Tjerk Opheikens and Engeltje Jans

Tjerk Opheikens
Born 12 Mar 1779 Blijham, Groningen, Netherlands
Parents Jans Opheikens and Grietje Tjerks
Married 15 Aug 1802 Netherlands
Died 13 Jul 1832 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
Engeltje Jans
Born 2 Feb 1782 Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
Parents Jan Geerts and Swaantje Derks
Died 29 Jan 1847 Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
CHILDREN

Grietje Tjerks Opheikens
Born 21 Feb 1804 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Married Jan Derks Meijer 18 Dec 1848 Noordbroek, Groningen, Netherlands
Children: Derks, Klaas, Swaantje, Aaltje, Tjerk, Trijntje. Aaldrick, Jan, Engel
Died 20 Aug 1850 Noordbroek, Groningen, Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
Jan Tjerks Opheikens
Born 17 Mar 1807 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
Zwaantje Opheikens
Born 5 Oct 1809  Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Died 28 Mar 1835
Sources
Family Search
Geert Tjerks Opheikens
Born 26 Aug 1812 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Died 18 Mar 1835
Sources
Family Search
Jakob Tjerks Opheikens
Born 20 Dec 1816 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Married Anneke Fokkens 31 Mar 1847
Children: Engeltje, Jan, Jacob, Eltjo, Jantje, Geert, Hendrik
Died 4 Apr 1886
Sources
Family Search
Hindrik Tjerks Opheikens
Born 2 Apr 1820 Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
Died 26 Apr 1843
Sources
Family Search

Jacob Opheikens and Anneke Fokkens

Jacob Tjerk Opheikens
Born 20 Dec 1816 Netherlands
Parents Tjerk Opheikens and Engeltje Jans
Married Anneke Fokkens abt 1846 Netherlands
Died 4 Apr 1886 Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
Anneke Fokkens
Born 9 Oct 1822 Netherlands
Parents Jan Eltjes Fokkens and Jantje Berends Ruiter
Died 16 Jan 1901 Netherlands
Buried Netherlands
Sources
Family Search

CHILDREN

Engeltje Opheikens Edens

Engeltje Opheikens
Born 10 Jun 1847 Wedde, Groningen,Netherlands
Married: Berend Edens 29 Apr 1874 Blijham, Groningen, Netherlands
Children:  Elzo, Elzo, baby girl Edens, Anneke, Jacob, Geertje, Jan, Henry
Died 27 Jun 1915 Lutjeloo, Wedde, Groningen,Netherlands
Sources
Family Search
Jan "John" Opheikens
Born 23 Sep 1848 Blijham, Groningen, Netherlands
Married Grietje Holstein 3 Nov 1877 Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
Died 27 Aug 1926 Wedde, Groningen,Netherlands
Sources
Family Search

Tjerk and Jansje Opheikens

Tjerk Jacob Opheikens
Born 17 Dec 1850 Blijham, Groningen, Netherlands
LDS Mission 1919-1912 Holland - Netherlands
Occupation: Laborer, Becker Products (20 years, retired 1925))
Last known address:  2833 Pingree Avenue, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Married Jansje (Jennie) Buls 2 Oct 1872 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children: Jacob, Amalia, Jans, Anneke, Engeltje, John, Koeno, Henry
Died 23 Oct 1936 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 38)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 47)
Utah Death Certificate #467
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91071528/tjerk-jacob-opheikens

Eltjo Jackop Opheikens

Alberdina Visscher

Eltjo Jakop Opheikens
Born 4 Dec 1852 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Married Alberdina Visscher10 May 1883 Blijham, Groningen, Netherlands
Children: Jacob, Grebbert, Bertus, Hendrik, Anko, Eltjo, Albertus, Hindertje
Died 7 Jan 1924 Wedde, Groningen,Netherlands
Sources
Family Search 

Janteje Opheikens Smit

Jantje Opheikens
Born 1 Mar 1856 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands

Wilke and Jantje Opheikens headstone

Married Wilke Smit
Children: Antkea, Antke, Derk, Hilke, Engeltje, Jacob, Grietje, unnamed baby, unnamed baby, Anko
Note:  She was 6 ft 2 inches tall, according to her grandson, Roy Loertscher
Died 10 Nov 1921 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Note:  Plot: Annex-5-6-1E
OBITUARY:  
Mrs. Jantje Opheikens Smit, wife of Wilke Smit, died at 6:30 o'clock Friday at the family residence, 141 Second street, following an illness of several weeks. She was born in Holland, March 1, 1856, the daughter of Jacob and Anneke Opheikens. She became a member of the LDS Church and moved to Ogden in 1903. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Mrs. Dix of Holland, Mrs. Fred Loertscher of Huntington, Utah, Jacob Smit of Ogden, Mrs. Porter Pierce of Ogden, Mrs. Thomas S. Osborne of Ogden, and Mrs. Hayes Hammer of Ogden; 26 grandchildren, two brothers and one sister in Holland, and two brothers Henry and Jack Opheikens of Ogden. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Lynn ward meeting house. Lawrence C. Sherner will preside. The body may be viewed at the family residence Sunday and Monday up until the time of the funeral services. The interment will be in the City cemetery.
Sources
Family Search
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5078215/jantje-smit

