T I 'T LE PAGE PIONEER (full name) BIR TH (date and place) DEA TH (date and place) PARENTS MARRIED (who and date) ARRIVAL IN UTAH (date) (Company arrived with) HISTORY (who wrote) (date written) (who submitted) (address) North Morgan & South Round Valley Cemeterie located in Morgan County, Utah Elma Dickson June 1980 Elma Dickson - 21 November 1980 Rt. 2, Morgan, Utah 84050 CAMP & COUNTY SUBMITTINGS_ o_ u_th_M-o_r_g_a_n_ ________ Camp Morgan County ( Camp Historian & address )_ __M a_r_g_a__r e_t_M_c__Kin_n_on ________ Morgan, Utah 84050 County Historian & address )_ __v e_l_o_y_T_o_n_k_s_D_ic_k_s_o_n ________ PO Box 203, Morgan, Utah 84050 SOURCE OF INFORMATION & PAGE NUMBERS: NORTH MORGAN CEMETERY Located on an elevated incline between Highway 89 and interstate 84 , lies the North Morgan Cemetery , gently sloping toward the south. Until 1926 this cemetery was covered with a coat of sagebrush , Indian Paint Brush, and Flags . A barbed-wire fence was constructed to enclose the ·cemetery and a stile built at the nort~east end , off highway 89, which made access to this hallowed spot easily attainable by those wishing to visit the cemetery during the week or on Memorial Day . The story is told that Lee Smith and Billy Cramer could ride their horses up and over this stile, chasing after the young kids . This stile was built of heavy timber and was the width of a wagon . All the townsfolk felt badly when it was finally torn down . In 1926 James A. Anderson passed away and was buried in this cemetery. He was a prominent businessman and was widely known iot his excellence in business transactions. Albert Wiggins was hired by him to keep the lawns and shrubs at his establishment in excellent condition . So after Mr . Anderson ' s death , Mr. Wiggins ~as again employed to plant lawn and shrubs and give care to this burial site which contained Mr . Anderson's remains. The most elaborate stone in the cemetery marks his grave . Later on, after the culinar~ water had been piped in, lots 87 and 88 belonging to James T . Palmer were planted to (2) grass in 1965 . Everyone cared for their own lots until 1970 when Roy Maxwell was Mayor , and the City Council voted to have perpetual care for this sacred place . At the present time, 1980, Jim Francis has been appointed to look after the needs of this beautiful cemetery . The land for this burial ground was owned by Henry Rock , but was purchased from him by Thomas Palmer who donated sane land for this burial ground . Samuel Smith also donated a portion of land for this cemetery . The deed as recorded in the court house reads : South East Quarter. Part of the north east quarteroof section 26 . Dated 25 September 1964 . In township 4 north , Range 2 East in section 26 Book E . Page 366 indicate 1/4 acre . In Book E , page 367 , there is 3 tenths acre then in Book L, page 564 , there is 14/100 acre . Again in Book L, page 565 , 13/100 acre is listed . And in Book M 14 page 92 there is 0 . 05 acre appointed as land in the North Morgan Cemetery . Some interesting items appear in the minutes of the City Council which include: 11 1934--Consolidated Wagon and Machine Company , fencing for cemetery No . 1 $6 . 20 . "1 924-Gct 6--J . Williams and Sons Co . Lumber for bridge and cemetery $23 . 04 . "June 1925--Morgan Canning Company fcr,·r improving cemeteries $109 . 30. Water supplies for cemeteries Oct . 5 , 1925 . 11 1926--Public ground and cemeteries $400 . 00 . As we visit this hallowed spot of ground , may we lieep in mind the faith , perseverance and fortitude our honored pioneers possessed and may we seek to emulate their worthy characteristics and goals as we traverse this life . (Written by Elma W. Dickson , June 1980) This cmetery contains 478 marked graves . ' (3) SOUTH ROUND VALLEY CEMETERY By Elmo Dickson June 1980 Somewhere on a lonely hillside south east and across the rood from the go lf course club house, in the vicinity of South Round _\/alley, Morgon County, Utah, is on early, small cemetery. No headstone marks the groves. Sheep and cattle graze there in the summer time when beautiful blue-green sagebrush, wild daisies and native grass grow in abundance. During the winter the undisturbed snow provides a soft white blanket to cover the obscure and invisible graves. Samuel Carter settled in South lbund Valley in 1864, and becarr1e the fi rst presiding elder of the L.D.S. Branch there. During the few years he resid ed there, two of his children and three lignberg children died-:--four of them from diphtheria. All o;e buried in this native cemetery. Two deserters from Johnson's Army, who called themselves Mr. White and Mr. Block were also buried there. Henry Oplin and son Henry Jr. and Elizabeth Owens ore among the nine persons whose remains have been la id to rest in this isolated cemetery. In the early 1900's there was o thriving branch of the L. D.S. Church located in South Round Volley. The sandstone walls of a chapel still stand along with some dwellings of the early pioneers as a monument to those who came here to help bui Id this community into o haven of peace and good wi II. The Mountain Fuel main pipeline hos a right-of-way near where the grave yard 1s believed to be, but when the pipe was loid there was no evidence that the cemetery was located at that place. May we appreciate the pioneers' efforts in overcoming the hardsh ips, tria ls, heart-aches and problems that arose in their community and be determined to honor and revere our heritage and cherish their memory.