Poul Ottosen 1795-1859 Ane Kristine Rasmusdatter

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3rd Great Grandparents

Poul Ottosen
Parents Otto Andersen and  Johanne Larsdatter
Birth 17 Sep 1795 Kjettingje, Maribo, Denmark
Christening: 11 October 1795 Kjettingje, Maribo, Denmark
Married 1) Maren Larsdatter 29 March 1822 Nystead, Maribo, Denmark
Children: Mads, Karen, Mads, Ane, Lus, Jens, Zeir (these last two are twins)
2) Ane Rasmusdatter 1 December 1843 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Died 5 Sep 1859 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Buried 9 Sep 1859 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

Ane Kristine Rasmusdatter
Parents Rasmus Jorgensen and Johanne Hansdatter
Birth 8 Nov 1823 Herritslev, Maribo, Denmark
Death 29 Jan 1879 Plain City, Weber, Utah
Burial 7 Feb 1879
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

From Family Search -  modified to avoid repetition (the kids are listed): 

This account is written by LaRue Elkins-Stuart daughter of Wallace Gustave Poulson, granddaughter of John Lorenzo Poulson, great-granddaughter of William (Vilhelm) Poulson, great, great-granddaughter of Poul Ottensen and Ane Kirstine Rasmussen. The information is edited from dates on Family Search and the oral biography told by Maren Johanne Ottensen Taylor, Willian’s sister, and recorded by Naomi Tracy Skeen Poul was the first child of Otto Anderson and Johanna Larsen. Counting Poul there were seven sons and 2 daughters born into Otto and Johanna’s family. Otto was 26 years old when Poul was born, Johanna was 24. Paul Ottosen was 27 years old when he married Maren, she was 29. They were married for 21 years. They were blessed with 7 children. Lars born in 1820. There is no death date listed for Lars but he married Ingeborg Pedersen on the 14 of December 1851 when he was 31 years old. There is a record of Lars and Ingeborg having two daughters, one born in 1852 and the other in 1855. Mads (1822-1823) died as an infant, Karen (1824-deceased) Married Iver Friderichsen on the 5th of December 1852 when she was 28 years old. Her husband Iver died in 1853, the same year Karen gave birth to their daughter, Ane. Karen later married Rasmus Rasmussen there is no marriage date listed. Mads born (1826-1835), he died when he was 9 years old. Ane Catherine (1829-1835) died when she was 7 years old. twins Jens and Zeir born in 1834. There is no death date listed for either of the twins. Jens has had his temple work done except sealing to a spouse. If he married that information has not been found. Zeir marred Wihelmine Henriette Jochumsen on September 7th 1861. They had 6 children.  

When Maren died on April 6th, 1843, three of their children had already died. Their surviving children were Lars 20 years old, Karen 19 years old, and the twins Jens, and Zeir 9 years old.  

When Poul married Ane he was 48 years old and Ane Kirstine was 20.  Ane Kirstine was the 3rd daughter in a family of 5 girls born to her parents. Rasmus was 28 and Ane Kirstine was born and Johanne was 36.  

Poul owned a little farm. Ane Kirstine was a good mother that taught her daughters to knit, sew, cook and take care of a home. The family was blessed with 9 children.  

Their lives were filled with challenges and heartaches. On the 3rd of January 1851, twin girls were born. Karen died on the 15th of January, and her twin sister Ane Cathrine died on the 21st. 

Their second child Hans died in 1853 he was just 7 years old. They were yet to face even greater losses when 4 years after the death of Hans, Christina died the day she was born 13 of May 1857. Ane Kirstine had buried 4 of nine children when Poul, her husband, died in 1859 at the age of 64. They were married for 16 years. 

A year later, their youngest child Karoline age 3, also died. At the time of this last loss in their family the oldest child William was 15, Maren was 11, Annie was 8, and Bodil Stine was 6.  After the family was taught the Gospel, Ana Kirstina decided to sell the farm. Though she was newly widowed with 4 children, she decided to take her family and join the Saints immigrating to Utah. However, she found that the sale of the farm did not provide enough means for all of them to go together. Her oldest son, William, stayed in Denmark to come later. The sea voyage to their landing port in America took 6 seasick weeks and the long 6-week journey by ox-team across the plains took another toll on their family. Midway through the journey 7-year-old Bodil died, was gently wrapped in a quilt, and buried beside the trail. It was several years later William, about 26 by then, joined his remaining family in Utah. The year was about 1870

CHILDREN: 

unless noted otherwise, the following children  
are my second great-grand uncles and aunts

William Poulsen

Vilhelm (William) Poulsen
Birth: 14 February 1844 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Christening: 26 February 1844 Toreby, Maribo, Denmark
Note: given name was Wilhelm and Vilhelm in different records
Church Confirmation: 1858 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Occupation: Farmer (1900-1910) Miner (at time of death). Evidently, he discovered the first salt deposit in Redmond, Utah and it became the family business for three generations
Married 1) Anna Sophia Jensen about 1869 Denmark
No Children
2) Dorthea Elsina Larsen 5 Feb 1872 Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
Children: William, Sarah, Johanna, Joseph, John, David, George, Moroni, Mary, Albert, Andrew
3) Elizabeth Bottom 5 February 1915 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Note: Elizabeth was married to Joseph Simpson first, and after William died, she married Benjamin Adams.
Death 4 March 1916 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
COD: Chronic Nephritis (Kidney failure)
The informant on the death certificate: his son, Albert
Burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Note: Plot L- 22- 6- 1E

