Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Henry Austin and Sara Mabel Bowlden Beckstead - Rella LeFevre's Parents - Your Great Great Grandparents



Grandma Carol says she remembers that her Grandma always raise a giant garden and would can everything out of it and not waste any of it.  She remembers staying at their house and their mattresses were stuffed with straw.

Sarah was born on April 21, 1884 in North Point, Utah to William and Sarah Bowlden. She married and was sealed to Henry Austin Beckstead on January 7, 1903. They had 7 children: Rulon Clair, Norma Louise, Laron Elmer, William Gordon, Leah Elzina, Rella June, and Leone Beckstead. The large family lived in South Jordan, Utah until 1909, when they moved to Peoa, Utah and bought a new home. In 1914 they moved again, this time to the Uintah Basin to a settlement called Talmage, where they bought 90 acres of land. During the years, her husband Henry was often away herding sheep to support the family. Sarah was a wonderful homemaker who kept the family and house together. She was supportive to her husband and raised her children to be spiritually strong and well mannered. She was an expert quilter and a very loving person. She died on December 17, 1971 in Salt Lake city, Utah  Henry died February 23, 1972 and was buried 26 February 1972 in the 


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