Alonzo Lafayette Farnsworth

Jennie's father, Alonzo Lafayette Farnsworth was a prominent member of the early LDS church, and a lot of information is available about him online. The following comes from the book Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men and was found on ancestry.com. This information is not entirely complete or correct:

Alonzo Lafayette FarnsworthSon of Stephen Martindale Farnsworthand Julia Ann Clark. Born Oct. 22, 1841,South Bend, Ind. Bishop.
FARNSWORTH, ALONZO LAFAYETTE (son of Stephen Martindale Farnsworth and Julia Ann Clark). He was born Oct. 22, 1841, South Bend, Ind. Married Mary Ann Staker Sept. 8, 1866, Salt Lake City (daughter of Nathan Staker and Jane Richmond), who was born Jan. 21, 1848. Married Christianna D. Bertelsen March 9, 1874, Salt Lake City (daughter of Niels Bertelsen and Mary Larsen, pioneers Sept. 10, 1863, William B. Preston company). She was born Jan. 8, 1852, Viberg amt, Denmark. Their children: Raymond Alonzo b. Nov. 15, 1876, m. Bertha Martineau May 7, ——-; Lester Burt b. Aug. 23, 1879, m. Rosina Nielsen Aug. 8, 1905; Mary A. b. Aug. 4, 1881, m. Joseph Fyans Dec. 26, 1906; Richard Kent b. Feb. 2, 1883, m. Hattie May Cluff Oct. 1, 1908; Elmer David b. April 8, 1885, m. Charity May O'Donnell Sept. 4, 1906; Franklin Lehi b. Oct. 24, 1889, m. Cora Walker; Anna Roine b. June 17, 1891, m. Thomas Dixon; Alonzo LaFayette b. Jan. 22, 1897, died. Family resided Tuba City, Ariz., and Colonia Garcia, Mexico. Married Edith Henrietta Tietjen April 8, 1875, at Salt Lake City (daughter of August Tietjen and Edith Kreeger), who was born in Sweden. Their childrern: Ernest LaFayette b. July 20, 1878, m. Edith Nielsen Feb. 28, 1902; Ida Belle b. Sept. 25, 1880, m. George Turley Feb. 16, 1899; Stephen August b. Dec. 2, 1882, m. Ethel Bingham; Jesse Charles b. July 13, 1885, died; Orrin Fay b. Nov. 26, 1886; Byron Nephi b. Jan. 7, 1890, m. Maud Cluff March 6, 1911; Ellis b. July 8, 1892, m. Karl Nielsen Nov. 25, 1909; Earl Benjamin b. Jan. 24, 1894; Jennie Tietjen b. June 24,1896. Lieutenant Black Hawk war 1866. Member Richfield high council 1871; bishop of Joseph City 1873; went to Arizona on a mission 1877, and served as bishop Yuba City 1878. Moved to Mexico 1884.


This excerpt from Sanctuary in Mexico: The Juarez Academy was also found on ancestry.com:


Colonia Garcia, 1894. Alonzo Farnsworth and family arrived in Garcia, or Round Valley, in the Sierra Madre Mountains, in the spring of 1894. It was a beautiful valley of thirteen hundred acres, and although its altitude was more than seven thousand feet, it seemed a veritable paradise. Farming, stockraising, lumber and shingle production were the principal occupations. A branch of the Church was organized, with John T. Whetten, presiding elder; Alonzo H. Farnsworth and Brigham H. Bingham, counselors. Due to the hardships of mountain life, discouragement came to most of the people and many of them left before the exodus occurred.

Some websites with information about Alonzo include:

http://www.farnsworths.org/Hold%20FIles/Alonzo_Farnsworth.htm (this site has wonderful stories about Lon and his family)
http://www.geocities.com/hassell63/farnsworth.html (this site is constantly updating its information about the Farnsworths and the Tietjens, so it's a great resource)