Family:James Sellars and Christina Olsen (1)

STATEMENT OF CHARLES CAMPBELL LIVINGSTON MADE AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AUGUST, 1939

Made to Daveda Lacy Livingston, his Daughter.

James Sellers came from Lanarkshire, Scotland, crossing the plains with an ox team about 1864. He met Christina Olson, who came from Denmark about 1867, and they were married in the old endowment house about 1867. From this union the following children were born: Julia Ann, Elizabeth, Christina, James, William, Nellie and a baby who died when quite young. Julia Ann was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6th, 1868, and married Charles Campbell Livingston, who was born February 6th 1868. Their marriage took place in the Logan Temple on December 25, 1886, and from this union were born a number of children, your brothers and sisters.

James Sellers was working in the temple quarry with father, and they heard about a company of immigrants coming in, and they came in to see if there were any girls along. He saw a fine looking girl and made up his mind to go over and pick her out and ask her to marry him. They couldn't understand each other, but she smiled and nodded, and they went to the old endowment house and were married a few days later. They sent for her parents later. They came on and settle in Richfield. Her name was Olson. Her father's name was Christianson, and this one's name was Christian Olson. They moved down to Richfield, and Daveda's grandmother, on her mother's side, started in keeping house. They sawed slabs and made seats and one thing and another, and he went back to work and she lived in the home of his uncle until they could get logs out of Immigration Canyon and build a log house.

1.   Last name may be spelled Sellers, or Sellars. It may have been changed upon migration to the United States.