Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 3

[Page 3 is filled with photos. The first photo on Page 3 is a small close-up of “FATHER: George Franklin Ellsworth, Sr.” The next is “MOTHER: Sarah Mariah Follett.” The final photo is “My Sister Hilda May and Myself”. It must have been taken in about 1890.]

[Again, I would rather scan the originals than scan these images made in 1982. If any in the family can scan the originals, we will put them here.]

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 2, paragraph 6

When I was seven years of age, I started school in the private school taught by Sister Celia A. Smith in her home. The next two years I attended the church school taught by Joseph Broadbent and Julius B. Nelson.

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 2, paragraph 5

On February 2, 1893 I was baptized by Bishop William Passey in the Mesa Canal just east of Mesa Country Club Drive. Bishop Passey’s daughter Aseneth, was baptized the same day by her father. It was then discovered that she was only seven years of age. I was confirmed by either Charles L. Allen or Charles I. Robson, I am not sure which.

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 2, paragraph 4

My parents led us in our church activities in Primary, Sunday School, Religion Class and MIA and Sacrament Meetings as well as Priesthood Meetings. They said “Come on, let’s go” instead of saying “Go on”, so we learned to love our work in the Church very early in life.

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 2, paragraph 3

It was a happy childhood that we children spent in our new home for it was filled with love and peace between our parents and us. Many are the happy memories which have lingered with me hallowed by some sorrows. For it was there that my brothers’ [sic] Earl and Clarence were born. Earl was born on the 6th of April 1890 and died on the 28th of March 1892 being the first child buried in the new Mesa Cemetery. Clarence was born on the 1st of June 1893 and died on the 26th of May 1895 as a result of mumps being buried next to his brother Earl in Mesa Cemetery. Both of them were beautiful boys and as President Collin R. Hakes told mother, “They were too pure and beautiful to remain here, and were called home for a greater work over there.”

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, page 2, paragraph 2

During the winters of 1889 and 1890, my father was called as a missionary school teacher to teach the first Indian School, (so far as I can find out) in Arizona. I went with him sometimes and became acquainted with the Indians and the friendships made there have gone with me through life. It was a beautiful thing to see the love which existed between those Indians and my father.

Aunt Ruth's Book, Frank's Autobiography, Page 2, Paragraph 1

In 1889 father and his brother-in-law, Hans Hansen, built the first brick home in Mesa on the northeast corner of Block 4, facing MacDonald Street. We moved into the house Christmas Eve, 1889. It was a gloomy day for Christmas as we had no money to make Christmas merry. David Cluff was visiting us at the time and he put me through a lot of “Monkeyshines” which drove the gloom away. He then gave Sister and I [sic] a dime apiece with a hole in it so we strung them around our necks. He was a wonderful man and we loved him very much.