Hans Peter Larsen was born in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the of 30 September 1853 in
Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg, Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was
baptized into the LDS church on 6 Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed
to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried
on 11 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. The first son of Niels and Anne Hansen Larsen.
His father was moderately well off so he had the advantages of the best schools of that
time. He must have been a good student judging his accomplishments, because in his
eleventh year he was able to read and write not only the Danish language but also the
Norwegian, Swedish, German and some French. When he came to Utah he soon learned the
Indian language well enough to converse with the Indians.
The Latter Day Saints Missionaries came to their home and taught them the Restored
Gospel; they were converted and joined the church. After joining the church the relatives
of both Niels and Anne turned against them and made life as miserable for them as they
could. Grandfather had a winter home in Copenhagen and a farm out near Gunnerod where
they lived during the Spring, Summer, and Fall season. He was a retired army officer in
the Danish army who served in the War with Germany.
In 1864 they sold their property and decided to go to Utah and live with the body of the
church. They crossed the ocean in a ship loaded with Danish emigrants. When they arrived
in New York, Grandfather bought two teams of horses, a new wagon, harnesses and a saddle
and horse for my father to ride from New York to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in
the fall of 1864 and were sent by President Brigham Young to Manti to help build up that
colony.
Father's 11th birthday was soon after they arrived at Manti. His father got some land and
proceeded to build a home and go to farming. Father worked with his Father at farming and
what other work there was to do.
Father was the only child in the family until 7 August 1870, when Lewis was born. He was
seventeen years old at the time. Then the 9th of April 1973 grandfather died leaving my
father to take care of his mother and Lewis who was not quite three years old. He did a
good job and succeeded well and was well respected in the community. On the 15th of
December 1881 he married Catherine Crowther of Fountain Green in the Endowment House on
the 15 of December 1881, Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a pioneer and did all he could in the development of Manti and vicinity. He
accompanied Brigham Young on several of his trips south to St. George. He was very active
in social circles. I will quote an article from "Heart Throbs of the West', Vol. 2
pg. 314-315.
"H.P. Larsen, a Danish boy, who came to Manti in 1964 was a great lover of music and
the dance. When quite a young man he visited Salt Lake City and attended a dance here he
was impressed with the graceful execution of the square dances, how the calls followed
the beat of the music and how the rhythm was blended into the movements. Before going
home he bought a book of "Calls" and when he returned he proceeded to introduce
them. He became an excellent Caller, often moving among the sets as he called, showing
couples who were confused the proper positions to take. He called in all the dances
where the Western show orchestra played and long after they had disbanded. Through him,
refinement and grace was given the square dance. Lifting it from the class of the
hoe-down to a thing of rhythm and beauty".
He called at nearly all the dances in Manti until shortly before his death on the 8th of
December 1938. For a number of years while Castello Springs Resort in Utah County was at
its best the Lowry orchestra played at many of the dances and he always went with them to
do the calling. On these occasions a special train was run from Manti to Castello spring
resort.
BIOGRAPHY OF HANS PETER LARSEN
By Ruth C Nelson Stubbs, granddaughter compiled by Grant N. Stubbs, Great Grandson Hans
Peter Larsen was born 30 Sept. 1853, in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the first son of
Niels Larsen and Annie Hansen. Hans's father Niels Larsen being a Captain in the Danish
Army was well to do financially in Denmark, but when they decided to come to America, he
loaned thousands of dollars to the immigrants coming over at that time. Many of them
never repaid the loans because some died on the way over, or soon after getting to
America never had the money to pay him back. The family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1864
and went directly to Manti, Sanpete, Utah, where his home was until his death in 1938.
When in Denmark, Grandpa was known as Hans Linen, because he always wore linen suits as a
boy. The family joined the church in 1863 in Denmark. At that time Hans's father's family
disowned them, and the treatment they received was the reason they decided to sell out
and move to America.
Hans was 17 years old when his brother, Law Larsen was born; he became a lawyer, lived in
Manti, Utah and had a farm in Christenburg, Utah.
Hans married Catherine Crowther, December 15, 1881, in the Salt Lake endowment house. The
endowment house was used for eternal marriages before the temples were built, after their
marriage they made their home in Manti, Utah, where their fiends always called them Hans
and Kate.
