by DYoung | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
William Court 1812 – 1899 Kaysville’s First Cemetery Sexton William Court was born on October 24 1812, in Dumbleton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Thomas Court and Elizabeth Newland. Little other is known of his early life in...
by DYoung | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Thomas Evans 1818 – 1857 First Person Buried at Kaysville’s Cemetery Thomas Evans was born September 4, 1818, at Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. Thomas was the son of Edward and Hannah Morgan Evans. Nothing is known of his early life. On September 5, 1843...
by DYoung | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
John Weinel 1813 – 1889 Kaysville’s First Flour Miller John Weinel was born on November 26, 1813, in Merxheim, Meisenheim, Germany. At his birth, his father George Philip Weinel was 27 and his mother Katherina Margaretha Heck was 35. John was one of the...
by DYoung | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Thomas Francis Roueche 1833 – 1903 Kaysville’s First Mayor Thomas Roueche was born in North Carolina on February 9, 1833. His father was from France and his mother came from Ireland. The Roueche family moved from North Carolina to St. Louis, Missouri, for...
by DYoung | Nov 30, 2023 | Early Settlers, People
Mary Ann Pressdee Phillips 1773 – 1871 Kaysville’s First Midwife Mary Ann was born in Leigh, Worcestershire, England, on December 4, 1773. She married William Phillips on December 3, 1793. Thirteen children were born to this union, two having died young....
