MSS SC 1879 - John T. Dorcheus memoirs Number of Pages: 76 It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this/these transcript(s) must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collection Coordinating Committee. [Notes added by transcribers are in square brackets. Dashes in square brackets indicate unclear words or letters. indicate words the author inserted to a previously written line.] ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p001.jpg) A 81 - 128 This book of memoirs was delivered to Ivan O. Thueson to be placed in the Brigham Young University Archives and Manuscripts by Evadana (Humphreys) Davis, a granddaughter of John T. Dorcheus,by Betty Marion (Davis) Smith, a great- granddaughter and by Wendy Martyna, a great, great grand- daughter. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p005.jpg) A81-128 B40 Memoirs of John T Dorcheus. Ashton, Idaho. January 6–. 1919. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p007.jpg) In writing a brief Sketch of my life. I desire that I do so, not because that I am desireous to parade any of my virtues, if any I possess, but I have a desire that my Children & my Childrens offspring in years to come may know who and what their Ancestor really was and what Inspired me to write a Sketch of my Career. I have felt many times in life that I have not been able to state positively who my Ancestors really were, or from whom I really sprang. It was not until the year of 1865 that I knew for a certainty that the name of my Father, who had always been known by the name of Niels Thueson, was not the proper name by which he should have been known. It was not because that any act in his life, or in the life of his Ancestors, it was simply a foolish custom that prevailed in the rural districts of Denmark the Birthplace of my Father, and some of his fore Fathers. My own Father did not fully understand the changes of his ancestors in regard to their names. No Record had been kept by his Ancestors so far as was known, but my Father knew that his Fathers name was not Thueson. but in 1871 I believe my Father obtained Family Records through a cousin by the name of ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p008.jpg) Nicoli (pronounced by the Danes Nicolai Lauritzen) who brought these Records with to Utah. These Records shows that about the year 1770 or perhaps still earlier there were in Jutland Denmark a Family by the of Dorcheus. for a certainty it is not known from whence the came but it is and was under stood they had come from France during The Revolution, and it was also noted that they spoke the French Language, but as they were Strangers, little was known of them. but it is an established fact that my Great Grand fathers name was Nicoli Dorcheus and that his Wifes name was Mari Anna Thueson, or as the Danes has it Marianne Thuesdaughter, and that she was a Jute by birth. her Son my Grandfather was named by her Thue, Nicolis Son. by that name he was known to my recollection and he (my Grandfather) married als a Jute by the name of AnnaMarie Nielson, and my Father being the eldest Child was named Niels 'Thues Son', this change of names has led to the great trouble which the Danish people has experienced in tracing their Geneology back. I have made this Exsplanation in order to show how very neccesary it is to have an Intelligent Record of our Families and I trust my Children will avoid neglect of ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p009.jpg) Keeping a record of their children in a proper way. My Father was born June 21st 1812 at Leunig Jutland Denmark the Estate of my Grandsire was known as (Friesenburg), by which name my Father was also known during the six years of military service which ended when he was 30 years old. My Father served in the Ordinance Department, In the year of 1840 my Father my mother Angelica Christine Lund, and they were Located in Copenhagen Denmark where my Father pursued his trade of carpenter and Draftsman. I was the eldest of five children, two of whom died in childhood, and one coming into womanhood. My Father & mother also neglected keeping a Record of their childrens births and Deaths This neglect was not considered very serious then, but now we consider it a very serious matter to neglect the keeping of a correct Record, and not trust to memory. There is or was in the record of my Birthday the year in which I was born. My Father contended that I was born (April 25, 1843) and it may be the correct date of my birth, but if it is the correct figures do not tally with other figures of dates prior to my birth which would make my birthday 1842 if this date is correct I would now be 76 years of age now, however I am inclined to belive the ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p010.jpg) latter is the correct date of my birth. this Keeping a correct date of birth also christening or blessing and naming of Children, the correct dates of same Should always be attended to promptly, My Experience in these things has given me a lot of trouble and vexation: My Birthplace was Copenhagen Denmark where my Childhods days were spent in abtaining an education in the Navy dept Free School, My Mother taught me to Read, and Spell correctly The Danish Languge, so that at Six years, when I started in regular School work I was able to go on quickly in My Studies. My Mother had a good system of training me, and for the giving me a Religious Training I am indebted to her though She did not belong to any Sectarian Creed. Yet She always impressed upon my mind the need of a strong faith in the Bible as being the Word of God, and in the Mission of Jesus Christ, and his being the Son of God; her teaching in those lines has influenced My whole life. My Mother being a fine Singer, also got me to Sing in the Church where I was a member of the regular Choir. as My Father was away at his daily labour I was mostly under My Mothers vigilant care and tutilage. In the year of 1850 an event occured that shaped my destiny, and has ever since Influenced My whole life: There came to the City of Copenhagen that year three Elders of the Latter-day Saints an began the preaching of the simple and pure Gospel of Christ. these elders were Erastus Snow, one of the 12 Apostles in [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "My Experience in..."] April 25 1845 [Corresponding with "That at Six"] 1848 [Corresponding with "care and tutilage."] 1850 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p011.jpg) The Church and one O.P. Hansen & John Forsgreen both Elders from the United States of America. My mothers Brother L P Lund & his Wife became immidiately convinced of the sound Doctrines which they taught and they at once were baptized into the Church, and also a Sister of my Mother, and her husband John Eilertson also were baptized, of course that brought The Gospel right to My Fathers house, and a campaign of discussion followed. My Father being a Freethinker, and being at the sametime a Bible Scholar, The Battle lasted 5 nights, and then my Father gave up the fight, and asked for immidiate Baptism, and from that time until his death he was one of the most faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, filling many responsible positions in the Church. with the advent of the Church into Denmark came persecutions and abuse of the followers of the Church, but this only caused the spread of Mormonism, as we were called, and of course I was turned out of the free School and I was baptized into the Church by my Father, and he was called into the Ministry, and of course I had to assist in being a support of the family. I had however received a fair Education both in the Danish and German Language, and henceforth, I began the Study of the English Language and my Studies I pursued in the Evenings. My Teacher was Mrs. Vita Hastrup. Madsen who was a wife of C. A. Madsen a special Friend of my Father, and a Coworker in the Ministry. My Progress in the Study of the English Language was very marked, so that before I left the old world, I was able to speak quite well. [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "The Church and..."] 1850 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p012.jpg) My Childhood in the old World was to me not very pleasant everything seemed so very narrow, and life was not desirable until I arrived in the U.S. here was a chance of greater developement America with her wonderful forrests, great Rivers, and broad prairies appealed to me with great force and from that day city life has been to me as bad as prison life. Still I found that persecution in America was just the same as in Europe. Though the people enjoy the Liberty of free Speach, and I found that outside of Mormonism all other creeds could remain unmolested, we lived however the best way we could, among even those who most certainly were our enemies, not long after we came to the U.S. My Father was called upon to organize a branch of the Church at Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha was then but a small having just been started up. When my Father was called and set apart for this calling he was very Ill with Cholera. Cholera was then raging all along the Missouri & Mississippi Rivers, and many people were dying daily in the large Citys, but although my Father was in a dying condition, he was was administered to by the Elders. Brother Amasa Lyman, & Cristianson, and Franklin D. Richards and Brother Dilla. he got well and really performed the task assigned to him and he did gather up the scattered from St Louis and other places along the Missouri River and got them located at Omaha City Neb, quite a few Saints had located at Florence 7 miles North of Omaha, also from Council Bluffs and Crescent City. This was indeed an [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "When my Father..."] 1857 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p013.jpg) arduous task, but according to the promises of the Elders, and it was a wonder to me, how it was done, but a Testimony it was to me and all that had seen his condition, the Lord had accepted of the promise of the Elders and had thus miraculously raised my Father up, and made him strong to do his work. In the spring of 1858 my Father was called to go out West 110 miles from Omaha to settle at Genoa a new settlement of Mormons and help build a Saw & Grist Mill and otherwise help to settle up this new Settlement, which he at once set about doing. That spring My Sister Julia died with Scarlet Fever, She died very suddenly, my Father was away I was stricken also, but kept on my feet. My Father was warned in a Dream of my Sisters Illness, and he at once set out on foot to go to Omaha 110 miles which he accomplished in three days, on the way he stopped at a Ranch at North Bend on the Platte River to get a drink when The Woman came out, and asked him if he was a Mormon Elder, he answered her in The affirmative, and She then told him her husband was dying of Malaria fever, and She asked him to administer to her husband which he did, and he at once raised up in bed, and began putting on his clothes, this Mans name was William Thomas, and he lived many years after that in Utah, My Father came to Omaha the day after my Sister was buried. We moved out at once to Genoa where Father built a Saw Mill for Thos Shakkellon, and later built the Grist Mill, also a dwelling house for Bro Fuhrmeister, and during the winter [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "Arduous take, but..."] 1857 [Corresponding with "In the spring..."] 1858 [Corresponding with "Omaha the day..."] 1858 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p014.jpg) of 1858 & 59 James Freestone & my Father built a ferry across the Loup Fork River four miles below Genoa. he also built up a house in the Town for us, as well as building a house across the Loup Fork River on a Squatters claim when he made, in all of this work. I labored with him, in The summer of 1859 he went to Om aha & worked at his trade. his labor demanded good wages. While I tended the crops and put up The Hay. In the fall when our corn was in the Shock, and the Buckwheat was in the Stack, The Pawnee Indians were moved up from near Fremont and located on the Town of Genoa, and their hundreds of ponies were turned into our Corn & Grain fields my Fathers House was seized and used for a Post Office, and we were forced to go back to Omaha to winter, this Outrage was done in the name of Uncle Sam: by a cruel and wicked Indian Agt. although we had been promised that we should occupy the Land and it was to surveyed for us so we could make good our claims which we had tried to do. There were a few Apostate Mormons who denied being Mormons who were allowed to live on the Lands. This was sure justice in free america. Thus we suffered persecution under the hands of unscrupolous Government officials and lost all our labors and accumulations; Thus we went back to Omaha city poor, and the winter ahead of us. I will state here that the President of the U.S. was James Buchanan, Democrat he it was who sent an Army to Utah in 1857. This act of his was done because of the Report of a corrupt judge who he had [The following is written in left margin corresponding with “of 1858 & 59...”] 