HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE 1930Ss

 

SCHOFIELD MINE DISASTER ~~~(From our Archives)

 

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TIDWELL FAMILY

We have many Tidwells amongst us.  I found this article on Family Search dating back to 1635. 

 Westmoreland, Colony of Virginia

     The first known Tidwell in America was Richard Tidwell, the son of Robert and Marie Marsh Tidwell, born about 1635, from Staffordshire, England. The name of Tidwell is found in County Devon, England and is spelled Tidswell, Tidwell, Todwell, Tydswell, and Tyddeswell.  Richard came to Westmoreland County, Virginia as an indentured servant in 1657, between the ages of 14-21. He was indentured to a man by the name of Richard Nelms or Helms. Richard Nelms patented his land 25 November 25 1662, and renewed it 29 January 1663. In 18 March 1663, he granted Richard Tidwell and a Robert Jeffries, 350 acres of prime land on the Yeocomico River.  In about 1670, Robert sold his share of the land to Richard. The town of Kinsale now stands on the land once owned by Richard and his family. Also nearby, is the small town of Tidwells. 

     Land Records for Richard Tidwell and Robert Jefferies March 18, 1663: “Northumblerland Co. Records, 1652-1658, page 75: These are to certify that according to sufficient proofs made befoe this court there is due to Richard Nelmes 200 acres of land for Transportation of 4 persons into this colony (viz.t) Richard Langdell, Jno Philpott, Richard Tidewell, Alice Meredith - 21 November 1657. Richard Nelms patented the land which the town stands on November 25th, 1662. He sold to Riochard Tidwell and Robert Jefferies March 18th 1683. By an act of the Assembly in Oct. 1705 the town was founded (See Henning) on the land of Richard Tidwell, Tidwell and Jefferies had previously divided the land, Jefferies taking the part south of the road about as it now runs.”

     While living in Westmoreland, Richard met and married Ann Barnett, daughter of Peter and Maria Marsh Barnett, who was born 1 January 1650, in Westmoreland. The couple was married 9 May 1674, in Cople Parish, Westmoreland and had six known children born there: the 1st child, a daughter Martha 1 January 1675; the 2nd child, a son Richard 1 January 1679; the 3rd child, a daughter Ann 1 January 1683; the 4th child, a son John 1685; the 5th child, a son Peter 1688; and the 6th child, a son John 1 January 1690. Early Virginia records show that their sons were men of honor and trust, holding high office in social and religious affairs of the Colony, but no record exist for any family member holding a public office in the Colony.

Yeocomico Episcopal Church

     There’s a historic church with a churchyard cemetery in the original Cople parish and town of Kinsale, Westmoreland, Virginia called Yeocomico Episcopal Church, originally built in 1655. It was rebuilt in 1706, with locally fired bricks. As to the religion, this family adhered for many generations to the Church of England and the old Virginia records show that they were of the Episcopal Church. It’s likely that this building is the where the family attended church services. 

     In a Virginia Historical Magazine Mrs. McCall writes:“all three brothers all settled on the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia in about 1683, and the town of Yeocomico was establish on the lands of Richard Tidwell in 1705. She also writes that Richard’s son John Tidwell, “lived his life as a quiet planter, owning many acres of land, and was a wealthy and influential man. He resided on the Potomac River and belonged to the Church of England. His name and the names of his two sons, Robert and John, were on the Parish Register of the Yeocomico Church. The records also show that they were strong adherents of the King of England.”

     With a land ownership of over 350 acres, Richard Tidwell was a wealthy, Virginia plantation owner.  His children were raised learning the tobacco industry and married local families. The early Virginian’s grew Orinoco tobacco and the entire economy was based on it. Debts and taxes were charged in pounds of tobacco.  In the winter his farm would have grown wheat and rye as a secondary cash crop. The wheat and rye was sown in September, after most of the other crops are harvested. 

