Bates Family Tree

Bates Family Tree

The Bates family of Utah — tracing Cliff Bates's line from England (Burton-upon-Trent) in the 1790s, through Park City and the Salt Lake Valley, across seven generations to the grandchildren of today, alongside the Ryan, Madsen and Johnson lines that married in.

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Generation 7 — 5th Great-Grandparents of Cliff

William Bates b. c. 1789 · Linton, Derbyshire, England m. Mary Robinson (1810, Burton-Upon-Trent) · father of John Bates (1816)
Mary Robinson Bates 1791 – 1891 m. William Bates · mother of John Bates (1816) Buried: Wanship Pioneer Cemetery, Summit County, UT
Leman Bronson 1792 – 1855 · Middlebury, CT m. Lucy Brass · father of Edwin Ruthven Bronson
Lucy Brass Bronson 1795 – 1847 née Brass · m. Leman Bronson
Halmagh John Van Wagoner 1788 – 1846 · Bergen Co., NJ m. Mary Van Houten · father of John H. Van Wagoner
Mary "Polly" Van Houten Van Wagoner 1793 – 1846 née Van Houten · m. Halmagh John Van Wagoner

Generation 6 — 4th Great-Grandparents of Cliff

John Bates 1816 – 1887 · Linton, Derbyshire, England m. Hannah Draycott · father of John Bates (1842) Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Hannah Draycott Bates 1816 – 1863 m. John Bates Buried: Wanship Pioneer Cemetery, Summit County, UT
Edwin Ruthven Bronson 1817 – 1889 · Mentor, OH m. Mary Clark · father of Everice Ruthven Bronson
Mary Clark Bronson 1823 – 1886 née Clark · m. Edwin Ruthven Bronson
John Halmagh Van Wagoner 1811 – 1888 · Pompton Plains, NJ m. Clarissa Tappen · father of Cynthia Van Wagoner 💡 A Renaissance pioneer: carpenter, cabinet maker, wheelwright, millwright, skilled mechanic — and a musician. Sources note he was "a great friend of the Indians."
Clarissa Tappen Van Wagoner 1824 – 1915 née Tappen · m. John Halmagh Van Wagoner
Mads Christensen b. 17 Mar 1788 m. Mette M. Christensdatter · father of Christen Madsen
Mette M. Christensdatter Christensen 26 Feb 1799 – 28 Nov 1828 née Christensdatter · m. Mads Christensen
Peder Christian Henrichsen b. 12 Oct 1800 m. Maren Christensdatter · father of Maren Kirstine Pedersdatter
Maren Christensdatter Henrichsen 24 Jan 1804 – 6 May 1833 née Christensdatter · m. Peder Christian Henrichsen
Paul Gourley 8 Feb 1813 – 27 Jul 1890 m. Margaret Glass · father of Alexander Glass Gourley
Margaret Glass Gourley 8 Feb 1813 – 25 Nov 1852 née Glass · m. Paul Gourley
Charles Brady b. 19 Sep 1813 m. Susan Ann Elisabeth Turple · father of Amelia Brady Cook
Susan Ann Elisabeth Turple Brady 17 Mar 1818 – 24 Oct 1896 née Turple · m. Charles Brady
Thomas Bench 24 Aug 1788 – 22 Jun 1850 m. Mary Ann Abraham · father of William Bench
Mary Ann Abraham Bench 1 May 1791 – 6 Feb 1857 née Abraham · m. Thomas Bench
Henry Bradshaw 1810 – 30 Mar 1877 m. Harriet Wright · father of Ellen Bradshaw
Harriet Wright Bradshaw 3 Sep 1811 – 14 Feb 1889 née Wright · m. Henry Bradshaw
Charles Catter Cowley 21 Dec 1800 – 26 Dec 1835 m. Maude Ann Killip · father of William Michael Cowley
Maude Ann Killip Cowley Jun 1815 – 28 Dec 1857 née Killip · m. Charles Catter Cowley
William Wall 13 Sep 1812 – 16 Feb 1889 m. Sarah Sansom · father of Sarah Emily Wall
Sarah Sansom Wall 30 Sep 1814 – 27 May 1899 née Sansom · m. William Wall
Richard Johnson 4 Oct 1801 – 15 Apr 1878 m. Sarah Fogle · father of Asa Johnson
Sarah Fogle Johnson 7 Apr 1810 – 13 Jan 1891 née Fogle · m. Richard Johnson
Hiram Cooper d. 1864 m. Mary Ann Depew · father of Mary Ann Cooper
Mary Ann Depew Cooper d. 1852 née Depew · m. Hiram Cooper
Francis Nicolas Lawler 23 Jun 1820 – 27 May 1888 m. Pauline Ellis · father of Thomas Martin Lawler
Pauline Ellis Lawler 30 Jun 1821 – 18 Jan 1842 née Ellis · m. Francis Nicolas Lawler
James Madison Craven 8 Nov 1824 – 3 Apr 1872 m. Sarah Ann Craven · father of Emily Jane Craven
Sarah Ann Craven 31 Dec 1825 – 8 Oct 1906 m. James Madison Craven
Peter Anderson Cline 15 Jun 1826 – 18 Mar 1888 m. Mary Ann Hayes · father of William Jacob Cline
Mary Ann Hayes Cline 2 Sep 1827 – 14 Oct 1889 née Hayes · m. Peter Anderson Cline
Thomas M. Cannon 2 May 1821 – 2 Apr 1886 m. Elizabeth Cluck · father of Hannah Jane Cannon
Elizabeth Cluck Cannon 8 Nov 1831 – 16 Feb 1913 née Cluck · m. Thomas M. Cannon

