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Edward Evans Jones

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Edward Evans Jones

Birth
Wales
Death
13 Aug 1927 (aged 85)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Edward and Mary Ellen Evans Jones

Arrival: 1865

Spouse: Katherine Vaughan
Spouse's Birth Date: 19 Jun 1848
Spouse's Death Date: 05 Sep 1872
Spouse's Death Place: Wales

Married 2nd: Letitia Wheatley Born: 3 Jul 1856 , Newark, Nottingham, England Died: 28 Nov 1930 , Dobbins, California

Edward came to America in 1856 with his parents. His father died two weeks after arriving in Iowa . In 1864 , Edward left home and worked in mining in Colorado . In 1865 he moved to Utah , working on the railroad until the golden spike was driven. He joined the Mormon Church in 1866 and made several trips to Missouri to bring immigrants to Utah . He helped with the building of the Salt Lake Temple. After his marriage to Katherine , they had two children, both of whom died. After the death of his wife, he married again. In 1877 , he was called to help colonize Arizona . It took them two years to get there. He bought a farm in Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona . He helped build a canal and did a lot of freighting. He held many civil and church callings. In 1902 the family moved to the Big Horn area of Wyoming where he bought land which proved to be oil land. In 1915 , he bought a home in Salt Lake City where they lived until his death in 1927 .

Children of 2nd wife: Edward Wheatley , b. 25 Nov 1874 , Salt Lake City . Md. 1st, 1897 , Lucy Grace Tucker . Md. 2nd, 1836 , Rose Acton . D. 13 Feb 1954 , Cowley, Wyoming . David Herbert , b. 27 Jul 1876 , Salt Lake City . Md. 1901 , Mae Webb (Div). D. 10 Sep 1957 , Whittier, California . Letitia Rebecca , b. 27 Apr 1880 , Lehi, Arizona . D. Apr 1880 , Lehi, Arizona . Caroline Marion , b. 25 Mar 1881 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1901 , Benjamin Farland Johnson , Jr. D. 25 Sep 1935 , Oroville, California . Lavina Jane , b. 16 Sep 1883 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1905 , Ernia Jones . D. 1968 , Lovell, Wyoming . Clarence R. (Ted) , b. 9 Feb 1886 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1910 , Amy Ann Mangum . D. 1946 Salt Lake City, Utah . Thatcher C. , b. 29 Sep 1888 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1st, 1912 , Vera Esma Harding . Md. 2nd, 1921 , Glenette Clark . Md. 3rd, Elda Johnson Mast . D. 15 Jul 1989 , Salt Lake City, Utah (age 100). Enos L. , b. 8 Apr 1891 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1917 , Zeta Priscilla Grace . D. 1962 , Billings, Montana . Oren Dudley , b. 9 Jan 1895 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. Harriett Susan Wilkerson . D. 1970 , Lovell, Wyoming . Wilford W. , b. 28 Jan 1898 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1st, 1923 , Ida Stringham . Md. 2nd, Ruby Wilkerson . D. 1984 , Lovell, Wyoming .

Written by Vernard Johnson
Parents: Edward and Mary Ellen Evans Jones

Arrival: 1865

Spouse: Katherine Vaughan
Spouse's Birth Date: 19 Jun 1848
Spouse's Death Date: 05 Sep 1872
Spouse's Death Place: Wales

Married 2nd: Letitia Wheatley Born: 3 Jul 1856 , Newark, Nottingham, England Died: 28 Nov 1930 , Dobbins, California

Edward came to America in 1856 with his parents. His father died two weeks after arriving in Iowa . In 1864 , Edward left home and worked in mining in Colorado . In 1865 he moved to Utah , working on the railroad until the golden spike was driven. He joined the Mormon Church in 1866 and made several trips to Missouri to bring immigrants to Utah . He helped with the building of the Salt Lake Temple. After his marriage to Katherine , they had two children, both of whom died. After the death of his wife, he married again. In 1877 , he was called to help colonize Arizona . It took them two years to get there. He bought a farm in Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona . He helped build a canal and did a lot of freighting. He held many civil and church callings. In 1902 the family moved to the Big Horn area of Wyoming where he bought land which proved to be oil land. In 1915 , he bought a home in Salt Lake City where they lived until his death in 1927 .

Children of 2nd wife: Edward Wheatley , b. 25 Nov 1874 , Salt Lake City . Md. 1st, 1897 , Lucy Grace Tucker . Md. 2nd, 1836 , Rose Acton . D. 13 Feb 1954 , Cowley, Wyoming . David Herbert , b. 27 Jul 1876 , Salt Lake City . Md. 1901 , Mae Webb (Div). D. 10 Sep 1957 , Whittier, California . Letitia Rebecca , b. 27 Apr 1880 , Lehi, Arizona . D. Apr 1880 , Lehi, Arizona . Caroline Marion , b. 25 Mar 1881 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1901 , Benjamin Farland Johnson , Jr. D. 25 Sep 1935 , Oroville, California . Lavina Jane , b. 16 Sep 1883 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1905 , Ernia Jones . D. 1968 , Lovell, Wyoming . Clarence R. (Ted) , b. 9 Feb 1886 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1910 , Amy Ann Mangum . D. 1946 Salt Lake City, Utah . Thatcher C. , b. 29 Sep 1888 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1st, 1912 , Vera Esma Harding . Md. 2nd, 1921 , Glenette Clark . Md. 3rd, Elda Johnson Mast . D. 15 Jul 1989 , Salt Lake City, Utah (age 100). Enos L. , b. 8 Apr 1891 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1917 , Zeta Priscilla Grace . D. 1962 , Billings, Montana . Oren Dudley , b. 9 Jan 1895 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. Harriett Susan Wilkerson . D. 1970 , Lovell, Wyoming . Wilford W. , b. 28 Jan 1898 , Lehi, Arizona . Md. 1st, 1923 , Ida Stringham . Md. 2nd, Ruby Wilkerson . D. 1984 , Lovell, Wyoming .

Written by Vernard Johnson


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