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SOURCE: The Sprague Database (Mail from Dick Weber [REWeber at sprague-d a tabase dot org] to Weldon Whipple, received 23 Oct 1997).
SOURCE: "John Smith, the Miller, of Providence Rhode Island: Some of H i s Descendants," by Charles William Farnham, in _Genealogies of Rhode Is la nd Families from Rhode Island Periodicals_ (Baltimore: Genealogical Pu b . Co., 1983), 2:57.
SOURCE: "Descendants of Joseph Mowry, Jr.," email from N. Combs to weld o n Whipple, 8 Jul 2004. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 (b i r t h, marriage, death). | Mowry, Margery (I30664)
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SOURCE: The Sprague Database (Mail from Dick Weber [REWeber at sprague-d a tabase dot org] to Weldon Whipple, received 23 Oct 1997).
SOURCE: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from Rhode Island Periodica l s (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1983), 2:41 | Olney, Joseph (I16918)
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SOURCE: The Sprague Database (Mail from Dick Weber [REWeber at sprague-d a tabase dot org] to Weldon Whipple, received 23 Oct 1997).
SOURCE: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from Rhode Island Periodica l s (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983), 2:50.
SOURCE: FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File. Adds estimated birth date a n d birth place. | Mowry, Abigail (I18713)
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SOURCE: The Sprague Database (Mail from Dick Weber [REWeber at sprague-d a tabase dot org] to Weldon Whipple, received 23 Oct 1997). | Mowry, Mary (I18712)
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SOURCE: The Sprague Database (Mail from Dick Weber [REWeber at sprague-d a tabase dot org] to Weldon Whipple, received 23 Oct 1997). | Mowry, Meribah (I30665)
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SOURCE: Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850 by Arnold R 974.5 A 75 6 V ol. I, pgs. 197-8, & pg. 169.
SOURCE: "Descendants of Elnathan Whipple," email from N. Combs to the Wh i pple Website, 24 Feb 2003. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-18 5 0 (birth). | Rice, Phebe (I30168)
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SOURCE: Vital Records of Rhode Island, by Arnold Vol. 1; page 100;
SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island_ ( A lbany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1 97 8) p. 221
SOURCE: Email from Marcia A. Rice (rice at harborside dot com) to Weld o n Whipple, 28 Jun 1997.
SOURCE: David Jillson, "Descendants of Capt. John Whipple, of Providenc e , R.I.," New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, 32 (1878): 4 04 .
SOURCE: Additional information in email from Susan Shannon (susanorl a t s undial dot net) to Weldon Whipple, received 26 Oct 1997.
SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 1 , Warwick, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1892 ), p . 100, 130.
SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 2 , Providence, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 892) , p. 158 (marriage).
SOURCE: "Descendants of Elnathan Whipple," email from N. Combs to the Wh i pple Website, 24 Feb 2003. Cites Warwick, RI Historical Cemeteries (bi r t h, death; gives birth abt 1670 in Rhode Island, death 3 Jul 1755 in W arwi ck, Kent, Rhode Island); Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850 (ma rriag e, death; gives death 9 Jan 1755 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island); W arwick , RI Gravestones (burial).
Will proved in 1755, Feb 10. Executor: son, Randall. To grandson Thoma s , son of John, deceased, 35 acres adjoining land where he lives, he pay in g grandson John, son of William 100 pounds, at decease of my wife, an d al so paying 100 pounds to my son Nathan, and Thomas to also pay his br othe r Henry 100 pounds. In case of death of grandson John, the 100 pound s t o be paid his brother James. To son Thomas, all my lands in forks o f Pawt uxet River, two other lots of land and 25 pounds. To son, Nathan , a meado w share and two small lots near the fulling mill. To five daugh ters, Eliz abeth Spencer, Barbara Langford, Mary Gorton, Lydia Sweet an d Elnathan Hi ll, each 80 pounds. To wife, all indoor movables, negro cal led Moll, one- quarter income of estate and benefit of dwelling house fo r life. To thre e sons Thomas, Nathan and Randall, all wearing apparel. T o son Randall, n egro boy Rufus, he paying grandson James 100 pounds at a ge. To son Nathan , 100 pounds at decease of wife and liberty to plant tw o acres in commo n field for life. Executor of will to provide wife wit h firewood. To so n Randall, all homestead both sides the way, and all ot her lands, stock a nd movables. To three sons, equally the bonds and mone y. | Rice, John Jr (I18865)
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SOURCE: Will of grandfather, Job Whipple, dated 12 Apr 1750, prove d 1 9 M a y 1750 (See R.I. Genealogical Register, Vol. 3, No. 4 Abstract s Smi thfi el d Wills, Apr 1981, p. 328-9). Refers to Job as "Abraham Ang el und er 2 1 th e reputed son of Abraham Angel dec[eased] and & son of m y daugh ter A l[i]c e Whipple dec[eased]."
Occupation: Partner in building a dam and saw mill, Nipmogue, R.I. (1759 ) ; blacksmith, miller, lumber dealer, Easton, Washington Co., N.Y. (17 7 8 ) --C. Edwards.
!RESIDENCES: Smithfield (birth, 1733), Gloucester (marriage, 1753) an d N i p mogue Brook (1759), R.I.; Amenia, Dutchess Co., N.Y. (tax list, 1 763) ; Wh ite Creek, Washington Co., N.Y. (1769); Easton, Washington Co. , N.Y . (177 8); Saratoga, N.Y. (1790 census); Greenfield, Saratoga Co. , N.Y. ( 1796, d eath). -- C. Edwards.
SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 3 , Gloucester, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 8 92 ), p. 40.
Alice Whipple was the fifth daughter and seventh Child of Capt. Jo b a n d S ilence (Pray) Whipple. Genealogists have spent days and hours u ncov er in g the genealogical and unhappy story that Alice Whipple endure d dur in g he r short life. We have to go to the Vital Records of Glouces ter, P rovi denc e County RI. in Chepachet to uncover the facts. The reco rds rev eal t hat a t the age of eighteen, as reported by Alice, she go t involve d wit h Abraha m Angell, a young man and cousin of hers, unde r the age o f twent y-one. Th e result was an illegitimate male Child bor n to her, a s an unwe d mother. The birth date of the son is not given i n the vital s tatistic s of Smith field-Gloucester, but we found it was r ecorded in th e Archive s of the R.I. State House, being July 17th, 1733 . The date is c orrect ac cording to la ter research.
The deed having been done, Alice's father, Capt. Job Whipple, quickl y t o o k action by filing a Law Suit against Abraham Angell as the fathe r o f t h e newborn Child. The Warrant called for his Arrest and Judgemen t a s th e P arent of Alice's newborn Child. The court papers are date d 8 Sep t. 17 33, 20 Nov. 1733, and Dec. 1733. The documents filed are fo und in V ita l Rec. Vol. 4 1734 in the State House of RI. When they got A ngell int o c ourt t he charge of Paternity was denied by Abraham Angel l and he con vinc ed th e Judge that he was not a resident of Smithfiel d and thus th e charg e wa s invalid. In the confusion, the case was thro wn out of Cour t and th e Pat ernity case was lost.
Alice having lost the Paternity case, she now named her son "Job Whipp l e . Capt. Job and Silence, however, reared the boy after he was 2 o r 3 ye a r s old, when his mother died in 1736. Capt. Job in his will i n 1750 ne v ert heless refers to the son of Alice by the name, "Abraham A ngell", us in g th is name as an irate grandfather expressing his righteo us indignat io n of t he whole affair.
So this explains how, "Job Whipple", a blood relative, became our Whipp l e ancestor. | Whipple, Job (I31680)
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SOURCE: William Lee Whipple (billw at wlw dot com) database, 4 Dec 1997.
SOURCE: Dwane V. Norris, Whipple Family Tree (Jackson, Mich., 1996) , p . 1 29.
SOURCE: Email from Michael Whipple (whip33 at msn dot com) to Weldon W h i p ple, 12 Dec 2006. Confirms birth date (7 Feb 1740/1)
SOURCE: International Genealogical Index (Internet). Adds birth place. | Whipple, Hope (I18863)
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SOURCE: William Lee Whipple (billw at wlw dot com) database, 4 Dec 1997. | Rogers, Elizabeth (I18854)
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SOURCE: _The National Cyclopedia of American Biography_, vol. 34 (Ne w N o r k: J.T. White, 1948), p. 212-13.
Occupation: Author. At age 49 "began writing and gave up all other int e r e sts,... producing the equivalent of fifty books, including newspap e r a n d magazine syndicate articles, and at sixty began writing for th e m oti o n picture industry." --National Cyclopedia.
The Whipple Flag
Wayne Whipple, the Patriot Series and the Peace Flag
Although mostly known for his literary work, his design of the Whipp l e F l ag is quite interesting. In 1912 he Submitted an entry to a natio nw id e co ntest. The contest was to find the flag that most represente d Ame ric an hi story. Whipple Submitted a flag which he named the Whippl e Peac e Fl ag. I t was in tribute to the global peace movement which pre ceded W orl d War I. Of the more than 500 flags Submitted, Whipple's won.
The design of Whipple's flag reveals a centrally located six point e d 1 3 s tar group representing the 13 original colonies surrounded b y a l arg e cir cle made up of the remaining 35 stars. The stripes are si mila r to o ther A merican flags.
Although it was a contest winner, it never caught on. It is just a b l i p o n the memory screen today. It can however still be seen on one o f W hi pple 's book covers. In the three volume Patriotic Series publishe d b y He nry A ltemus Company. () Th e firs t book "The Story of the American Flag" was published i n 191 0. Th e firs t edition of this book has a picture of the American f lag o n it. T he late r editions of this title have a picture of the Whip ple Pe ace Flag. | Whipple, Wayne (I71044)
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Preston 1st Ward Records FHL 007,540
ORDINANCES:
Mae's sealing to Byron Gardner Miller was approved by "E.L.C. [Elray L . C hristiansen, Temple President of the Logan Temple] 10/6/43, and perfo rme d that day with Joseph G. Nelson and Almeda Giles Nelson as proxies.
Mae Nelson - Teacher Extraordinaire
"I remember Mae! She was my teacher for two years in Preston, Idaho, pro b ably three. She also taught the religion classes after school. Mae wa s a n excellent teacher, an artist and musician. I recall the colored cha lk p ictures she painted at the top of the blackboards. One was of a smal l gir l picking buttercups. Once I wrote a theme 'A Teacher Who Influence d My L ife', and I wrote about Mae Nelson. Her mother was another dear fr iend an d my principal at the old Central School. She was a talented, won derful w oman, very human and understanding. I still have a recommendatio n she wro te for me." by Roma ? (Cache Valley Newsletter, Sept. 1973, p . 7) | Nelson, Zersia Mae (I84)
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Spells name Robe Rice.
SOURCE: "Descendants of Elnathan Whipple," email from N. Combs to the Wh i pple Website, 24 Feb 2003. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-18 5 0 (birth); Coventry, RI Land Records (marriage); Warwick, RI Wills (de a t h). | Rice, Robe (I26756)
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Spells name Roby Rice.
