words in our childish
exuberance. I wish I had known him better, for I know now that he wa s a v ery good man, a
hard working good father and husband .
He raised lots of animals, horses, cows, pigs, chickens and ducks. The y h ad a nice duck pond fairly near to the house. They had a large garde n als o, and so there was always plenty of food at Grandmas’ table. She m ade wo nderful gooseberry pies and jam.
Once Grandpa put me on his great, big white work horse. He was so big, a n d I cried till
they put me down. That was the only time in my life I was ever on a hors e . I am afraid of them
to this very day.
Grandpa had a tiny little room that was up the hill a little ways from t h e house. No one was allowed in there, but we, as curious children will , w ould peek in the window. He had a small cot and a stack of old paper s an d magazines inside. It was his quiet, private place, and
off limits to every one but him.
Grandma had a gas powered wringer washing machine on her back porch. I f e ll on the
fan type blades on the washer when I was just a tiny girl, and it spli t m y head open, just above the right eyebrow. My little green dress wa s cove red in blood, and off we went to McGill to the
doctors office for stitches. I still have a small scar.
My memories of the days at the ranch are very precious to me. I rememb e r being loved by a lot of aunts, uncles and cousins. Jack Cobb was th e el dest, Then Gae and Bonnie Giles, Harvey Cobb was the fourth and I wa s th e fifth. I don’t have the birthdates of all the other cousins, bu t Larr y Giles, Janice Munson, JoAnne Giles, Leon Giles, Carolyn Giles we re amon g
the next group to join the Giles Clan. Then came Tom Giles, Marilyn Gile s , David and Dennis
Giles, Linda Giles, Roger Giles, Pat and Ward Munson, followed b y Dorot h y Giles, and then
Nancy, Victor and Victoria Giles. Twenty two grandchildren were born in t o the family, but not all of them were privileged to know their grandpa re nts. Being one of the eldest has been a real blessing to me, as I kne w th em all. My aunts and uncles have always been very dear to me, even
though I would contact them only once a year at Christmas, I thought o f t hem a great deal in my walks down memory lane .
These dear Grandparents welcomed all of us into their humble home, and g a ve us a great
example of family togetherness and love. I will never forget those dinne r s at the ranch with so many people that became so dear to me throughou t m y life.
After the death of Grandpa Giles, Grandma moved into McGill. Gae use d t o do work for
her, and when I get more information, I will share it with you.
Linda has also been working on a Giles Family History story, and that wi l l be coming in the future.
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