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THE DRAPER UTAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY PEOPLE OF DRAPER 1849-1924
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ANDREW JACKSON ALLEN Andrew Jackson Allen was born on September 5, 1818 , in S o m e r s e t, Pulaski County, Kentucky. He was named after President Andrew Jackson who was a personal friend of the Allen family. AJ had three brothers and three sisters, and was born to Rial Allen, who was born 1791, and Margaret Evins, who was born May 6, 1784, both from North Carolina. Rial died September 29, 1865, and Margaret died September 17, 1843. When AJ was ten years old his parents moved to Calloway County, Kentucky. In 1834 the elders came to the Allen home with the gospel and brothers James and Lewis joined the church on April 21, 1841. AJ married Delilah Bennit Andrews, who was born May 6, 1819, a direct descendant of Governor Richard Bennit of Virginia. Delilah was from Murray County Illinois. She drove the ox team with the covered wagon all the way from Far West to Utah with Martha, AJ’s sister, and some of the children. In 1844 AJ and James had a desire to see the prophet and the temple, but when they arrived they found the prophet had been murdered a few days before. AJ had intended to be baptized. In 1845 the Mormon elders came with word that they had agreed to leave Nauvoo and emigrate into the wilderness. Again AJ found that the spirit that had prompted him on other occasions, prompted him to join the Saints. He sold most of his belongings for what he could get and started for Nauvoo with the Saints. In 1846, with his brothers James and Lewis, Delilah, Martha, and three children they reached the Missouri River. They were baptized and headed west not knowing where they would settle down. They wintered in Cainsville, Missouri. Read more in the book. . .
ARVOL DUANE AND EMILY WYSOCKI ALLEN A rvol was born on August 6, 1918, in Draper, Utah, to Earl S. and Hannah Mabel Enniss Allen. He grew up on his father's farm, but didn't much care for that kind of work. He attended the Draper Park School and graduated from Jordan High School without any problems that required much of his time for study. Arvol received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he learned to study and was the champion boxer in his weight at the academy. In fact, "In his boxing he has been awarded his letter and medal the last three years, never knowing defeat." He graduated from the academy on May 29, 1942. While at the academy, Arvol met and fell in love with Emily Delores Wysocki. They were married on May 30, 1942, in King’s St., Hillside, New Jersey, and were honored with a reception following the marriage at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wysocki. Following the reception they went by train to Corsicana, Texas. At the US Air Corps base there Lieutenant Allen reported for duty on June 2, 1942. Arvol was a navigator until June 24, 1943, when he was transferred to Hollman Air Force Base in New Mexico. He served there honorably and continuously until his death on January 18, 1961. Arvol and Emily are the parents of two daughters: Laraine, born on January 9, 1945, and Andrea, born on May 4, 1947. Emily and her two daughters live in New York City, New York. By Noel H. Enniss, 1998
JOHN BAGLEY W hen John was eight years old, two missionaries, Benjamin Brown and Jesse Crosbey came to his home with letters informing them of the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith. His father and mother received the Gospel at that time. When he was sixteen years old, Jesse W. Crosbey came to his home again. He stopped with one of the neighbors and asked John to come and see him. Before John got to the house where Elder Crosbey was staying, there was a bright light that went before him. It passed by the house and went into an unfinished house about 200 feet from where he stopped. He followed the light and when he entered the house, he looked around and saw all the family and the elder inside. He was much surprised for he thought someone of the family was out with a lamp. The man of the house asked him what made him look so bewildered. He said he had seen a bright light go before him and he thought someone of the family was out with a light, but he could see that all were inside. He was thinking what the light could be, when the elder smiled and passed it off. John slept there that night and was baptized the next morning, November 6, 1852. Then he plainly understood the light he had seen the night before. That light guided him through many dark moments throughout his life. After his baptism, he worked very hard for his father to get means to gather to Zion. John was taken very ill and sent for the elder of the branch to come and administer to him. But before he got to John, he was well. The elder came and opened the door and said, "Your faith has made you whole." He continued laboring for one and a half more years when he could stay no longer. He felt as though prison walls could not hold him, for the Spirit implored him to gather home with the Saints. Read more in the book. . .
C. H. CARLQUIST T he Carlquist family actively contributed to the commercial, civic, and cultural progress of Draper from the time of World War I through 1990. C.H. and Ethel Rich Carlquist were the parents of nine children, eight of whom moved with their parents from Salt Lake City to Draper in 1929, moving then into the pioneer Joshua Terry's home at 1229 East Pioneer Road. This house is now on the Draper Historical Record and is currently (1995) being restored to its original condition by Loraine Sundquist. One interesting sidelight on the family's move from Salt Lake to Draper was that much of their furniture was hauled by horse-drawn wagon. Before moving the family to Draper, C.H. Carlquist had owned and operated a number of farms in the area, the largest of which was a 540 acre farm near the Jordan Narrows, called the Gabbott Place after a previous owner. Other farms owned prior to 1929 include the Fatheringham place in southeast Draper, the Sandquist place near 1000 East and 10600 South and the farm containing the Joshua Terry home. Prior to or shortly after the family moved to the Draper farm, the other farm properties were sold. In 1920 Carlquists acquired Sandhill property running intermittently from the railroad at 970 East along 12300 South extended to 1300 East. This included a lot along the railroad where M. B. Andrus operated a coal yard for some 30 years, and a large sandpit near 1000 East and 12300 South, which was excavated on both sides of the canal. This sandpit was also operated by M. B. Andrus and during 25 plus years of operation produced an estimated 800,000 cubic yards of sand, which was sold to the Union Pacific Railroad for use as engine sand and stock car bedding. Read more in the book. . . Read
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