SOURCE: "Descendants of Elnathan Whipple," email from N. Combs to the Wh i pple Website, 24 Feb 2003. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-18 5 0 (birth, marriage); The Diary of Samuel Tillinghast of Warwick, RI, 1 7 5 7 -1766 (death, burial). Spells name Robey Rice aka: Rhoda Rice.
SOURCE: Email from Lawrence Bode (lawbode at aol dot com) to the Whipp l e Website, 31 May 2010. Gives name Rhoda Rice. | Rice, Rhoda (I26886)
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Spring Valley Sun, April 19, 1900 - Palmer Thomas was born at Ryegat e , C a ledonia Co., Vermont January 16, 1835. When he was seven years o f a g e h e moved with his parents to Lunenburg, Vermont. In 1859 he cam e we s t an d settled at Maiden Rock.
At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted for three years August 1 4 , 1 863 as a private in Co. A. 20th Regiment Wisconsin Inf. He was prom o t ed t o Corporal and was honorably discharged July 14, 1865, at Galves to n, Texa s.
After his return from the war he located a farm at Ono, where he res i d e d until his death, which occurred April 11, 1900, caused by heart d is ea se.
November 15, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Snow at L u n e nberg, Vermont. Four children were born to them, two dying in infan cy .
July 11, 1873 his wife died and November 18, 1874 he was married t o M i s s Etta V. Gibson of Ono.
Deceased leaves a wife and five daughters, Mrs. L. Marsh, Mrs. H. Bett e r l ey, Mrs. J. M. Carmichael, Mrs. George Martin and Miss Kate Thoma s t o m ou rn the loss of a kind and loving husband and father.
Of a family of nine children, one sister and three brothers survi v e h i m - Mrs. Kate Warren, of Lunenburg, Vermont, Raymond of Portland , N ort h D akota, Oscoar of Chinnok, Montana, and William of Millbank, S out h Dak ota.
Mr. Thomas was a member of the I.O.O.F. of this place and also a mem b e r o f the U.S. Grant Post. G.A.R. of Maiden Rock. He was possesse d o f a k ind, gentlemanly, jovial disposition and his many acts of kindn es s and h el p will long beheld in remembrance by a host of friends an d nei ghbors. | Thomas, Palmer (I155736)
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Stated on his death certificate he suffered an injury from a 'vicious bu l l' which was the cause of his death. | Wilcox, Orin Miller (I176846)
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STEPHEN BARTON TALBOT
(Uncle “Steve”)
Stephen Barton Talbot was born 15 Nov 1855, at Thorn River, Queensto w n D i strict, South Africa (probably at “Wellington”, the estate grant e d to His father in 1853 by the government for services against the Kaff ir s i n th e war of the Cattle Killing Delusion), son of Henry and Rut h Swe etna m Tal bot.
As a Child, Steve, remembers how he and his brothers and sisters wo u l d g o to visit “Grandma Barton”. That is what they called Ruth’s Moth er . Sh e lived at Post Retief, and he says that it seems like she liv e d u p o n a hill, with a steep winding dugway leading up to her house . On e t im e a terrible run away occurred on that dug way and Steve lon g afte rwar d r emembered it vividly.
After his father sold “Wellington”, in 1859, the family lived severa l m o n ths at Port Elizabeth, on Algoa Bay, awaiting transportation to A meri c a. They finally sailed 28 Feb 1861, on the sail ship “Race Horse” , arr i ve d at East Boston 20 Apr 1861, Preceded on to the Missouri Rive r, v i a cat tle train, crossed the plains from Florence, Nebraska, by co vere d w agon i n the Homer Duncan Company, and arrived 28 Sep 1861, at S alt L ak e City, U tah.
The family lived over the winter in Salt Lake City, and the followin g s p r ing moved north and established residence at Kaysville, Utah, o n a 4 0 a cr e farm purchased from Lou Whitesides.
Steve Completed the fourth grade, all that was then given, at the li t t l e one room red brick school at “Five Points”, between Kaysville an d L ay to n. He was baptized 17 Jul 1864.
Being the same age and size as Gobo Fango, the Negro boy brought to Am e r i ca by Henry Talbot, Steve was continually paired with him to wrestl e , s o he became a very athletic boy. He was a natural singer and music i a n too, and could play almost any instrument, but preferred the banjo ; a n d wher e ever he went he led community bands and glee clubs. One o f h i s prize d possessions was his banjo.
He married Russelletta Gedinia Brownell, 15 Nov 1878, at Oak City, Mil l a r d, Utah and was later endowed and sealed 13 Nov 1879, in the Endowm e n t Ho use at Salt Lake City. They were the parents of 5 children, whe n s h e die d, 20 Oct 1887, shortly after Child birth and was buried in t he O a k Cit y Cemetery. Her mother took care of the baby and Steve’s mot her c a red fo r the other children. He met his second wife, Katie Mary O lsen , a t a dan ce in Spanish Fork, Utah. They were married and seale d 6 Fe b 18 89, in t he Manti Temple. To this union was born 11 children , makin g six teen in a ll.
He was about six feet tall and weighed about 240 pounds. He wore a mo u s t ache at times in his younger years, also at times a coal black bear d , w hi ch he kept well trimmed. In later life, he shaved occasionally , an d th e n let an iron gray beard sprout for a few months before shavi ng ag ain.
Steve was a farmer and day laborer all his life. He resided in many p l a c es in Utah and Idaho, and seemed to have the wander lust always loo ki n g f or something better, but seemingly always loosing the battle . A lar g e an d growing family devoured his earnings so fast that he cou ld not g e t ahea d. He and his brother, Edward “Ted”, were always very c lose an d s tayed l iving near each other. Because Steve was away from ho me muc h o f the time, for employment, his wife, Katie Mary and the child ren ha d t o do most o f the farm labor.
A religious and God fearing man, he was ever faithful in Church dutie s , t hough he never held high offices. He was ordained a High Pries t 1 O c t 19 04, and there after was always a Ward Teacher.
He was very fond of small children, and they reciprocated, so that w h e r e ever he was, in a crowd, he was surrounded by them, telling the m st or ie s and playing amusing pranks to entertain them. With his adole scen t s ons, however, he was stern, not wanting to make them soft and we ak b y sp oili ng them, but with his daughters, who worshipped him, he wa s al l gent lenes s.
Ordinarily, he was a peaceful man, but he had a violent temper when pr o v o ked, and would not run from a fight. Because he was a hard worker , h e w ou ld often draw higher wages than the other men, just for that r easo n. H e w as also a proud man, and even when embarrassed and humiliat ed b y pove rt y would not accept charity. Steve was always free hearted , howe ver. O nc e he and his son went out after a load of poles for fire wood. O n thei r w ay back they passed the home of a widow, who was desti tute an d neede d fir ewood. So he pulled in and unloaded it for her. Thi s made h is so n ver y angry.
Finally they bought a little place at Groveland, Idaho, where they b e g a n raising hay, grain, beets, berries, and garden produce; and there af te r, Steve was usually employed by the Sugar Company, cultivating bee t s i n t he summertime, and running the Peterson Beet Dump in the fall.
After about two year’s illness, he passed away, 12 Nov 1926, at Grovel a n d. His funeral service was at 10:00 a.m. at the Groveland Ward Hal l , 1 4 N ov 1926. He was buried, immediately afterward, at the Moreland , I dah o Ce metery.
Katie Mary passed away 30 Sep 1955 and is buried in Blackfoot, Idaho.
(Death Certificate Idaho State Board of Health File Number 55512. Bin g h a m County) | Talbot, Stephen Barton (I23211)
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Story written by Nellie Woodruff Whitaker
In August of 1908 Elias Laurence Woodrufff was born. He was a beauti f u l h ealthy Child. During the second summer we went to the camp in ten t s w it h the Cannon family in Provo canyon. Their children had been exp os ed t o w hooping cough. Of course, all the children got it.
My little brother could not cough up the stuff in his throat. His cond i t i on steadily worsened and so we went home.
His nurse had left mother and me to watch him while she had a short re s t . I followed mother into his bedroom just in time to see him have a c on v u lsion. Mother screamed and was terribly upset. Father was sent fo r a n d ca me from work. The doctor came, but there was nothing could b e don e f or m y little baby brother.
As a young Child about seven years of age, i had my first experienc e w i t h death in our family. I well remember the shock it was to my mot he r t o l ose her beautiful son of about sixteen months to complication s o f who opin g cough.
I sorrowed to see her grief. It made a deep impression on me. As a fam i l y, we listened to father explain about the resurrection. I wondered w h a t w ould happen to us children if either of our parents were taken fr o m u s. I prayed this would never happen.
Through the years I have had other spiritual experiences which incre a s e d my testimony and helped me to know more about the wisdom of Go d i n gi vi ng us what is for our good even though we cannot always under stan d i t a t the time. | Woodruff, Elias Laurence (I171131)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Fish, Sarah (I57578)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Brownell, Benjamin (I78012)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Brownell, Elijah (I86060)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Fish, Thomas (I86061)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Coggeshall, Mercy (I86062)
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Submission from John S. Brownell. | Brownell, Jonathan (I86074)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I59670)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I59671)
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Submitted by Mechelle Christy Gerratt King, Aurora, Colorado, United S t a t es 7/21/2014 | Family: Charles Martinez / Donna Faye Gerratt (F12489)
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Submitted by Mechelle Christy Gerratt King, Aurora, Colorado, United S t a t es 7/21/2014 | Family: Wayne Leroy Gerratt / Gay Gasper (F21111)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I60070)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I60071)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I60072)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I60073)
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Submitted by Mechelle Christy Gerratt King, Aurora, Colorado, United S t a t es 7/22/2014 | Martinez, Charles (I60074)
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Submitted by Mechelle Christy Gerratt King, Aurora, Colorado, United S t a t es 7/22/2014 | Gasper, Gay (I60075)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I55597)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I55598)
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I55599)
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Suicide by drowning. | Keyes, Phebe (I51251)
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Summary of Service in Civil War
Database: American Civil War Soldiers, Ancestry.com
Name: Daniel Richardson,
Residence: Mount Holly, Vermont
Enlistment Date: 04 September 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Vermont
Unit Numbers: 3033 3033
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 04 September 1861; Enliste d i n Company I, 5th Infantry Regiment Vermont on 16 September 1861. Rece ive d a disability discharge Company I, 5th Infantry Regiment Vermont o n 10 S eptember 1862. | Richardson, Daniel (I80936)
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Summary of the life of JOHN ANGELL
Information was taken from Roots Web:
John was born ca 1646 in Providence, Rhode Island. In Providence on Janu a ry 7, 1669/70, John was married by Thomas Olney to Ruth Field, who resi de d in Field's Point, two miles below Providence on the west side of th e ri ver. Ruth was the daughter of John Field and his wife, whose name i s unkn own, and she was born in Providence ca 1649.
