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Show Ed began working for the Oregon Short Line Railroad. Becoming disatisfied, the family moved back to Mountain Green where Ed was employed at the Utah Power and Light Plant in Weber Canyon. Helen was born in Mountain Green in 1917. The Warners moved to Echo where Ed work¬ed in a coal chute for the Union Pacific Rail¬road. Edwin Rollins Warner was born here in 1920. The family decided to return to Ogden. The little home in Mountain Green was moved to a lot at 651 22nd Street. It was a tremendous undertaking. The building was hoisted up and loaded onto a flat¬bed with huge wheels, drawn by teams of horses. Bringing the structure down Weber Canyon with its sharp curves and narrow road was an achievement in itself, but the moving was a success. The family moved in. In 1924 Dale was born. Several years later Ed and Louise were divorced. She took the two daughters and moved to California. Louise died 26 January 1948 and was buried in Whittier. Rollins and Dale stayed with their father. In 1936 Ed married Hazel Somers Perry, a widow with one daughter, Jacquelyn. In June of 1937 a daughter, Karen, was born to the couple. The little house at 651 22nd Street now sheltered six people. They were a happy family. Ed and Hazel were very active in the Ogden Sixth Ward where he served as Ward Clerk, Ward Teacher and was active in his High Priest Quorum. Hazel taught Primary and Relief Society and sang in the Choir. Both did much temple work. During World War II Rollins and Dale served in the Armed Forces. Dale was sent to the South Pacific and served on Iwo Jima. Edwin Rollins was shipped to England. While crossing the English Channel his ship was torpeoded and it went down. Two thousand men lost their lives, including Dale. —Margaret Warner Ranson-Hazel Warner, Ogden RIDING THE RODS. During the great depression, many "Knights of the Road" were seen riding the tops of Union Pacific Railroad boxcars through the Weber Canyon on their way to what they hoped would be greener pastures on the West Coast. Many dared to 'ride the rods' spread-eagle under the cars, their prone bodies bare inches away from the rough railroad ties as they skimmed along over the tracks. FRAME HOME MOVED FROM MOUNTAIN GREEN 285 |
