Hazor Barr Smith was born in Illinois on January 16, 1911 to Leila Barr and Hazor Judson Smith. He later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked as an engineer. He died in Las Vegas on March 23, 1985.

Judith Hamblin was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her parents were from Reno, Nevada. Hamblin worked as a schoolteacher and registered medical stenographer.