Show joseph A black relates history AP A A aint a 11 B basin min F early arly pioneer mrs Ethelwyn no S col lett jett of vernal who hog recently visited in mesa arizona art zona with mr mp and mrs MM J oseph joseph alonzi clack black and nd attended a family reunion b ho a sent ecat us a history lil story of mr and mrs black which was related ot at ohp LWI editors tors note it has been over 80 years since joeeph alonzo black came bit all a small emol boy with his family to settle in ashley valley the year was waa 1079 the fattier father of the family jo seph dlack black bd hla ble wife betsy ann were call ed to help settle fettle the far eastern part of the state of utah with them came their two small email children lydia ann and lon along with other relatives w who also came from snyderville derville summit co utah after that first hard wit win ter betsy ann become became ill and died iler her husband cut up hla his wagon box to make a coff coffin in in which to bury her hers was the first grave in the vernal cemetery joseph henderson enderson II dlack black the father became one of the stalwarts stal warts of this new community he be acted a 09 justice of the peace tor for many in ny years superintendent of 0 schools and carried the flaat mail route over ond mountain ile he was waa also a fine carpenter carpente and cabaret maker log school house hour the old homestead was wa on aey creek just two and it ft half miles north of ilia he city of vernal there thera lon went to school in a little log schoolhouse whose desks and benches were fashioned byi by his father who also helped to lay the logs for the building which sam served ed as schoolhouse church and community house this small school held forth three months of each year lon remembers his first teach teachers erx an aa pete and mrs an and mrs thorne at the age of 12 years lon went to stay with his sister in ouray utah this was the place where the U S soldiers moved moved many indians after tile the meeker massacre lite life there was perilous and exciting for the young boy soon alter after his birth day lon loa become became a horse wrangler lor for the chadwick horse ranch nanch not far from vernal ile he has fond memories of breaking and riding those thoroughbred hows horses and the excitement of the rac es which were very popular on in sundays and holidays at found roundup up tun time his activities took him over diamond mountain into the browns hole couii country try where he met butch cassidy and some bt b tile the other desperados desperadoes despe rados and outlaws 1 a w a 0 of t that if la t t time i m who had a I 1 hide i 1 de g put u t 0 on n G green r e en river just beyond the utah line day boy clork ills next venture was the age of 17 when he became a c lerk clerk in a general merchandise store owned by ellsha elisha W davis this place of bust ness fiess was wa located at a atra teg le lc spot two miles from ft duchesne where the indian trails of two reservations crossed arid and where nearly all freighting parties from the west ft 11 top topped po tile the reigh freighters mingled with will miners from nearby mines soldiers from tile the fort und and often clashed with the numerous indians who were also patrons 0 of this thriving outpost the boy clerk learned to speak the ute language langu uge fluently and remembers many a fascinating tind and halt hair raising ule late of his life in tills this dangerous frontier drontle r on a christmas da day fir atre destroyed the sture store and much of its contents ellsha davis who had untried lydia dlack black moved to vernal where lie he opened a furniture store with willi ills his brother ln in law lon ai ft 6 partner artner the business prospered and things were going well when lon was called to fill a mission in the southern states or tile the latter day saints alte spite of much opposition lie he or drew I 1 ew lits ills money out of 0 tilt the business and lell left tor for tile the tilt ml slon field alter after all attending tending a pre preparatory course sit at the brigham younst lt academy in provo prove utah ulah ile he left belkind behind a beautiful girl by the name nama ft 0 minnie brannan Iiran nan who had ba promised to welt watt tor him until he re turned she had been work ing part time at the furniture tore store while atten attending ling uintah academy Aca deroy it seemed deemed a long welt wait but atio attendee attended brigham young academy and come came back and taught school tit bt naples while waiting for or her sweetheart to return evort ev fen after ills ids stott was waa completed tile the wedding was delayed for a year while title un lon recover recover wl od from it a serious ill he ness hen n ther were married oel oct ober IB 15 1903 double blo this nil happy now made rna d e their home in vernal they raised u family ol of sly six children the youngest being twins a boy and a 4 girl the day thoy were bon boin tile the black house caught on fire and tile the town fire department was called to put put the lire fire which they did quickly tile the neighbors jokingly accused the proud fattier father of using g this as aa a means of letting the whole town know that lie he h id d twins lie ile was occupied with sev eral business ventures venture s during the ensuing ensul nit years partner ship grocery and meat market manager of the awilda hotel owner of a furniture business and manager of the commer cial club with the threat of war the black family left bernal and moved to mt emmona in duchesne county where they bought 40 acres of form farm land after a few years it was war found that the children needed better educational facilities so after a winter spent in vernal the family moved to salt lake city where they bought another home the children were now growing up and when the daughter beulah married and moved to lovel wyoming she sh a and her husband persuaded the rest of the family to join I 1 them here they lived happy active busy lives three boys and one girl filled honorable mis alons for the church the oldest son con carmon was bishop of th lovell west ward in wyoming and at the present time 0 Is bishop of the ath ward in salt lake city and owns the downtown hotel daughter veda askew lives in salt lake city her husband william Willi arn J askew is a supervisor at the main post office there deulah beulah husband sterling threet threat has a government m mall all contract and lives in mesa arizona son joseph 11 II Is field representative for ohio oil co at lovell wyoming son paul Is s a decorating condrac con trac i tor in cody wyoming daughter pauline tippetts of KaYs kaysville ville utah hp husband band ronald tippetts is representative I 1 of the allis chalmers farm implement co A number of the blacks wades nieces and nephews still reside in the vernal area they include archie johnson A theodore Jo Johp huson son mrs dieb bleb er powell warren billings jensen T T It Hau asmussen nussen la point and mrs vena wardell in october 1953 mrs iyub er powell and mr and mrs A theodore johnson attended the golden golde a wedding anniversary celebrated by mr and mrs black when they resided in lovell wyoming at the present time joseph A black and his good wife are living in mesa arizona ile he will be 85 years yearn old in april and his wife just a little littie younger both have been active and enjoy telling their many experiences to their 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren |