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December 4, 2011,
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Author:
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- Kanarraville Utah, - Salt Lake City Utah, Adult Years, Benjamin Platt, Childhood, Early Days in the Mormon Church, Emigration, Grandchildren, Homesteading, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Marriages, Memories, Pinto UT, Professions, Rocena Platt's Family
Tags: Benjamin Platt, Cedar City UT, Charles Dalton, conversion, Grafton UT, James Davis, John W. Platt, Kanarraville UT, Martin Handcart Company, Mary Graves, missionary work, Mormon church, mormon pioneers, Old Fort Harmony, Pinto UT, Rulon B. Platt, the Bible, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
(Life History of Benjamin Platt as given in brief by John W. Platt his eldest son, written by Rulon B. Platt a grandson. This narritative was told Aug 30, 1938. John W. Platt being in his 80th year. At this time he was living in Kanarraville. This sketch of history is authentic, the narriator being in a normal mind with clear understanding). Benjamin Plass was born, April, 12 1833. At Crompton, Lancshire, England. Being the son of Thomas Platt. We […]
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October 4, 2011,
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- Alice Campbell, - Kanarraville Utah, - Walter Lysle Platt, Adult Years, Births, Childhood, Deaths, Grandchildren, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Marriages, Personality and Interests, Rocena Platt's Family
Tags: - Walter Lysle Platt, Alice Campbell, Alice Platt, Arnon Reeve Chidester, Calone Platt, Cedar City UT, Dixie Wilene Williams, Douglas Blaine Hash, Edith Alene Campbel, Elmo W Platt, Ernest Richard Atwood, Eugene Michel, Florence Campbell, Golda Platt, Hurricane UT, Ianta Campbell, Jack Christensen, Jack Trigg, Jay Clair Platt, John Elton Platt, John Lewis Platt, John William Platt, Kanarraville UT, Kate Golda Campbell, Kearns UT, Leila Platt, Lewis Ezekiel Campbell, Lewis Irwin Campbell, Marcus Campbell, Mary Amelia Isom, Mary Lyle Plate, Mary Rebecca Platt, Mary Wilhelmina Berry, Maurine Ianthus Campbell, Melvina Platt, Minnie Platt, Missions, Mormon church, Mosdell Paul Judd, Olga Platt, Phyllis Platt, Ralph Browning Platt, Reeta Iantha, Rocena Platt, Rulon Berry Platt, Ruth Platt, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Tropic UT, Verna Platt, Vernon Platt, Virgin UT, Virginia Campbell, Walter C Platt, William Grant Platt
Written by their daughter Rocena Platt Chidester November 1976 Walter Lysle Platt was born 5 November 1900 at Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, to John William Platt and Mary Wilhelmina Perry. He was the fourth child. The other children were William Grant, Rulon Berry, John Elton, Jay Clair, Mary Rebecca, Minnie, Leila, Melvina, Verna, Vernon (twins), and Ralph Browning. Lysle spent all of his life in Kanarraville. Lysle had long ringlets up until the time he started school. As a boy he […]
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August 8, 2011,
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- Anna Johanna (Hannah) Nielsen Brown, - Christian Christensen Brown, Adult Years, Births, Childrearing, Deaths, Grandchildren, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Reeve Chidester's Family
Tags: - Anna Johanna (Hannah) Nielsen Brown, Annie Brown, Christal Gray, Christian Brown, diptheria, Dora Ann Brown, Dr. Loring, Ed Simpson, Erastus Nielsen, Erysipelas, Faith, Farming, Hannah Dortha Brown, Hans Brown, James Brown, Kamas UT, Laurine Larsen, Manilla Brown, Missions, Nellie Gould, poetry, Priesthood, Relief Society, sugar beets, Vivian Tuft
The children had to help on the farm. When Manilla was five years old, she went with them to the fields to haul hay. It was a hot day, so Manilla would lie down under the wagon in the shade. As the wagon moved along she followed, staying the shade. One time she got too close to the wheel and was run over, breaking her leg. Hannah lost her oldest son, Christian, during an epidemic of Diphtheria and tonsillitis. He was twelve years of age. A […]