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This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. 95 N 400 WEST GRIMSHAW, DUCKWORTH , HOUSE BEAVER, BEAVER COUNTY UTAH STATE HISTORY 11 1111111111111111111111111 1111 11111111 11 111111111111 11111111111 3 9222 50018 0489 NOMINATION FORM FHR....:IOO (11-78) Unite~ States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections 1. Name historic Duckworth Grimshaw House andlor common 2. Location 95 -.North 400 t-lest street & number city, town state _ _ Beaver UT code vicinity of 049 county not for publication . . 02 congressIonal district Beaver 001 code 3. Classification Category _district -X- building(s) _ structure _site _Object Ownership _public -X- private _both Public Acquisition _ i n process _ being considered Status -X- occupied _ unoccupied work in progress _ Accessible A- yes: restricted _ yes: unrestricted _no Present Use _ agriculture _ commercial _ educational . _ entertainment _ government Industrial _ _military __ museum _park -X. private residence _religious __ scientific _ transportation _other: 4. Owner of Property name Vie S and Harley Fotheringham 314 street & number city, town Beaver _ vicinity of state UT 84713 state lIT 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. street & number Beaver County Courthouse 105 East Center Street city, town 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title none date has this property been determined elegible? _ federal _ stote depository for survey records city, town state _ .:L- no yes county _ local 7. Description Condition ~excellent _good _fair _ deteriorated _ ruins _unexposed Check one -1L unaltered _ altered Check one -1L original site _ moved date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Describe the pre.ent and original (i' known) physical appearance The Duckworth Grimshaw House is a one-and-a-half story "I" house. It is built of black rock (basalt) which was hauled by ox team and wagon from the hills about four miles east of Beaver. The mortar is made of lime that was burned west of town in the Mineral Motmtains. The lumber used was red and yellow pine from the Tushar Motmtains. In fact, the house today still contains one section of log walls that used to be the family's log cabin, a temporary dwelling used tmtil the rock house was completed. The walls are 18 inches thick and the house is 36 feet long by 20 feet wide. The two facades that face the street are of squared black rock. The front facade has four windows and a door, all symmetrically placed. Upstairs there is a center gable with a door in it that leads out to the front porch. The center gable is flanked by dormer windows on either ' side and each gable end has chimneys. There are offset windows on each side of the gable ends and over all the proportions of '-the windows; .dormers, center gable, roof slope, height of the building, etc. are very well balanced with each other. The hOl~e has a very formal character, due to many factors including the contrast of the black and white colors, the symmetry and the angular lines of the house. ( 8. Significance Period _ prehistoric _ . 1400-1499 ·_1500-1599 _1600-1699 _1700-1799 -X- 1800-1899 _1900- Specific date.s Areas of Significance-.Check and justify below _ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning _ archeology-historic _ conservation . _ . agriculture ._ _ economics -X- architecture _ education _ engineering _art _ exploration/settlement _ · commerce _ industry _ communications _invention 1877 Builder/ Architect _ landscape arthitecture_ religion _law _ science _ literature _ sculpture _ military _ sociall _ ._ music humanitarian _ .theater _ philosophy _ .. politics/government _ transportation _ other (specify) Thomas Frazer Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) The Duckworth Grimshaw House is one of the black stone houses for which Beaver is famous. The house was started in March of 1877 and finished in December of 1877 so that the family could move in on Christmas Day. Thomas Frazer, the Scots stonemason/contractor, built the house; and Ducla~orth Grimshaw paid $2,OOQ ' for the ·completed home. The house represents the first extant house that was built in Frazer's mature style. It has two cut rock facades with white mortar joints, a center gable upstairs on the front facade and two dormer windows, all of which are well known -characteristics of Frazer's building style. Mr. Grimshaw was born in England and obtained his first name from his grandmother's family, a name he recorded he was not greatly pleased with. He converted to the Mormon faith and moved to Beaver, Utah, where he was a farmer for most of his long life. He was a polygamist who was eventually convicted and sent to the state prison for "unlawful cohabitation." However, he was released early due to good behavior. Harley Fotheringham, Duckworth's grandson, now lives in the house, and the house has always been in the same family. Harley says that Duckworth, one wife and her five children lived in the house. He also says the first lights in the house were candles which were later replaced by coal oil lamps and eventually electric light bulbs. The home is listed on the century register (1972). The home'S significance stems from three sources: first, it is a historic house whose character has not been weakened over the years. Second, it is a stone house which traditionally was not a cornmon building material in America. Third, the hane has an excellent design; a design that was evolved over the years by the vernacular architect Thomas Frazer. This house is the first house done in Frazer's mature style, and the design was so successful that it was repeated many times in other houses around town. 9. Major Bibliographical References The Duckworth Grimshaw Journal, unpublished manuscript, in possession of Conrad .Grim;;:;;;;', of Beaver, Utah. , ,' . ' .,_.,' . ," Thomas Frazer Journals, unpublished journals in possession: of m-N 'lI?tes~BeaverJ UTe Monum,e nts to Courage, published by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Beaver, UT Oral interyiews, with Harlex Fotheringh,am and Mae White, in Beaver, UT. 10. Geographical Data " Acreage of nominated property 1 rS s th an 1 Quadrangle name Beaver, U , Quadrangle scale 1:62500 UMT 'References BW I I I I Zone Easting A W 13/5,5/811151 1412\31713,7151 Zone Easting Northing cLLJ I I I E LL.J I I I Gw.J I I I I II I I I ,I o I F I LcJ '+ I 'I I L.U I HLU 1 " 1 1 I I I I 1 I I INorthing I I 1" 1 1 I I· I " f I I I II I I I. I ' 1 '~l ' I ,. 1 I I r I I l ,' , Verbal bounde" des,c ription and justification · A ...... _!_:.;;.: N1/2 Lot 4, Blk 8, Plat B, Beaver City Sur. List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code ; . 11. ' Form Prepared By , Linda L. Bonar and Harley Fotheringham , name/title organization Utah State Historical Society street & number May 1979 telephone 307 W 2 S state SLC city or town date 533-6017 UT 84101 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The e'laluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national _ state -X- local As the de,s ignated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Lawa9665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature ~ ' \v/~ title Melvin T. Smith, State Historic Preservation Officer Attest~ : :, , ' date November 28, 1979 - CPO 93<'1 835 ~~.... - "':'~~";;""I;-~., DuchlOrth Grimshaw House Beaver County, Utah Taken by L.Bonar, March 1979 Negative at Ut.St.llist.Society front facade look~ngwest . , • ." + __. a'" .;__• .r... K: ii, \,/ ,. I ' .: J .-', ,;...... ~:t·''''.: .~," . ,I ~. ·i. ;,. 1· J..--o"-' -- --'7 t -- . ~ T . . .1,';: Jb,It) V I ... , ">+U I A 0 ~ I I I ., I I . ~ . ,-' ,, -", ' f . --c- +.- - - - , - -- , ~ -- - ... j:" " . ' . ''''. ,..".. ~ L t :,' t Grimshaw House [lld..,\urth ,e ·100 West ~5 ~()rth -~ u..·;n-t '1', Ot>a\'er Colll1ty, Utah 1:!/355815/-1237375 ......... D.·· \ I _. i: I .... .. . .. :. .-.~ _ ~ I -' ............. . 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(9 /7 7) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCnONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS DNAME HISTORIC IUXW<RllI GRIM3HAW HOU:3E ----A~N~D-/O~R~C~O~M~M~O~N--~~~~ IJLOCATION STREET & NUMBER 94 North 400 West _NOT FOR PUBLICATION CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CITY. TOWN Beaver 02 VICINITY OF COUNTY CODE STATE 049 Utah CODE Beaver 001 DCLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS _DISTRICT _PUBLIC :x...BUILDING(SI X PRIVATE _UNOCCUPIED _STRUCTURE _BOTH _WORK IN PROGRESS PUBLIC ACQUISITION _SITE _OBJECT PRESENT USE ~OCCUPIED ACCESSIBLE -AGRICULTU"l _MUSEUM _COMMERCIAL _PARK _EDUCATIONAL x..PRIVATE RESIDENCE _ENTERTAINMENT _RELIGIOUS _IN PROCESS ~YES: RESTRICTED _GOVERNMENT _SCIENTIFIC _BEING CONSIDERED _ YES : UNRESTRICTED _INDUSTRIAL _TRANSPORTATION _NO _MILITARY _OTHER : DOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Harley Farhingham STREET & NUMBER P.O. Box 227 STATE CITY. TOWN Beaver _ Utah VICINITY OF 84713 IILOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEED5.- ET 'Beaver COlmty Courtoouse STREET & NUMBER _~=,,"=~ CITY. TOWN ___.:::.10::<.:5~E=as=t....cCenter Street STATE Utah Beayer mREPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Tl'rLE None DATE _FEDERAL -STATE _COUNTY -LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY. TOWN STATE B DESCRIPTION CHECK ONE CONDITION CHECK ONE ~EXCELLENT _DETERIORATED XUNALTERED XORIGINAL SITE _GOOD _RUINS -ALTERED _MOVED _FAIR _UNEXPOSED DATE _ __ -------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Dockworth Grimshaw House is a one-and-a-half story "I" plan house. It is built of black rock (basalt) which was hauled by ox team and wagon fran the hills about four ndles east of Beaver. The mortar is made of lime that was burned west of town in the Mineral Motmtains. The hEber used was red and yellow pine from the Tushar Mountains. In fact, the house today still contains one section of log walls that used to be the family's log cabin, a temporary dwelling used until the rock house was completed. The walls are 18 inches thick and the house is 36 feet long by 20 feet wide. The two facades that face the street are of squared black rock. The front facade has four windows and a door, all s}'lIlIietricallyplaced. Upstairs there is a center gable with a door in it that leads out to the front porch. The center gable is flanked by dormer windows on either side and each gable end has chimneys. There are offset windows on each side of the gable ends and over all the proportions of the windows, dormers, center gable; roof slope, height of the building, etc. are very well balanced with each other. The house has a very formal character, due to many factors including the contrast of the black and white colors, the symmetry and the angular lines of the house. II SIGNIFICANCE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE .. CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW PERIOD _PREHISTOtiIC ----ARCHEOlOGy-PREHiSTORiC _COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANOSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION _1400-1499 ----ARCHEOLOGy -HiSTORiC _CONSERVATION _LAW _SCIENCE _1500-1599 ----AGRICULTURE _ECONOMICS _LITERATURE _SCULPTURE _1600-1699 ~RCHITECTURE _ EDUCATION _ MILITARY _ SOCIAUHUMANITARIAN _1700-1799 ----ART _ENGINEERIIIIG _MUSIC _THEATER ~1800 - 1899 _COMMERCE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _PHILOSOPHY _ TRANSPORTATION _1900 - _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY _ POLITICS/ GOVERNMENT _OTHER (SPECIFY) _ INVENTION SPECIFIC DATES 1877 BUILDER/ARCHITECT Thanas Frazer STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Duckworth Grimshaw Hous~ is one of the black stone houses for which Beaver is famous. The house was started in March of 1877 and finished in December of 1877 _so .that the family could move in on Christmas Day. Thanas Frazer, the Scots stonemason/contractor, built the house; and Duckworth Grimshaw paid $2~OOO for the completed home. The house represents the first extant house that was built in Frazer's mature style. It has two cut rock facades with white mortar joints, a center gable upstairs on the front facade and two dormer windows, all of which are well known characteristics of Frazer's building style. Mr. Grimshaw was born in England and obtained his first name from his grandmother's family, a name he recorded he was not greatly pleased with. He converted to the Morman faith and moved to Beaver, Utah, where he was a farmer for most of his long life. He was a polygamist who was eventually convicted and sent to the state prison for "tmlawful cohabi tatian." However, he was released early due to good behavior. Harley Fotheringham, Duckworth's grandson, now lives in the house, and the house has always been in the same family. Harley says that Duckworth, one wife and her five children lived in the house. He also says the first lights in the house were candles which were later replaced by coal oil lamps and eventually electric light bUlbs. The home is listed on the century register (1972). IIMATOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES 'ffiE DU<XWORIlI GRIMSHAW JOURNAL, unpublishEd manuscript, in possession of Conrad Grimshaw, of Beaver, Utah. 'IHa.1AS FRAZER JaJRNAIS, unpublished journals in possession of Elsie Hales of Beaver, Ut M:>NUMENTS TO CDURAGE, PublishEd by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, 1949, Beaver, Utah. Oral interviews with Harley Fotheringham and Mae White in Beaver, Utah. ImGEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _ _ _ _ _ _ __ QUADRANGLE NAME _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ UTM REFERENCES I I A~ ZONE I I EASTING cLL] II I I l , I NORTHING I I I I QUADRANGLE SCALE B~ I ZONE LLJ '--,1--1L......J......~I 1 I 1 I GLJ 1 I E I I IIII EASTING I I I DlLJ I I 1 I I I I FlLJ I I I I I I I I 1 1 HUJ II VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION I NORTHING LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE mFORM PREPARED BY NAME I TITLE Linda L. Bonar, Preservation Intern ORGANIZATION DATE Utah State Historical Society May 1979 STREET & NUMBER TELEPHONE 307 West 200 South , Suite 1000 [phone] CITY OR TOWN STATE Salt Lake City Utah ImSTATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS : NATIONAL_ STATE__ LOCAL _ _ As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service . ' STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE TITLE Melvin T. Smith, State Historic Preservation Officer _.... -- .. DATE August 8, 1979 FOR NPS USE ONLY tHEREBY CERTIFYTHATTHIS PROPERTY JSINCLUOED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER , , AtTEST: . DATE KEEPER OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER DATE ODEF OF REQSTRATIOH ~, : ,. ,. .. " GPO 921-803 Utah State Historical Society Property Type: Site No. BV-04-S22 Historic Preservation Research Office S \(.,fJ \ SrT&. -:;;: 99 Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: o Name of Structure: z ~ « u u. ~ 95 North 400 West R. T. Present Owner: Vic S. and Harley Fotheringham Owner Address: Beaver, Utah 84713 S. Z W Cl Effective Age: Kind of Building: Year Built (Tax Record): Legal Description 2w (/) ::I Tax#: Original Owner: Duckworth Grimshaw Construction Date: 1877 Original Use: Residence Preseflt Use: B-3l4 Demolition Date: Residence ( /) ::I ..... « ..... Building Condition: Integrity: Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: ~xcellent C Site o [j Good o ~nificant o Contributory o Not Contributory VNational Register (/) Ruins o [j Deteriorated 3 z o ~ ..... Z w ::E ::I U o Cl Photography: Unaltered ~nor Alterations Major Alterations Date of Slides: Views: 0 Front 0 Side 0 Rear Research Sources: o Abstract of Title C Plat Records/Map ~ax Card & Photo o Building Permit C Sewer Permit Historic Period Slide No.: 0 Other o Nationallandmark Views: [j 0 District 0 Multl·Resource ·· State Register Date of Photographs: 0 Thematic Photo No.: Front 0 Side 0 Rear 0 Other o o Sanborn Maps 0 Newspapers City Directories o Biographical Encyclopedias Obiturary Index 0 Utah State Historical Society 0 Personal Interviews 0 LOS Church Archives County & City Histories 0 LOS Genealogical Society o o o C Not of the o o o U of U Library BYU Library USU Library [J SLC Library ~ther Fieldwork Bibliographical References (books. articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Researcher: L. L. Bonar Date: 10 !19/79 ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER UTAH STATE Date Entered FEB Name 1980 Location Fennemore, Dr. George, House Beaver Beaver County Grimshaw, Duckworth, House Beaver Beaver County Also Notified Honorable Jake Garn Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Honorable David D. Marriott For further information, please call the National Register at [phone]. '1' , I CJ [, 1.J LEnqI aN,-- ~~ - , I , Smithsonian State Site Number Co State City ,Fa T. 61 I , I ,I Street No. r -I , ,. -L- I I , 1 I I I I I Street Name ~ ", lY '" , 25 I. 26 I I I I I I I , I I I I 1 I I , , _. ,.: . --! - I _1. I I t ; -- • . . , i· -; , , ,,. , . , '1 .-. - . . - ~ . i ... ~ ~~ :~ ~. ~- I 1 ~. .. - !-... . . -- 1.-- -;! - ~- . , I Assoc Organizations . . '. I - I - - ., I I I ., . . I ~.L.-J I - , rn .-: _~ __ . :'. ,1 -:. ; "~ . t • I" i " " '" • ! -I · · , 4 .. -f - _-r. , , I o .. - ; j ' . . ~- , - .: • • - -: .. l _ •• • J , , PHOTOGRAPHS & SLIDES ~~ ,,;r '11 ':f I~ /~ (10/.1. -Ill -" { {JIIY ~,..... ()3 9-() k) Grimshaw, Duckworth,House. 95 N. 400 West Beaver, Beaver County. EKTACHROME f3.u.-c,.. Ia.u.~ ·vs-n Nt 30VW .... - Grimshaw, Duckworth,House. 95 N. 400 West Beaver, Beaver County. E KT ACHR OME TRANSPARENCY AON3HVdSNVHl. SWOHH ::::nf~){3 Grimshaw, Duckworth,House. 95 N. 400 West Beaver, Beaver County. EKTACHROME No. 921 p,V: Name~ftY ~~ ~ ~ Remarks f S" 11 ~ t>C 'LV .~ Order Retouched jb..vJ I~ Order Finished _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Reorder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ Reorder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Grimshaw, Duckworth,House. 95 N. 400 West Beaver, Beaver County. Grimshaw, Duckworth,House. 95 N. 400 West Beaver, Beaver County. 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RESEARCH NOTES/MISCELLANEOUS STATE OF UTAH DIVISION OF STATE H ISTOR Y HISTORIC SIT ES SUR VEY I C o unty ~e.o"e r (Type or Print - Complete A pplicable Sections) and/or Historic: Street and N u mber or Other D escription of Location <l5: t\..l City , Town, or Township State ~ 0"; t'1 \.J \.-\.. te') ~ '-AI <2." V' I I UTAH Code 43 I I I County : I .: :;. CATEGORY (Check One) District Site 0 0 OWNERSHIP I! Building Structure Object 0 o Public 0 Ii Private o Both ACCE SSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC STATUS Public Acquisition : In Process Being Considered ]X Occupied 0 0 Unoccupied Code 0 Preservation work in progress 0 Yes : - 0 0 Restricted Un restr icted ~ No : PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) o Agricultural o Commercial o o Educational Entertainme nt Government 0 Military 0 0 Museum Owners Name: \-\ ~ '" \~, u Street and Number ~S B City or T o wn 0 Industrial ~ 1\.\. <2!.c::1 \J e.. Pa r k 0 Pr iv ate Reside n ce 0 Reli giou s 0 0 Scientific ~ ~0 ~t'9 o V' to...r Other (Specify) o 0 Zon ing (Specify ) 0 Comments o oo c: ~ < ~ "'-~ '\J. '\ ~ w I State : Courth o use, Registry o f Deeds, Etc : Street and Number: Transportation ~'--L ' "--'C"'\..J ~ ~ •~ L\. lJ t n yo--\-. ~ too '" \.~ ~ (fl ;::;. (I) ., Z Ci t y or T o wn : ~e.. ci\J q.,. ~ 3(I) Approximate Acreage o f Nominated Property : Title of Survey Records: Date o f Survey : Federal o State o County Loca l o Depository for Survey Records: Street and Numbe r : City of Town: Form HSS- 116913M I State : Zip Co de r o., n: (Check One) ~ Unaltered Describe the Present and Orginal (If known) Phvslcal Appearance INTEGRITY T ,,"->0 - \.) ~\ 3(g)( ~ t;t-'" ,: \ea dI <!.a, V\ ~ c.... YO u.> e C/~. f e.e:t . "" ~ v'c",-t. CLO o Altered 1 Moved 0 (Check One) Original Site 0 ~ ~ : "" '0 ~ €.. v- e- ~ ~ ~ OV"c..-~ ~~ ~ ~\ \ ~ \ o.....c:!-rc. ~$ o -\, \lJ.~ ~e. r :: : :: : : : : : : : : .. . : : : : : : : :: ..: ..: : .•: :: .. .. PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) Pre-Columbian D 16th Century D 18th Century 15th Century 17th Century D 1st atr. D 3rd atr. D 1st atr. D 3rd atr. D 2nd atr.D 4th atr . _ 2nd atr. D 4th atr. D D 19th Cen tu ry 20th Century D SPECIFIC DATE(S) nf Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate ) D Education D Political Preh istoric D Engineering D Religion/ Historic D Industry 0 Agriculture D Invention D Science Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 Landscape 0 Sculpture D Social! 0 0 0 Theater Aboriginal Art Commerce Communications Conservation Architecture Literature Military Music Philosophy Humanitarian Transportation D Urban Planning D Other (Specify) D D 0 0 0 0 0 STATEMENT OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Include Builder/Architect, Orginal & Subsequent Owners, Dates, Events, Etc.) ,\~ ~~ ~~J' ;'-\~ ~ ''''..Q...&.Q..~ , \ , '-.) e- t:.i6i: ..•..:U=Ji:!l:i'lll:!i.•.. '. 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SE ~ 0 ~ ~ V LATITUDE egrees 0 LONGITUDE ~ONGITUDE LATITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds ~egrees MinutM Sec " 0'" 0 ' " 0 ,,, 0 ' " 0 0 • 0 ' " Minutes ' onds .. 0'" " ... 0 -""0'" 0'" Degrees Minutes Seconds 0 LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES SUIte: SUIte: Stete: S~ / ~ ~ Code County: Code County: Code County: Code 7 C02e ~ ~ ~ ~ Code Code Code ""I- , Team NO., Signature: I Date Street and Number: P.O. Box 1881 City or Town: SUIte : UTAH Incorporated 0 Nonl'rofit 0 J Code 43 PIONEERS AND PROMINENT Left Mormon Grovo on tho Missouri river Juno 1865 with trelght In company with his father; the tathor dying at Grasshopper Creck n car Atchison. Kan., he and brothers broubht boods to Salt Lake City and set up a store at corn e r or 1st South and Main streets. School teacher at Heber, Utah. 1862. and at Wallsburg 1864; at latter plar.e was tlrst school trustee. organized tlrst school district and built Ilrst school house, 1866. GREGORY. RODERT (son of John Gregory. born 1786 at Pitmln,:;ter, Somcrsctshire. Eng .