Springville Herald | 1948-04-29 | Page 7 | Observes 80th Birthday

i Observes 8oth birthday is s. I George Weight, life-long resident of this city, observed his eightieth birthday anniversary Wednesday at his home on Canyon Ave. He was born in Springville April 28, 1868, a son of the early pioneers Frederick and Elizabeth Bocock Weight. At the age of thirteen he began the work of hauling cordwood for a mining company in Park City. Later he worked in the timber, hauling ties for early railroad construction. In his later life he followed farming and stock raising and for a. number of years operated a ranch in Hobble Creek canyon. An ardent church worker, especially in genealogy, he has done considerable temple work the past few years. He was a member of the early-day Marshall band. He married Nora Childs December 14, 1892, in the Manti temple, and they observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary in December. He has eight sons and daughters, G. Fred, Ella, Leo D., Lamar and Woodrow Weight, and Mrs. Iva Waters, of Springville; Mrs. Bessie Stevens of Layton, and Mrs. Bernice Ber-nice Lutz of Salt Lake City. There are also 30 grandchildren grandchil-dren and two great grandchildren.