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Show V I MORGAN 8." EVANS H t Morgan S. Evnns was born in H ' Horrwatn, South Wn'es, October 20, "B 1S32. Twenty-ono years later ho H immigrated to Utah by way or Now M , rlenns, La., nnd Kcokuck, Iowa. H At iho latter city ho a6ciired 6xon H and a wagon and started across tlio L plains with, Joseph A. Young's com- H pany -which arrived at Salt Lako, on ft October 10, 1853. lie was a mason , by trado nnd was immediately ein- Hi jLi" ' B: Mrs. Irvln wns born May 25, 1825, j in Saundorland, England and was H I married to John Irvlno, March 1841, B, ! at Gnsport, Eng'nnd, to whom ono Hj child was born, Thomas, nt Onsport. B Knglantl, April 10, 1842. Thoy loft Hv England, February 18D3 nnd landed Hf; in Salt Lako in the (all of tlio Bamo H ' yenr. Thomas Irvlno enmo to Aracr HI i 'r4!" ' VV&H Hi ISy :9 Ht i"PBry iH HI ' H Kf ELIZA POTTS IRVINE AND F SON, THOMAb B' ' 'IHhJmBbbbbbbbK HtJ THOMAS JESSOP H4,4 Mr. Jessop nnU.ier of tlio Cncho BH Vnlloy pioneers was born nt Stako '9 . HL UTAH'S PIONEERS M Tho pioneers are to Utah what tho Evt landing of the Pilgrim Fathers is to f'l Now England and tho wholo United u ' States. Tho Pioneers woro stern, HI ' hardy, God-fearing men and womon Hf wlio wcro willing to forsako all that H' . thoy had and risk their lives amid V' tho dangers of hostile Indians, barron B' j deserts and rugged snowcappod moun- HtV) ,uls moroly'thnt thoy might worship Kjgl God as they believed Ho should bo 1 ' .m. nSHB& M ''iJltllhll linn n i uMlZill ployed to assist In building the tern-ploi tern-ploi Tho following year ho moved lo' Ilounttful, whero ho built several homes nnd also tho tabernacle. He was a member of the party that went .lo Echo canyon to provent tho invn ulon by Johnson's Army and oIbo participated in tho move south. Mr. Nvnns, with a company, in May, 185 enmo to Wollsvlllo nnd was one ot a commltteo of four nppolntcd to direct tho company to Lognn, though they went on to Smlthlicld to plant their crops on account of tho water lliero being easier to handlo. The families wcro left In Logan and lived liv-ed in wagons. In 18C3, ho drove an ox team back lo Florence, Iowa, to nicci immigrants and ngaln in '65 took another trip across tho plains as far as Omaha with a company of missionaries. Ho brought back with him a 'combined reaper and mowor und a thrashing machine. It was tho first brought to Lognn. Bishop Wm. IJ. Preston, was captain of the company nnd Mr Evans acted as their cook. Ho had three wives: Mary Philips Evans, who boro him seven children; Hannn Lovcdalo Evans who also boro htm soven children, and Kathorlno Jonos Evans, with two children. Mr. Evans Is "live nnd bids fair to remain with us for several sev-eral years yet to come. I8RAEL JUSTICE CLARK Mr. Clark wns ono of Utah and Cncho Valley's early pioneers. Ho arrived in tho stato In 1848 with John Smith's compnny. From Donsvillo, Stonhnm County, Now York, where ho was born on Christmas day, 1821. Ho was ono of tho Salmon Rlvor missionaries mis-sionaries nnd later a missionary among tho Indians which experience proved very vnluablo to him in )ho early dayB ot tho valloy as an Indian Interpreter. Mr. Clark was tho first bishop ot Clarkston, Cache County. Later ho moved to Vernal whore ho died September, 1905. U'n with his parents and camo to Cncho Valloy and helped build one of tho first houses In Logan In th across tho mountnlnt. In tho low placo whoro tho lntorurhau railroad now crosses. On Jnnuary 1, 1SGG Mr. Irvlno was married to Kathorlno Tnrbot at Logan, ono child Is the ro result of this marrlngc, being Mrs. Kl'n Irvlno Knowles. Mr. Irvln ins spent most of his life In farming and enttlo raising. At one tlmo ho was ono of tho lnrgcst cattlo raisers In Cacho Valloy. Ho has always been a very careful and considornto man, ono who hns gone through hardships of plunccr lifo nnd can now look back with gicat plcasuro as ho sees Cache Valley