William's Death Certificate

Sources
Birth and Christening: Denmark Baptisms, Denmark Church Records Vol 14 date range from 1842-1867
Church Confirmation: Denmark Church Records, Vol 4 1846-1869 page 155-6
1845 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 1)
1850 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 6)
1855 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 11)
1880 US Census Redmond, Sevier, Utah (age 36)
1900 US Census Redmond, Sevier, Utah (age 56)
1910 US Census Redmond, Sevier, Utah (age 66)
Marriage to Elizabeth: Utah County Marriages
Death and Burial: Utah Death Certificate and Utah Deaths and Burials

William's headstone

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12776900/william-poulson
Family Search
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Hans Poulsen
Birth 30 December 1846 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Christening: 16 May 1847 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Never Married
No Children
Death 31 Jan 1854 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 7)
Burial
Sources
Christening: Denmark Church Records Vol 4 1846-1869 page 3
1850 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 3)
Death: Denmark Church Records Vol 4 1846-1869 page 387-8
Family Search
ancestry.com

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2nd Great grandmother

Maren Johanne "Hannah" Poulsen
Birth 12 March 1849 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Christening 13 April 1849 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark

Emigrated to Utah 1857 aboard Monarch of the Sea that departed 16 May 1861 from Liverpool and arrived 16 June 1861 in New York

The Monarch of the Sea - ship Mary sailed on

Married John Ammon Taylor 24 Nov 1868 Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
Children: John, William, George, Hannah, Charles, Hyrum, Ether, Parley, Lester, Elmer
Death 7 February 1916 Plain City, Weber, Utah

COD: Lobar Pneumonia

The informant on death certificate: husband, John
Burial 10 February 1916 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah

Mary's death certificate

Sources
Christening: Denmark Church Records, Vol 4 1846-1869 page 79

1850 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 1)
1855 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 6)
1880 US Census Harrisville, Weber, Utah (age 30, going by name Hanah)

1900 US Census Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 51, going by the name Mary H)

1910 US Census Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 60 - going by name Hannah)

Utah Death Certificate
Saints by Sea: https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/mii/passenger/43288

Family Search
ancestry.com

Ane Katherine Poulsen (twin to Karen)
Birth  3 January 1851 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Christened 4 January 1851 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Death 21 January 1851 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Sources
Birth and Christening: Denmark Baptisms Vol 4, 1846-1869, page 87-8
1855 Denmark Census Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark (age 4)
Family Search
ancestry.com

Karen Poulsen (twin to Ane)
Birth 3 January 1851Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Christened 4 January 1851 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Death 15 January 1851 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Burial
Sources
Birth and Christening: Denmark Baptisms Vol 4, 1846-1869, page 87-8
Family Search
ancestry.com

Annie's headstone

Annie Poulsen Colvin

Annie Poulsen 
Birth 30 March 1852 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Married: Orlin Francis Colvin 9 February 1867 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children: Mary, Jane, William, David, Margaret, Moroni
Death 16 Feb 1942 Ogden, Weber, Utah
COD: Congestive Heart Failure, General Debility
Burial: 18 February 1942 Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
Birth and Christening: Denmark Church Records Vol 4, 1846-1869, pages 91-2

 Denmark Baptisms
1880 US Census Eden, Weber, Utah (age 26)
1900 US Census Eden, Weber, Utah (age 46)
1930 US Census Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 77, widowed)
Utah Death Certificates

Annie's death certificate

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63085873/annie-colvin
Family Search
ancestry.com

Bodil Stine Poulsen

Birth 29 Jul 1854 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Not Married
No Children 
Death 1861 on the great plains while on way to Utah
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

Christiana Poulsen  (twin to Karoline)
Birth 13 March 1857 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Married:
Children: 
Death 1857 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Burial
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

Karoline Poulsen (twin to Christiana)
Birth 13 March 1857 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Married:
Children: 
Death 1857 Oster Ulselv, Maribo, Denmark
Burial
Sources
Family Search
ancestry.com

Niels Ohlsson 1834-1924 - Petrea Jensen 1841-1886

Neils, Elsie (his 3rd wife), William, Jens
 about 1924

Neils Ohlsson (The names have many different spellings)
Parents: Ola Nilsson and Elna Olsdotter        

Born 10 Jun 1834 Anderslov, Malmous, Sweden

Note: his surname is spelled with double-s and 'on' on the end of his name because he was born in Sweden. Danish names use only 1 s.                                                

Christened 18 Jun 1834 Anderslov, Malmous, Sweden 

Note: his name is spelled Nils Olsson

Died 18 Mar 1924 Tirstrup, Randers Denmark
Married: 1) Petrea Jensen 6 Nov 1863 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Note: His name is spelled Niels Ohlson in record
2) Kirsten Johannesdatter about 1887 Denmark (she died about 1903)

No Children

3) Elsie Poulsen 5 Nov 1904 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
 No children - she was over 50 years old. (She is shown in the picture)

