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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 462 member of the town board for two terms and a school trustee three terms. Is a stockholder in the Gunnison Irrigation Company and has been one of the directors. He is engaged in farming and is one of the energetic, enterprising citizens of the town. Was married in Salt Lake City September 23, 1862, to Annie M., daughter of Lars N. C. and Maria Myrup, born July 16, 1812, in Denmark and married on the first night of her arrival in Salt Lake City. They have six children: Maria, Ludvig, Frederica, Orson, Frederick and Stella. fY\ ADSEN, ANTHONY, representative of the Consolidated Implement Company, son of Paul and Christiana, was born in Denmark June 3, 1860. The family came to Utah in 1873 and settled in Gunnison, where Anthony grew up and married. After marriage he located at Ironton, being employed by the Utah Forwarding Company for two years. He then returned to Gunnison and engaged in farming and running a threshing machine. In 1801 he took up 320 acres of land south of town, where he raises immense crops of grain and keeps stock. He was employed in 1889 as local agent for the Consolidated Implement Company and in 189S accepted the position of traveling salesman for southern Utah. In 1896 he was elected County Commissioner on the Republican ticket and served with credit to himself and party. He has been school trustee and held different local offices and is a much respected business man. Was married in Gunnison October 18, 1882, to Sina, daughter of Christian and Karen Christensen, born in Denmark June 15, 1S62. They have five sons: Ernest, Rov. Delbert, Clarence and Bart. Wife died July 21, 1898. I 1 I * I fT\ ADSEN, BISHOP CHRISTIAN AUGUST, 111 hern was Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23, 1822. I I lie was raised and educated to the work of farming. In 1858 he emigrated to Utah, located in Salt Lake City till 1862, when he came to Gunnison. He has performed two missions of five years in Scandinavia, where lie was arrested twice for preaching the Latter-day in |
