Home of Jens Jorgensen and His Wives Christiana Christensen and Kjersten Bertlesen ~~~Researched , Compiled and updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Mt. Pleasant's Own Doughboy

 

"Doughboy"is an informal term for a member of the United States Army or Marine Corps. Today it is especially used to refer to members of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. (A popular mass-produced sculpture of the 1920s, the Spirit of the American Doughboy,   
Courtesy of Wikipedia 



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The following comes from History of Mt. Pleasant.

World War

When the United States entered the World War, the people of Mt. Pleasant loyally responded to every call, and made a record of which it may well be proud. One hundred and eighteen boys enlisted from Mt. Pleasant, and a number of Mt. Pleasant's sons enlisted from other communities. As the boys, one by one or in groups, boarded the train, great crowds, although sad at heart, cheered them as they left for the front. Three of the number died in service. Ralph Braby, while in California, was drowned, Jacob Hafen died of disease, and Henry Merville Zabriskie was killed in action, over seas.

The Sanpete County Council of Defense was organized as follows: J. W. Cherry, chairman; Burke McArthur, secretary; Ed. Johnston, treasurer; Committee chairmen, Finance, N. S. Niel­sen; Publicity, ,Burke McArthur; Legal, J. W. Cherry; Sanitation and Medicine, Ed. Johnston; Food supply and conservation, L. R. Anderson; Industrial survey, Orlando Bradley; Labor, Christian Willardsen; Military affairs, J. Morgan Johnson; State protection, H. R. Thomas; Survey of man power, L. P. Brady; Woman's work, Mrs. G. W. Martin.

In June 1918, there were deposited in the Mt. Pleasant Com­mercial and Savings Bank, by Mr. N. S. Nielsen, county chairman of finance, to the credit of W. G. McAdoo, treasurer of the Nation­al American Red Cross, seven thousand five hundred dollars.



The citizens went over the top in the various other drives conducted. Liberty bonds, postal savings, Soldier's Welfare Re­lief, Christmas boxes, tobacco, conservation of food, etc.

Local committees were organized, among them the local Red Cross. The officers of this organization visited the neighboring cities, Fairview, Fountain Green, Moroni, Wales, Chester and Spring City, and in cooperation with them, purchased material and sewed articles called for. There were checked out something over $3.000, which had been obtained by weekly canvasses made by wo­men and girls, and by other volunteer donations other than the National drives. Mt. Pleasant headquarters were established at about 122 West Main, where the women, some representing differ­ent organizations, met and did sewing, etc., required. Many ship­ments of goods were made. The officers at this time were: C. L. Johns, president; Mrs. Grace Madsen and Miss Irene Nielsen, vice presidents; Miss Hilda Madsen, secretary and treasurer.



Mt. Pleasant History (1939) pp 199-200 by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

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The original location of the Dough Boy was right in the center of the intersection of State Street and Main Street.

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 Honoring all soldiers in all wars .

"To Honor Those Who Left Our Midst To Fight For Freedom" 

In 2008 the "old armory" now recreation center  was given the artist touch with Soldiers from all wars painted on the south exterior wall. 

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Amazing Video Of Life in Japan ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

 

Silkworm Industry in Utah circa 1896

 

Have you ever noticed groves of mulberry trees in your neighborhood? These trees aren’t native to Utah, but were planted to support a pioneer silk industry led by Mormon women and girls.

It’s hard to imagine silkworms thriving in Utah’s harsh desert climate, but in the late 1800s, silk production in Utah was in full swing.  And the hands behind this technical and tedious work belonged not to ambitious businessmen, but to Mormon women and their daughters.

Self-sufficiency was an important part of Brigham Young’s vision for Mormon settlers in Utah.  Instead of purchasing goods from outside markets, he encouraged them to make what they needed by developing new industries.  One of these new ventures was sericulture, which is the process of raising silkworms and harvesting their cocoons.

