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This index was funded by a grant from the Utah Division of Arts &
Museums and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Anderson
Anderson, Owen B.
A history of Owen B. Anderson / written by Owen B. Anderson. – [S.l. : O.B. Anderson, 1988]
33 leaves ; 28 cm.
Cover title.
Owen B. Anderson was born May 9, 1898, on the outskirts of Pleasant Grove, Utah. He married
Bessie Smith in 1921. He and his family lived in New York State; Bountiful, Utah; and Oregon. Anderson
helped with the administration of Church properties in Palmyra, New York, and the Hill Cumorah.
1. Anderson. 2. Smith.
Barber
Barber, Carl Kent.
My life story / by Carl Kent Barber. – [S.l. : s.n., 19--?]
15 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Barber was born November 18, 1898, in Syracuse and died September 23, 1968. He married Ruby
Walker in 1919 in the Salt Lake Temple and divorced her in 1928. He married Ruby Bateman in 1929; the
couple was sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1931. Barber owned a hauling company and later sold cars.
He served in various capacities in the LDS Church.
1. Barber. 2. Walker. 3. Bateman.
History of Alice Evelyn Kent Barber and Charles Barber. – [S.l. : s.n., 19--?]
5, 5 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Alice Evelyn Kent was born April 14, 1868, in Bountiful, Utah, and died March 10, 1930. Charles
Barber was born in the Chiddingly parish, Sussex, England, on January 30, 1863, and came to Utah in
1876. He married Alice Evelyn Kent in 1886. They lived in Syracuse, and she operated the first ice-cream
parlor in the community. In 1931, following the death of his wife, he married Esther Sessions.
CONTENTS. The life of Alice Evelyn Kent Barber / prepared by Alice Erma Barber Sessions, Mary
Elma Barber Dawson [and] Carl Kent Barber. – The life of Charles Barber / written by Carl Kent Barber.
1. Barber. 2. Kent. 3. Sessions. I. Sessions, Alice Erma Barber. II. Dawson, Mary Ellen Barber. III.
Barber, Carl Kent.
Barnes
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Gailey, Harold James.
John Richard Barnes, he may live forever / Harold James Gailey. – Bountiful, Family History
Publishers, 1997.
308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
John Richard Barnes was born July 28, 1833, in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, to William Barnes and
Elizabeth Jeffries. He married Emily Shelton in 1853, the same year they came to the United States,
eventually arriving in Kaysville, Utah. He later married Elizabeth Geaves and Emily Stewart. Barnes
owned a co-op and other businesses, including a bank (the accounts of the businesses he founded are
chronicled). From April 30 to June 22, 1888, Barnes was incarcerated for the practice of plural marriage;
he was pardoned by President Grover Cleveland. Barnes died January 21, 1919, at his home in Kaysville.
1. Barnes. 2. Shelton. 3. Geaves. 4. Stewart.
Bodily
Bodily, Robert.
My service to God, family, and country / [Robert Bodily]. – [Ogden? : R. Bodily, 200-]
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Bodily’s service in World War II from 1942 through 1945, with letters, photographs, and
reminiscences.
1. Bodily.
The Life [sic] of Robert E. Bodily, 28 Dec. 1885, Joseph P. Bodily, 21 Dec. 1853, Robert Bodily, 30 Dec.
1815 / [this book was put together by Robert Bodily]. – [19--]
1 v., unpaged ; ill. ; 30 cm.
Ms. (typescript, handwritten, photographs, photocopies, etc.)
In three-ring notebook.
Title from cover of notebook.
The lives of the three Bodily men and those close to them.
1. Bodily. I. Bodily, Robert.
Briggs
Briggs, Lawrence Roy.
History of Lawrence Roy Briggs and Helen Wilcox Briggs. – [199-?]
[78] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm.
Typescript.
In three-ring notebook.
Lawrence Roy Briggs was born January 1, 1914, in Syracuse to Thomas Roy Briggs and Hattie Ann
Manning. Helen Wilcox was born March 28, 1914, in Syracuse to Delbert Wilcox and Irene Udy. They
met in fifth grade. They were married in 1937.
1. Briggs. 2. Wilcox. I. Briggs, Helen Wilcox.
Child
Child, Elda Viola Criddle.
Elda Viola Criddle Child : life sketch. – July 2003 update. – [S.l. : Child family, 2003]
24 leaves ; 28 cm.
