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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 243 Was married in Switzerland May 14, 1869, to Louesa, daughter of Henry and Annie Thahnan, born in Switzerland August 26, 1843. They had nine children: Henry, Lydia, Walter, Emil and Mina ()., living. Second wife was Anna B. Knncler, married in 1885. They have one child: Bertha. years. VIE, I in I. T., farmer, son of James R. and Eliza, was born Monroe county, Missouri, .May 2d, 18-14. His pa- rents joined the Mormon church among the early members. In '48 they came to ['tali and located in Provo, removing to Ephraim in '58, and in '59 came to Mt. Pleasant in the first company. His father was one of the leading men and was appointed president of Mt. Pleasant by President. Young. He had the town surveyed and platted and superintended the building of the fort. He removed to Scipio, where he was killed by the Indians in June, 18<i(>. Mother died in Scipio in '96. I. T. was reared a farmer and now owns eighty acres. He took part in the Black Hawk war, being an active man. Was married in Mt. Pleasant March 29, 1861, to Elizabeth, daughter of Evan and Elizabeth Evans, born in Xauvoo, 111., May 9, 1844. Her mother and six children came here in '59 with the first settlers. They have nine Edith, wife of Henry Allred; Lulu, wife of Fred Drury; Isabella, wife of Turner Sims; Thomas J., Evan, Bessie, Robert E., Maurice and Marjory. children: JACOBSEN, MADS son of Andrew and Aalborg, Denmark, September 20, 1805. He w as raised on a farm, and on January 8, 1847, was married to Else M., daughter of Lauritz and Dorthea Christensen, bom in ^Yalsted, August 30, 1824. They had nine children, all born in Denmark, Larsine, Andrew, Hans P., Martina and Caroline now living. In '68 the family emigrated in the "Emerald Isle,'' probably the last sailing vessel carrying Mormon emigrants. They came with Bishop Hans Jensen of Manti, fitting up with church train at Fort. Laramie. Were four weeks in crossing the plains, losing two children, Dorthea and Johan C, on the trip. Mads located at Anna M., A., deceased, in Walsted, was born r |
