David Keele and Eliza Jane Geary Life History

The old Samuel Keele Ranch between Panaca and Caliente, Nevada, taken in 1912. This old ranch was a favorite meeting place for the family in the summertime. These are the descendents of David Keele, son of Samuel Keele: (Left to right) Back row, standing: John Raymond Lee, husband of Annie Keele and son of John Nelson Lee; Annie Keele Lee, daughter of David Keele; Myrtle Lee, daughter of Annie; Quincy Keele, son of David; Roxa Edwards Keele, wife of Quincy; James Harold Lee, son of Annie; Leah Burdetta Lee, daughter of Annie; Hazel, daughter of Eathel Keele Lee, daughter of David; Frances Marion Keele, son of David; Howard Geary Keele, son of David. First row: Melba Lee, daughter of Annie; Lester Nelson Lee, son of Annie (standing on chair). Sitting on bench: Jesse Raymond, son of Annie; Irita Keele, daughter of David; Estella Lee, daughter of Annie; Margaretta, daughter of Annie; David Keele, son of Samuel. Sitting on ground: Guy Willis Lee, son of Annie; Orval Keele, son of David.

David Keele was born 10 June 1854 in Farmington, Davis, Utah to Samuel Keele and Annie Elizabeth Hess, married 29 March 1878 in St. George, Washington County,Utah to Eliza Jane Geary born 6 April 1859 in Cedar City, Utah to John Thomas Geary and Sophia Fryer.

1860 Census with parents in Salem, Sanpete County, Moroni Post Office.

1870 Census in Panaca with parents, Washington County, Utah Territory.

1880 Census Meadow Valley Wash, Lincoln, Nevada David (27) Eliza J (21) and Elzada (11m).

1900 Census Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada David (45) Eliza (41) with five children at home: Ethel (17), Jessie W (12), Lea (8), Geo L (7), and Francis M (4), 7/9 children alive, married at age 22.

1910 Census Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada David (55) and Liza J (51) with five children at home: George Q (17), Francis M (14), Howard G (10), Ireta (7), and Arville (5), Carpenter, married 29 years, 9/12 children alive.

1920 Census Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada David (65) and Eliza J (60) with 5 children: Marion F (23), Howard G 19), Ireta (17), Orval (14), Leah (29) and grandson Lorin M (9) and grand daughter Fawn (5).

1930 Census Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada David (75) Eliza J (70)

1931 January 9th Eliza Jane dies and is buried in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada Cemetery.

1938 November 29th David dies and is buried in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada Cemetery.

"When a death occurred in Panaca, George Lee Edwards, owner of a sawmill would use “the choice pieces of lumber he had kept for use by himself in building caskets. At the time of death, he and David Keele would set to work building a casket. When completed, the casket looked just as nice as any store-purchased one. The sides were lined with cotton or wool bats covered with white silk and the outside was covered with white brocaded velvet. A silver plate was placed on top and six silver handles to match were attached. These latter supplies were kept on hand at the local store. Since there were no undertakers in town or within hundreds of miles, my parents helped to care for the dead by washing and laying them out, and sitting up with the body, keeping it packed in ice so it wouldn’t become discolored. The corpse was dressed shortly before burial. My mother helped make many a burial suit. The total cost of the burial would not exceed twenty-five dollars, as everyone donated their time and effort. It did not matter whether the deceased was a Church member or not, everyone was treated the same.”—Roxa Edwards Keele-(wife of George Quincy Keele) Our Pioneer Heritage Vol. 20, p183

Their twelve children:
Daughter Elzada Keele born 28 June 1879 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, married 19 April 1897 in Panaca to Charles Alonzo Kelley born 28 July 1871 in Payson, Utah, and had eight children: Eathel Lorina Kelley born 19 December 1898 Alamo, Lincoln, Nevada and died 18 February 1948 Klameth Falls, Klameth, Oregon; Milton Charles Kelley born 14 May 1900 Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada and died 27 September 1989; Leah Naomi Kelley born 30 May 1901 in Annabella, Sevier, Utah and died 4 June 1982 Gilroy, Santa Clara, California; David Lyle Kelley born 10 June 1904 in Delamar or Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada and died 21 November 1970 Salt Lake City, Utah; Flora Kelley born 16 February Delamar or Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada and died 24 October 1906 Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada; Edgar Kelley born 22 February 1908 Alamo, Lincoln, Nevada and died 27 August 1989 Salt Lake City, Utah; Vera Adell Kelley born 30 march 1910 Alamo, Nevada and died 14 May 1963 in Las Vegas, Clarke, Nevada; Charles Kelley born 28 July 1871 Payson, Utah, Utah died 3 December 1923. Elzada died 11 July 1914 in Alamo, Lincoln, Nevada and Charles died 1923.