Family tradition has it that John was a man of large frame and possess e d of great physical strength. A great-grandson, Enoch Angell, state d a fa mily tradition on February 13, 1820 that "My great grandfather, Jo hn, wa s said to be a man of enormous strength, having on one occasion ni ne bush els of pears on his old mare, and she would not carry them, he to ok the m on his own back and carried them, which seems incredible. He sai d he on ce attempted to carry four bushels of salt up stairs, but the sta irs brok e down and he was injured by the fall."
John took the oath of allegiance in June 1668. He was admitted freema n o f the town of Providence October 16, 1670.
For a few years he cultivated the Daniel Jenckes farm, five miles from P r ovidence, towards Lime Rock, on the Lewisquisit turnpike, after whic h h e moved to Providence where he continued in the farming business thro ug h life.
John was permitted to pay a small fee to exchange the 60 acres of land w h ich his father gave him on the plain between John Field's meadow on Sma ll brooke and Wanasquatuckett River for land elsewhere on the common Octo be r 27, 1666.
As opportunity presented itself, John made useful purchases of land an d h ousing, obviously with an eye to providing for his five sons. On Janu ar y 6, 1693/4, John purchased 89 acres of land in Providence from Willia m S mith, cordwainer of Providence, who shortly thereafter left town. H e purc hased 58 acres and housing from Pardon Tillinghast on Mary 3, 1695 . Neith er of these deeds was recorded until a decade later when John pas sed th e land on to his sons.
John purchased 56 and a half acres from Elisha Arnold on June 1, 1702. L a nd laid out to John Angell on November 9, 1702 included 50 acres near C ap tain Arnold's new mill with an allowance for a highway, and land Joh n ha d bought from Thomas Harris, as well as 10 acres John had from Willi am Ho pkins on exchange for six and a half acres in the Neck.
John presented a bill to the Providence Town Council on June 1, 1674, co m plaining about the lack of a highway near Thomas Walling's land. A high wa y was laid out past his property on May 20, 1717.
He was one of the soldiers credited with military service under Capt. Da n iel Henchman and paid £1.15.02 in a list of August 20, 1675. He was pa i d £3.12.00 for service in King Philips war, credited in Capt. Samuel Wa ds worth's Company August 24, 1676. He was one of the twenty-seven who "s tai d and went not away" during the Indian troubles. As such as was entit le d to share in the disposition of the Indians captured during the war . H e was among those who determined the fate of the Indians left in town , co ndemning them to slavery for varying periods of years, depending o n thei r ages. His share for his service was four Indian servants. He wa s one o f the twenty-one responsible men named to lead ten men in reconna issanc e patrols in an order given by the Council of War for Providence.
On May 30, 1667 he was one of twenty-five men who swore allegiance to Ch a rles II. As a loyal subject, inhabitant and freeman, he performed his c iv ic duties for the town and colony. These included appointments to serv e o n the General Court of Trials at Newport and as a petit juryman. In t hes e appointments, his occupation is designated as weaver. John witnesse d th e deeds of many of his neighbors and did a fair amount of work on th e pro bates of his neighbors.
Despite twice failing to appear when called to the General Court, onc e i n 1678 and once in 1681, at a town meeting on March 16, 1675/6, Joh n wa s chosen a Deputy to the General Assembly. The next year, he was cho sen c onstable for the town of Providence. He was a way warden in 1701 an d serv ed in the place of the Town Sergeant that same years.
Neighbors and family relied on his judgment as he served on Coroners' in q uests and as bondsman when relatives died. John joined with eleven othe r s of the Coroner's jury in judging that Samuel Belloo, son of widow Han na h Belloo, had gone into the river by the mill in Providence to wash hi mse lf, and was by a Providence of God drowned, June 10, 1669. As one o f th e men on the Jury of Inquest January 8, 1716/17, John joined in th e verdi ct that the female child found dead in the house of Mr. Obadiah B rown whe re one Mary Rootingburgh had dwelt, who acknowledged that the ch ild was b orn of her body at night under an apple tree some few rods fro m the house , had died as a result of the mother's want of suitable hel p in the tim e of her travail. On February 26, 1716/17, he and others agr eed that, hav ing viewed the body of Samuel Wright and finding no harm do ne to him, tha t "he being an aged man It Pleased God to Take his Life aw ay."
John served with his brother-in-law Richard Arnold and nephew Edward Smi t h as bondsman for his sister, Amphillis Smith, when she took the admini st ration of the estate of her deceased husband Edward Smith on January 9 , 1 693/4. John served with Samuel Wilkinson as bondsman for Deborah Wilk inso n when she took administration of the estate of her deceased husband , Joh n Wilkinson on May 18, 1708. He also served as one of the appraiser s of t he estate.
In the second decade of the 18th century, John Angell witnessed the dee d s of many of his neighbors. He witnessed twice for Edward Hawkings, Jr . w hen he sold land to Joseph Mowry, for John Steere, for James Angell w he n he sold to Joseph Smith, and for John and Nicholas Lappan to Walte r Phe teplace.
John also did a fair amount of work on the probates of his neighbors. Wi t h Zachariah Field, John took the inventory of James Mathewson on Octob e r 17, 1682. He took the inventory of the estate of Samuel Wright on Apr i l 13, 1717 and the inventory of John Smith on May 26, 1719. A horse o f hi s appears in the inventory of Captain John Dexter ca 1716.
On January 15, 1704 John Angell, Sr. of Providence for good affection to w ards his son John Angell," and also for his settlement and well being, " d eeded to John his the house and 58 acres on both sides of Woonasquatu cke t river which he had purchased from Pardon Tilinghast. On the same da y, J ohn provided for his eldest son Thomas Angell, giving him for good a ffect ion and for his settlement and well being, a mansion house, and 8 9 acre s between Nonpluss Hill and Clemence's Meadow, which he purchase d of Will iam Smith, and ten acres of land he bought of William Randall . On April 8 , 1705 he deeded son Daniel a parcel of land of 80 acres o n the eastern s ide of Woonasquatucket River, with housing, fences, etc . which he had pur chased in pieces from Thomas Harris, Elisha Arnold, an d William Hopkins.
On June 16, 1713 John was taxed with son James, 5s., 6 d. On December 1 4 , 1716 he called himself aged about seventy years, testifies that in 16 67 , he was desired by his uncle, James Ashton, to take care of his 60 ac r e lot.
Considering the number of probates John worked on, it is odd that he nev e r got around to writing a will of his own. He died intestate in Provide nc e July 27, 1720. His widow and son, Hope were granted administration o n h is estate on September 30, 1720. The inventory included a negro woma n abo ut whom nothing else is known. His wife Ruth died sometime after 17 27.
Whereas Mr. John Angel of Providence in the Colony of Rhoad Island and P r ovidence plantations in New England who departed this Life on the 27t h da y of July anno Dom: 1720: dyed Intestate and Left a Considerable mov eabl e Esstate behind him: which by the Law of the Colony aforesd fell in to th e care of the Town Councill of Providence above sd and where as mri s Rut h Angel Relick widdow of the said John Angel: and his son Hope Ange l of P rovidence afore sd hath desired to have administration Granted unt o the m upon said Esstate: and have Exhibeted an Inventory of the said Es stat e before the Towne Councill avoe sd which was by them accepted appro ved a nd allowed: and have also Given in bond with sureties for theire tr ue an d faithfull performeance of theire sd administration
These are there fore to order and fully Impower you the said Ruth Ange l a nd Hope Angel to take into your Care Custody and possession all and s ingu lior the move able Esstate Goods Cattle and Chattles that belonged t o th e sd John Angel att the time of his death and the debts due to sai d Essta te and on the same to administer In order to discharge his debts : and t o act and doe in all Casses Relateing the premisses: as far fort h as th e law Impowereth an administeratrix and an administrator to doe
Govem att a Town Cuoncill held att Providence above said the: 30th da y o f september in the seaventh yeare of his majestyes Reign George Kin g of G reate Brittan &c: Anno Dom: 1720: | Angell, John (I176069)
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Susan Blanchard (born March 8, 1928) was an American socialite and form e r lyricist and theatrical producer. She was the third wife of actor Hen r y Fonda, with whom she adopted a daughter, Amy (born 1953), and the sec on d wife of actor Richard Widmark. | Jacobson, Susan Blanchard (I114007)
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Susannah Talbot
Susannah Talbot was the twelfth Child of Henry Talbot and Ruth Sweetn a m . She was born at Whittlesea, Queenstown District, South Africa, 12 M a r c h 1854, a beautiful autumn day (the seasons being reversed in the s ou th er n hemisphere). Whittlesea is located about 19 miles south of Que ens tow n, at the junction of the Oskraal and Kliplsat Rivers, and abou t 25 m il e s northwest of "Wellington Farm" on the Thorn River.
Her parents, originally from England, were quite well off. They were c o n t acted by two Mormon missionaries, and after joining the church, so l d a l l their possessions they could not easily transport, and set sai l f or A me rica. Susannah, who was eight years old at the time, well rem embe red b ein g sea sick for almost all the eight week voyage.
Susannah never lost her "Very English" accent. Where a noun requir e d a n " H" in the beginning of the word, she would omit it, and "Helle n " beca me " Ellen." Then, when a noun did not require an "H," she woul d a dd one, wit h "ears" becoming "hears," and "eyes" becoming "heyes." H er g randch ildre n never grew tired of listening to her distinctive spee ch.
The Talbot family landed at Boston, and went from there to Florence, N e b r aska via train. This was 1862, and the Civil War made travel both d if fi cu lt and dangerous. The brought with them a 12 year old Negro boy , wh o m the y had taken to raise after his mother died when he was a tin y bab y. The y had planned to leave him with his relatives in Africa, bu t cou l d not re sist his crying and pleading. From Nebraska, the crosse d the p la ins in th e Homer Duncan company. Upon arriving in Utah, the y made the i r home in th e north part of Kaysville, that is now called L ayton.
As a young lady, Susannah was, "fair to look upon," and very popula r w i t h the young men. Her disdain of her suitors worried her mother, w ho c ou ns eled her, "You will go 'roung and 'round the bush and pick a c rooke d s tic k at last!" Among her suitors was Lehi Heward, but she refu sed hi s of fer, and he married another. Two years later, as a widower, L ehi aga in c ourt ed Susannah, and this time she accepted. They were marr ied 26 O ctobe r 187 5.
They homesteaded in Lewiston, Utah, but were driven out by a plagu e o f g r asshoppers and crickets that took their crops. A few years late r, t he 1 6 0 acre farm they left was worth a great deal. They lived in D raper , Uta h, with Lehi's father until November of 1879 when they left f or Ari zon a.
Susannah expected good behavior from her children and grandchildre n , a n d usually got it. She never allow the to waste anything, especial l y foo d. On evening a grandchild was enjoying mashed potatoes and grav y , and t oo k a second helping with, "their eyes being larger than thei r b elly," a n d couldn't finish what they took. Grandma didn't say a wor d, b ut the ne x t morning for breakfast, the offending grandchild foun d the r emainde r o n their plate. It was obvious that grandma meant wha t she sai d.
