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bullet John LESTRANGE IX [BARON STRANGE]

He was married to Jacquetta WYDEVILLE [BARONESS STRANGE] about 1462 in Grafton, Northamptonshire, England.


bullet Roger LESTRANGE [Baron Strange] was born on 15 Aug 1301 in Knockin, Shropshire, England. He died on 29 Jul 1349 in Sedgebrooke, Lincolnshire, England. Parents: John Le STRANGE VI and Isolda Mrs Le STRANGE.

He was married to Joan INGHAM before 25 Mar 1344 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England.

He was married to Maud Mrs Le STRANGE about 1325 in Knockin, Shropshire, England. Children were: Roger Le STRANGE, Alianore (Eleanore) Le STRANGE [Baroness Grey].


bullet Edward LEVENTHORPE


bulletAlice LEVERICH was born in 1863 in Bremer Co., Iowa. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Elizabeth DIXON.


bullet Asbury LEVERICH was born on 1 Dec 1822 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He died on 6 Apr 1863. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Hannah T. GORWENS on 5 Apr 1853.


bullet Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. was born on 29 Mar 1727 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1824 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He was a Cooper and Farmer in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He served in the military in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Revolutionary War Soldier, 3rd W.C. Militia Regiment, Capt. Samuel Haight, C.O. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. and Mary JORDAN.

Children were: James LEVERICH , Nathaniel LEVERICH, William LEVERICH, John LEVERICH, Benjamin LEVERICH III, Martha LEVERICH, Elizabeth LEVERICH, Charity LEVERICH.


bulletBenjamin LEVERICH Sr. was born in 1700 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1733 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).

Children were: Caleb LEVERICH, Benjamin LEVERICH Jr., John LEVERICH.


bulletBenjamin LEVERICH III was born about 1788 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died about 1865. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

He was married to Sarah SANDERS about 1808.


bullet Bryan Preston LEVERICH was born on 2 Feb 1904 in Minot, Stearns Co., North Dakota. He died on 24 Sep 1970 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He was a Lawyer. Parents: Charles Edward LEVERICH and Mary Louise QUAST.

He was married to Verona DEGENHART on 19 Feb 1938 in Coalville, Summit Co., Utah.


bullet Caleb LEVERICH was born in 1638 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. He died in 1717 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: Rev. William LEVERICH.

Children were: John LEVERICH Sr., Mary LEVERICH, Eleanor LEVERICH.


bulletCaleb LEVERICH was born before 1726 in Newton, Queens, Long Island, New York. He died on 6 Jul 1758 in French & Indian War, near Sabbath-Day Point. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. and Mary JORDAN.


bulletCharity LEVERICH died after 1824. She was born in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

She was married to BARTO ante 1824.


bullet Charles LEVERICH was born on 24 Mar 1813 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He died on 29 May 1894 in Bremer Co., Iowa. He was a Farmer in Bremer Co., Iowa. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Jane Eliza ADAIR in 1838 in Muscatine Co., Iowa. Children were: William LEVERICH, James Perry LEVERICH, Martha J. LEVERICH, Samuel LEVERICH, George H. LEVERICH, Lucy LEVERICH, Julia Ann LEVERICH.

He was married to Lucy HEARN in Indiana.

He was married to Elizabeth DIXON in 1856. Children were: Minnie D. LEVERICH, Lucinda LEVERICH, Lafayette LEVERICH, Alice LEVERICH, Frank E. LEVERICH.


bullet Charles Edward LEVERICH Photo was born on 25 Oct 1871 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., Iowa. He was a General Superintendent of the Grand Junction Narrow Gauge Railroad after 1916 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Prior to this, he was a General Superintendent of the Great Northern Railroad in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. He died on 21 Mar 1944 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon. Nothing is known about Charles' early life. His father, James Perry, was also born in Iowa and served in the Civil War on the Union side. His father was wounded in the war and was held as a prisoner of war in Louisiana. His mother, Robey Preston, was from Wisconsin.

He married Mary Louise Quast in 1896, probably in Melrose, Minnesota. They had 2 children, James Perry, born in 1897, and Bryan Preston, born in 1904.

