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2151	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart 716. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert Fr e derick Pfafman, p E-34. Kin g of West Saxon 560 - 577 Cuthwine was the son of King Ceawlin of Wessex, born in 565, five year s i nto his fathers reign of the West Saxons. He was a grandson of Cynric , th e son of Cerdic, the first of the Saxons to come across the sea fro m Germ any. A prince of the House of Wessex. Cuthwine is sometimes identi fied a s Cutha but should not be confused with his Uncle Cutha, brother o f Ceawl in. In his princely years, before the death of his father, Cuthwine was a co m mander of his fathers armies. During this time he had at least 3 sons: - Cynebald, born about 585 - Cedda, born about 590 - Cuthwulf, born about 592 The name of their mother is not recorded, it is possible that she die d i n the tumult surrounding his family's flight into exile . In 592, when Cuthwine was 27, his cousin Ceol attacked the Kingdom of We s sex. The Battle of Woden's Barrow was described as a great slaughter. C eo l deposed his uncle King Ceawlin, and drove Ceawlin's entire family ou t o f Wessex into exile. Cuthwine and his young sons were among those for ce d to flee. Cuthwine was the rightful heir of King Ceawlin, had he not been depose d b y Ceol, Cuthwine would have eventually become King of Wessex. Cuthwine's father Ceawlin, and his uncles Cwichelm and Crida all die d i n exile in 593, under unclear circumstances, possibly eradicated by C eol . Although not king, Cuthwine remained a powerful leader of his peopl e an d protector of his family. Ceol died in 597 and the throne of Wesse x pass ed to his brother Ceolwulf who ruled until 611 when he was succeed ed by C ynegils who was in turn succeeded by his son Cenwalh . Cuthwine survived Ceol, Ceolwulf and Cynegils and appears to have bee n a t peace with Cenwalh. In 645 King Penda of Mercia evicted Cenwalh fr om W essex and ruled there as king for 3 years. It is believed that durin g thi s time Cuthwine possibly acted as a member of the ruling body of We ssex , subservient to Penda. And in 648 Cuthwine and his sons were presen t a t the negotiations between Penda and Cenwalh and aided Cenwalh in reg aini ng his throne. It is not known when exactly Cuthwine died, he became a legendary figu r e and continued to be mentioned in Wessex long passed the time when h e co uld have lived. While Cuthwine never became king his great-grandsons: Caedwalla and In e b oth became kings of Wessex.	Wessex, Cuthwine (I14808)
2152	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call, chart716. Crioda may also be a brother Cynric, King of West Saxon, he isnotliste d o n s om e pedigree charts of this line . Cynrin is listed as a son of Cerdic, King of Wessex and West Saxon, oth e r list them as the same person. Cerdic, (died 534), founder of the West Saxon kingdom, or Wessex. All t h e sovereigns of England except Canute, Hardecanute, the two Harolds, a n d William the Conqueror are said to be descended from him. A Continent a l ealdorman who in 495 landed in Hampshire, Cerdic was attacked at onc e b y the Britons. Nothing more is heard of him until 508, when he defeat ed t he Britons with great slaughter. Strengthened by fresh arrivals of S axons , he gained another victory in 519 at Certicesford, a spot which ha s bee n identified with the modern Charford, and in this year took the ti tle o f king. Turning westward, Cerdic appears to have been defeated by t he Bri tons in 520 at Badbury or Mount Badon, in Dorset, and in 527 yet a nothe r fight with the Britons is recorded. His last work was the conques t of t he Isle of Wight, probably in the interest of some Jutish allies. ------------------------- The first of the Saxons to come across the sea from Germany. He landed w i th his son and 5 ships in 495, fighting a battle on the same day . Cerdic (tʃɛrdɪtʃ) is cited in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a leader of t h e Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, being the founder and first kin g o f Saxon Wessex, reigning from 519 to 534. Subsequent kings of Wesse x al l had some level of descent claimed in the Chronicle from Cerdic. (S ee Ho use of Wessex family tree) Life According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Cerdic landed in Hampshire in 4 9 5 with his son Cynric in five ships. He is said to have fought a Britto ni c king named Natanleod at Natanleaga and killed him thirteen years lat e r (in 508), and to have fought at Cerdicesleag in 519. Natanleaga is co mm only identified as Netley Marsh in Hampshire and Cerdicesleag as Charf or d (Cerdic's Ford). The conquest of the Isle of Wight is also mentione d am ong his campaigns, and it was later given to his kinsmen, Stuf and W ihtga r (who had supposedly arrived with the West Saxons in 514). Cerdi c is sai d to have died in 534 and was succeeded by his son Cynric. The early history of Wessex in the Chronicle has been considered unrelia b le, with duplicate reports of events and seemingly contradictory inform at ion. David Dumville has suggested that Cerdic's true regnal dates ar e 538 –554. Some scholars suggest that Cerdic was the Saxon leader defeat ed b y the Britons at the Battle of Mount Badon, which was probably fough t i n 490 (and possibly later, but not later than 518). This cannot be th e ca se if Dumville is correct, and others assign this battle to Ælle o r anoth er Saxon leader, so it appears likely that the origins of the kin gdom o f Wessex are more complex than the version provided by the survivi ng trad itions. Some scholars have gone so far as to suggest that Cerdic is purely a leg e ndary figure, and had no actual existence, but this is a minority view . H owever, the earliest source for Cerdic, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, wa s pu t together in the late ninth century; though it probably does recor d th e extant tradition of the founding of Wessex, the intervening four h undre d years mean that the account cannot be assumed to be accurate. Descent from Cerdic became a necessary criterion for later kings of Wess e x, and Egbert of Wessex, progenitor of the English royal house and subs eq uent rulers of England and Britain, claimed him as an ancestor. His name is British, though there is no evidence to explain why.	Wessex, Cerdic King of Wessex (I14807)
2153	Royal Ancestors of Some LDS Families by Michel L. Call. Ancestry and Progentry of Captain James Blount - Immigrant, by Robert Fr e derick Pfafman, p E-31.	Odacre (I14048)
2154	Rual Dennis Davis 1884-196 5 Rual Dennis Davis was born December 11, 1884 in Provo, Utah. He was th e son of Dennis Joshua and Ada Draper. He grew up on their farm on Pro vo Bench. The farm was on a hill with a beautiful view of Utah Lake on t he west, and the Wasatch Mountains on the east. His parents began thei r life together in a small adobe house, but by the late 1880’s the smal l adobe was replaced by a larger red brick home on a hill. Their famil y consisted of four brothers, Rual Dennis, Ara Moses, Milton Joshua and R ay F. Davis. His two sisters Mirtes Rachel and Meirl all helped to run t he farm. They worked hard, clearing sagebrush and planting fruit trees , keeping the garden and seeing to all the chores that accompany keepin g everything running smoothly. Each fall, the children helped to harves t eggplant, peaches, pears, apricots, plums, grapes, cantaloupe and water melons. The city folk drove out from Provo in their buggies to buy th eir produce. There were trips into the city to sell fruit and get supp lies. On one such trip Rual’s dad came across an old Indian man abandon ed by his tribe because of his age and inability to keep up. They loade d him into the wagon and took him home. He proved to be too wild to kee p and Dennis loaded him back into the wagon and returned him to the spo t he had found him. It wasn’t the first time he had brought an Indian h ome to live. In earlier years he had brought another aging Indian back t o the farm to live. That had been a far more successful adventure. Th e children had learned a great deal of his culture and language from th e old brave. No doubt Dennis was hoping for a repeat of that success, bu t it was not to be. The children began their education at the Lake Vie w grade school, about a mile down the hill from the farm. Once, on thei r way to school they passed a temporary Indian burial ground. There wer e several Indian corpses stacked and waiting for the frozen earth to tha w and receive them. It was a somber and frightening experience the child ren never forgot. The family, as all settlers did, experienced many vari ed and extraordinary happenings with the Indians. Rual’s aunt took her so n to the river to get water. Indians suddenly surrounded them and kidnap ped her son. She ran home hysterical. The men folk set out immediatel y and found the group of kidnappers. After considerable bargaining, th e boy was traded for one of their horses. Rual’s father, Dennis had endle ss stories about his adventures with the Indians. He once escaped fro m a marauding war party of Indians by setting a fire and using the smok e and flames to make his escape. The Davis’ were not into picnics and co zy family dinners, but they were nonetheless an interesting, intelligen t and close family group. They were always reading and studying and doi ng creative things. The men were carpenters and builders. The women lov ed to paint, sewed beautifully and always insisted on the most exquisit e fabrics for their work. They enjoyed creating beautiful things. Th e children were “to be seen and not heard,” especially on Sunday evening . After story time, they were to be quiet while the grownups visited . Christmas was exciting—lot’s of baking, candle making and many partie s at different friends’ homes. The children were encouraged to give eac h other something of theirs that they valued. On New Year’s Eve the kid s would stay up all night after “Ma & Pa” went to bed. Even the younges t got to stay up. The next day, they got to sleep in while their paren ts did the chores. The boys slept out in the barn. Each weekday, th e family worked from sun up to sun down. The boys did farm work and th e girls helped their mother in the house. Sunday was a day of rest. The y did only necessary chores. The kids were allowed to spend the rest o f the day doing whatever they wanted. Dennis and Ada, though raised in d evout Mormon homes, were not regular churchgoers. Nonetheless, they wer e honest and respected members of the community. When Ray was fourteen, a long with some of the other children, though not especially active, chos e to be baptized in the Provo River. [Rual was not baptized into the chu rch until after his death.] Playing baseball on the Sabbath was agains t the law. So if they chose, as they often did to play ball on the Sabb ath, their ears were perked to the sound of the police chugging up the ro ad in their model T. If they appeared, the kids quickly dispersed int o the bushes until they passed and the all clear was sounded. Growing u p in such an artistic and creative family was no doubt where Rual learne d and perfected his craft of finished carpentry. He also learned to pain t. He developed a love and appreciation of nature and beauty that benefi ted him his entire life. He loved to hunt and fish .	Davis, Rual Dennis (I158861)
2155	Rufus Lester McCleve and Ella Lewis McCleve Pages 285-286 I was born July 31, 1915 in Taylor, Navajo County, Arizona to my parent s , John McCleve and Etta Kartchner. My father was the son of Joseph Smi t h McCleve, who was the son of John McCleve, Jr. and Nancy Jane McFerre n , who were born in Ireland, County Down where they accepted the Gospe l an d then came to America with their large family in the year of 1856. I went through all eight grades of elementary school in Taylor and the n w ent on to Snowflake High School, from which I graduated. My family l ive d on a ranch east of Taylor. By living on the ranch I wasn’t able t o g o to Primary and Mutual, but I nearly always attended Sacrament meeti ng a nd Sunday School with my parents. I was baptized on my eighth birthday, July 31, 1923 by my father in th e c reek over the hill from our ranch. I was confirmed Aug. 12, 1923 b y Bish op Ira Wakefield. In November 1935 I was called to serve as a missionary in the Texas Miss i on. Our headquarters was in Houston, Texas. I really enjoyed my missi o n but [I was] only able to be in actual missionary work for three mont h s when I received word that my father had been killed in a truck accide n t between Snowflake and Holbrook on Feb. 28, 1936, so on that date I ca m e home for my father’s funeral and was never able to go back to the mis si on field, because it was my father who had been supporting me. I wrot e t o my mission president and he gave me an honorable release. I worked on the ranch for awhile and then I went to work for a construct i on company. I worked there for about six weeks and then a big snow sto r m came so I went home to the ranch and helped there. The next job I went on, I drove truck part of the time and oiled a shov e l the rest of the time. In the summer time I farmed; I had about 18 ac re s of my own. Ella Lewis was born in Taylor, Navajo County, Arizona on Jan. 25, 191 8 t o William Henry Lewis and Nancy Whipple. When she was eighteen month s ol d her parents moved to Show Low, Arizona where she lived and attende d sch ool the first eight years. She was baptized June 6, 1926 by Lorenz o Will is and confirmed June 7, 1926 by her father. After graduating from grade school she rode a bus to Union High Schoo l i n Snowflake. She also took three years of Seminary and graduated fro m it . After graduation from high school who worked on several jobs. Sh e wor ked at Ft. Apache for Dr. and Mrs. Forester and later at the Club . She g ot tired of being away from home so much so she got a job in Sho w Low a s a waitress for Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Kirkpatrick. It was while sh e was wo rking there that she attended a dance at the “Blue Moon” where w e met. T his meeting blossomed into a romance and we were married Sept . 22, 1939 i n the Arizona Temple by President Charles Jones. Ella started working in the Sunday School at twelve years of age as a he l per to Sister Maggie Nikolaus. She also helped at one time with a prim ar y class in the summer time. Since her marriage she has been a visitin g t eacher in three different wards. She was Primary secretary, M.I.A. t each er and a visiting teacher while living in Taylor. While living in D ougla s, Arizona she worked as a teacher in Primary and just before she l eft th ere she was put in as a counselor. When she moved to Show Low sh e was su stained as a Junior Sunday School teacher. She held that positi on for el even years when she was put in as Mia Maid leader in M.I.A. Sh e served i n this capacity for several years and then was taken out and p ut in as as sistant secretary for one year. During this time she was als o sustaine d as a teacher in the Junior Sunday School and still holds tha t position . After being assistant secretary for a year she was called t o be the Fi rst Year Beekeeper and held this job until 1966. Our first home was a rental of Brother and Sister John Hatch. While liv i ng there our first daughter was born and we named her Sheila. I farme d a nd the latter part of August a hail storm came and ruined our crops . Aft er this we moved to Douglas and I ran a boiler, helping to build a n airpo rt during the second World War. After this job was over I staye d and wor ked at the airport until the end of the war. I was over to Pho enix to b e drafted when peace was declared. We had two girls while livi ng there , Kathie and Nora. We went to Show Low and I worked at the Shel l Oil bul k plant and while there we built a new home. Our fourth daughter, Marilyn was born May 30, 1946. On Sept. 27, 19 4 7 I started working at McNary and I have been working there ever sinc e a t different jobs. On May 4, 1949 another baby girl came to bless our home and we named h e r Sharon. In another two years we had Connie on Apr. 18, 1950. July 1 4 , 1952 Nancy Jane was born and on Sept. 7, 1954 Sherlene was born, maki n g us eight girls. On April 2, 1957 we had our first boy, Verl Lester and on Apr. 15, 195 9 w e had another boy, John Lane. My Church positions have been president of the Y.M.M.I.A., assistant I t h e superintendency of the Sunday School two different times, the positi o n I now hold. I have also served as a home teacher a lot. We have ten children: Sheila, Kathie, Nora, Marilyn, Sharon, Connie, Na n cy Jane, Sherlene, Verl Lester and John Lane. Sheila married James Fre de rick Stewart and they have four children: Valorie, Collins Russell, Ke it h Eugene and Jerry Wayne; Kathie married Jimmy Ray Maner and they hav e on e child, Luann; Nora married Lyle Ray West and they have a little bo y, Ra ndy Ray. Written and submitted by Rufus Lester McCleve 1968 McCleve, pages 285-286, written by the Genealogical Organization for t h e McCleve Family	McCleve, Rufus Lester (I161726)
2156	Rumoured to be Brigham's favorite wife. Harriet Amelia Folsom inherited the beautiful and abundant light brown h a ir and hazel eyes of her grandmother, Hannah Skinner, the stature, pois e , and good humor of her father, and the tenacity to endure from her mot he r. She was educated by her mother, Zerviah Eliza dark Folsom who was t rai ned as a school teacher, who also taught Amelia how to read music an d pla y the piano. She became an accomplished pianist. The first of seve n child ren, this daughter experienced the role of second mother to her y ounger b rothers and sisters. She assisted her mother in the struggle t o conquer " three mischievous brothers," and you may imagine her delight with the arriva l o f a wee baby sister, Frances Emily. Many dainty articles were fashion ed b y Amelia's hands for the baby as well as for herself. Upon Arrival , Franc es Emily was so tiny that the dainty clothing had to be laid asid e and he r bed, for some time was a shoe box ! Through the trials in Nauvoo Amelia witnessed angry mobs and difficult t i mes. Even at age eight she was a responsible "baby sitter" for severa l o f the families. When mobs finally drove the remaining saints from Na uvo o leaving them without property or provision on the shores of the mar sh y river bottom at Montrose. Iowa, Amelia wandered about helping her fa mil y and others form an encampment. It was during this time that the Lor d se nt quail to sustain the people who were without clothing, bedding, a nd fo od. Coveys of quail flocked amid the people regularly during the tw enty d ays and Amelia often told of catching the quail for her mother to cook. In her teen years Harriet Amelia continued to blossom into a beautiful a n d faithful young women. She seemed to have such natural abilities of le ad ership that friends came often to the family homes whether in Keokuk , Cou ncil Bluffs, or Salt Lake. Where ever they gathered she could organ ize an d entertain. While living in Council Bluffs another family's grand piano was offere d f or sale. Amelia's father, William Harrison Folsom, purchased it so t ha t Amelia, her brother Burdette. and the rest could become more profici en t This grand piano was brought with the family in one of the wagons wh e n they finally crossed the plains in 1860. After the Folsoms arrived in Salt Lake they were introduced to the loc a l leaders. One evening in the early spring of 1861 Mr. Folsom. his wi f e Eliza, Amelia, and Hyrum were all invited to attend a performance i n th e Bowing Theater. Here they were entertained along with the familie s of B righam Young and Heber C. Kimball. Amelia became the piano teache r for so me of President Young's children. She married Brigham Young on January 24.1863 and went to reside in his h o me. Just seven months after her marriage, Amelia's mother Eliza, still a you n g woman of 44, died following the lingering effects of a difficult an d un happy confinement. The two little sisters of Amelia, Frances and Lou ise , were sent to live with their older sister. Hyrum, at twenty-two wa s soo n to leave on a mission to Great Britain. Burdette and Hinman, assi sted t heir father in his work as church architect and contractor. Amelia was not blessed with children of her own but she was a second mot h er to many. Without complaint she quickly fit into her husband's larg e f amily filling the position of confidant to many in the closely knit h ome . She was a well liked and accomplished woman who assisted her husban d i n his official capacities as Prophet and Territorial Governor actin g as h ostess when asked. She often accompanied President Young as he tra veled t hroughout the territory. Living in St. George with the prophet in the Brigham Young Home, she fil l ed their home again with music. She carefully organized the household p an try and made curtains and other furnishings for the home. During wha t pro ved to be their last visit there, the lower floors of the St. Georg e Temp le were completed and President Young spent much of his time expla ining t he rites and ceremonies of the temple, as this was to be the firs t templ e in Utah to use them. Saints from all parts of the territory ass embles i n order to participate. Many of the visitors enjoyed the capabl e directio n of Amelia as they collected and recorded names in a systemat ic way acco rding to the procedure at that time, with men on one list, women on another. In Salt Lake President Young was concerned because neither the city no r t he church had an official residence in which to entertain dignitarie s com ing into the territory. President Young decided to remedy this sit uation . He appointed a committee to purchase a plot of ground on which t o erec t a suitable building. The committee chose the lot located at th e southea st corner of State Street and South Temple just across from th e Lion hous e. At the time of the purchase, ”Grandma Handle" and her fami ly were occu pying a home on the lot. Books and pamphlets invariable prin t a picture o f the building accompanied by the erroneous caption of "Ame lia's Palace. " President Young paid $80,000. for the home although he ne ver lived ther e because the building was not completed during Presiden t Young's lifetim e. Following his death, August 29,1877, Mother Young (M ary Ann Angell) an d Harriet Amelia Folsom Young moved into part of the u nfinished rooms o f what was called the Gardo House. Christine Gyllensko g accompanied them . According to her personal testimony, Amelia lived i n two rooms until he r home on the corner of South Temple and First Wes t was completed in 1879 . The rest of the Gardo House was taken over by t he next President of th e church, John Taylor. The death of President Young brought complications and worries to the Fo l som family. It is true that the President intended to make a home for h i s wife, Amelia, in the Gardo House when it was completed. But he had n o t made arrangements before his passing. Amelia received an equal shar e wi th the other wives, giving her the necessary funds for maintainin g a hom e and supplying food and clothing. It was her wish to remain near her father's family; consequently her fat h er gave her the corner lot of his estate on which a home was built acco rd ing to her needs and with her wishes. This home was the place of man y fam ily parties. Amelia made her way often through the lot to visit he r fathe r, suffering from arthritis, and other members of the family. Shortly before President Young's death in 1877, he decided to erect an o f ficial residence where he could entertain distinguished visitors. Amel i a planned the structure, which was quite a natural thing for her to do , f or all her life she had been associated with people who specialized i n th is type of thing, particularly her father. The family understood tha t Ame lia would live there and assume the responsibilities of all the so cial a ffairs. President Young died before it was finished and Amelia lived in two roo m s of the unfinished house until November, 1879 when she moved into anot he r home she had designed and had built on her father's estate. (#6 Sout h 1 st West) Having no children of her own, she was particularly kind and thoughtfu l o f the children of the Folsom family. Nieces and nephews and cousins r emem ber hospitality and fun in her beautiful, spacious home. She gave fr eel y of her worldly possessions to those in need, yet she could set an e lega nt table and entertain royalty. She came by her regal ways honestly , fo r her proven pedigree shows much of the nobility of mother countries -- go vernors, statesmen, magistrates, teachers and scientists, all ha d a hand. Mrs. Emmeline B. Wells, a life-long associate and friend said of her: "M r s. Young was fondly attached to her home and took great pleasure in bea ut ifying the grounds, cultivating flowers and vines and keeping her law n fr esh and green as well as the interior of her house. She had a numbe r of u nique and valuable ornaments, collected while abroad also gifts o f friend s and visitors ... While not a public woman, yet she was very po pular i n society and much admired and sought after. The history of her f amily i s very interesting, and her own life, from a very young girl is r eplete w ith romantic incidents; but she was reticent about herself. Perh aps one o f the causes of her popularity was her queenly appearance and s triking pe rsonality. She sang and played well the old time songs and wa s a splendi d musician and a very fine partner in a ball room. She alway s dressed i n excellent taste. She was a graceful, charming woman and pos sessed man y of the characteristics of true womanhood." Amelia was very fond of travel and visited almost every city and tow n o f Utah and southern Idaho in company with President Young. She also t rave led extensively in the Eastern states, California and in Great