Thomas Rowley READ

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Thomas married Martha Eliza HARDY on 23 Feb 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Martha (daughter of William Reed HARDY and Mary Ann BICKMORE) was born on 11 Jan 1860 in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah; died on 24 Dec 1945 in Hooper, Weber, Utah; was buried on 26 Dec 1945 in (Hooper Cemetary, Hooper, Weber, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Endowed 9 April 1902 and left for California Mission 10 Apr
il 1902Released 4 May 1904
Marriage Certificate dated 22 Apr 1908 in the Salt Lake Temple and wassigned by John R. W inder
1 Feb 1915 was elected Secretary & Treasurer of the Hooper IrrigationCompany and resigne d due to ill health 31 Aug 1948
He was appointed Hooper Postmaster 7 June 1920 and served until 28 Feb1942
Called and appointed Bishop of the Hooper Ward, Weber Stake 15 July1923 and was Ordaine d and Set Apart by Joseph Fielding Smith and latterreceived a Bishops certificate signed b y the First Presidency Heber J.Grant, Charles W. Penrose and A.R.Ivans which was dated 21 No v 1923 hewas subsequently Released 31 May 1925 due to ill health

Thomas married on 22 Apr 1908 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha married on 5 Dec 1906 in Of Hooper, Weber, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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e "Adaline".From her own records , her blessing certificate, her mother's applictionfor the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, and h er parent's Family and TempleRecord Journal--the spelling is ADALINE.

Data from Family and Temple Record Journal: served mission to NorthernStates Mission, 30 Ap ril 1919 thru 28 February 1921

Marriage to Willard Burgess was performed in the Salt Lake Temple as acivil marriage (see Wi llard Burgess' notes for more details)

Second Marriage to Arthur Smith, a Widower, of American Fork, Utah, whosefirst wife was a ne ice to Willard Burgess, was performed in the LoganTemple, as a civil ceremony. He was a for mer Bishop and she moved tohis home in American Fork for the better part of five years

Missionary Certificate no. 802: issued a missionary call to Mary AdelineRead, on 29 April 1 919, signed by Heber J. Grant, President of theChurch, and Anthon H. Lund, counselor, and Ch arles W. Penrose,counselor.

Certificate of Blessing No. 115: blessed 1 September 1886, by Hans J.
Peterson

Baptized 1 November 1894 by Oley Oleson, per Family and Temple RecordJournal

Confirmed 1 November 1894 by Thomas S. Johnson, per Family and TempleRecord Journal

Certificate of Release from the Northern States Mission, 25 February,1921, signed by Winslo w F. Smith, Mission President.

The following is extracted from writings of Mary R. Burgess and enteredherein by Eldon W. Bu rgess a son, 11 Jun 1997.