1858 [Corresponding with "in the Town for us..."] 1859 [Corresponding with "The crops and..."] 1859 [Corresponding with "in the Name of Uncle Sam..."] 1859 [Corresponding with "and accumulations"] 1859 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p015.jpg) sent to Utah, and who so badly acted while acted as judge of The Supreme Court that the people simply hated him for his Lasciviousnes and Wickedness, the Army failed in discovering any unlawful act of The People of Utah, this failure of not finding any thing against the Mormons so enraged our Enemies that they succeeded in driving the Settlers of Genoa from Their Lands which had been promised us by the Federal Govt We however succeeded in Getting the Farm of M.T. Patrick about 5 miles west of Omaha to work. In The spring of we put in the entire Farm of Mr Patrick and then rigge'gd up our Team and started for Utah we left Omaha on the first day of June and went as far as Florence, about 7 miles north of Omaha and there we made connec- tion with Company of Saints under the command of "Capt James Darling Ross." There were in this Company 56 Wagons more than half of these people were Swiss Saints in charge of "Louis Bonellie" the balancer were English, Scotch, and a number of People from different parts of the States, we were three months and three days en route to Salt Lake City. we arrived there on the 3d of September. It was to me one of grandest times of my whole life, the great Praries, with their ever changing Scenes, the great heards of Buffaloes, Deer, and Antelopes, and the thousands of Fowls, were to me a great delight,. In the Evenings [The following is written in the left margin] 1859 1859 1860 1860 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p016.jpg) When the weather was favorable we sure danced, and sang, and enjoyed ourselves. plenty of Game, and Fish, in the Platte River, which we followed for several hundred miles, travelling on the North side of this Stream all the way until we came into the mountains, I travelled on foot all the way. My Chum & Companion was Tom Smith, an Iowa Boy. we sure had great times together I never saw him after we got to Salt Lake City: When we got to Mud Springs, this side west of Fort Bridger 100 miles East of Salt Lake City we were met by Brother Peter E Hansen who had married my Cousin Augusta Lund the year before, and he brought us Melons, Peaches, Potatoes, Eggs, and other things, which of course was a treat for us, and then we went direct to his home in the 2nd Ward where we remained for 3 days and then we continued our Journey North to Plain City in Heber Co. where my oldest Cousin Catherine Lund was married to Jeppe. Folkman. We arrived there on the 9th of September we received a warm welcome there, and my Father & Mother decided that we should Settle there. This was a new place and\ there were many hardships which had to be encountered, but we had seen many Trials & hard labor before so undaunted, and happy that we were among the Latter day Saints. [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "When the weather..."] 1860 [Corresponding with "the year before..."] 1859 [Corresponding with "on the 9th of September..."] 1860 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p017.jpg) we set to work to build another home. My Father obtained work at his trade Making Windows, Doors and building a house for President Wm. W. Raymond of whom he purchased 10 acres of Land about 1 - 2 mile from the town and I obtained a pair of Horses from Bro. Folkman and began the plowing and pulling in Winter wheat while our Oxen were resting up after the long Journey. I also began the putting up of Hay for our cattle we also obtained two town lots from the Committe of Lots & Land and began excavating a cellar in which to live, I would mow hay by hand of course thrue the day and at night. work digging, and thus we quickly got a Shelter over our heads and I cleared the Sage brush off the lots and broke them up, for early spring work. I also dug a well about 14 feet deep but that proved abortive as the water was too brackish to use of course we then either had to haul it from some springs below the town over a half a mile or carry the water for use from Bro. Folkmans well quite a distance We were healthy & strong and soon were located quite comfortably for the first Winter in Utah I got acquainted with Wm. Van Dyke with whom I worked all winter cutting willows for fencing in the ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p018.jpg) I also took a few Sheep to winter on Shares and thus got my first Start of Sheep in Utah, considerable Scab were among and toward spring I assisted a Man in Doctoring for the Scab. it was a horrible job but stuck to it and made wages, there was no money to obtain, but I got a little Wool and some Wheat and in that way we got along all right. I joined the Territorial Millitia that winter. in the Spring I fenced our live lots and planted them and we had an abundance Garden Stuff. Melons, Pumpkins, Squash, Tomatoes, Beans, Peas, in fact we had plenty of stuff to live on, but no money. My Father worked at his trade and paid for his Land which he had bought in the summer of 1861 I made a lot of good Adobies & hauled them & Rock to build a house which we completed that fall, I also hauled a lot of Timber for building purposes and both myself and my Father did a lot of Work on the Plain City land we had enough of Wheat & Corn to do us and to fatten a couple of Pigs, in I also got a few Sheep to my Share which I had taken on Shares. In that way I got a start. in the fall of 1861 I got acquainted with John England who had just come across the Plains, working his way helping to build the [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "I also took..."] 1860 and 1861 [Corresponding with "Winter. in the spring..."] 1861 [Corresponding with "in the fall"] 1861 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p019.jpg) Telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, the Money he earned he sent back to England to bring his parents and their Family to Utah, he was a plucky honest Boy and I always loved him since he being true and dependable he assisted us at building our house and made his home with us the greater part of the winter of 1861 & 62. In the spring of 1862 after the crops were in, and we put in some rented Land. I started down to Salt Lake City to get work, it was very high water that spring & summer, I yoked up my Oxen and tied my Carpet bag on the yoke and started on foot to drive them to sell them to my Cousin Peter Hansen who had bought them of me to send them back to the States to bring in Emigrants to Utah. When I came to Ogden River, it was running like mad. There was a Ferry, but the man wanted $5.00 for taking me and the Oxen across. I told I would run own outfit across & I did I swam my Oxen and my self over, when I got to Salt Lake City I engaged to log for logging in City Creek Canyon. And I worked for Joseph A Young until the early Winter of 1862 when I went back to Plain City, and I spent most of the winter at home I got my feet badly frozen on the [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "Telegraph line from..."] 1861 Corresponding with "In the spring of 1862..."] 1862 [Corresponding with "I went back..."] 1862. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p020.jpg) Road to Salt Lake City that winter and I took the Inflammation of the Bladder and the Intestines and I was confined to my Bed for 10 weeks, and suffered terrible, but the Lord was merciful unto me and that winter I received many Testimonies of the healing power of God thru his Servants In particular, I mention Brother John Carver who in connection with my Father administered to me often, and I never failed to receive prompt relief: that winter I saw in a dream, or vision the Interior of the Endowment House at Salt Lake City, and I saw things there pertaining to my future life, things that were not fulfilled until years after when I went thru there twice these were marvellous to me. That winter, I also received a sure Testimony of the possibility of the Spirit of Man being able to leave the Body and view the Body as it seemingly be dead, and yet the Spirit possessed the power to re enter the Body and inhabit the Body and live for many years. This was to me a Testimony of Wonderful power to me, & I trust that that Testimony shall abide with me forever. After my recovery which was until warm weather came in the spring I remained at home working on the farm, & hauling Timber which [The following is writen in left margin corresponding with "Road to Salt Lake..."] 1862 and 1863 [Corresponding with "shall abide with..."] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p021.jpg) 1863 I sold to some of our neighbors for different things, which I again did turn into Young Cattle, my Father and Mother and John England who then married my only Sister Laura and myself determined to sell out at Plain City and move south into Washingto Co Utah, where my Cousin Peter Hansen was called to Settle, we after the crops were harvested in the fall set out on the 17th of October 1863 started south, we went thru Spanish Fork Canyon to go to San Pete Co. where my Mother Sister were living at Spring City, we spent a few days visiting with them, and then started by way of Gunnison San Pete County to continue our journey south. when we got to Gunnison we stayed with C.A. Madsen an old Friend of my Father who was located there, the weather turned suddenly very cold & Stormy, and my mother and Sister seemed quite sick for a few days with a sudden cold and as we had quite a few Stock with us we concluded that we would stop and locate there, and as Land and Water was plentifull we decided to stay there. Brother Madsen were instent that we should stay & locate there. An Incident occurred just then which had a great Influence upon my life. I was intro- duced to a Young Woman by the Name of Ellen Jensen whom I as ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p022.jpg) 1863 soon as I took her hand & looked into her face, I instantly recognized as the Woman that was to be my future Wife, and realizing that she was the one girl I had never been able to meet until then, I did not care to go any farther anyway so we made arrangements to settle down at once, and we discovered at the Sunday Meeting that there were quite a few of the Settlers there who were old acquaintainces, we began to feel at home, and at once obtained Town lots, and started to get out Timber for building. John England & Myself started to the Mountains to haul Timber the weather continued more Stormy with quite severe cold, and the snow already was piling deep in the hills we succeeded in getting enough Timber to build a house but we needed Timber also for building Stables and Corrals for our Stock. We built a house by digging a cellar about five feet in the Ground and building it up with logs, and building a large fire place on the West side we got the place all plastered and covered in it was 20 ft by 16 feet and we just got moved in to the place on the 15th & 16th of November. on the night of the 17th Elder Orson Hyde one of the 12 Apostles was holding a Meeting House and Father went [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "on the 15th & 16th..."] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p023.jpg) 1863 to the Meeting while the rest of us were at home Straigtening up things when Mother suggested to go to bed She had a Premonition that her End was near. She was in good health and only 55 years old, but it was useless to dissuade her from the feeling that her end was near. after prayers we retired, and how long after my Father came to bed The fire was burning brightly in the fire place when all of a sudden my Father jumped up saying the Roof was giving way, none others heard the least noice, but my Mother Sister, and John England & Father all ran out of Doors, in their Night Clothes, and it was a dreadful cold windy night, but I did not move thinking he had been dreaming I finally raised up and stood before the fire place telling them to come in there was no danger, finally to convince the others that the Roof was safe I swung myself underneath the Roof. This act was convincing to my Mother who then immidiately came in and seated herself on the side of the bed and with her left arm reaching over towards the foot of the bed where little Alfred Stoker was sleeping in the foot end of the bed. at she looking straight towards me as she reached toward the baby. at once with a roar like a Cannon [The following is written in left margin corresponding with "at once with..."] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p024.jpg) the Three long logs and the 5 logs of the center support of the Roof broke, one of the three long logs striking her on top of her head killing her instantly one log breaking her arm above the Elbow and the other log breaking her fore arm. The little boy was given to my Mother by a Man by the Name of Thomas Stoker who had lost his wife on the Plains that year 1863. he had Eight Children, he gave them all way the little boy he gave to my Mother was three and a half years old. after digging my Mother out of the Ruins, I finally succeeded to get the little boys pulled out by his feet thru a small hole I had succeeded in making thru the frozen dirt and willow Roof, but he was dead to all appearances, being suffocated to death. this child was then to Brother O.C. Olsensen house about two blocks away where he was washed and laid on a small table and covered with a white cloth. While my Mothers body was carried by myself and three other men on a Buffalo Robe about three blocks away in another direction and placed in an empty Granary until the next day after locking the Granary and going back towards the ruins I thought perhaps I had better [Written in the left margin] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p025.jpg) 1863 go back and find out if there might be cats or holes in the Granary thru which Cats might get thru and mutila mutilate my Mothers face, so I went back and finding every thing safe I went to Brother Olsens house, where I found the rest of the family sorely disstressed and totally unnerved by this fatality and the little Boys body still and cold on the little my Father was walking to and fro in Agony, when all at once he stopped walkin and said it cannot be he will live yet calling upon a Brother Rudd and Brother Olson to administer to this little boy asking a Young Woman to hold the dead Child upon her lap, which she instantly done while Brother Rudd said he is dead its no use, however my Father insisted that do it, after which he complied but after having administered to the Child Brother Rudd then said I told you he is dead: The Girl still holding the Child upon her lap while my Father continued to walk back and forth, he at length stopped asking Brother Olsen to come and help him to again administer to the Child saying he will live again My Father then placing his right hand on the Childs, said in The Name of Jesus Christ, I command thy Spirit to come back into this Thy Body ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p026.jpg) and so saying The Child then dropped from the Girls lap to the floor stood upon his feet, and looked around. and this Boy is still living at this date of writing in Pocatello Idaho Jan 22 1919. I have been particular to write write this event as it happened there were at the time some fourteen persons present, at this writing I don't know of more than three persons living. John England and his Wife My Sister, and myself our Testimony is true and I know that tho Skeptics may Redicule things which they in their blindness cannot comprehend it nevertheless does not not invalidate the Truth. I will further state that to the best of my Knowledge Alfred Stoker is yet alive but is not a Member of the L.D.S. Church so far as I know. John T Dorcheus. Jan 22d 1919. To resume My narrative of 1863. Mothers Body was prepared by some Sisters for burial, and she was buried on the 19th of November 1863. North of Gunnison Townsite, there was no regular Cemetery laid out for Gunnison was a New Town laid out in 1862 on the present Site. Gunnison was located and settled in 1860 on The River bottom [The following is written in the left margin] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p027.jpg) 1863 about one Mile below the present site and the first Bishop was Jacob F. Hutchinson ordained for that Office in 1861. but in 1862 President Brigham Young told the People to locate the Town on the present site because it was higher up and North of the River and would never be subject to Floods by the San Pitch River, Which at times is a dangerous Stream, the site of My Mothers Grave we have never been able to find since as the Head board was destroyed. we did not rebuild the place again, but obtained Lots North of the Public square to settle upon, and Father rented a small House belonging to Jacob Flynn Hutchinson who had removed to Springville, and Hamilton H. Kearns was then the presiding Biship of Gunni son. My Mother who had been my Constant Companion from My earliest recollection was gone. My Father being a Carpenter by Trade very often was absent from home working. I had not seen so very much, but My Mother had always been close to the home, and had always been with me in the home building and on the Farm and in the Garden, My first Teacher of Religion, and common School Educator, being gone I felt for the first time in My life like a Ship on a Stormy Sea without a rudder, and the helmsman gone. She had been a wise Counsellor and Guide, My Sister and John were without a Farm, and Farming was the only way to make a living in [Written in left margin] 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p028.jpg) 1863 in a Wilderness like we were in then. The Gunnison Battalion of the Territorial Millitia was organized in the Winter of 1863 & 64 and I was elected 1st Leutenant of Co B CA Madsen as Capt of Company B. There were two Companies in the Gunnison Battln. Co. A. & Co B. Jorgen Hansen was elected Captain of Co A. with Thomas Peterson as first St. Robert Frazier was appointed Major of the Battln. I also acted as Clerk of the organization and was appointed to Drill the Men: which I done a few times but was not very successful with such a Motley Crew. In the winter of 1863 & 1864 John England, George Hill, Chas Green and Daniel Brown & Myself concluded we would look up a place to Make us homes where we could have plenty of Land & Water & Grass. we accordingly went up on the Sevier River which was then unsettled above Gunnison, and we explored Clear Creek Canyon, as far as we coud go for snow, and we found plenty of Timber, Grass, and Water, & we then decided to locate just below where Joseph City now is located, and we decided to get a Surveyor to locate us right. I then employed Jesse Fox of Manti to do the work for us, but there were only two of us that employed the Surveyor after all, I paid Mr Fox ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p029.jpg) in some Bolts of Calico & Ginghams which I had brought with me from Brigham City. We hauled Timber logs & Poles and located a ditch and completed it bringing the water out onto our Land, but we were hampered in our efforts by Orson Hyde, one of the 12 Apostles who did not not want us to settle there and take up so much Land, and at the same time a company of Men from SanPete Valley began a Settlement on the site where Monroe is now located Orson Hyde claiming we would be Infringing upon the settlers who were just coming into this new Place which they called Alma. This called for some controversies as we were determined to use our rights as American Citizens, I wrote several Letters to Brother Hyde telling him of our determinations to stay there he Intimated that we had not asked him in regard to settling there and in reply I told him we had rights we Intended to defend. In a few days a Man by the Name of Wiley Alred, came to our Camp, & told us Elder Hyde had sent him to Notify us to leave at once he was quite Impudent & made some threat that is we did not move, we would be forced to leave, I then grabbed my Gun, and made him leave camp we went on with our work as we had begun, In a few days however ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p030.jpg) George Hill, Daniel Brown, Chas Green pulled up and went back to San Pete County, that left only myself and John England and his Wife. in the camp besides a Man by the name of Chas Miller who was a deserter from Camp Douglas. and we began to notice that, Sweet Joes Band who had been very friendly, began to be sullen and ugly, of course there was no way for us to do but pull out which we did, leaving all our labor of gathering Timber and other work for the robbers to hand away, which they sure did on short notice. We went back to Gunnison, on the 18th of February. My Father married Miss Bodil Jensen. She was the Daughter of Knud Jensen. and was a Sister of Ellen Jensen. to whom I had been Introduced when I first came to Gunnison. I will confess that I had encouraged My Father in trying to get Miss Bodil Jensen because I firmly believed She would make my Father an Excellent Wife which She certainly did. When I came to Gunnison in 1863, I met a Leutenant Clark who was then camped in Gunnison, Making a Survey of the old Indian Reservation known as the Twelve Mile Reservation. as it was the desire of the Gov't to transfer the Ute Indians to some Lands over on the Uintah Reserve, which was located at White Rocks and known [Written in left margin] 1864 1863 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p031.jpg) as the White Rocks Agency. Captain Dodd was then Indian Agent for Utah the Indians were opposed to move over to this New Angecy. This Indians did not like to leave the Settlements where they could beg & steal a little hence they were ugly and dissatisfied and this dissatisfaction they began to manifest as early as in 1863. I had als become acquainted with some of the Boys who went East in the spring of 1863 they were John B Wasden, Jonathan Le Master, James Williams, and Joseph [-]erring, from these Boys I learned of the ugly temper of the Indians, these Boys had just returned from the States shortly be fore I came to Gunnison in 1863. I therefore concluded that it was not safe to be isolated too far from the large settlements, I therefor got some Land a Gunnison, and Myself & John England put in Crops of Grain, and built us some houses and Corrals. John did not build a house but built a good cellar which he occupied in 1864. I built me a good log House one Room I did not use a single nail in the house everything was made with Wooden pegs, Floor, Windows, Doors, and in fact every thing was made with wood it was a good comfortable on Room house I built good Corral & Sheds, Stockyards and fenced my lot and raised a lot of Garden stuff in the fall of 1864 I threshed my grain with the flail and haulded it to Salt Lake City thru [Written in left margin] 1863 1864 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p032.jpg) the early part of the Winter, and about New Years I cut my right foot very bad while I was in the hills about Six or seven miles from Gunnison. I bled considerable and took cold in my foot. It took a long time to heal but still I had agreed with Ellen that we would be married on the 18th of February on the first Anniversary of My Fathers and her Sisters Wedding accordingly we were married then, although my foot was not healed at the time. Bp. Hamilton H. Kearns performed the Ceremony. I felt at the time that I had never made a Mistake in getting Ellen Jensen for My Wife, a more devoted faithful & true woman, it certainly would be hard to find, we were poor so to speak but we started our journey thru life full of hope and joyous expectations, each realizing that if we succeeded, we would each have to do our part to make life a pleasant & happy time Ellen Jensen was born August 11th 1844 at Thoreby Lolland Denmark: her parents were of sturdy clean stock embued with the purest and honest desires, and they were highly respected Farmers, and though not wealthy yet they were in fairly good circumstances. Ellen embraced the Gospel before her parents, and She preceeded them to Utah with three of her elder Sisters arriving in Utah in 1859, her parents coming to Utah in 1862. [Written in left margin] 1864 & 1865 1865 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p033.jpg) 1865 Spring opened early in March and we got on crops in the Month of March. on the 10th of April the Indians Killed Peter Ludvigsen a young Man from Manti he wa shot where Mayfield is not located on the Twelve Mile Creek Reservation. The Indians drove all the Horses & Cattle from between Manti and Salina Canyon, while some of the Indians drove all the Cattle from between Willow Creek & Salina Canyon entering the Canyon about 3 miles east of Salina. The also Killed Barney Ward the same day also a Sheepherder a young man, a Dane. Name I have forgotten he had made a hard fight, and they had mutilated his body badly. The next day the People of San Pete Co. perhaps a hundred men undertook to follow the Indians up the Salina Canyon, but they had no Scouts out flanking the Sides of the Canyon an