shelley id – Pioneer Stories Database

MITCHELL, James Jr. & Anne Hull

Up north in the Upper Snake River Valley, the virgin soil was bringing forth bounteous crops. This land could be had almost for the asking, so James took advantage of the pre-exemption rights of the Homestead Act and secured 360 acres of virgin soil just two miles north of Shelley, Idaho. So it was that in 1885, James came to Idaho.

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HULL, Thomas Martin & Helene Frederikke Rasmussen

As I contemplated this move from Franklin to Hooper I came to realize after waking from my sleep and being prompted by the spirit, one of the reasons they made this move was because of the Indian problems in and around Franklin.

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MITCHELL, Richard Charles: Shelley Idaho Pioneer

They finally came to this underdeveloped part of Idaho where his family took advantage of the pre-exemption homestead rights and took up 360 acres of land two miles north of what is now Shelley, Idaho.

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MITCHELL, John Henry

He would kill a pig, put it in a barrel and then rub salt on it. It had to be par-boiled before eating because it was so salty. But the salt helped preserve the meat all summer.

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HULL, Thomas Martin

Submitted 2/1/17 by Mavanee Steele Spouse(s): Helene Frederikke Rasmussen Mother: Jane Price Roberts Father: Thomas Hull Birth: 17 Mar 1867, Franklin, Utah Territory Thomas Martin Hull was born 17 March 1867 in Franklin, Utah…

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MITCHELL, Richard Charles

This article originally appeared on pioneerstories.org Richard Charles Mitchell was born at Hooper, Weber, Utah, on 16 December 1878. He was the youngest son of pioneer parents, James Mitchell and…

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