Grandfather Comparison.

Apparently Mondays and Tuesdays are not good days for me to post blogs.  I must be too busy on those days.  I had hoped to have already posted this. 

This looks like a brief comparison on the surface but really these were different men.  My desire is not to be judgemental of either man.  They were just different. 

Nicholas was born in England. 
Dode was born in America. 

In a way Nicholas was  a pioneer.
Dode was of Utah pioneer ancestry. 

Nicholas was a convert to the LDS Church. 
Dode was a nonmember despite his pioneer heritage. 
Dode and his father certainly pioneered around Woodside.

Nicholas lived in the city. 
Dode at times lived in the city but was comfortable and at home on the desert. 

Nicholas had a certificate which helped him do clerical work. 
Dode went to school but any specific training is unknown or non-existent. 

Nicholas was comfortable in a suit and tie. 
I believe Dode usually work Levis that were cuffed on the bottom. 

Nicholas apparently traveled a bit of the world. 
I don't know that Dode went far from Emery County. 

Nicholas spent nearly his entire life working.  He worked til 80 years of age. 
Dode worked at times but apparently did a lot of prospecting. 
Looking at the records in Emery County almost provides a diary of Dode. 

Despite all these differences they both worked for the railroad at least briefly.