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| 201 |  | A Letter About Caroline Ann Crouch Stringham A letter written to Briant from his sister containing memories about their mother and their childhood. "At this time each year somehow my heart strings pull taut. Thirty years ago today your Mother and mine, on the closing hours of a cold winter day, fought the last great battle with death. Death conquered. | |
| 202 |  | A Brief History of the Life of Beatrice Stringham An account written by Beatrice about her childhood through around 1960. | |
| 203 |  | Ethelwynne Stringham Collett
by her daughter Edna Collett Raines An Excerpt: "Mother was what they considered as a mid-wife. She especially assisted Dr. Homer Rich deliver the babies... There were many throughout the Valley that she assisted, charging nothing for her services." | |
| 204 | | "The History of Carrie Claire Stringham Hacking" Compiled by Josephine Hacking Bird from letters, diaries, personal histories and notes that were kept by Carrie Claire Stringham. | |
| 205 | | "Biography of Daniel Collett" By James Chambers Cache Valley History Prof. Jeff Simmonds | |
| 206 | | Ethelwynne Stringham Collett By her grandson Robert Joseph Raines | |
| 207 | | Ethelwynne Stringham Collett Tells Her Own Story An excerpt: "When I was six years old, Father and Mother already being married in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, heard they should be sealed to each other, so to the Logan Temple they went. They had five children, four girls and a boy. So we were sealed to our parents then. I remember going and staying with My Grandfather Crouch, who lived there and the dear second wife he lived with, gave us some sweet yellow apples. There were the best I ever tasted." - See more at: http://www.myfamilyonline.com/getperson.php?personID=I3&tree=T6#sthash.XgBaxPkQ.dpuf | |
| 208 | | Poetry by Caroline Ann Crouch Stringham "Christmas" written in 1901 "After" "Let us Improve" "One Loving Father" "The Time is Far Spent" "What E'er You Do Don't Doubt Me" written in 1890 | |
| 209 | | A "Boastful Autobiography of Briant H. Stringham" A record of Briant's accomplishments in politics and life along with a list of his children. | |
| 210 | | Father Stringham in Dixie A poem written by H. L. Reid and Zina Roxanna Stringham Reid about Zina's father, Philip Stringham. | |
| 211 | | Memories of Sylvanus (Vean) S. Collett By his daughter Edna Collett Raines in 1996 An Excerpt: "Papa was an old country dentist, in that he had some forceps to pull teeth. All the neighbors would bring their children up to get their teeth pulled out... He told the story of a man who met him in this buggy and asked him to pull his tooth. He said, 'I'll scream and yell, but don't quit pulling until it is out.' So Papa straddled him and pulled. Yes, the man screamed and yelled, but finally the tooth came out. Then the man quit yelling and said, 'You darn fool, you pulled out the wrong one!' So he had to pull the right aching one." | |
| 212 | | Irving Ray Stringham A short history written by Irving who was born October 26, 1895 in Vernal, Utah. | |
| 213 | | Mary Fontella Stringham Hall
by her daughter Grace Hall Kimball An Excerpt: "With a little persuasion her childhood sweetheart Mark Moroni Hall, asked her to be his wife. There was only 2 months difference in their ages, he being the older. Mark had been in Alberta Canada for 2 years and now asked [Mary] to go with him there and make their home." | |
| 214 | | Ethelwynne Stringham Collett A brief history written by Ethelwynne with highlights of her life and service in the LDS Church. | |
| 215 | | A Tribute Philip Stringham and Caroline Ann Crouch Stories, Poems, and Tributes from their Children | |
| 216 | | Philip Crouch Stringham
Written by his wife Ella Jane Wimmer Stringham An Excerpt: "Philip loved nature in every way. He loved flowers, especially wild flowers. ...One year Phil came in from the sheep camp in Colorado. He reached in his pocket and drew out two very small packages, wrapped carefully in wax paper. He unrolled them with the greatest of care. When the contents came to view it was Indian flowers, he had gathered on the 17th of Feb. He could not have been prouder if it had been a million dollars." | |
| 217 | | William Crouch and Caroline Baker An Autobiography by William and a Biography of Caroline by her granddaughter Edith Crouch Casper. "In 1857 I (William) joined the police (Mestipolitan) very much against my wish. I would much rather have worked hard all the time. But at that time could get no work to do. And was getting a family around me. I got on well in the police, remained in the service nearly 17 years. Then left to come to Zion, bringing the remainder of our family with us. Three having been sent on in advance. We were generously assisted by a loan from the T. E. fund." | |
| 218 | | A Brief History of Zina Roxanna Stringham Reid
Written by Zina An Excerpt: "My school days were in the Maeser District School. In my mind lingers many memories of those days. Among the unpleasant memories was the long two and one half mile walk from the old home to the school house, across the fields and over hard crusted snow. Some times Bry and I would get to ride old Betsy. We felt pretty happy on those occasions." | |
