Roy & Ethel Taylor family photo

LeRoy Taylor was one of Vera's brothers.

The following is a photo of his own family (i.e. Vera's nieces and nephews)

"Roy and Ethel Taylor family
BACK Phyllis, Carol, Ethel, Roy, Ina
FRONT Glade, Howard, Ray, Max"
From the personal albums of Carol Liddell

Roy Taylor death particulars

Roy Taylor was Vera's father.

The following is a brief written memory of Roy from his grandson, Gene, and gives further details surrounding his death.

From the personal albums of Gene Nyberg

Writing transcribed:
"I was ordained a Deacon by my Grandfather Taylor, Dec. 21, 1941.  He was always "Papa" to Loa and I.  We were with him so much when we were kids and heard the family call him Papa, so we called him Papa too.
He said the opening prayer to the Christmas party Fri. Dec. 19, 1941.  Ordained me a Deacon on Sunday, the last church ordinance he performed.
He died the next Friday Dec. 26, 1941, of a heart attack.  He went out to close the chicken coop door after the chicken's had gone to roost.  When my grandmother opened the door, he was lying in the yard on his face.  She got a pillow and a blanket and went out, turned him over, put the pillow under his head, covered him up and ran to her son Rex's place a half mile away.  There was snow on the ground.  She was so out of breath all she could say was, "Rex come quick".  She didn't think Papa was dead.  Rex and George Walkup took her back home and got Papa in the house.  He was dead."
*Spelling and punctuation adjusted by me.

Photos of Della

Della Taylor Nyberg was one of Vera's sisters.

The following are a handful of photos of JUST her that have not been posted yet.

Della clowning around
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray
Newspaper source unknown

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

From the personal albums of Althea Gray

Roy with mother and posterity photo

The following photo is of Roy with his visiting mother, and a handful of Grandma Maggie's grandkids.

Kathryn with Grandma Maggie, Roy holding baby, Larry with Rhea directly behind him
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

Photos of Rex Taylor

Rex Taylor was one of Vera's brothers.

The following are a couple of photos of him that have not yet been posted.

Young Rex Taylor
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

Rex Taylor
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

Vera Huber written tribute poem

The following is a Tribute written about Vera Huber at the time of her death.

The writer is unknown, but it was found in the personal albums of Doris Sessions.

Not transcribed but still easily read by clicking on the image.

Elmer Huber in a few photos

 Elmer Huber was Roy's eldest brother.

The following are a handful of assorted photos that include Elmer in them.

Elmer Huber seated and Clarence Yake standing
Clarence is one of Elmer's cousins (their moms were sisters)
And this is the only known photo I can find of Clarence
It was apparently taken in New York City in 1919 as they were making their way home from their service in Europe during WWI.
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Elmer Huber on Midway porch"
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

Elmer Huber in uniform
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

Elmer Huber in WWI
Rather poor photocopy quality, but better than nothing, eh?
From the personal albums of Rhea Huber

Letter to Elmer from his mother

Elmer Huber was Roy's eldest brother.

The following is a letter addressed to Elmer and his family from his mother, Maggie Huber.  It was written in 1933 while Maggie was living in Midway, UT.

From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

Letter transcribed:

"Midway Wed 14th 1933

Dear Elmer and all-

Just a line.  Find enclosed your Insurance Receipt.  Mine and Yours came together.  Thanks a lot.  Thought I would tell you not to bother to come after me, at the end of the week.  I know you are all too busy watering and everything and even to write a line, so if Mr. Tut will call for me sometime this summer it will be all right.  I can't hardly leave either- everything will burn up (in) this hot weather.  I sprinkle every afternoon from 4 to six just had the lot turned 13th 2 to 4 a.m.  Steele turned it in for me.  Sure been hot the last few days.  Guess you will soon be cutting hay.  How are all the kiddies and everybody?  I have some beautiful flowers out now- would love to hand all the girls a beautiful bouquet of lilies, honeysuckle, and pansies, they are just grand now.  I won't get my R.F.C. 'til the end of the week if then- they cut everybody this month so I guess it won't be much I get, but I already drew it out at Bonners.  I had to get a shovel an ax handle, and other things to eat, so all I have to do is to turn (it) all in.  Some of the men have gone to the Forests to work.  Times don't seem much better yet.  Guess you saw where Geo. Remmond and Cynthia ? Schear eloped and got married.

