Wise Family ~~~ Pioneers of the Month ~~~ March 2022

No Photos of Joseph or his wife are available.

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The following come from Mt. Pleasant History by Hilda Longsdorf: 
There arose another tower of strength in the person of Joseph Wise, who, for many years, Was the stage manager. How often were we thrilled and terrified by the thunder and lightning he conjured up by the aid of gunpowder and a sheet of metal.
In the 80's there seemed to be a lull in the activities of the local home talent. That was when John S. Linsey and Company used to present fine plays to us at stated intervals. We now had a good show house upstairs in the Co-op building, which became known as the Madsen Hall.

OBITUARY:

Joseph Wise, 82, a pioneer resident of this city and Black Hawk Indian war veteran, died Saturday from heart failure and general debilitates.
Mr. Wise was born in Birmingham, England 1848, and came to Utah with his parents, Thomas and Phoebe Wise, in the early '60s. The family lived in Farmington for several years, coming to Mt. Pleasant during the Indian troubles in the late '65s. He married Miss Mary Christensen in Salt Lake June 8, 1871, and they have resided here since.
He is survived by his widow and five sons and daughters; Mrs. T.N. Zabriskie, Mrs. Fred Jensen and Wilford Wise, Mt. Pleasant; Joseph T. Wise, Moab; Victor Wise, Fillmore; 26 grandchildren.

Salt Lake Tribune November 9, 1931
 

Mary Johannah Christensen Wise

BIRTH	29 Nov 1851 Sjælland, Denmark
DEATH	1 Sep 1935 (aged 83) Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
BURIAL	Mount Pleasant City Cemetery Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
PLOT	A_101_1_2
MEMORIAL ID	142128 · View Source

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OBITUARY

Mrs. Johanna Marie Christensen Wise, 83, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. N. Zabriskie, Sunday afternoon of infirmities incident to age. Mrs. Wise was born in Ved-ilu, Roskilde, Denmark, November 29, 1851, a daughter of Niels and Karen Johansen Christensen. After embracing the L. D. S. faith in their native land the family came to America in 1859 and were among the earliest settlers of Mt. Pleasant, living in the pioneer fort. She was married in the Salt Lake City endowment house June 7, 1871, to Joseph Wise of Farmington, a Black Hawk Indian war veteran. He died in 1931. Surviving are three sons and two daughters, Mr. T. N. Zabriskie, Mrs. Fred Jensen and Wilford Wise, Mt. Pleasant; Joseph T. Wise, La Salle, and Victor Wise, Fillmore and 30 grandchildren. Salt Lake Tribune September 3, 1935

We have recently learned that a creamery was operated next to this home operated by Mrs. Wise. Any other information would be much appreciated.  The home stood west of the tracks facing east on about 349 North and 5th West. The creamery was a flat front small building much like you see at 249 West Main today (2009).