Parents
Oliwa Alapa 1848 – 1922
Emily Pahuaniani Makakao 1850 – 1896
Spouse & Children
Alice Aipata Faliuga Savaiinaea 1891 – 1968
Elwood Kawika Alapa 1912 – 1986
Clarence Harvey Alapa 1914 – 1962
Edith Liliu Alapa 1916 – 2003
Elsie Ether Alapa 1918 – 1919
Marie Vera Alapa 1920 – 1987
Matilda Elta Fuatino Alapa 1922 – 1988
Stanley Roger Alapa 1931 – 2002∼George Oliwa Alapa was one of the cattlemen at Iosepa and in April 17, 1912 he registered this brand
George Alapa's brand found on page 74
Skull Valley is a desert area in Tooele County, Utah, about 80 miles southwest from Salt Lake City. Today this area accommodates military training facilities, but over a century before, it was the home to a community of Hawaiian settlers who left their scenic island in 1889 to be in Utah, their church's headquarters. The community was named Iosepa and remained there for 28 years before the Hawaiian settlers moved back to Hawaii in 1917.
One of those settlers was my family ancestor, George Alapa, my great-grandfather. Born to Hawaiian parents, George grew up in the small community of Iosepa where he helped his family with farming and raising his younger siblings. My uncle recalled a time when his grandfather reminisced on the struggling times in Iosepa. It took him two days to travel to Salt Lake City to pick up supplies. At one time, he was sent to Salt Lake City to bring a milk cow back to Iosepa, a journey which took a full month. Despite the hardships of living in Iosepa, the Hawaiian settlers persevered to build a thriving community so that they could be close to their church headquarters.
Iosepa was also the place where George met and married my great-grandmother Alice Savaiigaea. She had come to Iosepa with church missionaries from American Samoa. In 1916, my grandmother was born in Iosepa and one year later, she and her parents moved back to Hawaii, making a home in Laie, a small town on the island of Oahu.
In 1910, George was living in Iosepa, single, with his sister Cima, and her husband Dicka Hoopiiaina.
In 1920, George was living with his wife and 3 of his 6 children:
Elwood, born 1913, Iosepa
Clarence, born 1915, Iosepa
Edith C, born 1916, Iosepa
In 1930, George was living with his wife 5 of his 6 children in Koolauloa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii:
Edward, born 1913, Utah
Clarence, born 1915, Utah
Edith, born 1916, Utah
Marie, born 1920, Hawaii
Matilda, born 1923, Hawaii
Nephew Deloy, born 1917, Samoa
Oliwa Alapa 1848 – 1922
Emily Pahuaniani Makakao 1850 – 1896
Spouse & Children
Alice Aipata Faliuga Savaiinaea 1891 – 1968
Elwood Kawika Alapa 1912 – 1986
Clarence Harvey Alapa 1914 – 1962
Edith Liliu Alapa 1916 – 2003
Elsie Ether Alapa 1918 – 1919
Marie Vera Alapa 1920 – 1987
Matilda Elta Fuatino Alapa 1922 – 1988
Stanley Roger Alapa 1931 – 2002∼George Oliwa Alapa was one of the cattlemen at Iosepa and in April 17, 1912 he registered this brand
George Alapa's brand found on page 74
Skull Valley is a desert area in Tooele County, Utah, about 80 miles southwest from Salt Lake City. Today this area accommodates military training facilities, but over a century before, it was the home to a community of Hawaiian settlers who left their scenic island in 1889 to be in Utah, their church's headquarters. The community was named Iosepa and remained there for 28 years before the Hawaiian settlers moved back to Hawaii in 1917.
One of those settlers was my family ancestor, George Alapa, my great-grandfather. Born to Hawaiian parents, George grew up in the small community of Iosepa where he helped his family with farming and raising his younger siblings. My uncle recalled a time when his grandfather reminisced on the struggling times in Iosepa. It took him two days to travel to Salt Lake City to pick up supplies. At one time, he was sent to Salt Lake City to bring a milk cow back to Iosepa, a journey which took a full month. Despite the hardships of living in Iosepa, the Hawaiian settlers persevered to build a thriving community so that they could be close to their church headquarters.
Iosepa was also the place where George met and married my great-grandmother Alice Savaiigaea. She had come to Iosepa with church missionaries from American Samoa. In 1916, my grandmother was born in Iosepa and one year later, she and her parents moved back to Hawaii, making a home in Laie, a small town on the island of Oahu.
In 1910, George was living in Iosepa, single, with his sister Cima, and her husband Dicka Hoopiiaina.
