Samuel Jr. LINTON
Birth:
7 Jan 1867
Nephi, Juab, Utah
Death:
1 Apr 1944
Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Burial:
Apr 1944
Nephi, Juab, Utah
Marriage:
29 Oct 1890
Manti, Sanpete, Utah
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Family Records in possession of Richard C. Holden of Colorado Springs, CO. and
LDS Church archives - Microfische. Also from records of his great grandson,
David Bryce Linton of Colorado Springs, CO. The following are notes written by
Margaret Linton LeMon:"Samuel Linton Jr was born on January 7,1867 in Nephi,Ut.
to Samuel Linton Sr. and Ellen Sutton. There were 8 children born to this
union (There were actually 10 counting Ellen Sutton's daughter, Sarah and the
twins Titus and Timothy). Samuel Sr. was a farmer and freighter. Father was a
falrmer. Both Samuel Sr. and Father worked for David Broadhead on a large farm
seven miles south of Nephi. David Broadhead was the first man to grow "dry
land wheat" on the Levan ridge. Grandfather could cradle more wheat than any
other man. Father married Elizabeth Jenkins on October 29, 1890 in the Manti
Temple. To this union were born 5 children. Three girls and two boys. Father
served a mission in the Louisiana Territory for two years from 1896-1898.
Leonard was just two years old when Father left for his mission and mother took
Ida and Leonard and went to live with her parents, James and Margaret Jenkins.
Mother went to work at the co-op store to support Father on his mission and she
and two children. When he returned home he was hired by David Cazier to run
his farm in the west fields. There was a house built there and that is where
mother and father lived for several years and some children were born there.
Later, father and mother leased David Broadhead's ranch. In the summer we
lived on the ranch. There were seven other families that had homes there. It
was like a small community. There was not a city water system, so many of them
had cisterns and wells or water from the canyon springs. On David's farm there
was a 10 acre peach orchard and we grew beautiful fruit. Hay fields fed cattle
and horses in the winter and large fields which were harvested with a header.
lThe grain was stacked in large stacks then was threshed with a threshing
machine run by steam. At this time and during haying season, many men were
hired and food was furnished to then by mother. It was very hard work but we
were all happy and had a lot of fun with all the other children that lived
there. We would go into Nephi and do our washing on Mondays after attending
church on Sunday. The clothes were washed in a wood washer driven by an
electric motor. Father also worked for the Grace Brothers during harvest time.
This was done by a combined harvester pulled by 20 horses and these were driven
by Jack Blackett. Father owned a farm of his own and at harvest time they
camped there rather than drive back and forth to town. Mother would fix a hot
dinner and we would go out and have dinner with them which they appreciated
very much. Every Monday we packed a grub box with enough food for a week.
Later father was appointed City Marshall and served in this capacity for 5
years. While he was Marshall there was a man named Jack Thomas who lived at
Mills, Utah. He was a cattle buyer land he loved to go on a binge and be
drunk for days. He had a beautiful diamond ring and he would bring this ring
to father to keep for him until he sobered up. Father had to check on men in
jail and provide their meals. Mother fixed many meals that father took to
the prisoners. Father rode a horse also a bicycle to get around town. Later,
Jather and Rulon bought a farm in Dog Valley. They also ran the Brough
farm and fed cattle for the Broughs during winter. Earlier, father and Rulon
worked on the new road built through Ferner Valley also Dog Valley. They also
hauled Cedar wood for kindling and Oak and maple from the canyons. and this was
sawed into stove lengths for fuel to cook and heat with. Later they hauled
coal from the mines over in Carbon County. It took 3 days to go over and back.