Charles was a very successful and important railroad man. In 1893, the Great Northern Railroad linked St. Paul to Seattle, Wash., with 1,816 miles of track. Around World War I, he was General Superintendent of the Great Northern, which played an important role in shipping supplies during the war.

There were serious problems in Charles and Mary’s marriage relationship. They divorced around 1916 when James was 18 and Bryan was 11. At the time, divorce was almost unheard of. Mary was said to have taken young Bryan with her down to meet with the railroad officials to plead her case for more financial support from her ex-husband. Perhaps, because of such pressures and harassment, Charles arranged to be transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado where he was put in charge of the narrow gauge railroad which ran between Grand Junction and the mining towns of the Colorado Rockies.

He later remarried a lady named Winky. They were very happy together and settled in the Portland, Oregon, area. Charles died in Portland at the age of 72 in 1944.

Charles is our Great Grandfather
Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Robey A. PRESTON.

He was married to Mary Louise QUAST about 1896. He was divorced from Mary Louise QUAST about 1916 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. Children were: James Perry LEVERICH Sr., Bryan Preston LEVERICH.


bulletConnie LEVERICH. Parents: Kent Monroe LEVERICH and Rae.


bulletEleanor LEVERICH. Parents: Caleb LEVERICH and Martha SWAINE.


bulletEleazer LEVERICH. Parents: Rev. William LEVERICH.


bulletElizabeth LEVERICH died after 1824. She was born in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

She was married to WILLIAMSON after 1824.


bullet Frank E. LEVERICH was born in Feb 1866 in Bremer Co., Iowa. He died post 1900. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Elizabeth DIXON.


bullet George H. LEVERICH was born in Apr 1850 in Linn Co., Iowa. He died after 1900. He was a Blacksmith in Arkansas. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.

He was married to Frances PRESTON on 3 Jul 1875.


bullet Hannah LEVERICH died on 10 Nov 1729. She was born in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).

She was married to James WAY in May 1716.


bullet Ira LEVERICH was born on 23 Dec 1806 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died on 5 Apr 1892. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Jane MORGAN in Sep 1832.


bullet James LEVERICH was born in 1773 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died in 1863 in Butler Co., Iowa. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

He was married to Sarah HATFIELD on 31 Dec 1799 in Yorktown, New York. Children were: Joel LEVERICH, William LEVERICH, Ira LEVERICH, John LEVERICH, Susan LEVERICH, Charles LEVERICH, Julia LEVERICH, James LEVERICH, Asbury LEVERICH.


bullet James LEVERICH was born on 6 Sep 1818 in Gallion, Ohio. He died on 29 Jan 1895. He was a Saloon Keeper. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Hannah BOODY on 19 Feb 1842.


bullet James Bryan LEVERICH was born on 22 Oct 1957 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Donna Lavon HOXSIE.


bullet James Perry LEVERICH Sr. Photo was born on 11 Oct 1897 in Melrose, Stearns Co., Minnesota. He died on 11 Jul 1962 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He resided at 264 Wilson Ave. 1924 to 1962 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He was a Switchman for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.
Jim was the oldest son of a railroad man. His father was General Superintendent of the Great Northern Railroad which linked the northern states.

When Jim was younger, he enjoyed painting and was very talented. Unfortunately, he developed a nervous disorder called chorea, or Saint Vitus’ Dance, and had to give it up.

In 1914, when Jim was 16, his family was then living in Great Falls, Montana. The young people in town would go to Griffith Park in Great Falls to dance and socialize. That’s where he met Hylda, who was the same age as Jim. They dated until age 20, when they ran away to Fort Benton, Montana, to get married in June of 1918. At the time, 20 was too young in Great Falls to get married without parental consent.

Jim’s mother, Mary Louise, objected strongly at first. She felt that Hylda wasn’t accomplished, as she didn’t know how to play the piano. As Hylda pointed out later, neither was Mary Louise able to play. Mary Louise wanted to have the marriage annulled until she found out that Hylda was already pregnant with her first child Marie.

