Near Fairview in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Given Family Massacre

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, September 15, 2019

1. Given Family Massacre Marker

Inscription. In the spring of 1865 John Given with his wife Eliza and their four children, John Jr., Mary, Anna, and Martha, settled in the meadow land about 110 feet west of here. They built a cabin and willow shanty. Charles Brown and Charles W. Leah were helping them plow and plant crops. Early in the morning of May 26th they were attacked by a band of Indians. Brown and Leah escaped and ran six miles for help, which came too late. The entire Given family was massacred and their cattle and household furnishings taken. The murdered people were buried in Fairview.

Erected 1956 by Sunbonnet Camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 227.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1865.

Location. 39° 48.896′ N, 111° 30.384′ W. Marker is near Fairview, Utah, in Utah County. It is on U.S. 89 ¾ mile north of Indianola Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairview

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UT 84629, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birdseye Marble Quarry (approx. 7.8 miles away); Fairview Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 12.6 miles away); Salt Creek Canyon Massacre (approx. 13.1 miles away); An Inspiring Heritage (approx. 13.3 miles away); Niels P. Hjort House (approx. 13.4 miles away); Mill Stones (approx. 13½ miles away); Settlement of Fairview (approx. 13½ miles away); Fountain Green (approx. 14.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairview.

Photographed by Andrew Johnson, September 15, 2019

2. Given Family Massacre Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 3, 2018

3. Given Family Massacre Marker

View north on US highway 89.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2019, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. This page has been viewed 2,531 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2019, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. 3. submitted on May 18, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.