Lorinda Lee BECKER [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Catrina Louise MANN F ii Heather Noel MANN F iii Sarah Nicole MANN F iv Christina MAY MANN F v Rebekah Sue MANN M vi Daniel Alan MANN
John DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 7 Mar 1846 in Okehampton, Devon, England. He died on 24 Mar 1905 in Florence, Fremont, Colorado. He was buried on 28 Mar 1905 in Fairview Cemet., Salida, Chaffee, Colorado. He married 2 Mary (Parkin) ROBINSON on 5 Nov 1867 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois. John was employed as Cemetery Caretaker in Salida, Chaffee, Colorado. He was employed as Farmer in Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois.
John Dearing, the fourth child of Edward Dearing and Mary Sutton, spent his early childhood in on North Lane in Okehampton. He was listed with his family in the 1851 census of Okehampton, Devon, England. John migrated on a sailing vessel from England at the age of eight or nine. His youth was spent in the township of Trafalgar, Halton county, Ontario, Canada.
John, from all evidence, came with his brother Edward and sister Catherine to Illinois. From dates found, they probably migrated about 1866. The Dearing family members settled in an area near Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois though they were enumerated in Scott County, Illinois. John met and married Mary Parkin in 1867 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois.
John and Mary were listed in the 1870 census with their son George living in Jacksonville, Illinois. John was listed as a farmer. In the 1880 census there were six more children listed with John again having farming as his occupation..
John and Mary's first child Richard Edward, named after his two grandfathers, died at the age of eleven months and is buried in the Liberty Cemetery next to the Liberty Church just outside of Lynnville.
In 1883 John and Mary migrated to Kansas with members of Mary's family. John , known as Jack to family members, had a public sale to raise money for the trip. They kept an old Jersey cow and a team of mules they would use for the drive to Kansas. One of John's neighbors made an offer to buy the two mules but when he was told they were not for sale the neighbor cut the hamstring of the jack mule which meant the jack mule had to be put to death. John gave the mare mule to Mary's nephews Charles and Rich Foster. The mare mule kept breaking out and letting the horses loose so Charles and Rich Foster's father sold the mule to a horse trader.
Three of the Dearing children took a covered wagon full of belongings, the Jersey cow, the mule and some chickens while the rest of the family took the train as far as it would go John's son George drove the wagon, his daughter Mary went along to cook and his son Len rode the mule. As the wagon stopped at a crossing to wait for a train to pass the horses bolted, have never seen a black thing belching smoke before. The wagon was upset, the other animals scattered in all directions while the mule with Len on it flipped his tail in the air and took off with Len at his mercy. It was hard to say who was more scared of the train--the mule or Len. It took the three children a whole day to gather the animals and continue their journey.
The Dearings, with the Parkins traveled by covered wagon halfway across Illinois, across Missouri and across Kansas to the southwest corner and settled about 65 miles from Richfield, Kansas (the nearest town). At that time Kansas was unsettled prairie with great distances between towns. With spade and shovel the Dearings dug out square sections of sod to build living quarters or what we call a "dugout" or "soddie". These living conditions presented dirt floors and dust on everything. Since the nearest town was 65 miles away many supplies and foods were hard to get.. There were no fruit trees. The family had to burn buffalo chips for heat. Severe sandstorms swept across the prairie. One time, when the corn was about a foot high, a sandstorm sheared off the corn at ground level. You could say life was hard.
The two youngest children were born to John and Mary while living in Kansas. Ann Elizabeth who died shortly after birth and Dulcie.
The Dearing children had different stories of their experiences in Kansas. Len and his dog ran a rabbit into a prairie dog hole. Len put his hand into the hole to get the rabbit and was bitten by a rattlesnake. As Len's father dug out the hole they found the rabbit, a rattlesnake, a prairie dog and an owl. It is a wonder that Len didn't die. They gave Len some whiskey to kill the pain and used lard and turpentine to get the poison out. Len was left with holes on the backside of his hand and bad scars on his palm.
