Grandpa and Grandma Beeson were married in the Salt Lake Temple, March 22, 1919, and then settled back in Beaver to raise a family. Over the span of their lives they had five children, three boys and two girls. First there was Frank Jr. (Jun), Clair, Val Gene, Donna, and Mary Joan (later changed to Jo Ann). JoAnn tells me that she just never liked her name and eventually had it legally changed.
Grandpa's brother Percy and Percy's wife Thora were very close with Frank and Susie. Employment was scarce in and around Beaver so the decision was made to move to Delta in hopes that Grandpa and Percy might find a job in the mines. The story gets better at this point because there is one story of the mines that I remember Grandpa telling me on more than one occasion. I re-told this same story many years ago at the family reunion that we held in Beaver at the swimming pool park. I was surprised how many of the family said that they had never heard Grandpa relate that same story to them. I guess that maybe I was a good listener because it is one of my favorite stories about Grandpa and it shows what kind of a man he really was. So here we go and I hope that I do it justice.
"Percy and I worked in the mines along with another man, and the boss that we worked for, worked us hard. I always enjoyed anytime that Percy and I were able to work together, so even though the work was hard, we kept a good attitude about things. Pay day was regular but by the time you finally made it to pay day, you knew that you had earned it. One day we had set the powder to make a shot and after the dust had settled, we made our way back into the mine. As we cleared the rubble I noticed a chunk of silver hanging out of a crack in the ceiling of the mine. We couldn't believe our eyes! I chunk of almost pure silver that might just fit inside of a lunch box and could be carried out of the mine un-noticed. The three of us talked it over as to what we might do. A piece of silver this size was worth several weeks wages and even with a three way split, we would be able to put quite a few more beans on the table. In the end Percy and I decided that the silver belonged to the mine owner and we carried it out and presented it to him. He looked at us like we were crazy! "Do you know what this is worth"? "Why anyone else would have taken it out of the mine and never mentioned it to me". Grandpa and Percy explained that they have given it some thought, but the right thing to do was to give it up. Not much changed in the next few days until both Percy and Frank were approached by the owner and asked if one of their wives might be willing to come to the mine and work as a cook? They talked it over and all decided that Susie would come to the mine and cook, while Thora would stay at home and watch all of the kids. This made a big difference in their lives because now all of them were sharing three incomes together".
Grandpa's brother Percy and Percy's wife Thora were very close with Frank and Susie. Employment was scarce in and around Beaver so the decision was made to move to Delta in hopes that Grandpa and Percy might find a job in the mines. The story gets better at this point because there is one story of the mines that I remember Grandpa telling me on more than one occasion. I re-told this same story many years ago at the family reunion that we held in Beaver at the swimming pool park. I was surprised how many of the family said that they had never heard Grandpa relate that same story to them. I guess that maybe I was a good listener because it is one of my favorite stories about Grandpa and it shows what kind of a man he really was. So here we go and I hope that I do it justice.
"Percy and I worked in the mines along with another man, and the boss that we worked for, worked us hard. I always enjoyed anytime that Percy and I were able to work together, so even though the work was hard, we kept a good attitude about things. Pay day was regular but by the time you finally made it to pay day, you knew that you had earned it. One day we had set the powder to make a shot and after the dust had settled, we made our way back into the mine. As we cleared the rubble I noticed a chunk of silver hanging out of a crack in the ceiling of the mine. We couldn't believe our eyes! I chunk of almost pure silver that might just fit inside of a lunch box and could be carried out of the mine un-noticed. The three of us talked it over as to what we might do. A piece of silver this size was worth several weeks wages and even with a three way split, we would be able to put quite a few more beans on the table. In the end Percy and I decided that the silver belonged to the mine owner and we carried it out and presented it to him. He looked at us like we were crazy! "Do you know what this is worth"? "Why anyone else would have taken it out of the mine and never mentioned it to me". Grandpa and Percy explained that they have given it some thought, but the right thing to do was to give it up. Not much changed in the next few days until both Percy and Frank were approached by the owner and asked if one of their wives might be willing to come to the mine and work as a cook? They talked it over and all decided that Susie would come to the mine and cook, while Thora would stay at home and watch all of the kids. This made a big difference in their lives because now all of them were sharing three incomes together".
