LITTLETON—1859 First settlers: John Richards, Daniel Bertoch, Robert Campbell, John Giles, T. R. G. Welch, W. G. Smith. The town was named in honor of Col. Jesse C. Little. In 1866 Littleton became the County Seat. After two years it was changed to Morgan. The first white children were Martha Richards and Frank Little. 1877 joined to Milton (one Ward, Eli Whittear, Bishop.) MILTON— 1855 Thomas Jefferson Thurston. John Thurston first white child in Milton. He was a great friend of Jed Morgan Grant and when Morgan Stake was organized it was named Morgan after him. Mr. Thurston built a house up Deep Creek and built a large barn in 1863 with no nails, just wooden pegs. The amusement hall was used for Mr. Thurston presiding over the entire valley until 1863 when it was divided into two wards. Charles Reeve Peterson: Weber City, Enterprise, Mt. Green, North Morgan, Roundvalley; Thomas Thurston: Milton, Littleton, South Morgan, Richville, Porterville. ROUNDVALLEY (WEST)—1860 First man John Cameron. John Gibby and Henry Olpin who was a great-grandfather of the President of the U. of U. and Ediom Geary, first presiding Elder; Samuel Carter, who later went to Porterville and Henry Olpin took his place. ROUNDVALLEY (EAST) Edward Hunter, Thomas Nest, Oluf Anderson, Patriarch Richards. Both were thriving towns in 67-68 and had schools in both towns. Every town had its own school with three trustees in every school until consolidation. At one time there were 14 towns. CROYDON—1862 Knights, Condies, Toones, Wainwrights, Cotterell Walkers, Palmers, first Bishop John Hopkin. In early days they had to cross the river 13. times to go down to Morgan. —28— NORTH MORGAN—1861 First called Mt. Joy. Heaths, Parker, Williams, Rocks, Heiners, Smiths, Robison, Grover and Manhardt. Wyman Parker first Bishop, 1877. The first school house was built between North Morgan and Stoddard where the Shurtliff farm was. Mrs. Dickson was born in a little log house close to the school house. David Clawson later bought the little school house and moved it to Stoddard where it is still standing. President Daniel Heiner was one of Morgan's early teachers and taught at one time with 111 pupils. PORTERVILLE—1861 Porters, Smith, Norwood, Broughs, Carters, White, Kershaw and Dearden. Warriner Porter was the first presiding Elder. Town was divided into two Wards—East Porterville and West Porterville in 1870. RICHVILLE SETTLED IN 1859 The first early settlers in Richville were Hendersons, Roses, Hemanway, Seamans, Taggart, Waldrons, Conleys, Dicksons, Petersons and Richs. Thomas Rich was the first presiding Elder and the town was named after him. SOUTH MORGAN—1860 A year later South Morgan was settled—three men Richard Norwood, Richard Fry and Daniel Bull were the first settlers. Daniel Bull owned a valuable violin which is now owned by Prof. Delmar Dickson, music teacher at Weber College. In 1862 between the towns of Richville and South Morgan more people came and as they came on Monday they called the town Monday Town because the first settlers came there to live there. This was in 1862 when several settlers who owned land close by decided to build a town at the mouth of Monday Town Hollow. T. R. S. Welch, our post office carrier's grandfather owned the land there and donated it for the purpose of building a town called Monday Town. —29—