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Show HISTOKY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 265 breaking his right ami, which had to be amputated. He then herded cattle seven years and engaged in woolgrowing. Now has 3,000 sheep and a good farm of sixty-eight acres. Is a part owner in the Phoenix Flouring Mill. Served as a member of the Town Board four years. He is a prominent man of the town. Was married in Fountain Green, December 15, "78, to Annie, daughter of Hans and Magdalene Madsen, born in Denmark, September 14, '60. They have five children: Annie E., Sena H., George A., Louis and Mary M. In June, 1898, Mr. Peterson moved to Mt. Pleasant, where he expects to make his home. PHIPPS, ISAAC X., farmer and gardener, son of Isaac X. and Mary E., Avas born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1815. He came to Utah in '52 and located in West Jordan with a farmer named Joseph Smith. In the fall of '61 he removed to Mt. Pleasant, took up thirty acres of land, erected a home and has since resided here, growing small fruits and vegetables for home market. Is a member of the Mormon church. Was married in Mt. Pleasant, December 24, '76, to Emeline, daughter of John and Jane Tidwell, born in Utah county in April, '55. They have six children: Louisa J., Marv E., Chasty R., Sarah A., Letrie M. and Leo E. QASMUSSEX, MORTEN, deceased, son of Rasmus and Mary, was born in Denmark October 27, 1831. In * 1851 he came to Utah, crossing the plains by oxtrain, and located in Ephraim. He worked two years in Salt Lake City, returning to Ephraim, where he married and removed to Mt. Pleasant in April, 1859, assisting in |T building the fort. He was captain of a company in constructing the fort walls. Took an active part in the Black Hawk war and settled on a home, where he farmed and engaged in lumbering. He was interested in the first sawmill; was a member of the City Council several years; a member of the board of county commissioners and a ward teacher eighteen years. He was a hard worker and assisted in organizing some of the early companies and He perindustries, being a director in the Co-op store. formed a missioL to Denmark from '81 to '83. Died in |
