7 Mar 1959 – 4 Dec 1922
Grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Son of Charles Guild and Marie Madeline Cardon
His mother was born in St. Bartholomew, Piedmont, Italy on July 6, 1834, and she with her parents and 1 sister and 4 brothers accepted the gospel in 1853. On Feb. 7, 1854, they left Italy and went (with friends and neighbors who had also accepted the gospel) to Liverpool, England, where they joined the Robert L. Campbell Co.
His father, Charles, was born April 14, 1826, in Dundee, Forfar, Angus, Scotland. He also had accepted the gospel and traveled to Liverpool to join the Saints on their journey. They left Liverpool March 12, 1854, sailing on the ship John M. Wood on its maiden voyage arriving in Salt Lake City, Oct. 28, 1854 via New Orleans, St. Louis and the trek across the plains.
In June, 1855, Charles and Mary Madeline were married in Ogden, Utah, where they lived for a short time, also in Logan where the Cardon family settled.
Later they moved to the Lehi area (1858) where Joseph Phillip was born a year later.
In 1866, the family moved to the Muddy Express Station, 12 miles west of Ft. Bridger, Wyoming where father Charles helped his brother-in-law, Moses Byrne, in the running of the station, also the ferry across the Muddy. With the coming of the telegraph, the Muddy Station closed and both the Byrne and Guild families moved 5 miles north to a place later known as Piedmont.
The railroad suggested that the place be named Byrne in honor of Moses who had built the 5 kilns to make charcoal used as fuel for the engines …the hottest known fuel … needed to get the train over Aspen Hill. In as much as there was a station west of Green River named Byram, it was felt that the names Byram and Byrne were so similar that it was decided that another name should be used. Mary Madeline and her sister, Mrs. Byrne, who were the only white women there at the time, remarked how much the area resembled Piedmont, Italy and the name Piedmont was made official.
As the Guild family was growing quite a large suitable home was started. The family opened a store. Charles would load a wagon with all kinds of merchandise to the surrounding areas. He would be gone for days in a time, so the building of the family home fell to Joseph, the oldest living son. The original home consisted of 9 rooms, but was later enlarged to a 27 room hotel. With the coming of the railroad in 1868, living quarters were needed by the trainmen.
One of the men was a man named John Krause who with his wife came from Ohio to work for the Union Pacific. In 1882, Mrs. Krause’s (Kate) sister Lucy Barbara Eiden came from her home in Lorain, Ohio for a vist
Lucy and Joseph Phillip were married Feb. 14, 1883, in Piedmont where they spent the first part of their married life. They lived in Hilliard for a short time, then to Ft. Bridger. When they decided to locate in Urie at the crossroads of Mt. View and Carter and Ft. Bridger and Lyman, the store building was moved by teams with logs for the building to roll on ..a tremendous undertaking … as the log to the rear became free, it was moved to the front and so on. Urie was to be their final home.
By the time Joseph was married the family who were industrious and conservative had 2 homesteads, 4 stores, a hotel and saloon plus a dray business. As the children grew the Guild Land and Livestock Company was formed. The family worked together well, but as each began to marry there was a conflict of personalities among the in-laws and the company was dissolved.
Joseph and Lucy’s family were Nora Margaret who was born Nov. 18, 1884, died Feb 7, 1980; Charles, born Sep. 1885, died Mar. 8, 1887; Robert Evan, born Oct. 12, 1887 and died June 25, 1965.
After the company was dissolved, Joseph moved to Ft. Bridger, later to Urie. Jim took one homestead, George the other, a sister Mary Cross took the Piedmont Hotel. A brother Willie located in Lyman where he operated a store. He and Aunt Nettie had a family of eight when he died at the age of 38 and heavy in debt. Mary Madeline asked Joe, Jim and George to pay Willie’s debts so that the Guild name would not be disgraced. This they did. John had the store in Rock Springs. He was not too successful.
Lucy and Joe worked together in their business adventures. Joe built a beautiful two-and-a-half story home like the homes in Ohio. Joe was a gifted builder and the home had beautiful workmanship using a lot of maple.
Because Charles, who died at the age of 18 months had never been baptized in the Catholic Church, the Father would not allow the child to be buried from the church. Because of this, Grandma Lucy left the Catholic Church. She felt that if the church wanted to punish her, that was one thing, but the church should not punish her child.
Joe served as postmaster in Piedmont for 3 years and held that position in Urie for many years. He served as a Republican County Commissioner for a 4 year term. He was not only very civic minded, but extremely interested in the schools, and was responsible for many reforms within the district.
Lucy worked by her husband’s side in the operation of the ranch and their mercantile business. They were successful, but worked mighty hard for that success. Joe was generous to a fault. When he died many families were indebted to him … a few made an effort to repay his widow, but others forgot his generosity when they were in need.
Lucy definitely had a green thumb. Her garden with apple trees, raspberry bushes, vegetables and every flower that would grow in Wyoming’s short season was proof of her love of garden work.
Joe suffered with diabetes that had to be treated with diet only as insulin was not developed until 1923.
He died in Urie of pneumonia, and was buried in Evanston.
Additional information:
Nora married Frank G. Watson, Oct. 11, 1908, at the age 24.
Robert Evan married Isabel H. Sneddon. Aug. 21, 1913, age 26; he was 78 when he died.
Joseph was Postmaster for 3 years in Piedmont … later in Urie. He served as Republican County Commissioner for a 4 year term.
He was always interested in education and did much to further the schools in the Bridger Valley. He was responsible for the building of the community, roads, schools or industry.
HISTORY: In the collection of Dorthea Guild.
Evanston City Cemetery, Evanston, Uintah, Wyoming
