Grandpa Pence’s Priesthood Line of Authority

Harvey Alonzo Pence was ordained an High Priest on 6 Sep 1970 by

Spence W. Kimball who was ordained an Apostle on 7 Oct 1943 by

Heber J. Grant who was ordained an Apostle on 16 Oct 1882 by

George Q. Cannon who was ordained an Apostle on 26 Aug 1860 by

Brigham Young who was ordained an Apostle on 14 Feb 1835 by

Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris who were called by revelation to choose the Twelve Apostles
and were “blessed by the laying on of the hands of the Presidency,” on 14 Feb 1835.
The Presidency consisting of Joseph Smith Jr., Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams
(History of the church, Vol. 2, p. 187 – 188)

Joseph Smith Jr. was ordained an Apostle by

Peter, James & John who were ordained Apostles by

the Lord Jesus Christ

Funeral Services for Ranald Healey Devey were held January 13, 2005

This was Grandma Pence's copy of Clair de Lune.

1900 Census Record for John Schwarck who was the father of Alonzo Lyman Schwarck who married Ada Ethel Smith who was the daughter of Elias Smith Jr. who was the grandfather of Harvey Alonzo Pence.

TRAASDAHL, OTTO B (1920 U.S. Census)
IDAHO , BANNOCK, GRACE
Age: 30, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: NORW
Series: T625 Roll: 288 Page: 70

Ada Ethel Smith Schwarck was the daughter of Elias Smith Jr. She married Alonzo L. Schwarck. Alonzo and Ada had a farm in Melrose Township, Grundy, Iowa, USA. This is the farm that Harvey Alonzo Pence lived on after George Corner passed away.

1920 Census Record for George and Nora Pence with children Lawrence, Georgia, Harvey.

Otto Birger and Anna Pauline Traasdahl

Otto Birger and Anna Pauline Traasdahl with Elin and Osborne Otto.

While helping Rylie prepare a talk about how we can strengthen our families, we were learning about Otto Birger Traasdahl and talking about his picture. I asked Rylie what his name was, she said, "Ogre Hangaber Johnson".

Learn more about Otto and Anna on the Traasdahl Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/traasdahlfamilyhistorysite/families/traasdahl/otto-birger-traasdahl

https://sites.google.com/site/traasdahlfamilyhistorysite/families/erickson/anna-pauline-erickson.

Mary Louise Traasdahl Pence Devey
Grandma cherishes her Norwegian heritage!

Harvey Alonzo Pence's birth certificate.