Brita in, m aking friends wherever she went. Amelia suffered from what is known as "creeping paralysis" for about 3 y e ars. Being in a more or less helpless condition was a severe trial to h e r because she was deprived of the pleasure of entertaining friends an d o f the delights of out door life. She died 11 Dec. 1910, age 72 and i s bur ied in the Brigham Young family plot in the "Salt Lake City Cemeter y. Two tributes given at her funeral by loved ones give us an insight a s t o her character and personality: Richard W. Young said: "President Yo ung' s health was enfeebled on account of an onerous life and he needed g rea t care. Aunt Amelia came into the family when he was sixty years of a ge . She was a natural nurse and performed the duties expected of her i n a m ost praise worthy manner. He found in her a perfect companion as sh e ha d the capacity and the mentality to grasp the trials and problems of the day. From these incidents came the report that Amelia was Presiden t Y oung's favorite wife. He looked with some anxiety upon her appearance . A s the years grew on however the family learned to love her. She was j us t and fair and I can truthfully say that she had the love of every mem be r of the family. Amelia was truly a magnetic and queenly personality a n d of superior intelligence. She was capable of meeting any man or woma n o n earth on an equal footing. She had the advantage of excellent hom e trai ning." She was tall and queenly in appearance and of fair complexion. In the Br i gham Young room of the pioneer Memorial Museum hangs a beautifully tint e d likeness of her. There is also a case in which are displayed some o f he r personal belongings. Among these articles are five lovely shawls , colla rs of intricate lace and bead work, elegant fans and other access ories. S everal dresses which belonged to her are on display notably a li ght blu e taffeta trimmed with cream colored lace which was worn by her a t the In augural Ball honoring President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869. The dr ess conta ins 16 yards of silk bought in France and 125 yards of lace. An other love ly dress is two-piece black silk brocade with pink silk linin g trimmed wi th black beads. The silk was manufactured in Utah. A copy of the letter Amelia wrote to her brother, Hyrum and his wife, An n ie Lenzi Folsom, in January 1890, when they lost four children during t h e Diptheria epidemic shows she carried a burden about not being able t o h ave any children. There is also a family story about her romance wit h a y oung man, who was sent on a mission in order to break up the courts hip, f or some reason, and it was while he was gone that she married Brig ham You ng, who was a close friend of her father's. I can't remember wh o told thi s story, but it seems it was Grandma Folsom of Mama, and I can 't say if i s true or not. Uncle Dee tells of delightful times at Aunt Amelia's and she was so good to th e m as children, even giving him and Uncle Ralph an old surrey "that sh e ha d replaced with a new one and they painted it dark green”. (Personal note* ….I have always felt a close kinship with my mother’s gr e at Aunt Amelia. Perhaps because she bore no children of her own, I beli ev e we descendant cousins of the Folsom family are responsible for her c ont inued legacy and memory. Diane Wheeler) The children were privileged to roam at will throughout the lovely hom e o f their "Aunt Amelia." On the never-to-be-forgotten occasion of her f athe r's eighty-fifth birthday Amelia assembled family members and friend s t o celebrate the event. After ice cream and cookies were served, the p rogr am was presented, and "noses were counted", it was learned that ther e wer e eighty-five people present. It had been Amelia's privilege to fav or he r father with this happy time. He passed away not many months after ward o n March 20,1901. For the remaining years of her life Harriet Amelia Folsom Young continu e d to serve her family and friends always remaining a beacon to others a n d a "yardstick" for which they might measure their growth. Her name ha s b een maligned and memory ridiculed in anti-Mormon literature suggestin g th at the Gardo House, intended for church use, was a brothel. Thus i t was d ubbed "the Amelia harem" or "Amelia's Palace." Nothing could be f arther f rom the truth. Submitted by Diane S. Wheeler, Bountiful, Utah	Folsom, Harriet Amelia (I87857)
2157	Ruth H. Davis was born September 18, 1916 to Richard Ralph and Maggie Ma u de Hoyt. Ruth married Lyman Clyde Bailey, Jr. on March 5, 1934; they we r e later divorced. She married Floyd E. Davis, Salt Lake City, on Novemb e r 14, 1952. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Templ e o n November 30, 1953. Ruth was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in many responsib l e positions. Her great love was family history and temple work . Ruth passed from time to eternity on June 4, 1995 after a long illnes s . She was survived by a son, four daughters, fifteen grandchildren; se ve nteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Ruth wa s pre ceded in death by her husband, Floyd E. Davis, and son, William H . Bailey .	Hoyt, Maude Ruth (I10503)
2158	Ruth Sweetnam, was the sixteenth child and sixth daughter of Henry an d R uth Sweetnam, born 17 Feb 1862, at Kaysville, Utah. She was their on ly c hild that was born in America, with the other fifteen being born i n Sout h Africa. She was baptized 15 Jun 1873, by John Ellison and confi rmed th e same day by John Weinel and/or A. Alder. Ruth lived on the family farm on Holmes Creek, in Kaysville, and like t h e other children she went to school at “Five Points” in a little one ro o m school between Kaysville, and Layton, Utah. ------ She recorded, “When I was old enough, I had to walk two miles to get t o s chool. I hated the teacher. He would appoint monitors to take ove r th e class while he slept. If we were late or did something he did no t like , he would send us to the coldest part of the room, which he calle d “Sibe ria”. How different from the clean, comfortable schools of today ! Church, as well as school, was quite a distance from our home then. W e h ad no night meetings. The meetings were held in the afternoon, and o the r meetings through the week. Mother used to go among the sick. She was a midwife, and Father was a m a son. He used to play for dances. He played the flute and there was qu it e a few in the band. I remember once of the Indians coming to the top of the hill. They frig h tened us, but said nothing. Also once a circus came to town. We wen t a t night, but the owners made us go home because the wind came up an d it w as unsafe. I went to Salt Lake, too, quite often, and can remember the men workin g o n the Temple. We used to go down to the Salt Lake and gather salt . We c ould shovel up enough in one trip to last for months. We also ga thered a nother substance, which we used to make bread – salaratis, whic h made ou r bread rise. On another occasion the grasshoppers got so bad that we all had to go o u t and fight them to save our crops. The only method we knew then wa s t o tie a white rag on the end of a stick and drive them into the ditch . O nce in, they could not get out. Once Steve came in with a squash. Squash was the only thing that the gr a sshoppers wouldn’t eat. “Squash for dinner!” he said, and slammed i t u p against the wall. Well, that’s all we had to eat, was squash and g reen s. Very little bread, I tell you. I only went to bed hungry once. Then mother woke me up in the middl e o f the night to feed me. She had got flour from one of the neighbors. ” Ruth was visiting her sister, Susannah, in Lewiston, Utah, when she fir s t met Teancum Heward. Teancum was the brother of Susannah’s husband , Le hi. The girls used to tease her about him and she said, “I wouldn’ t marr y that thing if he was the last man on earth!” But, after her vis it in L ewiston, he escorted her home on the train. This started a roman ce whic h led to their marriage in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City , 27 Se p 1878. Teancum was a graduate of the University of Utah, wher e he major ed in Music and Education, and about this time he began teachi ng school i n Kaysville. Shortly after they were married, he was called to fill a mission to th e S outhern States, where he labored mostly in Georgia. While he was o n thi s mission their first child, Eliza Elizabeth, was born, 27 Jul 1879 . A t this time she was living with her parents, or rather, her mother , as He nry was then with Agnes Goddard, his other wife. She was support ed by di vidends from her husband’s interests in a Co-op store in Draper , Utah, wh ere his parents lived. When Teancum returned from his mission, they resumed their married lif e w hile he taught school at Draper, Kaysville, and Lewiston, all in Utah , an d then they moved on to Rockland, Idaho, where he served as a schoo l teac her for a number of years, until he was elected Probate Judge an d Superin tendent of Schools for Oneida County. Then they moved to Malad , Idaho, th e county seat. Politics embittered Teancum, so the family moved to the upper Snake Riv e r Valley, but they continued to run a little farm up toward the Malad D iv ide, until after their son, Lee, was killed in a haying accident, in 1 914 . So they sold out there and moved permanently to the Snake River Co untr y, where Teancum worked for the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. He was wo rkin g on their sugar farm, at Wapello, when he took sick, and was operat ed o n for gallstones. He died shortly afterward, 18 Aug 1915, and is bu rie d in Blackfoot, Idaho. Ruth then moved to Shelley, Idaho, which became her permanent home, an d t here she spent much of her remaining life. She lived with some of he r so ns and daughters for a time, and finally her widowed daughter, Clari ssa , joined her there, in Shelley, and cared for her during her declinin g ye ars. In her possession, at this time, were several heirlooms from South Afric a n days in the family history, including crested silverware and an ornam en tal plate bearing the British coat-of-arms . Always a warm, kindly mother, she made a comfortable, though plain hom e f or her family, and transmitted to them, perhaps, some small part of h er a rdent zeal for the Gospel. She always lived her religion and her fai th wa s strong. She lived a full life and was blessed with nine children , an d a large posterity. Her accomplishments, in addition to Temple Work, were a Primary teache r , Relief Society block teacher, and knitting instructor for the Red Cro ss . Ruth passed away 11 Jun 1953, at Shelley, Idaho, beyond 91 years, most l y from complications of senility and old age. She was buried in Blackfo ot , Idaho, 16 Jun 1953, beside her husband. (There is no Death Certificate Available)	Talbot, Ruth Sweetnam (I23214)
2159	Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American pol i tician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into th e Un ited States as a constituent state. Houston was born at Timber Ridge Plantation in Rockbridge County of Virg i nia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the histor y o f Texas and was elected as the first and third President of the Repub li c of Texas, U.S. Senator for Texas after it joined the United States , an d finally as a governor of the state. He refused to swear loyalty t o th e Confederacy when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 with the out brea k of the American Civil War, and was removed from office. To avoid b loods hed, he refused an offer of a Union army to put down the Confederat e rebe llion. Instead, he retired to Huntsville, Texas, where he died bef ore th e end of the American Civil War. His earlier life included migration to Tennessee from Virginia, time spe n t with the Cherokee Nation (into which he later was adopted as a citiz e n and into which he married), military service in the War of 1812, an d su ccessful participation in Tennessee politics. In 1827, Houston was e lecte d Governor of Tennessee as a Jacksonian. In 1829, Houston resigne d as gov ernor and relocated to Arkansas Territory. In 1832, Houston wa s involve d in an altercation with a U.S. Congressman, followed by a high -profile t rial. Shortly afterwards, he relocated to Coahuila y Tejas, then a Mexican sta t e, and became a leader of the Texas Revolution.[6] Sam Houston support e d annexation by the United States.[7] When he assumed the governorshi p o f Texas in 1859, Houston became the only person to have become the go vern or of two different U.S. states through direct, popular election, a s wel l as the only state governor to have been a foreign head of state. Namesake of the city which, since the 1980s, has become the fourth large s t city in the U.S., Houston's reputation was sufficiently large that h e w as honored in numerous ways after his death, among them: a memorial m useu m, four U.S. warships named USS Houston (AK-1, CA-30, CL-81, and SSN -713) , a U.S. Army base, a national forest, a historical park, a univers ity, a nd a prominent roadside statue outside of Huntsville.	Houston, Samuel Rutherford (I95398)
2160	Samuel Barnes Taylor was a pioneer of 1852. He was born at Ashton, Unde r loyd, Lancashire, England ,16 october 1841, the youngest of a family o f 1 2 children. He crossed the plains three times, once with his parent s an d twice when he went back for immigrants in 1862 and 1863. But h e settl ed down when he married Eliza Jane West 1865 in the Old Endowmen t House i n Salt Lake. They had seven Children who lived to grow up. Th ey were, M ary Jane, John W., Harriet, Sarah Ann. Naomie, and Samuel L. . Eliza Jan e was born born at Borrowash, Derbyshire, England in 1847 an d came to St . Jose in 1851 with her parents and four other children aboa rd a sailin g ship. But when they got to St. Jose, cholera was so bad th at her fathe r and the rest of the children died and she and her mother b ecame a par t of a company that took three months to cross the plains. W hen she wa s old enough her stepfather taugh her to spin on the flax whee l where sh e spun all the thread for their towels, tablecloths and bed ti cking. A s she grew older she learned to use the wool wheel and spun woo l for fo r six different families. During the grasshopper plague that oc cured whe n she was small, she was sent out to gather weeds and thistle s that the f amily could eat. In her account of her life she told of rem embering ho w good the first rye flour was she ever had tasted in the on e pancake sh e allowed to have. When fall came her stepfather took the c hildren to th e canyon to gather service berries, chokecherries and elder berries to bot tle. The fruit was preserved in molasses because they ha d no sugar. Tha t same year the father was ill all winter long and the yo ungsters had t o saw wood for the fire. Since they had no money for shoe s, they went ba refoot with only rags tied around their feet to protect t hem from the col d. In spite of their efforts their feet were often froz en. With the co ming of Johnston's army the family moved to south to Pr ovo River to avoi d the soldiers. Eliza Jane's stepfather would go int t he city to work a s a carpenter and receive flour as pay. Then she and h er two stepsister s would wade in the river and catch fish with their han ds. which was th e only meat they had. With a background reflecting a st rong concept of t he work ethic, Samuel Barnes and Eliza Jane worked toge ther to raise a fa mily and in both the church and the community. Samue l Barnes helped to b uild the Utah and Salt Lake Canal, and was one of th ose who chose the sit e for the Pleasant Green Cemetery. He was also i nvolved in school acti vities here. Eliza Jane worked as a Relief Societ y teacher with Franci s Hardman for 25 years, handling the whole easter n half of the ward whic h extended to 4800 west. At age 79 she won firs t prize at the Utah Stat e Fair with a quilt having more than 1,100 piece s in it which were hand-s ewn. Out of the eight people who came out her e on that spring day in 186 8, Eliza Jane was the last survivor. On Octo ber 1, 1934 she said " I a m the mother of seven children, 40 grandchildr en, 56 great-grandchildre n and am still well at the age of 86 years an d five months. On Jan 25, 1 935 she died quietly in her own home. Thi s was taken from a newspaper, E agle-Advertiser (Murray Utah, Thursday se ptember 13, 1979. Note: For wha t purpose I do not know. The original co py is in the hands of Shirley Ha rding Davis Clausen, A great-granddaugh ter. Retyped by Charlotte E. Davi s a daughter-in-law of Shirley.	Taylor, Samuel Barnes (I479)
2161	Samuel Brockbank - by Mary Brockbank Creer and Wells T. Brockbank (Histo r y and Genealogy of Isaac Brockbank, Sr., book, 1957, page 245-247) Samuel Brockbank was born in Palmyra, near Spanish Fork, Utah. He was t h e first [white] male child born along the Spanish Fork River when the f ir st settlement was made. His early life was spent on the farm. He neve r fo ught the Indians, but he was a guard and helped herd the cattle an d horse s. He helped build roads, canals, homes and did some freightin g - haulin g timber from the saw mills, in which he spent some time cutti ng the lumb er. His desire was to get an education and learn a trade o r a business. T here were no schools, except in some of the homes of th e parents. Teacher s were a premium and no one had enough money to emplo y them. But where th ere’s a will there’s a way. Soon after Palmyra was settled (quoting from the Spanish Fork Press, Jan u ary 31, 1957, Education Week) schools were begun in the homes of settle rs . Albert K. Thurber (husband of Aunt Agnes Brockbank Thurber) and Wila s H illman taught at different times. Books were few and the Bible and Bo ok o f Mormon were sometimes used as textbooks. In March, 1862, Spanish F ork w as divided into two school districts and a huge sum of $25 was appr opriat ed to each school district. The Young Men’s Academy, started by Samuel Brockbank, George H. Brimha l l and others was perhaps the grandfather of Spanish Fork High School. S tu dents met in a log building. This building was moved to the City Par k an d now houses the old relics, etc. A bronze plaque was place on the b uildi ng by the Daughters of the Pioneers, with the following inscription : No. 192. Erected 1953. THE OLD ACADEMY. “In 1872 a group of young men organized a debating and public speaking s o ciety with George H. Brimhall, President. They erected this building. S am uel Brockbank had charge of getting the logs and construction. John F . Ga y, carpenter; Nicholas Smith, time keeper. Twenty-five shares at $1 5 eac h were subscribed. A stove, teacher’s desk and blackboard were purc hase d - cost $675.00. School opened February 3, 1873. Wm. Beesley, instr uctor . Each student bought a desk. Building used for meetings, school an d libr ary. Moved to Park February 22, 1932. Spanish Fork camp, Utah Coun ty.” Samuel was nineteen years old when he entered the school and night scho o l was all that he could afford to attend. Although his school days wer e n umbered, his interest in education continued. He later served four te rm s as trustee of the school district. Many young people thanked him fo r en couraging them to remain in school as long as possible. It was about this time in life when he met Mary Jane Thomas, and aft e r a short courtship they were married in the Endowment House in Salt La k e City by Daniel H. Wells. Jane, as she was called, was the eldest chi l d of James Sylie Thomas and Mary Elizabeth Koyle. There were four girl s a nd seven boys born to this pioneer couple. The mother died when the l as t son, David was born. Father and mother thought a great deal of one another. Father used to br a g a little about mother, saying that he had the best cook in the worl d an d the greatest peacemaker. He wanted a home for his new bride so i n the w inter months of 1877 he went to the old mill, cut down the tree s and sawe d them into boards to build a home. In September, 1879, thei r first child , Mary, was born in the new home. It was located at 609 Eas t 1st North, i n Spanish fork, Utah. Father and mother were not to enjoy their new home very long. Grandma Th o mas died when her eleventh child, David, was born, leaving this large f am ily with Grandfather Thomas. Father and mother gave up their new hom e an d went to live with grandfather and his children. David lived only t hre e years, and at this time grandfather accepted a call for a mission t o Sc otland. On grandfather’s return home father built the brick home on the corne r o f Center Street and 1st West. One block west of the City Park. In thi s ho me Samuel, Jennie, Clara, Grace, Wells, Wallace, and granddaughter , Lois , were born. Many happy hours were spent in this home, not only b y member s of the family, but it became a center for gathering of the you ng people . Father loved to have the children bring in their friends an d he and mot her would stay up nights and prepare an oyster stew or sandw iches and cak e for the evening’s refreshment. Many leaders of the churc h found shelter , food and protection in this humble home. In April, 1891, father left home for a two-year mission to England. Wel l s was just one month one. John Robertson and father had a little blacks mi th and wheelwright business on the corner of Main and Center Street. B rot her Robertson thought he could send father money each month to help h im o n his mission, but things went wrong and when father returned, the b usine ss was closed with a lot of bills due. Father could not collect, s o he ha d to go back to farming, which he did not like too well . Uncle Joseph Brockbank and father farmed together for many years. They w o rked hard and were loyal and devoted to one another and our families we r e very close to each other. Father soon found plenty to do in the community and in the church. He w a s school trustee for four years, city councilman, to terms, head of th e w ater works department, and member of the Strawberry Irrigation commit tee . He was an ordained Seventy and prized most highly his called to th e Pri esthood. He was superintendent of the Spanish Fork Sunday Schools, which embrac e d the entire town. Later he was president of the M.I.A. and member of t h e take board of the M.I.A. When Nebo Stake was organized, he was chose n S take Sunday School superintendent, which included Tintic on the sout h t o Spanish Fork on the north. For many years he was chairman of the Ol d Fo lks Committee. The Deseret News published this closing sentiment: “Samuel Brockbank, prominent man, dies at Spanish Fork, June 7, 1917. Th i s town is mourning today over the loss of one of the most prominent cit iz ens and builders, Samuel Brockbank. His activity in social, religious , ed ucational and civic affairs of this city brought him into constant p romin ence. His integrity and sterling qualities endeared him to the enti re com munity. He was a stalwart citizen, devoted husband, loving fathe r and fai thful friend. He left a valued legacy in an honored name to thi s highly r espected family. He died at his home.” The above statements have been collected by members of his family now li v ing: Mary Greer, Grace Gardner, Wells Brockbank, Wallace Brockbank an d Lo is Bowen. Transcription of a diary written by Samuel Brockbank commencing March 1s t , 1882 (Transcribed by Daniel J Isaac – son of Afton Lareta Brockbank Isaac – d a ughter of Wells Thomas Brockbank – son of Samuel Brockbank) Diary of Samuel Brockbank, Spanish Fork. Utah Count. Utah Ty. U.S.A. Of events as they transpire daily and of his labors as an Embasador of t h e Gospel of our Lord and Master, in England commencing March 1st 189 2 a t the city of Blackburn. 