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Raised by Rachel Thomas Tilley
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Raised by Aunt Bess Thomas Barney.
Boyd shot himself.
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S-Birth Certificate.
S-Death Certificate.
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DEATH: Carolyn only lived a few short minutes, her father F ay, was the only one that saw her alive. Her mother, La Mon a, did no see her alive. The Catholic hospital had her crea mated and Lamona never got to see her. Her ashes are burie d at Valhulla Cemetery, where her grandparents Pratt & Jan e are.[MegTilley-20051127a-10-29a.FTW]
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S-Birth Certificate.
S-Death Certificate.
S-Temple Records
DEATH: Carolyn only lived a few short minutes, her father F ay, was the only one that saw her alive. Her mother, La Mon a, did no see her alive. The Catholic hospital had her crea mated and Lamona never got to see her. Her ashes are burie d at Valhulla Cemetery, where her grandparents Pratt & Jan e are.
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BIOGRAPHY: (this history was written by Jane's grand daugh ter Sharon Ann Thomas Knight 3 May 1999)
Jane and Pratt lived in Spanish Fork Utah area. Pratt & Jane had 3 children. The oldest was a son, Fay Robertson Thomas, next was a baby daughter, Verl Thomas. Then another son Mark Thomas, he died 26 Dec 1914, The Prophet asked Pratt & Jane, his sister Rachell & Jim Tilley, his sister Jenney & Gilbert Nielson, his sister Bess & Kimball Barney, cousins of both Jane & Pratt to come to the Starrahs Ferry area, to settle it for the church. They homesteaded on what is now 200 West and about 170 South of Burley. This is where another son LaMar Robertson Thomas was born, then 2 daughters, Helen & Dona Flay Thomas.
It was on the 4th of July 1927, it was Dona Flay's 2n d birthday, Jane had Dona Flay in her arms, she was standing on Overland Ave. In Burley in front of Alexander's mens store. When Bishop Smith from Oakley, Idaho lost control of the new car he was just learning to drive he pinned Jane to the store front with his car Jane threw Dona Flay. Dona Flay was not hurt, only scared and scratched up. The plate glass window broke and came down it cut off Jane's foot at about the ankle. The doctor did emergency first aid then they took Jane to his house to do Surgery to save her life.
The Doctor kept a room for patients as they didn't hav e a hospital at that time. Jane was kept here for some time.
LaMar was 9 years old. He came running up to see what the excitement was, he saw his mothers shoe with her foot in it laying on the side walk. You can imagine the fear and horror the whole family went through.
Pratt sold his farm to pay the doctor bills. They moved to SpringDale, Idaho, which is a area out of Declo Idaho. Declo is 8 miles east of Burley on the old highway to Salt Lake. Dona Flay remembered her mother trying to haul buckets of water up the hill from the Spring Dale creek with 1 leg, on crutches. She was crying and moving the bucket a little at a time. She never gave up on anything. Jane' s leg was ulcerated, it never really healed, there was drainage all the rest of her life. She was a hard worker, and took care of her family all her life. When she had too much pain to wear her wooden leg, she would kneel on a chair and hop the chair around her house to clean and cook.
Pratt was an excelent farmer. They moved to Burley at some time before the depression hit. Pratt rented the farm land and house from the Olsen family. It was over across the tracks behind what is now Bonanza Motors and you go to the canal. The Olsens lived on the west side of the road and the Thomas family lived on the east side right by the ditch. Helen, DonaFlay and I went out to the irigation ditch , we called it a canal, and we dug out the banks so it was big enough for us to swim in. Our Grandparets had chickens, pigs, cows, and a big garden. Also Grandad was an excellent farmer. He grew watermellon. This is a hard crop to grow in our section of Idaho and he grew the best peas I ever tasted. He would come in and say: "the pea's are almost ready keep Sharon out of them". I would go out and hide behind the viens. If they got 1 pea they were doing good. The old house had 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen & pantry off the kitchen the middle bedroom was stripped and Grandma had a rug loom in it. She took orders for rugs. Then she wove them from strips of rags. We got a long runner that grandma had made for the mortuary in Rupert, it had been moved to the halls of the apartment building next door when they remodeled after the 2nd World war was over. Wanda had part of it and we took part to aunt Verl and I beleive Rhita but i'm not sure.
