Afton Rhea (Peterson) Stucki (1896 - 1977)

Born 6 May 1896 in Almy, Uinta, WY

Ancestors

Wife of E Woodruff Stucki — married 18 Oct 1917 in Salt Lake City, S-Lk, UT

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1977 at age 80 in Montpelier, Bear Lake, ID

Biography

Afton was born in 1896. Afton Peterson ... She passed away in 1977. ^[1]

Afton Rhea Peterson was born in her grandparents home in Almy, Lincoln County, Wyoming May 6, 1896 to her parents Charles Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Bruce. She lived her entire childhood at her parents home in Smoot, Wyoming where the family was engaged in farming and running a merchantile store. Her early life centered around the store her father owned and her fathers ranch. "I did a lot of work on the ranch and a lot of clerking in the store," she said. She attended the first eight grades at Smoot. After finishing the eighth grade she went to Paris, Idaho to attend the Fielding Academy, a church school. While attending the Academy she boarded first at Clara Stucki's and then at Jane Stucki's. It was here that she met and fell in love with E Woodruff Stucki, he was a senior and she a sophomore. During her time at Fielding she had a very enjoyable time, serving on the executive committee and the library committee. Her last two years she was a cheerleader and played basketball on the girls team. She graduated from Fielding Academy in the spring of 1916. That summer she attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City taking courses in preparation to teach. She got a job teaching at the Emerson School at Paris, Idaho, 1916 and 1917 still staying at Jane Stucki's. Woodruff had gone on a mission in 1914 and was attending the University of Utah in the spring of 1917, but came home to help with farm work. Their romance started over again and they were married October 18, 1917 in the Salt Lake Temple. Woodruff attended the University of Utah that school year and then they went back to Paris for the summer. He got a job teaching at Bern that first year in 1918. Rhea and Woodruff's oldest son and first child was born September 5, 1918 at Grandma Stucki's in Paris. The next two years they lived and taught at Liberty, Idaho where Wallace was born January 24, 1921. Rhea taught for him a number of days because of his sinus problems. The next year was spent at St. Charles, Idaho teaching at the school there. The next year they went back to the University of Utah where Woodruff got his B. S. degree in the spring of 1923. He signed up to teach at Moroni High School in Moroni , Utah and they spent the next seven years there always going back to Paris for the summers. Their third son Willard was born there December 21, 1923. Jane, their first girl was born in Moroni March 22, 1928. In the spring of 1930 the Emerson School board offered Woodruff the principalship and they moved back to Paris having purchased the old William Rich home and they lived there the rest of their lives. Adella was born December 31, 1931 and then their third daughter and sixth child was born August 10, 1941. Rhea enjoyed working in the church throughout her life. She was in the Relief Society presidency and president for several years in the Paris First Ward. She then served as the president of the Primary then was a counselor in the Bear Lake Stake Primary presidency. Was the president of the Paris 1st Ward YMMIA and then was secretary of the stake girls committee. From 1952 until 1962 she worked in the Primary organization as a counselor and teacher in the ward. While her husband served as stake president and counselor she entertained many church authorities. Rhea died March 14, 1977 in Montpelier, Idaho and was buried in Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho on March 17, 1977. {1} Information from findagrave giving life events. Grave {2}

Children of E. Woodruff and Afton Rhea Peterson Stucki: "Living" (1918 - present) Wallace Peterson Stucki (1921-2007) Willard Woodruff Stucki (1923-1979) Jane Stucki (1928-2005) Adella Stucki (1931-1977) "Living" (1941-present)

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  1. ↑ Entered by Spencer Stucki, Oct 26, 2012

{1} A more complete autobiography can be found at family search https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/2162408?returnLabel=Afton%20Rhea%20Peterson%20(KWCZ-KQ1)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DKWCZ-KQ1%26section%3Dstories.

{2} Find a Grave memorial #32951422 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32951422

{3} "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GY-C6L : accessed 11 March 2016), Erastus Woodruff Stucki and Afton Rhea Peterson, 18 Oct 1917; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,097.

{4} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VY-2RP : accessed 11 March 2016), Afton R Peterson in household of Charles Peterson, Election District 14-15 Star Valley, Uinta, Wyoming, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,827.

{5} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJN-L8R : accessed 11 March 2016), Afton R Peterson in household of Charles H Peterson, Smoot, Uinta, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,760.

{6} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCX-KPP : accessed 11 March 2016), Rhea Stucks in household of Erastus W Stucks, Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 12A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,287.

{7} "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6V-RP8 : accessed 11 March 2016), Rhea Stucki in entry for Woodruff E Stucki, 1930.

{8} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY46-369 : accessed 11 March 2016), Rhea Stucki in household of Woodruff Stucki, Paris, Paris Election Precinct, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-18, sheet 5B, family 101, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 738.

{9} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL5L-F4S : accessed 11 March 2016), Rhea Stucki, Mar 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). No image available UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX

References:

{10} "My Ancestral Story" by Spencer E Stucki

Eugene B. Stucki, son of E. Woodruff Stucki (1894-1968) and Afton Rhea Peterson (1896-1977), was born in 1918 in Paris, Idaho. He married Leonora Spencer (1917-2000), daughter of George B. Spencer (1876-1952) and Adelina Horsely (1878-1943). Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Massachusetts, Utah and Idaho. Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes Bruce, Budge, Butler, Hales, Horne, Horsley, Peterson, Rich, Spencer, Wilde, Wilson and related families. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_cD0RgM2INRQW1FcmNscXJweE0/view?ts=576752f5