BIOGRAPHY: Thordur Dedrickson was one of the first Icelandic settlers in Spanish Fork in 1856. Because of drops out at Florence, Nebraska, Thordur was able to join the second handcart company in 1865, as part of Captain Daniel D McArthur’s company. In crossing the plains, Thordur in his journals reports that when the company had gotten 150 miles out on the plains some began to get stomachaches to some extent due to the fact that the small portion of meat, which was 3/4 pound, wasn’t enough for a hungry man for one meal, let alone for a whole day. Starting out with four people assigned to his handcart, by the time that he had arrived in Salt Lake Valley he was pulling the handcart by himself, Because of the lack of proper nutrition Thordur had lost over a hundred pounds in weight during the ninety-day trek. Thordur homesteaded 160 acres on land on the east bench. Here he built an adobe yard, which furnished materials for many of the homes that were built in the early days of Spanish Fork. The adobe was made of mud and straw, and it is said of Thordur that he ate his breakfast by candlelight. Long before dawn, he would be at his yard, ready to work. Returning late, he would eat his evening meal by candle’s flame. On January 2, 1858, he married Helga Jonsdottir, who had arrived in 1855 with Samuel and Margaret Bjarnasson. Mr. Dedrickson married Maren Jacobsen on July 17, 1866, at Danish lady who became the mother of Theodore Dedrickson and Grace Dedrickson Taylor. In November 1880, he married an Icelandic lady Ranngeig Jonsson. Thordur was a leader of the Icelandic colony and presided at the majority of their meetings. He was called to perform a mission to his homeland in 1875 and labored there until 1877. A goldsmith and a poet in Iceland, much of writings are still being used in the Icelandic schools today. Upon his return to Utah, his missionary writings on Faith, “Pordi Didrikssyni,” were published in 1879 as a tract and were used in missionary lessons as late as the 1970's. Many of the Icelandic people who came in later years found food and shelter beneath his roof. With he help, they secured homes of their own. Those who knew him best gave evidence that he was a truly a great man, willing to sacrifice that others might find happiness in their new home. Thordur’s death occurred on September 9, 1894.
Published in Spanish Fork (Utah) Press, Thursday, July 4, 1996.
Inscription: Iceland. Scholar - Aurthor - Poet.
Note: Thordur Didriksson (Dedrickson), son of Didrick Jonsson, was born March 26, 1828, in Holm Austur, Landeyjum, Rangarvallasysla, Iceland. Pioneer, pushing hardcart across the plains. Arrived in Utah in 1856.
Burial:
Spanish Fork City Cemetery
Spanish Fork
Utah County
Utah, USA
Plot: 03.18 .08
Record added: May 29 2004
By: John Warnke on FindAGrave.com
BIOGRAPHY: Thordur Dedrickson was one of the first Icelandic settlers in Spanish Fork in 1856. Because of drops out at Florence, Nebraska, Thordur was able to join the second handcart company in 1865, as part of Captain Daniel D McArthur’s company. In crossing the plains, Thordur in his journals reports that when the company had gotten 150 miles out on the plains some began to get stomachaches to some extent due to the fact that the small portion of meat, which was 3/4 pound, wasn’t enough for a hungry man for one meal, let alone for a whole day. Starting out with four people assigned to his handcart, by the time that he had arrived in Salt Lake Valley he was pulling the handcart by himself, Because of the lack of proper nutrition Thordur had lost over a hundred pounds in weight during the ninety-day trek. Thordur homesteaded 160 acres on land on the east bench. Here he built an adobe yard, which furnished materials for many of the homes that were built in the early days of Spanish Fork. The adobe was made of mud and straw, and it is said of Thordur that he ate his breakfast by candlelight. Long before dawn, he would be at his yard, ready to work. Returning late, he would eat his evening meal by candle’s flame. On January 2, 1858, he married Helga Jonsdottir, who had arrived in 1855 with Samuel and Margaret Bjarnasson. Mr. Dedrickson married Maren Jacobsen on July 17, 1866, at Danish lady who became the mother of Theodore Dedrickson and Grace Dedrickson Taylor. In November 1880, he married an Icelandic lady Ranngeig Jonsson. Thordur was a leader of the Icelandic colony and presided at the majority of their meetings. He was called to perform a mission to his homeland in 1875 and labored there until 1877. A goldsmith and a poet in Iceland, much of writings are still being used in the Icelandic schools today. Upon his return to Utah, his missionary writings on Faith, “Pordi Didrikssyni,” were published in 1879 as a tract and were used in missionary lessons as late as the 1970's. Many of the Icelandic people who came in later years found food and shelter beneath his roof. With he help, they secured homes of their own. Those who knew him best gave evidence that he was a truly a great man, willing to sacrifice that others might find happiness in their new home. Thordur’s death occurred on September 9, 1894.
