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Show He married Edith Walker who died, later he married Leretta ·Jenkins in 1920. Carl helped haul material with his team of horses from Salt Lake to' Midvale to' build MELVIN A. AN'D VINNIE H. LIND Melvin Ambrose Lind "plug mill" LaVere was born in 1892 in from Jordan He Bingham SchQQI with the graduated High graduating class of the new school and from the of graduated University Utah in 1927. He worked Ior the USS&R as an ore sampler. From there he became cashier and bookkeeper at the Midvale second dinner for many years. Carl and Leretta had five children and twin girls who died in infancy: Elmer, Dean, Edith, LaVere and Ross. was Junction to' Niels and Sarah Nielsen Lind. the smelter. He built the Garden View Ward (now Mid vale 3vd and 4th) and carved the meat for every ward killed at the in the smelter. Iron and Steel Works until he entered the service in WWI. Leretta Jenkins He married Vinnie Holden in 1917 and ' they made their horne in Midvale. Melvin served PETER AND CHRISTINE KARAGLANIS Peter Karaglanis came to' America from Greece and sent for his bride-to-be when he lived in Missouri, They came west sometime in the early 1900's. When Peter settled in Midvale, he worked at the Smelter and operated a small coffee and doughnut shop on the corner Midvale as He as a city councilman for City treasurer. was an active member of American #35. He worked in the in Salt Lake Postmaster 14 years and Legion Post County Treasurer's office 1935, he was appointed Midvale City & City. In by President Roosevelt. He held this position for almost 21 years. of Smelter and Main. Christine died in 1925, leaving a family of seven children. Much of the burden was put Qn the shoulders of the older children George, Nick and Sofea. The - young children were Kathryn, Frank, Alice and Gus. Gus died at five years of age. Peter raised his family to' be upstanding citizens of the community. Kathryn was one of the Midvale Harvest Days Queens. Several of the children still live in Midvale, Sofea K. Loulias and Nick. Peter was an outstanding man. Frank Karaglanis Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lind. He PIERCE AND IDA MONSON LARSON Pierce Larson was born in Sweden in 1879. His 1935, for over was Midvale Postmaster, beginning in twenty years. family Melvin LDS converts and his widowed mother brought her six children to' America. They settled in West JQr dan (Midvale) area. Pierce married Ida Monson who were was a director of the old Midvale State Bank and Walker Bank and Trust years. When he born in Sandy in 1893. The Monsons owned two grocery stores in Sandy and Pierce worked at the Midvale Smelter and played on the smelter baseball team. Pierce died in 1930. was was a boy there Company were no for a number of sextons to' dig the graves, and it was difficult to' find anyone to' perform this service, SO' he and his brother-in-law, Jim Holden, did this for the bereaved people, It usually took two days to' Following her husband's death, Ida Monson Larson With others during the married John Finley. depression, they lost their home and CQQPS in the Mid vale chicken venture. The couple started over and saved every cent they could to' buy a few pieces of lum ber at a time to' build a small home. Each piece of lum ber was a small victory over the misfortune they had suffered without complaint, dig a grave because the ground was SO' hard and dry. Melvin was Chairman of the Old Folks Committee of the Midvale Second Ward and also worked for 25 years the Old Folks Committee of the Jordan Stake. He on Progressive Boosters Club of for the upbuilding of Midvale and the community. was President of the Midvale Mrs. W. R. Main Veda Andreason 59 |