| 219 | | A Letter about Sylvanus Collett A 1968 letter written by Bryron to his sister Alice Snow containing memories of their father. An Excerpt: "We never had to work on Sunday more than to take care of the water and the cows but I can remember one Sunday when there was some sickness going around and there wasn't any church meetings. Father and Alley Anderson had some kind of trouble. I don't know just what, but they weren't the best of friends but this one Sunday morning when we had had breakfast Father said to me, "We don't work on Sunday much but there isn't any church today. Mr. Anderson cut that big patch of hay and now he is sick in bed. I don't think it would hurt much if you put the harness on the horse and went and raked it for him. It will be to dry tomorrow. ... After that Father and Mr. Anderson became good friends." | |
| 220 |  | Mother, Caroline A. Stringham by Briant H. Stringham, a Son An Excerpt: "Mother once told me, when I was a small boy, that it had been prophesied that the time would come when a man would call his wife from London in the morning and tell her he would eat dinner with her that evening in New York. I thought then that this would never come true. Again she said that the time would come when a man would fly like a bird through the air with a little instrument he could put in his vest pocket. I won't deny that' not after the other prophecy having come true in a short sixty years." | |
| 221 | | Biography of Caroline Ann Crouch Stringham by her third daughter, Grace S. Colton An Excerpt: "[Caroline] worked in a cartage factory for two years. She told how she got up very early in the morning, drank a cup of tea, ate a small slice of bread and scrape (scrape was butter put on bread and then scraped off again) and a piece of bacon, then hurried off to work." | |
| 222 |  | A Tribute to Mother A Poem by H. L. Reid and Zina Stringham Reid written in 1959 | |
| 223 |  | Carrie Claire Stringham Hacking by Josephine H. Bird, her daughter An Excerpt: "I, Carrie Claire Stringham, was born 3 Nov. 1874. Whether by guess or scales, My mother said I weighed 14 lbs. at birth and was just skin and bones. Perhaps because of the caro she received at my birth, Mother lay in a coma for three days following, with my father despairing of her life. The November weather was cold, dark and stormy. The rain dripped through the mud roof and they had to hold pans over the bed to keep mother and me dry." | |
| 224 |  | Daniel Collett and His Five Wives A Pedigree showing his wives and their children. |
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| 225 |  | Gertrude Stringham by Ethelwynne Stringham Collett "Gertrude was the ninth child of Philip and Caroline Ann Crouch Stringham. She was born the 2nd day of June 1891, at Mill Ward, Uintah County. She died the 15th day of Sept. 1891 at the age of three months." | |
| 226 |  | Some of the Fine Things I Remember about Father by Beatrice Stringham An Excerpt: "Father never gave anyone unnecessary worry. He was very independent and took care of his own needs. He drove his own car to the doctors office, the six miles down and back, the late afternoon before his death. He did not finish his bowl of bread and milk that evening. His one night of pain was born with very little complaint and without asking help. He arose the next morning, intending to dress himself, when the end came quick and merciful." | |
| 227 |  | Father Philip Stringham by Briant H. Stringham "If I were a portrait character painter of the faces of great men, this is what I would portray in my father's face..." | |
| 228 |  | Some of the Early Experiences of My Parents by Carrie Claire Stringham Hacking Excerpts from Personal History of Carrie. "Many times I have heard father tell of the time that Captain Day and Pardon (Pard) Dodds rode into our dooryard and said, 'Stringham, you'll have to move off. This is government land. Make arrangements to leave in 10 days. We will pay you for your corrals and buildings.' My father calmly let them have their say. He went into the house and took from the cupboard shelf his deed to the land and showed it to the man, who rode away with the decision that Stringham was not to be scared off his land for their own selfish purposes." | |
| 229 |  | A Tribute to my Father-in-Law, Philip Stringham by Ella Wimmer Stringham An Excerpt: "Grandfather's family, with others, lived in Ashley Valley during the winter of 1879, known as the "Hard Winter." The weather was so severe, it killed the livestock. They had no horses to use. They had their new farmland, which had to have water before they could grow crops. Grandfather (Philip Stringham), Robert Bodily and one other took their shovels and dug a canal that furnished the first irrigating stream of water. Each day they ate lunch of slap jacks made out of musty corn or wheat and dipped it in the cold water." | |
