A little bit of History (YOUR HISTORY)

My GREAT GREAT Grandpa William Tonks was Morgan's 1st BLACKSMITH
This photo was taken in 1868
This blacksmith shop was located on the NW corner of 200 E and Young Street, right where the current Seminary building is now. 
Can you guess which one of these men is my Grandpa?
He is standing in the middle of the picture, with a black vest (done up), with his hands in his pockets.
Here is my lineage.........




Me (Gwen)
Mom (Veloy)
Grandpa Tonks (Frank)
Great Grandpa Tonks (Charles)
Great Great Grandpa Tonks (William)




He was born in England, and learned the blacksmith trade there from his father.  He joined the Mormon church at 18 years of age.  His parents never converted to Mormonism.
In 1859 he crossed the plains with an ox cart and covered wagon with the Mormon pioneers bringing his family to Utah.


The family moved to Morgan in 1866, and in 1872 he bought the large tract of land in Round Valley which the Tonks family stills owns to this day.   

This is a picture of the old home he built that used to be in Round Valley.  I remember playing in this as a little girl, but we always got in trouble when we did.  I guess the grownups didn't want us getting hurt in there.  It was abandoned for many years, and then was torn down and Bruce Tonks built his new home there in the 1970's.