At the time of his marriage to Catherine, Hans was 6'2" tall, 180 pounds, medium
brown hair, later in life his hair was thin and gray. He had blue gray eyes. Hans hurt
his leg in a mowing machine, the doctors wanted to cut it off, he said, no he would not
let them, for 25-27 years his leg hurt him, draining all the time, this caused him to
walk with a limp. When he would come in from work, and sit down, the pain was always
there.
At the time of his marriage Hans engaged in farming and raising livestock, he was a good
farmer and very good with animals, which he always loved.
Hans home and lot was always neat and clean, the place was beautiful, he liked to putter
and do carpenter work also, he helped as a carpenter and worker on the Manti Temple when
it was being built, along with his son, Wallace.
There was a grainery in the back of their house, that they used for a wash house, it had
a table in it that grandpa used as a work bench for his carpenter work, he was always
fixing furniture and other things.
They always had men boarders in their home, these men worked at the courthouse, some were
teachers. One year they had a women school teacher living in their home, Grandma said,
"I'll have a dozen men but I can't stand women boarders, they are always washing and
ironing, washing their hair she couldn't stand this as she wanted to get on with her
work, some of the men that were boarders at their home were, Vaiden Mortensen, Rulan
Mortensen, Frank Anderson, Hans Christensen.
Hans called dances, he was very efficient at this and people loved to have him call the
dances. Grandpa had many friends and people loved him and enjoyed his company. Their
first son and child, Hans Nfilton, was born 23 Sept. 1882, in Manti, Utah, he died the 28
October 1885. Their second son, George Niels, was born 13 October 1884, in Manti, Utah,
he later married Martha May Block, 14 October 1909, George died 3.
October 1972. Their third son, William Wallace was born 11 June 1886, also in Manti,
Utah, he married Stephine Wells McAllister the first of September 1909. Their first
daughter and fourth child was born 15, November 1888 in Manti, Utah, they named her
Myrtle, she married Lawrence Niels Nelson, 10 June 1908 in the Manti Temple, she died 19
January 1945 in the L.D. S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their second daughter,
Annie Janet was born 17 August 1890 in Manti, Utah. She married Alma Nfidgley Thomas 9
May 1928. She died 23 March 1967. Their sixth child and fourth son, Robert Moriand was
born 3 June 1893 in Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1909 in Manti, Utah. Their seventh and
last son was born November 10, 1899 at Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1923; they named him
Lorin Ward Larsen.
Grandpa was a very religious man, with a strong testimony of the gospel. He went to
church and to the temple alone for many years. He was always on time to everything. For
many years he was an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple. He said, "One day they
had just started a session, and was going to pass into the next room the door wouldn't
open, he tried it three times, a worker finally said, there is someone here that
shouldn't be here, would you please leave, he said this three times, finally a couple
rose and left the room, then the door opened and they went on with the session.
On June 5, 1917, Grandpa took me to the temple to be baptized and confirmed, he let me go
up the winding stairs, up into the towers on each end of the temple, and let me walk
across the Temple on the top between the towers. He did a lot of temple work and
genealogy for his family and his Danish relatives. One time he had me do II 5 names for
baptism and another time 90 female names all on his family lines. Grandpa was the
custodian of the Manti South Ward building for a few years. He was also the sexton or
caretaker for the Manti City Cemetery, when his son Robert died at the age of 16, he
couldn't dig the grave. He was the one that planted all the pine trees in the Manta
Cemetery. He once said as he was digging a grave, he heard singing, he looked north and a
large group of people, all dressed white, were walking out of the cemetery.
Grandpa, always drove around with a buggy, this is how he visited his daughter, Myrtle,
every day the children would see him coming down the street and say, "here comes
Grandpa," he would come in, walking slow and see how Myrtle was feeling, later he
got a model T Ford coop, it had one seat, he would come driving it up, with Grandma in
it, and say "Whoa" for it to stop. He will always be known for his love,
kindness to everyone, he treated all his family and the grandchildren the same.
Hans Peter LARSEN was born on 30 Sep 1853 in Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg,
Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was baptized into the LDS church on 6
Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He
died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Hans Peter Larsen, died 8 December 1938 in
Manti, Utah, He was buried 11 December 1938 in the Manti City Cemetery. Ruth C Nelson
Stubbs
Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg, Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was
baptized into the LDS church on 6 Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed
to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried
on 11 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. The first son of Niels and Anne Hansen Larsen.
