Caleb
Davis
Bleazard
was the
son
of
John
Hopwood
Bleazard
and
Lydia
Davis.
Caleb was born
on Wednesday 1 March 1865
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Caleb married
Elizabeth
Diana
Merritt
on Thursday 30 March 1893
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
He
had the following children from
his
marriage to
Elizabeth Diana
Merritt:
Details of Caleb's occupation are not known.
Caleb died
when
he
was
75
years old,
on Saturday 14 December 1940
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
Caleb Davis Bleazard was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 1, 1865, son of John and Lydia Davis Bleazard, who were 1847 Utah pioneers. He was married in Salt Lake City, UT to Diana Merritt on March 20, 1892. To this union were born six children.
At the early age of twelve, Caleb was left on orphan, being forced to make his own way in the world. He learned self reliance and to be prudent and economical. Picking up odd jobs, sleeping on the streets at night, receiving unkind treatment from disinterested relatives and going hungry when there was no work to be found, were all unpleasant experiences that might have turned the heart of a young boy to bitterness, and beckoned him on toward the path of crime and sin, but because of his valiant spirit and noble character he pursued and conquered reaching maturity with honor, having kept himself clean in body and mind and being prepared financially to support a wife and family.
His early married life was spent in Peoa, Utah, where he owned a small farm. Later, having heard about the undeveloped opportunities in the great open spaces of Star Valley, Wyoming, USA, he came with his wife and baby daughter to Thayne, WY, taking up a homestead there for a number of years. He specialized in cattle raising and farming on a large scale. His farm in Thayne was one of the best managed and scientifically worked places in Star Valley.
In 1908 he purchased the store at Bedford, WY and received the appointment of postmaster, serving in that capacity for a period of twenty years.
In 1922, because of failing health, he retired from active life, purchased a home in Afton, WY and "carried on" as long as his infirm body would permit. The last five years of his life were spent sitting in his chair, his mind still keen and active, and his spirit longing to do something more to make his home and surroundings attractive and beautiful.
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