Geert Jakop Opheikens
Born 5 Feb 1858 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Married Truda Helweg 2 June 1883 Beerta, Goningen, Netherlands
Children:  Antke, Hendrik, Jacob, Anneka, Isko, Engeltje, Trudia, Jan
Died 12 Dec 1918 Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
Sources
Family Search

Hendrick Opheikens

*Hendrick (Henry) Opheikens
Born 30 Jan 1860 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1909

Hendrick's headstone

Married Dina Perdon 25 Jul 1885 Netherlands
Died 9 Jul 1928 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 50)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 60)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91072157/hendrick-jacob-opheikens

Hendrick (Henry) Opheikens and Dina Perton

Hendrick Opheikens

Hendrick (Henry) Opheikens
Born 30 Jan 1860 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Parents Jakob Tjerk Opheikens and Anneke Fokkens
Immigrated to America 1909
Married Dina Perton 25 Jul 1885 Netherlands

Hendrick's headstone

Died 9 Jul 1928 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 50)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 60)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91072157/hendrick-jacob-opheikens

Dena's headstone

Dina Perdon
Born 13 Aug 1863 Methalnds
Parents Hendrik Perton and Anna Lohf
Died 14 Aug 1939 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 46)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 56)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105128657/dena-opheikens

CHILDREN

Stillborn baby boy
Born 1885 Vrieschloo, Netherlands
Died 7 Sep 1885 Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
Sources
Netherlands Deaths and Burials Batch B01071-3 Film 483790

Anna's headstone

Annika (Anna) Opheikens
Born 4 Nov 1886 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Married Derk Kruitmoes 5 Apr 1911 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Died 6 Sep 1948 126 W 33rd Street Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried: Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Note:  Plot Q-0-73-2W
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 21)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 33)
Note:  Surname spelled Kruitmous in this census
Utah Death Certificate
Family Search

Anneke's headstone

Anneke (Annie) Opheikens
Born 27 Oct 1888 Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1906
Married Jacob Boekweg or Buckway 9 March 1915 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children: Henry, Nellie, Dena, Renski, Anna, Uldrick, Joseph, Josephine, George, Louise
Died 12 Jan 1953 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried: Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Note:  Plot J-11-11-2W
Sources
1930 US Census for Burch Creek, Weber, Utah
Note:  her name is given as Anneke in this census
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105128398/anna-kruitmoes
Family Search

Teelke and Jacob's headstone

Teelke Opheikens
Born 16 Sep 1890 Blijham, Gronigen, Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1908
Married Jacob Kranendonk 17 Apr 1912 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: Agnes, Dina
Died 29 Oct 1956 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried:  Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 19)
1930 US Census for Uintah, Weber, Utah (age 39)
Utah Death Certificate
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33545440/teelke-opheikens-kranendonk

Jacob Opheikens Sr.

*Jacob Opheikens
Born 9 Aug 1892 Netherlands
Occupation:  Union Pacific RR, Ogden, Utah
Married Della Walters 7 Nov 1916 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children: Henry, Albert, Jacob Jr, Fred, Dena, Della, Anna
Died 12 Dec 1978 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried:  Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 17)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 27)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 37)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66644796/jacob-opheikens
Family Search

Headstone for John and Margaret

Jan "John" Henry Opheikens
Born 4 Oct 1896 Netherlands

John Henry Opheikens Death Certificate

Immigrated to America 1906
Married Maartja (Margaret) Groen 13 Dec 1915 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children:  John, Dirk, Hendrik, Marie, Dina, Martha, Betty 
Died 5 Mar 1956 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Plot: Marview, Lot 62, Position 1
Sources
Death Certificate
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 13)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah sheet 20 (age 23)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 18A (age 33)
1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 6B (age 43)
Utah Death Certificate
Family Search
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66294956/jan-henry-opheikens