In 1942 Jane had to go to Los Angeles to have surgery on her leg again Pratt took her. He stayed until after Jane got over her surgery by this time her leg was amputated to just below her knee. They decided to move to California as the warmer weather didn't cause her leg as much pain as Idaho cold did. Pratt came home to move.
LaMar and Wanda were there with the girls. It was just before Christmas, Pratt built a fire in the yard and was burning papers and pictures he said that they didn't need all that stuff. Wanda stopped him before he burned too much. But a lot of history went up into smoke. he sold grandmas loom to some ladys from the church, he sold and gave away every thing.
They lived on Denver Ave in Los Angeles Calif. the family owned a hot dog stand accross from a high school in Los Angeles, Jane also owned a Malt Shop in Topanga Calif. she loved her family and supported all of them. Jane took care of Randy Jones and later Janell Jones. Jane was a great lady and a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother we all love her still and we know she is in heaven with grandad waiting for her family to get to be together forever.
MEMORIES: MEMORIES OF JANE BY LA MONA SLEIGHT Thomas 1980:
It was in 1933 or 1934 when I first met my future mother in -law while they lived in Charley Jones house, and Nellie and Tommy Dayley lived in the Wixom home that they bought while the Thomas' were living in it. Tommy and Nellie Wixom Dayley, a cousin of my Father's, John O. Sleight. Mother and father left me with them while dad and mother went to Bear Lake Idaho to a funeral. Nellie took me over to meet the two Thomas girls, DonaFlay and Helen, I did meet them at the this time, and Jane then in 1935, my mother died, it was later that we met again, Dona Faly and Helen Thomas. The Sleight family lived on the East of 11th street at th e very end of the street by the Jeffersons, and we Helen and Dona Flay went to the Burley High School until 1942, I graduataed and DonaFlay and Mixine Rudolph and I went to Boise , Idaho while Helen was at home having her first child, Micheal. Jane was a wonderful lady, with all the hardships she bore, even before I married Fay, I loved her and her family.
Jane was a strong and fine mother, and gave much of her love to her family and friends, she had a strong faith and loved the lord with all her heart. Mother Thomas now ninty three.
MEMORIES: From Joe Hawk 2001: My memories of my Grandmother (Jane) are not very clear, But I remember when I was about 7 years old, she came up from Calif. with Donna Flaye & Gene and their daughter Janie. We were all outside when the Ice Cream Truck came by, and Grandma told me to run out and get some Ice Cream, I remember her being very kind and considerate to all of us. Pratt wasn't alive when I was small, so I can't tell you.
MEMORIES: From Vicki Thomas Daughton 2001: I remember Grandmother (Jane) as a very kind and patient person. She would tell me pioneer stories, and funny stories of my dad when he was young. I learned how to cook from her. And my favorite thing was when we would wash dishes together and she was drying, she would always tell me that it was the person who dryed the dishes that had to make sure they were clean, I must not of been a very good dish washer. I think her boiled rasin cookies were my favorite. I'll never forget when we went to Yellowstone one year I think I was about eleven or twelve, we stayed in cabins, Uncle Gene and Aunt Dona Flay and their children were there too, Jane got trapped in the bathroom with a bear in it, I think she had her wooden leg off and was on cruthces, she was yelling at the top of her lungs trapped in a stall, Gene and Donna Faly had brought guns, I remember Gene running in the bath room with a gun, but I don't remember how they got the bear out. But Jane would not go to the bathroom alone while we were in Yellowstone after that.
