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Show Perry Field, wife of Elzy Field. After the death of Mr. and Mrs. Field, the children who were heirs to their estate sold the property to Oscar Butler who erected a home there. It is interesting to note that the major part of the old homestead of the old gentleman Perry is one of the original estates to remain in possession of an immediate or close relative of the family. A son, Steven Jr., one of the heirs of his Father's estate, assuming the responsibility of caring for the farm and providing for his parents during their declining years, erected a house nearby and after the death of the old couple, agreeable to the other heirs, acquired ownership of the estate which after his death several years later became the property of his children. Jasper Perry, one of the heirs and custodian of the estate lives in the house his father built many years ago at 1401 W. 200 S. (See Fig. 3-13,14,15). William Singleton, a quaint, honest, devout member of the Church and lifelong neighbor lived on the farm west of the Perry home in the corner of their street running north. Joining Mr. Singleton's land and west of the corner, the home of the family of David Williams was located. Mr. Tucker, a recent arrival here, lives in the old home of Mr. Singleton and the home of the Williams' family has long since been torn down. (See Fig. 3- 16). Thomas Bradshaw, a neighbor of Mr. Williams, lived where Grant Stanger has just completed a new home. Mr. Williams and Mr. Bradshaw owned all the land back to the Slaterville Canal and Allred property, north to the street extending west from the corner by Elbert Slater's home at 1500 West 250 North. The first farm and dwelling south of this street that leads to the church, belongs to the estate of John Allred Sr. The family of Mr. Allred lived first in a log cabin which before the beginning of the century was replaced by the frame building, presently the home Ursel Allred at 1621 West 250 North. (See Fig. 3-17). Mr. Allred, one of the stalwarts of the church and leader in community activities, had as will be seen later in this history the distinguished honor of being ordained the first bishop after the organization of our ward. (See Fig. 3-18). Below Mr. Allred's home and north of theroad a short distance west of the Slaterville Canal, Sven Anderson, Father of William (Buck) a long time game warden of Weber County, lived in a small house on an area of land that bordered the street to the corner directly north from the Allred home and included all land down to Don Foote's property where the homes of Keith Butler, Elwin Slater, and Horace Evan now stand at 1613 West 400 North, and directly south of the canal joining the east boundary line of the property that belonged to John Knight Sr. Mr. Anderson, after erecting a large barn and a number of small farm buildings on the pace, sold his belongings at an early date to Mark Elmer and moved to Harrisville. Some years before the beginning of the century, my brother William Wheeler Jr., bought a small parcel of land joining Mr. Knight's property, from Mr. Elmer, where he erected a home, reared his family and lived for many years. (See Fig. 3-19). John Knight Sr., his neighbor, was another Pioneer of 1853 and one of the enterprising, faithful religious leaders of the community. His land holdings, as reported by a granddaughter (Alice Hudman) were very extensive at one time. The home properly where he lived continuously during -22- Tucker Home (Fig. 3-16) (Fig. 3-17) John A. Allred Mary Jane Knight Allred John Allred Home (Fig. 3-18) William Wheeler Jr. Home (Fig. 3-19) JOHN KNIGHT Father of the wife of George W. Stanger of Neely, Idaho -23- John Knight Sr. (Fig. 3-20) |