Daughter of Appollos Benjamin Walker (1855-1910)
and Sarah Jane Holman (1858-1939)
Married Lester Gay West Jun 29 1904
When Margaret was born in 1882, her parents were living in a two room rock house in Lindon with no chimney and sparsely furnished. The nearest neighbor was a mile away. At the time, the North Union Canal was being dug and her father spent most of his time in that work to get water to their land. She was named for her father's Aunt Margaret Foutz who was visiting from Pleasant Grove at the time. Margaret was born a month early and her delivery was assisted by her aunt for whom she was named.
One of her earliest recollections was of a party at Uncle Alfred Harper's home where he served shrimp, raisins flamed in brandy and they watched pictures from a magic lantern in the attic. She enjoyed sleigh-riding, skating, dancing, house parties, plays, swimming in the canal or lake and going to summer resorts occasionally. Christmas was a long anticipated event. One Christmas She and Jennie (her sister) received beautiful wax dolls, but were only able to enjoy them a short time as a mad dog got in the house and destroyed them.
The following excerpt is from her autobiography:
"The summer I was six we made our first trip to Fountain Green. That was where mother's people lived. Father and James H. stayed home to look after things. We had a large buggy and Ben was the driver. I will never forget the good sandwiches mother made of mustard and sardines and our stay in Santaquin. The people made us a bed on the floor and the bed bugs almost ate us up. I can still see mother now with the lamp, peering over in the night and killing the bugs; getting us up before light so we could be on our way. That fall I started school."
She attended school in the old, rock, one room school house. She was baptized in 1890 by her father in a pond of backed up irrigation water at the Fred Fage Home. William Bjork confirmed her.
That same year, her father A.B. served in the Northern States Mission for 18 months. On returning home from his mission, her father taught school.
Margaret continues: "I attended primary When Rachel Dittmore and Suzanne Wooley were presiding. They were so earnest and sincere in their work and they really impressed upon us the fact that little girls should never ride with strange men. It made such an impression on me that I wouldn't even ride with people I knew. I enjoyed M.I.A. work, but as it was held at night, and we had a long way to walk, my attendance was not very regular."
She attended 7th and 8th grades in Pleasant Grove where she was the first in her family to graduate.
When she was 16, her brother Ben served a mission to Virginia. James H. and Jennie attended the University of Utah. Her mother was ill with typhoid fever and the responsibility for the housework fell to Margaret. She says, "Our lives went on as they usually do on a farm. Lots of hard work and not much money. If you didn't have berries of your own to pick, you helped your neighbors pick theirs or you weren't a good neighbor. About this time Father decided to plant berries so we could "stay home and pick our own berries." "In 1899 I commenced going out with Lester G. West. March 22, 1900 he left for the Southern States Mission. He served in South Carolina. At his release he was in the Presidency of that conference. Her returned June 27, 1902. We were married June 29, 1904 in the Salt Lake Temple, by John R. Winder."
Their 1st home was in Bingham Canyon in a 2-room framed home. Lester worked for the Telluride Power co. taking care of the substation. She bore a son, Leo in 1905. In 1907 she bore a second son, Burnell Gay.
In 1908 they purchased the Frank Banks home known as "Bell Farm" in Lindon with 20 acres and fifteen water shares.
In 1909, son Ray Walker was born. In 1910 her father died of heart failure, and Lester's mother died soon after.
In 1912 son Rulon Lester was born, soon afterward Grandpa Charles Henry West died. They cared for his widow Eliza Stone, a convert from England whom he had married after the death of Lester's mother.
Son, Shelby was born in 1914- he arrived without the assistance of a midwife who arrived too late by horse and buggy.
In 1916 her sixth son Farrell was born. That winter the snows were deep but the following year their crops were abundant and allowed them to pay off their farm.
In 1918 they purchased the home of William Kirk, Sr. across from Bishop Cullimore's home a large 6 bedroom, 2 story home. World War I was ongoing and prices were good.