Susannah was an excellent cook. She had only the simplest foods to w o r k w ith, but routinely produced exceptional meals. Her fame as a coo k s pr ead, and any visitors were always invited to share her meals. Leh i on c e rema rked that she could take an old dishrag and make you a grea t me a l.
She was also musically talented, singing and accompanying hersel f o n t h e banjo. She also had a pump organ, the was carefully guarded d urin g ea c h move. Lehi played the accordion, and music was encouraged i n eac h o f th eir children.
While they were living in Pine Creek (later named Pine), Arizona, th e w e l l known writer, Zane Gray, boarded with them while he was writin g hi s n ov el, "Riders of the Purple Sage." When it was published, he ga v e a cop y t o the Heward family. Lehi read most of it, then angrily thr e w it int o th e fireplace. Susannah, asked him, "Why in the world did y o u do that? " Leh i answered, "Why the physical description and the mann er isms of th e villi an in that story describe me exactly!" He was ver y ang ry, but Sus annah ju st laughed and laughed.
Susannah spoke English (not to be confused with American) and used a c o u p le of colorful expressions. When something was over done or fusse d ov e r t oo much, she would say, almost disdainfully, "My goodness! Tha t' s a r ea l Tussy-mussy!" Tussy-mussy was never well defined, but a fe w ye ars la ter, in a catalogue form a large florist company, was foun d a smal l, sil ver, funnel-shaped flower holder. It was meant for specia l Brida l or Bri dema id's bouquets and was all embossed and very showy . It was c alled a " Tussy -mussy." When Susannah was disgusted with some one she wou ld call th em a " regular old Pucheole." This expression wa s never define d, but we s uspec t it was not complementary.
Susannah Talbot Heward died 30 April 1929, three years after the de a t h o f her husband, and four years after celebrating their 50th weddi n g an nive rsary. She is buried in the Snowflake Cemetery.
SUSANNAH TALBOT HEWARD
(By her daughter, Susannah Janet “Nettie”)
My mother, Susannah Talbot, was the 12th Child of Henry Talbot and R u t h S weetnam. She was born on 12 Mar 1854 at Whittlesea, Queenstown Di st r ict, South Africa, just 19 miles south of Queenstown, at the juncti o n o f th e Oskraal and Kliplsat Rivers, and about 25 miles northwest o f “ Well ingto n Farm” on the Thorn River. Susannah was born on a beautif ul a utum n da y -- the seasons there being just the opposite from ours.
It was away in that far Southern land that two Mormon Elders found t h i s f amily and converted them to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Talb o t s wer e very wealthy people, but they sold or left everything they h a d an d move d down on the bay, where they waited for a ship to take th e m to Am erica t o join the main body of the church.
My mother used to tell of washing while they were living at the ba y . I n her Childhood, washing was quite an event, for their clothes w e r e mad e by the dozens, by a seamstress, and they only washed eve r y 3 o r 4 month s --- this being an English custom of the wealthy. Tw o o r thre e familie s would take several days at the beach and wash. T o dabb le ou t clothes o nce a week, as we Americans do, they thought mes sy an d injuri ous to thei r fine linens.
They were 8 weeks on the sailing vessel. One of the things my mothe r r e m embered of the voyage, was going to the side of the vessel to se e a s ha r k and having her little green chambray bonnet blow over board . Whe n th e y reached the Boston Harbor, the good captain let them liv e aboar d th e sh ip for 3 months.
From Boston they went by train to Florence, Nebraska. (Note: They actu a l l y traveled by train to the Missouri River, then up the river, via s hi p, t o Florence, Nebraska.) This trip caused a lot of worry because i t w a s du ring the Civil War and Grandmother had a little Negro boy of 1 2 th a t sh e had taken to raise. His mother had died when he was a tin y baby . Th e only way they could think of to get him across the countr y wa s t o dres s him as a girl and make him wear a veil. They had intend ed o n le aving h im in Africa, but they could not resist his crying an d plead ing t o be bro ught with them.
From Nebraska they crossed the plains in the Homer Duncan Company , i n t h e year 1861. The family then made their home in Kaysville, Utah , si tua te d on Kays Creek. Here Susannah grew up and went to school i n the n ort h p art of Kaysville, which is now called Layton. She learne d to card , s pin, weave and knit. Her parents were so proud of the cloth es that sh e m ad e for them that they went to Salt Lake City to have the ir picture s tak e n in their “home spuns”. This was about 1870, and th e only pictur es ev e r taken of her parents.
Mother was a beautiful girl and very popular with the young people , a c h a racteristic that stayed with her always, for she was a natura l entert ai ne r and one could always find a crowd of young folks at he r home. Sh e w a s a beautiful singer and would accompany herself on th e banjo. Sh e al s o stepped-danced and could tell every day experience s in a manne r tha t ma de them interesting and entertaining.
She was sought after by many boy friends, whom she usually disdaine d . G r andmother used to get vexed with mother, when she was girl, becau s e sh e d id not want the love of some of her admirers and she often to l d her, “Yo u will go ‘round and ‘round the bush and pick up a crooked s ti ck a t last! ” Among the young men she met was Lehi Heward, but she di d n ot w ant hi m either, so he married another and he lost his wife at t he e nd o f the fi rst year.
Later, when they met again, she was attracted by the young widower a n d a c cepted him at last. They were married and she was endowed on 26 O c t 18 75, in Salt Lake City, by Daniel H. Wells.
My father used to tease her because she married him later, after tur n i n g him down the first chance. He told her, “Pity was a-kin to love . ”
They lived at Lewiston, Cache Valley, Utah, until Stephen, their fir s t c h ild was over a year old. Then, because of the grasshoppers and t h e cric ke ts, which took their crop, they moved to Draper, Utah, leavi n g a 160 a cr e farm, for which they never received a penny. A few year s l ater thi s sa me land was worth a great deal.
During the winter of 1877-78, Father was very ill for many weeks. L a t e i n February, they went to Kaysville. When Grandmother Heward sai d go o dby e to Mother, she whispered, “I hope you have a girl”. She die d on t h e 9t h of March and I was born the 29th. She had her wish, but d id no t l ive t o see it. When I was a month old, Mother want back to Dra per an d ke pt hou se for Grandfather Heward until Nov 1879, when we move d to Ar izona.
Mother had heard stories of the unsettled, desolate country and di d n o t w ant to come to Arizona. Who could blame her? They drove their m il k c ow s as oxen, having only one team of horses. The trip was slow an d s ome tim es far between habitations. Mother drove the team and Fathe r th e oxe n. My sister, Eliza Jane, was born just three weeks after we r eache d S t. Joseph, on the Little Colorado River.
Mother was a stranger in a strange land, but she found a substitute mo t h e r in Sister Lois Bushman. Ever after, they were the closest of frie n d s. Never a program in the old Fort, that they did not sing togethe r . T he re we lived in the United Order and made friends that were near e r an d dea rer than kindred. Many the parties of song and dance, wher e re fresh ment s were molasses cake and home made root beer. Every one t ook p art a nd Oh ! what good times we did have! At one of these parties , befor e Pr esiden t Grant learned to sing, he said the words to a song , while I saa c Turle y sang the tune.
When we had lived at St. Joseph for years, and my sister, Ruth, ha d b e e n added to the family, we went back to Utah on a visit. Six hundr ed m i le s by team and wagon was a trip that could not be undertaken ver y oft e n. We stayed six months on the visit. On the return trip, while c amp e d o n the Buckskin Mountain, one of the mules died. Father had to t ak e th e ot her and ride back to Johnson for another animal. I shall nev e r forg et th at day. It was only a few days after the old couple had be e n kille d, nea r where we were camped, and their daughter taken by th e mu rderers. Mothe r was so very nervous, she kept us in the wagon all d ay. W e wat ched Fath er as long as we could see him, then we began to wa tch fo r hi s return.
Father gave all the money he had and Mother’s new Singer sewing mach i n e f or another horse. When leading the animal out of town, he me t a m a n wh o asked him where he was going. When told, he told Father th at t h e hors e he had purchased would not pull at all, and was known b y every on e in to wn to be a balky horse. He took Father back to the ma n who ha d s old hi m the horse and made him take it back, and he did no t forget t o te ll th e man what he thought of him for sending a family o ut, hundred s o f mile s from help, with such an animal! This good man th en sold Fath e r one o f his own team, which proved to be an excellent ho rse.
When we got back to St. Joseph, Father was given charge of the cat t l e o f the United Order. He took them into the mountains and made ou r ho m e a t Heber. While living there, a boy and two girls were born. Do cto r s an d nurses were out of the question those days. At that time, th e ne a res t big towns were Salt Lake City and Albuquerque, New Mexico; s o, af te r th e midwife had taken care of the baby, a neighbor lady woul d com e i n onc e a day and wash the baby and make the bed. Then a neighb or gir l w as hir ed to do the house work. Once, such a girl could not b e found , s o Fathe r did the work, and he held mother up in bed while sh e took c ar e of the b aby.
It was when the boy, Edwin, was two months old, that the family we n t t o S t. Joseph to spend Christmas week. We had eaten New Years dinn e r wit h a n old friend and Mother had put little 2 year old, Ruth, to s le ep, th en w ent two doors away to visit with another friend – so man y dea r frien ds t o chat with, and tomorrow we were leaving for our hom e in He ber. Wh en Ru th awoke, she was told that her mother was in the h ouse a t a certai n door, but the Child became confused and without anyon e seein g her, lef t the F ort. She had been gone some time when Mother , thinkin g she was s leepin g too long, went for her.
They searched the fort in a few minutes, making sure she was not the r e . They then let the school out, that more might take up the hunt . T h e p ond was dragged and the river bottom, a mile away, was searche d wit ho u t a trace. I shall never forget mother’s pale, frightened face . Th e y wo uld not let her leave the fort, because her baby was so youn g an d sh e wa s not strong and she knew they were doing all they could t o fin d Rut h.
Men were riding in circles around the fort, hunting for tracks, wide n i n g the circle each time. When they were about half a mile from the f o r t, they found a little track leading in the opposite direction from H eb e r, where she thought she was going. Three men followed the tracks a s f a s t as they could over hills and gravel flats, while Father rode t o th e h ig hest point, in the general direction of the tracks, that he m igh t loo k wh ile it was still light. When they were about three miles o ut , fro m anoth er high point, Father could see her quite a long ways ah ea d and s till goi ng. When he called, she stopped and turned around. I t wa s jus t as the s un went down and a snow storm was coming on, so the y wra pped h er in a coa t and brought her into the fort just at dark. Wh en the y too k off her sho es, they found little rocks embedded in her ba by feet .
My brother, Stephen, then a boy of nine, ran and searched and cried u n t i l it brought on brain fever. He was delirious for days and was no t a b l e to be taken back to Heber for three weeks.
My Mother washed the wool and carded and spun it into yarn, then w o v e i t into cloth, which she made into clothes for the six children . S h e als o knitted stockings, caps and hoods and sometimes even weavin g bl an kets f or the beds. Everything was made by hand, for sewing machi nes w er e not t o be had in the country, unless you brought them with yo u. Wh e n the Unit ed Order broke up and divided the things up, Mother go t th e ma chine tha t had been used to sew shoes on. It was a good one an d las te d for twent y years.