Sources
Christening: IGI Film 144828 Batch C402142 dated 1779-1854
Marriage IGI Film 0051306 Batch M203844 dated 1854-1872

Niels Ohlsson and Petrea Jensen marriage record

Petrea Jensen (the picture is not her, but his third wife)
Parents: Soren Jensen and Elmine Boltine Horn
Born 11 Feb 1841 Draaby, Randers, Denmark
Christened 9 May 1841 Draaby Randers, Denmark
Died 5 Nov 1886 Denmark
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 34412 pt 245
Christening: IGI Film 0050940 Batch 206282 dated 1831-1863

CHILDREN

Laura Christiane Ohlson
Born 2 Jan 1864 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Christened 24 Mar 1864 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Note: Father's name spelled Niels Ohlson in record

Married Christen Rasmussen 2 Jan 1894 Grenaa, Randers, Denmark

Children: Neils, Tyra

Died 10 October 1910 Amtssygehuset Grenaa, Denmark

Buried Granaa, Denmark

Death Record - first frame shows the death date the second frame shows the death date and place, the third shows her married name and maiden name, the fourth shows her husband's name, their address, and her parents' names and her birth date and place

Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0051306 Batch C203844 dated 1854-1872

1890 Denmark Census (age 26, servant in the Brendstrup household)

Death: Denmark Church Records
Ola Ohlson
Born 11 Jun 1866 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Christened 30 Sep 1866 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Note: Father's name spelled Niels Ohlson in record

Never married

No children

Ola's birth and christening record

Died 3 May 1885 Garnisons Song, Denmark (age 18)

Buried 6 June 1885 Denmark

Ola's death record
Note: along with his name, it gives where he is from - Tirstrup

Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0051306 Batch C203844 dated 1854-1872

Birth and Christening: Denmark Church Records

Note: name spelled Ola Ohlson

1880 Denmark Census Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark (age 13, living with parents, his name is spelled Ole in record)

Death and Burial Record

Note: his surname is spelled Ohlsson in the record

1928 Elmine and grandchild

Elmine "Minna" Ohlson (female!)
Born 20 Sep 1870 Tirstrup, Randers Denmark
Christened 1 Jan 1871 Tirstrup, Randers Denmark

Elmine's birth and Christening Record
Note:  She was obviously named after her maternal grandmother

Married 1)  Kristen Elskid Sorenson 26  April 1890 (he is 31-years-old)

Children: Karl, Alfrida, Ebba

Elmine and Kristen's marriage record
Note: they were divorced by 1916

2) Married (?) Kristen Mandrup about 1900 Denmark

Children: Carl, Karna

1930 - Elmine and grandchildren
Grandchildren were identified as Hans, YB, Svends, Gyfee, Ag, Erick, 
but not in any order. I see 3 boys and 3 girls. I think the boys are on the left of Elmine and the girls are on the right.

Died after 1930, when the above picture was taken 

Buried
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0051306 Batch C203844 dated 1854-1872
Marriage: Denmark Church Records

Pictures:  from my aunt who got copies from her Aunt Velma

1880 Denmark Census Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark (age 9, living with parents)

1911 Denmark Census Copenhagen, Demark (age 41, with husband)

1916 Denmark Census Copenhagen, Demark (age 46, divorced)

1921 Denmark Census Copenhagen, Demark (age 51, divorced, with daughter and son)

1925 Denmark Census Copenhagen, Demark (age 55, claims she is widowed)

1930 Kompagnistr, Copenhagen, Denmark

Niels Peter Ohlson
Born 3 Feb 1874 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Christened 2 Apr 1874 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Note: Father's name spelled Nils Ohlson in record

Niels' birth and christening

Married Karen Jorgenson Krogh 31 December 1898  Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark

Children: Inger, Cigrid

Died: 

Buried
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0051306 Batch C203844 dated 1854-1872

1880 Denmark Census Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark (age 5, living with parents)

Denmark Church Records

*Janus Marinus Elman Ohlson (a.k.a. Martin Smith)
To see him as a parent: https://upperlevelgen.blogspot.com/2009/04/martin-smith-janus-marinus-elmann.html

Born 18 Dec 1876 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark
Note:  He departed from Copenhagen, Denmark and Immigrated to USA aboard ship SS Island and arrived in New York 5 May 1899 
Occupation: Farmer, Rancher, Meat Wagon driver

Married: Esther Elizabeth East 1 Feb 1911 Ogden, Weber, Utah
NOTE: He married her under the name Martin Smith, so he had obviously changed his name prior to this. I have not heard why he did - though there are rumors of criminal behavior. Nor do I know how he ended up in Utah.
Children: Mary, Alfred (Clyde), Martin (Blaine), Vesta, Velma, Hazel, Esther (Violet), Norma, Donna, Elman (Glen), Beverly
Died 8 Sep 1935 Ogden, Ogden, Utah (age 58)
Buried Oct 1935 Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Martin and Esther's headstone

Sources
Immigration:  Ellis Island New York Passenger lists 1820-1957 for the ship:  SS Island page 229 Line #8
1880 Denmark Census Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark (age 3, living with parents)

