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Show '250 HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. ness for three years. He then took the sheep on shares and worked up to a tine herd of about. 2,400. head. Owns a ranch of 220 acres. Was married in Mt. Pleasant Jan. 20, 1882, to Josephine, daughter of Frederick P. and Christina Neilsen. She was born and married on the lot where they live. They had six children: Edmund A., Pearly L., Virtu and Mary A., living; Ferringtan \Y. and Eugene, deceased. JOHANSEN, PETER, deceased, farmer, son of John A. and Karen Henna risen, was bora in Denmark December 18, 1827. lie joined the Mormon church and came to Utah in '58, crossing the plains in ("apt. Haight'e In '50 he came to Mt. train, and located at Ephraim. Pleasant among the first settlers. He assisted. in buildIn the ing the fort and lived inside it one summer. allotment he received a twenv-acre tract and added to it until he had a good farm of sixty-five acres and a comHe took part in the Black fortable home in the city. Hawk war. Was president of the Elders' quorum twenty years and counsellor to the president of the High Priests' quorum at the time of his death. Was married November 21, 1858, to Annie C, daughter of Mikkel and Karen Chirstensen, born in Denmark May 20, 1830. They had ten children: Peter, Nilsina, Cecelia,. Mina, Mary, John and Charley, living; McCarl, Caroline and Annie, deceased. Second wife was Sena Jacobsen. She had six children: Joseph, Andrew, Christian and Ella, living; Tina and Martin, deceased. JORDAN, LEONARD J., woolgrower, son of James F. and Sarah C, was born in Hampshire, England, August 12, 1810. His parents joined the Mormon church and emigrated to Utah in '55, crossing the plains from Atchison, Kansas, in an ox-train, locating in Farmington. After a short stay they went to West Jordan, thence to Rush Valley in '58, thence to Salt Lake City and back to Rush Valley, where the father resides, mother being dead. Leonard was engaged in herding till 24 years of age, when he began in the sheep business for himself. He removed to Mt. Pleasant in '81 and has since |