Dead ends: the parents of Christopher Columbus Elliott and of Ann Elizabeth Smith are not recorded on the chart.

Generation 5 — 3rd Great-Grandparents of Cliff

John Bates 1842 – 1917 · Derbyshire, England m. Lusina Angeline Keller · parents of Hiram Daniel Bates Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Lusina Angeline Keller Bates 1848 – 1911 m. John Bates Buried: Kamas Cemetery, Summit County, UT
John Ryan 1846 – 1934 · Detroit, MI → Salt Lake City, UT m. Emma Linda Rich (1874) · father of Thomas Adam Ryan son of George H. Ryan & Mary Alice Hyrons teamster · Buried: Salt Lake City Cemetery, UT
Emma Linda Rich Ryan 1857 – 1932 mother of Thomas Adam Ryan
Everice Ruthven Bronson 1851 – 1928 · Wyandotte, MI → Midway, UT m. Cynthia Van Wagoner (1873) · father of Clarissa Bronson Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Cynthia Van Wagoner Bronson 1854 – 1930 · Provo, UT → Midway, UT née Van Wagoner · daughter of John H. Van Wagoner & Clarissa Tappen Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Christen Madsen b. 19 Dec 1825 m. Maren Kirstine M. Pedersdatter · father of Mads Peter Henrik Madsen
Maren Kirstine M. Pedersdatter Madsen b. 10 Nov 1830 née Pedersdatter · m. Christen Madsen
Alexander Glass Gourley 22 Jan 1840 – 23 Jun 1877 m. Amelia Brady Cook · father of Margaret Amelia Gourley
Amelia Brady Cook Gourley 13 Sep 1842 – 31 Jan 1914 née Cook · m. Alexander Glass Gourley
William Bench b. 3 Mar 1838 m. Ellen Bradshaw · father of William Enos Bench
Ellen Bradshaw Bench 28 Jun 1836 – 23 Jul 1873 née Bradshaw · m. William Bench
William Michael Cowley 29 Sep 1835 – 30 Sep 1915 m. Sarah Emily Wall · father of Emily Mariah Cowley
Sarah Emily Wall Cowley 8 Feb 1840 – 27 Oct 1908 née Wall · m. William Michael Cowley
Asa Johnson 7 Feb 1841 – 25 Jun 1893 m. Mary Ann Cooper · father of Harry Elmer Johnson
Mary Ann Cooper Johnson 27 Jul 1850 – 8 Mar 1932 née Cooper · m. Asa Johnson
Christopher Columbus Elliott 1848 – 1935 m. Ann Elizabeth Smith · father of Zina Ethel Elliott
Ann Elizabeth Smith Elliott 1849 – 1943 née Smith · m. Christopher Columbus Elliott
Thomas Martin Lawler 12 Feb 1849 – 5 Sep 1934 m. Emily Jane Craven · father of Purl Edwin Lawler
Emily Jane Craven Lawler c. 14 Jan 1848 – 12 May 1913 née Craven · m. Thomas Martin Lawler
William Jacob Cline 31 Aug 1850 – 1 Aug 1930 m. Hannah Jane Cannon · father of Etta Cline
Hannah Jane Cannon Cline 14 Oct 1854 – 25 Aug 1939 née Cannon · m. William Jacob Cline

Generation 4 — 2nd Great-Grandparents of Cliff

Hiram Daniel Bates 1871 – 1940 · Utah m. Bertha Kinsey · parents of William Edward Bates, Sr. Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Bertha Kinsey Bates 1871 – 1948 m. Hiram Daniel Bates Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Thomas Adam Ryan 1876 – 1942 · Vicksburg, MS m. Florence May Ryan · father of Kenneth Thomas Ryan Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Florence May Ryan 1877 – 1954 mother of Kenneth Thomas Ryan Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Luke Elisha Provost 1884 – 1951 · Midway, UT m. Clarissa Bronson (1906) · father of Opal Lavon Provost Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Clarissa Bronson Provost 1883 – 1951 · Midway, UT → Orem, UT née Bronson · daughter of Everice R. Bronson & Cynthia Van Wagoner Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Mads Peter Henrik "Peter Henry" Madsen 14 Mar 1860 – 18 Apr 1945 · Copenhagen, Denmark → Salina, UT m. Margaret Amelia Gourley (c. 19 Jan 1883) · father of Magnus Paul Madsen Buried: East Side Cemetery, Salina, UT
Margaret Amelia Gourley Madsen 31 Mar 1864 – 2 Nov 1952 née Gourley · m. Mads Peter Henrik Madsen
William Enos Bench 28 Sep 1869 – 14 Jun 1904 · Manti, UT m. Emily Cowley (1889) · father of Clara Vivian Bench
Emily Mariah Cowley Bench 16 Apr 1869 – 11 Dec 1960 née Cowley · m. William Enos Bench
Harry Elmer Johnson 17 Jul 1874 – 23 Sep 1936 m. Zina Ethel Elliott (c. 10 Oct 1893) · father of Ralph Vernon Johnson (Johnson line)
Zina Ethel Elliott Johnson 17 Aug 1874 – 3 Apr 1928 née Elliott · m. Harry Elmer Johnson · mother of Ralph Vernon Johnson
Purl Edwin Lawler 1 Jul 1885 – 30 Dec 1944 m. Etta Cline (22 Dec 1909) · father of Ruth Deama Lawler (Lawler line)
Etta "Ettie" Cline Lawler 10 Oct 1891 – 23 Feb 1961 née Cline · m. Purl Edwin Lawler · mother of Ruth Deama Lawler

Siblings of William Edward Bates, Sr.: Bertha Eliza Bates Offret (1891–1967) · Daniel Hyrum Bates, Sr. (1893–1955) · Lizzie Lucina Bates Peterson (1895–1967)

Generation 3 — Great-Grandparents of Cliff

William Edward Bates, Sr. 1906 – 1955 · Utah m. Mary Lacy Yates · Bates line Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Mary Lacy Yates Bates 1900 – 1970 m. William Edward Bates, Sr. Buried: Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT
Kenneth Thomas Ryan 1904 – 1973 · Park City, UT m. Opal Lavon Provost · Ryan line Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Opal Lavon Provost Ryan 1907 – 1965 m. Kenneth Thomas Ryan Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Magnus Paul Madsen 30 Apr 1889 – 23 Sep 1975 · Aurora, UT → Salt Lake City, UT m. Clara Bench (24 Dec 1913, SLC, UT; div.) · great-grandfather of Cliff (Madsen line) miner · railroad employee Buried: Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, UT
Clara Vivian Bench Madsen 28 Apr 1894 – 22 Aug 1972 · Axtell, UT → Salt Lake City, UT née Bench · m. Magnus Paul Madsen registered nurse Buried: Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, UT

Children of Magnus & Clara: Paul Levar · William Arthur · Wesley Pershing · Vernon Eugene · Robert Magnus

Ralph Vernon Johnson 30 Jun 1902 – 30 Sep 1989 m. Ruth Deama Lawler (30 Nov 1929, Boise, ID) · great-grandfather of Cliff (Johnson line)
Ruth Deama Lawler Johnson 11 Dec 1911 – 15 Dec 1998 née Lawler · m. Ralph Vernon Johnson · great-grandmother of Cliff (Lawler line)

Children of Ralph & Ruth: Betty Jean · Shirley Ruth

Generation 2 — Grandparents of Cliff

William Edward Bates, Jr. Aug 31, 1928 – Jun 7, 1985 m. Beverly Opal Ryan · Korean War veteran Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT
Beverly Opal Ryan Bates 1931 – 2015 wife of William Edward Bates, Jr. Buried: Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT

Siblings of William Jr.: Keith W. Bates (1934–2013) · Marilyn Lacy Bates Ivie (1930–2002)

