Emma Mariah Ellis, mother of Danieletta Wood Mabey, mother of Ila Vera Mabey Moyes, mother of Leon Roger Moyes, father of Michael Verl Moyes.
Emma Mariah Crowl Ellis Wood, beloved and faithful 3rd wife of Daniel Wood, and his private family school's first teacher, an English convert of 1851, accepted plural marriage and became Daniel's 3rd wife. She was born in Plymouth, England, 12 July 1824, died 23 September 1888 and was tenderly, lovingly laid to rest in the little Wood Cemetery. She was a true wife, a faithful, loving mother of six children, a true Latter-Day Saint, beloved by all.
Grandma Moyes (Vera) told us that Emma came to the USA and met one of the Rockefeller boys in New York. She apparently turned down a marriage proposal to said Rockefeller in order to continue on to Utah and become a teacher for Daniel Wood's family and marry him.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
History of Alanson David Allen
Alanson David Allen, father of Sarah Ann Allen Moyes, mother of Elmer Allen Moyes, father of Leon Roger Moyes, father of Michael Verl Moyes.
Alanson was born May 2, 1829 at Deposit, Thompkins, Delaware County, New York. He was the son of Albern Allen and Marcia Allen. He was next to the oldest in a family of nine children. He joined the church in New York when 8 years old. He and his family journeyed with the saints to Missouri.Later, all the family were ready and started to come to Utah. When at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, Albern Allen and his oldest son, Rufus Allen, joined the Mormon Battallion and they travelled across the country in company A, under the command of Jefferson Hunt. They went to California (San Diego), were discharged from there and returned to Utah where Albern later met his family. Alanson Allen stayed on at Winter Quarters with his mother, brothers and sisters. He took responsibility and care of the family.
Late in summer he realized he would have to secure food for the family supply fort the winter. He went back to Eastern Missouri and purchased the crops on a farm still in the ground, harvested them and took them to Winter Quarters which gave the family sufficient supply for the winter. He was just sixteen years of age.Alanson knew the Prophet Joseph Smith and talked with him many times. He was near the scene at the time of his martytrdom and heard the shot that killed him. He was at Nauvoo when they had trouble with the mob who weren't going to let any more of the saints out west. Brigham Young told them to obey the men in charge of their group and all would be alright. This they did and everything did turn out alright. They had many trying hardships on their journey across the plains but they arrived safely in Utah in October of 1849 in George A. Smith's company. They were met in Ogden by their father who had arrived from California before them. They had a little place and lived right in the main part of what became Ogden's city business district.In Sept 1850 Alanson was married to Chastina Hadlock.
They lived in Ogden about 1 year when they were called to go to Willard and from there to what was known as 3 Mi. Then they went back to Ogden and lived about 3 years. He was a farmer and always had several cows. They pastured the cows just across the Weber River in the vicinity of Wilson Lane. They lived in a little log cabin close to where the Union Depot now stands. At this time President Brigham Young called them to go to Hyrum, Cache County and help with the settlement there. This they did and remained there 4 or 5 years. He had a nice, neat, well-kept farm on which he kept cows, pigs, horses and always several head of sheep from which they secured the wool to make their clothing. After living in Hyrum 6 years, they moved to Huntsville, Weber County, where they lived the rest of their lives. In 1857 he and 5 other men, Franklin Cummings, Thomas Bingham, Bill Brown, Nathan Slater and Bailey Lake were sent to Salmon River to help a company of Immigrants who were having trouble with the Indians. Bailey Lake was killed and they all suffered terribly from exposure and Alanson was never well after that. He was made Captain of the militia in 1861 and served in this capacity until 1866 during which time they had the Echo Canyon War in which he took an active part. At this time there were a great many Indians around and the settlers were having a good deal of trouble with them all through the country.
One evening, Sarah Ann went out to the ditch to get some water and an old Indian came up in back of her. She turned and saw him and screamed before he could harm her. The Indian was determined he was going to kill the dog but Alanson talked to him, gave him some food to take with him and he left, never coming around to molest them again. One winter in the month of February, an old Indian came to his home and wanted some flour. Alanson told him that all he had left was two sacks and they needed them. The old Indian said that the snow would soon melt and there was alot of it, but they would be plowing in March. So Alanson shared his flour with him and in March they were plowing which was very unusual because they usually had a late spring. Alanson Allen was very good to the Indians as well as other people. He felt that he would be blessed by sharing with people and I believe he was because they always had what they really needed. When people were passing through Huntsville, they would stop overnight with their families and horses. He would feed and shelter them and take care of their horses. In later years when the Allen childrens' families grew and some moved down to the southern part of the state, going to or from Huntsville, they would stop overnight with their families and horses at another family's farm. In the morning they would go to pay for their hospitality and the family would ask, "which Allen was their father?" They would tell them and they would say, "Oh, I couldn't take anything from one of Alanson Allen's children. I have stayed overnight with your folks and received kind treatment, so you just go on your way and good luck!"
Grandfather Allen was called on a mission to Nebraska. He served for some time but was unable to stay as long as he wanted because of ill health. He was a very fine speaker, had a quick wit and could remember very well. He always gave the 4th of July speech (which was quite an event in those days). He was good at writing poems for special occasions and had a very fine speaking voice. When he wasn't busy farming, which was his work, he would go seek other employment. As a result, he worked on the railroad and was working with the crew that finished the grade into Ogden. He was there when they layed the rails and the last spike was driven. At this time his family was rather low on supplies and one of their sons remembered their diet was mostly bran mush and bran bread. But he and his wife raised a fine family of 14 children, all of them growing to maturity. Happy, good, honest, trustworthy citizens. Some of them filled missions for the church and nearly all of them were active in church and civic affairs. Their boys and girls have been leading citizens in the communities in which they have lived all their lives. The thirteen children who married all have families. Mary, the youngest daughter, was the only one who didn't marry. They had 128 grandchildren in 1946. He passed away March 5, 1887.
