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Emily Crofts Leyshon

23 Oct 1862 – 25 Nov 1947

Birth	23 Oct 1862
Death	25 Nov 1947
Cemetery	Spanish Fork City Cemetery Spanish Fork , Utah County , Utah , USA
Added by	Pilgrims Patriots Pioneers on 11 Oct 2021
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12508371

Bio

Deseret News, 27 Nov. 1947 SPANISH FORK - Mrs. Emily Crofts Leyshon, 85, died at the family residence in Leland Tuesday, Nov. 25, of causes incident to age. She was born in Aberdere, Wales, Oct. 23, 1862, the dauther of Jane Ponton and Ezra Crofts. She became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 15 and came to America 70 years ago. She has been a resident of Utah for the past 45 years making her home in Leland. She married William Leyshon in Salt Lake City in 1898. He died in 1906. She has been an active member of the Church all her life. Funeral services will be held in the Leland Ward Chapel Saturday, Nov. 29, at 1 p.m., under the direction of Bishop William Larsen. Friends may call at the Claudin Funeral Home Friday evening and at the family home on Saturday after 10 a.m. Burial will be in Spanish Fork. NOTE: After William Leyshon's death, Emily married Evan Edwards

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Family

Parents

• Jane Crofts Ponton Arnold 1830–1882

Spouse

• William Leyshon 1849–1906
• Evan Edwards 1859–1940

Siblings

• William Arnold Sr 1860–1945
• Martha Arnold Jarvis 1870–1916

Children

• Sarah Jane Leyshon Sorenson 1882–1955
• Lewis Leyshon 1883–1900
• Lettice Leyshon Beck 1887–1973
• Emily Leyshon Hansen 1888–1942
• William Leyshon 1890–1951
• Martha Leyshon Mower 1891–1972
• Hyrum Leyshon 1892–1978
• Ezra Leyshon 1896–1905
• Lorenzo "Ren" Leyshon 1899–1954
• Mary Leyshon Coleman 1900–1984
• Nephi Leyshon 1904–1952
• Rachel Minerva Leyshon Searle 1907–1947

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