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George Wright Earl

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George Wright Earl

Birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
18 Apr 1926 (aged 72)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
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George Wright Earl was born June 1, 1853 in Salt Lake City. He was the first baby born in the 10th Ward. He married Mary Elizabeth Harrison12 December 1873. They were sealed in the temple 20 Oct 1876.
They purchased a lot at 1134 East 5th South and built a small home. They added more rooms and a pantry later.
They had seven children.
George worked at the Red Butte Canyon quarry blasting and moving stone. It was a 10 mile walk each way. On his way home he would pick up wood to use for firewood to keep his family warm. When the youngest child, Eugene, died, he brought back two large sandstones and shaped them with a hammer and chisel to make Eugene's headstones. He quarried a large stone six feet long to use as a step for the back door. He worked in Emigration Canyon and would ride a train to work and lie in a tent there. He came home on weekends to be with the family and go to church. When work at the quarry was too hard for him, he worked at the brewery until it closed. He went to work for the Western Newspaper Union.
When Mary suffered with arthritis and was in a wheelchair, he took care of her. He was active in church and was president of the High Priests and block teachers.
Contributor: pCarson (48463719) • [email protected]
George Wright Earl was born June 1, 1853 in Salt Lake City. He was the first baby born in the 10th Ward. He married Mary Elizabeth Harrison12 December 1873. They were sealed in the temple 20 Oct 1876.
They purchased a lot at 1134 East 5th South and built a small home. They added more rooms and a pantry later.
They had seven children.
George worked at the Red Butte Canyon quarry blasting and moving stone. It was a 10 mile walk each way. On his way home he would pick up wood to use for firewood to keep his family warm. When the youngest child, Eugene, died, he brought back two large sandstones and shaped them with a hammer and chisel to make Eugene's headstones. He quarried a large stone six feet long to use as a step for the back door. He worked in Emigration Canyon and would ride a train to work and lie in a tent there. He came home on weekends to be with the family and go to church. When work at the quarry was too hard for him, he worked at the brewery until it closed. He went to work for the Western Newspaper Union.
When Mary suffered with arthritis and was in a wheelchair, he took care of her. He was active in church and was president of the High Priests and block teachers.
Contributor: pCarson (48463719) • [email protected]

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