 Isaac Jones was an ambitious young man and as he grew older he longed for independence. After he was married, he felt he would be happier by breaking the ties which held him to the Jones clan and strike out alone with his family. After working with the company about 12 years, he took all his belongings which consisted of a team and a nearly new wagon, and with the few household possessions he and his wife owned loaded all on the train including his livestock and moved to Otto, Wyoming. This area was new to settlers and required a good deal of pioneering before a semblance of civilization could be established. Isaac was not afraid of work. He knew what it would take to begin life in a new territory. Other settlers were friendly and cooperative, and it was not long before a comfortable home was built, canals and ditches surveyed and dug, fences construct ed and field plowed. He was blessed with mechanical aptitudes, so was called on to do the blacksmithing for all of his neighbors, usually without pay.
At one time the County Road Department needed help in constructing a road near the river. It had to pass around a point of solid rock. No one knew how to approach the problem, so the fore man, having heard of Isaac's many abilities, called on him to help. Isaac looked the place over and said, "I'll put that rock all down into the river if
you will provide the necessary material and tools." The foreman said he would furnish everything needed. All the work had to be done by hand for there were no power drilling equipment to be had. After the holes were drilled and the 50 kegs of black powder was poured in with fuses attached Isaac was satisfied his efforts would be rewarded. There was no such thing as dynamite in those days, but he knew the power of black powder. The day the blast was to be set off many people came to witness it. Suddenly the earth shook as a great noise accompanied by a huge cloud of dust moved the point of the mountain down the hill into the river. The obstacle to the road was satisfactorally removed all in one great effort. Isaac loved to fish. He could catch fish where others declared there were no fish in the stream. He was blessed with an appreciation for music and had a town band as well as a family band in which his children participated. Much of the story of Isaac's life is told by his children and recorded in this book. Read them and you will find out about a wonderful citizen and father. He experienced great sorrow on two occasions. First when Elizabeth Melling, his first wife, died at the time of the birth of their second baby. They had been married a little over four years. The second sorrow occurred when Lette Selena Dalley, his second wife, died after living with her for 37 years. Twenty-two years later he left Wyoming and went to St. George, Utah to work in the temple. Here he married Avery Jennette Duel Campbell, a widow, who he met at the temple. They were very happy together and she gave him the companionship he needed in his old age. He died suddenly in St. George, UT at the age of 84. Ancestry:
Frederick Isaac married Lettie Selena Dalley and had 7 children. Frederick Isaac married Elizabeth Melling and had 2 children. He passed away on 30 Apr 1948 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA.
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Sep. 22, 1864
Cedar City Iron County Utah, USA |
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Apr. 30, 1948
Saint George Washington County Utah, USA    
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Lettie Dalley Jones Anderson: (from Find-A-Grave):
Issac JONES
Birth:
22 Sep 1864
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Chr:
6 Nov 1864
Death:
30 Apr 1948
St. George, Washington, Utah
Burial:
3 May 1948
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Marriage:
21 Nov 1888
St. George, Washington, Utah
Lettie Selena DALLEY
Birth:
15 Feb 1867
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Death:
25 Apr 1925
Otto, Big Horn, Wyoming
Burial:
27 Apr 1925
0Tto, Big Horn, Wyoming
Father:
Mother:
Children
Marriage
1
Isaac Alfred JONES
Birth:
4 Nov 1889
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Death:
16 Jan 1961
Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming
Marr:
2
George Dalley JONES
Birth:
4 Aug 1891
Deep Creek, Kane, Utah
Death:
4 Aug 1891
Marr:
3
Lettie Dalley JONES
Birth:
26 Dec 1892
Cedar City, Iron, Utah
Death:
18 Nov 1973
Billings, Yellstn., Montana
Marr:
4
Lehi Dalley JONES
Birth:
7 Jul 1895
Summit, Iron, Utah
Death:
29 May 1896
Marr:
5
Rulon Dalley JONES
Birth:
Death:
Marr:
6
Linnie Dalley JONES
Birth:
17 Oct 1901
Summit, Iron, Utah
Death:
10 Mar 1970
Marr:
7
Elna Dalley JONES
Birth:
Death:
Lettie Dalley Jones Anderson: (from Find-A-Grave):
| Birth: | Dec. 26, 1892 Cedar City Iron County Utah, USA |
| Death: | Nov. 18, 1973 Billings Yellowstone County Montana, USA |
 Family links: Parents: Isaac Jones (1864 - 1948) Lette Selena Dalley Jones (1867 - 1925) Spouse: Maurice William Anderson (1890 - 1969)* Children: Florence Jones Anderson Cowley (1912 - 1997)* Ethella Jones Anderson Hibbert (1914 - 2011)* Marvin Maurice Anderson (1917 - 1999)* Vivian Jones Anderson Ellison (1920 - 2010)* Ronald Jones Anderson (1924 - 1925)* Donald Jones Anderson (1925 - 1925)* Maurine Jones Anderson Ericksen (1929 - 2012)* Melvin Jones Anderson (1934 - 2006)* | |
| Burial: Otto Cemetery Otto (Big Horn County) Big Horn County Wyoming, USA Plot: | |
Hi everyone, Does anyone know why Isaac Jones rather than some other family member confirmed Hope Hulet? (Maybe its in Hope's history, but I haven't read it all yet. I have tried to find out if Isaac was in the bishopric or something like that, but have been unsuccessful. I now know that he was an uncle to Hope and that he had a daughter about Hope's age and that the two girls were great friends. I also know that he had returned from an LDS mission about a year before confirming Hope. Other than that I don't know why Isaac was chosen rather than Hope's father or grandfather. If you know, please let me know. Thanks, N
From Hope's history:
Cousin Lettie Jones and I were together most of the time. I was either at her home or she was at my home. She was a year older than I was. Her birthday was December 26, mine was December 24. About 1901 when she was about ten years, old her parents, Uncle Isaac Jones and Aunt Lena (Mother’s sister), moved to Otto, Bighorn County, Wyoming. How I did miss her. We had been so very close to each other all our lives up to this time. We have never seen each other since she moved away from Summit. Lettie and I corresponded until I was about 17 years old. She got married about that time and quit writing. She raised a fine family.
Baptism
Since my birthday is December 24, the weather at that time of year is usually cold. When I was eight years old I wanted to be baptized, but Father wasn’t home on my birthday. However, on 29 December 1901, even though the creek in front of our home was frozen over, Father managed to let me get baptized. He heated two big brass kettles of water to about the boiling point then poured the hot water into a large, scrubbed out tank of creek water. It was still plenty cold, but not too bad. Father baptized me, and they hurried me into the house to get dry clothes. Uncle Isaac Jones confirmed me that day in the kitchen of our home. Cousin Lettie was with me that day.
Note: Lettie had 8 children, lived in Wyoming and her children kept the faith by marrying in the temple. Kent
Since my birthday is December 24, the weather at that time of year is usually cold. When I was eight years old I wanted to be baptized, but Father wasn’t home on my birthday. However, on 29 December 1901, even though the creek in front of our home was frozen over, Father managed to let me get baptized. He heated two big brass kettles of water to about the boiling point then poured the hot water into a large, scrubbed out tank of creek water. It was still plenty cold, but not too bad. Father baptized me, and they hurried me into the house to get dry clothes. Uncle Isaac Jones confirmed me that day in the kitchen of our home. Cousin Lettie was with me that day.
Note: Lettie had 8 children, lived in Wyoming and her children kept the faith by marrying in the temple. Kent