of today knowing ho has helped help-ed to mnko what wo hae now. Kath-crltui Kath-crltui Tnrbet Irvlno died March 21, 1000. On November 23, 1010 Mr. Irvlno Ir-vlno was married to Mrs. Carrio J. Robertson of Salt Lako City. Sim was a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Camm who crosred the plains with u hand cart company. This picture was taken tho day Mrs. Irvln was 90 years of ago. Sho Is now nearlng her 91st mllostono and Is exceptionally exception-ally strong and hearty for a woman wom-an of her years. jcar 1S50, the samo building Is standing stand-ing today, on tho cornor of Fifth West nnd First South. Mr. Irvlno wont back In tho fall to Fnrmlngton and moved his parents, hero In Mnrch, 18C0. Mr. Irvine's fnthcr died In Logan, February 1G, 1897. Titom-as Titom-as Irvlno, drove tho first ox team Hotchford, Lincolnshire, England, on November 11, 1810. He enmo to Uliih In 1SG0 and settled at Sail l.iiko City whero ho worked for Cnp-tnln Cnp-tnln Hooper for two years. In the month of December 1SG2, ho married Kllra Juno Humphreys. Thoy camo to Cuciio Valloy tho same month and 'ocnted at Mlllvillo. He opened up a broom factory thcro and later operated op-erated tho valley's llrst shingle and lath mill. At ono tlmo ho rnn a railroad rail-road construction outfit of more than fifty teams ond holped build tho first rnllioud Into Cacho Valloy tho Utah Northern Ho did other railroad work In the states of Oregon, Washington, Wash-ington, Colorado, Now Moxlco and Montana. Mr. Jessop had throol wives, twenty-four children, slxty-sov j en giandchlldren, and eight greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. In his later life ho ran a largo dry farm In Pocatollo Vnlloy, Vnl-loy, Dox Elder County whero ho died Juno 4, 1899. worshipped, Wo do not need to agreo with their roltglous views In order to admlro their fortltudo and sincerity. sincer-ity. The rollgton which drovo tho Pilgrim Fnthors forth from England to bravo tho dangors of an unknown country has long ceased to bo a loading load-ing faith among tho religions of Am-oi Am-oi lea. Hut tho admiration which wo fool for tho men who undertook such u Journey for religion's sake will novor dlo from our hearts, HUGH ADAMS Mr. Adams was born Juno 4, 1823, in Muosclbuigh, Parish of Jnereik, Scotlnnd. Came to Utah, Octobqr 2, 18b4 In Daniel darn's 'company. Was married to Margaret Wcbstor, Jul) 23, 1855, six children being Mrn to by this wife. They are: Hugh J., Ida, Orul W, Marrlnn Margaret Ann mid Clcorgo W. On July, 1863 no married Mary Hr.rlocher, and four chlluVen sprung from thU union, Mary Ann, John Qulnnoy, Annlo B-, nnd Albert. May 20, 18GG he married Alice Smith. Ten children wero the result of this marriage, Alice Louisa, Joseph S., E'lobeth, Peter, Agnes, Emma, Walter Wal-ter S., Thomas S., James S., Ellen (!. Mr. Adams was one of tho old pioneers of this country and a very hard working man In his younger days, and a man who could always bo relied upon for tho best that was In him, ho Is still living and gets around we'l for a man of his years, and looks ns though o will bo with up for years to come. lJ CACHE VALLEY AND SOME OF ITS P I Q N E E R S In tho fait of 1856, sixty years ago. That really marked tho beginning of tho settlement of Cache Valley. It seems like a long time doesn't it? Uut when you listen to tho stories of tho old pioneers about their scheming and planning during tho enrly days to "make both ends meet" and watch that smile of achievement on their faces as they unfurl tho early history of this wonderful little valloy, the founding of Us towns, Its strugglo for existence, tho staunch character of its first sett'.ers, it seems that It all happened only a fow days ago and reminds ono moro of a story from some book of fairy tales. When wo look upon this valloy of today with its millions of wea'.lh both In farming and manufacturing lutorcsts, ride over it in high powered power-ed automobiles