Harm's funeral program

Harmon (Harm) Opheikens
Born 14 Oct 1899 Netherlands
Never Married
Died 16 Nov 1971 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 10)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 20)
Note: his name is given as Hyram in the census
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142965002/harm-opheikens
Family Search

Charles Opheikens

Tjerk (Charles) Opheikens
Born 8 Jul 1902 Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1911
Occupation:  Stockyards
Married Pietje (Nellie) VanderWoude

Headstone

Children:  Robert, Marilyn
Died 26 Jan 1971 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried January 1971
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 6)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 17)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 27)
1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 37)
Picture: Family Search
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105405851/charles-opheikens
Hendrik (Henry) Opheikens
Born 9 Jun 1905 Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1909
Died 27 Jul 1979 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
1910 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 4)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 15)
Family Search
Memorial:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185025519/hendrik-opheikens

Jacob Opheikens and Della (Derkje) Walters

Funeral Program

Jacob Opheikens Sr.

Jacob Opheikens
Parents Hendrik (Henry) Opheikens and Dina Perton
Born 9 Aug 1892 Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands
Occupation: Union Pacific Railroad
Immigrated to America 1908
Married Della Walters 7 Nov 1916 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Newspaper announcement of their
marriage license application

Died 12 Dec 1978 Ogden, Weber, Utah
COD:  Acute Pneumonia
Buried: Aultorest Memorial Park
Sources
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 2 (age 27)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 37)
Photograph:  in my possession
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66644796

Funeral Program

Della Walters Opheikens

Della (Derjke) Walters
Parents: Fedde (Fred) Walters and Della Radstake

Born 23 Apr 1893 Zelhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Immigrated to America 1894

As of age 35, according to the 1966
Alien Address record above, she is not a U.S. Citizen

Died 14 Aug 1972 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried: Aultorest Memorial Park
Sources
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 2 (age 26)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 36)
Funeral Program in my possession
Photograph:  in my possession
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66644751

CHILDREN

Utah Death Certificate

Hendrick (Henry) Opheikens
Born 17 Apr 1917 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Occupation:  Farmer
Died 18 Jul 1946 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Cause of Death: Cerebral Edema and Epilepsy
Sources
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 2 (age 2)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 12)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66645452

Bert Opheikens

Albert (Bert) Opheikens 

Born 17 Apr 1919 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Military:  WW2  Field Artillery 3 March 1941
Occupation:  Baggageman for RR (1952)
Clerk for RR
Married Violet Margaret Oram 1 June 1945 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children: Orluff, Jerry, Bert, Sherry Ann
Died 3 Aug 1988 St. Benedicts Hospital, Ogden, Utah
COD:  Heart failure
Buried Honeyville Cemetery, Honeyville, Utah
Sources
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 2 (age 1)
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 10)
1940 US Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah page 9A (age 36)
Obituary
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127206363

Jacob Opheikens Jr.

*Jacob Opheikens Jr. 

Born 15 Jan 1920 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Jake's birth certificate

Occupation:  Union Pacific RR (from which he retired) 

Tree removal - self-employed at the same time he was working for the RR.

Jake's business card

Last Address:  1366 Orchard Avenue, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Married 1) Aradath Curtis 15 June 1941 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children:  Paul, Sandra Karen-El, one living

Jake and Aradath's marriage license

2) Arline Mitchell Smith 1 Jun 1950 Fresno, Fresno, California
No children

Jacob and Arline's marriage certificate

Died 5 Apr 2008 Manor Care, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried:  Washington Heights Memorial Park, Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah

Arline and Jake Headstone

Sources
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 8)
Personal Knowledge
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55712252

Fred Ophiekens

Fred Opheikens 

Born 9 Feb 1923 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Occupation: Assistant Warehouse Foreman, Utah Canning
Last known address 744 Robbins Avenue
Married Lois Audrey Archibald 21 August 1943 Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah
Died 26 Jun 1955 LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried:  Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah
Sources
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 6)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66645128

Dena Opheikens

Dena Opheikens 

Born 25 Jan 1925 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Married (Jack) Gerald Wood Price 13 Dec 1942 Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho
Children:  Sharon, Della, the rest are living
Died 14 Dec 2009 Crestwood Care Center, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried:  Washington Heights Memorial Park, Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah
 OBITUARY
WASHINGTON TERRACE – Dena O. Price, 84, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at Crestwood Care Center in Ogden.

Mom was born January 25, 1925, in Ogden, to Jacob and Della Walters Opheikens.  She married Jack G. Price on December 13, 1942, in Pocatello, ID. Dad passed away on October 12, 2004, just two months before their 62nd wedding anniversary. They lived in Ogden later moving to Washington Terrace, where they lived for over 52 years.