While at the Dog Valley Farm, Father owned some fine machinery consisting of
three tractors, plows, a harvestor and other machinery to farm with. Each
Spring, father would take us to the farm to pull rye out of the wheat so his
seed wheat would be clean and free from rye.. He always had beautiful horses
and cows. At the time of the 1st World War, the government men came through
The country buying horses and for field artillery. Father sold them a team of
beautiful black horses and our favorite riding horse. This really broke
Rulon's heart as this beautiful mare was a race horse and so smooth to ride
and was our pride and joy. Father always raised a beautiful garden with many
lovely vegetables. We also had many varieties of fruit trees and Father
furnished many friends withsthem. He grew apples and sugar beets on the
two acres he had on 5th east. Margaret and Rulon had to help top the beets
which he sold to the sugar factory. While working on the Dog Valley farm, he
suffered a severe accident. He was run over with the wheel of a big grain
drill. It ran over his head causing a bad wound in the back of his head.
Infection set in and we almost lost him. But through the power of the
Priesthood and good nursing by Ida, Margaret and Leonard he was spared. (note
from RCH-- I can remember this happening. I think it was Grandmas sister,
Mary Morgan, who wrote the news..sometime in the 40's. She also stated the
doctor mentioned that Sam had a very beautiful body...like a young man.) He
retired shortly after this, sold his farms and machinery and was a temple
worker in the Manti Temple. After mothers death, he met Agatha Farnsworth, a
very lovely lady from Richfield, Utah who worked in the temple. Both of
them were Temple workers. They were a very happy couple and her family loved
father very much and we loved her too. So the two families were very congenial
and we all got along very well. Father had a bad heart and passed away very
suddenly on April l, 1944 at the age of 77 years. Father and Agatha had three
delightful years together before he passed away. "
Sam married Elizabeth Jenkins in the Manti Temple on 29 Oct. 1890
His second wife was Agatha Lee Farnsworth whom he married on the 8 Oct 1939
Elizabeth JENKINS
Birth:
25 Oct 1867
Nephi, Juab, Utah
Death:
30 Dec 1937
Nephi, Juab, Utah
Burial:
Nephi, Vine Bluff Cem., Utah
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Family records in possession of Richard C. Holden of 2109 Woodburn St,
Colorado Springs, Co. Burial Records of City of Nephi Vine Bluff Cemetery
pg. 31. Also from records of David Bryce Linton of Colorado Springs, CO.
From notes written by Margaret Linton LeMon about her mother: " Elizabeth
Jenkins Linton was born October 25, 1867 in Nephi, Utah. She was the eldest of
9 children. They all lived in our Great Grandfathers house consisting of two
rooms. Later our Grandfather built two more rooms and an upstairs. She
married Samuel Linton Jr. on October 29, 1890 in the Manti Temple. To this
union were born 5 children. Three girls and two boys. Ida, Leonard, Rulon,
Margaret and Eva. When Leonard was two years old, father was called on a two
year mission to the Louisiana Territory. Mother took her two children and went
to live with her parents while father was away. She took a job at the old
co-op store where she earned the money to support father while on his mission
and made a livelyhood for her and her two children. While living on Dave
Cazier's farm, they used to drive to town in a horse and buggy and it was on
one occasion mother had been to visit her mother. dOn the way home, the horse
became frightened and ran away overturning the buggy throwing mother out
breaking her collar bone. Being pregnant, this brought the baby sooner than
was expected, so Rulon was born at Grandmothers to the consternation of Aunt
Lettie Jenkins as she had the added work of mother and a new baby. Mother was
always very active in the Church and held many positions. When she resigned
from Primary all the children and officers and teachers presented her with a
beautiful platform rocker purchased with the money the children had saved. We
all cherished this beautiful chair and it was in our big front room for many
years. Later, mother was called to work in the Relief Society. They made many
beautiful quilts to sell as well as other items. It was during the 1st World
War they bought and stored wheat in big steal graineries. This helped provide
food for many needy families. During the flu epidemic in 1918, mother and
father and the Relief Society sisters went into the homes, took care of the
sick, laid out the dead and cooked nourishing meals for the families. Many a
a pot of chicken soup was prepared at our home. Mother later became Relief
Society President with Sarah Brown and Eliza Howarth serving as Counselors.