Jim’s parents had divorced in about 1916, a couple of years prior to Jim and Hylda’s marriage. As a result, Jim’s dad had arranged to have himself transferred to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he was made superintendent of the narrow gauge railroad that ran to and from the nearby mining towns.

As things were also tense between Jim’s new bride and his mother, Jim arranged for a job with the narrow gauge railroad through his dad in Grand Junction. The family moved to Grand Junction in 1919, which now included Marie, their newborn daughter. This job didn’t last long, as the work was a desk job, and Jim couldn’t stand being cooped up indoors. After a short time in Grand Junction, he took a job in 1920 with the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Salt Lake City as a switchman, and again moved his family, which now included two children.

They bought their first home in a new housing tract development on 264 Wilson Avenue in Salt Lake City in 1924. The area at the time was mostly farmland being converted to residential. South of 21st South, across a large canal which ran down the street, the land was essentially all farmland.

Jim’s job with the D&RG was that of a switchman. He worked at the Roper Yards, located on about 21st South and 3rd West. As the name implies, his job was to redirect the trains by switching them from track to track. This was all done manually and involved being outdoors most of the time, which is what Jim preferred. Because of the moving cars and trains, the work was somewhat dangerous and Jim always had to remain alert. As the trains ran every day, it was a 7 day a week job. He would usually get off work every day at 4 p.m.

When the Great Depression came, Jim was one of the few people fortunate enough on the block to keep his job. He was involuntarily required to take four days off each month because of the Depression. These days off gave him an opportunity to get to know his family better, which had now grown to 5 children. The family was particularly fond of picnics, which they would take up Lamb’s Canyon.

Jim enjoyed making his own repairs on his Ford Model T and later his Model A. He subscribed to Popular Mechanics all his life and enjoyed tinkering of all sorts. Two of his three sons would also develop a strong interest in working with automobiles.

Jim loved to dance socially, and Hylda would occasionally have to hold him down when his footwork would become too fancy for her to keep up.

As was the custom with many folks during Prohibition, Jim would make his own beer and hard liquor. He was always careful to wait until the beer was just right before imbibing. The equipment for making brandy and whiskey was more involved, and included copper tubing running through a potato, and other mysterious and complicated apparatus. To avoid prying eyes, he would always draw the blinds before proceeding.

Jim also liked to buy his own tobacco and roll his own cigarettes. He had a special machine that he purchased for accomplishing this task. He had smoked from a very early age, which led to poor health in his later years. The air at the time in those early years in Salt Lake was also very bad because of all of the coal fired furnaces and winter temperature inversions. Jim later developed emphysema. All of these factors likely contributed to Jim’s early death in 1962 at the relatively young age of 64.

Jim didn't believe much in genealogy. He thought that if you looked hard enough, sooner or later you would find a horse thief somewhere..

He was a hard working, steady, and caring family man, much loved by his wife and children.

Jim is our Grandfather. Parents: Charles Edward LEVERICH and Mary Louise QUAST.

He was married to Hylda Maria MONROE on 5 Jun 1918 in Fort Benton, Choteau Co., Montana. Children were: Marie Hylda LEVERICH, James Perry LEVERICH, Mildred Louise LEVERICH , Keith Edward LEVERICH, Kent Monroe LEVERICH.


bullet James Perry LEVERICH was born on 16 May 1920 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He died on 4 Jan 1994 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. "GENTLEMAN JIM"

Jim Passed away on January 4, 1994 from complications due primarily to kidney failure but he had many other medical complications during his life. Jim would hold the Guiness World Book title for having an optimistic and positive attitude while going through life's challenges.

Born May 16, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Parents were James P and Hylda MonroeLeverich. Jim had two sisters, Marie (Bailey) and Mildred Eastep (deceased), and two brothers, Keith Leverich and Kent Leverich (deceased).

Jim, with his family, was raised in the Wilson Ave area. He joined the US Navy after Pearl Harbor. He served in the South Pacific until being wounded. Upon his return, he married Donna LaVon Hoxsie. Jim owned and operated independent service stations throughout the Salt Lake valley. He operated under the name of "Gentleman Jim." His best and longest location was on 1300 East and 2100 South. Jim left the service station business and opened a number of dry cleaners. Donna worked full time with Jim in these businesses. They retired in 1983.