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Elda Viola Criddle was born December 5, 1901, in Syracuse to William Criddle and Sarah Marie
Linford. She married Fay Child in 1919.
A reissue of The autobiography of Viola Criddle Child, written prior to her death, with additional
information gathered from interviews given in June 2003.
“Remembering mom”: p. 20-24.
1.
Child. 2. Criddle. 3. Linford.
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Child, Mark Fay.
Our story / Mark Fay Child, Viola Criddle Child. – [S.l. : s.n., 19--?]
42, 17, [1], 4, 4, 3, 4, [2] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Mark Fay Child was born August 3, 1901, to Mark A. Child and Emma Alice Simpson. Elda Viola
Criddle was born December 5, 1901, in Syracuse to William Criddle and Sarah Marie Linford. They
married in 1919.
CONTENTS. The autobiography of Mark Fay Child. – The autobiography of Viola Criddle Child.
Includes also various tributes, memories, etc., from children and others.
Two loose photos inserted.
1. Child. 2. Criddle. I. Child, Viola Criddle.
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Cook
The Ancestors and descendants of David Ernest Cook and Chloe Ireta Steed Cook. – [S.l. : s.n., 1999]
(Clearfield, Utah : RC Printing and Graphic Design)
iv, 456 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Compiled by Carol Marie Cook Thurgood.
The memories, genealogical charts, and pictures of the children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren of David Ernest and Chloe Ireta Steed Cook.
CONTENTS. David Ernest Cook and Chloe Ireta Steed family. – Floyd Kenneth Harmston and Winifred
Cook Harmston family. – Wendell Bernard Hansen and Nelva Cook Hansen family. –Lewis Edward Briggs
and June Cook Briggs family. – Fannie Marie Cook. – Joseph Glen Simpson and Louise Cook Simpson
family. – David Lawrence Cook and Cleone Barber Cook family. – A brief history of David Cook and
Fanny Marie Beazer Cook. – Cook pedigree chart. – A brief history of Walter William Steed and Julia
Marie Wilcox family. –The life of Thomas Steed from his own diary, 1826-1910.
1. Cook. 2. Steed. 3. Harmston. 4. Hansen. 5. Briggs. 6. Simpson. 7. Wilcox. I. Thurgood, Carol
Marie Cook.
Cook, Cleone B.
Lawrence and Cleone Cook : a legacy of love. – [S.l. : C.B. Cook and K.C. Nelson, 2007]
72 p. : chiefly ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Title from cover.
Compiled by Cleone B. Cook and Kristie Cook Nelson.
Pictures, with captions, from the lives of Lawrence and Cleone Cook.
Includes Cook, Barber, Bateman, and Steed.
1. Cook. 2. Barber. 3. Bateman. 4. Steed. I. Nelson, Kristie Cook.
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Life history of Mark Day Cook and Viola Stephens Cook. – [2006?]
[18] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
Typescript together with newspaper clippings, photographs, and funeral programs, some original, some
photocopies.
In three-ring binder.
Mark Day Cook was born March 9, 1911, in Bountiful to Rudolf Cook and Martha Ann Day. He died
May 10, 1995. Viola Stephens was born December 19, 1909, in Henefer to Heber Charles Stephens and
Louisa Jane Wilson. She died November 24, 1995. Mark and Viola were married in 1932.
1. Cook. 2. Stephens.
William Simpson Cook and Christina Bowman family. – [19--?]
45 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript.
William Simpson Cook was born February 2, 1827, in Kincardine, Scotland, to David Cook and
Margaret Simpson. He came to Salt Lake City in 1851. Christina Bowman was born April 11, 1837, in
Abbotshall, Scotland, to William Bowman and Margaret Snaddon. She came to Salt Lake City in 1853.
William and Christina were married by Brigham Young in 1854. They moved to Syracuse in 1862.
William died March 28, 1915, and Christina died April 25, 1915.
In three-ring binder.
On spine of binder: D Cook.
Includes bibliographical references and additional material.
1. Cook. 2. Bowman.
Criddle
William Criddle and Sarah Maria Linford of Syracuse, Utah, and their ancestors and descendents [sic]. –
[S.l. : s.n.], 1986.
iii, 19, 36, 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Compiled for the Criddle family organization by Vaughn E. Hansen with the assistance of many family
members.
