Video 1
GM and GP History Ch1:
Grandma (GM) and Grandpa’s (GP) parents and siblings; How GP
got his name; GP’s home growing up; GM’s great grandparents helped to settle
Alpine; Great- grandfather helped to quarry granite for temple; 14 min - Parley P Pratt baptized great-grandparents
into the church in England; 16 min – Father born in Salt Lake, his mother was
born in Switzerland. 17 min – GM’s
parents; 19 min - GM’s father worked to provide for 5 siblings after parents
died; 23 min – GM moves from Magna because of chemicals from smelter; 25 min - GM’s
father built house, master farmer; lived
in Sugarhouse and didn’t have running water.
27 min – GM helped to plant and tend to the farm, made it through Great
Depression; 28 min – Father had about
500 chickens during the great depression, and would exchange them for
food. 32 min – GM was born with a
testimony and never doubted or wondered.
Her great grandparents lived next door to Joseph Smith. The children helped to watch over the prophet
when he was in Carthage jail. 34 min –
some of relatives were at winter quarters.
35 min – The Winn family in the 1700s, family in the revolutionary war,
involved in the first continental congress.
50 min – GP born on #2 canyon road in a basement apartment, last of 5
children. Meeting house was 18th
ward on 2nd Ave and A street.
53 min – City Creek canyon and ensign peak were playground. Went to Lafayette Grade School on corner of
State Street and North Temple. 57 min –
GPs favorite position was 1st base and pitcher on baseball
team. Pitched right handed. Story of dislocated finger.
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