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Born in Clay County Nebraska on the banks of the Little Blue River, Elizabeth Croft gave birth to Joseph on her pioneer journey to Utah.
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The family reached Utah and settled in Farmington. Joseph was 2 months and 7 days old.
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In the Spring of 1860, Logan, UT was settled due to the drought in the southern part of Utah, and the Knowles family decided to join many of their friends moving there.
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When Joseph was 7 years old, he apprenticed to his uncle Robert Croft to learn the blacksmith trade. This lasted about 9 months.
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When he was 10 years old, Joseph was baptized in the mill race at Card's old mill by Ralph Smith. He was confirmed by C. J. Larson.
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Born in Richmond, daughter of Joseph and Clara Young Conrad. Granddaughter of Joseph Young, an elder brother to Brigham Young. She grew up to love swimming (won numerous awards), writing, and gardening.
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Joseph was 16 years old, he broke his ankle while out getting wood with his brother. His foot froze by the time they got home. A physician advised to amputate, but Joseph's parents would not consent. He was left with a crippled foot and a limp.
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Joseph married Laura Matilda Baugh and they built a home for themselves in Logan.
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Joseph worked in lathing and plastering. He helped plaster the Logan Tabernacle and the Logan Temple.
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While working in the Logan Temple, Joseph met Clara Tacy Conrad in 1886. She was 14 years younger than he was. She became his second wife in a ceremony performed in the temple a year later. Laura (first wife) gave her consent and even held a wedding dinner for them. Joseph stayed at each wife's home every other night until he got too ill, then stayed every other week.
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Joseph bought into a butcher shop with John Royal. He operated this shop for the next 13 years.
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He was also Chief of the Fire Department at this time.
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After selling the butcher shop, Joseph bought a restaurant and named it "The Only Restaurant".
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Escorted Theodore Roosevelt (candidate for vice president) to meetings held in Logan, UT.
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He consolidated public schools in the county. Also supervised the building of county roads.
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Seymour went to work for his brother Conrad in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He never went back home except for brief visits.
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Filed to homestead 320 acres of land in Oxford, Idaho - about 15 miles north of Preston. Planted wheat and Aunt Tace lived there for a few years.
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Seymour met Edith Rawson as he was escorting a railroad shipment in Ogden , UT. He worked in Kansas for awhile, then returned to Ogden and married her in 1916. They were later sealed in the temple June 10, 1920.
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A heart ailment diagnosis- "leakage of the heart" stopped Joseph from working during the winter of 1917-1918. It continued to get worse until he died the following summer.
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Services were held in the Logan Tabernacle. Burial in the Logan City Cemetary
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Virginia died of childbirth in Logan, UT, giving birth to Gene.
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Married to Ted LaBaron in Long Beach, CA. They honeymooned to Mt. Baldy.
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Connie was born to Aurelia and Ted 11 months after their marriage. Because of improper care from the doctors, she was unable to have any more children.
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At 63 years old, Clara died in a Logan Hospital. Buried in Logan City Cemetary.
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With Clara Tacy Conrad Knowles in attendance, Aurelia and Ted and their daughter were sealed as a family in the Mesa, Arizona Temple. In the following weeks, Aurelia and Ted attended every temple open in Utah at the time.
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Seymour moves his family from CA to Montello, NV.
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Seymour was hospitalized and needed surgery. Doctors said only a chance in a thousand that he would make it, but with a blessing and lots of prayers, he pulled through.
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Took over Management of Railroad Hotel. Seymour still worked as a fireman, but did all the janitor work at the hotel.
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Aurelia and Ted left Long Beach, CA to move to Idaho Falls, ID. They bought a restaurant and doted on their granddaughters. LeBaron's Coffee Shop was widely known for its good food. They also managed the Idaho Falls airport restaurant for some time and they operated Ted's Cafe in downtown Idaho Falls. But the Coffee shop was Ted's greatest love. It was sold in 1976.
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After an operation for a hernia that was thought to be successful, Seymour had breathing complications and died a few days later. Funeral services were held 3/24/1970. He was buried in the Logan Cemetary.