Edward Cliff and his wives Eliza Cresswell Cliff and Harriet Moore Cliff

 

Edward Cliff 

Edward Cliff was Born in Barrowden, Rutland, England

 Parents: William Cliff and Ursula Wilkinson Married COD: Disease of liver, heart and kidneys Death certificate State of Utah Name: Edward Cliff Birth Date: 07 Sep 1830 Birth Place: Barrowden, Rutland, England Parents: William and Ursula Wilkinson Cliff Death Date: 07 Apr 1906 Death Place: Mt. Pleasant, Utah Arrival: 16 Oct 1858, Cyrus Wheelock's Co. Spouse: Eliza Cresswell Marriage Date: 1863 Marriage Place: Longton Parish, Staffordshire, England Spouse's Parents: William and Sarah Woolley Cresswell Spouse's Birth Date: 14 Oct 1839 Spouse's Birth Place: Hanley, Staffs, England Spouse's Death Date: 25 Feb 1916 Spouse's Death Place: Mt. Pleasant, Utah Married 2nd: Harriet Moore Date: 12 Jul 1883 , Salt Lake City, Utah Born: 20 Aug 1863 , Hanley, Staffs, England Died: 26 Jan 1951 , Salt Lake City, Utah Edward was called back to England on a mission shortly after arriving in the Valley. At the end of his mission he married Eliza and brought her and her parents back to Utah with him. They lived in Hambleton, later named Mt. Pleasant, Utah. In 1869 he was again called to serve a mission in England . While there, he met Harriet Moore whom he married after returning to Salt Lake. He was called on another mission in 1876 to the Eastern States but he became ill and had to return home. Again in 1885, he was called on a mission to New Zealand. He was very active in the church, serving not only as a missionary but also a bishop and in other positions of leadership. John was a felt monger by trade in England , but after reaching the valley he was a nurseryman and potter. He worked on the Salt Lake, Manti, and St. George Temples. He also was active in the Silk Worm and Bee industry in Utah. For many years he was a reporter for the Deseret News. He was a justice of the peace and stake patriarch. Child of 1st wife: Edward Cresswell , b. 26 Aug 1864 , Mt. Pleasant, Utah. D. 18 May 1868 (drowned) Children of 2nd wife: Edward Parley , b. 29 Aug 1884 , Mt. Pleasant, Utah. D. 18 May 1922, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah . John Thomas, b. 18 Feb 1888, Mt. Pleasant, Utah. D. 1 Mar 1975, Ogden, Weber, Utah. George William, b. 1898, Mt. Pleasant, Utah. D. 6 Jun 1978, Oregon. Bur. Salt Lake. Written by Gladys Eppich.   

14 November 2015

March 12-14, 1887 New Zealand mission conference at Gisborn, New Zealand. Edward Cliff with long beard ▾

Edward Cliff

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Elder Sondra Sanders talks about Brother Edward Cliff serving in New Zealand on Sept 7th, 1886. It is his 56th birthday. He talks very positively about his ability to speak the Maori language on Sept 8th. Elder Cliff is the President of the Hawkes Bay District and a wonderful Elder. (Journal of Sondra Sanders Church History Library, MS 807, 1885 Feb to 1886 Oct)

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ELIZA CRESWELL CLIFF Pioneer of 1863

