May the 25th, 1868, I came from Llanelly to prepare for emigrating this season. June the first I went to Pencader Station to see Isaac Jones and his family going to Liverpool and David Owen (?) and Galch and his family, both of them were going to Utah on the sailing ship John Bright which …
Dr. Orsen Henry Mabey
Former Malad doctor and mayor to be inducted into 2014 Hall of Fame To be inducted to the Oneida County Hall of Fame for 2014 is Dr. O.H. Mabey, who will be honored for his public service to his community, especially as a medical doctor. Dr. Orsen Henry Mabey, also known as Dr. Mabey or …
Anna Jane Josephson Goodliffe
(an autobiography in her own words) I came from a family of twelve children. I was the oldest. My father came with a trade from Sweden. When he established a home in St. John, Idaho he set up his shoe shop. Our big room served several purposes, that of a shoe shop, kitchen, and study …
A Biography of John Catmull
(Separate headshot photograph of a man and a woman) John Catmull, son of John Bradley Catmull and Susan Arbon, was born September 23, 1863, at Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England. His early youth was spent in England, during which time his parents accepted the Gospel and were baptized as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of …
History of Sarah Bell (Zundel) Clark
I, Sarah Bell (Zundel) Clark, the oldest daughter of Issac David Zundel and Julia Bell Hall, was born 18 June 1893 at West Woodruff, Oneida, Idaho. My first cries were heard in a one room log cabin, on my father’s homestead. My parents had thirteen children, and I, being the oldest girl, was kept very …
A Biography of Mary Ann Evans – Wife of John Catmull
Mary Ann Evans, daughter of John Daniel Evans and Margaret Harris, was born August 20, 1861 in Wales. She was converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ when she was about seventeen years of age (about 1878) and was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She migrated to Utah with her …
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History of Alta Clark
I, Alta Clark, was born 25 January 1917 to Hugh L. Clark and Sarah Bell (Zundel) Clark, at Willow Springs, Oneida County, Idaho (near Malad). I went to school at Malad and Woodruff. We moved from Willow Springs to Woodruff on 31 March 1930. I didn’t go to school very much because of my eyes. …
Emma Thorpe Gleed
Born 24 Dec 1885 – Died 28 Feb 1934 (Picture of Emma with her hair tied back) (picture of Emma in a bonnet) Emma Thorpe was born 24 Dec 1885 at Samaria, Oneida, Idaho to Samuel Thorpe and …
History of Lars Christian Johnson
Written and compiled by Cora J. Wistisen Lars Christian Johnson was born 12th of August 1843 at Gudum, Denmark. He was the third son of Johan Peter Johannesen and Hedvig Sofie Jesen. Lars’ father was a very religious man and thus it is not surprising that he joined the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day …
Henry Arbon Goodliffe
A few memories that I remember of Father By Ellen Goodliffe Terry, a daughter Henry Arbon was born May 16, 1868 at London, England. He lived with and was taken care of by his Grandmother, Susan Newman, as his mother was working and unable to take care of him. But when his grandmother died it …