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1863-1933

John was born May 18, 1863 in Harrisburg, Washington County. Utah; married Annie Selina Hall March 5, 1886 in the St. George Temple. Annie was the daughter of John T. and Keziah DeGray Hall, born April 2, 1866 in Rockville, Utah; died October 8, 1931 at St. George; buried in Hurricane.

The ten children from this marriage are as follows: Walter Henry, born January 15, 1887 in Rockville; married Mary Workman September 11, 1911. Stella, born August 27, 1888 in Rockville; married Philo E. Allen September 3, 1910. Philo E. Allen died January 12, 1944. Ivie Anna, born July 13, 1890 in Rockville; married William Wilson December 16, 1913; died November 24, 1940. Elsie, born July 13, 1892 at Mt. Trumbull, Arizona; married Erwin Wood, May 20, 1914. Edna, born September 22, 1894 in Rockville; married Rodney Elmer Gibson October 3, 1917 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had nine children. Lila Cardon, born June 12, 1898 at Stout's Ranch (near Orderville) , Kane County, Utah; died March 20, 1921. Verda, born March 3, 1900 in Orderville; married Samuel O. Wright April 14, 1921 – a temple marriage. Leland, born September 26, 1903 at Stout's RanclT; married Lydia Knight Young June 19, 1929. Lydia is a descendant of both Brigham Young and Lydia Knight. Emerald Erwin, born July 15. 1905, at Stout's Ranch; married Roma Wallace April 18, 1930. Chester LeVon, born January 5, 1908 in Orderville, Utah: married Pearl Brown May 25, 1932.

John was a worthy product of Mormonism and a leader in his community. He and his brother Alfred were famous bear hunters. (Their great battle with a bear on the mountain is related elsewhere in this history.) He (John) was a successful farmer and manufacturer of molasses. His end came September 15, 1933. He was buried in Hurricane.

[Image - THE ROCKVILLE CHOIR – 1887. Front row, left to right: Hosea F. Stout, Chorister; Alice Hall Langston, Organist;
Myra Hall (Leamon), Mary Stout (Hirschi). Second Row: Phoebe Farnes (Langston); Mary Petty (Hirschi); Clarinda
Stout (Flanigan); Sarah Ann Smith (Tuft); Clarinda Langston Stout; Fanny Slaughter Terry; Delia Hall (Dalton); and
Rose Cox (Bunker). Third row: Laura Langston Dalton; Tillie Campbell; Sella Duzette Smith; Fanny Bliss (Terry);
Dencie Terry; Alice Langston Dalton. Back row: Jacob H. Langston; John H. F. Stout, Frank Slaughter, Sarah Farnes
Slaughter, Mary Empey Thomas; Huldah F. Stout.]