Ray and Norma in 1963

Ray

Norma

March 5, 1899

Sister Wanda Iretta born in Greenville, Utah.

 

Nov. 30, 1900

Brother Agnus (Gus) Barton born in Greenville, Utah.

 

Oct. 29, 1902

Brother William Martell born in Greenville, Utah.

 

Dec. 19, 1904

Sister Vona Rosetta born in Greenville, Utah.

 

December 24 1904

 

Born in Richfield, Utah to Niels and Katie Bell (Levi) Jensen.

1905

 

Grandmother Ann Levi passed away in Beaver, Utah.

October 16, 1906

 

Sister Letty was born in Richfield, Utah.

Feb. 20, 1907

Brother John Wallace born in Greenville, Utah.

 

May 14 1907

Brother John Wallace died.

 

1908

 

Moved to Beaver, Utah where the family lived with Grandfather Levi.

May 6, 1908

Sister Irene Jane born in Milford, Utah.

 

1909

 

Grandfather David Levi passes away in Beaver, Utah.

May 30, 1911

Born in Greenville, Utah to William Joseph and Eva Jane (Barton) Easton

 

Dec. 15, 1913

Brother David Ralph born in Greenville, Utah.

 

Jan. 5, 1915

Brother David Ralph died.

 

Nov. 4, 1915

Brother James Mack born in Greenville, Utah.

 

August 5, 1918

Sister Eva Merle born in Greenville, Utah.

 

Dec. 10, 1919

  Sister Julia Faye was born in Beaver, Utah.

1921-22

 

Attended two years of high school at the Murdock Academy.

Oct. 2, 1924

 

Married Morris Douglas Thompson.

1927

 

Bought Puffer Lake Resort lodge and cabins in partnership with Norma's father Niels Jensen.

June 9, 1930

 

Morris died of a ruptured appendix.

1930-35

 

Worked at the Brooklawn Creamery, Emil's Cafe, Shady's Cafe, Beaver Drug Store in Beaver, Utah and Mode-O-Day sewing factory in Salt Lake City, Utah.

1935

 

Met Ray Easton.

May 11, 1937

Ray Easton and Norma Jensen were married in Parowan, Utah.

1937

Lived in a two room upstairs apartment in the Riley Apartments. Moved to the Mansfield Hotel and then to an apartment in the Glenn Gilles home.

1938

Ray went to Oregon with his sister Eva and her husband LaMar to look for work. He lasted two weeks before he got homesick and returned to Beaver. Moved into the Woolsey home.

July 12, 1938

Son Richard Jensen Easton was born.

1939

Moved to an upstairs apartment in the J. M. Murdock house.

Oct. 2, 1939

Son Robert Ray Easton was born.

1942?

Moved to the farm at the mouth of the Beaver canyon. The farm was owned by Ray's uncle John Barton.

1944

Went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad in Milford, Utah.

 

1945

Built the barn southwest of the Jensen home. The lumber was cut from logs that Ray, Richard and Robert cut and hauled out of the Beaver mountains.

194?

Moved to the house on South 10th Street.

1956

Built the home just South of the Jensen home.

Nov. 9, 1986

Died in the Salt Lake City hospital of a ruptured aorta at the age of 75.

 

May 14, 1997

 

Died in the Beaver nursing home at the age of 92.

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