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posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs
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This is the marriage portrait of Alfred Henry Maiben and Annie Pritchart who were married in Manti, Utah in 1897. He is the son of Henry Maiben and Flora Louisa Maddison Long Maiben and the brother of direct ancestor Flora Louise Maiben Bates. Henry and Annie had one known child named Maurice Alfred Maiben, who […]
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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, 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 Thomas Watrous, Stories Within Stories
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This is the death certificate for direct ancestor Henry Reynolds Watrous. It was issued by the State of Utah and obtained from its records. There are several points of interest on the certificate. Henry’s son Earl Pancake Watrous was the informant. He indicated that his father was a widower and listed his wife Glendora, who […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs
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Farrell Max Pugmire was born in 1917 to Justin Gerald Pugmire and Clara Lzina Barker. He died in 2004 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. His burial was in the St. George City Cemetery with full military honors. He was a veteran of World War II. He was the brother of direct ancestor June Pugmire […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Keepsake Photographs
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This photograph was taken in about 1942 in Salt Lake City, Utah. It shows direct ancestor Clara Lzina Barker Pugmire with some of her grandchildren. In the back are Barbara and Jerry Pugmire, children of Clara’s oldest son Gerald. In the front on the left is Ronald Hammer, oldest son of Clara’s daughter Theora. We […]
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Mary Ann Jones was born in Tennessee, the oldest child of eleven born to her parents Richard Jones and Margaret Jenkins. Her family heard the message of the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized. The family migrated through several states and towns with the Saints, settling for a time […]