Sericulture is extremely demanding work, and many women and girls became experts.  One of these experts was twelve-year-old Ann Clarke, who learned the art of sericulture from her mother Ellen, who raised silkworms in their American Fork home.  To keep the worm eggs warm until they hatched, women put them into pouches that they wore everywhere around their necks.  Once hatched, the worms were fed fresh mulberry leaves for about 40 days until they spun themselves into a cocoon. Then, the women boiled the cocoons to kill the moth and release the tiny, nearly invisible silk filaments, using their fingers to unravel the delicate threads and coil them around wooden paddles.  It took about 30,000 worms to produce 12 pounds of raw silk.

By 1879, Ann Clarke was so skilled at silkworm care that she was sent to Salt Lake City to learn the specialized art of silk reeling, where the filaments were carefully guided through tension wheels and twisted together to become skeins ready to weave into fabric.  When Ann returned home, she was put in charge of all silk reeling in Utah County.

The silk industry in Utah was short-lived since it became cheaper – and much easier – to import silk from other places.  By 1906, the sericulture experiment had ended, but Utah-grown silk lives on in museums and in the legacies of those women and girls whose hard work, patience, and skill made Utah sericulture possible.

Courtesy of Utah Humanities ~~~~ 

The following is taken from an early Mt. Pleasant History 

June 11, 1877  Mt. Pleasant Relief Society Minutes:  Sister Peterson spoke some about the silkworms and encouraged the sisters to take an interest in it and also she bore a faithful testimony to the truth; said that she was baptized in the church for 24 years and never faltered a minute, that this kingdom? was not the only truth in this world.

Home of George Christensen and his wife Dortha Marie Mogensen ~~~ Researched and Compiled by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

George Christensen was a mayor of Mt. Pleasant

See link below:

http://mtpleasantmayor.blogspot.com/2010/10/mayor-of-month-october-2010-george.html

George Christensen Letter to Daniel Rasmussen Regarding Early Mt. Pleasant Schools ~~~ Louise Johansen Scrapbook

George Christensen

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Dick James ~~~ Friend and Electrician For The Relic Home

Dick Lee James, 75 of Mt. Pleasant, Utah passed away on August 17, 2022, at Utah Valley Hospital. Dick was born on June 21, 1947 to Windom Erval and Thelma Hammond James in Fayette, Utah.

Dick enlisted in the US Airforce and served his country honorably during Vietnam from 1966 to 1969.

Mining took Dick and his family to Colorado and Montana before settling in Fairview, Utah where he was an electrician at Skyline Coal mine. After retiring from the coal mine Dick worked as an electrician at Snow College where he retired in 2013.

Dick loved his boys more than life itself and could not have been more proud of them. He looked forward to every phone call and every visit. As much as Dick loved his kids his grandkids were the light of his life and he smiled the biggest when he was around them or talking about them. He supported his family in every way possible. He never missed a birthday and made sure birthday cards were in the mail at least two weeks early.

Dick is survived by his children Bruce (Sophia), Evans, GA; Eric (Kristy), Santaquin; Matthew (Noelle), Cedar City; Kristie Ison, Fairview; Jennifer (Tom) Seeley, Mt. Pleasant; Shylo (Corey) Tibbs, Mt. Pleasant; Zachary (Niesha) Peterson, Mt. Pleasant; Mandy (Chance) Schmidt, Fairview. His grandchildren Brianna, Jaxon, Katelynn (Kyle), Jaycee, Weston, Kyla, Jaielle, Hudson, and Isabella.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his loving wife Starla Parks James.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mt. Pleasant North Stake Center (461 N 300 W) with a visitation from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery. 

To Watch Funeral Service Live, Click Here. The Live Zoom Link will activate at 10:45 a.m. MST prior to services on 8/25/2022

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Larry Nielson ~ Artist ~ Good Friend

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We The People ~~~ Paul Harvey ~~~ Submitted by Larry Staker

 

Healers and Healing by Mary Louise Madsen Seamons ~~~ (from our archives)

 

 

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John Ross Seely Obituary

 John Ross Seely, 66, of Nephi, Utah passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born on November 7, 1946, the oldest of four brothers to John Rayner and Virginia Vance Seely in Provo, Utah.

