History Grand Father, Raynold Hendrickson Brady

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HISTORY OF RAYNOLD HENDRICKSON BRADY
I was born in a four-room house, three rooms and a pantry, on Saturday,
April '' 0, 1901, at 13th East in Union. I weighed just over 13 pounds. My father's
name was Hyrum Hendrickson Brady and my mother was Della Alberta
Cunningham. I was the eight child born to them of 12; eight boys and four girls.
The oldest child, a girl, died when she was about one year old.
I started school in the old Union school house on 9th East and South
Union Avenue Street. Later a new school house was built on 7th East where I
then attended.
My father hauled ore down the Big Cottonwood Canyon in addition to his
truck gardening farm. We used to help care for the farm by weeding and hoeing
it. When the vegetables became big enough we used to thin them out and put
them in bunches; then we would peddle them to the people in Murray, Midvale
and Sandy.
When I was 14 or 15, my dad and brothers had a dairy business. We would
deliver the milk to the people in Salt Lake City by horse and buggy. I used to help
milk the cows and get the milk ready for delivery. Later, after we went out of the
dairy business, I occasionally helped Lawrence, my brother, haul zinc-ore from
the zinc mill to the railroad car on the north side of the mill and load it into the
cars. This is how I started working for this company. I was down on the tailings
that came from the U. S. tailing concentrator. In 1917, I went to work in the U.
S. Smelter in Midvale, Utah. During World War I, they were short of men, so I
worked on the trussel unloading the ore. I was only 17 years old then doing a
man's work and only getting paid $2. 80 a day.
In the spring of 1918, I went to work for Walter Steadman helping on his
farm. His son, Leonard, went on an LDS mission but had to return home due to
illness. After he returned, I left the farm. While I worked on the Steadman farm
I really came to know the Stead 's daughter, Ada. I dated Ada for two and one-half
years before w married. We were married by Heber J. Burgon December 15, 1920
in y father's house in Union.
After I was married, I went to work or U. S. Smelting and helped build the
Midvale Smelter. I also drove a truck for them. I worked there until 1935. In 1936
I worked at the Murray Smelter until it closed in 1950. I was next employed by
McGee and Hogan Machine Works and continued there until I retired in 1962.
During the years we had five children born to us; Del Eugene, 1921; Doris,
1924; and Blaine, 1926. When Blaine was one year old, he became very sick and
my wife went to the hospital for a serious operation. She laid there between life
and death for 43 days and then was sent home to die. The ward teachers came
and administered to them. That is when I could see the power of the
priesthood work. The Bishop came to me and said that if I would come
to church my wife and children would be blessed.
So, I started going to church again and we were blessed. In
October, 1929, Joyce was born to us. In February, 1932, I was
ordained an Elder and on the 29th of February 1932, we took our
family to the Salt Lake Temple, where we were married and had our
children sealed to us. In October, 1933, Arlene was born.
From then on I was active in the church. I held the office of first
counselor of the Elder's quorum of the Union 1st Ward. Then later I
was ordained to the office of president of the quorum. In 1947 I was
ordained a Seventy by Antoine R. Ivins. In the same year I was called
on a stake mission for two years. I worked in the Aaronic priesthood
and the scouting program for about ten years. I received a Silver "A"
award for service in the Aaronic Priesthood. I was ordained to the
office of a High Priest, then set apart as first assistant to the group
leader. Later I was made High Priest group leader. I have also served
in the MIA presidency and the Sunday School superintendency.
Ada Steadman, my wife, was the tenth child born to Walter and
Edith Eliza Simons Steadman. She was born January 15, 1899. She
has worked in church as a Primary teacher, and she also taught a
religion class. She worked for the Red Cross. During the years, she
has stood behind me and supported me in all my callings. She is
outstanding in her cooking and loves to share her recipes with all.
Our older son, Del served in the Southern States Mission in
1942. When he returned home he went into the army. Later he
married Donna Hall and they have 11 children.
Doris also served in the Southern States Mission in 1947, She
married Callis Kay Allen and they have 5 children,
Blaine served in the navy and has been married and divorced
twice. He has three children by his first marriage to Bonnie Allgier. His
second marriage was to Janine Peterson.
Joyce married Rueben Martin, who was later killed by falling
from a horse. She later married William Irvin Turnbow, a widower with
two children. Joyce had three children with Rueben and two with Bill.
Arlene married Floyd Ryther. He was in the air force and they
lived in all parts of the world and have five boys