TITLE PAGE PIONEER (full name) BIR TH (date and pla ce) DEA TH (date and place) PARENTS . MARRIED (who and date) ARRIVAL IN UTAH (date) (Company a rrived with) HIS':r'ORY (who wrote) (date written) (who submitted) (address ) · · Johannah Carlson Danielson 13 May 1848-Medilplana, Skaraborgs, Sweden Dec 1937-Paradise, Cache, Utah Carl ,and Maria Persson Danielson · Gideon Elias Olsen 4 May 1865 ,. 15 September 18(,4 Wagon Company-Bishop Preston, Captain Mary Olsen Mecham - granddaughter Rt 2 Morgan, Utah 84050 CAMP & COUNTY .SUBMITTING _M_t_._J_o_y,------------ Camp Morgan County ( Camp Hi storian & address )_ ___L_ a_r_e_n_e_P_r_e_e_c_e_ ___________ Rt 2 Box 100, Morgan, Utah 84050 County Historian & address )_ ___v_ e_l_o....;;y T_o_n_k_s_D_i_c_k_s_o_n _ _______ PO Box 203, Morgan, Utah 84050 SOURCE OF-INFORMATION.& PAGE NUMBERS: • JOHANNAH CARLSON DANIELSON (Wife of Gideon Elias Olsen) She was born on May 13, 1848, in Medilplana, Skaraborgs, Sweden . She was a daughter of Carl and Maria Persson Danielson. There were 6 children in the family and Johannah was next to the youngest one. She spent her early childhood on a farm in Vesterplana. It was here she first heard the message of the gospel. The family was very receptive to its message and on Sept. 16. 1854, Johannah's parents were baptized into the church Johannah's sister Anna was baptized at the age of 15 and Johannah was baptized at the age of 11, on July 24, 1859. The older brothers never joined the church. Her brother Dan was baptized whenJohannah was 16 and Anna was 23, they left their parents and family and imigrated to America . She told of one stowaway they found after they set sail and they had to turn back to set him ashore, which made a considerable delay intheir trip. She also told of some of the passengers dieing and being buried at sea . To her this seemed pitiful. Hohannah and Anna made their trek across the plains in a wagon company led by Bishop Preston who was the Captain of their company. This company was met at the Missouri River by wagons from Salt Lake City bringing them supplies and provisions necessary for their journey. A young Danish Norweign by the name of Gideon Elias Olsen, a driver. He rode back to Salt Lake on horseback with the company to take his turn a guard at night . Perhaps the trip was made more bearable for Johannah because of Gideon who became her friend during their trip. There was always the threat of Indian interference but Johannah was never afriead of them. One morning while she was cooking pancakes over a campfire two Indians came over to watch what she was doing. One of the Indians reached out his hand to catch one of the pancakes as she was throwing them onto the plate and he was treated to a red hot-pancake on his bare hand. She gave a pancake to the Indian and they left . e • When they got to Denver, one of the men was trying to show off and offered the Indians a girl for one of their ponies. The pioneeres had to make peace by giving them flour, bacon, and other articles and they had to hide the girl . When they arrived in Salt Lake City on Sept, 15, 1864, Johannah had walked the entire way. Anna being sickly had to ride int he wagon . Johannah not only took her own turn walking , but alson Anna ' s turn as well. After she arrived in Ogden , she lived with the John Boyles family in Ogden. In 1865 , Johannah moved to Cache Valley and went to work in Logan for some of her father ' s friends, the Peter Jorganson family . While there she met Gideon Olsen again. It must have been a hoyful reunion , for they decided on their first meeting that they would get married. Johannah was only 17 and Gideon was 22. They were married in Logan, May 4, 1865. in the the Endowment House on Feb . 1869 . They were later sealed They made their home with Gideon's brother, Christopher, in Hyrum, but they soon a place to rent, an old grainary, with cracks between the logs that you could see through. Their first year, They raised enough sugar cane to fill a forty gallon barrell of Malasses. In 1985, Johannah's parents and younger brother, Dan, left Sweden and came to America. In 1872, they came to Utah from back East . Johannah and Gideon moved from Hyrum to Avon as it is now called and built a little cabin on a homestead . The Indians were very hostile toward the settlers, because they had built homes on a well used Indian trail. The Pioneers had little protection from the Indians so on the advice of Apostle Benson, they moved their homes three miles to the north to where Paradise now stands. Gideon and Johannah built their home there where they lived for the rest of their life. The house still is standing, but has been remodeled . Their first little home is still standing also. Johannah had 6 children only four of them grew to maturity. Hohannah's brother-in-law, Christopher, died in 1873 , leaving his young wife, Caroline and baby daughter. According to instructions given to the curch for a man to marry his brother's widow, Gideon, with Johannah's consent took Caroline to Salt Lake City where they were married in the Endowment House . My Grandmother (2) e • • said she sould never forget that day, she sat in the cellar all day . When Gideon and Caroline came home , he brought her a beautiful mantel clock, which she enjoyed the rest of her life . Four children were born to Caroline. In order to be fair to everyone, he would spend one week with one family and the follwing week with the other. The U.S . government made it difficult for families living in polygamy. In 1900, Johannah's only daughter, Julia died and left 4 small children , the youngest only 2 hours old. In 1910 , Young Gideon's wife died , afber her 5th child was born leaving him 5 children under the age of 8. Hohannah left her homeland went to live with them. She was 62 years old athe the time. cut she did it willingly. Her home was only 2 rooms, but it was filled with treasures. Her cupboard displayed her beautiful dishes and at the end of the cupboard stood a blue bread box with some of her delicious cookies, doughnuts or her homemade bread . Her coal black stove as her special pride and joy. It was shined to perfection and the polished teakettle sat on the stove and sang gaily. My Grandmother, as a healthy, robust woman . She was an excellent cook, a a result of her Swedish heritage. Dumpling soup was one of her specialties. Whenever a new baby was born around town, she could always be seen taking a pot of chicken and dumplings to the family. Johannah attended church in her black serge suit with a beautiful white wool shawl draped across her shoulders. She used a special delicate perfume on her lace trimmed hankerchief. My sister picked up a handkerchief that some-one had dropped and knew immediately it belonged to grandmother, because she recognized the perfume. Dhr slesyd eotr s lonh dpton tied aournd her waist. For special occasions it was white whith tucks and trimmed with lace and calico for every day. Johannah was the first Primary president in the Paradise Ward. She also held positions for 13 years in the Relief Society She was a faithful member of the church and rarely missed bearing her testimony on Fast Sunday. She spoke with a beautiful Swedi sh accent as she told of her hardships and sacrifices in coming to Zion as a young girl. In 1916, Johannah ' s oldest son Frank died of Cancer. Two years later her son Gideon died with a ruptured appentix. The following year, her husband Gidon died at the age of 75 years. When word came in 1932, that her son Charles had died it was a severe shock to her as he was the last of her family. When Johannah reached the age where she could no longer live alone, her grandson , Marion, brought his young wife and moved in with her. They cared for her tenderly until she died in Dec. 1937 after just a few days of illness. She was 89 years old. She was buried in the Paradise Cemetery next to her husband . Johannah was noble pioneer woman and had always taken her trials and hardships cheerfully. (as presented by her Granddaughter Mary Olsen Mecham)