1920 she bore her 1st daughter, Phyllis, and in 1922 she delivered Belva a second daughter. In 1924 she delivered Julian and in 1927, Dolores. They later moved back to their home on Bell Farm. In 1949 Lester had a heart attack and it was clear that he could no longer maintain the farm. They traded the farm for a bungalow in Pleasant Grove where they moved in 1950. Margaret suffered a stroke in 1950 and was left partially paralyzed and aphasic for the next 6 years. She suffered a broken hip and pelvis from a fall the year before she died in 1956.
and Sarah Jane Holman (1858-1939)
Married Lester Gay West Jun 29 1904
When Margaret was born in 1882, her parents were living in a two room rock house in Lindon with no chimney and sparsely furnished. The nearest neighbor was a mile away. At the time, the North Union Canal was being dug and her father spent most of his time in that work to get water to their land. She was named for her father's Aunt Margaret Foutz who was visiting from Pleasant Grove at the time. Margaret was born a month early and her delivery was assisted by her aunt for whom she was named.
One of her earliest recollections was of a party at Uncle Alfred Harper's home where he served shrimp, raisins flamed in brandy and they watched pictures from a magic lantern in the attic. She enjoyed sleigh-riding, skating, dancing, house parties, plays, swimming in the canal or lake and going to summer resorts occasionally. Christmas was a long anticipated event. One Christmas She and Jennie (her sister) received beautiful wax dolls, but were only able to enjoy them a short time as a mad dog got in the house and destroyed them.
The following excerpt is from her autobiography:
"The summer I was six we made our first trip to Fountain Green. That was where mother's people lived. Father and James H. stayed home to look after things. We had a large buggy and Ben was the driver. I will never forget the good sandwiches mother made of mustard and sardines and our stay in Santaquin. The people made us a bed on the floor and the bed bugs almost ate us up. I can still see mother now with the lamp, peering over in the night and killing the bugs; getting us up before light so we could be on our way. That fall I started school."
She attended school in the old, rock, one room school house. She was baptized in 1890 by her father in a pond of backed up irrigation water at the Fred Fage Home. William Bjork confirmed her.
That same year, her father A.B. served in the Northern States Mission for 18 months. On returning home from his mission, her father taught school.
Margaret continues: "I attended primary When Rachel Dittmore and Suzanne Wooley were presiding. They were so earnest and sincere in their work and they really impressed upon us the fact that little girls should never ride with strange men. It made such an impression on me that I wouldn't even ride with people I knew. I enjoyed M.I.A. work, but as it was held at night, and we had a long way to walk, my attendance was not very regular."
She attended 7th and 8th grades in Pleasant Grove where she was the first in her family to graduate.
When she was 16, her brother Ben served a mission to Virginia. James H. and Jennie attended the University of Utah. Her mother was ill with typhoid fever and the responsibility for the housework fell to Margaret. She says, "Our lives went on as they usually do on a farm. Lots of hard work and not much money. If you didn't have berries of your own to pick, you helped your neighbors pick theirs or you weren't a good neighbor. About this time Father decided to plant berries so we could "stay home and pick our own berries." "In 1899 I commenced going out with Lester G. West. March 22, 1900 he left for the Southern States Mission. He served in South Carolina. At his release he was in the Presidency of that conference. Her returned June 27, 1902. We were married June 29, 1904 in the Salt Lake Temple, by John R. Winder."
Their 1st home was in Bingham Canyon in a 2-room framed home. Lester worked for the Telluride Power co. taking care of the substation. She bore a son, Leo in 1905. In 1907 she bore a second son, Burnell Gay.
In 1908 they purchased the Frank Banks home known as "Bell Farm" in Lindon with 20 acres and fifteen water shares.
In 1909, son Ray Walker was born. In 1910 her father died of heart failure, and Lester's mother died soon after.
In 1912 son Rulon Lester was born, soon afterward Grandpa Charles Henry West died. They cared for his widow Eliza Stone, a convert from England whom he had married after the death of Lester's mother.
Son, Shelby was born in 1914- he arrived without the assistance of a midwife who arrived too late by horse and buggy.
In 1916 her sixth son Farrell was born. That winter the snows were deep but the following year their crops were abundant and allowed them to pay off their farm.
In 1918 they purchased the home of William Kirk, Sr. across from Bishop Cullimore's home a large 6 bedroom, 2 story home. World War I was ongoing and prices were good.
1920 she bore her 1st daughter, Phyllis, and in 1922 she delivered Belva a second daughter. In 1924 she delivered Julian and in 1927, Dolores. They later moved back to their home on Bell Farm. In 1949 Lester had a heart attack and it was clear that he could no longer maintain the farm. They traded the farm for a bungalow in Pleasant Grove where they moved in 1950. Margaret suffered a stroke in 1950 and was left partially paralyzed and aphasic for the next 6 years. She suffered a broken hip and pelvis from a fall the year before she died in 1956.