Edward Cliff apparently met Eliza Creswell while on his first mission. He married her 27 April 1863, and they came to Utah in 1863, first settling in Pleasant Grove (then called Battle Creek). This is where Edward Cliff settled when he first came to Utah. They later went to Mt. Pleasant to live. They came to Utah by hand cart. The account of this move is referred to in Edward Cliff history. A letter written to them after they arrived in Utah indicated that Eliza's mother had either passed away on the plains or shortly after they arrived in Utah. Aunt Eliza was active in the Church, she worked in the Re1ief Society. “In the Mt. Pleasant South Ward, the organization was as follows: Mrs. Caroline Madsen, President, Mrs. Christina Peel, first, and Mrs. Eliza Cliff, second Counselors.” ... The funeral for her was announced in the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid, Friday March 3, 1916, as follows: FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. CLIFF MANY FRIENDS SHOW RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. ELIZA CLIFF Impressive funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Cliff, a prominent pioneer woman of this city, were held Monday afternoon at one o'clock in the North Ward Chapel. Mrs. Cliff was 76 years of age. Her death was due to old age and general debility. The Obsequies were conducted by Bishop H. C. Jacobs who was assisted by Elder Wm. Olson. The ward choir was present and sang: "Resting Now From Care and Sorrow." The opening prayer was offered by Elder Thos. West. "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" was rendered by the choir; Beautiful eulogies of the splendid character of the good woman were delivered by President C. N. Lund, Supt. James W. Anderson and Bishop Jacobs. A beautiful solo, "Oh , My Father" was beautifully rendered by Miss Emma Watson. The benediction was pronounced by Elder Joseph Seeley. The large number of people who attended the services and the many beautiful flowers bore testimony of the esteem in which the community held her. The Pallbearers were John Cliff, and George Cliff. George Reynolds, Albert Hadley. Charles Mills and Elijah Creswell. The grave in the City Cemetery was dedicated by Parley Cliff.   

 

Harriet Moore Cliff

Obituary for Harriet Moore Cliff 

Mrs. Harriet Moore Cliff, 87, widow of Edward Cliff and resident of Mt. Pleasant for 67 years, died Friday in a Salt Lake hospital. Death was attributed to complications after a hip fracture suffered on Jan. 23. Mrs. Cliff for the past six years has alternated her residence between those of her sons, John T. Cliff, and George W. Cliff, Salt Lake City.

Born in Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, Aug. 20, 1863, a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Litchfield Moore, she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 27, 1873, and came to Utah in the spring of 1883. 

On July 12 of that year, she married Edward Cliff in the Salt Lake endowment house and moved to Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Cliff, who died on April 7, 1906, was for many years the patriarch of the North Sanpete LDS stake. Always active in Latter-day Saint organizations. 

Mrs. Cliff was a Relief Society worker for more than 60 years. Besides her sons she is survived by nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Salt Lake Tribune UT) January 27, 1951

James and Emma Bulkley Gottfredson ~~~ Pioneers of the Month ~~~ September 2023

 

James and Emma Bulkley Gottfredson

 

Mt. Pleasant Pyramid

June 21, 1929

 Reunion of Gottfredsons Well Attended 

Richfield Reaper September 3, 1931

 “More than 200 members of the Gottfredson family attended the reunion held here recently at the call of Peter Gottfredson, the well known pioneer and Indian war veteran, who is now completing a history of the family, dating back 120 years. The crowd consisted of three families from California, two from Nevada, one from Wyoming, three from Idaho, and a number from Utah. The young old man who financed the entire affair, at a cost of around $250, said with enthusiasm, ‘I surely have had my money’s worth,’ and expressed satisfaction in bringing the large family together.” “The reunion started Saturday evening when all members of the family located at the camp on the county fair grounds, met for a general social. Sunday morning the various wards were visited, and in the afternoon the family organization was effected as follows: J.E. Gottfredson, president; Merrill Gottfredson, general secretary; Adell G. Jensen and Estella P. Poulson, assistant secretaries, representing two branches of the family; Mrs. Anna Waltamer, vice president of the first branch, and Chester Allen, vice president of the second branch. Bylaws, rules, and regulations were adopted. Dr. D.B. Gottfredson acted as master of ceremonies for the meeting, following which Mrs. Adell Jensen conducted a program. Mrs. Edith Rasmussen led community singing. An original song, ‘Howdy-do,’ by Merrill Gottfredson was sung by the entire crowd. Members of the family who took part in musical numbers during the two-day’s reunion were Bishop E.L. Swalberg of Gunnison, Uhlan Swalberg, Merrill Gottfredson and Mrs. James Bradfield, Mrs. Merrill Gottfredson, Miss Carol Swalberg, Mrs. Josephine Brower, who was assisted in an Indian costume song by Reed Rasmussen, Doyle Shaw, Kenneth Gottfredson, Melba Brower and others; Reed Rasmussen, Leda Dalby [Reva Dalton’s aunt] of Leadore, Idaho, Maxine and Beth Orrock and Laurel Jensen. Delora Payne of Aurora, Ruth Hansen of Salt Lake, Carrie Allen of Circleville and Joan Brower entertained with readings. Speakers were Peter Gottfredson, Reva Dalton of Salt Lake, President J.E. Gottfredson and the oldest member of each family: Anna Waltamore of Salt Lake, Mrs. Ruth G. Urie of Cedar City, Conrad Payne of Aurora and Mrs. Addie G. Barney of Salt Lake. Prayers were by Lewis Jensen and Jacob Dastrup. Mrs. Estella Poulson gave sentiments of appreciation of the efforts of Peter Gottfredson in arranging the reunion, which was followed by nine rahs for Peter, led by Bishop Ernest Swalberg. Mr. Gottfredson delighted the crowd with a reading, ‘The Bumble Bee,’ and a song, ‘Courting in the Kitchen.’” “After a program Monday, the crowd went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rasmussen and were treated to Danish Beer ‘like Grandma Gottfredson used to make,’ and cake. In the evening a free dance was held at the Rendezvous. Tuesday the camp was broken up, many going to Fish Lake and others to visit in the homes of relatives the rest of the week.