1920 US Federal Census for Weber County, Utah
1930 US Federal Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 4A
Utah Death Index 1905-1951 State File No. 1935003639
Obituary in Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Jens Ohlsson
passport pic
It describes him
as 5'9"
Medium forehead
Blue eyes
Regular nose
small mouth
oval face
round chin
gray hair
fair complexion

Jens Ohlsson

To see him as a parent: https://upperlevelgen.blogspot.com/2015/06/jens-ohlsson-and-bertha-marie-holst.html

Born 6 Dec 1882 Tirstrup, Randers, Denmark

Occupation: Burlington Northern RR

Married Bertha Marie Sorenson Holst 14 Oct 1911 Williston, Williams, North Dakota (divorced, she returned to Denmark with their children)

Children:  William (who eventually went to South Africa) and Margaret Caroline who married Arne Hansen and lived in Denmark.  Jen's niece, Sharon, visited Margaret and her family in Denmark in the 1960's at the family farm.  It was called Koustrup Garden. 

 

Immigration year:  1910 and 1930 censuses claim 1905

Note: Jens traveled back home several times. The first record I found when he came to the USA was 16 Nov 1901, sailing from Liverpool, England. He had to apply for a passport in 1921 that stated he had lived in Montana and Missouri.

Jens Ohlsson

The following is information obtained from Ellis Island records
First Name: Jens
Last Name: Ohlsson
Ethnicity:
Last Place of Residence: Wolfe Point, Montana
Date of Arrival: Mar 13, 1920
Age at Arrival: 37 Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Mauretania
Port of Departure: Southampton
Manifest Line Number: 0008

Death Certificate

Died 9 May 1956 St Benedict's Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah
COD: Hepato-renal syndrome (Kidney failure) obstructive jaundice, probably carcinoma of common duct (Liver cancer)

Jens Obituary

Note: The informant was his sister, Mary P Smith VanDeGraaff
Buried:  9 JULY 1956 - yes, this is correct!
Note:  the reason it took so long to bury him was due to the fact he was cremated and his ashes were shipped to his daughter Margaret in Denmark.
Sources
1910 US Census for Montana Page 9 (age 29)
Note:  name given as Jens P Olsen in record
1920 US Census for Sheridan, Montana (age 29 - it should be 39)
Note: name given as Jens P Olsen in record
1930 US Census for Sheridan, Montana (age 49)
Note: name given as Jens P Olsen in record
1940 US Census for Sheridan, Montana (age 59) Note: name given as Jens P Olsen in record

1950 US Census Havre, Hill, Montana (age 67, divorced)
http://www.ellisisland.org/
Pictures:  US Passport application and the older picture were from 1947

Obituary - has place of burial wrong

Laramie County, Wyoming Naturalization Records 1867-1920 Vol C p107
US Passport Applications 1795-1925 (He was living in Kansas City, Missouri and applied for his passport on 22 Nov 1921)
Air Passenger Manifest for Scandinavian Airlines 7 Sep 1947 page 176 Line 2 (He's living in Havre, Montana according to the information)
WW1 Draft Registration (he was living in Sheridan County, Montana, was married to Bertha, had Grey-brown hair, blue eyes, a medium build and height)

WW2 Draft Registration 2 May 1942 (described as 5'8 1/2", 190 pounds, blue eyes, light complexion - no hair color chosen, he was living in Glasgow, Montana, and listed the RR as the person that would always know where he was)

Utah Death Certificate
Cremation: Sharon Smith (his great niece) told me she went with his sister-in-law (her grandmother, Esther Elizabeth East Smith) to send his ashes to Denmark
Obituaries from Ogden Standard-Examiner
Burial:  Denmark

Heidi Henriette Bertlesen of Denmark is a cousin and I have been in touch with her about this line.

Martin Smith (Janus Marinus Elmann Ohlsson) 1876-1935 - Esther Elizabeth East 1893-1954

        

Janus Marinus Elmann Ohlsson
a.k.a. Martin Smith
Picture provided by Sharon Brandewie, his granddaughter

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great grandfather

Martin Smith's real name and the name under which he was christened is Janus Marinus Elmann Ohlsson

Family Legend : Janus and his brother Jens, stowed away on a ship bound for America. The story continued that they jumped ship (details about this were conspicuously absent, but so was any information regarding what ship etc.) and ended up, eventually, in Utah though how this was accomplished, no one living could say.

A missing link to the puzzle: I was told by Aunt Sharon (his gdaughter) that he and his brother, Jens, left Denmark because they did not get along with their stepmother (Niels Ohlsson's second wife, Kirsten). However, Jens was not with him according to the ship's manifest.

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Parents: Neils Ohlsson and Petrea (Traya) Jensen

Born 18 Dec 1876 Randers, Tirstrup, Denmark

Note: His given name is spelled here the way it is recorded at the time of his christening

Christened 17 Jun 1877 Tirstrup, Denmark

Janus (Martin's) birth and christening record

Immigration Record:  left from Copenhagen, Denmark at 22 years of age and arrived in New York 5 May 1899 aboard the ship called Island

Supposedly the ship 'Island' he sailed on

Ship Manifest - proving he came through Ellis Island
AND he was alone - Jens was not with him at this time.

