Burnie & Helen Colton- 50 years

Helen Merkley Colton was one of Asher's sisters.

She married Byron Owen Colton and they were married for over 50 years.

These are the notices of their 50 year mark in marriage:

"Burnie & Helen Colton"
From personal albums of Sarah Nielsen

Newspaper clipping:

NO SOURCE- found in the personal albums of Sarah Nielsen
Last bit of this clipping is missing, but the text is nearly verbatim in newspaper notice below.
As the article titles are different I'm assuming they are from different papers,
but likely both local to where they resided at the time.

 Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1960, Jun 23, p.4

Newspaper notice transcribed:

Mr. and Mrs. Byron O. Colton Celebrate 50th Wedding Year

Mr. and Mrs. Byron O. Colton of Roosevelt, formerly of Vernal, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 29.

Mr. Colton was born February 15, 1882, at Provo, UT, son of Byron Oliver Colton and Sarah Maria Smith.  The family moved to Ashley Valley in August, 1884 and made their home near what is now Vernal.

Helen Merkley Colton was born in Vernal, April 8, 1890, to Nelson Merkley Jr. and Keturah Peterson, who were some of the original pioneers of Ashley Valley.  She attended public school at Vernal and graduated from the Uintah Stake Academy.  She also attended the Keister Ladies Tailoring School at Salt Lake City.

Mr. Colton received his schooling at the Maeser Elementary School, Uintah Stake Academy and the Brigham Young University, where in his senior year he served as chairman of the "Campus Committee" that secured 25 acres on Temple Hill, the first unit of the present upper campus.

The couple was married in the Salt Lake Temple of the LDS Church, June 29, 1910.  Their first home was in Maeser.  They later moved to the reservation, where Mr. Colton was active in settlement work and irrigation development.  He has been employed through the years by several of the larger irrigation companies as engineer in location and construction of canals and reservoirs located in the central and eastern part of the reservation area.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Colton have served many years in positions of responsibility in LDS Ward and Stake.  He was Bishop of Maeser Ward, Bishop of Randlett Ward and President of the Roosevelt Stake.  He is now acting Stake Patriarch for the Roosevelt Stake and an active Ward Teacher.

Among other achievements is also a long list of public service.  A few follow sixteen years in Uintah school district in elected service, a member of the Utah Water Storage Commission, 1929-1931, and dat present, a member of the Utah Water and Power board, having been appointed by Governor Herbert B Maw in 1947.  He has also served as Water Commissioner for the United States Uintah Indian Irrigation Project and Associated Water Users of the Uintah and Lakefork Rivers since 1931, and including the Duchesne and Strawberry Rivers since 1934.

To these parents have been born 9 children, seven of whom are living.  They are Mrs. Harold (Lulu) Dudley of Randlett, Merrill B. Colton of Sandy, Mrs. Glen (Margaret) Wyler of Fairfield, California, Elmo S. Colton of Holladay, Miles M. Colton of Pleasant Grove, Mrs. Calvin (Sarah) Neilsen of Mona, and Mrs. Vern (Grace) Berrett of Provo.

The couple desires to greet all friends and relatives at an open house at their home in Roosevelt on June 29 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. It is requested the presents be eliminated.

*Spelling and punctuation corrected by me wherein I was aware.

"Burnie and Helen"
Photo from the personal albums of Sarah Nielsen

Death info on Allen K Hodgson

Allen King Hodgson was Birda's brother-in-law.

He married Birda's half-sister, Lottie Blair Lewis.

"Alan King Hodson- married to Lottie Lewis"
Photo from personal albums of Dallas Workman

According to this document the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 11 Dec 1876- ,, UT

DEATH: 28 Nov 1904- Vernal, Uintah, UT

He was almost 28 years old when he died.

Death Certificate:

SOURCE: Utah State Archives

There are many variant spellings of his name (Alan, Allan, Allen... Hodson, Hodgson, Hodgon) but I chose to go with the version on his death certificate.

Annie L Carroll & Nathan Springer

Annie Elizabeth Lewis Carroll was Birda's older sister.

She was married to Joseph Hyrum Carroll in 1899, but they later divorced in 1923.

Annie then married Nathan Chatman Springer (of Midway, UT) in Salt Lake City, UT on 18 Mar 1925.

