Thursday, April 30, 2015
Boy how time flies!
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Third one's a charm
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Lots of Larsens, Lots of Fun
Several Larsens gathered for the celebration of Todd and Mike's birthday - they share one - isn't that perfect. Terri stayed with us for a few days and that was fun. Such an amazing family!!! Thanks Angela for hosting us.
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Elizabeth, one more week
A week from today my Dad is going to baptism me, so we went on a Daddy daughter date this week. We went to the Orem Rec Center. I was like a fish under water. I would say fish and I would go under water. I went down a water slide all by myself. We had so much fun.
One of the things I have done to prepare for my baptism was to fast for one meal. I didn't eat from when I woke up until lunch time. It was hard. My tummy hurt, but I did it.
Another thing I did to prepare was to visit a Family History Center. I was able to go on Family Search and see my ancestors. The Family History Consultant game me a great idea. Check it out.
One of the things I have done to prepare for my baptism was to fast for one meal. I didn't eat from when I woke up until lunch time. It was hard. My tummy hurt, but I did it.
Another thing I did to prepare was to visit a Family History Center. I was able to go on Family Search and see my ancestors. The Family History Consultant game me a great idea. Check it out.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Marian Johanna Larsson and John Johanson
Johanson/Cornwall
This entry relates to the Johanson/blood/DNA heritage of the Kent and Sue Cornwall Family Tree
The life story of Marian (Maria, Marion) Larsson and John Johanson is sketched in a 6 page letter* written in 1905 by Marian's only sibling, Justina Larsson Backland. Half way through the letter Justina simply states, "Mary Alice was born in Taylorsville 6 October 1891; the mother Marian died on 19 December 1891 and in the following spring the two younger girls were taken into the home of William H. Haigh for adoption." Four of the Johanson children had died previous to this time in infancy. Upon his wife's death, John was left with 6 children aged 16, 11, 9, 5, 1 1/2 and 2 months. Mary Alice (Kent Cornwall's paternal grandmother) was raised by Mary Ann Harker and William Henry Haigh. Mary Alice's sister Phoebe, died four years after going to live with the Haigh's.
The following life sketch is based on selections from Justina Backland's letter which documents John and Marian's life, conversion to the Mormon Church and Coming to Zion:
"John Johanson was born 16 May 1834 at Trola Ljungby Kristianstad, Sweden (or Vanaberg). His father, John Anderson, he never knew. When he was six years old his mother married a Mans Tufvasson. When he was about nine years old his mother died. He then lived with a neighbor of theirs and his grandmother, Bengta Rasmusson, for about six years. At the age of fifteen he started to work at different odd jobs..." which took him back and forth several times from Denmark to Sweden working at brickyards and a brewery, also a dairy and stone cutting"... "even at the big dam near Kristianstad"... He was working " at Alborg, Denmark, breaking rocks... where he first heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and met the first member of the Mormon Church – a lady who was rooming at the place where he was boarding."
"After conversing with this lady in Alborg, and having many arguments with her, he finally became interested and borrowed her books and tracts and studied the gospel. He then went with this lady to a Mormon Conference and within two weeks, he was baptized on 14 June 1869... Then the spirit of immigration gradually took possession of him so he remained in Alborg for a year in order to earn his fare to Utah. He arrived at Salt Lake City, 11 August 1870"
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"John brought to Salt Lake City a little girl whose parents were living there and he stayed with them about two weeks. Then they sent him up to Bear Lake to look for job. He walked to Bear Lake from Salt Lake City with a pack on his back. He found work on a farm... and worked ... that fall and winter for his board. The next spring he walked back to Salt Lake City for April conference. While at conference he heard of railroad work south of the city and went there and worked for two days. Then he got work on the Brigham Young Canal and worked there for a few days."
"While working on the canal job he boarded with a Swedish family. It was at this time and place that he met Miss Marion Larson who was doing some sewing for this family. He was persuaded by this man to accompany Miss Larson home the next day. The Swedish family lived at Holladay, so the next day he walked from there with her to her home at East Mill Creek. He met her mother and step-father, Katrina and Alvah Alexander. Mr. Alexander hired him as foreman on his farm. Soon after that, on 4 September 1871, he married the daughter Marion Larson."