In 1920, George was living with his wife and 3 of his 6 children:
Elwood, born 1913, Iosepa
Clarence, born 1915, Iosepa
Edith C, born 1916, Iosepa
In 1930, George was living with his wife 5 of his 6 children in Koolauloa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii:
Edward, born 1913, Utah
Clarence, born 1915, Utah
Edith, born 1916, Utah
Marie, born 1920, Hawaii
Matilda, born 1923, Hawaii
Nephew Deloy, born 1917, Samoa
Parents
Oliwa Alapa 1848 – 1922
Emily Pahuaniani Makakao 1850 – 1896
Spouse & Children
Alice Aipata Faliuga Savaiinaea 1891 – 1968
Elwood Kawika Alapa 1912 – 1986
Clarence Harvey Alapa 1914 – 1962
Edith Liliu Alapa 1916 – 2003
Elsie Ether Alapa 1918 – 1919
Marie Vera Alapa 1920 – 1987
Matilda Elta Fuatino Alapa 1922 – 1988
Stanley Roger Alapa 1931 – 2002∼George Oliwa Alapa was one of the cattlemen at Iosepa and in April 17, 1912 he registered this brand
George Alapa's brand found on page 74
Skull Valley is a desert area in Tooele County, Utah, about 80 miles southwest from Salt Lake City. Today this area accommodates military training facilities, but over a century before, it was the home to a community of Hawaiian settlers who left their scenic island in 1889 to be in Utah, their church's headquarters. The community was named Iosepa and remained there for 28 years before the Hawaiian settlers moved back to Hawaii in 1917.
One of those settlers was my family ancestor, George Alapa, my great-grandfather. Born to Hawaiian parents, George grew up in the small community of Iosepa where he helped his family with farming and raising his younger siblings. My uncle recalled a time when his grandfather reminisced on the struggling times in Iosepa. It took him two days to travel to Salt Lake City to pick up supplies. At one time, he was sent to Salt Lake City to bring a milk cow back to Iosepa, a journey which took a full month. Despite the hardships of living in Iosepa, the Hawaiian settlers persevered to build a thriving community so that they could be close to their church headquarters.
Iosepa was also the place where George met and married my great-grandmother Alice Savaiigaea. She had come to Iosepa with church missionaries from American Samoa. In 1916, my grandmother was born in Iosepa and one year later, she and her parents moved back to Hawaii, making a home in Laie, a small town on the island of Oahu.
In 1910, George was living in Iosepa, single, with his sister Cima, and her husband Dicka Hoopiiaina.
In 1920, George was living with his wife and 3 of his 6 children:
Elwood, born 1913, Iosepa
Clarence, born 1915, Iosepa
Edith C, born 1916, Iosepa
In 1930, George was living with his wife 5 of his 6 children in Koolauloa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii:
Edward, born 1913, Utah
Clarence, born 1915, Utah
Edith, born 1916, Utah
Marie, born 1920, Hawaii
Matilda, born 1923, Hawaii
Nephew Deloy, born 1917, Samoa
Oliwa Alapa 1848 – 1922
Emily Pahuaniani Makakao 1850 – 1896
Spouse & Children
Alice Aipata Faliuga Savaiinaea 1891 – 1968
Elwood Kawika Alapa 1912 – 1986
Clarence Harvey Alapa 1914 – 1962
Edith Liliu Alapa 1916 – 2003
Elsie Ether Alapa 1918 – 1919
Marie Vera Alapa 1920 – 1987
Matilda Elta Fuatino Alapa 1922 – 1988
Stanley Roger Alapa 1931 – 2002∼George Oliwa Alapa was one of the cattlemen at Iosepa and in April 17, 1912 he registered this brand
George Alapa's brand found on page 74
Skull Valley is a desert area in Tooele County, Utah, about 80 miles southwest from Salt Lake City. Today this area accommodates military training facilities, but over a century before, it was the home to a community of Hawaiian settlers who left their scenic island in 1889 to be in Utah, their church's headquarters. The community was named Iosepa and remained there for 28 years before the Hawaiian settlers moved back to Hawaii in 1917.
One of those settlers was my family ancestor, George Alapa, my great-grandfather. Born to Hawaiian parents, George grew up in the small community of Iosepa where he helped his family with farming and raising his younger siblings. My uncle recalled a time when his grandfather reminisced on the struggling times in Iosepa. It took him two days to travel to Salt Lake City to pick up supplies. At one time, he was sent to Salt Lake City to bring a milk cow back to Iosepa, a journey which took a full month. Despite the hardships of living in Iosepa, the Hawaiian settlers persevered to build a thriving community so that they could be close to their church headquarters.
Iosepa was also the place where George met and married my great-grandmother Alice Savaiigaea. She had come to Iosepa with church missionaries from American Samoa. In 1916, my grandmother was born in Iosepa and one year later, she and her parents moved back to Hawaii, making a home in Laie, a small town on the island of Oahu.
In 1910, George was living in Iosepa, single, with his sister Cima, and her husband Dicka Hoopiiaina.
In 1920, George was living with his wife and 3 of his 6 children:
Elwood, born 1913, Iosepa
Clarence, born 1915, Iosepa
Edith C, born 1916, Iosepa
In 1930, George was living with his wife 5 of his 6 children in Koolauloa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii:
Edward, born 1913, Utah
Clarence, born 1915, Utah
Edith, born 1916, Utah
Marie, born 1920, Hawaii
Matilda, born 1923, Hawaii
Nephew Deloy, born 1917, Samoa
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