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Eli Thomas Simmons

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Eli Thomas Simmons

Birth
Uintah, Weber County, Utah, USA
Death
3 May 1947 (aged 84)
Mackay, Custer County, Idaho, USA
Burial
Ucon, Bonneville County, Idaho, USA Add to Map
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Eli Simmons' only recollection of his own father was when William Bert Simmons returned from Ogden with three hoop barrels for making molasses. He had taken Bert with him and Eli remembered the excitement of their homecoming. Eli was less than four years old and already tending sheep on the hillsides when his father died. He picked up schooling quickly and soon caught up with his older brothers. After working on the railroad for a time,he established himself in Marsh Valley when but 19 years of age. In December 1885 he married a young widow, Sarah Treasure Davis and they raised a large family. He engaged in the sheep business on his Marsh Valley ranch until 1900 when he sold out and moved to Willow Creek. He held many responsible positions, was a county commissioner for six years, served on the school boards for 24 years, both at Downey and in Ucon, was a director and president of the Canal Company and president of Simmons-Woolf Company Store in Ucon. And for many years he served as superintendent of the Sunday School. Cataracts on his eyes caused him to spend his last years in darkness, but he always made light of his troubles. He had a wonderful memory and contributed many of the things written in this history. He was the last survivor of his mother's ninechildren and died in 1947 at the age of 84.
Eli Simmons' only recollection of his own father was when William Bert Simmons returned from Ogden with three hoop barrels for making molasses. He had taken Bert with him and Eli remembered the excitement of their homecoming. Eli was less than four years old and already tending sheep on the hillsides when his father died. He picked up schooling quickly and soon caught up with his older brothers. After working on the railroad for a time,he established himself in Marsh Valley when but 19 years of age. In December 1885 he married a young widow, Sarah Treasure Davis and they raised a large family. He engaged in the sheep business on his Marsh Valley ranch until 1900 when he sold out and moved to Willow Creek. He held many responsible positions, was a county commissioner for six years, served on the school boards for 24 years, both at Downey and in Ucon, was a director and president of the Canal Company and president of Simmons-Woolf Company Store in Ucon. And for many years he served as superintendent of the Sunday School. Cataracts on his eyes caused him to spend his last years in darkness, but he always made light of his troubles. He had a wonderful memory and contributed many of the things written in this history. He was the last survivor of his mother's ninechildren and died in 1947 at the age of 84.

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