EDMUND LEROY JARDINE 1879-1935

Edmund Leroy Jardine was born 16 Oct 1879 at West Weber, Utah. Blessed 26 Oct. 1879 by Edmund Ellsworth. He is the son of Richard Franklin Jardine, Sr. And Luna Caroline Ellsworth Jardine. Baptized 16 Oct 1887 by his father Richard Franklin Jardine, Sr. And confirmed the same day. Roy married Mary (May) Arrowsmith 5 March 1900 at Lewisville, Fremont Co., Idaho by his father Richard Franklin Jardine, Sr. May was born 9 Sep. 1876 at Randolph, Rich, Utah. Daughter of John Taylor Arrowsmith and Lucretia (Lucy) Hannah Howard Arrowsmith. May was baptized 9 Sep. 1884. May’s family were pioneers coming to Lewisville, Idaho area in 1885. She and her sister, Lenora stayed with their father when he contracted to be over the cooking crew when the Great Feeder dam went under construction in 1903. They performed the cooking duties while her father worked with the men on the dam. Leroy came from a large family. His brothers and sisters were: Luna Jardine born 13 Jan 1871 at West Weber, Utah, married James Kinghorn 9 Jan 1889 in the Logan Temple, died 22 July 1955 in Idaho Falls, Idaho Richard Franklin Jardine, Jr. Born 3 Nov 1872 at West Weber, Utah, married Ella Edna Gibson 5 in Salt Lake City, Utah, died 14 Oct 1957 in Pocatello, Idaho at daughter’s home. James Leo Jardine born 17 July 1875 at West Weber, Utah, married Laura Annie Dabell 28 April 1898, died 3 May 1938 at Rexburg, Idaho at daughter’s home. Rowennah Wilmot Jardine born 10 July 1877 at West Weber, Utah, married James Thomas Wilson 17 Sep 1895, he died 11 Aug 1925, (2) Hyram Howard-died, (3) John Erickson married 8 April 1938 he died. She died 25 June 1952 at Rigby, Idaho. Edmund Leroy Jardine born 16 Oct 1879 at West Weber, Utah, married Mary (May) Arrowsmith 5 March 1900 at Lewisville, died 11 April 1935 at Lewisville, Idaho

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Elizabeth Young Jardine born 19 Jan. 1882 at West Weber, Utah, married Horace Andrus 22 April 1899 at Lewisville, Idaho, died 27 Aug 1963 at Idaho Falls, Idaho. John William Jardine born 8 March 1884 at Lewisville, Idaho, married Rhoda Matilda Maria Lowder Geisler 24 Jan. 1912 at Salt Lake Temple, died 5 Aug 1960 at Idaho Falls, Idaho Minnie Belle Jardine born 21 April 1886 Lewisville, Idaho, married William Oliver Fisher 2 March 1907, died 13 July 1985 at Ventura, California. Joseph Arthur Jardine born 21 May 1888 at Lewisville, Id., married Luella Inez Green 14 Sep. 1910 at Salt Lake City Temple, he died 8 Sep. 1963 at Lewisville, Id. Ellen Jardine born 7 Jan. 1891 at Lewisville, Id. married Alma John Hoggan 14 May 1909 at Salt Lake City Temple, she died 5 Sep 1962 at Idaho Falls, Id. Lester Hamilton Jardine born 15 Sep. 1892 at Lewisville, Idaho, married Rhoda Mary Jardine 6 March 1912 at Lewisville, Id., He died 15 Oct. 1972 at Idaho Falls, Idaho Mary Mildren Jardine born 22 March 1897 at Lewisville, Idaho, married Horace Lyman Birch 1 Aug. 1919 at Lewisville, Idaho, died 10 May 1978 at Rexburg, Idaho Ruth Jardine born 21 Jan 1900 at Lewisville, Idaho, married Leander Charles Norton 15 Nov. 1917 at Salt Lake City Temple, died 12 Sep. 1996 at Torrance, California

Leroy and May had the following children: Howard LeRoy Jardine born 17 at Lewisville, Idaho, married Ada May Godfrey 12 June 1925 at Idaho Falls, Id. At Lester and Rhoda Jardine’s home, died 9 Jan 1970 at Ogden, Ut. Harold Adrian Jardine born 28 Dec 1902 at Lewisville, Ida., married Nina Pearl Niederer 4 March 1936 at Salt Lake City Temple, died 26 March 1950 at Lewisville, Id., buried in Lewisville, Id. John Franklin Jardine born 5 Jan 1905 at Lewisville, Id., married Blenda Anderson 12 June 1947 at Idaho Falls Temple, died 20 June 1973 at Los Angeles, Ca. Buried in California William Leonard Jardine born 4 Feb 1907 at Lewisville, Id., married Eva Mary Niederer 14 May 1942, died 3 Dec. 1967 Idaho Falls, Id., buried in Lewisville, Id. Cemetery Cecil Willard Jardine born 4 July 1909 at Lewisville, Id., married Beulah Wanna Walker 10 Oct 1931 at Rigby, Id. Died 24 Oct 1974 Idaho Falls, Id., buried in Lewisville, Id. Cemetery Lucretia Arrowsmith Jardine born 17 April 1911 at Lewisville, Id. Unmarried, died 23 July 1928 at Lewisville, Id., buried in Lewisville, Id. Cemetery.