Written by Mathel Allen Ridges Sept 26, 1946
Written by Emma Louise B. Allen and David Orlo:
Alanson David Allen was born May 2, 1829 at Deposit, Thompkins, Delaware County, New York and died March 5, 1887 and was buried in Ogden, Utah. Baptized April, 10, 1838 and endowed and sealed to his wife June 13, 1856 when four children were sealed to them who had been born previously. He came to Utah Oct 27, 1849 in Apostle George A. Smith's company. He was a Seventy in the priesthood. Captain of the Utah Militia from 1861 to 1866 and during the Echo Canyon War. He married Chastina Hadlock about 1850, their first child being Emiline Clarissa Allen. They were parents of 14 children, 7 boys and 7 girls. Most of their children had large families. Emiline, the oldest, had 19 children, 14 boys and 5 girls. A remarkable family. Among them 2 bishops, sunday school superintendents, ward clerks, and many other responsible positions. The girls were excellent mothers.
The youngest daughter of Alanson and his wife, Mary Viletta, died Aug 3, 1901, unmarried.He was an affectionate father, a student of the Book of Mormon, almost knowing it by heart. At one time a stranger at the home saw a number of boys around his place and asked, "How many boys do you have?" To which Alanson replied, "Seven." One of the boys piped up and said, "Yes, and each boy has seven sisters." The man took an oath and said, "How many wives do you have?" Another time Lige (Elijah Allen), a man of another family of Allens, was working for Alanson during the day and said, "Say, Lance, hain't we some relation way back?" They said Lance said, "Drop that shovel and get for home!" And he went.Oftentimes, when weary travellers passed by, even though they were utter strangers, he would give the command, "Drive in, unhitch that team and give them some hay!" Keeping them through the night without charge.
Alanson's parrents joined the church and travelled across the plains with the emigrants. When just a boy he was left to care for his father's family at Winter Quarters, Iowa, when his father and older brother Rufus joined the Mormon Battallion. He was dependable and often times overworked to do the job assigned him. As he was cutting wood for fuel one time, he was so tired he became unconscious. In that state of mind, he saw the Great Salt Lake Valley and was acquainted with the road all the way when he came to Ogden. He was a leader among men and had a very commanding figure. In Utah celebrations he was often Marshall of the Day, riding a fine black horse, himself clothed in a fine suit and wearing a long black plume in his hat. Alanson's father was Albern Allen who was born May 22, 1802 at Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. He later lived in New York where a number of his children were born. He married four times. The first time was in 1826 in Harwick, New York to Marcia Allen. Second wife was Jane Elizabeth Hill.
The third wife was Mary Ann Hoops (Yearsly), and the fourth wife was Mary Jane Morris (McCarty). One child of Mary Jane Morris was Albern Allen, who married Elizabeth Evans. She was a sister of David O. McKay's mother, who was also an Evans. Albern Allen, Alanson's father, came to Utah Oct 16, 1847 with the Mormon Battallion from Calif. He was a member of Co. A of the Mormon Battallion. Previous to this, he was chosen to preside over the little town settlement of Genoa, about 100 miles west of Florence, Nebraska where there was a supply depot and an assembling station for mountain emigrants who planned to emigrate to Utah. He labored as a missionary, was preesident and missionary of the 33rd quorum of the seventies at Nauvoo, Ill. In 1849 he settled at Ogden, Utah. He was a member of the High Counsel and in 1857 assisted in bringing emigrants to Utah. At one time, Stephen Hadlock, knowing the fine qualities of Alanson, was praising him and telling of these qualities in the presence of his daughter, Chastina. She said, "Who is this fine young man...and if he is all you say he is (jokingly) I'll marry him." Strange to say she did marry the young man and was a dutiful wife and the mother of his 14 children.
Wife of Alanson, Chastina Hadlock Allen, was a daughter of Stephen Hadlock and Sally Alton. She was born April 2, 1828 in Jay, Orleans County, Vermont and was the 6th of 10 children. A very staunch and sturdy woman and one of unusual strength, the mother of 14 children. After the birth of her babies, she was usually up on the 3rd or 4th day cooking the meals and doing duties. When their son Samuel was born, her husband had gone to the canyon for a load of wood. When he came home, she was getting supper and told him to go to the bed and see what was there. He was very much surprised to find a new son. Her days were filled with taking care of her family and at night she did her sewing by hand and knit beautiful lace for the trimming of the clothing of the expected babies. Her promises were kept to her children even if it was a promise of punishment and she was very firm. At one time a young man attempted to kiss her. She took him by the seat of the pants across her lap and swatted him so hard he couldn't sit down for some time. She could lift a hundred pounds easier than her husband who was not so strong physically. Aunt Marinda said 2 girls were taken by a Methodist minister and separated from the family, never to see them again, raised in the East. Located later by relatives.
Alanson was born May 2, 1829 at Deposit, Thompkins, Delaware County, New York. He was the son of Albern Allen and Marcia Allen. He was next to the oldest in a family of nine children. He joined the church in New York when 8 years old. He and his family journeyed with the saints to Missouri.Later, all the family were ready and started to come to Utah. When at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, Albern Allen and his oldest son, Rufus Allen, joined the Mormon Battallion and they travelled across the country in company A, under the command of Jefferson Hunt. They went to California (San Diego), were discharged from there and returned to Utah where Albern later met his family. Alanson Allen stayed on at Winter Quarters with his mother, brothers and sisters. He took responsibility and care of the family.
Late in summer he realized he would have to secure food for the family supply fort the winter. He went back to Eastern Missouri and purchased the crops on a farm still in the ground, harvested them and took them to Winter Quarters which gave the family sufficient supply for the winter. He was just sixteen years of age.Alanson knew the Prophet Joseph Smith and talked with him many times. He was near the scene at the time of his martytrdom and heard the shot that killed him. He was at Nauvoo when they had trouble with the mob who weren't going to let any more of the saints out west. Brigham Young told them to obey the men in charge of their group and all would be alright. This they did and everything did turn out alright. They had many trying hardships on their journey across the plains but they arrived safely in Utah in October of 1849 in George A. Smith's company. They were met in Ogden by their father who had arrived from California before them. They had a little place and lived right in the main part of what became Ogden's city business district.In Sept 1850 Alanson was married to Chastina Hadlock.