Mom was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Mom loved animals, especially horses, and started a lifetime collection of horses that began as a young girl. Mom's other hobbies included reading, quilting, camping, yard sales, and baking cakes for every occasion. Mom loved taking care of others, especially her grandchildren. Mom and Dad had grandchildren over nearly every day and always had a grandchild or great-grandchild with them wherever they went. Mom and Dad took care of everyone and were always there without being asked. They cared for both grandma and grandpa for many years throughout their illnesses and until their passing.

Survivors include daughters, Diana Price, Ogden; Annette Ansley, Roy; Judy Schatz, West Haven; and son, Jack R. Price, Washington Terrace. Her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, Jayne Maynard and Violet Opheikens, and nieces and nephews also survive her.

Her husband, Jack, daughters, Sharon Price and Della Huddle, one grandson, one great-grandson, her parents, four brothers, and two sisters preceded Mom in death.

We wish to thank friends and neighbors, and we also thank the caregivers who helped us with our mother during her illnesses. Mom had a keen sense of humor and was strong, stubborn, and feisty, which helped her to cope with the losses of Dad, Sharon, and Della, and to fight the many medical battles in her later years. We know that she is now free from the pain and with her loved ones again.
We love you Mom and will miss you until the day that we are all together again.  Private services were held under the direction of Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary
Sources
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16 (age 4)
Obituary
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45566692

Della Opheikens Davis

Della Opheikens 

Born 15 Jun 1927 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Married Mitchell Lloyd Davis 10 May 1947 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Children (listed in the obituary)
Died 25 Oct 1992 Haxtun Hospital, Haxtun, Phillips, Colorado
Buried Fleming Cemetery, Fleming, Logan, Colorado
OBITUARY
Della 0. Davis, 65, of Fleming, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 1992, at Haxtun Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the United Methodist Church in Fleming. Burial will follow in the Fleming Cemetery. The Rev. Dave Moorman will conduct the services.

Mrs. Davis was born June 15, 1927, at Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Jacob and Della Walters Opheikens. She attended school in Ogden and was a graduate of Ogden High School. She worked at the U.S. Army Supply Depot near Ogden.

She married Mitchell L. Davis May 10, 1947, in Ogden. They moved to Denver where Mrs. Davis worked in the main office of the Great Western Sugar Co. The Davises moved to Fleming in 1957.

Mrs. Davis was a 4-H leader for many years and was active in the United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Matinee Club, and volunteered for work at the Fleming Museum, Sterling Regional MedCenter and the Haxtun Nursing Home.

She is survived by her husband, Mike Davis of Fleming; son Mitchell L. Davis and wife Sharon of Warner Robins, Ga.; daughters Vicki McPherron and husband Mike of North Platte, Neb., Lori Gillham and husband Byron of Peetz, and Darlene Carpio and husband Bob of Yuma; brother Jacob Opheikens and wife Arline of Ogden; sister Dena Price and husband Jack of Ogden; and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by sister Anna and brothers Bert, Fred and Henry.
Sources
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 2)
Obituary
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31224730

Anna Opheikens Schmalz

Anna Opheikens 

Born 5 Feb 1929 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Married Harry Fredrick Schmalz
Child:  Christine
Died 28 Dec 1973 Riverdale, Weber, Utah
Buried:  Washington Heights Memorial Park, Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah
Sources
1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 16B (age 1)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90900922

Frank Hunter Mitchell 1890-1971 Lurena Taylor 1894-1962

-M-
Great Grandfather 

Frank Mitchell

Frank (Mick) Hunter Mitchell
Parents:  Edward Hunter Mitchell and Mary Emery
Born: 26 Sep 1890 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Occupation: Farmer, Occidental Seed Company, Phillips Petroleum
Married: Lurena Taylor 29 Oct 1913 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Died: 9 Dec 1971 Nursing Home, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Frank Hunter Mitchell Funeral 

Funeral services were held Saturday, December 11, 1971, at 12 noon for Frank Hunter Mitchell, 81, who died December 8, 1971.

Family prayer: Dennis Mitchell, a grandson.

Prelude and postlude music: Helen Layton

Invocation: Monty Brown

Remarks by Bishop Byron Schulthies.

A vocal solo, “Face to Face”: Iris Hepworth Moon, his niece accompanied by Emma Hanks. 

Remarks: Dr. Evan Taylor, a brother-in-law

“There is a Land” was sung by Joseph Wood and accompanied by Helen Layton

Remarks: Dr. Dewey C Makay Jr., Mr. Mitchell’s physician, and long-time friend 

Another vocal solo by Iris Moon, “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” 

Benediction was by Bishop Maurice Arbuckle.

