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Show HISTOHY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 533 and family came to Utah and settled when he came to Fountain Green and at Nephi till '81, built the present He manufactures all kinds of building material. Owns 160 acres of land. Was married in Minneapolis March 31, 1872, to Carrey, daughter of Olof and Ingaborg Olson, born in Sweden March 24, 1853. Thev have six children, Annie S., Albert, George TV., Olof E* Wilford R. and Robert N. planing mill. OTTESON, CHRISTIAN, farmer, one of the first setFountain Green, son of Otto and Johanna, was born in Denmark September 24, 1822. He v. as engaged as a farmer till 16, when he went to sea and became captain of a ship. Spent several years as a trader. In '53 he joined the Mormon church, and in '54 came to Utah, crossing the plains in Capt. Hansen's ox-train. In the fall of '59 he came with his family and located where Fountain Green now is and built a little adobe house. He took ten acres where he now lives and owns thirtv aires. Took part in the Indian wars and was counsellor to Bishop Johnson. He has been married three times The children are Jens C, Joseph, Christian, Anton, John, Annie, Caroline, Maria and Otto. tlers of pORFRTSOX, EDWIN, farmer and woolgrower, son and Jane Hunter, was born in Green * county, Illinois, February 5, 1842. His father died when he was a small boy and left seven boys to make a •living on the farm. They passed through the church persecutions in Missouri and Illinois, and one son was in the Civil war and died at St. Louis. In '62 mother and six sons came to Utah, crossing the plains in Capt. Brunson's ir dependent company and located at Lehi. Edwin went |T of Nichols hack to the Missouri river in April, 1863, after emigrants, fall the family removed to Fountain Green. The boys took part in the Black Hawk war, were all minutemen. One brother, Jasper, and others, were herding stock north of town when the Indians attacked them, killing Lewis Lund and wounding Jasper in the hip. He is now lishop of Orangeville. The boys married here. Edwin was married in January, 1866, to Johannah R., daughter ;nd that |
