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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. I43 one (laughter. Throe times their vessel started to cross the North Sea before they succeeded, and on one occasion the ship's crew had no hope of reaching land, their ship and all the passengers were frequently drenched. In crossing the plains many of their company died from exposure, including two of the three sons. John C. met with a serious accident in trying to climb into the wagon. He fell and both wheels passed over him, crushing his right arm. Xo doctor was near, so the arm was bandaued^in molasses, but. came out. all right. They arrived in Salt Lake in the fall of 1855, and one year later moved to Manti, where the father for many years had a shoe shop and later a harness shop. He died February 15, 1896, in his 80th year. Mother still survives. Our subject spent his early life working on the farm, and when lie started out for himself secured a farm, and has been very successful; is also engaged in raising cattle and sheep, and is a stockholder in the Manti City Sayings Bank and the Central Utah Wool Company. Mr. K. is one of the representative citizens of Manti. He built a nice residence in town, and married January 8, 1872, to Margaret, daughter of Jens C. A. and Sec«lia Weibye, born in Denmark May 25, 1854. AKHEN, HOX. CHIMSTEX P., contractor and buildManti, son of Peter and Annie C. (Bertelseul, born in Denmark, January 10, 1840. In 1802 the family emigrated to this country and located in Manti, where the father followed contracting and building up to within two years of his death, which occurred in 1895, in his 8<th year; mother still survives at the advanced age of 81 years. When the family came to Manti, C P remained in Salt Lake, where he engaged in various occu| L er, ^ He for a time was engaged in freighting from rort Benton on the Missouri to Helena, Mont.; also in mining. December 1, 1808, he married iu Heber City I tali, Mary, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Matthews, born m Bedfordshire, England, August 20, 1817 Their children are as follows; Xymphas, Peter C, deceased, Sarah C, Mary E., Caroline, Olive, deceased, Eliza M pations. and Leo. |
