(Cover page has four photos. Upper left photo is a headshot of Sarah Palmer. Caption also says born July 7, 1879. Died Oct. 1, 1965. Upper right photo is Hugh Jones Evans, caption says, born Dec. 2, 1876. Died Feb. 17, 1976. Lower left photo is a headshot of Sarah and Hugh Evans, captions says, …

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Written by Sara Evans Sweeten, Granddaughter  There is a Welsh saying which translated means “Hateful is the man who does not love the land that gave him birth.” I believe there are no people on earth who love the land of their birth more than do the people of Wales. It is a small country …

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Born 17 January 1804, Hirwain, Glmr, Wales  Died 15 July 1862, Brigham City, Utah  Evan Evans was born January 17, 1804, the second of eight children born to Rachel Morgan Evans and David Evans in Hirwain, Wales. Evan was a mason by trade, building many beautiful buildings.  Evan married Jennet (Janet) Jones of Penderyn, Wales, …

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(Headshot photo of Edward J Evans on the left side and headshot photo of Ann Thomas on the right side of the cover page.)  Edward J. Evans  Born: 30 January 1838, in Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Wales.  Parents: Evan Evans and Janet Jones  Ann Thomas  Born: 10 July 1840, in Glen Morganshire, Wales.  Parents: William Thomas …

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1887-1918  If Roy could have had his choice of anything in the world to be, he would have been a gypsy.  He just wasn’t like the rest of the Daltons, except maybe Grandpa Matthew, who was a traveler too.  Roy was smaller than the other boys and had an easy-going way about him.  He, like …

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1892 – 1986  Henry Eugene Dalton was born 13 March 1992 in Willard, Box Elder, Utah.  The farm is now known as the Grazier Farm.  He was the eighth of nine children.  He was always known as Gene and seemed to be full of mischief and fun.  His earliest memory was when he was about …

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Mary was born in Elkhorn, Idaho, April 27, 1896 in a little sod roof log cabin with earth for its floor.  All the neighborhood homesteaders had similar ones, a few had two room sod or log cabins.  In nearby hills a few had dug out cave homes with a log front with a door, a …

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My Life Story  By Wilma Evans Fridal  I was born in the wee morning hours of August 21, 1930, at Malad, Idaho, the first of six children of my parents, Mabel and Raymond Evans. I weighed –lbs. –ozs. At the time. Mother’s first impression of me was of a tiny fat pig. I had white …

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