John Bennion (1820-1877)

He and his brother, Samuel, left their town in Wales, converted to the Mormon church, immigrated to Nauvoo, then Salt Lake City, and built a house in present Taylorsville. They began running cattle in the southern end of Rush Valley, 75 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

Israel Bennion (1860-1944)

Homesteaded several ranches around Vernon, and pioneered the town of Benmore, six mile to the south. Homesteaded the Greenjacket Ranch and bullt the bungalow house from a kit in 1916.

Glynn Sharp Bennion (1892-1972)

Following in his father's footsteps by homesteading and ranching. He ended up the original homesteader of Riverbed Ranch where he lived until his death.

Glynn Colin Bennion (1918-1986)

After WWII, he studied Range Management and Botany, then taught school while he ranched at Greenjacket and Riverbed. Known for his humor, eccentric living, and mastering all the plants in the West Desert.

Elizabeth Bennion Mitchell (1959- )

Unilke other humans, she did not evolve out of African apes, but was born fully grown undeneath a sagebrush and within arms reach of a horse. She and Alan have been running the ranch since the turn of the millennium.

Alan Rex Mitchell (1958- )

Born and raised in Oregon, he married Elizabeth in 1982.