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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 563 /QOXRAD, EDWARD J., stock raiser, sou of William and Elizabeth, was born in Indiana, October 5, 1859. He came to Utah in the spring of '70 and remained three years in Salt Lake City, when he returned to. Indiana, stopping Ave years. In '82 he came again to Utah and in '83 located in Chester, where he now resides. In '85 he engaged in raising thoroughbred Hereford stock and now has a herd of forty head. Served as deputy County Collector two years. He is an energetic business man, and a respected citizen of Chester. He was married in Salt Lake City July 24, 1870, to Elese, daughter of Christian and Elese Geisler, born November 21, 1859. She came to America in "71 and located in Salt Lake City. They have eight children: May J., Charles E. B., William H., Charles <\, Lilly, Fern, Nellie, and Heber Wells. V^ ZACHARIAH, farmer, son of David KUMP, bara, was born in York county, Pa., July 3, and Bar1830. In the family removed to Ohio and later to Wisconsin. When Zachariah was 21 he went to California and engaged in mining and farming. In '67 he came to Moroni, bringing a threshing machine, ami the uext year he went back and hauled out another. He came to Chester in the spring of '81 and now has a nice, well-improved forty-acre farm. Is a stockholder in the Moroni Co-op store, and a prominent man of Chester. Was married in Moroni January 1, 1870, to Elizabeth Cloward, who had three children: David, Edward and George, and died in Moroni. He was married again to Catherine Cloward, by whom he has ten living children: Ellen, Susan, Eliza, Louesa, Zachariah, Lewis, Willis, Jacob, Loren, Edna and Katie, and one, Addie M., deceased. '31 SILBY, JOHN farmer, son of John and Mary A., November 21, 1860. His parents emigrated from Kent county, England, and located was born Moroni R., in Moroni, in '59. They removed to Monroe, Sevier counwhere they made a home, but were driven out by Indians, losing nearlv all thev had, and returned to in ty, in '65, |
