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Pioneers and prominent Men of Utah
Edward J Evans and Ann Thomas Evans
(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 …
Leroy Dalton
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 …
Henry Eugene Dalton
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 …
Memories of Mary Ann Nicholas by Irene Lindley
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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Wilma Evans Fridal
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 …
The Daltons in Ireland
1137 A.D. She was Eleanor of Acquitane, a daughter of the Duke of Acquitane, married to Louis VII, the King of France. It sounds so beautiful, married to a King, but alas, she bore him no sons, only two daughters. The marriage was not pleasing to either Louis or Eleanor, so by mutual consent they …
DAISY JOHNSTONE DEVLYN DAVIS
On a cold February 29, 1888 Peter Devlyn and his wife Jessie Gillespie had a two month premature baby girl. This being in the days before incubators, she was wrapped in cotton, placed in a basket, and set on the oven door for warmth. They named her Daisy Johnstone Devlyn and this is her story. …
Ben Davis Evans
(Contributed by Mrs. Hannah Deschamps) (Newspaper clipping?-Pioneers Brief Biographies of Malad Valley’s Early Settlers.) Ben Davis Evans, son of Thomas L. Evans and Jane Edwards, was born in Yatalfia, Glamorganshire, South Wales, on March 15, 1844. He started working in the tin-works at the age of eight years, where he remained until he immigrated to …