Sharon and Blair: As of 2008, Six Kids, Twenty-two Grandkids, Two GreatGrands...Still Smiling!!

This picture was taken in 2008 at the Malad Summit.
All members of Generations 1, 2 and 3 had been born by this time, including two from Generation 4.

Generation 1:  

Sharon Bloxham and Blair Thorpe

Generation 2:  

Dot (Brent Evanson), Ed (Paula Munns), Tam (Mark Price), Ter (Robert Harris), Rox (Shaun Albretsen) and Gia (Steve Haycock)

Generation 3:  

Dot & Brent--Brett, Bran, Boe (Shauna Tuft), Brad

Ed & Paula--Blair, Cort, Ky, Tay

Tam & Mark--Bree (Cam Andrew), Lindsey (Derick Lucas)

Ter & Robert--Blake, Haddie, Brax, Hayden, Hannah

Rox & Shaun--Quade, Chase, Keat

Gia & Steve--Bryn, Daeg, Hallee, Izzy

Generation 4:  

Dot(2)--Boe(3)--Kenzie(4)

Tam(2)--Lindsey(3)--Eric(4)

Bloxham, Thomas and Dorothy Hadley (Sharon Bloxham Thorpe's Parents)

Thomas Bloxham (1906-1995) and Dorothy Hadley (1911-1999)

Tom and Dot

 This picture was taken in the early 1980s at one of their grandkid's wedding.  

They were married in Pocatello, Idaho on April 24, 1931.

Thomas Isaac Bloxham 1906

 Dorothy Hadley, high school yearbook picture, 1929

 Dorothy went through a nursing program that was offered at the Downey Hospital.  

She worked there for many years.  

Cousin Kent Hadley said, 

"Aunt Dot was the toughest nurse at the doctor's office.  Her shots were not gentle."

Tom Bloxham, 2nd from left.  

Tom loved horses.
He ran a chariot team with his Brother-in-law, Ned Spackman, for many years.

Tom and Star (according to the back of the picture.)

Thorpe, Edgar and Blodwin Evans (Blair Thorpe's Parents)

Edgar Thorpe (1892-1981) & Rachel Blodwin Evans (1896-1978)

Edgar Thorpe was born on August 19, 1892 at Pleasantview, Oneida, Idaho
 to Joseph and Mary Mason Thorpe.

Rachel Blodwin Evans was born on March 11, 1896 at Malad, Oneida, Idaho
to Benjamin and Mary Jane Jones Evans.

They were married on March 23, 1921 in the Salt Lake Temple.

There children are:
Thurman Edgar Thorpe, April 4, 1922--June 5, 2004
Mary Lou Thorpe, May 24, 1923--March 24, 1932
Blair Thorpe, May 6, 1927--November 3, 2010
Neva Rae Thorpe, November 21, 1929--
Ralph Thorpe, May 21, 1935--July 3, 1940

Engagement Picture, March 1921

World War I United States Army, Edgar Thorpe 2269199, Private Battery C 346 Field Artillery, Honorable Discharge Nov. 28, 1919.  Picture taken in 1918.

Blodwin's Malad High School Graduation 1916.
She is top row, second from left.

Blodwin, dark dress, with friends.

The Family

Mary Lou passed away at age 8 of a heart condition.
According to Grandma Blodwin, Mary Lou was pretty much perfect.
Aunt Neva agrees that Grandma thought Mary Lou was perfect and
she reminded Neva of that often!

Ralph died at age 5.
Blodwin had these two pictures (Ralph's and Mary Lou's) on her dresser.
She talked about them both often.
Ralph had a stubborn streak.  He was between 2 and 3 and had never spoken.
It seems Grandpa Ed had heard Ralph talking to himself a few times,
but the family couldn't get him to say a word.  One evening at the table,
Ralph made his usual "grunting" sound indicating he wanted the butter.
Grandpa told everyone not to give him the butter unless he asked for it properly.
He looked around, saw he wasn't going to get his butter, so, according to
Blair, he ducked his head and said, "Please, pass the butter."  Those were
the first words the rest of the family had ever heard from his mouth.

According to Aunt Neva, Ralph was very sweet.  She and Ralph were buddies.  They slept together and did everything together.  She was 10 when Ralph passed away.

This is a painting of Grandma's House at 366 W. 400 N., Malad, Idaho.
The house was built of the old porous orange bricks used early in the century.
When Thurman returned from the war, he determined he, Neva and Blair would paint the house.
They chose multiple shades of pink and burgundy and painted the mortar white.  It took forever.
According to Blair and Neva, they painted the house while Thurman was hanging with his buddies, but Thurman doesn't agree with that story.  Neva says Thurm was no where around.  At any rate, the
bricks soaked in the paint.  It took gallons, but the home has never had to be repainted.

