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A Sketch of The Life of My Mother “Mary Adams” (Jones) 

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A Sketch of The Life of My Mother “Mary Adams” (Jones) My Mother, Mary Adams was born May 27, 1877, at Malad Oneida County, Idaho.  The daughter of Benmanim Nephi Adams and Mary Ann Clark.  There were twelve children in the family, eleven girls and one boy.  My mother being the fifth child. She was …

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David Leo Archibald 

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Child’s Grave Only Reminder of Failed Daniels Town Dream  By Mary Matthews, Journal Correspondent  A tiny grave on a high hill marks what was once the dream of that baby’s grandfather, for a permanent townsite in the Daniels area of Oneida County.  Fifty-five years ago, homesteaders had already begun an exodus from their allotted 160 …

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History of George Dennis Arbon Family 

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By Arvilla M. Arbon and Delta Arbon Harmon  Headshot picture of George Arbon)  George Arbon, son of John Cavelor and Rebecca Dennis, was born in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, January 5, 1840. At the age of 22 he left his native country sailing to the United States on May 17, 1862. He was on the water …

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Mary Adams Jones 

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In the year of January 22, 1934, on Monday morning, Vernon’s mother Mary Adams Jones was washing dishes on the coal stove and I, Zelma A. Jones was wiping them.  His mother said she had had a bad dream last night.  She proceeded to tell me the following- Ed Nielsen and Arthur Moon, her two …

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Lorenzo Anderson 

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Life Sketch  Lorenzo Anderson was born March 8, 1879 at Wanship, Summit County, Utah. He was the son of Archibald King Anderson and Hannah Acomb Anderson, early Utah pioneers. Lorenzo grew up on the family farm and attended school in Wanship. In 1904 he came to Malad Valley to assist his brothers who were in …

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Mary Ellen Rees Thomas 

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A Brief Sketch  Mary Ellen Rees was born December 29, 1877 in Provo, Utah to Moroni and Emily Vaughan Rees, the fourth child in a family of six boys and three  girls.  Her hair was ‘white as cotton’ at birth but gradually turned to a very dark brown.  She was a small, lithe, little lady …

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Maude Ann Evans Anderson

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Maude Ann Evans Anderson was born in Malad City, Idaho, 21 Aug. 1899 to Richard M. Evans and Alice Evans Evans. Her parents were of pioneer heritage and were early residents of Malad Valley. Maude was the youngest of five children but two brothers, David and Gomer died in childhood.  Maude was adored by her …

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History of Rebecca Arbon and Amos Charles Hall 

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Written and compiled by Ina Jean Hall Andersen  Faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the unselfish love for their children, was the deciding factor to which James Arbon and Susan Newman encouraged their children to come to America.  Times were hard in England, and they wanted their children to have …

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A sketch of the life of John Asahel Jones

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Written by his daughter Leona Jones Williams 1947 John Asahel Jones was born in Malad, Idaho, June 1876 on the 19 day, the son of William Evans Jones and Martha Lucritia Lusk.  His father William E. Jones was born in South Wales 19 February 1848.  HIs mother was born in Pleasant Grove Utah 29 March …

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Three letters to Ellen Arbon Robbins 

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Wife of Joseph Robbins  And Daughter of James Arbon Jr. and  Wife Susan Newman Arbon  These letters were written on January 8, 1863, sometime before 1871-72. The two following letters were written by Susan Newman Arbon and one by James Jr. Since James died in March 1871 and he is the author of one of …

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