WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
CHARLES DANA & MABEL CLARISSA BOYCE ALSOP
(General Manager of the Arrowhead Petroleum Corporation)
BIOGRAPHY
The Alsops moved to Virgin about 1920 to aid in the development of a shallow oil field there.Mr. Alsop was a pioneer oil operator with wide experience drilling in South America, California, and Utah oil bearing formations.
In 1927, Alsop was hired as General Manager of the newly formed Arrowhead Petroleum Corporation. He resigned his previous position at General Manager of the Utacal Oil Company and disposed of his private oil interests.
Charles and Mabel were both killed in the premature explosion of the Escalante Oil Well on March 6, 1935. They were both buried in the St. George City Cemetery on March 10, 1935.
FAMILY
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Charles' Parents and Siblings:
Othniel Alsop Clara Eugenia Wilson Alsop Linnington Alsop Henry R. Alsop Elizabeth "Lizzie" Parilee Alsop Charles Dana Alsop Mary Alsop Lucy Alsop Hugh Alsop Othniel Alsop II (Jr.?) R. B. JR Alsop Wilson E. Alsop |
(1/8/1854-3/13/1908) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (4/22/1860-1/11/1901) (7/7/1881-7/7/1881) (10/24/1882-1/xx/1955) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (10/23/1884-7/19/1960) (married Ottocarl Ehrlich) (1/4/1887-3/6/1935) (married Mabel Clarissa Liebig Boyce) (7/18/1888-9/17/1969) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/xx/1890-2/1/1973) (married J. B. Holloway) (7/8/1893-xx/xx/xxxx) (11/30/1894-9/23/1896) (12/7/1897-xx/xx/xxxx) (5/19/1900-10/6/1982) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Mabel's Parents and Siblings: Leroy Boyce Dora Emma Lebig Boyce Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Charles & Mabel's Family: Charles Dana Alsop Mabel Clarissa Liebig Boyce Alsop Walter James Alsop Virginia Dana Alsop Dora Mabel Alsop |
(1/4/1887-3/6/1935) (married 9/20/1911) (4/29/1888-3/6/1935) (2/xx/1915-xx/xx/1942) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/xx/1917-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Anderson Garth House) (xx/xx/1929-xx/xx/1947) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
Arrowhead Oil Co. OrganizedBeaver/Weekly Press, June 24, 1927, Page 1
Charles D. Alsop obituary
Washington County News, March 14, 1935, Page 4
Death certificate for Charles D. Alsop
Mable C. B. Alsop obituary
Washington County News, March 14, 1935, Page 4
Death certificate for Mabel Clarissa Boyce Alsop
Funeral Services For Charles Alson & Wife
Washington County News, March 14, 1935, Page 4
Find-A-Grave entry for Charles D. Alsop
Find-A-Grave entry for Charles D. Alsop
MyHeritage entry for Charles Dana Alsop
Descendants of Othniel Alsop