Jim and Donna were able to winter in Tucson and summer in Salt Lake. During this 11 year retirement, Jim was on Kidney Dialysis. Jim requested that the family recognize the dedicated and professional care he received at the Veterans Hospital here in Salt Lake and in Tucson. In particular, Jim wanted to recognize the personnel in the Dialysis Department for their constant vigilant care and help over the years. These people gave Jim life two and three times a week. Thanks!
Jim is survived by his wife, Donna; four children and their spouses, Jean and Keith Crookston, Joe and Laura Leverich, John and Pat Leverich, James and Jan Leverich (London), 11 grandchildren, Kelley, Kerrie, Saundie, Matt, Erin, Karen, John Tyler, Brion, Trent, and Bethany.

Private family funeral services will be held Thursday, at Evans & Early Mortuary. At Jim's request we would appreciate no flowers, but donations made to a charity. The family suggests Muscular Dystrophy Assoc, 944-1661, or Make-A-Wish, 277-4673, or one of your choice.
Parents: James Perry LEVERICH Sr. and Hylda Maria MONROE.

Children were: Laura Jean LEVERICH , Joseph Perry LEVERICH, John Edward LEVERICH, James Bryan LEVERICH.


bulletJames Perry LEVERICH was born in 1843 in Linn Co., Iowa. He died on 29 Mar 1880 in Shell Rock, Butler Co., Iowa.
Civil War. He enlisted 13 Aug 1862, Company E, 32nd Iowa Infantry, wounded in action, POW at Pleasant Hill, Louisana. Worked in Shellrock sawmill after the war.

James is our 2nd Great Grandfather Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.

He was married to Robey A. PRESTON on 5 Apr 1868 in Janesville, Bremer Co., Iowa. Children were: Nellie LEVERICH, Charles Edward LEVERICH.


bullet Joel LEVERICH was born in 1801 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died in 1848. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Matilda (Leverich) in 1824.


bullet John LEVERICH Sr. died in 1705 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: Caleb LEVERICH and Martha SWAINE.

Children were: John LEVERICH Jr., William LEVERICH, Benjamin LEVERICH Sr., Hannah LEVERICH, Martha LEVERICH.


bulletJohn LEVERICH was born on 14 Oct 1808 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. He died in 1883. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.

He was married to Lucy A. on 25 Feb 1841.


bullet John LEVERICH Jr. was born in 1696 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1780. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).

He was married to Amy MOORE on 14 Dec 1720.

He was married to Susanah FIELD on 14 Oct 1741.

He was married to Sarah TITUS on 14 Feb 1765.


bullet John LEVERICH was born on 15 Apr 1733 in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. He died in 1805 in North Castle, Westchester, New York, Courtland Manor. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Sr. and Mary JORDAN.


bulletJohn LEVERICH was born about 1785 in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. He died post 1820. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.


bulletJohn Edward LEVERICH was born on 20 Oct 1950 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Donna Lavon HOXSIE.


bullet Sir John Sabille LEVERICH Common variations of Leverich in America are Leveridge, Leverage, Leverick.
The Leverich family name is of old and honored English ancestry, dating bact to Baron Leibrich, who came to England in 1066 with William the Conqueror, and whose family appeared in teh Domesday Book. In 1562 John Saville Leverich was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and a coat-of-arms granted him.

Children were: Rev. William LEVERICH.


bulletJoseph Perry LEVERICH was born on 16 Apr 1948 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Donna Lavon HOXSIE.

He was married to Laura Lloy COLEY on 16 Sep 1972.


bullet Julia LEVERICH was born in 1815 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio. Parents: James LEVERICH and Sarah HATFIELD.


bulletJulia Ann LEVERICH was born in 1853 in Linn Co., Iowa. She died after 1883. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.


bullet Keith Edward LEVERICH was born on 9 Dec 1927 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He was baptized in 1928. He died on 9 Nov 2003 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH Sr. and Hylda Maria MONROE.

