UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY "SCORE CLUB"~~~circa 1930~~~Johanna Madsen

Johanna is in the middle row, 5th from the left.

 There are also a lot of local names in this picture.  Madsen, Petersen, Hansen, Johnson, Olsen, and Stewart.

HOME OF ANN WATKINS SEELY (from our archives)

 

PEEL AND HAFEN OBITUARIES

 

CARL LUDWIG PETERSON and METTA MARIE PETERSEN

Life Story of Carl Christian Larsen  Carl Christian Larsen was born in Copenhagen on August 10, 1826. His mother died when he was born. His grandmother raised him until he was eight years of age. Upon the death of his grandmother and father, he was sent by an orphan’s home in Copenhagen to Jutland to be raised by an old bachelor, known as “Finkalas.”  

He married Mette Marie Petersen. His oldest son was Louis, born before Carl was called as a soldier in the Danish-German war. He received no pay from this service until 1907-8 when he received 100 crowns, or $27.00 in American money, for two successive years.  He and his wife and four daughters, Annie, Marie, Wilhelmina and Epsena, came to the United States. 

He joined the LDS Church in Denmark in 1871. His wife was anxious to come to Utah, and this was the main reason for his coming. As he said, “Moder vilde heroppe og jeg gik jo med om hun saa vilde have gaaet til Helvede ad,” which was his Danish way of saying “Mother wanted to come up here and of course I followed her, as I would have done even if she had wanted to go directly to Hades.” 

They reached the home of Hans Johansen in November, 1873.  The family moved to Ephraim, Sanpete County, in 1874 where they made their home for about 26 years. For a couple of years or so they lived at Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah. He worked some as a carpenter, but the principal source of income was through the efforts of his wife, who was midwife for Ephraim and surrounding towns.  In 1902, he and his wife moved to Salt Lake City where they lived with their daughter, Annie Peterson. His wife died at Salt Lake City, November 9, 1904. In 1906, he came to live with his son, Thomas Larsen, at Pleasant Grove. Here he died July 21, 1908, and was buried in the Thomas Larsen lot, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, on July 23, 1908.  ** 

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Life Story of Mette Marie Petersen

Mette Marie Petersen was born in Denmark, August 26, 1829. She married Carl Christian Larsen on March 9, 1849. About 1864 she trained in Copenhagen to become a midwife, and about 1866-67 she became district midwife, a government position.

Her medical practice was the principal source of family livelihood. Her trials and troubles were those of her husband. She died at Salt Lake City on November 9, 1904, and was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery on November 12, 1904 in the Thomas Larsen lot.

 

HAMILTON SCHOOL 1896

 

 

PIONEER ANCESTORS OF PRESIDENT DALLIN HARRIS OAKS AND JUNE DIXON OAKS ~~~ (From our archives)

 

Dallin H. Oaks has strong ties to the Seely and Wilcox Families of Mt. Pleasant.

1947 CENTENNIAL COMMISION PROGRAM

HOME OF NIELS JOHANSEN #1 and 2nd wife ANDERSINE ANDERSEN

 

 

 

LATTER DAY SAINT BISHOPS UP UNTIL (circa 1965)

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF JACOB CHRISTENSEN ~~~ Taken from the History of Mountainville by Melba Shelley Hill

 

photos courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Relic Home

House Research  and photos by Tudy Standlee

Niels Peter Neilson Family Group Sheet

 

Niels Christensen and wife Karen Johansdatter Home ~~~ Researched, compiled and Edited by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ~ 1959 -1960

 

IMMIGRATION EXPERIENCES (Taken from History of Mt. Pleasant by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf)

 

The following Mount Pleasant pioneers came with President Canute Petersen's company: William Morrison, Margaret Morrison, Rasmus Frandsen,  George Frandsen Sr., Karen Neilson, Erick Gunderson Sr., Christian Jensen, Karen Marie Petersen, Niels Johansen, Annie Anderson, Jens C. Jensen, Marian Anderson, Peter Mogensen (Monsen), Jeppe Iverson, Caroline Christine Iverson, Annie Christensen Mortensen Scowgaard, Caroline Frandsen, Niels Christian Neilson, Mary Larsen Neilsen, Rasmus Hansen, Annie Marie Jorgensen Frandsen, and others.  Also a number who located in Ephraim.

Among those who came with the ill-fated Martin and Willie handcart companies, and later pioneered Mount Pleasant were John Oldham, Sarah Hotgkinson, Joseph Burton (Reynolds), Mrs. Eliza Cusworth Burton (Staker), Martha Burton (Reynolds), Andrew Madsen (Harbro) and his sisters, Mrs Hannah Madsen (Aldrich), Mrs. Maria Madsen (Ericksen), Mrs, Christina Madsen (Harbro), and their mother Ane Jensen Madsen, Mrs. Ellen Jackson and son John Carter, (Willie's Company)

Among those who came with the William Hodgett'd Company were: Mrs. Bodel Madsen (fifty), her son, Larsen Christian (eight), Wilhelmina Kraus (eight), Lars Jorgensen (forty one), his wife Karen Jorgensen (thirty), their daughter Karen Jorgensen (three); although the name is not listed just the same, it is claimed that Lars Jorgensen and his wife were the same people who were killed by Indians in Salt Creek Canyon, in 1858.

 

In Hunt's Company came Lars Peter Fredericksen, Adolph Fredericksen, Karen Petersen Fredericksen.

BUILDING OF ST. GEORGE TEMPLE ~~From Our Archives

Building of St. George Temple

Work was commenced on the St. George Temple, March II. 1873; as in the past, the citizens of Mt. Pleasant readily responded to the call. Those at home donated liberally and on December 2nd. the following men and boys left their homes to perform labor on the temple: Lars Rasmussen, Christian Christensen, Hans Hansen, Soren Jacobsen, Chris Peel, August Nelson, William Olson, Jacob Jensen, Hans Davidson, Olaf Rosenlof, Thomas Coates, Christian Madsen, Thomas Fuller, Andrew Rolph, Abraham Day, Ezra Day, James C. Christensen, Joseph Burton, Fred Mauritz Petersen, Nels Syndergaard, Frank Keller, with Andrew Madsen (Harbro), Jake Bohne, Bennett Monk and Peter Rasmussen as teamsters. The four last named soon returned to Mt. Pleasant, while the others remained until during the spring of 1874. At the present writing, 1939. the only two of the entire party now living are Andrew Rolph and William Olson. At the time the party left Mt. Pleasant, they were instructed by the bishop to apply to the bishops of the Wards for shelter and supplies while camping; however, at Indian Creek or Pine Dug Way they encountered a very severe blizzard, and after vainly endeavoring to travel on, were compelled to camp in the open without any shelter whatsoever, and for a time feared they would all perish. Finally, December 14th, after having traveled in a heavy, blinding snowstorm most of the way, they reached St. George safely. January 4th, four loads of sup plies were taken to them by James Larsen, Sylvester Barton, Soren Hansen Jacobsen, and Christopher Johnson. taken from History of Mt Pleasant by Hilda Madsen