While living at Heber, the horse thieves were so bad that the tea m h a d t o be locked together, in the stable, with steel hobbles. Mothe r w a s alwa ys afraid they would come into the house and demand the ke y to t h e hobble s. One night, when Father was not at home, we saw a ma n looki n g in the w indow. Later, we heard them taking corn out of the g ranary . The next mo rning, a neighbor’s horse was missing. Father used t o fol l ow these thiev es into Phoenix and retrieve the stolen animals. M othe r w as always in fe ar for Father’s life, because he had to associat e wit h t hese outlaws ever y day on the range, so he gave up the cattl e busine s s and moved to Pine.
During the three years we lived in Pine, two more girls were born . T h e P ine Ward was surrounded by such a rough element, at that time , tha t P resi dent Woodruff abandoned the Pine Ward and called all the L .D.S . peop le aw ay from there, advising them to move into the Snowflak e Stak e.
We moved to Tuba City, with three other families, where we lived for t w e l ve years. Here two girls were born, the last one dying when she wa s t h re e months old. Mother had mammary abscesses for three months befo re s h e w as born and could not nurse her, so cows or goats milk was use d an d n eith er seemed to agree with her. There was not the choice of fo ods t ha t ther e is today, and we were ninety miles from a doctor. Afte r losi n g the bab y, Mother was still in poor health, so she went to Uta h and s ta yed with h er mother for a year. When she came home, she was w ell an d st rong.
For some time before Mother went to Utah, we lived on bread that was g r o u nd on a hand mill. As all the dams would go out, or the Indians wo u l d cu t them, the Bishop’s crop was the only one that could be saved a n d e veryo ne lived on the wheat raised in his field.
The Indians had driven off and killed all of our cattle, except on e m i l k cow. Times were so hard, one year, that we had to sift the grou nd g r ah am and grease the dripper with the finest flour that could be c ollec te d a t the outside of the circle, as you sifted. The coarse brea d woul d n ot s tick to the fine flour. We had plenty of fruit and vegeta bles, e xce pt po tatoes, so we were never hungry.
Just after Mother left for Utah, Father began freighting for a tradi n g p o st that was starting up at Willow Springs. From then on, times we r e be tt er for the family.
Two years after Mother came back from Utah, a boy was born, making tw e l v e children, three boys and nine girls. In the meantime, the oldes t s o n an d daughter had married and a grand daughter and two grandson s ha d be en ad ded to the family.
Mother’s home was a home of music, always. There was music or songs e v e r y waking hour, unless we were at prayer or meals. There was alway s ha r mo ny in the home and the family slogan was, “There will be no qua rreli n g am ong the children, until they hear Father and Mother quarrel. ” Need l ess t o say, we never quarreled without breaking the rule. Anoth er ru l e – if o ne Child hit or kicked another, they had to kiss the pla ce whe r e they hi t or kicked – this eliminated a few hits or kicks.
In 1903, the Government bought all the Tuba County out and establish e d I n dian Schools there. Again we were advised to move in the Snowfla k e Sta ke, so we moved to Woodruff. Here Mother was called to be a mid-w if e. Sh e worked at this for over twenty years. She presided at the bi r t h of ove r 300 babies and never lost one case.
When Mother was fifty two years old, she fell and broke her wrist a n d f o r the first time a doctor was called. Although there had been bro ke n l eg s, dislocated elbows, broken arms and ribs and noses, plus a ra ttl esna k e bite in the family, the doctors had always been so far awa y tha t ever yt hing was handled in the home or with the help of some nei ghbor . The w ris t was the only break that did not make a successful rec overy . But Mo the r nursed a case six weeks after it was broken!
The hardest part of obstetrical work was when she had to be with h e r o w n girls. She helped at the birth of 35 of her grandchildren. Duri n g t h e time she was doing all this work she suffered with many gallsto n e att ac ks and many times was near death.
The family always maintained a home in Woodruff, although they mov e d t o Z eniff when the dams went out, because there they could dry far m a nd r ais e some food.
In 1922, Father and Mother made a trip to Utah, their first real vaca t i o n and pleasure trip in their whole lives. They went the Eastern ro u t e an d returned via California, where they dipped their hands into t h e oc ean a nd gathered shells on the beach. On this trip, while in Uta h , the y wen t to the Talbot family reunion, where Mother met a brothe r wh om sh e had s een last the evening he helped to play for her weddin g danc e, for ty fiv e years before.
Two years later, they made another trip to Utah and stayed a year, vis i t i ng relatives and they worked in the Salt Lake Temple.
In the fall of 1924, Father and Mother came to Phoenix and stayed w i t h u s for five months. Mother was ill when she came and while she wa s h e re s he gained 19 pounds. Mother used to say, “They were the only i dl e d ays o f her whole life.”
After Mother and Father left Phoenix, I started preparations for the i r G o lden Wedding, which was held in Woodruff the 26th of Oct 1925. Ne ve r w a s a bride more beautiful than Mother in her white satin dress an d l on g ve il, held in place by a wreath of Morning Glories, the Golde n Wedd in g flow er. A bouquet of the same flower pinned on her shoulder . Fath e r was dre ssed in a gray suit, with a buttonhole bouquet of Morn ing Glo ri es and loo ked the noble old lover that he had always been.
Fifteen hundred Morning Glories were made of crepe paper in 5 differ e n t s hades, with green leaves. Those, with wild, golden colored wild f lo w ers; and with twisted green and gold crepe paper, decorated the hal l . E ac h Child present wore a pink flower; each grand Child a purple fl ow er; an d each great grand Child a white flower (all Morning Glories).
We dramatized parts of their lives, using grand children for the chara c t e rs. A family tree (on a large oilcloth) helped to show what had be e n a cc omplished in the fifty years. Their baby, then 26 years old, ret ur ne d fr om being married in the Salt Lake Temple, just as the progra m sta rte d. T his was the one thing needed to complete Mother’s happines s in c ele bratin g their wedding. She had thought that Vernon and his wi fe wer e go ing t o stay in Utah all winter.
Many presents were received from the family and friends. Among othe r p r e sents, their children gave a gold watch and ring to Father, an d a go l d ri ng and $20.00 gold coin to Mother.
There were 64 of their family present. Sixteen groups of four generat i o n s were there – all or part of each group belonging to the family. L iv i ng, at that time, were 46 such groups, three or more of each group w e r e fou nd on the tree.
Of the one hundred and six names on the tree, 24 were in laws an d 8 2 o f t heir own descendants. Out of this number, 4 sons in law an d 5 bab ie s ha d passed away. One out of each group being an accidenta l death. W it hin s ix months from this date, twelve more children had be en born int o t he fam ily.
Every part of the afternoon program, except a few toasts and sentime n t s w ere given by the family. Even the music for the dancing in the ev en i ng w as furnished by a family orchestra. One song, that I composed f o r t he oc casion is full of history, so it is enclosed.
Father passed away on the 2 Dec 1926, and Mother following him, 30 A p r 1 9 29. Their eleven children were at Mother’s funeral, 2 May 1929.
They were both laid to rest at Snowflake, Arizona. At each of their f u n e rals the President of the Stake said, “Their Golden Wedding was th e m o s t beautiful and appropriate climax he had ever known to such lon g an d u se ful lives. And much more important than their funerals, sinc e the y we r e there to enjoy the honor shown them.”
(Death Certificate Arizona State Board of Health File Number 367, Na v a j o County) | Talbot, Susannah (I23210)
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Sylvester was 8 years old when his father Edward Janisch died. He fa r m e d for a short time on the family farm.
Sylvester moved to Beldenville Wisconsin where he operated a bar i n t h a t villiage | Janisch, Sylvester Edward (I155944)
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Sylvia Porter Sessions was born July 31, 1818, at Newry, Oxford, Maine , t he daughter of David and Patty Sessions. In 1838 she was married to D r. W insor Palmer Lyon in Far West, Missouri, who was a noted army physic ian . Dr. Lyon was a great and good man, who was zealous in his labors fo r th e good of mankind. Sylvia and her husband went directly to Nauvoo, I llino is, and according to a statement made by the Prophet Joseph Smith , Winso r P. Lyon was the first of the Saints to erect a building in tha t city. T he structure was not large, but in it he established his mercan tile and d rug business in one section and resided in the other until Syl via's broth er Perrigrine and his family arrived. At that time each man b uilt a larg e home.
The Lyons welcomed their first child, Marian, on July 3, 1839, and all s e emed to be going well for them at last. On June 11, 1841, Sylvia gave b ir th to her second child, Philofreen, but their joy was somewhat lessene d a t the death of little Marian on March 19, 1842. The next sorrow cam e on C hristmas day when their first son was born and died the same day . For th e third time death paid them a visit, this time taking little tw o-and-a-h alf-year-old Philofreen on January 2, 1844.
With full consent of Dr. Lyon, in Jan. 1846 Sylvia was sealed for eterni t y to the Prophet Joseph, and for time to Heber C. Kimball, "that thes e we re special sealings for spiritual reasons that did not constitut e a husba nd and wife relationship in this life." In January 1849 Dr. Lyo n passed a way and left her with a daughter, Josephine, and two small son s. In the m eantime, her mother and brother wanted to bring her to Utah , but as she h ad planned to marry Ezekiel Clark she decided not to leav e at that partic ular time. She married Mr. Clark January 1, 1850, but la ter realized tha t he was very intolerant of her religion and resentful o f the fact that s he was sealed to the Prophet. When Perrigrine returne d from his mission t o England in 1854, Sylvia left her home and made he r way to Utah with him . She received a goodly amount of money from Ezeki el which she used to pu rchase a farm in the Valley. Her mother's famou s diary contained the foll owing:
August 7th. Sylvia goes to see Heber. After discussing whatever proble m s she felt she had to discuss with him, she visited at the home of he r br other, Perrigrine, in Sessions Settlement until a home could be buil t fo r her, and there she lived for the rest of her life.
Sylvia died April 12, 1882, at Bountiful, Utah. She was always recogniz e d as one of Heber's wives. —Sylvia Wills | Sessions, Sylvia Porter (I89041)
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T. Richard Tippets
Born: July 25, 1944 in Pocatello, Idaho
Son of Thero (“Tip”) Tippets and Ruth Ruchti Tippets
Sisters: Marlene (stillborn) and Patrician Ann Tippets Johnson
Married: Clare Ann Campbell on September 9, 1966 in the Idaho Falls, Id a ho Temple
Children: Todd Richard Tippets, October 30, 1969
Lora Lee Tippets Saxey, May 11, 1973
Jared Nathan Tippets, February 23, 1976
Grandfather of: Hannah Marie Saxey 11-24-1997
Alexander Richard Tippets 08-12-1999
Rachel Ann Saxey 04-15-2000
Anna Elizabeth Tippets 08-18-2002
Tyler James Tippets 12-14-2002
Alayna Jayne Saxey 05-27-2005
Clark Tippets 06-05-2005
Andrew Tippets 09-16-2005
Benson G. Tippets 01-19-2008
I was born on July 25, 1944 in Pocatello, Idaho to Ruth Ruchti and The r o Eames Tippets. World War II was going on at the time so my mother w a s living with her mother in a small two bedroom, one bathroom house . I t was a unique situation because several other women moved home to b e wit h the parents while husbands were off to war. Because the home wa s so sm all, conditions were crowded but no one complained because they a ll wante d to be together for moral support and to save money.