They lived in Ogden about 1 year when they were called to go to Willard and from there to what was known as 3 Mi. Then they went back to Ogden and lived about 3 years. He was a farmer and always had several cows. They pastured the cows just across the Weber River in the vicinity of Wilson Lane. They lived in a little log cabin close to where the Union Depot now stands. At this time President Brigham Young called them to go to Hyrum, Cache County and help with the settlement there. This they did and remained there 4 or 5 years. He had a nice, neat, well-kept farm on which he kept cows, pigs, horses and always several head of sheep from which they secured the wool to make their clothing. After living in Hyrum 6 years, they moved to Huntsville, Weber County, where they lived the rest of their lives. In 1857 he and 5 other men, Franklin Cummings, Thomas Bingham, Bill Brown, Nathan Slater and Bailey Lake were sent to Salmon River to help a company of Immigrants who were having trouble with the Indians. Bailey Lake was killed and they all suffered terribly from exposure and Alanson was never well after that. He was made Captain of the militia in 1861 and served in this capacity until 1866 during which time they had the Echo Canyon War in which he took an active part. At this time there were a great many Indians around and the settlers were having a good deal of trouble with them all through the country.
One evening, Sarah Ann went out to the ditch to get some water and an old Indian came up in back of her. She turned and saw him and screamed before he could harm her. The Indian was determined he was going to kill the dog but Alanson talked to him, gave him some food to take with him and he left, never coming around to molest them again. One winter in the month of February, an old Indian came to his home and wanted some flour. Alanson told him that all he had left was two sacks and they needed them. The old Indian said that the snow would soon melt and there was alot of it, but they would be plowing in March. So Alanson shared his flour with him and in March they were plowing which was very unusual because they usually had a late spring. Alanson Allen was very good to the Indians as well as other people. He felt that he would be blessed by sharing with people and I believe he was because they always had what they really needed. When people were passing through Huntsville, they would stop overnight with their families and horses. He would feed and shelter them and take care of their horses. In later years when the Allen childrens' families grew and some moved down to the southern part of the state, going to or from Huntsville, they would stop overnight with their families and horses at another family's farm. In the morning they would go to pay for their hospitality and the family would ask, "which Allen was their father?" They would tell them and they would say, "Oh, I couldn't take anything from one of Alanson Allen's children. I have stayed overnight with your folks and received kind treatment, so you just go on your way and good luck!"
Grandfather Allen was called on a mission to Nebraska. He served for some time but was unable to stay as long as he wanted because of ill health. He was a very fine speaker, had a quick wit and could remember very well. He always gave the 4th of July speech (which was quite an event in those days). He was good at writing poems for special occasions and had a very fine speaking voice. When he wasn't busy farming, which was his work, he would go seek other employment. As a result, he worked on the railroad and was working with the crew that finished the grade into Ogden. He was there when they layed the rails and the last spike was driven. At this time his family was rather low on supplies and one of their sons remembered their diet was mostly bran mush and bran bread. But he and his wife raised a fine family of 14 children, all of them growing to maturity. Happy, good, honest, trustworthy citizens. Some of them filled missions for the church and nearly all of them were active in church and civic affairs. Their boys and girls have been leading citizens in the communities in which they have lived all their lives. The thirteen children who married all have families. Mary, the youngest daughter, was the only one who didn't marry. They had 128 grandchildren in 1946. He passed away March 5, 1887.
Written by Mathel Allen Ridges Sept 26, 1946
Written by Emma Louise B. Allen and David Orlo:
Alanson David Allen was born May 2, 1829 at Deposit, Thompkins, Delaware County, New York and died March 5, 1887 and was buried in Ogden, Utah. Baptized April, 10, 1838 and endowed and sealed to his wife June 13, 1856 when four children were sealed to them who had been born previously. He came to Utah Oct 27, 1849 in Apostle George A. Smith's company. He was a Seventy in the priesthood. Captain of the Utah Militia from 1861 to 1866 and during the Echo Canyon War. He married Chastina Hadlock about 1850, their first child being Emiline Clarissa Allen. They were parents of 14 children, 7 boys and 7 girls. Most of their children had large families. Emiline, the oldest, had 19 children, 14 boys and 5 girls. A remarkable family. Among them 2 bishops, sunday school superintendents, ward clerks, and many other responsible positions. The girls were excellent mothers.
The youngest daughter of Alanson and his wife, Mary Viletta, died Aug 3, 1901, unmarried.He was an affectionate father, a student of the Book of Mormon, almost knowing it by heart. At one time a stranger at the home saw a number of boys around his place and asked, "How many boys do you have?" To which Alanson replied, "Seven." One of the boys piped up and said, "Yes, and each boy has seven sisters." The man took an oath and said, "How many wives do you have?" Another time Lige (Elijah Allen), a man of another family of Allens, was working for Alanson during the day and said, "Say, Lance, hain't we some relation way back?" They said Lance said, "Drop that shovel and get for home!" And he went.Oftentimes, when weary travellers passed by, even though they were utter strangers, he would give the command, "Drive in, unhitch that team and give them some hay!" Keeping them through the night without charge.
Alanson's parrents joined the church and travelled across the plains with the emigrants. When just a boy he was left to care for his father's family at Winter Quarters, Iowa, when his father and older brother Rufus joined the Mormon Battallion. He was dependable and often times overworked to do the job assigned him. As he was cutting wood for fuel one time, he was so tired he became unconscious. In that state of mind, he saw the Great Salt Lake Valley and was acquainted with the road all the way when he came to Ogden. He was a leader among men and had a very commanding figure. In Utah celebrations he was often Marshall of the Day, riding a fine black horse, himself clothed in a fine suit and wearing a long black plume in his hat. Alanson's father was Albern Allen who was born May 22, 1802 at Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. He later lived in New York where a number of his children were born. He married four times. The first time was in 1826 in Harwick, New York to Marcia Allen. Second wife was Jane Elizabeth Hill.
The third wife was Mary Ann Hoops (Yearsly), and the fourth wife was Mary Jane Morris (McCarty). One child of Mary Jane Morris was Albern Allen, who married Elizabeth Evans. She was a sister of David O. McKay's mother, who was also an Evans. Albern Allen, Alanson's father, came to Utah Oct 16, 1847 with the Mormon Battallion from Calif. He was a member of Co. A of the Mormon Battallion. Previous to this, he was chosen to preside over the little town settlement of Genoa, about 100 miles west of Florence, Nebraska where there was a supply depot and an assembling station for mountain emigrants who planned to emigrate to Utah. He labored as a missionary, was preesident and missionary of the 33rd quorum of the seventies at Nauvoo, Ill. In 1849 he settled at Ogden, Utah. He was a member of the High Counsel and in 1857 assisted in bringing emigrants to Utah. At one time, Stephen Hadlock, knowing the fine qualities of Alanson, was praising him and telling of these qualities in the presence of his daughter, Chastina. She said, "Who is this fine young man...and if he is all you say he is (jokingly) I'll marry him." Strange to say she did marry the young man and was a dutiful wife and the mother of his 14 children.
