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Paul Cardon from Utah Since Statehood Volume IV
Paul Cardon, one of the pioneers of Cache county and a most highly res pected citizen, was born December 28, 1839, at Prarustin, Italy, a so n of Phillip and Marie (Tourn) Cardon. A contemporary historian has sa id: "The Cardon's found a place of refuge in the Italian Alps during t he awful days of persecution that cost the lives of tens of thousand s of noble souls who maintained that every person had the right to wor ship God as he chose. Many of the Cardons were numbered among the mart yrs. They were of the Waldenses and the second family in Italy to acce pt the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Latter-day Sai nts, under the direction of the late President Lorenzo Snow. This nota ble event in their lives took place in the year 1852." In February 185 4, Phillip Cardon with his family of four sons and two daughters lef t his native land to join the Latter-day Saints who had colonized in U tah. They had already endured persecution for their belief and they di d not dread facing the hardships that must await them after reaching t he west. They arrived at their destination October 29, 1854, with th e Robert Campbell company, settling in Weber county, where they remain ed until 1858, when the move southward was made. Paul Cardon was stati oned as a guard to set fire to the homes and grain if it was necessar y to do so. He was also one of the guards in Echo canyon and endured t he hardships incident to the development of that section. The previou s year he married Susannah Goudin, who crossed the plains with a han d cart company, arriving iUtah,September 26, 1856. They became parent s of six sons and five daughters, of whom two sons and a daughter hav e passed away. In December, 1869, he married Magdalene Beus, who had c ome to Utah as a child with the Ellsworth handcart company, and to thi s marriage were born nine children, six of whom survive the father . A fter the return from the south the Cardon family settled at Marriot t , Weber county, and in 1859 Paul Cardon, with his father and brothe r Phillip, came to Logan, which was then a tiny hamlet containing onl y a few families. They became active factors in the development of th e new settlement and its protection against the Indians. Paul Cardon a ided in building the first log house in Logan and he afterward partici pated in the defense of the settlers against several Indian attacks, m any times risking his own life in defending others. He became prominen tly identified with the religious, military, social and civil organiza tions of Logan and the Cache valley in the early days. In a military c apacity he became first lieutenant of cavalry, receiving his commissio n from the president of the United States. As a local civil officer h e served as the first treasurer of Logan and for many years as marshal . He had charge of the Temple Mill in Logan canyon, which furnished th e lumber for the Logan Temple, and he assisted in surveying and buildi ng the Logan Canyon road. His activities in behalf of material advance ment and moral progress in his community were most pronounced and valu able. One said of him: "It is impossible for the present generation t o fully appreciate what you and your good wife have done for the deve lopment of Cache valley." Paul Cardon remained a resident of Logan unt il 1892, when he removed to Benson ward, securing a large farm. He the re became one of the(Image notshown) Caption: Paul Cardon and Family b ishopric of the ward, and he and his wives were greatly loved and hono red there because of their many good deeds and their sacrifice for th e benefit of others. Desiring to spend their last days among their chi ldren, they returned to Logan during the year 1912, taking up their a bode in the seventh ecclesiastical ward. Paul Cardon was the father o f twenty children, fourteen of whom survived at the time of his death , was the grandfather of seventy-three and the great-grandfather of se venteen. One of the local papers said of him: "In the passing of Pau l Cardon, another of the old faithful pioneers goes to his well earne d rest and leaves in his large posterity and multitude of friends th e richest legacy that can come to any mortal. He is the last member o f the second generation of Cardons to pass to the great beyond. Of hi m it can be truthfully said: 'He was one of God's noblemen, an hones t man--devoted to good works.

