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Gardner
,
Bernella
E
.
Snow
Birth and Death Dates
1886-1952
Call Number
MSS
973
Material Type
Diaries
Biography
Bernella
Gardner
was
born
on
June
26
,
1866
in
Pine
Valley
,
Utah
to
William
and
Ann
(Rogers)
Snow
. Her
mother
,
Ann
Rogers
, was
William's
sixth
and
last
polygamous
wife
.
Bernella
married
Robert
Berry
(R.B.)
Gardner
,
son
of
Robert
and
Cythna
(Berry)
Gardner
, on
March
8
,
1883
in the
St
.
George
Temple
.
Bernella
and
R.B
.
moved
to
Pine
Valley
where
they had
nine
children
:
Robert
Snow
,
Jessie
, a
daughter
who
died
,
Arthur
,
Fernleigh
,
Bernella
Elizabeth
,
Mamie
,
Thelma
, and
Lurie
. In
Pine
Valley
Bernella
ran
a
store
that was
located
on their
property
in
addition
to
taking
care
of the
children
and their
home
.
Bernella
was
appointed
treasurer
of the
Primary
Association
in
December
of
1880
. On
July
13
,
1896
Bernella
was
elected
as a
trustee
, the
first
female
trustee
to be
elected
in
Pine
Valley
. Her
husband
,
R.B.
,
left
for a
mission
to the
Northern
States
in
September
1896
and
returned
in
January
1899
because
of
health
problems
. In
1916
Bernella
and her
family
sold
their
home
in
Pine
Valley
and
moved
to
Cedar
,
Utah
(Cedar
City)
where
Bernella
and
R.B
. were
very
involved
in
temple
and
genealogical
work
. They were
members
of the
Stake
Genealogical
Committee
as
well
as the
Organization
of the
Order
of
Pioneers
. They
made
frequent
trips
to the
temple
to
do
temple
work
, and
Bernella
kept
several
correspondences
with
others
doing
genealogy
.
Throughout
her
life
Bernella
suffered
from a
severe
case
of
rheumatism
.
It
slowly
disabled
her,
forcing
her to
walk
with
crutches
for a
while
and
finally
restricting
any
use
of her
legs
. She
saw
doctors
for
treatment
and was also
baptized
several
times
for her
health
.
R.B
.
died
March
24
,
1949
in
Cedar
,
Utah
after
being
struck
by a
car
.
Bernella
lived
through
many
world
changes
and
events
.
Some
of these
include
the
attacks
on
church
members
for
practicing
polygamy
, the
passing
of the
Edmunds
Tucker
Bill
, the
San
Francisco
earthquake
,
World
War
I
,
World
War
II
, and the
coming
of
electricity
, the
railroad
,
automobiles
, and
airplanes
.
Three
years
after
her
husband
passed
away
Bernella
died
from a
partial
stroke
and
lung
failure
on
February
8
,
1952
in
Cedar
,
Utah
.
Abstract
<p>
MSS
973
:
Bernella
wrote
in
four
diaries
. The
first
is
a
book
in
poor
condition
with
144
pages
covering
the
dates
from
February
26
,
1887
to
November
12
,
1929
. At the
beginning
of this
diary
Bernella
records
her
paternal
grandparents
, their
children
and
birth
dates
, her
maternal
grandparents
and their
children
, her
father's
birth
and
marriage
dates
to
each
of his
six
wives
, and
each
of their
children's
names
and
birth
dates
. She also
records
some
death
,
marriage
, and
baptism
dates
and
places
of her
siblings
. Her
entries
are
sporadic
,
about
every
six
months
or
year
. The
content
of the
journal
deals
mostly
with
family
events
such
as the
births
of her
children
and her
sibling's
children
. She also
records
each
time
she
goes
to the
temple
and the
names
of those for
whom
she and her
husband
performed
ordinances
.
Other
topics
include
the
family's
health
,
epidemics
, the
weather
and
crops
, the
earthquake
in
San
Francisco
,
World
War
I
, the
first
train
to
Cedar
,
church
callings
,
conferences
of the
Sunday
School
, the
Mutual
Improvement
Association
, and the
General
Church
, and
LDS
Church
history
events
such
as
President
Woodruff's
manifesto
and the
death
of
Lorenzo
Snow
. At the
end
of the
diary
she
writes
a
short
three
page
history
of her
mother
,
Ann
Rogers
Snow
. There are also
some
short
notes
taken
in a
Theology
class
.
<p>
The
second
diary
dates
from
March
16
,
1930
to
December
26
,
1938
.
Themes
in this
journal
include
the
celebration
of the
Church's
100
year
anniversary
,
getting
electricity
, a
radio
,
car
, and a
player
piano
, the
Great
Depression
,
whooping
cough
,
German
measles
, and
scarlet
fever
epidemics
, the
beginning
of the
Church
Welfare
system
, and
electric
treatments
for her
rheumatism
. She also
gives
dates
of
births
,
marriages
, and
deaths
of
family
members
and
close
friends
. In
addition
she
discusses
health
,
crops
,
weather
, and
general
news
.
<p>
The
third
diary
dates
from
June
27
,
1944
to
June
11
,
1949
. In this
diary
Bernella
talks
a
lot
about
World
War
II
,
temple
and
genealogical
work
,
LDS
missionary
service
, the
changes
she has
seen
over
the
course
of her
life
, her
family's
health
problems
, and
vacation
trips
she
takes
with her
family
. She
frequently
expresses
appreciation
for her
husband
,
children
, and the
blessings
that
advances
in
technology
have
brought
.
<p>
The
fourth
diary
dates
from
June
14
,
1949
to
August
27
,
1950
. The
first
17
pages
are
sewing
terms
and
directions
.
Following
this
Bernella
discusses
genealogical
work
,
visits
from
family
and
friends
,
quilting
, and her
rheumatism
. The
last
three
pages
of the
book
are the
beginnings
of what
looks
like
an
autobiography
.
Bernella
gives
a
description
of
Pine
Valley
and her
childhood
memories
including
trips
to the
shingle
and
grist
mills
.
<p>
Overall
, the
diaries
are
written
in a
very
personal
tone
and
reveal
a
lot
about
Bernella's
character
and
personality
. Her
writing
displays
her
faith
and
gratitude
throughout
her
life
. The
handwriting
is
, for the
most
part
,
easy
to
read
and
understand
.
Coverage
1900-1956
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