Short Histories of Gross Creek Utah

Alan Smith:  My mother, Delma Smith  is currently putting a book together of individual's histories of Grouse Creek.  This is just a sample.

Joseph Smith Barlow and Amanda Morgan Families  (Fairfield Utah to Grouse Creek Utah)   1867 ~ present

Index to Individual Histories

Amanda Morgan Barlow	Mary Barlow Tanner	Alice Ann Barlow Hart
Joseph Smith Barlow, Jr.	Jesse Barlow	Louise Barlow Ballingham

Allen Raymond Tanner	Emma Barlow Kimber	Alice Barlow Kimber	Herbert A. Tanner
Delbert E. Tanner	Joseph Lester Barlow	Rhea Paskett Toyn	Kendall Kimber
Alta Grace Tanner Clucas	Lewis Weldon Tanner	Wayne R. Tanner	Merlin B. Tanner

Amanda Morgan and Joseph Smith Barlow were married on November 30, 1867 at  Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah by James Rhodebach.  She was fifteen years old and Joseph was nineteen.  Both very young to be taking on the responsibilities of married life.

Their first son, Joseph Smith, was born on January 27, 1870.   A daughter, Alice Ann, was born on September 24, 1872, the third child Mary Emily, was born on February 08, 1875.

Amanda's husband, Joseph died on August 28, 1876 of appendicitis, leaving her homeless and destitute and with a large store bill to pay.   Jesse, the  fourth  child was born  on  January 11, 1877,  almost five months after his father's death.

On October 15, 1887,  Amanda Morgan Barlow and Valison Tanner, were married by Benjamin F. Cook, Justice of the Peace.

Four children were born to this second marriage, Thomas Lester, born on May 08, 1888.   He died on May 11, 1888.   David Ralph, born on  April 25, 1889, Valison born on June 12, 1891, and  Olive  born on November 23, 1896.

Amanda died on January 24, 1931.

Allen Newman Tanner was thirty-two years of age when he was married to Mary Emily Barlow on June 20, 1894.   They lived in Grouse Creek in the old three-roomed log house for several years, then they built the big red brick house which now stands.  There were nine children born to this couple.   Amanda was born on January 20, 1896,  Allen Raymond on  February 11, 1898;  Joseph  Thomas born on  January 13, 1900 and died on February 23, 1900; another son, Leslie born on June 9, 1901 and died at the age of almost twenty-three years on April 25, 1924.   Then there were the twins, Herbert and Delbert, born on October 05, 1904.

On November 29, 1892  Alice was married to Delbert John Conger (known as Delbert F. Hart).   The first two years of their married life Delbert worked for Samuel Kimball and Henry Hales as a cowboy and general ranch hand.   While living at the Hales place, their first child, Myrtle Alice was born on March 31, 1895.   On June 18, 1903 their second child, Martha Amanda, was born.

Alice had a heart problem and passed away on November 02, 1941.

Joseph was married on January 03, 1900 to Elizabeth C. Hansen in the Salt Lake Temple. She came to Grouse Creek from Brigham City as a school teacher.   Their first child, Mildred,  was born on October 26, 1900 and Alice was born on March 23, 1902.

Joseph was called on a mission to England  and  left on December 12, 1902 and returned on January 15, 1905. The family spent the three years in Brigham City with Elizabeths parents.

After returning from his mission he lived again in the brick home he had built, with his family.  On June 05, 1906 a son,  Elmer was born.   He  died on May 26, 1907.    Another son, Shirley, was born on January 24,  1908.  A daughter, Ruth was born on October 29, 1909  and another daughter, Ida was born on September 29, 1911.   Wayne, was born on November 27, 1915.

On September 09, 1925,  Joseph suffered a heart attack and passed away.

Stake and Ward Officer:  Barlow, Joseph Smith, second counselor in the presidency of the Raft River Stake, Cassia Co., Idaho, from 1921 to 1925, was born January 27, 1870, in Fairfield, Utah County, Utah, a son of Joseph Smith Barlow and Amanda Morgan. He was baptized when nine years old, ordained a Seventy December 12, 1902, by Rulon S. Wells, filled a mission to Great Britain in 1903-1904, was ordained a High Priest July 18, 1915, by John A. Elison, and set apart as second counselor in the Raft River Stake presidency August 07, 1921, by Melvin J. Ballard.