He was divorced from Arlene Mifflin GILBERT in 1965.

He was married to Dorothy Gibbons BURTON on 21 Aug 1970 in Elko, Elko Co., Nevada.


bullet Kent Monroe LEVERICH was born on 9 Dec 1927 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. He died on 23 Apr 1990 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH Sr. and Hylda Maria MONROE.

Children were: Connie LEVERICH , Michael LEVERICH.


bulletLafayette LEVERICH was born in 1861 in Bremer Co., Iowa. He died after 1900. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Elizabeth DIXON.

He was married to Ida M. about 1898.


bullet Laura Jean LEVERICH was born on 14 Sep 1944 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Parents: James Perry LEVERICH and Donna Lavon HOXSIE.

Children were: Kelly CROOKSTON , Carrie CROOKSTON.


bulletLucinda LEVERICH was born in 1859 in Bremer Co., Iowa. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Elizabeth DIXON.


bullet Lucy LEVERICH was born in Jun 1851 in Linn Co., Iowa. She died on 20 Sep 1851 in Linn Co., Iowa. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.


bullet Marie Hylda LEVERICH Photo was born on 14 Mar 1919 in Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana. She died on 31 Jan 2005 in Taylorsville, Salt Lake County, Utah.


Marie Hylda Leverich was the oldest of 5 children. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado. They stayed in Colorado only briefly and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1920 when Marie was 1.

When Marie was 4, the family, which now included a younger brother, Jim, moved to a new home at 264 Wilson Avenue. The family soon grew to 5 children with the births of Mildred (Mid) and the twins, Keith and Kent.

In their modest 2 bedroom home, Marie and Mid would sleep on the fold-out couch in the living room and the 3 boys would share the back bedroom.

Sometimes the kids would ride into town on the trolley car with Hylda, their mom, which ran on tracks down 4th East. Once their dog Prince, a large Airedale, sensed that they were going to make one of these trips. He secretly followed them to the trolley and hopped on at the same time. The conductor said to take the dog off the trolley. Hylda retorted, "You get him off!"

Marie’s dad didn’t think it was proper for girls to own bicycles. Marie would have to bribe the neighbor kid with a quarter to borrow his bike for an hour. Occasionally, she could get her younger brother Jim to loan her his bike for a short time.

Because the area was a mix of farmland and residential, many of the streets had ditches running up and down them, particularly south of 21st South. Marie and her brother Jim would frequently pick asparagus, which would grow wild along the sides of these ditches. At the time, 21st South had a large canal running down the street. This canal was likely Parley’s Creek, which was channeled and used for irrigation at the time.

When Marie was quite young, she climbed Ensign Peak north of the city. While running down the hill, she fell and rolled head over heels down the slope. She was taken to the Police Station in downtown Salt Lake at the southeast corner of First South and State Street. There, they painstakingly removed small rocks embedded in Marie’s face from the tumble. Since that incident, Marie has feared heights and climbing in general.

Schools were close by where they lived. Marie was able to walk to elementary and middle school at Whittier on 3rd East and 16th South. She later attended South High School, graduating in 1937. Both schools are still there, although the high school has since been taken over by Salt Lake Community College.

While attending high school, Marie took classes in stenography and typing. After graduation, she was able to get jobs as a secretary working for Anderson Jewelry, her uncle’s law firm in the Felt Building, and later as the personal secretary to the President of Pacific National Life.

It was in the Spring of 1940 that she met Dick Bailey. They were both taking a Works Progress Administration art class in figure study at the Salt Lake Art Center, which was then located on State Street across from the phone company on 2nd South. When Marie’s mom saw that the pictures they were painting were nudes, she about had a fit.

Dick was quite taken by Marie. One time, when it was raining, he offered her a ride home in his shiny new Dodge. To his chagrin, she took little notice of the automobile. A car was just transportation in Marie’s book.

As their courtship progressed, the young couple discussed finances. Dick had a job in the advertising art department of Auerbach’s Department Store making $100 a month. Marie’s job at the insurance company paid $125 a month. At the time, this was embarrassing for Dick to be making less, so when quizzed, he told Marie he made the same as her.

