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Stewart, Laura Wells, 1917-2013

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1917 - 2013

Biography

Laura Wells Stewart was the last known person who lived in the now ghost town of Victor, Emery County, Utah.

Laura Wells Stewart was born on December 8, 1917 in her house in Victor, Emery County, Utah to Ella May Waterman and William Henry Wells. Her family lived in the now ghost town of Victor until she was 17, when they moved to Price. She married Homer T. Stewart on December 8, 1938 in Price, Utah. They had three daughters: Kay, Laura, and Sue; and were married 66 years before Homer's death in 2005. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She passed away March 3, 2013 at age 95 in Bountiful, Utah.

Citation:
UPB files (Laura is last known person who lived in ghost town of Victor, Emery County, Utah; born in home on 1917; parents Ella May Waterman and William Henry Wells)

Legacy website, via WWW, June 20, 2019 (daughter of Ella May Waterman and William Henry Wells; married Homer December 8, 1938; three children Kay, Laura, Sue; married 66 years before Homer's death in 2005; lifelong member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; died March 3, 2013 age 95)

FamilySearch, via WWW, October 19, 2019 (Laura Melissa Wells; born December 8, 1917 in Victor, Utah to William Henry Wells and Ella May Waterman; married Homer Tilden Stewart Jr. in 1938; died March 3, 2013 in Bountiful, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Laura Wells Stewart collection on Victor, Emery County, Utah

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239251199]
Identifier: MSS 9197
Content Description Contains disks of digitized photographs and recordings of an oral history relating to life in Victor, Emery County, Utah. Dated January 2008. Laura Wells Stewart was born in Victor, Emery County, Utah in 1917 and was the last known resident of Victor when these recordings were made. The collection contains digitized photographs of residents of Victor, mainly Laura's family, and personal documents of her parents and relatives. Also contains recordings of Laura Wells Stewart describing life...
Dates: 1899-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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