Carol Irene Thomson
(Gardiner) was the oldest child of Clyde Roland Thomsen and Irene
Clarkson. She was born December 18,
1925. Her favorite speakers are Neil
Maxwell and Gordon B. Hinckley and anyone who tells stories. When asked what are your favorite foods she
said, “I like all of them. I like trying
new foods.”
Her favorite movies are any of them from 1930 – 1960. The rest of them make me embarrassed. At 25 she went on a 2 year mission, Texas,
Spanish speaking. Her areas were El Paso
6 months, Texas Houston 14 months, Sante Fe 4 months and her mission president
was President Lorin Jones who previously worked for the Southwestern Indian
Service. Carol went to San Jose State because it was affordable and got a BA in
Occupational Therapy. Carol says Occupational Therapy is from the waist up and
Physical therapy from the waist down. She lived there in the apartments.
At 36 she met and married James Gardiner. Her advice for new stepparents: Keep your
mouth shut. Carol is known for her charm
and sense of humor. She has an amazing
memory both current and long term. Carol
is a great cook who was known for her potato salad, wheat bread and fried
chicken. All of her grandchildren and
great grandchildren love Carol and visit often.
After the death of her husband James in 2007, Brent and Holly moved in
with her.
She remembers birthdays and with detail can tell you how
each of her children, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren are
doing. Carol is an amazing person. She has been completely active in the LDS
church her whole life and loves being with the saints.
Clyde Roland Thomsen
b July 4, 1899 in SLC, he was an accountant in Tacoma, Eugene, OR, Los Angeles
and enjoyed golf.
In the 1940 census he was in Eugene, OR.
Peter Christian
Kilian Thomsen Clyde’s father
was. He married Selma Oberg who was from
Sweden and died after the birth of their last child, Glen. Peter emigrated from Denmark where he had a “street
meeting conversion.” After joining the
church he worked his way across the ocean two times on bread and coffee. Peter was an engineer for the SLC streetcars. He worked six days a week for 10 hours a
day. Of his girls only the oldest girl
stayed active. All the boys were active. Peter insisted that all his boys attend
priesthood. They had nine children:
1.
Margie
2.
Denton an assayer
3.
Leroy Alma, did real estate in LA
4.
Clyde, accountant
5.
Karna
6.
Edna
7.
Hazel
8.
Douglas (Pete)
9.
Glen
Irene Clarkson, Carol’s mother, was born April 23, 1902 in Trout Creek which is a small farming community, located along the Pony Express/Overland
route in northern Snake Valley,
north of Partoun, Utah
and south of Callao, Utah
in the west of Utah. It is known for
having one of the most remote chapels in the church. They later lived in Holiday, SLC. Her father was Charles Robert Clarkson and mother was Alvira Stout. Alvira is the
daughter of Hosea Stout who came west in the first company with Brigham Young
and is a famous early Mormon pioneer.
Hosea Stout (September 18, 1810 – March 2, 1889) was a
leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, and a lawyer and
politician in Utah Territory. One of
Stout's greatest contributions was as a diarist. The "Diary of Hosea
Stout" has become an invaluable resource for historians of the Latter-day
Saints in the nineteenth-century.
Here are Clyde’s four
children:
A. Carol b. Dec
18, 1925
B. Blaine b. May 13, 1927 married Dawne Edling and worked
for a utility in Glendale, moved to Huntsville, UT and later to Alaska for a
time. They had five children:
1.
Edline
2.
Marren
3.
Maryanne
4.
Karl Christian
5.
John
C. Gayle December 20, 1928 died 1996 of diabetic
complications
married Don who died in 2001. He worked on diesels and later dynamometers
and later was a supervisor in the business.
They had 10 children:
1.
Jannie
2.
Clay, mission
3.
Benn, mission
4.
Darren, mission
5.
Nicole, mission
6.
Lisa
7.
Della
8.
John, died but got active before he did
9.
Andrea
10. ?
D. Jeanne b.
March 6, 1931 d 2011 of a burst anuryism after lots of surgeries, husband is
Dale Hanks, alive in 2012. He worked for
years for TRW and still teaches computer in 2012. They had nine children of which 8 lived:
1.
Donald
2.
Kenneth
3.
Ernie
4.
Anita
5.
Heidi
6.
Carmen
7.
Nancy
8.
Laura
9.
David