Wife of Alanson, Chastina Hadlock Allen, was a daughter of Stephen Hadlock and Sally Alton. She was born April 2, 1828 in Jay, Orleans County, Vermont and was the 6th of 10 children. A very staunch and sturdy woman and one of unusual strength, the mother of 14 children. After the birth of her babies, she was usually up on the 3rd or 4th day cooking the meals and doing duties. When their son Samuel was born, her husband had gone to the canyon for a load of wood. When he came home, she was getting supper and told him to go to the bed and see what was there. He was very much surprised to find a new son. Her days were filled with taking care of her family and at night she did her sewing by hand and knit beautiful lace for the trimming of the clothing of the expected babies. Her promises were kept to her children even if it was a promise of punishment and she was very firm. At one time a young man attempted to kiss her. She took him by the seat of the pants across her lap and swatted him so hard he couldn't sit down for some time. She could lift a hundred pounds easier than her husband who was not so strong physically. Aunt Marinda said 2 girls were taken by a Methodist minister and separated from the family, never to see them again, raised in the East. Located later by relatives.
History of Chastina Hadlock Allen
Chastina Hadlock Allen, mother of Sarah Ann Allen Moyes, mother of Elmer Allen Moyes, father of Leon RogerMoyes, father of Michael Verl Moyes.
Written by Mathel Allen Ridges September, 1946.
Chastina Hadlock Allen; born in Jay, Orleans County, Vermont on April 2, 1828. She was the daughter of Stephen Hadlock and Sally Alton. She was the 6th child of a family of 10 children; 2 boys and 8 girls. I have seen the coat of arms of the Hadlock family. Their motto is: For God. Their name was originally spelled Haidlock, "Haid" meaning head, Lock probably referring to the original seat of the family which was the Scottish Highlands. Later they moved south and became a border family living on the Scotch and English border. The black lion on the coat of arms denotes caution and bravery. The red lines mean courage and the silver is sincerity. The simplicity of the shield denotes antiquity because the shields granted later on were more elaborate in their markings. In the year of 1831 Chastina and her family moved to Welsby County, Vermont. They lived there until the year of 1840 when they moved to Browns County, Illinois. On March 18, 1833 the first presidency of the church was organized with Joseph Smith, President; Sidney Rigdon and Frederick Williams as counselors. On May 6, 1833 Joseph Smith received a revelation to commence work of the laying out and preparing a beginning of a foundation of a Stake of Zion in Kirtland. From this time on until the prophet's martyrdom June 27, 1844, the saints endured many hardships. Chastina was present at the meeting when Brigham Young talked to the people, right after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith.
She remembered the meeting where Sidney Rigdon declared that a guardian should be appointed to build up the church. He stated that he, Sidney Rigdon was the man spoken of by the ancient prophets to be the church guardian. She heard the prophet Joseph Smith speak many times. She commented on how much Brigham Young's voice sounded like Joseph Smith's. She said that the people were amazed at the power; for Brigham Young seemed to have been transfigured before them and they beheld the prophet Joseph Smith and heard his voice as naturally as when he was living. The saints felt that this was a manifestation to them to recognize the correct authority. Chastina's father, Stephen Hadlock, was all ready to come to Utah. He had built himself two fine wagons and had two yoke of oxen for each wagon and had all the necessary equipment ready when he took sick and died. He died at Council Bluffs on September 9, 1847. That left Great Grandmother and her two sons and six daughters to make the trip alone. They started out with the two boys driving the oxen. They hadn't gone far when Orin took sick and grandmother Chastina had to drive the oxen on the one wagon.
As they were going to cross the Missouri River, the oxen didn't want to go across and they started going downstream with the water. Orin raised up from his sickbed which was in the back of the wagon and called to the oxen. They knew his voice and after some persuasion they succeeded in getting them across the river. When Orin improved and was able to drive the oxen, Chastina rode horseback most of the time. She was a very good horsewoman and noone was able to ride her horse. They spent one winter at Winter Quarters. Here they were building themselves a small house. One day when she was helping, a log fell and struck her in the head, knocking her unconscious and causing her to be sick for a long time. While she was, her father came to her in a dream and told her she would get well and come to the valley in the mountains to live. This gave her courage and helped her to get well. Chastina enjoyed many of the evenings they had on the plains too.
She loved dancing and especially enjoyed the square dances. She was a happy sort of person and when there was a little deviation from hard work or other hardships, she took advantage of it. They arrived in Utah in 1849. In the summer of 1850 she met Alanson David Allen. On a lovely moonlit night he asked her to go for a ride on horseback with him. She accepted willingly. When they had ridden for awhile out here on what they called the Sand Ridge, he asked her if she would marry him and she said yes. He said, "why, you hardly know me." She said, "well her father had once said to her that Alanson Allen was such a fine, honest, trustworthy young man," and she had said, "Well father, someday I'll marry him." So they were married in Sept. 1850. They had a family of 14 children; seven boys and seven girls. They lived in Ogden about a year after their marriage, then Brigham Young called them to go to Willard in Box Elder County, then in 1853 to 3 Mile Creek. In 1860 they were called to go to Hyrum to settle a community there. Here she planted the first peach trees that were planted in Hyrum. She also grew some cotton plants, would pick the cotton, cord and spin it into thread and make stockings. Grandfather Allen was a farmer. He always had a good garden and had cows and horses and other farm animals. They lived in a log cabin with a dirt floor and for lights they burned tallow with just a string in it for a wick.
