by JRobins | Mar 31, 2023 | People
Robert William Allen 1839-1928 Architect and Musician William Allen was an early 20th century Utah architect whose office was a small studio behind his Kaysville home. He emigrated from England at age 13 and for reasons unknown apparently on is own. The ship’s...
by DYoung | Mar 24, 2023 | People
Samuel Ashton 1815-1890 Samuel Ashton was born March 8, 1815 at Derbyshire, England. He and his wife Mary Bunting Ashton came across the ocean on the ship “Horizon”. They crossed the plains with a handcart company (1) and arrived in Salt Lake Valley...
by DYoung | Mar 24, 2023 | People
Mary Bunting Ashton 1820-1900 Mary Bunting Ashton was born February 14 or 15, 1820 at Nottingham, England. She came across the ocean on the ship “Horizon” with her husband Samuel Ashton. She pushed a handcart the entire distance across the plains,...
by JRobins | Mar 3, 2023 | People
Jane Wilkie Hooper Blood 1845-1898 Early pioneers Jane Wilkie Hooper Blood and her husband William Blood were the parents of John Hooper Blood whose home was located on Locust or Center Street. Jane was a Kaysville suffragist whose participation helped to gain the...
by JRobins | Mar 3, 2023 | People
Ellen Ann Beazer Barton 1852-1918 Ellen Ann Beazer Barton was the daughter of prosperous parents who had a home of culture and refinement as had their parents in England. When the family joined a new American church and made plans to emigrate, the relatives “were...
by JRobins | Mar 3, 2023 | People
Harriet “Hattie” Emily Smith Smith 1856-1938 Hattie Smith (1856-1938) was sister to Lizzie and the two shared a dedication to furthering the progress of women. She was a Columbian Club officer in the Kaysville organization. This group supported the goals of the...
