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I have always loved this church. It was built on a corner just one half block from the home where I lived when I was born and where I lived until I was almost five. It was called the 29th Ward. When the Salt Lake valley was first settled, The Church of Jesus Christ of […]
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There are so many tragedies related to the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. One such tragedy occured at a place called Mt. Pisgah, which is a name from the Old Testament. Here, the Saints were camped by the hundreds awaiting the time when they would move on to The Valley […]
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The Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa Wayne Watrous was the infant son of Everest Elliott Watrous and Edith Glendora Pancake. He was the second child in a family of four sons. Only two lived to adulthood. Of Earl, Wayne, Everest and Martin, only Earl and Everest survived. Wayne followed brother Earl Pancake […]
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James Newberry is one of the most interesting ancestors in our lines. He was born in New York to John Newberry and Jemima Benedict. His father was from New York and his mother from Connecticut. He was the eleventh child of thirteen born to his parents. In 1811 he married Mary Smith. They became the […]
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Henry Maiben was born in England to William Adam Maiben and Catherine Williams Cater. He was the fourth child of twelve born to his parents. His Maiben ancestors were originally from Scotland but his father moved from there to Brighton, England before Henry’s birth. Henry and his closest sibling John Bray Maiben were both educated […]
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Elsewhere on this website is information about the owners of these two Victorian homes. In 1910, William Franklin McVey had them built for his daughters Maude McVey Mount and Pansy McVey Burke. They sit side by side in Fresno, California. Maude and Pansy McVey were first cousins of direct ancestor Everest Elliott Watrous. Their mother […]
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Ithamer Thomas Sprague was born in New York to Hezikiah Sprague and Abigail Jeffers. He was the eighth child of eleven born to his parents. Ithamer is an unusual name. It was the name of one of the sons of Aaron, who was charged with administering the rites of the Temple in the days […]
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James Jenkins was the second child and first son born to his parents Thomas Jenkins and Mary Thomas in Wales. His older sister was named Harriett and his younger brother was named John. Nothing is known of his childhood. In 1842 he married Elizabeth Davis in Wales. In 1847 they heard the message of the […]
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John Jenkins was born in Wales to James Jenkins and Elizabeth Davis. He was the middle child of three, an older sister and a younger brother. John’s parents heard the Gospel from the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized in 1847. Speaking only Welsh, they were taught and baptized […]
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Jane Pickett was born in England to George Pickett and Maria Jarvis. She was the youngest of three children, the others being Mary and James. Two years before Jane’s birth, her parents heard the message of the Gospel from the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized. When Jane was […]