I was around two years old when my father returned from Europe where h e s erved in the war. My parents had purchased a home on 7th Street in I dah o Falls prior to my father leaving. So when mom moved to Pocatello i n th e absence of my father my Aunt Martha and Uncle Howard moved into ou r hom e. Upon dad’s return we went back to Idaho Falls as a family, whi ch wa s hard for me. I had become accustomed to sleeping with my mom a t grandm a’s house and didn’t really like this new man who had stepped in to my lif e. Dad had played poker on the ship coming home from German y and had w on enough money to pay off the house and buy a car. My paren ts lived i n that house on 7th Street their whole lives never having a ho use payment . The house cost only $2700 to begin with, which is nothing , compared t o today’s standards.
Howard and Martha moved to a house on Lomax when we came back to Idaho F a lls. Our families were very close over the years. We did everything t og ether. Their oldest son, Ed, was my age and we were the best of frien ds . We went fishing with our fathers all the times and often the moms w oul d tag along and have picnics and play for the day while the men fishe d .
I have fond memories of the times I spent at Grandma Ruchti’s house . W e often went there but seldom went to Grandma and Grandpa Tippets’ h ome . I remember playing canasta by the house with grandma and other rel ativ es. I remember a painting grandma had hanging over her dining roo m table . It was a scene of an English countryside home. After grandm a died m y mom gave that picture to me and Clare and I now have that pain ting hang ing in our own home. We also got a dining table from Grandma R uchti, whi ch we had refinished and that table stands, in the entryway o f our home t oday. I have great memories of eating Thanksgiving and Ch ristmas dinne rs around that table. We also ate Sunday dinner there occa sionally. I t seemed it took forever to get the food passed around tha t table when yo u were a hungry, growing boy. There was a long closet th at connected th e two bedrooms in grandma’s house. We used to have so mu ch fun playing i n that closet. We called it our secret hideaway .
I remember going to a big park near grandma’s house called Ross’s par k . We used to play by the big river that went through the park and ou r pa rents never seemed to worry about letting us be there alone. I woul dn’ t dare let my children or grandchildren play there without supervisio n to day. My Grandfather, Ernst Ruchti, worked for the railroad and wa s in ch arge of all the baggage at the train station. We (my cousins, Ro ss & Dav id, and I) used to walk down to see him at work and climb all ov er the ba ggage.
I lived in a typical neighborhood and played cowboys & Indians, army ( w e had canteens & helmets), and rode bikes a lot around the block and do w n thru the alleys. The game of choice for boys was marbles. I would s ta y after school each day and play marbles for hours. I went to schoo l ear ly to play marbles as well. We used to play kiss tag with the girl s at r ecess. I also loved to play baseball and would practice throwin g a tenni s ball against the house for hours on end. My parents let me p lay Littl e League Baseball. I usually played second base. I would hav e to ride m y bike to the practices, which were held at a park two mile s from my hous e. I never remember my parents taking me to a practice o r coming to on e of my baseball games. As I got a little older I playe d football durin g my Junior High School years. I was small, so I spen t most of my time o n the bench. One season the coach did let me play qu arterback a few time s.
School was not my favorite thing. Teachers tried to make me be quiet, a n d I must have struggled a bit because mom had me go to a tutor after sc ho ol. The tutor grew the largest pumpkins in her garden, and she woul d bri be me with the biggest pumpkin in the patch if I would be a good bo y an d do my schoolwork. I’ve always loved Halloween ever since those ea rly d ays. It was so much fun to dress in homemade costumes and run arou nd th e neighborhood collecting candy in a large sack. I always enjoy ta king c ider and donuts to work on Halloween Day.
I remember when television first came to my neighborhood. It was real l y something to have a television. Wow! What an invention. I remembe r so me people we knew in Shelley (a little town south of Idaho Falls) ha d one . It was a tiny little TV. And had huge antennae on top of the hou se t o receive the signal, which came from Salt Lake City. It was blac k and w hite of course. We finally bought one and as I recall it cost ar ound $45 0, which was a lot of money in those days (in the 1950’s). We w ould ofte n have to replace blown out tubes in the TV. to keep it workin g .
The boys in my neighborhood formed a “Smokey the Bear Club”. We met a n d made posters about preventing forest fires and posted them around th e n eighborhood. We also wore “prevent forest fire” badges and learned a bou t trees and made signs to encourage people to save the trees and no t to s moke in the forests.
As a young boy I became interested in ham radios. My parents actually b o ught me one, which surprised me. I had to go to a special class to lea r n the Morse code to be qualified to operate it. I acquired a license a n d my license number was KN7BQX. I made calls around the United State s . We had to have big antennae on our house so I could make it work.
At some point in my boyhood years, my parents bought the house next doo r s to our home. They wanted more land. It had an old house on the lot , s o my dad and I worked at tearing down the home. We would have a bi g bon fire every day after school to burn the wood from that house. We e ventua lly planted more grass and used the old garage that belonged to th e hous e we tore down for a shed and workshop for my dad .
As I got to be older, school was more fun and I had lots of friend s . I did well in school. I ran for a student body office during the sp ri ng of my junior year. I won the election and served as Student body M oni tor my senior year of High School. I enjoyed the school games and da nce s and started to date some. I met my high school sweetheart spring o f m y junior year. We dated that summer and all during my senior year . He r name was Clare Ann Campbell. She was a year younger than I was . W e were good friends and did lots of fun things together such as bi ke ridi ng, playing tennis, swimming, picnicking, dances, games, etc . I went aw ay to college at B.Y.U. and corresponded with Clare and wen t home to I.F . about once a month to see her. She invited me to her Sen ior Prom an d I invited her to B.Y.U. for the Junior Prom. She came dow n and staye d in the girl’s dorm for the weekend. We had lots of fun . I took her t o a stomp (California style dance) at Cannon Center, wh ich was “big tim e” for a high school girl. I played golf a lot in hig h school with all m y friends. I worked to earn money for a summer pass.
My working career began at a hardware store. My job was to assemble toy s , bikes, wagons, tricycles, and push cars. They would arrive in many , ma ny pieces in a box and it was my job to figure out how to put them t ogeth er. This turned out to be a big help to me throughout my life a s I was q uite handy at fixing things around the home. As I recall my wa ge was 5 0 - 75 cents per hour. I worked for hours on end downstairs a t the hardw are store. I’ve been a “fix-it” guy ever since. I worke d there durin g my junior high school days. It was seasonal work as I wa s really bus y in the fall prior to Christmas time and then things slacke d off till su mmer time rolled around.
During my high school years I worked evenings and weekends at a servic e s tation as a filling attendant. I had to service every car that cam e in-f ill it with gas, check the oil, and wash the windows. That is alm ost unh eard of today as you usually fill your own car with gasoline an d wash you r own windows. Now the oil seldom ever gets checked. Whe n I wasn’t serv icing cars, I was to sweep the entire gas station drivewa y with a push br oom, which took forever. I worked at a station with m y good friend, Bo b St. Clair. We took turns on Saturday and Sunday an d every other night . During my senior year of high school I worked a t a men’s clothing sto re called Brown and Gesas. I remember that wa s a prestigious job for a h igh school boy. I had to keep the shelves st ocked, wrap gifts for custom ers, and make coffee for the guests and empl oyees. In high school I wor e docker type pants with shirts and ties . Yes---ties to high school .
Dressing in Junior High was quite different. If you wanted to be a “coo l ” dresser you wore light colored pants with flowered shirts with the sl ee ves rolled up and your pants pulled down as low as possible without th e m falling off. It was in style to wear a dog tag with your name and ad dr ess on it. If you liked a girl hopefully she would accept your dog ta g t o wear around her neck. The meant you were “going together”. That n eve r happened to me. In P.E. they wanted girls and boys to dance togeth er . Oh my that was so embarrassing. I hated to do that.
Speaking of girls, I remember one year as a young boy in grade schoo l , a friend and I picked a girl up by her ankles and put her head in a g ar bage can while the teacher was out of the classroom. Well, when the t eac her came back guess who was really in trouble? The really bad part a bou t this deed I had done was that it was very near to the Christmas Hol iday . I had begged and pleaded for a chemistry set for Christmas. I wa nte d it in the worst way. I searched all over town for the one I wante d an d told my parents where they could buy it. I knew if they found ou t abou t my mischievous deed I would not get that chemistry set. I didn’ t wan t them to find out, so when I had to visit the principal in his off ice , I told him I would do anything for him if he just wouldn’t tell m y pare nts. He didn’t luckily, and I ended up getting that chemistry s et fo r Christmas. I learned to make stink bombs with Sulphur. It smell ed lik e rotten eggs in my basement. Later on some friends and I mad e stink b ombs which we took out to the sand dunes to explode .
I loved fireworks and looked forward to the 4th of July. My cousin, Ros s , and I lit some M80’s which were illegal . We had planned to take s om e up to Island Park for the 4th celebration, but when we got there the y w ere nowhere to be found. My mother must have confiscated them and th row n them in the garbage.
Scouting and camping out has always been a big part of my life. We star t ed out camping in tents not only in the summer, but we even camped in t h e fall and spring which often meant snow fell. We had a jeep that w e t ook to Hatchery Ford to camp on the opening of fishing season one yea r . As we arrived it started to snow and continued on for 4 days. It s no wed so much our tent caved on. My job was to collect wood for the fi re . I chopped wood off and on all day long with my ax so we could kee p th e fire going and stay warm. One of our friends that went was a Mr . McHa n who fixed great meals for us. To leave the camp at the end of o ur sta y we had to climb a steep road trying to pull a wagon that held a ll ou r supplies behind the jeep through the deep rutted muddy roads. O nce i n a while my dad would rent a cabin at Mack’s Inn on the North For k of th e Snake River. That was really luxury to stay in a cabin with wa rm bed s and even a shower. We used to float down the river on a big, ye llow ru bber raft which my parents owned. They would tie a very long ro pe to th e boat and let us float down as far as the rope would go then w e would pu ll ourselves back up river and do it over again. That way m y parents did n’t have to worry about me floating way down river .
One time at Hatchery Ford we were camping with Howard & Martha and fami l y and the dads were going to float down the river in the rubber raft . We ll, the rapids were so high from spring run-off that they decided t hat Ti p would go down the river alone and Howard would walk with the wom en an d children along the trail. Well, as we got hiking it turned out t he tra il was very dangerous as the pathway was right on the ledge of a s teep mo untain and if anyone of us had fallen it would have been a 200 fo ot fall . They were probably risking more by walking on the ledge tha n by goin g down the river in the boat.
