FRANCIS M. MOGNETT
History of Arizona, 1896

Francis M. Mognett was born in Caldwell County, Missouri, near 
an old Mormon settlement, April 27, 1842, to the marriage of 
George Mognett and Frances (Farley) Mognett, both native 
Virginians. In 1852 the family started across the plains, but 
the mother died of cholera while on the way.  The rest of the 
family reached Portland, Oregon and settled on a farm in the 
Willamette Valley.  There the father died when eighty-one years 
old.  In 1876 our subject left Oregon and made his way to 
Arizona, taking with him about 400 head of cattle.  He located 
at Dripping Springs, Yavapai County, on a large ranch and 
entered actively on his career as a stockman. He still owns 
this ranch.

In 1881 he came to Phoenix and the same year purchased sixty 
two acres of land within the corporation.  This has since been 
subdivided.  Mr. Mognett built the Lamson Business College and 
is a man who allows no worthy movement to fail for want of 
support on his part.  He still handles beef cattle, buying and 
fattening for the market.  He also has half interest in 240 
acres at Grand Canal, one half interest in eighty acres of 
land below Tempe and property in Phoenix.

On the 18th of September 1870 Mr. Mognett married Miss Sarah E. 
Wilson, a native of Oregon whose father was a resident of 
Portland, that State.  Ten children have been born to this 
union and are named as follows: Minnie A., now Mrs. Charles 
Stevens of Phoenix; Sarah F., now Mrs. W.A. Milton of Briggs, 
Ariz.; George W.; Ida M., Rosa L.; Elmer F.; Martin J.; Anna 
E, Jessie I. and Francis M. Jr.

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