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Family Group Record: James Metcalf, Jr. & Eliza Knighton

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HUSBAND James METCALF, Jr.   go to obituary
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BIRTH:  12 Oct 1869      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
MAR.:    5 Sep 1892      PLACE:
DEATH:  28 Jun 1935      PLACE: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
BURIAL:  1 Jul 1935      PLACE: SL Memorial Maus, Salt Lake City, S-Lk, Utah
CAUSE OF DEATH: Cerebral hemorrhage, Diabetes
OCCUPATION: 1900: Saloon Keeper;  1920: Loan Agent, Real Estate

FATHER: James METCALF                MOTHER: Caroline Marie Larson

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WIFE Eliza KNIGHTON
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BIRTH:  21 Apr 1870      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
DEATH:   9 Jul 1949      PLACE: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
BURIAL: 13 Jul 1949      PLACE: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

FATHER: John KNIGHTON                MOTHER: Mary MARSDEN

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CHILDREN
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 1. NAME: Gladys METCALF
--- BIRTH:     Jun 1893      PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
 F  DEATH:  20 Aug 1894      PLACE:
    BURIAL:                  PLACE: Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah

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DOCUMENTATION

HUSBAND - James METCALF, Jr.

MARRIAGE: Ancestral File; wife's entry, death cert confirms wife's first name Eliza

BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: death certificate in poss of Vauna Marie Kelly; cause of death: cerebral Hemorrhage, Diabetes

OBITUARY: source: The Deseret News; Saturday 29 June 1935; p 8
James Metcalf dies at Family Residence. James Metcalf, 65, for 20 years a past president of Salt Lake City aerie No. 67, Fraternal Order of Eagles, died yesterday at the family home, 865 east Second South street, following a long illness. Mr. Metcalf was born in Fayette, Utah, Oct 12, 1863, a son of James and Caroline M. Metcalf. Surviving Mr. Metcalf are his widow Mrs. Kiza [sp] Knighton Metcalf; two brothers, Fred L. Metcalf, Salt Lake City, and Vernon Metcalf, Reno, Nev., and two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Christian, Belfair Wash., and Mrs. R.H. Flickinger, Los Angeles, Cal. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

OBITUARY:  source: Deseret News; Monday, 1 July 1935; page 5. "Funeral Rites Held For James Metcalf.  Funeral services for James Metcalf, 65, were conducted today in the Salt Lake Memorial Mausoleum by Bishop George S. McAllleter of the Eleventh ward.  Salt Lake City aerie No. 67, Fraternal Order of Eagles, exemplified the ritual, with worthy President H. F. Hanks officiating, assisted by Harold Jensen.  Other speakers were Bishop Joseph Christiansen and Bishop K. N. White.  Music was furnished by the Keddington quartet.  Mr. Metcalf died Friday noon at the family residence, 865 East Second South street, following a prolonged illnes of diabetes.  Born October 12, 1869, at Fayette, he was a son of James and Caroline M. Matcalf.  He came to Salt Lake City when a young man and had resided here since.  He had been an officer for a number of years in the Eagles lodge."

RESIDENCE:
1910: Metcalf, James Jr. (Wineman & Metcalf) r 865 E 2nd South; source 1910 Salt Lake City Directory; FHL film 1612159
1922: of Salt Lake City. source: father's obituary
1935: 865 Ea 200 So, Salt Lake City (lived there 35 yrs) source death cert

CENSUS:
1870 US Census-Warm Creek, UT: age 9/12  census taken 5 July 1870
1880 US Census-Gunnison, Sanpete: single, age 10

1900_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at Farmer's Precinct, Salt Lake County. Living next to his parents. 4th East Street.
Metcalf James Head Male born Oct 1869 age 30, married 7 years, born Utah, father born England, mother born Denmark, occupation: Saloon Keeper
  ---  Eliza Wife female born Apr 1871, age 29 married 7 years, the mother of 1 child 0 living, born Utah, both parents born England

1910_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah
Metcalf James Jr  Head male age 40, married, first marriage, married 18 years, Saloon man
  ---  Eliza  Wife female age 40, married, first marriage, married 18 years, the mother of 1 child __ living [it's blank]
Childs, Zea  niece  Female age 18 born Utah, both parents born Utah

1920_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah, East 2 South
Metcalf, J. Jr. Head male age 50 married, born Utah, occupation Loan Agent, Real Estate
  ---  Eliza  Wife  female age 49 married, born Utah

1930_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 2nd South
Metcalf, James  Head male age 58 Married, age 22 at first marriage, born Utah, no occupation
  ---  Eliza  Wife  female age 59 Married, age 21 at first marriage, born Utah

 

WIFE - Eliza KNIGHTON

BIRTH-DEATH: Obituary Index to SL Tribune & Deseret News; FHL film 0821673. Has birthplace Salina, Sevier County. Note most IGI entries for her have her birthplace Gunnison.

MARRIAGE: Ancestral File

DEATH-BURIAL: Death certificate; seen online at Utah History Research Center; http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html
Died at home 865 East 2nd South, Salt Lake City. Cause of death: heart disease. Gives birth 4/21/1869 Gunnison, Utah. Entombment 7-13-1949 at Salt Lake Mausoleum. Larkin Mortuary. Parents: John Knighton born England, Mary Marsden born England.

1870_US_CENSUS: Enumerated at Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
Knighton John age 39 Male Farmer born England
  ---  Mary age 36 Keeping house born England
  ---  6 older siblings - the oldest born Pennsylvania, some born Illinois, youngest born Utah
  ---  Eliza  age 2/12  Female born Utah

BIRTH: Many records give the year as 1869. The 1900 census has her birth April 1871. But in the 1870 census she was 2 months old. That is the record closest to her birth. Place: most records (including her death certificate) have Gunnison but her obituary has Salina, Sevier County. The family was living in Gunnison two months after her birth.

 

CHILD 1 - Gladys METCALF

BIRTH-BLESSING: Gunnison Ward Fast Meeting record for Blessings & Confirmations; pg 20; FHL film 0025977: Gladys Metcalf - James Metcalf Jr / Eliza Knighton Metcalf - born 2 Jun 1893 Gunnison, blessed 3 May 1894 by John Christenson.  Note birthdate is given as 2 June.

BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL_PLACE: tombstone seen in Gunnison Cemetery 5 June 2000 by Vauna Kelly.  Photograph of stone in possession of Vauna Kelly.  "Gladys Daughter of James & Eliza Metcalf Born June 22, 1893. Died Aug 20, 1894. Darling we miss thee"  Note birthdate is given as 22 June.

  

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