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Birth:          6 May 1888 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah
Death:          3 Nov 1963 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah
Burial:         6 Nov 1963 Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah

Notes
familysearch
1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah building contractor parents b England
1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah building contractor f b England m b Utah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgal_Sculpture_Garden explains that he was an LDS 
businessman, and created the garden, notably a sphinx with Joseph Smith's head. Has 
12 original sculptures and 70 stones. Masonry contractor, bishop of 10th SLC Ward, a 
neighbor bought the property after Child died, then sold to nonprofit group, then 
became a city park.
findagrave.com
Thomas Battersby Child Jr. was born May 6, 1888 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 
Utah to Thomas Battersby Child Sr. and Elizabeth Livingston. Thomas Battersby Child 
Jr. married Bertha Derick Rumel on April 12, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 
Utah. He was a master visionary sculptor of Gigal a Salt Lake City sculpture garden 
which was created in 1945 and partially completed in 1963. He was a Bishop in the 
LDS Church and used biblical and LDS scripture, iconography, large self portrait relief, 
portrait of his wife Bertha out of stone, Captain 2, Alpha and Omega, Joseph's Dream, 
Joseph Smith as Sphinx etc. He was a masonry contractor by trade and used massive 
stones in his works. Some large stones were left unfinished. He used chisels, 
jackhammers and acetylene torches to cut out his works along with the help of Utah 
sculptor Maurice Brooks.
Thomas Battersby Child Jr. died on Nov. 3, 1963 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 
Utah. He was buried on Nov. 6, 1963. 
24 June 2005 Deseret Morning News (article on Gilgal Sculpture Garden) refers to son 
in law Bryant Higgs


Parents
CHILD Thomas Battersby ()
LIVINGSTON Elizabeth ()

Siblings
CHILD Thomas Battersby (6 May 1888 - 3 Nov 1963)

Marriage To RUMEL Bertha Derrick (26 Oct 1891 - 1 Aug 1966)
    m. 12 Apr 1911 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah

Notes

Parents
RUMEL John Henry (26 Feb 1850 - 5 Feb 1893)
DERRICK Ursula Sheppard (21 Sep 1851 - 12 Nov 1905)

Children by RUMEL Bertha Derrick 26 Oct 1891 - 1 Aug 1966
CHILD Francis Rumel (10 Mar 1912 - 10 Mar 1912)
CHILD Lucile Rumel (10 Mar 1912 - 11 Jan 1986)
CHILD Robert Rumel (12 Aug 1916 - 4 Aug 1970)
CHILD Joan Rumel (11 Jul 1926 - 3 Jan 2010)

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