They soon fell in love and planned to marry, that is, assuming Dick wasn’t going to be drafted in the Army. In December 1940, they found out Dick’s number was high enough that he was safe from the draft so they got married.

The newlyweds first lived at the Pickadee Apartments on 3rd East near 3rd South. Rent was $35 a month. Their studio apartment had a fold-out bed that came out of the wall. They then moved up on C Street for a short while, and finally settled in an apartment in a house on 8th East and 224 So.

Their first son Richard was born in February 1942. Dick was then working on his own in the Walker Bank Building in downtown Salt Lake, building a clientele.

Dick was drafted into the Army in the fall of 1943 and shipped off in December. Unknown to Marie at the time, she was pregnant with Jim.

Marie and little Richard moved in with Dick’s parents while he was in the Army. Al and Jean lived out on 39th South and about 475 East in Murray. Al had a job in Alaska as a butcher at the time, and would send his paychecks home to Jean. Jean and Marie got along great while Dick and Al were both away.

Dick was first stationed in Boulder, Colorado. Marie and little Richard took the bus over to see him. Marie recalls that the bus was crowded and the cigar smoke was thick. Richard was a good little baby, so, on one night, they left him sleeping at the motel in Boulder in a drawer while they went out for a while to a dance. In retrospect, Marie realized this was a foolish thing to do, but everything turned out all right.

Dick, because of his training, initially had a relatively safe opportunity to be assigned to the art department painting signs during the war. He instead signed up to be a tail gunner on a B-29 bomber after a spirited pitch by one of the recruiters. Shortly thereafter, he was shipped off to Florida for training.

Marie, in the mean time, had Jim, who was born in August 1944. Marie sent baby pictures of Jim and his cousin Jeannie to Dick, but had forgotten to identify which was which. For several months, Dick had the 2 photos mixed up.

When it became apparent that Dick was going to be shipped over to Japan, Marie left Richard with her Mom, and the baby with the neighbor lady across the street from her Mom, and left for Florida to be with Dick. When she returned to her young children, 4-year-old Richard put his arm around Jim and said reassuringly, "Mom’s not going to leave us any more."

Fortunately, the war ended before Dick saw any action from his base in Guam. He and his B-29 buddies got to fly over Japan in a show of force during the signing of the surrender.

Shortly thereafter, Dick was released from the military and went back to work for himself building a successful advertising art business. The first couple of years, they continued to live with Dick’s parents until they could buy their own home.

Their first home was on 2484 Hartford Street just south of the gully that ran through Sugarhouse. The house was purchased new in 1948 and was partially designed by Dick. Shortly thereafter, Tom was born.

At the time, the Utah State Penitentiary was still in Sugarhouse across the gully from where they lived. Some of the inmates would work on the prison farm where Sugarhouse Park is now located. Young Richard had wandered down to the gully one day and was given a ride on a tractor by one of the prisoners. Fortunately, nothing bad happened.

They had a happy life on Hartford street for the next 12 years. Three more children, John, Mary, and Liz, were born, bringing the total number of children to 6.

As Marie was a good Catholic, she sent her kids to Judge Memorial Catholic school. Later, some of them were sent to Saint Mary’s and to Saint Ann’s. Marie had gone to church at Saint Ann’s as a little girl, which was a short distance from her childhood home on Wilson Avenue. Dick had to work extra hard in order to pay the tuition for all 6 of his kids attending private schools.

With so many children going to Judge, they decided to move to 721 McClelland Street across the street from Judge in 1959. Though much closer to the city, the house had a beautiful back yard with large cottonwood trees and total privacy.

During these years, Marie and Dick had many friends who also had large families. They enjoyed vacationing together with these families and their children on fishing and camping trips, pack trips, river rafting trips, and trips to Disneyland and San Francisco on the California Zephyr.

After Dick’s retirement and the kids had all left the nest, the large house and yard became too much to take care of. They moved out to their present home at the Brookstone Condominiums in 1984.

