He married Rosa Catherine Porritt 27 Jun 1906. They had four daughters. See list on Rosa's memorial.
After her death he married Anna Gosser Lee on 21 Mar 1947.
(Life Story written by Barney's daughter, Estella Lyon. Some minor corrections were made by the Sunflower Lady. Her daughter lists her name as Estella Aluna and it should be Luna Estella according to other documents.)
Barneybus Whitmill was born 28 Aug. 1885 in a log cabin with a dirt roof at Basalt, Bingham, Idaho. He has the distinction of being the first white baby born between Idaho Falls and Pocatello. He is the fifth child of a family of 12 of Henry Whitmill and Estella Aluna Searle [Luna Estella Searle]. The dress he was blessed in was made from flowered curtain cloth.
Dad's father and mother were among the first settlers of the Firth and Basalt area, moving from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1883. Some of the other pioneers were George King. He married Dad's grandmother, Ann Budd Whitmill; the Dyes, Huband, Inglestroms and Kerrs. Mrs. Kerr finishing the first house in our community. Henry Whitmill, George King, William Dye, Lorenzo Firth, and others started the construction of the Cedar Point Canal to obtain water for the land they were homesteading. It took them quite a few years to grub the sage brush and get the ground ready for irrigation and to build ditches and canals. When the men weren't working the ground they worked on the railroad and Grandpa Whitmill worked quite often at Challis in the mines.
Dad's father had to plow by a hand plow and make his own potato planter and wooden harrow. Dad says that as soon as warm weather came the children had to go bare foot to save on shoes. When the Indians came to beg it would frighten the children and they would hide under the beds. Dad remembers the Ninedoka pudding his mother used to make of Flour and water with a milk and nutmeg sauce. He says it was very good but I haven't ever tried making it. The only candy he had was a little hard tack. Dad remembers going to his Grandmother King's home and making long paper matches. The children used to have to herd cows all day. They helped carry water from the Snake River. They would use large wooden barrows and drag them home on wooden platforms. The children and parents had to work hard to make the valley a rich and beautiful place for us to live. They had no cars, electricity, telephones, TVs. Now we take these things for granted. We may well be proud to be children of these sturdy pioneers and we should strive to be as firm and true in our faith and work as they were.
Dad remembers Firth and Basalt being located where the present Blackfoot Canal bridge on the highway is today. The first school Dad went to was located just north of the Government Canal on the highway and was late moved to a frame house just north of the Basalt Cemetery. The church house was north of the present Blackfoot Canal.
Dad says the first time he saw and met mother was at the Inglestrom's store. I imagine the first date they had was to go to the dance at Basalt. They have always mentioned what good times they had at the dances at Basalt before and after they were married. Dad and mother were married 27 June 1906 at Blackfoot. They received their endowments 24 Nov. 1911 in the Logan Temple, make their family an eternal family. Dad worked as railroad foreman for about 15 years at St. Anthony, Chester, and Blackfoot. Dad then decided he would rather farm and therefore he quit railroading and took up farming. He farmed at Monroe, Idaho Falls, Firth, Presto and at Goshen.
Dad and mother were blessed with four girls, Vidella, Alice, Estella and Hazel. There were no sons, much to Dad's disappointment. Dad and mama were happy together and raised their children in the church. Dad always saw to it that mother and us girls had a car to get to our meetings and supported us in our church work. Dad is an Elder and while living at Firth was a YMMIA Counselor with Clyde Gardner and also a Ward teacher. Along with the good times, Dad has had his bad times, he has lived through 2 World wars, depressions, and prosperous times. He has had 7 or 8 serious operations as well as paying and having the worries of 7 or 8 operations for mother. He has laid mother and his second wife, Anna Lee, away. He has also seen death take his two older daughters and his step-son. He has helped all of us in our troubles and has always been a good example for us to follow. He has always been honest and fair in his dealings. Dad and mama used to take us kids and go on fishing trips. We used to have good times together.' Dad has had the opportunity of going to California a few times to see his folks, to New York to see Willie's family and to Maryland to his brother Harry's home. The last few years Dad has been living with us and all of us have enjoyed having him with us. He has stayed with the girls while Jim and I have gone back East for trucks. It has helped a lot to know he was home with the girls. Dad has worked hard to make our yard look nice and I appreciate it very much. Dad has been in bad health and I'm glad he is with us so we can take care of him. The girls think there is no one like their Grandpa. Jim and Dad have gotten along just fine. We never have any trouble. 1962- Dad is 76 years old now and getting more feeble all the time. We have to help him up and down in the chairs and help him turn over in bed. I don't know what we would do without Jim to help Dad at night. Jim gets up 2-4 times at night to help Dad turn over in bed.
1963- Thursday morning , the eighth of August, Dad passed away quietly in his sleep at the L.D.S. hospital of Cerebral Arterio sceherosis. He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning, July 30, 1963. He was in a coma. We stayed with him all the time. Hazel and I stayed during the daytime. The following stayed at night: Jim, Nancy, Blanche Mecham, Beth Lyon, Venetta Curtis, Joseph Lyon, Stephen Johnson and Alice Lyon who was with Dad when he died. It is lonesome without Dad. Funeral was very nice, beautiful flowers.
