Death Info on Ralph Taylor

Ralph Taylor was Vera's younger brother.

Photo from the personal album of Althea Gray.

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 13 Jan 1910; Chester, Sanpete, Utah

DEATH: 9 July 1950; Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah

He was 40 years old when he died.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Death notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1950, July 20, p.5

Obituary transcribed:

Last Rites For Ralph Taylor Held in Holladay

LAPOINT- Funeral services were held last Wednesday at Holladay for Ralph Taylor, 40, who died from a fall received when he and two neighbors were fishing on Strawberry River. Catching his hook in a tree, Mr. Taylor was climbing up to free it when the limb broke, letting him fall 12 feet. He died on the way to his home.

Prayer was offered at the home by the Bishop of his ward. Speakers were Willard Day and Brother Livingston. Two violin duets, "Perfect Day" and "O My Father" and a vocal solo, "Lead Kindly Light" were offered. Benediction was by Coy Hayward.

Pallbearers were Roy, Rex, Leslie and Sherman Taylor, Jess Grey and George Nyberg.

Burial was in the Holladay Memorial Park under the direction of the Larking Funeral home. Lynn Cloward dedicated the grave.

Ralph Taylor was born January 13, 1910 at Chester, Utah, Sanpete County. He came to the Uintah Basin with his parents in 1914. He was married to Ruth Eva Nichols, March 10, 1936. Later their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Surviving are his widow, his mother, Mrs. Roxa Taylor of Lapoint and the following brothers and sisters: Rex Taylor, Mrs. Vera Huber, Mrs. Della Nyberg, all of Lapoint; Leslie Taylor, Leeton; Sherman Taylor, Meeker, Colo; Mrs. Zelma Jensen, Bremerton, Wash.; Mrs. Cora Hayward, Bountiful and Mrs. Doris Ross of Vernal.

* Punctuation and spelling corrected inasmuch as my knowledge allowed.

This obituary leads me to conclude that he and his wife Ruth had no children, but I shall have to investigate that point further.

"Ralph grave, May 31, 1951"

Apparently a visit was taken on Memorial Day.

Photo is from the personal album of Clayton Huber

"Ralph's grave May 31, 1951"

Photo is from the personal album of Clayton Huber

I don't know who this lady is, but I'd like to assume it is his wife, Ruth.... or possibly a sister?

Death info on Frank Huber

Frank Ervin Huber was an older brother to Roy.

Photo from the personal albums of Clayton Huber
Cropped from a larger family photo

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 1 June 1896; Midway, Wasatch, Utah

DEATH: 23 Feb 1955; Vernal, Uintah, Utah

He was 58 years old when he died.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Obituary:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1955, Feb 24, p.25

Obituary transcribed:

Frank Ervin Huber

LAPOINT, Uintah County- Frank Ervin Huber, 58, died in a Vernal hospital Wednesday morning of a heart ailment. Born June 1, 1896, in Midway, Wasatch County, son of Henry Albert and Margaret Abegglen Huber. Married Ardith Nelson Dec. 28, 1922, in Vernal. Farmer and stockman, World War I veteran. Survivors, widow, sons, daughter. Darrell, Lynn, Glenn, Kenneth, Mrs. Kathryn Walker all Lapoint; 12 grandchildren, two brothers, Elmer (Dutch) and Roy, Lapoint. Funeral Sunday 1:30 p.m. in Lapoint LDS Ward Chapel. Friends call Vernal Mortuary Friday evening and at residence Saturday evening and Sunday prior to services. Burial in Lapoint Cemetery.

*Punctuation and spelling corrected inasmuch as my knowledge allows.

Card of Thanks write-up in the local paper:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1955, Mar 3, p.5

Frank's final resting place in the Lapoint Cemetery
Photo taken by me.

Death info on Henry Lyman Huber

Henry Lyman Huber would have been an older brother to Roy, born between Roy's brothers Elmer and Frank.

