Hotel Utah Laundry

 Laura Elizabeth Parker Wood was a seamstress with the Hotel Utah Laundry until the mid 1950's.

far left middle row: Laura PARKER WOOD

Laura pictured in each of the photos

Monuments and Markers - Noble Hurricane Pioneers

 Hurrican Vally Heritage Park

Noble Hurricane Pioneers 

Note: the Pioneer Women are included

Listed Grandparents :

John Wood Sr 1819-1911

John Wood Jr 1858-1931

Sarah Jane Gibson Wood 1863-1936

John Andrew Wood 1883-1932

Laura Elizabeth Parker 1889-1970

Listed Aunts and Uncles:

George Andrew Gibson 1861-1952

Emily Wood Gibson 1867-1951

Ether Wood 1889-1974

Augusta B. Carter Wood 1888-1965

Angus Franlin Ballard 1885-1992

Ivie Wood 1891-1985

William Erwin Wood 1893-1969

Elsie Stout 1892-1980

Claudius Wood  1896-1944

Marguerite Dalton 1896-1974

Listed Cousins:

George Henry Wood Jr 1882-1976

Iva Orilla Williams Wood 1890-1964

Joseph Andrew Scow 1883-1962

Emily Ellen (Ella) Wood Scow 1884-1919

Orin Wood 1886-1923

Harriet Fidelia Flanigan 1887-1918

Anna Jennings 1884-1965

Lafayette Hall 1888-1980

Mary bertha Wood 1889-1980

Elmer Ford Wood 1892-1964

Josephine Spendlove Wood 1895-1927

John Nennial Wood 1897-1952

Martha Bradshaw Wood 1900-1964

George Wood Gibson 1885-1942/45

Jessie Helen Jennings 1889-1974

Jessie Bliss 1885-1961

Ellen Mae Gibson 1885-1972

John Edgar Gibson 1889-1973

Wealth Workman Gibson 1893- 

William Abner Gibson 1892-1953

Reeta Iantha Campbell Gibson 1896-1980 

Henry Melvin Gibson 1894-1963

Historical facts: Hurricane was first settled in 1896. The Hurricane Canal brought water to the area. It built over a period of 11 years (1893–1904), mostly by pick and shovel.

1969 Slide Show

 Dec 1967 JB and Aunt M at Grandma Smiths house

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1969

Mother was working on a PhD with a  Job and small child she was always tired. 

 KDW - Dad

JB and W

 D and Mother CSW

 C and JB

 C and JB

W and JB

Camilla

Camilla SMITH WOOD

Easter JB L C 

 A Visit to Grandma Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD

 L D C JB and Grandma

 Grandma JB C

JB and Grandma

Up the Canyon W JB D

 Camilla and D

W and JB

JB, W, RAK, GWK, L, C, D

Kirt, Camilla, RAK, GWK

The Day My Dad Got A Master's Degree

Master's of Education 1959 University of Utah

Kirt DeMar WOOD

Camilla and "Dee"

The Family - Grandma Wood had lived next door

 Kirt DeMar WOOD and Mother Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD

Do We Look Like our Mothers ?

Do we look like our Mother and 

Grandmothers at a similar age. 

WOOD sisters ages mid to late 60s

Our Mother

Camilla SMITH WOOD age 70

Our Grandmothers

Laura PARKER WOOD age 70

Ella HAWKES SMITH age abt 70

Our Great Grandmother

Sarah GIBSON WOOD age abt 63

Elizabeth DAVIS PARKER (died at age 69)

Camilla ENSIGN SMITH age abt 67

Amy JONES HAWKES age abt 73

Kanarraville, Utah Grade School Photos

Kanarra Grade School.

Pictured on front step next to building with folded hands is  Laura Elizabeth PARKER (1989-1970.)

January 3, 1958 Kanarra Grade School photos shared by Bruce Fayette PARKER (1903-1983) with his older sister Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD (1889-1970).  Most likely Bruce Parker who became an Attorney at Law is picture in the next three class pictures.

LETTER reads in part: Thot I should write you a few lines to let you know who the pictures were from.  You may be able to identify many of the school children, I am able to most of them. 

[Wish he had written down their names.]

 Margaret Melling teacher.

Minnie Pace teacher 

Arthur Fife teacher.

Pictured are twin daughters of Zina Ett PARKER POLLOCK (1882-1962),

Esther POLLOCK (1916-1985) and Echo POLLOCK (1916-1988.) 

More Wood Family Slides

1960 Grandpa G. Ensign SMITH with grandson Wes - In front of SMITH home on Whitlock Ave. Salt Lake City.  

1961 left: slice of L, D, nose of C, hats of Camilla and G, Minnie Mouse and W.

1961 Main Street Disney Land 

back: standing Camilla SMITH WOOD, cousin Steven Craig WOOD, seated Wood girls G, L, D, C.

1964 Sunflower W, D, C

1965 W, Grandma Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD, C, D, L, G.

 1967 Kirt DeMar WOOD with sons.

abt 1974 Mom and Grandma Camilla SMITH WOOD with youngest son and two oldest grandchildren.