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Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Susannah Talbot |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1854 |
Whittlesea, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
26 Oct 1875 |
EHOUS |
| Census |
21 Jun 1900 |
Navajo Indian Reservation, Coconino, Arizona, United States |
| Census |
17 Jan 1920 |
Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZ4-7CZ |
| Death |
30 Apr 1929 |
Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
| Burial |
2 May 1929 |
Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I23210 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Henry Talbot, b. 16 Oct 1812, Church of St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England d. 15 Dec 1895, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Ruth Sweetnam, b. 4 Feb 1817, Sittingbourne, Kent, England d. 15 Mar 1903, Layton, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
20 Mar 1833 |
St. Michael and St. George Cathedral, Grahamstown, Albany, South Africa |
| Family ID |
F10941 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lehi Heward, b. 7 Aug 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 2 Dec 1926, Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Oct 1875 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| + | 1. Lehi Stephen Heward, b. 10 Aug 1876, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States d. 14 Mar 1946, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States (Age 69 years) |
| + | 2. Susannah Janet Heward, b. 29 Mar 1878, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States d. 17 Feb 1940, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 61 years) |
| + | 3. Eliza Jane Heward, b. 4 Dec 1879, Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 23 Dec 1961, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| + | 4. Ruth Elizabeth Heward, b. 24 Sep 1881, Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 9 Apr 1974, Morenci, Greenlee, Arizona, United States (Age 92 years) |
| + | 5. John Edwin Heward, b. 19 Oct 1883, Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 18 May 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| + | 6. Margaret Olive Heward, b. 13 Mar 1885, Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 27 Apr 1966, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| + | 7. Lois Heward, b. 26 Nov 1886, Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States d. 30 May 1977, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 90 years) |
| + | 8. Laura Heward, b. 27 Oct 1888, Pine, Gila, Arizona, United States d. 8 Nov 1975, Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States (Age 87 years) |
| + | 9. Russletta Heward, b. 24 Mar 1891, Pine Creek, Gila, Arizona, United States d. 10 May 1970, Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| + | 10. Minnie Heward, b. 20 Jun 1894, Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States d. 14 Mar 1990, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 95 years) |
| | 11. Lovinia Heward, b. 29 May 1896, Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States d. 6 Sep 1896, Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States (Age 0 years) |
| + | 12. Henry Vernon Heward, b. 21 Apr 1899, Coconino, Coconino, Arizona, United States d. 20 Oct 1970, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 71 years) |
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| Family ID |
F10964 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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 | Birth - 12 Mar 1854 - Whittlesea, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 26 Oct 1875 - EHOUS |
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 | Marriage - 26 Oct 1875 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Census - 21 Jun 1900 - Navajo Indian Reservation, Coconino, Arizona, United States |
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 | Census - 17 Jan 1920 - Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
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 | Death - 30 Apr 1929 - Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
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 | Burial - 2 May 1929 - Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States |
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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)
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