Paul Emil Zaugg was born in Landron, Switzer-
land, November 21, 1875. His parents, brother, and
sisters had been converted to the LDS church in
Switzerland. As a boy of eleven, he came to Park
Valley, Utah, to work. He never saw his parents
again, as they died before they could join the children
they had sent to America.

Paul came to Stirling, at the age of 24, with the
first group of settlers on May 5, 1899. He worked on
the canals in Southern Alberta. Pay was half land-
script and half cash. He started farming this virgin
land and continued until his retirement.

Emily Maria Bohman was born in Peterson,
Utah, October 9, 1871. She came to Stirling to visit
her sister, Axie Bohman Spackman, in the summer of
1903. She met Paul Zaugg and from this meeting a
life-long love blossomed. They were married
November 23, 1904, in the Salt Lake Temple in Utah.
She had graduated from the University of Utah at Salt
Lake City, taught school, and became the first
woman County Superintendent of Schools in Utah.
She gave this up for marriage in a small, isolated,
newly settled community without any regrets or
complaints. Seven children were born to this family.

Although Paul had very little schooling, with
self-education and Emily's help, he became an excel-
lent reader. Many evenings were spent with both
parents reading stories to the children. Paul also
became expert in playing the violin. He entertained
at most private and public socials playing his violin
while others danced. He yodelled on many pro-
grams. Paul loved socializing and would rather dance
than eat. He worked hard and was able to get his sons
started in farming.

Emily taught the Education class for Relief So-
ciety for years and was also a geneologist. Very few
home items were bought, most homemade, home-
grown or traded. Emily died in her home December
2, 1941, after a lengthy illness. She was 70 years of
age. At this date September 1980, three of their
children have filled full time missions for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and two have
filled Stake Missions. Thirteen of their grand
children have filled full-time honorable missions and
four have filled Stake Missions.

Later, Paul married Emily's Sister-in-law, Nancy
Fernillus Bohman, and moved to Utah. He died
December 11, 1957 at age 82 years and his son
brought him home for burial in Stirling.

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