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Who were these important people

of Weber County?

A. John Moses Browning, p. 240, D. Captain James Brown, p. 55, par. 5 and 241, par. 1 par.3

B. David C. Eccles, p.235, par. 1 E. Lorin Farr, p. 57, par. 2 & 4

& p. 58, par. 1 C. Annie Taylor Dee, p. 218,

par 2

1 He was Mayor of Ogden City in 1851. He also developed a sawmill, a gristmill, a woolen mill, a store, and other businesses.

2 She had a hospital built and gave it to the people of Ogden in memory of her husband Thomas Dee, a businessman and Ogden government official.

He was a banker in Weber County. He was involved with nine banks and was president of six of them. He was also involved in many other businesses in the Odgen area.

4 He became one of the most famous gun inventors in the world. At the turn of the century 75% of sporting guns sold the American market were weapons that had been invented by him.

5 Brigham Young chose him in 1849 to be the church leader in the Weber area. He was also elected to be the civic leader in this precinct.

Who were these important people of Wayne County?

A. Willis E. Robinson, p. 78. par.

4& p. 79

B. Denis Julian, p. 56, par 2

D. Hannah Sorensen, p. 330, par.

2, 331, picture & 332,

par. 1

E. Elias Hicks Blackburn, p. 334,

C. Franklin W. Young, p. 103, par par. 3, and p. 106, picture

4& p. 104, par 2

1 He was a mountain man who established a trading post in the Uintah Basin in 1828. He scratched his name on rocks above the Green River. He appears to have been the first white man the run the Green River along the eastern border of Wayne County.

2 He bacame a prominent man in the Wayne County area. He served in many church and civic positions. He probably named the county for an area where he had served a mission in Wayne County, Tennessee.

3 This person left Millard County in 1877 with his family to settle in Loa. He was a nephew of Brigham Young. In this settlement, homes were more scattered and farther apart than in most Utah towns.

4 This person graduated in medicine at the Royal Hospital of Denmark and worked for 22 years as an obstetrician for the Danish government. After immigrating to Utah, she had a personal mission to educate women about medical practices.

5 He qualified as the county's first doctor although he had little formal training. He was encouraged to go to Salt Lake City to take a medical examination that would qualify him to be licensed as a physician. He took it and was qualified. He made his own medicines and many people traveled miles to see him.


of Washington County?

Jacob Hamblin, p. 25, par. 2 and Anthony W. Ivins, p. 168. par. 2 p 17, picture

George Staheli, p. 169, par. 4 Erastus Snow, p. 40, par, 1 and

p 18, picture

John D. Lee, p. 19, picture and

P. 20, par. 2, p. 178, par 2

1 He was a popular young actor in St. George. He later became a successful rancher and the mayor of St. George. He was an LDS apostle and member of the church's First Presidency.

2 A talented coronet player from Switzerland, he organized a first-rate band. The band became famous in Santa Clara and played for special events. He also organized a Swiss choir that became popular and important.

3 He was called as president of the Indian Mission in Santa Clara.. He changed the mission of teaching about the church to one of understanding, negotiating and pacifying the Native Americans of this region. He respected them and their traditions.

4 He is revered in southern Utah. He was a strong leader, an apostle, who involved the people in making decisions. He persuaded people by his example to stay in Dixie where conditions were difficult and no one wanted to be.

5 With a group of friends, he started a colony called Harmony. He was a forceful leader.He was a man of many accomplishments, but history remembers him for the Mountain Meadows Massacre.


of Wasatch County?

A. William Meeks, p. 23,

par. 1 & 4

B. Jesse Fuller, p. 23, par. 4 and

p. 24, par. 1

C. Heber C. Kimball, p. 24, par. 1

D. Abram Hatch, p. 29, par. 2 &

3, p.30, par. 1

E. Tabby-To-Kwana, p. 37, par. 2

He was a Ute Indian leader. In 1867 he ended the raids on Wasatch residents by telling the Mormons the Indians wanted peace. In 1870 15 horses were stolen and he helped the settlers find them.

2 The city of Heber was named after him. He had known many of the residents when he was in England. When he heard that the city had been named for him, he told the citizens to be honest and upright so that he would not be ashamed of them.

