Elizabeth Yarbrough

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Elizabeth married Abraham Coon in 1829 in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States. Abraham was born on 3 Apr 1810 in New London, Huron, Ohio, United States; died on 28 Mar 1885 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 30 Mar 1885 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 26 May 1932, SLAKE

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John married Mary Tabitha York on 12 Mar 1854 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Franklin York and Elizabeth York) was born on 3 Mar 1833 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; died on 25 Jan 1922 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 29 Jan 1922 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 18 Sep 1884, LOGAN

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• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Sep 1884, LOGAN

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• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Feb 1858, EHOUS

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• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Apr 1857, EHOUS

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• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Jul 1869, EHOUS

James married Mary Worthington on 10 Mar 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Mary was born on 7 Feb 1850 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England; died on 8 Dec 1932 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 11 Dec 1932 in Pleasant Green Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Jul 1869, EHOUS

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• Initiatory (LDS): 28 Feb 1863, EHOUS

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• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Dec 2010, TWINF

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• Initiatory (LDS): 31 Jan 1876, EHOUS

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History of
John Abraham Coon (1857-1934)
Compiled by Bertha Coon Chambers (1884-1981), daughter, 1972
Retyped and enhanced Victoria Wilson Chambers, great granddaughter-in-la w , 2017

John Abraham Coon was born February 22, 1857 in Salt Lake City, Utah , t o John Coon (1832-1906), and Mary Tabitha York (1833-1922). [Presen t da y location: 1258 Clark Street, near 364 North 13th West, Salt Lake C ity , Utah.] He was the second child and the oldest son in a family of fo ur b oys and six girls. He was named for his father, John, a kind and gen tle m an, and his grandfather, Abraham Coon. His parents were affectionat ely ca lled Uncle John and Aunt Tabitha by all who knew them. The home i n whic h John Abraham was born was located on the west bank of the Jorda n River , a little over a half mile north of the old white bridge which w as know n as North Temple Street. During the summertime, he spent most o f his boy hood days on the ranch owned by his grandfather, Abraham Coon , which wa s located near the mountains west of Salt Lake at the mouth o f Coon Canyo n in the Oquirrh Mountains. There he helped his grandfather , father, an d uncles.

A favorite story told about John Abraham Coon took place when he was ve r y young. One day when he went swimming, some older boys came along an d to ok off with his clothing. When John A. got out of the water, he disc overe d his clothes missing and ran to a nearby school which was in sessi on. Wh en the teacher saw him come into the room, she quickly removed he r larg e apron and wrapped him up in it.

Twice a year, generally at Conference time, the Indians would cross th e m ountains from the Tooele side, through what was called the Muddies. S inc e the Coon farm was near the mouth of the Canyon, their lot was the c ampi ng place for these guests. John Abraham and his brothers and sister s lear ned to be kind to the Indians, who were friendly to them and thei r family . The children were called, Coono’s Papoose by the Indians.

On February 3, 1876, John A. Coon, not quite 19 years of age, left Sal t L ake City with a company of men, women, and some few children with Lo t Smi th as captain, to accomplish a mission that was given them by Presi dent B righam Young. The mission was two-fold—one to colonize a city in A rizon a and two, to establish the United Order .

Brother Israel Call in speaking of this trip years later said: “When th i s company got down into southern Utah on the headwaters of the Sevier R iv er, going through snow six feet deep, graveling slowly, probably a mil e a nd a half a day, wading through the snow, digging out the wagons an d in t he evening making a fire and gathering around that fires in the sn ow, tea ms tied up to the wagons, with nothing to eat but what was give n out of t he wagons, Brother John A. Coon was always joyful, always plea sant and al ways had a smile upon his face. He didn’t have a great deal t o say, but h e was congenial, and he worked with diligence to make this t rip as comfor table as was possible for those who were not situated in su ch favorable c ircumstances. Willing to lend a helping hand, willing to g et under the wa gon and lift, and work in order that the company might th rough. We were s even days going thirty-five miles.”
John A. Coon’s main job was to drive the cattle and livestock, and altho u gh he was young, Brother Call said, “He was a man in intellect and in s ta ture and in every way prepared to the kind of trip.” He returned hom e tha t same year on September 1st.