• and Elizabeth Sylvester. born 1,91). H e was born Nov. 30, 1826 at Pltmlnster. Came to Utah Oct. 18. 1862. Marril'd Mary Stevens Nov. 12, 1864. who died Sept. 15, 1862. ncar Fort Laramie. while en route to Utah. Married Selena Marshall Jan. 2, 1863. Franklin. Idaho (daughter of Thomas Marshall and Sarah Good. pioneers Sept. 26, 1856. Edmond Ellsworth and Daniel McArthur company). She was born Feb. 22. 1844. Lintonhill. Eng. Their children; Mary Le\'cnla b . Oct. 17. 1863. m. David Davis Jan. '. 1883; Sarah Selena b . Jan . 6, 1866. m. Mark Porter Dec. 3, 1884; Charlotte Marla b . Feb. 1. 1868. m. M. H. Preece May 20. 1885; R. F . b . March 17. 1872. and R. A. b. Sept. 28. 1873, dicd; J . W. b. Nov. 17. 1874. m . L. M. Alblston Nov. 20, 1896; E. T. b. Dec. 25. 1877. m. J. R. Hansen April 19. 1900; E. L. b. Ft'b. 28. 1878. m . H . Hatch Sept. 20. 1888: George F. b. April 19, 1880. m Delila Bright June 11. 1903; T. J. b. July 16. 1882, m. Mary Hawkeswood Sept. 14. 1904; Amy L. b. Oct. 22, 1884. m. A. Morrison March 8. 1906; S. Clrllng b. Jan. 6. 1887; Evea Vonie b. Feb. 13, 1888, m. J. Christofferson Kov. 8. 1905. Missionary. Settled at Franklin, Idaho. 1862. Died Dec. 28, 1900. GREGORY, GEORGE F. (son ot Robert Gregory and Selena Marshall). Born April 19. 1880. Cove. Utah. Married Delila Bright June 11, 1903, Logan. Utah (daughter or John Bright and Phoebe Smith). She was born March 16, 1884. at Lewiston. Utah. Their children; G. R. b . April 24. 1904; F. L . b. July 1. 1906; Edith b. Dec. 31, 1906; D. C. b. Dec'.H. 1908; A. B. b. April 28, 1910; J. M. b. Jan. 19. 1912. MISSionary to Missouri Jan 4. 1900. to March 26. 1902; member superintendency Cove and Mountain Home Sunday schools. GRIFFETH, PA'I'ISON DELOSS (son ot Judah Griffeth and Mariah Rockwell). Born Jan. 3. 1824, In Orleans county, N. Y. Came to Utah Oct. 1851, William H. Walton company. Married Elizabeth Carson April 20 • . 1841 (daughter ot George Carson, born July 17, 1794. and Ann Hough. born June 27. 1794). She was born July 7. 1822. Their children: Phebe Ann b. Feb. 9, 1847. m. William Hyde; George A. b. Jan. 6. 1849. m. Mary Thurman; Louisa E. b. Sept. 19. 1861. m . Samuel Seamons; Lovlna S . b . Feb. 19. 1864, m. Edward Thurman; Marlnda E. b. March 7, 1867. m. Henry HobIon; Urmlna T. b. Jan. 12, 1860. m . Heman Hyde; Mary M. b. July 17. 1862. m. Austin C. Hyde; Patlson Deloss b. March 2, 1867. d. April 29. 1867. Family home Hyde Park, Utah. Counselor to Bishop William Hyde. Died May 11. 1901. Grover, 'Vyo. GRIFFIN. THOnAS (:lOn or Jemima Griffin or Birmingham. Eng. ). Born Dec. 28. 1828. In Birmingham. Came to Utah In September, 1854, Job Smith company. Married Amanda. Ellen Perkins Oct. 19. 1856, Salt Lake City (daughter ot Ute Perkins and Anna Warren, marrle Feb. 18. 1836, Macedonia. III., pioneers Sept. 17. 1860. Jonathan Foote company). She was born March 15. 1838, and came to Utah with parents. Their children: Selina Ellen b. July 26. 1857. m. Franklin Gregson Robinson Feb. 1. 1878; Thomas Fulton b. Feb. 15. 1860; Lodlcy Ann b. March 17. 1862, m. William Herbert Leroy Olsten Nov. 27. 1884; Julien Perltlns b. Nov. 15. 1864. m. Emma Kathrlne Rainey Oct. 12. 1887; Hortense Vllate b. Aug. 8. 1867. m. Jamel Isaac Shepard Feb. 24. 1886; Anna .Temlma b. Dec. 15. 1869; Orion Thomas b. Sept. 6. 1872; Ute Elon b. March 10. 1876, m. Millie Redford F e b. 17. 1904. lIIomber acting teachers' quorum under Bishop Tidwell at Richmond, Utah. 1863; president elders quorum; high priest; officer In Richmond Sunday school tlrteen years. At annual exhibition or Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Soclety at Salt Lake City In Oct. 1856. was awarded silver medal tor building tlrst model steam engine In Utah terrltory; assisted In designing and making tools tor . manufacture ot tlrst tlrearms and nails In Utah. Lett Salt Lake City and settled at Richmond In 1860. conducting a machine and blacksmith shop. Leader ot Richmond Brass Band' Richmond city councilman 1884 . 1890 and 1897; mayor Richmond 1866. 1888. 1692. 1893. 1895 and 1903; commlssloner of Cache county 1891; commissioned to locate unlverslty lands 1892; membe·r tederal grand jury at Salt Lake Director of Richmond Co-op. City 1901; school trustee. .everal years; admlnlltrator ot estate ot C. H. Monson. ot GRIFFIN. WILLIA:t1 lIYRUM (son ot William H. Griffin and Mary Pitts or Worcestershlre. Eng.). Dorn Nov. 8. 1847. In Worcestershlre. Came to Utah Aug. 20, 1863. James R. lmler company. M,.rrlpd Elizabeth Trehern Oct. 3. 1870 (daughter ot Janlls Trehern and Ann Holder). who wal born Nov. 9. ~IEN OF UTAH 901 1840, and came to Utah In Oct. 1865. Their children: William Henry b. Jan. 11. 1872. m. Lydia Ballard, 1897; Franklin T. b. March 1. 1874. m. Jennie Ballard. 1899; Bessie b. March 1-7. 1877, m. W. It. Ballard June 10, 1896. Married Elizab e th Clarke (daughter ot Amos Clarke and Ann Thomas), who was born Nov. 29, 1858, In North Wales Their children; George Heber b. April 20. 1885; Nettlo Ann b. Dec. 14. 1886. m. Pearl Jenkins 1909; Amoa R. b. May 7, 1891; DaVid H. b. July 20, 1894; Samuel H. b. Sept. 18. 1896; Lula Viola b. June 24. 1898; Spencer G. b. Sept. 7. 1901. Families reside . Newton. Utah. Bishop ot Newton ward 1893-1904. (;RUUIETT. JOliN (son or George and Elizabeth Grimmett) Born Jan. 6,1827, In England. Came to Utah 1855. • Married Sarah Passey (daughter or Thomas and Margret Passey), who was born June 24, 1818. Their children: George b . Jan. 11, 1848; Orson b. March 5, BSO. m . Ella. B e rnely 1876; Rosina b. Feb. 20, 1852. m. James W. 0':-1" 11; Hyrum b. Jan. 6. 1854. m . Emma A. Pomeroy Oct. 14, 187 5. m. Hannah A . Sleight June 17. 1894; Sarah Jane b. May 23, 1856, m. Alrred W. Sparks; John Henry b. May 23. 1856. m. Louisa Nate. Family resided Cedar Fort, Wellt Jordan. Utah, and Bear Lake Co., Idaho. GRIMMETT. HYRUM (son or John Grimm e tt and Sarah Passey). Born Jan. 6. 185t. Birmingham , Eng. Married Emma Adelia Pomeroy Oct. 9. 1S75. Salt Lake City (daughter ot Francis Martin Pomeroy and Irene Ursula HaskeU, tormer came to Utah July 24. 18t 7, Brigham Young company). She was born June 16, 1858. Provo, Ctah. Their children; Hyrum Alberto b. Jan. 24. 1877, m. Annie McBride Feb. 24. 1897; Rosa Ella b. Dec. 23. 1878. m. Olen Ocl{erman; John Francis b. June 15. 1880, m . Be rtha C. Denson; Chester Pomeroy b. May I, 1883; Sarah Emma Francelie b . Aug. 29. 1888. m. \V. 'V. Young. Family · resided Paris, Dingle. Blackfoot. Idaho. and Lnnder. 'Vyo. Married Hannah Ann Sl e ight Junc 17. 1894. Dingle. Idaho (daughter ot Thomas Sleight and Mary M. Wixom or Salt Lake City). Their children: Fruel Arvlna b. Kov. H. 1895; Archibald Thomas b. May 2. 1898; 'Vayne Waldo b . Dec. 21. 1899; Medora Alice b. Nov. 30, 1901; Gordon Edmund b. AprU 14, 190t; June Estella b. Aug. 1. 1906; Juno Arvella. b. Aug. I, 1906; Norma Jane b. July 31. 1910; Carma. Mary b. July 31, 1910. Deputy sheriff ot Bear Lake county 1891-92; deputy treasurer and assistant postmaster; p·o stmaater at Bryan. Idaho 1896-1904. Justice ot peace 1911-12. GRIMMETT. HYRUM ALBERTO (son or Hyrum Grimmett and Emma Adelia Pomeroy). Born Jan. 24. 1877. Dingle. Idaho. Married Annie C. McBride Feb. 2t. lq97 (daughter or Jame'S Oliver McBride and Elizabeth Chrlatansen). whl) was born June 13, 1892, Hyrum. Utah. Their children: Cheater Alberto b. Nov. 1,1898; Pearl Adelia b . Dec. 17. 190/): Annie Ulilla b. Jan. 3. 1903; Violet Ella b. March 23. 1906; ROlla May b. June 23. 1907; Emma Mildred b. July 30, 1910. Family home Moreland, Idaho. GRUISHAW. JOHN (son or Lawrence Grimshaw and Mary Duckworth ot Accrlngton. Lancashire. Eng.). Born June 12, 1811. at Accrlngton. Came to Utah Sept. 25, 1863. Peter Nebeker company. Married Alice Whittaker In 1836 at Accrlngton (daughter or Lawrence and Mary 'Vhlttaker ot Accrlngton) . She wall born Dec. 28, 1809. Their children: Jamel!. d. Inrant; Mary. died; Elizabeth; Duckworth b. March 3. 1842. m. Mary Jane Moyes; Susannah. d. Inrant; Sarah Ann; Alice. Family home Tottlngton., Lancashire, Eng. HI&'h prl.l'lt. Laborer. Died May 25. 1894, Deaver, Utah. m GRIMSHAW. DUCKWORTH (son or .Tohn Grimshaw and Alice \Vhlttaker). Born March 3, IH2. Tottington. En&'. Came to Utah Sept. 26. 1862 • .Tames 'Wareham compan>·. Married Mary Jane Moyes April 4. 1867 (daught t' r of WIlHam Moyes and Mary Eastcott. married Oct. 3. 18tO. Ottraham. Cornwall. Eng .. pioneers February 1858. San Bernardlno company). She was born June 6. 1850. Their chlldren; .Tohn G. b. March 15. 186S, m. Mary Elizabeth Bradfield Jan. 1. 1894; Elizabeth Alice b. May 7. 18;0. m. Archie Fotheringham July 4. 1889 ; Mary Ann b . Aug. 19. 18;2. m. Josiah Rogerson May'. 1894; Martha .Tane b. Jan. 6. 18;G. m. 'Vllliam T. Rogerson Feb. 6. 1895; Franklin b. March 13, 1877; 'VllIlam Henry b. May 12. 18;9. m. Mary May Hunter Sept. 16. 1902; Ray b. June 12. 1881; Ida b. Jan. 15. 1884; Lawrence b . Jan. 19. 1886. m. Della Parkinson March 18. 1908: May b. May 1. 1888; Arnold b. Sept. 2. 1890. m. Myrtie Hodges Jan. 1. 1910; Randolph b. Dec. 28, 1893; George Whittaker b . Feb. 22. 1896. Married Ellen Mull' April 12. 1887, St. George. Utah (daughter ot John 'Valter and Grace Mull'. married 1850. pioneers 1852. Capt. lInller Independent company). She ~'as born Feb. 12. 1866. Cedar City, Utah. Their child : Thoma. Duckworth b. July 7, 1891. Families reside at Beaver. Utah. Assisted In organizing Sunday school Ilt Deaver In .Tune. 1866. and acted In the superintendency tor same tor twentyfive years. Has been member ot Beaver wllrd chOir tor torty-seven years Ilnd stili acting: mpmber Beaver stake high council twentY-Ilx years; clerk ot high prlest'l Quorum 902 PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN OF UTAH number ot yenrs. Worked on St. George t e mple 1874, and on Manti t e mple 1878. 'Vnrd teacher; home missionary. Black Hnwk war veteran. City councilman 1881-82, and 18 87-88; Deaver city treasurer 1908-09; school trustee; precinct justice 1906-06 and 1909-12. & GROESBECK, JOHN A. (son. ot Nlcholns Groesbeck and Elizabeth Thompson ot Springfield. III.). Born July 14, 1849, at Springfield. Came to Utah 1856. Married Ann D. Bringhurst 1871, Salt Lake City (daughter ot 'VllIlam Bringhurst and Ann Dillworth ot G e rmant O ~' n, Pn., pioneers 1847). She was born Aug. 14, 1854. Th ei r children: John A., m . Tessie Clawson; Frank, m. Nell Y o un g-; Clara, died; Louise, m. E. V. McCune; Florence, m. J. J. Cannon; Scott; Emma, m. J. O. Nlbley; Mark; Milton, died; Allen. Scycnty; missionary. Sheriff. Mining. Died 1905, Peru, South America. GROESBECK, JOHN A ., JR. (son ot John A. Groesbeck and Ann D . Bringhurst). Born March 22, 1872, Salt Lake City. Married Tessie Clawso n Nov. 29, 1892, Salt Lake City (daughter ot Hiram B. Clawson and Margaret Judd ot Salt Lake City, pioneers 1849) . She was born Jan. 26, 1872. Their children: Gny b. Sept. 26, 1895; J . D. b. May 30, 1903; Katherine b. April 3. 1906. Family home, Salt Lake City. County treasurer tour years. Merchant. GROESBECK. NICHOLAS (son ot Harmon Groesbeck and Mary Bovee ot Springfield, Ill., and N e w York). Born Se pt. 6, 1819, Buskirk Bridge . Rensselaer county, N. Y. Came to Utah Oct. 2, 1856, John Banks company. Married Elizabeth Thompson March 25, 1841, Springfield, III. (dnughter ot John A . Thompson and Ruth Peterson), who was born Aug. 16. 1820. Their children: Nicholas H. b. April 27, 1842,. m. Rhoda Sanderson Dec. 16, 1862 ; Stephen 'V. b. Sept. 18. 18H, d . Sept. 24. 1846; William b. Jan. 17, 1847, m . Elenor Pack Nov. 2, 1867; John A . b. July 14. 1849, m . Ann D. Drlnghurst Feb. 27, 1871; Helen M. b. Feb. 7, 1852. m. John Morgan Oct. 24. 1868; Hyrum b. July 19, 1854, m. Ann E. Maycock F eb. 28, 1878; Josephine b . Oct. 13, 1857, m. John H . Smith April 4, 1877; Samuel S. b. July 14, 1860. m . Josephine Pettit Dec. 14, 1882; Joseph S. b. Dec. 18, 1864. m . Snrah A. Dlood March 24, 1887; James T ., died. Married Elizabeth McGregor In 1867 at Salt Lake City. . Families resided at Salt Lake City. . High pri e st; missionary to England 1876. Had charge ot eastern division ot Young Express company March tQ Decemb e r, 1857. Salt Lake City councilman one term. Capitalist. Died June 29, 1884. GROESBECK. NICHOLAS H. (son ot Nicholas Groesbeck and Elizabeth Thompson). Dorn April 27, 1842, Springfi el d. Ill. Came to Utah Oct. 2, 1856. Married Rhoda Sanderson Dec. 16, 1862, Springville, Utah (daughter ot John and Rebecca Sanderson, pioneers 1861. David H. Cannon company). She was born Dec. 15, 1846. at Farsley, near Leeds. Eng. Their children: Nicholas H. b. Jan. 12. 1864, d. Dec. 24, 1866; John Sanderson b. March 11, 1866, m . Nettie Kerr Feb . . 2. 1893; Rhoda R. b. Nov. 16. 1868, m. H. M. Dougall ; Elizabeth M. b. July 10, 1871. d. March 8, 1872; Mary b. Aug. 7, 1873, m. M. W. Dlrd; Sarah b. March 10. 1876, m. A. O. Packard; George W. b. April 29, 18iS, m. Emma Worsencrott; Louisa b. Aug. 31, 1880; d. June 6, 1881; Phillip E. b. June 5, 1883, m . Dora A. Novacovlch Sept. 6, 1908; Ralph Amos b. March 6. 1886. Married Cornelia Melissa Santord June 28, 1869, Salt Lake City (daughter ot Ira Santord. pioneer ot 1862, and Susan Clark). She was born Aug. 11. 1849, Augusta. Ill. Their children: 'Vm. Jesse b. Sept. 3, 1870. m . Hila McKenzie April 12, ,1893; Corn elia E . b. July 18. 1873, m. Clarence Snow Sept. 5. 1900; Abby b. Oct. 21, 1875; Susan b. July 23, 1879, m. P . M. KellY June 8, 1906; Marlon b. July 22, 1881; Edgar b. Sept. 14, 1883, d. same date; Josephine b . Sept. 30. 1884; Helen Mar b. Dec. 18, 1886, m. Denj. Carlisle Dec. 12, 1906. Married Katherine Houtz July 21, 1882, Salt Lake City (daughter ot Jacob Houtz, pioneer 1847, John Taylor company, and Bridget Daley). She was born Oct. 6, 1862. Springville, Utah. Th e ir children: Jacob M. b. Dec. 11. 1884. m. Berdena Rothwell Aug. 16 • .1907; Katherine b. Nov. 8. 1886; Karl M. b. Aug. 1. 1888, m. Helen K Rul't Feb. 1. 1910; Eunice b. March 2. 1892. d . March 17. 1892. Famille. reside Springville, Utah. Engaged In mercantile business at Springville 1863-69: assisted In opening up Flngstatt mine In Little Cottonwood mining district 1870. Missionary to eastern states 1872. and to New Zealand 1880-82. GROVER. THOMAS (son ot Thomas Grover nnd PolIJ Spaulding ot Whitehall, Washington county, N. Y .). Born July 22, 1807, Whitehall, N. Y. Came to Utah Oct. 3. 1847. Charles C. Rich compA-ny. Married Caroline Whiting 1828 (daughter or Nathaniel Whiting and Caroline Young). who was bo rn In 18!19. and died at Nauvoo, Ill ., 1841. Their children: Jane b. March 30, 1830, m . Jam es Stewart 1848; Em e line b. July 30, 1831, m. Chnrles C. Rich 1846; MIlTY E. b. 1832. m . Wm. Simmons 1848, m. David Robinson; Adeline b. Feb. 183t, m . Phlnp.aB Daley 1854; Ca roline b. 1836. m. John H eath 1856; Eliz& Ann b. March 3, 1839, m. Wm. Simmons. m . Wyman M. Parker; Emma b . Jan . 1841, d. Intant. Family home Nauvoo, Ill. Mnrrled Caroline Eliza Nickerson (Hubbard) Feb. 20. B41, Nauvoo, Ill. (daughter ot Freeman Nickerson and Huldah Chapman, ot Nauvoo. Ill., pioneers Sept. 21. 1850. J ackso n Stewart company). She was born June 25, 1808. Their children: Percla Cornelia b. 1842, m. Stephen I. Bunnell; Marshall Hubbard. m. Delle Orr; Leonard, d. Intant; Data, d. child. Married Hannah Tupper Dec. 17, 1844. Nauvoo. Ill. (daugh. ter ot Silas Tupper and Hannah Ladd ot Nauvoo. Ill.) ~he was born March 23. 1823, at Parishville. N. Y. Their children: Thomas b. 1846, m. Elizabeth Heiner. m. Louise Picton, m. Anni e D. Saunders; Hannah; Jo e l. m. Mary Asenath Richards; Pauline, m. Charles A. Brown; Jededlah Morgan Grant, m . Eliza Bigler, m. Emma Dlackburn, m. :>;ettie Lazenby. Died In Intancy or early childhood : James. Evelyn, Hyrum Smith, Silas, Josephine. Jerome. Marla Lou isa. Ezra, John Ladd. Charles Coulson Rich. Family home Farmington, Utah. Married Lodolska Tupper 1846, Nauvoo t e mple (daughter ot Silas Tupp e r and Hannah Ladd. latter pioneer 1853 I. She was born May 22, 1829; came to Utah Oct. 12, 1841. Charl es C. Rich .company. driving an ox t e am across plains. Their chlldren ~ Lucy, m. David A . Sanders; Moroni. d . Intant; Jacob, m. Anna Smith; Napoleon. m. Armella Bigler; "-dward Partridge. m . Fannie Clawson; Inez. d. age d eight years; Don Carlos, d . Intant. Family home Farmington, Utah. Married Elizabeth Walker 1856. Salt Lake City (daughter ot John William Walker and Elizabeth Coleman ot England, latte r a pioneer Oct. 1855. Edmund Ellsworth handcart co mpany). She was born Oct. 17. 1839. Their ch.lldren: Clara, d . chUd; Walter L ., m. Cella M1l1ard; Nettie, d. child; Zeruah, m. Thomas Poulton; Enoch, m. Amber Call; Pollie. m. Lorcnzo Smith; Alma Fredrick and Samuel. d. In childhood: Latayette, m. Ella Parkinson. Family home Farmington, Utah. Married Emma Walker In 1857 at Salt Lake City (daughter ot Henry Walker), who was born March 15. 1831, Dristol, Eng. Came to Utah with Edmund Ellsworth handcart company, Sept. 26, 1866. Their children: Keturah b. May 8. 1858. m. W. L. Flint June 1877; Rosella b. March 1860. m. Henry Simpson 1876; Henry A. b. April 12, 1862, m. Esther B. Smith Oct. 18. 1885; Amy Blanche b . 1864. d. Intant; Vernisha b. Nov. 1866, m. Ira Poulton 1886; 'Villi am Frank b. March 1868. m. Lettie Pierce; Abner and David. d. In childhood; Albert Isaiah b. June 7. 1874. m. Hortense Hess. Family borne Farmington, Utah. . Member ot first high council held at Nauvoo; lIteguard ot Joseph Smith; assisted In burial obs~Qules or martyrs Joseph and Hyrum; missionary to eastern atates. 18H. and 1870; member ot Davis stake high council. Probate Judge Davis county two terms; membe r Utah state legislature at Fillmore. Farmer. Died Feb. 19. 1886. Farmington. GROVER, THOMAS (son or Thomas Grover and Hannah Tupper). Born Nov. 17, 1845, Nauvoo, Ill. Came to litah Oct. 3, 1847, Charles C. Rich company. Married Elizabeth Heiner Feb. 10, 1865, Salt Lake City (daughter ot Martin Heiner and Adclgundll. Deitzel ot Morgan. Utah), Sh e was born April 4. l ~li. Their children: Thomas Martin b . No\·. 27. 1 ~6 6. m. Isabel Hogg; Evelyn Marla b. Sept. 3, 18G8 , m. "'lIlIam 'Vorlton ; Hannah b. Nov. 26, 1810; Ad e lgunda b . June 7. 1873, m .Al tred J . Hemming' Daniel '\' e lls b. April 8, 1876. m . Martha May Rich; Pallll~e Elizabeth b. Nov. 25. 1878; Free man Tupper b. Aug. 6. 1882. Family resid ed Morgan and Npphl. l't a h. Married Louisa A. Picton Dece mb e r 1877. St. George. Utah (daughter ot Jam c s Picton and Jane Phillips ot J::n"land. pioneers 1852). She was born Au". 20, 1854. Th e ir c hildren: Ethel b. Feb. 6, 1879. m. George 'Vh~aton; Louisa "' Inn ~ tte b. March 26, 1880. m . Daniel A. Robinson: Rosetta b. Aug. 24, 1882; James Picton b. June 14, 1S84. m. L ottie Robi,son: Fanny Joyce b. May 6. 1887, m. Howard Thackray: Ellea Genevieve b. June 21, 1889; Lilian b. F e b . 11, H91; P~arl b. Nov. 11. 1894; Lula b. Dec. 3. 1896. Family borne Morgan, Utah. • Married Annie n. Saunders lRSS. Logan. t tah. Their children: Annie May b. 1886: Charles b. 1889; Jerald b. GROESBECK. HYRUM (son ot Nicholas Groesbeck an4 1902. Family home Morgan, UtA-h. President 35th Quorum seventh's; missionary to The Muddy Elizabeth Thompson). Born July 19, 1864. Springfield. 111. ' 1868-71; ordinance workcr In Lo"..an te.m ple lSS5; ward Came to Utah Oct. 2. 1856. . Married Ann EliZA-beth Maycock Feb. 28, 1878, Salt Lake · teacher; Sunday school teacher: hi"..h P·~1CS t. Assisted In bringing Immigrants to Utah. Constable l'ephl. Utah. Mem· City (daughter ot John Maycock and Helen Leslie ot Springbel' Captain Durton company during Morrlslte war. Stone ville, Utah . pioneers 1862). She was born Aug. 23. 1856. Their children: Hyrum b. Dec. 21, 1879, m. Lena Badger, mnson; tarmer; blacksmith. m. Lue Emma Stephenson ; Leslie b. Dec. 24, 1881, m. Hazel GROVER, WALTER L. (son or Thomas Grover and Elizabeth A. Calder; Ethel E. b . Feb. 10, 1884; George M. b. Aug. 11. Walker). Dorn Dcc. 25. 1860. Farmlnltton. Utah. 1886, m. Lucile C. Clinton; Roy b. May 10. 1889; Nlcholaa Married Cella Millard Jan. 18. 1883. at Salt Lake City Mack h. Feb. 'I. 1893. d . Oct. 6. 1907. Family bome. 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In the quest for such a record, i whether it be by a native of America or one born in a foreign ; land, some of the facets found most desirable include the diarist's ~ childhood; his or her conversion to Mormonism, or if nonMormon, his or her theological experiences; the trip from the , native home to Utah; the early years in Zion; the later years; f a sketch of the spouse and any resulting children - in the case t of a man, his occupation, and data concerning any plural wives . and families . '1 A diary containing all these features would indeed be a ~ model of perfection. Often we have chosen one that nearly meets the standards, and found through other sources the additional : information. Duckworth Grimshaw left such a story. We also I found in our files a biography of his first wife, Mary Jane MOXes. , And although we did not have a record of his second wife, Ellen . Muir Smith, with the help of relatives and friends we were 1able to liece together a short account of this worthy woman. ; Include , as well, are brief narratives of his father, mother and two aunts who were pioneers. ~;r: ~..~ . :.':,,:.::' .~ :\ ~:~"·. : .'(~~i;/.~ ;~;\~~~~:~~1- .(S1 t~r ~~~.-;:.;~} ~~'~:': :~~?': ~'~?{':'~' ~\~~:l:t, .,' T!. :' " *..!~.,l •.-:-:-: . '.:·'-:-. c ~' ~".,:;:~~ .-~_./.itl ·." .r'. Of :J)uctwo,.l~ CARTER Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue Icnowkd«e; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperanu pat~nu; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly Icin.tlness; and to brotherly kindness charity. -2 Pet. 1 :5-7 I ~7 _j~:':;.~'::' : ,. ",,; /~:.~ J " (/J "\<L~. ·. -. : ~.:~ . J f.'j_l ,"': r,~::,;:.{'~>'~\'~.\. ..·~ '<>·i · ." . r_.',:;' ,., . .~...,.., ~.".; .. ~. .c;--~·f\ "' ;' . . .:r~.;f;.·~r-I") ,. ~ ~.,;!.~.~";"'.' ". ,. -. , J~ . ';..,. ~.' · .,;~.,l. •..'...... .\:" -:.".=::.... ::.. .. ,:.:f~~·' :: .r:.:": . ~1.:~,,~.:.i~;; J' :~.. '? \:.~~ /~-::. :~:~. .. " Compikd by KATE B. FOR JANUARY. 1969 .. " . ···.