3 He came to the Heber area with William Meeks to be the surveyor of the new town. One month later he laid out the city in lots.

4 Born in 1815 in South Carolina, he came to Utah in 1852 with his parents. He was chosen to lead settlement of a group of Provo residents in Heber

Valley.

5 He was called to be a leader in the Wasatch area by Brigham Young. He served as a probate judge and in the territorial legislature for 23 years. He also started a co-op store in Heber.

Who were these important people of Utah County?

John S. Higbee, p. 60, par. 4

Reed Smoot, p. 164, par. 1

Jesse Knight, p. 144, par. 1 & 2

Carl F. Eyring, p. 190, par. 2

Alma Richards, p. 158, par. 1

1 He was a professor at B.Y.U. He promoted the radio as a new form of communication in 1920. By the end of the decade almost every home had one.

2 In the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, this Utah farm boy and B.Y.U. student competed in the high jump event. He became the first Utahn to win an Olympic gold medal.

3 Became a prospector and discovered successful mines in the Tintic Mining District. He later moved to Provo and helped develop the area's economy. Residents called him "Uncle Jesse" because of his efforts to help the town.

4. He was sent to lead the first group of Mormon settlers to the Provo area in March of 1849.

5 He was elected to the U.S. senate in 1903. Some people did not want him to hold the office because he was a Mormon apostle. He was finally given his seat in the U.S. Senate in 1907.Utah County had more influence in government after he was elected.


of Uintah County?

A. Antoine Rubidoux, p. 61, par. 3

B. Henry Martin, p. 83, par. 3

C. Pardon Dodds. p. 108, par 5

and p. 75 and 85, picture

& captions

D. Sam Gilson, p. 131. par. 3

E. Wong Sing, p. 159, par. 3

and,p. 46 and 160,

pictures&captions

1 He was an Indian agent in early Uintah County. He later bought a herd of cattle and opened a trading post in 1873 that began the town of Ashley.

2 He became a wealthy Chinese merchant who became important in the early economy of Fort Duchesne. He came as a poor immigrant from Canton, China. He built a primitive laundry where he scrubbed soldier's uniforms. He ordered chinaware and sold it to the army officers' wives. Then he bought a restaurant and store.He was greatly respected by Indians and whites.

3 He was a fur trapper who returned to the Uintah area to build formost important figure in the area's fur trade history.

4 He was a U.S. Marshall and supplied horses for the Pony Express. He later discovered a mineral which was named after him, Gilsonite.

5 He was an Indian agent in the Uintah area in the 1860's. When he heard that Mormons were planning to settle the area, he proposed that it be made into an Indian reservation instead. President Lincoln established the Uintah IndianReservation on Oct 3, 1861.


of Tooele County?

A. Nancy Kelsey, p. 49, par. 1 D. John Rowberry, p. 67, par. 3 and p. 50, par. 1

B. Captain HowardStansbury, E. Ebenezer Beesley, p. 160, p. 55. par. 2 par. 2

C. Ezra T. Benson, p. 65,

par. 2 and p. 71,

picture & caption

1 He was the best-trained musician of the county in the 1850's. After leaving Tooele, he became the conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

2 He established the first mill sites in Tooele County. He hired men to build roads into the canyons for public use. He also hired men to take his cattle into the area to graze.

3 He built one of the first permanent structures in the county in 1850. This served as the community's meeting place until a school was built. He served as the first bishop and civic leader.

4 He was ordered by the U.S. government to make a careful survey of the Great Salt Lake area. He spent a lot of time in the Tooele area. An island in the county is named for him.

5 She is said by local historians to have been the first white woman to enter Tooele County. One member of the Bartelson-Bidwell party said that he would never forget the sight of her walking barefoot, high in the mountains holding her baby in her arms. There were no horses left to ride, her shoes had given out and she was an inspiration to others in the party.

Who were these important people of Summit County?