CHANGING HIS NAME:  The question has been asked many times about when/why Janus changed his name to Martin.  It had to have happened between 1899, when he arrived in Ellis Island, and five years later (1904) when he was accused of crimes.

Family Legend: Martin raped or attempted raping someone and served hard time in the penitentiary for it.  

TRUTH: Yes and no - yes, he was accused, a Judge found him innocent and no he did not serve time for this crime. 

A second cousin of mine (S.O.) has provided the below news articles as proof. 

READ THEM IN ORDER and hold judgement until the end. 

Martin was 24 years old.

Article #1
The Weekly Standard
Issue: Friday, 29 April 1904

Article #2
Daily Utah State Journal
Issue: Friday, 29 April 1904

Article #3
The Salt Lake Herald
Issue: Friday, 29 April 1904

Article #4
Daily Utah State Journal
Issue: Tuesday, 3 May 1904

Article #5
Daily Utah State Journal
Issue: Wednesday, 4 May 1904

Article #6
Deseret News
Issue: Thursday, 5 May 1904, page 8

Martin was a butcher by trade
Here he is with a 400 lb. hog

Occupation: Farmer (1912 - 1913 on children's birth certificates. 

Butcher, Cattleman, Rancher all listed in his death notice in paper.

Blaine and dog in front of his father's meat wagon

which, according to family legend, Martin used 

to make liquor deliveries during prohibition.

Married: Esther Elizabeth East 1 Feb 1911 Ogden, Weber, Utah 

"Martin" and Elizabeth's Marriage Record

Salt Lake Tribune
Issue: Sunday 1 July 1908

Article from 29 March 1915
Ogden Standard-Examiner

Article from 23 October 1915
Ogden Standard-Examiner

Article from 11 April 1916
Ogden Standard-Examiner

Died: 8 Sep 1935 Ogden, Ogden, Utah 

COD: Cerebral Hemorrhage, Essential Hypertension

NOTE:  the death certificate will be found under the name Martin Smith.

Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Note: On the death certificate, the body was removed not buried, which may have led to speculation.  After all, it was during the time of the Great Depression and money was hard to come by.  He had been bedridden for years at the time of his death.   

Family Legend:  Martin was not buried for six weeks because no one could afford to pay for the burial/funeral. The mortuary refused to bury the body (kept it on ice) until they received payment. The payment could not be made until a pea crop destined for the LDS Cannery was harvested.

Headstone for Martin and Esther

CORRECTION: (from Kathy McCreary): Donna, Martin's daughter, said that he was buried a few days after he died (this correlates with cemetery records of burial) and Donna went with her mother and paid $1.00 a month until it was paid off. 

My QUESTION ABOUT CORRECTION: She would have been 7 years old at the time of her father's death. Funerals cost about $250-$300 in 1935.  They must have paid part of it upfront, otherwise, it makes no sense mathematically. 

Example: If it cost $300 for his funeral and they paid $1 a month, it would have taken twenty-five years. That means Esther was dead before the final payment was made. Even if they were only paying the $250 instead of $300 it would take 20 years which would make it 1955 - the year she died. I don't know that the funeral parlor allowed that much leeway/credit. My question then is, did Donna really go every  month until her mother died? or was the debt forgiven and that's why Donna thought it was all paid off?  

Sources

Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0434779 p 15 No 24 Dated 1873-1897

Immigration:  New York Passenger Lists 1820-1957 Microfilm Roll T715-60 page 229 Line 8

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah Sheet 23 (age 38)

Note:  It has him listed as DRASTUS

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, County Sheet 41A (age 52)

Note:  The 1930 Census claims Niels is from Germany when he is actually from Denmark

Application for License to marry #5446 Warren, Weber, Utah

Newspaper articles about his bootlegging, exoneration of rape charges, stealing

Death: Death Certificate and Obit in Ogden Standard-Examiner, p 10 dated 9 Sep 1935

Death:  Utah Death Index 1905-1951

Marriage: Utah Marriages 1887-1966 Batch M74786-4 ref 5446 p476 #F (2953)

Picture of Martin and him standing by the 400 lb hog: courtesy of his granddaughter, Sharon Smith

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10988467/martin-smith

Esther Elizabeth East

Esther Elizabeth East Smith
Note:  retouched photo  

Esther Elizabeth East
Note: original photo

Parents:  Javes East and Elizabeth Mary Clark

Born 26 Mar 1893 Warren, Weber, Utah

Died 11 Jun 1954 Ogden, Ogden, Utah

COD: Pulmonary Embolus, Phlebothrombosis

Buried 15 Jun 1954 Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Ogden, Utah

Sources

1900 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 7)

1910 US Census for Warren, Weber, Utah (age 17)

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 27)

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah Sheet 41A (age 37)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 47)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Deceased LDS member record

Utah Death Certificate

Pictures of her:  courtesy of Sharon Smith, her granddaughter

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone (seen above with Martin's information)

 : https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10988517/esther-elizabeth-smith

CHILDREN

(Colorized and enhanced b/w photo)

Back Row: Violet, Vesta, Clyde, Mary, Velma, Hazel

Front Row: Beverly, Glen, Esther, Blaine, Donna 

Mary Petrea Smith

  

Mary Petrea Smith Van De Graaff

Mary Petrea Smith 

Born 6 Mar 1912 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Mary Petrea Smith birth certificate

Married: Casper Van De Graaff 29 Apr 1930 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Marriage license and certificate for Mary and Casper

Children:  Arie, Julie, Doris

Information from Velma: Mary hired Hazel and I to do housework and tend kids. Before Clyde and Blaine got married, they terraced Mary and Casper's backyard. When Blaine got divorced (she didn't mention which time) he stayed with Mary for two weeks when he felt sick. After Mary died, Arie stayed with Velma because the wind had blown Casper's pine trees down and he had no heat or lights. 

