AARON BURTON WALKER
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Parents: William Henson and Sarah E. Christensen Walker
Married Ruby May Bullock on July 23, 1924.
After Ruby's death in 1966, Aaron married Rintha M. Christensen Brady on April 1 1967.
I was born May 15,1900, the sixth child of Willaim Henson and Sarah E. Christensen.
My childhood was spent on the family farm just north of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I was bashful and shy as a boy, but enjoyed my school days very much.
I started school in the building that is now the Pioneer relic hall. My first teacher, I remember, was Hidve Johnson Christiansen. My first memories in school were sitting with my teachers Jermese Peterson and Emma Bush and reading to them. I never liked to take my lunch to school; I would run home and back which was a mile each way. I really enjoyed running foot races, and was proud of the fact that I could run faster than anyone in school including the teacher, Bert Smith. Some of my close friends in school were: Russell Swenson, Emmett Hayes, Bert Fage, Clifford Wright, Alfred Swenson, Vivian Smith and Fred Nelson.
When I was about ten years old my folks bought a piano and I spent about every evening learning to play by ear. I later played at school for the students to march into class.
I remember when Bishop Swen L. Swenson asked me to play a solo at Sacrament Meeting. It really frightened me, but it gave me a thrill also.
When I was eleven years old, I wanted to go for a train ride; so my folks took me along with my sister,Vera, to the depot and put on on a train that took us to Springville. We spent three days with my uncle and aunt, Ed and Emma Noe, and my two cousins, Milton and George Noe.
In my youth I had to work on the farm. I remember when we went to the field to thin beets, my two older brothers would block them and except me to keep up with them thinning. When I was sixteen years old, my father bought a model T Ford, and we would ride to work in that. We would work for an hour, then go for a ride. Doing this all day made the work much easier and the day go faster.
My first job away from home was the Arrowhead Service Station. My pay was 50 cents a night. I later worked there as regular attendent for ten years.
My older brother, Bill was courting a girl by the name of Matilda Bullock in Draper, Utah. I used to drive him up to see her, and it was at this time I became attracted to her younger sister, Ruby. And I also found myself having a girlfriend in Draper. Our friendship continued and six years later we were married Jul 23, 1924.
We made our home in Pleasant Grove and I continued working at the service station. Five sons came later to bless our home.
In 1937 I was appointed sexton of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery which position I held for four years, then the next four years I served on the City Police Force. In 1945 I began working in the open hearth department of the Geneva Steel Plant.
(Our son Russell, served for three and one-half years in the Pacific during World War II.
Our son Eldon, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1957 our son Gerald was drafted in the U.S. Army and served two years, one of which was spent in Germany.
Our youngest son Kenneth, who was born to us in later years, has surley been a blessing to our home when we have needed him most.)
We have taken many things for granted during our married life especially our health. In July of 1959 Ruby became ill for the first time in her life, having a bad infection of blood posion in her foot. She was unable to walk for six months. During this time it fell to my lot to do the housework. It was only through the blessings of the Lord and the skill of our good doctor that her foot was saved and she got well.
(Written by Aaron Burton Walker)
He passed away Oct 29, 1987 in Pleasant Grove, Utah and buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Parents: William Henson and Sarah E. Christensen Walker
Married Ruby May Bullock on July 23, 1924.
After Ruby's death in 1966, Aaron married Rintha M. Christensen Brady on April 1 1967.
I was born May 15,1900, the sixth child of Willaim Henson and Sarah E. Christensen.
My childhood was spent on the family farm just north of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I was bashful and shy as a boy, but enjoyed my school days very much.
I started school in the building that is now the Pioneer relic hall. My first teacher, I remember, was Hidve Johnson Christiansen. My first memories in school were sitting with my teachers Jermese Peterson and Emma Bush and reading to them. I never liked to take my lunch to school; I would run home and back which was a mile each way. I really enjoyed running foot races, and was proud of the fact that I could run faster than anyone in school including the teacher, Bert Smith. Some of my close friends in school were: Russell Swenson, Emmett Hayes, Bert Fage, Clifford Wright, Alfred Swenson, Vivian Smith and Fred Nelson.
When I was about ten years old my folks bought a piano and I spent about every evening learning to play by ear. I later played at school for the students to march into class.
