Farnworth Family Reunion July 15, 1915 ~ Yellowstone Park part 1 ~ http://sent in by Richard E. Jackson

Comments from Richard Jackson:

  Attached is the Newspaper article reporting the events of the (Farnworth) Reunion.  Feel free to post all of these on your blog. George Farnworth was one of the original families sent to help found San Pete county and especially Mount Pleasant.  Those attending this 1915 reunion were mainly his descendants, (his children and grandchildren).

Sincerely,

Richard E. Jackson

Farnworth Family Historian and Genealogist

JacksonRE@comcast.net

Memories of the North Ward Church by Ellice McClenahan Carter

photos are taken from Relic Home Files

From Lee R. Christensen's book " You Knew Me As Buddy"

Additional Comments by Lee:  KATHY:   Page posting fine.  I don’t know what photo you plan to use but I’ve never taken a bad one so that too is fine. The baby in the story was  LaMarr  Olsen who also turned out to be a great Wasatcher class of 1945 with Helen Lund and Howard Larsen two other Mt Pleasanters. 

    I’m thinking of this somewhat late in the game but could you use my book on a CD.  My printer has it on a CD and will give me copies.  May make your posting easier?   Also speaking of the book you may want  to post just a paragraph sometime to go with other info you’re posting .  That too is fine.    lee

THE MANIFESTO AS REMEMBERED BY HYRUM FECHSER

Excerpts from the biography of Hyrum Fechser ~ ~ ~   Hyrum Fechser was only 5 years old during this time period.  But this is his historical account as he remembered it.    His father was a polygamist.

1889 and 1890

 A lot of historical changes were going on but to us kids, small as we were, just figured everything was normal; especially in the church.  Now you can fight the government just so long to convince them of your right in your belief in serving the Lord.  And that the constitution is your protection, and you will stick to your belief, yet the Saints did not want to be driven from their homes again, so the President of the Church, Wilford Woodruff, through inspiration issued the Manifesto.  Plural marriage was now outlawed.  The nation, also the Church hereafter would prosecute anyone who hereafter took more than one wife.  But the status of those who already had more than one wife was to live only with the first wife, but was obliged to support the other wives.  Now this made a big job for the U.S. Marshall.  Many deputies were employed to watch the Saints, and several were taken to the pen for violation, and any married after the Manifesto were cut off the Church.  Dad and Mother had their family and had nothing to worry about, of course Dad would come in the house.  We kids hardly knew our Dad.  Mother raised us almost as if she were a widow.

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These were the days when polygamy was ending, some had raised their families and some had not and many of the younger wives had to go underground to protect the themselves, they were legally married by the laws of the Church, and felt that they were being persecuted by outside interference and the changeover should be gradual for those already married in polygamy.  It was very hard on some of them.

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I write this as a way of life in Utah in the  1890s.  It was a way of life, everything legal according to the Church and the Constitution, but the leaders of the government caused this persecution which was causing some of the members to hide out for awhile, and there were many such cases.

The Town Bell (Bells) To Warn the Residents ~ Fire, Indians, Curfew, School, Lost Child and More.

 The following are excerpts taken from Hyrum Fechser's biography "Your Family and Mine ~ The Fechsers"
The town bell was ringing furiously, something was wrong, men, women and children were in the street, every one asking these very questions, "What's wrong?"  "Maybe a Fire, maybe a child lost".  "Maybe Indians".

The town bell was really the church bell and the town was now about four years old.  .......
John Fechser, the miller (Hyrum's father) was in the crowd. He had come here from Germany, where he had learned the milling business.

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During the past ten years there had been a lot of Indian trouble, they were reported to be in Pigeon Hollow near Ephraim.  Uncle John and some other men were sent to head the Indians off, he was the only one to return, the rest were kiled by the Indians, some emigrants were coming to Fairview, and were way laid by these Indians; all were killed.  Today at Fairview (Pioneer Cemetery) you can see an old plank head stone with this inscription, THE GIVENS FAMILY, KILLED BY THE INDIANS 1869.

GIVEN FAMILY MASSACRE In the spring of 1865 John Given and his wife Eliza and their four children, John Jr., Mary, Anna, and Martha settled in the meadowland about 110 feet west of here. They built a cabin and willow shanty. Charles Brown and Charles W. Leah were helping them plow and plant crops. Early in the morning of May 27th they were attacked by a band of Indians. Brown and Leah escaped and ran six miles for help which came too late. The entire Given family was massacred and their cattle and household furnishings taken. The murdered people were buried in Fairview.


Editor note:  The Hamilton School Bell served the same purpose as the church bell in later years.  I well remember it ringing  at 8:00 a.m. in the morning, telling you that you only had one hour to get to school.  It would also ring at noon and at 9:00 p.m. for curfew as well as ring when there was a fire.  That bell now sits in front of our Blacksmith Shop and Relic Home as a DUP marker. 

 

Hamilton Elementary 1957-58 Fifth Grade

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McClenahan Family ~ Pioneers of the Month January 2012

Compiled by Ellice McClenahan Carter in 1959

donated by David Harry Simpson

FUNNY STORY ~ Tidbits by Tudy

Hafen Snow Party December 13, 2011

Our Cabin in Cedar Creek

DON'T MISS THE VIDEO BELOW !

Niels Christensen and wife Karen Johansdatter Home ~~~ Researched by Tudy Standlee

JENNIFER'S PUMPKIN COOKIES

JENNIFER'S PUMPKIN COOKIES


1/4 lb butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin
1 tsp lemon extract
1 cup nuts


Sift together:
2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1 tsp soda

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and pumpkin and dry ingredients.
Blend in extract and nuts.
Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

HERE'S A PUZZLE.. a tin type sent in by Joanne Hafen Granger

If you look to your right behind the house, we believe to be Horseshoe Mountain.  

Can you identify the people?  

Can you identify the location?

LET US KNOW !!!