Joseph Henry Earl
By Nettie Earl Stout (Daughter)
Joseph Henry Earl, son of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Jeanette Poll Earl, was born March 2nd, 1877 at Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of eleven children. The first eight years of his life were spent in the vicinity of what is now fourth south and tenth east, better known to people in those days as the "Old Tenth Ward." At an early age he learned responsibility, as I recall him saying many times as we drove thru the east side of Salt Lake City, "I used to herd cows in this vicinity when I was a small boy."
He attended the public elementary school in their neighborhood, but his education was limited as he was never able to attend beyond a year or two of high school. However, this did not stop him from studying. He did quite a lot of reading during his life time, and especially in his later years when he was finished with the responsibility of family raising. Much of his reading was from the standard works of the church and church doctrine.
In the fall of eighteen hundred eighty five, when he was eight years of age, his parents with their five children, moved from Salt Lake City to South Weber, Favis Co, Utah. Here, his father purchased a farm and built a two room log house which became their home for several years. Later a six room frame house was built. He lived here until he was married and established a home of his own.
He was a great lover of sports, especially baseball. He always played on the town team; and each Saturday afternoon found him on the baseball diamond warming up for the Saturday afternoon game. This love he never lost for he played baseball wherever he lived as long as there was a town team to play with. In later years his most favored recreation was to watch a ball game. I am sure he saw the last game of the last series the fall before he passed away.
When he was about sixteen years of age he spent a few days with some friends and it is believed they took a trip into southern Idaho to visit some relatives of the friends. While there he became exposed to the dread disease smallpox, and a few days after their return home came down with the disease. He was immediately isolated from the rest of the family and they were fortunate because none of the other children contracted it. In those days before immunization was known many peple lost their lives from this killing plague. Joseph, or Henry as he was better known, was very ill while he had the disease but was able to successfully overcome it and was left with no serious defects from it. He spent the time in an old covered wagon rigged up for him in the backyard and away from the family. His meals were brought to him and then the dishes scalded afterward.
In the fall of nineteen hundred or nineteen hundred one (we are not sure which) Joseph met a young woman named Charlotte Adelia Reed, who had come with her mother from Salt Lake City to purchase, from Joseph's aunt, some farm produce for their winter food storage. He was immediately interested and in the months to follow made many trips to Salt Lake, in his "horse and buggy" to become better acquainted with this young lady. He approved very much of her for they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on March fifth nineteen hundred two. They set up housekeeping in two rooms of her mother's home at North Point. It is believed that they later moved to a house of their own. They lived at North Point until about nineteen hundred six. He worked during this time at several different jobs wherever he could find employment to support his family which by this time included three children. In nineteen hundred six they purchased a small farm in Elwood, Box Elder County, Utah. Here they lived in a three room log house. He tilled the soil which produced sugar beets, alfalfa, and later on celery.
While living in Elwood the family took an active part in the Elwood ward. I remember as a little girl my father taking part in a stage show in the Elwood meeting house. I also remember he and mother taking us to Sunday school, Primary and sacrament meeting, and of course to the Saturday afternoon ball games. I recall many many pleasant occasions when our family went on outings, on trips, and to church together. My parents were always concerned about their family and always gave to us the best they could provide, in earthly things, in education, and in spiritual training. My father worked hard to provide for us. He fed us well the food of life. He was strict in many respects, which of course taught us to respect him as a father. We each knew one of the greatest blessings to come to children- that of a good spiritual home, with loving parents, and brothers and sisters who learned and shared together.
My father was never a huge success as a farmer although this was the kind of was to be followed. One reason for this was lack of help. He had only two sons and eight daughters who did not make good farmers. He farmed in several places. These included homesteading in Cederville, Oneida Co., Idaho, dry farming in Holbrook, gardening in Malad, Idaho and later irrigation farming in Cornish, Cache Co., Utah.
In each of these communities he always took an active part in the ward as well as the community. In Cederhill he was influential in establishing a school and a church for the few families who lived there. In Hollbrook he served on the school board and as Sunday School superintendent for several years.
During the nine or ten years they resided in Elwood four daughters were born and after they moved to Idaho another three daughters graced their home.
After leaving Cornish they spent a few years in Provo Utah and then moved to Salt Lake City where he spent the rest of his life. He worked several years in the Utah city as a night watchman and spent many of his days doing temple work. He became quite interested in genealogy the last few years of his life and learned what he could, concerning his forbearers, which he has left with his children.
His wife passed away in nineteen forty two. He later married twice. Both were good women and loving companions to him. The second wife died after they were married nine years! (Dates, name, etc. included on back of his family sheet).
During the nearly seventy eight years he lived he enjoyed good health and it was only the last few months of his life that his health began to break. He died on January twenty sixth following a stroke. My husband and I were with him when he slipped into a coma from which he did not awaken again.