I was the third child of Thomas R. and Martha Hardy Read and was bornin Kanesville, Webe r County, Utah 16 July 1886. We lived in a rentedhouse until after the death of my sister B ertha, September 1890. When Iwas four, we bought a home in Hooper, Utah where I grew up i n a largefamily of five boys and five girls, and all received their endowments inthe Salt L ake Temple. I remember my first dance in the Bowery, whichwas had a dance floor and a willo w roof. Father helped build the firstchurch in Hooper. He made several trips to Monte Cris to, Utah for rockfor the church house. He also work in the tithing house where the farmers brought in farm produce to pay their tithing.
We were the first in Hooper to get electric lights. We had used coaloil lamps before. H ooper was a good town to grow up in, as the peoplewere all alike, working and playing togeth er.
I received my early schooling in Hooper schools, after the eighthgrade I had typhoid feve r and had to give up school for some time. Thisearly school was in a one room school wit h a large round heating stovein the middle of the room, so those close to the stove nearly r oastedand those in the back of the room about froze every day. We had a benchin the back o f the room with a water bucket and a dipper and we all usedthe same dipper to get our drink s out of the bucket. After passing thefourth grade, we walked two miles to what was calle d High School. Weoften walked in snow up to our knees and then had to sit with wet coldfee t. I used to sweep and dust the school room after school for adollar and a half a week . I had all the sicknesses of childhood, butmanaged to stay in school until I was fifteen y ears old.
I also worked out, staying and working for a woman in bed with a newbaby. I also worke d for several people and did work, both in andoutside of the home, such as milking cows an d feeding stock and it wasat a place like this where I took sick with typhoid fever and ha d toreturn home. I was sick for nearly a year and it left me so weak I hadto wear braces o n my legs and give up dancing and going places where Ihad to walk. I was very lonely and di scouraged at times and it was thenthat I took to writing and composing poems, and this has s tayed with methroughout the years. I wrote a number of books, which I was going tohave pub lished in book form after the children were grown, but mydaughter, Marva, wanted to type the m for me before sending them to thepublisher. It was just before her and Bert moved and the y were lost. Ilearned to sew and crochet and have helped to make a lot ot quilts and Imad e fancy work. I had lace on all my baby clothes and handkerchiefsand pillow cases. I di d a lot of washings and ironings, using the oldwash board and tub, and the flat iron we heat ed on the stove. I hadpriveledge of meeting and cooking dinner for both President Grant an dPresident McKay.
One summer my father and two other men from Hooper went to Nevada andworked for the wealt hy Smiley brothers from California who owned aranch. The Smiley's young son and his new wif e came out to the ranch,and father sent for me to be with her as a companion for the summer . Itwas a life of ease as they had a cook and housekeeper who did all thework while we wen t horseback riding, etc.
My grandmother Mary Hardy, who lived in Idaho, fell and broke her hipand I stayed with he r a number of years. After she died, I stayed inIdaho and went Greggs Business College unt Illinois I was called on amission to the Northern States Mission. I returned home and left for m ymission on 30 April 1919 in company with four Elders. I worked inDetroit, Michigan and we nt into Canada. After four months I took sickand was being sent home to be operated on fo r appendicitis, but it wastoo critical and a doctor in Chicago who was from Utah did the operation. It left me weak and I couldn't do much missionary work for twomonths, so I and my c ompanion were sent to the country to stay with afamily. After I recovered I got a new compa nion and was sent to GrandRapids, Michigan where I organized the first Relief Society in th e area.We were also called to go to Flint, Michigan to help the Elders withstreet meeting s and other meetings.
When my mission was completed, I returned home and brought one of ourconverts, Laura Roeb uck, with me, as she had lost both of her parentsprior to joining the church. She went to S alt Lake City to work and meta young man and was married. I took a trip to Idaho and to Yel lowstonePark.
On January 11, 1922 I married Willard Burgess from Alpine, Utah, whowas a missionary I ha d met while on my mission. After a two week tripto Los Angeles, California, we returned t o Riverdale, Utah and bought ahome. We were happy, working in church callings and raisin g a family.Our first son, Owen, was born 9 December 1922, and our second son, Eldon,was bo rn 4 August 1924. We decided we needed a larger home, so a friendwho was in Real Estate, so ld us a larger homne there in Riverdale. Wesold the small home in Riverdale and a small hom e Willard had in Alpine.The ground turned out to be worthless and after three years we los teverything. Both our fathers had died and there was no one turn to forhelp.
We moved to Five Points, Ogden, Utah where our daughter, Marva, wasborn 23 July 1926 . We moved from place to place to find work. Often weheld Sunday School and Primary in ou r home. We lived in Shelly, Idaho;Brigham City, Utah; West Ogden, Utah; Hooper, Utah; Ogden , Utah; NorthOgden, Utah; Harrisville, Utah; and back to Ogden, Utah. We and thechildren s tayed active in the church, holding many positions. Both boyswent into the Army Air Force a nd were made officers in World War II.Because of his poor health Willard had to give up wor king and much ofthe income we had came from the children.
After the boys came home from the war, we sold our home inHarrisville and bought a hom e at 349 Franklin Street in Ogden. Webelong to the 22nd Ward, Riverdale Stake. I held man y positions in thechurch and as President of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Owen married Lois Pass of Bountiful, Utah 19 May 1946, and they havefive boys and a girl . Eldon married Elsie Mae Ward of Ogden, Utah, andthey have three boys and three girls. Massachusetts rva went to schoolat B.Y.U. and was secretary to the Dean of the school. She served amissi on to the Great Lakes

Mary married on 11 Jan 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married on 8 Apr 1963 in Logan, Cache, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Verna married on 11 Feb 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Verna married on 8 Jun 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lenna married on 23 Dec 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Augustus married on 22 Jun 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Gilbert married on 4 Jun 1925 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gilbert married on 31 Jul 1946 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]