1871 - 1916 (44 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
DODGE, Reuben Alexander |
Birth |
18 Jun 1871 |
Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
19 May 1916 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
Burial |
25 May 1916 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
WAC |
7 Jun 1939 |
_TAG |
Reviewed on FS |
Headstones |
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Person ID |
I20036 |
Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2021 |
Father |
DODGE, Nathaniel Morgan , b. 26 Jun 1831, Ontario, Wayne, New York, United States Ontario, Wayne, New York, United Statesd. 18 Feb 1873, Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States (Age 41 years) |
Mother |
HADDEN, Annie Duritha , b. 18 Apr 1845, Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United Statesd. 22 Dec 1896, Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States (Age 51 years) |
Marriage |
1862 |
Family ID |
F10563 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
JONES, Agnes Mary , b. 14 Sep 1877, Newton, Montgomery, Wales Newton, Montgomery, Walesd. 1 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 48 years) |
Marriage |
21 Jul 1896 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
Family ID |
F10579 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2022 |
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Notes |
- Reuben worked as a miner at the Geyser mine before his marriage, he probably traveled through Lehi where he met Agnes, who's parents owned and operated the Lehi Hotel. Reuben was in a mining accident at the Geyser mine, where he received serious injuries. His children remembers his occupation was that of a blacksmith.
Reuben and Agnes' marriage was strained. Out of deep love and respect for them and the hardships they and their children indured, I will not give details. Reuben and Agnes stayed together to the end, they must have loved each other.
Reuben died in 1916, leaving Agnes with little ones that she could not financially support. The four youngest children were placed in the Salt Lake County Orphans Home and Day Nursery on 2 July 1918. Hattie, Glen and George were sent to live with several different families. They were used for free labor really. Chester was said to be adopted, however there are no records to indicate that is the case, in any event he is a missing person. Agnes was devastated over the loss of her baby Chester and longed to get her little ones back with her, she never did, She died in 1926 from a crippling arthritic condition, and I might add; most likely from stress. George Arthur Dodge is my father, he had a great love for his parents. He didn't remember his father at all, but remembered his mother as a a sweet and kind person, very fragile and bedridden.
Although, Reuben and Agnes' lives ended on a tragic note, I believe they must have shared some good times together.
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