In Opal's words:
John William Beard was born 10 Aug. 1891 at Coalville, Utah To James T. Beard and Mary Goodworth.
Opal Nathalia Jackson was born 20 Dec., 1896 at Castle Dale, Utah to Samuel George Jackson and Elizabeth Ellen Sanderson.
In 1912 John William Beard (Will) met Opal Nathalia Jackson and they started a beautiful courtship. They were married Dec. 9, 1913 in St. Anthony, ID. My brother, Mirt Jackson, took us to Driggs, ID with horse and buggy to catch the train. We went to St. Anthony and were married. We stayed for two days. No snow, real nice. When we got back to Driggs there was plenty of snow. We got in Driggs and got in our old sleigh and team, went up old South Leigh to the sawmill. We lived in Grandpa and Grandma Beard's old house. It was a two-story log home, small kitchen in one end, a large living room in center. About 36x16 with one large table in center of room with long benches on each side. Then a bedroom to end, more bedrooms upstairs.
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