Transcribed from a typewritten "Personal Record" genealogy sheet. The author is unknown. Transcribed to computer by Matt Young on January 1, 1998. Spelling and punctuation are original. Note that the L.D.S. ordinance information on this sheet has been included because some of this information is not found in other sources. Compare this to "Version 1" which was a handwritten account and has several differences. This account may have been an attempt to correct inaccuracies in the original version.
Name in full John Henry Peterson
Father's name John H. Peterson
Mother's maiden name Mary Jane Skinner
When born (day, month, year) 29 Oct, 1881
Where born (town, county, state) Ovid, Bear Lake Co, Idaho
When blessed (day, month, year) 1 Dec, 1881
By whom John Johnson Sr.
When baptized (day, month, year) 17 July, 1891
Where baptized Ovid, BearLake Co. Idaho
Baptized by Nels Johnson
When confirmed 17 July, 1891 By whom Lars Peter Nielson
Priesthood ordinations:
Office Deacon By whom Lars Peter Neilsen Date 6 June 1896
Office Priest By whom Charles E. Jensen Date 18 April, 1921
Office Elder By whom Wm. W. Selck Date 15 April, 1923
Office High Priest By whom Jacob H. Trayner Date 18 Sept, 1938
Married to Florence Mary Jeffs Date 27 March, 1907
Where married Ucon, Bonniville Co. Idaho by Wm. Poll
Where endowed Logan Temple, Cache Co, Utah Date 30 May, 1923
Where sealed Logan Temple, Cache Co, Utah Date 30 May, 1923
To whom (husband or wife) Florence Mary Jeffs
Patriarchal blessing by Joseph A. Brunt Date 17 June, 1940
John Henry Peterson, son of John H. Peterson and Mary Jane Skinner was born 29 Oct, 1881 at Ovid, Bear Lake Co. Idaho. My Mother died the 19th of March 1886 when I was four years old. My brother Alma and I lived with Kerstin Petersen, fathers sister for a year. Then father took us home and he batched part of the time and had a hired girl part of the time. Father married his second wife, Ellen Elm, Aug. 1891. I grew to manhood at Ovid, and attended school at Ovid. It was a one room school with one teacher for all of the grades. When ever there was extra work to do I had to stay out of school. I went to the Fielding Academy in Paris part of one winter[.] I was active as a deacon, we took care of the Church, and sawed wood for it and for widows at times. I was called to take a missionary course at the Brighan Young College at Logan, Utah. I ran out of money before the course was finished, so I and another lad by the name of Thornick, walked across the mountains from Cache Valley to Bear Lake on the snow. I was home only a few days when my father told me to leave home. I obeyed and walked to Montpelier and beat my way to Pocetello [Pocatello] on a freight train. I got a job at Pocetello, to work, driving a team on a fresno scraper at Twin Falls, Idaho for the rail road building a grade. I worked a short time, it started to rain so we could not work and Small Pox broke out in camp. So I quit and beat my way back to Pocetello. I walked from Pocetello to Goshen, Bingham Co, Idaho where I got a job on a farm for John Lundell for $25.00 a month. I worked for him seven months. Then I worked about a week for Christensen Bros, on a canal. Winter set in and I went to work for a sheep man by the name of York, worked about a week for $10.00 a month. When I got a job from R. S. Hunt moving camp on the desert for $20.00 a month, Dec. 5, 1900. Went with Mr. Hunt to Chicago when he shipped his lambs to market in the fall of 1901. I also went to St. Joseph Mo. a couple of years later with lambs for Mr. Hunt. I also worked for Smart and Webester Sheep Co. one spring during lambing and for Eli Simmons on his ranch at Ucon. About 1906 and 1907 I worked for Lee S. Robinson on his ranch at Ucon. It was while working for Mr. Robinson that I met Florence Mary Jeffs, whom I married March 27, 1907. at Ucon, To this union was born six boys and three girls, Spencer Henry, George Floyd, Florence Sylvia, Rozella May, Lee Sylvester, Von Leroy, Golden Virgal, Genevieve, Harvey LaVon. Genevieve died when five months old. I bought 40 acres of land at Garfield from Clarence Short, where we moved to in 1908. I farmed my place until 1910 then went to work for R. S. Hunt on his ranch at Hibbard Idaho where we lived until 1912 when we moved back to Garfield and farmed for my self. I rented a 80 acre farm from Ralph Edmund's place for four years when I homesteaded 160 acres in the Fall Creek Basin in 1916, where we lived during the summer season until about 1920. We ran cattle and milked a few cows. I sold our homestead to Jess Croft, for $800.00. I rented the Ralph Edmund's place for four years when I rented 160 acres at Ucon from Eugene Wright which I farmed for two years. Then I rented 160 acres at Garfield from Dade Gadfrey, which I farmed until 1934. I was water master on the Harrison Canal for six years. I served on the Garfield School Trustee board from 1920 to 1934, 13 years. In the spring of 1934 I, Spence and Floyd rented 400 acres of land from F. A. Sweet at Terreton. In 1936 I purchused 160 acres from Mrs. F. A. Sweet after the death of Mr. Sweet, where I am living up to date 1953. I have held the following positions in the ward's where I lived, Ward Teacher, Church History Teacher in Sunday School, Gospel Doctrine Teacher, Geneology Teacher, Counselor in Mutual Presidency[,] Mutual President, Couselor in Sunday School Superintendency. Member of Genealogy Committee, Chairman of Genealogy, Teacher of High Priest Class, Group Leader of High Priests. I have done some reasearch and Temple work. I sold my 40 acres at Garfield to my brother Alma Peterson.
