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HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 570 noted pleasure resort called Funk's lake in his honor. He was married October 15, 1856, and died at the lake. His wife was Mary J., daughter of George and Sarah Pectol, born iu Indiana March 24, 1836. They had seven children: Arlisha J., Svhia, Jesse, Alfred, Qener, Andrew and Frank. About "74 he came to Sterling and began the construction of the lake. Frank was brought up hen* and now owns fifty acres of land and is an industrious and enterprising young man. WILLIAM D., blacksmith and FUNK, Daniel B. and Maria De Mill, was gardener, son of born in Quincy, The family came to Utah 111., November 7, 1844. in '48 in Brigham Young's company and located in Salt Lake City until '40. When President Young called for settlers to locate Manti father, mother and three sons, W. D., Ezra K. and Daniel B., Jr., responded and helped The first winter they lived under Temple settle Manti. hill and in '30 they built a small house, cutting out the logs, floor, casing and necessary lumber with a whip-saw. Father was the first to build a sawmill in the canyon, east of the city. He was the founder of Funk's lake, and for severel years supplied the dealers with mineral paint and manufactured saleratus. Took part in the Black Hawk war, serving as an officer, and died at the lake. William D. was raised here to farming. About '73 the family removed to where Sterling is located and the following year made a ditch and turned the water into the basin now forming the lake. He and his boys now have 160 acres of land. He is one of the representative men of Sterling. Was married in Manti November 7, 1S63, to Ingri, daughter of Swen and Pernilla Sandberg, a native of Sweden. They have had seven children: Ingri M., William, Edward D., Ezra S., Foster R. and Arsenath E., living; Annie P., deceased. FRANKLIN W., farmer, son of Warren S. and SNOW, Mary A., was born in Pottawatomie, Illinois, April His parents came to Utah in '53, cross23, 1851. ing the plains in an ox-train of which father was captain.