Consists of a section devoted to the Criddle ancestors (some of whom were early settlers in coastal
North Carolina prior to the Revolution), a section on the Linford ancestors (English immigrants to Utah), a
section on William Criddle and Sarah Maria Linford, and a final section of their children.
1.
Criddle. 2. Linford. I. Hansen, Vaughn E.
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Dahl
Dahl, Sheldon T.
Sheldon T Dahl : my life and family, 1935-2003. – [S.l. : s.n., 2003] (Logan, Utah : Watkins Printing)
xii, 334 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
A detailed account of the life of Dahl, and his and his wife’s ancestors. Dahl was born October 11,
1935, to Earl William Dahl and Evaline Thurgood. He married Susan Boyack October 17, 1961. Boyack
was born April 14, 1940. Her father was Clifton Boyack.
“The continuation and completion of a previous project published a few months ago titled: Sheldon T
Dahl: autobiography and family history—September 2002”—Preface.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Dahl. 2. Thurgood. 3. Boyack.
Driggs
Driggs, Howard R.
Driggs family history / Howard R. Driggs. – [S.l. : H.R. Driggs], c1959Publisher’s Press)
v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
(Salt Lake City :
A history of the Driggs family members, tracing their roots from Holland. Vol. 1. covers preRevolutionary times up to the 1950s.
Handwritten corrections on some pages.
CONTENTS. book 1. Beginnings in America.
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Gailey
Gailey, David Smedley.
The history of Marlin and Laura Smedley Gailey, their ancestors and children / by David Smedley
Gailey. – [S.l. : Gailey, 200-?]
355 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
A history of the Gailey family members. Marlin Gailey was born September 16, 1899, in Syracuse,
Utah, to David Gailey and Eliza Edmonds. Laura Smedley was born December 20, 1898, in Bountiful,
Utah, to Henry Smedley and Margaret Waite. They were married November 21, 1920.
Cover title: Marlin and Laura Smedley Gailey, their ancestors and their children.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Gailey. 2. Smedley.
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Garr
Fielding Garr, 1794-1855, and his family, early Mormon pioneers on Antelope Island. – [S.l.] : A.M.
Cutler for the Ralph Cutler Family Organization, 1991.
viii, 164 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
A history of the Fielding Garr family, written for the occasion of his 150th birthday, including his
German ancestry, where the name was spelt Gahr or Gaar. Garr was born August 19, 1794, in Madison
County, Virginia, to Abraham Gaar and Dinah Weaver. Paulina Turner was born May 23, 1805, to John
Turner and Sarah Holman. They were married November 18, 1819.
Includes a history of the Garr ranch on Antelope Island.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Garr. 2. Gahr. 3. Gaar. 4. Turner. 5. Cutler. 6. Antelope Island (Utah) I. Cutler, A. M. II. Ralph
Cutler Family Organization.
Hansen
Hansen, Vaughn E.
Noble Hansen ancestors : Nicoline Wilhelmine Petersen, Charles Fredrick Hansen/Olsen and Thirza
Diana Ward, Ernest Willard Hansen and Eva Millie Criddle / prepared by Vaughn E. Hansen. – 2009.
25 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript.
In a plastic binder.
A history of the generations of the Hansen family from January 15, 1823 to the late 1990s or early
2000s.
1. Hansen. 2. Petersen. 3. Olsen. 4. Ward. 5. Criddle.
Harris
Thurgood, Mary Neva Harris.
Oh! what love can endure : biography [sic] of Phebe Layton Harris and Willard Richard Harris / by
Mary Neva Harris Thurgood. – [Utah : M.N.H. Thurgood, 1986?]
74, 19 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Willard Richard Harris was born January 8, 1881, in Layton, Utah, to Thomas Eagles Harris and Mary
Ann Payne. Phebe Layton was born July 2, 1881, in Layton, Utah, to Christopher Layton and Mary Jane
Roberts. Willard and Phebe were married January 30, 1901. Willard died December 10, 1916; Phebe died
May 4, 1969. Following Willard’s death, Phebe married Frederic Evans; following Evans’s death, she
married Calvin Minchey.
1. Harris. 2. Layton. 3. Evans. 4. Minchey.
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Layton
Sanders, Bill.
