Author Archives: Ann Laemmlen Lewis

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Lois Angeline Smith Bushman

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From Pioneer Women of Arizona: Bushman by Roberta Flake ClaytonLois Angeline Smith BushmanAuthor UnknownMaiden Name: Lois Angeline SmithBirth: January 25, 1844; near Little Rock, Pulustki Co., ArkansasParents: John Mitchell Smith and Maria Amanda FoscueMarriage: John Bushman;143 February 11, 1865Children: John … Continue reading →

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John Bushman’s Cancer Cured, 1905

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

  From John Bushman’s Diary 1 January 1905, soon after arriving home from Texas, a sore appeared on my lower lip, just the same as I had cured seven years before. Sent directly to B. Dye, who had furnished treatment … Continue reading →

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Margaret Evva Wimmer Turley finds lost record

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From Pioneer Women of Arizona by Roberta Flake Claytonin the history of Margaret Hunter Shelley written by Thomas H. Shelley and Marie Shelley Webb, p. 633 In 1887 [Margaret Hunter Shelley] and her husband did endowments and sealings for all … Continue reading →

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John Bushman helps with the dissolution of the United Order in Arizona

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From Pioneer Women of Arizona by Roberta Flake Claytonin the history of Clara Maria Gleason Rogers, pp. 594-595. Ellis and Boone:Although Clara Rogers did not spend many years living in the United Order, it was nevertheless the living system in … Continue reading →

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Robert Hugh Anderson, d. 7 November 2021, Orem

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

The Provo Daily Herald, Nov 16, 2021 Robert Hugh Anderson got up and dressed for church Sunday morning November 7, 2021 but decided to go to heaven instead. Good choice, Dad! He was born in Provo, Utah on October 26, … Continue reading →

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Obituary for Florence Edna Lundquist Matson Gribble, d. 9 Nov 2005

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Here is the obituary for my Aunt Edna.  She was a half-sister to my Grandma Ruby, both daughters of Emanuel Richard Lundquist.  I love Aunt Edna.  She taught me to make 7-layer cookies, which I’d never had before.  She was … Continue reading →

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Mary Evelyn Davis takes a “Honey Pail” to the Elias Bushman’s for Milk in Lehi, Utah

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

By Wayne Clark I was born and raised in Lehi, Utah. After I graduated from Lehi High School I left my home town. More than fifty years later I moved back to a changed landscape. There were more than ten … Continue reading →

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Alonzo Donnell Rhodes Home in Lehi

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

By Wayne Clark EARLIEST SETTLERS IN THE LEHI CITY FORT: Lot 1, Block 10(32). Alonzo Donnell Rhodes (1824-1893) listed a $200.00 house of unspecified type on the eastern one-half of Lot 1 on Block 10(32) on his 1857 consecration deed. … Continue reading →

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The Old Lehi Bridge and an Accident Involving Wayne Bushman in 1934

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

The South Jordan River Bridge by Lee Anderson After the first settlers came to Lehi in 1850, the community quickly began to grow. The citizens looked to the surrounding hills, canyons, and mountains for materials to build their homes and … Continue reading →

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Lehi Ward Sacrament Chalice used Lehi Pioneers

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is one of two cups on display in a cabinet in the foyer of the Lehi LDS meeting house that replaced the pioneer meeting house that stood on the Southwest corner of First South and Second West. The old … Continue reading →

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