Synopsis
She was born in Cache Valley in 1896 to Lee Preston and Amy Davidson. The family moved to Star Valley where she helped with farm chores as they experienced the challenging life of farming. She went to school in Turnerville then two years at Star Valley High School before she was hired to teach. She married Heber Jensen in 1916; they had one child. He died in 1917. She married Dan Conley in 1923. They had four children: Dennis L., Preston D., Robert C., and L. Burke. Before her husband died in 1961, she taught school for many years. She moved to Ogden, Utah, where she remained active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. * Poor Copy *Letter to Ila Young from Robert Conley, Aug 25, 1993
Author
Bertha Conley Preston
Keywords
Cache Valley, ‘mother hubbard,’ ‘church cattle,’ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Star Valley, Bedford, Montpelier, Strawberry Canyon, Crow Creek, ‘straw tick,’ Stoner Sheep Company, Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Included Names
Lee Preston, Amy Davidson, Fred Lallathin, Nellie Titensor, Lella Howard, Myrtle Jensen, Mary Oakey, Myrtle Wray, Emma Child, Lee Brown, Heber Jensen, Dan Conley, Dr. Kackley, Elmina Papworth, Rolland Call, Mary Crook, George Merritt, Lavere Preston, Royal Preston, Ruth Marie Jensen
