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Back to the main Newsletter page Newsletter #6, pg 3, January 1991 A Dream and a Reality A Story about Ellen Aurelia Allred Nielsen 1850-1929 (Ellen, James T. S., James, William, Thomas) by: Tessie Pyper Ellen Aurelia Allred Nielsen was born in a covered wagon, at the foot of Temple Hill in Manti, Utah on January 13, 1850. Her parents were James Tillman Sanford Allred and Eliza Bridget Mainwaring. In the Spring of 1850, the family, among others, was selected to go north to Canal Creek (now Spring City) to make a settlement. Because of Indian troubles, they moved to Ephraim and later back to Spring City. It was here that Ellen met a handsome Danishman, Mads Nielsen. Is seems that it was "Love at first sight." Mads' family moved to Circleville, Utah, but in a few months, he returned and proposed to Ellen. They were married in Circleville in 1865. In 1866, they made a trip to Salt Lake City to sell their wheat and buy supplies. On the way home, just ten miles from their destination, they encountered a group of Indians. For three nights previous to this, Ellen had had the same dream. She had dreamed of a herd of cattle being driven by a group of Indians, and one of the Indians was on a white horse. In the dream, when the Indians saw their wagon, they left the cattle and chased them. This is exactly what happened! Mads told Ellen to take her baby brother, whom she was caring for, and head for a nearby swamp. All Mads had was a broken pistol, but he held the Indians off with it, although they shot one of the horses and set fire to their wagon. Ellen jumped into the deep water and held her baby brother, Brigham Young Allred, above the water so he wouldn't get cold or drown. She stood in the water from 2pm until dark, while Mads stood guard. They found out later that a man named Froid (who had owned the cattle) had been killed by the Indians. Ellen's sister, Eliza Munsen, and her husband, James, had come by and seeing the body of Froid and the burning wagon, assumed they had been killed. When they felt it was safe, Mads helped Ellen out of the swamp. He carried the little boy and they stayed away from the road until they had rounded a hill. It was very cold, and their clothes were frozen stiff. When they finally arrived home, they found the house full of people who believed they were dead. Needless to say, everyone was happy to see them alive. In the morning, they returned to their wagon and found all of their possessions broken and destroyed by the fire, except for one plate. This plate is still in the possession of a member of the family. It wasn't long after this, that the settlement at Circleville was abandoned for a time, and the Nielsens moved back to Sanpete County. Ellen and Mads died in Spring City and are buried in the Spring City Cemetery. |
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