Do you have any Pioneer ancestors? Our poll question showed that 94% have Pioneer ancestors, and 5% do not. One of my Pioneer ancestors is Jane Ann Ollerton McPherson. She was born in England...one of seventeen children. Eight of her brothers and sisters died before the family left for America. Her parents, John Ollerton and Alice Dandy, and all nine surviving children left England in 1856. They ended up crossing the plains, headed to Salt Lake City. John Dandy, Jane Ann's father, died on the Wyoming plains in November of 1856. Her mother, Alice Dandy, died one week later, a few miles away. All of the surviving nine children reached the Salt Lake Valley. Jane Ann was 15 at the time of the journey, and her sibblings finished raising her.
Thank you to all of our Pioneer ancestors. We are forever grateful for the sacrifices that were made in establishing our great state!
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Love your post! I don't have any pioneer ancestors (we ARE the pioneers in this family), but I love to read the stories.
My grandmother is Afton Robinson Riches. She is the grand daughter of Jane Ann Ollerton. She married Vivian MacPherson Riches. The story she tells us is that Jane and her siblings were raised by different families when they reached SLC. None of them were able to stay together. Interesting to hear other versions of the events. Pioneer History is amazing to learn - so many sacrifices for our benefit today.
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