Lawrence Barnabas Lake was born to Barnabas Lake and Lucy Jane Herrick on October 18, 1867 of Ogden, Utah. He was the youngest of eight children. He had six older sisters and one older brother and it was said that he was quite spoiled.
The family lived on a farm just out of Ogden at a road intersection called Five Points. The home was a typical log cabin. Indians still roamed the area and gave Lawrence and his sister, Millie, quite a scare one night when they were home alone.
Food was scarce and Lawrence learned never to waste a thing. Being hungry most of his young years affected him the rest of his life. As an adult he never let anyone leave his home without feeding them.
The family moved to Clifton,Idaho, in Cache Valley, and then to Fairview. Lawrence discontinued school after the fourth grade, but he could always figure very fast in his head. He always read the newspaper, especially the farming news.
Lawrence married Prudence Smith on January 25, 1894. They moved onto the Lake farm on the "sand hills". They eventually became parents to nine children: Carrie, Vera, Etta, Oren, Velma, Millie, Ezra, and Rulon. On June 10, 1903, they went as family to the Logan Temple and were sealed together.
Lawrence was a good farmer and he enjoyed farming very much. He also enjoyed buying and selling farms and was successful at it. He sold the farm in Fairview and went into the sheep business. Later he sold his interest in the sheep and bought a farm in Annis, Idaho. He did well there, but Prudence didn't like being so far away from her family, so they returned to Fairview. Finally he sold all his interests in Fairview and the family moved permanently to Rexburg, Idaho. Lawrence bought a home in town and 320 acres of dry farm land south of Rexburg. In 1919 he sold the dry farm and bought an 1100 acre farm on Moody Creek, northeast of Rexburg. He did all his farming with horses and when farming moved into using machinery, he struggled with it. He would rather use the horses.
As his children grew and married, several of them went to California. Lawrence and Prudence made several trips to California to visit them. In 1945 they rented the farm and moved to El Segundo, California to retire. It was a hard adjustment for Lawrence. He missed the physical work of farming. He raised a garden and worked in the yards.
As he aged Lawrence lost his hearing and then his eyesight. He died on July 25, 1954 of a heart attack. He had expressed a desire to not be buried in Rexburg, so they buried him in Inglewood Cemetery.
The family lived on a farm just out of Ogden at a road intersection called Five Points. The home was a typical log cabin. Indians still roamed the area and gave Lawrence and his sister, Millie, quite a scare one night when they were home alone.
Food was scarce and Lawrence learned never to waste a thing. Being hungry most of his young years affected him the rest of his life. As an adult he never let anyone leave his home without feeding them.
The family moved to Clifton,Idaho, in Cache Valley, and then to Fairview. Lawrence discontinued school after the fourth grade, but he could always figure very fast in his head. He always read the newspaper, especially the farming news.
Lawrence married Prudence Smith on January 25, 1894. They moved onto the Lake farm on the "sand hills". They eventually became parents to nine children: Carrie, Vera, Etta, Oren, Velma, Millie, Ezra, and Rulon. On June 10, 1903, they went as family to the Logan Temple and were sealed together.
Lawrence was a good farmer and he enjoyed farming very much. He also enjoyed buying and selling farms and was successful at it. He sold the farm in Fairview and went into the sheep business. Later he sold his interest in the sheep and bought a farm in Annis, Idaho. He did well there, but Prudence didn't like being so far away from her family, so they returned to Fairview. Finally he sold all his interests in Fairview and the family moved permanently to Rexburg, Idaho. Lawrence bought a home in town and 320 acres of dry farm land south of Rexburg. In 1919 he sold the dry farm and bought an 1100 acre farm on Moody Creek, northeast of Rexburg. He did all his farming with horses and when farming moved into using machinery, he struggled with it. He would rather use the horses.
As his children grew and married, several of them went to California. Lawrence and Prudence made several trips to California to visit them. In 1945 they rented the farm and moved to El Segundo, California to retire. It was a hard adjustment for Lawrence. He missed the physical work of farming. He raised a garden and worked in the yards.
As he aged Lawrence lost his hearing and then his eyesight. He died on July 25, 1954 of a heart attack. He had expressed a desire to not be buried in Rexburg, so they buried him in Inglewood Cemetery.