Siblings of Beverly (Ryan line): Richard K. Ryan (1929–1999) · Marvin K. Ryan (1937–1973) · Gary R. Ryan (1944–1996)

William Arthur "Wild Bill" Madsen 2 Feb 1933 – 2010 · Salt Lake City, UT → Oakley, UT m. Shirley Ruth Johnson (Jan 1951, Evanston, WY) · grandfather of Cliff (Madsen line) auto mechanic · race car driver (7 championships) 💡 The "Wild Bill" nickname was given to him by a race announcer at the old Fairgrounds Speedway who watched him drive. He raced internationally in South Africa and won seven CAMRA championships. Cremated, ashes with family
Shirley Ruth Johnson Madsen 3 Apr 1935 – 25 Oct 2025 · Twin Falls, ID → Salt Lake City, UT née Johnson · m. William A. Madsen · grandmother of Cliff teacher, Jordan School District · U of U & Utah State graduate Buried: Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, UT

Children of William & Shirley: Debra Kay · Cindy Lee · Colleen · Carolyn Rae · Wendy Lynn · Craig William · Gary Scott

Generation 1 — Children of William & Beverly

Gene Bates & Carolyn Bates living · South Jordan, UT parents of Cliff
Ron & Pat Bates living son of William & Beverly
Mike & Cindy Bates living son of William & Beverly
Curtis & Kristine Bates living son of William & Beverly
Dave Bates living son of William & Beverly
Jeffrey Lee Bates 1955 – 1955 infant son · preceded in death

Generation 0 — Grandchildren

Cliff Bates & Tara Bates Cliff b. 1977 · Tara b. 1969 · Park City, UT son of Gene & Carolyn
Jarred Bates living · married to Michelle son of Gene & Carolyn · brother of Cliff
Michelle Peterson living · married to Jacinto daughter of Gene & Carolyn · sister of Cliff

Generation -1 — Great-Grandchild

Ethan Bates living · Arizona State University son of Cliff & Tara

Memorials

1791 – 1891
Portrait of Mary Robinson Bates

Mary Robinson Bates

née Robinson · m. William Bates

Mother of John Bates (1816) and 5th great-grandmother of Cliff. Born in Burton-Upon-Trent, England; died in Nibley, Cache County, Utah. Buried at Wanship Pioneer Cemetery, Summit County, Utah.

1816 – 1887
Gravestone of John Bates (1816-1887)

John Bates

m. Hannah Draycott

Father of John Bates (1842) and 4th great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1816 – 1863

Hannah Draycott Bates

née Draycott · m. John Bates

Mother of John Bates (1842) and 4th great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried at Wanship Pioneer Cemetery, Summit County, Utah.

1842 – 1917

John Bates

m. Lusina Angeline Keller

Father of Hiram Daniel Bates and 3rd great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1848 – 1911
Portrait of Lusina Angeline Keller Bates

Lusina Angeline Keller Bates

née Keller · m. John Bates

Mother of Hiram Daniel Bates and 3rd great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried at Kamas Cemetery, Summit County, Utah.

1928 – 1985
Gravestone of William Edward Bates, Jr.

William Edward Bates, Jr.

Aug 31, 1928, Park City, UT · d. Jun 7, 1985, Salt Lake City

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather. U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. A glazier by trade and a Scoutmaster in the LDS Church. Married Beverly Opal Ryan Aug 18, 1950, in Midway, Utah. Buried at Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Utah.

1906 – 1955

William Edward Bates, Sr.

m. Mary Lacy Yates

Patriarch of the Utah Bates line; father of William Edward Bates, Jr. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1871 – 1940

Hiram Daniel Bates

m. Bertha Kinsey

Father of William Edward Bates, Sr. and 2nd great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1871 – 1948

Bertha Kinsey Bates

née Kinsey · m. Hiram Daniel Bates

Mother of William Edward Bates, Sr. and 2nd great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1900 – 1970
Gravestone of Mary Lacy Yates Bates

Mary Lacy Yates Bates

née Yates

Mother of William Edward Bates, Jr. and matriarch of the family's Utah roots. Buried at Park City Cemetery, Park City, Utah.

1931 – 2015

Beverly Opal Ryan Bates

née Ryan · m. William Edward Bates, Jr., 1950

Wife of William Edward Bates, Jr. and mother to five sons. Daughter of Kenneth Thomas Ryan and Opal Lavon Provost Ryan. Buried at Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Utah.

