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Show ;'iall a.ce ~31ake ':Ta s born 31 Jan,uary 1880 at St. George, _Utah. \'Fas ' the son o f l:...T'ederick and Eliza Barnett Blake-· - El iz a. '. Tas married at sixteen. There ','era fi ve full brothers and sis ters that died, on e ':lith lye, others i.vi t h pnelll",10nia and flu. G. Grandfather Fred had been rnarried previous a "d had childl'e:(l , s o !'-':r aEdfather had .half brothers and sisters on both sides. ' eirandmother El iz a married ~;Iilliam Atk in and had a large family by him. Hally as everyone calls grandpa, -\;,Ta.S expelled from school. He u o]'ked l. or ::Te11s f'<:-trgo and t hereby had a pass and ",en.t on the train from :~ilfo~d to .: ,'" al t ·La1\:e r'any times as a boy. . _ Gr andpa "12.8 b C:'.: :;ti zed i n the Temple and took out h is e ndm'iIllents ri." - s ,I~~ ~ 1 ,58 • . He had his ,-rife s ,~ aled to him and 1:1110, Reed and Gordon sealed to> t h em t th ~ t time. In a t tendance at this scared ordinance iiSIr.B I·filo 'and Alen a, Reed an.d ~ the l, Gordon ruld Della ru1d Guy and me. Grandpa did far!-:l i'Tork, had COi,rs a':!.d has done ali ttle of other types of [.T ork. But his heart has al'l.-rays been in m~ning and he has spent the bigflest part ;) f his life :orospecting. Roclcs are dear to his heart and he has become , an ex:·e r t in t his line. He has read alot on this and many yneri C(' rn.e to hirr: f or ad- , .:.c e . · He still goes along on short !)rospecting tri ps, if "ra'lldng isn't :.' e :'u ired, L9 6 0~ After h is boss died, grandlT'other, he hasn't had too much i i tati ve to do 0uch on his mm • •':':' a. 1__ 1 . ~ 2.., I. " ,r;::.ys " ;J ~ . 1 th a t -l-' ., • - c..._::: , u ,O.u. e ood'ne a -l. t "tl unt J.. 1 194'8 • unvJ. "J.r1.e ,~1(~ .LJ.vec :,::~ e, chen Dad took ~.1 im and the boys took turns havi;i g l!l:Lm live 'Hi t h them un t ::.. _~ r}ad 3.nd Cl a r k bou ~ht 'the Liberty Hotel and they gave · him . a room there. Aft e r i.~ l :·1..:'k ; old Dad his half shar.e, :D.ad still r:lai ntained a r oom for Grandpa. Nm'l he h &;::. l is '1:relf2.r e check and .takes care of it hir.'self. ,Bec aus e Gr -.'.ndpa is small . my children, his great grandchildrel:\ call hi~ Ilittle grendpa"to distinguish him from their other grandpa Blake. They al'·rays I. ike to visi t ~d th him. But after a ~i ttle "Thile he tires of them. Grandpa' Ls very pnoud of his boys an,d also of his g,~B.!ldchildren. |
