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he would go home. He kept this up till he was so old he could hardly make the trip. One morning he was found dead on his master's grave. Peter, though the first, was not unlike many who died in the Black Hawk War or who otherwise gave their lives in settling this valley and the various communities along the Sanpitch. On Peter's tombstone was inscribed what could have beon said of many... "Weep not for me -- I will not avail Though in my youth cut down I've only passed behind the veil To wear a martyr's crown." Material for this essay was taken from the personal history of Erick Ludvigson, Sr. This history is in the possession of Elmer Ludvigson, a son who lives in Sterling Utah. Also incidents are included which were told to family members, as remembered by Elmer Ludvigson. The history of Christian Anderson, owned by a daughter Elva Christiansen of Manit,Utah, was used as reference material. - 28 - |