Hannah Maria Septema Sims Layton. – [Layton : Kaysville/Layton Historical Society/Heritage
Museum of Layton, 2007]
24 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Hannah Maria Septema (sometimes spelt Septima or Septemma) Sims was born Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, England, on July 20, 1848. Her family joined the LDS Church while in England and in
1863 came to America, arriving in New York. They came to Utah the same year. Hannah married
Christopher Layton in 1865, becoming his eighth wife. Hannah died October 5, 1889, and is buried in the
Kaysville cemetery.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Layton. 2. Sims.
Michalicek
Michalicek, Ruby Bateman Barber.
My life story / by Ruby Bateman Barber Michalicek, as related to Keith J. Cook. – Syracuse : [K.J.
Cook], 1991.
19 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Ruby Bateman was born May 6, 1911, in Bloomington, Idaho, to Vesta Marriet Thompson and
William Henry Bateman. She married Carl Kent Barber in 1929; they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple
in 1931. Carl died in 1968; she married Arthur Fred Michalicek in 1974. Ruby died May 22, 2001.
1.
Michalicek. 2. Bateman. 3. Thompson. 4. Barber. I. Cook, Keith J.
Rampton
[Rampton family histories]. – 2001.
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript and handwritten.
Submitted by George and Carol Rampton.
George Albert Rampton was born March 15, 1870, in Bountiful, Utah, to Henry Rampton and Ada
McDuff. He was the town blacksmith in Syracuse. Emily Walker was born April 7, 1869, in Croydon,
Utah, to James Walker and Mary Ann Cox. George and Emily were married December 13, 1893. George
died May 20, 1955; Emily died in 1957.
1. Rampton. I. Rampton, George. II. Rampton, Carol.
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Rentmeister
The Family history of Donald Neil Rentmeister. – [Utah: s.n., 19--?]
199 p. ill. ; 28 cm.
Cover title.
Other title: History of Donald Neil Rentmeister, with histories of his wives, parents and grandparents.
Don Rentmeister was born August 12, 1933 to Eli Evarist Rentmeister and Della Criddle. Verlyn
Gittins was born October 14, 1933. They were married September 7, 1951. Verlyn died December 16,
1952. Genene Gailey was born August 24, 1936. Don and Genene were married June 2, 1954. Don died
June 3, 2010. Don and Genene were instrumental in the founding of the Syracuse Museum and Cultural
Center.
CONTENTS. The life of Donald Neil Rentmeister /written by Don Rentmeister. – Just plain me / by
Verlyn Gittins. – History of Genene Gailey Rentmeister / written by Genene Gailey Rentmeister. – History
of John and Agatha Rentmeister / written by John Rentmeister. – History of John and Agatha Rentmeister /
taken from the history of Josephine Rigby. – History of Eli Evarist Rentmeister / written by Donald Neil
Rentmeister. – The history of Della Criddle Rentmeister / written by Della Criddle Rentmeister.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Gittins. 3. Criddle. I. Rentmeister, Donald Neil. II. Gittins, Verlyn. III.
Rentmeister, Genene Gailey. IV. Rentmeister, John. V. Rigby, Josephine. VI. Renteister, Della Criddle.
History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with a history of Eli and Della Rentmeister. – [Utah : s.n., 19-?]
115 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Other title: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with histories of Eli and Della Rentmeister
CONTENTS. History of John and Agatha Rentmeister / written by John Rentmeister. – History of John
and Agatha Rentmeister / taken from the history of Josephine Rigby. – History of Eli Evarist Rentmeister /
written by Donald Neil Rentmeister. – The history of Della Criddle Rentmeister / written Della Criddle
Rentmeister.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Pledger. 3. Criddle. I. Rentmeister, John. II. Rigby, Josephine. III. Rentmeister,
Donald Neil. IV. Rentmeister, Della Criddle.
Rentmeister, Della Criddle.
The history of Della Criddle Rentmeister / written by Della Criddle Rentmeister. – [19--?]
42 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript.
In three-ring binder.
Also in: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with a history of Eli and Della Rentmeister; and, The
Family history of Donald Neil Rentmeister.
Della Zillah Criddle was born September 12, 1895, in Syracuse, Utah. Eli Evarist Rentmeister was
born October 26, 1891, at Seraing, Belgium. They were married November 15, 1914. Eli died February
20, 1951. Della died November 2, 1973.
Includes other reminiscences about Della.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Criddle.
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Rentmeister, Donald Neil.
History of Eli Evarist Rentmeister / written by Donald Neil Rentmeister. – [19--?]
16 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript and handwritten.
In three-ring binder.