Also where Paul Clark got a divorce from Polly.  She is all broke up about it, but said she would be a good sport and make the best of it.  Don't know the reason.  She was up Sunday.  Clynton and Verda have gone down to Bountiful for a month to pick berries.  Steele has made his place nicer than ever this Spring.  That's all he does though- work in his garden and flowers.  Had a fine trip to Salt Lake last week but was awful tired 2 days after.  Got me some glasses for my eyes and Shirley a little apron was all I bought.  

Must close for this time.  Hope to hear from you soon.  

Love to all,

As ever Mother

Shirley (XO)

Merlin (XO)"

*Spelling, grammar, and punctuation corrected wherein I was aware.

Huber sister-in-laws at family reunion

The following is a photo of Vera and her Huber sister-in-laws at a family reunion.

"STANDING Irva
SEATED Ardith, unknown, Vera"
From the personal albums of Margaret Walton

The unknown lady in the middle looks familiar, but I can't place her.  If anyone can identify her, please leave a comment on this post.  Thanks.

Zelma goes beyond 90 years old

Zelma T Jensen Miner was Vera's eldest sister.

She lived to be 92 years old, so her last few birthdays were reasons to celebrate.  The following are items relating to those momentous occasions.

Zelma with 90th birthday cake:

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

From the personal albums of Althea Gray

Party invitation to 91st birthday:

From the personal albums of Althea Gray

Written greetings from siblings:

Birthday letter from Della, Vera, and Doris
From the personal albums of Althea Gray
Not transcribed due to personal content within

Birthday card from Sherman
From the personal albums of Althea Gray
Not transcribed due to personal content within

George & Della Nyberg history

Della Taylor Nyberg was one of Vera's sisters.

The following is a personal history, written by Della, found in the personal albums of Gene Nyberg.

Scanned pages of George & Della Taylor Nyberg history.

As there are still individuals in the document that are still alive, I will not transcribe the record at this time, but I have a transcribed copy of it ready to go, so when the time comes I will post it here.

George and Della Nyberg, 1944
From the personal albums of Gene Nyberg

Coy Hayward newspaper profile

Coy Hayward was Vera's brother-in-law, married to Vera's older sister, Cora.

Coy Hayward
Found in the personal albums of Gene Nyberg
Image cropped from a larger photo

Coy and Cora never had any living children, but they were definite movers & shakers in their community of Bountiful, Utah in the mid-20th century.

The following is a local newspaper clipping of a personality profile, focused on Coy Hayward, his history, and his impact on the community.  As it's rather lengthy I won't transcribe it here, but it should still be fairly legible to those interested in reading it.

Part One:

SOURCE: Davis County Clipper 1969, Jun 6, p.18
Found in the personal albums of Gene Nyberg

 Part Two:

SOURCE: See indication above

Photo of Roy, Roxa, and Cora

This is a photo of Vera's parents, Roy and Roxa Taylor, and Vera's older sister, Cora.

From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

My intuition tells me that this photo was taken at a Taylor family reunion- meaning, Roy Taylor's enormous family of brothers and sisters and all their kids.  I say this because the clothing and setup match a similar photo that was labeled as such.  I can't recall which post it was put with, so I've reposted below for comparison:

Taylor Reunion- Roy Taylor and 2/3 brothers in group seated in middle
From the personal albums of Althea Gray

In this photo Roy can be spotted seated (2nd from right) with Roxa standing behind him.  Cora is on the very edge of the photo sitting on the grass.  Only problem here is that this photo came from a descendant of Zelma (the eldest of Vera's sisters) and they had labeled the grass-sitter as Zelma, not Cora.  My personal opinion is that this is Cora in both photos, but regardless, we know she's definitely one of Roy & Roxa's girls.

Henry Albert Huber written history

Henry Albert Huber was LeRoy's father.
The following is his written history, author unknown but likely a direct descendant of his.  This document was found in the personal albums of both Rhea Merkley and Doris Sessions.
Photo has been inserted by me.

