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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 249 Hawk war. The present wife previously married Soren J. Neilson, a merchant and first cashier of the Mt. Pleasant bank. He was a prominent woolgrower, an elder in the Presbyterian church and an enterprising man. He died January 15, 1892. The children were: Peter S., Christian J., Victor, Clarence J. and Florence C. ing the Black JOHNSON, ABRAHAM, merchant, son of Christopher and Mary Evanson, was born in Risor, Norway, January 27, 1859. His parents joined the Mormon church and emigrated, stopping six months in Canada, and six months in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arriving in Utah in '63 by ox-train. He was educated at the B. Y. Academy, from which he graduated at the age of 21. Taught school in this city for seven years and was principal of the Mt. Pleasant schools in 1885-6. Was City Recorder and teacher when he left in September, 1886, on a two veal's' mission to Norway. Upon his return was engaged as bookkeeped for the Mt. Pleasant Co-operative Mercantile Institution, which position he held till '92. In '91 he formed a partnership with Erastus Kofford and opened a general store, where they carry an $8,000 stock of dry goods, groceries, crockery, boots and shoes and notions and do a prosperous business. The firm owns stock in the Queen City Roller Mill Company, of which he is secretary. of the city for He was Mayor two terms, 1892 to and was nominated by the Republican party for State Senator in '96, but was defeated. His wife was Vilate, daughter of George W. and Mary Wall Bean, born in Provo April 27, 1864. They were married in Salt Lake City August 28, 1884, and have four children: Mabel M., Evan A., Virginius L. and Geneva B. '95, 7 JOHNSON, EDMUND C, farmer and woolgrower, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 7, 1856. The family came to Utah in '63, crossing the plains by ox-train, and located in Spanish Fork. In '64 they came to Mt. Pleasant, where Edmund grew up and engaged in various occupations. He had no capital and engaged with A. A. Cahoon as foreman in the sheep busi- |
