by JRobins | Sep 17, 2023 | People
LeConte Stewart 1891-1990 Renowned Landscape Artist LeConte Stewart was born in the small farming community of Glenwood, Sevier Co., Utah in 1891. He moved to Rexburg, Idaho as a teenager and graduated from high school there. From an early age, he wanted to be an...
by DYoung | Aug 19, 2023 | Ladies of Note, People
Zipporah Layton Stewart 1894-1984 Zipporah Stewart is herself. There is no pretense, no affection about Zip. She has no desire, no ability to camouflage the real person, and for that everyone who knows her as exceedingly grateful, Mary Bowring, columnist for The...
by DYoung | Aug 19, 2023 | Ladies of Note, People
Amy Pratt Romney 1890-1976 First full-time librarian for the new Kaysville Public Library At a special election held in September of 1920, the citizens of Kaysville decided, with an overwhelming affirmative vote, that the town needed a permanent city and citizen...
by JRobins | Aug 18, 2023 | People
Elmer James Criddle 1894-1918 Only Soldier from Kaysville to be Killed in Action in World War I Elmer James Criddle was born On July 7, 1894 in Kaysville, Utah to James Alvin (1865-1941) and Elizabeth Jane Dawson Criddle (1863-1940). He married Agnes Myrtle Spackman...
by DYoung | Aug 8, 2023 | Ladies of Note, People
Norma Buhler Preece 1922-2018 Many Kaysville old-timers remember answering their telephone and hearing a familiar voice say, “This is Norma. Do you have any news for me today?” The voice on the other end of the line was Norma Preece the Kaysville correspondent for The...
by DYoung | Jun 2, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Samuel Oliver Holmes No Photo Available 1807-1865 Known as the second settler of Kaysville Kay’s Ward’s second white pioneer and somewhat of a mysterious settler was Samuel Oliver Holmes. Samuel lived in Kay’s Ward for about ten years and then left...