Bishop Schulthies dedicated the grave. Internment was in the Bountiful Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were his grandsons: Charles H Mitchell, Dennis L Mitchell, Duane Smith, Jeffery W. Mitchell, Eric Josephson, and Brent Mitchell.

The West Bountiful Ward Relief Society was in charge of the flowers and prepared a lovely meal for the family and friends at the home of his son, Eli R. Mitchell.

Frank Hunter Mitchell was born on 26 Sep 1890, in West Bountiful (Woods Cross), Utah, son of Edward Hunter Mitchell and Mary Emery Mitchell. 

He married Lurena Taylor 29 Oct 1913 in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death 19 April 1962. 

He is survived by six children: Charles Frank (Ethelene); Edna Murray, Arline (Jake) Opheikens, Alfred T. (Ruth), Eli R (Dixie), Mary Etta (Karl) Josephson.

Frank Hunter Mitchell was a true Son of Utah Pioneers. His grandfather, Benjamin T. Mitchell, arrived in the valley in 1848, and his father, Edward H. Mitchell, was one of the original settlers of West Bountiful. 

The family home on 8^th West is still in use. Frank and his father were stone masons and carpenters on the original West Bountiful Ward. He lived his entire life in this area. He made a living farming and later worked at Wasatch Oil and retired from Phillips petroleum in Woods Cross.

After retirement, he remained active, helping his son Eli with his horse breeding program and remodeling the old James Hepworth home on 11^th West. 

He also bred and sold exotic pheasants and chickens. He was an avid fisherman and bird hunter until ill health forbade it, after which he kept active by raising flowers. He provided them weekly to South Davis Hospital, as well as delivering them to the Bountiful Cemetery for the Taylor and Mitchell gravesites.

He was a favorite with the children in the neighborhood as there was always a stash of goodies at Grampas. His clever Halloween bagged treats will be sorely missed by the young ones.

 

MEDICAL HISTORY

Cause of death: Heart Attack. Other Ailments: High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease – first attack at age 64, with 3 subsequent attacks, Stomach Ulcers – operation for perforated stomach at age 78, severe allergies – Asthma – many bouts with pneumonia, arthritis – gout (severe), diabetes after age 70 – controlled by pills.

Obituary:

Frank Mitchell

Woods Cross - Frank Hunter Mitchell, 81, 252 N 1100 West Woods Cross, died Dec 8 of natural causes in a Salt Lake nursing home.  Born Salt Lake City, Sept 26, 1890, to Edward and Mary Emery Mitchell.  Married Lurena Taylor Oct 29, 1913, Salt Lake LDS Temple.  She died April 9, 1961.  Former employee Occidental Seed Co, Phillips Petroleum.

Survivors: sons, daughters, Charles F, Bountiful, Alfred T, Eli R, both West Bountiful; Mrs. Edna Murray, Layton, Mrs. Karl (Mary Etta) Josephson, Denver, Colo; Mrs. Jake (Arline) Opheikens, Ogden; 17 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Lucille Mitchell, Mrs. Shell (Ida) Henroid, Mrs. Alma (Ella) Taylor, Mrs. Lenore Hepworth, all Salt Lake City; Mrs. Alfreda King, Harrisville, Funeral Saturday noon, 195 N Main, Bountiful, where friends call Friday 7-9 pm and Saturday one hour prior to services.  Burial Bountiful Memorial Park.

Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah 

Note: Plot B-10-31-1

Frank and Lurena's headstone

Sources
Pictures of him:  copies in my personal possession
Marriage:  Utah Marriages 1887-1966 Film 429084 Batch M74304-9 Ref # Bk 46 cn 18013
Signature:  WW1 Draft Registration Note:  describes him as medium height, medium weight, blue eyes, brown hair - interesting because I heard he was a redhead.
1900 US Census for Bountiful, Davis, Utah sheet 11A (Living w/parents)
1910 US Census for Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (age 20, living with sister Henrietta's family)

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 29)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 39)

1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 49)
Note: Surname spelled Matchell
1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Obituary

SS Death Index
Birth: Deceased LDS member record
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50169211/frank-hunter-mitchell

Lurena Taylor

-M-
Great Grandmother

Born: 22 Oct 1894 Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Parents:  Eli Taylor and Maria Telford
Physical Description:  Brown hair and eyes

Lurena
Story about picture:  she hated it so much, she threw it away.
Her husband dug it out of the trash and saved it. So glad he did,
it is one of my favorites.

