JAMES MORONI CASPER

CHARLESTON, WASATCH COUNTY—James Moroni Casper, 82, died at his home Wednesday at 5:10 p.m. after an extended illness.

Born June 30, 1876, Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, to James Moroni and Sara Jean McFarland Casper. Lived in Charleston since he was 12. Farmer and stockman. Married Margaret Price January 13. She died July 27, 1954.

Survivors: sons and daughters, Cashus Roy, Mrs. John (Myrle) Jicobsen, Arlington (Bun), Mrs. Stanley (Mae) Jones, Mrs. Rex (Ruby) AlLred, all of Charleston; Mrs Alfred (Mina) Milliner, Peoa, Summit County; Mrs. Lester (Ella) Brown, Ogden; Moroni Dean, Spanish Fork: 28 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, two brothers and four sisters.

Services Saturday 2 p.m Charleston Ward Chapel. Friends call at family home Friday evening and Saturday prior.

Salt Lake Tribune
July 3, 1958
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JAMES MORONI CASPER

James Moroni Casper was born to Sarah Jean McFarland Casper and James Moroni Casper. James married Margaret Price on January 13, 1899 in Charleston, Utah.

They moved into a little one-room home on the Casper farm and spent her entire married life there. As the family grew, the house grew, and since there were nine children, they had a pretty good sized home. There was no electricity in that end of town.

They all learned how to read by the light of a kerosene lamp. On washday they all took turns at turning the old hand washing machine. Then one day a man came along and sold them a gasoline washing machine. They had to cut a hole in the wall to put a exhaust pipe outdoors. Then in the year of 1935, the electricity on that side of town was installed. That was the day all the kerosene Lamps were put on the shelves for emergency only. Margaret would never have a lamp as she said, "I have had all of those that I ever want to see".

Then came the day, the electric motor replaced the gas motor on the washer. The hand irons were replaced with electric. Margaret did keep an old iron on back of the stove in case she needed to press something in a hurry.

The next great event was a radio which they could use with electricity instead of the car battery.

They had to bury their child, James Elden, of two weeks, from complications of measles and pneumonia.