Betsy Orinda Thompson

Brief Life History of Betsy Orinda

Betsy Orinda Thompson was born on 3 August 1848, in Converse, Wyoming, United States. She married Edwin Ralph Wardle on 23 November 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 September 1900, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Maesar-Fairview Cemetery, Maeser, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Ralph Wardle
1848–1927
Betsy Orinda Thompson
1848–1900
Marriage: 23 November 1867
Edwin Rushton Wardle Jr
1868–1934
George Adams Wardle
1871–1873
John Harmon Wardle
1873–1922
Christopher William Wardle
1876–1876
Andrew Heber Wardle
1877–1899
Samuel Jedediah Wardle
1880–1931
Fannie Adelia Wardle
1882–1971
Lucy Ann Wardle
1885–1946
Clarence "Charles" Eugene Wardle
1888–1932
Fredrick Wardle
1891–1916

Sources (28)

  • Louisa M Merkley [also known as Betsy Ordinda Thompson] in household of Christopher Merkley, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Louise Marie Merkley - birth: 3 August 1848; Nebraska, United States
  • Betsy O Wardle, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (7)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873 · Settlers arrived in Vernal

On Feb 14, 1873, Pardon Dodds, among others, came to the valley to raise livestock.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.

Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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BETSY ORINDA THOMPSON WARDLE

Betsy Orinda Thompson Wardle Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Aug. 3, 1848 Converse County Wyoming, USA Death: Sep. 23, 1900 Vernal Uintah County Utah, …

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