·11" 237 '" I:' :" ! ill I!:' OUR PIONEER HERITACE 238 JOII~ A~D ALlCE WIlITTAKEH GHlI\ISIIA W ~~ John, son of Lawrence and Mary Duckworth Grimshaw, was born June 12, 1811, at Accrington, Lancashire, England, where he grew to manhood. In 1836, he married Alice Whittaker, also of Accrington. She was born December 28, 1809, a daughter of Lawrence and \lary Whittaker. This young couple heard the gospel preached by elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints soon after it was first introduced in England, and accepted its teachings. They taught their children, five of whom grew to maturity, married and raised families, to go to Sunday School and sacrament meeting, and they became stalwarts in their branch. The parents and two daughters left England in 186.'3 and emigrated to Utah, arriving September 25th in the Peter Nebeker company. Duckworth wrote about his parents' emigration in his diary: A year later, 186'3, another emigration was preparing to leave and Jallles Wal.~h, his wife, two sons and four or five daughters were preparing to come to America. They called on my parents often and told them how nice it would be if they could come too and be able to see their son in Utah. My folks said it would be impossible for them to go at that time. The \Valshes told them to have courage and said, "Each of us will loan you seven pounds and the sale of your goods and furniture will bring enough to pay your fares to New York, and you can start to sell right away." They did so and were ready to leave with the others. The Walsh es had two sons in Brooklyn, N. Y., whom they called on, then were induced to remain there. Only one son and daughter carne to Utah. In 1865 they wrote Tm: rh:c:ollos OF DJ.;CKWOIlTII GRIMSHAW 239 to liS that they were in nced of money and would appreciate it if we could pay hack what they loall('d us. \Ve had about eighty dollars all(l S(,lIt it to them with our thanks. TIlCY wrote back acknowledgillg receipt for such, saying it carne like a gift to them. \Ve later paid the Church for bringillg Father, ~foth('r and my two sisters across tJlC plains. TIlCn we felt free onee again. (End of quote.) John and Mary made their horne in Beaver, where she died November 30, 1876, and John passed away May 24, 1894. As the story of tllCir son Duckworth I1nfolds, it will be seen that these two people possessed qualities of character which greatly influcnced their children toward the good and beautiful in life. And the love that existed among the grandchildren - one for the other - is a distinct tribute to their memory. DUCKWORTH TELLS IllS STORY I was born in Tottington, Lancashire, England, on March 3, 1842, about four years after the first Mormon Elders were sent from America to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in England. Many hundreds received a conviction of the truth and ac~epted the gospel; among that number were my father, John Gnmshaw, my mother, Alice Whittaker Grimshaw, and my two oldest sisters. They all retained the faith and died in full fellowship of the gospel. My parents were very zealous in the work and attended services and required the children to attend church and Sunday School. I was christened and given the name of Duckworth. ~fy grandmother's maiden name was Duck"vorth, and she had a son named Duckworth, so I was called after my uncle and grandmother, but I have not cared much for the name. . My parents' family consisted of two boys and five girls, fIve of whom married and raised families, two died in infancy, myself being the only boy to survive childhood. My parents were poor and depended upon weekly wages, and paid a weekly rent for thirty years previous to corning to America. When seven years old, I was put to work in printing work. Men used a block about eighteen inches long and about ten inches wide which was dipped in a sieve, covered with dye, and printed on the white cloth. My work was to use a brush and keep the color even on the sieve. TI1is was at night when I could hardly keep awake; as I became older I was advanced a step higher to the bleach croft and dye house, where I, with other boys, had to carry heavy bundles of wet cloth on our shoulders, up three or four flights of stairs to the dyeing room. We were 240 OUR PlO;<;EER IIr.RITAGE Duckworth Grimshaw expected back in five to ten minutes so as to take another load. I was not very strong at this time but did the best I could, but it was beyond my strength and I received many a kick and cuff for not being back in time. About this time my father was disabled and I being the only boy found it quite a task to keep things going. I had the coal to wheel about ten rods up a narrow path to the house, most of the water we used had to be carried much further than that and for culinary purposes fully a quarter of a mile, and I had most of the family provisions to carry from the village. My mind reverts to a time when I fell and broke my collar bone. My sister Elizabeth, two years TilE RECOIIDS OF DUCKWORTH GnlMSIJAW 241 older tllan I, had gone for milk and fell on the pitcher and hroke her wrist so we were both taken to Dolton to Doctor Sampson. O~e day while walking on a path along a reservoir, the snow bemg deep, I thought I was on the path when I was on the reservoir and the icc broke with me so I went to the bottom. It was about eight feet dcep. It so llappened that I did not struggle and came up at the place I broke through. I grabbed for something and was fortunate enough to get hold of a bunch of grass and pull myself out. It was a very close call for me. While I was working at the factory I saw many terrible accidents which I shall never forget. When I was thirteen years old and had worked eighteen months as an apprentice I was given looms to myself. I soon got three looms, the~ four, and in the course of time six looms with two learners. Then I made hventy-one shillings a week. This was about as far as I could advance until I became a loom jobber. I was well up in the matter of weaving and fixed all my own looms and some of my neighbor's. My hvo sisters worked at the same factory and we had a mile to walk to our work in the morning and a mile back at night in all kinds of weather. It was my custom to rise at 5 o'clock, light the fire, make tea for three of us while the girls dressed. We were soon on our way and we were often two or three minutes early, never one minute late so there was no complaint on that score. Brooks Bottoms weaving shed had one thousand cotton looms under one roof. It would be a wonderful sight for Utah boys and girls to hear clatter of all those looms which required buildings covering five acres of ground. In the course of time, Hoyle and Sons Factory Masters built a weaving shed at Tottington, a little closer to home, so we went to work for them; they were men of families and experience. About this time my father's sister, Aunt Faith and Aunt Susana and her husband William Robinson, also John Robinson and wife, Joseph and Henry Tattersal - converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - were about to leave for America, and if permitted, finally to arrive in Utah. My Uncle Duckworth Grimshaw, not a member of the Church, thought he would like to accompany his sisters to Liverpool and see them set sail, which he did; but to their surprise he sailed with them and two or three days later came out from the luggage where he had been hiding. The captain of the ship took the matter up and was going to put him to hard labor as a deck hand but his sisters and friends, with a charitable hand, made up a purse by donation and the captain accepted it as his fare ~o New York. A letter was sent to my father by his wife's brotherm-Iaw, and they were shocked to think he would desert a good wife and six children and leave them to the mercy of ~ 24.2 OUR PIONEER HERITAGE the public. lIe sent letters from Nl:w York and some money a few times but finally dropped out of sight and no more was heard of him exccpt that he had married. 1 have tried but could get no tidings of his family left in England. SEEKS TO KNOW Previous to going to IIoylc's to work, I had not felt impressed with a desire to join the ~tonnon Church as they were so much against and opposed by other denominations. 1 had companions of my age who were kind and pleasant company for me; during our boyhood days they would come to our home and we would recite and read pieces out of choice books. We would take turns and stand while performing our parts. There were three of us, and in all our associations together for several years, 1 cannot think of any unpleasantness. As the opposition to the ~formons grew more intense, 1 felt that the stories about them were not true and the people telling them were not very sincere in their religion or they would not be running others down with such false and flimsy accusations. I did not believe them and refuted them as best 1 could. 1 began investigating andllied elders from Utah with my questions. 1 made up my min that 1 would do :ight, live a good life, and observe the laws of God if they were made known so 1 could understand them. 1 wanted to be kind and treat everybody right, and I was impressed that God alone could help me. One night I knelt down and offered the first prayer 1 had ever offered in the spirit of prayer, and in humility and sincerity 1 asked God to make it known to me if the doctrines taught by the Latter-day Saints were true, and if true 1 was ready to receive them and to so impress me that nothing could come in my way of receiving them, but if not true 1 might so be impressed that nothing could induce me to accept them. 1 did believe in all sincerity that God would answer my honest request. I arose from my knees with a testimony of the gospel and a doubt has never entered my mind since then. During the week, 1 met my very dear boyhood chum, John Scou;croft, and told him of my discovery of the truth of Mormonism and that 1 was going to join the Church. He said, "I too am convinced of it's truth and we will go and be baptized together." So on the 26th of June, 1860, we were baptized and confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, by Elder Thomas Schofield in Tottington, Lancashire, England. 1 began at once to make preparations to go to America, determined to leave within six months. I was required to give a week's notice before 1 could leave the factory and the news soon got out that 1 was going to Utah. The week finally passed but it was the longest week 1 ever saw. While making prepara- Til E Jh:r.OIlIlS OF DUCK WOIITII GRI ~I Sit AW 213 tions for (the) voyage, an cIder (rom Utah, William H. Dame, the'n on a mission, told me of a brother in the Church and his family of girls, all of marriageable age. lie said the man told him he would give me anyone of the three and pay my way and hers to Utah. We had been raised in the same neighborhood and they were a very respectable family and well-to-do people, but my mind was on other things and 1 did not accept the proposition. . Saturday, my last day at the factory, Mr. Boyle and a loom Jobber accosted me and said, ,Ve understand you are going to Utah. They say that Brigham Young opens all the letters and reads them; if they are good and favorable to the Mormons; he will let them pass; if truthful but unfavorable to Utah and the Mormons, he will write one to suit himself and put it in a different envelope. Now we want you to do us a favor and write us a letter when you get there and tell the true conditions and we want you to put a big cross inside the env 710pe. That way we will know if it is your letter or not." (I did so and sent the letter back but received no answer.) THE JOURNEY TO ZION Well, it seemed that I had more things to think of than was possible for me to attend to, but 1 went and paid for a berth on the ship John J. Boyd. John Scowcroft went with me to Bury. He said, "Oh, 1 wish 1 had the money - I would secure a passport and go with you." At this time I had not let my father ~now that 1 was leaving for Utah, but my mother knew all about It and told Father while I was away. On going into the house Father sai~, "I th~nk you" had better stay here another year, then we Will go WIth you. I told him that it was too late that 1 had given up my job at the factory and had secured my ticket 1 also told him that I couldn't think of remaining. I would go now and wait for them to come later. The Walsh family had arranged to give a farewell social bc!ore 1 left. The members of the Church and some friends were invited, and the night before 1 began my journey they all gathered. and we had a jolly time together singing, chatting, and dancmg. All wished me a pleasant voyage and a safe arrival They kept the party up until quite late but I was advised to retire about midnight as I was to be ready to leave at five o'clock in. the morni~g. A number of those present at the party went to LIverpool WIth me to see me set sail. Among those as 1 remember were my father, hrother-in-law, \Villiam Atkinson, Mrs. James Walsh and her daughter ~fary Ann. As Mrs. Walsh shook hands with me she left three pounds, equivalent to fifteen dollars, in my hand. 1 asked her what that was for and she said it would help me on my journey to Utah. I thanked her· and 244 OUR PIONEER HERITAGE askcd whcl1 she cxpectcd it back and she said, "Don't men~ion it, but if I e\'cr rome to Utah you might return the, favor. The John J. Boyd set sail from Li\'l'rpool on Apnl 22, 1862, with sc\'cn hundred passengcrs on board. During the six-week voyagc, we had some \'cry rough weather and I was seriously. ill and could scarcely cat anything for almost four weeks. I became very wea~ and pale. I met a young sister who suggested that I put my rations with hers and take them to thc cook room and prepare them and cat togethcr. This 1 did and soon began impro\'ing. A friend ship sprang up which lasted through the years, and on my visits to Salt Lake, I always callcd on her and we had many pleasant visits together. We knew her as Mrs. Haslam. ACROSS THE PLAINS On arriving in New York 1 had lots of chances to work but 1 told them nothing short of Utah would satisfy me. The Civil War was on. and we. saw cor~lpanies of s.oldiers at different points. At Niagara railroad bndge the tram stopped and we had an hour or more to visit Niagara Falls, which was truly a treat. Wc passed through miles of timberland being cleared for farming purposes and this timber was ~~ing destroye~ like so much rubbish. It was very pleasant sallmg on the nver and seeing the Great Lakes. \ Vhile in Chicago 1 bought a large ham for three cents a pound and all the eggs we wanted for five cents . a dozen. \Ve sailed up the river to Florence, Nebraska, to walt for the Church train. I waited here for two weeks and all my money and provisions were gone. I met a man who wanted. someone .to drive an oxteam to Utah. In return he would prOVide me With food, such as they had, and his wife would do my washin~. He had three cows and 1 said I was very pleased when he said I might have the milk to sel~ or do with as 1 ~ish~d. Whil~ we remained in Florence, he said that he was gomg mto an lDdependent company where all furnished their own outfits, teams, wagons, etc. 1 weighed the matter like this, if I go with him I will have my board but if not 1 will have to draw from the Church store and be in debt for provisions and expcnses across the plains. 1 felt too, that 1 would get experience in driving cattle which would prove profitable in the future, so I accepted his offer evcn though 1 had never even seen an oxteam before. I told a girl friend, whom 1 had met on the ship, of my decision. She said, "You do not need to go." But 1 told her my money was gone and 1 would be obligated to go in debt to the Church. She put her hand in her pockct and brought out a gold sovereign and said, "I am not out of money and 1 will share with you as long as I have any lcft." 1 have often thought of that - what a free heart and liberal hand - but 1 could TilE nECOJlOS OF DUCK WOIlTII GRI~ISIIAW 24.5 not accept her kindness. I commcnced to distribute milk to the emigrants in Florence amI the two weeks that I remained there I took two huekets with strainers in them and the people came with their cups and basins and got milk. I could not take a cent from any of them. It was a pleasure for me to do this amI the people appreciated it greatly. The time arrived to move out of Florence to our first camp ground. In going up the street with a yoke of oxen and a yoke of cows with a big whip in my hands about twelve feet long I was met by John W. YOllng who was in charge of the immigration company for the Church, who said, "My young man, I sec you have not been accustomed to driving cattle. Let me take your whip and I will give you a lesson." He took the whip and brought it down on the ox leader then gave the nigh leader a prog in the ribs with the whip stock and this brought the cows up in good style. I thought, well they seem to understand that sort of driving, but when I tried it I found the lash around my own neck and decided that to become efficient in driving required practice like everything else. The trip across the plains was one of hardship. We encountered a great deal of storm, and the thundering and lightning was most terrific. At times the Indians were quite troublesome and we had to take turns guarding the cattle. This was not a pleasant task, especially when the nights were dark and stormy. We found wild grapes, currants, gooseberries, and other fruits in some parts of the country. \Vhile the cows were giving milk we would put the night and morning milk together in the churn and would have butter by night. But the cows soon dried up because of the hard work they had to do, so the boss traded them for another yoke of oxen. Soon after, one of these died. I had sold a new pair of boots that were too small for me for cleven dollars so my boss borrowed this money and bought another ox, with the promise he would pay it back when we got to Salt Lake, which he did. FmST YEARS IN UTAH I had not shed a tear on leaving home and had not given any serious thought to it, being busy all the time, but on arriving in Salt Lake City on September 26, 1862, and after taking the cattle to the big field south of the city, I had no place to go and began thinking of home and ~fother. It was a beautiful evening, the moon was shining clear and bright; there was a young man with me who pulled out his knife and cut some stubble of sugarcane and picked nubbins of corn which had been left. This was all new to me. Ill' peeled the cane stubble and began to eat so I did the same. \Ve sat there eating and 1 looked at the beautiful bright moon; then 1 began wonderinl! 246 OUR PIOXEER HERITAGE whcre I was going and what I was going to do. I spent that night with this young man in a tent and next morning I went to a house nearby and askcd if I could get brcakfast. The lady said )'cs and told me to be seated. Mter breakfast I asked what I was owing her and offered her the .only twentyfive ccnts I had left, but she said she wouldn't take anything for my breakfast. I thanked her, then visited around the city and made some inquiries for a place to work. I found plenty of work but no money. They could pay only in produce such as flour, molasses, fruit, etc. I said: "What can I do with such things? I have no family; I am alone and have no home to take them to." However, I finally hired out a month for flour and molasses to George Washington Mousley. a schoolteacher in the Sixteenth Ward. I was getting along nicely until One evening when his boy asked me to get on the other horse and go with him to water the horses. I said I didn't know how to ride, but he insisted, so I got on and immediately he whipped up his horse and mine followed. It was all I could do to hold on by hanging to the mane - I was not able to hold him in check. His father heard the clatter of the horses' feet on the hard ground and waited for us to come around the block. He was angry and said: "So, that's the kind of fellow you arel I'll let you understand that you can't run my horses that way." Instead of involving the boy, I took the blame myself, but I was determined to leave him at the end of the month. When the time came he hated to see me leave but my mind was made up. I started to walk to South Weber where I had an acquaintance by the name of Ely Smith. By the Warm Springs I was given a ride by a man with horses, team and wagon. \Vhen I told him where I was going he said he lived not more than two or three miles from there. We chatted aloog the way aod soon became very good friends. It was gettiog dusk when we came to the canyon where he had to tum off. He expressed regret that he only had a lean-to and no accommodations to offer me, but pointed out a place where I might get to stay. He waited while I went to inquire. I found these people very crowded - four beds in a little room about ten feet square and not even standing room betvveen the beds. They were willing but unable to take me in. I went back to my friend and, said he, "There is only one other place; you must get io there. They are two old people and don't let them put you off." I' went there and found that the old man was very deaf and couldn't understand. The lady made every excuse possible but this was in November and the weather was cold, and there were no stacks where I could find shelter, so I finally prevailed on her to let me stay by telling her it was dark and I might Tm; REconos OF Dt:CKWOIlTIl CRiMSIlAW 247 fall in the river and be drowncd. I was given slipper of bread and milk and permitted to lie on the rug by the fireplace, as they had no bcdding. We had a long talk that evening and when 1 left the next morning we were warm friends. They invited me to call whenever I passcd that way, which I did, and on one of my calls I gave them five dollars for some bound volumes of the Millennial Star, as they were too old to be able to see to read them. I found Ely Smith and he took me to the second George Washington that I had met in my month in Utah, but this time it was George WaslLingon II i.ckerson. lie took me on a month's trial and put me to plowing and picking up potatoes. 