Daughter Annie Eliza Keele born 14 March 1881 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, married 22 April 1896 to John Raymond Lee and had thirteen children. She died 22 September 1921 in Sugarville, and is buried in Delta, Millard, Utah. See John Nelson Leeand Annie Eliza Keele Blog.

Daughter Eathel Keele born 19 February 1883 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, married Francis Columbus Lee (1873-1958) 26 March 1901 in the St. George Temple, and had eight children: Hazel Adell Lee 1902-1985, Eva Lee 1903-1903, Ava Lee 1903-1903, David Alton Lee 1905-1996, Francis Lane Lee 1907-1994, Joseph Lee 1909-1909, Laurine Lee 1912-1997, Mary Eathel Lee 1916-1928, Robert Geary lee 1922-1989. Eathel Keele died 4 or 24 January 1965 in Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada.

Son John David Keele born 8 March 1885 and died 4 May 1885 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada.

Daughter Mary Pearl Keele born 2 March 1886 and died 18 March 1887 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada.

Son Jesse William Keele born 13 December 1887 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada and died 8 December 1904 in Panaca.

Daughter Leah Keele born 16 October 1890/1 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada. Married first Angus Melvin Lee on 8 September 1908 with whom she had three children: Lorin M Lee 1910-1993, Pearl Lee 1912-1913, Fawn 1915-1980. After Angus died 19 November 1914, she married Jack Ellison 1882-1976. Leah died 15 March 1976 in Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada and is buried in Panaca.

Son George Quincy Keele was born 26 March 1893 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada and married Roxa Izetta Edwards (1894-1975) 11 September 1918 in the St. George Temple. They had five children: Lyman W Keele 1918-1987, Vincent S. Keele 1921-, Ora Keele 1922-, Vaughn E. Keele 1923-1972, Earl David Keele 1925-. Quincy died 24 December 1978 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, and was buried there.

Son Francis Marion Keele was born 14 April 1896 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, and married Effie Charlotte Sholes (1893-1981) 25 December 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had five children, twins Charlotte and Effy dying at birth 4 August 1921 in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah; Jean Elizabeth born 16 November 1922, David Rue Keele 1926-1995, Howard Sholes born 16 July 1929. Marion died 11 February 1955 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, and was buried there 14 February 1955.

Son Howard Geary Keele was born 12 June 1900 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, and married Ruby Susetta Langford (1900-1997) 14 June 1922 in Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada, and had at least two children: Helen Louise Keele 1923-2004, Norman Howard Keele 1928-1970. Howard died 11 November 1988 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, and was buried in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.

Daughter Ireta Keele was born 12 August 1902 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, and married William Vernon Fitzgerald 25 June 1920. They had at least three children. She died October 1986 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, and was buried there.

Son Orval (Orville) Geary Keele was born 10 April 1905 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, married Isabelle Gunville Olson 30 October 1926 in Pioche, Nevada and had at least three children: Orvlle Hans Keele born 28 August 1927, Isabelle LaVonne Kelle born 2 august 1929, and Thomas Quincy Keele. Orval died 25 May 1964 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

Eliza Jane Geary Life History

By Roxa and Effie Keele

Eliza Jane Geary was the fourth daughter of 6 children of John Thomas and Sophia Fryer Geary. She was born in Cedar City, Utah on the 6th day of April 1859. Following are the names of her family: "Sophia Ann, Thomas Fryer, Echo Workman, Eliza Jane, Leah Fryer and Annie”, 2 died in infancy.

The family moved to Toquerville, Utah, where she spent her childhood. Her father was a school teacher and was a fine kind man. Her mother divorced her father in 1866, he moved to Salt Lake City, where he died the 5th day of January 1867 when she was eight years old. Her mother then married Joshua Willis. Willis was not very fond of his wife's first family. Eliza Jane had reddish gold hair and freckles and he always called her "freckles" she resented this very much, and she would go up to the garden and sit on the ditch bank and cry by the hour. She really missed her father. She had very little schooling after that, yet it would be hard to find a better educated person. She had a half sister Lola, and a half-brother Willis.