A. Lansford W. Hastings, p. 123,

par. 1,2,3 B. Parley P. Pratt, p. 83,

par. 4,5,6

C. Bob Burns and Otto

Carpenter, p. 316, par.6 & 7

D. George Hearst and J.B.

Haggin, p. 297, par. 3 E. Thomas Kearns, p.113, par. 2

and p. 299, par. 1

F. Susanna Bransford Emery

Holmes Delitch

Engalitcheff, p. 112, par. 2

1 A partner in the Silver King mine, he become very wealthy. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1901 and bought the Salt Lake Tribune. The Kearns mansion is now the governor's official residence.

2 California investors who bought a silver mine form prospectors in 1872 for $27,000. This mine became known as the Ontario and was considered by some to be the greatest silver mine in the world. It produced $50 million in rare mineral wealth and $15 million in dividends to its stockholders.

Park City residents who believed in the great potential of skiing in the Park City area. They assembled the first ski lift at Deer Valley.

4 Visited Snyderville Basin in 1848 and described it in glowing terms. Pioneers started referring to the area by his name.

5 Became Park City's "Silver Queen." She married Albion Emery, a partner in the Silver King Mine. She inherited his stock when he died and made wise investments and earned a fortune. She also had a number of husbands, including a prince and lived in many places around the world.

6 Leader of a group of emigrants crossing the plains over the Rocky Mountains. He wrote a book called The Emigrants Guide to Oregon and California published in 1845. He suggested that travelers could save time by leaving the Oregon Trail and heading south of the Great Salt Lake. This route was untested. The Donner Reid Party followed his advice and blazed a trail through modern day Summit County.


of Sevier County?

Look these people up on the pages given and match them to the descriptions below.

A. Parley P. Pratt, p. 64, D. John Lowry, p. 70, par. 1 par. 5& 6

E. George Ogilvie, p. 85par. 4 & B. George W. Bean, p. 66, par. 5 p.107, par 1

C. Orson Hyde, p. 67, par. 4 & p. 68, par 4

1 He was a Manti resident who was angry with the Indians. He disrupted a meeting of Indians and whites, claiming that an Indian had stolen his horse. He knocked him down and beat him. Some felt that this foolish act started the Black Hawk War.

2. He explored the Sevier County area in 1849 with a company of 50 men. They made careful notes and said it would be a good place to settle.

3. This man was a founder of Richfield and the town's first doctor.

4. He was a Sevier County pioneer and explorer. He led an exploring party in 1863 and reported good areas of land, water, and deer, and game.

5. H e was in charge of the settlement of Sevier County. He supervised the establishment of towns and sent people to live there.


in Sanpete County?

A. Black Hawk, p.76 and 77, par. 1, 2, & 3

B. Chiefs Wakara and Sowiette,

p. 24, par. 1

C. Isaac Morley, p. 24, par. 3 &

p. 25, par. 4

D. John Erik Forsgren, p. 46,

par.3 and p. 47, par 2 E. Frederick C. Robinson, p. 142,

par. 1

F. Glade Peterson, p. 225, par. 6

& p. 226, par. 2

1 Produced the county's first newspaper, the Manti Herald. He was also a church and civic recorder, an educator, and an essay and song writer. He was also the Manti correspondent to the Deseret News.

2 Chosen to lead the first group of settlers into the Sanpete area. His group of 224 men, women and children was nearly twice as large as the group that entered the Great Basin in 1847.

3 A Swede who led the first large group from Scandinavia to Utah. Most of the company settled in Manti, Spring Town and Ephraim. Their ship called the "Forest Monarch" is called the "Mayflower of Mormon migration from Scandinavia." By 1870 Scandinavians comprised 94% of the population of Ephraim and 80% of the population of the county as a whole.

Ute chiefs who visited Brigham Young in 1849 to ask him to locate Mormon people in the Sanpete area.

5 A young Ute warrior who organized a small, but determined band to avenge the wrongs against their people. In 1865 his group killed 32 white and stole 2000 cattle and horses. His success in stealing enabled him to feed his men well and give them horses. The Black Hawk War took its name from him.

6 A farm boy from Fairview who was good at football and singing. He became a successful opera singer and performed in the top opera houses in Europe and America.

Who were these important people of San Juan County?