His father was moderately well off so he had the advantages of the best schools of that
time. He must have been a good student judging his accomplishments, because in his
eleventh year he was able to read and write not only the Danish language but also the
Norwegian, Swedish, German and some French. When he came to Utah he soon learned the
Indian language well enough to converse with the Indians.
The Latter Day Saints Missionaries came to their home and taught them the Restored
Gospel; they were converted and joined the church. After joining the church the relatives
of both Niels and Anne turned against them and made life as miserable for them as they
could. Grandfather had a winter home in Copenhagen and a farm out near Gunnerod where
they lived during the Spring, Summer, and Fall season. He was a retired army officer in
the Danish army who served in the War with Germany.
In 1864 they sold their property and decided to go to Utah and live with the body of the
church. They crossed the ocean in a ship loaded with Danish emigrants. When they arrived
in New York, Grandfather bought two teams of horses, a new wagon, harnesses and a saddle
and horse for my father to ride from New York to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in
the fall of 1864 and were sent by President Brigham Young to Manti to help build up that
colony.
Father's 11th birthday was soon after they arrived at Manti. His father got some land and
proceeded to build a home and go to farming. Father worked with his Father at farming and
what other work there was to do.
Father was the only child in the family until 7 August 1870, when Lewis was born. He was
seventeen years old at the time. Then the 9th of April 1973 grandfather died leaving my
father to take care of his mother and Lewis who was not quite three years old. He did a
good job and succeeded well and was well respected in the community. On the 15th of
December 1881 he married Catherine Crowther of Fountain Green in the Endowment House on
the 15 of December 1881, Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a pioneer and did all he could in the development of Manti and vicinity. He
accompanied Brigham Young on several of his trips south to St. George. He was very active
in social circles. I will quote an article from "Heart Throbs of the West', Vol. 2
pg. 314-315.
"H.P. Larsen, a Danish boy, who came to Manti in 1964 was a great lover of music and
the dance. When quite a young man he visited Salt Lake City and attended a dance here he
was impressed with the graceful execution of the square dances, how the calls followed
the beat of the music and how the rhythm was blended into the movements. Before going
home he bought a book of "Calls" and when he returned he proceeded to introduce
them. He became an excellent Caller, often moving among the sets as he called, showing
couples who were confused the proper positions to take. He called in all the dances
where the Western show orchestra played and long after they had disbanded. Through him,
refinement and grace was given the square dance. Lifting it from the class of the
hoe-down to a thing of rhythm and beauty".
He called at nearly all the dances in Manti until shortly before his death on the 8th of
December 1938. For a number of years while Castello Springs Resort in Utah County was at
its best the Lowry orchestra played at many of the dances and he always went with them to
do the calling. On these occasions a special train was run from Manti to Castello spring
resort.
BIOGRAPHY OF HANS PETER LARSEN
By Ruth C Nelson Stubbs, granddaughter compiled by Grant N. Stubbs, Great Grandson Hans
Peter Larsen was born 30 Sept. 1853, in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the first son of
Niels Larsen and Annie Hansen. Hans's father Niels Larsen being a Captain in the Danish
Army was well to do financially in Denmark, but when they decided to come to America, he
loaned thousands of dollars to the immigrants coming over at that time. Many of them
never repaid the loans because some died on the way over, or soon after getting to
America never had the money to pay him back. The family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1864
and went directly to Manti, Sanpete, Utah, where his home was until his death in 1938.
When in Denmark, Grandpa was known as Hans Linen, because he always wore linen suits as a
boy. The family joined the church in 1863 in Denmark. At that time Hans's father's family
disowned them, and the treatment they received was the reason they decided to sell out
and move to America.
Hans was 17 years old when his brother, Law Larsen was born; he became a lawyer, lived in
Manti, Utah and had a farm in Christenburg, Utah.
Hans married Catherine Crowther, December 15, 1881, in the Salt Lake endowment house. The
endowment house was used for eternal marriages before the temples were built, after their
marriage they made their home in Manti, Utah, where their fiends always called them Hans
and Kate.