Ada, the sixth child of John and Mary, was wearing a freshly starched bonnet to protect her head from the heat of the sun when she got the bright idea to turn the bonnet into a plow. Ada tied a nail to the end of a string and then tied the string to her bonnet. Ada had been chasing grasshoppers while her brother Len was herding cattle. Ala placed her bonnet on top of a grasshopper and as the grasshopper would hop it would pull the bonnet which could pull the string and in turn the string would pull the nail that acted as a plow. Needless to say, Ada got in trouble when her mother saw her freshly starched bonnet had become dirty and limp.
In 1891, the life in Kansas was so hard that the Dearing and Parkin families decided to call it quits. The Parkin families returned to Jacksonville, Illinois while the Dearing family migrated to Colorado.
John and Mary took their family to Salida, Colorado where John became the town's cemetery caretaker. When there was a funeral in Salida, John would dig the gave and have his daughter Dulcie climb a tree at the cemetery entrance to watch for the funeral procession leaving Salida. Dulcie would then warn her father when the funeral procession was coming up the hill so that everything would be ready.
In the 1900 census, John and his family were living on Caufield Avenue in Florence, Colorado (about 35 miles from Salida). John was listed as a day laborer and it states that he owned his house free and clear.
John Dearing was a Free Mason and a member of the Episcopal Church. He died of liver cancer in 1902 while living in Florence, Colorado. John and Mary died leaving two young children, Roy and Dulcie. Roy went to Milford, Utah to live with his eldest brother, George Dearing who was an engineer for the railroad and Dulcie Dearing went to live with her sister Mary Cameron.
John kept in touch with his family. He took family trips back to Canada and Illinois. There is even a picture taken at the farm of his brother Edward in Nebraska.
Mary (Parkin) ROBINSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 28 Feb 1849 in Moss, Yorks, England. She was christened 2 on 15 Apr 1849 in Campsall, York, England. She died on 31 Aug 1902 in White River, Gunnison, Colorado. She was buried on 5 Sep 1902 in Fairview Cemet., Salida, Chaffee, Colorado. She married 3 John DEARING on 5 Nov 1867 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois.
Mary stood about five feet five inches tall. She wore her dark brown hair pulled back in a bun close the the nape of her neck. In her later years the resemblance to her mother became very noticeable.
In 1883 Mary's family decided to move to Kansas with her brother Charles Parkin and wife, her sisters Elizabeth Parkin and Emma Foster and family, and cousin Walter Parkin. The family had a public sale to raise money for the trip. They kept the old Jersey cow and a team of mules. A neighbor of the family made an offer for the mules which was turned down. The neighbor cut the hamstring of the jack mule out of spite. The jack mule had to be killed. The family decided to give the mare mule to Mary's nephews Charles and Rich Foster. The mare kept breaking loose and in the process let the horses out as well. Charles and Rich's father, John C. Foster, sold the mule to a horse trader.
The Dearings and Parkins drove their covered wagons across Illinois, across Missouri and across Kansas to the southwest corner of Kansas, about 65 miles from Richfield, the nearest town. Kansas was an unsettled territory of prairie land. With the use of a shovel and spade the families cut the prairie sod to build a dugout. The sod was later cut into pieces square in shape and stacked upon one another to build a sod house. There were no wooden floors, only dirt. Buffalo chips were used for cooking, heating and fuel.
There was a lack of many comforts. This included the comforts one might expect when having a baby.
Mary would require her daughters to wear freshly starched bonnets to protect their heads from the heat of the sun. One of Mary's daughters decided one day to tie a string to her bonnet and use it as a plow. Her daughter tied a nail to the end of the string and then placed her bonnet on top of a grasshopper. As the grasshopper would hop, it pulled the bonnet that would pull the string, that would pull the nail. The clean starched bonnet was very dirty and limp by the end of the day. Mary was upset, as you might expect.
In 1891, after trying to make a life on the Kansas prairie, the Dearing and Parkin families called it quits. The Dearings moved to Colorado while the Parkin family members decided to return to Illinois.
