Mary Violet Farnworth Mills
November 29, 1873 – February 3, 1945
Mary Violet Farnworth was born, Nov. 29 1873 to George Farnworth and Mary Jane Allen, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. She grew up and attended school in Mt. Pleasant.
She met Edwin George Mills, an Englishman, whose nick name was Ted, and they fell in love and were married 26 Jun 1894, in Mount Pleasant. When they met, Ted was a a brick maker at a plant east of Mount Pleasant. After they married, Violet worked very hard as a dressmaker to get "Ted" through Optical School. Later in her life she ran a restaurant in Idaho. She was known as a hard worker.
After graduating from Optical School, Ted headed south from Mount Pleasant to the neighboring towns taking orders for glasses. This was a means of getting started before he built his office in down town Mt. Pleasant. His first office was on the corner of Main Street and State Street. Ted was a hard worker too and he worked in his office for 60 years even on the day he died.
Their marriage was blessed by three children: Their first daughter Elva, who as born 22 Jun 1895, their only son, DeVere was born in Nov of 1900, and their last daughter, Mary Beatrice.
Not long after she left Grover, Idaho, she married Alfred Nichols 21 April 1921. Alfred was a farmer in Castle Dale for a long time. When he sold out, they moved to Provo, Utah and after a short time, they bought a home in Orem, Utah.
While on a trip taking orders for glasses, Mary Beatrice was about a year old and was sitting on her Mother's lap, the buggy's axel came off. Mary Beatrice was thrown from the buggy and fatally injured.
Violet had arthritis and it was so bad that she walked on crutches. She fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. She was in bed for 3 years because of the broken hip. She remained in bed until her death 3 Feb. 1945, in Hawthorne, California in a nursing home.
November 29, 1873 – February 3, 1945
Mary Violet Farnworth was born, Nov. 29 1873 to George Farnworth and Mary Jane Allen, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. She grew up and attended school in Mt. Pleasant.
She met Edwin George Mills, an Englishman, whose nick name was Ted, and they fell in love and were married 26 Jun 1894, in Mount Pleasant. When they met, Ted was a a brick maker at a plant east of Mount Pleasant. After they married, Violet worked very hard as a dressmaker to get "Ted" through Optical School. Later in her life she ran a restaurant in Idaho. She was known as a hard worker.
After graduating from Optical School, Ted headed south from Mount Pleasant to the neighboring towns taking orders for glasses. This was a means of getting started before he built his office in down town Mt. Pleasant. His first office was on the corner of Main Street and State Street. Ted was a hard worker too and he worked in his office for 60 years even on the day he died.
Their marriage was blessed by three children: Their first daughter Elva, who as born 22 Jun 1895, their only son, DeVere was born in Nov of 1900, and their last daughter, Mary Beatrice.
Not long after she left Grover, Idaho, she married Alfred Nichols 21 April 1921. Alfred was a farmer in Castle Dale for a long time. When he sold out, they moved to Provo, Utah and after a short time, they bought a home in Orem, Utah.
While on a trip taking orders for glasses, Mary Beatrice was about a year old and was sitting on her Mother's lap, the buggy's axel came off. Mary Beatrice was thrown from the buggy and fatally injured.
Violet had arthritis and it was so bad that she walked on crutches. She fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. She was in bed for 3 years because of the broken hip. She remained in bed until her death 3 Feb. 1945, in Hawthorne, California in a nursing home.
Mary Violet Farnworth Mills
November 29, 1873 – February 3, 1945
Mary Violet Farnworth was born, Nov. 29 1873 to George Farnworth and Mary Jane Allen, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. She grew up and attended school in Mt. Pleasant.
She met Edwin George Mills, an Englishman, whose nick name was Ted, and they fell in love and were married 26 Jun 1894, in Mount Pleasant. When they met, Ted was a a brick maker at a plant east of Mount Pleasant. After they married, Violet worked very hard as a dressmaker to get "Ted" through Optical School. Later in her life she ran a restaurant in Idaho. She was known as a hard worker.
After graduating from Optical School, Ted headed south from Mount Pleasant to the neighboring towns taking orders for glasses. This was a means of getting started before he built his office in down town Mt. Pleasant. His first office was on the corner of Main Street and State Street. Ted was a hard worker too and he worked in his office for 60 years even on the day he died.
Their marriage was blessed by three children: Their first daughter Elva, who as born 22 Jun 1895, their only son, DeVere was born in Nov of 1900, and their last daughter, Mary Beatrice.
Not long after she left Grover, Idaho, she married Alfred Nichols 21 April 1921. Alfred was a farmer in Castle Dale for a long time. When he sold out, they moved to Provo, Utah and after a short time, they bought a home in Orem, Utah.
While on a trip taking orders for glasses, Mary Beatrice was about a year old and was sitting on her Mother's lap, the buggy's axel came off. Mary Beatrice was thrown from the buggy and fatally injured.
Violet had arthritis and it was so bad that she walked on crutches. She fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. She was in bed for 3 years because of the broken hip. She remained in bed until her death 3 Feb. 1945, in Hawthorne, California in a nursing home.
November 29, 1873 – February 3, 1945
Mary Violet Farnworth was born, Nov. 29 1873 to George Farnworth and Mary Jane Allen, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. She grew up and attended school in Mt. Pleasant.
She met Edwin George Mills, an Englishman, whose nick name was Ted, and they fell in love and were married 26 Jun 1894, in Mount Pleasant. When they met, Ted was a a brick maker at a plant east of Mount Pleasant. After they married, Violet worked very hard as a dressmaker to get "Ted" through Optical School. Later in her life she ran a restaurant in Idaho. She was known as a hard worker.
After graduating from Optical School, Ted headed south from Mount Pleasant to the neighboring towns taking orders for glasses. This was a means of getting started before he built his office in down town Mt. Pleasant. His first office was on the corner of Main Street and State Street. Ted was a hard worker too and he worked in his office for 60 years even on the day he died.
Their marriage was blessed by three children: Their first daughter Elva, who as born 22 Jun 1895, their only son, DeVere was born in Nov of 1900, and their last daughter, Mary Beatrice.
Not long after she left Grover, Idaho, she married Alfred Nichols 21 April 1921. Alfred was a farmer in Castle Dale for a long time. When he sold out, they moved to Provo, Utah and after a short time, they bought a home in Orem, Utah.
While on a trip taking orders for glasses, Mary Beatrice was about a year old and was sitting on her Mother's lap, the buggy's axel came off. Mary Beatrice was thrown from the buggy and fatally injured.
Violet had arthritis and it was so bad that she walked on crutches. She fell in the bathroom and broke her hip. She was in bed for 3 years because of the broken hip. She remained in bed until her death 3 Feb. 1945, in Hawthorne, California in a nursing home.
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