(photos from familysearch.org; story from Gary & Rebecca Walker files) by Margaret P. Petersen (Edited for continuity by Gary Lee Walker) John Thornley was born February 8, 1833, at Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of John Thornley and Helen Langton. Margaret Stringfellow was born July 6, 1833, at Wigan, Lancashire, England, the daughter of William …
by Margaret P. Petersen (Edited for continuity by Gary Lee Walker) John William Pitcher (or Willie as he was known to his family, this nickname “being shortened to Will in later life), was born June 13, 1871, the second child of John and Rebecca Pitcher, at Smithfield, Utah. He was born within two years after …
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Grandma Boman wrote the following pages for me. She did this while she was living in the rest home in LaVern [sic] California. I have tried to type it as she wrote it except that I have added words to make complete sentences, and corrected spellings. Dec. 1987 Christine B. Dent I was born 05 …
June 12, 1971 (newspaper clipping included in account, transcribed by Susan Carey, Aug 2013) Over 175 members of the late John William (Will) Pitcher met to celebrate his 100th birthday. He was born on June 13, 1871, in Smithfield, two years after his parents John and Rebecca Pitcher had immigrated to Utah from England. He …
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