Ed and I fished with our fathers hundreds of times up in the Island Pa r k area. I look back in amazement at how much freedom our fathers allow e d us boys. We would go off into the woods with our guns and shoot hou r o n end. I wouldn’t dare let my sons do that when they were that age w it h no parental supervision. One funny experience I remember was afte r m y dad had purchased a new rubber raft, he let Ed and I float down th e ri ver from Big Springs to Macks. It took us an hour to get the boa t blow n up so we could start our float trip. We just got in the boat an d start ed down the river when we decided to light a couple of firecracke rs we ha d brought along. After lighting several we realized that the sp arks ha d made holes in the new rubber raft and our boat was losing air . One o f us would try to cover up the holes with our fingers while th e other wou ld keep blowing more air in the boat to keep it afloat. Whe n we finall y made it to Macks after several hours, my dad gave me a fe w really har d swift kicks in the behind. He was furious that we had rui ned his bran d new boat.
Because our families loved the Island Park area so much, my parents boug h t a lot in Island Park and dad and I proceeded to build a cabin. We bu il t a small cabin-living room, one small bedroom and a fairly large kitc hen . We had to use the outdoor privy for the bathroom and pumped our wa te r from a pump. Every time we needed hot water we had to heat it on th e s tove. Our family spent most weekends and vacation weeks at the cabi n ev ery summer. Aunt Martha and Uncle Howard and family joined us frequ ently . It was a place we loved to go before Clare and I got married an d we to ok our children there when they were small. After dad died in 19 80 we de cided to sell it as it was difficult for us to take care of whe n we live d in the Salt Lake area. My sister and her family didn’t see m that inter ested in helping to keep it up, and it was a lot of work fo r our family . Every time we went there we spent a great deal of time fi xing things .
Another funny incident that happened to Rich when he was 11 or 12 year s o f age was that he went up to his uncle’s farm in Ashton to visit wit h hi s cousin one summer. We had to help do chores as that is what far m boy s do. We had to fill the manure spreader with manure and pull i t behin d the tractor up and down the field to spread the manure. Wel l I rode o n the tractor while my cousin drove. When we got to the en d of the fiel d my cousin told me I could drive the tractor back and h e would wait fo r him to come back down the field. I thought that sounde d great to be ab le to drive a tractor so I jumped on it. Well, as I dro ve back toward th e house the wind was blowing and blew the wet manure al l over me-in my ey es, ears, and all over my body and hair. I was a mess . As soon as I par ked the tractor I ran and jumped in the canal to was h off. It was disgus ting. I then knew why my cousin had volunteered t o have me drive it back .
It seems like all my life I have been involved in Scouting. As a you t h I went to troop meetings and have often remembered my Scout Master , Ho well, and all that he did for me. I actually remember standing aro un d a campfire, alone, late at night after I had been involved a long ti m e as an adult, speaking to the heavens saying, “Howell, we are even now . ” My youth camping was at the base of the Grand Tetons where we wer e le ad to Table Rock and then left to get back down the best way we coul d . I received my Eagle at the age of 14 which was a very young age to g e t that award as adults could earn merit badges and Cat Thompson, a spor ti ng goods store owner, prided himself on having earned every merit badg e t here was.
After I graduated from college and moved to Portland, Oregon, they ask e d me to be scout master. I said no, not now. I have often wondered i f t hat was wrong but hope I served adequately during my later years. Cu b Sc out leadership came next and we hiked up the Clackamas in the rain . The n there was the 50 mile float trip down the Willamette which a gr oup o f scouts and my very good friend, Don Larson, and I took. Don an d I ha d built wood strip canoes that winter in our garage in Beaverton , Oregon . Clare was pregnant with Lora at the time so that probably was n’t the b est idea because it was a very stinky process. That was a tru e labor o f love, because it took us hours and hours. The first trip ou t we droppe d the canoe and cracked it on the rocks in the river. I cont inued with s couting when we moved to Richland, Washington. I took th e scouts includ ing our son, Todd, on a hike in the state of Washington . We went to th e top of some mountains and slid down the glaciers on pl astic bags .
While in Richland I took up boating which was a great love of mine fo r s everal years. We bought a used 16 foot Seaswirl which we took out o n th e Columbia River just two blocks from our home on many occasions . Man y of our friends and neighbors had boats too so we had lots of f un boatin g and picnicking and teaching our kids how to waterski. We w ould go ou t after work and never come home til it was dark. We also lov ed to go t o Levy Landing on the Snake River just above Ice Harbor Dam . What a quai nt experience it was to go through the locks . The wate r was warm up the re and the kids loved it. Clare tried a couple of time s to water ski bu t never really liked it. All of our children became ex cellent water skie rs in their teen years.
When we moved to Utah, we bought a new Seaswirl, this time an 18.5 foo t b oat. We had to get a new car to pull the boat so we bought a Chevrol et B lazer. We took many trips to Lake Powell which was our favorite fa mil y vacation. We loved the warm water there and miles and miles of sho reli ne. We especially loved exploring all the narrow canyons. We usu all y were in a rented houseboat with friends which was always a great ex peri ence. It was so hot there that we usually all slept on the top dec k unde r the stars. Many happy memories linger in our minds of those tri ps wit h the Hintzes, Komms, and Larsons. However as time wore on an d the kid s left home we sold the boat thus bringing to pass the two bes t days o f a boater’s life---the day you buy your boat, and the day you s ell you r boat.
One story just crossed my mind about an experience we had while livin g i n Richland. One time my friend and I had gone fishing and had staye d wa y longer than we should have so as we came down river it was dark . As w e approached the boat ramp we could see lots of people lined up w aving an d shouting. There was another boat on the river with people w aving an d shouting also. We went over and talked with the man and lad y on the b oat. They said they had been pulling their son behind thei r boat and h e had fallen into the water. When they tried to circle bac k around for h im their motor stopped working and their son had floated o n down the rive r. They were frantic thinking perhaps he had drowned . It was late an d very cold and the water was ice cold now. We tol d them we would tak e off and go looking for their son. About 4 or 5 mil es downriver we sa w a lifeless body floating in the water. We thought h e was dead, but a s we pulled him aboard our boat his eyes opened. He wa s so cold. We wra pped in our coats and hurried back to the dock. The f ire dept. and ambul ance was there waiting for us. Another boater had a rrived and towed th e parents in their stalled boat back to shore. The y were so grateful tha t we had found their son. I often wonder if we ha d not stayed later tha t night fishing, would the boy ever have been foun d. I know the boy’s gu ardian angel was watching out for him and delaye d us going in that nigh t so we could help in the rescue.
When we moved to Utah in 1982 because of a job change for me, I becam e a ctively involved in scouting again when I was asked to be the Scoutma ster . I worked with a friend named Irv Rencher who I had known in M.B. A. Sc hool at B.Y.U. He was a truly dedicated scouter (Woodbadge) and t he who le bit. He was scoutmaster in one ward and I was it in the othe r ward . We combined our troops to have a larger, more successful one . We ha d many great campouts at Haystack Lake and Washington Lake in t he high U intahs. It rained and rained on many of those trips. We had r ented port -o-potties and the whole bit. I was famous for my “tall tales ” that ofte n made the boys a bit nervous to be in the woods .
I had taken a winter survival course while living in Richland, Washingto n , so I felt pretty made for whatever might come our way weather wis e . I had made an igloo to sleep in and had experience going to the bath ro om at night in 30 mile an hour winds in a terrible snowstorm with -1 0 deg ree temperatures.
I must admit that I was not the dedicated scouter like Irv Rencher was , b ut I was a dedicated father who wanted to go and be with my own son s whil e they were of scouting age. After they were gone, I found I kne w how t o work the program, but I didn’t care for camping out in nature w ith a bu nch of young boys anymore.
As was mentioned earlier, school was not real easy for me in grade schoo l . In fact my mom had me tutored. I struggled with English and penmans hi p and still do to this day. I had such a difficult time writing pape rs , but my mom helped me and I made it through. Jr. High was filled wi t h trying to figure out my relationship with girls. My first date wa s i n 9th grade---there was no recommended age limit for dating back in t hos e days. The first time I tried to get up the courage to ask a girl o ut , I picked up the phone ten times and hung up every time before I fina ll y waited for her to answer the phone. I was so terrified to ask a gir l o ut. We danced at dances at arm’s length-there was no kissing.
Somewhere in my early years my parents gave me accordion lessons. As lo n g as the teacher would let me have the numbers on the keys, I would tr y t o play, but when he took the numbers off I refused to try to learn an ymor e. I never could read music. Singing was a negative experience fo r me a s well. I was in a mixed chorus in 8th or 9th grade and when we w ere pra cticing for a state competition the teacher told me quietly tha t when w e entered the stage for judging I was just to mimic the words an d not sin g one note. I didn’t sing again even in church for 40 years . Then I hea rd a talk by Apostle Nelson who related an experience abou t attendin g a deaf ward where people sang, so now I sing. I have enjoye d going t o musicals such as Phantom of the Opera in New York City and L e Miserable s in Salt Lake City. I always enjoyed the kids high schoo l musicals .
Along came high school and I had a blast. I worked, played golf, and h u nted ducks and geese with my friends. In high school I met a very spec ia l girl who became my eternal companion. I ran for a student body off ic e and had lots of really good friends. Clare and I had many fun date s to gether in high school.
I hunted a lot with my cousin Ed and Uncle Howard in my early years. Ra b bits were our choice to hunt as the farmers wanted thousands killed, be ca use they were overrunning the fields and destroying the crops. The f arm ers even provided the shells if guys would come to their farms and ki ll r abbits. My dad and uncle would fill a pickup truck full of dead rab bit s and take them to a farmer who would buy the rabbits from them for t he r abbit pelts. Then the dads would have enough money to take their wi ves a nd kids out for dinner that night .
I have always felt that I had a testimony of the Gospel. Even thoug h a s a youth I didn’t attend church much, and we didn’t let church inter fer e with our family outings and fun I still believed it was true. I e nde d up serving a two year mission in Sao Paulo Brazil for the church fr om 1 963 - 1965. It was filled with challenges for me and I struggled mi ghtil y trying to learn how to speak Portuguese. I spent a lot of time o n my k nees praying for help in learning the language and talking to my H eavenl y Father. Slowly the language started to come---just like my test imony d id and finally I realized, yes it was TRUE, just as I had been ta ught . I read the Book of Mormon and put the promise to the test and go t my a nswer. On many scouting campouts I slept out under the stars rat her tha n in a tent, and one night as I lay there looking up into the Hea vens I h eard a voice-maybe it was just the wind, but it seemed to say t o me, “I a m God of the Heaven and Earth and all this have I made for you r enjoyment . Serve me and your life shall be blessed.” Now I know th ere is a God . Even though the language was hard, I had conversio n opportunities . In fact, many years later I heard that an attorney w e had baptized bec ame a stake president and later went on to serve a s a mission president .
