Entries by Jeff Westover
Arizona: Kurg and the Doctrines of Marriage and Adoption
When Amos and Ruth Westover came to the frontier of Ohio in 1820 they found the land they were looking for: it was teeming with wildlife, there was clear access to good water, there was abundance of timber and long growing seasons in which to farm. It was just what they were working for. Nearly […]
Arizona: Sarah Jane Burwell Westover
I have been negligent in producing a feature about Sarah Jane Burwell Westover. I have been wanting to defer to those who are her descendants and I have spoken with some of them over the years. There are many who want to know more about her. Sadly, there isn’t much out there outside of her […]
Arizona
My wife, Sandy, is a twin. Her sister, Cindy, married a man named Bud Blazzard. Several years ago, visiting the grave of grandmother Electa Beal Westover in Washington City, Utah for the first time, I turned to leave, looking down at the ground as I left her headstone. To my great surprise, within just a […]