The Deseret News of June 20, 1876 published the following: “The Arizon a S ettlement – We have perused a letter from Brother John A. Coon, one o f th e settlers on the Little Colorado, written at Sunset Crossing, no da te be ing attached, excepting that it was mailed the present month. It me ntion s the visit to the settlement of President Wells, Elder B. Young, J r., an d those accompanying them. They held meetings there, the brethre n from Br other Allinger’s Camp being present also. They likewise visite d and had m eetings in the camp of Brothers Lake and Allen. The visitor s expressed th emselves well pleased with the manner in which the brethre n had operate d and with the country. At the time the letter was written , the brethre n were clearing land, plowing for corn and had water runnin g upon the lan d. As a general rule, the brethren were doing well, and ge tting along ver y agreeably. Altogether, Brother Coon takes a cheerful vi ew of the situat ion.”

On January 1, 1881, John Abraham Coon and Charlotte Hirst were marrie d i n the Endowment House by Daniel H. Wells. She was born December 9, 18 59 i n Todmorden, Lancashire, England, daughter of John Hirst, 1816-187 6 and C harlotte Brook, 1818-1880.

They purchased several acres of land and a small house in Pleasant Gre e n from Charlotte’s sister, Sarah (Sarah Hirst Coon, 1857-1911). Their f ir st child, John Bert, was born there on November 15, 1881. Before Berth a , their second child was born on June 23, 1884, John Abraham had made a do bes and built a two-room house about a mile northeast of their first h ome . On March 18, 1887, Charles Lorus was born. He only lived a brief ti me , passing away December 28, 1889. Myrtle was born May 19, 1889; Roswel l H irst was born December 4, 1892; and Rudgar York was born March 30, 18 96 .

In 1896, quite a large group of men in the Pleasant Green Ward were call e d to go on missions. They were all married men with families with the e xc eption of one or two. It caused quite a commotion in such a small ward . S ome of them did not see how they could go and leave their wives and c hild ren to run the farms. Hiram Theron Spencer (1835-1931), was bishop a t tha t time. He assured them if they were determined, the way would be o pene d for them, so they could go. It took a lot of faith, determination , scri mping and saving by all concerned. Twelve men went. They left th e ward a t different times. John Abraham Coon received his call at that t ime to th e Northern States Mission and was set apart on December 9, 189 6 .

He sold his beef cattle in order to help with the expenses of his missio n ; he put $100 in the bank for an emergency. One of his companions was E ld er Melvin J. Ballard, who later became a member of the Council of th e Twe lve. At John A. Coon’s funeral, Elder Ballard related some of thei r missi onary experiences. The following was taken from the funeral sermo n:

“I feel highly honored to be asked by Brother Coon’s family to speak o n t his occasion. I think that the greatest sermon each one of us is prea chin g, is the sermon of our lives. To me, Brother John A. Coon preache d a gre at sermon in his life.

“I desire to speak of him as a missionary companion, because thirty-sev e n years ago we were made missionary companions in the Northern States M is sion and sent into southern Illinois, into Johnson County, to preach t h e gospel without purse or script. He was several years older than I, a n d I looked upon him as a father, and he treated me with every considera ti on that a father would give a son. No one could be intimately acquaint e d as we were that summer, without begetting a great love for each othe r , and so I have loved him from that time on and regarded him as I hav e fe w of my missionary companions. I had been out in the mission field o nl y a short time when that appointment came, and it was the beginnin g o f a new epic in my life. He was retiring, but he was courageous.

“I recall an experience that came to us in Johnson County, having been t h e first missionaries to come into there, and we discovered in that terr it ory that was called Hell’s Neck, some very bitter opposition. We had p erf ormed a baptism that afternoon and some boys and men threw rocks an d shou ted at us and otherwise harassed us. On a Saturday night, they tri ed to b reak up our meeting and made great disturbances, but we paid no a ttentio n to them and went on delivering our message. When we left the sc hoolhous e to go to the home of one of our saints, Brother Miller, whic h was a two -mile journey, we got part of the way when these young fellow s rode up be hind us and started to shoot off firearms. We heard the bull ets and ran i nto the brush behind a rail fence until they went by. Whe n it became quie t, we started on our journey again. On the summit of th e hill, the road r an through a piece of timber. When we reached this, w e found the mob ha d ridden into the timber and started to throw rocks a t us. A little gir l in the arms of one of the brethren was hit by a rock , but we soon out-d istanced the rocks. That night we were both satisfie d that everything wou ld be all right. This good friend of ours laid by t he door with a shotgu n and said they would go over his dead body befor e they harmed us. We sle pt quietly that night. He was very courageous. W hile we passed through so me disturbing experiences, it did not stop ou r missionary work.