Neglect for which the paid dearly for when they got into that narrow part of the Canyon they ambushed and were forced to retreat down the Canyon, and it became a rout Wm. Kearns eldest Son of Bishop Kearns was Killed, and Anton Sorenson was also Killed. The Bodies of those men were left in the Canyon. This seemed to paralyze the men who dared not enter the Canyon. More Men were sent for, and on the 13th Peter Brown & Myself took the old Chief San Pitch who had been got by ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p034.jpg) 1865 Bp Kearns to help get the Bodies the Indian pretended to be friendly we started with him just at Dark for the Soldier Boys Camp at the Town of Salina, and the Bodies were got out the next morning I was sent up into the San Pete Valley to call for Men & supplies to follow up the Indians, but the work of Mobilizing the men and getting supplied with Arms and ammunition and horses was very slow. The Indians were in the head of the Canyon as the Snow was still quite deep, all the Cattle & Horses the could be found were gathered, a Joint drive of Cattle was proposed to be taken to Salt Lake to be sold for Guns, and all kinds of supplies for an extended Expedition against the Indians Capt. C.A Madsen & Bp Kearns and a number of the Boys myself included were sent with the Cattle to Salt Lake City with two Wagons to bring back Supplies for the Boys who had to go into the Mountains Meanwhile all the passes were being guarded, and night & day Guards were put out and the Stock guarded night and day. Appeal for aid was sent to Gen J P Conner at Camp Douglas but was refused on the ground that he had no Authority to send men off the Mail lines to help the Settlers so far away from the Mail lines. The War Dept was then Appealed to [Written in left margin] 1865 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p035.jpg) 1865 but to no purpose the Gunnison Battallion that had been organized had been depleted by many members who had moved during the spring & summer of 1864 and the previous winter to the Settlements further South such as Salina, Glenwood, Richfield, Monroe and Circleville, thus we had but about 28 men for Cavalry service with a very poor outfit of both Horses & Saddles, and Pack horses and Pack Saddles. I had been selected by Major Frazier to act a A[-]t to him as I possessed a very good Mount and it was thought needed to keep me ready for any move quickly from place to place: I was called to go with "Jorgen Hansen" Capt of Co. A. to form a Unit with the Manti Contingent under Capt or Col Beachs command. I believe that we were called on for 20 men, but we could not get more than 15 men to go to Green River thru "Castle Valley." Then occurred a thing while I was gone that forever after darkened the life of my wife Ellen, and which brought much suffering and misery to her. A young Squaw who had been raised among the White settlers but had married and Indian ran away from him and reached the Settlement, and was followed up by her Master, was overtaken by him as She came to the Door where my Wife was standing to get into the house while he appeared from the opposite side, and shot his Squaw ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p036.jpg) 1865 through her right Temple and she fell dead at my Wifes feet and then he ran off. This so affected my wife and so unnerved her that for the rest of her life she suffered more or less from the effect, when I arrived home I found her prostrated by the Shock. The cruelty manifested by some of the people toward the Body of the poor unfortunate Squaw was made Manifest by putting a Chain about her Neck and trying to drag her Body behind a Wagon out to some place in the brush, this disgraceful spectacle was however prevented by saner methods by lifting the poor body onto a Wagon and hauling it out of Town, and depositing in some hole without decent burial. This is not a pleasant thought to think that civilized Man could become so brutal, a sad reflection upon professors of Religion to be guilty of such acts of brutality. The summer of 1865 was marked by a number of raids by the Indians in different places, and Killing of a number of people by the Indians the line of their attack being on a line of several hundred miles. The building of the Fort at Gunnison was begun and was continued thru the fall and winter of 1865 and 1866. a Fort built by the Settlers moving their Houses and other buildings such as Granaries into a Square covering 55 acres of Ground surrounding 4 City Blocks that were all closely built up, and wherever [Written in left margin] 1865 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p037.jpg) Spaces were betwen the houses Rock walls were built with loop holes for potection against our Foes. I had a small crop of Grain raised to me by my Wifes Father Brother Knoud Jensen, who had Irrigated my Land for me while I was in the Service. My services consisted greatly in carrying Messages to different places both in the San Pete Valley, and Sevier Valley as far south as circleville. This I did most of the time in the night. In the spring of 1866 the Indians began their depredations early and the Guard duties became very severe, we maintained One Picket Past East of Gunnison on a high hill, and one West of Gunnison on another high Hill, with five men in each place daily, Cattle and Horses had also to be guarded daily and corralled at night; a regular night Guard was kept up all the time. A Reorganization of the Gunnison Battln was effected early in the summer Gen D. H. Wells Gen Robt T Burton and Adjt Gen H.B Clawson. W.B. Pace and many other Officers of the Utah Millitia came out from Salt Lake City, Provo, Utah Co. and other Points North the Reorganization took Place on Twelve Mile Creek near where Mayfield is now located. Men were sent out from the North some were located at Thistle Valley, others at Shumway Sprgs near Ephraim, a Cache Valley and others [Written in left margin] 1866 1866 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p038.jpg) 1866 from North of Salt Lake were stationed close to Gunnison on the West, and Capt Connovers Command, and some of Capt Winders Command from Salt Lake were Stationed close to Gunnison on the East of the Fort. It became a neccessity to move all the Settlers out of the Sevier Valley, as they were not safe in the small settlements along the River My Father and myself took our Teams & making two trips up the River brought some of Settlers as far as Gunnison, from there they scattered into the Larger Towns both into San Pete, Juab, and Utah Counties, some going to Millard Co. June 10th 1866. The Indians in a strong force made a Raid on Scipio Millard Co Killing James Ivie senior also a Boy or young Man belonging to Henry Boyce and driving off all the good Horses in the Valley, and taking a fine lot of Cattle the best I believe they had ever got. The Community were paralyzed to se the dash made by these Indians and the Settlers were left without a horse to ride, at last they found an old gray Pony, and John Eaton, was dispatched across the Mountains to Gunnison, but it was late when he Came over, and Gen Pace with about 100 men were camped near Salina 18 miles above Gunnison. In the morning before break of day Major Frazier called me to go to Salina with a note to Gen Pace. I started just at Sun rise and took the Message to Gen Pace [Written in left margin] 1866 1866 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p039.jpg) 1866 I received a message back. When I got to Gunnison Maj Frazier told me to get a fresh Horse and go to Scipio, I did so and took the Wagon Road because it was the safest it was 35 miles by the Wagon Road while going across the Mountain it was but 12 miles I took the message, and came back all right the hardest Ride I had in whole Indian War, making a Ride of about 135 miles. That was on Jun 11th 1866 on that day the Battle of the Gravelly Ford, was last mainly to the slow move of Gen Paces Command that was the only day that Capt Madsen was out in person. The finest lot of Good Horses and perhaps 300 head of fine Cattle were lost. Later on during the summer I was called with others to join Capt Connovers command at Circleville 15 men were called, but only 13 men went we joined Connovers command, which was a part of Gen Paces command at Circleville going up the south east Fork of the Sevier to the head of Grass Valley thence over on the head Waters of the Muddy Devil River thence across a Ridge to another stream north of the "Muddy Devil" following the Trail of Indians down the deep Gorge where they had driven the Cattle and Horses, the Canyon was deep and, the Waters sank and rose in the Gorge the Walls were high and straight up for hundreds of feet in the Air there were but one Trail and that was in the bed of the Creek, with room [Written in left margin] June 11th 1866 1866 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p040.jpg) 1866 only for one, down this Gorge the Indians had driven all the Cattle, Gen Pace called a halt, and a Council was held and it was decided to abandon the pursuit of the Indians, accordingly we began to retrase our Move, I was at the time sure that we were close to the Indians and the Stock perhaps a few miles would have brought us to the Green River or to some place where the Indians were holding the Stock, thus for the second time was lost the chance of getting those fine horses and Cattle, thru fear of running a little risk and perhaps getting even with the Redskins and inflicting on them a crushing defeat. A short time after that a Company from St. George under Command of Capt James Andrus came across our Trail. as they had been coming North. This made the Third Trip we had made where we undoubtedly were close on the Trail of the Indians and their booty, and then let them go. I was disgusted to say the least of it, after that I was never out on a Campaign following the Indians. After that all my duties were confined to carrying messages to different places and some times scouting around to discover the Trails of Mr Indian. Many Casualities occurred this 29 year of the Indian War the most hated event being the blunder made by the Salt Lake Company in Thistle Valley were they were surroun ded by the Indians, and all their horses were taken and if it had not been for the prompt move of Col John L Ivie [Written in left margin] 1866 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p041.jpg) 1866 and his men, not one of the Salt Lake Co. would have escaped, Ephraim Scott came out and brought the news of their perilous position, the day that this happened, the indians made two feint attacks one o[-] Ephraim, the other on the River, but that was only to cover the real object of their attack, Peter Brown and myself were sent to Mount Pleasant with a message just as John L. Ivie and his men were re turning from the Thistle Valley affair of all the men, I ever was out with Col. Ivie was the best, I was with his command at Fish Lake, and also at the Expedition to Green River. he was a fine man, had some of those other Leaders been of the same dispositions, the Indian War would have been over sooner, promtness of Action in war is an urgent necessity. In the winter of 1866 & 1867 Things were quiet, my wife Ellen gave birth to our first living Child, on the 19th of December and a fine baby it was, we named him John Julius, in the early spring of 1867 I rented my Place in Gunnison to Abraham Shaw, for a year and I moved My Wife & baby to Scipio and rented a place of John Painter for her to live in, My Father & his wife also moved over to Scipio to be near my wife away from the war troubles, I also helped to build their Fort at Scipio it was but a small Fort but was large enough to accomodate the People of Scipio. It was built on the same place as the Fort at Gunnison, with but three gates to enter the Fort, the East side being [Written in left margin] 1866 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p042.jpg) entirely except for some small gates. No further attacks were made on Scipio during 1866. or in 1867 late in the fall of 1867 I put up Hay at Scipio for My Stock. and I also managed to get building me a one room house, and Timber to put up Stable & Sheds. some time in June 1867 George Wilson & Chas Wilson started to go to Monroe Canyon on the Sevier, to get some Mill. Irons for a Saw Mill which they Intended to build at Scipio, I warned them to not go, as it was too risky to go during the summer while the Indians could get over the Mountains, but they went just the same: They were Ambushed at the Rocky Ford on the Sevier River. and Chas Wilson was killed, stripped of his clothes and laid for three days in the hot Sun. George Wilson escaped, but had to lie in the river for many hours before he could away and bring the News of Charlie's Death, Father made the Coffin for Chas Wilson, and Father