on tho best of roads or In ono of the palatlan interurban cars, how many of us glvo thought to the pioneer, to whom wo are. indebted in-debted for nil. Ho who llrst saw it while busily" engaged in directing a very poor tenm of oxen over muddy fields nnd uncut trails. Those who camo with Peter Maughan In September, 185G, nnd located what is now tho town of Wcllsvlllo and all of the others who followed until away up In tho 608 llttlo dreamed that they were laying the foundation of one ot tho richest sections In the west today. In thoso days they counted their Journoys not by miles, but by days, good camping places and watering wat-ering holes. It was' a good ten day8 drive to Salt Lako City and practically practi-cally an "ago" back to the "States."Hardshlps were nothing new to them All had had their share while- crossing tho plains whether with tho wagon wag-on or hand cart brigade. Thoy camo Into this valloy to find homes for themselves nnd families and to worship their God without fenr of mo'es-tatlou. mo'es-tatlou. Many were tho obstacles to bo mot nnd overcome. Cabins had to bo built, land must bo cleared, food obtained, clothing secured, which was not only a necessity but n perplexity, water must bo brought to tho soil. Tho men cut tho logs from tho wooded sections of tho canyons, can-yons, drifted or huu ed them down Into tho valloy to build cabins with, tilled tho soil, scoured tho hills for wild game for food, banded together ns a common enemy against tho In-dlans. Tho women managed the scant supp'y of food stuffs, and many times worked with their husbands shoulilor to shoulder In tho Holds, cared for the children, carded the wool, spun It, weaved It and made It intoclothlng for the whole family. Duilng that period tho towns of Wci'BVllle, Smlthflcld, Lcwlston, Mention Men-tion nnd Franklin had been established. Many of tho settlers drove thru to Smllhlleld to put In tnelr ojopj on account of tho water there being much easier to handle, but mrjr returned to Logan to bull! their homes. Thrift and cooperation Was tl.? viitchword. Homes wero, being liullt with nn almost fovcrlsh hast-3 In n very short tlmo the valloy was dotted dot-ted with many new and noat Itg cabins. Trouble with tho Indians who wero plentiful in this section at Pint time were numerous. Every settlement, in one way or another, were giving battle to them. Wlun I ugtni was first settled more tlnn fifty wickiups wero standing near '.no present slto of tho Brlgham Vouug (V-lego. (V-lego. Tho Indian outnumbor-d Ih'J settler by ten to ono nnd a ontln-iml ontln-iml quarrel with them was out t tho question. It wns finally decided that "fighting them with fooiT wasfnr more profitable and practicable than with powder and shot, though at times It required no lltfo doplo-mncy doplo-mncy to prevent tho Indian from literally eating them out ot hou3n and homo. Cncho Valley pioneers woro '.ho first to build a knitting factory In tho west, duo moro to necessity than for business reasons, though oduy" Its knit goods are sold all over tho United States. Utah Is tho homo of Irrigation and many of tho problems wero worked out by these early settlers. Their trials woro many, their obstacles seemingly Insurmountable but they wore a pcoplo of n dogged dotermltintlon who throw aside all barriers, bar-riers, considering only victory and achievement. Tho efforts put forth nnd the hardships endured by these first settlers have resulted In Cncho Valloy becoming ono of the most prosperous sections, In agrlculturo, manufacturing man-ufacturing and dairying In tho west. As the j'ear 1&1G dawns on this vajoy of peaco and plenty Instead of tho little hamlets of log cabins, nnda country of muddy roads with ox teams nnd wagons mired kneo deep In mud, wo find n valley of forty thousand people who nro proud of their thrifty llttlo metropolitan cities, their elegant homes, miles of graded county roads and city streets, up-to-date sower and