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1 Valora Rae BERNARDI1,2,3 (1925- ) [8256]. Born 1 Mar 1925, San Joaquin Co., CA.2,3
2 ? BERNARDI1 ( - ) [8254].
3 Zola Mae BIRKS1,4,5 (1901-1949) [8240]. Born 1 Nov 1901, UT.4,5,6 Died 28 Sep 1949, Stockton, CA.1,6
From the Nevada State Journal.
October 11, 1949 - "Mrs. Zola Mae Smith, 48, sister of Earl Birks of Reno and formerly a well known resident here, died late last month in Stockton, Calif., where she had resided about 20 years.
She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Stockton Aeronautical Association, of which she was secretary
She is survived by her husband, Owen G. Smith, and two children, Jack Bernardi and Valora Wright, all of Stockton; four stepchildren, Lois Miller, Gerald Miller, Shirley Smith and Patricia Powell; tow grandchildren, James and Janice Bernardi; three brothers, William Birks, Reno, Claude Birks, Tucson, Ariz., and Everill Birks, Tucson, Ariz, and Mrs. Irene Frick, Stockton.
Funeral services were held in Stockton.
Mrs. Smith was a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, and came to Nevada as a child with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William F. Birks.".
6 William Thomas BIRKS7,8 (1856-1922) [3956]. Born 1 Jun 1856, Crossbrook, Derbyshire, England.7 Marr Harriet Maria RICE 9 Oct 1888.7 Died 1 Mar 1922.7
From the Davis County Clipper.
June 21, 1907 - "Mr. and Mrs. William Burkes, (Birks) of Sandy, Salt Lake Co., had their home partially destroyed by fire a few days ago. What the fire did not burn was soaked with water and ruined. The fire was caused by a defective flue.
This is twice in three years that they have been burned out. Mrs. Burkes is a daughter of Mr. William Rice of Farmington and a sister of Mrs. Archibald Duncan, of Centreville.".
7 Harriet Maria RICE8,9 (1867-1911) [3915]. Born 1 Jun 1867, Farmington, Davis Co., UT.8,9,10 Died 14 Oct 1911, Reno, NV.8 Buried Reno, Nevada.8
From the Davis County Clipper.
November 3, 1911 - "Former Resident of Farmington Dies at Reno, Nev., - Leaves Husband, Children and Aged Father.
The many friends of Mrs. Harriet Rice Birks, wife of William T. Birks, will be grieved to learn that she died of cancer Saturday, October 14, 1911, at Reno, Nevada, where she was buried.
The family moved to Madeline Plains, California, in 1908, but resided there only one year when they returned as far as Reno and settled there. She leaves a husband, seven children, a father and considerable number of other relatives to mourn her sad loss.
Her father, William K. Rice, if Centreville is a pioneer of 1847 and is nearly 90 years old. He had two wives, both dead, and there were twenty four children. Mrs. Birks was a little over forty-four years old, was born in Farmington, June 1, 1907, married in 1888 and moved to Salt Lake City in 1900; from there she went to California eight years later. All of the children and several of her brothers and sisters attended the funeral.
She was a teacher in the Relief society in Salt Lake City and was a highly intelligent and dearly loved wife, mother and neighbor and will surely receive a great reward in the mansions above, where the righteous rest from their earthly labors.".
14 William Kelsey RICE11 (1822-1913) [1704]. Born 27 Oct 1822, Manchester, Ontario, NY.11 Marr Lucy Whittier GEER 25 Oct 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.7,10 Marr Ann Victoria ROSE 25 Oct 1855, Salt Lake, Salt Lake UT.10 Died 6 Jul 1913, Centerville, Davis, UT.11 Buried 10 Jul 1913, Farmington, Davis, UT.12
From the Davis County Clipper.
July 11, 1913 - "William Rice, a pioneer of 1847, being a member of the first company that crossed the plains, and a resident of Farmington for considerably more than half a century, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dahl Duncan, in Farmington, Monday. He was perfectly helpless for two months before the end came.
He had been a widower for a great many years, but is survived by a large number of children who reside in different parts of this western country.
Funeral services were held in the Farmington meeting house yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.".
15 Ann Victoria ROSE10 (1839-1878) [1701]. Born 4 Jun 1839, Howard, Steuben, NY.10 Died 23 May 1878, Farmington, Davis, UT.12 Buried 26 May 1878, Farmington, Davis, UT.12
| 1 | "Obituary of Zola Mae Smith in the Nevada State Journal, October 11, 1949". |
| 2 | "1930 CA, San Joaquin, Stockton census". |
| 3 | "California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995". |
| 4 | "1900 UT, Davis, Farmington census". |
| 5 | "1920 CA, San Joaquin, Stockton Ward 3 census". |
| 6 | "California Death Index, 1940-1997". |
| 7 | "World Family Tree information from Harold Davis". |
| 8 | "Obituary of Harriet Rice Birks in the Davis County Clipper, November 3, 1911". |
| 9 | "1860 Utah, Farmington, Davis Co., census". |
| 10 | "From Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men by Frank Elwood Esshom, 1913". |
| 11 | "Obituary of William Kelsey Rice in the Davis County Clipper, July 11, 1913". |
| 12 | "Ancestry.com World Family Tree". |