1 could drive the cattle team but had done no plowing, but soon got on to that. At the end of two weeks, he was ready to hire me for twelve months and give me two hundred bushels of wheat and gave me a written agreement to that effect. He had a large family about my age. They found that 1 had a little education, most of it gained through study and attending night school for a short time, so they requested that I teach them reading, writing and arithmetic; which 1 did during the long winter evenings. It was a pleasure for me to renew myoid studies while instructing them. The father became very interested also and 1 remember advancing him in problems of compound proportions. One day he brought a problem he could not work. I tried and failed so I told him to take it to the district schoolteacher, but when he failed it encouraged me to make another effort. I worked and studied on it until I succeeded. I then sent it to the teacher who said it had been worked correctly. The old father was so pleased he wanted me to apply for the position of teacher of the South Weber School, saying that I was as well qualified for the position as any teacher they had ever had. 1 told him I didn't pretend to be an able teacher and would rather not apply for it. I continued to help in his studies and remained with him until the year was up. TIlE YEARS 1863-1864 In the spring of 1863 a call came for a team and wagon and provisions, with a driver, to go back to Florence, Nebraska, for emigrants. At the meeting Sunday, those present were asked to offer what they could. I had only recently come into the country but I wanted to help. I said, "I have two woolen shirts I will give." One of the sisters spoke and said, "lie has only the two shirts but I have material and when WOven will let him have one back." 111is she did. The same spring we got the land plowed and planted, the fence repaired, the ditches made ready for irrigation. We 248 OUR PIONt:ER HERITAGE m;llle a new llitch ncarly a half mile from the intake in a c1~mp of cottonwoods. Something would stop the wah.' r l"'l'ry Jl1ght by putting a dam in, so we got a trap and next Illoming found a large bcan'r in it. He pro\'l'd to bc the offender, for we had no morc trouble. \\' e also dug a well near the house for culinary pl\I"po~es and Illy boss put me to work ~\'alli.ng it in. I told him I had ncwr donc any walling and that It nllght cave in, but he just said I could do anything I undertook to do, so I took the large cobblc rock and completed the task. We then ,n' nt to the canyon to gct tan bark for the Jenning~' Tannery at Salt Lake. \\'e pitched our tent near the \Vcbcr Ihver about fi,"e miles from homc. TIlis was quite a way by oxteam. We took our axes up the mountain nearly a half mile from ~he t('nt. Thcre wcre five of us: the boss, three boys about my Size, and myself. One day we had just finished dinner and as usual I went to the river for a bucket of water only a few rods away. On my return I saw the others standing by the t~nt. One of them askcd me if I wanted to see a bear and pOll1ted to an opening in the oak brush not more than three rods away, and there stood a big brown bear. As we only had a shot gun, the boss got on one of the big trees which was laying acr?ss the ravine and I on the other end, and the boys went to dnve it up. I had my ax and the boss had the gun. As the bear approached, the boss gave him the first load and the bear fell. I was about to jump down and give him a lick with my ax when thc boss hollercd "Hold on!" Just thcn the bear got on his feet and walkcd up to where I was standing and confronted me, ready to strike. I did not feel timid but I had the ax ready for action. I looked at the bcar for a minute and o;'nduded that if he would not bother me, I would not bother hun. Then suddcnly he wheelcd off to the left and started for a tree on the steep side of the ravine. I told the boss to let him have the other load, which he did, and the bear came rolling down - but this time I was willing to wait until satisfied that he was dead. \Vhile the boys went for the team we cut the b ear's throat, skinned and quartered him, and carried him down to the tent. This was on a Saturday and they all went home and left me alonc until Monday noon. I was cxpccting all the timc to see a bcar comc hunting for its mate and I did not feel very comfortablc or contented, for I fclt that I was in great danger, and the only protection I had was my ax. The ncxt time we went home, we staycd two weeks to water and carc for the farm , then the boss and I wcnt back to the canyon and on thc way we saw a large black bear on a projection of a rocky cliff. We wade~ the river, and ~1r. ~icker­ son was going to thc top of thc ravlOc and I was to dnve the bear up. I went toward the hear and it jumpcd down and started Tm: Ih:colIl>s OF DUCK wonTH GRIMSHAW 249 up the ravinc. I cxpected to hear the report of thc gun but it got over thc top before the boss was really for it. We wcnt hack to the team regretting our lack of succcss. On the road furth er up wc camc upon a flock of mourning dovc. Mr. Hickerson said we had to have a little meat for supper so he raised the glln, but it would not firc. lie tried again with the same result. I said, "It mllSt not be loaded," to which he replied, "Oh ycs, I left hoth barrels loaded when we got homc two wceks ago." But on further investigation we learned that the boys had been hunting rahhits on thc river bottom and they had placed frcsh caps in both cmpty barrcls and put the gun back in place in ordcr to deceive thcir father. It would have becn serious had hc been in timc to mcet the bear. In Scptember 1863, I reccived information that Father, 1\-fother, and my two sistcrs, Sarah Ann and Alice, had arrived from England and were in Salt Lake City. They wantcd me to come and get thcm, so I got an oxtcam and wagon and the next morning I start cd for Salt Lake City. Upon arriving there, I found they had gone to John Cook's. Next morning I found Cook's place - the family was eating breakfast and invited me to eat with them. They told me Father had started to South Weber with Mr. Cook and that I must have missed them while they werc at Steed's in Farmington. They said Sarah Ann had gone to work for a family in Salt Lake while Mothcr and Alice had gone to William Smlth's place in Cottonwood. Mtcr breakfast I started for Cottonwood. I found William Smith's place, but he had gone on a mission and his family werc living in the city. I went back to the city and found the family, but no emigrants had becn there. I got a lot of sugarcanc grindings, fed and watered the cattle and went to bed without supper. Next morning I arose and drove back to Cook's. Thcy were eating breakfast again and asked me if I had eatcn. I told them I had eaten nothing since I had breakfast with them the previous day so they invitcd me to eat and I related my failure to find the folks. They had forgotten to tell me there was a big and a little Cottonwood and I found I had gonc to thc wrong place. This gave me ncw courage and I start cd out again. This time as I approachcd I saw a woman and a girl standing in the doorway. They provcd to be ~fother and Alice. There is no need trying to explain how happy we were to see each other once again. Wc were soon on our way to the city where we got Sarah Ann and started on our homeward jOllrney. As we ncared south Webcr, we saw Fathcr coming to meet us. We drove to Brother Hickerson's wherc I was engagcd for another month. Aftcr dinner, I took the folks up to Bishop Philo Allen's. TIleY had all their possessions, which consisted of a trunk filled 250 OUR PIONEER HERITAGE with their clothing and bedding. Bishop Allen offered them a log house for the winter. As Illy time with Brother Hickerson had about expired, I b('gan plalUling for the future and was offered the farm adjoining on the ('a st. TIle owner said he would furnish a team, tools, and seed. \\'e were to li\'e on the fann in a house which was situated on one side of the fann. TIle land had not been plowed in two years and the willows had grown tremendously, so much clearing had to be done. I agreed to aecept on the tenns offered. Both the owner and myself were to have half of the crop at the threshing time and the potatoes were to be divided as they were dug. One day as I was going to the ri\'erbed to get driftwood for fires, I saw a number of men trying to get a cow that was down in the mud. I asked the owner what they were going to do with her and he said he guessed they would have to kill her. I told him I would give hin1 the worth of the hide for her, 'cause I wanted to try and save her. I told him I had no money but that I would trade my boots for his shoes and my coat for his, and told him I thought there was about three dollars difference in them. He agreed to the bargaining. I had a large heavy saek which I brought from England, so we put this under her and one took hold of her head, one her tail, and a man got on each side of her and lifted the sack. We got her on her feet and began our trip homeward. We put her in the cellar, dried her off, fed and watered her. She soon began to look lively. This was in January, and in June she brought uS a nice heifer calf. This was the first cow I ever owned. In the spring of 1864, I had to do a lot of grubbing because we lived poorly and didn't have much to eat. I would go to the house at mid-forenoon and Mother would give me a cup of cold water and two thiek slices of dry bread. Believe me we really relished this, 'cause we had no be~ter. In the fall we had a good harvest. I made 27 gallons of molasses from our cane so I traded two double wagonbed loads of melons for two empty barrels to put the molasses in. After the harvest, I bought a log house and moved to a smaller pieee of land with spring water running to it from the hills. We moved where we could be close to our stacks and take better care of our crops. Here we felt quite at home and very contented. That fall I suffered terribly from toothaches, and as there was no dentist there I went through a lot of pain. One day in desperation, I got a big spike nail and a hammer and handed them to Father and told him to knoek the tooth out. I laid my head on a log in the stable which had been cut for a window. Father took aim and just touched it then struck it a hard blow, knocking half of it out. I told him TIlE REcoRns OF DUCKWORTH GRIMSHAW 251 to give it another hlow. However, in taking aim he did touch it lightly then gave it another hlow which knoeked the other half out and the task was completed. On another occasion, when the pain was so bad I could not endure it, and as there was no one around to extract the tooth, I decided to rid myself of it. TIlC tooth was hollow shell so I roIled some gunpowder in some cotton and placed it in my mouth, and got a match. My folks were fearful and warned me that I might reeeive real damage from this procedure, but at the time it seemed to make little difference to me. When I struck the match and put it to the cotton, there was a little hissing sound and the tooth was split in four pieces and came out without any trouble. One day six of us boys and girls went into \Veber Canyon; in the vicinity of the bears. This time it was to get serviceberries. I took a large tin that I brought with me from England. 1 put it by the bushes, bent them down, and hit them with a stick, for this way the berries could fall into the tin. I soon had six or eight bushels. Cetting berries was no new thing for me and I had gone prepared. The others picked as they would pick currants or gooseberries. I loaned each of them the tin for a short time and we soon were on our way home, pleased and satisfied with our trip and pickings. That year we worked for a three-year-old steer. We bought another steer with twelve bushels of wheat and we bought a yoke of broken oxen for twenty bushels of wheat. . A convention was held in Salt Lake City and it was decided that the price of wheat was not to be less than $5.00 per bushel. Clw.uncy 1Pest of Ogden made it known that he would take ten bushels from anyone and pay that price if it were delivered to Ogden. I took ten bushels to him and received $5.00 per bushel in gold dust. I took the dust to Jennings' store in Ogden because I was acquainted with the clerk. After examining it, he asked where I got it. I told him, and he said that the dust was mixed - Virginia $18.00 and Bonnock $16.00 an ounce. He told me I couldn't afford to lose $2.00 and that it would be best for me to go back to Chauncy and tell him the straight of it. 1 did and he asked who gave it to me. When I told him a large stout man, he called the man and asked him if he mixed the dust. The fellow admitted that he did. Mr. West told him that if he ever mixed any more dust he would lose his position in the office. He then asked what I wanted to do with the dust and when I told him I wanted to buy things for the family, he said he would give me an order and I could buy anything in the store. I thought this fine, but when I got inside, I saw little that I wanted. I had given the clerk the order so 1 thought I would get it filled if I could. Every article I got I asked the 252 OUR PIONt:F.R Ih:RITAGE price then wrotc it down. Later he \\Tnt out and ~ent in so~e­ one dse. After going o\'er the f.igu~.es (.'a~cfully, I I\If~nn.ed. ~llm there was $2.00 due Ille. Ill' simI: I can t help that. I lIlSlsted that he call the other clerk and after waiting half an hour I said, "I am wasting "aluable time, won't you tell the other dnk I want the two dollars due me?" IIc finally came with the order in hand and said impatiently, "'Vel I, what do you want?" I asked him to run ovcr his figures and find the mistake, to which hc answered. ~If I do I shall charge you a dollar or take the order back." I grabbed the order and went out quietly and then left the goods on the counter, wcighed and cut off to the amount of 62.50. Ill' thought he was only dealing with a young green Englishman. He tricd to. get to. Chauncy '''est's office ahead of me but thcrc were staIrS lcadmg up to thc office and I gavc him no chance to pass me. 'What," said Chauncy, "are you back again?" "What's the matter this timer I told him and he said, "It looks likc the dcvil is in this, tryin~ to beat you. You did just right to lcave the goods on the counter. He then pulled a wad of greenbacks from his pocket and said, "I think I can fix it for you this time. You want to go to one store and get what they have that you need and to another to get the remainder." I said that was what I wanted to do, so he counted out $62.50, allowing twenty-five pcrcent in currency for gold dust. I told him hc was a real gentleman bccause he had showed out-of-patience with me but yet he paid me like a man. TO BEAVER COUNTY - 1865 The young men of our settlement and mysclf were called to go to Salt Lake City and get our endowments. So on the 16th of Fcbruary, 1865, I was ordained an elder by Chauncy 'Vest of Ogden, and reccived my endowments in the Endowment House. On my return I stopped at Kaysville over night. I was on foot, so ncxt morning 1 decided to take a cutoff across the sand ridge instcad of going the stage route around by Ogden, which was twice the distance. Thc snow was three feet deep. I startcd before the sun was up and the surface had a hard crust on it so that I could travel fine. Thc sun soon appeared, howcver, and melted the snow and cvery step I took I went down. '''hile I was getting one foot out, the other went down and I would only make a short step. I bccame exhausted and was ready to give up, but I prayed that I might get homc safely. About two miles from homc it began to get c.'Older and thc sun hau but little powcr so that snow took on a hard crust again. It h eld me up and I fclt e~eour~gcd once again . Just to show how deep the snow was m gomg down thc dugway, the oak bmsh was six to cight fect high and it was just pecping above the snow. Mothcr had becn anxious T" r. HECOIIOS OF D UCK WOIITJI GIII~ISIIAW 253 ahollt me and came to meet me. '''hell they pulled my boots off, Illy socks were frozen to them. In the spring of 186.5 wc reccived a lctter from '''iIIiam and John Hobinson of Beaver, statillg they werc taking up land at Adamsvillc and if wc would movc down there, we collld takc up somc goou land. Wc decided to make thc move and started out with a dOllblc hcd wagollful of loose wheat which I was adviseu to takc with me so we would be sure of ollr scason's hread. Upon arriving in Salt Lake City and thinking about our journcy, I dccided that wc might get stuck in thc mild and having no sacks to put thc grain in, I thought wc might bc in a predicamcnt; so I decided to sell thc wheat.With the moncy, I bought brass kettles and milk pans and now the family could ridc to Bcaver in comfort, too. We had a pleasant trip and arrived in Bcavcr June 14, 1865. I soon disposcd of my wares and found I had doublcd my money. I thought of starting in the storc business as there was only one store in Beavcr at this time - a log cabin - but my mind was set on haVing a fann and I felt that if I wcnt into the mercantile business, I might losc the object of which I was willing to leave all that I had once had. My faith in thc gospel was worth all the world could offer me. We got four city lots, logs and lumber to build a house. TIlen wc decidcd to move the logs to Adamsville where we intended to live. Wc got the house on the square, then we wcre notified that scattered families living outside of the towns would have to move in as the Indians wcrc very troublesome and it just wasn't safe. We dccided then to move the material back to Bcaver and build there. On ~fareh 21, 1866, we bought some land in Beaver. At this time I was called on a mission to Sevier to help protect the settlcrs from thc Indians. The next morning with horse saddled, gun and ammunition I lcft in company with Philo T. Farnsworth, William Ashworth and James Willey. We had one wagon. The othcrs wcre to provide thc food and I was to do the cooking. Thus wc started on our march to Sevier. On March 24th we arrived at a place where Fort Sanford, a military post, stood. There werc about twenty men from Beaver County and twcnty men from Iron County who went to thc fort. Here we found out that thc Indians had killcd the Bcrry family at Long Valley and shot onc of the Butler boys so were taken prisoncrs at Panguitch, Parowan, Beaver, Circleville and Marysvale. TIle lattcr part of June we were rcleascd from our calling. Thc fort at this time was abandoned and thc peoplc had moved to other parts. In thc fall of 1866, one day just about the break of dawn, the Indians made a raid on Lec's Ranch, bettcr known as 254. OUIt PIO:\EER HERITACE Hawthornc Dell. TIlC dog had been restless and kept barking, so Joseph Lillywhitl', the hircd man, took his gun alld went out to see what was llisturbillg the dog. lIe no sooner got to the comer of the house when he was shot ill the shoulder. He left his gun and crawled illto the house alld fastcllcd the doors and the shutters. TIle Indians got his gun but did not know how to use it as it was a star rifle. In rage thcy struck it over the rocks and bent it double. TIle Indians shot a number of times at different angles to try and get those inside. There were se\'eral inside - ~Ir. and Mrs. Lee, two daughters, a son, Joseph Lillywhite and Jane Hall, the hired girl. Mrs. Lee melted her pewter dishes and made bullets. She loaded the gun and pistol while }'Ir. Lee did thc firing. One of the Indians while trying to pry the door open with a pitchfork was shot in the stomach by ~Ir. Lee. As a last resort, the Indians got poles from the fence and placed them against the roof. It so happened that the family had a large quantity of milk in the house for making cheese. TIlis they used to put out the fire but were nearly suffocated with heat and smoke. \Vhen things quieted down a little they opened the shutters and put Lee's boy and Jane Hall through the window. They were about ten and twelve years old. They were instructed to go for help, and to separate at the forks of the road. TIle girl was to follow the wagon road and the boy was to take the cattle trail and get to Beaver as soon as possible. This they did, and a posse was soon formed, I being among them. By the time we reached the ranch, the Indians had become discouraged and left. \Ve scouted around and found one Indian's body half eaten by coyotes. He had a little fire behind a bushy cedar tree not far from the house and died there. We threshed Lee's stacks of grain and moved the family with their belongings into town. In a few years the Indians settled down and we had no more trouble with them. SHE WAS SIXTEEN One evening at a dance, I was attracted by a very beautiful girl. She was outstanding for her dark brown wavy hair, her honest frank blue eyes, her lovely complexion with such rosy cheeks. I immediately felt that some day I would marry her. I inquired about her and learned that she was Mary Jane Moyel. I sought an introduction and danced with her. Then followed a short courtship and we were married on April 4, 1867. She was sixteen years and ten months old and I was twenty-five. On ~1arch 15, 1868, a son was born to us. We named him John after his grandfather Grimshaw. On my wife's 18th birthday, June 6, we started by oxteam for Salt Lake City with only eight dollars for expenses. Father and Mother went with us and had the same amount for their expenses. On June 20, TIIF: Ib:collns OF DU CK WOHTII GRIMSIIAW 255 1868, we went throllgh the Endowment House and wcre s('alcd for time and eternity. '¢"?" . . TIle following day we attcnded services for Heber C. 1. , ~:~f(,~ :" '« ~ • . ' , .. -.~. ", ,, Kimball in the new Taber~ .~ . \ !lade. On June 26, I went up . :' "' . . ~ into City Creek Canyon and [ ~. ,....,. \ :, found my oxen not a half mile r~'j.·? i"~ ~"ltI'- ~ from where I had turned them :) on my arrival in Salt Lake. t:, ~."" ' We started home without det . and arrived there Ju]y 6th ~4 al well but tired. We had f} becn gone just one month but \ , Ii most of our time had been ~ spent in traveling. ,/'.:.. -:</ >t~ On March 12, 1869, George ," ?~~4 ' .I A. Smith was organizer of the ,. ~~')}; / : . Beaver Stake of Zion. John M. . '. ',,;... ~".' . .. ". ,', lIfurdock was president. On Mary Jane -~ ~fay 7, 1870, a daughter was born to us and we named her Elizabeth Alice after my two sisters. This year my entire wheat crop was destroyed by grasshoppers. On October 30th I commenced homesteading a quarter of a section of land northeast of Beaver. I built a log house and lived there each summer until! secured my patent five years later. 