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| Name |
Hannah Jane Oliver |
| Birth |
27 Dec 1878 |
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
3 Jan 1928 |
ARIZO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCT-M3Y |
| Death |
27 Jan 1975 |
Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States |
| Burial |
29 Jan 1975 |
Eden Cemetery, Graham, Arizona, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I161450 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Temple Oliver, b. 27 May 1833, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States d. 25 Jun 1909, Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy Frances Lovern, b. 27 Jun 1839, South Macon Township, Macon, Illinois, United States d. 21 Apr 1925, Eden, Graham, Arizona, United States (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
29 Mar 1856 |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F41067 |
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| Notes |
- Obituary: Hannah Jane Oliver Kempton
Ninety six years and one month ago in Fairview, Utah on Dec 27, 1878
A baby girl was born to William Temple Oliver and Nancy Frances Lover n . She was the twelfth of thirteen children. All have preceded her i n de ath.
The name given her was Hannah Jane Oliver…He husband called he Hanny…H e r children called her Mama…Her grandchildren and great grandchildren ca ll ed her Granny Hanny, and her relatives and friends caller her Aunt Han nah .
There was a closeness and strong tie of love between her and her famil y w hich extended down to the youngest great grandchild. This love was s how n through the years by tokens of remembrance on her birthdays and Chr istm as, but best of all by the many visits paid her during her life. Al so th e love is reflected by the presence of all her children, except on e son , Orson, who could not attend because of the bad weather and trave l condi tions in Michigan, and so many of her grandchildren and great gra ndchildr en coming long distances from all parts of the state and nation.
She had a long full life here but left us on Jan. 27, 1975 to join her h u sband and four children who preceded her in death. She was the mothe r o f ten children…six living. She has 32 grandchildren, 120 great grand chil dren and 34 great-great grandchildren.
In 1881, at the age of 2 years, she came with her family, by team and wa g on, to Arizona. Their first home was in Holbrook, Arizona. Here her f at her, with his teams of horses, worked on the first railroad that was b ein g built there. Their home was not fancy but a happy one. It was a d ugou t in the mountain side. Their bedrooms were covered wagon boxes bui lt o n short stilts. The work here provided them with money to move on . Afte r living here for two years, they moved to Adair, Arizona, Whic h is now S howlow. This was one of her fondest memories of her childhoo d days. Sh e has said many times, “It still seems like most of my earl y childhood da ys were spent at Showlow, which is not true as we lived th ere only unti l 1888.”
In 1888 they came to the Gila Valley…settling in Curtis, which is now Ed e n. Here, for a short time, they lived in a small stockade house for pr ot ection from the Indians. Later her father purchased an unfinished tw o st ory house from Monroe Curtis, which he finished and here she lived u nti l she was married.
She attended the Eden School and her High school days were spent at th e o ld Gila Academy in Thatcher. She loved to tell stories of her girlho od d ays and of the fun they had. This is a quote from her life story sh e wro te: “My girlhood days were spent here and they were many happy one s. W e didn’t have the kind of entertainment that the young people hav e today , ours were going to church socials and dancing. We always wen t in a cro wd and may go for a walk to places of interest. We used to mak e a swing f rom the cottonwood trees that grew along the river or farms . The Fourt h of July and the 24th was a big day for all, and ended wit h a dance at n ight. Everyone enjoyed these days. We were happy and eve ryone was ver y friendly with their neighbors. People visited with one a nother them da ys. It was not unusual for the neighbors to go stay ove r night with frie nds.”
She was married to Asa Bradford Kempton Oct. 20, 1897. They were seal e d in the Mesa Temple Jan 5, 1928.
They farmed in Eden. Her ten children were: Fred, Lloyd, Orson and Gra n t Kempton. Mary Jane Hawkins, Beulah Perkins , Pearl Bigler, and Viol a K empton who passed away at the age of 3, and two babies who died at bi rth . As was mentioned before six of these children survive her today. H er d aughter, Mary Jane Hawkins passed away Oct 9, 1974
Hannah was always active in the Church and held many positions. She w a s President of the Primary for twelve years. President of the Relief S oc iety for four years, and secretary and teacher in various organization s d uring her lifetime.
Besides her busy home life and church duties, she always found time to h e lp others in the community, caring for the sick, delivering babies whe n t he doctor was late arriving, which was often the case in those hors e an d buggy days. She was always ready to go where help was needed.
On Oct 20, 1947, she and Asa celebrated their Golden Anniversary which w a s one of the highlights of their lives.
After her husband’s death in 1952, she moved to Safford where she live d u ntil her death, but she never forgot those wonderful memories of he r day s spent in Eden. I would like to read a poem she composed which ex presse d her sentiments and the sadness she felt as the school and churc h in he r little town of Eden, where she had spent most of her life, wer e taken a way.
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