Died: 19 Apr 1962  At home, Woods Cross, Davis, Utah

COD: Metastatic adeno Carcinoma (cancer that starts in glands that line the insides of organs)

Informant: husband, Frank

Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Obituary:
Woods Cross - Lurena Taylor Mitchell, 67, 252 N 1100 West Woods Cross, died Thursday 8:42 p.m. at her home of natural causes. Born Born Oct 22 1894 in Woods Cross, a daughter of Eli and Maria Telford Taylor. Married Frank H. Mitchell Oct 29, 1913, in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Resided in Woods Cross all of life.  Active in primary and Relief Society, work in the West Bountiful Ward. 

Survivors: husband, Woods Cross, three sons, three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Edna)Marvian, Salt Lake City, Charles Frank Mitchell, Bountiful, Mrs. Jacob (Arline) Opheikens, Ogden,

Lurena Taylor Mitchell

Alfred T, Eli Ray both of Woods Cross, Mrs. Karl (Mary Etta) Josephson, Merro Bay, California; 19 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three brothers, three sisters: G. Evan Taylor, Bountiful; Witt Taylor, Leucadia, Calif; Charles Taylor, Ontario, Ore; Mrs. Max (Una) Swenson, Bountiful; Mrs. Ernest (Bea) Hamilton, Fresno, Calif; Mrs. Ora Johnson, Woods Cross.

Funeral Services Monday at 1pm in West Bountiful Ward chapel.  Friends may call Union Mortuary 295 N Main, Bountiful, Sunday from 6-8 pm and Monday from 11-12:30 pm.  Burial in Bountiful Memorial Park.

Funeral program

Sources
1900 US Census for Bountiful Davis, Utah page 12B
Note: Her name was spelled Lerena in the Census
1910 US Census for Bountiful, Davis, Utah page 5 (age 15)

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 25)

1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 35)

1935 1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 45)
Note: Surname spelled Matchell
1950 1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Birth: LDS Church deceased member record

Note: it incorrectly listed the spelling of her given name as Lorena    

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50169398/lurena-mitchell
Obituary
Funeral Program

CHILDREN

Edna Lurena Mitchell

Edna Lurena Mitchell
Born: 9 Sep 1914 Wood Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Edna's birth certificate 

Occupation:  Waitress (1940)
Talent:  Singing

Known Marriages

Edna and Kenneth Mayfield, her first husband

1) Kenneth Owen Mayfield 29 Jul 1930 Farmington, Davis, Utah (Annulled or Divorced, they were married for two weeks or so, and she was only 15)

Edna in Woods Cross, holding Jody - 1935 - date based on Jody's birth year
and the fact they had returned to Woods Cross by 1940

2) Kelly Adkins 10 August 1933 Ogden, Weber, Utah (Divorced)
Children:  Jo Ora (Jody)

Edna and Kelly Adkins's marriage license

3) Easton McGhie  20 March 1938 Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States (Divorced)

Edna and Easton McGhie marriage
Note: witnesses were her parents, Frank and Lurena

Note: Edna shows as divorced in the 1940 Census, living with her parents, but under the name Edna Adkins, not McGhie.

4) Delbert Richard Beaman 20 Jan 1941 Tooele, Tooele, Utah (Divorced)

Edna and Delbert's marriage record
Note:  her surname in the record is Mitchell

5) 

Paul Damon Smith

Paul Damon Smith 25 September 1943 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho (Divorced)

Children:  Karen 

Edna and Paul's marriage certificate

6)  Thomas French Murray 29 August 1954 (Divorced before 1971)

Note: She is listed as Edna Murray in her father's 1971 obituary. According to her sister, Mary Etta's obituary, she was living in Texas in 1982.

 

Michael R Marvian

7) Michael Ralph Marvian 31 August 1958 Weston, Wyoming

Note:  Edna is listed as Edna Marvian in her mother's obituary in 1962. On her funeral program, Andrew Marvian is listed as one of her grandsons. Edna supposedly gave birth to a son - William (known as Billy) and left him with his dad, Michael, to raise. However, the only boy I found is William Michael Marvian (deceased) and he was born in 1940 - so that puts him outside the 1958 line by 18 years. Anyone out there know the truth?

Died: 11 May 1999 Gulfport, Mississippi

Edna's obituary
People might wonder why Paul, her 5th husband was listed on here instead of her final husband Michael Ralph Marvian.  I can't say for sure, but I think common sense rules here. Paul was Karen's father and Karen is the one that wrote the obituary. She had been living with her mom in Gulfport.

