A Brief Sketch Mary Ellen Rees was born December 29, 1877 in Provo, Utah to Moroni and Emily Vaughan Rees, the fourth child in a family of six boys and three girls. Her hair was ‘white as cotton’ at birth but gradually turned to a very dark brown. She was a small, lithe, little lady …
Maude Ann Evans Anderson
Maude Ann Evans Anderson was born in Malad City, Idaho, 21 Aug. 1899 to Richard M. Evans and Alice Evans Evans. Her parents were of pioneer heritage and were early residents of Malad Valley. Maude was the youngest of five children but two brothers, David and Gomer died in childhood. Maude was adored by her …
History of Rebecca Arbon and Amos Charles Hall
Written and compiled by Ina Jean Hall Andersen Faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the unselfish love for their children, was the deciding factor to which James Arbon and Susan Newman encouraged their children to come to America. Times were hard in England, and they wanted their children to have …
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A sketch of the life of John Asahel Jones
Written by his daughter Leona Jones Williams 1947 John Asahel Jones was born in Malad, Idaho, June 1876 on the 19 day, the son of William Evans Jones and Martha Lucritia Lusk. His father William E. Jones was born in South Wales 19 February 1848. HIs mother was born in Pleasant Grove Utah 29 March …
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Three letters to Ellen Arbon Robbins
Wife of Joseph Robbins And Daughter of James Arbon Jr. and Wife Susan Newman Arbon These letters were written on January 8, 1863, sometime before 1871-72. The two following letters were written by Susan Newman Arbon and one by James Jr. Since James died in March 1871 and he is the author of one of …
Thomas Arbon
Thomas Arbon was born in Gravely, Cambridgeshire, England 11 July 1853. He married Sophia Catmull 14 November 1878, also from Gravely, England. When they arrived in Utah, Thomas Arbon went to Logan and worked for William Toombs on the railroad for a time or until his son “Thommy” was born. He was born on the …
Emma Ruth Jones, (1932)
Ruth JonesApril 24, 1932 – April 17, 2024 Emma Ruth Jones (AKA “Ruthie”) left this world on Wednesday, April 17, just a week short of her 92nd birthday. She was born on April 24, 1932. Her parents were Don Burton and Ione Henderson Burton. She had 2 younger sisters, Donna Mae and Barbara Alene. Ruth …
Betty B. Jones, (1927)
Betty B. JonesMarch 29, 2024 Betty B. Jones, 96, of Malad, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. She was born October 1, 1927, in Richfield, Idaho. She was the eldest child of Clarence and Elva Bluemer. Betty married Ajay Jones of Malad on June 17th ,1946. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan …
Tamara Field, (1957)
Tamara FieldJanuary 4, 1957 – April 6, 2024 Tamara Field, 67, of Rigby ID passed away from a short and sudden illness on Saturday April 6, 2024, in Idaho Falls ID. Tammy was born on January 4, 1957 to Harvey Henry and Minnie Daisy Amonette Field. Tammy was the fifth of their six children. She …
Rosemary Hill Thomas, (1944)
Rosemary Hill ThomasJuly 20, 1944 – March 29, 2024 Rosemary H. Thomas Our sweet wife, mother and grandmother, Rosemary Hill Thomas, age 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2024, at the home of her daughter in Burley, Idaho. Rosemary was born on July 20, 1944, in Logan, Utah, the daughter of David M. …