010~ensday March 1st 1892 Pancake Tuesday we were invited to Sis Elizabeth Gudgeons and had our pa n cakes and spent the Evening with them and also her Soning law J. T. Lya nd s and his wife came in. I think this whole family we interested in th e g ospel and have an idea of becoming members of the church before ver y long . They consist of the Mother Ellin Gudgeon, and Ellin Lyonds, Eli zabeth , John Thomas, Edwin, & Anna, Gudgeons their father died about 6 m onth ag o. (Pg3)011 Wednesday March 2nd 1892 We go to mrs Gudgeons and the make arangements for us to go through th e f actory, in Blackburn there are about 100 factories and there is fro m 50 0 to 1000 people employed in eache of these mostly women and girls , and t he wagese of the women and girls of this City buys most of the fo od for i t inhabitants factories being the chief Industry of the place an d the wom en does the principal work and it is a drudgery of a life fo r a young wom as to be raising a family and then to work in the Mill I t seems almost b eyond humane Indurance (Pg4)012Thursday March 3rd 1892 This is Fast day and We Fast and pray for the Spirit of the lord to be g i ven to us that we may be able to do our duties and in the Evening we g o t o Sis Gudeons and during the Evening Edwin Suffers Internely with th e Ea r ac an Mrs Gudgeons request us to administer to him which we do an d imid eatly he recovers and goes to be and goes to the Sleep, for whic h we than k the Lord it being a testimony to them that the Lord has respe ct to thos e that exercise Faith in him. When I return to 33 Holin Stre e I find a n ice Letter from Jos A Rees with $100 enclosed. I have muc h respect to th e educational fraternity of Spanis Fork (pg5) 013Friday March 4th 92 Blackburn We Visit William Warmsley & family at Plesington Clase, Farm , a nd find them all in exelant health and spirits, and very buisy with t hei r daily persuits in life, we take tea with them and sit and chat an d spen d the evening, and we return home at about 10 oclock. Saturday Mch 5th 1892 Blackburn, We go up town and call at Mrs Gudgeons & her daughter Elizabe t , receives word from their friend in Beaver stating that if she wise s t o emigrate and thinks she can be conten to send them word and they wi ll s end for her. (pg6) 014Sunday Mch 6th 1892 Blackburn, We take a light breakfast and then fast until after meeting , a nd we pray to the Lord that we may be able to speak intelligently t o th e people. And, we have present Mrs. Cacking, Sister Vales Gudgeons Anna & Edwi n , & Sis Gibson and Sarah & Joseph, Bro Geo G. Snell Jr administers th e Sa crament. I then talk for about 30 or 35 Minutes, and Bro George bears his testimony and we rejoice together an d s ome remain and take tea with us, We then take a walk with Sister Gibsen to the Suburbs of Blackburn and call at Sis Gudeons. Reti r e with praise and gratitude To our heavenly father. (pg7) 015Monday March 7th 1892 Blackburn I write a letter in answer to one received by Sister Vales fr o m Elder Roberth Flornley of Smithfield Cache Co. by her request for he r . Her adopted daughter Ellen Hall, is sick and we by her request pra y fo r her and they send and get two doctors who take the child from he r to sa ve her life. We receive word from President A Fawsen that he an d Mr. Rog isen and wife and daughters would visit us on Sunday the 13th ( ?). We visit Sister Riley and Sister Hindle. Susana is very sickley an d i n a poor way. I would liket to have administered to her but she di d no t request it, so I did not offer. They are afraid to have the Elder s the re when Mr. Hindle is at home. 016Tuesday Mch 8th 1982 Blackburn, I wrote letters to my family and two for sister Vales. One f o r Robert Thornly of Smithfield, Cache, the other for her neice in Jacks o n County. Sister Vales spent a little while with us in the afternoon a n d we called on Mrs. Gudgeon and was there introduced to one Mrs. Ainswo rt h who is reading some of our tracts. Seems a very nice woman. Wednesday Mc 9th 1892 Blackburn, Our neighbor in 2 Mr. Hall’s wife has been in confinement a n d lost her baby. It had to be taken from her and on this day they ha d th e funeral and we were.. 017 Invited to tea with them. Sister Noles being there and waiting on her adopted daughter. Mrs. Cac k ing was there and we did not do much talking because of the weakness o f M rs Hall. And in the evening Sis. E. Gudgeon and her brother J(?). ca me i n and spent the evening with us and we taught them the gospel and wh at t o expect when they got to Utah. Thursday, March 10th, 1892 Blackburn, We took tea with Mrs Gudgeons and talked some to them in reg a r to the Gospel and during the night and forenoon of this day it was t h e biggest snow storm of the season. Snow being about 6in deep and ver y c old and frosty. 018Friday Mch 11th 1892 Blackburn, Geo D Snell Jr Received a letter from his Brother Frances M . S nell who is laboring in (Box 454) Columbus Grove Putnam Co. Ohio, U.S .A . and it was the word of inspiration and I recognized it as such for h e c ould not have spoken words more suited to Geroge’s circumstances if h e ha d been there with him. We went up town and visited the Library an d Museu m. There is many things of interest in there. We reead in the E vening t he discussion between B E Rich and Re Mrd Harlly in Ogden tabern acle an d the gospel is there set forth by Elder Rich in a plain comprehe nsive ma nner. 019Saturday Mch 12th 1892 Blackburn, We Remained at home cleaning up preparing for the Sabbath . I n the Evening J. F. Gudgeons brought us down another farm, and the a ftern oon J. F. Lyonds, payed us a visit. And in the evening Elizabeth G udgeon s came in and informed us that she had received word that there wa s 6 (po unds) 11 (shillings) for her emigration deposited in the office a t Liverp ool. She finished cleaning up and this days doing closed with t he shavei ng of J. T. Lyons. 020Sunday Mch 13th 1892 Blackburn At 10 A.M. we met President A Fawsen Mr Rogison his wife and daughter Sa r ah and son John at the Mill Hill Station. Pleased to see them they to o k dinner with us, and then at 2:30 P.M. President Fawsen calld the meet in g to order. This was the largest audience we have had in Blackburn, t her e being 23 present. Services commenced by singing. Prayer by S. B . Sing ing, Sacrament admin by G. D. Snell Jr. S. Brock (Samuel Brockbank ) spok e on the necessity of the people putting their trust in God and se eking f or wisdom as James directs. Pres. Fawsen then spoke on the gospe l of Jesu s Christ as retored to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smi th. He sp oke of faith, repentance, baptism, and… 021 the laying on of hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Referd to t h e Apostacy of the Gospel in the day o f the the Savior & his apostles. He Spoke for an hour. Singing & Praye r b y G. D. Snell Jr. after meeting we went to Mrs Gudeons and took tea S an g hyms and had a General time of rejoicing together and Mr & Mrs Ainsw ort h came in and seamed to enjoy each other society. Bro Lawsen & Roges o n & family return to Preston on the 839 PM train 022Monday March 14th 1892 Blackburn The day was primarily spent in reading and in the evening we went to t h e Ragged School and Orphan’s home concert. This is a laudable institut io n to assist those who are in need. They take up orphans or other chil dre n that are on the streets that are destitute and take them away to th is o rphan’s school and they were cared for and fed and educated an the n are t urned out when they are prepared to row for themselves in life . There wa s 16 pounds, 10 shillings collected. There was over 200 in t his school . There had been during the last 10 years 963 in this schoo l . 023Tuesday Mch 15th 1892 Blackburn I read Numbers from 10 to 20, and wrote letter to Henry Gardner and it w a s a very wet nasty day. There was snow on the ground and it had chang e d to a thaw and a drizzling rain part of the day. Made it very hard t o g et out. In the evening I read B.E.Rich Dialogue on True verses fals e rel igion. Wednesday March 16th 92 Blackburn. We studied in the forenoon and went to Mrs. Gudgeon in the evening. To o k tea with her and then we sit and talked sang songs and Mrs. Magy Lyn n s being present. 024Thursday Mckh 17th 1892 We received the Stars, read them. The leading item being the preparati o n of the return of the gathering of the Jews to South America by A. (o r H ) E.W. Goldsmith. This the anniversary of the Relief Society it bein g 5 0 years old today. We visited the Corporation Park of Blackburn. Th is i s Saint Patric day. Friday March 18th 1892 Blackburn visited Sis Riley and Sister Hindal. Received letter from Jo h n Moore and John P. Youd The Notigham conference is the be April 3r d w e are invited to go down to it. 025Saturday March 19 -1892 Blackburn We clean up the house. Receive a visit from Joseph Lofthou s e of Chatburn gave him a voice of warning. Went up town, and it was ve r y throng. I bought a pair of shoes 9/9 SD. John T Gudeons & Sis Eliza be th Spent the evening with us and Elizabeth cleaned up for us . Sunday Mch 20, 1892 Blackburn, at 3 oclock we opened meeting with Singing Prayer by G D Sne l l Jr. Sing. Bro Snell administered the Sacrament, there being abou t 1 4 present. 9 of which was non members. 2 young men came in and we p reac hed the first principles of the Gospel and the restoration of the go spe l to them. 026And gave them some tracts. Bro George spoke about 5 minutes and I sp o ke 30. It is prity hard work for us and especialy is the Singing but we doe t h e best we can andtrust in God for the Holy Spirit to guide us. Severa l s top and take tea and in the evening we go to theMr. Alls and Sister N ole s daughter Janey. Almond was present and she had her little 7 year o ld b oy with her, and Sis Noles desired to have the little boy administer ed t o and I told them that if the Parents had faith in the Lord and desi red u s to administerd to it we would do so. I told them that if they wo uld ha ve faith for the child he would be able to talk. And we blessed h im an d they took him home. 027Monday Mch 21st 1892 Blackburn We visit Sister Gudgeon and write a letter to her relatives in Beave r . And I wrote to them urging them to assist them to get ou of this co un try and they seam very well satisfied with our labors. Elizabeth Gudg eo n is bothered with bronchetices, and we administerd r unto her, and w e re joice in our little circle of accuantances in Blackburn and we belie ve i f we can be humble and faithfull we will be instrumental in the hand s o f the Lord in doing some good. 28Tuesday March 22nd 1892 Blackburn I write a letter to Bro Joseph and one to R B & G. inclosed to ascerta i n whether they have sold our crarner block or not. I also write to B p Sn ell & wife and I write for Mrs Gudgen to her Bro & Sister in Beave r an d I prophesy that their Sister will join the Church and emigrate t o Zion . Geo and Ifeel awful gloomey in the afternoon and we canot accou nt fo r it. In the Evening John Thomas Gudeons camp with us the evening . Sis ter Noles makes us some meat dumpelings. G.D.S reads the Kingdo m of Go d by P P Prat. 29Wednesday Mch 23rd 1892 I received a letter from J. Moore stating that he had been appointed t o p reside over the Glasgow conference. Reporte the death of James Hicks . R eceived a letter from President Fawsen instructing me to tract wit h morga n No 1 and leave him with about 2 weeks and then call for them . I suppos e we will have to take up a more systamit principal of tracti ng than wha t has been done heretofore. We go up town get the map of Eng land , cal l at Tmo Gudgeons, come home and read the Star. 14 new elder s arrive an d Bro David Williams from Idao, Pocatello appointed to labo r in the Liver pool Conference. 30Thursday Mch 24 1892 Blackburn We go down the Darwen Road to see them play foot ball, but they aske d u s for 6d and we told them no thank you. Went into town visited the G as s Works. These are very large works there being but 2 in Blackburn t o su pply gas for 125,000 people and the mast was very kind to us and sho w u s all about its workings. It is made from coal. We tiped him with 3 d ap iece. I received letters from my wife & daughter ME. All well the y tel l me that Joseph left the store and has gon to farming. and tha t the co rner is soald. 31Friday Mch 25 1892 Blackburn I received paper from home with the Juvanile inclosed. We go to Aswaldt w istle to see Sis Givson but on ariveing there we find her moved to 52 H il l St Blackburn, and on our return we visit them there and take tea wit h t hem, they treat us very kind, and we receive some presents from the m in t he shape of almanacks. Saturday 26 – 92 We have the pleasure of a call from Bro Obray of Paradic. He reports a l l well at Preston. We go and see the markets when all is alive with Bu is ness, we go up the Preson new road. Call at Sis Gudeons and take te a wit h them and spend the evening singing & C 32Sunday March 27 – 1892 Blackburn We hold two meetings and we bow before the Lord and petition our heaven l y father for his divine aid. And that our meeting may be beneficial t o t hose who attend. And although it being a rough snowey day yet we ha d 3 0 presant in the afternoon when I presided and bro Obray spoke on th e Gos pel of J. C. and that we had forsaken wives children and parents f or th e purpose of teaching these principals of the Gospel to the peopl e and w e travel 7,000 miles not asking pay. And if we could enjoy the s pirit o f God we felt payed. He laid down the first principles of the Go spel sub stanciating every sentence by the Bible. Bro Snell then spoke o n the res toration of the Gosepl by the Pr J. Smith and bare a faithful l testimon y to it. 33Sunday Evening The Saints Some of the remaind and took tea with us and after tea we he l d another meeting. In which there was 15 present and mong them 7 o r 8 no n members. I spoke on the first principals Faith, Repentance, Bap tism . I spoke about 40 minutes. Then Bro Snell Spoke about 5 minutes a fte r which Bro Obron filled out the Balance of the time and a good Spiri t pr evailed although we are annoyed with some throwing someth against an d kic king the door. Bro Obrays neighbors son Joseph Loft had came and v isite d with us and he stayed to the meeting and to tea. Invited us to c ome an d see him, at his home in Chatburn. And we felt that God had hear d and a ns our prayers. And we rejoiced together, prising the Lord for h is merci es 34(8 miles) Monday Mch 28 = 92 Blackburn We a comping Sister B. Noles to her home in Darwen, and there enjoy th e s ociety of her daughter Janey Almond 106 Waterly lane Darwin and we ha v e a good dinner of veal, and potatos, onions, Rice Puding & Pie. An d a la dy friend came in and we bore testimony of the resteration of th e Gospel . And then we return to our Home Sweet Home, and take tea and Br o Georg e S. Obray teakes the 730 P.M. and we have a good time together a nd we ar e then left to ourselves we receive Desered S. W. News date Marc h 8th wit h Sermo of P. Talmage. Payed a Peny on it Indquire of the Pos t man ho w it was bus said he could not tell, 35Tuesday March 29 1892 Blackburn, I wrote to Jos A Reese and to Mary E. Brockbank and in the af t ernoon we tracked on three streets being our first tracking in ******** * . It was very coald. We didn't doe much I have very poor success Geor g e has good. Wednesday, March 30, 1892 we go to Lexington to visit William Warmsley a n d when we get there the youngest daughter does not invite us in and go e s and ask inside. She comes and says father is out in the yard and th e y do not invite us in so we look aranoned and feel like Dan Clanards fi f t calf and start for home. Receive Staro S. R. T Releice. 35Tuesday March 29 1892 36Thursday March 31st We track delivering about 100 tracks and we find but very little intre s t manifest and the distribution of tracts has almost the appearance o f th rowing perls before swine, yet we feell like trying to do what we ca n i n this regard and perhaps the written word may find a place in the he ar t of some honest soul. We went through the Blackburn Corperation Par k . This contains about 50 acres and is romantic with its Terraces, 2 la ke s, three fountains and it high altitude makes it rather a delightsum p lac e. 37Friday April 1st 1892 We visit Sister Gibson & family they have been in the Church for the la s t 20 years and she was left a widow last Fall. Her Husband got kille d i n a mine in Scotland. She has a family of six 3 son & 3 daughters th e ol dest being 22 the youngest being 7 years . April fool from Bro G. S. Obray Saturday April 2, 1892 We clean up the house and then take a walk up town and in the Evening ha v e a visit from Sister Elizabeth Gudgeons who does some cleaning for u s an d we talk to them and preach the Gospel to them. 38General Confrence Sunday April 3rd, 1892 We take breakfast and then Fast until supper time and at noon we bow bef o re the Lord and implore him to give us and that we may be able to do o u r duties in teaching the Gospel to the People, and at about 2.45PM we c om mence meeting there being about 10 presant. And we make our meetin g a te stimony meeting but none of Saints avail themselves of the opportu nity o f it. Elder Snell then bare testimony to the restoration of the G ospel a nd I spoke of the necessity of the Saints living near to the Lor d and obe ying the whisperings of the the Spirit to them. 39and we went and took tea with Sis Gibson and then Returned to 33 Holl i n Stree and held another meeting. Bro Snell spoke about 15 minutes and he felt much better in making a str o ng effort to preach. I spoke about ¾ of an hour on the Prophesies mad e b y the prophet Daniel in regard to the Nebched nazzero Immage and we f el t well and rejoiced and feel assured that the Lord heard and answere d ou r prayer and to him be the praise and the Glory. 40Monday April 4th 1892 In the forenoon we prepared a lot of tracts for distribution and in th e E vening visited Sis Gibson and talked with them. And they gave us a v er y good Tea Ham and Eggs & c we spend the Evening with them. Tuesday April 5th 1892 Blackburn I get a suit of clothes died cost 6s/ 6 d we visit and take tea with Mrs Gudge on and talk with her about bein g b aptized and she is ready with all her family at the first opportunit y an d they feel first rate. 41Wednesday April 6th 1892 The cap Stone of the temple in Salt Lke City is laid at the close of t h e 62 Annual Confrence of the Church of J. C. of L.D.S. We walk to Prest o n on the new Preston road from Blackburn. Go to the conference hous e & t here buy some dinner, take tea with Mrs Rogison and thengo and se e Sis Ro bertson. She is making preparation to emigrate. It was a beaut ifull day . I stay at the conference house. Sleep with Bro. Fawsen. 42Thursday April 7th 1892 This being fast day we all observe fasting in the forenoon. I first me e t with Bro Henry Boyce and we meet together in council and give in ou r re ports in the following order S. Brockbank G.D. Snell G. S. Obray, Br o Hen ryBoyce J. P. Young and Abraham Fawsen. No babtism about 200 tract s dist ributed and a few books sold and loaned and the president said ou r report s were not very encouraging but he felt like we was doing what w e could , I then accompanied Bro Fawsonto Southfort. Paid 1s for trip . Southfor t is a sea port town has a pier 1450 yards long 40 ft high ab ove the wate r and a nice lake on eather side of Pier, and beautiful law n and walks an d a very nice city. 43Friday April 8th 1892 Preston Visited Moore and Pierce Parks and the latter is a very nice Park situat e d on the river Ribble and we visited the House where Heber C Kimble an d t wo others set up and prayed all night to keep the Evil Spirits from t akei ng possession of a man. President Fawsen went to Lancaster with Br o You d to visit the people in the Carmel district. Take tea at Sister R oberso ns. I write to Perry Thomas and receive letters from Wife and Evv a Thoma s the children have a rash, I and bro Obray sleep at Mrs, - acro s the s t from Mrs Robertson because some of the brethren cannot sleep th ree i n a bed 44Saturday April 9th 1892 Blackburn We book from Prest to Blackburn for 10d arrive at Blackburn at 1100. Ha v e a visit from one Mr Rothwale, who seamed very anx to be an emegrant L DS aint and we taught him Faith Repentence and Babtism as being being th e fi rst thin to be axcepted, and if he would axcept these with a prayerf ull h eart that the way would be opened in the due time of the Lord for t he Bal ance We take tea with Sis Gaudgeons, and go to the Marke(t?) hea r two Sal vation Army bands and rings preach and sing. 45Sunday April 10 – 1892 Blackburn Bro Snell and I hold two meetings and we have about thirteen in attendan c e and we preach the first principals of the Gosepl to them and exort th e m to faithfulness and in the Even(damaged) one Mrs Ainsworth was prese n t and I felt very much to depend upon the Lord in what I should say. B r o Snell talked about 10 minutes and I taked about 40 and I felt fre e & ea sy and the Spirit of God was felt in our midst I spoke to them ab out sta rting a Sabath School and they said they would support it they mo stly sta yed and took tea. 46Monday April 11th 1892 Blackburn George feels very blue and in the afternoon we go out to Plesington an d s earch for a place to perform some babtism in but canot find a place s utab le. And in the Evening Sister E. Gudgeon her Bro & Boteherin law Jo hn Th omas vist us this is Paste Egg Monday and the children come aroun d the sh ops for past Eggs I received a letter from cousin Elizabeth Reve ll of 9 C lift Terace Kend(?) and She is going to move to Nuby Bridge an d run a hot ell. 47Tuesday April 12th 1892 Blackburn We study the gospel and go to Mrs. Gudgeons for tea go to the corpeati o n baths to get permission to use them for baptism but have to call tomo rr ow for an answer. Wednesday 13th 1892 we get the privilege of the use of the baths for Thu r sday evening after 9 oclock. Mrs. Maggie Lyons has a very bad attac k o f general and we pray with annoying and minister unto her and the Lor d he ard our petitions and she laid down and went to sleep and slept fo r abou t four hours and she	Brockbank, Samuel Brown (I10508)
2162	Samuel came to America with his father Allen Robinett & family in 1682 . H e inherited part of the original 335 acres of land he helped his fath er c lear. He married Mary Taylor, daughter of William & Margaret Taylo r of Up per Providence Township. Mary was still living in 1747. In 1705 S amuel cl aimed an additional 625 acres of land previously owned by his fa ther-in-l aw William Taylor in Sacsbury Township, Chester Co. Pa. The tra ct was lai d out on May 01, 1707 and held until 1724. Samuel sold his Upp er Providen ce property in 1715 to Jacob Chandler. He moved to Nottinghah , Chester Co . Pa., May 16, 1716 where he purchased 350 acres of land o n the river, i n Cecil County * Maryland. * in 1763-67 when the Mason-Dix on line was sur veyed, most of the Nottingham lots were found to be in Ma ryland. Samuel e nded up with a plantation at Nottingham Chester Co. PA . Of 500 acres. Bef ore his death he sold 55 acres to Simon Acre in 1731 . In 1742/3 he s ol d an additional 100 acres to Zavhariah Butcher.	Robinett, Samuel R F (I170394)
2163	Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an Ameri c an painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a p or trait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the inventio n o f a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He wa s a c o-developer of the Morse code, and helped to develop the commercia l use o f telegraphy.	Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (I95928)
2164	Samuel Rose Parkinson was a native of England, world traveler in his you t h, convert to the Church and one of the founders of Franklin, Idaho. Samuel R. Parkinson was born at Borrowford, Lancashire, England, on Apr i l 12, 1831, the son of Willliam and Charlotte Rose Parkinson. When th e bo y was seven months old, his father died. The widowed mother moved t o Stoc kport, where she found employment as a school teacher. At Stockpor t in 18 35 she met and married Edmund Berry, a coal merchant. Times wer e hard i n England during these years, and in 1839 Edmund Berry decided t o take th e family and move to Australia. They sailed from Liverpool in A pril, an d five months later arrived at Sidney. Young Samuel Parkinson wa s now eig ht years of age. Edmund Berry found business conditions unfavorable in Australia and aft e r residing there three years decided to move to New Zealand. The famil y l eft Sidney in October, 1842, and arrived at Auckland six weeks later . Edm und Berry was restless; he did not like the looks of Auckland and d ecide d to continue on the same ship to Chile. The family arrived at Valp arais o in January, 1843. Samuel R. Parkinson was now approaching his twelfth birthday and was ab l e to obtain employment on his own. He found work as a gardener. He als o a ttended school and quickly learned the Spanish language. After three years in Chile, during which time he accumulated several tho u sand dollars, Edmund Berry decided to leave that country and return t o En gland. The family sailed down the West Coast of South America, round ed Ca pe Horne and reached England early in 1846. Young Samuel Parkinson , now f ifteen years of age had journeyed around the world. There was one more move for the Berry family to make and that was to t h e United States. In 1848, two years after their arrival in England, th i s journey was undertaken. They sailed from Liverpool to New Orleans an d t hence by steamboat up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, where the y arri ved in October. They rented a house from a Latter-day Sainte famil y name d Clement. There was a large branch of the Church in the St. Louis at this time a n d Samuel R. Parkinson, now seventeen years of age, began to attend th e me etings. In December, 1848, he was baptized. He also met a young lad y in t he branch, a convert from England named Arabella Chandler. They we re marr ied on January 1, 1852. As soon as they were married, Samuel and Arabella began to plan on uniti n g with the Saints in Utah. By 1854, he had accumulated $700 in money , a w agon, and a yoke of oxen. Samuel was twenty-two years of age, a sub stanti al, hard-working young man. They began the journey to the West wit h abou t sixty wagons known as the "St. Louis Company" and arrived in Sal t Lak e City on the 23rd of September. Anxious to get permanently located as soon as possible, Samuel went t o K aysville a few weeks after his arrival in the Valley, purchased a pie ce o f land, built a log house, and settled down to the life of a farmer . Fro m the beginning he maintained himself and his family, three childre n havi ng been born to them. In 1857 he was requested by President Young to take his team and wagon a n d accompany a group of men back over the plains to Devil's Gate, and br in g in the goods of the handcart immigrants, which had been left there d uri ng the disaster of the previous year. A few months later he was called to go to Echo Canyon and assist in defe n se of the Saints against the approaching Johnston's Army. Early in 185 8 h e was requested to go to the Salmon River country and assist the sett ler s at Fort Lemhi in returning to Utah. Later in 1858, he took his fami ly a nd moved south with the Saints, who vacated their homes prior to th e entr ance of Johnston's Army into Salt Lake Valley. After a peaceable s ettleme nt of affairs had been made with the army, Samuel Parkinson broug ht his f amily back to his farm in Kaysville. Many settlers flocked to Cache Valley in the spring and summer of 1859 , a nd the fame of the valley spread abroad. Early in the spring of 186 0 a gr oup of men in Kaysville decided to investigate the new location fo r farmi ng possibilities and homesites. Among these men were Samuel R. Pa rkinson , Alfred Alder, Peter Pool, E. C. Van Orden, William and John Com ish, She m Purnell, George Alder, W. H. Rogers, James Oliver, and Arnol d Goodliffe . This group reached Wellsville about