He married Rosa Catherine Porritt 27 Jun 1906. They had four daughters. See list on Rosa's memorial.
After her death he married Anna Gosser Lee on 21 Mar 1947.
(Life Story written by Barney's daughter, Estella Lyon. Some minor corrections were made by the Sunflower Lady. Her daughter lists her name as Estella Aluna and it should be Luna Estella according to other documents.)
Barneybus Whitmill was born 28 Aug. 1885 in a log cabin with a dirt roof at Basalt, Bingham, Idaho. He has the distinction of being the first white baby born between Idaho Falls and Pocatello. He is the fifth child of a family of 12 of Henry Whitmill and Estella Aluna Searle [Luna Estella Searle]. The dress he was blessed in was made from flowered curtain cloth.
Dad's father and mother were among the first settlers of the Firth and Basalt area, moving from Salt Lake City, Utah in 1883. Some of the other pioneers were George King. He married Dad's grandmother, Ann Budd Whitmill; the Dyes, Huband, Inglestroms and Kerrs. Mrs. Kerr finishing the first house in our community. Henry Whitmill, George King, William Dye, Lorenzo Firth, and others started the construction of the Cedar Point Canal to obtain water for the land they were homesteading. It took them quite a few years to grub the sage brush and get the ground ready for irrigation and to build ditches and canals. When the men weren't working the ground they worked on the railroad and Grandpa Whitmill worked quite often at Challis in the mines.
Dad's father had to plow by a hand plow and make his own potato planter and wooden harrow. Dad says that as soon as warm weather came the children had to go bare foot to save on shoes. When the Indians came to beg it would frighten the children and they would hide under the beds. Dad remembers the Ninedoka pudding his mother used to make of Flour and water with a milk and nutmeg sauce. He says it was very good but I haven't ever tried making it. The only candy he had was a little hard tack. Dad remembers going to his Grandmother King's home and making long paper matches. The children used to have to herd cows all day. They helped carry water from the Snake River. They would use large wooden barrows and drag them home on wooden platforms. The children and parents had to work hard to make the valley a rich and beautiful place for us to live. They had no cars, electricity, telephones, TVs. Now we take these things for granted. We may well be proud to be children of these sturdy pioneers and we should strive to be as firm and true in our faith and work as they were.
Dad remembers Firth and Basalt being located where the present Blackfoot Canal bridge on the highway is today. The first school Dad went to was located just north of the Government Canal on the highway and was late moved to a frame house just north of the Basalt Cemetery. The church house was north of the present Blackfoot Canal.
Dad says the first time he saw and met mother was at the Inglestrom's store. I imagine the first date they had was to go to the dance at Basalt. They have always mentioned what good times they had at the dances at Basalt before and after they were married. Dad and mother were married 27 June 1906 at Blackfoot. They received their endowments 24 Nov. 1911 in the Logan Temple, make their family an eternal family. Dad worked as railroad foreman for about 15 years at St. Anthony, Chester, and Blackfoot. Dad then decided he would rather farm and therefore he quit railroading and took up farming. He farmed at Monroe, Idaho Falls, Firth, Presto and at Goshen.
Dad and mother were blessed with four girls, Vidella, Alice, Estella and Hazel. There were no sons, much to Dad's disappointment. Dad and mama were happy together and raised their children in the church. Dad always saw to it that mother and us girls had a car to get to our meetings and supported us in our church work. Dad is an Elder and while living at Firth was a YMMIA Counselor with Clyde Gardner and also a Ward teacher. Along with the good times, Dad has had his bad times, he has lived through 2 World wars, depressions, and prosperous times. He has had 7 or 8 serious operations as well as paying and having the worries of 7 or 8 operations for mother. He has laid mother and his second wife, Anna Lee, away. He has also seen death take his two older daughters and his step-son. He has helped all of us in our troubles and has always been a good example for us to follow. He has always been honest and fair in his dealings. Dad and mama used to take us kids and go on fishing trips. We used to have good times together.' Dad has had the opportunity of going to California a few times to see his folks, to New York to see Willie's family and to Maryland to his brother Harry's home. The last few years Dad has been living with us and all of us have enjoyed having him with us. He has stayed with the girls while Jim and I have gone back East for trucks. It has helped a lot to know he was home with the girls. Dad has worked hard to make our yard look nice and I appreciate it very much. Dad has been in bad health and I'm glad he is with us so we can take care of him. The girls think there is no one like their Grandpa. Jim and Dad have gotten along just fine. We never have any trouble. 1962- Dad is 76 years old now and getting more feeble all the time. We have to help him up and down in the chairs and help him turn over in bed. I don't know what we would do without Jim to help Dad at night. Jim gets up 2-4 times at night to help Dad turn over in bed.
1963- Thursday morning , the eighth of August, Dad passed away quietly in his sleep at the L.D.S. hospital of Cerebral Arterio sceherosis. He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning, July 30, 1963. He was in a coma. We stayed with him all the time. Hazel and I stayed during the daytime. The following stayed at night: Jim, Nancy, Blanche Mecham, Beth Lyon, Venetta Curtis, Joseph Lyon, Stephen Johnson and Alice Lyon who was with Dad when he died. It is lonesome without Dad. Funeral was very nice, beautiful flowers.
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