Sarah Thompson Pritchett Wilson ~~~ Pioneer of the Month ~~~ August 2023

 

Levi Franklin Pritchett 

 

The Pritchett Family

 The family name of Pritchett originated in Wales and according to all known records, is a name of great antiquity, having an unbroken male descent from the princes of Wales, between Wye and Severn, a dynasty that lasted from the time of Caradoc Vraich, who reigned in 520 AD to the death of Bleddyn, the last prince in 1190 AD. 

During this time the family became very numerous and began to spread out into other parts of the British Isles. Many went into Ireland and the middle parts of England. From the period of the close of the reign of Bleddyn until about the middle of the 15th century, little is known about the family as few or no records were kept. It has to date been impossible to bridge the gap between 1190 and the first Pritchett who came to America. 

The records of Virginia Historical Society record that Miles Pritchett came to America on a sailing ship, the Star, in the year 1612. This was eight years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Apparently, he settled in Jamestown, Virginia, and from there the family spread out into the area known at that time as the Virginia land grant. This area comprised what is now known as Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware, Tennessee, and parts of Georgia. The Pritchetts were also in Delaware and Maryland as early as 1669. It is in this area that most of the Pritchett family are found today and from which the branch of our family originally came. It has been difficult to trace a direct line of Pritchetts beyond the middle of the 17th century. Most of this difficulty is the direct result of the Civil War. During the various campaigns that the northern troops made into the South, many of the churches where the records of our people were kept were burned and it is therefore impossible to verify many of the stories and much of the information that has come down from generation to generation and from family to family. James Mitchell Pritchett, the father of Leonidas Pritchett, was born in Smyth County, Virginia on June 1, 1817, and later married Mary Ann Fulcher. To them were born nine children: William, Leonidas, John, Nancy, Thomas, Levi, James, Rebecca, and Douglas. Douglas died at the age of three years but all the other children lived to marry and raise a family. William, the eldest, married Peggy Heneger. Leonidas married Elizabeth Ann Heninger. John married Mary V. Hambrick. Nancy married John Floyd Young. Thomas married Lovina Chadwick Heninger, and later, after her death he married Ida Huntsman. Levi married Ellen Thompson. James married Kate James. Rebecca married Lindsey Brady. 

The descendants of these eight children have spread into nearly all the western states. Many of them have at one time or another become interested in their genealogy and have made an attempt to find the records of their families. As a result, there has been a tremendous duplication of effort and in many cases, each one has interpreted the existing records in their own way, which has resulted in many conflicting claims and dates of births, marriages, and deaths. Written by La Von Fuller Shreeve; date unknown. Found in papers belonging to Hazel Smith Carver, a great-granddaughter.

