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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 407 At the age of 16 he began freighting mines of Utah and Nevada, when his father and grandfather became railroad contractors, and he worked the first settlers. to the for them. He afterward became a contractor in hauling coal and grading on the Sanpete Valley railway. Is now engaged in farming and owns thirty acres. Served as a school trustee three years and in '97 was elected a member of the City Council on the Democratic ticket. Is a prominent politician and has been a delegate to many State and county conventions. married in Salt Lake City February 3, 1881, to Elsie M., daughter of John N. and Elsie Anderson Larsen, born in Moroni September They have six children 20, 1861. Andrew L., Ella M., Was : John F., Mary G., Katie and Bigelow. 0IIRISTENSEN, NIELS, farmer and proprietor of the Moroni Creamery, son of Niels and Christiana, was born in Mill Creek, Salt Lake county, Utah, May 16, 1859. The family came to Moroni in 'GO and Niels was raised here to farm work. When he grew to manhood he engaged in farming and stockraising, and now has 170 acres of land. In the spring of '95 he started the Moroni Creamery, with a capacity of 3,000 pounds per day. He is now making about 2,000 pounds daily. He served as a member of the City Council two years and is a prominent, reliable business man. He was married in Salt Lake City January 15, 1880, to Maria, daughter of Rasmus and Maria Johnson, born in Denmark October b, 1859. They have had seven children: Hannah E., Elmer R., Ruby C, Grover E. and Rhoda A., living; Victoria M. and Niels \^ E., deceased. /Q HRISTENSEN, PETER C, farmer, son of Christian and Caroline, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 5, 1850. His parents died on the ocean while en route to Utah and he was taken by John Fosgren, who brought him to Utah in '53, locating in Eagle valley till '58, thence to Box Elder county and in '59 he came to Moroni. He lived with Fosgren about five years, then with Abner Lowry twelve years. In '66 he began farming for himself and has followed farming, freight- \^ |