The Dearing family made their home in Salida, Colorado. Mary spent the last few years of her life suffering from breast cancer. The cancer developed large sores that refused to heal. Mary's daughters would care for their mother, keeping the open sores cleaned and covered. While living with her daughter Mary Cameron in White River, Colorado, Mary became so bad that her sister Emma Foster and Emma's son John Albert came to care for Mary. Mary died 31 Aug 1903.
They had the following children:
M i Richard Edward DEARING was born 1 on 14 Sep 1868 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. He died 2 on 7 Sep 1869 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. He was buried 3 in Liberty Cemetery, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois. M ii George William DEARING F iii Sarah Laura DEARING F iv Mary Ann DEARING F v Ada Emma DEARING M vi Charles Thomas DEARING M vii John Leonard DEARING M viii Roy Christopher DEARING F ix Ann Elizabeth DEARING was born 1 about 1884 in Richfield, Morgan, Kansas. F x Dulcie Mabel DEARING
Roy Christopher DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 1 Nov 1882 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. He died on 22 Jan 1943 in Springville, Utah, Utah. He was buried on 26 Jan 1943 in Evergreen Cem., Springville, Utah, Utah. He married 2, 3 Myrtle HICKMAN on 28 Jul 1912 in Milford, Beaver, Utah. The marriage ended in divorce.
Roy Christopher Dearing was the eighth child born to John Dearing and Mary Parkin in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was a tall man that stood six feet one inch tall. He had dark eyes and hair. He was lean of body and resembled his father.
Roy was about four years old when he left Illinois with his parents. They traveled by train as far as it would go while Roy's older siblings traveled by wagon with all their animals. The family settled with the Parkins in the southwest corner of Kansas near a town called Richfield.
The Kansas terrain was flat and barren. There were no trees as far as the eye could see. There were no buildings or paved roads, only prairie dogs. Everyone lived in a dug out made of sod from the prairie with dirt floors. Roy spent eight years under these conditions. There was reference made about the dug out he lived in when he would make the statement to his wife Myrtle "my mother had t live in a dug out and you are no better."
Roy was twelve years old when his family moved to Salida, Colorado. He must have helped his father with the caretaking of the cemetery in Salida. Little is known about his life during this period.
Roy's mother died when he was twenty years old. He left Colorado to live with his brother George who was working for the railroad in Milford, Utah. Roy also began working for the railroad. It was during this time period that Roy corresponded with his sisters in Colorado.To: Mr. Boon Cameron.
White Pine, Colorado. (Via Sargents)Los Angeles, Cal.
June 24th "06.Mr. Boon, I will give you $50.00 in gold if you catch a trout that big. The southern pacific employees gave a picnic Sat. 23rd at Venice on the beach. The feller thats with me works where I do. We went fishing and thats our catch. We had a fine time yesterday. I tool 1st prize in the 100 yd run, 2nd prize standing broad jump, and 1st waltz prize. My partner took 2nd prize running. there was dancing from 2 till 5 in the afternoon and 8 till 11 at night. There was lots of people there. I had the best time ever had in my life. How are you all, I am all O.K. I have moved. My new address is 315 1/2 East 7th St. We had these pictures taken at Venice. Good bye "Roy"
To: Miss Dulcie Dearing
Florence, Colo. (Fremont Co)Salt Lake, Utah
Nov. 9th 07.
Sat. Eve. 5 P.M.Dear Sis Dutch. I was up to see the Dr Fri. & he discharged me under his care and gave me an order for a pass to Caliente so I can get it on time. I will probably stay till next Fri. I had a date with Agnis to go to the theatre but I am going to call it of & take another girl to a dance. A feller here cuts your picture out while you sit still in a chair with a pair of scissors. Isn't much is it. Mrs. Campbell of Salida & daughter Nona are here they're going to Los Angeles.
RoyTo: Mrs. Mary Cameron
Sargents, Colorado.Orange, Cal.
Jan.29th "08.
