The Minor Family of Somerset

Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol 4
Mormon Village
Monroe-1864
Brigham Young had requested that people go south and settle Sevi
er Valley, so in the spring of 1864, Walter Barney then living i
n Lehi, started out with his family to answer that call. Other f
amilies joined him along the way and by the time they reached th
e present site of Monroe there werethirty-two or thirty-three f
amilies in the group. Among them were Charles J.Bohman and Kath
erine Erickson, then but a few months old, who are still livin
g (1953).
Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol4
Stories of the Mormon Battalion
Company D
Adair, George Wesley Green, John Perkins, David M.
Babcock, Lorenzo Hancock, Charles B. Perkins, John
Bailey, Addison Hancock, George W. Pickup, George
Bailey, JeffersonHarmon, Ebenezer Pierson, Judson A.
Barney, Walter Harmon, Lorenzo F.Pulsipher, David
Beckstead, Wm. E. Hatch, Meltair Reynolds, Wm.

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An Enduring Legacy, Volume Three
Locality Histories
Monroe, Sevier County, Utah
Others followed Pratt, some to graze livestock in the virgin gra
ssand sage land, some to dream of future holdings. Serious colo
nization did not begin until after George Washington Bean, at th
e calling of the Church president, tramped the length of the val
ley in 1863 and pronounced it suitable for settlement. Close upo
n his heels came the first group, arriving at Warm Springs (Rich
field) in January of 1864. The following month, a second group o
fthirty-two families led by Walter Barney passed through this p
arent community to stop on a spot ten miles to the south. They m
ade camp beside a sParklingstream gushing from the canyon, an
d with Bishop Wiley Allred and counselorsWalter Jones and Micha
el Johnson in charge, named their community Alma. Hurriedly th
e men drew for lots, and in the chilling weather of February se
t about building dugouts for shelter.
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An Enduring Legacy, Volume Three
Locality Histories
Monroe, Sevier County, Utah
page 246
Walter andCatharine Jones went at this time to Fountain Green w
here they remained untilMarch 1871, when, the Indian [p.246] up
rising having subsided somewhat, they, along with several others
, made plans to return to their valley. The men ventured southwa
rd first, hoping to get in the vital spring crops. Though theye
ngaged in a skirmish with Indians at Cedar Ridge, near Rocky For
d, they managed to reach their destination. The crops were plant
ed and construction oflog and adobe homes begun, the first bein
g built by Walter Barney, Walter Jones, George Robinson and Thom
as Hunt. By fall they were ready to return to theNorth for thei
r wives and children.
Heart Throbs of the West
Heart Throbsof the West: Volume 6
Indian Wars in Deseret
Black Hawk Indian War Experiences
Lars Alexander Justesen was killed during the battle and Charle
s Wilson was wounded and constantly called for water. Edward Duf
fin crawled on his hands and knees through the brush a long dist
ance and found water and brought itsafely back to the wounded m
an who afterward died. The men discovered that the Indians outnu
mbered them several times, and they knew they could never escap
e without help. Axel Inerson and Adolph Thompson volunteered t
o try to break through the Indian lines and go to Gunnison for h
elp. They made a dash forsafety and the Indians pursued them. I
nerson rode rapidly toward the West mountains, and Thompson, o
n a fine black horse, rode east, closely followed bythe Indians
. He was finally shot in the thigh, the Indians Headed him off
,and he turned and fled toward the camp, the Indians firing a
t him from both sides: Walter Barney and others saw his danger a
nd rushed out from the enclosure and engaged the pursuing Indian
s in battle w