Wilson's Blacksmith Shop was located on the south side corner of State Street and Main, where the Pharmacy is located now. You can see main street buildings in the background.

James Wilson
Blacksmith

 

James M. Wilson

BIRTH: 25 Dec 1836
Muskingum County, Ohio, USA

DEATH9 Jun 1911 (aged 74)
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA

BURIAL:
Mount Pleasant City Cemetery

Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA

PLOTA / 93 / 3 / 2MEMORIAL ID141394  

 
 

Five Generations: Front--Mina Pritchett, Myrna Pitts, Sarah Ellen T. Pritchett Wilson. Back--Elaine S. Pitts, Vivian P. Smith

Emma Dewey Allred Hayward

 

 Emma Dewey Allred Hayward

Emma Dewey was born on 21 April 1826

EMMY DEWEY ALLRED HAYWARD Emma Dewey was born on the 28 April 1826 in Babton, Wiltshire, England, the daughter of Sara Ranger and John Dewey. Her father died when she was about four years old and her mother married James Targett of Cadford, Wiltshire, England, and to this union was born four children: Ann, Eliza, John, and Mary. When Emma was just a young girl, she heard the gospel from a missionary by the name of Isaac Allred. She was converted to the truth of his words and braved the condemnation and ridicule of family and friends to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was baptized 6 July 1852. Her mother and stepfather disowned her so she packed her few belongings in a trunk and left England, never to see her family again. She worked her way to America, the land of Zion in 1852. On opening her trunk after her arrival, she found that someone had poured ink all over the few clothes and belongings she had brought with her. It was three years later when she left Mormon Grove, Kansas, on 1 July 1855, with the Richard Ballantine Company to walk all the way to Utah. Somewhere during the crossing of the ocean or the first year in the United States, she met William and Ruth Hayward who were also converts. They arrived in Utah in 1853. Emma's company arrived in Salt Lake 25 September 1855. The Haywards and Emma Dewey became great friends and they settled in Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Plural marriages were being practiced in the church at this time, and Emma Dewey became the third wife of the missionary who converted her. She was sealed on 7 October 1856 to Elder Isaac Allred who was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on 28 June 1813. He married his first wife, Julia Ann Taylor, on 10 October 1832. A daughter, Emma, was born to Isaac in Ogden; they then moved to Ephraim where a son, Adelbert, was born. In 1859 Isaac moved his family to Mt. Pleasant, where he was engaged in sheep raising. On the 12th of May he was accidentally killed by a lifelong friend, Tom Ivie. They had been sitting at the campfire when they began arguing over some sheep; in the heat of the argument Tom pulled an aspen pole from the fire and hit Isaac on the head. The blow killed him instantly. His friend and murderer was tried and condemned to death, but he escaped and went East. President Brigham Young prophesied that Tom Ivie would apostatize from the church and buzzards would pick his bones. This prediction was literally fulfilled as the remains of Mr. Ivie were subsequently found in a cornfield devoured by buzzards. Thus, Emma Dewey Allred has left a widow with two small children. During this period of bewilderment, William and Ruth Hayward came to her aid and befriended her. Emma had known nothing but hardships and hard work from her early childhood, and being a widow with her small babies to provide for was just another chapter in her life to strengthen her character. William entered into polygamy and took Emma as his second wife on 6 June 1863. He made a home for her in Moroni, Utah. On 26 April 1864 a son, Thomas Henry, was born to them. Thus in the triangle of plural marriages, Thomas had half brothers and sisters that had half brothers and sisters that were no relation to Thomas. Being a second wife obliged Emma to do whatever she could to earn a living for herself and three children. They went barefoot, poorly clothed, and often hungry while their mother bent over the washboard or perspired over hot irons to earn a few cents from her neighbors. They grew up in the very poorest of their surroundings. The children assisted their mother as they were able in the chores, and they indeed learned the value of money. William had been called to help settle the Sevier Valley (later called Richfield) in about 1859. He later built a double house and moved Emma and her children to Richfield. They saw much poverty and because of Indian disturbances were forced to leave their home and move to Nephi. Here a daughter, Ruth, was born to Emma, but she died while still an infant of dysentery. William was called to help resettle Richfield in 1870; he took Ruth with him, but Emma remained in Nephi. Her daughter married Thomas West and moved to Chester in 1875; Emma followed her two boys. She was the first school teacher in Chester. Through all of Emma's hard work, she always found time to give her time and talents to the church. The Chester Ward Records show that she was very active. She was a teacher in the first Sunday School and on 2 December 1883 was sustained as second assistant in the Sunday School. She held this position until 1892 when she was advanced to first assistant--a position few women have ever held. She had been sustained as Second Counselor in the Relief Society on 13 January 1878 and when the Primary was organized on 22 June 1880 she was its first President. She was released from the Primary in 1893. She followed the pattern of the Master Teacher of teaching by doing. She would take her primary children out into the wheat fields and follow along behind the thrasher gleaning the grain they left. Her hands were often raw and bleeding. When they had gleaned all they could, she would have it thrashed and give the wheat to the bishop, thus teaching the children both the value of work and the blessing of giving. William Hayward died from internal injuries sustained from over lifting; this happened on 27 September 1891 at the age of 74. He was buried at Richfield. Emma left Chester and moved to Mt. Pleasant to make her home with her daughter in 1893. While there she furnished the bread for the sacrament for 12 years. She would take the bread in a little egg basket lined with a white napkin and covered with a lid. She would carefully gather any pieces of bread left over and be very sure that not one piece was wasted; she explained to the grandchildren and neighbor children that it was an honor to eat these pieces of bread as they had been blessed. Her kindness to children and loved ones was most outstanding and she was affectionately known wherever she went as "Aunt Emma." Her grandchildren called her "Grandma Great." On Tuesday, 20 April 1909, at the age of 83, she gathered her family together and walked several blocks in the rain to have a four-generation picture taken. Soon after returning home she became ill and slipped peacefully away during the night. She was buried at Mt. Pleasant. Her obituary read, "Another of Mt. Pleasant's pioneers has passed to the Great Beyond in the person of Aunt Emma Hayward. She died early Wednesday morning, 21 April 1909."

