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Show HISTOUY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 553 has six children: Caroline, Ola, Joseph, Henry and Wilford, living; Katrina, deceased. 5HOMAS, HENRY R., miner and farmer, son of Henry and Harriett, was born in Merthyr-Tydvil, Glamorganshire, Wales, August 4, 1856. When ten years old he went to work in the coal mines and has followed that work almost ever since. In '74 the family came to Utah, as Mormon emigrants, and located at Wales, where he worked in the coal mines for several years, also worked In '88 he and his father, with Thomas and i.t Scofield. Edmund Edmunds and Harrison Edwards, opened a coal mine at Sterling, and in "94 they sold to the Sanpete Valley Railroad company. Henry was employed as foreman until February, 1896, when he resigned, and has since been engaged at fanning. He helped to organize the Silver Creek and Sanpitch Reservoir company, of which he Is a stockholder and presiis secretary and treasurer. dent of the Co-op store and creamery. He owns about 250 acres of land and is a prominent man in local and county affairs. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. dee. Was one of the delegates appointed to attend the International Mining Congress, at Salt Lake City, in July. 1898. He was married in Whales, April 10, 1884, to Mary, daughter of Jonathan and Ann Midgley, born in Xepbi They have had seven children: Henry J., Jonain -63. than, William, Alma, Moroni and Harriet, living: Rich1< ard, deceased. I I A., farmer, son of Thomas and f OLSEY,THOMAS born in Fayette county, Illinois, March \XJ Mary, was His parents came to Utah in '52, cross14, 1838. ing the plains in an ox-train and located in Salt Lake The family came to Sanpete in '59 and settled in City. Mt. Pleasant, remaining two years, thence to Manti, where they lived three years. Father was one of the minutemen in the Black Hawk war and took part in the engagements of Round valley. He died January 5, 1897. Thomas A. took part in the Black Hawk war, holding the rank of First Lieutenant in Capt. Larsen's company at Ephraim. The first man killed by Indians was riding |
