Hyrum Bair

Hyrum Bair was born Nov. 16, 1850 to John and Jersha Ann Richardson Bair in Farmington, Utah. Hyrum is a Founder of Richmond.

History

When Hyrum was 9, the Bair family moved to Richmond. The first winter for the early settlers was difficult. During the winter, Hyrum would collect snares of rabbits and birds barefoot.

"He used to laughingly tell his children that he went barefoot until his heels got so hard they would strike fire when he hit or kicked a rock. Seriously, however, he would tell how they used to soak his feet and then would sew up the cracks in his heels with what he called a waxed end (thread dipped in bee's wax)."

At one point, his leg froze when he was 12. The leg survived, however, at times in his life it would swell and cause him a great deal of pain. When Hyrum was 10, his mother died. Being the oldest in his family, Hyrum had to take on many responsibilities to help his family. Hyrum was tasked to help farm and take care of other means that his father demanded.

Hyrum married Mary Elizabeth Van Orden on Nov 26, 1871 in Richmond. In 1883, the Bair family purchased some land in Cove on High Creek. He built a home and barn on the land. Between 1904-1908, Hyrum operated a butcher shop in Richmond.1

In the spring of 1919, the Bair family sold their home in Cove and moved into a brick home in Richmond where Hyrum remained the rest of his life.

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