“I recall a circumstance when we were trying to get permission to hold o u r meetings in a schoolhouse. We waded to one of the trustees’ homes b y ta king off our shoes and stockings, and wading through the river. He g ave u s the schoolhouse, and the next task was to invite the people to co me . I wished they wouldn’t come. I was just beginning my missionary wor k an d Brother Coon was timid and felt that I would have to do the majo r part , although he was willing to do his share. We had gone all day wit hout an ything to eat and when they rang the bell of the schoolhouse thir ty minut es before the gathering, if I had been waiting my execution, I w ouldn’t h ave been more nervous than when that bell rang. But we saw th e people gat her and they packed the schoolhouse and we walked into it i n a daze and c onducted our services. We sang and prayed. Of course, tha t day, I want t o tell you we many times sought the Lord in prayer in th e woods and we to ld him what part of the world we were in and what oblig ation was upon us . Many times, that day, we kept the Lord posted about o ur situation. Th e Lord came to our help.

“I was out with Brother Coon all that summer, but I never heard him deli v er a finer sermon than I did that night. We were able to hold an hour a n d a half meeting and then distributed our literature. We invited the pe op le to take us home, for we had started this missionary work without pu rs e or script. We would start to ask in the morning for a place to sta y tha t night. The people would laugh at me and say that it wasn’t night , an d I found that the important thing to do was to preach the Gospel an d whe n we preached and took up no collection and traveled without purs e or scr ipt and all we wanted was a bed to sleep in, we never failed t o get a bed . This night we got six invitations and we took them all. Th e reason we t ook them all was that we would have a place to stay for th e week, and al l hearts were glad.

“I remember when they had all withdrawn and we turned out the lamps, w e f ell in each other’s arms and wept like children, and fell down on ou r kne es and thanked the Lord that he had not deserted us. When men pas s throug h experiences like that together, their hearts are drawn close a nd they f ind themselves and the power of God. We were happy, and I neve r spent a h appier summer than I did that summer, and we had many meals b y going int o the corn field and eating new corn, but we were happy jus t the same.

“I recall another experience that happened that summer. Having asked so m e twenty times for a place to stay and being denied, it was getting la t e at night, but finally the last house we were invited in. I have man y ti mes said if the door of heaven will be opened to me, I would not hav e gre ater joy than I did that night when we were invited in, for it wa s a col d night.

“I met one of the boys of that home last summer, and he said, ‘You proba b ly have forgotten us, but 37 years ago you came to our father’s home tr av eling without purse or script and asked for a bed, and we took you in. ’ W hen they gave the name, I said, ‘I shall never forget it, because o f th e situation we were in, and the gratitude we had in our hearts.’ H e said , ‘You remember you taught us the Gospel and you came back two o r three t imes during that week, and within a few weeks, mother and fathe r were bap tized and the children who were old enough.’ I had not heard o f the famil y in 35 years, and did not know what had happened. The two br others had e ach found a companion and had journeyed to Salt Lake City an d been marrie d in the temple. Each of these men had been on a mission t o Germany and o ne had a boy and a convert on a mission. When they got th rough with tha t story, I was in tears, knowing the conditions under whic h Brother Coo n and I came to that home. If we touched some souls, they h ad touched oth ers, and who can see the end. It is like throwing a ston e into a lake, fo r it will create a ripple out to the last shore.

“The work we do here will go on touching the hearts and lives of other s . I recall many of these interesting things that came into our lives, a n d I wanted to refer to it to pay him [John Abraham Coon] this tribute f o r he was a faithful devoted man. I have often admired him for his frien dl iness and his willingness, for many times he carried his grip and min e to o. That is the kind of sermon he has preached. Such a man is blessed , suc h a family is blessed to have such a husband and such a father.”

John Abraham Coon filled an honorable mission and returned home on Decem b er 25, 1898. His good wife had sold butter, eggs, milk, poultry, and so m e grain which they raised to help keep him in the mission. His expense s w ere about $10 a month.