Jessie's family moved to Grouse Creek in 1886.   The trip was a long and tiresome one.   They  started with two wagons on January 28 and it took them four days. In Bovine they got  stuck in the mud and  had to leave one wagon and returned for it the next June.

He liked Annie Paskett real well and married her in 1899 on the 8th day of November at the Salt Lake Temple.

Their first child, Emma was born on August 09, 1900.   Their first son, Roy Jesse was born on November 09, 1902.   Melvin was born on June 28, 1904 and died six hours later, a premature baby.   Joseph Lester was born on April 16, 1906.   Francis was born on November 07, 1908.   Adela was born on December 18, 1910 and Louise was born on February 04, 1913.   Sidney Raymond arrived on November 24, 1914 and lived but three months.   He died of pneumonia.   Inez LaVerne, the youngest, was born on January 27, 1916.

Jesse died on October 04, 1942 with cancer of the stomach.

Louise married George Edward Ballingham on May 29, 1935 in the Salt Lake Temple.   She became the step-mother of Ronald and Olene and later had three children of her own, Rosalie, and twins, Wilber and Warren.

Louise died on July 04, 1984 at Sparks Family Hospital in Sparks, Nevada.

Ray married Sarah Grace Wakefield, the second daughter of  Milas E. Wakefield and Annie Elizabeth Kimber. They lived in a house constructed from ties taken from the Transcontinental Railroad built in 1924.   They had 2 daughters,  Alta and Flora and 3 sons, Lewis, Wayne and Harvey.

Ray died on April 21, 1963 of pneumonia.

Emma's pleasant, smiling disposition and attractive youthful appearance, with fair complexion and reddish-blonde hair, won the affection of a young man named Thomas Edward (Ted) Kimber.   She waited and prayed for his safety while he served in the First World War.    After fighting in France, Belgium and Germany, he finally returned safely, and Emma was soon marriedto Ted on December 11, 1919 in the Salt Lake Temple.

A son, Kendall, was born on March --, 19-- and a daughter, Velma,  arrived a year and a half  later.   Another daughter, Donna, was born on March --, 19-- and Joyce, arrived March --, 19--, to  complete the family union.

Emma died February 07, 1967. 

On June 06, 1923 Alice married Alvin  Kimber in the Salt Lake City Temple.   They spent their honeymoon in Salt Lake City going to Liberty Park and Saltair Resort.   Their children were; son Rulon Dean born April --, 19--, daughter Maurine born March --, 19--, and daughter Elda Mae born January --, 19--.

Alice died on July 10, 1967

Martha Amanda Hart Kimber

Martha Amanda Hart Kimber was born at Ogden, Utah, on June 18, 1903.   She was the second of two children born to Delbert F. and Alice Ann Barlow Hart.

On  November 28, 1932  Martha married  Joseph Edwin Kimber (Ted) at Randolph, Utah.   They made their home in Grouse Creek.   Lee Hart Kimber, Martha's first child was born on May --, 19--.   JoAnn was born on August --, 19--.   Norman D. was born on November --, 19--.   Carolyn, was born in Brigham City on May --, 19--.   In November 19--,  Martha was blessed with a baby boy, Keith Edwin.

She died on July 27, 1969 at JoAnn's home after suffering with cancer for a year.

When Herb was courting his future wife, he bought a horse and his father gave him one and he sold these two horses for eighty dollars to get married with.   He  married  Vera Kimber in the Salt Lake Temple on December 17, 1925.   Both of  their mothers went with them.   They returned from their short wedding trip to Grouse Creek to make their home.

Their children are:   Marjorie, Audrey, Herbert  Floyd,  Norma, Merle,  Shirley  (passed  away  at  age  twelve), Darrell K., Donald LaVarr, Eileen, Allen Gary, and Barbara Ann.

Herb died peacefully on September 17, 1987 in Brigham surrounded by family.