By Nettie Earl Stout (Daughter)
Joseph Henry Earl, son of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Jeanette Poll Earl, was born March 2nd, 1877 at Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of eleven children. The first eight years of his life were spent in the vicinity of what is now fourth south and tenth east, better known to people in those days as the "Old Tenth Ward." At an early age he learned responsibility, as I recall him saying many times as we drove thru the east side of Salt Lake City, "I used to herd cows in this vicinity when I was a small boy."
He attended the public elementary school in their neighborhood, but his education was limited as he was never able to attend beyond a year or two of high school. However, this did not stop him from studying. He did quite a lot of reading during his life time, and especially in his later years when he was finished with the responsibility of family raising. Much of his reading was from the standard works of the church and church doctrine.
In the fall of eighteen hundred eighty five, when he was eight years of age, his parents with their five children, moved from Salt Lake City to South Weber, Favis Co, Utah. Here, his father purchased a farm and built a two room log house which became their home for several years. Later a six room frame house was built. He lived here until he was married and established a home of his own.
He was a great lover of sports, especially baseball. He always played on the town team; and each Saturday afternoon found him on the baseball diamond warming up for the Saturday afternoon game. This love he never lost for he played baseball wherever he lived as long as there was a town team to play with. In later years his most favored recreation was to watch a ball game. I am sure he saw the last game of the last series the fall before he passed away.
When he was about sixteen years of age he spent a few days with some friends and it is believed they took a trip into southern Idaho to visit some relatives of the friends. While there he became exposed to the dread disease smallpox, and a few days after their return home came down with the disease. He was immediately isolated from the rest of the family and they were fortunate because none of the other children contracted it. In those days before immunization was known many peple lost their lives from this killing plague. Joseph, or Henry as he was better known, was very ill while he had the disease but was able to successfully overcome it and was left with no serious defects from it. He spent the time in an old covered wagon rigged up for him in the backyard and away from the family. His meals were brought to him and then the dishes scalded afterward.
In the fall of nineteen hundred or nineteen hundred one (we are not sure which) Joseph met a young woman named Charlotte Adelia Reed, who had come with her mother from Salt Lake City to purchase, from Joseph's aunt, some farm produce for their winter food storage. He was immediately interested and in the months to follow made many trips to Salt Lake, in his "horse and buggy" to become better acquainted with this young lady. He approved very much of her for they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on March fifth nineteen hundred two. They set up housekeeping in two rooms of her mother's home at North Point. It is believed that they later moved to a house of their own. They lived at North Point until about nineteen hundred six. He worked during this time at several different jobs wherever he could find employment to support his family which by this time included three children. In nineteen hundred six they purchased a small farm in Elwood, Box Elder County, Utah. Here they lived in a three room log house. He tilled the soil which produced sugar beets, alfalfa, and later on celery.
While living in Elwood the family took an active part in the Elwood ward. I remember as a little girl my father taking part in a stage show in the Elwood meeting house. I also remember he and mother taking us to Sunday school, Primary and sacrament meeting, and of course to the Saturday afternoon ball games. I recall many many pleasant occasions when our family went on outings, on trips, and to church together. My parents were always concerned about their family and always gave to us the best they could provide, in earthly things, in education, and in spiritual training. My father worked hard to provide for us. He fed us well the food of life. He was strict in many respects, which of course taught us to respect him as a father. We each knew one of the greatest blessings to come to children- that of a good spiritual home, with loving parents, and brothers and sisters who learned and shared together.
My father was never a huge success as a farmer although this was the kind of was to be followed. One reason for this was lack of help. He had only two sons and eight daughters who did not make good farmers. He farmed in several places. These included homesteading in Cederville, Oneida Co., Idaho, dry farming in Holbrook, gardening in Malad, Idaho and later irrigation farming in Cornish, Cache Co., Utah.
In each of these communities he always took an active part in the ward as well as the community. In Cederhill he was influential in establishing a school and a church for the few families who lived there. In Hollbrook he served on the school board and as Sunday School superintendent for several years.
During the nine or ten years they resided in Elwood four daughters were born and after they moved to Idaho another three daughters graced their home.
After leaving Cornish they spent a few years in Provo Utah and then moved to Salt Lake City where he spent the rest of his life. He worked several years in the Utah city as a night watchman and spent many of his days doing temple work. He became quite interested in genealogy the last few years of his life and learned what he could, concerning his forbearers, which he has left with his children.
His wife passed away in nineteen forty two. He later married twice. Both were good women and loving companions to him. The second wife died after they were married nine years! (Dates, name, etc. included on back of his family sheet).
During the nearly seventy eight years he lived he enjoyed good health and it was only the last few months of his life that his health began to break. He died on January twenty sixth following a stroke. My husband and I were with him when he slipped into a coma from which he did not awaken again.
