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Stark (Family : Stark, Moroni, 1869-1934)

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Biographical History

The Stark family were farmers in Spanish Fork, Utah. Moroni Stark (1869-1934) was the son of Danish immigrants, Soren Stark (1829-1881) and his wife Anna Sophia Petersen Stark (1838-1912). He worked as a farmer and served as a missionary to Denmark from 1915 to 1917. He and his wife, Sarah Hanson Stark (1871-1953), had five children: Anna Elizabeth Stark (1897-1989), Henry M. Stark (1900-1988), Grant Stark (1902-1990), Mark Stark (1904-1968), and Eleanor S. Edman (1906-1990). Anna Elizabeth Stark was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah. Henry M. Stark was a chemist and served a mission to California from 1919 to 1921. Grant Stark was a farmer and served a mission to New Zealand from 1926 to 1928. Mark Stark was a farmer and served a mission to the East Central States from 1929 to 1930. Eleanor S. Edman was a teacher and wife and mother.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, Mar. 22, 2011 (Moroni Stark; Moroni Pedersen Stark; b. Oct. 11, 1869 in Spanish Fork, Utah; d. Dec. 1, 1934 in Spanish Fork, Utah; farmer; parents Soren and Anna Sophia Petersen Stark) (Grant Stark; Grant S. Stark; Grant Soren Stark; b. Aug. 27, 1902 in Spanish Fork, Utah; d. Feb. 21, 1990 in Spanish Fork, Utah)

UPB files, Mar. 23, 2011 (Moroni Stark served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark, 1915-1917; Grant Stark served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand, 1926-1928; Anna E. Stark was a teacher and school supervisor in Utah)

Familysearch.org, September 17, 2019 (Anna E. Stark lived 1897-1989; Henry M. Stark lived 1900-1988; Grant S. Stark lived 1902-1990; Mark Stark lived 1904-1968; Eleanor Stark Edman lived 1906-1990, Henry M. Stark served a mission to California, 1919-1921; Mark Stark served a mission to the East Central States, 1929-1930; Eleanor Stark Edman was a teacher and a homemaker)

Newspapers.com, September 17, 2019 (Henry M. Stark was a chemist; Grant S. Stark was a farmer; Mark Stark was a farmer)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous Stark family photographs, approximately 1880-1950

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of members of the Stark family and their friends. These photographs have been collected by various members of the Stark family. These include cabinet photographs, boudoir card photographs, cartes-de-visite, and portraits. Materials dated approximately 1880-1950.

Dates: approximately 1880-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2357, Stark family collection / Stark family photographs

Stark family photographs, approximately 1880-2014, bulk: approximately 1880-1986

 Series — Box 7: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232481207]
Identifier: MSS 2357 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs, slides, and photograph albums collected by various members of the Stark family. These include professional individual and family photographs. These also include candid photographs of friends and family and photographs and slides taken while traveling. There are also photocopies of many of these photographs. Materials dated approximately 1880-2014, with the bulk from approximately 1880-1986.

Dates: approximately 1880-2014; Majority of material found within approximately 1880-1986
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2357, Stark family collection

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  • Subject: Portraits X

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Boudoir card photographs 1
Cartes-de-visite 1
Photograph albums 1
Slides (Photography) 1
Travel 1
 

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