the time snow melted off the groun d i n the spring. They inquired at each town as they traveled northward t o le arn if there were available land for settlement. At each place the y wer e informed that all the land had been "taken up." They continued o n to Cu b River and, finding that no one had located in that vicinity, th ey decid ed to stop and build a town. Samuel R. Parkinson thus became on e of the o riginal settlers of Franklin, Idaho. A few days after the group stopped on Cub River, Peter Maughan, "Presidi n g Bishop" of Cache Valley, called at their camp and appointed Thomas S . S mart, Samuel R. Parkinson, and James Sanderson to divide the land an d tak e charge of the temporal and spiritual affairs of the colony, unti l a bis hop could be appointed. From the beginning Indians were troublesome to the settlers at Frankli n . A large band gathered on the Bear River in the late fall of 1862, abo u t twelve miles north of Franklin. This group had committed many depreda ti ons and Colonel Patrick Connor, in command at Fort Douglas, decided t o ta ke his troops and "chastise" them. A battle was fought on January 29 , 186 3, in which several soldiers and approximately three hundred Indian s wer e killed. Samuel R. Parkinson was one of those who took his sleig h and we nt to the battlefield and brought in the wounded soldiers to th e Mormon c olony. He also transported a group of them to Fort Douglas i n Salt Lake C ity. In the summer of 1863 Samuel R. Parkinson and Thomas S. Smart built th e f irst saw mill at Franklin, which was also the first in southeastern I daho . Two residents of Franklin, Andrew Morrison and William Howell, were gett i ng out logs in a canyon east of town in May, 1863, when they were attac ke d by Indians. Morrison was seriously wounded by two arrows shot deepl y i n his body. Howell escaped and ran to town for help. A posse rescue d Andr ew Morrison, and Samuel R. Parkinson went for a doctor. He hitche d his fa st mules to the front wheels of his wagon and started for Salt L ake City ; he was back in forty-eight hours with Dr. Anderson, whose skil lful wor k assisted in saving the life of Andrew Morrison. Samuel R. Park inson alw ays gave his assistance freely to anyone in distress . In 1868, when the Franklin Cooperative Store was organized, Samuel R. Pa r kinson became a stockholder and the manager. Later he helped to organi z e the North Star Woolen Mills, which he also successfully managed for m an y years. He kept several teams on the road freighting to the Montana m ine s. He was the owner of a good farm and a large band of sheep. He wa s dili gent and prosperous in his business. A thorough and devoted Latter-day Saint, Samuel R. Parkinson served thir t y years as a member of the Franklin Ward bishopric. He also spent consi de rable time in his later years doing temple work, which was near to hi s he art. His greatest success, it might be said, was in the rearing o f a larg e and splendid family. Three of his sons and one grandson becam e presiden ts of stakes; other sons and grandsons served as bishops; al l of his son s and daughters were devoted to the Church. Samuel R. Parkinson died in Preston, Idaho, on May 23, 1919, a few wee k s past his eighty-eighth birthday. In a written statement he had prepar e d to be read at his funeral is the following paragraph: "It is my solemn testimony that Joseph Smith was divinely commissione d t o bring forth the Everlasting Gospel, the only true plan of salvation , in augurated and planned by God himself, with all its wonderful gifts a nd bl essings, for the benefit and final exaltation of the human family.. . Thro ugh its power and authority this Gospel is being preached to the i nhabita nts of the earth, and I bear solemn witness that no power on eart h will e ver be permitted to disturb or stop its progress." -- From "Stalwarts of Mormonism," 1954, by Preston Nibley	Parkinson, Samuel Rose (I21115)
2165	Samuel Smith, Sr. was born in 1666. He was listed on the town and coun t y records as a “gentleman” and it appears that he held a public office . H e married Rebecca Curtis, and they had 9 children. He was raised in the prevailing religious teachings of a Puritan Commun i ty who taught that everyone sould have a strict knowledge of the script ur es and that there had been a drifting away from the original teaching s o f the Bible. He and his wife, Rebecca Curtis are the second-great-gra npar ents of the Prophet Joseph Smith and the grandparents of Asael Smith , wh o restored the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 a ka th e Mormons. . According to the Town and County Records, Samuel was known as a Gentlema n . This is thought by some to mean, that Robert, his father, had been t h e youngest son of a nobleman. It was the custom in ENG at that time. H i s older brother, Thomas had deserted his parents home at an early age a n d had made his home with his grandparents, Thomas and Mary French. Aft e r his father's death on 30 Aug 1693. Samuel took full charge of his fat he r's affairs and cared for the younger members of the family. He was 2 7 a t the time. His mother and brother, Nathaniel, who was an invalid, ma de t heir home with him. His mother lived with him for the 26 years sh e wa s a widow and Nathaniel died abt 1719. They had 10 children.	Smith, Samuel (I51072)
2166	Samuel was a tailor by trade. He went to Canada and was not heard from a f ter the year 1800.	Whipple, Samuel (I694)
2167	Sarah (Coggeshall) Greene was a great-great-granddaughter of John Cogges h all, the emigrant ancestor, a silk merchant who came from Essex County , E ngland in the ship Lyon, with his wife and three children, arriving i n Bo ston, September 16, 1632. He was Deacon of the First Church at Bost on, 1 634, Selectman, 1634, and Deputy, 1634-7. He removed to Portsmouth , R.I. , in 1638, and in 1640 was recorded at Newport as owner of 389 acr es of l and. He was Assistant, 1640-44, corporal, 1644, Moderator, 1647 , and Pre sident of the Colony of Rhode Island, 1647. He died in office , Novembe r 27, 1647, aged fify-six years, and was buried onhis own land . His so n Joshua, who embraced Quakerism, was also Assistant and Deput y for man y years. In his will, proved in 1688, he bequested tohis son , Joshua, Jr ., 120 acres at Newport. Joshua, son of Joshua, Jr., reside d at East Gre enwich. He married Mercy, daughter of Thomas Nichols, an d was father o f Sarah, wife of Samuel Greene.	Coggeshall, Sarah (I175767)
2168	Sarah Ellen Bennett Stott 1873 - 1961 Autobiography written 29 Nov 1958 I, Sarah Ellen Bennett Stott, was born February 9, 1873, the daughte r o f Hiram Bell Bennett (born March 1, 1823 in Nashville, Tennessee), an d El len Greenhalgh Bennett (born 27 July 1852 in England). My father wa s a p olygamist and my mother was his second wife. He was old enough t o be he r father, having been born the same year as her father was. My m other wa s 16 years of age when they were married in 1868. Her first chi ld, Jess e J. Bennett, was born when she was 18. I was the third child i n a famil y of eleven children (7 girls and 4 boys). They were born in t he followi ng order: Jesse J., George A., myself, Esther P., Mary A., Luc y B., Minni e M., Clara Marinda, Edith Ann, Albert Eli, and Peter Presto n (1888). W e were all born in the same bed, the same corner of the room , and in th e same house, which is located in Meadow, West of Cleon Stott ’s barn an d is now owned by Var Cleon Stott, a grandson. The eleven o f us were bor n over a period of 19 years. Mother died of typhoid pneumo nia when Prest on was one and a half years old. Father’s first wife, wh o was 73 years o ld at the time, raised us after mother died. “Grandma” , as we called her , lived to be 86 years old. I was the only child marr ied at the time “Gr andma” died. My mother had always called her “Mother ”. At the time of h er death I was living in Provo while my husband wa s going to school. I grew up as all children do, without much knowledge of my life. Abou t t he first thing I can remember was when I was about four years old, Jo e Da me, a neighbor, asked me if I would like to go to Fillmore with him . H e was going up with a load of grain to the flour mill to get some fl our . That was the way everyone did when they needed flour. They too k a loa d of wheat to Fillmore and traded it for a new supply of flour . They pu t it into two bushel sacks and would empty it into large flou r bins whe n they got home. We did not get it in fifty pounds as they d o now. At h ome we had a big long porch (three rooms length) and our bi n was on tha t porch. Our large family had Saloradus (soda) biscuits eve ry morning . I was really disappointed by I had to tell Joe Dame I could n’t go beca use my clothes were too ragged. I remember that ragged dres s now just a s it looked then 82 years ago. I was baptized on 11 June 1882 in a creek northwest of town by Hinden Ad a ms and confirmed by William Probert of Scipio, who was in Meadow at th e t ime preaching. I started school at the age of six. “Grandma” Martha S. Bennett and Sar a h Stott (Allison Stott’s mother) were my teachers. Two teachers taugh t i n the same room. Our school was a one-room log house, where Tom Reay ’s h ouse now stands and it was also the meeting house for one year. I r ememb er the following teachers: John Neild, George Ramsay, Hannah Hanse n (Moth er of Stella Day), and Hyrum Beckstrand. Hyrum Beckstrand was fo ur year s older than I and I particularly remember him as a teacher becau se he ha d us sing a solo “A Bird With a Broken Pinion Will Never Soar S o High Aga in”. Our studies were reading, writing, and arithmetic “taug ht to the t une of a hickory stick”. We made our own chewing gum out o f resin. We w ould chew for awhile and then let the next person chew; th e more we chewe d, the sweeter it got. One day I was on my way to Fillmore in a wagon with a group of girls wh e n Eliza Bushnell dropped one of the lines. I was afraid the wagon wou l d tip over, so I jumped out to stop the horses and broke my leg. I wa s l aid up for nine months. It was at this time that we had trouble because my father practiced poly g amy. The government stationed three big U.S. Marshals at our home. Th e y arrived in the middle of the night. Two stood outside with big club s a nd one came in and watched the house hoping to catch father. I had j us t broken my leg a week or so before. One of them looked in the dresse r d rawer (evidently looking for father) and I said “What kind of fello w do y ou think he is?” They arrested all of the children that could test ify aga inst him. They couldn’t take me because of my broken leg. The y didn’t f ind him that night. They had a pre-hearing in Provo. I stil l have som e of the dishes they gave me for staying home and seeing to th e other chi ldren that couldn’t go. I was about 14 years old. Father ha d been hidin g in the ditch East of Meadow. They found him later comin g from the tith ing office to our home which was just through the fence. I remember once in my childhood I was going out with a boy my father did n ’t want me to. In order to stop me he grabbed the rolling pin from th e f lour bin on the porch and held it over me as if to strike me. Because my father was Bishop of our Ward we had many Mormon leaders co m e and stay in our house. I especially remember when Brigham Young cam e t o visit us. He always had fancy gloves and hats. He would bring hi s wiv es and other important people in his party (two or three buggy load s). W hen the women would take off their fancy hats and wraps, we girl s would t ake them to their room and try them on. When Lorenzo Snow came , he alway s put on a nightcap before going to bed. We all thought he lo oked so fun ny. The women always wore nightcaps with strings under thei r chins in or der to keep their heads warm in the cold rooms, but very se ldom did we se e a man in one. Even though my father was Bishop for many years we always had coffee i n t he morning. He chewed tobacco until the day he died. He had been ra ise d on a tobacco farm in Tennessee. We never heard about the Word of W isdo m in those days. I remember some of the Apostles and Church leader s smok ed pipes and cigars when they came down and stayed over night at o ur hous e. It wasn’t until Heber J. Grant’s time that we heard much abou t the Wo rd of Wisdom. “Grandmother” and I went to Fillmore to live so that I could continu e m y schooling at the Millard Academy. We stayed just part of one yea r . I was about fifteen years old. We took some Meadow boys along who l iv ed with us. My teachers were Alma Greenwood, Joshua Greenwood, Benjam i n Cluff and Mrs Walsh. Benjamin Cluff was principal. They were very g oo d teachers and knew how to make us work. I got Hyrum Beckstrand’s spe lli ng and definitions for him while he got arithmetic for me. Of cours e , I never got very far in figures. My formal education ended that year. At that time I started to work o u t doing housework for women in town at $1.50 per week, or did washin g o n a scrubbing board for fifth cents a day. After finishing the washi n g I would scrub a big wood floor. We didn’t know about linoleum then. One springtime I left home to work for the first time. I went to work f o r Mrs Hinckley at Cove Fort. It was a long way in those days, taking a l l day to go. I stayed about three weeks and was so homesick I just ha d t o come home. They sent me home in a two-wheeled card drawn by one ho rse . I was never so happy to get home. It was right after this that m y mot her had a bad cold and about a week later it developed into pneumon ia. S he died the 4th of May 1890. Even though I went to work early, Father had always been a good provide r . We never went hungry and he always hired out much of his work. At this time I was keeping company with Joseph L. Stott. We went togeth e r about six years. He never got very far from home while courting beca us e walking was our only way of travel. He used to come and see me Wedn esd ay and Sunday nights. When there happened to be a dance we got to g o ou t on Friday nigh too. I well remember the first time he came to as k to g o anywhere with him. I was on top of the house putting apples u p to dry . I had been peeling apples and was bare-footed. The dress I h ad on wa s so stiff with apple juice that it would have stood alone. I worked for my future husband’s folks for three months. In the year 18 9 3, Joseph went to Nevada to shear sheep to make our wedding stake. I n ev er kissed him until we were engaged. On July 19, 1893, when I was twe nt y years old and Joe was twenty-one, we were married in the Manti Templ e . It took us three days to travel by covered wagon to Manti for the we dd ing. There were five of us who went: my brother George, my sister Mar y , Ellen Stewart (George’s girl friend), and the two of us. It took u s th ree days to return home by way of Clear Creek. We took our own gru b bo x and slept out on the ground two nights. When we were a young married couple, we used to dance in Joe’s father’ s b arn (Charlie Swallow’s now) and in an old school house with an orga n an d a fiddle as our music. My husband always had a wonderful sense o f humo r. One night after a party in the Meadow Ward, my brother George , and hi s wife Bessie Joe and I left and went down to my brother Jesse’ s house . We got a quart of Loganberry Wine. One of the men put his ha t over th e bottle of wine and as we drank it, waited, and go a thrill ou t of the w ine. Joe would say “hat’s off” when we wanted another drink . This was b efore the Word of Wisdom was stressed as much. A short time after we were married Joe wanted to go back to school in Pr o vo. He had attended one year previous to our marriage. The B. Y. Acad em y was down by the railroad station in an old warehouse. We took all o u r belongings which included a little four holed stove, some bedding, et c . Actually we didn’t have very many things. We loaded them onto a hay ra ck and started on our journey which took us four days. My brother Jes s e went with us. We stopped in Nephi the second night and Joe was terri bl y sick all night long and fainted. Joe went to school two years. We would go home in the summer so tha t h e could farm. In order to stay in school we rented two rooms (on e a slan t-off and a front room) for $3.00 a month and took in five board ers. The y furnished the grub and paid the rent, and I did the cooking , washing, a nd ironing for seventy-five cents a week plus my grub free . I did all th e washing on the scrubbing board. The boarders slept i n the slant-off ro om and Joe and I slept in the front room, and also use d for eating, washi ng and other work. One Sunday morning the boarders h ad to leave becaus e I knew that the baby I was expecting was coming an d that was the only p lace I had to deliver it. We were surely happy whe n our first boy, Leo , arrived. He was born October 28, 1894. My siste r Esther came up to he lp me for awhile. I didn’t put Leo in pants until he was six. He had ringlets until the n t oo. I shined his shoes every night and always maintained that you co ul d tell the character of a person by the look in his eyes and the way h e k ept his shoes. Once when coming home from school for the holidays we camped in Scipi o . They had a log house called “Camp House”. That night there were ni n e men and myself camping there. They made a long bed the length of th e f loor and put me at the end, with Joe next, and George, my brother, ne xt . In the night I got so cold I climbed in between Joe and George. While attending school Joe was called on a mission. He didn’t feel he c o uld go at that time because he didn’t have a place for us to live in wh il e he was gone. The Church Authorities said they would release him fro m g oing until he could make preparations and get ready, but before the y ea r was up (in February) he received another call. I told him to accep t it . It was surely a hard decision to make because we didn’t have a th ing . He had left school after his first call and we had gone home befor e sc hool was out. After we came home Joe taught school during the winter in the daytime a n d spent the evenings building a house for his family. He made a mud ma ch ine in order to make mud bricks for the house. It was like a shaft wi t h paddles and he used broncos to keep the machine going around. He ha d t o break quite a few broncos before he could use the machine. Joe Bec kstr and and my brother, Jess Bennett, helped him. They put the mud in m old s to dry, then laid them in a kiln and burnt them to bricks. Joe als o we nt to a saw mill and sawed his own lumber. The water was so low tha t h e would have to wait for the mill race to fill before going on. Whil e i t was filling he would go find trees, cut logs and them go back to th e mi ll race and saw the logs for the lumber. It was really a job to bui ld ou r two-roomed house. The house still stands. My grand-daughter, Cl oa Ric hards, lived in it for some time. We moved into our new home thre e week s before Joe left for his mission. I was left with only five cents in the house. He had mortgaged the ho m e to a fellow in Meadow for money enough to do him on his mission. H e co uld only get about $250. I worked for anybody I could - sewing, mak ing s oap, etc., and I didn’t touch a penny of the money he had for his m ission . He auctioned his only horse and got a little money, but laced $ 5.00 o f the amount needed to get in the mission in California, with head quarter s in San Francisco. Ben Goddard loaned him the $5.00. When Joe left in the Spring for his mission I was expecting our second c h ild. Leo was just a little over a year. Seven months after he left Cl eo n was born on August 23, 1896, the year Utah became a State. People a ske d Joe how he got a baby having been away from home. He told them tha t h e had good ward teachers. Elizabeth E. Stewart, a mid-wife, delivere d Cl eon and took care of me. She charged $5.00 which I had saved up fro m m y work. When I went to pay her, she refused to take it. I told he r I gu essed I would have to give her the baby. She finally got him a s a son-in -law. The closest flood that every happened in Meadow was on the 12th of Jul y a nd Cleon was born the following August. He had a lot of hair and i t stoo d straight up. People would come in and ask what was wrong with h is hai r and I would tell them that he got scared of the flood and it nev er cam e down again. My sister, Marinda, lived with me most of the tim e Joe wa s gone. In order to buy a baby buggy I dried fruit, made soap and sewed. I carr i ed plums (which were given to me by Brother John Gull) four blocks in t h e daytime and cut them at night and laid them on boards so they would d ry . I sold them to the store for three cents a pound. After much har d wor k I finally got the nice baby buggy and a dish cupboard. I had t o hav e a substantial buggy for the two babies because I had to take the m wit h me everywhere I went. No one knew what a struggle it was. I did n’t co mplain to anyone. When Joe came home and saw my garments and the y were a ll patched on top of each other, he cried because he hadn’t know n. I ha d never told him about the hardships. I had a sugar bowl full o f sugar u p in the cupboard and didn’t dare touch it because I was afrai d someone w ould come in and I would have to prepare food, so I saved i t for company . I was as “poor” as a “skinned owl”. After Joe had been on his mission a year and a half, Howard Bushnell we n t out from Meadow and reported what a difficult time we were having a t ho me, so they released Joe. When he got back I didn’t even weight 10 0 poun ds. Joe came home in July and taught school in Kanosh for the next five year s . We lived there the first year and from then on, for four years, he t ra veled back and forth, coming home on week-ends. When Cleon was 18 months old, on Christmas Eve, he drank chloroform an d s eemed absolutely dead. Joe came home and made coffee and poured dow n hi m and he vomited. Then they put him in hot water baths and then col d wat er baths and rubbed him over and over. It took him all day to com e out o f it. He wore ringlets until he drank the chloroform. After tha t he wa s covered with sores all over his body so we had to cut his hair. Our last child, our only daughter, was born September 2, 1898, nearl y a y ear and a half after Joe’s return from the mission. I got pregnan t wit h Melba while Joe was teaching school in Kanosh and he said “Ther e wasn’ t a thing wrong with me but Kanosh water”. The night before sh e was bor n I felt miserable and didn’t sleep much, but I didn’t complai n becaus e I wanted Joe to get his rest. Our house had two rooms and a h allway . I got up and was waiting in the hallway facing west in a rocker . Jo e asked me what was the matter and I said, “Nothing, only what wa s to be” . He went to the store and the baby was here while he was away . I ha d a mid-wife helping. I though she was such a lovely baby. Whe n Melba’ s first baby was born I took it harder than I did for my own. After Joe taught school seven years we went back to school at the B.Y. A c ademy for one year. It was then located on the lower campus (Room D ) o n Fifth North and University Avenue in Provo. We traveled on a hayra ck t his trip and trailed a cow behind us. Every day the cow would bloa t up a nd we would have to stop and give the cow coal oil. It took fou r long da ys to make the journey. We had the two little boys and the bab y girl wit h us on this trip. When we arrived we rented a house from Dr . Zimmerman . It was a busy time for me. I took in ten boarders and w e had five o f our own to feed. I boarded them for $20.00 a month. After Joe finished we returned home. We trailed the cow back and whe n w e got her home she got in the lucern and went in Al Duncan’s chicke n coo p and died. I cried like a baby when “Old Min” died because she me ant s o much to us. We needed her milk for the three little children. When Melba was eight years of age and I was thirty-three, I had to g o t o Salt Lake City to have an operation in the L.D.S. Hospital. Marth a Bus hnell took care of my children wile I was away. I was in the hospi tal th ree weeks. I wrote my husband and told him the doctor said I coul d go ho me when he came for me, so he came and I told the nurse I could g o home . The doctor hadn’t released me, so when the doctor went to the h ospita l and found I was gone he looked all over Salt Lake for me. Whe n he foun d me he said I sure took my life in my hands. We took the train down after the operation from Salt Lake to Clear Lak e ( about 40 miles from Meadow). Joe put me in the back of a covered spr in g wagon with a mattress in back. He had to carry me in because I was s o w eak. After my return my sister, Edith, stayed with me. During my life I have held offices in the Church as counselor in the Pri m ary, President in the Primary at the time of my operation, so had to b e r eleased; Secretary in the Relief Society for three presidents ove r a peri od of 25 years (Elisabeth Stewart, Mary Bushnell, and Albertin a Fisher) ; and President of the M.I.A. for five years. I was Presiden t of the M.I .A. when the first Gold and Green Ball was started. Leona B ennett was th e queen. She borrowed all the jewelry there was in town . We made her dr ess out of gold and green paper. It was very pretty. At the time of World War I (1918) Cleon was on a mission and Leo was i n t he army. Melba and I had to take their place on the farm. Melba plo we d with seven head of horses and a mule all day and I planted all the g rai n (320 acres). I drove three horses on the grain drill. My husband was elected Assessor of Millard County and held the job for t w o years. I was his secretary until he died at fifty years of age. M y so n, Leo9, took his place as Assessor for 7 ½ years and I stayed on a s hi s deputy and secretary. I did all the descriptions of all the lan d in Mi llard County with a Spenserian pen. Six weeks before Joe died I had a premonition