Thus, she became Annie Elizabeth Lewis Carroll Springer.

Nate C Springer and Annie E Lewis Carroll
Photoshopped together by me
Nate photo from Kaylene Harding via email
Annie photo from the personal albums of Howard Carroll

Newspaper notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1925, Mar 20, p.3

Newspaper notice transcribed:
Mrs. Annie Carroll left Sunday morning for Salt Lake City where she was married to Nathan Springer of Midway in the Salt Lake temple Wednesday, March 18.  Mr. Springer and Mrs. Carroll were childhood chums and we wish them a long and happy married life.
*Spelling corrected wherein I was aware.

Marriage License notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1925, Mar 27, p.8

Marriage License notice transcribed:
Marriage License.
On March 17, the county clerk of Utah county, Provo, issued a marriage license to Nathan C. Springer of Midway and Mrs. Annie E. Carroll of Vernal.

 Marriage License application:

SOURCE: familysearch.org

Honeymoon notice:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1925, Apr 10, p.4-2

Honeymoon notice transcribed:

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Springer returned home Sunday evening after spending their honeymoon in Wasatch county.

Death info on Jennie Hullinger

Jennie Lewis Hullinger was Birda's younger sister.

Photo from the personal history blog of Charmain Runyon
http://haroldandjenniehullinger.blogspot.com
Accessed Feb 2013

According to these documents the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 6 Dec 1900- Vernal, Uintah, Utah

DEATH: 3 Jun 1995- Orem, Utah, Utah

She was 94 years old when she died.

Obituary:

SOURCE: Deseret News 1995, Jun 5, p.B4

Obituary transcribed:

Jennie Lewis Hullinger

VERNAL- Jennie Lewis Hullinger, 94, died June 3, 1995, at the home of a daughter in Orem. 

Born December 6, 1900, in Vernal to Siney and Elizabeth Coleman Lewis Sr.  Married Harold Everett Hullinger June 6, 1924, in Salt Lake City.  He died February 14, 1971.

Uintah Basin Mother of the Year in 1972.  Member DUP.  Active member of the LDS Church.

She is survived by sons and daughter, E. Paul, Smithfield; Richard L., Laguna Niguel, Calif.; Don R., Taylorsville; Floyd E. and Venetta H. Probst, both Orem; 35 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren.

Jennie was preceded in death by a son, Harold Hugo, and 11 older brothers and sisters.

Funeral services Wednesday, 12 noon, Vernal 4th LDS Ward Chapel, 235 East 600 South.  Friends may call at the Hullinger Jolley Funeral Home Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday at the church from 11-11:45 a.m.  Burial, Vernal Memorial Park.

Local obit:

SOURCE: Vernal Express 1995, Jun 7, p?

Local obit transcribed:
Hullinger dies June 2 in Orem
Jennie Lewis Hullinger, age 94, of Vernal, died June 2, 1995 at the home of a daughter in Orem.  She was born Dec. 6, 1900 in Vernal, to Siney Lewis, Sr. and Elizabeth Coleman Lewis.  She married Harold Everett Hullinger on June 6, 1924 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.  He died Feb 4, 1971.
Jennie attended BYU; taught elementary school in Vernal for a year.  She was a member of the DUP and past member of the Current Topics Club and the Women's Faculty League.  She was an active member of the LDS Church and served in many positions.  She was the Uintah Basin Mother of the Year in 1972.
She is survived by sons and daughter: E. Paul Hullinger, Smithfield, Richard L. Hullinger, Laguna Niguel, Calif., Don R. Hullinger, Taylorsville, Floyd E. Hullinger, Orem, and Venetta H. Probst, Orem.  She is also survived by 35 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren.
Jennie was the youngest of 12 children and has been preceded in death by all her brothers and sisters and a son, Harold Hugo Hullinger.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 1995 at 12 noon in the Vernal, Utah Ashley Stake Center.
Interment will be in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of the Hullinger-Jolley Funeral Home.
*Spelling corrected wherein I was aware.  Note also that her husband's death date differs in both obituaries.

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Photo from the personal history blog of Charmain Runyon
http://haroldandjenniehullinger.blogspot.com
Accessed Feb 2013

As Jennie died within the last 50 years, her death certificate will not become publicly available until sometime around the year 2044.  When it is available, I will post it here.