Arthur Ramsey Church

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• FamilySearch ID: L2QH-1KF
• Initiatory (LDS): 11 Feb 2017, NBEAC

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• FamilySearch ID: K8YD-GN1
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 May 1952, IFALL

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DANIEL W. CHURCH, who has recently become connected with the state admin i stration of Boise and who is well known in financial circles in Idah o a s the president of the Bannock National Bank of Pocatello, was born u po n a ranch near Mankato, Minnesota, October 18, 1858. His experiences h av e largely been those of the frontier, with later active connection wit h t he upbuilding and development of the west. He remembers distinctly th e fa mous Indian massacre which occurred near Mankato during his youth, w hen h e saw thirty-eight of the Indians who were implicated hanged at tha t plac e. One of the settlers warned his father of the outbreak, so tha t Mr. Chu rch with a yoke of oxen and a wagon moved his family from the r anch wher e they lived to an old-fashioned windmill, where they safely se creted the mselves for the night, and the next day they moved on to Manka to, where t hey took up their permanent residence and lived in safety. Ge neral Sible y was in command of the military forces at the time, and afte r the thirty -eight Indians were executed, the remainder of the savages w ere removed t o a reservation and this practically ended the Indian troub le in Minnesot a.

After leaving school in Mankato at the age of about sixteen years, Mr. C h urch entered a dry goods store as clerk and there remained until 1879 , wh en he removed westward to Evanston, Wyoming, where he entered the em plo y of the Union Pacific Railroad as locomotive fireman, and in 1882 wa s pr omoted engineer. He became a resident of Portland, Oregon, and was w ith t he Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company as an engineer. He served i n tha t connection until 1883, in which year he went by stage coach fro m Pendle ton, Oregon, to Mountain Home, Idaho, and thence to Shoshone, Id aho. In t he fall of the same year he entered the employ of the Oregon Sh ort Line R ailroad as an engineer under Master Mechanic Lewis and on th e 19th of Jan uary, 1884, he pulled the first train from Caldwell to Weis er, which at t hat time was the terminus of the Oregon Short Line, the co nstruction havi ng been continued only to that point. On the following mo rning after reac hing Weiser and when starting upon the return trip wit h a mixed train, hi s train was ditched, caused by the breaking of a witc h rod, and the rea r part of the train was wrecked. No one was injured, b ut the accident occ asioned Mr. Church the loss of his position.

On the 1st of September, 1884, Mr. Church went to Fargo. North Dakota, a n d accepted a position in the railroad shops but finally went to work ag ai n as an engineer on the Northern Pacific. About the 1st of November o f th e same year he again lost his job and returned to Shoshone to the ho me o f his parents, where he spent the winter. In the spring of 1886 he w ent t o work in the shops of the Oregon Short Line Railroad at Shoshone a nd i n a short time became a fireman on a locomotive, while in the fall o f th e same year he was returned to the position of engineer. Thus he con tinue d until December 1, 1889. In the spring of that year he turned hi s attent ion to the clothing business in connection with George North o f Pocatell o but continued on the railroad, however, for a time, while hi s partner c onducted the clothing store. On the 1st of December, however , he entere d the store as an active partner in the business. The day ha s ever bee n a memorable one to him, for on that day occurred one of th e most terrif ic blizzards that has ever figured in the history of Idaho . On the 1st o f January, 1895, Mr. Church sold his interest in the stor e to Mr. North b ut retained the ownership of the building. He then engag ed in the butcher ing business with Daniel Swinehart, with whom he contin ued for a year, wh en he sold out to Sell & Reuss.

Mr. Church has always been more or less deeply and actively intereste d i n politics and in April, 1896, became a candidate for the office of m ayo r of Pocatello on the republican ticket but was defeated. On the 1s t of M ay he purchased the real estate business of Edward Stein and after ward be came associated with Earl C. White of Pocatello and in 1907 sol d his inte rest in the business to his partner. In July of that year he b ecame the c ashier of the Bannock National Bank, with which he was thus c onnected unt il January 21, 1918, when he became its president. He own s a farm in th e Fort Hall irrigation project and is likewise a half owne r in the magnif icent building on the east side of Pocatello, known as th e Church & Whit e block. Associated with Mr. North and Mr. Swinehart, h e built the firs t brick building in Pocatello in 1891 and he and Mr. Nor th moved their cl othing stock into this building in 1892.

