Joseph Ellison Beck

Beck, Joseph Ellison, a veteran Elder of the Spanish Fork Ward, Utah co., Utah, was born May 31, 1810, in the State of Pennsylvania, the son of James Beck and Mary Beck. He was raised as a Pennsylvanian farmer and joined the Church in 1847. In Pennsylvania he married Hannah Forsyth (daughter of John Forsyth and Margaret Hodson) who bore her husband seven children. Emigrating to Utah in 1850 Bro. Beck located temporarily in Salt Lake City and resided there till 1852, when he moved to Spanish Fork, Utah co., where he resided until the time of his death. In 1858 at the time of the "move" he furnished two teams for moving purposes, and he and his son, John F., went to Salt Lake City and helped to move the saints into Utah Valley. Joseph was ordained to the different offices in the Priesthood and held the office of a High Priest at the time of his demise. His first wife having died, he married Margaret Robins (daughter of Isaac Robins and Margaret Robins) who became the mother of eight children. Elder Beck took part in the so-called Walker Indian war in 1853 and also in the Tintic war a few years later. During the Black Hawk war he did considerable military service as a guard. Bro. Beck was always energetic in performing his duties as a member of the Church and as a citizen of the community in which he resided. His main avocation in life was that of a farmer. He died Oct. 12, 1903, at Spanish Fork, Utah.

Job Pitcher Hall

Job Pitcher Hall, born 16 Aug 1820, Belmont, Waldo, Maine --- died 1 Jun 1888, Escalante, Garfield, Utah. He is the Father of Mary Eleanor Hall.  She was married to Alfred Hale Riding.

Only one page was found from his journal. It was dated Feb 18, 1848 Winter Quarters. Probably kept through the years because he listed some genealogy on it and more genealogy was added later. The journey he refers to was not leaving for Utah, but back to Illinoise to help the embattled Saints and marry Mary Elizabeth Jones in the Nauvoo Temple. For according to Nauvoo Temple Records
they were married Feb 26 1848.

Christopher Lister Riding History

Christopher Lister Riding

Son of Thomas Riding and Eleanor Lister

Married Mary Ann Hale, 5 Jan 1840, Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Children - Joseph E. Riding, Edwin Taylor Hale Riding, Thirza Hale Riding, Ellen Lister Hale Riding, Willard Riding, Thomas Edward Hale Riding, Alfred Hale Riding, Lister Hale Riding, Henry Hale Riding, Mary Eleanor Riding.


Married Eliza Adelaide Dolbell, 27 Feb 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
Children - Moroni Alma Riding, Julia Adelaide Riding, Josephus Riding, George Kerry Riding, Heber Christopher Riding, Thrisia Riding, Abigail Riding, John Henry Riding, Franklin Dolbel Riding, Phillip Dolbell Riding, Clara Jane Riding, Ruth Riding, Christiana Dolbell Riding, Elizabeth Ann Riding.


History - The Riding's were of the sturdy middle class, Christopher's father being a baker by trade and owning his own shop. At an early age Christopher was apprenticed to a tinsmith to learn the trade. He was very apt at this work and was made a master mechanic before he was twenty-one years of age.

He married Mary Ann Hale, a girl born and raised in his own home town. The young couple heard the Gospel and were baptized February 14, 1840.

By 1847 the family had collected enough to come to the United States. They came as far as St. Louis, Missouri, where their lack of finance compelled them to stop. During this time Christopher worked at his trade. By the end of five years he had collected money enough to purchase a wagon, a yoke of oxen, two cows, and supplies enough to last his family in the journey across the plains. When they arrived in Salt Lake City they were housed first in the little one-roomed log house which is was once in preservation on the Temple grounds. In this house, their fifth child, Taylor, was born. Soon Brother Riding bought a lot on the block where the Walker Bank stood. He erected a two-roomed adobe house. He found work plentiful in Salt Lake.


Christopher met and married his second wife, Miss Eliza Adelaide Dolbell, a French girl who had come to Utah with her mother. At the time of the move, Brother Riding took his families to Provo. Here he was called to the Dixie Mission, settling in Santa Clara in 1860. He lived there two years when all that he had was washed away by the "Big Flood." However, he had received a call to come to St. George, previous to this. He built a dug-out 12x15, thatched with a willow roof. This with one tent and a willow shed sheltered his two families. He was soon able to build a one-roomed adobe house and later a shop.  There was not enough business in St. George to provide him work, so he secured a little four-wheeled cart and an ox. He loaded his cart with tinware and tools and visited all the northern settlements as far north as Beaver, selling his wares and accepting flour, butter, potatoes, cheese, etc. Later he secured a horse for his cart, and continued his trips until he became a well-known figure throughout the southern part of the state.  He made his wares from waste cans, as it was difficult and expensive to ship in sheet tin. People saved empty cans and old metal ware of all kinds for him. His store of wares consisted of buckets, milk pans, tin cups and plates, bread cans, lamps, canteens, coffee pots, washboards, etc.  He was a master workman in every sense of the word. Some of his buckets and pans are still in use. The ball on the Temple and the one on the Tabernacle are his work, as is the metal work on all the public buildings of town erected before his death. He died after a brief illness of only six days.


Children:
Henry Hale Riding (1845 - 1900)*
Alfred Hale Riding (1848 - 1921)*
Edwin Taylor Hale Riding (1853 - 1911)*
Thomas Edward Hale Riding (1856 - 1898)*
Christiana Dolbell Riding Allphin (1857 - 1925)*
Heber Christopher Riding (1859 - 1928)*
Clara Jane Riding Higgins (1860 - 1943)*
Philip Dolbell Riding (1862 - 1863)*
Elizabeth Ann Riding Liston (1863 - 1945)*
Julia Adelaide Riding (1867 - 1869)*
Thrisia Riding (1869 - 1869)*
John Henry Riding (1870 - 1948)*
Franklin Dolbel Riding (1874 - 1952)*
Josephus Riding (1876 - 1945)*
Ruth Riding Bagshaw (1877 - 1930)*
Moroni Alma Riding (1879 - 1880)*


Spouses:
Mary Ann Hale Riding (1816 - 1875)
Eliza Adelaide Dolbell Riding (1834 - 1908)

Macey is Baptized

Macey was baptized by her Father Jared on December 5, 2009.  She was so excited.  On Fast Sunday she got up and bore her sweet testimony.  She wore a beautiful white dress and shoes.  She looked like an angel.  We love her so much.  Thank you Macey for your wonderful example.

Grandchildren Get Together

All the Grandchildren got together for Colson's baby Blessing on the weekend of February 28, 2010.  His Father, Jared blessed him.  He had lots of priesthood stand in the circle.  His Grandpa's, Uncle Kevin, Uncle Cory, Uncle Adam, Great Uncle Jim and Great Uncle John. 

Colson 

Best of all the Grandchildren had such fun together. They went swimming and snow mobiling all in one day. Oliver, one of our grandson's called the snowmobile a snow motorcycle. They even got to watch videos at the condo. It was a wonderful weekend.

Macey and Avery trying out their new goggles.

Clancy Loved the swimming Pool.

Two Little Mermaids - Avery and Kate

They all loved the Snow Motorcycle

Oliver Loved his New goggles

It doesn't get any better than this.

All the Fish Need to Smile

Colson Jared Mattson Arrival

Michelle, our daughter, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on February 9, 2010. They have named him Colson Jared. He weighed 7 lbs 6 ozs. He is 19 inches long. He is a wonderful addition to their already terrific family. They now have two boys and two girls. Their children's names are Macey, Hattie, Clancy and Colson. We are thrilled for them.