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Identifier: utahsincestateho02warr (find matches)
Title: Utah since statehood, historical and biographical
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Warrum, Noble Morse, Charles W Ewing, W. Brown
Subjects: Utah -- Biography Utah -- History
Publisher: Chicago--Salt Lake, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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havingtaken up his abode here in 1852. He had crossed the plains with four yoke of oxen,traveling after the primitive manner of the times. Thirty years ago he built the two-story stone residence which he occupies and for many years he has been closely asso-ciated with the agricultural development and upbuilding of his section of the state.His home is near Lake Point, a place that was formerly called E. T., being so styledin honor of E. T. Benson. The name of the postoffice, however, has been changedto Lake Point, although the people of the district still refer to it by the old name. Mr. Yates is a native of Alton, Illinois. He was born February 23, 1851, a sonof Absalom and Elizabeth (Butterley) Yates, both of whom were natives of England,the former having been born in Derbyshire and the latter in Yorkshire. They cameto America in 1849. settling first in Illinois, where they resided until 1852 and thenbecame residents of Utah. They removed to the little settlement called E. T. and the
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JOSEPH YATES UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 949 father there followed the occupation of farming to the time of his demise. He wasconnected with the pioneer development of the district and contributed in substantialmeasure to the early progress and improvement of the region. He was also activeIn the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as counselorto the bishop for a number of years and also acting as bishop a part of the time.Joseph Yates of this review was the eldest of a family of four sons born to Absalomand Elizabeth Yates, the others being: Hyrum, living in Logan; Absalom, a residentof Ogden; and George, of Lake Point. Joseph Yates shared with the family in the hardships and privations of pioneerlife and became the active assistant of his father in farm work. Since crossing thsplains with four yoke of oxen in company with his parents in 1852, then a baby, hehas grown fo manhood and concentrated his efforts and attention upon farming InUtah, which he formerly car

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