of his death. I felt i t s o terrifically strong that I just couldn’t even go with him to a cele brat ion up at Fillmore of the laying of the last spike of railroad fro m Sal t Lake to Fillmore. I got on my horse and roamed the hills all da y Eas t of Meadow. He died of a ruptured appendix. I went to Fillmore and stayed ten day s a nd nights at his side when he was so ill. He said one night that i f he c ould just make it until morning, he would be all right. I had al l of th e children come up and he died the next day about 11 o’clock on M ay 27, 1 923. Joe and I had planned for a long time to take a trip together, but befo r e we made it he died. After the death of my husband I started to do a little traveling. My fi r st trip was taken to Coronado, California with my daughter and her husb an d to an insurance convention. This was in 1923. In the year 1930 I m ad e my first trip to Canada, spent three weeks and worked in the Temple . L ater I went with Dan and Melba to Detroit, Michigan by bus and we dr ov e a new car back. While there we went on a boat from Detroit, Michiga n t o St. Paul, Minnesota. A bad storm came up and Melba so sick. I fel t fi ne. At the time of the World’s Fair I went to San Francisco to another insur a nce convention with Dan and Melba. We visited all of the exhibits ou t o n Treasure Island where the Fair was held. During World War II, I we nt t o Pensacola, Florida with my sister, Miranda and her son, Ted, by ca r an d came back by bus. After that I took a trip to Seattle, Washingto n by b us. When Ted Sorensen was stationed on Whitby Island in 1944 we v isite d him and went on a ship to Victoria, Canada. My next trip was wit h my g rand-daughter, Leola, by bus to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The tw o of u s then went down to Texas where Merrill, my grandson was on a miss ion a t San Antonia (Spanish American Mission). I ate my first Mexican f ood an d liked it. I liked the Mexican people and they seemed to like me . Merr ill promised me many times after that that he would take me to Me xico, wh ich he later did. When I was 75 I took a tour with the Vida Fox Clawson Tour group (1949 ) . I was listening to the radio one day while I worked when I heard a b ro adcast about a tour that was leaving Salt Lake in a few days for point s E ast. I dropped a card in the mail asking for details. In the meanti m e I tried to find someone else to go with me, but everyone was too bus y a t the time. So I decided “I can speak English, I’m in good health, s o I’ m going to make the trip by myself”. We left October 4th on the D & RG railroad and went to Denver and the n t o Kansas City, Missouri, where we saw Liberty Jail, the grave of Davi d Wh itmer, Monument of the Three Witnesses, The Reorganized Church Taber nacle , Church of Christ, the Temple site and many other interesting thin gs. T hen we went to Chicago where we visited Shedd Aquarium, Akler Plan etarium , Field Museum, Marshall Field’s Store, and had dinner at Jane Ad ams’ Hul l House. After leaving Chicago we went to Cleveland and motore d to Kirtl and where we visited the Kirtland Temple and drove along Lak e Erie. Trav eling from there to Niagara Falls which we viewed from th e Canadian side , we saw the Rainbow Bridge. The falls were beautiful li ghted with 1,380 ,000,000 candle power. We left Cleveland and arrived th at evening in Gen eva, New York. We motored to Peter Whitmer’s farm an d through the lovel y country-side to the Hill Cumorah. We held a testim ony meeting at the S acred Grove. Our next stop was at the Martin Harri s farm., which was mor tgaged to obtain money with which to pay for the p rinting of the Book o f Mormon. Next stop was Boston where we visited al l the spots of Interes t including Bunker Hill Monument, Paul Revere’s ho use and went to Lexingt on, Concord, and the Old North Bridge. We visite d the homes of Longfello w, Lowell, Hawthorne, Emerson and Louisa May Alc ott. In New York City w e went out sight seeing which included Columbi a University, Central Park , Grant’s Tomb, Rockefeller Center, China Town , etc. In Philadelphia w e saw the Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, etc . Points of interest tha t we saw in the Washington DC area were Mount V ernon, Old Georgetown, Arl ington Cemetery, The White House, the Nationa l Art Gallery and the Govern ment buildings. On the way home we stopped at Detroit and the Ford Plant, Iowa, Cartha g e Jail, Nauvoo, saw the homes of many of the early Mormon leaders and s a w the graves of Joseph, Emma, and Hyrum Smith. This whole trip was a w on derful thrill for me. We arrived home October 22. I took three trips with Melba and Dan to San Francisco to see my grandso n s Merrill, Stott, and Fred while they were attending Stanford Universi t y in Palo Alto. On the second trip Fred was leaving for a Mission to S ou th America and we went to Van Couver, B.C. to see him off. At 84 I went on my promised trip to Mexico with my grandson, Merrill a n d his wife, Lucille, my daughter, Melba, and my son-in-law, Dan. We vi si ted Hermosillo, Guaymas, and other small Mexican towns. It was my fir s t trip to a foreign sneaking country and it all interested me very muc h . Many of my relatives thought I shouldn’t go and I did get extremel y ti red, but when I returned I said if I died the next day it would hav e bee n worth it. While on this trip we stayed in Tucson and Phoenix als o. During my lifetime I have been quite a horsewoman. I rode horses bareba c k, sideways and made them lope. I used to ride that way to the tow n . I have ridden many different horses through the years. I have als o ra ised hundreds of pet lambs - the ones the ewes wouldn’t own. I woul d rai se them on cows milk and made a little money from them. I didn’t q uit mi lking cows until I was 83. When I needed milk I would go out an d milk th e cows. As I recall I have never had one bit of difficulty with my mother-in-la w , or my step-mother, and have always gotten along with my daughters-in- la w. I have tried to always get along with all people. Through the years I have made many things for my children, grandchildr e n and great-grandchildren. At the age of 78 I made my first afghan f o r a granddaughter, Leola George. This started me on an afghan caree r . I have made 24 of them since. I have set 43 double wedding ring qui lt s together. I have made 10 of these and quilted them for my ten grand dau ghters. I have crochet since I was 13 years old. I still have a pil lo w that I made when I was 14 years of age at the time I had my broken l eg . It is black velvet with yarn flowers. It is now 72 years old. I t wou ld take rooms and rooms to put all the handiwork I have done in . I hav e made most of my grandchildren 3 quilts each and have done eve r so man y for my three children. I still spend days and days quilting f or the Re lief Society. Since I turned 85 I have made three large quilts , 5 baby q uilts and 2 afghans (one for Tom Swallow and one for Lillian B ooth, my gr anddaughter’s (by marriage) mother). I have been a lover of flowers all my life. In the summer time to g o t o Grandma’s was always a beautiful sight. Even at the age of 85 my f lowe rs are still a part of me. I rise early and always find weeding t o do . I am still active for my age. I have always loved to go to show s an d to travel. I still live alone and do my own house work. Now at almost 86 I am giving my history to those interested. I am pro u d to have three fine children, 17 grandchildren, and 49 great-grandchil dr en (29 are Leo’s grandchildren, 15 are Cleon’s and 6 are Melbas.) A s I l ook back now my philosophy of life through the years has been “I wo uld ra ther wear out than rust out”.Postscript by daughter, Melba Stott B ushnell Mother was a widow for 38 years and it seemed she spent that part of h e r life in doing good for others. She spent many hours helping young mo th ers, when they would have sickness or at fruit canning time. There wa sn’ t a woman in Meadow who did not receive a crocheted handkerchief sh e ha d done. She cooked many meals and took them into homes where sickne ss wa s. My oldest brother Leo died of cancer in 1959, a year after Mother had gi v en this life’s history. And then two years later in 1961, my older bro th er Cleon was killed when the tractor he was driving on his farm overtu rne d on him. These two tragedies were very hard on Mother and she was n ot t he same after. Cleon died in April 1961, Mother was 88 and in May 1961, the following m o nth, Mother became bedfast and the doctor said she was dying of a brok e n heart and old age so all we could do was to keep her comfortable . I stayed with her in her home at Meadow for some time then I brought h e r up to my home here in Provo where she died six weeks later, June 14 , 19 61. At that time she had 16 grandchildren, 53 great grandchildren , an d 1 great great grandchildren. Mother died as she had lived - nobly, patiently, and thankful for all th a t was done for her. She was loved by everyone that knew her and she lo ve d them in return.	Bennett, Sarah Ellen (I5198)
2169	SARAH HIRST COON (Wife of Jacob Coon, Maternal Grandmother to Gloria Newman Petersen) Written by Annabelle Coon Thomas, a daughter, and taken from Heritag e o f the Abraham Coon Family. My mother, Sarah Hirst, was born in Longwood, Yorkshire, England, Jul y 2 9, 1857. John Hirst, her father, was born January 7, 1816, in Southw ood , Yorkshire, England. Her mother, Charlotte Brook, was born March 9 , 181 8, in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. My grandfather, John Hirst, Sr., was a son of Abraham Hirst and Nancy Sy k es. He married my grandmother, Charlotte Brook, a daughter of Willia m Br ook and Hannah Bottomley. They were parents of thirteen children, t hre e of whom died when small children. The Mormon Elders came to that little village and were the means of conv e rting my grandfather and his family to the Church. They were Brother s Ge orge C. Riser and Charles W. Penrose. Grandfather was then anxious to bring his family to the land of Zion. T h ey emigrated to Utah in 1868 with eight children: six daughters, one s on , one married daughter, and a son-in-law. Two daughters were marrie d an d remained in England. Along with a few Saints and others, they sai led f rom Liverpool, England, on the “Emerald Isle,” an old sailing vesse l, o n June 20, 1868. They landed in New York on August 11, 1868. The y wer e almost eight weeks on the sea. Their supply of drinking water ra n ou t and on the way they all had to drink the water out of the huge tan ks an d barrels that were used for ballast. This water, being very unsan itary , was allotted out one cup of water a day and only a little sip a t a time . The vessel was in a very crowded condition. The poor conditi ons cause d a good many deaths.* At one time they seemed to be sailing along at a good rate of speed. Gr a ndfather said to the captain, “We’re doing fine aren’t we?” The capta i n swore wickedly and said, “Yes, we’re going back to Liverpool.” At y e t another time there was a very bad storm on the ocean. Again the capt ai n swore and blamed the Mormons for everything that went wrong. The cr e w huddled the Saints up in a corner and told them that if any one of th e m tried to get into the lifeboats they would be struck and killed. Th e n Grandfather asked the Saints to pray for safety. At this time the st or m passed, but on the return trip the vessel, crew, and cargo sank. While out in midocean my mother’s sister gave birth to a baby girl and t h ey gave her the name of Emerald after the vessel on which she was bor n . At this writing, Emerald lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husban d an d children. The emigrants traveled to Omaha by train and came from there to Utah b y o x team. Mother was only eight years old and walked most of the way a cros s the plans with the others. One time when she was riding in the wagon they were going down a very st e ep hill. As she was frightened, she started to climb out of the wago n an d fell between the wheels. Quickly the back wheel passed over her l eft l eg, breaking it above the knee. Her parents and others bound the l eg an d administered to her. She had to lie on her back in the bottom o f the w agon the rest of the way. Their pioneer company was the last t o come b y sailing vessel or ox team, for from this time on, they had ste amboat an d railroads. After they arrived in Utah, her father settled first at North Point an d t hen in Pleasant Green. He was called to be the presiding Elder ove r tha t area. They met in a small one-room log cabin. He taught schoo l classe s and held meetings there. Seats consisted of boxes, stools, an d crude b enches. John Hirst had the first funeral held in that log cabi n. The two Elders, Brother George Riser and Brother Charles W. Penrose, w h o converted him to the church were speakers at his funeral. Grandfather died September 7, 1878. Charlotte Hirst, my grandmother, di e d March 9, 1880, in Pleasant Green. By that time in the Pleasant Gree n c ommunity they had built a better and larger building. Grandmother wa s th e first Relief Society of the Pleasant Green Branch, a position sh e hel d until her death. *Information from Clifford Coon states: In one of the Sons of the Uta h P ioneer meetings I heard the story of the ship the “Emerald Isle” duri ng i ts last voyage. It seems that a good many more deaths would have re sulte d among the Saints if the cabin boy had not brought them water as o ften a s he could from the supply of good water hoarded by the captain an d the c rew. As a result of his good actions, the cabin boy was converte d and ca me to Utah. He thus escaped the watery grave of the captain an d the cre w upon their return voyage to England.	Hirst, Sarah (I129)
2170	Sarah Priscilla Cluley 1831- 1865 Early Life Born: 13 Feb 1831 Liverpool, England Christened: April 1, 1831 Baptized: 3 July 1831 St. Nicholas, Church of England in Liverpool Parents: Henry Cluley and Catherine Threlfall . Sarah’s father, Henry, is listed as bootmaker on Sarah’s marriage licens e . Bootmaking/shoemaking appears to be a family business. Sarah’s mothe r , Catherine, worked as a shoebinder (1841 census). ** Hand binder or boot binder—one who sewed together the upper leather s o n a last, usually women, older children and old men. Sarah Priscilla was born the 3rd of 6 children in her family but she w a s the only child that grew into adulthood; her other 5 siblings all di e d when they were infants. Sarah Priscilla was the only child who live d p ast the age of one. Siblings: Ann—Jan 2, 1828-Nov 1828-- Lived 10 months John—July 17, 1829-Mar 8 1830-- Lived 8 months Sarah—Feb 13, 1831-Apr 12 1865 Joseph—June 28, 1835-Feb. 1836-- Lived 8 months Elizabeth—Feb 13, 1837-March 1837- Lived about 5 weeks Henry—May 6, 1838-Feb 24, 1839-- Lived 9 months Sarah lived on Brick Street, Liverpool, England. She learned about heartache and death at an early age. Before she was 10, Sarah not only lost her father but had also experienc e d the joy of having 3 siblings born and the sorrow of those 3 childre n be ing called home in their infancy. Sarah (10) and her mother (35) then lived with Catherine’s father, Jose p h Threlfall, a carpenter, who was 75 years old. (1841 census) While growing up, Sarah most likely helped her mother in the shoe bindi n g business and probably looked after her grandfather the best she could . When Sarah was 17 years old, her mother, Catherine, remarried a man nam e d William Maxwell. (She had been a widow 8 years ) Adulthood At age 20, Sarah was living in another household—(77 Grove Street) possi b ly caring for an 82 year old man. She is listed as a servant living wi t h a retired merchant, a commercial traveler who is a listed as a lodge r a nd a 36 year old woman listed as head of house and housekeeper. (185 1 cen sus) Sarah somehow learned about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Sai n ts between the years of 1849 and 1852. One record says she was baptiz e d on 22 Dec. 1849 but other writings indicate the date was later, clos e r to 1851-2. When she was 22, Sarah married Joseph Greaves (Feb 20, 1853). The ne x t day they sailed on the “International” bound for New Orleans, LA. This must have been a time of conflicting emotions for Sarah. Knowing th e y would never see each other again in this life, she had to leave her m ot her and everything familiar to her, but there must have been excitemen t a t starting a new marriage and a new life in a new country with peopl e wh o shared her same beliefs and goals. Coming to America 8 weeks of: The discomforts of cheapest fare Crowded quarters Menial tasks, bad smells Insufficient food—running out of flour Little room—their berth (or bed) was so small that if she turned, she a n d Joseph both would have to turn at the same time. Unfavorable winds Once during a storm on ship—the hatchway was closed down and people ha d t o keep in their bunks. Sarah made a caraway seed cake that they pu t in s ack and hung it within reach and that supplied food for them whil e the st orm lasted. A more detailed description of the International’s voyage to Americ a i s included at the end of this history. Going West Joseph remembers: (In a letter to his cousin William Greaves Sept 2-4 1897) Jacob Gates Company—1853 “from New Orleans we go by Steamer to Keokuk Iowna [Iowa], from this Pla c e we Travel with Ox Teams to Salt Lake City Distance 1300 miles. arrived there Sept. 30. I helped to drive the Loose Cattle of the Compa n y the whole of the Journey on foot. the first 300 miles it was very we t w eather. and most of us had to lay on the ground as only one or two co ul d lay in each wagon. my Provisions gave out on the Sweet water, as wa s th e case with others of the company. from this time we commenced to ki ll th e poorest of the Cattle to live on, and we had no salt to use wit h this m eat, Keokuk, Iowa was our outfitting point w[h]ere we received our oxen, cow s , and wagons. Here is where our camp life commenced. We were on the fro nt ier of civilization; we remained here some time waiting for our oxen . Her e we were put in companies, twelve persons to a wagon. There were , I thin k, four families in our wagon, my family and that of an old man’ s was sma ll. There was a captain over each ten wagons and a captain of t he compan y of fifty wagons when we started from here. And when the wago n I belonge d to was just pulling out a man comes to me and says, “You ha ve been sele cted to remain here in company with three others to bring al ong a herd o f cows when they come.” I had never been one day away from m y wife befor e since we were married. The company went some distance t o a place calle d Montrose, and by this time they found out that they wer e too heavily lo aded for a journey of 1,300 miles. Each family had a box , some had crock s and books. We had to lighten up; the locks and hinge s were taken off th e boxes, and the boxes were all piled together and bu rned. Crocks, extr a cooking utensils, books and anything that could be d ispensed with had t o be got rid of. The inhabitants of that place got lo ts of things for a f ew vegetables or a little milk. When the cows came , life was something ne w for a sailor. The cows were purchased of farmer s all over the country a nd were all strange to each other and of cours e would not travel together , and I can assure you we green horns had a h ard time of it. They would g o every way but the way we wanted them to go . When we reached our compan y my wife soon informed me of all the thing s she had to part with. We wer e allowed one box to a wagon to put in th e best things of the persons bel onging to the wagon, and me being away a t the time, selected mine for tha t purpose. Our route through Iowa to th e Missouri river to where Omaha no w is was a distance of 300 miles. It w as a wet season of the year. I ha d made myself an oilcloth coat to wea r on the ship as I thought befor e I started, but had no occasion to wea r it. But it came in good to put o n the wet ground in the tent to make o ur bed on. The grass was up to ou r waist and every morning when we woul d go to gather up the cattle we wou ld get wet to our skin. This 300 mile s was one of the greatest trials I h ave ever passed through, except losi ng my wife. I had never been used t o walking and it was a great deal o f labor to me. I have many a time la y down on the ground and cussed th e day that I was born. I am sorry to sa y it but it is so. But long befor e we got to Salt Lake I could have walke d many more miles than our team s were able to do each day. We were campe d some time where Omaha now is . It took quite a long time to ferry the wa gons and cattle over the rive r. This place was called Caneville [Kanesvil le], and the last place sett led by white people. When we crossed the Miss ouri we were in the India n territory and one thousand and thirty miles o f dry country before us . We made this part of our journey in a little ove r ten weeks. This par t of the journey was hot and we would walk through r ivers and creeks wit h our clothes all on and let them dry on us and not h ave any bad effect s from so doing. We had two yolk of oxen to each wago n and two cows. Som e men would break in the cows and use them. I drove th e loose animals th e whole distance, had one person at a time to help me . During the last 5 00 miles when the cattle were poor and sore-footed I w ould be left a lon g way behind the company and at times when it was ver y dark. I could no t have found the camp if it had not been for the sens e of smell of an ol d gentleman that was with me. He could smell the cam p fire a long way of f. Some time before we reached our journey’s end ou r provisions became v ery scarce. Then we commenced to kill our poorest ca ttle to [word fade d out] out the deficiency. If anyone ever learned the v alue of salt, w e did at this time. (I have always been careful of salt ev er since.) W e lived on poor beef alone and no salt too – it is somethin g you could n ot comprehend if you have not tried it. During our journey w e could se e many useful articles by the roadside that were left by thos e who wer e ahead of us to lighten their loads. Men would be stationed b y these ar ticles while the train would pass by them or some thoughtless p ersons wo uld put things in the wagons and soon put us in the condition o f those w ho had to leave them. I was so hungry the latter part of our jou rney tha t I had made up my mind that as soon as I got in the valley of Sa lt Lak e I would commence to beg, but as usual, the last day I was a lon g way b ehind the company. And as soon as I got out of the mountains I cou ld se e the city in the distance. I left two oxen that had hindered my pro gres s all day, and traveled a little faster. When I reached camp my wif e inf ormed me that the people commenced to beg at every house they passed . Wh en I learned that, it took all the courage out of me and one of our c omp any, seeing we had nothing, gave us enough to make us a supper. Thus e nd ed our journey, on the 30th of Sept. 1853. I kept no diary of those da y s so I cannot give you as interesting account as I would like to have d on e.” (J. Greaves) The company made a start but found they were too heavily loaded. Capta i n Gates called a meeting and told everyone to throw away all but 25 pou nd s a head. All of the books were burned and many dishes were discarded . S ome were traded to settlers for food. A grand-daughter remembers: “Grandmother (Sarah) had to discard many of her precious things as the y w ere coming to Utah so as to lighten the load for the oxen were givin g out . This made her feel very bad.” “Grandmother had real dark hair and grey eyes. (her daughter, Priscill a , resembled her (Sarah) and aunt Lizzie resembled grandfather (Joseph). ” Utah Arriving in Salt Lake destitute, Joseph had to accept any kind of availa b le work, a tough thing for someone who had never done anything except t ai loring. Priscilla fared some better by helping with the housework of a n a ged couple and this had food and warmth. Priscilla and Joseph’s first winter in SLC was full of hardships. Jose p h wrote, “We were in a strange country and I had never done a day’s wo r k at anything but my trade. It was hard for a weak, half starved indiv id ual like myself to learn to do common labor with shovel, pick or saw . Ev ery little job I would get would be different from the one I last h ad…I w ould keep warm in the sun on the south side of some building. W e got i n a log house that winter, but had very little wood to burn. A t nigh t I would go to meeting to keep warm. However, we lived through o ur firs t North American winter. I have never regretted my coming here a lthoug h it was wild looking place then.” Ten months after Joseph and Priscilla were married, their first child, J o hn Cluley, was born in a one-room dirt floor log cabin. They lived i n Sa lt Lake City for 3 years, sometimes living on roots of weeds to kee p fro m starving. The grasshopper plague made things even worse, destroy ing th eir crops, so they moved to Provo. In Provo, fish were easily caught—even with no bait and potatoes, corn a n d flour were obtained. There, Thomas, Joseph and Elizabeth were bor n i n a one-room adobe house. The Greaves family spent several years cle arin g land and farming near the Provo River. The farm was too near th e rive r and their crops were frequently washed away. Then one year th e river f looded, completely ruining the farm . Joseph had heard favorable reports about Cache Valley so he set out on f o ot to inspect to the area. He liked what he saw and so after 6 year s o f living in Provo, the family of 6 traveled by ox team in the winte r to L ogan. They lived in their wagon until they were able to make a on e-roo m dugout where the lot sloped down. They now had a roof, a door an d a wi ndow. The floors were covered with clean straw and they had a fire place a nd bake oven that they used outside. Now sheltered and comfortab le, th e family welcomed a baby girl, Priscilla, born in March 1863. Th e move t o Logan was permanent. Later they lived in a two-room house wit h a “lean to” on the back on the lot where they first camped. Three years later, on April 2, 1865 Sarah gave birth to a baby girl, Ma r y Ann. She lived only a few days and on the 13th of the same month, Sa ra h (age 34) followed her in death. Mary Ann’s grave was made larger an d c ontains both mother and daughter. Thirty-four years is not a long ti me t o live, but the wonderful characteristics, traits and values Sarah a nd Jo seph have passed on to their children stand as a witness to the ki nd o f people they were and what they instilled in their children. Sarah and Joseph’s 6 children: John Cluley Elizabeth Cluley Joseph Cluley Thomas Cluley Priscilla Cluley Mary Ann Cluley Trials, tests, set backs, hardships, caring for others, accomplishment s , joy, starting and restarting life over again…Sarah was familiar wit h al l these things and kept going. She was loved: by the family she cam e fro m, by her children and her husband. We are grateful for her life , sacrif ices, example and legacy she has left us. Joseph’s feelings wer e about S arah were expressed in his letter to William, 32 years after he r passing: “Our route through Iowa to where Omaha now is was a distance of 300 mile s . This 300 miles was one of the greatest trials I have ever passed thr ou gh except losing my wife” Thank you, Grandma Sarah. Until we meet again…. *The plot was among the first in the Logan City cemetery and lies direc t ly east across the roadway from the Thatcher plot. Joseph, and his sec on d wife, Elizabeth Wood Greaves and an infant daughter Susan who died s oo n after birth are also buried there. A suitable monument marks the pl ot. Sources: “My Grandfather – Joseph Greaves”, History of Utah since Statehood, Vo l . 4, pg. 1920 Conversations between Nellie Greaves Spidell and Elizabeth Greaves Eam e s on March 27, 1937 Missionary Journal of Joseph Greaves – original now in LDS Church Archiv e s. Also brief sketch prefacing this journa l Two letters written by Joseph Greaves dated September 10, 1897 and Septe m ber 14, 1897. #1 Personal History: Childhood and Catherine Mary Eames by Vera Carter L e wis	Cluley, Sarah Priscilla (I2659)
