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DODGE, Reuben Alexander

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  • Name DODGE, Reuben Alexander 
    Birth 18 Jun 1871  Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 May 1916  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 25 May 1916  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WAC 7 Jun 1939 
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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 Find all individuals with events at this locationOntario, Wayne, New York, United Statesd. 18 Feb 1873, Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother HADDEN, Annie Duritha ,   b. 18 Apr 1845, Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationFairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United Statesd. 22 Dec 1896, Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1862 
    Family ID F10563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family JONES, Agnes Mary ,   b. 14 Sep 1877, Newton, Montgomery, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationNewton, Montgomery, Walesd. 1 Apr 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jul 1896  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

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    • 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.