electric light systems street railway and Interurban car sorvlco that connects nil of tho principal towns of tho valloy with tho other Important cities of tho stato. When ono surveys the valley and Its improvements and nchlovcmnts, , it seoms almost Incrcdlblo that so much should bo dono In such a short tlmo. Today Cache Valloy farm products run well into tho millions. Other millions nro Invested In sheep, cattlo and horses. Tho Amalgamated Sugar Company operates two Inrgo beet BUgar factories In tho valley. Tho Utah Condensed Milk Factory and tho Borden Condensed Milk Company Com-pany have several condensing plants scattered throughout tho valloy. Other manufacturing Interests roprosent enormous Investments. Arranged on this page you will find the pictures and biography of pomo of our first settlors. Sovoral of them nro still living nnd take a great prldo in relntlng tho story of their early struggles and hardships In what Is today tho Eden of Utah - ."'"ff? ' -'V-'IfilSW ''I ROBERT THORNLEY AND HIS WIFE ANNIE Mr. Thornley was born Juno 3. 1830 nt Loyland, Lancastershlro, England; Eng-land; camo to Utah October 1, 1855 In John Hlndloy's company; married Annie Brighton, March 24, 1855, their children having resulted from this marriage: Itobert U., John S., William. Wil-liam. Hollen Annie, Seth Thomas, James George, Samuel. Tho family homo is at Smlthflcld, Utah, und all are living. Sister Thornloy who wns born in 1840 nnd enmo to Utah with Israel Evans' hnnd cart company, Rllll walks hand In hand with Mr Thornloy. Tho Thornloy family wero tho first nlno to llvo in Smlthflold and holped to lay out and survey that CltjCjr. John It. Blnnchard was born In Oneida County, Stnte of New York, Town of Lee, July 15, 1830. Ho moved mov-ed with his parents to Klrttnnd, Ohio In 1842, whero they Joined tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And In the fall of 1843 he, with his parents, moved to Nauvoo, 111. There his mother, two brothers and one sister died in the spring of 1844. He, with his father went to Aurora, III., living there at tho time the Prophet Joseph Smith was killed, and returned to Nauvoo tho samo fa'l nnd left there and went to Winter Quarters and lived there until tho Saints moved west. Then they landed land-ed nt Llttlo Pigeon nnd remained there until 1850. There hp was married mar-ried to Charlotte Eanon. In June, 1,850 'no started to cross tho plains with Captain Stevens' company. They headed up tho Horn river and arrived arriv-ed In Salt Lako City lale In tho fnll of the samo year,' staying thcro two weeks when he movd to Fnrmlngton, Utah, living thcro until 1859. During tho yenr of 185G ho was called to go and help the hand cart company Into Salt Lake City. Sometlmo between tho years 185G and 1859 ho was called call-ed to Sa'mon river ns a Boldler to fight Indians and guard tho whites from depredations. In 1859 he moved JOHN R. BLANCHARD b to Lognn, with his family and built fir tho first log houso built In Logan. p In Mny, 18G0, his wife, Charlotte, died 1 leaving him with four children, three 1 boys nnd ono girl, Irn, Edmond, John jf R. Hannah, Elizabeth, In December K 18G1, ho married Bertha Johnson K Kent, from which union eight call- i drcn wore born, four girls, Charlotte, Rj Bertha, Idonla, and four boys, John J., and Lemon, Clark. b WILLIAM BRANGHAM fi I Poutymald, England, April 8, 1839, l Is tho tlmo nnd placo of this gentle- $' man's birth. Mr. Brangham first mar- V! rled in England in 1862. Two yea" lj later ho came to tho United States, Jfl continuing his Journey on to Logan. Of alx children born to thorn, tw0 nro living. Five children wero born to ho nnd his second wlfo, whom he married In 1884, two of them nro still living. For n number of years ho has held tho office of Justlco of the, peaco of Logon City, nnd is still Logan precinct pre-cinct Justlco, directing tho affairs of his ofllco to tho cntlro satisfaction of his constituents. |