Died 28 Jun 1960 Ogden, Weber, Utah

COD: Cervical Cancer

Informant: husband, Casper

Mary's death certificate

Buried 30 Jun 1960 Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah 

Note: Lot 67 Position 65

Mary's headstone

Mary's graveside services

Mary's Obituary

Mary's signature on the application
for marriage to Casper

  

Sources

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 7)

Note: her father's name is Drastus in the Census

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 18)

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 28)

Obit in Ogden Standard-Examiner

Billiongraves.com

Picture of Mary on the right: Clipped from the group picture courtesy of her niece, Sharon

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32832361/mary-petrea-van_de_graaff

Clyde Alfred Smith

Clyde Alfred Smith

Clyde and Josie

Born 11 Aug 1913 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Note:  his original birth certificate had the wrong birthday and his mother had to fill out an affidavit to get it changed.  The affidavit claims his name is Clyde Alfred, not Alfred Clyde.  

Clyde's amended birth certificate

Occupation: Bell Telephone Company

Married: Josephine Strebel 25 Nov 1936 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Children:  Ronald, 1 living

Note on his marriage certificate that he signed his name as Alfred Clyde 

 Clyde and Josie on the streets of Ogden
Just outside the JCPenny store (Colorized)

Died 18 Sep 1993 Ogden, Ogden, Utah

Clyde's obituary

Buried 22 Sep 1993 Evergreen Memorial Park 

Note: Plot 0 E-MT0-25D-4

Clyde and Josie's headstone
Note that his headstone is engraved with Clyde A, not Alfred C.

Sources

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 7)

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 16)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 26)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

LDS Deceased member record

WW2 Draft Registration

SS Death Index

Obit in Ogden Standard-Examiner

Picture of Clyde and Josie: Arline (his ex-sis-in-law) gave it to me

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32833084/alfred-clyde-smith

Martin Blaine Smith (usually went by Blaine)

Martin Blaine Smith

Martin Blaine Smith
11 Dec 1953 

M - Maternal
Grandfather

Born 10 Feb 1915 West Weber, Weber, Utah

Also see him as a parent here:

https://upperlevelgen.blogspot.com/2008/12/martin-blaine-smith-1915-1966-arline.html

Occupation: Diesel Mechanic

Served in WW2 Infantry

Married: 1) Arline Mitchell 17 Oct 1936 Ogden, Ogden, Utah (divorced)

Note: his name is given as Janus Blaine Smith on the marriage license

Children: Sally, Sandy, 2 more living

2) Hilda McCrone 1952 (widowed - she died of a heart attack at age 28)

Children: she was pregnant when she died and the baby died with her. She had a daughter from a former marriage that Blaine gave to his ex-mother-in-law after Hilda died.  Then his sister (Velma) took her and raised her.

Blaine's Headstone

3) Pat Fisher

4) Zelma Bennett 1958 (married and divorced twice)

Children:  Sam, Ester

Died 16 Aug 1966 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah
COD: Heart attack

Buried 19 Aug 1966 Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Ogden, Utah

Sources

Personal Knowledge

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 4)

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 15)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 25)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Note: his son, Duke, and his stepdaughter, Ester Lorraine Smith (originally named Della Gill, later renamed Lorie Alexander)

Marriage to Arline: Marriage License (He used a bogus name)

Deceased LDS member record

Military Draft Registration

Obit in Ogden Standard-Examiner

SS death records

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5038405/martin-blaine-smith

Vesta Faun Smith

Vesta Obituary

Born 28 Oct 1918 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Married Henry Joseph Jensen Sr 19 Sep 1935 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Children:  Nancy, Henry, Pam

Information from Velma: Joe (Henry Jr.) stayed with her when he was a boy and Pam rented from Velma until she got her apartment on 1st and Jefferson.

Vesta and Henry's marriage certificate

Vesta's signature from the marriage certificate

Died 31 Dec 1966 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried 3 Jan 1967 Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Ogden, Utah

Sources

1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 1)

Vesta's Headstone

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 11)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 21)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Deceased LDS member record

Obituary in Ogden Standard-Examiner

Weber County Marriages

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5656377/vesta-faun-jensen

Velma Isabel Smith 

Velma Isabel Smith 

Born 1 Oct 1920 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Occupation:  Defense Depot in Ogden (DDO), self-employed

She wrote of her brothers: "Clyde, Blaine, and Glen never was mean to us."

MARRIAGES

Married 1) Roy Vaughn (annulled?)