"Marion Larson, along with her mother [Katrina] and grandparents Nils and Martha Nilson, had been converted to Mormonism in Sweden. Her father Johannes Larsson, rejected the gospel. Katrina Nilson Larson, along with her sister Maria immigrated to America and Utah in 1866; crossing the plains with one of the hand-cart companies. (While crossing the plains Maria, was captured by Indians and never seen again.)"
"Katrina Larson had left her husband and daughters Marian and Justine in Sweden. But in 1869 the eldest of the daughters, Marian, was permitted to join her mother, and journeyed to Utah with her grandparents. They entered Utah in the year of the completion of the transcontinental railroad (1869). Katrina was recruited to be a cook at a sawmill operated by Alvah Alexander, being hired from the Immigration Station upon her arrival in Utah. She later married Alexander and they became the parents of four children: Julia, Joseph, Pheobe [the recipient of this letter], and Charles Oscar. Marian lived with her mother and step-father in their East Mill Creek home, and it was while she was residing there that she met and was married to John Johanson."
"John and Marian lived on the Alexander farm for some time." When the United Order was introduced they sold the farm and moved southeast of Sugarhouse. They lived in the Order for about two years then moved to a farm in Salt Lake City, belonging to George Q. Cannon, then back to East Mill Creek, then up north to Huntsville then back to East Mill Creek to recover from a bad slip on a snowy log. "When fully recovered from this trouble, they moved out to President John Taylor’s farm at South Jordan", then to Vernal, Utah. From there they moved to a one hundred and sixty acre farm on Green River. After three years they moved back to East Mill Creek. "In the spring of 1887 they moved over to Taylorsville and leased a farm of 60 acres. They lived there for nine years... Mary Alice was born in Taylorsville 6 October 1891; the mother Marian died on 19 December 1891 and in the following spring the two younger girls were taken into the home of William H. Haigh for adoption.
"On March 1892 John married Signal H. Hansen Anderson, who had one son, Anders Peter. All went well for three or four years (except for a fall from a hay wagon which laid him up for some weeks). In the fall on 1894 John... went up to Bear River valley and bought 20 acres of land ... They made Bear River their home for twenty-five years."
"John Johanson had been personally acquainted with all the Presidents of the Church except the Prophet Joseph Smith. His testimony since he joined the Church had always been strong in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When his wife [Singal] died he moved to Idaho where on 4 March 1930 [in Rexburg] he died at the age of 96 and was buried at Ellwood, Utah his old home. His health was fairly good and he was mentally alert until the end."
* To see a copy of the handwritten letter by Justina Larsson - Click Here . Please note, for some reason the page labeled "6 of 6" is the first page of the letter
This entry relates to the Johanson/blood/DNA heritage of the Kent and Sue Cornwall Family Tree
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| The chart shows the Haigh/adopted linage of Mary Alice Johanson-Haigh Cornwall |
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| Mary Alice Johanson-Haigh Cornwall |
"John Johanson was born 16 May 1834 at Trola Ljungby Kristianstad, Sweden (or Vanaberg). His father, John Anderson, he never knew. When he was six years old his mother married a Mans Tufvasson. When he was about nine years old his mother died. He then lived with a neighbor of theirs and his grandmother, Bengta Rasmusson, for about six years. At the age of fifteen he started to work at different odd jobs..." which took him back and forth several times from Denmark to Sweden working at brickyards and a brewery, also a dairy and stone cutting"... "even at the big dam near Kristianstad"... He was working " at Alborg, Denmark, breaking rocks... where he first heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and met the first member of the Mormon Church – a lady who was rooming at the place where he was boarding."
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| John Johanson |
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"John brought to Salt Lake City a little girl whose parents were living there and he stayed with them about two weeks. Then they sent him up to Bear Lake to look for job. He walked to Bear Lake from Salt Lake City with a pack on his back. He found work on a farm... and worked ... that fall and winter for his board. The next spring he walked back to Salt Lake City for April conference. While at conference he heard of railroad work south of the city and went there and worked for two days. Then he got work on the Brigham Young Canal and worked there for a few days."
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| Marian Larsson |
"Marion Larson, along with her mother [Katrina] and grandparents Nils and Martha Nilson, had been converted to Mormonism in Sweden. Her father Johannes Larsson, rejected the gospel. Katrina Nilson Larson, along with her sister Maria immigrated to America and Utah in 1866; crossing the plains with one of the hand-cart companies. (While crossing the plains Maria, was captured by Indians and never seen again.)"