Buried:  She was cremated and some of her ashes were spread in the mountains near her daughter (Jo Ora's) home, and some were buried with her mother, Lurena, in Bountiful, Utah Cemetery. I don't know if Karen kept any.
Sources

1914 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census (living with parents)

1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 5)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 15)
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 25, divorced, living with parents)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census (living with her two daughters, Jo Ora and Karen)

1950 US Census Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah (living with her parents, Eli, MaryEtta, and her two daughters)
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record (her name was still showing as Edna Lurena Mitchell)

Marriage to Kenneth:  Western States Marriage Record Index Volume 10 Page 155 Certificate #9121
Marriage to Kelly: Utah Select County Marriages FHL 1670882
Marriage to Easton: Western States Marriage Record Index Vol 13 page 155 Certificate # 12654

Marriage to Michael Marvian:  he is listed in her mother's obituary 1962

Marriage To Delbert: Western States Marriage Record Index Volume D page 86 Certificate #1879
Marriage to Paul Damon Smith: Marriage certificate
Marriage to Mr. Murray:  she is listed as Edna Murray in her father's obituary 1971 - no husband is listed so I listed them as divorced by then.

Picture of Paul: ancestry.com

Obituary

Family Search

ancestry.com
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101286179/edna-lurena-murray

Charles Frank "Tad" Mitchell

Charles Frank (Tad) Mitchell
Born: 10 Dec 1917 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Military:  Navy WW2 30 Oct 1942 - 13 Nov 1942
Occupation:  Retired from Husky Oil
Married: Ethelene Mardella Day 21 September 1941 Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Children: Charles, Dennis, Judy
Died: 14 November 1998 At home in Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Buried:  Lakeview Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Obituary
Charles "Tad" F. Mitchell, 80, peacefully passed away at his home November 14, 1998, in Bountiful, UT.
He was born December 10, 1917, in Bountiful, UT, the son of Frank Hunter Mitchell and Lurena Taylor Mitchell.  He married Ethelene Day on September 21, 1941, in Bountiful, UT.  He served his country in the Navy during World War II and retired as an operator from Husky Oil.  We now say goodbye to our dad, brother, grandpa, great-grandpa, and friend.  He will be remembered for his sense of humor, his grandchildren, which he adored, his fishing, hunting, and love for the outdoors.  He was survived by his children, Charles (Charlotte), Dennis (Marline), and Judy (Leon) Draper; brothers and sisters; grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Sources
1920 US Census Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 2)
1930 US Census West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 12)
1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1940 US Census West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 22)

1950 US Census Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 32, married, three children)

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
Utah Military Records 1861-1970
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record
SS Death Index
Funeral Program
Obituary
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130205421/charles-frank-mitchell

Arline Mitchell Smith Opheikens

*Arline Mitchell
Born: 21 Jun 1919 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Occupation:  Retired from HAFB

Martin Blaine Smith
WW2 I.D. for Fort Douglas

Married: 1) Martin Blaine Smith 17 Oct 1936 Ogden, Weber, Utah (Divorced)

Grandmother

Note: the marriage license is under Janus Blaine Smith
Children: Sally, Sandy, 2 living 
2) Jacob Opheikens Jr. 1 Jun 1950 Fresno, California
No Children

Arline and Jake

Died: 13 Dec 2002 McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried 16 Dec 2002 Washington Heights Memorial Park, Washington Terrace, Weber, Utah

Sources

1920 US Census for Woods Cross, Davis, Utah (age 6m)
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 10)

1935 LDS Church Census Records
1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 20)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records (with Jake)

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Census Records (with Jake)
Birth: LDS Church deceased member record
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55712414/arline-opheikens
SS Death Index

Funeral Program
Personal Knowledge

Alfred Taylor Mitchell

Alfred Taylor Mitchell

Born: 19 Apr 1921 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Military:  age 21 WW2 (1942)
Occupation:  Husky Oil
Married: 1) Rhoda Page Bodily Mitchell Epperson 6 February 1942 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (Divorced)

Children:  Bill

Note: a.k.a. known as Billy, he joined the Ice Capades and performed for years and settled in California.

Rhoda Page Bodily

2) Ruth Floraine Christiansen Stewart Mitchell 6 Nov 1950 Woods Cross, Davis, Utah

Children:  Brent

Ruth Floraine Christiansen Stewart

Died: 26 Feb 2003 Wood Cross, Davis, Utah C.O.D. Lung Cancer (he smoked for years)

Obituary

Alfred Taylor Mitchell - 4/19/21 ~ 2/26/03
Our beloved husband and father, Alfred Taylor Mitchell, age 81, passed over to the other side on February 26, 2003 due to lung cancer.

