Isaac's History

 

Isaac's History

 after many years I have finally finished the history of my great great Grandfather Isaac John Wardle. He was a handcart pioneer with the Martin Handcart Company. If you are interested in a bound copy they will be $30 for printing etc.. Message me and I will let you now where to send check.

If interested in an email copy message me with email address and I will send in word and pdf files. If you respond to this post with you email address that will also work.

Include child labor, immigration ship and train trips, handcart trip, Utah War, founding South Jordan, polygamy, mission to England, settling in Idaho, Fremont County.

My Father's Priesthood Ordinations:

Dad's Military Records US Navy

This is not a complete history.  My father volunteered in July 1943 and went to boot camp at Farragut in Idaho.  After a brief leave he went to San Diego to radar school.  From there he went east and was placed on the USS Garfield, a destroyer escort.  On the ship they went on one practice run to Bermuda.  They then escorted a new aircraft carrier to Brazil.  Finally he went on a convoy mission to Africa.  At that time as the radarman he did see enemy planes on his screen.  After this mission he was in radio school.  First he attended school in Clarksville, Arkansas.  After this he went to Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.  Shortly after completing school he was released from active duty and was part of the reserves.  As noted in the honorable discharge he was released form the reserved in September 1948. 

Funeral Program For Grandmother Mina Geneve Brandley Wright

Robert William Springall: Funeral Program

Ileen and JIm Wardle lived in Burley--Snow of 1952

These pictures are labeled 1953.  As such this must have been Burley Idaho were our family went to try their hand at potato farming.  Sara was born in 1950 and Connie in January of 1952.  Captions were written by Dad.  It appears that they have outdoor plumbing from the pictures, and two very old vehicles, one a pick-up truck. 

Snow at our ranch, 1952

our snow drifts 1952

Our snow drifts 1952

Diffing our water our 1952

William Ashton participates in the 1889 4th of July program in Whitney

I found this on Family Search.  It was contributed by Alexis Beckstead.  William Ashton is my great great great grandfather.  I descend from his daughter Mary while the Becksteads descend from Sarah.  I also note that family search has added a middle name; William Albert Ashton.

In the book "The Trail Blazer, a history of the development of Southeastern Idaho," by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, it states that Amasa Beckstead provided Accordion music for the 4th of July program in 1889. In the same program it mentions that his Grandpa Ashton gave a speech. Other relatives added to the entertainment: Andrew Beckstead gave a speech, Elton Beckstead demonstrated a Step Dance. Joseph Beckstead sang a song and provided mouth-organ music with Riley Clark. These were among 43 numbers in the long program. The small community really knew how to celebrate.