Brief Life History of John Francis
When John Francis Astle was born on 21 September 1869, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, John Astle, was 23 and his mother, Isabella Jane Bradshaw, was 23. He married Lauretta Hepworth on 9 September 1891, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in World in 1914 and Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States in 1920. He died on 7 November 1951, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (68)
- John Francis Astle, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Marriage of John F Astle & Clara C Steen, 30 March 1927, Cache, Utah
- John Astle in entry for Clara Christina Holm Astle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1869–1951 Male
1874–1918 Female
Children (13)
1892–1951 Male
1894–1939 Female
1898–1918 Male
1899–1996 Female
1901–1974 Female
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1846–1919 Male
1846–1912 Female
Siblings (9)
1868–1942 Female
1869–1951 Male
1871–1941 Male
1873–1956 Male
1875–1877 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed
Age 8
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire called Astle, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + hyll ‘hill’. There may also have been some confusion with Asthall and Astley . Or occasionally this may be a topographic name denoting residence on an ‘east hill’ (from Middle English ast + hill or hull), i.e. a hill to the east of a settlement.
English: perhaps also a habitational name from Astwell, Northamptonshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + wielle ‘spring’.
English: habitational name from Asthall, Oxfordshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + halh ‘nook’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
John Francis and Lauretta Hepworth Astle Family: From the Memories of Grace Emily Astle Frank, compiled by her daughter, Charlene Frank Knighton
On a beautiful Sunday morning, as was the custom, all the people in the Star Valley area were going to Church. The Astle family had just tied their team to the old hitching post when another team of h …
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