He was born in West Bountiful, Utah to Frank Hunter and Lurena Taylor Mitchell on April 19, 1921. He married Ruth F. Christiansen on November 6, 1950. All of his adult life, he was an avid fisherman and hunter.

He served in the U.S. Army all through World War II, receiving three battle stars and a good conduct medal. He retired from Husky Oil Co. after 35 years.

In the past, he has been noted for growing a beautiful garden that he generously shared with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two sons, Bill Epperson of California and Brent Taylor (Kathy) Mitchell of Woods Cross, Utah; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Eli (Dixie) of West Bountiful, Utah.

A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, March 4th at 11:00 a.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary Chapel, 6500 South Redwood Rd., West Jordan, where friends may call on Monday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service. Interment to follow at Redwood Memorial Cemetery.

The family expresses special thanks to the Hospice team of Vista Care for their loving care and compassionate services.

Buried: 4 Mar 2003 Redwood Memorial Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah

Alfred and Ruth Mitchell Headstone

Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51853120/alfred-taylor-mitchell
Personal Picture:  from niece Sharon Brandewie
1930 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 8)
1935 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age19)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
SS Death Index
Obituary

LDS Church deceased member record

Utah Military Records 1861-1970

WW2 Draft Registration Card

Picture of Ruth:  her Funeral Program and it is also available on findagrave

Una's headstone

Una Mae Mitchell
Born: 29 Dec 1927 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah

Died: 1 Mar 1928 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
COD: Pneumonia
Buried:  Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Note: Plot B-10-31-7

Sources
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50897336/una-m_-mitchell
Death Certificate: http://www.utahdeaths.com/

Eli Ray Mitchell

Eli Ray (Rusty) Mitchell
Born: 2 Jun 1930 Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Story:  His sister Arline took Eli to church to get him blessed.  She was to choose either Ray Eli or Eli Ray.
LDS Mission to New Zealand
Occupation(s):  Raised horses, worked at Phillips Petroleum as a chemist,  Flying J Oil Refinery as lab supervisor for 35 years
Married: 1) Dixie Lynn Brewerton 16 Apr 1954 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children:  Still living
2) Sylvia 4 March 2010
Died 8 Jan 2016 Arizona
Buried Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Obituary:

Eli Ray Mitchell “Rusty” was born Jun. 2, 1930 to Frank Hunter Mitchell and Lurena Taylor Mitchell. He passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 due to complications of colon cancer.

Eli, the fifth of six siblings born and raised in West Bountiful, Utah. A graduate of Davis High School. Eli served an LDS mission in New Zealand. He married Dixie Lynn Brewerton on April 16, 1954 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Eli served on the West Bountiful City Council for eight years. He was an avid outdoorsman, Ranch Manager, Stallion Manager and was instrumental in developing the POA breed of pony.

Eli retired from Flying J Oil Refinery as a lab supervisor after 35 years of service. Eli and Dixie enjoyed dancing, traveling and spending time with friends in Yuma, Arizona. Shortly after Dixie’s passing, he danced the way into the heart and hands of his current wife, Sylvia Mitchell. They were married on March 4, 2010.

Eli is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his children: Jeff (Tammy), Kirk (Janice-deceased), John (Judy) Lurena; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. We would like give our heartfelt thanks to a special friend of the family, Carol Illing, for her countless hours of love and dedicated service on behalf of Eli.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the West Bountiful 8th Ward Chapel, 311 North 800 West. A viewing will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main, and Thursday morning 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services.

Sources
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah
1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census
1953: Honolulu Passenger List aboard the ship Aorangi (he was on his way to New Zealand)
1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
1960 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 
Picture:  in my personal possession
Western States Marriage Index
Personal Knowledge
Dixie's funeral program
Obituary
Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156968836/eli-ray-mitchell

Mary Etta Mitchell

Mary Etta Mitchell
Born: 7 Apr 1936 Woods Cross, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Married: Karl Josephson 28 May 1954 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Mary Etta and Karl 1954

Children:  living
Died: 8 Nov 1982 Salt Lake Hospital, Salt Lake, Utah
COD: Cancer
Buried: Bountiful Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
Note:  She was living with her brother Eli at the time of her death

Mary Etta and Karl's headstone

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Lived in California in 1960's. In the company of my aunt and uncle and my brother, we visited in the late 1960's

Sources
LDS Church deceased member record
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81662063/maryetta-josephson
1940 US Census for West Bountiful, Davis, Utah (age 4)

1950 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census 

Western States Marriage Index 

Mary Etta's Obit