Dell was married to Ella Betteridge on February 04, 1926, in the Salt Lake Temple.

Their children are:  Merlin B. Tanner, Keith Delbert, Gordon K., William Gene, Carole, and Douglas Kent.

Being born and raised on a ranch, Dell chose to continue ranching for his life s occupation.

Early in the morning of March 12, 1984, he passed away in his sleep with his loving wife, Ella, by his side. He was  seventy-nine years old and left behind his wife, two brothers and two sisters,  six children and their companions, thirty-eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and a great many friends.

He married Sarah Knotts Reed on June 17, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple.

Their first child was Reed Nicholas follow by  Bruce Lavell and Steven Daniel.   In 1949, they built a home on the corner of 12th Avenue and J Street in Salt Lake.   It  is here that they raised their  family.   When age and health caught up with them,  they sold the home in May 1988 and moved to Pleasanton, California to be by two of their sons,  Reed and Steven.

Joseph Lester Barlow died on November 25, 1996 in San Jose, California.

We spent the holidays when I was a child with my grandparents, Allen Newman Tanner and Mary Emily Barlow.

Rhea grew up knowing Archie Toyn all her life and on August 19, 1935,  they  were  married in the Logan Temple.   Archie's folks went with them.   They went to Brigham and stayed all night.   His parents had Effie's tonsils out, and then they went and were married.

Archie and Rhea became proud parents of two daughters, Marlene and Gail, and one son, Devon.  Heartache came early to them when their son passed away at the Kimber reunion dance.   He suddenly slid from the bench he was sitting on and in spite of anything that anyone tried he did not survive.   He  was only eleven years of age  at this time and no cause of death was found.

Rhea passed away at the home of her daughter, Gail, in  Roy, Utah on her birthday, December 04, 1992.

When it was time for him to enter school,  he lived with his Grandma and Grandpa Barlow in Grouse Creek.

Kendall met his future wife, Eva Mae Gerber while in the Air Force.   They were married in the Salt Lake Temple November 18, 1943.

He was sent to the South Pacific in 1944 when Eva Mae was four months pregnant with their first child, Christena.   They  had two more children, Franklin Edward and Mary Louise.   Franklin lost his life in the irrigation ditch that ran past their home on May 13, 1949.   He was two and one-half years old.  They also had a daughter, Diana and a son Fred.   Their last daughter,  Kathryn Marie was born on March --, 19--.

Kendall died on September 13, 1991 in the Tremonton, Utah  hospital.    He is buried in the Snowville Cemetery, Snowville, Utah.   He has six children, twenty-two grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.

Alta met and fell in love with William R.Clucas and married  him on July 02, 1949 in Evanston, Wyoming.  They spent a glorious honeymoon week in Yellowstone National Park before returning to Ogden.

Alta and Bill never had children of their own.

Alta died on April 26, 1996

Lewis was married to Evelyn, in 19--  and settled in Kaysville with her and her three children, Colleen, Kathleen, and David, whom he adopted.   Two boys were born to them;  Stephen Mark  in 19--  and  Paul Alan  in 19--.

Nature often made life exciting.   When Lewis was about four years old, and standing on the shelf of the cupboard while  his Mother was cooking breakfast, Alta came running in, all excited because "something was coming."   In a minute the house started to shake and threw him off  the cupboard.   It was the earthquake that put the crack in Grandpa's brick house.

In 19--, Sharon Rose and Wayne were united in marriage at Standrod, Idaho.   Her father was a sheep man with no son so Sharon and I helped him for two years.

Wayne graduated in 1971 from the Graduate School of Social Work, and thier first and only child was born on September 29, 1971.   Her name is Melanie Grace.

Wayne suffered a heart attack and passed away on January 05, 1997. 

After Merlin graduated from high school, he was drafted into the United  States  Army.   On January 11, 1945, he reported to Ft. Douglas, Utah,  where he was immediately placed on guard duty.

On October --, 19--,  Merlin was married to Kenna Rose Kunzler in the Logan  LDS Temple by Elder ElRay L. Christiansen for time and eternity.   Merlin and Kenna have five children, Blaine, Laraine, Jay, Brent and Terrie.

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