MAYOR ABRAM JOHNSON TAKES HELM

 

CHILDREN GROUP WITH NAMES (circa 1885)

 

 

PHOTOS FROM THE PAST

 

LEONARD BECK JORDAN (Len) 1899-1983

 

JORDAN, Leonard Beck (Len), (1899 - 1983) Senate Years of Service: 1962-1973  Party: Republican  Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office JORDAN, Leonard Beck (Len), a Senator from Idaho; born in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, May 15, 1899; educated in the public schools of Enterprise, Oreg.; enlisted in the United States Army during the First World War; graduated from University of Oregon in 1923; farmer, rancher, businessman, and economic adviser; director of Circle C Ranch and of the Jordan Motor Co.; resident of Grangeville, Idaho, 1941-1951; member, State legislature 1947-1949; Governor of Idaho 1951-1955; chairman, International Joint Commission 1955-1957; member, International Development Advisory Board 1958-1959; appointed on August 6, 1962, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry C. Dworshak; elected November 6, 1962, for remainder of term, ending January 3, 1967; reelected in 1966 and served from August 6, 1962, to January 2, 1973; was not a candidate for reelection in 1972; was a resident of Boise, Idaho, until his death there June 30, 1983; interment in Cloverdale Cemetery. Bibliography Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives; Jordan, Grace E. The Unintentional Senator. Boise: Syms-York Co., 1972. Leonard Beck Jordan Contributed By This information was taken from The History of Luke S. Johnson Ancestors & Descendants compiled by Virginia Johnson Tims. A Senator from Idaho; born in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, Utah, 15 May 1899; educated in the public schools of Enterprise, Oregon; enlisted in the United States Army during World War 1; Graduated from the University of Oregon in Business Administration. 1923; farmer, rancher, businessman, and economic adviser; director of Circle C Ranch and of the Jordan Motor Co. Resident of Grangeville, Idaho, 1941-1951; member of state legislature in 1947; Governor of Idaho, 1951-1955; chairman of the International Development Advisory Board, 1958-1959; appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate, 6 August 1962, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry C. Dworshak, elected 6 November 1962, for the remainder of the term, ending 3 January 1967; reelected 8 November 1966, for the term ending 3 January 1973. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Len Jordan and Grace Edington Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~ Leonard James Jordan The grandfather of Leonard Beck Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mary Irene Beck ~~~ Mother of Len Beck Jordan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HOME OF LEONARD JAMES JORDAN AND WIFE EMILY MARIE CALDWELL (from our archives)

 

 

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TINA MORRISON CLASS AT "WEST WARD SCHOOL" Second South and Third West

 

L.D.S Seminary (Academy) 1892

 

HAMILTON SCHOOL 1896 ~~~ Researched, Compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Home of Saul Normon and his wife Erika Amanda Tornquist ~~~Researched, compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

BIG WRESTLING MATCH (from our archives)

 

Lynn Poulsen shared a copy of this poster,  his father-in-law, John Frank Pritchett (upper left) matched up against Phill Jordan (lower right). Terrific find, thanks to Lynn.

Happy Father's Day

 

Father’s Day celebrates and honors the men who have embraced the essential role of fatherhood. On this day, we also thank fathers and father figures (uncles, grandfathers) for the sacrifices they make, for embracing the responsibility of nurturing and raising children, and for their devotion to their families. 

My Father
 Neldon Rigby

Charles Martin Rigby

My Grandfather who I never knew.

Born July 20, 1878

Died October 31, 1920

James Rigby Jr. Family
Back Row: L to R
Mary Edna, Charles Martin, Leroy, James Leonard
Front Row: L to R
Fannie Jordan Rigby, James Rigby

Charles Martin Rigby was the 4th child of a family of 10- 8 boys and 2 girls. He was raised on a farm in Fairview, where they raised cattle, horses, and sheep. He married at the age of 27. He and his wife moved into a one-room log house on a small tract of ground. After a short time, he moved to Caldwell, Canada where he worked on a farm and herded sheep. After working there for around 1 1/2 years he moved back to Fairview, where he and Mother lived in the one-room log home where they lived until 1920. He went to Clear Creek and worked in the coal mine. He moved his family over to Clear Creek in July 1920 where he worked until October 20, 1920, when he got injured (he was crushed between two coal cars) and was taken to the LDS Hospital where he died October 30, 1920, leaving Mother with 6 children, the oldest was 17, the youngest was 6 months.

West Ward School ~~~Taught by Tina Morrison

 

Ruby Stansfield

Ruby Aletha Stansfield
12/28/1920-10/14/2012
Mount Pleasant, UT-Ruby Anderson Stansfield died October 14, 2012, in Mt. Pleasant, UT. Our wonderful mother was born on December 28, 1920 in Fountain Green, UT to Joseph and Katie Jensen Anderson. Her early years were spent growing up with four brothers, three older and one younger. She graduated from Moroni High School in 1939. During the war years, she worked in the Manti Parachute Plant, and for a time at Hill in the typing pool. She married Wayne J. Stansfield in the Manti LDS Temple on January 18, 1946. Their children are, Barbara Kay, Jerry, Colleen, Vince, and Allen. Her focus was and will always be on the family. The gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a blueprint for her life as she raised her family, or served in church or community. She loved family, friends, people, music, and chocolate. She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter, and son-in-law (Colleen and Steve Turnbow), parents, a sister, and four brothers. She is survived by children, Barbara and Clair Oman, Jerry Stansfield, Vince and Anita Stansfield, and Allen and Marlene Stansfield, 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and brother, Gloyd (Alice) Anderson, and sisters-in-law, Leah Stansfield and Elaine Stansfield. Funeral services will be Friday, Oct 19, 2012, at 1:00 pm in the Mt. Pleasant North Stake Center (461 N 300 W). Friends may call Friday from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm at the church prior to services. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery.  

 

1899 Graduation Class Hamilton School

 

CHILDREN GROUP WITH NAMES ~~~ From the Alice Hafen Collection

 

Home of Leonard James Jordan and his wife Emily Marie Caldwell ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

BECK FAMILY GROUP SHEET

1892 L.D.S. Seminary

BIG WRESTLING MATCH ......Phill Jordan vs Frank Pritchett

FROM OUR ARCHIVES 


Lynn Poulsen shared a copy of this poster,  his father-in-law, John Frank Pritchett (upper left) matched up against Phill Jordan (lower right). Terrific find, thanks to Lynn.

Home of William Lars Madsen and wife Karen Marie Petersen ~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee