Individual Details
Merari North
(14 Jan 1852 - 16 Jan 1933)
Events
| Birth | 14 Jan 1852 | Harris Grove, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 4 Jan 1875 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah - Queen Elizabeth Jackson | |||
| Death | 16 Jan 1933 | Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah | |||
| Burial | 21 Jan 1933 | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake County, Utah |
Families
| Spouse | Queen Elizabeth Jackson (1858 - 1917) |
Notes
Birth
Where is Harris Grove?There is a Harris Grove Church in Logan, Iowa.
There is a Harris Grove Cemetery in Beebeetown, Harrison County, Iowa.
Boomer Township was organized June 8, 1858. Although no town is located within it's boundaries, largely because there is no railroad service, it is rich in farming and one of the earliest settled districts. The township is particularly well adapted to grain and livestock raising.
The first settler was Lee Bybee, a Mormon, who with a number of other Mormons, established camp and built cabins there in the early 1840s.
There are no records available that show the first births or deaths in the township. It is believed that the first wedding service was a double one uniting William McKeown with Eliza Jane Hall and Ezekiel Cheeny with Lucy Hardy, in 1848. The first school was held in Bybee's home in the winter of 1847-1848 with J.L. DeForest as the teacher.
The first highway was laid out in 1853. It was known as the Harris Grove and Council Bluffs Road.