Paul married Magdalene Beus on 19 Dec 1870 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Magdalene (daughter of Michael Beus and Marian Combe) was born on 17 Jul 1853 in Turin, Torino, Piemonte, Italy; died on 1 Mar 1944 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA; was buried on 4 Mar 1944 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Susannah Goudin on 16 Mar 1857 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA. Susannah (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 30 Jul 1833 in Prarostino, Torino, Italy; died on 8 Dec 1920 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; was buried on 11 Dec 1920 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hyrum married Esther Isabella Roundy about 1909 in Utah, United States. Esther (daughter of Wallace Wesley Roundy and Margaret Ann Young) was born on 25 Oct 1882 in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States; died on 30 May 1977 in Utah, United States; was buried on 2 Jun 1977 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Elizabeth Ballentyne about 1904 in Utah, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Alondo Ballentyne and Mary Ann Stewart) was born in Oct 1879 in Utah, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Silas Sanford Ricks. Silas (son of William Ricks and Margaret Gordon) was born on 9 Jul 1877 in Utah, United States; died on 1 Feb 1950 in Utah County, Utah, United States; was buried on 6 Feb 1950 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earnest married Ethel about 1908 in Utah, United States. Ethel was born about 1890 in Utah, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Earnest married Annie Marshall on 12 Dec 1912 in Benson, Cache, Utah, USA. Annie was born in 1886 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 21 Jan 1956 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 30 Jan 1956 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Katie married Albert Percival Jensen on 23 Jun 1926 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Albert (son of Living and Living) was born in 1888 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 29 Jun 1975. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frederick Turner. Frederick (son of John Turner and Mary Ann Newman) was born on 17 Aug 1847 in Camdentown, St. Pancras, Middlesex, London, England; died on 18 Mar 1915 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Euphemia Hawie King on 11 Jul 1894. Euphemia (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 26 Sep 1871 in Inveresk, Wallyford, Scotland; died on 11 Nov 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Louis S. Cardon, president and founder of the Cardon Company, real est ate, loans and investments, at Logan, was born June 23, 1869, in the c ity which is still his home. His father, the late Paul Cardon,was a n ative of Italy who came to America in October, 1854, and made his wa y direct to Ogden, where he resided until 1859. He then removed to Log an, where he made his home until his death, which occurred in February , 1915, when he was seventy-six years of age. He had followed railroad ing, merchandising and farming and also conducted the Cache Valley Hot el at Logan for a period of fifteen years, thus being actively and pro minently associated with the business development and progress of th e section in which he lived. He was a very active and devout member o f the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In politics he wa s a stanch democrat and was the first treasurer of Logan. The mother o f Louis S. Cardon, Mrs. Susannah (Goudin) Cardon, is also a native o f Italy and came to America in young girlhood, crossing the Atlantic i n 1856 and making her way to Utah with the first handcart company. Sh e is still living and by her marriage she became the mother of eleve n children, six sons and five daughters, of whom seven survive. Loui s S. Cardon was the seventh child and pursued his early education in t he district schools of Logan, while later he attended the Brigham Youn g College, being graduated there from with the class of 1894. He pursu ed a Normal course and following his graduation he taught school in Ca che county for a year. Later he was appointed assistant postmaster i n 1895 and filled that position for about four years during Presiden t Cleveland's second administration. He then resigned to answer the ca ll of the church and served on a mission to Switzerland covering thre e anda half years, acting as president of the mission during a part o f that time. On his return from Switzerland, Mr. Cardon entered the f urniture business, in which he continued active for two years. He the n sold his store and took up the real estate, loan and investment busi ness, in which he has since engaged. From 1909 until 1914 he was als o connected with the Logan Knitting Factory as its manager. Since th e latter date Mr. Cardon has concentrated his efforts upon the real es tate, loan and investment business, although he still remains a direct or of the knitting factory. He displays sound judgment and unfalterin g enterprise in the conduct of his business affairs and he has a larg e clientage. On the 17th of June, 1896, Mr. Cardon was married in Log an Temple to Miss Rebecca Ballard, a native of Logan and a daughter o f Henry and Margaret (McNeil) Ballard, representatives of well known p ioneer families of the state. Her father and mother are deceased. Mr . and Mrs. Cardon have seven children: Louis Ballard, Margaret, Rebecc a, Helen, Lucille, Ruth and Edna, all born in Logan. The family resid ence is at No. 330 West First North street, where they have an attract ive home which Mr.Cardon owns. His political allegiance is given to th e democratic party and he has served as justice of the peace and als o as judge of the juvenile court of Logan. He belongs to the Church o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of the first ward and is now servi ng as high counselor. He is also a member of the Commercial Boosters C lub. These associations indicate the nature of his interests and the r ules which govern his conduct. He has ever given his aid and influenc e on the side of progress and improvement and during the great World w ar he was an earnest supporter and promoter of various war activities , aiding in every possible way in upholding the interests of the gover nment in its relations with the allies and in its support of the boy s in the field. He is a member of the state fair board and is well kno wn throughout Utah as a representative citizen and business man.

Source:Utah Since State: Historical and Biographical. Volume IV. Uta h Since Statehood, Volumes 1-4 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:Th e Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Noble Warrum, ed.. U tah Since Statehood. Vol. 1-4. Chicago, IL, USA and Salt Lake City,UT, USA: S . J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919.

