Saturday, June 18, 2011

Grandchildren of Mary Ann Pollard Allred

I was fortunate to get to Spring City for the Heritage Days events a few weeks ago. Among the homes I ventured out to see was that of James A Allred and his wives, of whom Mary Ann was the last surviving. Southwest of the Spring City LDS Meetinghouse, within a block of the Allred Schoolhouse and the granary, I tried to imagine the scenes of our subjects time. Difficult, except that I could see how there was much open space and much farm work to be done.
By her six children May Ann had twenty-six grandchildren. The first, Lola Juanita Backman was born 1892 in Salt Lake City, daughter of Mary Ophelia Allred and George Seigfried Backman.
Lola married Arthur Marion Peterson. Both passed away in California, she in 1977 and he in 1981. They were parents to seven children: Ophelia Orlean, Virginia Beth, Melba Anne, Donald Arthur, George Russell, Lola Caroline and James Reid. I do not have death dates for Melba Ann P. Swensen or James Reid Peterson. Their siblings Ophelia LaMont died 2009 in Los Angeles, Virginia Mangeris passed away in Berthoud, Colorado in 1997; Donald died as a child and George died in 2003 in Greensburg, Washington. Lola King passed in 1981 at Mar Vista, California. I have identified sixteen grandchildren for Lola Backman Peterson.