18il, I was appointed supenntendent of the Sunday School with Prof. CIUJr!el J. Thomas as assistant. On September 10th I went with two yoke of oxen, in company with other parties to Salt Lake City to get wire for the Pioche tclegraph lines. On August 19, 1872, a daughter was born to us and given the name of ~fary Ann. j.r--... . . t , :. f!< ·: "Jar 1873-1886 In the fall of 1873, landowners had trouble with land jumpers building cabins on land they had raised crops on for twenty years or more but had not secured their patent from the government, it not having been offered for sale or surveyed until lately. These land jumpers were a source of great trouble and annoyance. One was killed in a drunken brawl and several famlers were arrested and brought to trial but were not convicted. These land jumpers finally gave up trying to steal people's land. They all met with a bad ending. One poisoned himself, another hanged himself, one was drowned, another shot himself on the doorstep of his own home, three drank them- 256 OUR PIO:"<EER HERITAGE sC'h'('s to death and the others lingered and died a miserable death. TIl is yC'ar I dug a cclIar for potatocs and raised one thousand bushds. This cellar ga\'C good service for 49 years. lSi -1 - Twdn' mcn were callcd to labor on the St. Ceorge Temple. I went with them to purchase supplies, do the cooking and keep the acC'Ounts. Later we went into the United Ord~r but it was not successful. \Ve raised a good crop of apples this season. 1876 - January 6, I was released as the superintendent of the Sunday School by my own request after serving five years in the position. NOH'mber 30th of this year we had the very sad misfortune of losing our mother. 1877 - ~larch 13, A son was born and we named him Franklin Duckworth. In ~lareh I went to conference and dedication of the St. George Temple. On my return I commen~ed building our home which was 36 feet long and 20 feet WIde, costing $2,000. \Ve moved in on Christmas Day. Also this season we dug a well thirty-five feet deep. In September I was called on the Grand Jury in the Second District Court. 1878 - In the spring I went to the St. George Temple with my folks to do work for the dead. In December, I went to ~fanti to work preparing ground for the building of the temple there. 1879 - I was selected to fill the office of first counselor to President William Ashworth in the Y.M.M.I.A. May 12th a son was born and named \VilIiam Henry. This season suffered in the loss of crops by drought. We raised no hay and very little grain and potatoes. 1880 - In ~ovember I was elected a member of the City Council of Beaver. I was also a school trustee of the second district. 1881 - This season has been very prosperous. We raised an abundant crop of hay, grain, fruit, etc. June 12th.a ~on was born and named Ray. This year the four school dIstncts were consolidated into one district. I was elected to the threeyear term. In 1882 I bought the first organ ~or .our home and the price was fifty dollars. I al~ended ~1r. Gehr s ;tIght school a~d received first prize for havmg the greatest Improvement m the twelve lessons of any pupil in the school. 188.'3 - This year was the best spring known in Beaver. We had very little frost. I built thirty rods of picket fence around the yard where the house is. TIIF: 1lJ.:r.onDS OF Dn:KwonTII GRmSIlAW 257 1884 - January 1.5th a dallgllter was hom and named Ida. 111is was a goou year for crops with an open faU and no frost until late. 1885 - I was ordaineu a scventy in the 12th quorum by Jonathan Crosby. June 30th of this year I was oruained a high priest by Apostle }'Tanci.~ M. Lyman and was set apart as a high counselor of the Beaver Stake of Zion. 1886 - January 9, A son was born and named Lawrence. I gave up the agency for the Deseret News after serving in that capacity cleven years. I went to ~lanti with Bishop James McKnight to incorporate the Manti Temple District. \Ve prepared the ponds at North Creek as a beginning to raise fish for home use. We also put in one hunured and eighteen carp. TWO F A..'IILIES 1887 - We had no fruit this season because of an early frost. TIIis was a bad winter and there were lots of frozen feet Tuesday, April 12, I h.ad Ellen Muir (Smith) sealed to me in the St. George Temple. 1888 - February I, I bought a Kimball organ from George Manwaring at a cost of ninety-five dollars. March 13th I started to Manti with ~frs. Ipson, her daughter Dorothy, where they were going to make flowers for the Temple. May 1st a daugher was born named May. ~fay 21st we attended the dedication of the ~fanti Temple. It was a very wonderful and impressive occasion. 1889 - March, While ,,,"orking with a scraper, I met with a severe accident, being thrown against the scraper and striking my chest. This placed me in a state where I was not able to work. I thought it would be wise to get away and go to conference in Salt Lake City and leave the boys with the work, so I left home on Wednesday the third day and on Friday I visited the penitentiary and Sat., Sun., and Monday I attended conference. Monday evening I went to Ogden and stayed with John Seoweroft and sons. Tuesday evening we visited some of the principal places of interest. \Veunesday John Scoweroft took me to sec some of myoId friends and acquaintances whom I had not seen for twenty-four years. \Ve also went to see the first house we were ever to own. I visited Joseph \Valsh at Kaysville and returned to Salt Lake. Friday at 4 p.m. I started for Milford and arrived home on Saturday feeling much improved in body anu spirit, having enjoyeu one of the most pleasant trips of my life. 258 Oen PJO:'\n:n Ih:luTAcE September 3, I had the misfortune to lose four head of cattk, threc milk cows and a steer by getting out of the pasture into the green lucerne. 1890 - I was released from the superintl'ndency of the Sunday School and plaecd on the home missionary list. This year I built my second log cabin on the farm. I also bought the first mowing machine I C\'cr owned. On Deccmber 13th my first grandchild was born. I was vcry anxious to settle up aU my accounts and was wise and successful in doing so. 1891 - September 2, A son \vas born and named Arnold. THE PRICE OF PLURAL MARRIAGE After being in polygamy (our years I knew that trouble was ahead and having heard of the tough prison fare, I decided I would a\'oid it as long as possible, so I concluded to take the agency for a large dictionary, the price being $7.50, $8.50 and $9.00 and go to Ogden to canvass. I left home Feb. 11, 1S91, spent a few days in Salt Lake City and went on to Ogden. Here I stayed with the Scowcroft family until after April conference. Being troubled with my teeth, I went to the dentists, Fisher and Delrymple, and for the consideration of $27.00, part cash and two dictionaries, I had 15 teeth extracted and a full set made. I got those teeth extracted without any pain. I was sitting in the chair with a dentist on each side of me and I said, "Are you going to extract them?" They replied: "They are all out." I could not believe it but rolled my tongue around and to my surprise found they were gone which pleased me very much as I had suffered so much pain and trouble in the past getting rid of aching teeth. I got my new teeth which were a temporary set and was very pleased with them. I attended April conference in Salt Lake City and saw many friends from Beaver. I returned to Ogden and got pennission to sleep in the Scowcroft warchouse on \Vall Avenue. This way I felt I could go and come anytime and not be a trouble to anyone. In May I prepared to go to Logan to canv.ass when I received a letter from home stating that Wilder Wilham Fotheringham had diphtheria. This caused me great anxiety so I changed my plans and made ready to leave for home at any time. I set about dclivcring books and at one home the lady said "You are not the man who took the order?" I told her I w~s thc same man and .she said I couldn't be because he was a little old man. I told her that I had just had my teeth extracted when I took the order and now I had just gotten a new set. She said, "Well, I was never so mistaken in a person - TilE lb:coltns Ot' DUCK \\OIlTIl CRiMSIlAW 259 YOll look ten years YOllngcr and so much better." I thanked her for the compliment. I laving filkd all the orders and taken many notes payable I bcgan to look for somcone to buy thcm at a discount. I finally disposed of them and was ready to leave. In June I went to Salt Lake. Ilere I spent one day and arrived home on ~fonday the 8th to find the families all well. Diphtheria had taken its toll in a number of families but to find that mine had escaped this dread disease made mc vcry grateful. Before leaving Salt Lake City I mct an old friend and told her that the next time she saw me I would be on my way to the penitentiary. She said: "You are not in polygamy? You nevcr told me so." I told her I had told no one or I might have been sent up long before now. It so happened that I did see her four months later as I was being takcn down r-.fain Street with other prisoners. She shook hands with me and left 50¢ in my hand. July 7 - My second wife, Ellen, gave birth to a son. He was blessed August 6th by his father and givcn the name of Thomas Duckworth. October 7 - I was indicted by the grand jury for an infraction of the Edmunds-Tucker Aet. On the eighth I pleaded guilty in court and was released on $1,000.00 bond. Benjamin Bennett and Charles W olJerulen went my bail. Tuesday at noon on the thirteenth I was sentenced to a tenn of one year in the state penitentiary and was placed in the Beaver jail with Tom Hawlcy, (who was) sentenced to one year for attempted murder and Thomas Stokes one year for cattle stealing. A few hours later we started for Salt Lake City in care of two deputy marshals. After leaving Provo, we were all handcuffed together which made it difficult and unpleasant changing cars. We were taken through the gates into the prison yard about 1 o'clock Wed. October 14 where there were over two hundred prisoners convicted for all kinds of crime. This was a great change for ~e. I .soon exch~nged ~y clothes for a prison garb and appeared 111 stnpcs, but It had httle effect on me. The next day 1 was given a shovel and told to water a patch of turnips about a quarter of a mile cast of the prison. On finding no water there I followed the ditch about two miles and found the water all running into a pond. I went to the man in charge and told him I was a representative of Uncle Sam and had been sent to water the turnips and found the water going into this pond. He said: "Well you seem to be a fair sort of a man so I will go up the ditch with you and will divide the water with you." We did this; I finished my job and was back in time for supper. The next day cight of us were taken out under guard to grub sagebrush. We each took a strif) five rods long and a yard wide. At the end of the row they al would sit down 260 OUIt I'IONEEII HERITAGE to han:' a smoke; not heing a smoker 1 thought I would go to the bucket which was by the guard's feet ami ~d a drink. He caBed for nH' to halt ami askt'd me what I \\'anted. \Vhen I told him I wanh'd a orink, Ill' Sll'ppl'tI away whill' I approached and got the water. I then learned that it was a~ainst thc rulcs to approach a guard. After getting thc bmsh dug, I was sent out to cut lucerne and later to pick apples, so I had a varicty of work. The orchard was more than a mile away and near the old facto!'y. Onc day I sa\\' a lot of wool on thc factory floor anti thought how nicc it would be for my bed as my hammock was sag",e;ed in thc c('ntcr and was very uncomfortablc. During the noon hour I filled a large sack and took it insidc without a question at the gatc. I found that thc wool was full of little wirc teeth from thc cords and was no good unlcss these coultl bc pickcd out. ~ty cellmate was an Irishman so I asked him if I could get him on some terms to help mc pick thc cord out. He said he would do it for enough wool for a pillow. This I agreed to so that night wc picked thc wool over and he got his pillow and I got my bed fixed up in good shape and we were both satisfied. One morning I was called in connection with another prisoner called Harry Clerk, alias Harry Lee, to change clothes and drive a team do\\'n to the depot in Salt Lake for a load of flour. Lee took the lead, accompanied by the guard, Mr. Geasy. I followed behind. Hc drove a pair of bays and I drove a pair of well-fed, high-spirited blacks. In meeting or passing the big engines, belching forth their black smoke, I found the horses very difficult to control and was glad to have a wagon in lead, as that was a great help to me. After our wagons were loaded, Lce askcd pcrmission to go back to thc car for a minute, which was grantcd. lie soon returned and we started off. We had gonc but a short distance when a man came mnning up to my wagon and taking a parccl from undcr his coat, placed it betcen h\'o sacks of flour but said nothing. I saw Lee look back at his wagon scveral times and then at my wagon. The guard also looked back and I conduded they were looking for this parcel so I held it up and said, "Herc it is." Lcc madc motions with his head which I could well understand meant trouble and for me to put it back. Whcn we stoppcd at Godbe's Drug Store, the guard askcd for it and askcd where I got it. I told him how it came to be in my wagon and said Lee might know something about it. The guard said: "No, hc knows nothing about it." I assured him I knew no more than I had told him. On thc out~kirts of th e city he turncd to mc and held up the bottle as if to say, "Here goes your whiskey," and smashed it on the side of the wagon. 'Vhile we werc taking thc harness off the horse, Lec said, "Grimshaw, you need not mention this Tm: nI:CortOS OF DUCK WOIITII G,mlslIAw 261 whiskcy affair. I ordered it ano !.hould havc toltl you as you have not yet learned prison tactics." The next I heard of it. Lce was talking to a crowd amI told tll('1lI he 1)(.:t Grirn~haw got that whiskey for his own lISe. Thomas Sterling from Cache Valley, a man in thc crowtl spokc up and said, "You know damncd wdl that Grimshaw did not get that whiskey, he is not that kind of man. You ordered it for yourself and don't let me hear YOIl say again that he ordered it." About this time I was s('nt for by 'Varden Vandercoek; hc asked mc if I knew anything abollt making butter. Ill' said they would need a man in the milk house in a few days to take care of the milk and cream and to make the butter. lie said if I could do this he would give me thc job. I told him I had lived on a farm for thirty years anti had helped my wife make the butter and should know something about it. He scnt me to thc milk housc to lcarn what I could from thc other man. The man left two days later and I had thc full rcsponsibility and work of the milk house. I found out later why I was given this job in the milk house. It was because of my honesty in the whiskey case. The first mceting I attended in the pen, I was handed a hymn book. No one ncar me seemed to be singing, but as the tune was familiar to me, I took part in the bass, which attracted attention. After the meeting, the marshal's wife came to the milk house and said: "I discovered during the mceting that you have a finc voice. I was glad to sce that you take part with us and hope you will take part in the singing every Sunday; I will bring you some books and some rcading material." I thanked her and told hcr I always liked to join in the singing in public mcctings. \Ve had meetings every Sunday. The Latterday Saints were given one Sunday each month and other denominations the balance of the time. Meetings were held upstairs and one or two of the prisoners were shackled with ball and chains and when they came upstairs they madc such a noise you would think that the devil was rattling his chains. 1892 - January 1, Still in prison but getting along well and time is passing bettcr than I could expcct. Occasionally some of my friends visit me for a half hour or so which makes it pleasant for me. Sometimes I heard prisoncrs say they would not do a lick of work if they could help it, but I have always felt it a favor to have something to do each day to help pass the time. I kncw my own work and did it and was not intcrferred with. One day the waiter at the guard's table told me to go down to the barn and get a half-dozen onions. I went. Another time he said, "Grimshaw go get me somc onions from the bam." I paid no attcntion to his order. After a while hc said, "Grimshaw, 262 OUR PIOl'iEER Ih:RITAG£ I told you to get me some onions, why don't you go?" I said: "'''hat right h<1\"e you to dictate to me. You are only a prisoner and can go yoursclf. If you had asked me if I would please do you a fa,'or, I would ha\'e gone." lie did not ask me any more. On another occasion as I was passing a guard at the gate he said: "Crimshaw, those pants you have on lIeed washing. Go down in the cellar and you will find a pair that have been worn, put them on and send yours to be washed." I looked them over and told him the pants in the barrel were worse than the ones I had on and added that I wasn't going to put those dirty things on. The guard said: "Here you don't say what you are going to do or not going to do." Another guard standing by said: "Crimshaw come with me and I will find you a clean pair." This he did. This saved trouble, for I would not have put on those dirty things no matter what he did. One day ~lrs. Geasy, the marshal's sister, who lived about one half mile from the pen, sent a horse and buggy and an invitation for us to drive up to her place and have dinner with her. We went and on the way I said, "'Ve don't look and act like prisoners today. We have things quite cozy." And we were. She made us welcome and bade us to be scated at the table which was nicely spread with good things to appease the appetite. For dessert we had ice cream and strawberries, pie and cake and many other good things. We chatted freely and enjoyed her sociability. As we bade her goodbye, we told her we would not forget her kindness. One day a young man who was anxious to escape put his head in a burlap sack and laid down in a large box kept for the ashes. About three wheelbarrows full of ashes were dumped on him. As they carried the box through the gate the guard poked his cane in the ashes and asked what they had in there to make it so heavy. They told him nothing they knew of except ashes, so he sent another guard to halt them at the dump but instead of dumping the ashes they let the box and all roll down together. As the dump was long and steep the prisoner came rolling out half way down the hill, dazed with rolling and eyes filled with ashes and not knowing which way to go. The guard called for him to throw up his hands. He was taken back and shackled. There was a Chinaman about twenty years old in the cell next to mine. He was very anxious to learn the English language and was trying to learn how to spell from an old spelling book which he had. He said: uThe boys teach me wrong and laugh at me." lIe asked me if I would teach him and I told him I would and he was very glad. I helped him all I could and when he learned that my time would soon be up he thanked me TilE nEconns OF DeCK wonTII GHlMSlIAW 263 for what I had done to help him and asked if I would give him my pillow whell I left. Another man asked if I would give him my bed; this I did and made them both happy. On August 12th, the brethren who were in for polygamy, twelve in number, planned a little farewell social for me as I was to be set at liberty the next day. It was arranged to meet in one of the cells, and lemonade, cake and candy and other good things were served. Each one thcre made a little farewell speech. I told them 1 would never forget their kindness. Through The Ycars Saturday August 13, at 7 a.m. I was released and took a streetcar for the city. It seemed good to be free and I co~ld not help thinking of the different feeling in going and commg from the pen. I visited with friends that day an.d attend<:d meetings in the Tabernacle Sunday. I took th.e tram that mgh.t and was in Milford Monday morning. My wlfc and three chIldren were there to meet me. 'Ve arrived home on the 16th and were encouraged to find all well, and glad to meet each other. I was told by parties before 1 left the pen that if.l went .to see my plural wife 1 would have to come back agam. I saId: "That won't stop me from seeing her and the boy." A f~w minutes after my arrival home Ellen sent my boy down WIth her girl. I held my hands out to take him and he put his hands out to come to me. I told the girl she might return home and I would bring him later. He never made a whimper and seemed quiet and satisfied and claimed his daddy. . I found the first harvest ready, the boys havmg done well in raising a crop; so we felt sure we would have our bread for the year and I worked with a will to save it as the stock from the range were very troublesome. Soon after returning home I was appOinted in connection with Elder Robert Knell of Pinto to visit all the Sunday schools south of Beaver as far as Harmony with special instructions. The same year I was chosen a member of the Academy Stake Board. Also this year I put in a bid for the superintendency of the co-op store but there were too many stockholders with sons looking for jobs. 1893 - This season I spent much time fencing the farm. In June, Jane arrived home from Salt Lake having been away for six months, employed in the home of Mrs. P: T. Farns· worth. In the fall I had a narrow escape from bcmg gored by a wild heifer. When she came for me, I put my hand over my abdomen and she struck my hand with her hom and it glanced off and she passed through the gate. In December Aunt Faith Grimshaw was knocked down in the street by a run-away team and so badly hurt that she died January 30, 1893, OUR PIONEER HERITAGE ahout onl' month after the accident. December 28, a son was born and llalll('d Randolph. IS9·1 - Father met with a serious accid('J}t while whitewashing. Ill' took a (tizzy spell and fell from a trestlc causing his tlcath a f('\\" days lall'r. ~1ay 24, just a few days beforc his S4th hirthtlate. 