The history of my grandfather’s life is the early history of Southeastern Idaho. He played a most important part in shaping the early policies of this commonwealth, and a record of his activities is a chronology of the progress of this section of Idaho. He was a real leader in the early development of this …
Month: September 2026
History of the Life of Gomer Hughes
by Robert R. Hughes ( a son) Gomer Hughes was born 28, July 1846 at Georgetown near Merthyr Tydfil Glamorganshire South Wales, the son of James Hughes and Margaret Jones Hughes. He had four brothers and three sisters as follows– named in order of their birth; Maria, Taleisin, Mary who died in Wales when a …
Esther Ellen Martin
Esther Ellen Martin, daughter of John Martin and Anna Jenkins (Martin), began her mortal life 17 July 1879 at Samaria, Idaho. Her paternal grandparents were John Martin and Mary Ann Gibbs. Her maternal grandparents were David Jenkins, and Anna Evans. While a young woman she lived on the homestead property of John and David, her …
Tribute to Mary Davis (Lewis)
By Maisie Harris Williams, July 1990 You have probably heard of the show, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” but as I look back I could write a show called, “One Sister for Seven Brothers.” Thus it was that Mary Davis was born into a family with seven brothers: Joe, Hen, Dale, Bud, Harold, Zeph, and …
St. Valentine’s Day for Leff Larson
Written by Ethel Colton in 1979 St. Valentine’s Day, February 14th will be a big day in the life of Charles Lafayette (Leff) Larson of Malad City. Leff was born on that day in 1879. Leff is the son of Civil War veteran James Larson and his wife, Anna Sorenson Larson. The family left their …
Life of William D. Lewis
By Catherine Morgan (daughter) Father was the son of Lewis J. Lewis and Eleanor Davis Lewis. He was born July 23, 1857 at South Wales. He came to America with his parents when he was five years old. They came to America and settled at Ogden, Utah on the Weber River for the first …
James and Anna Sorensen Larson
James (Jens) Larson James was born July 7, 1835, at Foerlev (Frejlev, Laaland), Denmark, son of Lars Jensen and Maren Petersen (there were eight children, four of whom died very small); his father and brother were baptized into the Mormon Church on May 15, 1853, by Elder Knute Brown. The family came to America on …
History of James Larson
James Larson was born near Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 7, 1835, and immigrated to America 17 years later. He left Hamburg, Germany, May 4, 1853, and landed in New York , August 24, 1853, making the trip in three months and 20 days. (Photo of James Larson). He first went to the state of Michigan …
Ann Lewis
By Martha Lewis, St. John Mother Ann Lewis was born Jan 4, 1864, the daughter of David and Mary Jones at PenCadder, South Wales, the oldest child of a family of nine. Ann and her brother, David S., sailed with their parents across the Atlantic Ocean, taking six weeks to make the trip to America. …
My Life Story
By Elizabeth Thorpe Josephson I was the first child of a family of twelve children born to Joseph Thorpe and Mary Mason at Samaria, Oneida, Idaho, on 12 May 1881 in a little two-room log cabin with my grandmother Thorpe assisting as mid-wife since there were few doctors available in such sparsely settled towns in …