LARSON FAMILY PREVIEW

Did you know that we have an ancestor who was one of the earliest settlers of Virginia, who lived near Pocahontas' tribe, was captured by Indians, and died in the early 1600's?

Did you know that Grandpa Chuck Larson's great-grandmother was the first woman convert baptized in England, by Heber C. Kimball?  Her grandaughter later married the great-great grandson of Heber C. Kimball- and those are Grandpa Chuck Larson's parents.

Did you know that Grandpa Chuck Larson's great grandfather Lars C. Larsen, from Denmark, had an unusal gift for storytelling and that his grandchildren loved to sit around him andl listen to his stories?  He also managed the dances for the youth for many years.  Remind you of someone?

Did you know that Francis Williams Kimball, one of our great grandmothers, was an Arizonan delegate for women's suffrage and a Postmaster during World War I?

Did you know that John C. Kartchner, great-great grandfather to Grandma Gwen Larson, loved sailing and boxing, was a drinker and a fighter who fought in the war of 1812, despised the English, and was dreaded by his enemies?  His son was the incredible William Decatur Kartchner, a blacksmith who was so badly injured due to exposure while guarding the Nauvoo temple from mobs that he could only work on his knees once he got to the Salt lake valley, only three days after Brigham Young.

Did you know that Peder Mortensen, Grandma Gwen's great-great grandfather, after giving up everything to sail from his home in Denmark, crossed the plains in the Willie handcart company?

These are just a few of the fascinating and inspiring stories from our ancestors' lives.  More details on each individual coming.