A. Albert. R. Lyman, p.373, par. 5

and 374, picture & caption

B. Hole-in-the-Rock Party, p.99,

par. 3 and p. 101, par. 1

D. Mrs. H.M. Peabody, p. 139,

picture & caption E. Pachecoites, p. 303, par. 3&4

C. Thales Haskell, p. 101, par. 2

and Kumen Jones, p. 102,

picture & caption

1 A large group of Mormon settlers from Mexico who were forced to leave. About 600 of them settled in Blanding. At first they were well accepted. Later, friction grew between the Hole-in-the-Rockers and them.

2. They were early settlers in San Juan. They later became well-known for their work with Indians in southwestern Utah and northern Arizona.

3. A friend to the Navajo women, she taught them homemaking skills. She also showed great respect for the Navajo weavers.

4. He wrote both fiction and factual history of San Juan. He preserved great amounts of history and was an important writer.

5. This was a group of pioneers who endured extreme conditions to make a road into the settlement area of San Juan. They sacrificed and kept even tempers to make a bad situation good. Their struggles made an impact on many members of families who remained in San Juan and played important parts in the development of their county.

Who were these important people of Salt Lake County?

Find these people on the pages given and match them to the descriptions below.

A. Thomas & Stanford Bingham,

p. 37, par. 2

B. Mary Jane Dilworth, p. 33,

par. 3

D. Jane Manning James, p. 41,

par. 2

E. John Neff, p. 35, par. 2

C. John Holladay, p. 35, par. 2

1 At age 17 she opened the first school in the Salt Lake Valley. It was held in her tent for six pupils.

2. He was a miller who brought his milling machinery across the plains. He reassembled it on a stream. He began producing flour on what became known as Mill Creek.

She became the matriarch or highly respected lady in the first African American community in the Salt Lake Valley. She had lived and worked in the Nauvoo home of Joseph Smith. When she died in 1908, current church president, Joseph F. Smith spoke at her funeral.

4. In the spring of 1848 led a group known as the Mississippi Company to an area south of Salt Lake known as Cottonwood Creek. They dug a canal from the creek for irrigation. It was the first farming district outside Salt Lake. Cottonwood was also known as Holladay's Burgh.

5. In 1848 these brothers drove a herd of cattle into a southwest canyon to graze. They found ore, but were told by Brigham Young to keep their minds on the cattle. This canyon bore their name and was later turned inside out for the metals it contained.


of Rich County?

A. Thomas L. "Pegleg" Smith,

p. 24, par. 2 and

p. 25, par. 1

B. Major Benjamin Bonneville,

p. 29, par. 1

D. Washakie, p. 42, picture &

caption

E. William and Marianne

Sleight, p. 179, par. 2

C. Charles C. Rich, p. 51,

par. 2

He was Chief of the Shoshoni Indians. He led the Indians of the area where Rich County developed.

2. He planted crops early in the spring and discovered one of the most important secrets to farming in Rich county to avoid early fall frosts.

3. He was sent by Brigham Young to lead a group settlers into the Rich County area in 1863. A town and later the county were named for him.

4 This was Bear Lake's most famous mountain man. He remained in the West after fur trade declined. He was a horse thief and led trips to steal from Mexicans in California, sometimes returning with 5000 animals.

5. He conducted the first U.S. government survey of Bear River Valley. He camped near a large 30 mile long lake which today draws tourists to the area.


of Piute County? Look up these people on the given pages and match them to the descriptions below.

A. Robert LeRoy Parker, p. 170-172

B. Marie Bertelson, p. 288-289

C. George T. Henry, p. 21, par. 2

D. John Gillan, p.22, par. 2

E. Abner Blackburn, p. 39, par. 2, 3, 4.

1. He led a careful scientific study of Indian mounds in Piute County .

2. She was a "Days of '47" queen in 1937 and Miss Utah, she had a long film career in Hollywood as Marie Windsor. She acted in over 150 movies and hundreds of television shows.

3. He was born in Beaver in 1866, his family moved to Circle Valley in Piute County in 1879. His family worked on a dairy farm and "Roy" became a full grown and responsible youth and worked as a ranch hand. He once served time in prison for being falsely accused of stealing horses. He was never again incarcerated although he turned to a life of robbery.

