Dear Relatives

JOSEPH LORRAINE BAGLEY

Joseph Lorraine Batley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 11, 1909. He was the eldest son of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophia Yeoman. Always a responsible older brother to the four other boys and three girls in this family. He attended grate and High School in Granger. He enjoyed being out in the mountains – Worked for the Bureau Land Management and also Indian Service. He had many interests. As a young man hunting the wild animals and sometimes the bears hunted him. Married first to Hazel Stewart. There were two sons to this union: Clarence Hiram and Robert Roy. His second wife was Harriet Clawson, who was born in New York State and now enjoys residing in the mountains of Montana.

GRANT VAN BAGLEY

Grant Van Bagley was born 8 July 1910 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was the second son of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophis Yeoman. Grant had many high ideals which he taught to the younger brothers and sisters. He attended grade and High School in Granger, Wyoming. He was interested in aviation. At a very early age he had his own plane and pilots license. He married Veda Meeks who was resident of Mt. View, Wyoming. They had one son, Vance Bruce, who died when he was a few hours old. In May 19, 1933 Grant was killed in his plane at Granger. He is buried in the Granger Cemetery.

MINERVA ANNE BAGLEY

Minerva Anne Bagley, born 30 March 1917 at Granger, Wyoming. She was the fourth child and the first daughter of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophia Yeoman. She attended Grade and High School in Granger and Rock Springs. She moved to Salt Lake where she met Elmer Butle. He was a civil engineer studying at the University of Utah. They were married in Boise, Idaho February 5, 1936. Minerva and Elmer Lived in Idaho, moved and traveled all over the United States. They had two children on this union: Lynn and Sharon. At the present time they are living in Salt Lake and are enjoying their two darling grand daughters: Nadine and Shar-Ann.

VERA LaVONNE BAGLEY

Vera LaVonne Bagley, was the daughter of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophia Yeoman, born 7 October 1918 at Lime, Montana. She was a frail child with an excellent sense of humor. As a small child she had many illnesses. Vonnie as she was called attended school in Granger, Rock Springs and graduated from Mt. View High School in Wyoming.

She married Howard Jackson in 1937 and lived in Laramie. They traveled all over the United States. She later married Dr. Tyler Soine and they have one son, Mark, born in 1954. She is presently living in Newber, Oregon.

ELEANOR ELAINE BAGLEY

Eleanor Elaine Bagley, the sixth child of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophia Yeoman, born September 5, 1921 at Kemmerer, Wyoming. She attended Grade and High School in Granger, Wyoming. She then moved to Salt Lake and married Edward Blair on the 16^th of August 1944. Of this marriage four children were born to them. Two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Donald, died as an infant. The other three children are Gloria, Lloyd, and Cherryl; she has raised a very fine family. All of whom lived in Salt Lake City, Utah.

HAROLD EUGENE BAGLEY

Harold Eugene Bagley, the eighth and youngest child of Joseph Van Bagley and Cora Sophia Yeoman, born September 10, 1927 at Granger, Wyoming.

He had many talents: - good musician, excellent athlete, good religious boy, fine swimmer. He attended school in Granger, Wyoming. Harold joined the paratroopers during World War II and spent one year in Korea.

Harold married Doris White. They became the parents of five lovely children: Donett, Lowell, Boyd, Dean and Scot (twins). At present Harold and Doris and the children are living in Miami Beach, Florida.

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CYNTHIS VAN WAGONER

Cynthis Van Wagoner, daughter of John Halmas and Clarissa Tappan Van Wagoner was born the 22nd of February, 1854 in Provo, Utah County, Utah.

She married Everice Ruthven Bronson, 31 October 1873. They made their home in Midway, Utah, just across the road south east from the home where she was born. They were blessed with thirteen children, and raised all but two. Alvin died in infancy, and Eugene lived till he was six years of age.

In addition to raising her own family she raised three motherless girls from the time of their mother's death.

Imogene Titus was her half-sister's Stella Jane Van Wagoner Titus', daughter. She lived with Aunt Cynthia for fifteen years.

LaPreal's mother died 11 January 1916, and she lived with her grandparents till she married James Barnes, 2 October 1928.

Dorothy Clark's daughter lived with her grandparents five years, until her father remarried.

Everice Ruthven, her husband helped carry the material to build the observation house on the top of Timpanogas Mountain. They carried the material piece by piece up the mountain by mule. He was a farmer by trade, having his own blacksmith forge.

Aunt Cynth as we knew her was meticulously clean, a wonderful cook and homemaker. She had a very jovial disposition, and her family loved to gather round her. She was an early pioneer, but she was a good manager. She had a natural knack for home decoration.

She died the 3rd of April 1930 at the age of eighty-four years.

LORA BRONSON

Lora Bronson, was the second child of Everice Ruthvan and Effie May Alexander Bronson. She was born the 28 January 1901 in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah.

She married Fred Brewster Owen the 23 August 1957. They have one daughter, Barbara Joy.

Lora is actively engaged in LDS church work. She has been Relief Society Councilor, Primary Teacher, Genealogy Secretary and Ward Examiner. She loves dancing, reading and cooking, and she also loves to visit the ill, elderly and lowly. She says, "My home, family and church are most important in my life."