He was born on (Monday) 27 February 1860 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah the 2nd son and 4th child of Anthony Metcalf and Mary Ann Reeder Metcalf.

They lived in Brigham City, and a little later they moved Hyde Park, Utah.

At the time of the Hyde Park, Utah 1870 Federal Census, when he was 10 years old, he and his parents and siblings were neighbors to the James Hancey family.

He got re introduced to his beautiful future wife Mary Eliza Hancey (Metcalf) after a logging accident in Logan Canyon, in which he severed every toe on his foot except the big toe. he was taken by his companions to Hyde Park, to the home of James Hancey, where Dr. Hancey tended to his injuries, and as William David was waking up some time afterwards, he looked right into the beautiful brown eyes of Mary Eliza Hancey, the Doctor's 17 year old daughter. Mary Eliza was assisting her father on that day.

He and Mary Eliza were married 8 July 1880 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah at the Endowment House, and soon they were living in Hyde Park, and while their he worked in freighting operations as well as in contract work for railroad building, and he continued in that for some time.

3 kids were born in Hyde Park and 2 of them lived to adulthood. They moved from Hyde Park to Battle Creek (now known as Bear River City), and then to Malad, Idaho for a short time where 7 month old Millie passed away.

William soon after moved with his family to a homestead of 160 acres eight miles northeast of Idaho Falls, later known as Iona.

After they moved to Iona, Idaho area, He was involved in the work with the roads, as well as the early days of the old Crowley School,and was in attendance for the meetings involving the school.

His son Jesse Earl was also a trustee following after his father, and I have the minutes to those meetings. The old Crowley School is now the Country Store Boutique and is still standing and located on the Ririe Highway north of Idaho Falls.

The family home was located on the corner which has been known in the past as Metcalf corner, and his land was on the corner of what is now North 55th East and Ririe Highway (which is Highway 26) part of his land is where the Iona Stake Center now stands.

At one time, He raised sugar beets on his land and would bribe his kids when it came time to do the thinning of those plants.

He was a Justice of the Peace in 1895, a Constable and a Bingham County Sheriff's deputy, and was involved in finding Hugh Whitney, who was an early day outlaw. He was also a Irrigation board member.

He was a member of the Idaho State Legislature in Boise, Idaho in 1900 - 1901. He was active in Idaho politics. A member of the Idaho Silver Party, which for a brief period controlled Idaho's political life, he served on Idaho's first and third legislature with such notables as William Borah and Fred Dubois. (The 1st and 2nd picture on this memorial page is from that time period.)

William David passed away on (Monday) 7 January 1918 after a Heart Attack. His funeral was held on 10 January 1918 (See DEATH NOTICE on this page)

Bio done by his 2nd great grandson David Metcalf.
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Historical Note :
His father Anthony Metcalf and many others are listed on the Hyde Park Settlers Marker located in Hyde Park, Utah, they include :
William Hyde
Robert Daines
Armenius Neeley
Elijah Seamons
George Seamons
Samuel Seamons
Mary Seamons
Patison Griffeth
Lydia Wilkinson
James Hancey
Thomas Rogers
James Thurston

He ran for Bingham County Sheriff in 1910 and 1916.
He raised barley and was successful in doing so, because he won an award in St. Louis, Missouri, at an expo. He also would teach the students penmanship at the nearby school,
(The school which is now known as the Country Store Boutique) North from where he lived (what is now North 55th East and Ririe Highway (which is Highway 26) .

Information sent to me via e mail by Heather L. Ekstrom

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There is a bio included on page 263 - 264 in in the 1883 -1983 Iona, Idaho history book.

There is also a bio in the Bingham County History book pages 411-412

Information found by his 2nd great grandson David Metcalf.