DEATH: (from LaMona Sleight Thomas Journal dated May 1, 1981) Jane died Sunday April 26, 1981 in Riverside at the Riverside Hospital and was buried at Valhalla Cemetery in Burbank Calif. next to Pratt on April 30, 1981. Her three sisters were there, Ora, Donna & Flayvilla and most of her children, Fay, Dona Flay, Verl and Helen. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren were there. Joelen, Randy, Janie, Brent and his 2nd wife and 3 children, Lonnie & Dora, Phlylis and Amos Dallion, Jay Burton, Hope Thomas, Philip & Ray Daughton. I beleive it was Jolene that figured out that at the time of her death she had 85 descendents. It was a very sad moment but I am sure she is h appy to be going back home. (As of 2001 as close as I can figure she has over 135 descendents Vicki Daughton)
BIOGRAPHY: (this history was written by Jane's granddaughter Sharon Ann Thomas Knight 3 May 1999)
Jane and Pratt lived in Spanish Fork Utah area. Pratt & Jane had 3 children. The oldest was a son, Fay Robertson Thomas, next was a baby daughter, Verl Thomas. Then another son Mark Thomas, he died 26 Dec 1914.
The Prophet asked Pratt & Jane, his sister Rachel & Jim Tilley, his sister Jenny & Gilbert Nielson, his sister Bess & Kimball Barner, cousins of both Jane & Pratt to come to the Starrs Ferry area, to settle it for the church. They homesteaded on what is now 200 West and about 170 South of Burley. This is where another son, LaMar Robertson Thomas, was born, then 2 daughters, Helen & Dona Flay Thomas.
It was on the 4th of July 1927, which was Dona Flay's 2nd birthday, and Jane had Dona Flay in her arms. They were standing on Overland Avenue, Burley, in front of Alexander's men's store. At that moment, Bishop Smith from Oakley, Idaho, lost control of the new car he was just learning to drive and ran up to the store front. His car hit Jane and Dona Flay, and Jane was pinned to the store front with his car
Jane threw Dona Flay away from her. Dona Flay was not hurt, only scared and scratched up. The plate glass window broke and came down it cut off Jane's foot at about the ankle. The doctor did emergency first aid then they took Jane to his house to do Surgery to save her life. The Doctor kept a room for patients as they didn't have a hospital at that time. Jane was kept here for some time. LaMar was 9 years old. He came running up to see what the excitement was, he saw his mothers shoe with her foot in it laying on the side walk. You can imagine the fear and horror the whole family went through.
Pratt sold his farm to pay the doctor bills. They moved to Spring Dale, Idaho, which is a area out of Declo, Idaho. Declo is 8 miles east of Burley on the old highway to Salt Lake. Dona Flay remembered her mother trying to haul buckets of water up the hill from the Spring Dale creek with 1 leg, on crutches. She was crying and moving the bucket a little at a time. She never gave up on anything. Jane's leg was ulcerated, it never really healed, there was drainage all the rest of her life. She was a hard worker, and took care of her family all her life. When she had too much pain to wear her wooden leg, she would kneel on a chair and hop the chair around her house to clean and cook.
Pratt was an excellent farmer. They moved to Burley at some time before the depression hit. Pratt rented the farm land and house from the Olsen family. It was over across the tracks behind what is now Bonanza Motors and you go to the canal The Olsen's lived on the west side of the road and the Thomas family lived on the east side right by the ditch. Helen, Dona Flay and I went out to the irrigation ditch, we called it a canal, and we dug out the banks so it was big enough for us to swim in. Our Grandparents had chickens, pigs, cows, and a big garden. Also Grandad was an excellent farmer. He grew watermelons, which is a hard crop to grow in our section of Idaho and he grew the best peas I ever tasted. He would come in and say: "the peas are almost ready keep Sharon out of them". I would go out and hide behind the vines. If they got one pea they were doing well. The old house had three bedrooms, living room, kitchen & pantry off the kitchen. The middle bedroom was stripped and Grandma had a rug loom in it. She took orders for rugs, and then wove them from strips of rags. We got a long runner that Grandma had made for the mortuary in Rupert, it had been moved to the halls of the apartment building next door when they remodelled after the 2nd World war was over. Wanda had part of it and we took part to Aunt Verl and I believe Rita but I'm not sure.
In 1942 Jane had to go to Los Angeles to have surgery on her leg again. Pratt took her. He stayed until after Jane got over her surgery by this time her leg was amputated to just below her knee. They decided to move to California as the warmer weather didn't cause her leg as much pain as Idaho cold did. Pratt came home to move.
