Earl, Joseph Ira, 1852-1934
Dates
- Existence: 1852 - 1934
Biography
Joseph Ira Earl (1852-1934) was a blacksmith, carpenter, an member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nevada.
Joseph Ira Earl (1852-1934) was born on September 6, 1852, to Sylvester Henry Earl and Lois Caroline Owen in Salt Lake City, Utah. He had nine siblings. He later lived in Pine Valley, Washington, and then moved to Bunkerville, Nevada by 1880. That same year he married Elethra Callista Bunker, and in 1885, he married Agnes Viola Bunker. From both wives, he would have 19 children. Earl was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was ordained as an Elder in 1879. He served as a bishop in the Bunkerville Ward. Joseph died on July 22, 1934, in Delta, Utah, in an automobile accident.
Citation:
Journals from the life and times of Joseph Ira Earl, 1986:title page (Joseph Ira Earl)UPB files, August 1, 2018 (Earl, Joseph Ira, 1852-1934)
Find A Grave, website viewed August 1, 2018 (Joseph Ira Earl; born 6 September 1852 in Salt Lake City, Utah; died 22 July 1934 (aged 81) in Delta, Millard Couty, Utah;
Bunkerville, Clark County, Nevada; headstone: Earl, Joseph Ira, Sept. 6, 1852-July 22, 1934; husband of Calista & Viola; Southern Nevada pioneers)
FamilySearch, accessed March 7, 2024 (Parents Sylvester Henry Earl and Lois Caroline Owen in Salt Lake City, Utah. 9 siblings. Later lived in Pine Valley, Washington, and then moved to Bunkerville, Nevada by 1880. That same year he married Elethra Callista Bunker, and in 1885, he married Agnes Viola Bunker. From both wives, he would have 19 children. Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was ordained as an Elder in 1879. Served as a bishop in the Bunkerville Ward. Joseph died on July 22, 1934, in Delta, Utah, in an automobile accident)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Ira Earl diary
Typewritten copy of a diary. Also included are a typewritten copy of a newspaper report of Joseph Ira Earl's death. The item was copied by Mabel Jarvis for the Federal Writers Projects of the WPA in 1936. Earl writes about his daily activities, his work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and meetings with friends and family members.
Joseph Ira Earl journal
A handwritten journal kept by Joseph Ira Earl from 1881 to 1885, in Bunkerville, Nevada. It documents Joseph's life in short daily entries, documenting the weather and farm, blacksmith and construction work, births, sicknesses, and references to speeches of and conversations with members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.