Published in Spanish Fork (Utah) Press, Thursday, July 4, 1996.
Inscription: Iceland. Scholar - Aurthor - Poet.
Note: Thordur Didriksson (Dedrickson), son of Didrick Jonsson, was born March 26, 1828, in Holm Austur, Landeyjum, Rangarvallasysla, Iceland. Pioneer, pushing hardcart across the plains. Arrived in Utah in 1856.
Burial:
Spanish Fork City Cemetery
Spanish Fork
Utah County
Utah, USA
Plot: 03.18 .08
Record added: May 29 2004
By: John Warnke on FindAGrave.com
Rannveig md William James/Warren 19Jun1896
OBIT: The Ogden Standard-Examiner (UT), Thursday, 14 JAN 1954, pg: 24
John DeYoung
John DeYoung, 90, 2749 Liberty Avenue, died last night at his home of causes incident to age.
Mr. DeYoung was a high priest in the LDS Church.
He had formerly worked as a shipping clerk at the railroad.
He was born June 4, 1863, in Rotterdam, Holland, a son of John and Genevieve VanderLinger DeYoung. He had lived in Ogden 63 years.
Surviving are his widow: Mrs. Annette DeYoung, whom he married February 25, 1885, in Holland; four sons: John DeYoung Jr., Joseph A. DeYoung, Carl DeYoung, Herman DeYoung, Ogden; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Annette) Braithwaite, Manti; Mrs. Walter L. (Genevieve) Wilson, Ogden; and Mrs. Ariel L. (Louise J.) Williams, Provo, 21 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Aultorest Mortuary Chapel, 836 36th Street. Bishop J. Leland Gibson of the LDS Eighteenth Ward, officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary tomorrow from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until services. Entombment will be in the Aultorest Mausoleum.
OBIT: The Ogden Standard-Examiner (UT), Tuesday, 20 JUL 1954, pg: 13
Annette DeYoung
Mrs. Annette Louise Vogelie DeYoung, 94, of 2749 Liberty Avenue, died this morning in St. Benedict's Hospital.
Mrs. DeYoung had lived in Ogden 64 years.
She was a member of the LDS Eighteenth Ward. She was reported to be the first Relief Society president in Rotterdam, Holland. While in Ogden she had also been active in the Relief Society.
She was born January 1, 1860, in Holland, a daughter of Andrew Mathew and Annette L. Brugts Vogelie.
On February 25, 1885, she was married to John DeYoung in Holland. He died six months ago.
Surviving are four sons and four daughters: John DeYoung Jr., Carl DeYoung, Joseph A. DeYoung and Herman DeYoung, Ogden; Mrs. Ernest (Annette) Braithwaite, Manti; Mrs. Walter L. (Genevieve) Wilson, Ogden; Mrs. Ariel L. (Louise) Williams, Proro; 36 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Aultorest Mortuary Chapel, 836 36th Street. Bishop Leland Gibson of the LDS Eighteenth Ward officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary tomorrow from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday prior to services. Entombment will be in the Aultorest Masusoleum.
Gilbert Braithwaite Dedrickson
BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website: Gilbert DEDRICKSON was born 18 Jun 1899 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. He died 16 Mar 1991 in Payson, Utah, Ut and was buried 19 Mar 1991 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. Gilbert married Alberta LARSEN on 21 Sep 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.