Ed, Blair, Thurm, Neva, Blodwin

Neva, on the right, with a friend

Ralph, Blair, Thurman

Neva

Edgar, Thurman, Blair

Thurman, Blair
Neva, Blodwin, Edgar

Edgar, Blodwin, Lucy Thorpe, Joseph Thorpe, ?
I never did see Grandma Blodwin in a swim suit.

A much loved hobby!

Richard Bloxham (1880-1965) and Elsie Henderson (1884-1965)

Richard Thomas Bloxham was born at Kaysville, Davis County, Utah

 on August 30, 1880 to Isaac Bloxham and Ann Barnes.

Elsie Henderson was born at Clifton, Onedia County, Idaho 

on December 22, 1884 to Henry Hyrum Henderson and Olive Ann Lake.

They were married on April 5, 1905 in Pocatello, Idaho

 and later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on October 9, 1907.

They had twelve children:

Thomas Isaac Bloxham, February 26, 1906--May 29, 1995

Idona Ann Bloxham, October 26, 1907--February 27, 2003

Vera Mae Bloxham, March 30, 1909--June 24, 1996

Olive Myrtle Bloxham, July 22, 1911--July 22, 1911

Dora Elsie Bloxham, December 6, 1912--December 14, 2008

Jennie Rachel Bloxham, May 18, 1915--January 15, 2004

Don DeVere Bloxham, August 20, 1917--September 29, 2006

Ray Henderson Bloxham, October 31, 1919--May 30, 1942

Verdis Ilean Bloxham, November 28, 1921--November 2, 2010

Richard Gail (Ben) Bloxham, October 6, 1924--June 14, 2001

Merle H. Bloxham, January 15, 1926--

Von G. (Swede) Bloxham, January 11, 1927--

Wedding Picture, April 5, 1905

50th Wedding Anniversary

Richard Thomas Bloxham and Elsie Henderson Bloxham

Family...

Top Row:  Ray, Don, Tom, Richard
Bottom Row:  Swede, Merle, Ben

Sons-in-Law:  

Daughters and Daughters-In-Law
Elsie seated far right

Benjamin and Mary Jane Jones Evans

Benjamin Evans and Mary Jane Jones were married on October 10, 1872,

 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Both of their parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 in Wales and migrated to Zion.

Mary Jane was born to Richard "T" Jones and Mary Evans

 in the Salt Lake Valley on January 17, 1853.

Benjamin was born on the 15th of March 1844 at Ystelyfara, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, to Thomas Lewis Evans and Jane "E" Davis.

Ben and Mary Jane and their seven living children.
About 1896

Benjamin and Mary Jane with Hannah and Blodwin.
About 1911.

Their children included:  Mary Jane (1873-1911), Sarah (1875-1878), Benjamin (1877-1878), Hannah (1879-1964), Adina (1883-1888), Thomas (1885-1969 ), Richard (1887-1965), Abinidi (1890-1926), Heber (1892-1972 ), Rachel Blodwin (1896-1978).

Hannah had her picture taken as a profile (left pic), because she had lost an eye as a young child and had not yet been fitted for an artificial eye.

 Mary Jane with her sister, Ellen Hoskins.

 Mary Jane is seated on the second row, third from the left.  Her daughter, Hannah, is third row, center, fur-trimmed coat.  Millie, Heber's wife, is on Hannah's right.

Blair in his Early Years

Blair was born to Edgar and Blodwin Thorpe, at Malad, Idaho, on May 6, 1927.  The family lived on the farm in Ireland Canyon during the summers and moved into Malad and lived with Blodwin's parents during the school year so the children could attend school.

 Blair is in the center holding the buckets.  His Aunt Hannah is beside him.

Malad Elementary 3rd Grade, about 1935.  Blair is 2nd row, second from left, the kid in the overalls...oh wait, they're pretty much all in overalls!  How about the kid with curly hair.

Sharon in her Early Years

Sharon was born on June 23, 1933 to Thomas and Dorothy Hadley Bloxham at Downey, Idaho.  Her given name was Sharron Alma Bloxham.  She never warmed up to Alma and evidently Sharron, with two r's, didn't work for her either.  She always went by Sharon.  She was the second of four children, and was an "inside" girl from the beginning.  Gordon (Pete), Val (Buster) and Beth all loved to be outside with the animals and in the fields, but Sharon much preferred inside chores.  She enjoyed the cooking, cleaning and helping to tend all the younger cousins who would come to stay.

Sharon and Gordon (Pete) about 1936

Early high school

 Home Coming Queen 1950, Downey High School

Wedding Day
 August 27, 1952
Downey, Idaho