When she was 14 years old, she left home and started to make her own way. First she worked for a family named Ash Nebekar. Then she came to Panaca to work for the C.P. Ronnow family. They were a Danish family with lots of boys. She liked the Ronnow's very much, they were very kind to her, but the boys teased her and wouldn't chop wood, so she quit and went to work for Jim Wadsworth. His wife was Marintha, from there she worked for Electa Lee Edwards.(grandmother of Roxa Keele.) Then at the silver reef mine which was 9 miles west of Pioche. Eliza and David Keele were introduced by Lisa Langford (grandmother of Ruby Keele). Shortly they were married in the St.George temple by David H. Cannon, on March 29,1877. David Keele was 24 and Eliza Jane was 18.

Eliza Jane Geary Keele, called Eliza by her husband David, was a striking woman with wavy auburn-red tresses, ample bosomed and a trim waistline. Only age added to a more statuesque build. Her figure was typical of stalwart pioneer women, whose stamina and vigor raised large families, and provided well for their off-spring during the trying times of the pioneer days of eastern Nevada.

Entertainment was a community affair, and Eliza was gifted with a voice reflection which she used to help make the music and rhythm for the youngsters as they danced the quadrilles at the church functions. A religious background provided her foundation for her diligent work in the L.D.S. ward at Panaca, where she was president of the M.I.A., very active in the relief society and other affairs. Her parents were converts to the Mormon faith, coming from England in a sailing ship, the trip taking 3 months.

David and Eliza were parents of 12 children, 6 boys and 6 girls. Following is a list of the children: Elzada, Annie Eliza, Eathel, John David, Mary pearl, Jessie William, Leah, George Quincy, Francis Marion, Howard Geary, Iretta, and Arville.

David built a log cabin on a lot in Panaca for him and his wife and they lived there for many years, adding rooms to it at different times. It is believed that all of the children were born there. It was just across the street from the Samuel Keele home.

In 1912, Eliza and David bought the old Turnbaugh home in the center of Panaca, (across from Dotsons store). It was a large two-story "t" constructed type home, which Eliza Keele opened to the public for room and board. Known as a compassionate woman, and overly generous with her tasty dishes, the Keele home prospered as a boarding house for transients. With the income from her business she bought new wicker type furniture, rugs, and other household items to make her family more comfortable.

The cellar of Eliza Keele would be an oddity in this modern day of deep-freezes, for crocks of sauerkraut, mincemeat, jams, pickles, dried fruits and jars of other foods were abundant, as her husband and boys kept a fine garden.

David had a fine garden at both places, and the earliest ones in town. Many a person walked by his garden because they knew he would always have a bunch of vegetables to give them. Eliza started canning and preserving all vegetables when they were young, sweet and in their prime. One of her best preserves was the potawatami plum, and no one could prepare rhubarb like she could. They raised their own beef, pork, and chickens and these were cured in a number of ways. Her pickles were outstandingly good: chow-chow, bread and butter, sweet and sour, dill and others put in salt brine to be soaked out later and put into sweet and spicy vinegar. There were not many salads, only when they had fresh vegetables and lettuce in the garden and her dressing for cabbage slaw was super. Her baked beans were a must at a church social and she always had good homemade bread. Her big black wood cook stove always shone like a mirror.

Mother Keele said to Roxa, her daughter-in-law; "Roxa, Quincy is so much like my father in all of his ways, and also his build." And even after Quincy and Roxa left Panaca, mother Keele would always wait for Quincy to return in the summer to do her house cleaning for her. He always had many odd jobs and enjoyed working with his mother, and had helped her from childhood. They would take the hand woven carpet and put new wild hay underneath, and it would smell so fresh and fragrant for quite some time.

When asked by one of her boys why she worried so much about her family, she answered: "that's a question that I cannot answer, I will only say that when you become a parent and your children get the age you are now, then you will know". Growing old in age but not in spirit, she often was sentimental over incidents that occurred in the life of her children. Although she was not outwardly affectionate, she showed her love to her family by the many endowments of life she instilled in her children.

She was as ready to help a neighbor in need as to care for her own. Her beds were always perfectly made with the big feather mattresses which to us would be so hard to make look nice, and no one ever sat on her beds. She was a good nurse, a good seamstress, made many quilts and dyed and sewed rugs, and carpets; crocheted lace and knitted, mostly socks and mittens. Everything she did was done right. After the sheep would go through town and leave a bunch of wool on the barbed wire fences, she would have children gather it, then she would wash it and card it, and put it in quilts and comforters.