They lived in Hyrum for a number of years and in 1866 they moved to Huntsville, Weber County, Utah. Here they lived the rest of their lives. She was a member of the first relief society that was organized in Huntsville. At this meeting she was set apart as a visiting teacher and in this capacity she served throughout her life. Chastina seemed to be unusually strong. After her babies were born, she would usually be up and around on the third or fourth day cooking meals and caring for the rest of her family. When her ninth child, Samuel, was born, Grandfather had gone to the canyon for a load of wood. When he came home she was getting supper. She told him to go look in the bed and see what they had. He was very much surprised to find a new son. The first house they had in Huntsville was a log cabin with a dirt roof and a dirt floor. It was situated just conner ways to the east corner of the town square. They owned some land in what was known as Middleton Ward. After a few years, they moved up on their farm first living in two log rooms and later building a nice frame house. It was there that my father, the youngest son, was born. Grandmother always loved to work hard; there was a big family to feed and care for. They always had about 20 head of sheep which grandfather and grandmother would shear, wash the wool, cord it into bats and for years she spun the yarn herself to make clothing and stockings.
Later they would bring the wool to Ogden to a man who made it into yarn and so many times, clothes for them. Many a night she would stay up until morning working hard to get new stockings, a pair of jeans or a coat for one of the boys, or a dress for one of the girls, ready for them for Christmas. Their dresses and jeans would be worn for best for a year, then, the second year they would take them for next best. They would only get one new pair of shoes a year and, if they wore them out, they had to go barefoot until the crops were ready in the fall. Then they could sell the crops and buy more. They were among the first people to get a nice new pump from which to get water. This was quite a luxury because they were used to getting water from the ditch or a spring and, just before the pump, a well. My grandmother and grandfather were good to people passing through the valley, giving them a night's lodging, food and shelter and feed for their animals. Grandmother could dress a lamb as good as a man. One time, a fellow tried to kiss her. She disliked him very much so she just grabbed him and turned him over her knee and gave him a spanking. She could lift 100 pounds easier than my grandfather, who was not so strong physically.
When she was 50 years old, she picked up a man (Mr. Sprague) who had hurt his leg and put him on his horse so he could go home. She loved to ride horseback and nearly always had her own horse. When she was 72 years old she had her picture taken on her horse, Old Bell. She rode winter and summer until she was very old. My grandfather died on Mar 3, 1887 leaving my grandmother. She lived in the old home for many years then, she decided to come live with my father and mother. They were very good to her and she lived with them for the last 12 years of her life. In the later years of her life, she made many beautiful quilts, nearly all of them by hand. I have one of the quilts she made...when she was quilting it she let me sew on it. She left the qulting I had done on the quilt and, when I look at it, it brings back many fond memories. Grandmother was always active and enjoyed life. She died at the age of 84 years on Mar 13, 1913. She would have been 85 had she lived until Apr 2 of that same year. Mathel Allen Ridges
Written by Mathel Allen Ridges September, 1946.
Chastina Hadlock Allen; born in Jay, Orleans County, Vermont on April 2, 1828. She was the daughter of Stephen Hadlock and Sally Alton. She was the 6th child of a family of 10 children; 2 boys and 8 girls. I have seen the coat of arms of the Hadlock family. Their motto is: For God. Their name was originally spelled Haidlock, "Haid" meaning head, Lock probably referring to the original seat of the family which was the Scottish Highlands. Later they moved south and became a border family living on the Scotch and English border. The black lion on the coat of arms denotes caution and bravery. The red lines mean courage and the silver is sincerity. The simplicity of the shield denotes antiquity because the shields granted later on were more elaborate in their markings. In the year of 1831 Chastina and her family moved to Welsby County, Vermont. They lived there until the year of 1840 when they moved to Browns County, Illinois. On March 18, 1833 the first presidency of the church was organized with Joseph Smith, President; Sidney Rigdon and Frederick Williams as counselors. On May 6, 1833 Joseph Smith received a revelation to commence work of the laying out and preparing a beginning of a foundation of a Stake of Zion in Kirtland. From this time on until the prophet's martyrdom June 27, 1844, the saints endured many hardships. Chastina was present at the meeting when Brigham Young talked to the people, right after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith.
She remembered the meeting where Sidney Rigdon declared that a guardian should be appointed to build up the church. He stated that he, Sidney Rigdon was the man spoken of by the ancient prophets to be the church guardian. She heard the prophet Joseph Smith speak many times. She commented on how much Brigham Young's voice sounded like Joseph Smith's. She said that the people were amazed at the power; for Brigham Young seemed to have been transfigured before them and they beheld the prophet Joseph Smith and heard his voice as naturally as when he was living. The saints felt that this was a manifestation to them to recognize the correct authority. Chastina's father, Stephen Hadlock, was all ready to come to Utah. He had built himself two fine wagons and had two yoke of oxen for each wagon and had all the necessary equipment ready when he took sick and died. He died at Council Bluffs on September 9, 1847. That left Great Grandmother and her two sons and six daughters to make the trip alone. They started out with the two boys driving the oxen. They hadn't gone far when Orin took sick and grandmother Chastina had to drive the oxen on the one wagon.
As they were going to cross the Missouri River, the oxen didn't want to go across and they started going downstream with the water. Orin raised up from his sickbed which was in the back of the wagon and called to the oxen. They knew his voice and after some persuasion they succeeded in getting them across the river. When Orin improved and was able to drive the oxen, Chastina rode horseback most of the time. She was a very good horsewoman and noone was able to ride her horse. They spent one winter at Winter Quarters. Here they were building themselves a small house. One day when she was helping, a log fell and struck her in the head, knocking her unconscious and causing her to be sick for a long time. While she was, her father came to her in a dream and told her she would get well and come to the valley in the mountains to live. This gave her courage and helped her to get well. Chastina enjoyed many of the evenings they had on the plains too.
She loved dancing and especially enjoyed the square dances. She was a happy sort of person and when there was a little deviation from hard work or other hardships, she took advantage of it. They arrived in Utah in 1849. In the summer of 1850 she met Alanson David Allen. On a lovely moonlit night he asked her to go for a ride on horseback with him. She accepted willingly. When they had ridden for awhile out here on what they called the Sand Ridge, he asked her if she would marry him and she said yes. He said, "why, you hardly know me." She said, "well her father had once said to her that Alanson Allen was such a fine, honest, trustworthy young man," and she had said, "Well father, someday I'll marry him." So they were married in Sept. 1850. They had a family of 14 children; seven boys and seven girls. They lived in Ogden about a year after their marriage, then Brigham Young called them to go to Willard in Box Elder County, then in 1853 to 3 Mile Creek. In 1860 they were called to go to Hyrum to settle a community there. Here she planted the first peach trees that were planted in Hyrum. She also grew some cotton plants, would pick the cotton, cord and spin it into thread and make stockings. Grandfather Allen was a farmer. He always had a good garden and had cows and horses and other farm animals. They lived in a log cabin with a dirt floor and for lights they burned tallow with just a string in it for a wick.
