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Fillerup, Moneta Johnson, 1882-1965

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1965

Biographical History

Moneta Johnson Fillerup (1882-1965) was a member of the colonies in Mexico, a wife, and a mother.

Moneta Johnson Fillerup was born on January 29, 1882 in Kanab, Utah to parents William Derby Johnson Jr. and Charlesetta Prescott Cram. Shortly after her birth her family moved to Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived in Colonia Diaz, a settlement in Mexico. At the age of fourteen she met Charles Richard Fillerup. They were married two years later on June 1, 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had 13 children. They lived in Mexico for quite some time before being forced into Arizona. While Richard worked she took care of their children.

Moneta passed away on May 17, 1965 in Mesa, Arizona. She is buried in Snowflake, Arizona.

Citation:
My treasure trove of memories, 2004: t.p. (Moneta Johnson Fillerup) p. xi (b. 1882) p. 119 (d. 1965)

FamilySearch, via WWW, March 31, 2015 (Moneta Johnson Fillerup; b. Jan. 29, 1882 in Kanab, Utah; parents, William Derby Johnson Jr. and Charlesetta Prescott Cram; m. June 1, 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah; d. May 17, 1965 in Mesa, Ariz.; buried in Snowflake, Ariz.)

My Treasure Trove of Memories, via WWW, March 31, 2015 (Shortly after her birth her family moved to Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived in Colonia Diaz, a settlement in Mexico; met Charles Richard Fillerup; had 13 childre; lived in Mexico for quite some time before being forced into Arizona; took care of their children)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Richard Fillerup letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8569
Scope and Contents Contains pictures from the studio of Peter Fillerup, as well as pictures of his sculptures located in Brigham Young Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also contains letters from Charles Richard Fillerup and Moneta Johnson Fillerup to Anders Peter Fillerup. The letters document their life in the Mexican colony including weather, marriages, Charles's work as principle of The Diaz Academy, sickness, missionary work, and other church related events. Letters are dated 1897- 1909 and photographs...
Dates: 1897-approximately 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

My treasure trove of memories

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242585]
Identifier: MSS SC 545
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiography which decribed her early childhood in the Mormon colony at Colonia Diaz, Mexico, expulsion from Mexico, her courtship and marriage, relationship with her husband and later life in Snowflake and Mesa, Arizona. Also includes genealogical data.

Dates: 1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Latter Day Saint churches -- Mexico -- History 1
Latter Day Saint families 1
Latter Day Saints -- Mexico -- Diaz (Chihuahua) -- History 1
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Sculptors -- Utah 1
Snowflake (Ariz.) -- History 1
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