Marion was born November 20, 1876 in Rockville. Utah; married Caroline Christensen November 23, 1900. Caroline was the daughter of Christopher and Lora Ann Gifford Christensen, born December 27, 1881. One child was born to them: Cora, born May 30, 1902; died June 21, 1902. Caroline died December 2, 1902.
May 2, 1905, Marion married a second time to Mary Crawford, daughter of William Robinson and Cornelia Gifford Crawford. Mary was born April 19, 1887 in Springdale, Utah.
The children born to them are as follows: Lulu, born May 24. 1906^ in Springdale, Utah; married Thomas C. Thorley June 25, 1928. Lulu's children are: Peggie, born September 30, 1931; Yolon, born June 12, 1933, and Jerry, born July 10, 1936. Lulu and Thomas live in Cedar City. Edwin Harvey, born October 11, 1907; married Nell Sylvester January 30, 1930; their children are: Vern, born January 31, 1931; LaNela, born October 15, 1934, and Maida, date of birth not known. Venona, born June 24, 1909; married Zealot Millet June 21, 1927; seven children have been born to this couple: Dorothy, born March 12, 1928; De Vola, born September 6, 1929: Keith born June 7, 1931; Veryl, born July 29, 1933; Allen J., born December 4. 1935; Carol, born October 4, 1938; and Richard (date of birth unknown). The Millets live in Cedar City, Utah. Willard Fisk, born November 18, 1910; died February 6, 1916. Leah, born August 12, 1913 at Kolob (Mountain); married Rufus A. Pearce September 18, 1931; they have two children: Marily, born July 20, 1935 and Diana, born September 6, 1936. Leah and Rufus live in Los Angeles. Lawrence Fisk, born October 24, 1915 in Hurricane, Utah; married Margaret Heward August 21, 1939; at present they have one child. Hazel, born October 12, 1940. Deward Fisk, born April 10, 1917, in Hurricane; died October 27, 1941. Elton Fisk, born January 28, 1919; married Verlyn Wood September 13, 1941; they have one child: John Marion, born June 13, 1942. Maida, born July 22, 1920, in Hurricane; died February 14, 1924. Orvil Fisk, born January 25, 1922. Vaun, born September 26, 1923, in Hurricane; married Clyde Klingansmith October 17, 1941 ; one child, Sandra, born October 6, 1943. Alta, born April 3, 1927 in Hurricane. Rae, born July 24, 1928 in Hurricane. Boyd, born February 17, 1930 in Hurricane. Dell, born September 20, 1933.
Marion is the only living child of Allen Joseph Stout, a man whose sixty-seven years has been well spent in service to humanity. A farmer and cattleman by occupation he is now the grandfather of eighteen children.