     The family’s diet was supplemented with cured pork and fish from the nearby Yeocomico River and vegetables from the kitchen garden. Corn was a primary food staple, planted in the spring, with squash and melons planted around the basse of the stalks. The kitchen garden was tended to by the women and daughters where beans, cabbages, onions, parsnips, peas, radishes, beets, carrots, cucumbers, okra and potatoes were grown. The family also had an herb garden for growing thyme, chives, sage and rosemary along with herbs like comfrey, elecampane, garlic, pennyroyal grown for family’s “medicine cabinet.”  Apple trees were grown for cider to drink year round and to make cider vinegar for pickling. The family would also eat fried apples, dumplings and fritters. 

     Richard Tidewell was mentioned for the last time, about 12 years before his death, in a Fauquier County, Virginia Deed Book 7, page 308, 17 October 1780. Richard and Ann lived their entire lives in Westmoreland, Virginia where they both died in Cople Parish: first Richard 25 May 1692 and four years later Ann in January 1696.  It’s probable that they were buried on their plantation in a Tidwell Family Cemetery or in the church yard cemetery of the local Yeocomico Episcopal Church. 

     By 1790, the name of Tidwell was extinct in Virginia and the name does not appear in the 1782 or 1783 Census. After the Revolutionary War, the continental government was economically destitute and in debt. At first money was printed, but as the economy depreciated the states were pressured to force people to accept an exchange for goods and services in payment for debts. Many original, wealthy land owners lost or sold what was left of their property. The Tidwell family drifted apart and established separate families in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and the Mississippi Territory.  

History of Westmoreland County, Virginia Land Deed Records, Eaton's Historical Atlas of Westmoreland County, page 73 for map of Richard Nelms, Founders of Early American Families-Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, copyright 1985; McCall-Tidwell, 1931; Effie’s book-Virginia Genealogist, 17-3; Historical Accounts of 1700’s Plantations; Wikipedia for Kinsale City and  Yeocomico Episcopal Church; Ancestry and Family Search 

Compiled by Diane Buck Dalton-April 2017, 7th great granddaughter

BOOK OF MOUNT PLEASANT

 

TESTIMONY OF THE THREE WITNESSES ~~~ OLIVER COWDERY, DAVID WHITMER, MARTIN HARRIS

This information is taken from "The Birth of Mormonism in Picture".

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SONIA KAY ROBERTSON

 

Sonia Kaye Robertson

January 12, 1938 — January 27, 2026

Moroni

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Sonia Kaye Robertson, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was peacefully called to return home to her Father in Heaven on January 27, 2026 at the age of 88. Sonia, we will miss you dearly, but we know that through our Savior Jesus Christ we will be reunited with you again!

Funeral services for Sonia will be held Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:00 a.m. at the Fountain Green 3rd Ward Chapel, 151 S. 200 W., Fountain Green, Utah, where friends and family may call from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Graveside services and interment will follow at the Fountain Green, Utah Cemetery under the care of Rasmussen Mortuary.

Sonia was born on January 12, 1938 in Fountain Green, Utah, the third of eight children born to Scott Cook and Euleda Bailey Cook. Sonia was taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a loving home by wonderful parents who loved their children and lived the principles of the Gospel. Sonia loved her parents and siblings and their families so much and cherished her relationships with them.

Sonia married Duane Floyd Taylor on January 10, 1958 in the Manti LDS Temple; later divorced. Sonia and Duane are the parents of three children: Brent (Linda) Taylor and Debra (Roger) Bailey and Katherine Ann Taylor; 10 grandchildren, Nicole (Brook) Rogers, Ashley (Mark) Parrish, Julia Jacobson, Tiffany (Collin) Christensen, Emily (Joey) Raymond and Shawn (Sidney) Taylor, Brandon (Elise) Bailey, Kevin (Tosha) Bailey, Mary Kaye Bailey, and Stephanie Bailey; and 27 great-grandchildren.

