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Show ARVIN STODDARD HOMESTEADED MILFORD TOWNSITE Arvin M. Stoddard, Milford's first settler, was one of the original orig-inal pioneers, coming to Utah in 1S47 with his three brothers, Sheldon, Shel-don, Albert and Rufus. They tarried tar-ried in Utah a while, then joined I ' x . 1 I - . : : i t v ! ARVIN STODDARD the '49ers gold rush to California. Later the four brothers returned to Utah, with Rufus settling in the Beaver Bottoms, Albert taking up land in Minersville, Sheldon returning re-turning to Caifornia to make his home. Arvin took up a homestead in what is now Milford. The original land grant, made in 1880 by President Presi-dent Rutherford B. Hayes, comprised com-prised 160 acres. It was later cut up into lots and sold to early-day Milford residents. Mr. Stoldard presented the town with the site of the present Milford Stoddard planted the first trees in Milford, which still stand north of the John A. Root home. His wife, Caroline, died in 1905, and Arvin died in 1914 at the age of 89, and was buried in the Milford cemetery. DAVID POWELL David Powell was born in Penn-garnde, Penn-garnde, Wales, July 5, 1839. He came to Utah in the year 1861 ana brought his young wife, Ann Morris Mor-ris Powell, and infant son" William with him. Shortly after their arrival ar-rival in Salt Lake City they journeyed jour-neyed south to Beaver City, where they made their home. To David and Ann Morris Powell were born seven children, four boys and three girls: William, Rachel Ann Powell Low, Mary Jane Powell Ipson, David Morris, and Charlotte Powell Pow-ell Smith. Two died in infancy. David Powell was a sturdy, hard working man and as an early pioneer pio-neer of Beaver he worked diligently dili-gently in helping to build that city. He became an industrious and successful suc-cessful farmer and in the time between be-tween harvesting and planting he worked as a lime burner. He farmed in partnership with two other pioneers, George Davies and Joseph Tattersoll. They burned lime for all the buildings erected in Beaver at that time, including the brick church. The lime kilns were 12 miles west of Beaver and transportation of the lime into Beaver was a part of their hard work. The establishment establish-ment of Fort Cameron afforded these men an opportunity to le-velop le-velop their trade. They furnished all the lime used in the fort and their profits provided each one with a new rock home, new wagons, wag-ons, harnesses and other much- -' needed equipment for their busi- .. ness. David Powell was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints while very young, anl was active in church affairs , throughout his life. For many years he served as a counsellor to Bishop John X. Smith in the second sec-ond ward of Beaver. He died February Feb-ruary 44, 1877, at his home in Beaver. Written by Charlotte Powell Smith; recorded by Beryl I. Dean, historian. |