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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COINTY. temple and spent a two years' mission To Denmark. handsome residence 137 His credit to the city. He owns about 2500 sheep. His wife, whom he married in Scipio, May 16. 1870, was Magdalene, daughter of Asmus and Elizabeth Lamp, born in Denmark, August 6, 1817. is a They have three children: Henry O., born March 1, 1871, married Annie Peterson; they have one child, Leslie O. Helena, born March 2S, 1873, wife of Ernest Madsen. J.ydia R., born June 3, 1875, teacher in Manti schools. JOHNSON, ALMA, farmer and stockraiser, sou of Robert and Elizabeth Johnson, was born in Manti December 2, 1858, and brought up a farmer. He owns about sixty acres of land near here besides a good home in the city. Born and reared a Latter-day Saint, he has fulfil led a mission of over two years in England, and is one of the ward teachers and member of the Tabernacle choir. He was engaged several years in freighting produce to the mining towns of Utah and Nevada, and 'in November, 1897, was elected a member of the City Council on the Democratic ticket. On November 25, 1886, he was married in the Logan Temple to Margaret El., daughter of Daniel and Amanda Henrie. She was born in Manti December 23, 1861. Their family consists of three living children: Alice, Kate D. and Alma H., Elizabeth being dead. JOHNSON, ROBERT, of Manti, son of Wiliam and Ann Edwards), born near Chester, England, September As the family was large and poor, Robert 4, 1823. at an early age was put to work in a cotton factory, and became quite an expert in cotton nrill machinery. He married and settled down, but joined the Mormon church and concluded to come to the land of the Saints, so in 1853, with his wife and two children, they came to Utah, crossing the plains in an ox train, arriving; in Salt Lake, October 16, 1853. In January, 1851, they came to Manti, where Mr. Johnson engaged in making adobes and other occupations till he secured a farm. He followed farm ini: for many years, but a. few years ago he divided most of Ins land among his sons and retired. During the Black i |