  Grandmother was very modest and unassuming. She never had much to say about her life nor did she leave any stories that would help complete her history. One letter from her half-sister Ann in England was found among her papers, so she did hear from her family. In asking some of her grandchildren what they could remember about her, one of them said, "I remember her little cape and bonnet trimmed with a feather and lace which she always wore to church." Others said about all they could remember was her kindness and hard work. All of them said she was one of the hardest-working persons they had ever known. One remembered her beautiful flower garden and the bouquets she always sent home with them, and another has a favorite spot in his flower garden where some of her Lily-of-the-Valley grow. I was just a year old when she died and cannot remember her, but I have been told by my mother many times how she used to play with me and laugh at my actions until the tears would roll down her face. She laughed at my hands when I was born because they were so big. She said, "When she puts them over her face they are so big they cover her whole face. What greater gift could a father and a grandmother give you than hardworking hands?"

Emma Dewey Allred Grave Marker 


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ISAAC  ALLRED
murdered by Thomas Ivie
May 11, 1859

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Washington Perry McArthur and Urania Gregg McArthur ~~~Pioneers of the Month ~~~June 2023

 

 

According to the Index of Utah Pioneers compiled by the Sons of the Utah Pioneers

 Urania Gregg came to Utah as a pioneer when she was 24.

 She was married to Washington Perry McArthur in Scrubgrass 

Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1846, when she was 20 years old. 

Very quickly the new family began the move west, as her first child, 

Almeda Jennett McArthur was born just a few days 

over a year later in 1847 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.

Mary Ann Dallin Wheelock

 

 
Mary Ann was the wife of Cyrus Wheelock who was Pioneer of the Month, 

August 1, 2008.  Not much was said about his wife Mary Ann.  So now we can

learn more. 

Mary Ann Dallin Wheelock 

ORIGINAL NAME

Mariane Dallen

BIRTH27 May 1831
Devon, England

DEATH13 Mar 1892 (aged 60)
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah,

 USABURIAL
Mount Pleasant City Cemetery

Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOTA_ms_109_5

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Her parents were Tobias Dallin (Dalling) and Anthena Finch.