Also in: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with a history of Eli and Della Rentmeister; and, The
Family history of Donald Neil Rentmeister.
Eli Evarist Rentmeister was born October 26, 1891, at Seraing, Belgium. Della Zillah Criddle was
born September 12, 1895, in Syracuse, Utah. They were married November 15, 1914. Eli died February
20, 1951. Della died November 2, 1973.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Criddle.
Rentmeister, John.
History of John and Agatha Rentmeister / written by John Rentmeister. – [19--?]
34 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript and handwritten.
In three-ring binder with: History of John and Agatha Rentmeiser / taken from the history of Josephine
Rigby.
Also in: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with a history of Eli and Della Rentmeister; and, The
Family history of Donald Neil Rentmeister.
John Rentmeister was born in Germany September 1, 1863. Agatha Pledger was born in Belgium
October 8, 1864. They were married May 4, 1889. They came to the United States after their conversion
to the LDS faith.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Pledger.
Rigby, Josephine.
History of John and Agatha Rentmeister / taken from the history of Josephine Rigby. – [19--]
29 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript.
In three-ring binder with: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister / written by John Rentmeister.
Also in: History of John and Agatha Rentmeister, with a history of Eli and Della Rentmeister; and, The
Family history of Donald Neil Rentmeister.
John Rentmeister was born in Germany September 1, 1863. Agatha Pledger was born in Belgium
October 8, 1864. They were married May 4, 1889. They came to the United States after their conversion
to the LDS faith.
1. Rentmeister. 2. Pledger.
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Thurgood
Dahl, Devon N.
Thomas James Thurgood, born 16 Mar [sic] 1866 Bountiful, Utah, died 21 April 1954 Syracuse Utah,
& his (227) Dahl/Thurgood descendants (173 blood descendants, 54 married Dahl descendants) through
Evaline Thurgood (Dahl), born 2 August 1897 Syracuse Utah, died 9 October 1984 Huntington Beach,
California, & Earl William Dahl, born 22 August 1897 South Hooper, Utah, died 24 December 1971
Syracuse Utah / prepared by Devon N. Dahl. – 2009.
1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
At head of title: Syracuse Museum features.
In three-ring binder.
Chiefly photos. of the family members.
1. Thurgood. 2. Dahl.
[Thomas James Thurgood]. – [19--]
1 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Photos, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia in a three-ring binder.
Thomas James Thurgood was born March 16, 1866, in Salt Lake City to Thomas Thurgood and Sarah
Ann Banks. He married Elizabeth Regena Stoker November 5, 1885. She died March 12, 1924. He
married Gerda Modine Brennan July 1, 1926.
1. Thurgood. 2. Stoker. 3. Brennan.
Thurgood, Colleen Farr Dahl.
Life history of Colleen Farr Dahl Thurgood. – [S.l. : C.F.D. Thurgood, 200-]
23 p : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Colleen Farr was born June 2, 1937, in Ogden, to Kenneth Alvord Farr and LaRene Stark. She married
Van Dahl in 1957; he died in 2004. In 2005 she married De Lore Willard Thurgood.
1. Farr. 2. Dahl. 3. Thurgood.
Thurgood, De Lore.
Brief life history [sic] of Therin & Leora Harris Thurgood. / written by De Lore Thurgood. – [S.l. :
s.n., 19--?]
i, 25 leaves : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Therin Thurgood was born July 10, 1902 in Syracuse to Thomas James Thurgood and Elizabeth Stoker
Thurgood. Leora Harris was born January 11, 1902, to Willard Richard Harris and Phebe Layton. Therin
and Leora were married November 24, 1920. Therin died April 7, 1951. Leora married Lloyd J. Riggs
November 19, 1953. Leora died January 20, 1992.
1. Thurgood. 2. Harris. 3. Riggs.
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Thurgood, De Lore Willard.
Life history of Dolores Jean Hull Thurgood / compiled and written by De Lore W. Thurgood. – [S.l. :
D.L.W. Thurgood, 2002?]
48 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Dolores Jean Hull was born August 26, 1932, to Jess Douglas Hull and Nellie Hopkinson. Dolores
married De Lore Thurgood in 1952. She was a talented artist. Dolores died September 6, 1997.
Includes photos of the Hull family.
1. Hull. 2. Thurgood.
Thurgood, De Lore Willard.
