By Neva Tippetts What made Mary Hansen, my mother an inspiration to her five children, as well as her orphaned Grandson whom she raised from infancy, and the children and people she associated with? Her real test of character came when she got a divorce after twenty one years of marriage. I was enrolled in …
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By Ken Hansen It’s only natural for one to eulogize their departed loved ones, especially a parent. But I feel I can objectively say our Mother was a very special spirit, whom we were all privileged to know in this life. She will be numbered among the Saints of this generation though she had shortcomings …
by Dennis I have wanted to include a tribute of my own to mom, along with the others here, but have felt overwhelmed at the thought. Anything that I can say is very insignificant. The beauty that was hers and the love I feel for her far exceed my language skills. I find myself at …
This short autobiography of Mary Hansen was transcribed from a tape made just a few weeks before her death, in October of 1974. I was born in Elkhorn, Idaho, a little place in the mountains. It’s a very beautiful place with streams of water and lots of alfalfa fields, and lots of wild roses and …
6 February 1961 I, Mary Hansen was born April 27, 1896 at Elkhorn, Idaho, a little valley near the mountains. I was born in a little two room log cabin, in a field near a running stream of water, which was covered with willows and wild rose bushes, also wild fruit such as yellow currents, …
Written by Granddaughter Hazel Hemenway Bertock I did not know my grandfather during his life-time. Information concerning his life has been obtained by research and incidents related by the various members of his immediate family. He was held in high repute by the leaders of the Mormon Church. When I was married in the Salt …
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(Picture of Gwenford Cabin on left) There is an odd mention of David in the Ward Records on 14 February 1885. The teachers met in Brother John E. Price’s house according to a previous appointment. Bishop J. Evans offered the prayer. The Bishop then stated that David P. Davis asked privilege of complying with the …
There is an odd mention of David in the Ward Records on 14 February 1885. The teachers met, in Brother John E. Price’s house according to a previous appointment. Bishop J. Evans offered the prayer. The Bishop then stated that David P. Davis asked for the privilege of complying with the decision rendered against him …
In the Mynydd Mawer (great mountains) of Brecon lies the parish of Llanddulas (church by the Dules brook) or Tyr Abed (abbot’s land). Some of the better farm and grazing lands of Wales are nestled here in this land that was granted by Lord Rhys, Prince of South Wales to a new order of monks, …