and George Monroe took a wagon, and Wm. Probert and Myself to protect from Attack of Indians went as Guards Mounted and got the body of Chas Wilson which had been taken to Gunnison, and we brought the body to his parents in Scipio, where he was buried. a short time after that a Young Man by the Name of John Hay was killed in the Canyon at Fayette where he and others were burning Lime to build a Fort. [Written in left margin] 1867 1867 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p043.jpg) 1867 at Gunnison, where the Winder command were Stationed. John Hay was a member of the Capt Winder Co from Salt Lake City a Short time after that Major. Vance from Alpine and Heber Houtz. were killed at the crossing of Twelve Mile Creek three miles from Gunnison Orson Miles escaped and brought word into Gunnison and got some Men who brought the bodies back to Gunnison, These Men were ambushed and shot, as they rode into the Ford. Heber Houts was wounded and got away about two miles but was overtaken by the Indians and killed. There were many Casualities that year in different places. In the winter of 1867 and 68 I laboured hard to build up a Home in Scipio, I also helped My Father in Law, and My Wifes Sister, to get moved from Gunnison to Scipio early in the spring I sold my Farm & home in Gunnison to Mr Thos Caldwell, but all I ever got for My Place was 35 bus of Wheat, the old Man dying suddenly I could not get any thing. Early in the summer of 1868 the Indians again made a raid on Scipio, and took some Horses, and got away with them too. That year I raised some Grain and put up lots of Hay, but the Grashoppers came and took lots of late Grain in The Country early in the Fall some Indians came in to Scipio suing for Peace, and promised never to [Written in left margin] 1867 1868 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p044.jpg) 1868 to molest the Mormons again, which pledge they have faith fully have Kept. about October I started out with John B. Wasden. and Fred Wasden, and Joseph Grebble, to get work on the U.P.R.R. We obtained work at Wasatch east of Echo Canyon, and we done fine for a while, but when the Winter set in we finished our contract and we pulled in to Salt Lake Valley, and went, home, we had become infested with Cooties (Body Lice) we just had to get out and get home. We made some money. to be sure, but we needed it badly. we were so poor when the Indian War was over we had neither Clothes nor money but we were young & strong and we soon got over our troubles. a bill was presented to Congress to defray the expenses, and loss of the our Stock and to pay us for our services during the Indian War. This bill was framed by Mr Pace and our Representative Wm. H. Hooper got the bill thru for the benefit of all the Boys who served during The Three Years, but it was for only six Months pay, but so far we have never received one Penny this is now February 26 - 1919 when I am writing this, with the completion of the U.P. R.R. in 1869 came prosperity to the People of Utah, and with prosperity came also all kinds of Evils, and dishonestly, and all kinds of crime began to flourish, The Grasshoppers [Written in left margin 1868 1919. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p045.jpg) continued their ravages, the fields were bare and sere, and while I strove with all my might to raise a crop of Grain yet all my efforts were in vain, The only Things I succeeded was raising, Peas and Potatoes, those things the Grasshoppers would not have, hence while I was successful in raising a few cattle it was a hard proposition to make head way. In June 14th 1869 I married Alice Wasden— in the Endowment house at Salt Lake City, and then came the fullfilment of a Dream or Vision I had during the Winter of 1862 & 63 in Plain City. I often wondered when my Dream would be fulfilled. The great Responsibility that comes to any Man who enters into Celestial Marriage is something not understood by People who live only in the Monogamy System of Matrimony. Trials of life becomes quite enlarged to both Sexes, and the Man who is honest in his life and sincere, & pure in his Aspirations is the only Man who can be able to go thru life, and become a better Man, and be more able to overcome every thing that may come against him. On the other hand the Woman who in all sincerity and humility embraces that System of Marriage, will find in herself a Strength of Character, that will make her foremost among her Sex, and make her one [Written in left margin] 1869 1869 1869 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p046.jpg) of the strongest and most noble of the Race. The world does not at all Comprehend this Doctrine, Nor does the Most of the Latter day Saints under stand this principle, nor will they do so until they can do away with selfishness and self will. : This I have learned to be True. In the spring of 1870 Things looked quite favorable for crops I therefore put in a good crop, but again I met with disappointment, for the hoppers harvested again when the Grain was near 6 inches high after all that was green had been eaten, a small red Insect got on the hoppers under the Wings and killed them off so fast did the die that the Stench was unbearable millions of bushels laid on the ground by August they were either dead or had flown away and I again went to work and prepared to raise Grain and sure we had a fine crop the next year I done some freighting in fall & winter of 1870 & 1871, of this work I did not feel a satisfaction as I had to be absent from home too much On Feb 28 - 1871 Niels Oscar was born his Mother nearly passed away but by the mercy of God and the faith & prayers of the church and the Elders who labored with Faith in administering to her her life was spared and She soon regained her usual Strength. on the 31st of [Written in left margin] 1869 1870 1871 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p047.jpg) 1871 March 1871 Alice gave birth to a daughter, and we named her Mary Ellen. on Sept 15th 1870 Gov J.W. Schaeffer Issued a Proclamation Disbanding all the Territorial Millitia and forbade the carrying of Arms, or Drilling by any one in the Territory of Utah - This I have always considered as a most evil, and Malicious design on a free people, thus all the members at one blow were discharged - The summer & fall of 1871 was very favorable for Crops in Utah and abundant Hay & Grain crops were raised Freighting was also good and lots of Money circulated freely I built a Ranch on the Sevier River about 12 miles from Scipio & fenced in a pasture of 150 acres I kept my Cattle there in the winter but the next year the plan of getting the Water out for a large body of Land on the Sevier River fell through and my labor was then lost. The next spring I bought of John E Tripp the seven Springs above Round Valley Lake and took up a Ranch on the upper Creek above the Lake and fenced in 160 acres and took out the Water on the Land built a House & Stable and Corrals & Stack yards and put up my hay also and wintered my Stock Stock there this was 14 miles above Round Valley Settlement. I started a Dairy there and had quite [Written in left margin] 1870 1871 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p048.jpg) I raised quite a crop of Wheat in the lower Valley. I done some Freighting as Well, I was quite prosperous I done some Threshing in different places having brought a new Massillon Threshing Machine, during the winter I hauled Freight and Grain to Pieche Nev. I handled also a lot of Cattle for different Parties which brought me good profits, I handled the Howe Sewing Machine Cos Cattle and Collected for them at the same time Improving My Ranch & by trading in Cattle made good profits which I then invested in young Cattle, I was a Member of the School of the Prophets for several years, I served also as a Constable one year in the Scopio precinct I was for many years a Member of Choirs indifferent. Alice and Fathers Wife were also Members of the Choirs in different places We had also a very good Dramatic Association in Scipio, and during several Winters we strove to Improve ourselves as well as to Amuse others on the 19th of December 1872 Alice gave birth to a Daughter and we named her Ismilda. About the last of the year of 1872. there was a Movement on foot to start the Organization of the Order of Enoch. but a full and final Organization was not effected until the spring of 1873 when three fourths of the Saints of Scipio joined this Order. The Name of the Organization was [Written in left margin] 1871 & 1872 1872 1872 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p049.jpg) 1873 The "United Order." I did not join this Organization, as I could not conceive how the working of a Crowd of people many of whom never would work. and never did work, would be able to work together, and live together and divide or live in a Community, and not. Keep any account of the Earnings of each Individual, and his or her part of their property all thrown together, with out a perfect Record of each ones Capital Invested, hence I did not join. It was not long before a certain form of persecutions began against those who did not join the Order we were notified to withdraw our Stock invested in Our Cooperative Store. and as our Stock consisted of Shares of par value of $500 pr Share, paid in good lawful Money, as Stock holders we could not see why we should be compelled to draw out our Stock in Merchandize, This of course produced considerable ill feelings, neverthless we were forced to comply. I the fall of 1873 there was a call for Mechanics to go to St George to work. on the Temple then building there My Father and his Wife pulled out, and I sent a Team with them with food. and all essentials for House keeping down there, and My Father labored at his Trade, while his wife kept Boarders there, they remained down there 18 months, I saw at once that the "United Order" was a failure [Written in left margin] 1873 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p050.jpg) 1874 I continued in keeping Cattle and Ranching a Suit was brought gainst me, and I was subpaened to appear before Justice Henry McArthur, and I was tried for using water on my Land in the upper Valley. The people formed an Irrigation Company in Scipio claiming all the water in the upper Valley as well as the Water from the Lake which was their Reservoir, but the real trouble was I was living on my Ranch 14 miles above Scipio where I had near three thousand Cattle the property of some Salt Lake parties, I was making good Money and I was increasing my Stock, and the people in Scipio. I went to trial, of course the Justice decided against me. I asked for an Appeal which was granted and my Lawyer drew up the Appeal to the 29 District at Provo. After the papers were made out, the people came to me and asked me to withdraw my Appeal, and they would cancel all costs of the suit. I told them never to the Dist Court I would take them and I did. With the results that the Scipio people paid all costs of the Court, I soon realized however that the people of Scipio began a systematic driving of my cattle. I had several men working and we kept a good watch of our friends, so when that failed them, they got several thousand Sheep into the upper Valley and they herded them close around the Waters [Written in left margin] 1874 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p051.jpg) so that of course drove all the Cattle out of the Valley and over on the Sevier River which made it difficult for me to take of my Cattle and care for them, but I found a Company. who wanted to buy the whole herd which they did, and I sold out the Ranch as well. Then I went Threshing again and went over on the Sevier River where there was lots of Grain. and I fancied that I wanted a lot of Farming Land so I sold out the Thresher, and took up some Land and bought some more close to Monroe Sevier. Co. I came back to Scipio and sold out all my property There and Moved My cattle over on the Sevier River. and about Christmas time I moved part of My Family over on the Sevier. My Wife Ellen gave birth to a Son on the 12th of March 1874 and we Named him Constant. And on the 11th of Novb 1874 Alice gave birth to a Daughter and we named her Laura. She was only a little over a month old when I moved her Mother and her family over on the Sevier we Landed there just before New Years in 1875. Laura was a delicate Child and we had great difficulty in saving her life in the following winter I lost about 60 head of Cattle Most of them died it being the worst winter I ever saw in Southern Utah. In the spring I put in 125 acres [Written in left margin] 1874 1874 1874 1874 1875 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p052.jpg) 1875 of Grain Mostly Wheat, and as there was a chance to secure large amount of Water right by covering a lot of Land that