Samuel Whitney Richards 1 Samuel W. Richards, born in Richmond, Mass., August 9, 1824, was the sixth child of Wealthy Dewy and Phineas Richards. , , , A cousin –…
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JACOBSEN, Christian Jensen: Frontier Craftsman
Another life altering experience occurred in 1854 when L.D.S. missionaries introduced the Jensens to a new religion. After a short investigation Christen and Kirsten were baptized on a cold day in December and became the first members of the church in their local area. Soon after, Christian was called to be a local missionary and also to preside over two branches of the church. In the fall of 1857 he was assigned to open a mission on LæsØ, an island located midway between Jutland and Sweden. As a missionary he received frosty receptions but soon encountered some inhabitants in need of his clock repairing skills. This led him to adjust his strategy and avoid the topic of religion until he had the family’s clock dismantled. Once the family knew him as a clock repairman, they were more prone to discuss religion with him. Using this strategy, and after visiting the island several times, Christian baptized a dozen or so members and organized the Byrum Branch there.
HUGHES, Henry – The Man from Mendon
https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/5192094?cid=mem_copy by Thomas G. Alexander Henry Hughes was born to Robert Hughes, born 1785, died 1845, and Martha Read born 1786, died 1857 in Mold, Flintshire, North Wales on Christmas…
ROBERTS, Brigham Henry
from History of Utah, Vol. 4, by Orson F. Whitney HONORABLE B. H. ROBERTS is a personage of more than ordinary interest, not only from his official prominence aud his…
GROVER, Thomas III
Submitted by F. Martell Grover Thomas Grover was born 22nd of July 1807 in Whitehall, New York. His family lived on the northern end of Whitehall which was at the…
SMOOT, Abraham Owen
This article originally appeared in Vol.58 No.2 (2011) issue of Pioneer Magazine Abraham Owen Smoot was born on Feb. 17, 1815, in Franklin County (later Owen County), Kentucky. His father,…
CUNNINGHAM, Elizabeth: True Grit
“My father was a miner by trade and being a man of weak constitution was badly adapted for such a laborious occupation. Consequently, this threw the management of affairs nearly entirely upon my mother, and to speak of her in [a] phrase, I cannot do it better than by saying she was a rustler in the greatest sense of the word.” Elizabeth was the foundation and matriarch of the family. She was the force that carried the Cunningham family from Scotland to Utah."
JENSEN, Jens and Dorthea: Nearly Pioneers
Most pioneer stories involve building religious faith through hardships and challenges, but some early migrants to Utah don’t fit this mold. Some were disappointed by life in Utah and returned to their place of origin. Others moved on seeking greener pastures elsewhere. Still others remained in Utah but became disaffected with the dominant religion. Some became Jack Mormons, others became vocal critics of the LDS Church, and still others joined a different church. Jens Christen Jensen and his wife Dorthea were cases of the latter.
WADLEY, William
In most respects William Wadley was typical of many other people who joined the LDS Church in the mid-1800s in England. Many of them migrated to the Utah Territory, many…
BELLISON, James Thomas and Louisa
Before many days, an incident occurred which tells a lot about James' attitude toward draft animals. His granddaughter, Pearl Allen Read, tells of the company coming to a bog of mud in the trail which caused many wagons to get stuck. As each team came to the bog, the Captain standing there would join the drivers in whipping the animals to get them through.When it was his turn, James forbade the Captain. "These are my animals and no whip is to be used on them." Although James' team pulled through the bog successfully, the Captain was angry and thereafter continued to find fault with this independent member of his company.James Thomas' life-long insistence that his animals be treated well was admired by those who knew him and was learned and perpetuated by his children throughout their lives.