Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-09 | Page 6 | Native of Payson Marks 80th Year

NATIVE OF PAYSON MARKS YEAR PAYSON Joseph PAYSON Joseph H. H Bingham oldest H living ng native born Payson resident celebrated his eightieth birthday anniversary ar Wednesday Ho was Wa born January Januar- Januar 8 1856 a aIon ason ason son Ion of Jeremiah and Minerva Dixon Bingham pioneer residents of Payson Pay Pay- son eon He h has lived his entire life here never leaving at any time for fora a period more moro than a fe few days For more than 50 years he worked a. a as a blacksmith in the same shop which stood one block from Main street treet on the northeast corner of the Chase lumber yard which was originally tho Bingham hom homestead stead The property was purchased in 1914 by jy Erlandson brothers for tor a lumber lumberyard lumberyard yard rard but the blacksmith shop was used by Mr Bingham for many years year after that time Mr Bingham and his wife wile Emma Emm Powell Bingham observed their third fifty wedding anniversary anniversary sary aary on December 14 They have lived their entire married life Ute a athe at al althe atthe the location of their present home horn In la the First ward family consists of five daughters 19 grandchildren and 1 10 great grandchildren most of them m being present at the family dinner Wednesday evening