Calvin Lane Stratton (1860 - 1922)

Born 29 Mar 1860 in Virgin, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Angeline (Savage) Stratton — married 2 Nov 1883 in St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Aug 1922 at age 62 in Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Calvin was born 29 March 1860, in Virgin City, Utah Territory, and was the son of Anthony Stratton and Martha Layne. He passed away in 3 August 1922 at the age of 62 due to cancer of the stomach according to his death certificate.

Calvin remained in the Virgin City, Utah Territory area until he was about 14 years of age. At the age of seven Calvin began his education, going to school when he could, however with the hardship of frontier life, this was only a few months out of the year. When he turned 14 years of age he began working with his father away from home, chopping and hauling saw timber and burning charcoal.

In 1877, Calvin's father accepted a call to help expand Mormon settlements in Arizona Territory. The family departed in mid-November 1877 and arrived in early January 1878 at Brigham City on the Little Colorado River, east of modern Winslow. Life on the lower Little Colorado was extreme, with its droughts, flash floods, dam collapses, and field washouts. Stratton Sr. and his family pulled up stakes and moved up the Little Colorado where they stayed briefly at Woodruff. However, hearing that things appeared more promising on Silver Creek, a tributary to the Little Colorado farther south, they pushed ahead until they came to Snowflake in Navajo County. In the spring of 1879, the Stratton family settled in Snowflake on the banks of Silver Creek surrounded by rolling hills. Calvin assisted his father with building a home, farming and working at different kinds of work to make ends meet. Raw pioneer living conditions prevailed for several years until dams, canals, fields, orchards and homes could be established.

There seems to be some confusion relating to the correct spelling of his mother's maiden name as well as his middle name. While his headstone has the spelling of 'Layne,' his death certificate has the spelling of Lane. Additionally, his mother's marriage certificate and other reliable source materials spell her maiden name as 'Lane.'

Residences

1860 Virgin City, Washington Co., Utah Territory, United States

1870 Virgin City, Kane Co., Utah Territory, United States

1880 Snowflake, Apache Co., Arizona Territory, United States

1900 Snowflake, Navajo Co., Arizona Territory,

1910 Snowflake, Navajo Co., Arizona, United States

1920 Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States

Sources

• Headstone
• United States Census, 1860
• United States Census, 1870
• United States Census, 1880
• United States Census, 1900
• United States Census, 1910
• United States Census, 1920
• Calvin L. Stratton's Memories
• Daughter Ethel's Death Certificate
• Death Certificate