"Katrina Larson had left her husband and daughters Marian and Justine in Sweden. But in 1869 the eldest of the daughters, Marian, was permitted to join her mother, and journeyed to Utah with her grandparents. They entered Utah in the year of the completion of the transcontinental railroad (1869). Katrina was recruited to be a cook at a sawmill operated by Alvah Alexander, being hired from the Immigration Station upon her arrival in Utah. She later married Alexander and they became the parents of four children: Julia, Joseph, Pheobe [the recipient of this letter], and Charles Oscar. Marian lived with her mother and step-father in their East Mill Creek home, and it was while she was residing there that she met and was married to John Johanson."
"John and Marian lived on the Alexander farm for some time." When the United Order was introduced they sold the farm and moved southeast of Sugarhouse. They lived in the Order for about two years then moved to a farm in Salt Lake City, belonging to George Q. Cannon, then back to East Mill Creek, then up north to Huntsville then back to East Mill Creek to recover from a bad slip on a snowy log. "When fully recovered from this trouble, they moved out to President John Taylor’s farm at South Jordan", then to Vernal, Utah. From there they moved to a one hundred and sixty acre farm on Green River. After three years they moved back to East Mill Creek. "In the spring of 1887 they moved over to Taylorsville and leased a farm of 60 acres. They lived there for nine years... Mary Alice was born in Taylorsville 6 October 1891; the mother Marian died on 19 December 1891 and in the following spring the two younger girls were taken into the home of William H. Haigh for adoption.
"On March 1892 John married Signal H. Hansen Anderson, who had one son, Anders Peter. All went well for three or four years (except for a fall from a hay wagon which laid him up for some weeks). In the fall on 1894 John... went up to Bear River valley and bought 20 acres of land ... They made Bear River their home for twenty-five years."
"John Johanson had been personally acquainted with all the Presidents of the Church except the Prophet Joseph Smith. His testimony since he joined the Church had always been strong in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When his wife [Singal] died he moved to Idaho where on 4 March 1930 [in Rexburg] he died at the age of 96 and was buried at Ellwood, Utah his old home. His health was fairly good and he was mentally alert until the end."
* To see a copy of the handwritten letter by Justina Larsson - Click Here . Please note, for some reason the page labeled "6 of 6" is the first page of the letter
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Lately
Robbie and I were asked to do the pictures again for the Mormon prom. We had a little fun with the props while we were waiting. As you can see we got a big boy on our hands here at 2.5 weeks ahead! Glad he is growing well!
I could be wrong but I think this is the first 3D ultrasound on the blog. I guess these weekly ultrasounds have their perks! We love seeing our baby- when the tech went to 3D we were like WHAT????? I have never really been a huge fan of these because I always thought they looked strange. But our little guy is pretty cute according to sound waves and I am sure even cuter in 4D!
THE QUILT
Every Doctrine and Covenants year in seminary we make a quilt. We leave a few blank squares and then pray for missionary opportunities, hoping that we can present a new convert with our quilt.
Eight years ago we gave our quilt to Isaac Godoy. I think Rachel was a junior that year (sorry Rachie if that makes you feel a little old.)
This past Saturday we presented our 2014-2015 quilt to an amazing young man, John Enriquez. He is in the Monrovia Ward. He will be a great addition to our young men and to our seminary classes. I appreciate these great youth coming out to support him. One of my students who is leaving on a mission in a few weeks, was asked to perform the baptism. It was a great baptism. There is great joy in hastening the work.
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Hogle Zoo
Our Spring Break adventures continued with a trip to the zoo. This is a bit belated, but we didn't think it too late to share about Wendy's first visit to the zoo. We made the drive up to Salt Lake to the Hogle Zoo and redeemed our memberships for the coming year thanks to a generous gift from Grandma and Grandpa Cornwall. As part of this fun gift, Wendy received 5 toy jungle animals, all of which happen to live at the zoo. We tried to see all of them and succeeded. It was fun for Jeff and I to be there and see all the animals, and I think Wendy loved it too. We're excited to go back again and get another look at all these exotic animals.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Mary Alice Johanson-Haigh Cornwall
Johanson -Haigh/Cornwall
(by Kent N. Cornwall) Over these past many months of Flash Back Friday posts, the stories of Cornwall/Hodgkinson forebears have been shared. Mom and I have worked together to find and piece together the stories that trace each family branch to it's beginnings in the Mormon Church and the eventual "Coming To Zion". Each line, save one, on the fan chart is now terminated with a bright yellow highlighted ancestor, which marks the first of that line to become a member of the Church. Historic recitations for 47 progenitors have been included until now when there is one final branch to document - the line that goes back from my paternal grandmother, Mary Alice Johanson Haigh. It is not by chance that Mary Alice's branch has been left for last.
