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Show Pioneer Couple Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary . . '. , f? j In celebration of their sixtieth wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. James Wignal, Springville pioneers, were honor guests at an informal dinner and social, given by their children, at the family home, South Fourth East street, Thursday evening. eve-ning. Mr. Wignal, a Black Hawk Indian In-dian .war veteran, was born in England, Eng-land, May 19, 1849, a son of William Wil-liam and Grace Slater Wignal. He came to Utah with his parents in 1856 crossing the plains in the ill-fated ill-fated Edward Martin handcart company. The family settled in Payson where Mr. Wignal spent his early life. He assisted in construction of many of the earliest railroads in Wyoming, Colorado, California, Idaho and Utah. During his later years he engaged in farming and stock raising. Though Mr. Wignal has retired from active farm labor his 83 years does not keep him from riding horseback, to and from his ranch in Hobble Creek canyon, almost al-most daily. Mrs. Wignal, 79, was born in England, Eng-land, a daughter of Thomas and Ann Burt. She came to Utah with her parents in 1862. They crossed the ocean in a sailing vessel, requiring re-quiring six weeks to make the trip and walked almost the entire distance dist-ance across the plains to Utah. Mrs. Wignal recalls the early hardships, hard-ships, Indian uprisings. As a girl she learned to weave cloth, make candles and knit stockings, which tasks formed the major part of the pioneer girls' education. She was married to Mr. Wignal July 6, 1872. They are parents of nine children, seven of whom are living: Ernest Wignal, Salt Lake; Mrs- Hattie Allan, Mrs. Grace Av-erett, Av-erett, Mrs. Maggie Daley, Frank Wignal and Mrs. Ella Hatch of Springville and Charles Wignal, Provo. , |
