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Show 4 30 HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. OLSEX, SWEN, farmer and stockraiser, son of Ole and Sophia M., was born in Sweden, March 14, 1840. He learned the trade of a wheelwright, joined the Mormon church in '66 and the same spring started for Utah. Was married on the ocean June IT, 1866, to Mary W. Christensen, daughter of Christen E. and Ane K., born in Denmark, May 4, 1843. They crossed the plains Xebeker s ox-train and settled in Mt. Pleasant, where he fanned and worked at his trade of wheelwright. H e also had a shop and manufactured furniture, employing from four to five men. In '81 he removed to his present place, three miles east of Moroni, and has now a fine, well improved farm of 200 acres. Is quite an extensive stockraiser and one of the representative citizens of his in Capt. He took part in the Black Hawk war, doing his share of the guard and other duties. The famliy consists of seven children: Swen M., Mary A., wife of H. A. Willis; Isaac; Lillian, wife of Christian Daniels; John S., vicinity. Lottie and Winnifred. OLSOX', XEILS, farmer and stockraiser, was born He was raised in on a farm, joined the Mormon church in '56 and in '57 the family came to Utah, crossing the plains in Capt. Cowley's train. Father died in Salt Lake City in '57 and the family resided in Little Cottonwood and Spanish Fork, coming to Moroni in '60. The family then consisted of mother and two brothers and one sister, all having since died in this county. Xeils took up a small farm, now has fifty acres and is engaged in stockraising and woolgrowing. He is a stockholder in the Co-op store and a muchrespected citizen. During the Black Hawk war he took his share of the duties in guarding the homes and stock from the Indians. He was married in Salt Lake City, February 22, 1S62, to Caroline, daughter of James and Annie Larsen, born in Sweden. She died February 22, 1897, leaving five children: Olof, Mary, Frank, Edwin and Edella. The four deceased were Xephi, Oscar, Charles and an infant. Sweden, January 8, 1838. |
