History of
Horace Brough (1892-1964)
and Martha Lufkin Phippen

Quoted from the 1980 RBFO book:
Samuel Richard Brough, 1857-1947: His History, Ancestors & Descendants

Horace Brough, eldest son of Samuel Richard Brough and Ann Eliza Carter was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 16 Nov 1892.

His mother, Eliza, attended the dedication of the Salt Lake City Temple when Horace was just six months old, and she took the baby with her to attend this important event.

In the spring of 1893, Samuel Richard took Eliza and Horace to live in Wyoming where he had taken up some land. Eliza and the baby, Horace, first lived in Fort Bridger, Wyoming. Samuel Richard took up quite a lot of land in Lyman, Wyoming. He built their first house there for them, and they continued to reside there for many years.

Early years found Horace attending school in Lyman, Wyoming and some in Paris, Idaho.

While they were living in Lyman, Wyoming his father, Samuel Richard was bishop for twenty years, so that had some influence on his life.

While growing up, he did all the things a farm boy is required to do. Such as: tending sheep, feeding lambs, tending cattle, tending and milking cows, handling horses, chickens, plowing, etc. He helped his father also with raising the crops, haying, thrashing, and hauling wood from the canyon. Once on such a trip he got his foot crushed. Another time when little, he was playing in the hay in a manger, and a horse bit his face. That required several stitches. His father did the sewing his mother said she couldn't stand to be there, so she went to the house and waited until it was allover. Doctors were not easy to get those days.

He liked to play baseball and was a fast runner in foot races. He would have twenty-five cents to spend on the 4th of July, so was very careful how he spent it. Maybe it would go for five cent's worth of jelly beans or jaw breakers.

While a young boy he was taken to Yammerer, Wyoming to the Golden Rule Store, which is now J. C. Penney Co., to buy his first long pants suit, and it happened to be the FIRST BOYS LONG PANTS SUIT sold by the J. C. Penney Co.

He loved to go hunting sage hens or wild chickens, that made many good meals.

Later he went to the Brigham Young College in Logan, Utah with several of his friends from Wyoming. While at college he took up cabinet building.

He met and married Martha Lufkin Phippen who was also attending Brigham Young College. Martha was born 9 Nov 1892 at Logan, Utah. They were married in the Logan L.D.S. Temple on 19 Dec 1912.

They soon went to Lyman, Wyoming where Horace built them a house. Some of his brothers met them at the train with a white top wagon.

The canvas sides were rolled down to keep the cold wind out. There were quilts to wrap around them, but it didn't seem to help a lot. When they got to Horace's parents home it was so cold they had quilts and blankets hung at the windows and doors. These had frost at the edges, and when they stood by the cook stove you could see their breath. Everyone took bottles of hot water and hot bricks to bed with them, or would use them in their beds first to get them warm. Martha had her heel frozen while walking a short distance. Horace's father would come in sometimes from doing the chores with frost and icicles on his mustache. Sure was cold at times.

They lived there a short time, then moved to Logan, Utah where their first girl, Susan, was born. When their second girl, Margaret, was small he bought some land in northern California, with his father. While on the farm, Horace's brother Reed came to live with them for a while. It was at this time that Reed received his call to the 1st World War.

The farm was soon sold, and they came to Utah to live. They have lived in Bountiful, Utah most of their married life. Horace loved to go early with his family to the canyon and cook breakfast. It was usually Mueller Park, which is east of Bountiful.

Horace had four brothers and three sisters. His brothers were, Reed, Chester, Hyrum and Lester. His sisters were Viola, Eveline and Emily. They have all passed on now but Hyrum and Lester. All the family enjoyed spending time with each other, and they spent many happy hours as a family while growing up.

When four years old, Martha moved to Carey, Idaho with her parents in a covered wagon. Her father, Adelbert Smith Phippen and her mother, Susan Aseneth Lufkin Phippen. She had two brothers: George Adelbert Phippen and Guy Townsend Phippen. They too have passed on.

She lived on the farm in Idaho until 16 years old. Then they moved back to Logan, Utah to take care of her grandparents, George and Martha Lufkin.

Horace worked for Howard McKean, the Church Architect, who sent him to St. George to remodel the temple there. It was there that their last girl, Dixie, was born on 4 Dec 1937. She was named Dixie because of being born in Utah's Dixie. President Snow of the St. George Temple officiated when she was named. Later Horace worked on the Salt Lake and Manti Temples.

Brother McKean also sent him to Treasure Island in California, to build a replica of the Mormon Tabernacle for the World's Fair in 1939. Then when they had one in New York he was also asked to go there for the World's Fair to build another replica. Many of the churches and seminaries in the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding area were some of the buildings he erected.

When Brother McKean died, Horace did his own contracting and building. Sometimes he would have five or six projects going at the same time. I remember him awaking early to go to the garage to sharpen a saw, or finish a cabinet they needed in one of the buildings. He would then eat breakfast, and on to work for the day. Evening often found him in the garage doing more finish work.

Horace suffered a stroke on 6 Dec 1958, and until the time of his death on 13 Aug 1964, he spent his time at his home in Bountiful, Utah. He worked up until the time of his stroke, and was active in many church functions. He was president of the 70's Quorum for the Bountiful First Ward, a High Priest, also served with the Sunday School Superintendency. The 17th of August they held his funeral in the Bountiful First Ward, and he was interred at the Bountiful Memorial Park on Oak Street. He was 71 at the time of his passing.

Martha's early schooling was in Carey, Idaho in a one-room school house where they used a bucket of water and a long-handled dipper for everyone in the school. An old-fashioned school bell was used to call the children in for their studies and from recess. There were four grades in the one room. Later the younger grades had a room of their own.

In the winter, large sleighs and horses were used to haul people around. These were lined with straw and many times the horses had bells on them. Martha walked nearly a mile to school on country roads. There was lots of snow, and high drifts in the winter. She remembers picking armfuls of blue bells and other wild flowers for Decoration Day. She likes to do temple work, read church books, oil paint, do embroidery and crochet, etc.

Martha was secretary and librarian in Primary and taught for seven years. Secretary for the choir, and sang in it. Also, Mother's Choir, chorister in Relief Society, chorister in Daughter's of Utah Pioneers, and was Captain and held other positions in it. She was also a Relief Society teacher for many years.

Horace was a religious man and loved to read the scriptures. He and his wife Martha often went to the temple in Salt Lake City. They both held many church jobs that had responsibility with it.

Horace took pride in his work, and could be trusted to always do a good job. He and his brother Lester were building partners for a while. His brother Chester worked for them sometimes. Horace taught their son Rodney the trade, and he is now a contractor and builder like his father.

Martha still lives in Bountiful in the home he built for them. Horace and Martha had ten children. They lost two little girls while still babies, with the other eight still living. Horace and Martha have 25 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren, and one great, great grandchild. They have had two daughters and several grandchildren go on missions. Some of them to foreign countries.

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