Click below to learn birth marriage and death dates of Francis and Annie's Children. Click above on the individual tabs to learn further information about each child.

GLENNA

BORN October 14, 1918

Glenna

MARRIED August 14, 1939

Vern

TO VERNAL JOSEPHSON
(May 15, 1913 - March 11, 1997)

DIED May 4, 2005

GORDON

BORN February 1, 1921
DIED March 1, 1921

Gordon's Death Certificate

KENT

BORN July 4, 1923

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MARRIED May 1943

ALICE MAE WHITE

Alice

(December 5, 1922-October 19, 1985)

Also Married EVELYN after Alice Died

DIED January 1, 2005

DON

BORN April 2, 1927

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MARRIED 1945 (Div)

Billie Leigh
(1926-September 20, 2001)
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Also Married Barbara Zablocka
February 6, 1964

DIED
December 7, 1971

CAROLYN

BORN October 30, 1930

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DIED December 31, 1931

LAUREL

BORN August 11, 1933

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MARRIED
December 27, 1951

Elrod Cox Leany
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(1/9/1926 - 4/22/1984)

DIED February 5, 1983

PAUL

BORN July 18, 1935

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MARRIED

December 27, 1957

Gertrude Ruebeck
*** Living*

DIED
April 9, 2007

Who's Afraid to Ride Down The Bank of This Wash

03/16/08 10:40

This was written by Annie about 1967.

Who’s afraid to ride down to the bottom of this wash? This was a challenge offered to the occupants of the bobsleigh by the driver, Mark Chamberlain.

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Buying The Top Floor of the Old Cedar City Hospital

03/11/08 10:36

Being the possessor of many unique medical problems, some of which even doctors are very unfamiliar, and knowing about the Esplin cholesterol problem, medical stories of our family always interest me. Here Annie describes her medical ordeal which took place the summer after Gordon was born. In this story, she discusses riding on the sheep range with Frant. Read More...

A Poem By Annie

03/09/08 10:35

This poem is in the front of the 1968 book “Reminiscences of Frant and Annie Esplin”. Although no author is listed, I am fairly certain this was written by Annie on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary Celebration.
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