John & Sarah Crook Carlile Home

John and Sarah Crook Carlile Home. John and Sarah Elizabeth Carlile were married in 1878, and moved into a log cabin John had built on the property. Six children were born in that log cabin, until they moved into the sandstone home, where four additional children were born. John owned many fine horses, and was responsible for bringing the first purebred stallion to the valley. He often furnished teams of four or six-horse teams for parades or celebrations. He was the first to register shorthorn cattle in the valley. He directed the building of the Wasatch Creamery, and was the constable of peace for several terms. He organized the North Fields Irrigation Company and the Director and Water Master for several years. Sarah Elizabeth Crook was the first white child born in the Heber Fort. She was left a widow early in life, and raised eight children alone. She held many church positions and was a midwife in the community. She served as Relief Society President for many years, administering to the sick and helping with the dead, being called out all hours of the night or day. She was a fine seamstress and did many kind deeds for the poor, sick and homebound. To care for her large family, she took in washings, laundered curtains, quilted quilts, raised a garden, enough to sell vegetables to the neighbors.