Personal history summary of De Lore Willard Thurgood. – [S.l. : D.L.W. Thurgood, 200-]
35, ii, 77 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Cover title: My personal history.
Second set of pages (ii, 77 p.) has a separate t.p.: Supplement to my personal history.
De Lore Willard Thurgood was born June 23, 1928, to Therin Thurgood and LeOra Harris. He served
in the Navy in World War II. He served as mayor of Syracuse in the latter 1980s and was instrumental in
the development of the Syracuse Museum and Cultural Center. He married Dolores Jean Hull in 1952;
Dolores died in 1997. He married Colleen Farr Dahl in 2005.
1. Thurgood. 2. Hull. 3. Dahl.
Thurgood, De Lore Willard.
U.S. Navy story of De Lore W. Thurgood. – [S.l. : s.n., 200-?]
21 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Typescript.
The story of De Lore Thurgood’s service in the U.S. Navy from January 15, 1947 to December 19,
1951.
1. Thurgood.
Thurgood, Grant Barber.
Autobiography [sic] of Grant Barber Thurgood, 1916-1990 [and] Elma Forbes Thurgood, 1919-1990.
– [S.l. : s.n., 199-]
58 leaves : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Grant Barber Thurgood was born May 17, 1916, to David Alvah Thurgood and Mary Alta Barber. He
married Elma Forbes in 1943. He served multiple missions for the LDS Church.
1. Thurgood. 2. Barber.
Thurgood, Grant Barber.
Brief history of David Alvah Thurgood, father of David Howard Thurgood, Grant Barber Thurgood,
Kenneth LaMar Thurgood / compiled by Grant Barber Thurgood. – [S.l. : G.B. Thurgood, 1992]
10 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
David Alvah Thurgood was born March 2, 1890, in Bountiful, Utah, to Thomas James Thurgood and
Elizabeth Stoker. He married Mary Alta Barber in 1911. He died January 25, 1968.
1. Thurgood. 2. Stoker. 3. Barber.
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Thurgood, Joseph Stoker.
A life well spent / Joseph Stoker Thurgood. – [Utah : T.S. Thurgood, 198-]
94 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
Cover title.
Other title: Autobiography.
“Much of this story was written by his [Joseph Stoker Thurgood’s] own hand, much of it is transcribed
from oral history taped during home evenings, and a few small sections were written by Neva to help
bridge gaps” – Acknowledgements.
Transcribed by Trudy Spear Thurgood.
Joseph Stoker Thurgood was born August 22, 1899, in Syracuse to Thomas James Thurgood, the first
mayor of Syracuse, and Elizabeth Regena Stoker. Mary Neva Harris was born August 2, 1903. They were
married June 14, 1922. Joseph died October 26, 1980.
1. Thurgood. 2. Harris. I. Thurgood, Mary Neva Harris. II. Thurgood, Trudy Spear.
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Thurgood, Neva Harris.
Priceless memories of my life / by Neva Harris Thurgood. – [Utah : N.H. Thurgood, 1982?]
iv, 143 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Mary Neva Harris, called by her parents “Nuveé,” was born August 2, 1903, to Willard Richard Harris
and Phebe Layton. Her father died December 10, 1916, of infected tonsils. Her mother subsequently
married Frederic Evans in 1919. Evans died April 18, 1942. Her mother married Calvin L. Minchey six
years later. Neva herself married Joseph Thurgood on June 14, 1922. Joseph died October 26, 1981.
1. Thurgood. 2. Harris. 3. Layton. 4. Evans. 5. Minchey.
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Thurgood, Thomas J.
A short sketch of the life of Thomas J. Thurgood : an autobiography. –Syracuse, Utah : [T.J.
Thurgood], 1949 (Bountiful, Utah : Carr Print. Co.)
124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Cover title: Autobiography of Thomas J. Thurgood.
Thomas J. Thurgood was born March 16, 1866, to Thomas Thurgood and Sarah Ann Banks. He
married Elizabeth R. Stoker November 4, 1885; she died after 1915, possibly as late as 1924. He married
Gerda Modine in 1926. Thomas died in 1954.
1. Thurgood. 2. Banks. 3. Stoker. 4. Modine.
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Waite
Ancestral histories / compiled by Verl C. Waite. – [S.l. : V.C. Waite, 19--?
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Cover title.
Photocopies of handwritten and typescript materials, and photos. The copies of the photos are of poor
quality.