Her son, Marion, helped with the washing many times, which usually took 2 days. He would rub so hard that he rubbed the skin off his fingers. Mother Keele would not take care of her grand-children. She said she had raised her large family and she was just too tired to baby sit any more. Eliza and David celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on March 29,1927 at the family home in Panaca, with all the family in attendance. The 3 tiered cake was made by Iretta (Rita) and Vern Fitzgerald, a daughter and son-in-law of the Keels.

Although some of her children had passed on during the years, by accidents and illnesses, mother Keele was still the proud figure she had been at the time of her marriage to David. She had added with the years, some slight poundage and her beautiful natural wavy, auburn hair was flecked with silver, changing her hair color to flaxen blond. Upon her death her tresses straightened and lost their wave. Leah’s husband, Melvin Lee, died November 18, 1914 and Leah, and son Lorin, age 4 years, went to live with her mother and dad. On January 30,1915 Leah had a baby girl named Fawn. On June 7, 1924 Leah married Jack Ellison and they, with the 2 children, went to Caliente to live.

In January, 1931, Eliza went to Cedar City and was operated on, came home and was apparently doing very well. Her granddaughter, Fawn Lee, was with her as well as father Keele. The morning of January 8th, she asked for water. As Fawn gave it to her, a blood clot struck her heart and she was gone. She died at 4:30 a.m. In the morning, January 8, 1931. Father Keele then went to live with Leah in Caliente and the old home was sold.

Rita Fitzgerald, the youngest daughter, has the cradle that most of the Keele babies used. It is a beautiful piece of furniture, and was always made up for the grandchildren when visiting there. (Quince says that he spent many an hour rocking it when he thought he should have been out playing. He would rock it so hard it would almost tip over).

Howard Keele, son of Marion, has the old organ which he inherited when Marion died. Jean Keele long has an antique wall pocket brought from England and across the plains in a handcart by Eliza Keele's mother. It must have been a very treasured piece to come such a long way.

Stella Edwards in Cedar City, Utah, daughter of Annie Keele, has the old kerosene pull lamp that hung over the big dining table. Quince has some of his grandfather Geary's records, and a copy of his shorthand.

David Keele Autobiography

"My Life Story"
By David Keele

I was born at Farmington, Davis county, Utah, on June 10, 1854. We moved when I was 9 years old to Kay’s Creek, north of Salt Lake City. Moved from there to Salem.

When we lived in Salem the creeks around there had wonderful trout in them and the Indians were in the habit of fishing, and then trading them to the whites for food and clothing. One day a squaw came up to a ranch house and traded some trout for some clothing before the bucks came. When the buck came, he was angry at the trade that the squaw made, and started to abuse the squaw. The man of the ranch, who was chopping wood, did not relish seeing the squaw being treated so badly, so he picked up an iron bar, with the intention of making the Indian quit, but he made a mistake and knocked the Indian down and it resulted in concussion of the brain and the Indian died. The Indians in those days believed that old motto, "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, "so they demanded of the white men to give a white man in exchange. They held a council with the Indians, and while in council my Uncle, Alexander Keele, was guarding the house. An Indian brave rode up and shot my uncle, but afterwards he felt very badly about it and came in and gave himself up to my Father, and offered his life for the life of my uncle, but my Father told him that under no circumstances would he take his life.

Afterward this band of Indians moved over into Manti from Utah County. While in Fairview, one morning a boy friend and I went out to herd the sheep. We were suddenly accosted by an Indian brave, one of the Black Hawk Band, who demanded that we give him our lunch. We refused to do this, so the brave made the threat that he would have our lunch before noon and rode on. He was dressed in loin cloth, and had the upper part of his body painted red and also had moccasins on. About 11:30 a.m., a small group of Indians rode up to us, headed by the brave that we had seen earlier in the day. I guess I had been extra sassy that morning, at least more so than the other boy, as the brave took me and gave me about 15 lashes with a whip, and then got on his horse.

He rode a small distance away and then headed back toward me with his bow and arrow pointed straight at my heart. He did this several times and then rode away they drove the sheep over the ridge. Elias Cox was out hunting horses and he ran on to these sheep. He took the sheep away from them then they surrounded him and demanded the sheep or his life, but in the meantime we boys had gone home and given the alarm. Five or six men then went out and took three Indians as prisoners. They brought them into Fairview and held them overnight. The next morning one of the Indians and his white horse drove up and down main street about three times and then gave the alarm. The Black Hawk Band at that time was about a mile out of town, the alarm the Indian gave resulted in 100 Indians mounting and riding into Fairview. The bishop being the head of the ward, held a council at his house and paid the Indians three beefs and clothing to satisfy them. Brigham Young had told them that it was easier to feed the Indians than to fight them.

