Every individual has a unique
cultural background that is forgotten sometimes the longer your family has
lived in this land of America. Most of us are descendents of immigrant
ancestors who chose to come here for economic, political or religious reasons.
My family’s progenitors came from the British Isles, Germany and Iceland. Most
were Mormon converts coming to Utah to gather to their new found faith in the
Rocky Mountains. Others gathered to Nauvoo, Illinois from back east from states
like New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Some of my ancestors can be
traced back to early colonial history. Others were gold seekers just passing
through Utah later who stopped and stayed awhile. Each family has its own
story. Through research over the years, I’ve been able to gather information
about their backgrounds and many photos. Learn more of my ancestor’s stories at
www.famhistory1867.com
Alma
Richie of St. George is a descendent of the Cornstalk Indian tribe of
Tennessee. Native Americans were here first before the European immigrants
came. He’s very proud of his heritage and tells us of his father’s mother: Miss
Dora who lived to be eighty-nine years old and even attended school and
college. She was very quiet but by her actions showed that she respected the
land. When gardening she would enjoy touching the earth with her bare feet and
believed that the soil was a living soul, that birds sang to the flowers and
they sang back. Alma (Dixie Poets
President) carries on his ancestor’s traditions in his original poetry that he
writes to capture his special heritage.