| 230 |  | Rembrances of my Childhood by Ethelwynne (Winnie) Stringham Collett An Excerpt: "I remember picking up sage brush after father had plowed and grabbed it. Father would then burn it at night. Then we three children, Claire, Grace and I would have a good time dancing and laughing in the firelight. Father was so patient with us, for we were lazy and got tired picking up the brush." | |
| 231 |  | Some of the Things I Remember about My Father Philip Stringham by Grace Stringham Colton An Excerpt: "I remember a sled he made for the family to ride in. It was made of large branches of trees. Two seats. One facing the horse and the other facing the back. We girls, Claire, Win and I, rode on the back seat; and more than once we were dumped in the snow as the horse would start quickly or stop suddenly." | |
| 232 |  | To an Exemplary Man by Mark M. Hall An Excerpt: "On December 21, 1907 Philip Stringham married my mother, Mary Bingham Hall. ... I appreciated his kindness and devotion to her the rest of her life." | |
| 233 |  | History of Philip Stringham by Maysie Hall Sinfield, a Granddaughter An Excerpt: "The first Sunday School in the valley was held in his log home, with Philip as Superintendent. He was active in organizing the first Mutual Improvement Association and in all activities, he and Caroline took leading parts." | |
| 234 |  | To a Great and Great, Great Grandfather Short memories from Rulon C Hacking and Jana Jo Calder | |
| 235 |  | Appreciation of a Wonderful Father by Susan Stringham Shaffer An Excerpt: "I will never forget the way he used to sing to wake us up in the mornings. As he made the fire in the old cookstove, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," "Catch the Sunshine," and other Sunday School songs. The girls or mother would have the breakfast ready when all the chores were done. We would all be around the big table." | |
| 236 |  | "Don't Be Frightened" A story that William, the son of Philip, tells about his father being licked on his face while sleeping out under the stars. | |
| 237 |  | William Wallace Johnson - Progressive Men of Wyoming - Pages 849-850 This biography recounts the heritage and life of William Wallace Johnson, son of Snellen M. Johnson and Rebecca Baker, grandson of Willis and Nancy Johnson. William also recounts the life of his parents and grandparents although some of the statements are incorrect. Published in 1903 | |
| 238 |  | Transcriptions of Muster Rolls of Starling L. Hall From July 1942 through April 1946 | |
| 239 |  | The King's Little Doris by Carolyn Johnson Petersen Rock Published 17 January 1998 | |
| 240 |  | Hans Peter Lund Journal 1854-1880 Excerpts from the Journal of Hans Peter Lund 1861 March 2 - I came to H. Petersen, Valby (pg. 60) March 17 - had a nice meeting in Valby at P. Hansens (pg. 60) March 18 - I baptized H. Petersen, N. Lassen, Bent I. Rasmussen and his wife (pg. 61) May 15 - prayermeeting at H. Petersens (pg. 61) May 19 - good gathering at H. Petersens (pg. 61) November 21 - I, Van Catt, Cluff and C.A. Madsen visited Brother Petersen. 1862 January 26 - District meeting at Hans Petersens we were really bleased. Brother Hans Petesen was ordained as a Priest. Sunday August 16 had a gathering and the brethern told have [how] happy they were. H[ans]. Petersens ox and Niels Petersens cow died, we drove 6 miles. Aug 19 during the night 65 piece of cattle ran away, the captain and [Jeremiah] Strimham [Stringham] and H[ans]. Petersen on horseback and some brethern looked for them and found all of them. Captain [William B.] Prestons company passed us, they were English and Danish. In the afternoon cap. Young called H[ans]. P[eter]. Lund, D. Garner, H[ans]. Petersen, Hans Andersen, P[oul]. Larsen and N[iels]. Larsen should talked about what we could do, because some of the people had too much goods. The result was that they, who could take some of it should have $2 for 100 pounds of goods 100 miles. Young called a Counsil and told us what they decided and it was carried out, drove 5 miles and camped near Sweet Water [Sweetwater], August 22 I. G. Jensens ox died, H. Petersens cow and N. Larsens ox died, we crossed Sweet Water 3 times, drove 15 miles. | |
| 241 |  | Happenings Surrounding the Life of Margarethe Jacobsen By Carolyn Johnson Petersen Rock 22 January 1998 | |
| 242 |  | Doris Lorentzen Petersen: Midwife and Pioneer Mother 4th Edition By Clyde F. Hurst and Edwin S. Hurst | |
| 243 |  | 3 Time World Champion Barney Ross Barney Ross was a world champion in three weight divisions retiring with a record of 72 wins, 4 losses, 3 draws and 2 no decisions (Newspaper Decisions: 2-0-0), with 22 wins by knockout. He as never knocked out in 81 bouts. Barney was ranked #21 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. Starling fought this man to a draw during their time in service together. Although Barney was 10 years older than Starling this achievement adds to the legend. | |
| 244 |  | A Brief History of the Life of my Brother Ricke Von Edwards by Annette Edwards Shepherd | |
| 245 |  | Elizabeth Briggs Welch 1799-1867 | |
| 246 |  | History of David Crookston | |
| 247 |  | History of Robert Crookston 1821-1916 | |
| 248 |  | William Crookston 1849-1904 History | |
| 249 |  | History of Ann Welch Crookston | |
| 250 |  | History of John Welch 1823-1910 |