(Wed. noon)
Dear Bro. & Sis., Well I got here Sunday noon. Becky didn't know I was coming. Took them by surprise. It rained for five days steady it just quit last night. and it was a fine morning this am. I guess I will stay down here till Saturday & then go back to Los Ang for a while.
Roy
On opposite side of post card:
Mary this doesn't look very much like orange's growing and it isn't as good picture any way. It is a place the photographer has fixed up in his studio. I wish you could see the oranges's on the trees here. There is a great deal difference between these oranges & what you buy. Great big seedless juicy ones. Myrtle & I just came in from the orchard with a big bucket full of oranges. I am in misery all the time from eating so many.
Roy wanted me, to write a little too. I just wish you were here too. Oranges are just getting good & ripe and Roy enjoys them very much. We would sent you a box, but it costs more than they are worth. Write and let us now how you are getting along.To: Mrs. Mary Cameron
Sargents, ColoradoLos Angeles, Cal.
July 16th "08
Dear folks, George & family, Mrs. Summers & kids & myself went to Long Beach today. Dutch said she didn't want to go, Geo & I went in the ocean & he certainly did enjoy it. They are all having a good time. bobby, Ems littlest kid got out to the edge of the water & when the water got up around her knees she just squealed & wouldn't go near the water any more. The other kids had a good time wading.
On opposite side of post card:
(The long & the short) We just came out of the ocean when we had these taken. Put thot the ocean was mighty fine. We are all going to San Pedro Saturday. I wish I could go night thro with Dutch but I cant. RoyTo: Mrs. Verner Moore.
Glenwood Spgs, ColoradoLos Angeles, Cal
Aug 2nd 09.Dear Bro & Sis. Came back from Becky's Sat eve. Had a dandy time. Wasn't feeling very good the last two days I was there. Bad cold on my lungs. Myrtle, Johnnie, another Jane & I were going to the beach Sunday but I had better get near a Hosp't so if anything had happen. Am feeling all right now. Write soon will be here till the 12th. These picture isn't any good. 318 E. 7th St. As ever, Roy
To: Mrs. Mary Cameron
Sargents, Colo.Los Angeles, Cal.
Aug 2nd 09.
Dear Bro . & Sis. Well I am still here having a good time. Was down to Becky's last week got back Sat eve. They are all well & sent their best regards to you. These pictures isn't very good but will sent them no how. Write to me as soon as possible will be here till the 12th. 318 E. 7th St. As ever RoyRoy worked as a coal tender or a brakeman for the railroad which ran between Milford, Utah and Calienta, Nevada.
Roy saw his future wife from the caboose as the train rolled into Milford. Myrtle Hickman was standing on the landing of the depot. According to Myrtle Hickman's niece Leona Holt, Roy and Myrtle did most of their courting at the train depot because Roy's work schedule was so awkward. Roy and Myrtle were married in Milford, Utah on 28 July 1912.
Roy continued to work for the railroad in Milford for the next two years. The couple then moved to Torrey, Wayne County, Utah. Roy worked for Myrtle's brother-in-law Ephraim P. Pectol. One evening after work Roy had dinner at the Pectol home. He loved beans and vinegar. Thinking that it was beans that were put in front of him, Roy doused what he thought were beans with vinegar, salt and pepper. It turned out that the beans were gooseberries made by his sister-in-law Dorothy Pectol. You can imagine seeing Roy with a sour face. Roy later went to work the Bowns on the Sandy Ranch. He herded sheep, watered and planted many different plants. He then went to work for Joe Hickman at Bickness Bottoms on Joe's ranch. The Dearing family lived on the ranch while Roy ran the ranch and Myrtle cooked for the crew. Roy returned to Torrey to work between Ephraim Pectol, the Bowns or he would haul hay for different residents of the community. Roy even carried mail between Torrey and Hurricane Utah. Roy's name can be found carved into the mountain side in two different places between Torrey and Hurricane.
The Dearings bought a home in Torrey that belonged to the grandparents of Claud Holt. This home was the location of the old post office. During the summer months the family would pitch tents and the kids would sleep in the front year. During the winter months the children would sleep in a small room upstairs and on a bed in the kitchen. Most of the children were born in this home in Torrey. In 1923 or 1924 the family moved to Springville, Utah.