Sonia later married Carroll Bert Robertson on January 27, 1968; later divorced. They are the parents of three daughters, Michelle Robertson, Susan (Dan) Flint, and Dianne (Christopher) Shoff; the grandparents of 11 grandchildren, Kari, Bailey, Braiden, Bryson, Brenn, and Boen Flint; and Hayes (Savanna), Tyler, Scott, Caroline and Gemma Shoff.

Sonia’s passions included music, dancing and reading. She loved listening to music and also encouraging others to sing. Her favorite Church calling, which she had numerous times, was that of chorister leading the music for the congregation. Sonia was dancing throughout her life from her earliest years as a little girl until her final days. Sonia loved to read and learn, a love which was also passed down to her children. She enjoyed discussing what she had learned with others and was an amazing conversationalist, able to strike up a friendly discussion with anyone, whether family, friend or stranger.

Sonia’s greatest love was for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and she treasured spending time together with them, attending their activities and sporting events and eating together.

Sonia’s life was not easy and she endured many challenges, including the death of her infant daughter Katherine Ann, two divorces, raising a family as a single mother, and battling and beating Leukemia. Throughout these trials, Sonia was a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints her entire life. Sonia deeply loved her family and her Savior Jesus Christ, and she was assertive and courageous in proclaiming her love for her family and sharing her testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in almost any setting she found herself in.

Sonia is survived by her son Brent (Linda) Taylor; daughters Debra (Roger) Bailey, Michelle Robertson, Susan Flint and Dianne (Christopher) Shoff; brothers Frank (Beryl) Cook, Louis (Judy) Cook, Paul (Gaye) Cook and Lynn (Nora) Cook; sister Beatrice (Tom) Dyches; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Sonia was preceded in death by her daughter Katherine Ann Taylor; parents, Scott and Euleda Cook; sisters Carolyn (Clyde) Garrett, and Doris (Bob) Nielson; sister-in-law Dorothy Cook; son-in-law Dan Flint; and granddaughters Mary Kaye Bailey, Stephanie Bailey and Kari Flint.

Sonia's family wishes to thank the caring, competent health care professionals who assisted her so compassionately for the past several years at Laurel Groves in Nephi and Welcome Home Assisted Living of American Fork.

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HOME OF HENRY FOWLES AND WIFE EMMA SORENSEN

 

JAMES FRANCIS JORDAN AND SARAH CANNON

 

NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL 1931

 

HOME OF MONS MORTENSEN ROSENLUND AND WIFE KARNA LARSON

 

ALICE HAFEN CAKES ~~~ DEPRESSION ~~~COCOA CAKE

 

FERDINAND ERICKSEN AND CLEMENTINA MARION MORRISON ERICKSEN ~~~~PIONEERS OF THE MONTH ~~~FEBRUARY 2026

 

Ferdinand Ericksen, son of Lars and  Stena, was born in Mt.  Pleasant, September 30, 1863.  He attended the district schools and took a two year course at B.Y. Academy at Provo.

He taught school for four years in Mt. Pleasant and then entered the Ann Arbor Law College, studying one year.  He was admitted to the bar of Michigan, June 5, 1890 and opened an office in Mt. Pleasant.


He was elected County Prosecuting Attorney in August, 1890 and County Collector in 1892.  In 1897 he was elected mayorl.  He was cashier of the Mt. Pleasant Bank from January 1893 to July 1895, and was a member of the board of directors.  He also had an interest in the Ericksen Meat and Grocery Company.


In 1894, he was elected Major of the National Guard of Utah, and in 1896 was appointed Judge Advocate, with the rank of Major, on Brigadier-General Willard Young's staff.  He was appointed a school trustee in 1896, to fill a vacancy, and in 1897 was elected to that position.


"In 1898, during the time Ferdinand Ericksen was mayor of the city, the city purchased the north brick schoolhouse, (the now mortuary) corner First North and First West, and in due time, after remodeling it, placing in a heating plant, vaults and cells, suitable furniture, etc.,it became an up-to-date and creditable city hall, and was the first real home the Mt. Pleasant city council had ever known.

