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| Name |
Lucy Armina Wilson |
| Birth |
19 Mar 1877 |
Holden, Millard, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
1 Jul 1948 |
Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
28 Oct 1950 |
MANTI |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCV-ZQQ |
| Burial |
Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I252 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Francisco "Frank" Wilson, b. 10 Jan 1834, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States d. 9 Jun 1910, Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Lucy Rachel Felshaw, b. 8 Mar 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 24 Dec 1915, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Jun 1867 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F253 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
John Thomas Giles, b. 30 Jan 1873, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 8 Dec 1939, McGill, White Pine, Nevada, United States (Age 66 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 |
5 May 2024 |
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 | Birth - 19 Mar 1877 - Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 20 Nov 1896 - Holden, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 1 Jul 1948 - Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 28 Oct 1950 - MANTI |
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| Burial - - 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, 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, Joh n T homas, was a little rebellious and at the tender age of fifteen years , h e left home to be on his own, after the death of his beloved mother . Sh e passed away after the birth of her thirteenth Child, Jacob, on Apr il 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 V alley , Elko County, Nevada in 1906. Dolly Kathleen and Earl were born i n TownC reek, Nevada in 1908 and 1911. Perry and Madge came to them bac k in Holde n, 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 be d room . The bathroom was up the hill. They raised their seven children i n tha t humble home and welcomed them back with their own families afte r they w ere 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 cook stove with a hot water tank on o n e end. The sink had only cold running water, so water must be heated ev er y single day, winter or summer. There was no electricity there, so lig h t was by coal oil lamps. My grandmother was such a hard worker, along w it h her husband and children. She churned her own butter, and baked th e bes t homemade bread. I can still remember to taste of that bread afte r 70 pl us years. She baked nearly every day to feed her growing family . She als o made great pies and cakes with fruits she had canned on tha t big stov e in the middle of the summer. Imagine the heat in that littl e house in J uly. She also had to iron with heavy iron flat irons which w ere heated o n top of the stove. She had two of them, so one was heatin g while the oth er was in use. They were really heavy.
She also made quilts with the wool from Grandpas' sheep. She would hit a n d card it after Grandpa sheared their wool. She sewed the little block s t ogether by hand until she got a new treadle sewing machine. What a ti me s aver that was. She and my mother made some quilts together, and I st ill h ave two of them, although they are very ragged, her work is still h ere.
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 ca re giver and driver for the company. They would haul the ore from the pi t a t Ruth to the concentrator in McGill by horse and wagon teams. Grandp a wa s in charge of about five teams. One day he saw a man whipping his h orse , and he grabbed the whip away, and said "You never whip a horse o r touc h 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 shee pher ders in the valley. Dad was about sixteen, and he had been in the mo untai ns all summer, away from home. They had to walk back to the ranch , and a s he came up the last little hill before reaching the ranch, hi s Dad spot ted him coming, and ran to meet his boy. They shared a big bea r hug, an d tears of joy at being together again. The Giles Clan was a ve ry close-k nit 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 ba nd f or the dances that were common in McGill and Ely. He played piano, f iddl e and harmonica. Grandma Giles would stand beside him and hold the h armon ica. He was also a great step dancer. 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 woul d g o to dance with Grandpa. I have no memory of this, but I was so happ y t o hear about it. Aunt Madge said it made the ladies clear the tabl e i n 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 w e pai d but little heed to his words in our Childish exuberance. I wis h I had k nown him better, for I know now that he was a very good man , a hard worki ng 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 bi g , I cried till they put me down. That was the only time in my life I w a s ever on a horse. 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 limit s to ev eryone 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, a n d it split my head open, just above the right eyebrow. My little gree n dr ess was covered in blood, and off we went to McGill to the doctor’ s offic e 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, but L arr y Giles, Janice Munson, JoAnne Giles, Leon Giles, Carolyn Giles wer e amon g the next group to join the Giles Clan. Then came Tom Giles, Mari lyn Gil es, David and Dennis
Giles, Linda Giles, Roger Giles, Pat and Ward Munson, followed by Dorot h y Giles, and then Nancy, Victor and Victoria Giles. Twenty two grandchi ld ren were born in to the family, but not all of them were privileged t o kn ow their grandparents. Being one of the eldest has been a real bless ing t o me, as I knew them all. My aunts and uncles have always been ver y dea r to me, even though I would contact them only once a year at Chris tmas , I thought of them 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 for ge t those dinners at the ranch with so many people that became so dear t o m e throughout my 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 w it h 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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