A man of expensive tastes Roy never seemed to have quite enough money for all the things he wanted. Roy was like a Scotchman only giving away his money if necessary. One Christmas, Roy gave his son George a special sheepskin coat . Roy told George to take care of the coat and not tear it. George accidentally went through a barbed wire fence and tore the coat. George got into a lot of trouble.
There were many times when Roy would go down to the railroad tracks and watch the coal cars slow down. Roy would climb onto the cars and throw coal on the ground so he could take it home to help keep the house warm.
There were several times when his children Wayne and Arlene would send Myrtle into the pub, where Roy was having a drink, to get money for the show. Roy would put Myrtle on the bar and say how beautiful she was and then give the money for the show.
Roy did little things for his children like resoling their shoes or cutting their hair. Once Roy got in trouble for cutting Arlene's long curls into a Dutch cut.
Roy always rode a bycicle to work. While riding his bike across the bridge in front of his house, Roy accidentally rode the bike right into the ditch. There were times while he rode his bike to work at Ironington that he would grab the back of a coal truck and pull himself up the hill. He was pulled under a truck once and almost killed. Roy's son Len made a wagon with handles from a baby buggy. The wagon looked like a one horse buggy with shaps that were strapped onto their dog so he could pull the wagon. They tied the dog to Roy's bycicle and Roy pulled the dog while the dog pulled the wagon. They were heading east from Jefferson Elementary to Della Kirk Dallin's home when the dog saw a cat. The dog darted after the can causing the wagon to roll into the ditch with George and Len in it.
When the family was young Roy seemed to have more time for his children. He spent time teaching the older children how to pick cherries. He made a rope swing in the mulberry tree on the south side of the house. He loved eating black walnuts with his children.. He would take the walnuts, husk them and then place them on the old cement cellar. The cellar was 20 feet square and 18 -24 inches above ground. During the winter the family would have games and see who could crack the most nuts. The nuts were then put in fudge or chocolate cake. The family would pop popcorn and play cards. On other occasions Roy would put Chuck, Frances, George, Laura, Betty or Len on Boss's back and lead her around the yard. Boss was the family cow. Roy loved seeing his children win at games. He would take the children the the Creosote plant party that was held at Glen Gary (now known as Park Roche) in Springville for their employees. It tickles Roy when his daughter Frances won a shoe kicking contest.
Roy loved to nickname people. He call Roy Dobbin, Len was called Penny, George was called Pug, Charles was called Chick and Wayne was called Waynard.
Roy was fun loving and teasing. He and his wife Myrtle once smeared burned coke on their faces and went to a party as Negroes Roy once grew a beard for a beard growing contest which some say he would have won if he had made it to the party. Roy divorced Myrtle about 1935. He lived in the basement of the Harmmer home in Springville. He lived there till he died on 21 Jan 1943. Roy's funeral took place at the home of his niece Della Dallin and he was later buried at the Evergreen Cemetery just on the outskirts of Springville.
Roy was known for his hard work and the beautiful garden he spent so much time in. He raised good cows, pigs and chickens so his family could eat.
Myrtle HICKMAN [scrapbook] was born 1 on 29 Apr 1894 in Milford, Beaver, Utah. She died 2 on 5 May 1955 in Provo, Utah, Utah. She was buried on 11 May 1955 in Springville, Utah, Utah. She married 3, 4 Roy Christopher DEARING on 28 Jul 1912 in Milford, Beaver, Utah. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had the following children:
F i Vera Vivian DEARING F ii Geraldine Hickman DEARING F iii Dorothy Mary DEARING M iv Roy Narrent DEARING M v Len Dart DEARING F vi Frances DEARING M vii George William DEARING F viii Betty Lea DEARING M ix Charles Joe DEARING F x Laura Jane DEARING was born on 20 Nov 1927 in Springville, Utah, Utah. She died on 2 Jul 1929 in Springville, Utah, Utah. She was buried on 7 Jul 1929 in Evergreen Cemet., Springville, Utah, Utah. M xi Wayne Milford DEARING F xii Arlene Della DEARING F xiii Myrtle DEARING
Ora William JONES [scrapbook] was born on 27 Feb 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He died on 6 Mar 1981 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He was buried on 9 Mar 1981 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He married Vera Vivian DEARING on 15 Nov 1928 in Provo, Utah, Utah.