Marie has spent a significant portion of her life as a homemaker, raising 6 children. She has always been intellectually curious and has read countless books. She knows more facts and has more general knowledge about the world than many college graduates. Her talents, skills, and accomplishments in life are many. She has much to be proud of.
Parents: James Perry LEVERICH Sr. and Hylda Maria MONROE.

She was married to Richard Quinn BAILEY on 21 Dec 1940 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Marie and Dick met at the Salt Lake Art Center in Reservoir Park, Salt Lake City. They were both enrolled in a figure study art class.

Dick joined the war effort after Richard was born. Jim was born while he was stationed in Florida. Marie and the 2 children lived with Dick's parents near 39th S. & 5th E. while Dick was in the military and for a couple of years thereafter.

They bought their first home, which Dick designed, at 2484 Hartford St. near Sugarhouse in 1948 where they lived until 1959. With 6 kids, they needed more space and wanted to be closer to Judge Memorial, so they moved to 721 McClelland St. They lived at McClelland St. until Dick retired in 1982. In 1983, they moved to their present home in the Brookstone Condominiums in Murray.

Bailey is an English occupational name for a steward or official, from the Middle English bailli = carrier, porter. In Scotland, the bailli is the magistrate and bailiff is a form that has evolved elsewhere. Occasionally, the name is derived as an English Place name from a Middle English word derived from Old French baille = enclosure. In this form it originally meant the person living by the outer wall of the castle, but Old Bailey, a place in Lancashire which formed part of the outer wall of some medieval castle, also became the origin for surname for people from that location. There are numerous variations in many countries, including Baillie (Scotland), Bayless , Bailess, Lebailly (French), Bally (Swiss), Baglione (Italian), and Bailloux (Provencal).
Children were: Richard Leverich BAILEY, James Stephen BAILEY, Thomas Quinn BAILEY, John William BAILEY, Mary Jo BAILEY, Elizabeth Ann BAILEY.

Marie's Obituary

   Marie Leverich Bailey, age 85, passed away peacefully in the home of her daughter, Mary, on January 31, 2005.

    Marie was born to James and Hylda Leverich on March 14, 1919, in Great Falls, Montana, and was the oldest of five children. She moved to Salt Lake with her family when she was an infant and has been a resident ever since.

    Marie graduated from South High School and embarked on a career as a secretary working for Anderson Jewelry, her uncle Bryan Leverich's law firm in the Felt Building, and later as the personal secretary to the President of Pacific National Life.

    In 1940 she married Richard Quinn Bailey, cofounder of the advertising art firm of Bailey & Montague.

    Marie spent a substantial portion of her life as a homemaker raising her six children. In their child rearing years, Dick and Marie enjoyed taking their children on camping, fishing, and skiing trips. The family has remained very close with frequent gatherings and, in previous years, annual trips with grandchildren to Southern Utah.

    Because of Marie's prodigious reading habits and intellectual curiosity, she knew more facts and had more general knowledge about the world than many college graduates. Her talents, skills, and accomplishments in life were many. In recent years, she took computer classes so she could access the Internet and keep in touch with family members around the world.

    Marie was predeceased by her four siblings and her son, Tom. She is survived by Dick Bailey, her husband of 64 years, and children Rich (Anamarie), Jim (Judy), John (Robin), Mary, and Liz (Dave) Fox, as well as nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

    A graveside service for family and close friends will be held Thursday, February 3, at 3 pm at Mount Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Judge Memorial High School.

 


bullet Martha LEVERICH died on 28 Nov 1753. She was born in Newtown, Suffolk Co., New York. Parents: John LEVERICH Sr. and Hannah (Leverich).


bulletMartha LEVERICH died after 1824. She was born in Cortland, Cortland Co., New York. Parents: Benjamin LEVERICH Jr. and Mary BRIGGS.

She was married to DICKERSON ante 1824.


bullet Martha J. LEVERICH was born in 1845 in Linn Co., Iowa. She died after 1883. Parents: Charles LEVERICH and Jane Eliza ADAIR.

She was married to James T. WETSALL on 11 May 1865.


bullet Mary LEVERICH Parents: Caleb LEVERICH and Martha SWAINE.

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