Thomas "L" WANGSGARD

1884 - 1973  (89 years)

• Name	Thomas "L" WANGSGARD
  Nickname	L
  Birth	28 Feb 1884	Huntsville, Weber, UT
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Nov 1973	Ogden, Weber, Utah
  Notes	GEDCOM line 91 not recognizable or too long: (SLGC) 2 STAT BIC GEDCOM line 92 not recognizable or too long: (SLGC) 2 FAMC @00623439@ GEDCOM line 93 not recognizable or too long: () 1 SOUR @S01@ This is the story told to me (Arvilla Rae Sanders Moore) one day in April 1961, by my Grandfather, Thomas Wangsgaard. He was born on February 28, 1884, in Huntsville, Utah, to peter Christian Wangsgaard and Ingeborg Nielson. He said, "I was known as "Little Tommy", because I was a sickly child. I was the seventh child of a family of thirteen, five girls and eight boys. At the age of seventeen I worked with cattle, for Hansen Livestock Co., riding and feeding. When I was twenty-one I went to Wyoming to try farming. There I met and married Barbara Race on May 8, 1906. Our daughter, Arvilla Bernice, was born on March 12, 1907. When little Bernice was just eight years old we were divorced. The court granted Bernice to me. Bernice and I moved to Utah where I met Annie Josephine Johnson and married her June 21, 1915. We had a daughter, Florence May, born to us April 21, ______, and two little boys who died right after they were born. I went to school in Huntsville, Utah. President David O.McKay was one of my teachers. I've been to the McKay home many times and even courted David's sister." ((I think it is interesting to note that Grandpa was baptized September 3, 1916. He and Annie were members of the church most of their married life before they went to the temple on _____________ and Mother and Daddy went with them. Mother was sealed to Grandpa and her stepmother.) told by Arvilla Rae Sanders Moore Information from Arvilla Bernice Wangsgard Sanders family records and records of Stanley Wangsgard. Life history written by Thomas L. Wangsgard on Sunday, 30 Aug 1953. I was born Feb 28 - 1884 in Huntsville, Utah, the 7 child of P. C. and Ingerborg Wangsgard. I went to school in Huntsville and worked on the farm with my father. At the age of 17 I went to Logan and worked for the Hansen live stock co., feeding cattle and tending cattle. At the age of 21 I went to Wyoming, worked on ranches and coal mines also learned carpenter work. At the age of 31 came to Ogden, worked in Packing plant (meat) for 1 year then got a truck and was in express business for 3 years. At age 35 went to Nevada on Homestead, was there 7 years. At age of 42 came back to Ogden and have done carpenter work ever since. At this writing I am 69 years old and have 2 daughters and 14 grand children and 4 great grand children.
  Person ID	I40	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2004

  
  

  Father	Peter Christensen WANGSGAARD,   b. 21 Jan 1847, Gersbol, Snedsted, Thisted, Denmark d. 1 Jul 1916, Ogden, Weber, UT (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Ingeborg NIELSEN,   b. 17 Jan 1853, Ingerslev, Tiset, Aarhus, Dnmr d. 19 Apr 1940, Ogden, Weber, UT (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1872	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Louisa RACE,   b. 29 Jul 1888, Goshen, Millard Co., Utah d. 4 Jul 1946, Boise, Boise Co., Idaho (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1906	Mountainview, Uintah Co., Wyoming
  Children	+ 1. Arvilla Bernice WANGSGARD,   b. 12 Mar 1907, Mountain View, Wyoming d. 21 Oct 1987, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Annie Josephine JOHNSON,   b. 10 Jan 1889, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	21 Jun 1916	Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
  Children	1. John Thomas WANGSGARD,   b. 23 Apr 1917, Ogden, Weber, Utah d. 23 Apr 1917, Ogden, Weber, Utah (Age 0 years)   2. Florence Mae WANGSGARD   3. Jonas Peter WANGSGARD,   b. 28 Mar 1921, Mason, Lyon, Nevada d. 28 Mar 1921, Mason, Lyon, Nevada (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2010

  
  

• Photos

  Wangsgard, Thomas "L" Photo found in Arvilla Bernice Wangsgard Sanders' Book of Remembrance