While performing this service, she became very ill and had to be released. She
later was made counselor to Maude Forrest and Emma Brough. When she was
released from these positions, she served as a visiting teacher until she
suffered several strokes which caused her death. She died at the age of 70
years on December 30, 1937. She died on Leonard's 43rd birthday. Mother was
a lovely person and loved having her children and grandchildren come to her
home. Our home was always headquarters for the relatives and friends that
came to visit from Salt Lake, Ogden and Canada. Mother never spoke ill of
anyone. She used to say, " If you can't say something good about a person,
don't say anything." She was loved very much by all who knew her.
My Mother loved her cousin Margaret, who wrote the above, very much. In the
picture of the Linton family in the orchard in Nephi which we have hanging in
our family room with all of the other family pictures, Margaret is standing by
her father, Samuel Linton Jr. My Mother, Helen Crawley Holden sits between
Ellen Sutton Linton, and Uncle John Linton with Heber his only son. Aunt Lyde
is behind her husband, John, and their daughters occupy most of the back row.
My grandfather, Tom Crawley, and my grandmother, Julia Linton Crawley are behind
Samuel Linton Sr. Aunt Elizabeth, who I think my mother called Lizzie or Effie
stands behind her husband, Samuel Linton Jr. Mother loved Elizabeth....RCH
Children
Marriage
Notes:
From records of City of Nephi, UT. Fast Meeting 1899 pg 63 Records
from James Ray Linton 927 Lafayette Dr. SLC, UT, 84116 (801) 322-4463 who is
the g-g son of Samuel Linton Jr. and from his son David Bryce Linton.
2
Birth:
30 Dec 1894
Nephi, Juab, Utah
Death:
Notes:
Family records in possession of Richard C. Holden of 2109 Woodburn St,
Colorado Springs, Co, and a letter written by Margaret Linton Le Mon, of
Anaheim, CA. Nov 20, 1992. Burial records of Marjorie, daughter of James
Leonard Linton and Lillian Bowers..City of Nephi, Vine Bluff Cemetery pg.71.
Records of James Ray Linton,927 Lafayette Dr. SLC,Ut. Records of David Bryce
Linton of Colorado Springs, CO.
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Death:
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Marr:
Notes:
From records of City of Nephi, UT. Fast Meeting 1899 pg 88, and from
records of David Bryce Linton of Colorado Springs, CO.
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Marr:
Notes:
Family records in possession of Richard C. Holden of 2109 Woodburn St,
Colorado Springs, Co, and a letter written by Margaret Linton Le Mon, of
Anaheim, CA. Nov 20, 1992. Also from the records of David Bryce Linton of
Colorado Springs, CO. Mother loved her cousin, Margaret, very much. In the
Linton Family Portrait Margaret and Mother look very much alike. Two years
before Margaret died, I found her address and wrote to her. In responce she
wrote back the most wonderful, loving letter. She also sent a very cherished
portrait of Mother as a little girl with her brothers, Loraine and Carlyle.
She gave me the address of another cousin, Ray Linton and his wife, Louise,
who have become good friends along with their son, Bryce and his wife, Pat, who
live here in Colorado Springs. Families are forever Margaret has a son who
lives in Kansas City who also is a dentist. There is also another son, but I do not know his name. We must plan a family reunion.
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Samuel Jr. Linton - Elizabeth Jenkins
Samuel Jr. Linton
was born at Nephi, Juab, Utah 7 Jan 1867.
His parents were Samuel Linton and Ellen Sutton.
He married Elizabeth Jenkins 29 Oct 1890 at Manti, Sanpete, Utah . Elizabeth Jenkins was born at Nephi, Juab, Utah 25 Oct 1867 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Ida Linton
born 22 Oct 1891.
James Leonard Linton
born 30 Dec 1894.
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Samuel Jr. Linton died 1 Apr 1944 at Manti, Sanpete, Utah .
Elizabeth Jenkins died 30 Dec 1937 at Nephi, Juab, Utah .