Wilker Family
We hail from Germany and Switzerland.
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Ira Rice
Ira grew up near Palmyra, New York and served in the War of 1812. His first wife was Minerva Saxton, who died in 1824. Ira then married Sarah Ann Harrington before taking his family to help settle southern Michigan. Ira’s family joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Albert Francis Richins
Albert Francis Richins was the son of Joseph Richins and Jane Morse Richins. He was born at Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England, on May 3, 1855. He married Mary Jane Jones in 1874 and lived in Henefer, Utah. They move to the Grouse Creek Valley (Utah) in 1877 where he lived out
Camp for the Night: Orson Oriel Richins
A story from the life of Orson Oriel Richins when listening to a quiet prompting saved his life while freighting in wild and remote country far from his family.
Joseph William Bond, Sr.
On November 25, 1852 at Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Joseph William Bond joined the family of William and Mary Ann Barker Bond. Soon thereafter, Bond family moved wets with other Mormons to settle the valley of the Great Salt Lake. In 1864 they moved on northeastward to a small
Prudence Priscilla Richins
Prudence Priscilla Richins was born on January 8, 1860 in Salt Lake City, Utah. A year later her family moved moved to Heneferville, Summit County, Utah. Her father, Charles Richins, had been called by President Brigham Young to help settle this village. He was later ordained bishop of the Hennefer
Ether Wellington Richins
Ether Wellington Richins was born to Orson Oriel & Rachel Richins in Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico on October 14, 1902. His family fled Mexico in 1912 during the Mexican Revolution. They homesteaded in the Hatchet Valley south of Hachita, New Mexico about three miles west of the Mexican border. Ether