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Samuel Waltons daughters were in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on October 7, 1863.
In Amy’s recent post here at The Ancestor Files she explained who the Josephites were. She explored their relationship to the Reorganized Latter-day Saint (RLDS) Church, and the use of the term...
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Samanthy Ann Walton Caldwell Witherell, 1863.
Continued from here.Samanthy Ann Walton Caldwell Witherell1834, Mexico, Maine - 1919 Woodruff, UtahJoseph Smith III from WikipediaThe Semiannual Conference convened in North Star branch, Pottawattamie...
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Joseph Standing. He Being Dead Yet Speaketh!
Joseph Standing Gravestone, Salt Lake City Cemetery, October 2009.I had the most remarkable experience at A DUP Regional Convention last week. During the meeting I presented the “artifact” I’d been...
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John Morgan and Joseph Standing--Missionary Companions.
Camelback Bridge, Normal, Illinois, WikipediaContinued from here.The journal page (if one exists) that follows entries in the preceding post is missing from my collection. Getting a copy will require a...
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"Have a little too much to do, but trust Brother Standing will be here soon."
Violet - Illinois State Flower from WikipediaContinued from here.Money Creek, IllinoisJohn Hamilton Morgan Journal entry February 15, 1876Spoke last night at the Wilcox School House to a small...
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St. Augustine, Florida lighthouse. John Hamilton Morgan and descendants. 1885...
Orange Tree in my daughter's backyard, Jacksonville, Florida, March 2013.John Hamilton Morgan’s 1885 trip to Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida is posted on my blog here.Historic 1893 picture of...
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Bessie Morgan Rex. August 1937 letter to her son Harold.
On Bear Lake about 1923. Morgan Cousins named left to right below.This letter wasn't dated, but appears to fit here. It follows the previously posted letter from Bessie Morgan and P. H. Rex to their...
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John Morgan and Joseph Standing - 1876 Missionary Companions - March.
Pioneer School House at This is The Place Pioneer Village, Salt Lake City, UtahContinued from here:1876 Springtime Illinois weather was unpredictable. Missionaries John Morgan and Joseph Standing had...
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Rex Family Memorial Day Gathering. May 27, 2013.
William and Mary Elizabeth Brough Rex buried six of their thirteen children, as children, here in the Randolph, Utah Cemetery. Visit this beautiful updated William and Mary Rex Gravesite at the...
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"Sunset clear and promise of better weather." April 1, 1876.
Sunset from atop the Salt Lake Conference Center, May 2009. John Morgan and Joseph Standing missionary experiences Continued from here.On the 31stof March, 1876, while Elders John Morgan and Joseph...
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Grange Hall, Illinois, April 4-8, 1876. Elders Morgan and Standing.
Grange halls can be found all over the United States.The Grange was a movement or organizationStarted by farmers in the late 19th century.It started out as a social organizationAnd later got involved...
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Bessie Morgan, Nokomish Club, 1910.
The Salt Lake Tribune’s January 30, 1910 Woman’s Society and Club Page noted what Grandmother Bessie Morgan Rex was up to. She is mentioned in Club Notes.Had her picture been included on this page, my...
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1887 Tennessee Conference Mobocracy.
CONFERENCE IN TENNESSEE.Sensational Scene in a Meeting--Manifestation of Mobocracy.WOLF CREEK,Lawrence County, Tenn.,September 17th, 1887Editor Deseret News, from A. L. FullerYesterday’s comment from...
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Bessie Morgan Rex. Letter to son Harold. August 29, 1937.
Randolph, Utah. Aug 29 [1937]Sunday afternoon, at home.My dear neglected son,Here I have been wasting this whole afternoon and have not written one line to my kiddies. I am awful, but it seemed good to...
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John Hamilton and Helen Melvina "Mellie" Morgan lose their first son....
Mellie probably had this picture taken to send to her husband John while he served as president of the Southern States Mission [January 1878 – January 1888] Gravestone for baby John Morgan was placed...
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Memorial Day, May 27, 2013. Randolph, Utah family gathering.
Randolph, Rich County, Utah marker, south of Randolph. Randolph Cemetery tops the hill west of Randolph overlooking the town. Its where the wind always blows.The William and Mary Brough Rex headstone...
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Bessie Morgan. Salt Lake Tribune Society Page, April 7, 1901 .
Salt Lake Tribune, April 7, 1901In SocietyBessie Morgan turned eleven in 1901. That Spring she was mentioned “In Society” in the Salt Lake Tribune for Sunday, April 7, 1901. It appears she was one of...
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Bessie Morgan Rex letter to Harold. November 9, 1937.
Snow in the Rex's side yard. 1930sRandolph, UtahNovember 9, 1937.My dear boy,I simply must get a letter off to you this morning, even if it is just a short one. We have been very neglectful. We...
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Last week's visit to Randolph, Utah. July 9-11, 2013.
Last week I was invited to Randolph, Utah to visit and quilt with cousins. The outing was as wonderful as it sounds.I thought you might enjoy walking some streets with me. I passed P. H. and Bessie and...
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July 2013 trip to Wyoming's Brigham Young Pioneer Vanguard Trail.
During my recent visit to Northern Utah my cousins chauffeured me (in a big truck) to some of the early nearby Wyoming pioneer trail sites. This rock arrow is purportedly what remains of an arrow...
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