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.