I remember when Bishop Swen L. Swenson asked me to play a solo at Sacrament Meeting. It really frightened me, but it gave me a thrill also.
When I was eleven years old, I wanted to go for a train ride; so my folks took me along with my sister,Vera, to the depot and put on on a train that took us to Springville. We spent three days with my uncle and aunt, Ed and Emma Noe, and my two cousins, Milton and George Noe.
In my youth I had to work on the farm. I remember when we went to the field to thin beets, my two older brothers would block them and except me to keep up with them thinning. When I was sixteen years old, my father bought a model T Ford, and we would ride to work in that. We would work for an hour, then go for a ride. Doing this all day made the work much easier and the day go faster.
My first job away from home was the Arrowhead Service Station. My pay was 50 cents a night. I later worked there as regular attendent for ten years.
My older brother, Bill was courting a girl by the name of Matilda Bullock in Draper, Utah. I used to drive him up to see her, and it was at this time I became attracted to her younger sister, Ruby. And I also found myself having a girlfriend in Draper. Our friendship continued and six years later we were married Jul 23, 1924.
We made our home in Pleasant Grove and I continued working at the service station. Five sons came later to bless our home.
In 1937 I was appointed sexton of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery which position I held for four years, then the next four years I served on the City Police Force. In 1945 I began working in the open hearth department of the Geneva Steel Plant.
(Our son Russell, served for three and one-half years in the Pacific during World War II.
Our son Eldon, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1957 our son Gerald was drafted in the U.S. Army and served two years, one of which was spent in Germany.
Our youngest son Kenneth, who was born to us in later years, has surley been a blessing to our home when we have needed him most.)
We have taken many things for granted during our married life especially our health. In July of 1959 Ruby became ill for the first time in her life, having a bad infection of blood posion in her foot. She was unable to walk for six months. During this time it fell to my lot to do the housework. It was only through the blessings of the Lord and the skill of our good doctor that her foot was saved and she got well.
(Written by Aaron Burton Walker)
He passed away Oct 29, 1987 in Pleasant Grove, Utah and buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
AARON BURTON WALKER
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Parents: William Henson and Sarah E. Christensen Walker
Married Ruby May Bullock on July 23, 1924.
After Ruby's death in 1966, Aaron married Rintha M. Christensen Brady on April 1 1967.
I was born May 15,1900, the sixth child of Willaim Henson and Sarah E. Christensen.
My childhood was spent on the family farm just north of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I was bashful and shy as a boy, but enjoyed my school days very much.
I started school in the building that is now the Pioneer relic hall. My first teacher, I remember, was Hidve Johnson Christiansen. My first memories in school were sitting with my teachers Jermese Peterson and Emma Bush and reading to them. I never liked to take my lunch to school; I would run home and back which was a mile each way. I really enjoyed running foot races, and was proud of the fact that I could run faster than anyone in school including the teacher, Bert Smith. Some of my close friends in school were: Russell Swenson, Emmett Hayes, Bert Fage, Clifford Wright, Alfred Swenson, Vivian Smith and Fred Nelson.
When I was about ten years old my folks bought a piano and I spent about every evening learning to play by ear. I later played at school for the students to march into class.
I remember when Bishop Swen L. Swenson asked me to play a solo at Sacrament Meeting. It really frightened me, but it gave me a thrill also.
When I was eleven years old, I wanted to go for a train ride; so my folks took me along with my sister,Vera, to the depot and put on on a train that took us to Springville. We spent three days with my uncle and aunt, Ed and Emma Noe, and my two cousins, Milton and George Noe.
In my youth I had to work on the farm. I remember when we went to the field to thin beets, my two older brothers would block them and except me to keep up with them thinning. When I was sixteen years old, my father bought a model T Ford, and we would ride to work in that. We would work for an hour, then go for a ride. Doing this all day made the work much easier and the day go faster.
My first job away from home was the Arrowhead Service Station. My pay was 50 cents a night. I later worked there as regular attendent for ten years.
My older brother, Bill was courting a girl by the name of Matilda Bullock in Draper, Utah. I used to drive him up to see her, and it was at this time I became attracted to her younger sister, Ruby. And I also found myself having a girlfriend in Draper. Our friendship continued and six years later we were married Jul 23, 1924.