Mary Ann was the firstborn of ten children.  She was the caregiver in the Dallin family.  Her mother died while the family was still living in England.

 

After her mother's death, Tobias joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

 

 Tobias Dallin moved his family across the Bristol Channel to the area of Newport, Monmouthshire.

 On May 27, 1848, Tobias was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by W. Hemshaw.

 His children who were old enough were baptized in the months that followed: Mary Anne, Thomas, Robert, and Anthea on Oct. 5th and John and William on Jan. 30th of 1849. Catherine is listed as a member of the branch in the Newport branch records, but no baptism date is given for her.

Family tradition says that the Dallin family was converted to the LDS Church by Cyrus Wheelock, who later married Mary Anne Dallin. 

Newport records and the history of a neighbor in Springville who also joined the Church in Newport confirm that Cyrus was a missionary in that area at the time the Dallins were baptized, though he did not personally baptize any of the family. No mention is made of Tobias' wife, Anthea in the Newport records.  

One more child was born after the family moved to this area. Louisa was christened in August of 1849 at Hartland, Devonshire, but Tobias’ residence was listed at Newport in Monmouthshire.  Anthea’s name did not appear on the baptismal record. It is possible that Anthea died just after Louisa's birth.

Anthea was buried back in her birth parish of Clovelly on 24 August 1849.

The four oldest brothers of the Dallin family, John, William, Thomas, and Robert, sailed on the “North Atlantic” from Liverpool on 4 September and arrived in New Orleans on 1 November 1850.  Evidence from genealogical records suggests that the brothers traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in 1851.  However, further research is needed to determine the exact company they traveled with.    

The rest of the Dallin family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in 1852 with the Abraham O. Smoot Company.  

The brother’s father, Tobias, and the rest of their siblings, Mary Ann, Catherine, Eliza, and Edwin, sailed from Liverpool on the “Ellen Maria” on 10 February, and arrived in New Orleans on 5 April 1852.

Mary Ann's birth and death dates are confirmed by the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database and Find A Grave website.

Mary Ann married Cyrus Hubbard Wheelock on December 11, 1853. They were the parents of seven children and they were living in Springville, Utah.

 

They moved to Mt. Pleasant, Utah December 1863. Then they moved to North Ogden where Cyrus was called to be a bishop.  At this time Mary Ann taught school.  Then they moved back to Mt. Pleasant.

Mary Ann was a small woman, but a woman of strength, as was displayed in the many trials of endurance faced in her life.  She had a keen mind.  She was able to discern, foresee, and counsel family and friends. Her husband traveled a lot making life difficult and lonely at times. 

Mary Ann passed away on March 13, 1892, in Mt. Pleasant at the age of sixty-one.

Tabias Dallin
Father of Mary Ann Dallin 

Anthena Finch Dallin

Mary Ann Wheelock's Timeline

1831
May 27, 1831
Birth of Mary Ann Wheelock
West Bromwich, Sandwell, UK

June 19, 1831
christened on 6/19/1831
Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England

June 19, 1831
christened on 6/19/1831
Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England
1850
October 1850
Birth of Kate Ethlinda Wheelock
West Bromwich, Stafford, England
1858
1858
Birth of Julian Russell Wheelock
Utah Territory
1861
February 17, 1861
Birth of Cyrus Alberto Wheelock
Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
1863
October 26, 1863
Birth of Marion Ella Wheelock
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah
1865
October 16, 1865
Birth of Hannah Ellen Maude Wheelock
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah

Marian Dallin Wheelock 
Grave Marker 

Cyrus Wheelock is one of my favorite Mt. Pleasant Pioneers 

 

Andrew Johansen and Annie Monsen Johansen ~~~ Pioneers of the Month ~~~ April 2023

 

Andrew and Anna 

Andrew Johansen's life story in The Niels Johansen Family Record Book, compiled by Gayle Hayward Bailey, November 1968. Story submitted by Beverly Johansen Edvalson.