On his return the emergency fund of $100 plus some more was in the ban k a nd the family built an addition on the house with this. The additio n incl uded building on a front of the house with a small kitchen and lon g porc h on the south. This house burned down in about 1910, probably fro m an ov erheated stove. They lived in part of Uncle Oliver (Oliver Shafer , Sr., 1 855-1942) and Aunt Mary’s (Mary Tabitha Coon, 1855-1933) house u ntil th e house could be rebuilt. At this time, Bertha’s husband, Frank L eRoy Cha mbers (1882-1971), helped John A. build the new place. Big popla r trees s urrounded their property and by the house. When these died, Bo x Elder tre es were planted in their place. They also had lots of plum tr ees in the y ard and black currant and gooseberry bushes. From the frui t of these the y made lots of jams and jellies and bottled the fresh blac k currants. The re was not much other fresh fruit available, so they purc hased dried frui t which sold for 25¢ a large bagful.

Every other week, John A. and a neighbor, Will Hartley (William Hartle y , Sr., 1834-1906), would load one of their wagons and man a trip into S al t Lake to sell butter, eggs, and other produce. When John A. was on hi s m ission, Charlotte or other children would go with Will Hartley to Sal t La ke for selling and purchasing needed items for the home.

Two other children were born to John A. and Charlotte, Archie Brook on J u ly 18, 1901, and Clifford Alton on June 23, 1904. They were a happy fam il y; the kind and loving parents tried their best to bring up the childr e n in the right way. The parents were both hard working and of good pion ee r stock.

The 4th of July was a special occasion for the whole family for they wou l d leave early in the morning with a large basket of food, including chi ck en and always two cocoanut layer cakes, and drive to Garfield Beach. T her e they would meet with Charlotte’s sisters and their families. Sara h Coo n (Sarah Hirst Coon, 1858-1911) and Fannie Jenkins (Fannie Hirst Je nkins , 1852-1926) always brought black currant pies and Ellen Whipple (E llen H irst Whipple, 1862-1935) brought chocolate cake. They would all pl ay, swi m, and eat and the children enjoyed riding the merry-go-round an d drinkin g soda pop. Whenever Buffalo Bill Circus came to town and it co uld be arr anged, John A. would take the whole family.

During summer sometimes all the neighbors would pack their lunches an d g o to Black Rock Beach for picnics in the evening and swimming. Picni c sup pers were had in Coon Canyon on occasion. When the children were yo unge r on Christmas and New Years the family would get together with Char lotte ’s sisters and their families and spend the day and night. The me n and bo ys would go home to take care of the livestock, milking, and far m chores . Beds were made up all over—boys in the kitchen and girls all o ver the l iving room floor. All members of the families were together fo r breakfast .

Daughter Bertha Coon Chambers wrote the following about their life on t h e farm: “It was not easy to make a living on a dry farm. Father acquir e d more land – I think he bought some from some of his cousins and homes te aded some. He eventually owned four hundred and some odd acres. They h a d to depend on the snow in winter and rain the spring, also some wate r th at came down from Coon Canyon in the spring. When it was a dry seaso n th e crops were poor. Most of the land father owned was only good for g razin g since it was up in the foothills next to the mountains. This wa s wher e the milk cows would be taken each morning for milking. At differ ent tim es in his life father owned quite a lot of cattle. The ones he wa s raisin g for beef would be driven to the canyon each spring and brough t out in t he fall to sell. The price of beef was much lower than it i s now, so on e that weighed several hundred pounds really did not sell fo r much. Whe n father had a number to sell and got what he called, a fai r price, the f olks were very happy. This meant money for taxes, new clot hing that was n eeded on a farm.”

John A. loved horses and was kind and gentle with them and all his boy s l oved to ride too. He broke in many horses, both for riding and drivin g, f or church leaders and many neighbors and friends. John A. always ha d goo d barns and buildings for his animals made from logs he had hewn hi mself . The barn he built still stands in 1972. His corrals were kept i n good r epair at all times.

John A.’s son, Rudgar, recalls: “I heard him tell of how he broke hors e s for the L.D.S. Church when he was a young fellow. As I remember it, t he re was a large corral in Salt Lake City where Main Street now is, an d abo ut where Z.C.M.I. store is. The Church owned quite a lot of horses , mos t of them raised on Antelope Island (at that time it was called Chu rch Is land). The horses were brought over by boat from the Island and Fa ther an d others would break them in this corral. He was a very good ride r. He ke pt on riding horses all his life up until the last few years tha t he live d.”

John A. and Charlotte were very thrifty and did not believe in going in t o debt. Occasionally in the winter this was necessary, however, when mo s t of the cows were dry and the chickens not laying good, and grocerie s we re needed. Then they might charge thirty or forty dollars’ worth o f groce ries. In the spring extra money would be made by shearing sheep , an art J ohn A. became an expert at.

