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Edith Eliza Stagg Walker
13 Mar 1897 – 21 Dec 1962
| Birth | 13 Mar 1897 |
| Death | 21 Dec 1962 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Pleasant Grove , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Jerry Richards on 27 Nov 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86892 |
Bio
Daughter of Charles Stagg and Eliza Gilbert Wife of Leonard Santford Walker married 20 Oct 1914 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah History. It was the year 1897 that I was born in a three-roomed home in the eastern part of Pleasant Grove on the road to Grove Creek, to Eliza Gilbert and Charles Stagg, both being of English descent as far back as we have record. My father died when I was ten years old and my mother was left to support the family. She did so by helping bring babies into the world. How well I remember most any hour of the night a rap, rap on the window, and mother would say or call, yes! A reply would come, Sister Stagg, could you come, my wife is having pains. Mother was up and dressed and hair combed in a few minutes. She always had a nicely done-up outfit and a white apron ready to put on. This is a very interesting memory-picture I shall always remember. Later on at the age of 15, my mother married George Shoell for which I was happy for the chance I had of living in Lindon. Here we had what was called the "middle-sized" dances, and here again, I enjoyed fun. I went to school in the old school house which is now the Pioneer Relic House. There I spent three years, after which I attended Central School, and then completed my schooling to the eighth grade at Lindon School. My courting days were done with horse and buggy and it was in this manner that I met and was courted by Leonard S. Walker for two years after which we fell in love and were married at the home I was living in, at Lindon, Oct. 20, 1914. It was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in 1916. My hubby was always good to me. While raising our family some cost $15, some $25, and $3 a week for a girl to come into our home and do the work. That was washing, ironing, cooking, and all else. Our family came along fast until we became the parents of fourteen children, nine girls and five boys. I was very near death's door after the twins were born, but due to God's will and through administration, I was spared. Then when our daughter came, she being the youngest and only one born in a hospital, found me in the same circumstance, but due to medical advancement and administration, once again my life was spared. During our children's growing up years we had many good outings as a family such as going to the canyon and staying overnight, swimming at Saratoga or the lake which was then the Geneva Resort, and in the winter - going visiting in the bob-sleigh - the old irons heated and wrapped to keep our feet warm. The children always felt free to bring their friends and many were found at the Walker home. Church parties and such were held often at home. Although the car was filled going to church, we always managed to get a few more in along with Ezra Walker and Elisha Mayhew. During our early married life, we drew water from a well, washed with a hand washer, and used an old black coal range which took a lot of polishing to keep looking nice. There was also sewing for the girls to be done. Not only dresses but petticoats, shimmies, and panties. Some of these were made from flour sacks. Summer items meant bottling and I bottled from 500 to 600 quarts of fruit. While the largest part of my family was home, I would mix eight loaves of bread a day and always a double cake which got eaten in one meal. My church activities consisted of teaching in the Primary for two years and serving as Primary President. I worked in the Stake Relief Society as a visiting teacher message leader and as a second counselor in the Lindon Ward Relief Society. At present, I am a secretary of the Genealogical Committee and a Relief Society visiting teacher. In January 1960 my husband and I were happy to be able to take a three-week honeymoon trip to Hawaii which was well worth waiting for. We went over by boat and back by plane. I enjoy doing temple work along with my husband; we intend to spend more time doing such, for the rest of our years. By Edith Eliza Stagg Walker
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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Matilda Stagg Christiansen 1878–1964
- William Stagg 1880–1956
- Henry Stagg 1883–1911
- Sarah A. "Sadie" Stagg 1885–1921
- Charles James Stagg 1890–1923
- Ellen Priscilla Stagg Christiansen 1893–1971
- Mary Beatrice Stagg 1900–1900
Children
- Letha Walker Hanson 1914–2003
- Harold Walker 1917–1917
- Ray O'Neil Walker 1919–2002
- Henson S Walker 1920–1963
- Reed Holt Walker 1924–2013
- Joyce Walker Nielsen 1926–2001
- Joan Walker Hilton 1926–2004
- Gayle Walker Blackham 1927–2012
- Edith Jean Walker Harris 1932–2021
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