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Andrew Johansen, the fifth son and seventh child of Niels and Ane Andersen Johansen, was born on 26 November 1870 at "The Bottoms," an area located a little west of Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. His father lived the then-prevailing church law of polygamy and had two sisters, Ane and Andersina Andersen for his wives. Ane, Andrew's mother, lived on a farm at the Bottoms while Andersine (or Sena) and her children lived in Mt. Pleasant. Andrew did not receive too much early schooling perhaps because of the distance to school or perhaps because he was needed to help on the farm. Although he was the fifth son, two boys had died while very young, and the oldest (Joseph) had married when Andrew was only seven years old; this left just Andrew and John to help on the farm and assume responsibilities when their father was not at home. When Andrew was fifteen his mother died. She left her husband and a family of six living children.. Living just a few miles north of Niels Johansen's farm was another Danish convert and his family. Mons and Maren Katherine Pallesen (Jensen) Monsen had come from Denmark in 1879. Their oldest child, Annie, along with one brother had been born in Denmark. (The Monsens later had five additional children.) Andrew began "courting" Annie Monsen--taking her horseback riding, to the local dances and to church parties. Two days before Andrew's twenty-first birthday they went to the Manti Temple to be married. After their marriage, Andrew and Annie purchased a farm on the Bottoms, but later acquired a home in Mt. Pleasant. In addition to farming, Andrew spent some time during their early married life herding sheep in Scipio. They lived in Mt. Pleasant for seventeen years and during this time Annie gave birth to six children: Fredrick Leo 10 February 1893; Andrew Orange 2 April 1896; Vienna 4 November 1899; Arda May 5 April 1901; Mons Neldon 1 April 1904; Ada Arvinna 2 January 1907. Two of the girls, Vienna and Arda May, passed away during this period and are buried in Mt. Pleasant. Vienna was just a little over four months old when she died of whooping cough and Arda May had heart trouble and passed away at the age of three. In 1908 they heard of some land in the Uintah Basin that could be obtained if a person made the proper filing and then homesteaded it, continuing the necessary improvements. Andrew and his brother-in-law, Will Oman, (married to Andrew's younger sister, Annie) decided to investigate and they later filed on some land in Boneta, a community fifteen miles north of Duchesne, the county seat of Duchesne County. The two men left in the late winter or early spring for Boneta and built homes for their families. In April they returned to Mt. Pleasant for their families and traveled to Colton and thence to the "Basin." Their first home in Boneta was a one-room log cabin with a sod roof, dirt floor, and no windows. (It was located under the hill from their later large family home.) Conditions were very similar to those of the early pioneers of Salt Lake Valley. Sagebrush had to be burned and land cleared before any planting could be done. Some other settlers from Sanpete also joined them at about the same time. There was no water so they had to haul it in. In the winter they melted snow. Then the men all went up to the Lake Fork River and made a canal. Even with the canal and new ditches, many areas were quite a distance from water and still had to haul it to their homes. Because of Indian treaties, Indians had priority on water rights and the settlers worked hard with their crops and meager water privileges. However, the Lord was sure with them and while Andrew didn't become a rich man of gold or silver, he did raise a posterity to honor his name. During this hard period of homesteading, there were few, if any, serious illnesses in his family. (Among his posterity three descendants are named after him: Andrew Orange Johansen, a son; Donald Andrew Johansen, a grandson; and Donald Andrew Johansen, Jr., a great-grandson.) In 1911, Annie returned to Mt. Pleasant for the winter to await the birth of their seventh child. Leo had stayed in Boneta with his father and the other children accompanied their mother. On 25 February 1911 their last child, Mary Catherine, was born. They first had a school in Boneta which also served as the church meeting place; later a chapel was built. At this time Andrew built a "townhouse" near the church and school for winter living and in the spring and summer, they moved to their farmhouse under the hill. Finally about eight or ten years after they had arrived in Boneta, they built a lovely four-room ranch house on a flat overlooking the surrounding area, and it was here Andrew spent the remaining years of his life. Annie's brother, Orson Monsen's wife died in 1925 after giving birth to a baby boy. Andrew and Annie took the baby, Frank Monsen, into their home and loved and raised him as their own. Andrew and Annie sent one son, Andrew Orange, on a mission and helped their other children in establishing their own homes. Andrew was generous with what he had although he was very quiet. The following obituary was published at the time of his death: "Andrew Johansen, 68, one of Bonet'a earliest settlers, died suddenly at his home Sunday, July 23, 1939, at 4:15 P.M. ...Mr. Johansen had been suffering for several months from a serious heart ailment, but though he and his family had been warned his condition was serious, it was not expected that the end would come so soon. Sunday morning his son, Andrew Orange Johansen, of Logan, had arrived at the home and had suggested that his father and mother accompany him to Logan for a visit. Mr. Johansen seemed in good spirits and health as he prepared for the journey and all the members of his family were present to bid him goodbye as he left the house and entered his son's car. The car, with orange and his mother in the front seat and Mr. Johansen in the rear, had hardly traveled 100 yards when Mr. Johansen made some strange sounds that attracted his son's attention, and before the car could be brought to a halt he toppled over in the seat. Death apparently came almost instantly and the goodbyes Mr. Johansen had just given his family served as a goodbye for all time... Although a staunch L.D.S., Mr. Johansen never made any effort to push into the limelight in church work or otherwise. he was known by all his neighbors and friends as a quiet man with little to say, but one who was always a good neighbor, ready and willing to take the share of all responsibilities and cares. he was loved and respected by the entire community." Andrew's appearance was one of premature aging almost certainly coming from the hard pioneering work on his farm in Boneta. he carried the same appearance for years and never seemed to age any further than the first time you met him. He was a quiet hard-working man who never complained or spoke ill of anyone. His visits were always a treat to the grandchildren, and on one such visit, they brought a beautiful Christmas baby doll to their granddaughter, which she still treasures and holds dear. Andrew today (1968) has a posterity of 83; these and many other people will remember and hold dear the memory of Andrew Johansen. Story submitted by Beverly Johansen Edvalson. (Beverly originally began compiling the Niels Johansen Family Record, then asked if I would take over. She deserves our thanks for her foresight.)

