by Administrator | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
John Weinel 1813 – 1889 Kaysville’s First Flour Miller John Weinel was born on November 26, 1813, in Merxheim, Meisenheim, Germany. At his birth, his father George Philip Weinel was 27 and his mother Katherina Margaretha Heck was 35. John was one of the...
by Administrator | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Thomas Francis Roueche 1833 – 1903 Kaysville’s First Mayor Thomas Roueche was born in North Carolina on February 9, 1833. His father was from France and his mother came from Ireland. The Roueche family moved from North Carolina to St. Louis, Missouri, for...
by Administrator | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Mary Ann Pressdee Phillips 1773 – 1871 Kaysville’s First Midwife Mary Ann was born in Leigh, Worcestershire, England, on December 4, 1773. She married William Phillips on December 3, 1793. Thirteen children were born to this union, two having died young....
by Administrator | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
William Charles Stewart 1824 – 1905 Kaysville’s First Shoemaker William Stewart was a short, stout man with hazel eyes and black hair. He was born at Comworth, Bedfordshire, England on the 25th of January 1824. William was baptized into The Church of Jesus...
by Administrator | Aug 19, 2023 | Ladies of Note, People
Zipporah Layton Stewart 1894-1984 Zipporah Stewart is herself. There is no pretense, no affection about Zip. She has no desire, no ability to camouflage the real person, and for that everyone who knows her as exceedingly grateful, Mary Bowring, columnist for The...
