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Show 1859. AU to bioi;· re1 ~Jny of JOL1: LO\.t; b~VY John Lowe ~evy was born at S1)anish Fork, Utah, January ll, I will first give & short sketch of my parents. 1 y father, George hasl:ington Sevy , v1as born Februery in Leroy, llenesse County, New York, c.. son of George Sevy c:nd hannah Liboie. In le349 he stc·rteci for the gold rush in California. On arriving in Utah he beca.me strc.nuea a_na stopped here to get v.~or.k. Shortly after, he ariftea to Spanish Fork where he became converted to the Gospel or the L~tter Day Saint faith ana joinea the Church. He 'N-as baptizea May 3 , 1852 by Steven Markham. He became acqu&inteci with my mother, Phebe l\11 • ..dutler·, born December 16, 1837, Caluvvell County, Missouri , a aeughter of John Lovve Butler anu Caroline F'arozine Skeen Butler. My narents married December 5, 1854 ana resided at S1Janish ~-ork. My father me.ae the first claim at Pond Town, now balem, Utah. They lived at Spanish .rork unaer very humble circumstences. The lived in a one room log cabin. F&ther tells of working in Spanish Fork La.nyon in winter uressea in buckskin pants an<i a_ r ... ickory shirt. While working in sno~ three to fo~r feet deep, the pants woula get wet hnd stretch. When he got home at night, they would ary ana araw up and bag at the knees and seat. Mother did her cooking on the he&rth of a large fireplace, with a autch oven and fry pan on the hearth, also with & ste~ kettle on a hook over the fire. She said tney had as gooa a stro.w bed as c:cnybody--all but the tick. 1v1other learned to c&ru., s 1)in, anu v,~eave, o.nd me:~de our "~nearing apparel . Father illaue the snoes (~e were oarefoot most of the time). - 1 - |
