Mother: Martha Fielding Empey
Wife: #1 Harriet Keele (Md.Jun 15 1881)(Died Jul 11 1906)
#2 Mary Keele McIntosh (Md.Jul 15 1909) ( (died 20 1916)
#3 Eva J Gilger (Md.Aug 29 1916)(Div.Jun 3 1924)
#4 Mary Eva LaBarron Bay (Md. 9/9/1926)
Cause of Death: Stroke
When he was nine years of age the fmaily moved to St.George. He grew to manhood in Utah's Dixie. He spent one and a half years working on the St.George Temple and was a missionary to the Navajo and Moquitch Indians for 18 months. He hauled freight between St.George and SLC for five years. It took a month to make the trip. After marrying Harriet they moved to Panaca, Nevada, where they lived a number of years. THey were parents of nine children. While there, he served as leader of the choir and superintendant of the Sunday School, serving many years. When his wife passed away he moved to Junction. He later married his wife's sister. They separated and she later died. He then married Mrs. Eva Johann Leibert Gilger. After 8 years they divorced. He was a machinist and blacksmith, having spent 35 years working at that trade. For several years after coming to Junction he was in the mercantile business and served as a member of the Junction Town Board and for a number of years was president of the City Creek Irrigation Company. At the time of his death he was the oldest resident and lived in Junction for 33 years.
Mother: Martha Fielding Empey
Wife: #1 Harriet Keele (Md.Jun 15 1881)(Died Jul 11 1906)
#2 Mary Keele McIntosh (Md.Jul 15 1909) ( (died 20 1916)
#3 Eva J Gilger (Md.Aug 29 1916)(Div.Jun 3 1924)
#4 Mary Eva LaBarron Bay (Md. 9/9/1926)
Cause of Death: Stroke
When he was nine years of age the fmaily moved to St.George. He grew to manhood in Utah's Dixie. He spent one and a half years working on the St.George Temple and was a missionary to the Navajo and Moquitch Indians for 18 months. He hauled freight between St.George and SLC for five years. It took a month to make the trip. After marrying Harriet they moved to Panaca, Nevada, where they lived a number of years. THey were parents of nine children. While there, he served as leader of the choir and superintendant of the Sunday School, serving many years. When his wife passed away he moved to Junction. He later married his wife's sister. They separated and she later died. He then married Mrs. Eva Johann Leibert Gilger. After 8 years they divorced. He was a machinist and blacksmith, having spent 35 years working at that trade. For several years after coming to Junction he was in the mercantile business and served as a member of the Junction Town Board and for a number of years was president of the City Creek Irrigation Company. At the time of his death he was the oldest resident and lived in Junction for 33 years.
Family Members
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Sarah Ann Sullivan Empey Stout
1859–1941
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John William Fielding Empey
1861–1880
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Martha Ann Empey
1863–1864
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Heber Fielding Empey
1865–1948
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Joshua F Empey
1865–1866
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Osen Fielding Empey
1870–1870
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Charles Fielding Empey
1877–1945
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Margaret Minerva Amanda Empey Richards
1831–1909
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Nelson Adam Empey
1834–1904
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Emma Marilla Empey Clark
1839–1897
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Maria Empey Pace
1844–1896
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Brigham Young Empey
1846–1847
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Diantha Empey Morris
1848–1928
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Alice Empey McIntyre Markey Hadlock
1850–1915
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Robert Nephi Empey
1856–1857
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Charles Henry Empey Sr
1858–1926
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Joseph Lamoni Porter Empey Sr
1860–1935
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Arthur Porter Empey
1866–1946
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Mary Harriet Porter Empey Thomas
1869–1946
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