Item Detail
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Fawson, Chrisitina Gregerson Miner
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1908-1967
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MSS 827
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Christina Gregerson Fawson was born December 7, 1908 in St. George, Utah to Leonora Worthen and Andrew Gregersen. When one month old, she and her family moved to Pintura, where they lived on a farm. At age six, she began attending first and second grade, although she stayed with her grandmother in St. George for some time. She then attended third through tenth grade in Toquerville, Utah, which was seven miles from Pintura. After her tenth grade year, she attended Dixie College, simultaneously finishing high school while also beginning her first two years of college. In the summers, she worked at Zion National Park. She later met and married Max Milner, with whom she had two children. After seven years, they were divorced, and in order to support her children, Christina took in boarders, and was also employed at J.C. Penny. She later met Vernon Perhson Fawson, whom she married on January 16, 1941 in the Salt Lake City Temple. They had three children and moved to Grantsville. Christina died October 21, 1967.
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Part of the J. Allen Parkinson collection, this is a three-page typescript biography written by one of Christina's daughters, Deana Lyne Fawson. It is located in the seventh folder of the collection, which is labeled, Biographies, FA-FR. Deana writes of some of the experiences Christina had as a youth: when attending grade school, they rode a make-shift bus, which was a truck with a wagon cover and boards, without windows or heat. By this time, Christina had four younger brothers, and so she would wake up early in the morning to pack their lunches. The family lived in a large home with seven rooms, and Christina carried much of the responsibility in caring for the home and family. Deana writes that the town was small, and Christina spent most of her time with her brothers. She enjoyed riding horses, and Deana writes of a time when Christina and her brothers went to a cave to explore. Without knowing it was the headquarters of an Indian tribe, the discovered pottery, arrowheads, and wring on the walls. Deana also writes of Christina's experiences with rattlesnakes, as Christina encountered them several times. Deana then writes that Christina was very active in the LDS Church; it was at Welfare Square, a ward activity, where Christina actually met Vernon, as he was there with a group from Grantsville. Deana concludes by writing that they still live in Grantsville, where Christina had made several friends.