Throughout my life, Grandma Cornwall's history and parentage was simply not brought up except, it seemed to my young mind, in hushed tones which included, "it's something we just don't talk about." All I ever knew growing up was that my Grandma Cornwall was born a Johanson and was brought up by the Haighs. The status of her legal adoption was always mentioned in questions. It was said that "in those days" (the late 1800s) when a family could not properly care for a child, it was not uncommon they be "given" to another family to raise. Why or when that happened with my grandmother I never had a clue.
One can observe that the family history fan chart (via Family Search) connects Mary Alice (highlighted in blue) with the Haigh line, not her birth line which is Johanson. So, the question in regard to this series has been - follow the foster/adoptive(?) line (Haigh) per the fan, or follow the DNA/blood line (Johanson)?
Research in the regular sources revealed the most limited information of any branch researched thus far. Both the Haigh and the Johanson lines include sparse data and miss basic information with which to piece together a history. So, what is to be done for this final post, to document the final line in the Cornwall/Hodgkinson tree?
We invite you to visit this site next Friday as we share some exciting, historic, by-chance discoveries made just a few days ago. This find has filled in a few of the blanks I have always had regarding a major branch in our/my family tree.
(by Kent N. Cornwall) Over these past many months of Flash Back Friday posts, the stories of Cornwall/Hodgkinson forebears have been shared. Mom and I have worked together to find and piece together the stories that trace each family branch to it's beginnings in the Mormon Church and the eventual "Coming To Zion". Each line, save one, on the fan chart is now terminated with a bright yellow highlighted ancestor, which marks the first of that line to become a member of the Church. Historic recitations for 47 progenitors have been included until now when there is one final branch to document - the line that goes back from my paternal grandmother, Mary Alice Johanson Haigh. It is not by chance that Mary Alice's branch has been left for last.
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| Mary Alice Cornwall with grand daughters Lissy(North) and Cherie(Alvord) |
One can observe that the family history fan chart (via Family Search) connects Mary Alice (highlighted in blue) with the Haigh line, not her birth line which is Johanson. So, the question in regard to this series has been - follow the foster/adoptive(?) line (Haigh) per the fan, or follow the DNA/blood line (Johanson)?
Research in the regular sources revealed the most limited information of any branch researched thus far. Both the Haigh and the Johanson lines include sparse data and miss basic information with which to piece together a history. So, what is to be done for this final post, to document the final line in the Cornwall/Hodgkinson tree?
We invite you to visit this site next Friday as we share some exciting, historic, by-chance discoveries made just a few days ago. This find has filled in a few of the blanks I have always had regarding a major branch in our/my family tree.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Ilo Leslie Smith
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| Les with his first born - Beverly Rene Smith. |
Monday, April 13, 2015
Rock Canyon
Last week Wendy and I enjoyed the luxury of having Jeff home all week thanks to Spring Break. We loved all the time we got to spend together. We decided to stay close to home instead of venturing off on a big trip, but made sure to pack in a lot of local adventure. We started off the week with a hike up Rock Canyon. We were all happy to be outside on this sunny yet breezy morning, especially Wendy who is quite fond of the wind. We hiked a few miles up the trail, across streams and bridges (guess who took the more adventurous route) and enjoyed every minute of our outing as a threesome.
Fun Activity Day
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Highlight of Spring Break
We had the opportunity to visit the National Guard and tour the Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters. It was so cool.
Inside a Black Hawk
Flying a Black Hawk
Apache
The boys were able to hold all the missiles, rockets, and bullets, that are shot from an Apache.
Night Vision Binoculars
Pilot Helmet
Pilot Helmet
We also got to fly the simulator. It was an awesome day
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