Lawrence Barnabas Lake was born to Barnabas Lake and Lucy Jane Herrick on October 18, 1867 of Ogden, Utah. He was the youngest of eight children. He had six older sisters and one older brother and it was said that he was quite spoiled.
The family lived on a farm just out of Ogden at a road intersection called Five Points. The home was a typical log cabin. Indians still roamed the area and gave Lawrence and his sister, Millie, quite a scare one night when they were home alone.
Food was scarce and Lawrence learned never to waste a thing. Being hungry most of his young years affected him the rest of his life. As an adult he never let anyone leave his home without feeding them.
The family moved to Clifton,Idaho, in Cache Valley, and then to Fairview. Lawrence discontinued school after the fourth grade, but he could always figure very fast in his head. He always read the newspaper, especially the farming news.
Lawrence married Prudence Smith on January 25, 1894. They moved onto the Lake farm on the "sand hills". They eventually became parents to nine children: Carrie, Vera, Etta, Oren, Velma, Millie, Ezra, and Rulon. On June 10, 1903, they went as family to the Logan Temple and were sealed together.
Lawrence was a good farmer and he enjoyed farming very much. He also enjoyed buying and selling farms and was successful at it. He sold the farm in Fairview and went into the sheep business. Later he sold his interest in the sheep and bought a farm in Annis, Idaho. He did well there, but Prudence didn't like being so far away from her family, so they returned to Fairview. Finally he sold all his interests in Fairview and the family moved permanently to Rexburg, Idaho. Lawrence bought a home in town and 320 acres of dry farm land south of Rexburg. In 1919 he sold the dry farm and bought an 1100 acre farm on Moody Creek, northeast of Rexburg. He did all his farming with horses and when farming moved into using machinery, he struggled with it. He would rather use the horses.
As his children grew and married, several of them went to California. Lawrence and Prudence made several trips to California to visit them. In 1945 they rented the farm and moved to El Segundo, California to retire. It was a hard adjustment for Lawrence. He missed the physical work of farming. He raised a garden and worked in the yards.
As he aged Lawrence lost his hearing and then his eyesight. He died on July 25, 1954 of a heart attack. He had expressed a desire to not be buried in Rexburg, so they buried him in Inglewood Cemetery.
The family lived on a farm just out of Ogden at a road intersection called Five Points. The home was a typical log cabin. Indians still roamed the area and gave Lawrence and his sister, Millie, quite a scare one night when they were home alone.
Food was scarce and Lawrence learned never to waste a thing. Being hungry most of his young years affected him the rest of his life. As an adult he never let anyone leave his home without feeding them.
The family moved to Clifton,Idaho, in Cache Valley, and then to Fairview. Lawrence discontinued school after the fourth grade, but he could always figure very fast in his head. He always read the newspaper, especially the farming news.
Lawrence married Prudence Smith on January 25, 1894. They moved onto the Lake farm on the "sand hills". They eventually became parents to nine children: Carrie, Vera, Etta, Oren, Velma, Millie, Ezra, and Rulon. On June 10, 1903, they went as family to the Logan Temple and were sealed together.
Lawrence was a good farmer and he enjoyed farming very much. He also enjoyed buying and selling farms and was successful at it. He sold the farm in Fairview and went into the sheep business. Later he sold his interest in the sheep and bought a farm in Annis, Idaho. He did well there, but Prudence didn't like being so far away from her family, so they returned to Fairview. Finally he sold all his interests in Fairview and the family moved permanently to Rexburg, Idaho. Lawrence bought a home in town and 320 acres of dry farm land south of Rexburg. In 1919 he sold the dry farm and bought an 1100 acre farm on Moody Creek, northeast of Rexburg. He did all his farming with horses and when farming moved into using machinery, he struggled with it. He would rather use the horses.
As his children grew and married, several of them went to California. Lawrence and Prudence made several trips to California to visit them. In 1945 they rented the farm and moved to El Segundo, California to retire. It was a hard adjustment for Lawrence. He missed the physical work of farming. He raised a garden and worked in the yards.
As he aged Lawrence lost his hearing and then his eyesight. He died on July 25, 1954 of a heart attack. He had expressed a desire to not be buried in Rexburg, so they buried him in Inglewood Cemetery.
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