He grew up in Mt Pleasant, attending school in the Sanpete County schools. His family later moved to Blanding, Utah where he attended San Juan High School and loved sports. John also attended CSU and Utah Tech College. He entered the US Army from 1964-1966 in Germany receiving an Honorable Discharge. He spent most of his career in the Trucking Industry. He married Joanne Somers June 29, 1968; their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple.
He is survived by his wife, Joanne; sons Justin D. (Stacy) and Jeffrey R. (Trinity) Seely. Grandchildren: Ashton, Addison, Aiden, Kathryn, Wyatt, Tap and Samuel. Brothers include Robert R., Vance L., and Casey D. along with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his youngest son Jacob Vance with whom he is having a momentous reunion.

Funeral services will be held on August 24, 2013 at the Nephi Stake Center, 351 North 100 West Nephi, Utah at 12:00 Noon with viewing from 10:00-11:30 AM. Interment will be at the Vine Bluff Cemetery in Nephi following the services.  

I had the opportunity to visit with John (Johny Ross) a couple of years before he died. 

 He had brought his grandmother Ina Morgan over to Mt. Pleasant for a funeral. He told me he missed all of his classmates here in Mt. Pleasant and he asked about many of them.

His father insisted they were going to move to
Blanding against the wishes of the family.

He had spent most of his working career as a truck driver but had to give it up because of
his failing eyesight. Kathy

Bill Morgan Obituary ~~~ A Dear Friend of Peter Hafen

 SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, THE (UT) | 14 OCTOBER 2009

BILL MORGAN

Nephi UT United States

Bill Morgan 1937 ~ 2009 Charles William (Bill) Morgan passed away in the arms of his loving wife Helen October 11, 2009 in Nephi, Utah. He was born to Frank O. and Ina Seely Morgan Jan. 6, 1937 at home in Nephi. He attended school in Nephi and graduated from Wasatch Academy in Mt. Pleasant, in 1955. He attended Snow College, Weber State College and graduated from Utah State University in 1968. He finally caught his Sweetheart Helen Tokoi and they were married in Scofield August 28, 1965. They were blessed with two daughters Julie and Lori. Bill taught school at Bountiful Jr. High and Juab High School. He loved following in his father's footsteps as a sheep rancher and farmer. He was an avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing. He was a member of SF&W, a Dedicated Hunter, and an advocate for the rights of hunters. He was a member of the Mountain Men of the Wasatch and the Price Elks Lodge. He loved horses and Rodeo from a very young age. In his youth, he raced horses and participated in rodeo. He touched the lives of many, pushing and encouraging them to do more with their lives than they thought they were capable of. He was a gifted artist and craftsman. He is survived by his wife Helen Tokoi Morgan, daughters Julie (Larry) Bosh of Nephi, Lori (Preston) Lee of Morgan; six grandchildren Janae, Jake, Jared, and Josie Bosh and Lucas and River Lee; brothers Dr. Steven (Analee) Morgan of Farmington, Utah, Michael P. Morgan of La Jolla, California and his 96-year-old Mother Ina Seely Morgan of Nephi, Utah. Preceded in death by his father, brother Jon Morgan and a nephew Dr. Chad Morgan. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2009, in the Nephi Stake Center 351 N. 100 W., Nephi, Utah. Friends may call at a viewing Friday evening October 16, 2009 at the Anderson Funeral Home, 94 West 300 North Nephi, from 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the services. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Bill Morgan Scholarship fund at Juab High School or your favorite charity.

(c) 2009 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Media NewsGroup, Inc. by NewsBank, Inc.

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Ina Morgan's 90th Birthday Party ~~~ From our Archives

 

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Left to Right: Louise Johansen, Esther Christensen (now deceased) Ina Morgan, and Alice Hafen.

This picture was taken at Ina Morgan's 90th Birthday Party in Nephi on July 12, 2003.

All of these sweet ladies have now passed on.

Ina Morgan past away on September 25, 2013