Note:  I have never found a record of this marriage. It may never have existed 

Velma and Albie

Velma and Albert's marriage record
It does not indicate she was married previously

2) Albert  Edward Alexander 22 Jan 1938 (divorced)

Children: Ray (twin, lived 10  minutes), Roy, 

Supposedly adopted Esther Lorraine "Lorie" Smith (a.k.a. Della Gill)

Note: I have never found any evidence that Lorie was legally adopted by Velma. Velma was known to do things in unusual ways. 

Here is what I have heard, mostly from Sharon, my aunt, (Blaine's daughter, and Velma's niece). Lorie, once spelled Laurie, was the daughter of Hilda McCrone and the stepdaughter of Blaine, Velma's brother. 

Lorie was born Della Lorraine Gill - daughter of Hilda McCrone and Dellis Gill. Hilda was not fond of her ex-husband so they changed her name.  Sharon remembers that she chose the name Laurie because of a pretty girl at school with that name. Thus, Laurie was called  Laurie because of Sharon. I am guessing that for a short time she went by Laurie Smith. However, after her mother died, Laurie went to stay with Blaine's ex-mother-in-law (Lurena Taylor Mitchell, whom he greatly respected) until his sister Velma decided she wanted to raise her to supposedly give her son a sister. Once Velma decided to do this, Laurie became Esther Lorie Alexander. 

Note: Velma wrote that her mother (Esther Elizabeth East Smith) lived with her for the last 11 months of her life. She also wrote: Sharon (Blaine's daughter) came down and would rub her (grandmother's) feet for her. 

John Lincoln Hanlon

3) John Lincoln Hanlon 6 August 1971 Gainesville, Cooke, Texas

Note:  though I found the marriage record - it claimed she was a Smith, not an Alexander.  Don't know why she used her maiden name.

Mitchell Graham Boam

4) Mitchell Graham Boam 2 Sep 1975 Elko, Elko, Nevada

Note:  I put this man here because of a note that was left by Don Worthen on Family Search that stated: "per daughter Mickie, she recalls this marriage and the spouse, but recalls also that it was a very short marriage, maybe two days.  I contacted Don who assured me that Mickie was Mitchell's daughter.

5) Don Stout 17 June 1980 Elko, Elko, Nevada

No children

Died 11 Mar 2013 Ogden, Weber, Utah

In case you can't read it:

Obituary:

Velma Isabel Smith Alexander Stout
(October 1, 1920 ~ March 11, 2013)

Ogden – Velma A. Smith Stout, 92, passed away March 11, 2013.

She was born October 1, 1920, in Ogden, Utah the daughter of Esther Elizabeth East and Martin Smith.

Velma lived her entire life in Ogden and attended Ogden City Schools. She was a member of the LDS Church.

Velma retired from civil service at DDO and afterward had her own business as an IBM Keypunch Instructor.

She loved her family and enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren immensely. She enjoyed traveling.

She is survived by her son, Roy (Yvonne) Alexander; daughter, Lorie (Ernie) Hansen; 11 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren and her brother, Glen (Afton) Smith.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands and nine siblings.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013, at the Ogden City Cemetery, 20th and Madison Ave. A visitation will be held prior to the graveside at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

The family would like to give special thanks to Hospice for Utah, including a special appreciation to caregivers Colleen Terry and Chantel Smith for the kind and loving care they gave Velma.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Utah Heart Association.

Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Headstone

Sources

Personal Knowledge

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 9)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 21)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Obituary in Ogden Standard-Examiner

Marriage to John Lincoln Hanlon: Texas Marriage Index

Note:  Velma was listed as a Smith not an Alexander in the index.  She is not listed in John's obituary

Marriage to Mitchell Graham Boam: Nevada Marriage Index

Note: Velma used Alexander as her surname for this marriage.  She is not listed in Mitchell's obituary 

Marriage to Don James Stout: Nevada Marriage Index

Note: Velma used Alexander as her surname for this marriage.  

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106621292/velma-isabel-stout

Hazel Rosella Smith

Hazel Rosella Smith

John Walter Alexander

Born 16 Aug 1922 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Married: John Alexander 3 April 1938 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Information from Velma: they stayed with Albert and Velma on 25th and Wall when Velma was pregnant and again on 280 Jefferson.

Children:  Darlene, Christy  - the rest are living as of 2020

Hazel and John's marriage license

John and Hazel Alexander

John and Hazel's Headstone

Died 28 Apr 2008 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried 1 May 2008 Hooper City Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah

Sources

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33373452/hazel-rosella-alexander

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 8)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 17)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

SS Death Index

Family records

Family Search

ancestry.com

Of note: Hazel's adopted granddaughter and my own daughter served in the same LDS mission without knowing they were cousins

Ester Violet (Vi) Smith 

Esther Violet Smith McCreary

Alton William "Sam" McCreary

Born 29 Oct 1924 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Occupation (s): DDO Ogden

Married Alton William "Sam" McCreary 23 Aug 1945 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Information from Velma: Violet stayed with her at 280 Jefferson during the war. Bev stayed with Violet until their mother died in 1955.

Children: Billy, Bobby, David, Elizabeth, Tammy

Violet and Sam's headstone

Died 3 Sep 2009 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Obituary:

OGDEN - Esther Violet "Vi" Smith McCreary, 84, died on Thursday, September 3, 2009 of causes incident to age.

