APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

Feb. 10, 1927
Date of Application

To the Society of Daughters of the Utah Pioneers:

I, Anna Rasmussen,
 daughter of Christian Rasmussen and Mette Mortensen Rasmussen,
 hereby apply for Membership in the Society by right of descent from Christian Rasmussen,
A who was born in Denmark on April 5, 1825,
was a citizen of Parowan and died in Parowan on May 5, 1915.

B Mette Mortensen,who was born in Denmark onMay 2 1845
was a citizen of Parowan and died in ---------------on----------

C Peter Mortensen who was born in Denmark on January 27, 1805,
was a citizen of Parowan and died in Parowan
D Lena Sanderson who was born in Denmark on March 8 1808
was a citizen of Parowan and died in Parowan on March 8, 1868.

The services of my ancestors in assisting in pioneering Utah were as follows:

My father, Christian Rasmussen, was baptized Jan. 6, 1854
 in Denmark, where he had joined the church. Coming to
Utah the same year, comming across the plains with ox
 teams shortly after arriving in Salt Lake, he was sent to
Iron County to help in farm work that being his kind of work.
He first went to Cedar City, remaining a few years, then came to
Parowan, which was always after his home. He endured the hardships
 of pioneer life, guarding the Indians, at one time spent three
months  at Fort Sanford under Edward Dalton and Silas S. Smith
and was called often to guard the Home town
My grandparents, Peter and Lena Sanderson Mortensen, with their
family of 8 children, came to Utah Nov 9, 1856  in the Hand Cart
company of Captain Willie. The early pioneer life was spent
in building log houses, each one doing all they could to make
their lives plesant, This family was very musical and many
happy hours were spent during the evenings to gather
Grandmother was an excelent nurse and did much good
in that way, all have remained true to the Gospel.