1904 – 1973
Gravestone of Kenneth Thomas Ryan

Kenneth Thomas Ryan

m. Opal Lavon Provost

Father of Beverly Opal Ryan Bates; patriarch of the Ryan branch of the family. Buried at Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Utah.

1907 – 1965

Opal Lavon Provost Ryan

née Provost · m. Kenneth Thomas Ryan

Mother of Beverly Opal Ryan Bates. Buried at Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Utah.

1929 – 1999

Richard K. Ryan

brother of Beverly Opal Ryan

Sibling in the Ryan family of Utah.

1937 – 1973

Marvin K. Ryan

brother of Beverly Opal Ryan

Sibling in the Ryan family of Utah.

1944 – 1996

Gary R. Ryan

brother of Beverly Opal Ryan

Sibling in the Ryan family of Utah.

1934 – 2013

Keith W. Bates

brother of William Edward Bates, Jr.

Lived in West Valley City, Utah.

1930 – 2002

Marilyn Lacy Bates Ivie

née Bates · sister of William Edward Bates, Jr.

Lived in Orem, Utah.

1955 – 1955

Jeffrey Lee Bates

infant son of William & Beverly

Preceded in death; remembered by the family.

1911 – 2006

Alma Lloyd Wasden

m. Nola Inez Quarnberg (1933)

Grandfather of Tara Bates and great-grandfather of Ethan. Born and died in Scipio, Millard County, Utah. Buried at Scipio Cemetery, Scipio, Utah. Find a Grave #31784273

1914 – 2006

Nola Inez Quarnberg Wasden

née Quarnberg · m. Alma Lloyd Wasden

Grandmother of Tara Bates and great-grandmother of Ethan. Daughter of Reuben & Blonda Quarnberg. Buried at Scipio Cemetery, Scipio, Utah. Find a Grave #31784250

1934 – 1999

Dr. Francis Delmar "Del" Wasden

father of Tara Ann Wasden · U.S. Army veteran

Father of Tara Bates and grandfather of Ethan. Born in Scipio; died in Provo. BYU professor of educational leadership. Buried at Scipio Cemetery, Scipio, Utah. Find a Grave #31784366

1889 – 1965

Reuben Francis Quarnberg

father of Nola Inez Quarnberg

Great-grandfather of Tara and 2nd great-grandfather of Ethan. Husband of Blonda Lenoir Stone Quarnberg. Buried at Scipio Cemetery, Scipio, Utah. Find a Grave #68422

1892 – 1987

Blonda Lenoir Stone Quarnberg

mother of Nola Inez Quarnberg

Great-grandmother of Tara and 2nd great-grandmother of Ethan. Wife of Reuben Francis Quarnberg. Buried at Scipio Cemetery, Scipio, Utah. Find a Grave #68475

1854 – 1918

Peter Jacob Quarnberg

b. Sweden · m. Caroline Marie Hanseen (1876)

2nd great-grandfather of Ethan. Swedish immigrant; buried Scipio Cemetery. #68905

1858 – 1936

Caroline Marie Hanseen Quarnberg

née Hanseen · b. Gotlands län, Sweden

2nd great-grandmother of Ethan. Buried Scipio Cemetery. #68887

1850 – 1933

Joseph Stone

b. England · m. Adeline Robins (1872)

2nd great-grandfather of Ethan. LDS pioneer, Pony Express rider. Buried Scipio Cemetery. #68710

1853 – 1944

Adeline Elizabeth Robins Stone

née Robins · b. Pleasant Grove, UT

2nd great-grandmother of Ethan. Buried Scipio Cemetery. #68764

1815 – 1895

Catherine Cecilia "Dorcup" Olofsson Quarnberg

b. Gotlands län, Sweden

3rd great-grandmother of Ethan. Swedish pioneer; buried Scipio Cemetery. #68937

1830 – 1920

Peter John Hanseen

b. Gotlands län, Sweden · m. Christina Nielson

3rd great-grandfather of Ethan. Buried Scipio Cemetery. #68838

1838 – 1897

Christina Elizabeth Nielson Hanseen

née Nielson · b. Gotlands län, Sweden

3rd great-grandmother of Ethan. Buried Scipio Cemetery. #68859

1907 – 1999

Kenneth Eugene Candland

m. Adella Holman (1929) · Bishop of Chester Ward

Maternal grandfather of Tara. Buried Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, UT. #136369867

1910 – 1979

Adella Holman Candland

née Holman · m. Kenneth Eugene Candland

Maternal grandmother of Tara. Buried Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, UT. #191052895