"Henry Albert Huber"
Found in the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

Biography of Henry Albert Huber

Henry Albert Huber was born in Midway, Utah, October 7, 1867, the third child of John (Johannes) Huber and Maria (Mary) Magdalena Munz.  He was blessed November 17, 1867 by his father.

His father immigrated to Utah in 1863, leaving his native country, Switzerland, on May 3^rd.  The ship, Antartic, carried 300 passengers and was on the ocean 49 days.

His mother, also a native of Switzerland came to the United States in 1863.  They were both with the Peter Nebeker Company arriving in Utah October 13, 1863.  Just a few days later on October 18, 1863 they were married at Payson, Utah at the home of John Diem by Bishop Fairbanks.  In the Spring of 1864 they moved to Provo Valley locating in the upper settlement of Mound City.  To them were born fives sons and five daughters.

It was on the Huber ranch at Snake Creek that Henry spent his early years.  He was baptized by John Watkins on August 8, 1880.  Henry was a handsome man of medium build.  He was 5’10” in height and weighed 150 pounds.  His eyes were blue his hair was brown and he sported a 42” chest.

Henry Albert and Margaretha (Maggie) Abegglen were married in the Logan Temple, December 9, 1891.  They resided in Midway where five sons were born to them.  Elmer the oldest was born September 19, 1892; Henry Lyman March 1, 1894 and lived seventeen days before his death.  He was buried in the Midway Cemetery.  Frank Ervin was born June 1, 1895, LeRoy April 1, 1897 and Albert Dean January 11, 1899.

Many Swiss families settled in Midway.  Albert’s elder brother, John, married Elizabeth Gertsch, a first cousin to Margaretha.  These two families along with Susie Probst, Elizabeth’s sister and her family often had Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners together, taking turns in the preparation of the meals.  These families enjoyed this particular tradition and looked forward to coming to Uncle Al’s and Aunt Maggie’s home.

Al had a big bear skin which intrigued the children and he often entertained them by putting the bear skin over his body and giving them rides upon his back.  Sometimes he placed the skin over his head and the children screamed and scampered as he tried to catch them.  They always enjoyed the tasty meals prepared by Aunt Maggie on these special occasions.

The Hubers had a fine apple orchard to the east of their home between them and the Mohlman family home.  There was a big hay barn located on the northern perimeter of their lot.  Along with other buildings in the lot was a rock chicken coop which attracted Roy and Dean.  They robbed the nest of the eggs, concealed the eggs under their hats and hurried to the store just a block away where they traded the eggs for candy.

He owned between 30 and 40 acres.  One plot joined the lot on the north where their home was located.  Another acreage, some distance away known as the “Dutch Field” was of fertile soil and raised excellent crops.  He also had a forest permit on the mountain west of Midway for around 30 head of cattle besides a few milk cows.  The animals were put to graze in an area known as Bonner Holler.

Each year an acre or so of potatoes were planted at the “Dutch Field” or at the ranch at Snake Creek.  They boys were sent to pull the weeds from the potato patch.  The Berkinshaw Creek or Snake Creek streams were near by and the boys usually found those streams more inviting than pulling weeds, so a fishing they would go.  This seemed to meet the approval of the parents as long as they took home a good mess of fish.  Many times after the potatoes were harvested in the fall, a wagonload of potatoes were taken to Park City and for their pay they received a hundred pounds of sugar.

Albert always had a good team of horses that he handled with expertise.  As money was hard to come by, it seems that he worked at whatever was available.  He worked at many jobs and he worked hard to whatever he did.

During the summer, dry timber was hauled and split and sold in cords for winter use.  Timber was also cut and hauled to a lime kiln located near a limestone quarry.  “The lime rock was quarried by blasting it into chunks.  Twenty-five tons of rock produced 8 tons of lime.  Three days and three nights of 12 hour shifts steady burning at top-heat were required to burn out the lime.  It cooled 48 hours before being removed. Lime was used in mortar plaster and for white washing.”[1]

“White pine wood was used to keep the fires going.  Coal was used but proved unsatisfactory, since the heat from the coal stayed too close to the bed of coals and did not penetrate through the line rock.”[2]

Albert worked in the mines at Park City, Utah.  Many who worked in the mines were leaded, which caused serious health problems.  The working conditions were hazardous and the pay around $5 per day.  After he quit the work in the mines, he hauled hay to Park City for the men employed at the mines for $8 to $10 per ton.  This trip usually took the entire day.