At the time of his marriage to Catherine, Hans was 6'2" tall, 180 pounds, medium
brown hair, later in life his hair was thin and gray. He had blue gray eyes. Hans hurt
his leg in a mowing machine, the doctors wanted to cut it off, he said, no he would not
let them, for 25-27 years his leg hurt him, draining all the time, this caused him to
walk with a limp. When he would come in from work, and sit down, the pain was always
there.
At the time of his marriage Hans engaged in farming and raising livestock, he was a good
farmer and very good with animals, which he always loved.
Hans home and lot was always neat and clean, the place was beautiful, he liked to putter
and do carpenter work also, he helped as a carpenter and worker on the Manti Temple when
it was being built, along with his son, Wallace.
There was a grainery in the back of their house, that they used for a wash house, it had
a table in it that grandpa used as a work bench for his carpenter work, he was always
fixing furniture and other things.
They always had men boarders in their home, these men worked at the courthouse, some were
teachers. One year they had a women school teacher living in their home, Grandma said,
"I'll have a dozen men but I can't stand women boarders, they are always washing and
ironing, washing their hair she couldn't stand this as she wanted to get on with her
work, some of the men that were boarders at their home were, Vaiden Mortensen, Rulan
Mortensen, Frank Anderson, Hans Christensen.
Hans called dances, he was very efficient at this and people loved to have him call the
dances. Grandpa had many friends and people loved him and enjoyed his company. Their
first son and child, Hans Nfilton, was born 23 Sept. 1882, in Manti, Utah, he died the 28
October 1885. Their second son, George Niels, was born 13 October 1884, in Manti, Utah,
he later married Martha May Block, 14 October 1909, George died 3.
October 1972. Their third son, William Wallace was born 11 June 1886, also in Manti,
Utah, he married Stephine Wells McAllister the first of September 1909. Their first
daughter and fourth child was born 15, November 1888 in Manti, Utah, they named her
Myrtle, she married Lawrence Niels Nelson, 10 June 1908 in the Manti Temple, she died 19
January 1945 in the L.D. S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their second daughter,
Annie Janet was born 17 August 1890 in Manti, Utah. She married Alma Nfidgley Thomas 9
May 1928. She died 23 March 1967. Their sixth child and fourth son, Robert Moriand was
born 3 June 1893 in Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1909 in Manti, Utah. Their seventh and
last son was born November 10, 1899 at Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1923; they named him
Lorin Ward Larsen.
Grandpa was a very religious man, with a strong testimony of the gospel. He went to
church and to the temple alone for many years. He was always on time to everything. For
many years he was an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple. He said, "One day they
had just started a session, and was going to pass into the next room the door wouldn't
open, he tried it three times, a worker finally said, there is someone here that
shouldn't be here, would you please leave, he said this three times, finally a couple
rose and left the room, then the door opened and they went on with the session.
On June 5, 1917, Grandpa took me to the temple to be baptized and confirmed, he let me go
up the winding stairs, up into the towers on each end of the temple, and let me walk
across the Temple on the top between the towers. He did a lot of temple work and
genealogy for his family and his Danish relatives. One time he had me do II 5 names for
baptism and another time 90 female names all on his family lines. Grandpa was the
custodian of the Manti South Ward building for a few years. He was also the sexton or
caretaker for the Manti City Cemetery, when his son Robert died at the age of 16, he
couldn't dig the grave. He was the one that planted all the pine trees in the Manta
Cemetery. He once said as he was digging a grave, he heard singing, he looked north and a
large group of people, all dressed white, were walking out of the cemetery.
Grandpa, always drove around with a buggy, this is how he visited his daughter, Myrtle,
every day the children would see him coming down the street and say, "here comes
Grandpa," he would come in, walking slow and see how Myrtle was feeling, later he
got a model T Ford coop, it had one seat, he would come driving it up, with Grandma in
it, and say "Whoa" for it to stop. He will always be known for his love,
kindness to everyone, he treated all his family and the grandchildren the same.
Hans Peter LARSEN was born on 30 Sep 1853 in Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg,
Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was baptized into the LDS church on 6
Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He
died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Hans Peter Larsen, died 8 December 1938 in
Manti, Utah, He was buried 11 December 1938 in the Manti City Cemetery. Ruth C Nelson
Stubbs
Hans Peter Larsen was born in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the of 30 September 1853 in
Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg, Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was
baptized into the LDS church on 6 Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed
to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried
on 11 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. The first son of Niels and Anne Hansen Larsen.