We made our home in Pleasant Grove and I continued working at the service station. Five sons came later to bless our home.
In 1937 I was appointed sexton of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery which position I held for four years, then the next four years I served on the City Police Force. In 1945 I began working in the open hearth department of the Geneva Steel Plant.
(Our son Russell, served for three and one-half years in the Pacific during World War II.
Our son Eldon, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1957 our son Gerald was drafted in the U.S. Army and served two years, one of which was spent in Germany.
Our youngest son Kenneth, who was born to us in later years, has surley been a blessing to our home when we have needed him most.)
We have taken many things for granted during our married life especially our health. In July of 1959 Ruby became ill for the first time in her life, having a bad infection of blood posion in her foot. She was unable to walk for six months. During this time it fell to my lot to do the housework. It was only through the blessings of the Lord and the skill of our good doctor that her foot was saved and she got well.
(Written by Aaron Burton Walker)
He passed away Oct 29, 1987 in Pleasant Grove, Utah and buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah
Parents: William Henson and Sarah E. Christensen Walker
Married Ruby May Bullock on July 23, 1924.
After Ruby's death in 1966, Aaron married Rintha M. Christensen Brady on April 1 1967.
I was born May 15,1900, the sixth child of Willaim Henson and Sarah E. Christensen.
My childhood was spent on the family farm just north of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. I was bashful and shy as a boy, but enjoyed my school days very much.
I started school in the building that is now the Pioneer relic hall. My first teacher, I remember, was Hidve Johnson Christiansen. My first memories in school were sitting with my teachers Jermese Peterson and Emma Bush and reading to them. I never liked to take my lunch to school; I would run home and back which was a mile each way. I really enjoyed running foot races, and was proud of the fact that I could run faster than anyone in school including the teacher, Bert Smith. Some of my close friends in school were: Russell Swenson, Emmett Hayes, Bert Fage, Clifford Wright, Alfred Swenson, Vivian Smith and Fred Nelson.
When I was about ten years old my folks bought a piano and I spent about every evening learning to play by ear. I later played at school for the students to march into class.
I remember when Bishop Swen L. Swenson asked me to play a solo at Sacrament Meeting. It really frightened me, but it gave me a thrill also.
When I was eleven years old, I wanted to go for a train ride; so my folks took me along with my sister,Vera, to the depot and put on on a train that took us to Springville. We spent three days with my uncle and aunt, Ed and Emma Noe, and my two cousins, Milton and George Noe.
In my youth I had to work on the farm. I remember when we went to the field to thin beets, my two older brothers would block them and except me to keep up with them thinning. When I was sixteen years old, my father bought a model T Ford, and we would ride to work in that. We would work for an hour, then go for a ride. Doing this all day made the work much easier and the day go faster.
My first job away from home was the Arrowhead Service Station. My pay was 50 cents a night. I later worked there as regular attendent for ten years.
My older brother, Bill was courting a girl by the name of Matilda Bullock in Draper, Utah. I used to drive him up to see her, and it was at this time I became attracted to her younger sister, Ruby. And I also found myself having a girlfriend in Draper. Our friendship continued and six years later we were married Jul 23, 1924.
We made our home in Pleasant Grove and I continued working at the service station. Five sons came later to bless our home.
In 1937 I was appointed sexton of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery which position I held for four years, then the next four years I served on the City Police Force. In 1945 I began working in the open hearth department of the Geneva Steel Plant.
(Our son Russell, served for three and one-half years in the Pacific during World War II.
Our son Eldon, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
In 1957 our son Gerald was drafted in the U.S. Army and served two years, one of which was spent in Germany.
Our youngest son Kenneth, who was born to us in later years, has surley been a blessing to our home when we have needed him most.)
We have taken many things for granted during our married life especially our health. In July of 1959 Ruby became ill for the first time in her life, having a bad infection of blood posion in her foot. She was unable to walk for six months. During this time it fell to my lot to do the housework. It was only through the blessings of the Lord and the skill of our good doctor that her foot was saved and she got well.
(Written by Aaron Burton Walker)
He passed away Oct 29, 1987 in Pleasant Grove, Utah and buried in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
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