They lived in Hyrum for a number of years and in 1866 they moved to Huntsville, Weber County, Utah. Here they lived the rest of their lives. She was a member of the first relief society that was organized in Huntsville. At this meeting she was set apart as a visiting teacher and in this capacity she served throughout her life. Chastina seemed to be unusually strong. After her babies were born, she would usually be up and around on the third or fourth day cooking meals and caring for the rest of her family. When her ninth child, Samuel, was born, Grandfather had gone to the canyon for a load of wood. When he came home she was getting supper. She told him to go look in the bed and see what they had. He was very much surprised to find a new son. The first house they had in Huntsville was a log cabin with a dirt roof and a dirt floor. It was situated just conner ways to the east corner of the town square. They owned some land in what was known as Middleton Ward. After a few years, they moved up on their farm first living in two log rooms and later building a nice frame house. It was there that my father, the youngest son, was born. Grandmother always loved to work hard; there was a big family to feed and care for. They always had about 20 head of sheep which grandfather and grandmother would shear, wash the wool, cord it into bats and for years she spun the yarn herself to make clothing and stockings.
Later they would bring the wool to Ogden to a man who made it into yarn and so many times, clothes for them. Many a night she would stay up until morning working hard to get new stockings, a pair of jeans or a coat for one of the boys, or a dress for one of the girls, ready for them for Christmas. Their dresses and jeans would be worn for best for a year, then, the second year they would take them for next best. They would only get one new pair of shoes a year and, if they wore them out, they had to go barefoot until the crops were ready in the fall. Then they could sell the crops and buy more. They were among the first people to get a nice new pump from which to get water. This was quite a luxury because they were used to getting water from the ditch or a spring and, just before the pump, a well. My grandmother and grandfather were good to people passing through the valley, giving them a night's lodging, food and shelter and feed for their animals. Grandmother could dress a lamb as good as a man. One time, a fellow tried to kiss her. She disliked him very much so she just grabbed him and turned him over her knee and gave him a spanking. She could lift 100 pounds easier than my grandfather, who was not so strong physically.
When she was 50 years old, she picked up a man (Mr. Sprague) who had hurt his leg and put him on his horse so he could go home. She loved to ride horseback and nearly always had her own horse. When she was 72 years old she had her picture taken on her horse, Old Bell. She rode winter and summer until she was very old. My grandfather died on Mar 3, 1887 leaving my grandmother. She lived in the old home for many years then, she decided to come live with my father and mother. They were very good to her and she lived with them for the last 12 years of her life. In the later years of her life, she made many beautiful quilts, nearly all of them by hand. I have one of the quilts she made...when she was quilting it she let me sew on it. She left the qulting I had done on the quilt and, when I look at it, it brings back many fond memories. Grandmother was always active and enjoyed life. She died at the age of 84 years on Mar 13, 1913. She would have been 85 had she lived until Apr 2 of that same year. Mathel Allen Ridges
History of Jane Johnston Black
Jane Johnston Black, mother of Joseph Smith Black, father of Phoebe Delora Black Reid, mother of Carolyn Reid Timmins, mother of Billie Marlene Timmins, mother of Michael Verl Moyes.
Dictated in her 87th year.
“I, Jane Johnston Black, was born June 11, 1801, at Lombag, Antrim County, Ireland, the daughter of Daniel Johnston and Margaret Chambers. I lived at my father's house until I was sixteen years of age when my father died. I was then called as a local preacher on the same circuit that my father had traveled, he being a Wesleyan Methodist. I remained in that position until I was over twenty years] of age, and made William Black Sr's house my home, as he was my guardian.I lived there until my marriage to his son, William, who had been away serving as a soldier in the British Army. We were married July 31, 1822, and lived in Lisburn, Antrim County, Ireland. We had three sons and one daughter.Moved to Manchester, England, in the year 1834 or 1835, with my husband and family. We heard of the people called Latter-day Saints and were invited to go and hear them; the meeting was held in Paul Harris' cellar. William Clayton and Joseph Fielding addressed us, which brought glad tidings and great joy to my husband and myself. We both believed, and on or about the 14th day of January, 1839, were baptized by Elder William Clayton.
Then in the year of 1840, we (mother and children) moved to Nauvoo and heard the Prophet Joseph Smith preach and I can testify that he was a prophet of God. We came to Nauvoo under the Council of the Authorities and left my husband on a two-year mission. We moved to Augusta [Iowa] and remained there until my husband came home. I, being a doctor and also a nurse, President [Smith and or]Young set me apart to deliver all expecting mothers and care for the sick and I fully did my duty.[In 1844] Following the martyrdom at Carthage, President Taylor, who had been seriously wounded, would not permit a doctor to see him until Jane Black arrived after the bullets were removed from his body. Mrs. Black asked him later why he had sent for her. He said, "Because I knew there was none better at such a job, and wanted you to stand at the morning of the resurrection and testify to the Lord against the assassins who murdered the Prophet and his brother Hyrum." [See Note 1 below.]We then moved to Nauvoo again and remained there until the Saints were driven from there. My husband being in Canada at the time.I went with the Saints to Montrose[Iowa across the Mississippi from Nauvoo]. Before crossing the Mississippi River. A posse of the mob rode up and surrounded our wagons and demanded we give up our fire arms. I had a pistol in my bosom and I drew it out and told them 'Here is my pistol, but I will use it before I give it up.' They did not take it from me but threatened to throw me in the river that night.Then we were ferried across the Mississippi River into Iowa and remained there a short time. I buried what arms I had in a quilt in a hole under the wagon wheel. I borrowed a tent from Brother Johnston and had women that were being delivered at childbirth put in it. . I was the mid-wife, and delivered nine babies that night. [See Note 2.]We had nothing to eat but a half bushel of corn meal and a half-dozen cucumbers that were given to me by Martin Littlewood. There were a great many sick among us and nothing to comfort and nourish them but corn meal, until the Lord sent quails among us which supplied our wants. Blessed be the name of the Lord."We had nothing to sweeten anything with until the Lord sent honey dew, which we gathered from the bushes until we had all the sweets we wanted. I also boiled maple juice and got cakes of maple sugar. While preparing to leave Montrose, I was engaged in taking up the firearms I had buried under the wagon, when the mob came and asked me what I was doing. I told them the Saints were to have power to resurrect and that was what I was doing. 'Oh,' said one, 'she is crazy,' so I saved our arms. We then moved about eight miles up the river and pitched our tents and there my husband joined us. Then the Saints moved into Winters Quarters. [About a year later we settled in Silver Creek Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa] where we stayed about a year.