Grandpa and Grandma Beeson were married in the Salt Lake Temple, March 22, 1919, and then settled back in Beaver to raise a family. Over the span of their lives they had five children, three boys and two girls. First there was Frank Jr. (Jun), Clair, Val Gene, Donna, and Mary Joan (later changed to Jo Ann). JoAnn tells me that she just never liked her name and eventually had it legally changed.
Grandpa's brother Percy and Percy's wife Thora were very close with Frank and Susie. Employment was scarce in and around Beaver so the decision was made to move to Delta in hopes that Grandpa and Percy might find a job in the mines. The story gets better at this point because there is one story of the mines that I remember Grandpa telling me on more than one occasion. I re-told this same story many years ago at the family reunion that we held in Beaver at the swimming pool park. I was surprised how many of the family said that they had never heard Grandpa relate that same story to them. I guess that maybe I was a good listener because it is one of my favorite stories about Grandpa and it shows what kind of a man he really was. So here we go and I hope that I do it justice.
"Percy and I worked in the mines along with another man, and the boss that we worked for, worked us hard. I always enjoyed anytime that Percy and I were able to work together, so even though the work was hard, we kept a good attitude about things. Pay day was regular but by the time you finally made it to pay day, you knew that you had earned it. One day we had set the powder to make a shot and after the dust had settled, we made our way back into the mine. As we cleared the rubble I noticed a chunk of silver hanging out of a crack in the ceiling of the mine. We couldn't believe our eyes! I chunk of almost pure silver that might just fit inside of a lunch box and could be carried out of the mine un-noticed. The three of us talked it over as to what we might do. A piece of silver this size was worth several weeks wages and even with a three way split, we would be able to put quite a few more beans on the table. In the end Percy and I decided that the silver belonged to the mine owner and we carried it out and presented it to him. He looked at us like we were crazy! "Do you know what this is worth"? "Why anyone else would have taken it out of the mine and never mentioned it to me". Grandpa and Percy explained that they have given it some thought, but the right thing to do was to give it up. Not much changed in the next few days until both Percy and Frank were approached by the owner and asked if one of their wives might be willing to come to the mine and work as a cook? They talked it over and all decided that Susie would come to the mine and cook, while Thora would stay at home and watch all of the kids. This made a big difference in their lives because now all of them were sharing three incomes together".
Grandpa's brother Percy and Percy's wife Thora were very close with Frank and Susie. Employment was scarce in and around Beaver so the decision was made to move to Delta in hopes that Grandpa and Percy might find a job in the mines. The story gets better at this point because there is one story of the mines that I remember Grandpa telling me on more than one occasion. I re-told this same story many years ago at the family reunion that we held in Beaver at the swimming pool park. I was surprised how many of the family said that they had never heard Grandpa relate that same story to them. I guess that maybe I was a good listener because it is one of my favorite stories about Grandpa and it shows what kind of a man he really was. So here we go and I hope that I do it justice.
"Percy and I worked in the mines along with another man, and the boss that we worked for, worked us hard. I always enjoyed anytime that Percy and I were able to work together, so even though the work was hard, we kept a good attitude about things. Pay day was regular but by the time you finally made it to pay day, you knew that you had earned it. One day we had set the powder to make a shot and after the dust had settled, we made our way back into the mine. As we cleared the rubble I noticed a chunk of silver hanging out of a crack in the ceiling of the mine. We couldn't believe our eyes! I chunk of almost pure silver that might just fit inside of a lunch box and could be carried out of the mine un-noticed. The three of us talked it over as to what we might do. A piece of silver this size was worth several weeks wages and even with a three way split, we would be able to put quite a few more beans on the table. In the end Percy and I decided that the silver belonged to the mine owner and we carried it out and presented it to him. He looked at us like we were crazy! "Do you know what this is worth"? "Why anyone else would have taken it out of the mine and never mentioned it to me". Grandpa and Percy explained that they have given it some thought, but the right thing to do was to give it up. Not much changed in the next few days until both Percy and Frank were approached by the owner and asked if one of their wives might be willing to come to the mine and work as a cook? They talked it over and all decided that Susie would come to the mine and cook, while Thora would stay at home and watch all of the kids. This made a big difference in their lives because now all of them were sharing three incomes together".
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