2171	Sarah Standring and Thomas Stewart's marriage. At St Chad's Parish Chur c h Rochdale:-"Thomas Stewart of Wakefield in the county of York, Coachm a n and Sarah Standring of Rochdale of this parish were married by licen c e this twentysixth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundre d a nd twentysix. By me - - Hay, Vicar Both parties apparently signed th e rec ord in the presence of -----Standring and Saml. Standring. " Marr by lic. Witnesses: Chas Standring, Sam Standring	Family: Thomas Stewart / Sarah Ann Standring (F4589)
2172	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 .	Stubbs, Sarah Ellender (I158782)
2173	Sarah Wells Hartley listed her birthdate as 10 Aug 1837 on EH record wh e n married. Birth & Death Salem LDS Ward Records F 027,307 pt 1.	Hartley, Sarah Wells (I173099)
2174	Sarah, the wife of Richard Hildreth, was born in England around 1606, a n d married Richard Hildreth around 1625. Some family trees give her na m e as Sarah Butterfield, or Sarah Butterfield Carver, but in fact, ther e i s no clear evidence that I have found for either her maiden name or h er b irth. Her date of death is known from records in Massachusetts, whe re sh e moved with her husband and her children, Jane and James. (This S arah i s not to be confused with Sarah Butterfield Carver, the wife of D avid Ca rver, who lived some years later in Massachusetts Bay Colony.) See Notes for an explanation of how the Carver name might have been assu m ed to be correct.	Sarah (I128469)
2175	Sarah’s parents were not married. All we know for sure was that her moth e r Agnes Endacott sued Thomas Gollop for the keep of her child and got i t . It may have been that Agnes was a servant at Stoke Abbot and that Tho ma s, the only son of the land owner, fell in love with Agnes, but it wa s so cially unacceptable for Thomas to marry a servant girl. We don’t kno w th e real story, but can only speculate. Sarah used her mother’s maide n nam e growing up. The next record that we know about Sarah for sure wa s tha t she met and married her husband John Ostler in Bridport, Englan d whic h is in the south of England near the English Channel. The marriag e too k place at the Bridport Parish Church. She was the mother of 10 chi ldre n but her 2nd child William and her 4th child Sarah Ann lived jus t a fe w days. As was the custom at the time, if a child died, another ch ild bor n would be given the same name, hence there are 2 boys with the n ame of W illiam and 2 girls with the name Sarah Ann. Six of the childre n were bor n in Bridport, numbers 2,3,4,5,7, and 9. The oldest child wa s born in Poo le, the 6th in Axminster, the 8th in Symondsbury, and the 1 0th in South H ampton. It seems that the family moved around some probabl y following opp ortunities for weaving work. Sarah had been married to Jo hn for 17 year s when the Mormon missionaries came to Bridport. John wa s baptized on th e 28 of Aug. 1847 and Sarah followed on the 13 of Septem ber 1847, being t he 3rd baptism in the missionary’s book. Soon their chi ldren followed an d many other relatives as well. It took another 14 year s before they ha d the funds to move the family to Utah in 1861 when Sara h was 52 years ol d. Her sons William and George went ahead immigrating t o America in 1859 . Her oldest son Jonathan came with his young family i n 1866 as he was se rving a mission near London when the bulk of the fami ly emigrated. Afte r spending the first winter in Salt Lake City with so n William, the famil y moved to Salt Creek or what is now known as Nephi . Sarah lived for 11 y ears in Utah, three years longer than her husband . After he died she live d with her children. Sources 1) “John Ostler and Sarah Endacott Gollop: Their Descendents and Ancesto r s” by Mary L. Teerlink, p. 20-28 2) “History of John Ostler” written by Claudia Spencer Sadler (DUP File)	Endacott, Sarah (I164367)
2176	Sarai's Egyptian maid, given to Abram by Sarai so that she could give h i m children through her.	Hagar (I15478)
2177	Sealed to wife Shirley Anderson 16 Jun 1947. Newspaper Article: LOCAL MAN DIES IN RESCUE ATTEMPT Preston, Idaho: Harold Eames Benson, long time resident of Preston, di e d Thursday afternoon in the crash of his small plane. He had been flyi n g as part of an effort to find another pilot lost and presumed down i n So uthern Utah. Benson, an electrical engineer, had joined in a search for a missing Ces s na piloted by George Henry of Logan, Utah. He had been flying for near l y an hour when he radioed that he was experiencing difficulty and was r et urning to the airport at Cedar City. He was not heard from again, bu t sea rchers found the wreckage of his plane 30 miles west of the airport . Benson had served on a submarine in the navy during World War II and h a d been highly decorated. His mother, Lillie E. Benson, is city treasur e r in Preston. Benson leaves behind his wife of one year, Shirley, and their infant dau g hter. Funeral services are pending.	Benson, Harold Eames (I267)
2178	See Noyes Genealogy Home Page at http://www.geocities.com/scnoyes.geo/ ( c lick on Noyes Family of Urchfont near top left corner, then click on te x t version and find Israell Noyes 1627). That page gives Israel's genea lo gy back to William NOYES (b. abt. 1470?), father of the William who le f t the following will in 1557: Will of William NOYES of Urchfont: IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN In the year of our lord God m vf lvij (1557) I W i lliam Noyes of Archefounte in the Countie of Wilts yoman being of goo d an d perfect remembrance make this my last will and testament in manne r an d form First I bequeath my soul to almighty God and to our blessed S ain t Mary and all the hooly company of heaven my body to be buried in th e pa rish church of Archefounte Item I bequeath to the parish church of A rchef ounte xxs And to the parish church of Manyngford xxs Item I bequeat h unt o the cathedral church of Sarum xijd Item I bequeath unto every god chil d that I have only xijd a peace Item I bequeath v li (£5) at my buri al an d v li at the months end unto the poor people Item I bequeath unt o Alic e Noyes my daughter one hundred marks in money xx waites of woo l a feathe rbed with the apparal And to Edith Noyes my daughter one hundr ed marks i n money a featherbed with the apparel And Elizabeth my daughte r one hundr ed marks in money a featherbed with the apparel Item I bequea th to John N oyes my son my lands at Marlborough and my free chapell at E scotte excep t Harmers Cowles which Robert Noyes shall have as an exchang e for the xi j acres and thonges during the term thereof and no longer an d one hundre d pounds in money iiij oxen ij horses at Manyngford and hal f the instuf f there iiij kine one irebound cart and a sullow with the ap parels ther e at Manyngford and cc sheep at Tilsede paying for the leas e himself an d a featherbed with the apparel and the third best standin g cup and vj si lver spoons of the middle sort Item I bequeath to Richar d Noyes my son on e hundred pounds in money xx waites of wool xx quarter s of wheat xx quart ers of barley to be paid upon Archefounte farm and x x quarters of malt an d two hundred wether sheep one hundred upon Archefo unte farm and one hund red upon Manyngford farm paying for them yerche ii ij d a peace until suc h time he be xx year of age except he marry they t o voyd v kine iiij oxe n two horses one irebound cart a featherbed with t he apparel the best sil ver peace and vj of the best silver spoons and ha lf all manner of instor e at Archfounte I bequeath to William Noyes my so n all my estate upon Man yngford farm and Androwes hold incontinently aft er my death ccc wether sh eep and one hundred ewe sheep as they shall ron ne at the lett iiij oxen a nd vj kine two irebound carts xvj heythen tw o sullows and roller everythi ng his wone apparel half the crop within an d without and half of all mann er instuff there he second best standing c up and the second best salt Ite m I bequeath unto Robert Noyes my son al l my state upon the farm of Arche founte the personnage and the prebend U phouse pyggard[i]s land except th e xij acres and thongs which John Noye s shall have during my state thereo f And therefore Robert Noyes shall ha ve Hammas Cowles during the lease o f the xij acres and thongs as an exch ange And Robert Noyes shall enter un to his part incontinently after my d eath and he shall have eight hundre d wether sheep and two hundred ewe sh eep as they shall ronne at the leat e xij oxon xij horses as they go toge ther in the plough with their appare l and half the crop within and witho ut viij kyne iij irebound carts wit h all things that belonging to them i x heythey two collars with their app arel three featherbeds with their ap parel and his one beds for all the ho usehold besides the best standing c up the best salt sellar and vj of th e best silver spoons and besides th e third part of all manner in stuff th ere not named and if Robert Noye s die William Noyes shall have his part A nd if William Noyes die John No yes shall have his part And if John Noye s die Richard Noyes shall have h is part And if all my sons die without is sue Joan Flower shall have Robe rt Noyes part and Alice Noyes William Noye s part and Edith Noyes John No yes part and Elizabeth Noyes Richard Noye s part And if any of those iii j sisters die that then Marget Roff shall b e one after the rate before e xpressed so that Margaret Roff shall be alwa ys last because she is lam e And none of them shall have two parts at one s if there be any of my ch ildren alive to receive the same And if all m y children die without issu e then Annes Noyes my wife shall have half the ir goods lands and living s and the next of my kin the other half after th e rate before rehersed A nd also I give and bequeath unto Agnes Noyes my w ife two hundred marks i n money besides xij li in Harrry Woodroffe's hand s and ten kyne and a bu ll behind at Cawure and xiij other beasts that sh e brought with her unt o Archefounte and all her instore likewhys that i s to say pot pan pute r and bedding Also I give and bequeath to Agnes my w ife ten pounds in mo ney and her meat and drink and chamber during her wid owhood estate yearl y and if she marry xx nobles and no finding And he tha t hath Archefount e shall pay viij li thereof and he that have Manningfor d shall pay x l s thereof yearly and the xx nobles to be paid after that r ate And I wi ll that he which have Manningford farm shall keep two of my c hildren unt il they be xx years of age unless they be married or well prov ided for A lso I will that if my children which shall be in the keeping o f my son s Robert Noyes and William Noyes cannot allway and quitely agre e with th em that then my sons Robert and William Noyes shall pay for thei r keepin g and finding what place and with whomsoever they will themselve s An d I will that Robert Benger of Manningford my bailiff there be as a g uid e and help unto my son William Noyes there until he be of a greater a g e and understanding Also I will that whosoever hath the parsonage at Ar ch efounte shall give yearly as long as the leases of them douth hold a t th e oversight of the vicar and church wardens there xiij s iij d to th e poo r in the same parish Also I give and bequeath unto Alice Noyes my s iste r in laws daughter xx ewe sheep And I bequeath unto every man and wo man s ervant that I have at Archefounte and at Manningford xij d a piec e And i f it do chance that any of my daughters die before come to marria ge tha t their parts shall remain unto them the be alive in equal portion s the r esidue of goods unbequeathed moveable and unmoveable and not befo re name d I give and bequeath to Robert Noyes and William Noyes my sons w hom I ma ke and ordain my full and sole executors and my overseers John N oyes my b rother whom I forgive vj li which he oweth me for his labour Ro bert Flowe r who shall have for his labour x weight of wool John Noyes m y brothers s on who shall have for his labour x li Robert Woodroffe my br other in la w who shall have for his labour x ls and all their costs an d charges with er soever they ride or go these bearing record to this Fir st Henry Breigh ter Vicar there John Gedding John Covilia William Edwarde s with other mo o by me William Noyes above named Written with my own han d forgot I beque ath to Agnes Noyes my wife my dunne gelding and my gre y gelding to Rober t Noyes and my black to William Noyes..... Apparently the remainder of this will is missing from the webpage http:/ / www.geocities.com/scnoyes.geo (click on Noyes Wills in the top left cor ne r)	Noyes, William (I1225)
2179	Sergeant Company B 38th Wisconsin Infantry Union Army CIVIL WAR He enlisted from Waupaca on 30 Mar 1864. Almost his entire enlistment w a s spent in hospitals. The regimental roll stated, he was "never in an y ma rch or engagement" due to his illnesses. Eventually, he was sent t o a hos pital in Wisconsin. He mustered out on 10 May 1865. He died soo n after r eturning from the war	Pitcher, William C (I156464)
2180	Served in the Revolutionary War as a private.	Aldrich, Abel (I128878)
2181	Served in The War of 1812 as Captian	Foster, Jonathan (I167695)
2182	Seth Smith, only son of Lieut. Elisha Smith & Elizabeth Wheelock, bor n o f record at Medfield, Mass. Oct. 25, 1701. He died unmarried at Windh am , Conn. June 24, 1724	Smith, Seth (I52430)
2183	Sharon Mae Disney Lund Birth: Tuesday, Dec. 10-21, 1936 Adopted: End of Dec 1936 Death: Feb. 16, 1993 Walt Disney's daughter. She was cremated. Cause of death was breast canc e r. Her second marriage was to William S. Lund . Family links: Parents: Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) Lillian Marie Bounds Disney (1899 - 1997) Spouse: Robert Borgfeldt Brown (1928 - 1967)* Sibling: Diane Marie Disney Miller (1933 - 2013)* Sharon Mae Disney Lund (1936 - 1993) Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale ) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA	Disney, Sharon Mae (I97100)
2184	She had 11 kids in 22 years. The first, four months after marriage. Di e d giving birth to Barbara. SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Al b any, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 197 8 ) p. 337. 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).	Langford, Phebe (I26835)
2185	She had worked in a lace factory from the time she was six years until s h e was sixteen. She crossed the ocean on the ship with John J. Boyd. Ann Elizabeth Ashman Carling (1845-1929) by her daughter, Isabel Carli n g Brunson It must have been a cold day in London, England, on the twentieth da y o f December, in the year eighteen and forty-five, when the age old sto rk m ade his long expected visit to the home of John and Ann Wild Ashman , fo r the purpose of delivering their first born whom they afterwards ch riste ned Ann Elizabeth, and who in future years, through the hand of God , play ed so important a part in shaping the destiny of all other member s of he r family. Ann, as we shall call her for the sake of brevity, was a typical Engli s h lady, small of stature and in her later years inclined to be chubby . S he possessed a strong, well-built and healthy body, that fitted he r for t he life of hardships and trials that she encountered. Her hair w as dar k and her eyes a greyish blue. She never used anything but pure s oap an d water to cleanse her skin and her face was clear and beautiful i n her o ld age. She might honestly be christened the “Just so Lady” fo r it is sa fe to say that no one ever head her utter a slang phrase, tel l an obscen e joke or story, or perform an unladylike act. Her sincere f acial expres sion revealed the characteristics of her inner soul. She wa s kind and co nsiderate of others, always willing to give of self for th e pleasure an d well-being of others. She was generous, long-suffering a nd the very es sence of patience and endurance. She was ambitious and de voted to her co nvictions. Ann’s early childhood was much the same as was other children of her ag e . Being the oldest of the family she was required to do the family err an ds. Every night just prior to the bedtime hour, it was her task to car r y a jug to the little shop around the corner and get it filled with bee r . It was English custom to indulge in a little snack of cake, cheese a n d beer before retiring for the night. Meals were served regularly at c er tain hours and tea was served between meals. Drinking tea was traditi ona l with the English and Ann never abandoned the habit until in her dec lini ng years. She never made tea or coffee for her children. Many times she stood on the sidewalks with the crowds and watched the qu e en pass down the street in her elaborate carriage drawn by fine horse s . The queen greeted her subjects with a smile and nodded her pretty he a d from one side to the other as she proceeded along the street . We find Ann now at the age of seven working in a lace factory. Her fath e r hired a man to come to the home every morning at six o’clock to awak e n the family. He carried with him a long stick with a knob on one end , a nd with it he knocked on the windows to arouse them. Ann knew at th e sou nd of the knock that it was time to arise and make preparations t o go t o work. After eating two slices of bread and molasses and drinkin g a cu p of weak tea, she was off to the factory for the day. Many time s the fo g was so dense that it was difficult to see her way. She carrie d a lunc h with her and was given time to eat at noon, then she was bac k to work f or the remainder of the day. She continued working at the fa ctory unti l she was sixteen years of age. By this time Mormon Elders from America had made their way into Englan d a nd were vigorously proselyting. They had contacted Ann’s father, Joh n As hman, and had converted him to Mormonism. Prior to this time all o f th e family were members of the Methodist church, and John had done th e prea ching during the absence of the regular minister. After becomin g interes ted in Mormonism and while preaching in the Methodist church h e injecte d into his sermon some of the Mormon doctrine. The congregatio n rose in m ass and attempted to mob him. He ran from the church, throug h bushes an d brambles and over fences with the mob close on his heels . He finally r eached a cemetery and hid behind a tombstone and in thi s way evaded the m ob. He reached home in the wee hours of the morning. . His clothing wa s torn and his body scratched and bruised. He joine d the Mormons and eag erly attended their meetings. Many times his daughter, Ann Elizabeth, accompanied him to the Mormon me e tings and she too became interested. Ann’s mother, Ann Wild Ashman, w a s reluctant to join the Mormons and it was some time before she becam e co nverted. After her conversion her home was always a haven for the e lders . John’s greatest ambition now was to get his family to America and to Zio n . His greatest obstacle was to convert his wife to the same idea. Sh e c ould not be reconciled to the thoughts of leaving her home, her peopl e an d her friends, and going to a foreign country. John finally conceiv e d a plan to send Ann Elizabeth to America, thinking her mother would wa n t to follow. In time his plan matured and all arrangements were made f o r Ann Elizabeth to go to America. She had saved her meager earnings, h av ing hidden them under a rug in the upstair-room where she slept. Thi s mo ney would help pay her transportation charges. She had done some se riou s thinking concerning Mormonism and it happened one morning while sh e an d her sister Isabell were lying in bed, in an upstair-room to whic h the s tairway led, that they experienced something in the nature of a v ision . Two men dressed in long white robes entered the room by way of t he sta irs. One of the men held a book in one hand and a light in the ot her. T he light was brighter than any they had ever seen. The girls imm ediatel y related the incident to their father. He told them that from t heir des cription of the book that it must have been the Book of Mormon , and tha t in his opinion the light was the light of Mormonism. This pr oved the d etermining factor to Ann concerning the truthfulness of Mormon ism. She n ow accepted whole-heartedly her father’s plan to send her t o America. Sh e was now sixteen years of age and was tired of the nois y hum-drum of th e factory, which by this time had become almost unbearab le. The very tho ught of being released from it and the prospects of goi ng to America fill ed her heart with joy. Her parents placed her in care of Reuben McBride, a young Mormon mission a ry who was returning to America and who promised to care for her unti l he r parents could find a way to come to America as their financial sta tus d id not justify making the voyage at the time. It was planned for h er t o live with his folks and work for her board and keep until her ow n folk s arrived. When the time for parting came, to leave home, folks, friends, and her n a tive land was not an easy thing for Ann to do. As the ship left Liverp oo l docks and sailed from sight the last thing Ann saw was her mother st and ing on the docks weeping. On the morning after Easter Sunday, in the year eighteen hundred and six t y-two, Ann Elizabeth, with her soul craving for freedom and adventure , an d with an abiding faith in God, set sail from Liverpool, England, i n sear ch of her Promised Land. She sailed on the ship “John J. Boyd” April 23, under direction of Jam e s S. Brown. There were seven hundred and one souls on board. They lan de d in New York harbor some six weeks later . For Ann it had been a long and tedious voyage, with sea-sickness, homesi c kness and insufficient food. Her mother had given her plenty of good f oo d to last during the journey and had made an especially nice pillow fo r h er to use while on the ship, but in the excitement of the moment th e pill ow had been forgotten. Ann’s girl friend and the girl friend’s grandmother were passengers on t h e ship, and invited Ann to eat with them. The grandmother suggested th a t they eat Ann’s food first. To this Ann agreed but after her food sup pl y was exhausted she did not fare so well. The grandmother held back th e b est food to eat when Ann was absent . She was very sick and discouraged and thought to herself: “Here I am, f a r from home and sick and not even a pillow on which to lay my head.” T hi s experience taught her the truth in the saying “a bird in the hand i s wo rth two in the bush.” After their arrival in New York Ann and her girl friend went shopping . T hey each purchased a broad-rim hat, a pair of gloves and a veil. An n di d not wear the veil and after she came to Fillmore she used it to co ver t he face of her first-born when she took him to be blessed. In thos e day s during fly season it was customary for mothers to use a veil or m osquit o bar over the baby’s face to protect it from the flies while slee ping. A company of saints, of which Ann was a member, was made up to cross t h e plains. While crossing the plains she met Abraham Freer Carling wh o wa s one of the teamsters. Her wagon was third one from Abe’s in the t rain . Their meeting touched off a romance, for the moment her eyes me t his h e knew she was the girl for him. Before Abe started on the journey across the plains to bring in the immi g rants, while herding sheep in the mountains east of Fillmore, and whil e c amping alone, he had a dream. In his dream he saw Ann and many time s th e writer has heard him tell his dream and how beautiful she looked . Whe n he met her on the plains he immediately recognized her as the gi rl of h is dream. He took special interest in Ann while crossing