111is ycar I bought a Comfort range for $76.00 and sold our org.m to \!artha Jane for $60.00. IS95 - Our sOn ,YiIliam H. 111('t with a very scrious accident and (was) badly hurt when our horse, Old Star, stepped in a gopher hole and fell on him breaking his shoulder. Dr. John Christian set it but it would not stay in place as thc sockct was broken. T,,'o weeks later a Dr. Davis examined him and said it was not set right so he persuaded mc to let him rc-sct it. Not wanting to sec Will a cripplc, I consented. nle bones had knit and had to be broken again. Dr. Davis set it and it slipped right out. He set it three times with the same result then I turned to Dr. Christian, who was present and said it wouldn't stay and Dr. Christian said no man could make it stay, so all this extra expcnse, besides thc suffering and anxiety, wcre to no avail. I paid out to Shores and Shorcs, one hundred and twenty-five dollars to cure Frank of diabetes, which they guaranteed to do. Thcy are quacks and frauds and did him no good. Our neighbor and cousin, Albert Skinner, lost his right hand by the explosion of giant caps. IS96 - February 22, about 2 p. m. a son was born and named Georgc \Vashington. This season we had thc most wind and the least moisture known since Beaver was settled. I planted wheat but did not get water to bring it up. This fall I spent over three months herding sheep to pay taxes and other cxpenses. 1\ovember 4 - Jane's husband William Rogerson died of typhoid pncumonia and was interred in the Beaver Cemetery. I went to Frisco to work in the smelter to get money to buy flour for our brcad. I worked nine days when I was so affccted with arsenic that I had to come home. 1897 - Wc had plenty of moisture but frost came as late as the 19th of July, thus freezing the potatoes and other tender vines. However, we had plenty of fruit. This spring we organized the N'orthwest Canal and Irrigation Company. I was elected president of the company and later was chosen watermaster. I put in a lot of work, but was anxious to make it a success by having a bettcr system of dividing the water of the Beaver River. In October Hay was badly hurt by being thrown from a horse. lIe received a broken arm and an injured back and was unconscious for several days. TilE HECOIIllS OF DCCKWOHTII GIIIMSIIAW 265 NOYl'In))('r 3 - Fifteen of liS with three wagons started for St. George. ~I)' wife amI I, Frank, Ida and Gcorge were in one wagon. \1)' son John alld wife amI tll(:ir two dlildrell, and Jane and her bahy were in another wagon. ~Iy three sisters, Elizabeth Rt·C.H', Sarah Arm Cartu;right, Alice Atkin \.... ith her son [eddy Atkin and drivcr, were in the third wagon. 'Ve accomp ishcd a good work in the Temple amI returned in two weeks. 1898 - November 29th our son Franklin D. died and was interred in the ~lountain View Cemetery in Beaver. 1899 - Ray brokc his collar bone whcn thrown fro!,".a horse. July 31, my son \VilIiam Henry started for Great BntalO . to fill a mission for the L.D.S. Church. 1901 - January 24, May broke out with a rash which we thought was chicken-pox, but the following day Randolph, George 'V., Jennie and Lawrence broke out and we called Dr. Fennemore who pronounccd it smallpox. February 13, my wife and I, Hay, Ida and Arnold broke out with it. My case was an extremely bad one and the doctor said it was one of the worst he had ever seen. Jane moved home, and five days later she broke out with it. ~Iarch 13 - \Vednesday noon our flag was taken down and once more we were free. Wednesday June 18, I started to Salt Lake with Ray. He was called to serve a mission in the eastern states. Ray received his endowments Junc 21 and was set apart for a mission and ordained a Seventy on June 26, and that evening left for the field of his mission. October 15 - William Henry returned home from his mission in England after having been gone more than 26 months. Novembcr 13 - About 10 p.m. we had the most severe shock of earthquake that Beaver had ever experienced which did somc damage to our buildings. 1902 - In September Ray arrived home from his mission having been released on account of poor health. John M. Murdock, our bishop, hearing of my loss of cattle in the past and knowing we had no cow to milk, gave us one with a calf which wc greatly appreciated. 1904 - I was elected Precinct Justice of the Peace in Beaver County. ll1is season was one of the best for crops. The frost held off real well. I bought a Singer sewing machine for $65.00. October 5 - Elcctric lights were put in our home. December 4 - I was elected secretary of the Fanners Institute. 266 OUR PIO:'iHR HERITAGE 1905 - BC'avC'r was diyidC'd into two wards, the East and 'Y('st wards. Our son John was sustaiuC'd as choir leader of the West \Yard. April 1 - I was appointed to disburse stake fUllds to Temple missionaries. \\'illiam '''11ite and I were appoinkd by the stake prC'sidme), to visit the Belief SociC'tics of the sewml wards in the !-iake and report their ronditions when (',tIled to do so. Rought an organ from Rollin R. Tanner for $65.00. I attended October conference in Salt Lake. November 8, I was elected treasurer of Beaver City. 1908 - I took Will's piano to Enoch and brought back a load of bees. 1909 - John and myself had a desire to visit California but did not have the money so he went my security at one bank for one hundred dollars, and I went his for one hundred at the other bank. On March 19 we started on our trip. '''e visited at Riverside, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Fresno, Selma, Turlock and then to San Francisco and came back by way of Ogden and Salt Lake City. \Ve attended conference at both places and had one of the best times of our life. I saw much to encourage me on this trip. We made many friends and no enemies. It certainly was a nicer and more inviting climate in California than in Utah. I wondered why our people had not settled California before this. Now at the age of 68 years I am concerned with the future. Owing as I do nearly three hundred dollars, I begin to feel tied up a little but will make the best of it and by the help of the Lord I will get through every trouble I will have to meet. This season I raised over 100 bushels of potatoes but because of the Meadow Valley wash-out, the railroad shipment was discontinued and there was no market for them. After keeping them all winter, we sold them for 25¢ per bushel in the spring. 1910 - January I, Arnold married Myrtle Hodges. July 9, Jane and family moved to Enoch and she started a small store. 1911 - In November I was one of the judges of the election. The city was voting for prohibition. 1912 - June 14, I resigned my position as clerk of the high priest quorum. January 31, I was honorably released from the high council after having served 26% years. April 11, my wife and I, Ida, May, ~fary, and Leone Fotheringham started for Enoch. It snowed all the way and it took us nearly two full days to get there. We returned April 19, having an enjoyable time. Tilt: Ih:coHDs OF DUCKWORTH GIIIMSIIAW 267 1913 - April 5, my son TIlomas left home to fill a mission in New Zealand. lIe was gone two and one-half years. June 1 - Arnold came back to live on the farm. On the 15th, Ray came to plaster the house at North Creek for him. lIe put in a week then returned to Enoch, taking with him his mother, Ida, May, Randolph, George W. and Vera Fotheringham for a visit. September 16 - I sold to John M. Murdock the middle ditch by the house at North Creek, with the right of way through the land to take the water that came to that point. I sold the water, the dam, and 'I1lOmas Duckworth Grimshaw the ' ditch for $500.00, reserving the right to the water below this dam. 1 also reserved that above the street for my own purposes. 1914 - Jane planted evergreen pines around the house in town and at North Creek. We also planted them in the Mountain View Cemetery. (These trees grew and thrived and today they are very beautiful.) 1917 - April 4, about 75 of our relatives and friends came and surprised us as this was our golden wedding anniversary. We had a very pleasant time together. Our daughter Jane and her daughter Jennie, gave each of us a 2% dollar gold piece. April 6 - War was declared with Germany. On the 11th, a call came for volunteers. A number of Beaver boys enlisted, among them was John's son Clarence. Our son, George W., enlisted April 30th, and started for the training camp on May 4th. July 11 - My niece Alice Lawton came on a visit from West Virginia. She spent several months visiting friends and relatives in Beaver and Enoch. November 5 - Ten of our friends and relatives from Enoch called and had dinner with us. TIleY were driving through to Salt Lake. Among them were George Jones and Mr. Moore on a furlough from the army. ' 268 OUH PIONEER HERITAGE 1915 - February 1 ~fothcr (~fary Jane) and I w('nt to Enoch to stay with },mc am) "'ill's dlihlrcn while they wcnt to work in the St. George TClIlph,. \1otlwr returned in June. ~brch 5th, I H'C'I.'iH'd twch-c months' baek pel1sion from \\'ashington D.C. There was $:210.00 with $GO.OO to bc paid quarterly. JUl1e :29 - \fy son 11lOJIl:lS D. having voluntecred in the U.S ..\rmy kft Beawr for the training c,l1np in Arizona. My son George ,V. was now in France. August 4 - \fy son Randolph enlisted and was sellt to Fort Douglas. September 27 - I started to Salt Lakc to havc my eyes treated. Dr. Robinson operated on my eyc Octobcr 2, and thc fcc was $75.00. I\o\'Cmber 11 - The Annistice was signed ending the war. Randolph got his dischargc from thc army and returned home on December 16th. 1919 - \fy wife and I went to St. George in April and did work in the Temple. On account of my cyes I asked to be released from the choir. I had served fifty-four years as a · member. July 28 - Ida was marricd in Salt Lake City to Carl H. Ehninger of ~cbraska. George returned home from the. war on August 13. On September 1 we held a big family reunion, feeling grateful and happy that our boys were all safe at home once more. December 27 - May was married to Willard C. Jensen and went to Salt Lake to make her home. 1920 - January 1 - Sold our fann to William Williams for $1,800.00. $600.00 was to be paid down and the other $1,200.00 was to be paid in payments of $200.00 annually with interest of 6%. \larch 13 - Wc went to Iivc with Randolph and Gcorge W. on their farm which they purchased from Mr. J. Franklin Stephens. It was situated about fivc miles northwest of Enoch. 'Ve rented our home to Arthur Gentry for one year at $15.00 per month. 1921 - In \farch I came to Beaver with Randolph and George on business then I went to Salt Lake. In May, as Jennie had bccn teaching school in Enoch and was desirous of coming home to Salt Lake, and as Janc had to go on busincss, May and I paid thc expcnse of the trip and went along. Wc arrived in Enoch on \fay 12; Randolph and his bridc Stella Jones had just returned from St. George wherc they had bcen married in the temple. 1113t cvening a rcception was held at the home of thc bridc's parents, Mr. and \irs. Hyrum Joncs, of Enoch. TIlE RECOHOS Of DI;CKWOHTII GHIMSIIAW 269 11)('rc were many relatives and friends present and all had a veTY cJljoyahlc time. \Ve spent a few days vi~iting thc boys th('n rdllrJ\cd to Salt Lake hringing Illy wife with liS, out as she saw the traffic and noise of thc city, it was almost too much for her, and three months later she wcnt to thc farm with the hoys. I remaincd in Salt Lake doing tcmplc work and accomplished a good work for the malc members of thc Grimshaw line. In October, I was trouhled with rheumatism and could not go to thc templc so I dccided to go homc. I was well trcated in Salt Lake by my dallghters and no lack of friends remained a problem. Howevcr, when a man is sick thcrc is no place like homc. I was very sick that winter with the flu, but whcn spring camc, I bcgan to fccI bctter. Junc 6 - Wc cclchrated ~Iothcr's 73rd birthday anniversary at Jane's homc in Salt Lake. About 60 descendants and relatives werc prcsent. All had a finc time. On the 7th, our family had its annual rcunion which was transacted, and a report given of tcmple work donc. Assistancc was also promiscd to missionarics in the future. \Vc rcturned home fccling that it was a well spcnt vacation. t-.fay 20 - My wife and I cach paid $15.00 for temple work on the male members of the family as they were far behind the fcmale work. 1924 - Sister Alice Atkin has been in poor health for over a year and for about ten months suffcred a great deal. Her death on June 9, was considcred a rclease and a blessing. Sarah, . hcr daughter, was a comfort to hcr mother in thc latter part of hcr life, bcing faithful in doing the work and caring for her. She also spcnt money for hcr comfort. It seemed to help Alice for mc to call on her which I tricd to do every day, although it was vcry hard for me to try and walk that far. Neil Neilsen was buried July 3, 1924. July 4 - 1\lother wcnt to thc celebration but I rcmained at home. There was no attraction for me in this hot sun. (And thus ends the account of the life of Duckworth Grimshaw written by himself.) The following is writtcn by his daughter, \Iay Grimshaw Jensen. In Junc of 1926, Father and 1\lothcr spcnt a wcck with each of their daughters in Salt Lake, and on the 22nd camc and spent thc day with mc, but Father was not fecling well. Toward evening he was takcn hack to Janc's and that night took a convulsion of the stomach. He passed away very peacefully the next day. June 23, 1926, funcral serviccs wcre held in thc 'Vclls \Vard, after which the remains were taken to Beavcr where additional scrvices werc held. He was buried in the t-.fountain View Ccme- 270 OCR PIONEER HERITAGE Tilt: 271 RECOIIDS OF DUCKWOIITII GRIMSHAW tery in Beav('r, Beaver County, Utah, on June 28, 1926. He was eighty-four years and four months old and was survived by a \\'ido\\', a plural wife and 12 children. (There were seven sons and fiyc daughters.) lie also left ,t3 grandchildren. Father's life was one of sCT\'ice and dcvotion to his Church and community. lie taught his childrell to do right and set them a good example. He was the most grateful man I've ever seen. No matter what povcrty or what hard luck came to him, he could always find something to be thankful for. had cver se('n. \Vhen she was ahout sixteen years old, Fate took a ham!. There is a little poem which says: Two shall be horn the whole wide world apart And speak in differellt tongues, and have no thought, Each of the other's being; and have no heed, And these, o'('r unknown seas to unknown lands Shall cross, escaping wreck; defying death, And all unconsciously, shape every act to this one end, That one day, out of darkness they shall meet And read life's meaning in each others eyes. AS TOLD BY A DAUGHTER ~fary Jane ~Ioyes Grimshaw, daughter of William and ~Iary Eastcott ~Ioyes, was born June 6, 1850, at Pratterson River, New South Walcs, Australia. When she was six years old she left Australia with her parents to come to America. They were eleven weeks on the sea in a sailing vessel and during this time, she, with the other six children, had whooping cough. They arrived in San Bernardino, California, in August 1856, and stayed there one year where William raised a crop before crossing the great desert to Utah. I have heard Mother tell many times of the heartaches that came when she had to part with her playthings and the little treasures that were so dear to her childish heart. Day after day the oxen grew so weary they were forced to abandon everything but the bare necessities of life. They arrived in Beaver, Utah, February 15, 1858'I'ust two years after the first settlers. That night the snow fell a oot deep and the only shelter for nine was a wagon box. They were poor people in those early days and had many hardships and struggles, even the children had to work hard. Mother used to go barefoot over the rough rocks and brush east of Beaver to herd sheep with her little brother, and often their feet were sore and bleeding from the thorns along the way. Many times their lunch was dry bread which they dipped in water and sprinkled with salt; sometimes the bread was black and bitter from sunflower seeds which were ground up with the wheat, as there was no way of separating it. Only extreme hunger could induce them to eat it. Grandfather Moyes kept a little herd of sheep and as ~fother grew older she helped to pick and wash the wool; learned to cord and spin; to dye the yarn with squawbush and rabbit brush; then to weave and finally make clothes for the family. She also learned to braid straw and make hats. They made soap, in fact, they made just about everything they had. But despite all these hardships, Mother became a beautiful woman. ~fany people who knew her in her younger womanhood have told me that she was one of the most beautiful women they How very true this is in the experience of Mother and Father. She, as has been stated, was born in Australia, crossed' the Pacific Ocean and went by oxteam to Beaver in 1858, while Father was born in England, crossed the Atlantic Ocean to America, traveled by oxteam over the eastern plains and settled in Beaver where he met Mother. lIe always said that the first time their eyes met he knew that she was to be his wife. They were married April 4, 1867, in Beaver. ~frs. Philo T. Farnsworth dressed the bride and arranged her hair for the occasion. About twenty-five guests were present. The wedding supper was cooked over the fireplace. r{r:~f,:~;: ',~~ 4·~·{".~:1 ,\:.',"~_" ., ' _', '_~~i" >tit>: ',f" 1L~;K'l!>. ...... -''''''' ...' .,'-;:~ '::J'["-'!'=:~ -1;(',. "1') '•• ~ __ "-~-.'·,.:.··-_~.:l:J··O; - .-~ -', , • ~:-. " .~':'-"-:'~ ~;~~~=~l![~rwt~lr(~ ..~,;.r,~,': ~}{ ,_,,' -~1>i!;._, , ~p---)r' f,1"~i" ~ 'Jr'--l~"!~' ,::.t:~;~-,t,-,;J~ -,--.1 •.. ,H. r.-'l[·-'~P' -f t-I, r. ~: ';'~\I ,;:t"'~I;" 11" ... ,-,,, --IFI, "'* r· .:. [ .•... I 'H,,;l. 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Father then built a log hOllsc wherc thcy liH'd in winter, and in thc summer they \wnt to the fann two and a half milcs northwcst of town, where Father was hOlllcsteading some land. Here there was a constant fcar of Indians and land jumpers; perhaps tlle latter wcrc thc worst for thcy stopped at nothing to succccd in their plans. After fi\'c years, FatllCr had proved upon his land and they Illo\'cd back to town to stay. lie built the house of dark blue rock adjoining thc log house, which now served as a kitchen. ~fothcr li\'ed in the first part 65 years and in the new part 57 ycars. She raised thirteen children to man and womanhood here, and was the kindest, most sympathetic and patient of mothers. ~ty earliest recollection of her is a picture of a face most fair; rosy glowing checks; sparkling blue eyes, eyes bright with the light of truth, love and contentment. Her face was set in a frame of dark brown, wavy hair. She was tall, slender and graceful. Added to this phYSical beauty was a beautiful souL Trained in trials and adversity, she gained pOise and self control. Outwardly she was calm and serene in every crisis. There was never a time when she was too busy to help others. There was never a time when she was too poor to divide \vhat she had with those less fortunate. With all her kindness, lo\'e and sympathy she had to be shock-proof as well. Thirteen children just don't grow up without some accidents. \Vhat would the ordinary woman do if informed that her son had been killed by a horse falling on him? When such a message came to ~lother she said to the boy who brought it, "Ill' can't be dead, you go to priesthood meeting and get Brother Grimshaw." While the boys were gone she made a bed in the old white-top buggy, got her camphor bottle and other remedies she kept for such occasions, and when Father came she was ready to go with him to the scene of the accident. No one knew what was in her heart, but she had no time for hysteria. Her thoughts were spent in preparation for his comfort and well being if it so happened that he was still alive. She found he was not dead, but very seriously injured. It took weeks and months of careful nursing before her son, Will, recovered from this accident When she was the mother of nine children she was willing to share her hushand with another woman because she felt that the law of plural marriage was a law of God. Four years later she bade goodbye to her husband when he left to spend one year in the State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City for what he Tilt: IlECOHIlS OF DL;CK\\'OHTII GRI~ISJJAW 273 fdt to be a divinc principle, while she rcrnaillcd at home and cared for the children. Our dear old home was built in 1877, alld Father and ~foth­ cr, with their happy little family of five children, moved in on Christlllas Day. 11lC other eight of us were ' horn there. What a happy merry crowd we werc and what beautiful memories cling around this dear old place. From my earliest childhood 1 dreaded the day when I must leave it to make a home of my own, for no king's palacc could take its place in my.heart. For seVl'ral years ' the table was set for twelve or tlurteen. Father and ~tother had a busy time f~ediJlg al,ld clothing all of us. SometImes our food was very plam, sometllnes our cloth-, ing old-fashoned and worn but ~fother managed to keep us clean, even if she had to wash and iron after we were put to bed at night. The first cooking in this house was done over the fireplace and I, the tenth child, can well remembcr the first kitchen range. The first lights were made by twisting a rag around a button and standing it in a dish of grease; next came the tallow candles, which were made in our home; then the coal oil lamps and oh, what rejoicing there was when the electric lights came! Our home was clean and comfortable, and we had music, laughter and gaiety there. \Ve had bass, alto, tenor and soprano singers in the family and most of them could play some instrument. \Ve had a cello, violin, two mandolins, a guitar, a banjo and an organ which was later replaced by a piano. Each holiday was started off in our house with appropriate music. I shall never forget the Fourth of July as we always celebrated it. We arose