Joseph Henry Earl
By Nettie Earl Stout (Daughter)
Joseph Henry Earl, son of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Jeanette Poll Earl, was born March 2nd, 1877 at Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of eleven children. The first eight years of his life were spent in the vicinity of what is now fourth south and tenth east, better known to people in those days as the "Old Tenth Ward." At an early age he learned responsibility, as I recall him saying many times as we drove thru the east side of Salt Lake City, "I used to herd cows in this vicinity when I was a small boy."
He attended the public elementary school in their neighborhood, but his education was limited as he was never able to attend beyond a year or two of high school. However, this did not stop him from studying. He did quite a lot of reading during his life time, and especially in his later years when he was finished with the responsibility of family raising. Much of his reading was from the standard works of the church and church doctrine.
In the fall of eighteen hundred eighty five, when he was eight years of age, his parents with their five children, moved from Salt Lake City to South Weber, Favis Co, Utah. Here, his father purchased a farm and built a two room log house which became their home for several years. Later a six room frame house was built. He lived here until he was married and established a home of his own.
He was a great lover of sports, especially baseball. He always played on the town team; and each Saturday afternoon found him on the baseball diamond warming up for the Saturday afternoon game. This love he never lost for he played baseball wherever he lived as long as there was a town team to play with. In later years his most favored recreation was to watch a ball game. I am sure he saw the last game of the last series the fall before he passed away.
When he was about sixteen years of age he spent a few days with some friends and it is believed they took a trip into southern Idaho to visit some relatives of the friends. While there he became exposed to the dread disease smallpox, and a few days after their return home came down with the disease. He was immediately isolated from the rest of the family and they were fortunate because none of the other children contracted it. In those days before immunization was known many peple lost their lives from this killing plague. Joseph, or Henry as he was better known, was very ill while he had the disease but was able to successfully overcome it and was left with no serious defects from it. He spent the time in an old covered wagon rigged up for him in the backyard and away from the family. His meals were brought to him and then the dishes scalded afterward.
In the fall of nineteen hundred or nineteen hundred one (we are not sure which) Joseph met a young woman named Charlotte Adelia Reed, who had come with her mother from Salt Lake City to purchase, from Joseph's aunt, some farm produce for their winter food storage. He was immediately interested and in the months to follow made many trips to Salt Lake, in his "horse and buggy" to become better acquainted with this young lady. He approved very much of her for they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on March fifth nineteen hundred two. They set up housekeeping in two rooms of her mother's home at North Point. It is believed that they later moved to a house of their own. They lived at North Point until about nineteen hundred six. He worked during this time at several different jobs wherever he could find employment to support his family which by this time included three children. In nineteen hundred six they purchased a small farm in Elwood, Box Elder County, Utah. Here they lived in a three room log house. He tilled the soil which produced sugar beets, alfalfa, and later on celery.
While living in Elwood the family took an active part in the Elwood ward. I remember as a little girl my father taking part in a stage show in the Elwood meeting house. I also remember he and mother taking us to Sunday school, Primary and sacrament meeting, and of course to the Saturday afternoon ball games. I recall many many pleasant occasions when our family went on outings, on trips, and to church together. My parents were always concerned about their family and always gave to us the best they could provide, in earthly things, in education, and in spiritual training. My father worked hard to provide for us. He fed us well the food of life. He was strict in many respects, which of course taught us to respect him as a father. We each knew one of the greatest blessings to come to children- that of a good spiritual home, with loving parents, and brothers and sisters who learned and shared together.
My father was never a huge success as a farmer although this was the kind of was to be followed. One reason for this was lack of help. He had only two sons and eight daughters who did not make good farmers. He farmed in several places. These included homesteading in Cederville, Oneida Co., Idaho, dry farming in Holbrook, gardening in Malad, Idaho and later irrigation farming in Cornish, Cache Co., Utah.
In each of these communities he always took an active part in the ward as well as the community. In Cederhill he was influential in establishing a school and a church for the few families who lived there. In Hollbrook he served on the school board and as Sunday School superintendent for several years.
During the nine or ten years they resided in Elwood four daughters were born and after they moved to Idaho another three daughters graced their home.
After leaving Cornish they spent a few years in Provo Utah and then moved to Salt Lake City where he spent the rest of his life. He worked several years in the Utah city as a night watchman and spent many of his days doing temple work. He became quite interested in genealogy the last few years of his life and learned what he could, concerning his forbearers, which he has left with his children.
His wife passed away in nineteen forty two. He later married twice. Both were good women and loving companions to him. The second wife died after they were married nine years! (Dates, name, etc. included on back of his family sheet).
During the nearly seventy eight years he lived he enjoyed good health and it was only the last few months of his life that his health began to break. He died on January twenty sixth following a stroke. My husband and I were with him when he slipped into a coma from which he did not awaken again.