His gravestone is the only clue I even know of to his existence- no birth record, no death record. Fortunately, enough information is provided on the grave marker to give us the basic information needed.

Based on the accuracy of this gravestone, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 1 Mar 1894

DEATH: 17 Mar 1894

The assumption is made that his short life of 16 days was lived out in Midway, Wasatch, Utah.

SOURCE: findagrave.com

This photo was not taken by me, and was graciously provided by an anonymous photographer who contributed to the findagrave.com site.

A discrepancy will need to be looked into as the findagrave.com website states that his death date was the 16th (instead of the 17th), according to an imported record from the Utah State Historical Society. I shall have to investigate.

Death info on Earldean Taylor

Earldean Taylor was Vera's older sister.

According to this death certificate the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 21 Apr 1899 in Levan, Juab, Utah

DEATH: 25, May 1914 in Chester, Sanpete, Utah

She was 15 years old when she died.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

In Vera's written life history, this is what she had to say about the event:

In October 1913, we discovered my sister, Earldean, had heart trouble. The doctor came often and tried to help her but there was little he could do. She grew worse and time passed and May 25, 1914, she passed away. This was the first death to come to our family and we were all very sad at this time. She was a good person and everyone loved her. She was a good musician and was organist and was always willing to help where and whenever she could.

I have been unable to locate a 1914 obituary or death notice for Earldean in the "Manti Messenger" or the "Ephraim Enterprise" (both local papers that would have logically made notice of her passing in the community she died in) but if one would ever materialize I would love to see it.

For more information on her headstone in the Chester Cemetery, follow THIS link.

Roy Huber War Service

When World War One broke out in 1914, Roy Huber was 17 years old, and when it ended in 1918, he was 21. Thus he was of a prime age to be involved in the conflict.

A smattering of photos of him in uniform have been found in various photo albums, but until I came across the following documents I had not known to what extent he was involved.

Roy on right

(Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber)

Roy on right (side note was what was written on the page of the photo album)

(Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber)

Roy's Draft Card:

SOURCE: ancestry.com (particular source info at far right of image)

This draft card was written up in June 1918, so it is doubtful that he was very far engaged in fields of combat. This card also reaffirms his birthdate and birthplace, tells us that his employer at the time was located up in Evanston, WY, that his mother was referred to at Maggie (perhaps informally?), and we can get a good look at his signature. We also learn from this that he had blue eyes.... aww...

War Service Questionnaire:

SOURCE: ancestry.com (particular source info located directly below pertinent image)

From this document we learn that at some point he was based at Camp Kearny in California. We also have a reaffirmed birthdate and birthplace, that he did indeed attend one year of High School, and "one winter course at U.A.C." He also was a farmer by profession and was not married.

Discharge card:

SOURCE: ancestry.com (particular source info located directly below pertinent image)

This document is probably most valuable regarding his enlistment and service assignments, but unfortunately I can only guess what what all the military shorthand means. What I DO know (in addition to the continued affirmation of his birthdate/birthplace) is that this document indicates he did NOT serve overseas, and was honorably discharged 21 Feb 1919.

"Frank-Dad" photo

I'm assuming Roy is on the far right and his brother Frank is directly to his left... don't know who the guy on the far left is, unfortunately.

(Photo from the personal album of Rhea Huber Merkley)

Additional documents have been discovered on Roy's brothers who all were drafted or enlisted around the same time, but that information will be divulged in a later post.

Death info on Henry Albert Huber

Henry Albert Huber was Roy's father.

Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber.

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 7 Oct 1867- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

DEATH: 22 May 1920- Midway, Wasatch, Utah

He was 52 years old when he died.

He was buried in Midway on 25 May 1920.

Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Park Record 1920, May 28, p.8

Newspaper notice transcribed:

Last Saturday at his home in Midway, Albert Huber, a well-known Wasatch and Summit county resident, died following a stroke of paralysis.  In the early days of Park City he made his home in our midst, and was prominent in mining and business affairs.  He was fifty-four years of age, and is survived by five sons.