He was the dance hall manager at the town hall for eight or ten years and for several years after that was Marshall in Midway.  He also served on the Midway town board.

He served as a road supervisor and assisted in building bridges.

Albert was an excellent fisherman, a trait inherited by many of the Huber family as they have fished the various streams and mountain lakes.

From a letter dated August 1, 1910 written by John Huber to his son Joseph E., who was serving a mission in Germany: “Albert and Maggie are well.  They boys are with us except Elmer, who is working for the Stachele boys at Evanston.  Albert had a mishap when he had one of his spells, fell from the wagon and had a wheel with a new tire on pass over his head and neck.  (Roy was with his father when this incident occurred on their way to Heber.  He recalls that as he fell from the wagon he held the reins in his hand, causing the horses to turn just right so that the wheel ran over his head.  Roy jumped from the wagon and tried to move him bout couldn’t.  George Bonner came along in a buggy and helped him into his buggy and took him home.)  He looked awfully done up but has now again recovered.  He will not take care of himself in spite of all our warnings.  He has been remarkably preserved thus far; but if he does not heed a warning he must expect a terrible fate.  They boys are good and help us out.  Especially Frank, who is as good as a man on the farm.  Roy is a good boy and Dean is the same whistle trigger as yet, but he can work when he wants to do so.”

Albert suffered ill health for about 10 years.  He had several minor strokes before suffering a more severe one which caused his death.  He died May 20, 1920 at the age of 52.

His posterity is numerous.  His wife, Maggie, often said that she would never have any grandchildren because all her boy except Dean took their time about getting married.  As of this date they have twenty grandchildren, ninety-seven great-grandchildren, one hundred twenty-four great-great-grandchildren and one great great-great-grandchild.

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[1] “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains” p. 1139

[2] “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains” p. 577

Little Huber cousins

The following are a smattering of photos of the children of Roy Huber, and Roy's nieces and nephews belonging to his brothers Frank Huber and Elmer Huber.

Identifications given in label below image
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

"Lulu Margaret and Clayton"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

Frank & Roy's families
From the personal albums of Martin Huber

"Kathryn, Rhea, June, Darryl"
From the personal albums of Martin Huber

"Just Posing- Kathryn and Rhea on a double date"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

Taylor family holding babies

The following are a bunch of photos of Vera's Taylor relatives holding babies.  There sure were a lot of them.

"Della, Loa, and Gene"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

"Les Taylor holding Allen Nyberg
and his daughter Maxine"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

"Doris Taylor and baby Gene Nyberg"
From the personal albums of Della/Gene Nyberg

"Ralph holding Allen Nyberg"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

"Daun holding a puppy, Roxa holding Ray, Rex, Cynthia, Loa"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

"Loa with Alan, Daun with Jake Ross, Leslie holding Maxine"
From the personal albums of Gene/Della Nyberg

"Doris, Jerrie, and baby Steve?"
From the personal albums of Clayton Huber

"Audrey with baby Maxine and Della with baby Loa"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

"BACK Stanley & Loa Hoopes, Doris Ross holding Marlene Hoopes, Ralph Taylor, Gene & Della Nyberg
FRONT Roxa Taylor with Doris' boys: Jake, Bryce, and Terry"
From the personal albums of Cheryl Murray

"Roy Huber holding June, Rhea sitting, Althea Jensen standing"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

More photos of Grandma Maggie Huber

The following are additional photos of LeRoy's mother, Margaretha A. Huber, or Grandma Maggie.

"June, Darryl, Lynn, Rhea, Grandmother Maggie, Kathryn, 1920s"
From the personal albums of Rhea Merkley

"Maggie Huber with grandson Marvin, 4 mos"
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Maggie Huber with baby"
From the personal albums of Shirley Jensen

"Grandma Maggie Huber in coat"
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker

"Grandma Maggie Huber with
Dean, Kathryn, Rhea, Doris in the wagon"
From the personal albums of Kathryn Walker