On the 17th of April, 1894, Mr. Church was married to Miss Chloe Ramse y , of Portland, Michigan, and they have become parents of four children : M abel Minerva; Daniel Whipple, Jr., twenty-one years of age, who is no w i n France with the Medical Department; Arthur Ramsey, who is sixteen y ear s of age and is attending school in Pocatello; and Bertha Luanda, a s tude nt in the Pocatello high school.

In public affairs and in the social and fraternal life of Pocatello an d o ther sections of the state Mr. Church is widely known. He is a Mason , whi ch order he joined in 1888 in Shoshone, belonging to the blue lodge , chap ter and commandery, and he is also connected with the Benevolent P rotecti ve Order of Elks. It was Mr. Church who organized the Elks lodg e in Pocat ello in 1901. He is a member of the Rotary Club, also of the C ommercial C lub and the Shriners Club. In politics he has ever been an ea rnest republ ican and in 1909 he was elected as mayor of Pocatello, servi ng for a tw o years' term. He also became a member of the first board o f trustees. Fo r five years he was a member of the city council, also ser ved on the scho ol board and in 1898 was elected to represent his distric t in the state s enate. In 1912 he acted as county chairman of the republ ican central comm ittee and he was chairman of the second, third and four th Liberty Loan co mmittees in Pocatello. Mr. Church was made the toastma ster of the Commerc ial Club at the dedication of the Oregon Short Line d epot here and made t he occasion a memorable one with all the old-timer s by his ever Ready hum or, recalling many incidents of the past which on ly he among the old-time rs was able to relate. He is considered one of t he best story tellers an d after-dinner speakers in Idaho and his presenc e at any public entertain ment always assures a good time. His popularit y is proverbial among all c lasses. He is a gentleman of the old school a nd has had a wide and varie d experience in western life such as would b e impossible to anyone born i n the present generation. He possesses a re markable memory for dates an d incidents and was personally acquainted wi th many of the historical cha racters of early western life. He is consid ered one of Pocatello's most e nterprising and progressive business men , where he is known to his many f riends as "Dan." He has recently entere d upon active connection with th e interests of Boise as a member of th e present administration of state a ffairs and those who know Daniel W. C hurch feel that Idaho is most fortun ate in gaining his services in thi s connection.

Daniel married Chloe Lydia Ramsey on 17 Apr 1894. Chloe (daughter of Samuel Smith Ramsey and Lucinda Abigail Whittemore) was born on 10 Dec 1868 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 27 May 1947 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K8BH-HJN
• Initiatory (LDS): 13 Feb 2017, PROVO

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• FamilySearch ID: LCFC-TLQ
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Nov 1951, IFALL

Joseph married Minerva J Johnson on 21 Jun 1855 in Smithfield, Henry, Kentucky, United States. Minerva was born on 27 Mar 1830 in Smithfield, Henry, Kentucky, United States; died on 1 Jun 1910 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LCFC-TGJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 13 May 1952, IFALL

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• FamilySearch ID: L23N-CMC
• Initiatory (LDS): 8 Aug 2018, PROVO

Samuel + Lucinda Abigail Whittemore. Lucinda was born on 20 Mar 1846 in Albion, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: M1P6-7FT
• Initiatory (LDS): 8 Apr 2016, MEXIC

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• FamilySearch ID: LSY1-HSC
• Initiatory (LDS): 13 Jan 1953, IFALL

Abijah + Almira Clara Rowe. Almira (daughter of Seth Rowe and Ursula Clark) was born about 1800 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KCLM-K2N
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Nov 1951, IFALL