Louis married Rebecca Ballard on 17 Jun 1906 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 8 Feb 1878 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 12 Sep 1972; was buried on 15 Sep 1972 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married William Paul Merrill on 25 Sep 1890. William (son of Living and Living) was born on 23 Mar 1868 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 8 Jul 1951 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph E. Cardon, son of Paul Cardon, was educated in the public schoo ls of Logan and in the Brigham Young College, from which he was gradua ted in 1894 on completing a course in the normal department. Followin g his graduation he taught school in Logan for a period of two years . Prior to this, however, he was engaged in mercantile lines and was s ecretary and stockholder in the Cardon Jewelry Company, being closel y associated with that enterprise for several years. In 1896 he was ca lled to serve on a mission in the northern states and spent the firs t year in Indianapolis, acting as president of the Northern Indiana Co nference. During the last year and a half he made his headquarters i n Chicago, where he was secretary of the mission for eighteen months . He then returned to Utah in the spring of1899 and organized the Loga n Knitting Factory, of which he was elected president. With this he wa s actively associated for eight years. He likewise became manager of t he Howell-Cardon Company, which is now the Shamhart-Christiansen-Howel l-Cardon Company, owners of Logan's leading department store. He remai ned in the latter business for two years. In 1909 he became connecte d with the Cardon Company, with which he has since been identified sav e for a period of three years spent in Independence, Missouri. He wa s also the editor of the Liahona, the elders' journal, from 1913 to 19 16 inclusive. This is a weekly paper and has a circulation of betwee n fifteen and twenty thousand copies. While acting as editor of the pa per he traveled extensively in Oklahoma, Kansas , Missouri, Texas an d Illinois in the interest of ecclesiastical matters , and in churchwo rk he has always taken a very active and helpful part . He is a membe r of the Logan first ward and he served as bishop of the ward from190 0 until 1906 inclusive. He was also in the stake presidency as counsel or until 1911 and has since been made a patriarch, being ordained in F ebruary, 1913. Joseph E. Cardon has thus divided his time, attentio n and energies between secular and church affairs and it is characteri stic of him that he carries forward to successful completion whateve r he undertakes, whether in the up building of themoral forces of th e community or the advancement of its material welfare. The Cardon Com pany , of which he is the general manager, conducts one of the larges t business enterprises in the state and in its control Mr. Cardon ha s shown splendid powers of organization. He now bends his energies t o constructive effort and administrative direction, utilizing every op portunity that opens in the natural ramifications of trade. His soun d judgment enables him to avoid the pitfalls into which unrestricted p rogressiveness is so often led and to direct his energies along thos e lines where fruition is certain. The name of Joseph E. Cardon also f igures most prominently upon the pages of Utah's political history. H e takes the keenest interest in political and civic matters and puts f orth every effort that will advance the welfare of the state along tho se lines. His allegiance is given to the democratic party and he wa s a delegate to the Baltimore convention of 1912, on which occasion h e received the largest vote cast in the state convention. In 1912 he w as elected to the state legislature and re election has continued hi m in the office for three successive terms, each nomination being mad e by acclamation. During the last session of the general assembly he b ecame widely known as the father of the Blue Sky bill, also the Red Fl ag bill and other leading measures. During two terms ' service in th e general assembly he was chairman of the committee on appropriation s and in the three session she has served on the committee on educatio n and state institutions. On the 16th of September, 1896, in Logan Te mple, Mr. Cardon was married to Miss Sophia Wilson, a native of Loga n and a daughter of Joseph and Ann (McCormick) Wilson, whose people we re pioneer settlers of Logan. Mrs. Wilson has now passed away. Mr. an d Mrs. Cardon have become parents of eight children: Joseph LeGrand, w ho died in infancy; Joseph E., Jr.; Rula ; Sybil; Bartell W.; Karma;Vi rginia ; and Blanche. All were born in Logan with the exception of Bla nche, whose birth occurred in Independence, Missouri. The family resid ence, owned by Mr.Cardon, is at No. 56 West Second North street. Throu gh the period of the war no one questioned the one hundred percent Ame ricanism of Joseph E. Cardon, whose labors were untiring for the benef it of his country in connection with the prosecution of the great Worl d war in the interests of world democracy. He was a member of the Coun ty Council of Defense, was chairman of war prison work and of the hom e service department. He also engaged actively in the sale of Libert y bonds and War Savings Stamps and took a most earnest and helpful par t in advancing the interests of the Red Cross. Such in brief is the hi story of Joseph E. Cardon , whose developing powers have brought him t o the front as one of Utah' s most substantial and eminent citizens. H e and his family are today among the largest property owners of Logan , having built many of the leading business blocks of the city. Ther e is no phase of the city's development and progress with which they h ave not been associated, and while holding to high ideals, their effor ts have ever been of a most practical and resultant character. Josep h E. Cardon has ever been a man of action rather than of theory and th us his name stands high in connection with the business and legislativ e history of the state.
Source: Utah Since Statehood, Volumes 1-4 [database on-line]. Provo, U T, USA:TheG enerations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Noble Warru m, ed..Utah Since Statehood. Vol. 1-4. Chicago, IL, USA and Salt Lak e City,UT,USA: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919.

Joseph married Sophia Wilson on 16 Sep 1896 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. Sophia (daughter of Joseph Wilson and Mary Ann McCormick) was born on 5 Oct 1870 in Logan, Cache, Utah, USA; died on 3 Nov 1948 in Cache County, Utah, United States; was buried on 6 Nov 1948 in Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alda Sohcu. Alda (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 19 Feb 1913 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States; died on 24 Sep 1954 in Escalante, Garfield, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gayla Barker. Gayla (daughter of Theo Charles Barker and Living) was born on 23 May 1935 in Utah, United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucy married Charles Jenkins on 18 Sep 1912. Charles (son of Living and Living) was born on 15 Dec 1888 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 13 Sep 1955 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]