Vol. 1 includes Waite, Dunn, Neville, Fielding, Sessions, Killgore, Call, Parke, Loveland, Clotworthy,
Frew, and Smith.
1. Waite. 2. Dunn. 3. Neville. 4. Fielding. 5. Sessions. 6. Killgore. 7. Call. 8. Parke. 9. Loveland.
10. Clotworthy. 11. Frew. 12. Smith.
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Walker
Paths of the Walkers. – [S.l. : D.G. Allen, 1999]
327, 19 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Compiled by Dixie Gunderson Allen.
CONTENTS. Dan and Minnie, leading citizens of Syracuse / by G. Merrill Andrus. – The general store,
excerpt taken from The Community of Syracuse. – The history of May Walker Andrus. – Memories of a
country store / [written by May Walker Andrus]. – History and memories of Verna Walker Jones /
compiled and written by Ivy Walker Woolley. – A brief family history of Nora Walker and John D.
Gunderson : Nora’s own words as written in October 1982. – History of Mary Gunderson Parsons. –
History of Karen Gunderson Crawford. – History of Dixie Gunderson Allen. – My life story / John D.
Gunderson. – Steven Douglas Gunderson personal history. -- Memories of childhood / as written by Ruth
Walker. – Clif’s [i.e. John Clifton Linford’s] early life. – Their life together / as written by Ruth Walker
Linford. – The miracle / as written by Ruth. – The John Linford family. – History of Ivy Walker Woolley. –
History of Dee R. Woolley. – History of Lou Jean Woolley Jensen. – A brief history of James W. Woolley.
– History of Jay Calvin Woolley. – A brief family history of Ralph Walker and Jetta Winegar / [written by
Mary Susan Monson, May 1998]. – History of Clarence Kay Walker. –History of Shirley Walker Aamodt.
– History of Sylvia Ann Walker Vincent. – History of Mary Susan Walker Monson. – Biography of Myron
B. Walker / researched, compiled, and written by Clair Walker, 1997. – History of Frank D. Walker. –
Excerpts from the history of Joseph Reese Baird / as written by himself about 1960. – Joseph Reese Baird.
– History of Mary Ann Cox and James John Walker / by G. Merrill Andrus, adapted from the account
originally written by Minnie Baird Walker. – My parents and grandparents / told by Ivy Walker Woolley. –
History of James Hyrum Baird / compiled by Edwin Baird, January 1968. – Impressions of my father / [by
Ruby Baird Andersen, January 1932]. – The Sessions family, our family link. – A briefing from the life of
Perrigrine Sessions / by Heber J. Sessions, September 22, 1976. – The community of Syracuse. –
Descendant chart for Daniel Henry Walker.
1. Walker. 2. Andrus. 3. Jones. 4. Gunderson. 5. Parsons. 6. Crawford. 7. Allen. 8. Linford. 9.
Woolley. 10. Winegar. 11. Aamodt. 12. Vincent. 13. Monson. 14. Baird. 15. Cox. 16. Sessions. I.
Allen, Dixie Gunderson.
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Walker, Jetta Winegar.
A grand lady—Jetta Winegar Walker / written by Jetta Winegar Walker [and] Mary Susan Walker
Monson. – [S.l. : s.n., 1998]
19 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Caption title.
Jetta Winegar Walker was born August 4, 1908, in Woods Cross, Utah, to Clarence Winegar and
Sylvia Mann. She married Ralph Walker April 17, 1930. They operated the former Cash Market in
Syracuse.
1. Walker. 2. Winegar. 3. Mann. I. Monson, Mary Susan Walker.
Wilcox
The Life history [sic] of David Henry & Ann Burnett Wilcox. – [Utah : N. Wilcox, 2013]
iv, 158 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + cd-rom.
Acknowledgements and foreword by Norman Wilcox.
David Henry Wilcox was born October 8, 1905, to William Henry Wilcox and Emily Barber. Ann
Burnett was born February 14, 1907, to Samuel Henry Burnett and Cathern Mitchell. David and Ann were
married December 22, 1927. David died July 16, 1979. Ann died January 20, 1981.
The log cabin in which David spent his first seven years is now on the property of the Syracuse
Museum. Much of the agricultural machinery in the museum’s possession was donated by the Wilcox
family.
1. Wilcox. 2. Barber. 3. Burnett. 4. Mitchell. I. Wilcox, Norman.
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