There was a man preaching to volunteers, and he wanted them to go to the Muddy Valley now called Overtone, Nevada. Father came home and we all voted to go but my brother Sammy. In April or May, with ox teams we left for the Muddy Valley. I was 10 years old and I walked all the way south as far as St.George. At Harmony, my brother became worn with dropsy and died there. He was also buried there.

After burying Sammy in June, the head of the mission gave us the privilege of coming to the Muddy Valley, but the Muddy Valley broke up about September, 1865. When my brother Sammy was so feverish, he craved snow and we could see some on a mountain about 10 miles from camp. My father walked ten miles to get snow for Sammy.

We, as children, had always been taught that we were Latter-Day Saints, and that those not believing in Mormonism were Gentiles, and the Gentiles thought the Mormons had horns. When we camped in the cold spring field about three miles from Panaca, Nevada, my father walked from our camp into Panaca and when he returned he told us how many Latter-Day Saints there were and how many Gentiles also, and we were never satisfied until we were privileged to see one, because we had pictured them as everything but what they were.

When we arrived at Panaca the next day, we found them forted up from the Indians. These citizens we found in the old fort consisted of about half mormons and half gentiles, among them were the best people I expect to know frontier people, fine people, consisting of the Lees, Atchisons and Slades.

From then on, we proceeded to promote our agriculture pursuits, such as taking up the land. First thing that was done was to survey and lay off said lots and build homes in the said lots. At that time the Indians were poorly pacified and would kill and eat everything they would get in the shape of horses and cattle.

For about three years, I herded sheep as a boy for Grandmother Lee. After herding sheep, my activities were bringing coal for the mines in Pioche and to sharpen the picks to open up the mines, that is, when they were first located. At that time, we had no roads in Pioche, and I put the coal on the horse's back and followed on another horse on the trail. I chopped cord wood and hauled it into Bullionville and proceeded at that for about six years.

Father and I came down here with one yoke of cattle and Father took a liking to the valley and location, put up 17 rods of fence, stacked about 6 or 8 tons of hay. A man by the name of Simpson came and took the ranch and burned the hay. Then we started in first by stacking and freighting it up to Bullionville and Pioche, all done with ox team. It was during this time we were stacking hay down here and arrived at the Dow Barton ranch on our way home and stacked hay there about two days and decided to go to Panaca to load up some baled hay to ship to Panaca camp at the ranch called the Keele.

There was a jumper on it. We stayed down on the land commenced by different ownership and paid out $1800.00 to the original owners --cleared and bluffed the jumpers and came into possession of the ranch. I was in possession of the ranch 45 years--that was during all of the time I was raising my family at Panaca. This ranch is about nine miles from Panaca.

I met a young woman by the name of Eliza Jane Geary and got married in the spring of 1879, or on March 29,1879. Eliza Jane Geary was left an orphan about 12 years old, fought her own way until she was about 16 years old and commenced working at the Silver Reefe Mine. Later on, when she was 19, she came to Panaca. I met her at Jim Wadsworth's home one morning and was introduced to her by Liza Llangford, at that time she was working there. From that introduction, I commenced taking her to dances. I finally decided one night I would have to quit keeping company with her or we would have to agree to go through life together. I made her the proposition and got up and was going to leave and not come back unless she agreed to it. She told me to keep coming. I kept company with her for about three months and we were married.

I first fell in love with a girl by the name of Lizzie Davis but her parents took her away so that we would not fall in love. They took her to Utah and later she married Jack Hatch and she is the mother of 11 children. We were promised but her parents wanted her to marry a Henrie. There were about 4 boys but she got a cousin of the Henries.

When I was 12 years old I was ordained as a Deacon, ordained to office of Elder in the temple when 24 years of age when I went down to get married. I was President of the Mutual, Assistant to the Superintendent of Sunday School, Second Councilor to the Bishop for 6 years and general all around public servant.

I worked in the public works so much that is the name I received. At the time I was put in as Councilor to the Bishop, I was ordained to the High Priest at that time under the hand of David H. Cannon. For at least 50 years, every time they wanted something such as getting funds I had to canvas the town. As a ward teacher I would serve 14 days a month.