Rudgar Coon wrote the following about his father’s sheep shearing: “Aft e r he was married and had several children, he would sheer sheep in th e sp ring of the year for large sheep men. A number of times he and som e othe r men went to Fremont Island in Salt Lake and sheared sheep fo r a widow l ady named Minnie Wenner (Katherine Yates Green Wenner, 1857-1 942). She an d her husband owned the Island. He died and was buried ther e (Uriah Josep h Wenner, 1849-1891). The sheep were permitted to roam a s they pleased th e year around with no herder or anyone with them, so th ey became very wil d.

“Father told of how hard they were to handle in the shearing pen. Also , t heir wool was full of sand which made it more difficult to shear. I t hin k it was the last time Father went over there they had trouble. The y wer e finished with the shearing, the boat was loaded with wool and som e shee p, Mrs. Wenner and several men. They started out and hadn’t gone f ar whe n they noticed the boat was leaking. At first, they were undecide d whethe r to go back to the Island or go for the shore, which was some d istance a way. They decided to head for shore and baled water all the way . On accou nt of the heavy load, reached shore sometime after dark. I nev er did lear n what they used to power the boat, I suppose it was sails.”

John A. had very little formal schooling as a young man, but was alway s t rying to improve himself by reading and studying every chance he got . H e attended night school and later on taught it. A son, Clifford Coon , fou nd the following from the book Rags to Riches, p. 86: “By 1883 th e citize ns of South Pleasant Green began building a school within walkin g distanc e for their children. They purchased a lumber one-room-buildin g from Joh n A. Coon and moved it to the desired location; a two-acre lo t donated b y Isaac Coon.” (Later on, a brick building was erected on thi s property t hat is where the children in the upper part of Pleasant Gree n Ward went f or a number of years.) “Three teachers instructed elementar y grades in th e building: Hayden smith, John A. Coon, and Rosella Jenkin s. Schools wer e provided by private tuition or subscription. Occasionall y territory hel p was made available. But the responsibility rested mainl y on the residen ts of the areas. In 1890 the legislature of the territor y of Utah enacte d a free public-school law. During the same year a one-r oom brick buildin g was erected across the street from the Pleasant Gree n Ward house. Wit h the event of free public education, it became the fir st district schoo l in the area and was called District 47.”

On page 85 of this same book we read: “Shortly after the Spencer Schoo l b egan, Miss Charlotte Hirst also opened classes in her parents’ home w hic h later served as the Pleasant Green Ward. She taught the children th e AB Cs and began the first steps in reading, spelling, writing and simpl e ari thmetic.”

John A. did lots of reading in the wintertime when the farm chores wer e n ot as demanding, and often read out loud to Charlotte while she was k nitt ing or mending. They both loved good books and took good care of al l the y had. He was a good writer and often would write on the margins o f newsp apers or on any scraps of paper he could find. Perhaps this is wh y he wa s called to serve as secretary of the 14th Quorum of Seventies fo r a numb er of years and later secretary for the high priests in the Mill er Ward i n Salt Lake. He also served in the M.I.A. and Sunday School i n Pleasant G reen.

There was no coal available in Pleasant Green, so the people depende d o n wood to burn during the winter. Each fall the men went up into Coo n Can yon to haul wood down for the winter. Often times they had to mak e severa l trips to have enough in the wood pile to last until spring. So metimes t he weather was so cold they would put big burlap sacks over the ir shoes a nd tie the up to help keep their feet warm as they loaded th e wood .

On April 6, 1893, the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated by President Wilfo r d Woodruff and John A. and Charlotte Coon attended this service with th ei r two oldest children, Bert and Bertha.

In the spring of 1918, Rudgar took over the farm and John A. and Charlot t e and their daughter Myrtle and the younger boys moved into Salt Lake C it y on 33rd South between 2nd and 3rd East. On October 24, 1918, their d aug hter, Myrtle, passed away as a result of the flu. For several summer s aft er moving to Salt Lake City, John A. returned to help do the farm w ork i n Pleasant Green. He raised a little garden at his Salt Lake home a nd als o kept a cow for many years.

Two sons filled missions, Ross in Canada and Clifford in the Southern St a tes. Ross and Rudgar served in the armed forces during WWI but neithe r ha d to leave the United States.

