 1892 - 1991 (99 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Vivian Smart Parkinson |
| Birth |
28 Nov 1892 |
Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
21 Mar 1918 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWC8-P7C |
| Death |
18 Dec 1991 |
Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
21 Dec 1991 |
Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I109428 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Samuel Rose Parkinson, b. 12 Apr 1831, Barrowford, Lancashire, England d. 23 May 1919, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Charlotte Elizabeth Smart, b. 6 Nov 1849, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States d. 14 Jun 1929, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Dec 1866 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F10094 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Burial: Plot: Block 1 Lot 49
I Vivian Taylor, am the youngest child of Samuel Rose Parkinson. My brot h er Glenn and I were born after the Manifesto Of 1890. By which the Chur c h renounced polygamy; and it would have been dangerous for Father to ha v e us seen publicly. We were taken by our mothers to quilting and carpe t r ag bees in the bundle of quilts or the basket of rags out to the slei gh w hen they went. Because of this necessity for secrecy, I wasn't name d unti l I was four, and at that time I selected my own name .
Since Father was sixty-two when I was born, my memories of him start wh e n he was about seventy. At that time he was tall, and grey hair and a s hi ny bald spot, grey crown among the rest of his teeth, which were his o wn . He could read anything without classes. He always kept dressed up, w it h collar and tie, gold watch and chain, and a cane. He walked with a n ai r of dignity.
He was quite English in his habits. He would set his shoes out of his be d room every Saturday night to be cleaned and blacked,then would peek aro un d the corner in the morning to see if I had done them. He never forgo t t o say, "my that's good bread, Mr. I like the hard crusts to shew on. " H e called mother Or Mrs. and she spoke of him as Mr. Parkinson or you r fat her, never as Samuel. He read the Doctrine and Covenants a lot afte r brea kfast or mended a cushion of his leather chair or a fly swatter o r the li ke. He kept things fixed up around the home, wherever a few stit ched o r a nail was needed. I put his collar on and tied his shoes ever y day fo r years. One habit of his was buying when the sign was right. Al ways hi s bin was full of coal and wood and there would be plenty of flou r and po tatoes for winter.
He was very fond of children, and he used to walk the floor with them cl i nging to one foot, as he dragged them along. When the grandchildren ca m e to see us, he would line them up and count them in spanish. He alway s b egan and ended the day with family prayer. Father established Home Ni gh t for us. One night a week was set aside for each family. Here we sang , r ecited, and served candy and nuts for a good time. He never missed th e si mi-annual conference in Salt Lake. Before I was nine I remember wha t a bi g day it was for the Parkinsons when Father came home on the eveni ng trai n. children from both the second and third families went to the s tation t o meet him. In the fall he would bring a basket of grapes,a a st ick of ce lery, a coconut, and some bananas for each family. Of course w e all wante d to carry them home. I have often thought if my children cou ld appreciat e anything as much as I did a third of a banana I would fee l that they ha d learned what gratitude is.
I had lots of fun with father. He would sing "Dandy Jim from Caroline" a n d "Chase the Buffalo" for me, and he played a lot of checkers with me . H e enjoyed his horse and buggy, which I used to hook up for his dail y ride . He loved to go to conf. and always looked forward to hearing J . Golde n Kimball speak.
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