Robert “Bob” Charles ColtonSeptember 13, 1937 – December 18, 2023 Robert “Bob” Charles Colton Bob was reunited with his family in heaven on December 18, 2023. Born Sept 13, 1937 to Roscoe and Ethel Colton in Malad Idaho. Bob was a spunky boy and loved getting into adventures with his brothers and friends. Bob met …
Robert Wayne Hess, (1928)
Robert Wayne HessNovember 5, 1928 – December 17, 2023 Robert Wayne Hess passed away on December 17, 2023, at the age of 95. He went peacefully in his home with his daughter by his side. Robert was born on November 5, 1928, to Floyd Robert Hess and Nellie Isadore Thomas Hess in Colfax, Washington. Robert …
Leigh Ann Jordan, (1937)
Leigh Ann JordanDecember 7, 1937 – December 7, 2023 Le Ann (Leigh) Jordan, 86, returned to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on December 7, 2023, in Malad, Idaho. Leigh was born on December 7, 1937, in Roosevelt, Utah. A consummate tease, she grew up harassing everyone around her, a trait her grandkids will …
John Price 1820 – 1883
John Price, the son of William and Sarah Price, was born the 12th day of April in the year 1820 in Monmouthshire, South Wales. One day the Mormon missionaries were baptizing some of the people that they had converted to the Mormon Church in a river nearby. John and his boy friend decided to go …
John Lyman Smith
John Lyman Smith was called by the Presidency of the LDS Church to enter the Swiss-German mission at a time when he had been ill with inflammatory-rheumatism (what is now known as rheumatic fever). He had been bedfast for several weeks and seemed unable to regain his strength. President Brigham Young and George A. Smith …
Sketch of the life of Howell Henry Mifflin & Lucretia Williams
Howell Henry Mifflin, son of Howell Hopkin Mifflin and Celia Morgan Mifflin was born at Malad, Oneida County, Idaho on February 11, 1868. I spent my boyhood in Malad Valley and attended school there. The pupils sat on board benches so high that their feet did not touch the floor. If they did not know …
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History of the Waldron Family
Written and compiled by Martha Thomas Lewis (Picture of Benjamin Waldron) Benjamin Waldron, son of George and Betty Brodie (Brawdy–Broody) Waldron, was born 29 March 1795, at Bellbroughton, England. He had a brother, Thomas, and a sister, Betty. When a boy, he was taught the trade of shoe making which he followed nearly all …
Hannah Elizabeth Josephson Anderson
I, Hannah Elizabeth Josephson Anderson was born November 27, 1877, at St John, Oneida County Idaho. My parents were Charles Josephson and Anna Isaacson Josephson. The family consisted of 12 children- eight boys, four girls, and one- half sister: Anna Jane, Lorenzo Charles, Hannah Elizabeth, Levi Benjamin, Joseph Hyde, Ephraim Arnold, Alma Hiram, Clarence Gent, …
Excerpts of 1844 Diary by John Lyman Smith Sr.
May, 1844– Mayor Joseph’s life was still sought after. Troops were armed out from Macedonia to Nauvoo, I among the number on foot. …About five miles on our way, we encountered a band of mounted men with red flags flying. They were twice our number (about 150 of them and 75 of us) and had …
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History of Evan Austin Williams and Mary Ann Tompkins Williams
Evan Austin Williams was born October 29, 1822 at Llanytidant, Glamorganshire, Wales. He was the oldest child of Noah Williams (a nailer) and Jane Austin. Evan kept a diary, but only the beginning was ever found. In his diary he states that he was raised by his grandmother, Mary Williams, and her daughter, Mary, a …
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