ON THE JOB

Manasseh Smith

Two weeks ago we featured my mom's father, my grandpa, Ilo Leslie Smith.  Today we will look at all the careers of his family back as far as I can find.  Above is his dad - Manasseh Smith.  He was a Brick Mason.   He came from a long line of Brick Masons - His father, Daniel Smith and his grandfather Thomas Smith were also brick masons.  I found a picture of a house that Daniel Smith and Manasseh Smith built in the Murray City Digital Pictorial Archives.

Daniel Smith

House that Daniel and Manasseh Smith built.

Thomas Smith

This is Gracie Gilbert Smith - Ilo Leslie Smith's mother.  She is the person I am most excited to meet in Heaven, mostly because of the all the things my mom has said of her.  She sounded like my kind of gal.  I think I thought of the on-the-job posts because of her job.  She played the piano accompaniment for SILENT MOVIES!!!  Isn't that the greatest?  Her daughter Clarice was an accomplished pianist and was the one that gave Bev free piano lesson (when she had time) to begin the wonderful piano legacy that we have.  Gracie's dad, James Gilbert was a store owner.  Here are some great pictures that show his store in Murray Utah

Grace Gilbert Smith

Exterior of James Gilbert's Store

Interior of James Gilbert's Store

James Gilbert and Mary Elizabeth Morgan