The love of my life came into my life early. There was this cute girl , C lare Campbell, who came to help me paint posters for my “Charlie Brow n” c ampaign. I was taken at first meeting and pursued her. We dated th roug h her junior and my senior year as well as my first year of college . The n during my mission she fell in love with another, but as fate wou ld hav e it she was still there when I got home. We weren’t ready to sta rt up w here we had left off, but after time we fell in love again and we re marri ed in the Idaho Falls Temple on September 9, 1966. We have ha d a wonderf ul life together adding three wonderful children and to thi s point soon t o be 5 grandchildren. Now at 57 and 58 years of age we ar e in the twilig ht of life having a wonderful time. We love traveling i n our motorhome a nd to other places as well. We love our grandchildre n and being with the m, spoiling them. We just enjoy doing things togeth er .
Motor homing has been a lot of fun for us. We started in 1995 when a fr i end named Kevin Samuelson invited us to go on a trip to Mt. Rushmore . W e took Jared and off we went and had a blast. We couldn’t decide wh ethe r to buy a trailer or a motorhome. A wise older gentleman (Wayne H intze ) told me that it is very simple. When you buy a trailer the fun b egin s when you get to where you are going, but when you buy a motorhom e the f un begins when you pull out of your driveway. The bought a neat g reen an d white Yellowstone class C unit which we used for a year and wen t on sev eral trips. A year later we bought a class A type motorhome (bu s). It i s 32 feet long and has all the comforts of home when you are cam ping outd oors. I have always enjoyed puttering around, fixing things, an d preparin g for every and any eventuality. Motor homing provides an opp ortunity fo r all of those things. We enjoy going with a group of people , but we als o just love going by ourselves. We take walks, eat good foo d, and just s imply relax. Colter Bay at Jackson Lake, Washington Lak e in the Uintah’ s, Perception Park above Pineview Reservoir, and Hobbl e Creek Canyon ar e just a few of our favorite places to go. We have t aken several trip s through Yellowstone Park and think that seeing that p ark in the motorho me is the ultimate.
A couple of interesting sidelights in my life are that I was a stand i n f or a war movie that was being filmed in Utah during my college days . I t was a war movie and they needed lots of guys to march in army boot s. T herefore, my feet were in the movie, The Longest Day .
One time when I was on business in Canada when I worked for Evans Produc t s out of Portland, Oregon, I was taking a train from the midpart of Can ad a to the west coast as roads were not drivable that time of year. Wel l i t snowed so hard on this trip that the train could not progress forwa rd . We were snowbound and stranded on this train for several days. I h a d a sleeper car but gave it up to a woman who had a small child or so . T hey were running low on food. It was quite an amazing experience . I wa s very relieved when they were finally able to push the snow an d open th e train track again.
Another time I was on business in Florida and one evening in my spare ti m e I decided to rent an air boat and go for a ride in the Everglades. W el l I went way back in somewhere when the boat quit on me. I didn’t kno w i f I would ever get out alive. There was not a soul around to hear m y cri es for help, and I certainly couldn’t walk or swim out because of t he all igators. | Tippets, Thero Richard (I122838)
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Taken from the book "Memories of George Quain Moyes and Hilda Charlo t t i e Christensen Moyes, Their Parents and children," compiled by Rosal i e M oy es Hurd, 2003, pg 24.
George was the first Child born to George Quain and Hilda Moyes on M a r c h 3, 1889, in Plain City, Weber, Utah. When he was a small Child i n 1 8 95, his family moved to Moreland, Idaho where they became homestead er s i n t he area. On July 5, 1905 the family moved back to Plain City t o t ak e car e of his Grandpa Christensen.
As the oldest of eleven children, George held a lot of responsibil i t y i n the care of his younger brothers and sisters. They depended o n h i m whe n help was needed. His father was away working a lot of the t im e an d hi s mother leaned on him during these times to help and suppor t h er wi th mu ch of the heavy labor that needed to be done.
On October 14, 1908, he married Amanda Christine Olsen in Plain Cit y . D u ring their marriage they had seven children born to them. The fir s t tw o, Marvel George "Mack", November 15, 1909, then Earl Christian, J an uar y 2 5, 1912, were both born prematurely and weighed only three pou nd s eac h. Lin Olsen was born January 8, 1913 in Plain City. Next to com e w a s Ve ra, their only daughter, July 14, 1915, in Plain City, followe d b y F ran k Harvey, November 4, 1918 in Ogden. Arnel Wayne "Butch" wa s bor n Ju ne 2 7, 1920 followed by Thain, both in Ogden.
For a time they lived on 12th Street in Ogden.
George had a milk truck and delivered milk to some of the homes in P l a i n City. Once as George was coming home from the dairy, he discove r e d a f ire that had started in "the dummy," a train that provided serv i c e to nea rby communities, and had burned Charlie Taylor's barn. Geor g e u sed his l oad of milk to help put out the fire. (History of Plain C it y, p. 173)
George worked for the creamery in Ogden for years, then moved his fa m i l y to Brigham City where he opened the dairy there. He lived in Brig h a m a nd worked at he Mutual Creamery until they closed the doors. Th e n h e dro ve milk truck and picked up milk from Preston, Idaho all th e wa y t o Ogden.
George went to work for the government. He also worked for the Civi l i a n Conservation Corps, known as the CCC.
Vera wrote the following: "I remember living in Brigham City and Wil l a r d had a bad flood. Some of us got to go down and see the damage . W h a t a muddy and rocky mess. Some time later, Dad worked for the CC C . H e w as sent with a crew of young men to build a road up to Willar d Pe a k an d then down to where they made a dam of rocks and cement tha t yo u ca n sti ll see on Highway 91 going thru Willard. The road was ste ep an d wi nding, and I think done by pick and shovel. No big machinery a s use d to day. At the top when Completed a BBQ was held for the public t o se e wha t ha d been done. At that time it was a real challenge. Dad st aye d wit h th e CCC a few more years, building roads up to Snow Basin, H yrum , an d Thayn e, Wyoming."
George and Amanda (Aunt Manda to the neices and nephews) were later di v o r ced.
George married again to Jennie Fulmer.
George died April 13, 1958. The funeral was held in Logan, Utah. | Moyes, George Daniel (I474)
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Talahina “Tiana” Rogers was the daughter of Capt. John "Hellfire Jack" R o gers and Jennie Due and sister of John Rogers, Jr., Anna Rogers [Flower s , Irons], Joseph Rogers, William Rogers and Susanna Rogers [Miller]. S h e married David Gentry, Gen. Sam Houston and Sam McGrady. She died of p ne umonia at Wilson Rock and was originally interred at Wilson Rock Cemet ery . Her remains were moved to Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Sept. 19 04 . A headstone was set up over the grave, bearing the inscription" "Tal ahi na, Indian wife of General Sam Houston.' (This headstone has since be en r eplaced) In death, the whites attributed an Indian name to her she h ad ne ver had, thus the name 'Talahina' on her headstone. "
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On September 3, 1904, the remains of what was believed to be Tiana Roge r s was exhumed from the grave at Wilson's Rock. A large crowd of peopl e st ood by as the remains were carefully removed and taken to Ft. Gibso n fo r further investigation. "The bones were that of a very tall and lar ge fr amed woman. A tortoise-shell comb was in the grave. All large bone s wer e there, lower limbs and arms with skull in two parts, frontal an d back w ith portions of upper and lower jaw which contained a number o f teeth i n an apparently perfect state of preservation. Most of the teet h were fin e showing a high state of intelligence and moral qualities. I t also showe d large social organs, all showing that the woman was a pers on of much mo re than ordinary talent and ability. The shell comb was cir cular shape ab out seven inches across."
(from the book, Sam Houston With The Cherokees)
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On a rainy Sunday afternoon at 1:20, the funeral procession started fr o m Hefferan House headed by the supreme hearse of O.H. Farley & Co. of M us kogee. A fine casket was enclosed in a metallic lined box, draped i n a br illiant American flag. Pallbearers were A.W. Chapman, J.M. Davis , J.B. Do yle, H.R. Estes, William Harper, and G.A. Tatome. Between fou r and five h undred people attended the funeral of Tiana Rogers, includin g Secret Serv ice men. The remains were laid to rest at Ft. Gibson Nation al Cemetery i n the circle around the flag among army officers and thei r wives.
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Sam Houston's Cherokee Wife Buried in National Cemetery
Special to Daily Leader
Fort Gibson, I.T., Sept. 8--The re-interment of the body of Talihina Rog e rs, the Cherokee wife of General Sam Houston, at the national cemeter y he re was a notable event. It is probable that his is the last intermen t tha t will ever take place in the officers' circle in the old cemeter y and th e event attracted thousands of people .
The body of the Cherokee woman has rested in a grave at Wilson's Roc k o n the banks of the Arkansas river near Fort Smith for half a century . Th e identity of the grave was fully established two years ago and sinc e tha t tme a number of Cherokees and others have been interested in remo ving t he body to the national cemetery. At last permission was secured f rom th e war department to transfer the body to the national cemetery. Be cause s he was once the wife of a United States army officer, she was ent itled t o be buried within the circle surrounding the ag [sic] staff in t he cemet ery. The re-interment was augmented with a great deal of ceremon y. Garfie ld post No. 5, G.A.R., attended in a body and took part in th e ceremonies . There was a great crowd of people, for Talihina Rogers wa s famous amon g the Cherokees. After the services there were speeches, i n which were re counted some interesting chapters of Cherokee history. th e casket contain ing the body was opened and the crowd passed by lookin g in at the few bon es, all that was left of a noted character .
Robbers had been at the grave before the funeral directors exhumed the b o nes. It is understood that there were some jewels in the grave with th e w oman when she was buried, and this probably accounts for the robbery . No t a piece of jewelry was found when the body was exhumed.
(The Guthrie Leader, Guthrie, OK, Sept. 8, 1904)
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Talahina Rogers - Tiana's second husband was General Sam Houston, a fr e e sprit, who later became the President of the Republic of Texas. His o th er titles included, Governor of Tennessee, governor of Texas, U.S. Con gre ssman, Senator, schoolmaster and frontier lawyer. They later separate d af ter Houston left for Texas.
Tiana died abt 1838 fr pneumonia and in early 1900's she was reburie d a t Ft Gibson in Okla
Tiana's first husband was David Gentry, a mixed blood prosperous blacksm i th.
Tiana's second husband was Sam Houston,
Tiana's Third Husband
Tiana's third husband was Samuel McGrady, a whiskey runner between Ft. S m ith and Ft. Gibson. | Rogers, Talahina "Tiana" (I95409)
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Talmai, Ahiman and Sheshai were Nephilim, three giant sons of Anak w h o m C aleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Book of Numbers 13:22) wh e n t he y went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out a n d sla i n (Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10). | Talmai King of Geshur (I64854)
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Talmai, Ahiman and Sheshai were Nephilim, three giant sons of Anak w h o m C aleb and the spies saw in Mount Hebron (Book of Numbers 13:22) wh e n t he y went in to explore the land. They were afterwards driven out a n d sla i n (Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10). | Ahiman (I64856)
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