4. He was an educated Englishman who came to Marysvale in 1878. He was considered one of the leading mining experts in the area. He also farmed and held several elected offices. A famous Indian mound was found on his farm. He made an impressive collection of arrowheads and potsherds.

5. He was a former member of the Mormon Battalion. He came to the Piute area with Ephriam Hanks and Tom Williams to trade with the Indians. They were the first Mormons to explore the area.


of Morgan County?

A. Thomas Jefferson Thurston, D. Hulda Cordelia Thurston, p. 32, par. 3 p. 308, pars. 1 & 2

B. Jedediah Morgan Grant, p. 37, E. Fanny Swan, p. 342, par. 2 picture and p. 47, par. 2

C. Jesse C. Little, p. 47, par. 3

1 She was the first teacher in Morgan County. She first taught immigrants and their children to read and write in the English language in her father's home. Later she taught in a log school.

2. He led a group of men into the Morgan County area. He saw its value as a place to settle and helped carve a road through Weber Canyon so that the area could be reached more easily.

3. As an 1847 pioneer, he was one of the first to enter Salt Lake Valley. He was sent by Brigham Young to colonize the Weber Valley. The town of Littleton was named in his honor. He rented land to other settlers for a share of their crops and also sold land.

4. He helped settle the land in Morgan County. He died of typhoid and pneumonia at age 40. The county was named for im because of his contributions.

5. This person learned about medicine from a doctor in England. She was a midwife and prescribed herbs for many illnesses. She always tried to help those in need. She contracted fever from a patient and died.

Who are these important people

of Millard County?

A. Anson Call, p. 40, par. 1 & 2 D. Truman 0. Angell, p. 50, last and p. 45. Par. 2 par. and p. 51 par. 1.

B. Chief Kanosh, p. 44, par. 3 E. Sally Kanosh, p. 59, picture and p. 128, par. 4 and p. 126, par. 5

C. William Felshaw, p. 51,

par. 3

1 This person was raised in Brigham Young's household by Clara D. Young. Kanosh liked her and tried to buy her. Brigham Young explained that she would later choose for herself whom she married. She eventually married the Chief Kanosh about 18 years later.

2. He was a builder of the Nauvoo Temple. He was appointed superintendent of construction for the capitol building in Fillmore.

3. He was the leader of the Pavant band of Ute Indians. He offered friendship to the settlers and asked to be instructed in farming techniques. He became a much respected member of the white community. When he died in the 1880's hundreds attended his funeral.

4. He was called by Brigham Young ro find a suitable place for settlement in the Millard County area. He was later appointed to be probate judge, Indian agent, and presiding church leader in Fillmore.

5. This person was a Brother-in- law to Brigham Young. He was chosen to be the architect of the State House in Fillmore, the largest construction project south of Salt Lake City.

Who are these important people of Kane County?

Look these people up on the pages given and match them to the descriptions below.

A. Levi Stewart, p. 74, par. 3 &

picture on p. 75 B. Jacob Hamblin, p. 41, picture

and p. 56, par. 3

C. Edwin D. Wooley, p. 158, last

par.

D. Edward Pugh, p. 60, par. 4

E. Charles Cram, p. 61. Par. 1

1 A builder from England, he was an early settler in Kanab. He bought a threshing machine in Chicago and brought it to Utah. It was the first one in the territory.

2. An early explorer and settler of Kane County. He made notable efforts to avoid war with the Indians and tried sincerely to understand their culture. He was also a path maker and mapper of the region.

3. Selected by Brigham Young as leader of a group from the Cottonwood area of Salt Lake Valley to go and settle Kanab in 1870.

4. Known as an early and great promoter of tourism in Kane County.

5. Practiced architecture in Salt Lake City and was a close acquaintance of Brigham Young. He became a successful builder in Kane County.

Who were these important people of Juab County?

Find these people on the given pages and match them to the descriptions given below.

A. Alexander Blight, p. 245, D. Cecil Fitch, p. 231, par 2 and par. 1 p. 245, par. 1

B. Jesse Knight, p. 114, par. E. Howard Egan, p.41, par. 4 and 1,2,3, and pictures p. 133

p. 41-44, par . 1

& 169

C. Dr. Steele Bailey, p. 181,

picture & caption, p. 249,

picture & caption

1. He moved to Tintic in1896 with interest in mining. He started the town of Knightsville by building 20 homes. He had the reputation of looking after his workers. The population of his town grew to 1000 by 1907. He built a large smelter to process metals there.

