James & Elizabeth M. Hendricks Farm Division

James Warren Hendricks was born Geb 11, 1854 to William Dorris and Alvira Lavona Smith Hendricks in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1860, the Hendricks family moved to Richmond. James married Frances Lucy Traveller on Jan 13, 1876 in Logan, Utah. For income, James worked on the railroad from 1876 to 1882, when he built a more permanent home for his family on the corner of 300 W and Highway 124.

James married Elizabeth Almira Merrill on Sep 5, 1887 in the Logan, Utah Temple. The family lived together for some time before James decided to purchase this farm in 1892. What is described in family histories as a "dwelling" existed on the farm that had two buildings, each having two rooms that he connected with a fifth room, making it into a small home.

James' original plan for the farm was to make it into a cattle ranch. He built a large red barn west of the home to hold his cattle; however, due to market changes, he had to switch to sheep. At one point, he had 4,000 head of sheep on the ranch.

The barn was expanded after the change, and wood from High Creek Canyon delivered by Orson H. Eckersley was used. Unfortunately, the market for sheep fluctuated too much like the cattle, and James had to change his ranch one last time to a dairy. The barn was remodeled with stanchions, swinging doors, and 56 cows were added. The milk from the dairy was sold to the Union Creamery Co. 

In 1904, Alma Merrill built a small log home located near the farm to house travelers from the Merrill Spur. The home was purchased by Alfred D. Hendricks and was sold to James in 1906. James upgraded the home into a large yellow brick home to house his family. 

He was very successful in his dairy business. In 1912, he, along with 10 other dairy men, came together to form a dairy event that would later become Black & White Days. He was the oldest member of the group. In 1915, James was named "Master Farmer" and received a diploma from Utah Agriculture College for his successful dairy.

After James' death in 1923, the farm was divided between his children. The recent history of the home is not exactly clear, but the parcel of land that the home is located on was separated from the farm, and both are owned by different people. The farm is still used as a farm today.

Diane L. Hendricks, (2019) A History of the "Yellow Birck House" built by J.W. Hendricks for his wife, Elizabeth Almira Merrill and the Generations who have live there. Uploaded to Familysearch.org by Diane L. Hendricks, Sep 14, 2019. https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/93814075?cid=mem_copy