Howard Ferren HallJuly 30, 1924 – February 16, 2024 Howard Ferren Hall passed away on February 16, 2024 Howard was a lifelong resident of McCammon, Idaho born on July 30, 1924 to Leo Harris Hall and Esther Emma Wolverton Hall. He attended school in McCammon graduating from McCammon High School where he was an avid …
Tonyja Kay Newbold, (1941)
Tonyja Kay NewboldSeptember 5, 1941 – February 9, 2024 Tonyja Kay Newbold SEPTEMBER 5, 1941 – February 9, 2024 Tonyja Kay Newbold, 82, passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones at her home in Boise, Idaho on February 9, 2024. She was loved by everyone who knew her and will be greatly missed. …
A Biographical Sketch of the Life of Martha Gardner Meikle
Written by her Daughter Agnes Meikle Thomas My Mother Martha Gardner was born December 6, 1849 in Preston, Lancastershire, England. She was the fourth daughter of John Gardner and Martha Dunlop Gardner both of Preston. Mother was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, March 11, 1863 in her native land. Her …
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A Biographical Sketch of the Life of Martha Gardner Meikle
Written by her Daughter Agnes Meikle Thomas My Mother Martha Gardner was born December 6, 1849 in Preston, Lancastershire, England. She was the fourth daughter of John Gardner and Martha Dunlop Gardner both of Preston. Mother was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, March 11, 1863 in her native land. Her …
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Sarah Gardner Sheen
Our biography today deals with Sarah Gardner Sheen, lovingly known as Aunt Sarah, who first saw the light of day February 14, 1837 in Preston, Lankshire, England. Sarah spent her girlhood days in this little city and grew and thrived as other young girls do. When she reached the age of maturity, her splendid virtue, …
Elizabeth Gardner Blackhurst
Elizabeth Gardner Blackhurst was born in Preston, Lancshire [Lancastershire?], England, February 10, 1841. Daughter of John Gardner and Martha Dunlop Gardner. Preston has the distinction of being the home of the first branch of the Latter-day Saints Church in England, and the Gardner family was one of the first families of Preston to join the …
Early History of the Rees Family
By La Rita Rees Hancock It all started in Wales! It was 1781 when Isaac was born to a David Jones and an Ann Davies. He went to live with a family by the name of Rees. They were very good to him. Isaac thought so much of them he changed his name to Rees. …
Dan E. Jones Family History
Daniel E. Jones history written by his daughter Elizabeth Jones Thomas. My father’s name is Daniel E. Jones. He was born November 22, 1857, in Llansawel Carmarthen, Wales. His mother was Eleanor Evans Jones, his father William Thomas Jones of Wales, England. Daniel crossed the plains and came to America when he was a young …
Bonnie (Bonita) Davis
Written by her children with love, Todd, Diana, Bonnie Anne, Tracey, Terry, and Kathy Bonnie Davis (Bonita Williams) was born April 14, 1941, in Malad, Idaho. She was the youngest of ten children born to John Haynes Williams and Eleanor Jones. She has four sisters and five brothers. Her family lived at Daniels, Idaho, then …
Washakie – Setting the Stage
The settlement of Washakie, south of Portage, Utah, has a fascinating history. Many people believe that Washakie was an Indian reservation. That is not the case. Washakie was a project of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help the Shoshone Indians in a plan which came to be known as the Malad …