(picture of Ellen Arbon) Ellen Arbon daughter of James and Susan Newman Arbon was born 20 July 1840, in Gravely, Cambridgeshire, England. Ellen was the third child and the oldest daughter in a family of twelve children. Ellen had very little education. She went to work for people to help support the family. At one …
HISTORY OF
ELIZABETH DAVIS ARBON Born May 8, 1879 and died January 29, 1957 and was buried in Pocatello Cemetery, Idaho. This is the story of my mother, Elizabeth Davis Arbon. The facts and interesting stories have come from relatives and friends who knew her and what I could remember myself. Mother was born May 8, 1879 …
100 Years Ago Hiram Snell
February 23, 1890 The New York Medical Journal says: Hiram Snell of Malad, Idaho, one day last week gave birth to six children, three boys and three girls, weighing 8 pounds altogether. If this Malad-y should become contagious, Idaho will soon be entitled to admission as a state. Excerpt from “The Statesman” (This article was …
Charlotte Parry Evans: First Businesswoman
(By Ione and Marilyn Jones) (Portrait of Charlotte Evans on upper right hand side of article) Charlotte Parry Evans could easily be considered the first businesswoman in Malad, having established a restaurant here in the early 1880’s. She was in business for more than thirty years, closing her doors in March, 1915. At one time …
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Biography of John Price – 1820- 1883
Prologue I have tried to write this history of my great-grandfather in such a way that it would be interesting to the reader. All dates, names and places are factual; however, I tried to feel as they would have felt under the circumstances when I wrote of their experiences, so the emotional account may or …
History of Martha Arbon Toombs
( picture of Martha Toombs and picture of William Toombs) Martha Arbon and William Toombs met in England and became engaged to be married. All of the Toombs family were coming to Utah so William insisted on bringing Martha with them. Since Martha’s two sisters, Ellen and Elizabeth, had also joined the church and were …
John Price 1820 – 1883
John Price, the son of William and Sarah Price, was born the 12th day of April in the year 1820 in Monmouthshire, South Wales. One day the Mormon missionaries were baptizing some of the people that they had converted to the Mormon Church in a river nearby. John and his boy friend decided to go …
John Lyman Smith
John Lyman Smith was called by the Presidency of the LDS Church to enter the Swiss-German mission at a time when he had been ill with inflammatory-rheumatism (what is now known as rheumatic fever). He had been bedfast for several weeks and seemed unable to regain his strength. President Brigham Young and George A. Smith …
Sketch of the life of Howell Henry Mifflin & Lucretia Williams
Howell Henry Mifflin, son of Howell Hopkin Mifflin and Celia Morgan Mifflin was born at Malad, Oneida County, Idaho on February 11, 1868. I spent my boyhood in Malad Valley and attended school there. The pupils sat on board benches so high that their feet did not touch the floor. If they did not know …
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History of the Waldron Family
Written and compiled by Martha Thomas Lewis (Picture of Benjamin Waldron) Benjamin Waldron, son of George and Betty Brodie (Brawdy–Broody) Waldron, was born 29 March 1795, at Bellbroughton, England. He had a brother, Thomas, and a sister, Betty. When a boy, he was taught the trade of shoe making which he followed nearly all …