Vera Vivian DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 7 Dec 1912 in Milford, Beaver, Utah. She died on 16 Feb 1936 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She married Ora William JONES on 15 Nov 1928 in Provo, Utah, Utah.
They had the following children:
F i Elaine JONES F ii Joyce JONES M iii Richard William JONES F iv Mary Elizabeth JONES
Geraldine Hickman DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 10 Jan 1914 in Milford, Utah, Utah. She died on 9 Dec 1975 in , California. She was buried in , California. She married Melvin Victor GREN on 7 Oct 1936 in Farmington, Davis, Utah.
Other marriages:DAWSON, James
They had the following children:
M i Melvin Dewayne GREN was born on 17 Jan 1931 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He died in 1933 in Evergreen Cem., Springville, Utah, Utah. F ii Geraldine Evelyn GREN F iii Vivian Colleen GREN
Geraldine Hickman DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 10 Jan 1914 in Milford, Utah, Utah. She died on 9 Dec 1975 in , California. She was buried in , California. She married James DAWSON.
Other marriages:GREN, Melvin Victor
Dorothy Mary DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 22 Jan 1915 in Torrey, Wayne, Utah. She died on 7 Jan 1971 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She married Lewis Dell Roy HOLMAN.
Other marriages:MEMMOTT, Roscoe James
They had the following children:
F i Nancy HOLMAN M ii Dellroy HOLMAN Jr. M iii Lu HOLMAN was born on 5 Jun 1944 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. He died on 5 Jul 1944 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. F iv Suzanne HOLMAN
Dorothy Mary DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 22 Jan 1915 in Torrey, Wayne, Utah. She died on 7 Jan 1971 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah. She married Roscoe James MEMMOTT on 30 Aug 1953 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada.
Other marriages:HOLMAN, Lewis Dell Roy
They had the following children:
F i Laura Lee MEMMOTT
Roy Narrent DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 29 Apr 1917 in Torrey, Wayne, Utah. He died on 13 Feb 1965 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He was buried on 17 Feb 1965 in Memorial Estates, Bennion, Salt Lake, Utah. He married Helen Viola HARRIS on 16 Dec 1937 in Provo, Utah, Utah.
Helen Viola HARRIS [scrapbook] was born on 5 Sep 1918 in Helper, Carbon, Utah. She died on 6 Sep 1992 in Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota. She was buried in Memorial Estates, Bennion, Salt Lake, Utah. She married Roy Narrent DEARING on 16 Dec 1937 in Provo, Utah, Utah.
Information gotten from Michael Reasor and Anna Herbert Descendants.
They had the following children:
F i Jean DEARING F ii Jo-An DEARING F iii Joyce DEARING M iv Lee Roy (Buddy) DEARING was born on 8 Jul 1945 in Provo, Utah, Utah. He died on 4 Jul 1968 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada. He was buried in Memorial Estates, Bennion, Salt Lake, Utah. F v Helen Denice DEARING
Len Dart DEARING [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 28 Mar 1919 in Torrey, Wayne, Utah. He died on 19 Oct 1978 in San Diego, San Diego, California. He was buried in San Diego, San Diego. California. He married Dorothy Madeline CAIN in 1942 in , California.
Dorothy Madeline CAIN [scrapbook] was born on 21 Jun 1921 in Fremont, Nebraska. She died in Aug 1972 in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California. She married Len Dart DEARING in 1942 in , California.
They had the following children:
M i Daniel Lee DEARING was born on 1 Jan 1945 in California. He died on 7 Oct 1992 in Solana Beach, San Diego, California.