* He DID have 5 sons borne to him, but only 4 survived him.

Newspaper article:

SOURCE: Wasatch Wave 1920, May 28, p.5

Newspaper article transcription:

Among the outside visitors to attend the funeral of Albert Huber were Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson and family of Park City, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gibson of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Abplanalp and family of Morgan, Mrs. Jacob Staley, Mrs. John Staley, Mrs. Luella Paramore of Evanston, Wyoming, Mrs. Maud Myers of Tacoma, Mrs. and Mrs. A.Y. Duke, Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Duke of Heber.

The funeral services of Albert Huber were held Tuesday afternoon in the 1st ward chapel, Bishop John Van Wagoner presiding. The speakers were John A. Wootton, A.Y. Duke, Joseph Abegglen, Bishop Jacob Probst and Bishop John VanWagoner. The opening prayer was offered by Frederick Kohler and the benediction was pronounced by James B. Wilson. Music was furnished by the choir and a quartet was rendered by Karl and Vern Probst, Rosetta and Clara Boss. A large number were in attendance and the floral offerings were many and beautiful.

Henry Albert Huber was the son of John and Mary M. Huber and was born in Midway, Utah in September of 1867. He has been in poor health for some time and his death which occurred at his home May 22nd was not wholly unexpected. He has always been a faithful Latter-Day-Saint, upright and honest, a continuous worker in the church and out and esteemed by all who knew him. Besides his wife, he leaves four sons; Elmer, Frank, Roy, and Dean Huber, his aged mother, three brothers- John, Nephi, and Joseph Huber, and four sisters- Mary Probst, Emma Gibson of Park City, Eliza Gibson of Salt Lake and Ida Abplanalp of Morgan and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He was a faithful, kind husband and father and the family have the sympathy of their many friends in their sad bereavement.

--CARD OF THANKS--

We desire by this means to express our sincere thanks to all the many friends and relatives who assisted us during the short illness and (rt) the time of death and burial of our beloved husband and father, H.A. Huber.

Your acts of sympathy and love aid us to bear the sudden grief that has come to us.

Very Sincerely,

Mrs. H.A. Huber and Family

* Punctuation has been corrected/added where necessary.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Headstone image and information can be found by following THIS LINK.

Death info on Margaretha Abegglen Huber

Margaretha* Abegglen Huber was LeRoy's mother.

(Photo from the personal album of Clayton Huber)

According to these documents, the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 16 Mar 1871 (Grundlishwand, Switzerland)

DEATH: 6 Jan 1936 (Midway, Wasatch, Utah)

She died just a few months shy of her 65th birthday.

She was buried in Midway on 9 Jan 1936.

OBITUARY:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1936, Jan 8, p.22

Obituary transcribed:

Margaret A. Huber

MIDWAY-- Mrs. Margaret A. Huber, 65, widow of Henry Albert Huber, died at her home here Monday night after a two months' illness.

Mrs. Huber was born in Grundlishwand, Switzerland, March 16, 1871, a daughter of Gottleib and Anna Gertsch Abegglen. She came to Utah with her parents when 2 years old as converts to the L.D.S. church. She was an active church worker, having served in the Sunday school, Primary and the Relief Society. She married Mr. Huber December 9, 1891 in the Logan L.D.S. temple.

Surviving are three sons, Elmer, Frank E. and LeRoy Huber, all of Lapoint, Utah and 15 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Midway First L.D.S. ward chapel, with Bishop Clark Bronson officiating. Burial will take place in the Midway cemetery.

Friends may call at the Olpin Brothers' mortuary in Heber Wednesday and at the home in Midway Thursday prior to services.

Death certificate:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Headstone image and info can be found by following THIS LINK.

* These various sources once again indicate the various ways her name was spelled and how she was referred to: Margaret, Margaretha, Margaretta.