year by putting into cultivation all I could. I thus secured 125 acres of Water Right primary right and 45 acres of secondary right this grant was made by the act of the Territorial Legislature that year I was successful in raising Grain that year, but my losses in Cattle were heavy, I succeeded in raising some very good Sugar Cane which I made into first Class Molasses I had only 3 Acres which yielded me 300 Gal of fine Molasses. I bought out the Old Annabelle Canal and paid Cattle for it - I also bought 160 acres of Land of Hyrum Strong. I also bought 160 acres of Land of Land on the River adjoining the Quarter I lived on, also 40 acres on the River near the Elsinore Ford. that Land was later jumped by James Shaw. & Monson who moved onto it but would not pay me for the Improvements on the Land. I also took in some others with me on the Anabelle ditch which we Enlarged and formed the Brooklyn Irrigation Company and Incorporated under that name I was President of the Company for several years. We had Abundance of Irrigation water. I sowed 55 acres of Alfalfa, good crops were sure for [Written in left margin] 1875 1875 1876 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p053.jpg) several years I planted 5 acres of forrest Trees, which excemted me from paying Taxes for 5 years. during the winters I done some freighting to the Mines. by overwork I took the Lung fever (Pneumonia) which reduced me some, but I soon rallied and got back my former Strength. considerable opposition was made to us by the people of Monroe who would pasture their cattle, I built a very strong corral and put a good gate & lock on it and then began to corral their Cattle. Then war began but we stuck to them and then they could keep their Stock away when they found bluff did not work. I built in 1877 a house for Ellen in Broolyn Father also built an Adobie House not far from my House and we had a nice Sunday School every Sunday in a Log house we built for that purpose we also had a Public School and Louis Barney was our School Teacher, That Foreman was Supt of our Sunday School. I sold the Land I had bought of Hy Strong to Albert Clayton but it was a poor Sale, as he was not in a hurry to fulfil his contract I lost by selling to him. and did not get all due me: I also let Brother Nordgren have the other quarter Section on the River it had, Independent Ditch from the River, and a nice little [Written in left margin] 1876 1877 1878 1878 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p054.jpg) House on the Land he was by our Agreement to Homestead the Land and give me 80 acres with a full clear title to the same. he eventually beat me out it, Thus I really lost all I had paid for all this Land, and I lost more in misplaced Faith and Confidence in my fellow man— Still since then I have been bit more than once. All is not Gold that Glitters I went to Nevada and worked, bought into a Wood Ranch, built Coal Rillers and burnt Coal for Smelters at Bristol Nevada. My Partner was Jonas Ingersoll he had been a confirmed Drunkard but while I was with him he abstained from Drinking, he was a good man, but weak, and vacillating. I had some men working for me that were hard cases but by being wide awake, I kept them under Control. In 1879 I worked in Nevada a part of the time and part of the time on the Road freighting also on the Farm raising my crops. Parley my Son was born April 29th 1879. I was in Nevada when he was born. in the same year late in the fall John Julius was taken violently sick & I was telegraphed for to come home. I immidiately Started for home with all my Teams, and travelled night and day. I found him getting better when I arrived home, certainly my Prayers in his behalf of him that he might live were answered by his recovery. I sent my Teams back to Nevada with Freight, but I remained at home. [Written in left margin] 1878 1879 1879 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p055.jpg) 1879 but the Exspenses were heavy my Teamster that had charge of my Outfit, took to gambling, and spent the money I entrusted him with so that most of the money earned were spent in that way. I put in the winter hauling out Manure, and getting ready for early cropping. in the spring of 1880 I received a letter from President Taylor asking me if I was willing and able to fill an Eastern Mission, I answered I was willing to go, but I was in debt some which I would like to clear off. he told me to go ahead and look for a call to go in six Months, I got in my crops and started on the Road to earn some money, I met with a serious Accident while handling some heavy Machinery which I hauled for the (Horn Silver Mine) but the Lord was Merciful to me and I mended up so fast that I was able to make my payments to my Creditors, and by the aid of my Family who stood by me nobly I was able to meet my Obligations by the following spring of 1881. I was not at the October Conference in 1880 to go on a mission my crops also turned out fine, and by the spring of 1881 when I was called I was in good health and my Family too so I went with Bro August Kotter to Salt Lake City leaving Elsinore by Wagon on the last of March, I had been notified by President Taylor to be at the April Conference [Written in left margin] 1880 1880 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p056.jpg) 1881 at 10 oclock sharp on April the 6th 1881, I was there punctually at 10, AM in the big Tabernacle to shake hands with President Taylor, who was so pleased with my Punctuality: and after my having bidden my Wives & Children Farewell, I started out with a full determination to do my duty to God & my fellow men by proclaming the Gospel of the Redeemer. Before I left Salt City. I received my Instructions at the Presidents Office. I was told I was selected to go to Kansas, to labor there, as there had never been any work done in that State. I was Instructed by Pres. Joseph F Smith to travel, to deposit any money I might have in some safe place and travel without purse or scrip. As commanded by the Saviour. I was also advised to get my Patriarchal blessing before leaving. I was not directed where to go to go to receive my blessing. So I determined to go to Wm. Hyde. to get my blessing. I had determined not to go to John Smith the Presiding Patriarch of the Church, for my blessing: as I had taken a dislike to him. I passed the Door of Br Smith 4 times that day to go to Brother Hydes place around the corner, but could not find him at home, the last time it was about Sundown, and as I passed by the Gate of Brother John Smith he was there greeting me kindly as I passed [Written in left margin] 1881 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p057.jpg) I went on perhaps 50 or 75 yards when something said to me, go back and get your blessing there. I turned and when I got back to where he Stood, I said Brother Smith. I want you to give me my Patriarchal Blessing. I am starting on my mission in the morning. he said come in Brother, and he gave me my Blessing and it is Recorded in Book I of the Church Records. I am writing this because I wish to warn others not to hold a grudge against any man because of his Imperfections. I bade my cousins Peter Hansen and family Farewell the next mor ning starting off with a light step for Ogden & Plain City where I was to meet my Sister and her Family whom I had not seen since the spring of 1866. I enjoyed meeting my Sister, her husband and Family and my old Plain City friends until the 12th when I started for the East after bidding all my friends farewell I arrived at Evanston at 3 o clock P.M. where I found on another train 13 Elders all going East to different places, Brother Joseph Doxford of Monroe was there, he having learned that I was set apart to go to Kansas he had asked to go with me We arrived in Junction City Kansas on the 16th of April 1881 and at the Farm of Brother Bland the same day [Written in left margin] 1881 April 8 1881 12 of April 1881 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p058.jpg) Tuesday May 31st 1881 we baptized our first Convert in 'Clarks Creek'. Brother Herbert Lister James was born at Acomb, Yorkshire, England Jan 24th 1853. he was an honest, sincere, Man and became a Staunch man in the Church. This was our beginning Joseph. F Doxford. baptized him. he was a Graduate of Oxford and is living at present in Salt Lake City. We found the Ignorance and Prejudice very strong against us, one Henderson did abuse us very much. but we found also some very fair minded people who did receive us with Kindness. we held meetings wherever we could get a chance many came out to hear us mostly out of curiosity to see how we looked. Weather was very hot, and I suffered on a/c of my Rupture, Brother Doxford and Bro Bland & James advised me to go home but I refused to do so, and I made it a a Matter of prayer in secret in the Woods, and the Lord heard my prayer, and healed me, and I threw away my truss and never again used it while on my Mission June 4th Brother James Mellor from Warm Creek Utah to assist us in our labors, I certainly was glad to get a younger Companion, as Bro Doxford being too old to travel, and the Heat was almost unbearable. Tuesday June the seventh we baptized Mary Tidal James, Wife of Bro Herbert James. She was born in Inman Valley South Australia. May 10th 1849. [Written in left margin] 1919 1881 1881 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p059.jpg) 1881 we were going to Baptize Sarah Burley a Daughter of Brother Bland and wife of Mr James Burleigh, he had given his wife the Privelege to be baptized, but at the last moment he forbade her to be baptized. Jun the 10th I blest Brother James and set him apart to assist Brother Bland in laboring in the Neighborhood of Clarks Creek, he had been ordained as a Priest. Weather was very hot and sultry with heavy Thunderstorms & lightning. Our labours were often Interruped by Storms so we could not Travel. however we succeeded in scattering Tracts and Papers it being the busy time of harvest we could not travel far and find Congregations to talk to we met a great deal of Abuse. We often slept out in the Fields, and also went without Food which did us no harm. December 25th 1881 I met at Mr James Dunlop's place where I met the Widow of Alson Titus Woodruff, a relative of Wilford Woodruff. Mr James Dunlop became a warm Friend of mine and I found him a very Genial Man fair minded and free from Prejudice, he was a first cousin of Mr Dunlop who died in Ashton in Ashton in 1918 an old Veteran of the Mexican War of 1847 and The Civil War. Decbr 27th 1881 I received a Christmas Gift from my Sister Laura consisting of P.O. money order for five dollars. Tuesday Jan 23d 1882. I went to the house of Mr Edward McDonald on the 6th Prine cepal Meridian, Dickinson Kansas, and there for the first time I met Mary Mc Donald, who afterwards became my wife [Written in left margin] 1881 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p060.jpg) 1882 I had an Inspiration that She would be my wife some day, which has proved a very correct Inspiration. There was a peculiar Thing happened, The Evening before we stayed at Mr Gilbert Latin about 4 miles South of Mr McDonalds place he told us about some people who who had been in Salt Lake City at one time, and had, been been Mormons. Brother Doxford at once said we will go to see them in the morning. I did not feel inclined that way, but in The morning Brother Doxford had changed his mind and was opposed to going going there, while I on the contrary felt it so strongly impressed on my mind that we should go there, and he refused to go with me, but I felt certain it was the right thing to go there and nothing could swerve me from my purpose: How strange those Impressions are: on the human mind and what results: Oh if we could only read the future as we can look upon the past; Oh how many times have I not been led by the spirit that has whispered to my Soul and directed me aright: and what Testimonies have I not received when obedient to that still small voice within: Tuesday started West again arrived at Bro Rinsells place. Wednesday April 12th just one year ago I left Utah for my Mission in the finest of health. Now a wreck by Fever, and. Agna, & Rheumatism still firm in my purpose to do my Duty in every Respect and firmer in my Faith [Written in left margin] 1882 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p061.jpg) 1882 April 21st, Started North but Recd Card in Junction City that Broth C.R. Baird was dead asking me to come and attend the funeral. Bro Mellor & Myself took the train for Salina, and sent word to Bro Doxford come on the next Train. after the funeral which was on the 22d I remained with the brethren at Sister Bairds and on the 24th of April we went to baptize Sister Baird and her Boys into the Church: the day was very cold, and windy and the Smoky River was