DAVID SAMUEL TRACY

My Grandfather was David Samuel Tracy, born August 15, 1860 in Ogden, Weber, Utah.
My Grandmother was Rebecca Harriet Taylor, born April 10, 1868.

David Samuel went to work at the age of 21 for Abe Chadwick caring for cattle and horses. One time, he took some cattle to the desert and was caught in a fierce, cold blizzard. He tried to keep the cattle together but some of them were frozen in their tracks. Frontier life was always challenging and sometimes brutal.
David met and married Rebecca Harriet Taylor in Lake Point, Utah. They left Lake Point by covered wagon (the mode of transportation for most) and moved to Park Valley, Utah where they built a rustic log cabin. In 1884, they traded the cabin for a wagon and moved to George Creek and built another cabin with a dirt roof. David became the Post Master and the post office was located in their home.
David and Rebecca had their children sealed to them in the Logan Temple.
They lived in George Creek and at some point it was renamed Yost, Utah. David owned a store called Tracy Mercantile Company for several years and finally sold it to one of his sons-in-law. David was great with people, and whenever someone needed a place to stay, they were always welcome in his house. He died at the age of 85 of diabetes.