On October 8, 1934, at the age of 77, John Abraham Coon passed away at 4 : 50 p.m. while working in his yard. He was survived by his wife and fiv e s ons and one daughter, 21 grandchildren, and a number of great-grandch ildr en.

True to his ancestry, he was of the pioneer type, being a devout home m a n and a great lover of the soil and nature. At his funeral services, Br ot her George A. Reed paid him this tribute: “In the passing of John A. C oon , the community has lost a splendid citizen; his wife, a loving husba nd ; sons and daughter, a diligent father; and to all whom he knew and as soc iated with, a very splendid and staunch friend and neighbor.”

John A. Coon’s wife, Charlotte, passed away August 6, 1942 at the ag e o f 82 at the home of her daughter, Bertha. She had not been well for s om e time, but was bed fast only a short time.

John married Charlotte Hirst on 6 Jan 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Charlotte (daughter of John Hirst and Charlotte Brook) was born on 9 Dec 1859 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Aug 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 8 Aug 1942 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David married Ellen Dearden on 31 Jul 1889 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ellen (daughter of Joseph Thomas Dearden and Nancy Ann Hirst) was born on 17 May 1870 in Brighton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 8 Jun 1961 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 11 Jun 1961 in Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph married Nancy Maud Dearden on 5 Jun 1893 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Nancy (daughter of Joseph Thomas Dearden and Nancy Ann Hirst) was born on 11 Jul 1874 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened on 7 Feb 1875 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 15 Aug 1955 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 18 Aug 1955 in Pleasant Green Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWVT-9LP
• Initiatory (LDS): 5 Apr 1905, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCC-FKS
• Initiatory (LDS): 7 Dec 1926, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWVT-9VK
• Initiatory (LDS): 23 Oct 1942

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCH-NL2
• Initiatory (LDS): 15 May 1913, SLAKE

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• Initiatory (LDS): PROVO
• FamilySearch ID: LY3T-N9K

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCB-G2R
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 Apr 1968, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCD-4H4
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Sep 2006, SPMIN

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• FamilySearch ID: KWC4-RFC
• Initiatory (LDS): 19 Nov 1924, SLAKE

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• FamilySearch ID: KWC4-ZBV
• Initiatory (LDS): 18 Jan 1905, SLAKE

John married Hannah (Johanna) Charlotta Ek on 7 Dec 1904 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Hannah was born on 13 Oct 1883 in Degerfors, Örebro, Konungariket Sverige; died on 6 Jul 1954 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 9 Jul 1954 in Pleasant Green Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCF-XKD
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Nov 1907, SLAKE

Bertha married Frank Leroy Chambers on 27 Nov 1907 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Frank was born on 9 Sep 1882 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 25 Aug 1971 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 28 Aug 1971 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): Not Needed
• FamilySearch ID: KWVR-772

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• FamilySearch ID: KWVR-77Q
• Initiatory (LDS): 14 Mar 1918, SLAKE

Family/Spouse: Frank Leroy Chambers. Frank was born on 9 Sep 1882 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 25 Aug 1971 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 28 Aug 1971 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCD-FNT
• Initiatory (LDS): 3 Sep 1914, SLAKE

Roswell married Ella Eldruna Walton on 15 Jan 1919 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. Ella was born on 18 Feb 1898 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 7 Feb 1992 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 12 Feb 1992 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCJ-7VG
• Initiatory (LDS): 26 Sep 1917, SLAKE

Rudgar married Vilate Morgan on 24 Sep 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Vilate was born on 17 Aug 1900 in Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States; died on 9 Jan 1946; was buried on 12 Jan 1946 in Pleasant Green Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rudgar married Luella Rushton on 20 Sep 1950 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Luella was born on 30 Jul 1900 in Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 20 Jun 1991. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KW8M-V4Z
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Jan 1930, SLAKE

Archie married Margaret Davie on 16 Jan 1930 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Margaret was born on 7 Apr 1909 in Ophir, Tooele, Utah, United States; died on 18 Nov 1964 in Moses Lake, Grant, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCY-QQR
• Initiatory (LDS): 13 Feb 1924, SLAKE

Clifford married LaVerna Minnie Godwin on 28 Mar 1929 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. LaVerna was born on 18 Mar 1904 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 27 Sep 1987 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 30 Sep 1987 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJ8-CW7
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Jul 1914, SLAKE

