Christian Peder and Elizabeth Wallentine
This information comes from The 1899 Illustrated History of Idaho pages 896-897
Christian Wallentine, one of the prominent farmers and old
residents of Paris, Idaho is a native of Demark, having been born on the little
island of Barnholm, in the Baltic Sea off the Danish coast, October 21, 1841.
His parents were Wallantine Wallentinesen and Augel Margaret Kofoot, who having
become converts to the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
decided to cross the ocean and live out the remainder of their days in Utah,
where it was promised the temple of this church should be erected.
They came in 1853-54 and were quite a year in making the voyage across the sea and the long journey across the plains. The parents brought with them their three sons; and Christian, the second born was then thirteen years old; and he has a vivid recollection of their hardships, there hopes and fear and the great thankfulness that filled their hearts when at last the family stood unbroken in the paved streets of Salt Lake City. He could never forget that day.
His father took up government land at Brigham City, Utah and became a successful farmer, and one of the lights of his church, of which when he died, aged sixty-five, he had been for many years a priest and high priest. His wife died a year or so later at about the same age. Their eldest son, August is the bishop of the fourth ward of Brigham City. Their youngest son, Charles is a farmer and lives near Rexburg, Idaho.
From childhood Christian helped his parents until he attained the age of eighteen. Then he set up in the world for himself, working on a farm for wages and a year later married Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, a native of Scotland. The came to Paris in 1864. He located on property which he still occupies and has the historical distinction of having erected the first frame house in Bear Lake valley.
This information comes from The History of Bear Lake Pioneers, page 849-850
Elizabeth Caldwell came to America with her widowed mother and brothers and sisters. She walked across the plains with the Willie Handcart Company, suffering greatly. Fifteen died one night and were buried in a common grave. Elizabeth's feet were so badly frozen she had to have the toes on one foot amputated.
Christian and Elizabeth set to work helping to build up the community of Paris. Chris hauled the first log that was sawed in the new saw mill owned by Nathan Davis, Frank Pomeroy and Charles C Rich. Part of the lumber from that log was used to make a coffin in which Brother Rich was buried. They had eight more children after they moved to Paris.
Christian was a share holder in the co-op movement that was started by the leaders of the church. He subscribed a yoke of fine oxen and spent much time getting others to subscribe. A manufacturing concern for making leather boots, shoes and harnesses was organized and Christian was selected as president, with John A Sutton as secretary and Chester Southworth as manager.
He served a mission in the Northern States 1881-1883 and brought back a number of converts from the states where he served. He ran a hotel for a number of years.
Christian Wallentine passed away on June 16, 1915 following a long illness. Elizabeth lived until she was eighty-eight years of age passing away on June 2, 1932. They were both buried in the Paris Cemetery.
Children of Christian Wallentine and Elizabeth Caldwell
1. Christian William Wallentine b-18 Feb 1862
in Brigham City Utah; d-19 June 1934; m-Elthura Oakey
2. Charles Antonious Wallentine b-Brigham City Utah; m-Elizabeth Brown
3. Margaret Wallentine b-1866 in Paris
4. Thomas Caldwell Wallentine b-24 July 1868 in Paris; d-31 Oct 1939 in Dingle
5. Annie Wallentine b-Paris; m-Robert Kelsey
6. Robert W Wallentine b-21 Oct 1871 in Paris; d-2 May 1954
7. Clara Wallentine b-Dec 1876 in Paris
8. Elizabeth "Libby" Wallentine b-Dec 1880 in Georgetown
9. Mabel Wallentine b-Nov 1884
10. Nathaniel Ray Wallentine b-26 May 1887 in Bear Lake; d-12 Sep 1951 in Los
Angeles California