at daybreak, hoisted "Old Glory" to the top of the flagpole above the house, decorated the porch with stars and stripes bunting, then went in and sang all the patriotic songs we knew. Christmas, when the tree was decorated and our house in order for Santa's coming, we sang carols. In the fall the men from Dixie brought fruit to Beaver to sell, and they camped in our yard. I have seen the yard full of covered wagons, as many as a dozen at one time. If these men failed to sell their fruit they would come to Father and trade it for potatoes. I feel this story would not be complete without saying something about housecleaning time. First, we carried out all the furniture, pulled the tacks from the edges of the carpets which were homemade, took them out, beat them and pulled them around on the grass until they were clean. The walls had to be whitewashed and the woodwork cleaned. The floor had knots and nails in it, so to protect the carpet, straw was put under it which would be all powdered up fine and full of dirt and must be replaced with frcsh, clean straw each spring. The 274. Orn l'1O:';EEH HERITAGE caqwt had to be strdched and tacked down again before the furniture could be put back. \Yc dilln't have mattn'sses on our lwtls in those days but wc had two ticks, the under one filled with straw and the top ont' filled with wool. \Yhen we cleaned house the wool was either washcd or spread out on a canvas in the warm sunshine and thc straw was takt'n to the ham, After the ticks were washed and dried they wcre filled and put back on the bed. \Vhile thc straw was fresh and crisp, the beds were so high we almost ncedcd a ladder to gct into bed, and oh, the fun we had. "'hile we werc happy in our home, however, it was not always sunshine. There were sad hours also, hours when the angel of dcath hovered n('ar. On these occasions we gathered in a group and petitioned the giver of all blessings that the grim rca per might pass us by. These prayers of faith were ans\\'cred, for only once in forty-nine years was he successful in taking a loved one from our home. ~ty brother Frank died at the age of twenty-one of diabetcs. In 1920 the last of the childrcn'left the old"llOme and Father and ~tother were alone. The girls came to Salt Lake to live, while the boys went south and settled in Iron County, with two exceptions, the oldest boy and the oldest girl remained in Beaver. Father and \fother had some pleasant visits with us in Salt Lake. Father especially liked the city. He would go sightseeing, meet new people, in fact, he seemed to enjoy every minute while here. It was on such a visit, after he had spent a week with each of his daughters, that he quietly passed away. \fother, bra\'e, patient and uncomplaining, lived on in the old home, alone with her memories, not willing to live with her children but determined to be independent to the last. We made a vow that each year as long as she lived we would go home for her birthday. The sixth of June always found us there with never more than one missing. Here, with songs and readings we expressed our love to her who was so dear to us. Those lovely parties will always be a beautiful memory. They meant so much to us and no doubt meant more to her, for she must have been very lonely at times. Although we went home each June, as September neared I always had a longing to go back. After the war was over and our boys were safely home we had a big family reunion September I, 1919. The latter part of August 19:33, I suggested to my sister Ida and her husband that we ride down to Beaver and visit ~fother. They immediately caught the spirit and our plans were made. I wrote to the hoys at Cedar, asking them to meet us in Beaver and spend Sunday. On Satmday, September 2nd, we all met at the old home and spent a most delightful evening. It seems when we get together our thoughts always turn back to childhood Tm: HECOI\I)S OF Dn:" WOHTJI GHIMSIIAW 275 days amI we all try to talk at once as we recall tllC little experiencl's of the past. So it was on this evening. \Vc were Jlot men and womcn forty, fifty or sixty years olll, we were ju~t children again, reliving the past. Jolm recalled the time when, at the dinner table, \fary playe a joke on him, so he flipped a few drops of water at her, and she retaliated with the contents of her tumhler; he then grabbed a pan of milk from the cupboard shelf and doused it on her, finally they took buckets and went to the ditch where they fought to a finish. TIleY told of another time when Elizabeth was furious with indignation and chagrin as John took her bustle and threw it from the upstairs doorway to some men passing by on a load of hay. We thought of the times we had giggled at the table. I don't know why, but it seemed that everything funny happened at mealtime - perhaps it was because Father would not stand for us laughing while eating - but always something funny would happen and someone would giggle, one look from Father and the offender would grab his plate (it was usually her plate) and go out on the lawn; this would start the others and soon we would all be outside where we could laugh to our hearts content, and only Father, \Iother and George would be left at the table. George was always serious and sensible. \Vhile we told stories and laughed and sang together that evening we enjoyed refreshments of ice cream, cookies, Dixie grapes, and peaches which George and Leona so thoughtfully provided. About midnight, those who lived in Beaver went to their homes and the rest of us began planning where we would sleep. It was suggested that the night was too beautiful to spend indoors so we took all the beds in the house down and moved out on the lawn. We each selected the tree under which we chose to sleep and got settled about 2 a.m. and it seemed that all nature put forth every effort to welcome us. The moon, big, bright and round, looked down and smiled; the stars twinkled, and I have never seen so many of them before or since; the birds said their goodnights and we were all set for a nice sleep when a great serenade commenced. ~Iore crickets, frogs, cows and calves than I had heard for many years joined in the chorus. By the time this was over the roosters began to crow, bees were humming in the flowers nearby and soon the sun announccd that it was time to get up. 'Ve hadn't slept much but it was a night long to be remembered. June 6, 1934, was our last birthday party. It was held on the lawns at home and we did enjoy it. A very fine program was rendered and delicious refreshments were served. As September neared; once more we got the longing to go home so it was planned to meet there and sUI1)rise ~fother as before. However, we never did really surprise her as she always 276 OUR rlO!';n:R HERITAGE got the impression that some of us were coming alllI this trip on Septcmber 2, W:lt, found her waiting for us. \Ye cnjoyed a ddightful visit at home in the forenoon then had lunch and went for a ride to old Fort Camcron, where the boys h,l<I attended school at the ~ Iurdock Academy. To see ~"hat h:Hl once been a "'ollderful institution of !cawing, situated III an Ideal ~pot llC'ar tIl(' mouth of the canyon with its pure at~llosphl're, and its dear sparkling streams, its beautiful grounds ~nth .trees and lawns, and its old historical buildings, now all m TUm, made liS rather sad for we have all spent many happy hours there. From thC're we rode to the old farnl; there were three carloads of us and this was our first visit there for many years. It, too, had seen many changes, but our hearts were full as we gazed on the familiar scenes and thought of the experiences we had had there as children. The old haw bush was still there and the big cottollwood where we used to swing, also the trees which bore our initials. \Ve spread a quilt under a tree by what was left of the old ponds and talked of those days gone by. As we parted that evening to return to our homes we felt that it was indeed, "The End of a Perfect Day." We little guessed that this was to be our last visit in the old home with Mother. Yet in all our joys that day there was mingled a little sadness. It seemed that ~Iother had to visit us once more. So a month later she came to Salt Lake City with Gcorge and Leona and surprised us. George didn't know that he was coming until about an hour before he left Cedar, and he had not told Mother that he was coming. Yet, when he got to Beaver; he found her with her hat on and her little bag packed ready to come with him. When George saw her he said, "}"10ther, are you going away?" He asked how she knew that he \vas coming and she said, "I just felt that you were, so I got ready." She had a lovely visit with us for two weeks, then returned home and a few days later went to Cedar where she had a pleasant visit with her sons. On November 6th she had a stroke and we were all called to her bedside. She passed away on November 7, 1934, at George's home in Cedar City. We will always be grateful to George and Leona for the kind and loving care they gave her. She was buried November 9,1934, in },10untain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver County, Utah, leaving twelve children, forty-six grandchildren to mourn her loss. It would be impossible to describe our feelings as we gathered in the old home after the funeral services, knowing that the "Heart of Our Home" was gone and wondering just what its fate would be. -May Grimshaw Jensen TilE RECOIIDS OF DUCKWOHTII GIII~ISIIAW 271 ELLEN MUm S~fInl GIUMSIIAW Ellen ~fuir Smith Grimshaw was the Ulird child and only daughter of John \Valter and Grace ~fuir Muir, Mormon emigrants who call~c from Fordcl,. Delgety I~arish, Fifeshire, Scotland, to CouncIl Bluffs, Iowa, In the spnng of 1847. AltllOUgh John and Grace had known each other in Fordcl, UlCY were not married until Jan. 27, 1849, at Council Bluffs where John, their first child, was born December 5, 1849. In June 1852 thc Muirs joined with other Saints and emigrated to Utah. After living a short time in Salt Lake City and Payson, they werc called by President Young to move to Cedar City where John was to work in UlC iron industry. During the year they spent in Payson, their son "'alter was born Decem": ber 14, 1852. Ellen was born in Cedar City February 12, 1855, and another son, Thomas, made the fourth addition to the family May 3, 1857. Because there was so much sulphur in the coal discovered near Cedar - the coal being imperative for processing the iron - the venture proved unsuccessful and the Muir family moved to Beaver. Here they planted crops at what was known as Lower Beaver, situated on the flat between ~Iinersville and Milford. Here, too, they built the home in which, except for brief interludes, they would spend the remainder of their lives. Three more sons were born to them; George Edward, April 21, 1860; David, April 26, 1862; James, June 6, 1864. John and Grace were deeply religious people with strong testimonies of the gospel. John \Y. had gone to Salt Lake City for merchandise when his home was struck by lightning. Grace was cooking at the fireplace when the bolt hit the home, traveled down the chimney, and struck the andirons. Part of the current passed through the back of the chimney and the other glanced out into the room, stunning Grace. Due to the accident, her son James was born June 6, 1864, but the mother did not recover, living only seven days, burial taking place in the Mountain View Cemetery at Beaver. It was a great shock to John when he returned home to find that a son had been born and his wife had passed away. The baby was taken to Cedar City to be cared for by an aunt, but Ellen learned fast and soon took over the many duties of a mother, and for the next cleven years managed the tasks of the household. June 28, 1875 she married William Thompson Smith, but still found time to advise and counsel her brothers who visited her nearly every day. William was a tailor, an occupation which demanded long hours of sewing. Ellen, who learned the tradc and that of dressmaking also, was able to help her husband in his work. To this union three sons and onc daughter were born: \VilIiam John, born 278 Ol' H PJO!'\UH HERITAGE !-.farch ~9, IS76; Dadd, No\'('mlwr 4, IS77; Grac~" September 30, 1879, and George, April 28, ISS::!. ~Iolll'r ",as scarc(" but Ellen was \"('ry thrifty, and her g;lnkll, chickens and cows supplied many of the nl'ccssities. Fntgal herself, EIlen taught her children to be industrious and knowing the \'alue of ('(Iucation, she encouraged her children to attend school ",hene\'('r possible. John ,Yo ~fuir married ~farr Hibbard, an English girl who had settled at Kanosh. One son ",as born to them whom they nanll'd Joseph, but he Jiwd only a short time, and the mother, whose health had not been good since coming to America. passed away in ISS6. ElIen's brother Thomas died in 1863, previous to the death of ~Iary. Her husband William, after a lingering illness, had dicd ~farch 11, IS82, just one month before the birth of his last son, George Walter. Although a small woman, Ellen was blessed with excellent health. She not only cared for her family but assisted her father, and helped with illnesses and new babies in the homes of her brothers. In 1887, five years after the death of William, Ellen became the plural wife of Duckworth Grimshaw. To this union Thomas Duckworth was born July 7, 1891, and he was a great joy to Ellen and the family. In October 1902 Ellen accompanied her father to conference in Salt Lake City, and while there Mr. Xluir became ill \vith pneumonia and died. The obituary published in the Dcseret News said of him: "Brother ~fuir labored for a time in the temple but was taken ill with pneumonia and died quite suddenly in Salt Lake City. Fortunately the old gentleman's daughter Ellen was with him and was able to superintend the arrangements for the return of his body to Beaver." Ellen was ambitious, sincere in her religious beliefs and raised her children to be upright citizens. Her son George filled a mission to the Central States, and Thomas was sent to New Zealand where he worked in the mission home. Of Thomas it was said that although he never married, he was most honorable in his dealings. Phylis S. Warr, a friend of the Smith and Grimsaw families, wrote that on one occasion, when a water board meeting \\'as being held at her father's home, the problem of assessments came up, and in talking, the secretary said that Duckworth Grimshaw owed his assessment. ~fr. Grimshaw had been dead for some time, but Thomas spoke up and said, "If my father o\\"es a bill and you can prove it, I'll pay it." Alene Williams, Ellen's granddaughter, related that after Ellen's marriage to \fr. Grimshaw, he always spent Sunday with his second wife. He also took an interest in her children by Mr. Smith, and was a real father to their son Thomas. Tilt: nECOlIllS OF DliCKWOIITJI GnJ~ISJIAW 279 After a long aJ)(1 fru it fill life, Ellen died suddenly on the of July Gth, 1930, and was buried in the ~fountain View Ccmetery in Beaver. e\'('nill~ FAITH A~D SUSANA Faith Grimshaw, fourth child in a family of nine - of which John and Susana Grimshaw were also m('mbers - was tIle daugh- ter of Lawrence and Mary Duckworth Grimshaw. Born March 29, 1817, in England, Faith learned the trade of handloom weaving at the age of six, and working at home for her parents, made bobbins with which to weave the cloth. As operators of handlooms in a factory, Lawrence and ~fary earned the small wa~es , with which they provided a meager living for their large family. Often Faith's father and brother, hearing the hunting hounds, would leave their work to follow, making it necessary for the women to carry an extra load on their shoulders. Faith and ~er mother joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Samts and attended services in the Preston Branch, a distance of fifteen miles, which they walked each Sunday. The father, a daughter and son all died within a year, and soon afterward the mother passed away. Faith and her sister Susana rented a house where they lived and worked in the factory. Seven years later - the funeral expenses of their lo~ed ones having been paid - Susana joined the Church and mamed \Villiam Robinson, who was soon called on a mission. The two girls continued to live together in order to save funds for their emigration to America. When \Villiam's mission was completed, the three left their native land, arriving at Castle Garden, New York, on New Year's Eve. They engaged hotel rooms for the night, taking all their best clothes with them. During the night, a fire broke out in the hotel and Susana, with her arms full of bed clothes, ran out on the porch, jumped through a window and landed on the snow below. Faith came down a pole. Susana exclaimed, I am going to the first light I can sec." She found it in a saloon. Eighteen persons, members of a ~formon company under direction of John Taylor, evidently lost most of their best clothing in the fire. Taylor advised all to remain together and keep secret their identity as t-.formons so they could obtain employment. Leaving New York on a train, they stopped at a small town called Arlington, where they found work in a factory. Here they stayed for three years, during which time Susana became the mother of a baby girl, whom she named ?\fary Ann. In the course of the first of several moves that would occur in the next few years, Susana gave birth to her second child, Jess, on board the sailing vessel William Nelson. Soon after his birth, 280 OUR PIONEER HERITAGE Faith took over the care of ~Iary Ann and tllC child was always Faith's girl. On July 3, 1864, the family was finally ready to start across the. plaiI~s. ~fcmbcrs of Captain 'Varrcn's oxtcam company, they arnvcd 1Il Salt Lake City in October. Brother John was there to meet them, and Faith went to South 'Veber where she remained until the following spring. She then moved to Beaver. Although she never married, Faith was a great worker. She wove cloth by hand, took care of the sick and performed any honest labor available. Ber world's goods were scarce because, always thoughtful of others, she helped tl10se of her friends, neighbors and relatives who were in need. 'Vhenever she bought a dress for herself, she bought one for Susana. She worked in 'Villiam Fotheringham's home for many years. After retiring and ~.lIltil she was seventy-six years of age, she walked to the Fothermgham farm, nearly nine miles from her home, where she visited her former employers. Always a devoted Latter-day Saint, she attended her meetings and tried to do what was right. The last fourteen years of her life were spent with Mary Ann (Skinner), her adopted daughter. On December 4, 1892, she spent a pleasant day visiting Alice Atkin. On her way home a runaway team knocked her down, breaking her collar bone and injuring her internally. She suffered severely for two months. Just before she died she called the family and blessed them, bearing her testimony and telling them to be true Latter-day Saints. Bert Skinner, the last one she spoke to was touched with sadness as she expressed her gratitude to hi~ for his kindness to her. She died January 30, 1903. -Mary E. Pearce OUR PIONEERS In the midst of such trying times our sturdy Pioneers braved the perils of the Beaver Valley desert and laid the foundation of the beautiful City we here behold today. It has been created by the toil, energy and perseverance of the sons and daughters of those who, in their poverty and distress, were patriotic in the extreme and labored with persistence to surmount the obstacles which confronted them. The above statement as well as the following address was written by Wilson Gates Nowers at the time of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Beaver City, the area to which Duekworth Grimshaw moved in 1865: "It was a cold and unpleasant place and had been rejected by others who had gone to more favorable locations south of here. ~1y previous years had been associated with pioneer life in Iron County in the interest of building and military duties. Tilt: RECOJlDS OF DVCKWOHTH GRIMSHAW 281 In the winter of 18.55-56, Honorable George A. Smith, then a residcnt of Parowan, Iron County, and a representative of the Territorial Legislature, was on a political tour in southern Utah, travcling in what thcn was known as Iron County which extended from the southern boundary of ~1illard County to the territorial lines south, cast and west. lIe was procuring an enumeration of the inhabitants and ascertaining the necessities for strengthening the settlements already started. "Among other matters noted at that time was the planting of a colony in the Beaver !liver Valley, which was then thought to be a cold, barren and saleratus desert land, although fairly well supplied with water, a good growth of wirc grass between the river and Devil Crcek, and a fair sprinkling of bench grass among the stunted sagebrush to the north and east "The idea that Beaver Valley could afford good facilities for pasturage for cattle had gained some consideration in Parowan. The mountains and canyons had been cxplored to some extent and found to contain a great quantity of good timber suitable for lumber. These resources were considered sufficient to justify the establishment of a herd ground for cattle of the southern settlements and the erection of a sa\,lInill." In the furtherance of these prospects, a consultation was held with Hon. George A. Smith, resulting in the selection of a few of the most capable men to act as colonizers to thus engage in such pursuit and make ready to receive future settlers, who, it was understood, would be selected from the northern settlements to establish a permanent colony. Soon, the following men were chosen, with the understanding that they would become permanent settlers: Simeon F. Bowd, captain; Wilson G. Nowers, James P. Anderson, Edward W. Thompson, Ross R. Rogers, H. S. Alexander, John M. Davis, Charles Carter, John Henderson, Barney Carter, James Duke, John Knowles, Joseph Goff, James Low, Benson Lewis, and others. These men entered into the project and proceeded, without delay, to prepare for the enterprise. Leaving Parowan on the 5th of February, 1856, they made the journey in part of two days, the distance being about thirty-five miles. There had been a heavy fall of snow on the 4th which impeded progress and made it necessary to camp overnight south of the ridge. The first three men were in advance of the company and arrived at the Beaver River in the afternoon of February 6th and proceeded at once to prepare logs for a cabin 20 by 20 feet which was erected on the south bank a little east of where the bridge now crosses the river. Nearly all of the colonists named and a few others arrived during the week. On the 9th of March, Apostle George A. Smith and several others who were journeying to Salt Lake City, arrived in the valley. That 282 Qun PJO:\u:n HERITAGE cH'ning, undcr Smith's direction, the first organization of a Church. ~ranch was eff e,:telt. SinH',on F. I10wd was appointed as pre~ldlllg dder, anu l~d\\'aru ". TIlOmpson as clerk. This preliminary organization was celebrated by a banquet or slipper at which a pot-pic of ''l'nison and potatoes figured most con~picllously and was partakcn of in primitivc style and eaten with a hearty relish by twenty men and one woman, the wife of Josq)h Goff and their two children, in the log cabin that had by this time been so far completed as to be suitable for the occasion. TIIC earth floor, spread with a blanket, sufficed for a table and the scats were of Oriental style. The year of 1855 had been a year of calamity, famine and distress. TIle crops in this part of the tcrritory had for two seasons been destroyed by the ravages of the grasshoppers. ~fany familics were short of bread. Children and parents alike were poorly fed. Clothing was exceedingly scarce, so much so that in some instances part of a family would have to sit up at night to keep a fire while others occupied the scanty bedding and slept. Added to this was the misunderstanding that arose with the Indians. The settlers, in order to avoid serious trouble, returned to Parowan about the last of February. A council was held with the Indians and the difficulty satisfactorily settled. Most of the colonists returned with reinforcements. The Babbit contingent arrived from the north in April and no further difficulties occurred in respect to Indians at that time. The land that was surveyed - sixteen ten-acre lots - was awarded by casting lots. The southeast corner lot fell to Ross R. Rogers. He seeded part of it to wheat, and as soon as possible made a small ditch to the river, taking out the water for irrigation. This accomplishment, however, was superceded the year previous (1855) by Thompson and Tyler who came from Fillmore and seeded a few acres to wheat on the ground now owned by J. H . Cartwright. The water was taken from the south bank directly onto the land in July of that year. This was experimental but suggested because of the destruction of the crops in Fillmore by the grasshoppers. They had passed through this valley and reached the Parowan field in the fall of 18.54 and deposited their eggs there. The new crop of pests destroyed the fields in 185.5. From about twelve hundred acres, only 19 bushels of wheat survived the ravages. Early in r..fay 1856 the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good-sized ditch to the northeast corner of the survey, crossing the puhlic square diagonally. 