By Nettie Earl Stout (Daughter)
Joseph Henry Earl, son of Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Jeanette Poll Earl, was born March 2nd, 1877 at Salt Lake City, Utah. He was the oldest of eleven children. The first eight years of his life were spent in the vicinity of what is now fourth south and tenth east, better known to people in those days as the "Old Tenth Ward." At an early age he learned responsibility, as I recall him saying many times as we drove thru the east side of Salt Lake City, "I used to herd cows in this vicinity when I was a small boy."
He attended the public elementary school in their neighborhood, but his education was limited as he was never able to attend beyond a year or two of high school. However, this did not stop him from studying. He did quite a lot of reading during his life time, and especially in his later years when he was finished with the responsibility of family raising. Much of his reading was from the standard works of the church and church doctrine.
In the fall of eighteen hundred eighty five, when he was eight years of age, his parents with their five children, moved from Salt Lake City to South Weber, Favis Co, Utah. Here, his father purchased a farm and built a two room log house which became their home for several years. Later a six room frame house was built. He lived here until he was married and established a home of his own.
He was a great lover of sports, especially baseball. He always played on the town team; and each Saturday afternoon found him on the baseball diamond warming up for the Saturday afternoon game. This love he never lost for he played baseball wherever he lived as long as there was a town team to play with. In later years his most favored recreation was to watch a ball game. I am sure he saw the last game of the last series the fall before he passed away.
When he was about sixteen years of age he spent a few days with some friends and it is believed they took a trip into southern Idaho to visit some relatives of the friends. While there he became exposed to the dread disease smallpox, and a few days after their return home came down with the disease. He was immediately isolated from the rest of the family and they were fortunate because none of the other children contracted it. In those days before immunization was known many peple lost their lives from this killing plague. Joseph, or Henry as he was better known, was very ill while he had the disease but was able to successfully overcome it and was left with no serious defects from it. He spent the time in an old covered wagon rigged up for him in the backyard and away from the family. His meals were brought to him and then the dishes scalded afterward.
In the fall of nineteen hundred or nineteen hundred one (we are not sure which) Joseph met a young woman named Charlotte Adelia Reed, who had come with her mother from Salt Lake City to purchase, from Joseph's aunt, some farm produce for their winter food storage. He was immediately interested and in the months to follow made many trips to Salt Lake, in his "horse and buggy" to become better acquainted with this young lady. He approved very much of her for they were married in the Salt Lake Temple on March fifth nineteen hundred two. They set up housekeeping in two rooms of her mother's home at North Point. It is believed that they later moved to a house of their own. They lived at North Point until about nineteen hundred six. He worked during this time at several different jobs wherever he could find employment to support his family which by this time included three children. In nineteen hundred six they purchased a small farm in Elwood, Box Elder County, Utah. Here they lived in a three room log house. He tilled the soil which produced sugar beets, alfalfa, and later on celery.
While living in Elwood the family took an active part in the Elwood ward. I remember as a little girl my father taking part in a stage show in the Elwood meeting house. I also remember he and mother taking us to Sunday school, Primary and sacrament meeting, and of course to the Saturday afternoon ball games. I recall many many pleasant occasions when our family went on outings, on trips, and to church together. My parents were always concerned about their family and always gave to us the best they could provide, in earthly things, in education, and in spiritual training. My father worked hard to provide for us. He fed us well the food of life. He was strict in many respects, which of course taught us to respect him as a father. We each knew one of the greatest blessings to come to children- that of a good spiritual home, with loving parents, and brothers and sisters who learned and shared together.
My father was never a huge success as a farmer although this was the kind of was to be followed. One reason for this was lack of help. He had only two sons and eight daughters who did not make good farmers. He farmed in several places. These included homesteading in Cederville, Oneida Co., Idaho, dry farming in Holbrook, gardening in Malad, Idaho and later irrigation farming in Cornish, Cache Co., Utah.
In each of these communities he always took an active part in the ward as well as the community. In Cederhill he was influential in establishing a school and a church for the few families who lived there. In Hollbrook he served on the school board and as Sunday School superintendent for several years.
During the nine or ten years they resided in Elwood four daughters were born and after they moved to Idaho another three daughters graced their home.
After leaving Cornish they spent a few years in Provo Utah and then moved to Salt Lake City where he spent the rest of his life. He worked several years in the Utah city as a night watchman and spent many of his days doing temple work. He became quite interested in genealogy the last few years of his life and learned what he could, concerning his forbearers, which he has left with his children.
His wife passed away in nineteen forty two. He later married twice. Both were good women and loving companions to him. The second wife died after they were married nine years! (Dates, name, etc. included on back of his family sheet).
During the nearly seventy eight years he lived he enjoyed good health and it was only the last few months of his life that his health began to break. He died on January twenty sixth following a stroke. My husband and I were with him when he slipped into a coma from which he did not awaken again.
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