the pla ins an d whenever the opportunity came he would invite her to ride in hi s wagon . This spared her the necessity of trudging many a mile of dust y trek be neath the sweltering and oppressive heat of a July sun. They m ust have h ad ample opportunity for courting, perhaps while sitting on th e wagon ton gue, or in the rosy glow of the campfire when the train of wa gons circle d at night, or maybe while plucking sego lilies and Indian pa int-brushe s along the way, for by the time the train reached Salt Lake C ity they we re engaged to be married. One can imagine the perfect setting for a courtship, while traveling ov e r long stretches of green grassy meadows at pink of dawn, through mount ai n glens, beside blue lakes and crystal mountain stream, to find themse lve s enveloped in a maze of flaming autumn colors drenched in light fro m th e gorgeous western sunsets, or camping in the mellow light of a harv est m oon. The train arrived in Salt Lake City on September twenty-seventh and the y , with two other couples, were married the following day. Bishop Edwa r d Hunter performed the marriage ceremony. When they reached Salt Lake, Ann’s shoes were worn out and she owed for t y dollars immigration fee. Abe bought a pair of shoe for her and paid h e r immigration fee. Ann was happy now in the thought of having a home for her folks to com e t o when they arrived from England. While crossing the plains she had other suitors. One of her admirers tr i ed in every way to induce her to forsake Abe and marry him. He told h e r if she married Abe and they had any children they would all be bald h ea ded like their dad. Abe lost all of his hair, eyebrows and lashes whe n b ut a boy of seventeen. They never grew again and he, being a proud m an , suffered the embarrassment of going through life bald-headed. Ann, without the slightest hesitation, informed her suitor that her hea r t was set on Abe and that she would marry him even if she knew all of t he ir children would be bald-headed. Then by the campfire’s ruddy glow In mellow moonlight gleaming, She pledged her hand and heart of gold To a teamster proudly beaming. Down through the willowed country lanes Where meadowlarks were trilling They went together hand in had Their dreams of youth fulfilling. After they were married they journeyed to Fillmore to make their home. W h en they went through the Endowment House and she saw the robes they wor e , she knew them to be like the robes worn by the two men of her visio n . This was a testimony to her that temple marriage was right. While crossing the plains someone volunteered to let Ann ride a horse . T hinking this would be great sport as well as a new experience she ac cepte d. In good sportsmanship she mounted the horse. This was her firs t expe rience with a horse and she knew nothing about handling it. It ra n awa y with her and she might have been killed had not someone in the tr ain ah ead stopped it. Ann had three living sisters: Harriet, Isabella, and Ellen, also a brot h er John. After Ann left for America the chief concern of her parents was how to g e t the remainder of the family to America. Her father had great faith t ha t some way would be provided. It happened that Ann’s mother’s uncle p ass ed away leaving a small fortune. Her mother inherited a part of th e fort une which was sufficient to bring the other members of the famil y to Amer ica. Abe was one of the first land-owners in Fillmore. He took up a city l o t in the north western part of town and forty acres of land in the ol d fi eld. Before the Ashmans came from England he had taken up land acro ss th e street from his, that they might have a place on which to buil d a hom e when they arrived from England. Ann’s first home was a one-room lumber shack with a dirt roof and floo r . This was the home to which she welcomed her family. Two year had el ap sed since she left her homeland, little dreaming that she was leavin g i t forever. Two years had elapsed since she saw her people. The da y sh e carried her one-year old baby John over to the bridge on north mai n str eet to meet her people was a happy day for all . She had seen some hazardous times, having to stay alone when of necessi t y Abe had to be away, and the day her people came marked a red-letter d a y in her life. Two of Ann’s children were born in her first home. Then Abe cut, hewed a n d hauled from the mountains east of Fillmore, the logs from which thei r p ermanent home was built. It consisted of one very large room wit h a fire place in the north end and a stairway which led to the attic. T he atti c was partitioned and used for bedrooms. Later a long lumber roo m was bu ilt on the back with a full length porch on either side. Stil l later thi s log room was covered with siding and painted white. A smal l porch wa s also added on the west. Christian Hanson and Abe built th e log room . No nails were used in the building. The logs were put toge ther with w ooden pins. It was built about eighteen-hundred and sixty-fi ve or six . Ann was the mother of fifteen children and this little cott age was al l the home they knew while they were single. They raised thir teen childr en to maturity. A great sorrow came into her life when she lost in death her nine-year-o l d son, Edward Ashman Carling. Nine months to the day later she lost h e r year-old baby, Lehi. She was a good cook and always fed her family well. She always said th a t it was cheaper to buy food than medicine. Though she had this larg e fa mily of children she always said that she did not have one to spare. In her declining years she lost in death two daughters, Sarah Ellen an d E meline. Their deaths were but three days apart. Sarah Ellen lef t a fami ly of seven children and her baby was ten days old. Emeline lef t a famil y of eight children including a baby but one hour old. Later s he lost an other daughter, Elizabeth C. Giles. Three daughters and two s ons precede d her in death. The names of Ann’s children follows: John, Ann Elizabeth, Abraham Fre e r Jr., Sarah Ellen, Emeline, George, Joseph, Franklin, Harriet, Edwar d As hman, Ernest, Katherine Keaton, Isabel, Elmer, and Lehi. She was aw arde d the prize at a public party for having had the largest family. This family was a perfect example of Family Solidarity. They all live d i n Fillmore, married, and owned their own homes. George moved away sh ortl y before he passed away. They are all buried in the Fillmore cemete ry . In July, 1959, there are three members still living: Joseph, Frankl i n and Isabel. Ann must have been one of God’s choice spirits for he gave to her a ve r y choice talent, that of a beautiful singing voice. Her rich, sweet al t o voice was one fit to challenge the angels of heaven. Every member o f h er family could sing. In eighteen sixty-four William Beeston was called by Brigham Young to Fi l lmore to take over the music of the ward. Upon his arrival he organiz e d a ward choir. Ann and her mother were charter members of this pione e r choir and were faithful members for over forty years. Four of Ann’ s da ughters and one son were members of this choir. There were no paved roads or sidewalks at that time and Ann and her moth e r would walk through slush and mud in spring and deep snow in winter t o a ttend practice which was held Thursday night of each week. The example set by this group of singers, by their devotion to public se r vice would be difficult to excel. They sang at church every Sunday, a t a ll funerals, on patriotic programs and in fact on all special occasio ns . They received an invitation to sing at the dedication of the Salt L ak e Temple in the spring of 1893. They contributed richly to the artist i c and cultural phase of life in the wilderness. Ann often sang special parts. This group constituted a main social gro u p and often held picnics together and went caroling at Christmas time. Upon one occasion they went Christmas caroling and stopped at the Bishop ’ s home and sang for him. It was far from their intentions to enter an y h ome, but as soon as they finished singing Bishop Callister came to th e do or and insisted that they go in. It happened that Ann’s shoes were unfit for wear and she had worn Abe’ s s hoes to practice, with no intention of going any other place. She ha d al so taken her baby with her. When the other members of the group wen t ins ide the house, she could do nothing else but go along, notwithstand ing he r embarrassment. She tried to avoid being conspicuous and lingere d alon g at the end of the line. To her utter dismay the Bishop drew a c hair u p close to the fire and said: “Sister Carling, come right up her e with th e baby” and in Ann’s own words: “So I had to go clomp, clomp , clomp up t o the front in my big shoes.” Ann was very proud and this w as an embarra ssing situation. Three of her favorite songs were: Gentle Annie; Snow: and The Cottag e b y the Sea. These were also family group songs that were always sun g at f amily parties. Following are the words to “The Cottage by the Sea .” Childhood days now pass before me Forms and scenes of long ago. Like a dream they hover o’er me, Calm and bright as evening glow. Days that knew no shade or sorrow When my heart was pure and free Joyfully hailed each coming morrow In the cottage by the sea. Joyfully hailed each coming morrow In the cottage, the cottage by the sea. Fancy sees the rose tree twining Round the old and rustic door, And below the wild beach shining Where we gathered shells of yore. Yes, my mother’s gentle warning As she took me on her knee And I feel again life’s morning In the cottage by the sea. And I feel again life’s morning In the cottage, the cottage by the sea. What, though years have rolled before me Though ‘mid fairer scenes I roam Though I ne’er shall cease to love thee Childhood’s dear and happy home And when life’s long days are closing Oh! How happy it would be On some faithful breast reposing In the cottage by the sea. On some faithful breast reposing In the cottage, the cottage by the sea. Ann and her sister-in-law, Lizzie Ashman, sang the foregoing song on a t w enty-fourth of July program when Ann was nearing her eightieth birthda y . Their voices were clear and beautiful. This was Ann’s last public a pp earance as a singer. The older members of the community never cease to speak of her beautif u l alto voice and her long and faithful service to the community. One winter evening while the writer was in her home compiling this histo r y she was called to the telephone by Frank H. Partridge. He said upo n th at occasion that the most beautiful singing he had ever heard was do ne b y Ann and Lizzie Ashman. This was seventeen years after Ann had pas sed a way and still he had not forgotten. Many years ago patriarch Peter L. Brunson promised Ann that for her fait h fulness and long years of service as a singer in Israel, that she woul d a lways have a member of her posterity to carry on in the same field . Toda y, in nineteen hundred and fifty-nine, this prophecy has been ful filled . In her declining years she often sat in her rocking chair on the porc h o f her humble cottage. As the last long rays of the dying summer su n fors ook the tall peaks of the Pahvants and surrendered to a deepenin g twiligh t, as it filtered through the leafy locus trees and cast its da rkened sha dows across her furrowed brow, she would sing to her childre n and grandch ildren the old sweet songs of her youth. She was a charter member of the Fillmore Ward Female Relief Society fo r o ver sixty years and a faithful worker all her life. Even when unabl e t o attend during her last months on earth she continued the payment o f he r monthly dues to the last. She was a visiting teacher for many yea rs. Ann made her own yeast and did all of her baking. Sometimes the India n s would come begging during her absence. The children were frightene d an d would give them about everything they asked for. They were very c heek y and asked for everything they saw. Many times Ann would have onl y enou gh bread for supper, and would come home to find that the childre n had gi ven the last bread to the Indians. This would necessitate her h aving t o make a fire and bake bread for the evening meal. Every Saturday the house was thoroughly cleaned for Sunday. Cupboards w e re cleaned, all the dishes washed, the floors scrubbed, the sweeping a n d dusting done and ample food prepared for the Sunday meals. The child re n’s shoes were shined and placed in a row ready for Sunday School an d the ir clothes made ready. It was always Abe’s and Ann’s desire that t heir c hildren attend church on the Sabbath; although as the children gre w older , they sometimes failed to adhere to their parents’ teachings. Whenever Ann and Abe went on a pleasure trip it was a very short one. T h ey either gathered up the widows of the neighborhood and drove to Ceda r S prings (Holden), to Corn Creek (Kanosh), or to some other town to con fere nce or went to the farm to review the crops. Their conveyance was a lway s the lumber wagon. It could never be a private affair for the reas on th at for blocks away one could hear the rumble of the wagon wheels . I believe they were supremely happy even more so than many people are to d ay who drive in the finest of cars. They lived lives that demanded hap pi ness. They were poor in one sense yet wealthy in another, yet indepen den t. Their family was always well-fed, even though many times they lac ke d the cash to buy the things they could not raise. Abe was a great hand in obtaining the choicest fruits and berries. Th e y always had an abundance of fruit. At that time the art of bottling f ru it and vegetables had not been developed so in order to have fruit fo r th e winter it was necessary to dry the excess supply. Ann and her daughters would sit for hours and weeks peeling, coring an d s toning fruit for drying. When the flush of fruit came on, every scaf fol d available was strewn with fruit and many times the roof of the hous e wa s used as a scaffold. At the end of the season many bags were filled. Ann was always happy wh e n she had more dried fruit than the family needed for she would sell i t f or cash to buy shoes and other school clothes for the children. Patriarch Peter L. Brunson was one of her regular customers. He live d i n Grass Valley where no fruit was grown. He used to say that Ann’s d rie d fruit was the cleanest and best that he could buy. She sold it fo r fro m one-and-one-half to five cents per pound. Peeled fruit was wort h more , and apples and apricots were worth more per pound. Pattowattom e plum s grew along the south fence line. The children used to gather th em an d dry them. Fish peddlers often came from West Millard and the plu ms wer e traded for fish for the family. Kerosene lamps were used and the oil was sold by the gallon at the store s . Care must be exercised to see that the lamps were not tipped over a n d cause a fire. Occasionally this did happen but fortunately there wa s n o burnout. Ann traded eggs to the store in exchange for groceries. The children we r e always interested when a basket of eggs was sold for Ann always pu t i n two or three extra for candy. Abe always raised a patch of sugar cane on his farm and in the fall th e c ane was taken to the sorghum mill and made into molasses. Molasses wa s us ed in making cakes in place of sugar. It was also used in making pr eserv e. Ann sometimes made a four or five-gallon jar full of molasses p reserv e. It had to be kept in a cool place and used before it spoiled b ecaus e she had no way of sealing it. Abe once sent a beautiful beef into Salt Lake to trade for groceries. W h en they got returns, prices were so high, that he could almost carry i n h is hands the groceries he received in return. Late-September peaches grew along the north fence line and were always r e ferred to as squaw peaches. Every fall the squaws would come with the i r cone shaped baskets on their backs and gather the peaches . At harvest time Abe always stacked the grain at home. The children alwa y s looked forward to threshing time. There was a lot of excitement whe n n ews came that the threshers were coming. When the huge red threshin g mac hine pulled into the yard with the horsepower machine and all the h orse s and men, there was real commotion both inside and out. A number o f me n were required to operate the machine and wherever they threshed th ey at e. The girls and Ann were busy in the house preparing the big meal . Th e kitchen was loaded with good food for the hungry men. In case th e mach ine broke down the men had to be fed until repairs were made and t hreshin g resumed. Everyone was anxious to know how great the yield. As soon as the threshing was over people from far and near came with b e d ticks under their arms to get them filled with straw for the winter , an d to replenish the straw under their carpets. All the children of the neighborhood gathered to watch the operation a n d to have a roll on the fresh new straw stack. Ann’s bed ticks were al wa ys filled to the limit. Sometimes they were so full and so round tha t i t was difficult to stick onto them. Often the occupant would find hi msel f off on the floor in the middle of the night. However, before th e sprin g came the straw would be mashed almost to a powder. The boys would play marbles on the home-made carpet in the winter and wh e re the strips were joined the toes of their shoes would break the threa d s and Ann was kept busy sewing up the holes to keep the straw from poki n g through. General house-cleaning was done regularly spring and fall. It was gener a l knowledge in the neighborhood also when house cleaning was in progres s . All the furniture was carried out onto the porch or in the yard to p ro tect it from the dust of the straw used under the carpet and to make r oo m for Ann’s father who was always on hand with his bucket of lime to w hit ewash the bare log walls and the factory ceiling. Abe always kept a few cows to eat the hay that he raised on the farm. A n n often sold milk to the neighbors for two and one-half cents per quar t . She sold home-made butter for twenty cents per pound. At Easter ti m e eggs sold many times for seven and one-half cents per dozen. Ann’s mother had a pocket well which was filled with fresh water every m o rning during well water time, which was before the people turned the ca tt le out to drink. A small house was built over the well and shelves we r e made for storing things. In summer time the family drinking water w a s carried across the street from her mother’s well. The butter was al s o placed in a wooden bowl and covered with a wet cloth and green grap e le aves. It was then placed on the water to float and to keep it cool. All the culinary water was carried from a ditch which ran several yard s w est of the house. Many times floods came in summer and melting sno w fro m the mountains in the spring made the water roily and unfit for us e. I n such case hard-wood ashes were used to clear it. Often large barr els w ere partly filled with gravel, then filled to the top with water . A ta p was placed at the bottom side of the barrel and as the water fi ltered t hrough the rocks it cleared and was drawn off clear through th e tap at th e bottom of the barrel. Sometimes a cactus, commonly known a s the prickl ey pear was placed in the water to clear it. When a rain came buckets and tubs were placed under the eves of the hou s e to catch the water. Rain water was considered especially good for wa sh ing the hair as well as for washing clothes. All the washing for this huge family had to be done on the old fashion e d washboard and Ann’s oldest children tell of how they used to have t o g o to bed while their clothes were washed. All of her children were taught to work and all of them went out on the i r own as soon as they were old enough. It was a happy day when at last Ann could have a washing machine. She a n d her daughter Emeline shared one together. It was a second-hand machi n e and hand-operated. Still it was a labor-saver and the boys could he l p operate it. During the time of no doctors nor morticians in Fillmore, Ann spent mu c h of her time among the sick of the community. Many times she went in t o homes where contagions lurked to sit through the night with the sick . When the children sensed the carbolic acid odor and saw her clothing han g ing on the clothes line, they knew where she had spent the night. Her home was always central for the neighborhood, both young and old. She owned a spinning wheel and did a great deal of spinning and knitti n g for her family. Her hands were never idle. She knitted winter stock in gs for her huge family and spent many days spinning yarn for the firs t su it of clothes Abe ever wore. She contributed yarn, rags, cash and labor for the first carpets and qui l ts made by the Relief Society of Fillmore. She contributed to the ai d o f the people South on the Muddy who had their homes and goods destroy ed b y fire. She also contributed to the Emigration Fund to aid the peop le o f foreign countries to emigrate to America. She lived a widow for seventeen years, and her character was beyond repr o ach. Her watchword to her family was: “Stick together.” She was tru l y a devoted wife and mother and her door was always open to the many fr ie nds who came to partake of her hospitality. She loved America and man y t imes expressed herself as having no regrets for having left her nativ e la nd. She passed away in Fillmore, October third, nineteen-hundred and twenty- n ine and was buried October sixth at the foot of the Pahvant hills in t h e Fillmore Cemetery. She has left a numerous posterity, many of whom are filling position s o f trust in the world today. They have every reason to be proud of th e her itage she has left them. She was devoted to her family and to he r loft y ideals. Her posterity can do well to follow her worthy exampl e as an i deal mother and faithful Latter-Day Saint.	Ashman, Ann Elizabeth (I17475)
2186	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I116831)
2187	She is the daughter of Harold G. Cutler, Lt Col, USAF, Retired and Glen n a Webb Cutler. There were six children in her family (one son died at b ir th). Her first marriage was to Bryan L. Crowe, and they had one son Bradley J a mes Crowe (now White as he was adopted by her second husband). They we r e divorced in 1985. Her second marriage was on 7 March 1986 to George Gerald White, MSgt, US A F, Retired. They had two daughters, Maureen Rebecca White and Whitney P ai ge White. They were sealed in Mesa, Arizona Temple on 2 June 1995, wit h t heir children Bradley, Maureen and Whitney. She graduated from Texas Lutheran College (now University) in Seguin, Te x as in 1991 with a BA Degree in Piano Pedagogy (performance).	Cutler, Gail (I25147)
2188	She was a nun at Romsey. Became Saint Christina	Ætheling, Christina Princess of England (I13467)
2189	She was a nun at Sempringham Priory.	le Despenser, Eleanor (I92659)
2190	She was a nun at Shaftesbury Abbey.	le Despenser, Joan (I92660)
2191	She was a nun at Whatton Priory.	le Despenser, Margaret (I92661)
2192	She was also known as Margaret Truman Daniel. Born Mary Margaret Trum a n in Independence, Missouri. She was the daughter and only child of U. S . President Harry S. Truman and Bess Truman. After graduating from Geo rg e Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, sh e be came a trained vocalist and appeared with different orchestras throu ghou t the country. During the 1950s, Truman made numerous guest appeara nce s on such television programs as, "Toast of the Town", "The Steve All en S how" and "What's My Line?". She later became a renowned writer of m yster y novels including, "Murder On Capitol Hill", "Murder at the F.B.I. " an d "Murder at the Kennedy Center". She also wrote biographies about h er pa rents "Harry S. Truman" and "Bess W. Truman".	Truman, Mary Margaret (I92067)
2193	She was betrothed to Alphonso VI, King of Leon, but they never married.	Normandy, Agatha (I13187)
2194	She was born at her home in Preston, Idaho, July 19, 1919, the daughte r o f Pearl Geddes Eames and David G. Eames. Her childhood was a happy one spent wi t h her family on the farm in Preston, Idaho . She was graduated from Preston High School In 1937, She attended the U.S . A.C. at Logan, Utah and received her B.S. degree in 1941 with a majo r i n child development and elementary education. She attended Merrill Pa lme r School in Detroit, Michigan the spring quarter of her senior year a t co llege. Her first teaching assignment was the second grade in Cedar C ity , Utah, for one year. She was head teacher in the child care center s in S alt Lake City, Seattle and San Francisco for five years. She was g uidanc e teacher at the University of Utah nursery school for one year . She wanted to go overseas with the Red Cross during the war and receiv e d an assignment as overseas staff assistant to go to England in 1945. S h e was sent to Washington, D. C. to attend a school before leaving and t h e war ended, so the class she was scheduled to go with was cancelled . She has been active In church work all her life. She graduated from Prim a ry and seminary and was play leader in the Primary organization when s h e attended high school. She has taught classes in Primary, Mutual or Su nd ay School nearly continuously since she finished college. She taught t h e teacher training class In the Preston Third War d Sunday School . She was coordinator of the Junior Sunday School at Ame s , Iowa while attending school there in 1955. She served as a stake miss io nary in the San Francisco Stake for nearly two years in 1947 and 1948 . Sh e was called on a foreign mission to Finland in 1949. She and her co mpani on Merle Lloyd were the first two lady missionaries ever assigned t o Finl and. It was a very challenging and spiritual experience. She toure d fifte en different countries on her way home from her mission . She was a graduate assistant at Iowa State College while working for h e r Master's degree She received her Master's degree in child developmen t i n August 1955 from the Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa. She is an As sist ant Professor in the department of Family Living and Child Developme nt an d Supervisor of the Child Development Laboratory at Utah State Univ ersit y at Logan, Utah, where she has taught for the past four years . She has done temple work since she returned from her mission and she hel p s record sealings once a week at the Logan Temple. She has enjoyed th e co mpanionship of her parents, brothers and sisters and their children . Th e past few years she has traveled with her parents to visit the diff eren t temples and to visit with members of her family . This summer she plans to attend the University of Honolulu and to do tem p le work in the Hawaiian Temple.	Eames, Ruby Geddes (I384)