cold & rough. Nevertheless I baptized Sister Baird, and three of her Boys, I had to get in to the River, and the Brethren carried her to me, and placed her on my arms and I batized her for her Membership & then for her health. She was a cripple and could not walk. I then baptized three of her Sons: I resumed my travel into Ottawa County where I bade Farewell to my friend Mr James Dunlop having been released on account of my sickly Condition. on July 6th I left Brother McDonalds family and my Brethren with whom I had labored so faithfully, starting back to my Home and Family in Utah. Sister Mary Mc Donald accompanying me, Brother McDonald taking us to Salina where we took Train for Utah. Thus ended my missionary labors in Kansas Many and wonderful Testimonies, did I receive while I labored in the Mission field, and the suffering many privations and hardships, and mobbing, yet [Written in left margin] 1882 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p062.jpg) 1882 The promise of the Servants of the Lord that the Shafts of the Evil One should not harm or destroy were literally fulfilled. I found my Family all well and glad that we once more could be reunited. I was in but poor shape to labor I found my Strength gone thru the effects of the Agna & Fever but soon I was able to begin my usual labor, so that by the time of harvesting began, I was able to do a fairly good days work, and we harvested a fairly good crop, My Boys been able to raise some considerable grain hay and Alfalfa Seed, my Father met me at Provo with his his Team and brought us home. I will say that we were made welcome both at Plain City and also at Ogden where Mary had a Sister living. and my Nephew John b. England took us to Provo by Team. were we laid over until my Father came to bring us home. After harvest and Threshing were over I loaded up some Grain & Started with two Teams to St. George where on the 20th day of Decbr 1882 I & Mary McDonald were united in Marriage. we were there several days doing some vicarious work. After leaving St. George we went West to Pioche and Bullionville Nevada where I loaded with some Freight for Milford Beaver Co Utah [Written in the left margin] 1882 Mary NC ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p063.jpg) Then the southern Terminal R R Point of the Utah Central Railroad. The weather became exceeding cold we did not however suffer any severe Inconvenience from our long trip, this was the longest trip by wagon Mary had ever made in her life. She had ventured out a long distance from her parents and her friends, in Midwinter in a to her Strange Country to become the wife of a Man whom She had not long been acquainted with, but whom She trusted fully, but the truths of the Everlasting Gospel had taken possesion of her Soul, and that has been the case with thousands who forsook the comforts of their parental homes and kindred & friends to join the Latter day Saints. In the summer of 1883 we realized a pretty fair Crop of both Wheat Hay and Lucerne Seed and other Things, I had been appointed as soon as I came back from my mission to travel as a home missionary in the Sevier Stake of Zion which duty I performed for five years. On the 18th of October 1883 Mary gave birth to her first Child a Girl and we named her Elizabeth Annie: In the year of 1883 & 4 and 85 there was considerable prosecution, and persecution, of Men who had entered into plural Celestial Marriages, and Many Women were abused by [Written in left margin] 1883 1883 1884 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p064.jpg) 1884 The Deputy U.S. Marshals who generally speaking were a corrupt lot of men. who were eager for the money they obtained in that way, Some of my Brethren from Monroe and other places were pursued by these Persecutors. and so I lived 3 miles from Monroe and about the same distance from Elsinore they (My Brethren in the Church) were always made welcome by Myself and Family in our home where they were safe. In the summer of 1885 in June. Marys Parents and her brother John McDonald and his family also her Sister Jessie McDonald came out from Kansas having sold out his Farm there, as also her Brother John. I went to Juab Station and brought them out to our home where they remained some time, on the 4th of July 1885 Mary gave birth to her second Child a Boy and we named him Edward William On the 24th of the same month my Wife Ellen gave birth to a Girl and we named her Caroline. She was the last Child my Wife Ellen had. in the fall of the same year in November I sent my Son John with Team, who took my Wife Mary and her two Children up to Riverdale near Ogden where her Parents had located where She then remained with them until the next summer. In the spring of 1886 after cropping being over [Written in left margin] 1885 1885 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p065.jpg) 1886 and ditches made ready for Irrigating I gave my Father a Deed of Trust of my Land to be divided by him to my two wives Ellen & Alice and I left the personal property Teams and Cattle, taking nothing with me but a change of Clothing and started out to again make a home for my wife Mary and her young family where that might be I did not know. I had made provision in my Deed of Trust which my Father held that in the event of my not being able to come back to my home, or in the Event of my Death he should then divide the property equally between my wives and their children, I had however given to My Son John 20 acres of Land and water for the same also I had given to Orson Hutchinson a Deed for 20 acres of Land with water right to water same, those Boys being the eldest of my Children were entitled to Land on which to make themselves. I left 180 acres for my wives, but a good Brother whom I had trusted was to give my Wife Ellen a Warranty Deed for which I had paid him for, and of which he unlawfully beat her out of. altho she tried to get it out of him Church Trials, he still refused to comply with the decission of the High council and kept the Land. He at last got enough of Land to make his final Home on, "he died" [Written in left margin] 1886 1887. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p066.jpg) a poor miserable Man, surely the way of the transgressor is hard, the hypocrite, and the faithless man will not find the Peace and comfort in death, that the faithful will. I worked selling both Machines, and Organs in Cache County, and also in Gentile Valley, also in Marsh Valley. In the fall late I went over into Soda, springs, John Days Lake, the upper Blackfoot Valley, having fair success on the 17th of December I pulled into Bear Lake County Idaho, the Winter of 1888 and 90 proved unusually severe. I remained in Bear Lake Valley all winter, having good success. I was absent from Riverdale Utah, and my family until the midle of March when I came back to Utah, happy to think that in my absence from my Family, they had all been well during that strenous winter. during the summer of 1890 I made up my mind to try to go to Idaho where Land & Water was plenty, and eventually get me a Farm whe we be able to raise our little Family in peace away from the City life. and the snares and temptations, that is found in the larger places accordingly in August I went to Salt Lake City, to get some things to equip with Mary was with me. and some of our Children. We visited My cousins, whom I never saw again [Written in left margin] 1887 Herda born Nov 8. 1889 1888 Ellen born Feb 25 1889 1890 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p067.jpg) 1890 in the early part of September I pulled out for Idaho, going by way of Ogden Valley Thru Paradise Cache Valley Thru Blacksmiths Fork to Bear Lake Valley, and the settlements of Soda springs. Chesterfield, and landing in Blackfoot Idaho on the 23d of September 1890. a most memorable day in all my life, It was on that day that President "Wilford Woodruf" gave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints the Manifesto prohibiting the Principal of Plural Celestial Marriage from being practised any more in the Church Thus came about the rule of the Polical tricksters who long had been seek ing to get Office, and much misery became the Legacy of those who had entered into that State of Marriage from a pure and holy motive. husbands who were tired of their left them and those women were married to Gentiles and their children became outcasts among our Enemies and the Men and Women who were true to the sacred Principles. They had accepted became despised of their former fellow worshipers. who loved Mammon and political Office better than their Religion. In November I sent for my Family and we made our home in Rexburg I traveled all that winter, altho the weather was intensely cold, and disagreeable, we managed to live [Written in left margin] 1890 1890 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p068.jpg) thru that Winter, in the spring of 1891 Father Edward McDonald died at the old home at Riverdale Utah. Mary and some of the Children attended his funeral. That spring I bought the Claim of Wm. Sheppard. and in June 1892 we moved into our present home occupying a miserable Log hut without a floor, or window, but well loaded with bed bugs. still we were happy in knowing we had a home of our own. My Wife bore the burden of Pioneer life with great fortitude, we soon had a School House built; and our children began going to School, Marys Mother came to live with us, which made life a little more pleasant for her, It was indeed a hard struggle for many years, the losses in Horse flesh kept us poor, our horses kept dying from "Spinal Meningitis" caused by the bite of wood ticks. we were also hampered by late and early Frosts, still we managed to live and improve our home, everything we planted grew fine, and the barren soil, with water applied to it produced abundant crops of both Grain & hay In the year 1903 I went back to Utah to visit my family there I had not seen My Baby girl Carrie for almost 18 years not having been in a position . to go back there before. I found many changes had taken place, I found Ellen my first wife afflicted with some disease developing [Written in left margin] 1891 Gladys born May 5 1896 1892 1903 John born May 1st 1993 Jessie born April 26 1896 Irene born Aug 28 1898 Bob born Jan 28, 1901 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p069.jpg) which I feared would eventually terminate fatally. Yet She seemed happy in a way, even anxcious to fulfill every duty devolving. upon her, in every call made upon her, she was ever ready to serve others, Alice was also laboring for herself & Children to keep them in the path of duty both my wives had sold out their Interests on the Farm at Brooklyn Ward, the old Home there was gone to Wreck and was hardly Recognizable any more, the Boys were married, that is Ellens Boys were, but Alice and Alma were living in Monroe Parley were not at home. Charles Henry was born at Lodi Idaho on the 26th of July 1903. I had him with me down to Monroe in the fall of the year of 1905. When I again went down to Utah and spent Christmas and New Year there. I came back to Idaho about February 1906. Earnest Alvin: was the Eleventh Child by my Wife Mary McDonald, Ashton was then building up some but the O.S L R.R. was not completed to Ashton yet. our School Dist. was changed and was Consolidated District No 8 and Plans were made for building a large School House. to accomodate all the Children of this New District. I was then released from being a School Trustee after having served in that capacity fourteen years. That Winter Rhoda got hurt Sleigh riding, and came near [Written in left margin] 1903 [--]rles Henry [-]om al- [-]odi July 26 1903. 1905 [---]t Alvin born Sept 24/1900. 1906 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p070.jpg) 1906 dying. The Settling of Ashton continued during the summer of 1906. Post Office of Ladi was discontinued and the Post office of Ashton was Established. with Harry. L. Cannon Postmaster good Crops were Realized that year, and the Miller Bros of St Anthony builded an Elevator and handled the Grain that fall and Winter - Lizzie My oldest Daughter was married to Walter M. Humphries in the year of 1901. on the 27 of March. her life was not a harmonious life and finally she was divorced from her husband Walter M. Humphries. This was to me very grivous. and gave me much sorrow. As I look upon Divorces as as a calamity. The Separation of Man and Wife is to me worse than Death. She had by her first marriage two Children, Floyd. M. and Eliza Evadana Humphries. her Divorce from Humphry. was on the 13th of June 1909. and she was married to Fred Cox on the 21st of December 1912. Died October. 30 Mary Dorcheus Salt Lake City Utah age 67 January John T. Dorcheus Salt Lake City Utah January 1[-] ? age 89 [Written in left margin] 1901 1911. 