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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 322 CARSEN, CHRISTEN A., farmer and stock-raiser, son Maria C, was born in Denmark, His parents joined the Mormon church in 1852 and father was an elder in the church. In December, 1853, the family started for Utah and arrived in Salt Lake City, October 5, 1851, in Captain 01- of Christen and March 6, 1836. Parents came to Ephraim sen's company of ox-teams. in fall of 1851, father paying the fares of twenty >thers, had nothing when he arrived. Father died in Nephi in 1887, mother died in Denmark when Christen was 9 years of age. He remained in Salt Lake City two years, then came to Ephraim, receiving a small piece of land, which he has added to, and now owns over 300 acres, being in terested in stock-raising. During the Black Hawk war he was an active participant, at one time in a skirmish with Indians having a horse shot from under him. Was member of the City Council two years. Does some money loaning for himself and others. He is a strong believer in free speech and religious freedom. Was excommunicated from the church about 1871, and later erected a large hall by his residence and fitetd it up, giving any and all denominations the privilege of using it for many years. Was married in Ephraim, May IS, 1858, to Mary A., daughter of Andrew and Annie Jensen, born in Denmark. They liave seven children, William, Mary, Annie, Christian. Olivia, Alma C. and Zenobia. a CARSEN, 0. P., farmer and stock-raiser, son of Christen and Johanna M., was born in Denmark, October 6, 1S10. The family joined the Mormon church and emigrated in 1855, stopping in Burlington, Iowa, until 1857, when they crossed the plains in Capt. Cowley's company. He came to Ephraim in 1858, parents and four children coming in 1S60. Father died here in 1881, mother in 1862. In 1862 C. P. went back to the Missouri river for emigrants. He served in the Black Hawk war and was in the skirmishes in Salina canyon and Grass Valley. Was married in Ephraim, April 9, 1862, to Mary, daughter of Rasmus and Caroline Larsen. Her parents came to Ephraim in 1854 among the first |
