House, George Nelson (Aug 20, 1866 – Jun 2, 1935)

GEORGE NELSON HOUSE

George Nelson House was born August 20, 1866 in Weston, Platte County,
Missouri to Henry Clay and Martha Adelia Haight House. He was the first
child born in a family of six boys and five girls. A few years later
the family moved to Leavenwoth, Kansas where his father was employed by
the U.S. Government as a Scout and Wagon Master. Working for the
Government me[a]nt the family would move from Leavenwoth to Winchester,
Kansas and then to Garrison, Kansas. In 1883 at the age of 17 the
family moved to Corinne, Utah where his father was manager of the
Promontory Livestock Company.

It was while working for his father that his future wife Mary Flint who
also was employed by his father that they met and later were married on
January 1, 1889. Between working on the building of the Bear River
Canal and working for the Promontory Livestock Company they made their
home in Promontory.
They purchased a dry farm and lived on it until their later years, when they moved to Brigham.

Three children were born, the first was Gladys Elizabeth born October
25, 1889, Verlie Ione was born July 28,1891 and Francis Clay was born
October 7, 1896. He was baptized a member of the church on ——-
1930.

On Jun 2, 1935 he died in Brigham and was buried on June 6 in the Brigham cemetery.

Barker, Leora (Jul 5, 1899 – Nov 14, 1966)

LEORA BARKER HOUSE

She always wore an apron and was always neat and clean. She looked
dressed up even doing the family washing. She wore earrings and
necklace and high heel shoes day in and day out, she said her arches
were too high for flat shoes.

Her hair being thin was hard to handle and she never was able to fix it
herself, so either a cousin La Von, Lorraine and Betty helped her with
it.

Lorraine said she never saw her mother's hair turn gray as she always
had Betty dye it dark brown. I guess in away, this was her pride
showing, as it was the only false thing about her.

In her bedroom the[re] was a music box that her children enjoyed listening to.

Lorraine remembers walking home from Sacrament Meeting. A man and lady
we did not know passed our mother, dad and we children, said to
themselves "I'll bet they just got married" they were talking about our
mother and dad who were holding hands, we thought that was the funniest
thing we had ever heard. They never walked any where without holding
hands, or did dad ever leave our home (even to go water the lawn)
without kissing my mom, no matter what she was doing.

Her church jobs at the Brigham 4th Ward were teaching Primary, Sunday School and working in Relief Society.

When the children were married and moved away she and Clay enjoyed
visiting with their grandchildren in Brigham and Ogden. There were
several visits to St. George where Lorraine and her family lived.

March 10, 1965 her husband passed away and she spent her time visiting
her children and grandchildren until her death on November 14, 1966.
Her funeral services were on November 17th and she was buried next to
her husband in the Brigham Cemetery.

Barker, Leora (Jul 5, 1899 – Nov 14, 1966)

LEORA BARKER HOUSE

Leora Barker was born July 5, 1899 in Elba, Idaho to Alonzo John Barker
and Elizabeth Stauffer Barker. She was the seventh child in a family of
six girls and two boys. Her father and mother were married in Willard,
but after the first child was born they moved to Elba, Idaho where the
rest of the children were born.

As a young girl the family moved back to Willard where her father
raised grapes. She helped take care of the vineyard and at the age of
eighteen she went to work in Promontory working for a family there. It
was while working in Promontory that she met Francis Clay House. They
dated one year and at the age of nineteen they were married in the
Logan Temple on May 15, 1919.

They lived on the farm in Promontory where Clay farmed. The first two
children were still born boys no name was given to them. Lorraine was
born prematurely on December 8, 1922 and weighted under five pounds.
Milo was born July 28, 1925. Both Lorraine and Milo were born in
Willard. Betty Jean was born in Brigham on March 31, 1928.

May 5, 1929 they moved to Brigham where Clay worked as a mechanic repairing automobiles and tractors.

Leora enjoyed her children and spent a lot of time preparing meals. Her
children remember the times she made homemade candy (divinity) (taffy)
ice cream, cakes and pies, apple sauce cookies were the best.

Many of the clothes her daughters wore, were made on her "White"
treadle sewing machine located near a large window in the kitchen.

House, Francis Clay (Oct 7, 1896 – Mar 10, 1965)

FRANCIS CLAY HOUSE

Clay made many additions to the house, some were adding a basement and
modifying for extra bedrooms. As they saved money, the house got a new
look, new cupboards in the kitchen, French doors between the front
bedroom and the living room. When ever modification[s] were made to the
kitchen, the paint color was also changed.
 
He enjoyed driving fast over the hilly roads to Promontory so his
children would fly off their car seat, and they would say to their dad,
do that again. For additional income he repaired lawn mowers.

He enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting. Fishing trips to Yellowstone
with the family and deer hunting on Monte Cristo with Milo were some of
the outdoor activities he enjoyed. His rose garden was always
beautiful.

Some of his hobbies were making home mov[i]es with his 8 MM camera and
building model train sets, his grandchildren remember visiting and him
showing off his trains.

He served in many church callings Ward Clerk, Sunday School Presidency, Scout Master, Seventies Quorum President, Home Teacher.

He retired from Merrill's and soon after in 1962 developed a heart
condition that made him very weak. He and Leora spent some winter
months in St George until his condition got worse.

He died March 10, 1965 in Brigham and was buried in the Brigham Cemetery on March 13, 1965

House, Francis Clay (Oct 7, 1896 – Mar 10, 1965)

FRANCIS CLAY HOUSE

Francis Clay House was born October 7, 1896 in Promontory Station, Box
Elder County, Utah to George Nelson and Mary Flint House. He was the
third child with two older sisters. He was known as "Clay" his entire
life.

As a young man he helped his father with the farm work while attending
the local school. Laura House a sister to George N. House was the
school teacher in Promontory, so she probably was his teacher.

His interest was in repairing automobiles and tractors. He worked for
Toponce Trucking in Promontory and helped build the road from Salt Lake
to Wendover. After moving to Brigham, he worked for Brigham Auto and
Merrill's Lumber and Tractor Repair. On his way home from work or in
the yard he always whistled.

Leora Barker who grew up in Willard got a job employed by a family in
Promontory, it was while working in Promontory that she met Clay House.
They court[ed] for one year and were then married in the Logan Temple
on May 15, 1919.

Their children were Lorraine born December 8, 1922, Milo born July 28,
1925, both born in Willard and Betty born March 31, 1928 in Brigham
while the family was still living in Promontory.

The family went to church in Promontory, it was a Branch of the Penrose Ward.

The family moved to Brigham May 5, 1929. Their first house in Brigham
was on the west side of 5th west a half block north of Forrest street.
In about 1935 they purchased his father's house at 136 North 1st East
where they remained the rest of their lives and the children were
married and moved away.

House, Betty Jean (Mar. 31, 1928 – ) by herself

BETTY JEAN HOUSE JOHN

14 December 1999

Born 31 March 1928 to Francis Clay & Leora Barker House in Brigham
City, Utah. We lived in Promontory for a few years. Then moved to
Brigham City. Was the youngest of 3 children, having an older sister
and brother.

As a very young girl. we lived on 1st North and 1st East. I attended
Lincoln School through the 6th grade and went to Box Elder Jr. High for
the 7th and 8th grade. Finishing High School at Box Elder High in 1946
where I was very active in the BEE'etts Marching Girls Group. Girls
League and the Dancing Club. Was selected to work in the school office
to assist in the administration of the school records.

One of my first jobs was working for the Telephone Company as a Telephone Operator.
I had met Norman John in High School, but upon graduation he enlisted
in the U.S. Navy, so I dated other boys that I knew. While he was
stationed in Oregon and Washington I went with Norman's parents up to
visit him. Before he was discharged from the Navy, my girl friend and I
took the Greyhound Bus and went to Portland and Seattle where we
visited with Norman.

After Norman was discharged from the Navy and returned home we dated
and he ask me to marry him. On May 14, 1948 we were married in the
Logan Temple.
 
One of our first homes was in Tremonton where Norman farmed and milked
cows. Each day when he finished milking I had to wash and clean the
milking machine hoses, buckets and all the equipment used in the
milking process. (To this day, I still don't like the smell of warm
milk).
 
Our first child was Kevin born 15 January 1950. Then came Karen on 23 December 1952 and Karla was born 25 June 1954.

In about 1956 we moved back to Brigham and Norman worked with his Dad
building homes. Later Kevin joined Norman and Gordon in the
construction business.

Our first new home was built on 6th North and 2nd West where I have lived to the present time.

I worked for the American Sportwear and later for Bee Incorporated
Company as a supervisor over other ladies sewing coats together.

In 1973 I was hired as the Loan Supervisor at the Thiokol Credit Union where I worked until 1993 when I retired.

Norman, his Dad and Son built about 100 quality homes in the Brigham and Tremonton area.

In 1990 Norman was diagnosis with cancer and suffered for many months until his death on 28 September 1991.

In 1992 & 1993 a girl friend and I went on two trips. One was to Israel and the other was to Russia.

My greatest joy is my children and grandchildren, to watch as they grow
and gain a testimony in the gospel, marry and start a family of their
own.

[Minor grammatical editing by Thomas Wheatley, Dec 31, 2004]