1930 1932 ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p071.jpg) Salt Lake City, Utah A Blessing given upon the head of Mary Dorcheus, of Ashton, Ida., Edward McDonald, her Father and Elizabeth Kellum McDonald, her Mother, by Patriarch Geo. Robertson, Yellowstone Stake. She was born March 5-1863, at Bishopriggs, Scotland. Sister Mary Dorcheus, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, and by Authority of the Holy Priesthood, I place my hands upon thy head, and give unto you a Patriarchal Blessing. Thy lineage is of Ephraim, through Joseph, who was sold into Egypt. Thou wer't amongst the faithful and rejoiced at the privelege of partaking of a body and passing thru the Experience that thou art now passing through. The Lord has blest thee with a Testimony of the Gospel, and thy Testimony shall be stronger every day that thou livest. The Visions of heaven shall be opened unto thee in thy dreams. Thy life shall be long upon the Earth in as much as thou livest according to the laws of health. Power shall be given thee, to discern the Spirits of those thou associate with, thy guardian Angel shall be ever around thee, Thou shalt be warned, and forewarned of the snares and Temptations that shall be placed before thee. Power will be given unto thee to overcome everything that thou desirest to overcome. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon thee mightily. Thou shall see and understand the deep things of the Kingdom, thy heart shall swell with joy and satis- faction, for the Lord will bless thee, and strengthen thee in body and in mind, and thou shalt have the privilege of re- maining upon the Earth as long as thou desirest. I seal these blessings upon thy head, dear sister, with the blessings of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, to come forth in the first Ressurection, I do it in the Authority of the Holy Priesthood, and in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p072.jpg) A very destructive fire destroyed all my crops, Sheds, and other buildings, and left us destitute at the beginning of winter. This obliged me to Mortgage our Farm to obtain money to enable us to go thru the Winter, to buy Food, Clothing, and forage for our Stock and Seed for our next Crop as well as Tools, and Machinery, also to pay our Taxes for that year. however we got thru the following Winter, and still hopeful we continued on struggling, in our Endeavor to hold on to our homestead This fire was on the 10th <5> of October 1902 and the fire was not burned out until the Novbr 4th 1902. When we extinguished the last of it, by the neigbors turning out and hauling water. [Written in left margin] 1902 1902. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p074.jpg) Patriarchal Blessing given by George W. Larkin, Patriarch, upon the head of Elizabeth Kellum McDonald; Daughter of William Kellum and Belle Cochren, born in Monkland, Parish Lanarkshire, Scotland; May 6th, 1825. Blessing given in Ogden, Utah, April 27th, 1910. Dearly beloved Sister Elizabeth McDonald. By your request in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by Authority of the Holy Priesthood in me vested I lay my hands upon your head and pronounce and seal upon you a Patriarchal Blessing to bless and comfort thy soul before the Lord and to speak peace to thy soul and joy to thine heart in a knowledge of the blessings that await thee as an honored handmaiden of the most High God. Thou art of the royal house of Israel, a daughter of Ephraim and the Lord thy God is mindful of thee and delighteth in thy faithfulness, thy humility and meekness before Him, and I say unto thee be in good cheer for the Lord thy God is thy friend and lovest thee and for the many sacri- fices you have made for your holy religion you shall receive a crown of righteousness in the kimgdom of God and your name shall be held in honor and rank high in the midst of the mothers of Israel and handmaidens of the most High, therefore dear Sister, lift up thine heart and rejoice and know that thy redemption draweth near and with a companion in the Lord thou shall partake of the blessings of the Father and enjoy the great blessing of Eternal increase before Him, and you shall yet be an instrument in the hands of your Father in Heaven of being a Savior and a blessing in and to thy Fathers and thy mothers house, and thy loved ones behind the veil ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p075.jpg) and ancestry shall bless thee forever before the Lord. There- fore, dear Sister, fear not for the Lord thy God will bless thee with every righteous desire of thy soul in his presence and you shall signally see that thy Father in Heaven's loving hand is stretched out over thee for good and thy prayers for those that are near and dear to thee and thy brethren and thy sisters shall be heard and answered with blessings upon their heads, and I bless you with dreams that shall come to thee from thy Father in Heaven that shall give thee peace of soul and joy and consolation in the holy one of Israel. And I bless you that when thy time shall come to go to thy Father in Heaven thou shall go in peace to thy blessings and to thy exaltation with a knowledge given thee by the spirit of the Lord that thy name is written with honor in the Lamb's Book of Life. These blessings with every blessing that is thy right and privelige to enjoy before the Lord, I seal upon thee thru' thy faithfulness thereunto and I seal you up unto Eternal Life to come forth in the morning of the First Resurrection, crowned with glory, imortality and Eternal Life in the Name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, Amen. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p076.jpg) A Blessing, given by John Smith, Patriarch, upon the head of John Nicolai Thueson, son of Niels and Angelica Christina Thueson, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25th, 1843. (1842) Brother John:--- According to thy desire I place my hands upon thy head and in the name of Jesus Christ, pronounce and seal a blessing upon thee which shall be a guide and a comfort unto thee in time to come for thou art of the house of Israel and entitled through obedience to the gospel, to the blessings, gifts and privileges of the new and everlasting covenant, and I say unto thee, be firm in thy mind and upon thy guard, for the eye of the Lord has been upon thee from thy birth and he has a work for thee to do, therefore seek unto him for light, knowledge and strength and listen to the promptings of the monitor within thee and thy pathway shall be made clear. Thy guardian Angel will award off many of the shafts of the adversary which may be hurled at thee and direct thy course-- warn thee of danger and give thee power over thine enemies and make thee equal unto every task. Wisdom shall also be given thee and thou shalt counsel wisely among thy brethren, shall assist in gathering scattered Israel and shall have joy in thy labor. Thou shalt alsobe prospered in thy Journeyings at home and abroad, on land and water and thou shalt also be mighty in Healing the sick by the laying on of hands, for this shall be thy gift--through prayer and faith. Thou art of the lineage of Ephraim and entitled to the blessings of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and thine inheritance is among the Saints numbered with ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p077.jpg) --2-- the fathers in Israel, for thy name shall be handed down with thy posterity in honorable rememberance from generation to generation. It is thy privilege to live to a good old age, therefore be prudent and it shall be well with thee both here and hereafter. For the Lord knoweth the secrets of thy heart and will reward thee as thou shalt merit, therefore let thy faith fail not for thou shalt be prospered, also temporarily, and shall feed many with both temporal and spiritual food. This blessing I seal upon thy head and I seal thee up unto eternal life to come forth in the morning of the first Ressurection, a Savior among thy kindred, even so Amen. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p078.jpg) A Patriarchal Blessing given by George W Larkin, Patriarch, upon the head of Elizabeth Kilen McDonald, Daughter of Wm. Kilen and Belle Cochren. Born in Monkland, Parish, Lanarkshire Scotland, May 6th, 1825. Blessing given in Ogden, Utah, on April, 27th, 1910. Dearly beloved Sister Elizabeth McDonald, By your request in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Authority of the Holy Priesthood in me vested, I lay my hands upon your head and pronounce and seal upon you a Patriarchal Blessing to bless and comfort thyy soul before the Lord and to speak peace to thy soul and joy to thine heart in a knowledge of the blessings that await thee as an honored handmaiden of the most High God. Thou art of the Royal House of Israel, a Daughter of Ephraim and the Lord, thy God is mindful of thee and delighteth in thy faithfulness, thy humility and meekness before Him, and I say unto thee, be in good cheer for the Lord thy God is thy Friend and lovest thee and for the many sacrifices you have made for your Religion, you shall receive a crown of righteousness in the Kingdom of God and your name shallbe held in honor and rank high in the midst of the Mothers of Israel and Hand-maidens of the Most High; therefore dear Sister, lift up thine heart and rejoice and know that the redemption draweth near and with a companion in the Lord, thou shall partake of the blessings of the Father and enjoy the great blessing of Eternal increase ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p079.jpg) before him, and you shall yet be and instrument in the hands of your Father in Heaven of being a Saviour and a blessing in and to thy Father's and thy Mother's house, and thy loved ones behind the veil and ancestry shall bless thee forever before the Lord; Therefore, dear Sister, fear not for the Lord thy God will bless thee with every righteous desire of thy soul in his presence and you shall signally see that thy Father in Heaven's living hand is stretched out over thee for good and thy prayers for those that are near and dear to thee and thy brethren and thy sisters shall be heard and answe- red with blessings upon their heads and I bless you with Dreams that shall come to thee from thy Father in Heaven that shall give thee peace of soul and joy and consolation in the Holy one of Israel. And I bless you, that when thy time shall come to go to thy Father in Heaven, thou shall go inpeace to thy blessings and to thy exatation with a know- ledge given thee by the spirit of the Lord that thy name is written with honor in the Lamb Book of Life. These blessings with every blessing that it is thy right and priviledge to enjoy, before the Lord Israel upon thee through thy Faithfulness thereunto and I seal you up unto Eternal Life to come forth in the Morning of the First Resurrection, crowned with glory, immortality and Eternal Life, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.; Amen. ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p080.jpg) A blessing-- given upon the head of Mary Dorcheus, by the Patriarch, Geo. Robertson. ( Edward McDonald, Father ) ( ) ( Elizabeth Kellum, Mother ) Sister Mary Dorcheus; born March 5th, 1863, at Bishopriggs, Scotl In the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, and by the Authority of the Holy Priesthood, I place my hands upon thy head and give unto thee a Patriarchal Blessing; thy lineage is of Ephraim thru Joseph, who was sold into Egypt. Thou wer't amongst the faithful and rejoiced at the privilege of pertaking of a body and passing thru the experience that thou art now passing thru, The Lord has blessed thee with a Testimoney of the Gospel and thy Testimoney shall be stronger every day that thou livest; the visions of Heaven shall be opened unto thee in thy dreams. Thy life shall be long upon the earth in as much as thou livest according to the laws of health. Power shall be givennunto thee to discern the spirits of those thou associate with; Thy guardian angel shall be ever around thee, thou shall be warned and fore-warned of the snares and temptations that shall be placed before thee; Power will be given unto thee to overcome everything that thou desirest to overcome. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon thee mightily, thou shall see and understand the deep things of the Kingdom; thy heart shall swell with joy and satisfaction, for the Lord will bless thee and strengthen thee in body and in mind; ----- new page (MSSSC1879_p081.jpg) Thou shalt have the privilege of remaining upon the earth as long as thou desirest; I seal these blessings upon thy head, Dear Sist er, with the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to come forth in the 1st resurrection; I do it in the Name of the Holy Priesthood, and in the Name of Jesus Christ; AMEN.