Category Archives: Family History

Information about those who came before me.

John Bushman 1843-1926 by Lenore B. Carpenter, granddaughter

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This account is found in the book, Pioneer Men of Arizona by Roberta Flake Clayton, pp. 63-70. John Bushman, pioneer, colonizer and church leader, was born June 7, 1843, at Nauvoo, Illinois in Bishop Hunter’s home. His father, Martin Bushman … Continue reading →

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Jesse Nathaniel Smith –a letter to his family after his death from Apostle Heber J. Grant

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Jesse Nathanial Smith b. 2 December 1834, d. 5 June 1906. This history is taken from Roberta Flake Clayton’s book “Pioneer Men of Arizona,” pp. 449-450, including part of a letter written by Apostle Heber J. Grant, shortly after the … Continue reading →

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Mary Ann Peterson, wife of John Bushman, found in The Journal of Arizona History

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Article in “The Journal of Arizona History”Mary Ann Peterson Bushman was one of the women documented in: Phillips, James Cleith. “‘AS SISTERS IN ZION’: Mormon Women and the United Order in Arizona’s Little Colorado Colonies.” The Journal of Arizona History, … Continue reading →

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Mary Ann Petersen Bushman

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

From Pioneer Women of Arizona: Bushman by Roberta Flake ClaytonMary Ann Petersen BushmanAuthor UnknownMaiden Name: Mary Ann (Ane Marie) PetersenBirth: May 24, 1857; Vinstrup, Randers, DenmarkParents: Jens Pedersen and Maren Sorensen FrostMarriage: John Bushman;153 March 2, 1877Children: Elsie May (1878), … Continue reading →

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Obituary for Ann Marie Budge Bushman

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

1928 – 2022 Ann Marie Budge Bushman was born on April 28, 1928, in Paris, Idaho. She was the youngest of five children born to Seth and Mary Roberts Budge. Ann passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 4, … Continue reading →

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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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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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