Tuesday, February 01, 2022

A Fleck of Family History: Origin of Lisle's name

(From my Grandmother's (Zina) writings) 

Recorded  September 8, 1963

Dad was named for his Uncle Lisle who died at the age of twelve due to an accident caused by an injury to his spine from wooden box falling on him.  Also his leg was terribly mangled in the wagon wheel.  He had been sent to get something out of the back of the wagon.  He suffered for 3 weeks from the injury before his death.  Grandmother (Genevieve Nielson) vividly remembers Lisle laying on the mattress while the Doctor Harrington(?) amputated the boy's leg two separate times.  The Neilson were staying at ? during the summer. Grandfather was operated on by Dr. Sherman for his appendix and died subsequently.  Died at the age of 52.  Grandmother (Genevieve) had a mid-wife for Enid and Lisle. 

Here's a link to Lisle's obituary: https://www.deseret.com/1993/10/27/19073093/death-lisle-francis-ashton


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