I bought a home in Panaca for $200.00 and paid for it, and then a man took advantage of me, got in with the original owner in Salt Lake City, bought it and took it away from me. I had to leave it. We moved to Dutch flat and proceeded to garden, raised some of the finest crops that I have ever seen or expect to grow from the ground--prosperous that summer. When all debts were settled in the fall, I had 6 ten dollar gold pieces in my pockets, an abundance of potatoes and garden truck for a year's supply.

I moved back to Panaca to work for a man by the name of Jim Wadsworth. Bought a dais lot of him and built a house on it. It was about 11 ft. Square. The night we moved into it we were the happiest couple on the earth. After being run off, we had been living with in-laws, but to own your own home is the best. Nothing like having something of your own. We added on to this house until it was one of the best homes in town. I laid something like $225 away and was going away and was going to get me a harp for $91.50 in Battle Creek, Michigan when my wife asked me where I was gong to put the harp, so I immediately went and bought lumber and built two fine rooms so there was no money left to buy the harp, so we proceeded to raise children to fill that home up. Had a fine home there and everybody enjoyed it. The next two proceeding years I worked the garden for Jim Wadsworth. We sold garden truck, that is potatoes as high as 25 cents a pound.

Right at this particular time I was called to go and settle Moncopi with other young men. The first effort to sell out my belongings, a man showed his disposition and beat us out of it. My father said he would not let me go alone. A good friend told me that I would not have to go for awhile. You have 5 years to settle up your business before you need to go. It was Mark Burgess who knew the activities of the church. I simply refused to go so I did not have to go to the new settlement.

I served 6 years in the bishopric with Bishop F.C. Lee. I was a director and president of the Panaca water and irrigation company for 25 years. I spent 6 months at St. Johns, Tooele County, and while there I met a man by the name of Bill Reese. It was at his place I saw the harp, and got the idea of wanting a harp. When I left there he made me the offer if I would go to work for him he would let me have the harp and teach me to play it. I fell in love with the harp proposition. That is why I saved my money, but when I got home my wife changed my mind. I wanted it for my children.

I played the accompaniment on the organ for the violin for 14 years. I was a great lover of dances, but after I took up playing I had to give up dancing I got as high as $4.50 for playing all night.

About the year 1879, or maybe a year before, in the winter I was logging. That winter the snow got three feet on the level. We were to have a very enjoyable time in Panaca. Had two wedding dances. The young ladies and men were each giving a fine dance. The young ladies had sent for me to help them out with their music. I had set a day to go. In the morning I was to start out for Panaca with two yoke of oxen. It started to snow. The snow kept piling up, but I was determined to go home. I proceeded about three miles and ran to a snow bank anywhere from 10 to 15 feet deep. The cattle could not get through. Got the yoke slid over the top of the snow. I had an ox I was just breaking and I got him excited. I finally managed to get them loose from this snow. I proceeded 4 or 5 miles and left them in the shallow snow. I went on down to Dutch flat and found a man by the name of Adolph Launders. He gave me a bed and gave me food that night and the next day I went up and drove my cattle where they would not perish. That was the day I met the man and he filled my pockets with chopped corn and was glad to get it, stayed in Dutch Flat.

In my younger days, we used to have candy pulls. We went one night to Macintoshes. It was our habit to make the candy and play games while the candy was cooling. Someone stole our candy and carried it off, put it in good shape and gave it to our sweethearts while we were looking on. It was the habit to put it around the girl's necks and it would take them a long time to get it off. Sometimes it would get into their hair and they would have a terrible time.

I got tired of hauling hay to Panaca and sold the ranch out. Sold it to Jim Ryan for $3500.00 and bought other property up around Panaca, the old John N. Lee farm and the Turnbaugh home. My farm experience that time lasted about 13 years. After my wife got through raising her family, she decided to buy the Turnbaugh home and make a hotelry out of it. She ran this for about 7 years, that is up to when she went to Cedar City for an operation, which was the beginning of the end. She passed away January 8, 1930, at 4:30 a.m. Soon after her death, or about a year after, I went up to conference at Salt Lake City, Utah, and went to the hospital and had an operation. Fell in love with all of the nurses and was in love with two of the doctors. Loved everybody. Was there about two months.

Since that time I have been prospecting around these hills. Was 82 last birthday and I am still going.

(David Keele died November 28,1928. Prior to his death, he lived with his daughter, Leah Ellison, in Caliente, Nevada.) These thoughts were given to Effie Keele by Henry Lee on March 4, 1964. As he remembers the Samuel Keeles. Mr. Lee is 86 and says he cannot remember too well.