Clara Spens

   Ancestral File Number: 2GZV-H6.

  General Notes:

!According to their marriage license (from Film in Manti Family History Center),Osmond Olsen, an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints married Clara and "Roy" on November 7, 1912. Clara's name is spelled Spence--the clerk's liberty, witnesses were W.L. Hall and Sarah Staker Olsen, both Clara and Thomas were 21 years of age, filed on 16 Nov 1912; baptism listed on TIB card as 2 July 1902; Bertha's Bible gives May 3rd, 1891 as birth date; Clara had a baby placed for adoption, born 3 Oct 1930 in Ogden, Utah at the McKay Dee Hospital: The child's adopted name was Kathleen Warner. Kathleen married Lee Wankier and had six children. Kristine, youngest dau and husband Paul Swenson had six children, the last named Dylan Oliver Swenson, born Aug 24, 1995 in Salt Lake City.

Clara married Thomas LeRoy Brown, son of Richard Walker Brown and Annie Hutchison, on 12 Nov 1912 in Mt Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah. (Thomas LeRoy Brown was born on 4 Mar 1891 in Mountainville, Mt Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, died on 8 Feb 1955 in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado and was buried on 12 Feb 1955 in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.)

Clara next married Phenor Peterson on 14 Dec 1933 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. (Phenor Peterson was born on 28 Feb 1892 in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, died on 25 Jan 1967 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah and was buried on 29 Jan 1967 in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah.)

Clara next married Lester Turpin on 30 Dec 1936 in Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming. (Lester Turpin was born on 21 Feb 1887 in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, died on 11 Jun 1941 in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah and was buried in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah.)