LaMar and Wanda were there with the girls. It was just before Christmas, Pratt built a fire in the yard and was burning papers and pictures he said that they didn't need all that stuff. Wanda stopped him before he burned too much. But a lot of history went up into smoke. He sold Grandma's loom to some ladies from the church, he sold and gave away every thing.
They lived on Denver Ave in Los Angeles California. The family owned a hot dog stand across from a high school in Los Angeles, Jane also owned a Malt Shop in Topanga California. She loved her family and supported all of them. Jane took care of Randy Jones and later Janelle Jones. Jane was a great lady and a wonderful mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother we all love her still and we know she is in heaven with grandad waiting for her family to get to be together forever.
MEMORIES: MEMORIES OF JANE BY LA MONA SLEIGHT THOMAS 1980:
It was in 1933 or 1934 when I first met my future mother-in-law while they lived in Charley Jones' house, and Nellie and Tommy Dayley lived in the Wixom home that they bought while the Thomas' were living in it. Tommy and Nellie Wixom Dayley, was my father's (John O. Sleight) cousin. Mother and father left me with Tommy and Nellie while dad and mother went to Bear Lake, Idaho, to a funeral. Nellie took me over to meet the two Thomas girls, Dona Flay and Helen, and their mother, Jane.
Then in 1935, my mother died, and Dona Flay and Helen Thomas and I met again. The Sleight family lived on the East of 11th street at the very end of the street by the Jefferson's, and we (Helen and Dona Flay) went to the Burley High School until 1942, I graduated and Dona Flay and Maxine Rudolph and I went to Boise, Idaho while Helen was at home having her first child, Michael. Jane was a wonderful lady, with all the hardships s he bore, even before I married Fay, I loved her and her family.
Jane was a strong and fine mother, and gave much of her love to her family and friends; she had a strong faith and loved the lord with all her heart. Mona Thomas now ninety three.
MEMORIES: From Joe Hawk 2001:
My memories of my Grandmother Jane are not very clear. But I remember when I was about 7 years old; she came up from California with Donna Flay & Gene and their daughter Janie. We were all outside when the Ice Cream Truck came by, and Grandma told me to run out and get some Ice Cream, I remember her being very kind and considerate to all of us. Pratt wasn't alive when I was small, so I can't tell you about him.
MEMORIES: From Vicki Thomas Daughton 2001:
I remember Grandmother Jane as a very kind and patient person. She would tell me pioneer stories and funny stories of my dad when he was young. I learned how to cook from her. And my favorite thing was when we would wash dishes together and she was drying, she would always tell me that it was the person who dried the dishes that had to make sure they were clean - I must not of been a very good dish washer. I think her boiled raisin cookies were my favorite. I'll never forget when we went to Yellowstone one year I think I was about eleven or twelve, we stayed in cabins, Uncle Gene and Aunt Dona Flay and their children were there too, Jane got trapped in the bathroom by a bear. I think she had taken her wooden leg off and was on crutches, she was yelling at the top of her lungs trapped in a stall, Gene and Donna Flay had brought guns, I remember Gene running in the bathroom with a gun, but I don't remember how they got the bear out. But Jane would not go to the bathroom alone while we were in Yellowstone after that.
DEATH: (from LaMona Sleight Thomas Journal dated May 1, 198 1)
Jane died Sunday April 26, 1981 in Riverside at the Riverside Hospital and was buried at Valhalla Cemetery in Burbank California next to Pratt on April 30, 1981. Her three sisters were there, Ora, Donna & Flayvilla and most of her children, Fay, Dona Flay, Verl and Helen. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren were there. Jolene, Randy, Janie , Brent and his 2nd wife and 3 children, Lonnie & Dora, Phyllis and Amos Dallion, Jay Burton, Hope Thomas, Philip & Ray Daughton. I believe it was Jolene that figured out that at the time of her death Jane had 85 descendents. It was a very sad moment but I am sure she is happy to be going back home.
(As of 2001 as close as I can figure she has over 135 descendents - Vicki Daughton)