submitted by Joy Fisher (sdgenweb@yahoo.com) *********************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ut/utfiles.htm *********************************************************************** JOSEPH F. SQUIRES. Joseph F. Squires, assistant postmaster at Logan, was born on the 11th of February, 1871, in Salt Lake City, a son of John F. Squires, a native of England, who came to America with his parents, John and Catherine (Fell) Squires, who in the year 1853 arrived in Utah, having crossed the plains with ox team and wagon in Captain Jacob Gates' company that was thus traveling to the colony established by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. John F. Squires was born in 1846 and was largely reared and educated in Salt Lake, where he took up the business followed by his father, that of barbering. He learned the trade in the shop of his father, who was one of the first barbers of Salt Lake and who for years served as President Brigham Young's private barber and was thus associated with him for many years. John F. Squires came to Logan, Utah, in January. 1876, and was the forest supervisor for many years. He is now living retired, enjoying the fruits of an active and well spent life. He served on a foreign mission to England from 1888 to 1890 inclusive and he was president of one of the Seventy Quorums for a number of years and took a most active and helpful part in church work. While he was on his foreign mission Brigham Young, Jr., was president of the British mission and Mr. Squires accompanied him to all of the Scandinavian countries. He married Alice Penn Maiben, a native of Brighton, England, born October 16, 1847. She came to America with her parents in 1853 and crossed the plains with the same company as the Squires family, walking the entire distance. John F. Squires and Alice Penn Maiben were married in Salt Lake, August 7, 1868, by Daniel H. Wells. They became the parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters, of whom Joseph F. was the second in order of birth. The mother survives and now makes her home in Logan. Joseph F. Squires obtained a public school education in Logan and afterward spent a year as a student in the Brigham Young College. When his textbooks were put aside he began learning the barber's trade, which he followed as a journeyman for ten years, working with his father. On the 15th of December, 1896, he entered the Logan post-office as general delivery clerk and from that position has worked his way steadily upward until he is now assistant postmaster and during vacancies in the office of postmaster he has served as acting postmaster. In 1897 he was appointed assistant postmaster by Orson Smith and later by Joseph Odell, in which position he has continued to the present time, proving most capable through the prompt and efficient manner in which he discharges his duties. Mr. Squires was married in Logan Temple, September 25, 1895, to Miss Retta Ballif, who was born in Logan, a daughter of the late Serge L. and Harriet (Vuffry) Ballif. The mother is still living and both were representatives of pioneer families of Utah. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs: Squires, have been born seven children: Joseph F., Chester B., Serge L., John Maiben, Harriet, Rulon B. and Luther B. The family are adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which Mr. Squires is serving as counselor to Bishop William Evans of the third ward. He belongs to the Logan Commercial Boosters Club and he gives his political allegiance to the republican party. During the great European war so recently ended he was a member of the committee having in charge the Liberty Loan sales in the third ward and was very active in various branches of war work. His son, Joseph P. Squires, Jr., served in the Eighty-second Infantry Supply Company, stationed at Camp Kearney, California, and was honorably discharged in January, 1919, the company being demobilized at the Presidio in California. The son, Chester B. Squires, was a member of the Student Army Training Corps at the Utah Agricultural College. Regarding his business career, Mr. Squires may well be termed a self-made man and deserves all the credit which the term implies. Starting out in life empty-handed, he has worked his way steadily upward through persistency of purpose and laudable ambition, assisted by his good wife, who has indeed been a true helpmate to him. They are widely and favorably known In Logan, where they have now long resided and where their circle of friends is almost coextensive with the circle of their acquaintance. Extracted from: UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATED VOLUME IV CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1920