Founding Fathers
Christian Tuft, shown with his family, was the first Marshall of Monroe, Utah.
The following is a list of the early Pioneers of Alma [Monroe]; these men along with their families lived in Alma between the years of 1864 - 1867. They are considered the original Founding Fathers of Monroe, since they are the ones who first settled Monroe, and turned the dry desert area of southern Sevier County into “The Little Green Valley”.
Allred, Henry
Allred, Major
Allred, Parley
Allred, Wiley
Anderson, Andrew
Bale, Israel
Barney, Benjamin
Barney, Lewis
Barney, Walter
Besswick, Joseph
Blacket, George
Bohman, John W.
Broadbent, Thomas
Caldwell, John
Christensen, Christian
Christensen Jr., Christian
Crowther, George
Davis, Benjamin
Davis, John J.
Davis, Richard
Davis, Thomas
Davis, William
Duffin, Edward
Edmonds, John
Gifford, Henry
Gifford, Moses
Gifford, David
Hendrickson, Andrew
Howe, Joseph
Hunt, Thomas
Allred, Major
Allred, Parley
Allred, Wiley
Anderson, Andrew
Bale, Israel
Barney, Benjamin
Barney, Lewis
Barney, Walter
Besswick, Joseph
Blacket, George
Bohman, John W.
Broadbent, Thomas
Caldwell, John
Christensen, Christian
Christensen Jr., Christian
Crowther, George
Davis, Benjamin
Davis, John J.
Davis, Richard
Davis, Thomas
Davis, William
Duffin, Edward
Edmonds, John
Gifford, Henry
Gifford, Moses
Gifford, David
Hendrickson, Andrew
Howe, Joseph
Hunt, Thomas
Johnson, Augustus
Johnson, Michael
Jones, Walter
Knighton, John
Lamb, Henry
Lamb, William
McPhearson, John
Mortensen, Knute
Nielson, August
Nielson, Jeppa
Olsen, Frederick
Price, John
Price, Richard
Rasmussen, Andrew
Reese, John
Reese, Nephi
Reese, Thomas
Robinson, Anthony
Robinson, George
Sims, James
St. Clair, Matthew
Sorenson, Niels
Stevens, Elisha
Stevens, James
Swain, John
Swindle, George
Thompson, Adolph
Wiley, P.
Wilson, George D.
Zabriskie, Wm.
Johnson, Michael
Jones, Walter
Knighton, John
Lamb, Henry
Lamb, William
McPhearson, John
Mortensen, Knute
Nielson, August
Nielson, Jeppa
Olsen, Frederick
Price, John
Price, Richard
Rasmussen, Andrew
Reese, John
Reese, Nephi
Reese, Thomas
Robinson, Anthony
Robinson, George
Sims, James
St. Clair, Matthew
Sorenson, Niels
Stevens, Elisha
Stevens, James
Swain, John
Swindle, George
Thompson, Adolph
Wiley, P.
Wilson, George D.
Zabriskie, Wm.