His father was moderately well off so he had the advantages of the best schools of that
time. He must have been a good student judging his accomplishments, because in his
eleventh year he was able to read and write not only the Danish language but also the
Norwegian, Swedish, German and some French. When he came to Utah he soon learned the
Indian language well enough to converse with the Indians.
The Latter Day Saints Missionaries came to their home and taught them the Restored
Gospel; they were converted and joined the church. After joining the church the relatives
of both Niels and Anne turned against them and made life as miserable for them as they
could. Grandfather had a winter home in Copenhagen and a farm out near Gunnerod where
they lived during the Spring, Summer, and Fall season. He was a retired army officer in
the Danish army who served in the War with Germany.
In 1864 they sold their property and decided to go to Utah and live with the body of the
church. They crossed the ocean in a ship loaded with Danish emigrants. When they arrived
in New York, Grandfather bought two teams of horses, a new wagon, harnesses and a saddle
and horse for my father to ride from New York to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in
the fall of 1864 and were sent by President Brigham Young to Manti to help build up that
colony.
Father's 11th birthday was soon after they arrived at Manti. His father got some land and
proceeded to build a home and go to farming. Father worked with his Father at farming and
what other work there was to do.
Father was the only child in the family until 7 August 1870, when Lewis was born. He was
seventeen years old at the time. Then the 9th of April 1973 grandfather died leaving my
father to take care of his mother and Lewis who was not quite three years old. He did a
good job and succeeded well and was well respected in the community. On the 15th of
December 1881 he married Catherine Crowther of Fountain Green in the Endowment House on
the 15 of December 1881, Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a pioneer and did all he could in the development of Manti and vicinity. He
accompanied Brigham Young on several of his trips south to St. George. He was very active
in social circles. I will quote an article from "Heart Throbs of the West', Vol. 2
pg. 314-315.
"H.P. Larsen, a Danish boy, who came to Manti in 1964 was a great lover of music and
the dance. When quite a young man he visited Salt Lake City and attended a dance here he
was impressed with the graceful execution of the square dances, how the calls followed
the beat of the music and how the rhythm was blended into the movements. Before going
home he bought a book of "Calls" and when he returned he proceeded to introduce
them. He became an excellent Caller, often moving among the sets as he called, showing
couples who were confused the proper positions to take. He called in all the dances
where the Western show orchestra played and long after they had disbanded. Through him,
refinement and grace was given the square dance. Lifting it from the class of the
hoe-down to a thing of rhythm and beauty".
He called at nearly all the dances in Manti until shortly before his death on the 8th of
December 1938. For a number of years while Castello Springs Resort in Utah County was at
its best the Lowry orchestra played at many of the dances and he always went with them to
do the calling. On these occasions a special train was run from Manti to Castello spring
resort.
BIOGRAPHY OF HANS PETER LARSEN
By Ruth C Nelson Stubbs, granddaughter compiled by Grant N. Stubbs, Great Grandson Hans
Peter Larsen was born 30 Sept. 1853, in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the first son of
Niels Larsen and Annie Hansen. Hans's father Niels Larsen being a Captain in the Danish
Army was well to do financially in Denmark, but when they decided to come to America, he
loaned thousands of dollars to the immigrants coming over at that time. Many of them
never repaid the loans because some died on the way over, or soon after getting to
America never had the money to pay him back. The family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1864
and went directly to Manti, Sanpete, Utah, where his home was until his death in 1938.
When in Denmark, Grandpa was known as Hans Linen, because he always wore linen suits as a
boy. The family joined the church in 1863 in Denmark. At that time Hans's father's family
disowned them, and the treatment they received was the reason they decided to sell out
and move to America.
Hans was 17 years old when his brother, Law Larsen was born; he became a lawyer, lived in
Manti, Utah and had a farm in Christenburg, Utah.
Hans married Catherine Crowther, December 15, 1881, in the Salt Lake endowment house. The
endowment house was used for eternal marriages before the temples were built, after their
marriage they made their home in Manti, Utah, where their fiends always called them Hans
and Kate.
