(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 their grandson Walter M. Everton. Written in 1932, revised in 1942. Note from Gary Lee Walker: In the Genealogical Library, Salt Lake City, the book that contains this story can be found. The call No. is: A 2 Bll. This is the only story that pertained to the direct line of Rebecca Boman Walker. …
by Margaret P. Petersen (Edited for continuity by Gary Lee Walker) Next to their children, I, being the oldest grandchild and having lived in their home for three years, probably remember hearing more incidents related by them than any other grandchild. I will not rely upon my memory alone, however, but will include statements and …
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 …
by Walter M. Everton The name of PITCHER was, in many cases, of Anglo-French origin and derived from the French PITCHER or PICHIER, “platal forms of PIQUIER, supposedly meaning “Pike-man.” It is known that in other cases the name was a corruption of PICHARD or PICARD, which name was originally applied to one from Picardy, …
November 21, 1934 Blessing given by John H. Peterson, Patriarch, to Lilla Mozell Boman, daughter of John William Pitcher and Mary Clarissa Thornley; born 5 January 1901, at Smithfield, Utah. Lilla Mozell Boman, in the authority of my calling, I lay my hands upon thy head and bestow upon thee a Patriarchal Blessing, that …
I write these memories not in the order of their happening, but just as I think of them. One thing I can think of is that as long as I knew Grandpa, he had no hair on top of his head. He had a lump about as big around as a nickel. It bothered me, …
The text for John Thornley can be found at Family Search.
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 …
L to R: Mozell, Cyril, DeConn, Mary Clarissa Thornley, Melvin on lap, Margaret, John William Pitcher, Harvey, Brown, and Phoebe (FGR and photo in possession of Rebecca Walker)
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