We started across the plains by ox teams in Captain Pace's company. "After a weary trialsome journey over 1,000 miles walking fifteen to twenty miles a day on foot to ease the load on the team, we arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1850. We lived there for a short time, then President Brigham Young called us to go to Spring City, Sanpete County. We remained there until 1861. Then we were called to go to St. George. Later we moved up the Virgin River to a place called Rockville, Washington County. I lived there until my husband died and was laid to rest in the Rockville Cemetery, Washington County. I lived there for many years after all my children had moved away.I felt very lonely and they wanted me to move where they lived in Deseret in Millard County, Utah. Finally I decided to go to my children so I moved to Deseret." I continued to live there until the year 1878, when feeling lonesome for my children who lived in Deseret, I was persuaded to leave my home and come and live with them, where I have lived until the present date.Feeling my health declining and being sick at the present time, my sons have been desirous that I should leave a short history of my life. But my memory has failed me in many things, so that I have not been able to give a complete account or as much as I should like to do, being in my eighty-seventh year.
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 6, p.428-9“.Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 10, p.260 (From the diary of Joseph Smith Black, " Special Collections BYU)NOTE 1Note regarding Jane Johnston Black, Physician and midwife Jane was one of the best known pioneer women in the different localities in which she lived. She gained recognition for her medical services, not only in the various settlements in southern Utah, but during the period which preceded the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoo. According to family records she was called and blessed by the Prophet Joseph Smith, setting her apart to give aid to those who were ill. It is known that she gave active support to the defenders of Nauvoo during the mobbings and administered aid to the men who were injured. She was frequently the only woman on the scene of battle.As an obstetrician Jane took a leading part in giving medical assistance when nine babies were born in the midst of winter as the Saints were being forced to leave Nauvoo under mob attack.Her records show that she delivered more than 3,000 babies. Not only was she known as a midwife, but took the place of a physician whenever needed.
On one occasion she was called upon to amputate a man's leg in order to save his life. She used an ordinary butcher knife and a carpenter's saw to perform the operation. The man recovered.After a long and eventful life, Jane Johnston Black died at the age of 92 years and was buried in Rockville, Utah.—Myrtle McDonaldNote 2.Note verifying that Jane Johnston Black was the midwife who delivered nine babies the night of the exodus from Nauvoo. Carol Lynn Pearson, well-known LDS poetess, wrote an article in BYU Studies about the episode and tells of finding a statement of a midwife, Jane Johnston, who personally delivered nine babies on the first night in September when the so-called "poor camp" was camping across from Nauvoo. Conditions during this exodus were much different than the one seven months earlier. The Saints who had remained in Nauvoo during 1846 were mostly those who could not afford to outfit themselves for the exodus (hence the name "poor camp"), or those whose health or other conditions prevented them from traveling. But when the mobs came to Nauvoo in September 1846, they cruelly drove all the Saints from their homes regardless of condition. The account of Jane Johnston, describing conditions across the Mississippi from Nauvoo, reads: “I borrowed a tent from Brother Johnston and had women that were being delivered at childbirth put in it. I was the mid-wife, and delivered nine babies that night.”
It seems much more likely that the events Eliza described occurred during this time, and the midwife's account supports this idea. Eliza mentions that she "was informed" that the nine births occurred on that first night, but she (or her informant) probably confused the date.However, the poignancy and tenderness of Eliza Snow's description still touches the heart. The suffering of these mothers is beyond our conception, and is a tribute both to their faith in God and to their patient commitment to what they viewed to be a divine cause.
(Quotes in Pearson, BYU Studies 21:4.)References:Wiggins, Marvin E. Mormons and Their Neighbors.Black, Jane Johnson 1801 -.Guide To Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies by Davis Bitton. [Provo, Utah:Brigham Young University Press, c1977.] p.31.Black, Jane Johnston 11 Jun 1801 -.Our Pioneer Heritage compiled by Kate B. Carter. [Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1958.] v.6, p.427.Black, Jane Johnston 11 Jun 1801 - 20 Jan 1890.Our Pioneer Heritage compiled by Kate B. Carter. [Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1958.] v.10, p.259.Black, Jane Johnson, 1801–.Autobiography (1801–1883).Davis Bitton, Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies (1977), pg.31.Autobiography (1801–1883).Duplication of typescript. 4 pp. HDC.[LDS Church Archives] (Ms d 2050, 21, 8, #4).
Dictated in her 87th year.
“I, Jane Johnston Black, was born June 11, 1801, at Lombag, Antrim County, Ireland, the daughter of Daniel Johnston and Margaret Chambers. I lived at my father's house until I was sixteen years of age when my father died. I was then called as a local preacher on the same circuit that my father had traveled, he being a Wesleyan Methodist. I remained in that position until I was over twenty years] of age, and made William Black Sr's house my home, as he was my guardian.I lived there until my marriage to his son, William, who had been away serving as a soldier in the British Army. We were married July 31, 1822, and lived in Lisburn, Antrim County, Ireland. We had three sons and one daughter.Moved to Manchester, England, in the year 1834 or 1835, with my husband and family. We heard of the people called Latter-day Saints and were invited to go and hear them; the meeting was held in Paul Harris' cellar. William Clayton and Joseph Fielding addressed us, which brought glad tidings and great joy to my husband and myself. We both believed, and on or about the 14th day of January, 1839, were baptized by Elder William Clayton.
