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This keepsake photograph shows Everest Elliott Watrous on the left, an unknown man in the middle and a man we believe to be Henry Reynolds Watrous. Henry is Everest’s father. Since Henry died in 1923 this photograph was taken before then. Taken in about 1921, Everest would have been in his late thirties. For the […]
This wonderful keepsake photograph is of Everest Raymond Watrous on the left with a friend. Ray was the youngest of three sons born in 1909 to his parents Everest Elliott Watrous and Mary Maria Jenkins in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Ray appears to be about eight or nine in this […]
This keepsake photograph shows direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous, center, and two friends. This photograph was taken about 1930 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Everest Raymond’s parents were Everest Elliott Watrous and Mary Maria Jenkins. He was the youngest of three sons born to his parents. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah . […]
This photograph shows Everest Raymond Watrous behind the counter of his Brighton Village Store. It was located in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a wonderful, busy store and a favorite destination for skiers and those just out for a drive in the canyon. The store sold food and some […]
This is a photograph of the construction of the Brighton Bowery in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It was built on the property owned by Everest Raymond Watrous where he owned and operated the Brighton Village Store. It was built in 1966 from logs cut and transported from Oregon. Ray and […]
This keepsake photograph of Mildred Bates was taken in about 1928. Her parents are Nephi James Bates and Flora Louise Maiben. Mildred married Everest Raymond Watrous in 1932. They became the parents of three children.
Mildred Bates is the daughter of Nephi James Bates and Flora Louise Maiben. She was born in 1909 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah. This keepsake photograph was taken on the steps of their Richfield home. Mildred Bates married direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous.
This keepsake photograph of Mervin Reynolds and Wayne Elliott Watrous was taken in front of the family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Their father Everest Elliott Watrous and mother Mary Maria Jenkins, and other family members worked at mining in the canyon and lived there until the children were ready to go to school. After […]