At the time of his marriage to Catherine, Hans was 6'2" tall, 180 pounds, medium
brown hair, later in life his hair was thin and gray. He had blue gray eyes. Hans hurt
his leg in a mowing machine, the doctors wanted to cut it off, he said, no he would not
let them, for 25-27 years his leg hurt him, draining all the time, this caused him to
walk with a limp. When he would come in from work, and sit down, the pain was always
there.
At the time of his marriage Hans engaged in farming and raising livestock, he was a good
farmer and very good with animals, which he always loved.
Hans home and lot was always neat and clean, the place was beautiful, he liked to putter
and do carpenter work also, he helped as a carpenter and worker on the Manti Temple when
it was being built, along with his son, Wallace.
There was a grainery in the back of their house, that they used for a wash house, it had
a table in it that grandpa used as a work bench for his carpenter work, he was always
fixing furniture and other things.
They always had men boarders in their home, these men worked at the courthouse, some were
teachers. One year they had a women school teacher living in their home, Grandma said,
"I'll have a dozen men but I can't stand women boarders, they are always washing and
ironing, washing their hair she couldn't stand this as she wanted to get on with her
work, some of the men that were boarders at their home were, Vaiden Mortensen, Rulan
Mortensen, Frank Anderson, Hans Christensen.
Hans called dances, he was very efficient at this and people loved to have him call the
dances. Grandpa had many friends and people loved him and enjoyed his company. Their
first son and child, Hans Nfilton, was born 23 Sept. 1882, in Manti, Utah, he died the 28
October 1885. Their second son, George Niels, was born 13 October 1884, in Manti, Utah,
he later married Martha May Block, 14 October 1909, George died 3.
October 1972. Their third son, William Wallace was born 11 June 1886, also in Manti,
Utah, he married Stephine Wells McAllister the first of September 1909. Their first
daughter and fourth child was born 15, November 1888 in Manti, Utah, they named her
Myrtle, she married Lawrence Niels Nelson, 10 June 1908 in the Manti Temple, she died 19
January 1945 in the L.D. S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their second daughter,
Annie Janet was born 17 August 1890 in Manti, Utah. She married Alma Nfidgley Thomas 9
May 1928. She died 23 March 1967. Their sixth child and fourth son, Robert Moriand was
born 3 June 1893 in Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1909 in Manti, Utah. Their seventh and
last son was born November 10, 1899 at Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1923; they named him
Lorin Ward Larsen.
Grandpa was a very religious man, with a strong testimony of the gospel. He went to
church and to the temple alone for many years. He was always on time to everything. For
many years he was an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple. He said, "One day they
had just started a session, and was going to pass into the next room the door wouldn't
open, he tried it three times, a worker finally said, there is someone here that
shouldn't be here, would you please leave, he said this three times, finally a couple
rose and left the room, then the door opened and they went on with the session.
On June 5, 1917, Grandpa took me to the temple to be baptized and confirmed, he let me go
up the winding stairs, up into the towers on each end of the temple, and let me walk
across the Temple on the top between the towers. He did a lot of temple work and
genealogy for his family and his Danish relatives. One time he had me do II 5 names for
baptism and another time 90 female names all on his family lines. Grandpa was the
custodian of the Manti South Ward building for a few years. He was also the sexton or
caretaker for the Manti City Cemetery, when his son Robert died at the age of 16, he
couldn't dig the grave. He was the one that planted all the pine trees in the Manta
Cemetery. He once said as he was digging a grave, he heard singing, he looked north and a
large group of people, all dressed white, were walking out of the cemetery.
Grandpa, always drove around with a buggy, this is how he visited his daughter, Myrtle,
every day the children would see him coming down the street and say, "here comes
Grandpa," he would come in, walking slow and see how Myrtle was feeling, later he
got a model T Ford coop, it had one seat, he would come driving it up, with Grandma in
it, and say "Whoa" for it to stop. He will always be known for his love,
kindness to everyone, he treated all his family and the grandchildren the same.
Hans Peter LARSEN was born on 30 Sep 1853 in Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg,
Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was baptized into the LDS church on 6
Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He
died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Hans Peter Larsen, died 8 December 1938 in
Manti, Utah, He was buried 11 December 1938 in the Manti City Cemetery. Ruth C Nelson
Stubbs
Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg, Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was
baptized into the LDS church on 6 Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed
to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried
on 11 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. The first son of Niels and Anne Hansen Larsen.