Daughter of Appollos Benjamin Walker (1855-1910)
and Sarah Jane Holman (1858-1939)
Married Lester Gay West Jun 29 1904
When Margaret was born in 1882, her parents were living in a two room rock house in Lindon with no chimney and sparsely furnished. The nearest neighbor was a mile away. At the time, the North Union Canal was being dug and her father spent most of his time in that work to get water to their land. She was named for her father's Aunt Margaret Foutz who was visiting from Pleasant Grove at the time. Margaret was born a month early and her delivery was assisted by her aunt for whom she was named.
One of her earliest recollections was of a party at Uncle Alfred Harper's home where he served shrimp, raisins flamed in brandy and they watched pictures from a magic lantern in the attic. She enjoyed sleigh-riding, skating, dancing, house parties, plays, swimming in the canal or lake and going to summer resorts occasionally. Christmas was a long anticipated event. One Christmas She and Jennie (her sister) received beautiful wax dolls, but were only able to enjoy them a short time as a mad dog got in the house and destroyed them.
The following excerpt is from her autobiography:
"The summer I was six we made our first trip to Fountain Green. That was where mother's people lived. Father and James H. stayed home to look after things. We had a large buggy and Ben was the driver. I will never forget the good sandwiches mother made of mustard and sardines and our stay in Santaquin. The people made us a bed on the floor and the bed bugs almost ate us up. I can still see mother now with the lamp, peering over in the night and killing the bugs; getting us up before light so we could be on our way. That fall I started school."
She attended school in the old, rock, one room school house. She was baptized in 1890 by her father in a pond of backed up irrigation water at the Fred Fage Home. William Bjork confirmed her.
That same year, her father A.B. served in the Northern States Mission for 18 months. On returning home from his mission, her father taught school.
Margaret continues: "I attended primary When Rachel Dittmore and Suzanne Wooley were presiding. They were so earnest and sincere in their work and they really impressed upon us the fact that little girls should never ride with strange men. It made such an impression on me that I wouldn't even ride with people I knew. I enjoyed M.I.A. work, but as it was held at night, and we had a long way to walk, my attendance was not very regular."
She attended 7th and 8th grades in Pleasant Grove where she was the first in her family to graduate.
When she was 16, her brother Ben served a mission to Virginia. James H. and Jennie attended the University of Utah. Her mother was ill with typhoid fever and the responsibility for the housework fell to Margaret. She says, "Our lives went on as they usually do on a farm. Lots of hard work and not much money. If you didn't have berries of your own to pick, you helped your neighbors pick theirs or you weren't a good neighbor. About this time Father decided to plant berries so we could "stay home and pick our own berries." "In 1899 I commenced going out with Lester G. West. March 22, 1900 he left for the Southern States Mission. He served in South Carolina. At his release he was in the Presidency of that conference. Her returned June 27, 1902. We were married June 29, 1904 in the Salt Lake Temple, by John R. Winder."
Their 1st home was in Bingham Canyon in a 2-room framed home. Lester worked for the Telluride Power co. taking care of the substation. She bore a son, Leo in 1905. In 1907 she bore a second son, Burnell Gay.
In 1908 they purchased the Frank Banks home known as "Bell Farm" in Lindon with 20 acres and fifteen water shares.
In 1909, son Ray Walker was born. In 1910 her father died of heart failure, and Lester's mother died soon after.
In 1912 son Rulon Lester was born, soon afterward Grandpa Charles Henry West died. They cared for his widow Eliza Stone, a convert from England whom he had married after the death of Lester's mother.
Son, Shelby was born in 1914- he arrived without the assistance of a midwife who arrived too late by horse and buggy.
In 1916 her sixth son Farrell was born. That winter the snows were deep but the following year their crops were abundant and allowed them to pay off their farm.
In 1918 they purchased the home of William Kirk, Sr. across from Bishop Cullimore's home a large 6 bedroom, 2 story home. World War I was ongoing and prices were good.