2. This man taught school and became the superintendent of Tintic District Schools. He was a notable contributor to the development of Juab County.

3. He was a longtime resident of Eureka. He was president and general manager of Consolidated Mining Company. This company produced lead and zinc for

the U.S. government during World War II and led to a renewal of mining in Eureka.

4. He brought medical care and hospitals to Tintic. He served the community for many years.

5 This man was a major in the Nauvoo Legion. He became a well-known guide and mountaineer after coming to Utah. He drove cattle to California and guided gold-seeking forty-niners there in 1849. His trail was later used by the


of Iron County?

Look these people up on the given pages and match them with the descriptions given below.

A. Fred Adams, p. 256, par. 3 & D. Chauncy Parry, p. 120, par. 2 p. 259, par. 3

E. Dr. George W. Middleton, B. Heber Jensen, p. 205, par. 4 p. 224, par. 5

C. Dr. Rymal Graff Williams, p.

232, par. 2 & 3 te÷

1 He brought modern medicine to Iron County in 1894.

2. He was the founder of the Utah Shakespearean Festival, now a professional company with a prestigious international reputation.

3. He traveled by car, horseback, and on foot to photograph beautiful views of southern Utah. He spent weeks showing his pictures to Hollywood producers and directors, encouraging them to film movies in the area.

4. He led a group of Cedar City citizens to get lumber required to build a building for the college to meet a deadline set by the state. They met 15 foot drifts of snow. One huge horse named "Old Sorrel" pushed against the drifts until the wagons were out of danger. (His act is immortalized in an impressive statue on the S.U.S.C. campus. Don't miss it when you go to the Shakespeare Festival.)

5. He was the first doctor in the western U.S. permitted to use penicillin, saving a girl's life. He delivered an estimated 4000 to 5000 babies and witnessed the end of smallpox, polio, and other childhood diseases in Iron County.

Who were these important people of Grand County?


A. Norman Taylor, p. 114, par. 2

D. Howard Balsey, p. 377,

B. William Wolfskill and George par. 2

C. Yount, p. 63, par. 2

E. Bish Taylor, p. 359, par. 1

C. Denis Julien, p. 64, par. 2

1 They led the first recorded trek across the complete Spanish Trial which passed through Grand County. It connected Utah , New Mexico, Las Vegas, and missions in Southern California.

2. He was a trapper and trader known for eight inscriptions he left carved in canyon walls from 1831 -1844. His inscriptions show that he traveled a wide area and that the area of Grand County was well known to trappers long before the mid 1800's.

3. He was an original 1847 pioneer to Salt Lake Valley. He moved from Juab County to Moab in 1881 with 30 extended family members. He was a very active and enterprising man and was important in Moab's early development.

4. He was manager of the Grand Valley Times newspaper for many years and had a great influence over the development of Grand County.

5. He was known as "the father of the Utah uranium industry." He served Grand County faithfully for 40 years as a member of the board of education. He was also the county clerk and recorder for 13 years.


of Garfield County?

A. Ebenezer Bryce, p. 143, par.1

B. John C. Fremont, p. 54, pars. 2 & 3

C. Chief Black Hawk, p. 64,

par. 3

D. Ruby Syrett, p. 265, pars. 2&3

E. Parley P. Pratt, picture

caption, p. 47.

F. Frederick Judd and Samuel

Worthen, p.84, par 3

He was a Ute tribe leader who united with other tribes to drive settlers out of Garfield County. He said that he and his warriors had no grievance against the settlers but they were forced to drive them out because his people were starving.

2 He was the leader of a group sent to find a route for the Union Pacific Railroad. They found a pass on February 7, 1854 after enduring much hardship. He said that the Parowan Mormons saved him and his party from death by starvation.

3 These were two builders who changed the face of Panquitch. Many of their brick homes are still standing.

4 Moved to the Garfield County area with his wife and ten children. He and his friend built a road which ended in a huge canyon area. Later that area became a national park and bore his name.

