Family History Field Trip

Grandma Betty Stoker took us on a Family History Field Trip of Stoker family sites.  First stop was the city cemetary in Bountiful where my direct paternal third-great-grandfather John Stoker and his wife Jane McDaniel are buried. 

 

 

Not far away is the grave of their son, my second-great-grandfather David Stoker Sr. and his wife Regina Hogan.  This large monument lists several of of his family members who are buried in the area.  The small marker in the third photo below marks David Stoker Sr.'s actual grave. 

 

I am not sure why the photo turned, but David Stoker Sr.'s grave marker says that he was a private in the Utah Territory Milita during the Indian Wars.  Who knew? 

That is very cool! 

 

Then we went to what was once known as west Bountiful, but is now in the City of Woods Cross.  Another 3rd great grandfather Eric Hogan (Regina's father), built this log cabin which was later moved to this park, fittingly named Hogan Memorial Park.  Eric and his wife Helge immigrated from Norway and joined the Mormon church in Lee County, Iowa which was only ten miles away from Nauvoo.   

 

 

 

The sign was hard to read, but it explains that Eric Hogan built this cabin for his third wife out of timbers, stone, and of course mud. 

 

 

Arik, Kara, Darcie and Charlene in front of the Hogan Cabin, Woods Cross, Utah. 

 

 

This is the original part of the Bountiful Tabernacle which was built in pioneer days.  There are later additions to the side and rear. Arik, Darcie, Grandma Stoker and Kara are standing at the door of the Bountiful Tabernacle next to the Historical Marker two photos below. 

 

 

I love the gorgeous woodwork. 

 

Bishop John Stoker at the bottom of this sign is my (Charlene's) third great grandfather.  He knew and worked with Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, Heber C. Kimball and other early Mormon church leaders.  He was the first Bishop of Bountiful and he kept that calling for 23 years. 

 

 

The Stoker School a block away from the Tabernacle was named after John Stoker and was built on land that was once owned by him. 

 

 

This house was the Bountiful home of David Stoker, Sr.  It has seen better days.

 

Then we were on to more familiar ground at the Clearfield City Cemetary, in Clearfield, Utah. 

 

 

 

Arik Steven Jones is standing by the grave of his uncle Steven Carlson Stoker. 

 

 

Next to my brother Steven's grave is the grave of my (Charlene's) paternal grandparents Clarence John and LaPrele Thacker Stoker.  My cousin Chris Stoker's stillborn daughter Wanda LaPrele is buried there as well. 

 

 

This is the marker for my father's grave.  My mother picked to have the Washington, DC temple and dogwood blossoms on the marker since my parents lived so many years in northern Virginia and both worked in the Washington, DC temple. I was with her when she ordered the stone from a monument company in Provo. 

 

 

 

Darcie, Arik and Kara standing behind Emma Stahle and David Stoker, Jr.'s grave in the Clearfield City Cemetary.  These Stokers are their second great grandparents.  The funeral home in the middle of the cemetary has changed owners since the last time I was there.  There is a tasteful new sign for the cemetary which is no longer pink neon (thankfully).   

 

 

This was just the morning.  After visiting Clearfield, Utah, we headed off to Antelope Island Stake Park in the middle of the Great Salt Lake.