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| Name |
Sarah Ellender Stubbs |
| Birth |
14 Dec 1850 |
Pigeon, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
4 Apr 1870 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZT-C99 |
| Death |
6 Nov 1923 |
Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Burial |
7 Nov 1923 |
City of Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Person ID |
I158782 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Richard Stubbs, b. 30 Jul 1823, Northwich, Cheshire, England d. 25 Jul 1902, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Ellander Ellen Wyer, b. 30 Nov 1825, Jones Run, Harrison, West Virginia, United States d. 14 Jan 1898, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Jun 1843 |
Lee, Iowa, United States |
| Family ID |
F40504 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Sarah was born 14 December 1850 at Pigeon, Pottawattamie County, Iowa . S he was the third child and second daughter and was one and one hal f year s old when her parents came to Utah, across the plains. She gre w up in P rovo, Utah in the Second Ward and she was baptized 6 August 186 5. As on e of the older members of her family she assisted her mother i n the car e of her younger brothers and sisters and her father in the fie lds when s he was needed. The skill of a homemaker was learned early i n her life . She was known by her friends and her own family as Sarah El len .
At the age of twenty she married Franklin Scott on 4 April 1870 and th e y had eleven children—five boys and six girls. They made their home i n P rovo, Utah where the following children were born: (1) Franklin Jr . bor n 24 February 1871, (2) Ellen Viola born 24 January 1873, (3) Georg e Wash ington born 1 February 1875, (4) Andrew Hunter born 11 Mar 1877, ( 5) Joh n Weldon 29 March 1879.
While the children were young Sarah’s younger sister Eliza came to assi s t in the home and in April of 1877 she became the plural wife to her h us band. The families moved to St. Johns, Arizona in 1881 and remained a bou t four years where two more children were born: (6) Abby Jane born 1 5 Ju ly 1881 and (7) Susan Cornela born 8 March 1884 .
Circumstances compelled the family to go to Mexico and in February the y s tarted through the snow and moved their family arriving in May. The y rem ained there three weeks and were advised to go back to one of the s ettlem ents on the Gila River which they did and remained eight months . Conditi ons were such that the family thought it best to return to Pro vo, so on M arch 19 they started their return arriving in Provo 18 May 18 87. While t hey were in Provo, two other children were born: (8) Sara h Wilmerth bor n 9 June 1888, Provo and (9) Cora May born 13 May 1889. A fter the birt h of their baby the family together with Eliza’s family lef t for Mexico a rriving there the 23 December 1889. The family settled i n Pechaco wher e on 24 March 1890 Cora May died. Their next child, (10 ) William Walter , was born 9 Feb 1891. This place proved to be inadequa te for the famil y needs as they needed better stock grazing ground so th ey moved into th e Mexican State of Sonora. Their next child, (11) Mar y Grace, was born h ere (Oaxaca) 30 August 1893. In this new settlemen t a ward was organize d and Franklin Scott was set apart as Bishop 11 Apr il 1894. Sarah burie d her husband in Oaxaca, Mexico August 1901. Sara h passed away 6 Novembe r 1923 at Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona. She was bu ried at Mesa, Maricopa A rizona Cemetery in Block 188 Lot 1. The cemeter y is located on North Cen ter Street in Mesa. Informant grandson Howar d J. Scott .
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