HOME OF JOHAN FRIEDRICH FECHSER AND WIFE IDA CHRISTIAN JOHNSON ~~~(From our archives)

 

 

 This home has since been torn down.

MT. PLEASANT HISTORY ~~~DEATHS, MARRIAGES, FIRST MEETING AND SCHOOL HOUSE

       and his son were musicians in the Salt Lake Theatre for many years.

MT. PLEASANT CITY COUNCIL ~~~1896-97

 

HOME OF HENRY FOWLES AND WIFE EMMA SORENSEN

 

OLD POOR FARM ~~~ FAIRVIEW, UTAH ~~~ CLOSED IN THE EARLY 1930S

 

GRANDMA RIGBY'S QUILT CLUB ~~~Shared by Greg Rigby

 

Our Grandma's are Hettie Amundsen and Sylvia Anderson. (Layne and Myself)
LuAnn Hamilton Greenwell, Milburn.

Sade Rigby (Sarah) is Kathy Rigby Hafen's Grandmother. (She is the tall lady in back and center).  I don't see Aunt Mary Jensen.  She was grandma Rigby's  sister and was also a member of this club. 

Note: Sade Rigby is listed as Sarah Rigby on Grandma's handwritten note.

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A Real Treasure!

I tell my very tall grandchildren that this is where they get their tall genes. 

HAMILTON SCHOOL 1896

 

 

WILFORD FRANKLIN HAFEN AND WIFE CARRIE NIELSON HAFEN ~~~ Marriage Certificate

WILFORD HAFEN  ~~~~~~~~~~CARRIE NIELSON HAFEN

 

Wilford Hafen

Contributed By

Wilford Hafen was the youngest child and only son that survived in his large family. Several male siblings died in infancy. Wilford was born June 12, 1883 to Jacob Hafen and Anna Katherina Naef. He was a farmer. He died at age 38 years, 5 months, 7 days (Utah Death Certificate), on 19 Nov 1921 in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. He was married (Carrie Nielson, Oct 19, 1907). Cause of death was cerebral hemmorrhage and a fractured skull caused by a fall from a horse. He was buried Nov 22, 1921 in Mount Pleasant.

Bert F. Hafen was also a son of Wilford and Carrie. 

 

HOME OF JOHAN FRIEDRICH FECHSER AND WIFE IDA CHRISTIAN JOHNSON (From our archives)

 

 

 This home has since been torn down.

LORNA MARY ROWE BECK

 

Lorna Mary Beck

October 6, 1958 — August 6, 2025

Mount Pleasant

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Lorna Beck, age 66, of Mount Pleasant, Utah, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025.

 

Born on October 6, 1958, Lorna was the daughter of Rodney Rowe and Frances Nielson. She was a loving mother, a proud grandmother, a devoted sister, and a beloved friend to many.

 

Lorna is survived by her mother, Frances Nielson; her children: Jacquie Wavra (Josef), Amanda Brown (Greg), and Rod Brown; her grandchildren: Rylie, Ayden, and Robert; and her sisters: LouAnn Poulson (Jim), Lois Shepherd (Bob), Debbie Martens, and Tammy Owen (Mike).

 

She was preceded in death by her father, Rodney Rowe; her husband, David Beck; her son, Waylon Brown; and her faithful dog, Viena.

 

Lorna spent many years working as a waitress, a job she took great pride in until health issues led to her early retirement. She was known for her quick wit, big heart, and the kind of conversations that stayed with you long after they ended.

 

A private celebration of life will be held with close family members and friends, in accordance with Lorna’s wishes.

 

If you knew Lorna, you know she always asked the same question anytime you talked to her:

“What are you having for dinner?”

In her honor, we hope you’ll share a meal with someone you love and keep that question going.

In her honor, we hope you’ll share a meal with someone you love and keep that question going.

HOME OF HANS NIELSON AND WIFE AMELIA SIMPSON ~~~ Researched, compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

 

 

LARS CHRISTIAN LARSEN DOMGAARD AND METTE KIRSTINE CHRISTENSDATTER ~~~(from our archives)

 

 

THE SYNOPSIS OF THE THIRTY SIXTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE MT. PLEASANT PIONEER HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

This Synopsis was read at the thirty sixth Annual Celebration of the

 Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association.

Read by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

Exercises held in Mt. Pleasant North Ward Chapel

James Larsen presided.

Guests of Honor seated on the stand:

Oldest Lady:  Mrs Mary Willcox aged 95 years 9 months (a pioneer of Utah 1847, a pioneer of Hambleton in 1852, and Mt. Pleasant in 1860)

Oldest Man:  Rudolph N. Bennett age 83 years and 5 months (a pioneer of 1859 the only man still living whose name is on the Pioneer Monument.

The program:

Selection: North Sanpete High School Band led by Henry Terry

Prayer:  R. N. Bennett (a beautiful impressive prayer)

Vocal Solo with orchestra accompaniment:  "Calm is the Night" by Wilma Hafen

Talk:  James Monsen "Caring for our relics" (made in the Danish language and interpreted by C. W. Sorensen.

He extended thanks of the Association to J.H. Stansfield, a Norman, Amelia Jensen and Hilda Longsdorf for the part played by them in reconstructing the Fort Wall in miniature for the Association.

A paper prepared by Mrs Melvina Crane "Fun in the Good Old Days" was read by her.

A paper "Memories of Freighting Days" was read by N.S. Nielson.

Address:  Judge Ferdinand Ericksen of Salt Lake City.  Judge Ericksen was a former member of the Board of Directors and the Treasurer during construction of the Pioneer Monument.  He also read a sketch of schools as he knew them to 1890.

Vocal Solo:  Floyd Young of Fairview with piano accompaniment by Ernest Staker

Talks:  Dr. Samuel H. Allen and Amasa Aldrich both former residents; now of Salt Lake.  The spoke reminiscently of school days, dance days, and wash days, etc. in Mt. Pleasant.  (Dr. Allen died the following September)

Overture:  North Sanpete High School Orchestra 

Benediction:  Pres. S. M. Nielsen of North Sanpete Stake

The meeting adjourned to Mt. Pleasant Carnegie Library where relics were displayed and old-time refreshments served.

The days activities were concluded by a dance in the Hansen Armory Hall where the receipts of the dance were $77.50, expenses were $71.70 with cookies donated by member of the committee.

Members who had passed to the beyond during the year 1925-26:

Mr. Hazzard Willcox

Mr. Washington Averett

Mrs. Hannah Anderson

Mr. John Knudson

Mrs Isaac Phipps Smith

Mr. William H. Seely

Mrs Peter Micklesen

Mrs. Dorothy Bramstead Swensen

During 1926 Mrs Annie Peel Candland, a board member died and James Borg, a board member removed to Salt Lake City.

signed:  Hilda M. Longsdorf, Secretary

 

WALKER INDIAN WAR (Taken from History of Mt. Pleasant ~~~ Hilda Madsen Longsdorf)