Brandley, Louis Orson, 1889-1984
Dates
- Existence: 1889 - 1984
Biographical History
Louis Orson Brandley (1889-1984) was a Latter-day Saint farmer and church leader.
Louis Orson Brandley was born in Richfield, Utah on January 17, 1889 to Theodore and Margaret Keeler Brandley. Because his mother was the second polygamous wife of his father, the young Louis rarely interacted with Theodore, who lived with his first wife and her children. Instead, he spent his childhood on a small farm property with his mother and siblings. Eventually, his father was called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help settle Stirling village in Alberta, Canada. Louis left his mother and joined his father to work on the Stirling farm in 1904. Louis later moved to Provo, Utah in 1912. His mother encouraged him to pursue an education, so Louis graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1914 and then attended Brigham Young University. However, familial duties called him back to Canada where he worked on various farm properties and filled in as a schoolteacher. He also served in various church leadership positions and was ordained a member of the Seventy. Louis married Edda Anderson on May 28, 1919 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She moved back to Raymond, Alberta with Louis, and they had seven children together.
Louis Orson Brandley died on October 29, 1984 in Raymond, Alberta, Canada.
Citation:
UPB MSS9175, Sep. 27, 2018 (b. Louis Orson Brandley on Jan. 17, 1889 in Richfield, UT; p. Theodore Brandley and Margaret Keeler Brandley; mother second polygamous wife of father; father lived with first wife and her children, so Louis rarely interacted with him; spent childhood on small farm property with mother and siblings; father called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help settle Stirling, AB, CA; moved to Stirling farm in 1904; moved to Provo, UT in 1912; mother encouraged education; attended Brigham Young University; moved back to AB, CA to work on farm properties and as a schoolteacher; served in various church leadership positions and was ordained a member of the Seventy; m. Edda Anderson on May 28, 1919 in Salt Lake City, UT; she moved to Raymond, AB, CA with him; seven children; d. Oct. 29, 1984 in Raymond, AB, CA)Brigham Young High School, via WWW, Sep. 27, 2018 (graduated 1914)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Louis Orson Brandley journal
Contains a thumbdrive with a transcribed copy of journals written by Louis Orson Brandley between 1950 and 1983. Materials record daily life in Utah and Alberta, Canada, and focus particularly on family, including Louis's wife, children, and grandchildren. Emphasis is placed on family activity in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also contains an autobiographical life history about Louis's early childhood.
Louis Oscar Brandley family histories
The Louis Oscar Brandley family histories contain an autobiography of Louis Brandley as well as typed histories of the life of his father, Johann Theodore Brandley; his mother, Margaret Keeler Brandley; and Eliza Zaugg Brandley. Also contained are two poems written by his mother.
Charles Ursenbach collection
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