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posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs
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This keepsake photograph was taken in about 1946. It shows two of the three sons of Everest Elliott Watrous and his deceased wife Mary Maria Jenkins. Wayne is on the left, Ray is in the middle and Everest Elliott Watrous in on the right. Ray is holding his youngest child Thomas. On the left in […]
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This keepsake photograph shows Everest Elliott Watrous 1883-1958 with his son Everest Raymond Watrous, 1909-1989. They are our direct ancestors. This photograph was taken in the mountains of Utah, their home. It is thought that it was taken in about 1925 when Ray was about sixteen. Don’t you love Everest’s lace-up boots and their wonderful […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, I Remember, Keepsake Photographs
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These snowshoes were made in the 1950s by Everest Raymond Watrous for his family. Two pair are in our home and others are in the homes various family members. He loved to work with leather and knew just what to do. He often said that he learned how from his father. There was very little […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, I Remember, Stories Within Stories
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Elsewhere on this site are photographs of the Little Mountain Ski Hill. This was a resort in Emigration Canyon created through the partnership of direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous and his friend Mel Henshaw. It was just a few minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. This venture offered night skiing under lights, complete with polka […]
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Direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous began his career working for the Safeway Stores. He began as a produce manager and worked his way through the store. This experience helped him to prepare for his dream career which was owning and operating his own stores. He built The Home and Garden Variety Store at 1700 South […]
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This wonderful keepsake portrait was taken about 1912. It is Everest Raymond Watrous, direct ancestor and youngest son of Everest Elliott Watrous and Mary Maria Jenkins. It is in the possession of his daughter Carolyn in Salt Lake City, Utah.
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale
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This is the funeral program for Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire who died of cancer in 1969. She left behind thirty-two grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and seven children. All seven of her children attended her funeral. She had been a widow for 20 years. Funeral programs are wonderful sources of family history information. They are also […]
posted by Sandy on Stories Within Stories
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Lois Margaret Schillinger was born in Moline, Illinois in 1901 to Albert Jerome Schillinger and Margaret Conley. She was the second child and only daughter of four children born to her parents. At a young age, Lois became involved with a young man named Luke P. Young who played in a band. They married before […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs
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Direct ancestor Clara Lzina Barker attended the St. Charles Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in the small, farming community of St. Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho. This photograph was taken about 1900.
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs
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This keepsake photograph was taken in 1894, judging by the age of baby Thomas William Pugmire who was born in that year and died in 1956. On his father’s lap is direct ancestor Justin Gerald Pugmire 1892-1949. Justin Gerald Pugmire married Clara Lzina Barker. Thomas William Pugmire married Olive Margaret Farmer. As adults, these brothers […]