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| Name |
Mary Josephine Whittle |
| Birth |
19 Jul 1857 |
Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
10 Apr 1879 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZB-ZCG |
| Death |
7 May 1916 |
Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
11 May 1916 |
Richmond City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I175185 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
John Casper Whittle, b. 28 May 1835, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1896, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 60 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Harris, b. 1 Apr 1839, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States d. 5 Jun 1911, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jul 1856 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F35063 |
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- Mary Josephine Whittle
Genealogy of Mcgee Harris, Latter Day Saint Pioneer
Biography of Herschel Bullen
Mary Josephine Whittle, daughter of John Casper Whittle and Mary Ann Har r is, was born July 19 1857, at Fort Harriman, Salt Lake County, Utah. S h e was married in December 1876 to Herschel Bullen, in the Logan Temple , L ogan, Utah. She died May 7, 1916 in Logan, Cache County, Utah. She wa s bu ried May 11, 1916 in Richmond, Cache County, Utah .
Mary Josephine was a healthy youngster. She had dark brown hair and bl u e eyes. Her mother became an invalid while still quite young. Mary an d he r sisters learned the meaning of work, and they handled it with litt le di rection from their mother. She had an excellent sense of humor, an d she w as ready to make the best of any situation.
Mary married Herschel Bullen in 1876. His former wife had died and lef t t wo small children. The young bride knew her job. She not only took ca re o f the two children and the home, but she also became a devoted mothe r t o seven children of her own. Her children regarded her as a perfect m othe r. She never found fault and was most joyful to her friends and fami ly. S he was a fine seamstress and cook. Work came easy to her. She live d a ric h and full life, and she left this world better by her actions .
A Genealogy of Mcgee Harris, Latter Day Saint Pioneer
Herschel Bullen, in 1876, had become favorable impressed with the charac t er and dignity of a young lady just blossoming into beautiful womanhoo d . Her name was Mary Josephine Whittle. Two women, old-timers in Richmon d , remember clearly the courtship of Herschel Bullen, who vowed openl y t o win Miss Whittle, if it were within his power to do so. Josephine W hitt le was nineteen years of age. Herschel Bullen was 33, and he had chi ldren . But, he was handsome, vigorous, and honest, and Josephine had fai th i n him.
After the marriage, the couple moved into the little two roomed home clo s e to Grandma Bullen's, and Herschel, Jr. and Nellie were told to com e ov er and meet their new mother. Nellie tells how excited she was and h ow pr oud to have a new mother. She and Herschel, Jr. picked up their fav orit e little cups and plates and marched over to their father's home t o recei ve his welcome and to be folded gently into the arms of the prett y new mo ther.
Before making his extensive land purchases, Father Bullen built a beauti f ul new home for Josephine and the children. Mother Josephine was rathe r c ramped in the little log house with a husband and four children, an d it w as a happy day for her when the big new house was under constructi on. Th e little log house was sold to a methodical Scandinavian who caref ully nu mbered each log in the house and set the logs up again exactly a s they ha d been on the Bullen lot, on ground next to the cow lane.
The new Bullen home was a source of pride to all the Richmond-ites. Seve r al old-time residents of Richmond declare that only one other house i n to wn could compare at all with it at the time. It was a two-story stru ctur e containing nine large rooms and a "cellar", and a water system mod erniz ed it. Large windows in the upper rooms looked out upon the east mo untain s and over Cache Valley. A wide lawn was bordered with lovely swee t peas , a favorite of Mother Bullen.
Mother Josephine was proud of her home, which had a "dumb waiter" in i t . She gave to it, and her family, all her quiet charm and graciousness . S he made every room in it -- the convenient kitchen out of which cam e a go od things to eat, the parlor and the dining room, the bedrooms an d the gu est rooms -- charming, friendly, and hospitable, as she welcome d friend s and relatives or comrades and sweethearts of her children. He r personal ity and expert management, coupled with the ambition and energ y of her hu sband, made the Bullen home a model of family life.
The house had generous spaces on the outside for lawns, trees, and garde n s, for the Bullen lot was a full half-block, five whole acres, plus tw o f ull lots in the block south. The old "frame" school house and the ol d bri ck school house were only a block or two from the home and the meet ing ho use was within walking distance.
South of the house, in the middle of the block, Herschel established a s p acious farm yard. The large lot contained a granary, wheat, and hay sta ck s. The large barn was attractive and really imposing.
When the last two children went to college, Josephine moved to Logan t o t ake care of them
during the school year. After Herschel died, she remained in Logan for t h e rest of her life.
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