Mountainville History Part Seven ~ Compiled by Melba Shelley Hill

Trustees and Teachers of Public School ~ April 1896

Mt. Pleasant's First Sunday School ~ as recorded by Maggie Ericksen

Peter found this wonderful document among his mother's (Alice Peel Hafen) things.

We believe it to have been written by Peter's grandmother, Maggie Ericksen Peel

as she was listed as one of the last secretaries as noted.

You will find many of your ancestors busily working in the Sunday School.

It reads:  The first S.S. in Mt. Pleasant was organized in the fall of 1859 with Bro. George Farnsworth as Supt. and Bro. L.B. Reynolds and James Wilson assts.

This organization continued until the Spring of 1861 and was discontinued on account of Indian troubles.  It was reorganized in 1864 and again discontinued until 1869; after which Hans P. Miller was Supt. for some time.  He was followed by Hans J. Shultz.  The officers in 1879 were Lauritz Larsen Sr. as Supt and John Tidwell, Asst. Supt.  In 1881 the ward was divided.  E.A. Day appointed Supt. of the North Ward S.S. with S.B. Reynolds and Christian Jensen, Assts.; Olof Sorensen, Sect and Rasmus Mickelson, Asst. Sect.

In 1881 C.N. Lund Sr. was made Supt. of the South Ward S.S., C.J. Anderson, Asst. and Soren N. Christensen, Sect.  In December 1887 the S.S. was reorganized.  George Christensen, Supt., C.J. Anderson and F. Clark, Asst. Supts., Lauritz Larsen Jr. Sect., Olaf Anderson, Acct. Sect. and Treas., Louisa Anderson, Librarian and Lydia Hasler, Asst. Librarian.  A change was made in the north ward in 1890.  Abram Johnson was chosen Supt., E. Kofford, Asst. Supt. and  W.E. Watson, Sect.  In the south ward C.W. Sorensen was chosen Supt., Lauritz Larsen Jr., Asst. Supt, A. Merz, Sect.

In the fall of 1892 another change was made when both wards were united again with George Christensen, Supt. and Abram Johnson and Ferd. Clark, Assts., A Merz, Sect, John Hansen, Asst. Sect.

In 1894 D.C. Jensen was appointed Supt. with A. Johnson and F. Clark, Assts., A Merz, Ethel Seely, Assts.

In 1898, C.J. Jensen was made Supt., R.W. Livingston and S.C. Rasmussen, Assts.

The present officers are Supt. C.J. Jensen, L. C. Rasmussen and Henry Hasler, Assts.  Maggie Ericksen, Secty and Winnie Candland Asst., Mina Hasler, Librarian and Charley DeGraff, Asst.

Peter Nielson 3rd and Mattie Marie Pedersen Nielsen Home ~ Researched by Tudy Standlee

Betsy Ross Girls ~ A Woman's Club in the early 1900s

Hamilton Elementary 1956-57 Fifth Grade Mr. Brunger's Class

1949 HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAND

Hamilton School Band Presents Annual Concert ~ 1949

Sears and Roebuck Catalog 1909

Nancy Lundberg History ~ Compiled by Judy Malkiewicz

Nancy Lundberg

Born 2 January 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and Died 3 March 1943 in Provo, Utah

Nancy Lundberg was the youngest daughter of Dr. August Lundberg (dentist) and Christina Matilda (maiden name may have been Neilsen, Anderson, Christensen, or Ericksen - listed at Ericksen on Nancy's death certificate) Lundberg. Nancy was born 2 January 1891 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah. 

When Nancy was just 5 years old, her birth mother, Christina Matilda Lundberg, died 5 August 1896 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and is buried at the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery. Nancy and her older brother, Maple aka Mape Lundberg (born 12 May 1888 and died 16 July 1934) were then raised by August Lundberg in Salt Lake City, Utah while he studied to be a dentist.

Dr. August Lundberg’s third wife, Sarah Mathilda (went by Mathilda) Johansen Lundberg, who Dr. Lundberg married in 1902 then raised the children. Mathilda and August had only one son, Roy Lundberg who was born in 1912 and died of a brain tumor in 1933.

At some point during Nancy’s childhood, she fell from a hay loft or hay wagon receiving a head injury that left her with seizures. She had to take medication for the seizures from the resultant epilepsy.

Dr. August Lundberg was sued by the Peter and Niel Greenhalph Remedy Company on behalf of Nancy Lundberg for lack of payment for treatments on 7 July 1909.

However, Dr. Lundberg won the suit and the Greenhalgh Remedy Company was ordered to pay Dr. Lundberg $100 since the remedy purchased did not cure Nancy's seizures.

The next year, when Nancy was 19 years old in 1910, her father, Dr. August Lundberg, had her placed at the Utah State Hospital Territorial Insane Asylum, later to be known as the Utah State Hospital.

Nancy’s father, Dr. August Lundberg died 7 October 1919 when Nancy was 28 years old.

Nancy continued to live at the Utah State Hospital Territorial Insane Asylum/Utah State Hospital until her death on 3 March 1943 from primary anemia due to possible sulfathiozole administration at the age of 51 years. 

Nancy was buried at the Mt. Pleasant City, Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and does not have a headstone in Plot A_55_4_8.  She had out lived her entire family which probably explained her unmarked grave.

Nancy’s step-mother, Sarah Mathilda Johansen Lundberg died just months after Nancy died on 14 October 1943 and her older brother, Edwin Lundberg, died 14 December 1943. Her older sister,  Jennie Lundberg died 3 March 1924 and her older brother, Maple Henning Lundberg died 16 July 1934.

Note: Nancy’s birth mother’s (Christina Matilda Lundberg) maiden name was listed as Neilson on her Utah Death Certificate and Ericksen on Nancy’s Utah Burial Database.

James Monsen ~ Boyhood Memories

James Monsen was the son of Peter and Dorothy C. Monsen, two of Mt. Pleasant's earliest pioneers.

Lee Remembrance of Mt. Pleasant ~ 60th North Sanpete Reunion ~ Nancy and Ronnie, Bill and Monica

The Following comes from Lee R. Christensen's book:

 "You Knew Me As Buddy and other Tales"

His book is a compilation of letters he has sent to friends over the years.  His memories of going to school at Hamilton Elementary, North Sanpete and Wasatch Academy are filled with his wonderful humor.

Beth is Beth Lund (maiden name)

KATHY:   And a photo to go with it if you think appropriate.  That’s the SS office manager giving Patricia her SS card and me taking a photo of the news reporter taking a photo.   Lee       

Lee took this picture of Patricia Reagan receiving her Social Security Card.
Behind her are her parents, Nancy and Ronald Reagan

Eva Staker Funeral Program