As a boy, Gill thinned and topped beets for various farmers. Occasionally he raised a calf or some pigs which his father sold through his contacts in the World Drug Store. His father was part owner of the drug store. Later, he sold his share in the store and bought a farm where his three sons worked. As the oldest son, Gilbert assumed a major responsibility for operating the farm. They raised hay, grain, sugar, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, cherries, and peaches. Between crops, they bailed hay. Gill also ran an orchard for Dr. J. W. Hagan.
The depression of the 1930s took its toll on the farmers. One time, Gill sent two railroad cars of hay to Texas and received about forty cents on the dollar. Another time he sent a railroad car of peaches to the eastern markets and received nothing. He said, "Of course, I had to pay my help so I went in the hole during those years." When years were good, the farm checks for beets or grain might be $10,000. However, the depression and the drought of the 1930s combined, drive many farmers off their lands, and the Dedrickson farmers were among them.
He later worked for Spanish Fork City, on road maintenance and the electrical department, and later worked for the Salt Lake Army base as a fireman from 1941 to 1946. He later went to work for the Utah State Road Commission as a heavy equipment operator for 20 years. He served as a Spanish For Volunteer Fireman, and received his 60 year pin. He also served as Fire Chief in Spanish Fork for a couple of years. He was member of the LDS Church, was a High Priest, and served as a Temple Ordinance Worker in the Manti and Provo Temples for 13 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He loved the little children. Buried in Spanish Fork Cemetery. Obituary in The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, March 17, 1991.
BIOGRAPHY: Alberta Larsen Dedrickson
Birth: Dec. 26, 1898
Death: Nov. 16, 1971
Note: Place of Birth - Mapleton, Utah, Utah. Daughter of (James) Jens Peter Larsen and Mary Caroline Andersen. Place of Death - Payson, Utah, Utah. Married Gilbert Braithwaite Dedrickson on September 21, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
Burial:
Spanish Fork City Cemetery
Spanish Fork
Utah County
Utah, USA
Plot: 71.61 .05
Record added: May 17 2004
By: John Warnke on FindAGrave.comBIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website: Alberta LARSEN was born 26 Dec 1898 in Mapleton, Utah, Ut. She died 16 Nov 1971 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut and was buried 19 Nov 1971 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. Alberta married Gilbert DEDRICKSON on 21 Sep 1921 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.
Alberta was educated in the public schools of Mapleton. She was an excellent student. When she was fourteen, she had a ruptured appendix and was told by the doctor that her strong body and good health prior to the appendicitis made the difference in her living.
Alberta was a spiritual person and attended to her religious obligations. She taught Sunday School during her ten years. At age 16, was engaged to be married to Reed Halverson. However, he developed Scarlet Fever and died a month before their wedding day. In addition to working on the farm, Alberta picked cherries and topped beets. Several seasons, she was the person who weighed the wagons and beets at the railroad scale house at the Mapleton siding. The farmers never complained about the weights she computed, so they must have been accurate.
Mother was an ambitious woman and kept a clean orderly home, yard, and garden. She used fresh garden vegetables and fruit all. She bottled the raspberries and peaches she raised and also sufficient pears, plums, and tomatoes for winter use. She often made her own laundry soap. She was always busy with home or church activities. Some of the children in the neighborhood told me that mother was their favorite Primary teacher.
Buried at Spanish Fork City Cemetery Braithwaite book says died at Payson, UT.
BIOGRAPHY: Dan Lee DEDRICKSON was born 8 Jul 1934 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. He died 27 Sep 1998 in Cedar City, Iron, UT and was buried 30 Sep 1998 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. Dan married Kathleen ROYLE on 14 Mar 1957 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut.
After his sophomore year at BYU, Dan served a mission in southern California. He graduated from BYU in cations and religious studies. He taught in the seminary system for a few years before entering the Institute system. He obtained a Masters in Psychology at Utah State University. He progressed in the religious instruction area to be Director of the LDS Institute at Riverside which is associated with the University of California at Riverside. Presently [1992], he is area supervisor of religious institution for southern California. His title is Seminary-Institute Director and Region Coordinator.
His church duties in addition to teacher were Stake High Council, Bishop, and Stake President. Interests are fishing, hunting, reading, research.
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