Joseph married Katie Marie Coon on 22 Dec 1913 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Katie (daughter of Isaac Coon and Catherine Ann Mellen) was born on 31 Mar 1895 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 13 Apr 1965; was buried in Apr 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MC2Z-C99
• Initiatory (LDS): 11 Mar 2010, ORLAN

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• Initiatory (LDS): Not Needed
• FamilySearch ID: KWVP-279

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• Initiatory (LDS): IFALL
• FamilySearch ID: KWCH-GFD

Ruth married Alanson David Allen on 8 May 1916 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Alanson was born on 8 Oct 1891 in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States; died on 18 Feb 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Initiatory (LDS): IFALL
• FamilySearch ID: KWJX-LNN

Fontella married Richard Cross Davis on 8 Oct 1947 in Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States. Richard was born on 10 Nov 1877 in Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States; died on 8 Mar 1966 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried on 13 Mar 1966 in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZN-692
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Sep 1998, LANGE

Leonard married Elda Vilate Kimball on 2 Jul 1927 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Elda was born on 7 Dec 1907 in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States; was christened on 4 Mar 1908 in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 25 Feb 1998 in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States; was buried on 28 Feb 1998 in Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZ7-8N6
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Feb 1925, SLAKE

Ruby married Ira Wayne Boyer on 11 Feb 1925 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ira was born on 12 Dec 1883 in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 13 Sep 1958 in Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States; was buried on 17 Sep 1958 in Arco, Butte, Idaho, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KW8H-47P
• Initiatory (LDS): 26 Jun 1935, LOGAN

Warren married Wilma Rebecca Jensen on 26 Jun 1935 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. Wilma was born on 24 Mar 1916 in Moore, Butte, Idaho, United States; died on 12 May 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCC-MR6
• Initiatory (LDS): 8 Dec 1915, SLAKE

Joseph married Erma Estella Wilding on 16 Dec 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Erma was born on 4 Oct 1893 in Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened on 6 Mar 1894 in Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 18 May 1989 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States; was buried in May 1989 in Pleasant Green Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJK-4R1
• Initiatory (LDS): 5 Mar 1919, SLAKE

Family/Spouse: Magle Briggs. Magle was born in 1900 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States; died in Jan 1926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Hannah Elizabeth Kinder in 1916 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Hannah was born on 10 Aug 1900 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States; died in Jan 1926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCZ-TWD
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 Jan 1923, SLAKE

Noble married Ruth Genevieve Petersen on 1 Jul 1925 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ruth was born on 10 Mar 1904 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 24 Jan 1986 in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 27 Jan 1986 in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCJ-J16
• Initiatory (LDS): 11 Jun 1997, SLAKE

Howard married Kathryn Keys on 17 Jun 1925 in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. Kathryn was born on 1 Feb 1905 in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States; died on 10 Feb 1952 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried in Feb 1952 in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married Ramona Alston on 20 Sep 1961 in Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States. Ramona was born on 23 Jun 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 18 Apr 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJ8-CZS
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Jan 1954, SLAKE

Lewis married Ruth Bennion in 1937 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ruth was born on 24 Jul 1905 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died in 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCV-CH9
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Apr 1933, SLAKE

Clyde married Melba Purser Ellsworth on 20 Apr 1933 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Melba was born on 3 Jan 1913 in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States; died on 5 Sep 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJ8-CWH
• Initiatory (LDS): 20 Mar 1965, OAKLA

Family/Spouse: Vance Huntington Chamberlain. Vance was born on 19 Dec 1906 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 11 Jan 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZW-SMQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 9 Aug 1978, SLAKE

Maude married Thomas Grant Riding on 4 Jan 1934 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Thomas was born on 7 Jul 1910 in Ophir, Tooele, Utah, United States; died on 13 Aug 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maude married Lawrence Jolley Whetstone on 28 May 1974 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Lawrence was born on 20 Feb 1914 in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States; died on 17 Sep 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCH-Y88
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Oct 1945, SLAKE

Parley married Truth Cecelia Stannie Johnson on 25 Apr 1941 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Truth was born on 10 Sep 1920 in Roberts, Jefferson, Idaho, United States; died on 19 Nov 2003 in Pleasant Green, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 24 Nov 2003 in Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWC4-PYS
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Oct 1945, SLAKE

Wilford married Ruth Luana Hickman on 17 Oct 1945 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Ruth was born on 26 Jul 1924 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 23 Oct 2006 in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 28 Oct 2006 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]