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Show Nathan Tanner 255 sixty years. John Joshua had previously married Rachel's sister and had removed to Missouri to assist with the work there. Nathan and Rachel would follow them in another year. than Research has failed to produce much information about the family of Rachel Smith who appears to have been neighbors of the Tanners in Bolton. Give credit to Nathan and John Joshua to have chosen for wives these superior and loyal women who would give much needed support to their husbands and families as long as they lived. Nathan and Rachel would become progenitors of men in high places, including the highest quorums in the Latter-day Saint Church." The experiences of Nathan and his wife in Missouri have been related in sufficient detail and interested readers are referred to that chapter." Attention must be called to an incident which shows the mettle of which Rachel was made. Nathan tells the story: I had killed a fat cow to keep it from the mob, and sent my brother Albert to Far West, a mile and a half, for some salt, and told him not to go within gun shot of any brush as the mob was taking every good horse they could get, by any means, fair or foul. The boy went and on his return some men came out of the brush and called to him but he made good his retreat. rode up. He told up to the door and my wife saw him as he horse that was the other loosed She after him. her that the mob was tied to the wagon, and held them both by the halter. Two men rode horses yet." She answered, up and said, "The mob has not taken your "No Sir, nor do I mean they shall." Seeing my wife so firm and de termined, they seemed ashamed to force the halters out of the hands He of came a woman This was and rode off." the kind of stuff Rachel Smith Tanner And Nathan was made of the never needed to ask whose side he same was made of. uncompromising material; you was on. Kirtland of the births of their first four children 1841Montrose and 1837, Far West 1838, New Liberty 1839, Nathan and those in church show the rapid movements of the days, The author was an enthusiastic warrior in all the various theatres. The places - knows of no diary or journal that gives a more vivid picture of the various activities and of the human emotions involved, than Nathan's. He was "living Church History" and if some of it was unpleasant none of it was ever dull. |
