president Grant had known each other from young manhood when they played ball on opposing teams.

“I feel like I could live to be a hundred years old,” he often said and worked all day on June 4, 1938 when after dark, while crossing a road in front of his home in Farmington and with a pair of doubletrees on his shoulders, two young boys at top speed on bicycles ran into him and knocked him onto the back of his head, rendering him unconscious. He lingered for four weeks and passed away at the Dee Hospital in Ogden July 2, 1938. Two of his missionary companions of his last mission and his son-in-law, Dr. E. E. Ericksen were the main speakers. The Dr. compared his life with that of Job in the Bible story; in many respects very similar. He had requested that his body be placed within a cement structure with the rough box and casket well protected. His wishes were carried out and a good flat stone marker has been placed at his grave like that of Mother and of Aunt Mary.

Photo with Pres. and Sis. Grant taken on Feb. 13, 1936 in California in the mission field.

Some of the Highlights in Father’s Life

About 1875, Father went on a mission to the Southern States in company with his Uncle Edward Stevenson who traveled extensively as a member of the First Council of Seventy of the Church. They visited David, one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon. He heard David Whitmer bear his testimony to the truthfulness of his and Oliver Cowdrey’s and Martin Harris’ testimonies as published in that book. Father was released on account of sickness—malaria fever, etc.

His cousin Will Stevenson was his room-mate and chum as a student at the University of Deseret about 1876. They had some fine text books together. 

He did some R.R. (railroad) contract work in Juab or Sevier county and used the money buying calves as a start in cattle.

At Oakley, Idaho he was a counselor in the Bishopric to John L. Smith. In Auburn, Wyoming he was Supt. of Sunday School for 14 years and a counselor (First C.) to Bishop Heman Hyde for about ten years; 1894-1904 and then on the Stake High Council until

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