William Married Ella Marie Johnson 30 May 1906,
William grew up on the family farm in Mt. Sterling and received his education in the one-room school house. He became a mathematical genius. William was very handsome and had a kind disposition; loved music, learned to sing, play the piano and organ. Dancing was a highlight of the community socials. He and his sisters looked forward to these affairs as they loved to dance. He enjoyed his family and worked very hard helping with the chores on the farm. He grew into a stout, active man of five feet ten inches in stature.

After his marriage to Ella Marie, they moved to Holbrook, Idaho, near Malad, traveling in a covered wagon, there they homesteaded. (The place known as Martin Deuchin's Store up in Clarks.) His younger brother, Orson, came occasionally from Wellsville to visit them. William and a very dear friend and neighbor, Willard Smith, went to the canyon for fence posts, which had to be gotten out while the sap was down or they would be too soft to hold up. If one team got stuck, they would double up to help each other out. The money received from the sale of the posts was used to help defray family expenses. William had a fine team of horses. He was good company to be around and always looked out for the interests of others. In the winter time thirty five teams would start in a group for Malad to sell their grain. After a blizzard all the night before there would be two feet of snow on the road. It was about all the teams could pull and they could tell when they hit the main road. Sometimes it would take four-horse teams to pull them over the tracks to the mill. William and Willard would travel on lead for one-half mile then pull out to the side of the road to let the other teams pass by, then fall in behind. They did this all the way into Malad. William was a hard worker and could do any type of work. He went up the canyon to shear sheep and get out timber. His children accompanied him on one trip up Bull Canyon, taking a large tub along. They caught little rabbits, putting them under the tub, later taking them home to play with.

One day in December, William asked Ella Marie if she would like to accompany him to Malad to sell a load of grain. She told him, "Not today". He told her she could go next time. After telling some of Ella's folks goodbye, he was off to Malad. He has never been heard of since. Three days later Ella Marie was notified the horses and sleigh with the load of grain were still in the livery stable. The mystery is yet unsolved as to what became of William. Some are of the opinion that he met with foul play. Ella sold the farm and with her little family moved to Logan in 1918, where she worked at Borden Milk Company. She passed away from flu complications 11 Aug 1919, leaving her father and mother to raise the small children. William and Ella Marie had the following children:

Ella Arverna, Odell William, and LoVar George.