His father was moderately well off so he had the advantages of the best schools of that
time. He must have been a good student judging his accomplishments, because in his
eleventh year he was able to read and write not only the Danish language but also the
Norwegian, Swedish, German and some French. When he came to Utah he soon learned the
Indian language well enough to converse with the Indians.
The Latter Day Saints Missionaries came to their home and taught them the Restored
Gospel; they were converted and joined the church. After joining the church the relatives
of both Niels and Anne turned against them and made life as miserable for them as they
could. Grandfather had a winter home in Copenhagen and a farm out near Gunnerod where
they lived during the Spring, Summer, and Fall season. He was a retired army officer in
the Danish army who served in the War with Germany.
In 1864 they sold their property and decided to go to Utah and live with the body of the
church. They crossed the ocean in a ship loaded with Danish emigrants. When they arrived
in New York, Grandfather bought two teams of horses, a new wagon, harnesses and a saddle
and horse for my father to ride from New York to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in
the fall of 1864 and were sent by President Brigham Young to Manti to help build up that
colony.
Father's 11th birthday was soon after they arrived at Manti. His father got some land and
proceeded to build a home and go to farming. Father worked with his Father at farming and
what other work there was to do.
Father was the only child in the family until 7 August 1870, when Lewis was born. He was
seventeen years old at the time. Then the 9th of April 1973 grandfather died leaving my
father to take care of his mother and Lewis who was not quite three years old. He did a
good job and succeeded well and was well respected in the community. On the 15th of
December 1881 he married Catherine Crowther of Fountain Green in the Endowment House on
the 15 of December 1881, Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a pioneer and did all he could in the development of Manti and vicinity. He
accompanied Brigham Young on several of his trips south to St. George. He was very active
in social circles. I will quote an article from "Heart Throbs of the West', Vol. 2
pg. 314-315.
"H.P. Larsen, a Danish boy, who came to Manti in 1964 was a great lover of music and
the dance. When quite a young man he visited Salt Lake City and attended a dance here he
was impressed with the graceful execution of the square dances, how the calls followed
the beat of the music and how the rhythm was blended into the movements. Before going
home he bought a book of "Calls" and when he returned he proceeded to introduce
them. He became an excellent Caller, often moving among the sets as he called, showing
couples who were confused the proper positions to take. He called in all the dances
where the Western show orchestra played and long after they had disbanded. Through him,
refinement and grace was given the square dance. Lifting it from the class of the
hoe-down to a thing of rhythm and beauty".
He called at nearly all the dances in Manti until shortly before his death on the 8th of
December 1938. For a number of years while Castello Springs Resort in Utah County was at
its best the Lowry orchestra played at many of the dances and he always went with them to
do the calling. On these occasions a special train was run from Manti to Castello spring
resort.
BIOGRAPHY OF HANS PETER LARSEN
By Ruth C Nelson Stubbs, granddaughter compiled by Grant N. Stubbs, Great Grandson Hans
Peter Larsen was born 30 Sept. 1853, in Gunnerod, Fredrick's, Denmark, the first son of
Niels Larsen and Annie Hansen. Hans's father Niels Larsen being a Captain in the Danish
Army was well to do financially in Denmark, but when they decided to come to America, he
loaned thousands of dollars to the immigrants coming over at that time. Many of them
never repaid the loans because some died on the way over, or soon after getting to
America never had the money to pay him back. The family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1864
and went directly to Manti, Sanpete, Utah, where his home was until his death in 1938.
When in Denmark, Grandpa was known as Hans Linen, because he always wore linen suits as a
boy. The family joined the church in 1863 in Denmark. At that time Hans's father's family
disowned them, and the treatment they received was the reason they decided to sell out
and move to America.
Hans was 17 years old when his brother, Law Larsen was born; he became a lawyer, lived in
Manti, Utah and had a farm in Christenburg, Utah.
Hans married Catherine Crowther, December 15, 1881, in the Salt Lake endowment house. The
endowment house was used for eternal marriages before the temples were built, after their
marriage they made their home in Manti, Utah, where their fiends always called them Hans
and Kate.
At the time of his marriage to Catherine, Hans was 6'2" tall, 180 pounds, medium
brown hair, later in life his hair was thin and gray. He had blue gray eyes. Hans hurt
his leg in a mowing machine, the doctors wanted to cut it off, he said, no he would not
let them, for 25-27 years his leg hurt him, draining all the time, this caused him to
walk with a limp. When he would come in from work, and sit down, the pain was always
there.
