Posts Tagged ‘Watrous’
We can only guess when this keepsake photograph was taken. We know that it is a photograph of direct ancestor Everest Elliott Watrous in front of a cabin he built near the present-day Spruces Campground in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Nearby was the mine that consumed so much of Everest’s […]
Direct ancestor Henry Reynolds Watrous spent a lot of time in the mountains. After his successful career as an attorney came to an end, he and his sons continued to dream of finding the right mine and striking it rich. The barber in this keepsake photograph is Henry’s son and our direct ancestor Everest Elliott […]
This keepsake photograph was taken about 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Left to right are Watrous cousins Gary, Carolyn, Diane, Patricia, Michael and Mervin Watrous, father to Michael and Diane and uncle to the rest. Mervin is the brother of direct ancestor Everest Raymond Watrous. The family is standing in front of The Home […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.