Emery County UT Archives Biographies.....Olsen, Henning 1854 - 
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OLSEN, HENNING, farmer and builder, was born in Denmark June 30, 1830. He joined
the Mormon church in '57 and came to Utah in '61, locating at Spring City, where
he resided for twenty-two years. Came to Castle Dale in '74 and was bishop here
for nearly fifteen years. He took part in the Indian wars while a resident of
Sanpete and assisted in building the fort at Ephraim. Was the originator of the
Mammoth Canal company and has been a prominent builder in Emery county. Among
the buildings he constructed are the meeting-houses at Ferron, Huntington and
Lawrence. He owns about eighty acres of fine farming land and is engaged in
farming and stockraising. Was married in '54 to Cecelia Justesen, who died, and
he married Christine Mortenson, Martha Laney, O. Olsen and Maria Simmonson. He
has ten living children: Lewis, Henning, John, George, Mary, Amelia, Ebenezer,
Abenedad, Seymour and Victor.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah
Ogden: W. H. Lever
1898

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