1858 – 1933

David Harry Candland

m. Phebe Maiben (1889) · railroad station agent

Great-grandfather of Tara. Buried Chester Cemetery, Sanpete County, UT. #50791136

1868 – 1951

Phebe Maiben Candland

née Maiben · daughter of Henry Maiben

Great-grandmother of Tara. Buried Chester Cemetery, Sanpete County, UT. #274652556

1819 – 1883

Henry Maiben

actor, Salt Lake Dramatic Company · Eton & Oxford

2nd great-grandfather of Tara. Buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, UT. #68198795

1878 – 1963

David Lester Holman

m. Mary LaPearl Partridge

Great-grandfather of Tara. Buried Fountain Green Cemetery, Sanpete County, UT. #9730199

1844 – 1938

Sanford Holman

b. Nauvoo, IL · LDS pioneer

2nd great-grandfather of Tara. Buried Salt Lake City Cemetery, UT. #47215891

1818 – 1912

Wiley Payne Allred Sr

Joseph Smith's bodyguard · pioneer herbal doctor

2nd great-grandfather of Tara. Buried Emery City Cemetery, Emery County, UT. #17060893

1876 – 1942

Thomas Adam Ryan

m. Florence May Ryan · father of Kenneth Thomas Ryan

2nd great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT. #69481193

1877 – 1954

Florence May Ryan

mother of Kenneth Thomas Ryan

2nd great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried Park City Cemetery, Park City, UT. #69481235

1884 – 1951

Luke Elisha Provost

m. Clarissa Bronson (1906) · father of Opal Lavon Provost

2nd great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT. #30609063

1883 – 1951

Clarissa Bronson Provost

née Bronson · m. Luke Elisha Provost

2nd great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT. #30609072

1851 – 1928

Everice Ruthven Bronson

m. Cynthia Van Wagoner · father of Clarissa Bronson

3rd great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT. #30599830

1854 – 1930

Cynthia Van Wagoner Bronson

née Van Wagoner · m. Everice Ruthven Bronson

3rd great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried Midway City Cemetery, Midway, UT. #30599844

1935 – 2025

Shirley Johnson Madsen

née Johnson · m. William A. Madsen

Grandmother of Cliff (Madsen line). 3 Apr 1935 – 25 Oct 2025. Teacher, Jordan School District. Buried at Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, UT. #288475683

1889 – 1975

Magnus Paul Madsen

m. Clara Bench · miner, railroad employee

Great-grandfather of Cliff. Buried at Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, UT. #19857207

1894 – 1972

Clara Vivian Bench Madsen

née Bench · registered nurse

Great-grandmother of Cliff. Buried at Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, UT. #19857217

Gravestone photographs and memorial data courtesy of Find a Grave and their contributors. All Scipio Cemetery entries above; see Wasden Tree page for additional burials at Scipio Pioneer Cemetery, Chester Cemetery, Fountain Green Cemetery, Holden Cemetery, Duchesne City Cemetery, Mona Cemetery, and Salt Lake City Cemetery.

Records & Discoveries

Surnames

Bates — an English patronymic surname from "Bate" (a short form of Bartholomew). This branch of the family settled in Utah in the early 20th century, with roots in Park City and the Salt Lake Valley.

The Ryan line (Beverly Opal Ryan Bates' family) joins the tree through her marriage to William Edward Bates, Jr. — Kenneth Thomas Ryan & Opal Lavon Provost Ryan of Utah.

The Madsen and Johnson lines enter through Shirley Ruth Johnson Madsen (1935–2025), daughter of Ralph Vernon Johnson & Ruth Deama Lawler of Twin Falls / Salt Lake City. Her husband was William Arthur "Wild Bill" Madsen, the auto mechanic and race-car champion of the Madsen line.

The Lawler and Cline lines come in through Ruth Deama Lawler, daughter of Purl Edwin Lawler & Etta "Ettie" Cline; and the Johnson line through Ralph Vernon Johnson, son of Harry Elmer Johnson & Zina Ethel Elliott.

The Wasden and Quarnberg lines enter through Tara Ann Wasden Bates (Cliff's wife), daughter of Dr. Francis Delmar Wasden of Scipio, Millard County, Utah. See the Wasden Tree page for the full Wasden, Quarnberg, Stone, Hanseen, Robins, Johnson, and Nielson lineages.

Living family members are listed by name and relationship only; dates and locations are withheld for privacy.