1920 she bore her 1st daughter, Phyllis, and in 1922 she delivered Belva a second daughter. In 1924 she delivered Julian and in 1927, Dolores. They later moved back to their home on Bell Farm. In 1949 Lester had a heart attack and it was clear that he could no longer maintain the farm. They traded the farm for a bungalow in Pleasant Grove where they moved in 1950. Margaret suffered a stroke in 1950 and was left partially paralyzed and aphasic for the next 6 years. She suffered a broken hip and pelvis from a fall the year before she died in 1956.
and Sarah Jane Holman (1858-1939)
Married Lester Gay West Jun 29 1904
When Margaret was born in 1882, her parents were living in a two room rock house in Lindon with no chimney and sparsely furnished. The nearest neighbor was a mile away. At the time, the North Union Canal was being dug and her father spent most of his time in that work to get water to their land. She was named for her father's Aunt Margaret Foutz who was visiting from Pleasant Grove at the time. Margaret was born a month early and her delivery was assisted by her aunt for whom she was named.
One of her earliest recollections was of a party at Uncle Alfred Harper's home where he served shrimp, raisins flamed in brandy and they watched pictures from a magic lantern in the attic. She enjoyed sleigh-riding, skating, dancing, house parties, plays, swimming in the canal or lake and going to summer resorts occasionally. Christmas was a long anticipated event. One Christmas She and Jennie (her sister) received beautiful wax dolls, but were only able to enjoy them a short time as a mad dog got in the house and destroyed them.
The following excerpt is from her autobiography:
"The summer I was six we made our first trip to Fountain Green. That was where mother's people lived. Father and James H. stayed home to look after things. We had a large buggy and Ben was the driver. I will never forget the good sandwiches mother made of mustard and sardines and our stay in Santaquin. The people made us a bed on the floor and the bed bugs almost ate us up. I can still see mother now with the lamp, peering over in the night and killing the bugs; getting us up before light so we could be on our way. That fall I started school."
She attended school in the old, rock, one room school house. She was baptized in 1890 by her father in a pond of backed up irrigation water at the Fred Fage Home. William Bjork confirmed her.
That same year, her father A.B. served in the Northern States Mission for 18 months. On returning home from his mission, her father taught school.
Margaret continues: "I attended primary When Rachel Dittmore and Suzanne Wooley were presiding. They were so earnest and sincere in their work and they really impressed upon us the fact that little girls should never ride with strange men. It made such an impression on me that I wouldn't even ride with people I knew. I enjoyed M.I.A. work, but as it was held at night, and we had a long way to walk, my attendance was not very regular."
She attended 7th and 8th grades in Pleasant Grove where she was the first in her family to graduate.
When she was 16, her brother Ben served a mission to Virginia. James H. and Jennie attended the University of Utah. Her mother was ill with typhoid fever and the responsibility for the housework fell to Margaret. She says, "Our lives went on as they usually do on a farm. Lots of hard work and not much money. If you didn't have berries of your own to pick, you helped your neighbors pick theirs or you weren't a good neighbor. About this time Father decided to plant berries so we could "stay home and pick our own berries." "In 1899 I commenced going out with Lester G. West. March 22, 1900 he left for the Southern States Mission. He served in South Carolina. At his release he was in the Presidency of that conference. Her returned June 27, 1902. We were married June 29, 1904 in the Salt Lake Temple, by John R. Winder."
Their 1st home was in Bingham Canyon in a 2-room framed home. Lester worked for the Telluride Power co. taking care of the substation. She bore a son, Leo in 1905. In 1907 she bore a second son, Burnell Gay.
In 1908 they purchased the Frank Banks home known as "Bell Farm" in Lindon with 20 acres and fifteen water shares.
In 1909, son Ray Walker was born. In 1910 her father died of heart failure, and Lester's mother died soon after.
In 1912 son Rulon Lester was born, soon afterward Grandpa Charles Henry West died. They cared for his widow Eliza Stone, a convert from England whom he had married after the death of Lester's mother.
Son, Shelby was born in 1914- he arrived without the assistance of a midwife who arrived too late by horse and buggy.
In 1916 her sixth son Farrell was born. That winter the snows were deep but the following year their crops were abundant and allowed them to pay off their farm.
In 1918 they purchased the home of William Kirk, Sr. across from Bishop Cullimore's home a large 6 bedroom, 2 story home. World War I was ongoing and prices were good.
1920 she bore her 1st daughter, Phyllis, and in 1922 she delivered Belva a second daughter. In 1924 she delivered Julian and in 1927, Dolores. They later moved back to their home on Bell Farm. In 1949 Lester had a heart attack and it was clear that he could no longer maintain the farm. They traded the farm for a bungalow in Pleasant Grove where they moved in 1950. Margaret suffered a stroke in 1950 and was left partially paralyzed and aphasic for the next 6 years. She suffered a broken hip and pelvis from a fall the year before she died in 1956.
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