Our first known record of George is when he took part in the campaign harrasing the Johnston Army thus trying to prevent it entry into the Salt Lake Valley. This took place in the years of 1857-1858. At this time he would have been about 18 years old. George Platt Stoddard tried his hand at about everything available. For some time he helped haul freight from Missouri to Salt Lake, I was on one of these long hauls, when Georges feet were so badly frozen he was never able to endure socks on them. George loved the land and farming, his particular enjoyment came at harvest time when he followed the thrasher. In those days the horse powered the thrashing machine and its crew moved from farm to farm thrashing grain. As soon as George was old enough and capable enough, he joined the regular crew. There after every year of his adult life except the last two, he worked with the thrashing crew. George was considered a fine looking young man, he was six feet tall, brown eyes and dark hair, he was pleasent and good natured and made friends wherever he went. While working on the thrashing Machine they visited the Elias Adams farm where he met and fell in love with Elias's daughter, Caroline. They were married Sept 6, 1863.
Our first known record of George is when he took part in the campaign harrasing the Johnston Army thus trying to prevent it entry into the Salt Lake Valley. This took place in the years of 1857-1858. At this time he would have been about 18 years old. George Platt Stoddard tried his hand at about everything available. For some time he helped haul freight from Missouri to Salt Lake, I was on one of these long hauls, when Georges feet were so badly frozen he was never able to endure socks on them. George loved the land and farming, his particular enjoyment came at harvest time when he followed the thrasher. In those days the horse powered the thrashing machine and its crew moved from farm to farm thrashing grain. As soon as George was old enough and capable enough, he joined the regular crew. There after every year of his adult life except the last two, he worked with the thrashing crew. George was considered a fine looking young man, he was six feet tall, brown eyes and dark hair, he was pleasent and good natured and made friends wherever he went. While working on the thrashing Machine they visited the Elias Adams farm where he met and fell in love with Elias's daughter, Caroline. They were married Sept 6, 1863.
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Married Caroline Adams, Birth 7/11/1845 - Death 2/24/1923.
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