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Show Or ten cia - pa ge 3 Or ten cia - pa ge 2 was alo ne we rroved to Id we ll an d sp en t a lo t of ah o Fa lls from Ca lif or ni a so I go t to know him tin e wi th him an d lov ver:y ed him . The St alk er s we re we re hi gh an d they we re a lar ge fam ily of fin e pe ople . Th eir liv in g sta ho ne st an d fin e. I th them. in k ev ery on e lik ed and nd ar ds ad mi red ov er to ke ep ou t ti:1e co as th e ha d no 1u nr er . They co ok ed in ld ch y th e fir epl ac e, and ba ke d wiftth a du t ov en . Al ex an de r was alw ay s a fri en d to th e ub In dia ns , an d was o en al le d to he lp when th er e was tro le. c . . Id ah na ny ye ar s be fo The fami.1¥ rem ain ed i~ re re tu rn in g ~~ ~f ia .re n ~d na rri ed an d to Sa lt Lake Ci ty •. M:: le ft ho ne by >st o be 84 ar s bu t lon g be fo re th at the n- Al ex an de r liv ed he br ok e _Yf; 'th e Ch away from th e M:Jt:non fa ith ':11d Jol1:1ed hi ms elfris tia n Ch urc h, bu t he was ve ry di sa gr ee ab le by hi ne ve r rea lly _h ~p py ~f te s r th is ,; :. ~~ March 15 cu lia r re lig io us id ea s. , 19 12 . Hi s lif e lon g He i :ro pa ni on go ing Fe br ua ry 3, 19 07 -8? My br ot he r , Frerront Al ex an de r an d hi s fam ily El li s, an d I -went ou t t o Fr an kl in , Id ah o, wh ere rroved fro m Sa lt Lake Ci museum th er e an d as ty , Ut ah . We we nt to th we wa lke d in th e do ei r or th er of Al ex an de r an d Or ten cia St alk er . 'Ih e man ate was a la rge fra nr o pi ct ur e an d vi si t Aunt Rose Ha th e dr ug sto re to ld wk was ab le to te ll us ab es an d we di d. Th is was a ver:y gr ea t tre atus to go ou t the m. She sa id th ey as sh e re sp ec ted an d ad mi red by ot he rs . She to ld rre we re su ch fin e pe op le, to be pr ou d of the m, an d I am. ve knew rro st of th ei r fam ily bu t sorre we were ne tir re s. ve r wi th ver:y many f · 1 to wr ite th e ab -- I was in vi te d by on the e. It was e ~ yr " by Ne lli e Stov tak en f rom aske tc h "'I he St orof y of a Pio al ke r. ne e, *** *** c.RTENCIA'S CHILIREN Al ex an de r Stalker , so n of Robert an d J ea ne tte on e of fiv e ch ild re n. Th ey att ende d sc ho ol in Gl ascTa nc h, bo rn in Sc ot lan d, connon ed uc ati on . The ow , re ce iv in g a becarre in te re ste d in rroSt al ke r fam ily we re Pr es by ter ian s, bu t Al ex good an de r rrronism, be ing tau gh t by jo in ed th e ch ur ch an d th e mi ss io na rie s, an d de cid ed to lea ve hi s ho rre lan d to go made th e lon g tri p, se to Ut ah . ve He was pa id a smal l wa n weeks in a sa ili ng ve ss el as a sh ip s ca rp He en ter . ge be sid e hi s fa re . He we nt to St . Lo Ch ole ra ep ide mi c, when uis wh ere he co nb nu ed sh ip bu ild in g un til th so many pe op le di ed it e make th e co ffi ns fo r se t oo l al l th e ca rp en ter s to ve ra l rro nth s. He the n Sa lt Lake Ci ty . He we nt wi th a lar ge Ox tra inmade pr epar at io ns to go to way from Co un cil Bl uf fs an d walkoo rro st of th e to Sa lt Lake Ci ty , wh bu ild in gs we re al l hu ts ich was a sm all t:a vn , th e or ad ob es made of su n dr ied mu d-c lay . W hil e wo rki ng at a Or ten cia Howard Sm ith . saw mi l l in Fa rm ing ton , he rre t an d ma rri ed rro nth s ol d when Pr es id Th eir fi rs t ch i ld , Al ex an de r Ro be rt was on ly en work on th e St at e House t Young ca lle d them to go to Fi lrr or e, Ut ah , se ve n ·to . They dr ov e bo th ways 400 mi les . in a wagon, wh ich was ov er Ch ild : Ro be rt Al eu nd er Amanda Ja ne t W all ac e Warren er ten cia Ann James Tanch Sa rd is Sm ith W ill ard Sm ith Alma Sm ith Al vi ra To lit ha 'lb ere sa Co rd eli a Fanny El iza be th Jo sep h Ba rne s Henry V. Ar thu r Af ter re tu rn in g to pa re nt s sa yi ng th ey we Sa lt Lake Ci ty , he re ce iv ed a le tte r fro m hi re in Ro ch es ter , New Yo s r an d sta ye d a ye ar an d a ha lf. Hi s fa th er ga k. He we nt to vi si t the m ve bu gg y. He dr ov e rro st of t.11e way ba ck horre alo him a tea m of ho rse s an d a an d ov er 3, 000 mi les . ne , tak in g ab ou t th re e no nt hs , The St al ke r fam ily 1860 rroved to Fr an kl in liv ed in Ar rer ica n Fo rk fo r se ve ra l ye ar s, , Id ah o. It was ab ou t th en in 18 al l th e way an d dr ov e th ei r sh ee p . Af ter rea 0 mi les , young Al ex wa lke d ch in g Fr an kl in , th ey ha go in to th e rro un tai ns an d to on rro the r Or ten cia to o. d cu t lo gs to bu ild horre s . It was a ha rd sum 'Ih :rer ey liv ed on mi lk, bu tte r, ch ee se ve ge tab les . Ver:y li tt le an d sor re fr ui t fo r th ey ha d no un til ha rv es t. They al so ha d t o fee d or fig ht su ga r fo r th e wi ld be rri es ha d a mu::1 ro of made by th e In dia ns . 'Ih eir ho ra in ed th e ro of would pu tti ng wi no .vs an d str aw , the n mtrl. When it us es lea k wa ter fo r th re e or too k th at lon g fo r th e wa ter to se ep thr ou gh . so days af te r th e ra in -- it ho les cu t in th e wa lls The flo or was of di rt , fo r windows an d do ors an d and a bla nk et or cl ot h hu ng ' r' -f:. ·- -. Sp ou se: Emmaline Ne lso n Lewis Hook M ati lda Ke lly George Woodward Agnes Jo lle y Dora Ke lly Ne lli e Fl ac k Al fa re tta Parmley Jo hn Da nie ls El lis Al be rt Sh or ten Ambrose Sh or ten Me he tab le Se ele y d. as a ch ild d. as a ch ild |
