Joseph Albert Pugmire 1896-1949
2010
Joseph Albert Pugmire was born to direct ancestors Justin Pugmire and Hannah Elizabeth Winterbottom. He was the third child of thirteen born to his parents. The oldest child was direct ancestor Justin Gerald Pugmire. Joseph was born in Fish Haven, Idaho and died in California. He served in World War I. This portrait was taken before he left for an overseas tour of duty. In 1922, he married Mary Eva Miller. They became the parents of three children. Throughout his life, Joseph Albert was primarily a plumber and a carpenter. In 1930, the census shows him living with his family in Echo Canyon, in Utah. He is employed in the building of the dam which today holds back the Echo Reservoir.
While he died in California, his burial was in the Midvale City Cemetery in Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah. He and his brother Justin Gerald died the same year at ages 57 and 53.
The migration of Joseph Albert Pugmire
Idaho to Utah to California to Utah