Arizona Roadtrip-Day 1

Towards the end of May, we decided to take a road trip to some places around southern Arizona.  We started out by heading towards Thatcher, AZ.  For those of you who don't know, we love stopping by old cemeteries.  There are so many stories left untold and histories waiting to be read.  So we stopped by the little town of Eden.  They have a little cemetery there and we didn't realize the relatives that we would find there!

We first found Ben's Grandpa Richardson's brother.  Ben was able to call Grandpa Richardson and he told us that his brother died of diphtheria.  

This is Great-Grandpa Richardson's brother.  I believe he died of diphtheria.

Outside of Old Church in Eden, AZ.

There were a few old buildings in Eden that we stopped by and took a few pictures of.  So while Ben was on the phone, he asked Grandpa about the history of the buildings.  The biggest of the buildings was an old LDS Church building.  Grandpa lived there and said that it was brand new when he was a boy.  Right by the Church building is a round building that I never took a picture of, but it says MerryLand on the front of it.  Grandpa said that was the building that they had church dances and parties in.

Old Church

Inside of Church. Half of the ceiling has fallen.

Eden Store.

These two buildings are right across the street from each other and Grandpa Richardson's Uncle ran both of the stores.  The Eden Store is easy to spot, but we almost missed the General Store.  Luckily Ben was on the phone with Grandpa and he told us about it.

General Store across from the Eden Store.

This is Calvin Reed's brother-in-law, Moses Curtis.  Calvin married Moses' sister, Mary. If I have my story right.

We found some more family names.