May and Leroy raised and adopted E. Forrest Poulson born 13 Jan 1924 at Lewisville, Id. His parents were Levi Poulson or Poulsen and Eva Tuttle Hunter. He died 11 May 1972 at Ogden, Utah. They were very good to him. Roy worked very hard finding work to help the family live. The boys worked at an early age helping to do all the chores. Their home was clean. It is said that Roy did the scrubbing of the floors. He was that kind of man, always willing to help and to make others happy. He hung wallpaper, painted, got wood, anything to help out. May always had her hair fixed so nice. Earrings, make-up, dressed clean and nice. She, at one time, had a Confectionary business in the 1930's. She had a hat shop and she always had beauties on her head. Always complimentary. She tried in her way to help the income to the family. He was kind and sympathetic neighbor. A devoted father and husband, genuine, and a good companion with his sons. The death of their daughter really affected them. Roy had dark eyes and his face sparkled and his eyes shone whenever you saw him.

“My third brother was such a good kind hearted fellow. He lived only a couple of blocks from my parents home. From the time he was married he loved to come over home and visit. He would come and sit in the big rocker in the kitchen and visit until one of his boys would come for him and say “Mama wants you to come home.” It was so good for him to come, especially on rainy days. We all loved to have him come. Mother said he could never stay long enough for a good visit. I still have some hankies he gave me when I was a kid. I remember when Lester, Rhoda and I went over to his place to spend the evening. They had 5 boys and lost a girl when she was 16. He was a very good man. He had black eyes and hair. He was the tallest of the brothers- over 6 feet tall.” Ruth Jardine Norton (sister) Sep, 8, 1990

I remember Uncle Roy and his smiling sparkling kind black eyes. He looked more like grandpa Jardine. He was kind to me always. They had a player piano and he let us kids play tunes. Oh how we loved it. They had a black walnut tree and Jack used to stay a lot with our family in Idaho Falls and he always brought mom some of the walnuts, because she loved them. They were so hard to crack. Jack also brought us horseradish from his home in Lewisville. We used to put a grinder on the back step at 490 D. Street and hope the breeze would blow the fumes away. They had good crab apples and Jack used to bring them to us. They had a ditch out front and a wide board walk to the house. When it lost some of it’s boards, it was a more precarious job getting to the end. Zoe said that Uncle Roy did the scrubbing at the house. She says he also did the mending of socks. Aunt May made the best chocolate cakes with boiled white icing on them with raspberries put in it. It was so good. Zoe said Jack used to walk her home after Mutual or else she would stay all night at Uncle Roy’s home. They were very good to her. I remember my first time of being a flower girl at Lucretia’s funeral. She died so young and it broke her parent’s hearts. Aunt May always was so clean and her hair fixed up so nice. I learned that she used to have a hat shop. No wonder-she set the right example for it all. Cecil was so good to mother when they moved to Rigby. He saw that they always had fish to eat as he knew mom loved fish. Hal and Leonard were good to my folks also. A good family. Jack stayed at our home when he had chances to work in Idaho Falls. I always loved them so much. And they were so good to me. Kathleen Jardine Woolf (niece)

Information from Lewisville Centennial Book, Church records, Words from Aunt Ruth, and having known him, I loved him. Kathleen 18 Nov. 2002

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARY JARDINE

I, Mary Jardine, of the age of 74 years, of Lewisville, County of Jefferson, Idaho, being of sound and disposing mind and memory and not acting under duress, menace, fraud of undue influence of any person whomsoever, do make, publish, and declare this my last will and testament, and I do hereby expressly revoke all other and former wills and codicils to wills made by me. I I hereby direct my executor, hereinafter named; to pay my just debts and obligations including the expense of my last sickness, as soon after my decease as is practicable. I further direct that my executor shall bury my body in accord with good taste and in keeping with my station in life and within the means of my estate. II I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my son Leonard Jardine, the following described real property: Lot I, Block 27, of the Village of Lewisville. Subject only to the provisions of Paragraph III of this, my last will and testament. III I hereby give, bequeath and devise a life estate in and to my four room house situate upon the premises described in Paragraph II of this, my last will and testament, to my son, E. Forrest Jardine. Together with the right of egress to and ingress from said premises. Upon the death of E. Forrest Jardine the fee simple title to said house shall vest in my son Leonard Jardine, his heirs, executors or administrators. IV I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my son E. Forrest Jardine, my piano and my cow. V I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my son Howard Jardine, the “Family Clock” and three drawer dresser. VI I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my daughter-in-law, Ada Jardine, my gold earrings. VII I hereby give, bequeath and devise to my daughters-in-law, Nina, Ada, Blenda, Eva and Beulah, my linens and dishes, which they may divide as they choose. VIII I hereby give, bequeath and devise to each member of my family any gift and all gifts which they gave to me which now remain in my home. IX I have purposely omitted from my will my son, John Jardine, and his wife, and my son, Cecil Jardine, and his wife and the wife and children of my son Harold, and any and all other heirs. X All the rest and residue of my estate, if any, I give, bequeath and devise to the following individuals in equal shares: John Jardine Howard Jardine Leonard Jardine Cecil Jardine E. Forrest Jardine Nina Jardine XI I hereby nominate and appoint as the executor of this, my last will and testament, Leonard Jardine. In witness whereof, I, Mary Jardine, have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of 1951, and have written my name on the margin of each of the preceding pages.

Her signature Mary Jardine The foregoing instrument consisting of three typewritten pages, including this page, was, at the date hereof, , 1951, signed, sealed, published and declared by Mary Jardine to be her last will and testament in the presence of us, the undersigned, who, at her request and in her sight and presence and in sight and presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Adeline H. Chapman T. Harold Lee