Lutellus, son of Lutellus and Sarah Mecham Burdick was born in Provo, Utah County, Utah November 11, 1859. While still a boy, he took up the making of boots. He moved with his father to Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, where he continued making shoes and boots.

On November 6, 1884 he married Esther Caroline Zabriskie, daughter of Lewis Curtis and Sarah Ann Park Zabriskie. She was born in Spring City on July 19, 1867. In 1885 the family moved to Ferron, Utah where they engaged in farming and raising cattle. Wherever Lutellus moved he continued to make and repair shoes and boots.

When the Sunnyside mine opened and started coke ovens, the Burdick family moved to Sunnyside. The men all found employment in the mines. Esther and her girls started a boarding house, furnishing meals and lunches for the miners. They accumulated quite a herd of cattle at Sunnyside. They grazed on the open range both summer and winter. The rustlers started stealing their cattle so they decided to file on homestead in the Indian reservation. Lutellus and his married children made filings on land in Bluebell and Mountain Home, Utah.

Lutellus was a bee man. The bees were kept out at the ranch. In fact, he was the first state bee inspector in Duchesne County, a position he held for many years. It was a great pleasure to just sit and listen while he talked about bees and their culture.

He was Justice of the Peace for a number of years. He was a very strict man and believed the law was made to be respected.

In the early days the young people were active in the social events. As the people had to entertain themselves, they had community plays. The family participated in these events. The Burdicks loved to sing and Beatrice often sang duets with Porter Merrell.

Grandpa Burdick finished his last pair of boots on March 4, 1936. They had been ordered by one of the Bird boys from over in the "Gulch". On March 8, 1936 he died at age 77 in his home in Bluebell.
∼Short History of Lutellus Burdick
By Maxine Wimmer Burdick

Lutellus Burdick, son of Alden Burdick and Jerusha Parks, was born in Jamestown, Chataqua County, New York on December 16, 1830 His parents joined the Mormon Church in 1830 and moved to Hancock County, Illinois. He spent time as a missionary where he was well acquainted with Joseph and Hyrum Smith.

In 1851 the family came to Utah and settled in Kaysville. In 1852 Lutellus went to California because of the gold excitement, but he returned in 1853 and settled in Lehi.

He studied medicine in New York and Illinois.

He married Sarah Mecham, daughter of Moses and Elvira Mecham, who was the daughter of Moses and Elvira Derby Mecham. She was born August 11, 1829 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They were married November 8, 1854 in Lehi, Utah County, Utah. He set up a boot shop in Provo, Utah where he practiced medicine while supervising the boot shop. There, his sons were instructed in making shoes and boots.

In 1871 the family moved to Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah. He had a good medicine practice and the family still had the boot shop. In Spring City he served as a Notary Public and a Justice of the Peace.

Lutellus and Sarah had thirteen children, eleven of whom lived to adulthood. They were Juliet, Elvira, Annie, Emma, Adelia, Lutellus, Moses, Viola, Flavius, Frank and Thomas.