Then in the year of 1840, we (mother and children) moved to Nauvoo and heard the Prophet Joseph Smith preach and I can testify that he was a prophet of God. We came to Nauvoo under the Council of the Authorities and left my husband on a two-year mission. We moved to Augusta [Iowa] and remained there until my husband came home. I, being a doctor and also a nurse, President [Smith and or]Young set me apart to deliver all expecting mothers and care for the sick and I fully did my duty.[In 1844] Following the martyrdom at Carthage, President Taylor, who had been seriously wounded, would not permit a doctor to see him until Jane Black arrived after the bullets were removed from his body. Mrs. Black asked him later why he had sent for her. He said, "Because I knew there was none better at such a job, and wanted you to stand at the morning of the resurrection and testify to the Lord against the assassins who murdered the Prophet and his brother Hyrum." [See Note 1 below.]We then moved to Nauvoo again and remained there until the Saints were driven from there. My husband being in Canada at the time.I went with the Saints to Montrose[Iowa across the Mississippi from Nauvoo]. Before crossing the Mississippi River. A posse of the mob rode up and surrounded our wagons and demanded we give up our fire arms. I had a pistol in my bosom and I drew it out and told them 'Here is my pistol, but I will use it before I give it up.' They did not take it from me but threatened to throw me in the river that night.Then we were ferried across the Mississippi River into Iowa and remained there a short time. I buried what arms I had in a quilt in a hole under the wagon wheel. I borrowed a tent from Brother Johnston and had women that were being delivered at childbirth put in it. . I was the mid-wife, and delivered nine babies that night. [See Note 2.]We had nothing to eat but a half bushel of corn meal and a half-dozen cucumbers that were given to me by Martin Littlewood. There were a great many sick among us and nothing to comfort and nourish them but corn meal, until the Lord sent quails among us which supplied our wants. Blessed be the name of the Lord."We had nothing to sweeten anything with until the Lord sent honey dew, which we gathered from the bushes until we had all the sweets we wanted. I also boiled maple juice and got cakes of maple sugar. While preparing to leave Montrose, I was engaged in taking up the firearms I had buried under the wagon, when the mob came and asked me what I was doing. I told them the Saints were to have power to resurrect and that was what I was doing. 'Oh,' said one, 'she is crazy,' so I saved our arms. We then moved about eight miles up the river and pitched our tents and there my husband joined us. Then the Saints moved into Winters Quarters. [About a year later we settled in Silver Creek Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa] where we stayed about a year.
We started across the plains by ox teams in Captain Pace's company. "After a weary trialsome journey over 1,000 miles walking fifteen to twenty miles a day on foot to ease the load on the team, we arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1850. We lived there for a short time, then President Brigham Young called us to go to Spring City, Sanpete County. We remained there until 1861. Then we were called to go to St. George. Later we moved up the Virgin River to a place called Rockville, Washington County. I lived there until my husband died and was laid to rest in the Rockville Cemetery, Washington County. I lived there for many years after all my children had moved away.I felt very lonely and they wanted me to move where they lived in Deseret in Millard County, Utah. Finally I decided to go to my children so I moved to Deseret." I continued to live there until the year 1878, when feeling lonesome for my children who lived in Deseret, I was persuaded to leave my home and come and live with them, where I have lived until the present date.Feeling my health declining and being sick at the present time, my sons have been desirous that I should leave a short history of my life. But my memory has failed me in many things, so that I have not been able to give a complete account or as much as I should like to do, being in my eighty-seventh year.
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 6, p.428-9“.Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 10, p.260 (From the diary of Joseph Smith Black, " Special Collections BYU)NOTE 1Note regarding Jane Johnston Black, Physician and midwife Jane was one of the best known pioneer women in the different localities in which she lived. She gained recognition for her medical services, not only in the various settlements in southern Utah, but during the period which preceded the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoo. According to family records she was called and blessed by the Prophet Joseph Smith, setting her apart to give aid to those who were ill. It is known that she gave active support to the defenders of Nauvoo during the mobbings and administered aid to the men who were injured. She was frequently the only woman on the scene of battle.As an obstetrician Jane took a leading part in giving medical assistance when nine babies were born in the midst of winter as the Saints were being forced to leave Nauvoo under mob attack.Her records show that she delivered more than 3,000 babies. Not only was she known as a midwife, but took the place of a physician whenever needed.
On one occasion she was called upon to amputate a man's leg in order to save his life. She used an ordinary butcher knife and a carpenter's saw to perform the operation. The man recovered.After a long and eventful life, Jane Johnston Black died at the age of 92 years and was buried in Rockville, Utah.—Myrtle McDonaldNote 2.Note verifying that Jane Johnston Black was the midwife who delivered nine babies the night of the exodus from Nauvoo. Carol Lynn Pearson, well-known LDS poetess, wrote an article in BYU Studies about the episode and tells of finding a statement of a midwife, Jane Johnston, who personally delivered nine babies on the first night in September when the so-called "poor camp" was camping across from Nauvoo. Conditions during this exodus were much different than the one seven months earlier. The Saints who had remained in Nauvoo during 1846 were mostly those who could not afford to outfit themselves for the exodus (hence the name "poor camp"), or those whose health or other conditions prevented them from traveling. But when the mobs came to Nauvoo in September 1846, they cruelly drove all the Saints from their homes regardless of condition. The account of Jane Johnston, describing conditions across the Mississippi from Nauvoo, reads: “I borrowed a tent from Brother Johnston and had women that were being delivered at childbirth put in it. I was the mid-wife, and delivered nine babies that night.”
It seems much more likely that the events Eliza described occurred during this time, and the midwife's account supports this idea. Eliza mentions that she "was informed" that the nine births occurred on that first night, but she (or her informant) probably confused the date.However, the poignancy and tenderness of Eliza Snow's description still touches the heart. The suffering of these mothers is beyond our conception, and is a tribute both to their faith in God and to their patient commitment to what they viewed to be a divine cause.
(Quotes in Pearson, BYU Studies 21:4.)References:Wiggins, Marvin E. Mormons and Their Neighbors.Black, Jane Johnson 1801 -.Guide To Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies by Davis Bitton. [Provo, Utah:Brigham Young University Press, c1977.] p.31.Black, Jane Johnston 11 Jun 1801 -.Our Pioneer Heritage compiled by Kate B. Carter. [Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1958.] v.6, p.427.Black, Jane Johnston 11 Jun 1801 - 20 Jan 1890.Our Pioneer Heritage compiled by Kate B. Carter. [Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1958.] v.10, p.259.Black, Jane Johnson, 1801–.Autobiography (1801–1883).Davis Bitton, Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies (1977), pg.31.Autobiography (1801–1883).Duplication of typescript. 4 pp. HDC.[LDS Church Archives] (Ms d 2050, 21, 8, #4).
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