Orson Pratt Brown and His Five Wonderful Wives, etc

This note is to thank Otis James Klein for his efforts to provide the Brown family with the two volume set "Orson Pratt Brown and His Five Wonderful Wives and Their 34 Children, Vols. 1 & 2". I received mine on December 31, 2007, along with the DVD/CD combination. Our family brought in the New Year 2008 while watching the DVD. We are grateful that this work has been completed and is now available for our families to read and relish.

I do need to again bring to the DVD viewer's attention a photo identification error. We contributed the correct photo at the 2005 Reunion but the correction was not made on the DVD that we received last week. The man in the photo shown in our DVD as William Nicol Fife may be Ovid Foy. We are certain that Fife can be seen at http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/Fife/WmNicolFife1831-1915.html or if you go to the DUP site for the Ogden Museum his photo can be ordered from there. It is also on display, framed, on the wall by the south or back entrance to the Ogden museum.

Thank you again Klein-Storr family for your contribution to the Brown Family heritage and history. I would have gladly proof-read, and contributed more photos and information had you been at all open to assistance by family history buffs. But as the saying goes "there is no accounting for personalities."

Charles David Brown

I am a great great grandson of Charles David Brown. My Father's mother was Beverly Brown Lund, daughter of William Riley Brown. How can I gain access to the personal ancestral file? This is a great work that has been undertaken. I currently live in Roy, Utah.

My half-brother is a Brown. His paternal grandmother is descendant of Howard Egan. I am trying to establish whether there is a connection between Captain James Brown family and Howard Egan family.

Posted by: Brian Lund
bjlund66@yahoo.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/CJB/08Cecelia-Cornue
/chardavid1856-1926.html

Looking for Jon Mcallister Fife

Hello, my mother was good friends with a Judy Stout Fife years ago and has lost touch with her. She would dearly love to be able to contact her again. She was married to Jon Mcallister Fife in 1977 in Mesa, Az at the Temple. If anyone could help me, please contact me. Thank you so much.

Posted by: Theresa
Theresagram@aol.com

Editor: Hi Theresa, I sent the address for Judy and Jon in Mesa, to you via gmail. How are you related to the Fife family?

Hola [by Monica]

HOLA: SOY LA MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS Y CON GUSTO LES SALUDO ESPERANDO SE ENCUENTREN MUY BIEN, QUIERO DECIRLES QUE ME DIO MUCHO GUSTO Y SATISFACCION EL HABERLOS TENIDO CUANDO MENOS A UNOS CUANTOS DESCENDIENTES DE MORMONES EN NUESTRA HUMILDE ESCUELA Y COMUNIDAD, ESPERANDO QUE SU VISITA VUELVA A REPETIRSE Y MANTENER UNA CONSTANTE COMUNICACIÓN LES ENVIO MIS MAS CORDIALES SALUDOS. HASTA PRONTO PROFRA. MONICA DOMINGUEZ SALGUERO MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS.

[This is an attempt at a translation of the note above:
HELLO: I AM THE TEACHER OF COLONY MORELOS AND WITH PLEASURE WE GREET YOU HOPING THIS MEETS YOU VERY WELL, I WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS VERY PLEASANT AND SATISFACTORY TO HAVE STORIES OF A FEW DESCENDANTS OF MORMON IN OUR HUMBLE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY, HOPING THAT OUR VISIT RETURNS TO REPEAT AND TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT COMMUNICATION.
WITH WARM GREETINGS,
PROFRA. MONICA DOMINGUEZ SALGUERO
MAESTRA DE COLONIA MORELOS]

Posted by: Monica Dominguez
monicadominguez06@hotmail.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/MormonColonies
/index-mor-col.html

Editor: MONICA, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE STORIES ABOUT THE MEXICAN RESIDENTS OF COLONIA MORELOS, OR THE OTHER COLONIES, DURING THE TIME OF 1895-1914 AND THE PERIOD SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

American sawmill workers in Chihuahua 1912

In the spring of 1912, my grandfather Millard Bowden went to Chihuahua to work at a sawmill. His wife and 5 month boy went with him by train from Philadelphia, Mississippi to Mexico. While my grandfather was working, my grandmother and baby "hid" behind mattresses in their rooms. They returned to Mississippi in 1912. I'm looking for newspaper accounts and family stories about these MS sawmill workers in Mexico.

Posted by: Nancy Copes
familytrees@phuntimes.com

http://www.orsonprattbrown.com/MormonColonies
/index-mor-col.html

Everardo Navas' nephew // Filiberto

To everyone on this site... I want to thank all of you for the numerous mentions of my great grandfather Filiberto navas de Molina and his son Everardo. In the family, I think i am the only one whom shares his bithdate to a dregree. I was born on August 22nd 1965. As I read the articles and the captions of the pages, I remember being there in toluca when I was really young. My granddad had a really nice garden with rabbits. It was amazing to me to see the trophies and his ards for his skills in sports. I remember seeing his javelins and his discus. Perhaps I remember seeing his frame and how confidant he looked. When I did some checking it was nice to see that his name still shows in the Presea de deportes even after 1996. To those that supplied the pictures and the commentaries, I say thank you. And for those that have have said prayers today, bless you. I will have to let my grandmother know about today, I think she will be flabergasted if not totally surprised.

Posted by: Edward


Editor: Edward, please let me know who are your parents and what is your full name. How is Everardo Navas doing? We do not know whether he has made permanent his move to Cabo San Lucas. How are he and Norma? What is your email address?

Went to school with Mickey Hayden

I found this website and recognized Mickey's picture right away! I went to school with him at Burges High School in El Paso. He still looks great. I enjoyed reading the bio. of Mickey's mother and seeing his family.


Posted by: Kim (Shadle)
wannikrnn@rcn.com