At the time of his marriage Hans engaged in farming and raising livestock, he was a good
farmer and very good with animals, which he always loved.
Hans home and lot was always neat and clean, the place was beautiful, he liked to putter
and do carpenter work also, he helped as a carpenter and worker on the Manti Temple when
it was being built, along with his son, Wallace.
There was a grainery in the back of their house, that they used for a wash house, it had
a table in it that grandpa used as a work bench for his carpenter work, he was always
fixing furniture and other things.
They always had men boarders in their home, these men worked at the courthouse, some were
teachers. One year they had a women school teacher living in their home, Grandma said,
"I'll have a dozen men but I can't stand women boarders, they are always washing and
ironing, washing their hair she couldn't stand this as she wanted to get on with her
work, some of the men that were boarders at their home were, Vaiden Mortensen, Rulan
Mortensen, Frank Anderson, Hans Christensen.
Hans called dances, he was very efficient at this and people loved to have him call the
dances. Grandpa had many friends and people loved him and enjoyed his company. Their
first son and child, Hans Nfilton, was born 23 Sept. 1882, in Manti, Utah, he died the 28
October 1885. Their second son, George Niels, was born 13 October 1884, in Manti, Utah,
he later married Martha May Block, 14 October 1909, George died 3.
October 1972. Their third son, William Wallace was born 11 June 1886, also in Manti,
Utah, he married Stephine Wells McAllister the first of September 1909. Their first
daughter and fourth child was born 15, November 1888 in Manti, Utah, they named her
Myrtle, she married Lawrence Niels Nelson, 10 June 1908 in the Manti Temple, she died 19
January 1945 in the L.D. S. Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their second daughter,
Annie Janet was born 17 August 1890 in Manti, Utah. She married Alma Nfidgley Thomas 9
May 1928. She died 23 March 1967. Their sixth child and fourth son, Robert Moriand was
born 3 June 1893 in Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1909 in Manti, Utah. Their seventh and
last son was born November 10, 1899 at Manti, Utah. He died 23 March 1923; they named him
Lorin Ward Larsen.
Grandpa was a very religious man, with a strong testimony of the gospel. He went to
church and to the temple alone for many years. He was always on time to everything. For
many years he was an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple. He said, "One day they
had just started a session, and was going to pass into the next room the door wouldn't
open, he tried it three times, a worker finally said, there is someone here that
shouldn't be here, would you please leave, he said this three times, finally a couple
rose and left the room, then the door opened and they went on with the session.
On June 5, 1917, Grandpa took me to the temple to be baptized and confirmed, he let me go
up the winding stairs, up into the towers on each end of the temple, and let me walk
across the Temple on the top between the towers. He did a lot of temple work and
genealogy for his family and his Danish relatives. One time he had me do II 5 names for
baptism and another time 90 female names all on his family lines. Grandpa was the
custodian of the Manti South Ward building for a few years. He was also the sexton or
caretaker for the Manti City Cemetery, when his son Robert died at the age of 16, he
couldn't dig the grave. He was the one that planted all the pine trees in the Manta
Cemetery. He once said as he was digging a grave, he heard singing, he looked north and a
large group of people, all dressed white, were walking out of the cemetery.
Grandpa, always drove around with a buggy, this is how he visited his daughter, Myrtle,
every day the children would see him coming down the street and say, "here comes
Grandpa," he would come in, walking slow and see how Myrtle was feeling, later he
got a model T Ford coop, it had one seat, he would come driving it up, with Grandma in
it, and say "Whoa" for it to stop. He will always be known for his love,
kindness to everyone, he treated all his family and the grandchildren the same.
Hans Peter LARSEN was born on 30 Sep 1853 in Gunderod, Karlebo, Fredricksborg,
Denmark. He was christened on 9 Dec 1853. He was baptized into the LDS church on 6
Feb 1863. He was endowed on 1 Dec 1873. He was sealed to parents on 27 Jan 1909. He
died on 8 Dec 1938 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Hans Peter Larsen, died 8 December 1938 in
Manti, Utah, He was buried 11 December 1938 in the Manti City Cemetery. Ruth C Nelson
Stubbs
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