Peart Farmstead

Elizabeth Christiana Ashment was born Sep 23, 1849 to Thomas Sr and Anne Huggins Ashment in Crewkerne, England. Before Elizabeth was born, the Ashment family converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and moved to the Salt Lake Valley in 1869.

The Ashment family originally moved to Ogden, Utah to find work, but was not very successful. It wasn't until Thomas met with Simon Webb and invited Thomas and his family to move to Richmond, where they could find work.

While still in the Salt Lake Valley, Elizabeth met and married Benjamin Loss Peart on Aug 9, 1869 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Soon after their marriage, the Church called the couple to go and aid in the settlement of Soda Springs, Idaho. On their way, they stopped in Richmond to visit Elizabeth's family. While in Richmond, all of Benjamin's items were stolen, and they were forced to settle in Richmond.

The Pearts lived in Richmond until 1872, then Franklin, Idaho until 1877, moving back to Richmond. It is not certain if the Peart family settled on the current property, but the property had been in the family since the time of Benjamin. The property was passed to Benjamin's and Elizabeth's son, Leander Peart, soon after their deaths in the later 1920's. 

Leander married Hannah Estella Tripp on Dec 18, 1907 in Logan, Utah and raised their family in Richmond. In 1929, the Pearts constructed the current brick home on the property. They continued to live on the property for years until they passed the farm to their son, Quentin Lee Peart, and his wife, Marigene Lamb.

During their time on the farm, Quentin purchased the Briderland Dairy (Peart-Ogden Farm) and worked on the farm with his son-in-law, Carlos Dean Smith. On May 1, 1971, Carlos attended to some grain in a silo on the farm. When he did not return for some hours, Quentin investigated. The two tragically suffocated in the tall silo on May 1, 1971.

After his death, Marigene moved to Smithfield, Utah and sold the farm to Calvin Williams Funk. Calvin used the farm while renting the home. During the 1970's, the Ronald V. Jensen Historical Farm and Man and His Bread Museum Collection (today the American West Heritage Center) sent an ad requesting individuals who had historic artifacts to donate artifacts the the museum. Calvin took the request literally and asked if the Farm would be interested in the Pearts pioneer grainery. In the mid 1970's, Calvin donated the whole grainery were it still sits today.

In the early 1980's, Calvin sold the farm to one of his sons, who is the current homeowner.