5 He was a very competent leader who organized an exploring expedition into the Garfield area in 1849.

6 He founded a popular tourist stop near Bryce Canyon.


of Emery County?

A. George W. Emery, p. 75, par.2

B. John W. Gunnison, p.32

C. Brigadier General Bruce

Easley, Jr., P. 323.

D. Orange Seely, p.151, par. 4

E. Annie Catherine Peterson

Rasmussen, p. 143, par. 1

1 He was probably the highest ranking officer from Emery County during the Korean War. He was a West Pont graduate who became adjutant general of all Allied ground forces in Germany in 1954.

2 She delivered 464 babies during her career. She lived to be 102 and did her knitting as she walked from house to house. She often took off her own clothing to wrap around a new baby. Many times she took food and clothing from her own home to help the needy.

3

He was a territorial governor of Utah. He was the only governor to have a Utah County named after him.

4

He pulled teeth, set bones and did blacksmith work as he made his rounds on church visits. He covered a huge area in the sothern part of the state.

5 Led an expedition into Emery County in 1853 to find a route for the transcontinental railroad. His party brought the first wagons into the county. He and seven of his men were killed by Pahvant Indians.


of Duchesne County?


A. Chief Tabby, p. 51, picture D. Dr. Lurrine Miles, p. 123,

caption par. 2 B. Antoine Robidoux, p. 25, E. Harvey Natches, p. 268, par. 4

picture caption

C. William Henry Smart, p.104,

picture caption

1 This person was the most remembered doctor in early years of the county. She turned down opportunities to practice in Boston and other cities and dedicated her life to practicing medicine in the Uintah Basin.

2 He was a Ute Indian who received more medals than any other soldier in the county in World War II.

3 He was the most important fur trader in the Uintah Basin. He had a fur trading post in this area until 1844.

4 He was the first tribal leader to lead his followers to the Uintah Reservation. He lived to be over one-hundred years old.

5 He was a very important in the development of homesteading and the early history of Duchesne County.

Who were these famous people of Davis County?

Read about these people on the given pages and match them with the descriptions below.

A. Captain Daniel Davis, p. 43,

par. 3

B. Spencer Adams, p. 295,

picture & caption

C. Nancy Clark, p. 220, par. 1

D. John C. Fremont, p. 8, par. 1

E. Captain Howard Stansbury,

p. 9, par. 2

1 This person made the first dress from silk produced in Utah.

2 He surveyed the Great Salt Lake in 1843 and 1845. He named Antelope Island and made maps and descriptions of the area that were used by Brigham Young before he led the pioneers from Illinois to Utah.

3 He was a veteran of the Mormon Battalion who led a company that reenlisted for an additional 6 months of service in California.

4 He became the first Utahn to play major league baseball. He played with the championship Washington Senators (1925) and the New York Yankees (1926).

5 He described the Great Salt Lake in detail. His work in 1850 remains and important landmark in historical geography.

Who were these famous people of Daggett County?

A. Jim Bridger, p. 35, par. 3 B. Uncle Jack Robinson, p. 36,

par.2 & 3 C. Bill Hickman, p. 44, par. 2

D. John Wesley Powell, p. 58, par.4

E. Jim Warren, p. 105, par.4 F. Adolph Jesson p. 124 &,

p.125, par. 1&4

1 He was the most famous scientist-explorer of the West. He was a Civil War veteran and very well-educated. He founded a natural history museum and was given $500 to explore the Rocky Mountains which led him to the future Utah areas.

2 He was hired to complete a territorial survey. In 1890 he noticed that the area could be good for farming. He started a land and water company which became successful.

3 Brigham Young appointed him to be sheriff, prosecutor, tax collector and assessor in the new settlement of the Daggett area. He was a man who could command respect of the mountaineers and Indians.

4

He was a legendary mountain man who saw the opportunity of trading with emigrants and Indians. He established trading posts bearing his name.

5

He started a stock trading business in 1843. He would trade one good animal for two that were broken down by travel across the country. He was also remembered as a gentleman and an extraordinary storyteller.

6

He was one of several outlaw ranchers in the Browns Park area. He encouraged his hands to steal unbranded cattle and allowed them to keep some of their spoils.