2195	She was born in Kanosh, Utah on February 19, 1931 to Willford and Threl l a Watts. She was the fourth of seven children. They grew up on a far m wh ere she learned to shoot a gun, herd cattle, fish, ride horses, bai l ha y and take care of herself with few luxuries. They lost their mothe r whe n she was 14. She graduated from Millard High School and attended SUU. She later mov e d to Salt Lake City, Utah where she worked as a secretary for the Bent z C ompany. There she met and later married John K. Bushnell. Togethe r the y had three children, Lori, Jeff, Denise and step son Kevin. The y raise d their family in Salt Lake then later moved calling Southern Uta h thei r home. In her younger years she was on excellent softball player then later to o k up golf. Her and John were members of the Bloomington Country Club a n d her love of golf earned her many awards and lifelong friends. She se rv ed as the Relief Society Secretary for several years in the Bloomingto n f ourth ward. Her love of nature took her and her family to the mounta in s throughout her life. She could be found in her flower garden alongs id e the hummingbirds most days and evenings, or lost on a dirt road o n a ne w adventure, watching golf or driving home late after a late nigh t of win ning at video poker. She was a humble, graceful, classy, quick witted, strong woman who gain e d a lot of admirers and respect throughout her life. She rarely ever c om plained, even during the last few years when she took care of her aili n g husband until his death and through her own health struggles.	Watts, Wanda (I53259)
2196	She was born on 29 May 1839, at Winsham, Somerset, England to Absalom La n gford and Mary Ann Seward. She married George Symonds Ostler on 10 Ju n e 1864 in Allington, England. She was a slender woman, and was soft-hearted and kind. She was also ra t her quiet and reserved. She was very much a home-body and a good homem ak er. One of her specialties was caraway cake. All the grandchildren l ove d it; another specialty was cottage cheese. She made quilts, and also made an extra one each year to give to the Rel i ef Society to sell at their Bazaars. This was quite a task as she ha d n o sewing machine and the quilt was made completely by hand. They ate about the same thing for breakfast each morning – side pork a n d usually left over potatoes from the supper the night before. They ra is ed their own pigs, sheep, cows, chickens, horses, and garden. They ra ise d beautiful squash and potatoes. They were very poor and lived mostl y o n what they could raise. They had chickens and would save all the eg gs t hey could so they could sell them. Nothing was ever wasted at thei r home . They farmed for a living. They had wheat, hay and corn. They had a hor s e and buggy. Her husband, George, always attended church. She went so me times, bat as was sometimes the case in those days, the husband went a n d the wife stayed home. She was a lovely lady and a great pioneer. S h e must have sacrificed much to leave her native land, England, and com e t o a new land to make a home. She was also a great tease. She like d to t ease her husband and grandchildren. Life was hard at best, and they worked hard to care for themselves. S h e had no schooling. The men or boys were given first opportunity fo r a n education and even that was very limited. She could not read or wr ite . Marvel, the granddaughter who was raised by them, would read book s t o her. Just before she died, she learned to write her name. She wa s hea lthy most of her life up until about the last two years when she ha d a st roke.	Langford, Mary Ann Seward (I659)
2197	She was one of the fairest and most accomplished maidens in all Englan d . With her mother, her brother and her younger sister, she had taken re fu ge in Scotland during the Norman Conquest. Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045-16 November 1093), also known as Mar g aret of Wessex, was an English princess of the House of Wessex. Margar e t was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". Born in exile in the Ki ng dom of Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the shortly reig ne d and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Margaret and her family r etu rned to the Kingdom of England in 1057, but fled to the Kingdom of Sc otla nd following the Norman conquest of England in 1066. In 1070 Margare t mar ried King Malcolm III of Scotland, becoming Queen of Scots. She was a very pious Roman Catholic, and among many charitable works s h e established a ferry across the Firth of Forth in Scotland for pilgri m s travelling to St Andrews in Fife, which gave the towns of South Queen sf erry and North Queensferry their names. Margaret was the mother of thr e e kings of Scotland, or four, if Edmund of Scotland, who ruled with hi s u ncle, Donald III, is counted, and of a queen consort of England. Acco rdin g to the Vita S. Margaritae (Scotorum) Reginae (Life of St. Margaret , Que en (of the Scots)), attributed to Turgot of Durham, she died at Edi nburg h Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1093, merely days after receivin g th e news of her husband's death in battle. In 1250 Pope Innocent IV ca noniz ed her, and her remains were reinterred in a shrine in Dunfermlin e Abbe y in Fife, Scotland. Her relics were dispersed after the Scottis h Reforma tion and subsequently lost. Mary, Queen of Scots at one time ow ned her he ad, which was subsequently preserved by Jesuits in the Scottis h College , Douai, France, from where it was subsequently lost during th e French Re volution. Early life Margaret was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile, and gr a nddaughter of Edmund Ironside, king of England. After the Danish conque s t of England in 1016, King Canute the Great had the infant Edward exil e d to the continent. He was taken first to the court of the Swedish kin g , Olof Skötkonung, and then to Kiev. As an adult, he travelled to Hunga ry , where in 1046 he supported the successful bid of King Andrew I for t h e Hungarian crown. King Andrew I was then also known as "Andrew the Cat ho lic" for his extreme aversion to pagans and great loyalty to the Roma n Ca tholic Church. The provenance of Margaret's mother, Agatha, is dispu ted , but Margaret was born in Hungary c. 1045. Her brother Edgar the Æth elin g and sister Cristina were also born in Hungary around this time. Ma rgare t grew up in a very religious environment in the Hungarian court. Return to England Still a child, she came to England with the rest of her family when he r f ather, Edward the Exile, was recalled in 1057 as a possible successo r t o her great-uncle, the childless St. King Edward the Confessor. Wheth er f rom natural or sinister causes, her father died immediately after la nding , and Margaret continued to reside at the English court where her b rother , Edgar Ætheling, was considered a possible successor to the Engli sh thro ne. When Edward the Confessor died in January 1066, Harold Godwin son wa s selected as king, possibly because Edgar was considered too youn g. Afte r Harold's defeat at the Battle of Hastings later that year, Edga r was pr oclaimed King of England, but when the Normans advanced on Londo n, the Wi tenagemot presented Edgar to William the Conqueror, who took hi m to Norma ndy before returning him to England in 1068, when Edgar, Marga ret, Cristi na, and their mother Agatha fled north to Northumbria, Englan d. Journey to Scotland According to tradition, the widowed Agatha decided to leave Northumbri a , England with her children and return to the continent. However, a sto r m drove their ship north to the Kingdom of Scotland in 1068, where the y s ought the protection of King Malcolm III. The locus where it is belie ve d that they landed is known today as St Margaret's Hope, near the vill ag e of North Queensferry, Fife, Scotland. Margaret's arrival in Scotland , a fter the failed revolt of the Northumbrian earls, has been heavily ro mant icized, though Symeon of Durham implied that her first meeting of Ma lcol m III may not have been until 1070, after William the Conqueror's Ha rryin g of the North. King Malcolm III was a widower with two sons, Donald and Duncan. He wou l d have been attracted to marrying one of the few remaining members of t h e Anglo-Saxon royal family. The marriage of Malcolm and Margaret occurr e d in 1070. Subsequently, Malcolm executed several invasions of Northumberland to su p port the claim of his new brother-in-law Edgar and to increase his ow n po wer. These, however, had little effect save the devastation of the C ounty . Progeny Margaret and Malcolm had eight children, six sons and two daughters: 1.) Edward (c. 1071-13 November 1093), killed along with his father Malc o lm III in the Battle of Alnwick 2.) Edmund of Scotland (c.1071-post 1097) 3.) Ethelred of Scotland, Abbot of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland 4.) Edgar of Scotland (c.1074-11 January 1107), King of Scotland, regn a t 1097-1107 5.) Alexander I of Scotland (c.1078-23 April 1124), King of Scotland, re g nat 1107-24 6.) Edith of Scotland (c. 1080-1 May 1118), also named "Matilda", marri e d King Henry I of England, Queen Consort of England 7.) Mary of Scotland (1082-1116), married Eustace III of Boulogne 8.) David I of Scotland (c.1083-24 May 1153), King of Scotland, regnat 1 1 24-53 Piety Margaret's biographer Turgot of Durham, Bishop of St. Andrew's, credit s h er with having a civilizing influence on her husband Malcolm by readi ng h im narratives from the Bible. She instigated religious reform, striv ing t o conform the worship and practices of the Church in Scotland to th ose o f Rome. This she did on the inspiration and with the guidance of La nfranc , a future Archbishop of Canterbury. She also worked to conform th e pract ices of the Scottish Church to those of the continental Church, w hich sh e experienced in her childhood. Due to these achievements, she wa s consid ered an exemplar of the "just ruler", and moreover influenced he r husban d and children, especially her youngest son, the future King Dav id I of S cotland, to be just and holy rulers. "The chroniclers all agree in depicting Queen Margaret as a strong, pur e , noble character, who had very great influence over her husband, and t hr ough him over Scottish history, especially in its ecclesiastical aspec ts . Her religion, which was genuine and intense, was of the newest Roma n st yle; and to her are attributed a number of reforms by which the Chur ch i n Scotland was considerably modified from the insular and primitiv e typ e which down to her time it had exhibited. Among those expressly me ntione d are a change in the manner of observing Lent, which thenceforwar d bega n as elsewhere on Ash Wednesday and not as previously on the follo wing Mo nday, and the abolition of the old practice of observing Saturda y (Sabbat h), not Sunday, as the day of rest from labour." The later edit ions of th e Encyclopædia Britannica, however, as an example, the Elevent h Edition , remove Skene's opinion that Scottish Catholics formerly reste d from wor k on Saturday, something for which there is no historical evid ence. Skene 's Celtic Scotland, vol. ii, chap. 8, pp. 348-350, quotes fro m a contempo rary document regarding Margaret's life, but his source say s nothing at a ll of Saturday Sabbath observance, but rather says St. Mar garet exhorte d the Scots to cease their tendency "to neglect the due obs ervance of th e Lord's day." She attended to charitable works, serving orphans and the poor every d a y before she ate and washing the feet of the poor in imitation of Chris t . She rose at midnight every night to attend the liturgy. She successfu ll y invited the Benedictine Order to establish a monastery in Dunfermlin e , Fife in 1072, and established ferries at Queensferry and North Berwi c k to assist pilgrims journeying from south of the Firth of Forth to St . A ndrew's in Fife. She used a cave on the banks of the Tower Burn in Du nfer mline as a place of devotion and prayer. St. Margaret's Cave, now co vere d beneath a municipal car park, is open to the public. Among other d eeds , Margaret also instigated the restoration of Iona Abbey in Scotland . Sh e is also known to have interceded for the release of fellow Englis h exil es who had been forced into serfdom by the Norman conquest of Engl and. Margaret was as pious privately as she was publicly. She spent much of h e r time in prayer, devotional reading, and ecclesiastical embroidery. Th i s apparently had considerable effect on the more uncouth Malcolm, who w a s illiterate: he so admired her piety that he had her books decorate d i n gold and silver. One of these, a pocket gospel book with portrait s of t he Evangelists, is in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England. Malcolm was apparently largely ignorant of the long-term effects of Marg a ret's endeavours, not being especially religious himself. He was conte n t for her to pursue her reforms as she desired, which was a testamen t t o the strength of and affection in their marriage. Death Her husband Malcolm III, and their eldest son Edward, were killed in t h e Battle of Alnwick against the English on 13 November 1093. Her son Ed ga r was left with the task of informing his mother of their deaths. Marg are t was not yet 50 years old, but a life of constant austerity and fast in g had taken their toll. Already ill, Margaret died on 16 November 1093 , t hree days after the deaths of her husband and eldest son. She was bur ie d before the high altar in Dunfermline Abbey in Fife, Scotland. In 125 0 , the year of her canonization, her body and that of her husband were e xh umed and placed in a new shrine in the Abbey. In 1560 Mary Queen of Sc ot s had Margaret's head removed to Edinburgh Castle as a relic to assis t he r in childbirth. In 1597 Margaret's head ended up with the Jesuits a t th e Scottish College, Douai, France, but was lost during the French Re volut ion. King Philip of Spain had the other remains of Margaret and Mal colm I II transferred to the Escorial palace in Madrid, Spain, but thei r presen t location has not been discovered. Veneration Canonization and feast day Pope Innocent IV canonized St. Margaret in 1250 in recognition of her pe r sonal holiness, fidelity to the Roman Catholic Church, work for ecclesi as tical reform, and charity. On 19 June 1250, after her canonisation, he r r emains were transferred to a chapel in the eastern apse of Dunfermlin e Ab bey in Fife, Scotland. In 1693 Pope Innocent XII moved her feast da y to 1 0 June in recognition of the birthdate of the son of James VII o f Scotlan d and II of England. In the revision of the General Roman Calen dar in 196 9, 16 November became free and the Church transferred her feas t day to 1 6 November, the date of her death, on which it always had bee n observed i n Scotland. However, some traditionalist Catholics continu e to celebrat e her feast day on 10 June. She is also venerated as a saint in the Anglican Church. Institutions bearing her name Several churches throughout the world are dedicated in honour of St Marg a ret. One of the oldest is St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle in E di nburgh, Scotland, which her son King David I founded. The Chapel was l on g thought to have been the oratory of Margaret herself, but is now tho ugh t to have been established in the 12th century. The oldest edifice i n Edi nburgh, it was restored in the 19th century and refurbished in th e 1990s . Numerous other institutions are named for her as well.	Ætheling, Margaret Queen of Scotland (I13190)
2198	She was one of the most celebrated Latter Day Saint women of the ninetee n th century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated natur e an d relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine. Snow was marr ied t o Joseph Smith as a plural wife and was openly a plural wife of Bri gham Y oung after Smith's death. Snow was the second general president o f the Re lief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint s (LDS Chur ch), which she reestablished in Utah Territory in 1866. She w as also th e sister of Lorenzo Snow, the church's fifth president. Snow's Baptist parents welcomed a variety of religious believers into th e ir home. In 1828, Snow and her parents joined Alexander Campbell's Chri st ian restorationist movement, the Disciples of Christ. In 1831, when Jo sep h Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, took up residenc e in H iram, Ohio, four miles from the family's farm, the Snow family too k a str ong interest in the new religious movement. Snow's mother and sis ter join ed The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints early on; sev eral year s later, in 1835, Snow was baptized and moved to Kirtland, Ohio , the head quarters of the church. Upon her arrival, Snow donated her inh eritance , a large sum of money, toward the building of the church's Kirt land Temp le. In appreciation, the building committee provided her with t he title t o "a very valuable [lot]-situated near the Temple, with a frui t tree-an e xcellent spring of water, and house that accommodated two fam ilies." Here , Snow taught school for Smith's family and was influentia l in interestin g her younger brother, Lorenzo, in Mormonism. Lorenzo Sno w later became a n apostle and the church's fifth president. Snow moved west with her family and the body of the church, first to Ada m -ondi-Ahman, a short-lived settlement in Missouri, and then to Nauvoo , Il linois. In the 1930s Alice Merrill Horne wrote in her autobiograph y tha t when she was a girl she overheard a conversation that in Missour i durin g the 1838 Mormon War, Eliza Snow was brutally gang-raped by eigh t Missou rians, which left her unable to have children. Later, accordin g to Alic e Merrill Horne, Joseph Smith offered her marriage as a plura l wife "a s a way of promising her that she would still have eternal offs pring an d that she would be a mother in Zion. " In Nauvoo, Snow again made her living as a school teacher. After Smith ' s death, Snow claimed to have secretly wed him on June 29, 1842, as a p lu ral wife. Snow wrote fondly of Smith, "my beloved husband, the choic e o f my heart and the crown of my life". However, Snow had organized a p etit ion in that same summer of 1842, with a thousand female signatures , denyi ng that Smith was connected with polygamy and extolling his virtu e. As Se cretary of the Ladies' Relief Society, she organized the publish ing o f a certificate in October 1842 denouncing polygamy and denying Smi th a s its creator or participant. Years later, when Snow was informed th at Sm ith's first wife, Emma, had stated on her deathbed that her husban d had n ever been a polygamist, Snow was reported to have stated she doub ted th e story but "If... [this] was really [Sister Emma's] testimony sh e died w ith a libel on her lips". After Smith's death, Snow married Brigham Young as a plural wife. She tr a veled west across the plains and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Oct ob er 2, 1847. There, childless Eliza became a prominent member of Young' s f amily, moving into an upper bedroom in Young's Salt Lake City residen ce , the Lion House. The first Relief Society of the LDS Church was organized by Joseph Smi t h in Nauvoo, Illinois on March 17, 1842, as a philanthropic and women' s e ducational organization. Snow served as the organization's first secr etar y, with Smith's wife, Emma, as president. The organization was origi nall y known as "The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo." It later became kn own s imply as "The Relief Society." For the next three years, Snow kep t copiou s notes of the organization's meetings, including Joseph Smith' s teaching s on how the organization should operate. Members of the origi nal Relie f Society stopped meeting shortly after Smith's death in 1844 , and the or ganization soon became defunct. Brigham Young led a migration of LDS Church members to the Salt Lake Val l ey in 1847, and for the next twenty years attempts were periodically ma d e to reestablish the organization. Until 1868, however, activity was li mi ted, and no sustained, church-wide Relief Society existed. In 1868, Young commissioned Snow with reestablishing the Relief Societ y . For the next several years, Snow traveled throughout the Utah Territo r y helping LDS bishops organize Relief Societies in their local wards, u si ng the notes she took as secretary in Nauvoo as the founding principle s o f the reestablished Relief Society. "What is the object of the Femal e Rel ief Society?" Snow wrote on one occasion. "I would reply--to do goo d--t o bring into requisition every capacity we possess for doing good, n ot on ly in relieving the poor but in saving souls." Local Relief Societi es soo n fell under the umbrella of a church-wide, general Relief Societ y of whi ch Snow served as president until 1887. Snow's presidency emphasized spirituality and self-sufficiency. The Reli e f Society sent women to medical school, trained nurses, opened the Dese re t Hospital, operated cooperative stores, promoted silk manufacture, sa ve d wheat, and built granaries. In 1872, Snow provided assistance and ad vic e to Louisa L. Greene in the creation of a woman's publication loosel y af filiated with the Relief Society—the Woman's Exponent. Snow's respon sibil ities also extended to young women and children within the church . She wa s a primary organizer for the Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement A ssociatio n in 1870 and assisted Aurelia Spencer Rogers in establishing t he Primar y Association in 1878. Snow served as president of the Relief Society until her death in 1887 . B y 1888, the Relief Society had more than 22,000 members in 400 loca l cong regations. Snow died in Salt Lake City, and was buried in Brigham Young's family ce m etery.	Snow, Eliza Roxey (I86743)
2199	She was queen consort of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was br i efly the regent of Greece in 1920. A member of the Romanov dynasty, she was the oldest daughter of Grand Du k e Constantine Nikolaievich and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Alt en burg. She spent her childhood in Saint Petersburg, Poland and the Crim ea , and married King George I of Greece in 1867 at the age of sixteen. A t f irst, she felt ill at ease in the Kingdom of Greece, but she quickl y beca me involved in social and charitable work. She founded hospitals a nd scho ols, but her attempt to promote a new, more accessible, Greek tra nslatio n of the Gospels sparked riots by religious conservatives. On the assassination of her husband in 1913, Olga returned to Russia. Wh e n the First World War broke out, she set up a military hospital in Pavl ov sk Palace, which belonged to her brother. She was trapped in the palac e a fter the Russian Revolution of 1917, until the Danish embassy interve ned , allowing her to escape to Switzerland. Olga could not return to Gre ec e as her son, King Constantine I, had been deposed. In October 1920, she returned to Athens on the fatal illness of her gran d son, King Alexander. After his death, she was appointed regent until t h e restoration of Constantine I the following month. After the defeat o f t he Greeks in the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22 the Greek royal famil y wer e again exiled and Olga spent the last years of her life in the Uni ted Ki ngdom, France and Italy.	Constantinovna, Grand Duchess Olga (I173354)
2200	She was the first Child of United States President Grover Cleveland an d t he First Lady Frances Cleveland. Her birth between Cleveland's two te r m s of office caused a national sensation. However, she was a sickly ch il d who died at the age of 12 of diphtheria. She was buried in Princeto n Ce metery. The Curtiss Candy Company asserted that the "Baby Ruth" candy bar (forme r ly known as Kandy Kake from 1900-1920) was named after Ruth Clevelan d , a claim that the urban legends website Snopes.com has debunked. The r en aming of the candy bar took place in 1921, thirty years after Ruth Cle vel and's birth and seventeen years after her death. That same year, lege ndar y baseball player George Herman Ruth, better known by the nickname B abe R uth, was nearing the top of his popularity, having just broken th e single -season home run record. As Richard Sandomir of The New York Times pointed out, "For 85 years, Ba b e Ruth, the slugger, and Baby Ruth, the candy bar, have lived paralle l li ves in which it has been widely assumed that the latter was named fo r th e former. The confection's creator, the Curtiss Candy Company, neve r admi tted to what looks like an obvious connection - especially since R uth hi t 54 home runs the year before the first Baby Ruth was devoured. H ad it d one so, Curtiss would have had to compensate Ruth. Instead, it ev entuall y insisted the inspiration was "Baby Ruth" Cleveland, the daughte r of Pre sident Grover Cleveland. But it is an odd connection that make s one wonde r at the marketing savvy of Otto Schnering, the company's fou nder."	Cleveland, Ruth (I90805)