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Show EARLY RESIDENT DIES AT MOAB The following regarding the death cf an early St. George resident, resi-dent, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Christcn-sen, Christcn-sen, a sister of the late Mrs. Alice-Thompson Alice-Thompson Nelson of St. George, is taken from the Moab Times-Independent: Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Christenren, pioneer woman wo-man of Monticello, and wife of Justice of the Peace C. L. Chris-tensen Chris-tensen of Moab, were held at the L. D. S. church in Monticello rm Sunday. Relatives and friends from all over San Juan county and from, various points in neighboring counties, coun-ties, were present. Mrs. Christensen was born on. February 21, 1858, at Salt Lakiv City, the daughter of Robert and Alice Hulme Thompson. In 18K her parents moved to Utah's Dixi driving one of the first three wag ons to reach what is now St . George. She spent her girlhood there and in 1874 during the building build-ing of the St. George temple, shiv was married to C. L. ChriiU.-nsi. the cCTcmcmy being performed by George A. Smith, counwlor to President Brigham Young. On Feb . ruary 12, 1870, Mr. and Mrfi. Chrij--tensen and others left for Arizona, Ari-zona, having bcn called by Uit church to form wUH-mmts there. Mr. ChriAtrnscn spent eleven yca.. in Arizona, where the Mormon colon if-ti f.stablij.hcd four communities commun-ities alonrr the Little Colorado river. riv-er. Mr. C'hr.' trn.s:n was an Indian interpreter, beinK an aide to Jacob Ja-cob Hamblin, well known Imli-n s-:out and mil..' ionary. In ltt'0, Mr. arid Mr. Cliri.'n-I Cliri.'n-I s-n and family were railed to th" , Bluff City dii-'.'K't of f.oulKi-ni " Ut;-:. or.'! s;. nt a ni.r.iVr of yp;-r. ' th":f. lat'-r r.iovjnn to M ini k-'-Uo., 1 J-.Cr.i, ChrL'ter:: f n r- id-! at M jr:-t.or jr:-t.or iio for about '.'J) yari. |