Who were these famous people Of Carbon County?


A. General William R. Ashley, D. Daigoro Hashimoto, p. 205, p.18, par.1 par.2

B. Jefferson Tidwell, p.22, par. 1 E. Lionidas Skliris, p.204, par.2

C. Joseph Barboglio, p.212, par.3

1. He was sent by Brigham Young in 1877 to explore the area of Castle Valley in Carbon County for possible settlement. Shortly after his expedition, Mormons began settling there.

2. This person was one of the most important businessmen of his time. He was an Italian immigrant who worked in the Castle Gate mine. Later, he started the Helper State Bank.

3. He entered the Carbon County area in 1825 by sailing down the Green River. He was a partner in the American Fur Trading Company.

4. He was known as the "Czar of the Greeks." He was a recruiter who worked with businessmen to supply Greek workers for the railroads, coal mines, and copper mines.

5. He was a Japanese labor agent who helped his countrymen find jobs when they came to Carbon County.

Who were these famous people

of Cache County?


A. Marriner S. Eccles, p. 289, D. Merlin Olsen, p. 271, picture picture

E. Bryant Stringham, p. 26, par.4 B. Peter Skene Ogden, p.9, par.3 C. Peter Maughn,p. 28, par.3

1 In 1855 he led the first group of men into Cache Valley to establish a cattle ranch.

2. In 1825 he led a large Hudson's Bay Company group of trappers into Cache Valley.

3. He asked Brigham Young for permission to go to Cache and select a place for settlement.

4. He was a financial pioneer of Cache County in the 1930's.

5. He was an outstanding football player for Utah State in the 1960's. Later he played in the National Football League.

Who were these famous people of Box

Elder County?

A. Lorenzo Snow, p. 68-69

E. John C. Fremont, p. 50

B. James Duane Doty, p. 80-81

F. B. H. Roberts, p. 233,234

C. Howard Stansbury, p. 53

G. L. Jay Silvester, p. 299

D. Alben Borgstrom, p. 272

1 He was and Indian superintendent, He helped make a treaty with the Indians to stop the violent clashes between the Indians and settlers in July of 1863. Nine tribal chiefs signed the treaty.

2 An apostle of the LDS Church, he was sent to Box Elder in 1853 to take charge of its settlement. He led a large group of 50 families who had come from Denmark, Sweden and Norway and helped build up the first town in Box Elder.

3 He recruited young men from Box Elder County to enlist in the army to fight in World War I. He promised their parents that he would go with them and be their "father." At age 60 he was their leader and even carried a 60 pound pack and marched with his 1600 men to Santa Ana, California, 190 miles away.

4 This Box Elder resident won a silver medal in the Olympics.

5 His family gained national fame when four of their five sons died in World War II within a six-month period. They requested that their fifth son be released. This started a new policy that the sole survivor in a family who had lost two or more sons would not be required to do combat duty.

6 In 1843, he led the first exploration into Box Elder County sponsored by the U. S. Government. After passing through Box Elder County and exploring the Great Salt Lake, he named the area the Great Basin. His maps were used by the Mormon pioneers in 1847.

Who were these famous people

of Beaver County?

Read about these people on the given pages and match them with the descriptions below.

A .Philo T. Farnsworth, p.223 B. Butch Cassidy, p. 93

C. Jefferson Hunt, p.44 D. Parley P. Pratt, p. 46 E. George A. Smith and Ezra T. Benson, p. 46

1 He reported to the Utah Territorial Legislature that the Beaver area would be an excellent place for extensive settlement.

2 He was the first Mormon to pass through Beaver County. He made several trips from Salt Lake City to California between 1847 and 1851.

3 This person was appointed in April 1850 to lead the Iron Mission which would develop a pioneer iron industry and establish settlements in the Beaver County area.

4 This man's real name was George LeRoy Parker, born 13 April 1866 in Beaver. He chose to become an outlaw. He became one of the West's most famous outlaws and developed the reputation of a modern western Robin Hood, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor, and never shedding innocent blood.

5 He invented the first television system in 1927. He never became wealthy because of the invention, nor did he during his lifetime receive the credit he deserved as the "father of television."

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