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Show PROMINENT CITIZENS OF STERLING. BEAUREGARD, MERENUS, farmer and sou of Christian and Annie in Denmark, February 18, srtockraiser, Sorenson, was born 1852. LI is parents joined the Mormon church and came to Utah in 1862, locating at Fillmore, where they still reside. He lias been a freighter to the mining towns and in '85 engaged in the horse and cattle business at Sevier Bridge. In '88 lie removed to Sterling where he owns 100 acres of land and his home, being a. stockholder in the Sterling Irrigation company, of which he was a director for five years. He keeps about 150 head of cattle, selling the increase as necessaiw. His wife, whom he married at Fillmore, February 2, 1894, was Amelia, daughter of Caleb and Cynthia Edwards, born in Manti, September 3, 1857. They have four children: Merenus 1)., Electa, Amelia F., and an infant, living; Dora, deceased. 1 DENISON, HANS, JR., farmer, son of Hans and Johanna, was born in Manti, July 29, 1856. The family emigrated from Denmark in '53, and located in Manti, where they have since resided. Mother died here. Hans was raised to farming and now owns sixty acres of land at Sterling. Was married in St. George temple to Mary A., daughter of Roland and Hannah Braithwaite, born in England, November 9, 1858. They have nine children: John M., Leone, Mary A., Anna M., Hyrum E., Edward, Roland, Myrtle and Merland. r^DWARDS, HARRISON M., farmer, son of Elisha and Maria Dusett, was born in Nauvoo, 111., February The family passed through all the church 11, 1841. persecutions in Illinois and Missouri, losing all their property except what was brougt with them. They moved to Winter Quarters in '47, intending to come with the pioneers, but mother had the consumption and died, h \ |
