Lacy Loviar Jones Roper History

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By Oather Ross Roper

Lacy Loviar Jones Roper was born 16 April 1891 at Vernal, Utah, a daughter of James Naylor Jones and Mary Ann Bodily. Her parents were both of pioneering families who had come to Utah during the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois. Her parents had purchased a tract of land on the extreme north side of the Ashley Valley where they cleared the land and built a home. It was on this farm that their eleven children were reared. The home was one mile north and one half mile east of a then familiar landmark – the old flour mill in the Maeser Ward. James first built a log cabin in which he and his wife lived while they built a more elaborate home just east of the cabin.
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Anna Hypolita Eilersen Hansen History

By Eva (Hansen)

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It has been said, “The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it”. On too infrequent occasions we have enjoyed mother’s reminiscences about her life and now, lest her story become lost to us – knowing she will not always be with us – I herein attempt to record some of the experiences which are foremost in her memory.
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Kirtland, Ohio Changes

Darson on Kirtland changes in 2000

Darson Roper, an elder of the Mormon church, said the church had roots in Kirtland and was committed to preserving its history there.

Once the road work is finished, the church will begin building a new visitor center and replicas of a sawmill and an ashery that once stood nearby. The new center will hold 120 visitors in its main auditorium and have three smaller theaters, according to the Lake County Visitors Center.

That work will be complete in 2003, Roper said.

“All this area will become a walking area,” Roper said, “relieving the noise and congestion [of cars] in the summer.”