Carl Gustave Bjelke and wife Mary Wall Bjelke ~~~ Pioneers of the Month March 2023

Carl Gustave Bjelke, son of Niels and Catherine was born in Malmo Sweden December 13, 1823. He learned the trade of shoemakers.  He joined the Latter Day Saint Church in 1857 and immigrated to Utah in 1861, crossing the plains in an ox train under Captain Murdock.

After residing in Salt Lake for one year he came to Mt. Pleasant in 1862 and worked at his trade and on a farm.

When he landed in New York he had just 50 cents left and he gave that to a Danish emigrant whose wife and baby was ill.

He was the only one in his family to come to this country except for a cousin by the name Streeper whose posterity is living in Davis County.

He lived in the fort the first winter and the next winter he had a shop where the Texico Service Station now stands (no longer).

Anthon H. Lund who later became prominent in the Church lived here with him during the winter.

He served 3 and 1/2 years in the mission field in the old country before coming here and was the means of converting several families to the Gospel, who then came to Utah and were located in Fairview and Moroni.

Mr. Bjelke was married to Mary Wall in the fall of 63. Seven children were born to them and four of them passed away in infancy.

The couple moved to Moroni in 1866.  That was the year the Black Hawk War was an uprising.  The subject of this sketch is Captain Swenson Company. 

After spending years in Moroni, they moved back to Mt. Pleasant where they resided ever since. 

After coming back to Mt. Pleasant Mr. Bjelke worked with four other shoemakers: Hafen, Hendricksen, Nielsen and Omen to make shoes for the growing community.

He was one of the companies that built the amusement hall which was afterward sold to Duncan McMillan and became the Wasatch Academy and later the First Presbyterian Church. 

He was also one of the first stockholders of the Snpete Coop in business 58 years.

Mr. Bjelke died in December of his 85th year. He belonged to the Kings Hussars while in Sweden  

(1823 to 1909)