Vi was born October 29, 1924, in Ogden, Utah a daughter of Martin and Esther East Smith. On August 21, 1945, she married Alton William "Sam"

McCreary in Ogden. Sam preceded her in death on May 5, 1994. She retired from Federal Service after many years of service.

Vi loved to travel and see the beauty of this country. She loved the mountains, the stars, and especially the Moon. Vi is a member of the Golden Spike Ladies of Elks and B.P.O. Boes.

Surviving are her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren; Alton W. Jr. "Bill" and wife Georgette; Robert J. "Bob" and wife Kathy; Elizabeth McCreary; Tamra Baird and husband Jeff; seven grandchildren, Robert Joe McCreary, Michael Jay McCreary, Victoria Rego, Rebecca Ciccone, Rachel Seangsuwan, Jordan Baird and Jenessa Baird; one great-granddaughter, Nuala Rego, and two great-grandsons, Robbie McCreary and William McCreary

Also surviving are sisters and a brother, Velma Stout; Donna Lane; and Glenn (Afton) Smith.

Vi was preceded in death by her husband, a grandson, her parents, five sisters, and two brothers.

Services will be held at Myers Mortuary in Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd. on Saturday at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the mortuary on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.

Sources

Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41512992/esther-violet-mccreary

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 5)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 15)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

SS Death Index

Ogden Standard-Examiner Obituary

Family Search

ancestry.com

Norma Lavon Smith

Norma

Norma's headstone

Born 14 Mar 1927 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Died 21 Dec 1927 At home 604 Douglas Avenue, Ogden, Utah

COD: Bronchial Pneumonia and acrodynia (mercury poisoning)

NOTE: I wondered how the poisoning occurred  and found the disease was created by "...administering mercury to infants in teething powders, de-wormers, and laxatives, constipation, diarrhea, and other conditions."

Buried Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah Plot J-7-12-5E1

Sources

The Poisoning: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/environmental-toxins/mercury-poisoning-our-children/#gsc.tab=0

Obituary: Ogden Standard-Examiner, issue 22 Dec 1927

Obituary
Note: "Esta" should be Vesta and "Wilma" should be Velma

Norma's death certificate

Family Search

ancestry.com

Picture: my aunt had it

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5038064/norma-lavon-smith

Donna Mae Smith

Donna Mae Smith

Chester Odil Lane "Chet"

Born 21 Aug 1928 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Married Chester Odil "Chet" Lane 6 Jun 1944 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Information from Velma: Donna and Chet stayed with her for a while. During that time Roy's hamster drowned.

Children: still living

Died 20 Dec 2009 Ogden, Utah

Buried Myers Evergreen Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah

Obituary:

Ogden – Donna Mae Smith Lane, 81, passed away on December 20, 2009. She was born August 21, 1928, in Ogden, Utah to Martin and Esther E. East Smith. Donna married Chet Odil Lane on June 6, 1944, in Ogden, Utah.

She was a member of Washington Heights Baptist Church participating in many youth summer camps, Wednesday family nights, and dinner theaters.

Donna loved being home with her children. She enjoyed cooking, camping, and square dancing. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much.

She was preceded in death by her husband Chet; grandson Cody Felix and numerous brothers and sisters.

Headstone for Donna and Chet

She is survived by her children, Richard O. (Patricia) Lane of South Dakota, Kevin J. Lane of Ogden and Shari Lane Felix of Ogden; brother Glen Smith; sister Velma Stout; 10 grandchildren, Chad, Teresa, Heidi, Steffani, Matthew, Tyler, Haley, Kate and Annie; and 12 great-grandchildren, Chance, Travis, Megan, Conner, Justin, Brandon, Kameron, Parker, Courtney, Sariah, Hayden, and Jaxon.

Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2009, at Myers Evergreen Memorial Park, 100 Monroe Blvd. Friends may call at Myers Mortuary of Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd. on Sunday, December 27th from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sources

1930 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 1)

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 11)

1950 US Census Ogden, Weber, Utah (age21, married)

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Obituary in Ogden Standard-Examiner

SS Death Index

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone and picture of her:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45712560/donna-mae-lane

Elmann Glen Smith 

Born 

Occupation: Principal

Information from Velma: Glen teased Bev once and mom set him straight. Glen stayed with her when he had a few days off in college and again during the war until he got married.

Married Afton

Children

Died

Buried

Sources

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 7)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Family Search

ancestry.com

Beverly Jean Smith

Beverly Jean Smith

Born 15 Jan 1935 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Occupation: McKay Dee Hospital (25 years)

Beverly Jean Smith

Married Gilbert Lee Barker 2 Dec 1954 (Divorced)

Information from Velma: Beverly lived with Violet until their mom died and with Velma afterward. Velma claims she financed Bev's wedding for ownership of the two lots of land which Hazel bought from Velma.  

Children: Sharlene (rest still living)

Died 9 Jan 2009 Heritage Park Care Center, Ogden, Utah

Beverly's obituary

Beverly's headstone

Buried 14 Jan 2009 Ben Lomond Cemetery, Ogden, Utah

Sources

1935 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1940 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 5)

1950 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Census

Beverly and Sharlene's Obituaries in Ogden Standard-Examiner

SS Death Index

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35233541/beverly-jean-barker