The north Public Square was cleared of the brush and burrs, and trees and grass were planted for a city park".  from Mt. Pleasant History pp 179-180 by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

Picture taken at the dedication of the Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Monument

Bon Accorde Cottage  Where Clementina Grew Up

 

KEITH ALONZO LEAVITT~~~ DEAR FRIEND ~~~ A REAL GENTLEMAN

 

Keith Alonzo Leavitt

August 31, 1934 — January 28, 2026

Ephraim

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Keith Alonzo Leavitt, age 91, passed away peacefully at home. He was a kind and gentle man who devoted his life to his family, his faith, and quiet service to others.

Keith was born on August 31,1934, in St. George, Utah, to Laurel Leavitt and Melvina Durrant. He was the third of seven children. He spent his early years in Bunkerville, Nevada, and at the age of nine moved with his family to Homedale, Idaho. Those formative years shaped his lifelong love of farming, the outdoors, and hard work. He especially treasured time spent farming and hunting alongside his father and brothers.

An accomplished and enthusiastic athlete, Keith lettered in four sports during high school. His strong work ethic and love of people later led him to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern States from 1954 to 1956, where he also had the memorable opportunity to participate in the Hill Cumorah Pageant.

In 1957, Keith was drafted into the United States Army and served honorably until 1959, including two years stationed in Dachau, Germany.

Keith married Linda Swensen in 1960. They were blessed with eight children. Keith earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and taught school for several years in Idaho. In 1971, Keith and Linda moved from Idaho to Provo, Utah, where Keith worked for eight years at Jones’ Paint and Glass. However, Keith was a farmer at heart. They dreamed of having a farm, so in 1979, they moved to Missouri. After two years, they returned to Idaho to help run his father’s apple farm. In 1988, they moved to Mt. Pleasant, Utah, where Keith taught school again, this time as a Special Education teacher.

At their home in Mt. Pleasant, Keith planted a fruit tree orchard and tended a large garden. Growing, tilling, and tending the earth was the labor of his life. He loved sharing garden produce with family and friends. Many boxes of apples, squash, tomatoes, and garlic were personally delivered around the neighborhood each summer. Keith and Linda loved Mt. Pleasant and the friends they made there. It was where they spent some of the happiest and most fulfilling years of their lives.

Keith and Linda shared a deep commitment to service. For 20 years, they served together as Humanitarian Service Missionaries, giving generously of their time and talents. They also loved serving in the temple. Keith was a devoted and supportive husband, always encouraging Linda in her many projects and callings.

Above all else, Keith loved his family. He delighted in time spent with his children, grandchildren, and extended family. Cousin parties and family reunions were among his most treasured memories and he took great joy in watching his family grow.

Keith will be remembered for his gentle spirit, quiet strength, and unwavering love for the gospel of Jesus Christ. His legacy of faith, service, and family devotion will continue to bless generations.

He is survived by his brother, Leon Leavitt, his 8 children and their spouses, 29 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 450 N 200 W E, Ephraim, UT. Family and friends are invited to attend. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery with Military Honors.

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ARMISTICE DAY HEADLINES 1934

 

HANS MADSEN AND KAREN PETRINA FREDRICKSEN FAMILY

    Hans and Petrina did not live in Mt.  Pleasant .but their daughter Anne Kristine Madsen did. Her husband Hans Peter Olsen lived here most of their married  lives and were buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery  

 

NORTH SANPETE BASKET BALL CIRCA 1927

 

I just  discovered the 1925-26 Enn Ess Aich Yearbook with a lot of wonderful pictures inside.  Does anyone have a request from that era? 

Pyramid Photos From the Past

  

When the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid Office was moved

to Springville these photos were given to us to

share at the Relic Home.  Some do not have names 

or descriptions.  Let us know if you can add any details.