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Show 178 HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. two living ones. His wife died in Beaver, Utah, March 4, 1874. In the spring of 1854 he was called on an Indian mission and spent ten years in southern Utah, Arizona, Xevada and Southern California. He had many exciting experiences and narrow escapes from Indians and starvation. He was with the company of twenty-two of which Jacob Haniblin was president and often had to kill an old worn out horse for food. One of the party, George A. Smith, Jr., was killed. After the missionary labors were completed he removed to Beaver county and engaged in farming and stockraising and was very successful in accumulating at least $50,000 in stock and mill property in fifteen years' work. He built a grist mill at Kanosh, one in Sevier county and a third one at Loa, Wayne county. He joined with others and bought a large roller mill at Elsinore and one at Springville, in Utah county, which he now owns. His second wife was Mary R. James, a widow. She had seven children: Mary, wife of William Fotheringham, Jr., farmer and stockraiser of Garfield county; Elizabeth M., wife of Joseph Betterson, farmer and stockraiser, of Garfield county; Francina, wife of M. M. Stevens, farmer, in Iowa county, Iowa; Thomas, farmer and stockraiser, of Garfield county, and Minerva, wife of John Knowles, farmer and stockraiser, of Garfield county, are living. His third wife was Mary A., daughter of Robert and Mary A. Knell. She has had seven children, five of whom are living: Lydia A., wife of Andrew N. Holdaway, farmer and stockraiser, residing near Provo; Lilly, wife of Warren Holdaway, farmer and stockraiser, near Provo; Wallace M., farmer and stockraiser in Garfield county; Charles E., farmer and stockThe raiser, in Garfield county, and John, at home. fourth wife was Mary C. Turnbough. Mr. Riddle resided three years in Provo, where he went to educate his children, and while there, served a time for having a plurality of wives. In the fall of 1800 he fame to Manti to work in the Temple, and has been an earnest man in the cause, expending no less than $15,000 in prosecuting: his labors. He has erected fine dwellings in Manti and is an ener- |