111e millrace was the work of the community and was not completed until 1857. It later TilE RECOIIOS OF DUCK \\0111'11 c'IIIMSIIAW bccame the city ('anal .carryillg all the watcr of the river tllat could be tUflll,d out by the llam at that place. TIlC colonists l'ngaged ill getting timher alld huil<1ing shanties for their families to cOll1e to, and cOllstructed a fence afOllml the 16 tell-acre lots s\lf\'eyed hy \V. II. Dame about the 15th of February. TIlese lots are still desigllated as the "Old Field." - MOTlumcllts to Couragc, a history of Beaver County. EARLY LATTER-DAY SAI;'I;T CIIOmS IN BEAVER Because of Duckworth Grimshaw's scrvice in the choirs of Beaver for many years, we include a brief acc;ount of the beginnings of that early-day enterprise in the southern Utah community: Beaver's first choir was organized in 1858 with John Weston as director. He had been the leader of Cedar City's noted choir in 1854-55. Having studied harmony and composition in England, \Veston was a good musician. Quite a number of Cedar City choir members moved to Beaver in 1856-58, among them Thomas Cartwright, Watkin Reese, William P. Smith, David Muir, C. C. Woodhouse, John Stoddard and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. David Adams, ~1rs. Sophia Woodhouse and a number of others, including Mr. and \frs. Joseph Bohn. In 1858 some of the San Bernardino Saints moved to Beaver, and there were a number of good singers and musicians among them, one of which was Jonathan Crosby, who became assistant director and could arrange music for voices. He also played the flute. Parowan and Fillmore also furnished a number of good voices for the Beaver Choir. Though the group had no organ, a small orchestra was formed with Robert TIlimbleby playing the flute, James Whitaker the clarinet and Elliott Willden the violin. In 1865 a new church was commenced and as it neared completion Bishop John R. Murdock saw the need for a larger choir, but there was no leader. He went to Salt Lake City and there obtained the services of Professor Charles J Thomas, who came to Beaver in 1866 as instructor in music and singing. TIle choir was reorganized with the following members: Bcckey Jones, Janie Harris, Sarah Wiley, Emma Robinson, Amelia Swinulehurst, Mary Ann Robinson, Sophia Swindlehurst, Fanny \Vilkshire, r..fary Ellen Woodhouse, Frances Andrews, Susan Smith, Julia Bryant, Martha Ivory, Hattie and Rena Halcs, Ida, \1ay and Celia Hunt, Lucinda Dalton, Beth Schofield, Anna and Mary Lee, Feargus Willden, \Villiam Dean, Duckll:orlh Grimshaw, Heber C. Dean, Alexander Campbell, Joseph Ash, Samuel Bakes, Charles Bird and E. E. Cowdell. Beaver County GRIMSHAW, DUCKWORTH HOME, 95 North 400 West, Beaver (CR). Duckworth Grimshaw was named after his grandmother dryly notes. "I have not cared much for til e name." Duc~orth" but his diary Grimshaw came to Utah from England as an eighteen-year-old convert to the Mormon Church. After living in qgden. he moved to Beaver in 1865 where he became active in religious and civic affairs. the Manti Temple in 1878. He worked on the St. GerOge Temple in 1874 and His well-preserved two-story black rock home was built by Thomas Frazer, the architect/builder/mason who initiated black-rock construction in Beavers Grimshaw was a farmer am a polygamist. In 1891 he was indicted by the grand jury for an infraction of the Edmunds-Tucker Act and served time in the state penitentiary. A lasting contribution of his life was the excellent journal he IqIISx tcept which has g hen us much insight into the toacc early history of Beaver and the Territory of Deseret. CORRESPONDENCE Samuel Adams A KENT POWEll P R ~ S ER~ATlON PLANNING OFFICE UTAH STATE HISTORI ~AL SOCIETY (03 EAST SO TEMPLE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84102 ~ ~ Yes ; I ar:l the present m.rner. [] .:0 O J I dl.l not tile mJner COlnJilents j (c) the prcsellt m1Jner is Patriot tate of Utah Department of Community & Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ.Evans Director 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 [phone] • FAX: [phone] • TDD: 533-3502 cehistry. [e-mail] August 9, 1995 Cheree Weber P.o. Box 1621 Beaver, Utah 84713 RE: State Historic Preservation Tax Cred it Dear Ms. Weber: Our records indicate that your house at 95 North 400 West, Beaver, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. If no substantial alterations have occurred to the building since it was evaluated at the time of nomination, it would still be eligible for, and listed in, the National Register. Enclosed is the complete application package for the state historic preservation tax credit which provides for a credit equal to 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures against your state income tax. The state tax credit law requires that all proposed or on-going work must be approved by our office as meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation before the project is completed. Also, a minimum of $10,000 must be spent on the rehabilitation over a maximum period of 36 months. There is no fee to apply for this tax credit. This application is separate from any review or application that may be required by a local preservation commission or other organizations (e.g., Landmarks Commission or the Utah Heritage Foundation). We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to verify if anyon-going work meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Once work is underway, changes to bring the project into conformance with the Standards can be difficult, expensive or occasionally impossible to make. Photographs showing all areas of work prior to the beginning of construction are required as part of the application. We hope the state historic preservation tax credit can make this rehabilitation project more economically feasible. Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Charles M. Shepherd, RA Historical Architect Office of Historic Preservation Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future February 23, 1982 Vic. S. and Harley Fother i ngham Beaver, Utah 84713 SGOTI M MATH ESON GOVERNOR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Mr. and Mrs. Fotheringham: Shortly after completion of the revi e\'/ meet ings and comment deadlines for consideration of the nominati on of t hose buildings in Beaver which appear eli gible fo r listing i n the National Register of Histori c places, Congress passed ammendments t o the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 . One of the ammendments formalized a procedure t hat had alrea dy been in effect here in Utah--providing the owners of proper ti es under consideration for nomination to the National Re gi ster of Hist or ic Pl aces, t he opportunity to ob ject to the li s ting. Yo ur property, at 95 North 400 West, has been recommen ded for nomination. If listed in the National Regis te r of Hi storic Places there are no restrictions placed on you as a property owner. You are still able to sell, renovate, demol ish or alter your property just the same as if it were not lis te d in the National Register. The purpose of the listing is t o document and identify those buildings, houses and sites an d structures, which hel p us understand the past history and de vel opment of communities, the state, or the nation. There are some tax benefits for rehabilitation \'/ork on commercial bu il dings and one tax penalty if you demolish a listed build ing. The tax penalty is that you are not able to write off as an allo\,/able expense the demolition costs . If you \'/ish to object to the listing of your property in the National Regis ter you must submit to us a notar ized statement that you are the owner of the property and that you object to its listing in the National Register of Histori c Places . The notar ized letter will insure that your prope r ty \'lill no t be 1isted in t he Regi ster an d only a determinati on of the property's eligibility for the National Register will be made. The notari zed statement objecting to the nomination must be submitted before Hay 1st of this year at which time the nomination will be forwarded to the National Register Off ice for fi nal action. We \'/ould also appreciate any letters i n su pport of the nomination of your property. I will be in Beaver on Tuesday March 16th at the Beaver County Courthou se in the Commi sion Chambers from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to answer any questions about the nomi nation and any other questions you may have. Sta le History Board : Milton C. Ab ra ms. Chai rman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J. Vlar~e r • Eliza:::e;n Mon tague • Thomas G. Alexander Delio G. Day10n • Wa yne K Hlnlon • Helen Z Papa nlkolas • DaVid S MonSO!1 • Elizabetn Grrl hth • William D. Owens One final note, the Utah State Historical Society has received funds to publish the study of Beaver compiled by Linda Bonar which led to this nomination of Beaver's historic properties. The publication is patterned after a book published in 1980, The Avenues of Salt Lake City, which has been received with great enthusiasm by residents of the Avenues and others interested in Utah history. The publication on Beaver will include an historical overview, section on Beaver's architectural history, and a photograph and short history of each of the historic buildings in the community. I am enclosing a copy of the structure/site information form which will be used in preparing the history of your property. Please read it and if you have any additional information or corrections please send them to me, or stop by the courthouse on March 16th. I will have a copy of the Avenues book with me so that you can see the format for the Beaver publication which we hope to have out the end of this year or early in 1983. Inclusion of your property in the National Register or in the proposed publication does not mean that tourists and visitors have any right to tour your house or trespass on your property. We have not had reports with this being a problem. It is always a pleasure for me to be in Beaver--your community is unique in the state and your efforts at preserving the historical resources of your community wi ll be greatly appreciated by future generations • . Please send any comments to me at the Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, or call me at 533-6017. If you are in Salt Lake City please stop by our offices in the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot loacted at 450 West on 300 South. .-:-. Sincerely, H:;ui R~( A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator AKP/ch F'nrloc;lJrf> I" ~ ';;i~ "' t ;;;~._ f~;~:{~~ , DC =I:) \~ ~"l ,(r@ n~~.' , ; '-{~___!:_;,~:,;;~", : February 13, 1980 ~.:.':'~. I .~ ~.I,\HI !:: S()!. Ci ,I/£-;I"..:'>: - Vie S and Harley Fotheringham Beaver, UT 84713 Dear Mr and Mrs Fotheringham: - - -- --- .. - ._-- S~J...~f I [ mil ' S":"~·.-::...,.; 0: ;· 1L.~:.? :· ;""":" ·.':~4 r (;. C'Jt.'t,11, ~ ~:~~ ' . ~_ ' ' .. ':.:: rH' \ '; :"'CH.H "'. --- ...... . --_._ Division of State History (U f Ah 1 · tI S10RICAL SOCif. rv) i - "--- -- M,LVI'; T SMIHI . [V n ECn I :Y; 7 ',', ES T 2" 0 S0UTH SAI_~ u.~tCI T Y n Lf " rl Jt-;f. UTAH &\' 80 1 /533·~755 It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that the Duckworth Grimshaw House, nominated by the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee and the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service and Ms. Carol D. Shull, Acting Keeper of the National Register, on February 1, 1980. We encourage the preservation o f this National Historic place. Your attention is directe d to the pro v isions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.~. 89-665) Title I, Section 106: The head of any federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in any State and the head of any Federal department or independent agency having authority to license any undertaki n g or prior to the issuance of any license, as the case may be, take into account the effect of the undertaking on any district, site, building, structure, or object that is included in the National Register. The head of any such Federal agency shall afford the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established under Title II of this Act a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to such undertaking. Your historic site is now eligible for funding under the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service program. This funding is in the form of fifty-fifty matching grants, which are available through this office. Applications are accepted each year in January or February. For spe cific application deadlines, it will be necessary to consult our newsletter where Slit'Po ti~~; :ory R Orlrrl Dellu G Day'o;, tJ-H :( )~ lC A t.:( (l::13.C~ 1 : : ·r!: .. ~·, • V/;t ynf'! K H ,r,\fjr'l • • f 1 ·' : , :r~ T r;('~()n t ·. LU ~': l Pano"':I o(cl.=! S ":.::"'0: -: ~ ~ . ~C'n'10" • • Li,£'~!8" ' :; \ ~ ' J ~'.I.I :: . :·· • ~ , l,J:).,:th l;tl ' t'!~) • ', ' . announcements will be made. Should you wish an application form, you may write to the Utah State Historical Society, Preservation Documentation, 307 West 200 South, Suite 1000, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. If you have questions concerning the availability of funds, or other items concerning funding of your project, please call 533-6017. Sincerely, Melvin T. Smith Director and State Historic Preservation Officer sm STATE OF UTAH Scott 1\1. Matheson. Governor June DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPME;\T SERVICES 11, 1979 RHiISTERID MAIL l)i\'isiOIl of Stat(' History Mr. Harley Farhingham ~le1vin T. Smith, Dir~ctor Crane Building. Suitt 1000 307 West 2nd South Salt Lake City. Utah 84101 Telephone (801) 533·5755 P.O. Box ZZ7 Beaver, UT 84713 Dear Mr. Farhingham: RE: Duckworth Grimshaw House We are pleased to report that your property has been considered to be eligible for nomination to the National Register. Therefore, if your property is nominated and listed, the provisions of the Tax Reform Act, signed into law on October 4, 1976, will be in effect. Specifically, the act contains four main provisions for buildings that qualify for tax depreciation e.g. income or commercial properties: (1) permits a five-year amortization of certified rehabilitation expenses; (Z) eliminates business expense deductions for demolition; (3) eliminates accelerated depreciation for structures built on the site of demolished historic structures; (4) provides special depreciation rules when the cost of rehabilitation exceeds $5,000 and the purchase price of the building. National Register guidelines allow you thirty days in which to comment on the eligibility of said property. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Preservation Office, Utah State Historical Society, 307 West 200 South, Suite 1000, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, 533-6017. ~\ erely, .~ J~illiP Keene, III Executive Director and State Historic Preservation Officer jjw ST ATE JIISTOR Y BOAR I): Or. Delio G. Dayton Ilr. 'tilton C. Abrams, Ch~irman Dr. Wayne K.llinlon , . 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Matheson, Governor May 29, 1979 DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Divisio n of Slate History Harley Farhinghrun P.O. Box 227 Beaver, UT 84713 ~. i\lclvin T. Smith, Director Crane Building, Suite 1000 307 West 2lld South Salt Lake City, l !tah 34101 Telephone (801) 5:13·5755 Dear MI. Farhinghrun: RE: Duckworth Grimshaw House The property you own will be considered by the State Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1979, at 2 p.m. in the Governor's Board Room, Utah State Capitol. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of historic buildings and other cultural resources worthy of preservation. Listing in the National Register makes private property O\·mers eligible to be considered for Federal grants-in-aid for historic preservation and provides limited protection through comment by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ·on the effect of federally fina.'1ced, assisted, or licensed undertakings on historic properties. If your property is depreciable and is listed in the National Register, there are also certain provisions of the 1976 Tax Reform Act that may apply to you. Section 2124 of the 1976 Tax Reform Act encourages preservation of historic depreciable structures by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehabilitations. In addition, it discourages destruction of historic buildings by reducing tax incentives both for demolition of historic structures and for new construction on the site of demolished historic buildings. If you wish to comment on whether your property should be nominated to the National Register, send your comments before June 6 to the Preservation Office, Utah State Historical Society, 307 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, 533-6017. You are welcome to attend the meeting. Sincerely, A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator jjw STATE HISTORY BOARD : Dr. :\Iilton C. Abrams, Chairman • Theron H. Luke· Dr. Delio q. Dayton • ( Dr. Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikolas • Dr. Ted J. Warner · Elizabeth Montague· Howard C. Price, Jr. David S. Monson· Elizabeth Griffith Mabel J. Olh'er • March 10, 1972 Century GRIMSHAW HOME BUILT BY: DUCKWORTH GRIMSHAW, 1877 REGISTERED BY: THE HARLEY FOTHERINGHAMS, 1-12-72 CONSTRUCTION NOTES: ORIGINAL PORTION BUILT OF BLACK VOLCANIC ROCK Beaver - 1 Check Enclosed ElIzabeth C. Delaney STATE OF UTAH CaJvin L. Rampton, Governor DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVlCES Divi~ion of State Hi!.tory Dr. Charles S. Peterson, Director 603 East South Temple Salt Lake City , Utah 84102 Telephone : (801) 328 - 5755 NoveMber 12, 1970 Mr. H.rley Fotherlng~ 95 North ~th Wa.t leever, Ut.h 8~713 It wa. a plea.ure vl.'tlng with you In your lovely no... You .re to be ~nded for your effortl In pre.ervlng Utah'. rIch hlltory. Our .. In r.a.on. for taking en Inventory of the Stete'. hl.torlc ,'tel are to deter.lne whet we have thet I, of v.lue, to give credit to people like yourself who shaw th.t they care, and to encourege the proper preservetlon of all "gn'f'cant sltel. We are Interested In your ~ beceuse of It I unIque ch.racter end would lIke to find out MOr. ebout It. Your help In campletln· and returning the enclosed fo~ would be epprecleted. Thank you for your help. Sincerely. Ciary D. Forbush Historfc Site. Survey CiDF:t. Enclosure STATE HISTO R Y BOARD : Dr. Milton C. Abrams, Chairman • T heron H. Luke • J uani ta Brooks • Cleo L. Jensen • Howard C. Price, Jr. Dr. Delio G. Dayto n • Dr. Dean R . BrimhalJ • Jack Goodman • Clyde L. Miller • Elizabeth Skanchy • Naomi Woolley STAT .B o I'· ". I C ~ S AL T CALVIN 0]" 0 I" T H LAK e: ~anuary L. RAMPTON [~ l JTA 11 G 0 V tr. . li N 0 R CI T Y l!r- 1972 OOV!!:RNOR Mr. & Mrs. Fotheilngham : 95 N. 400 W. Beaver, Utah 84713 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Fotheringham: GRIMSHAW HOME was listed on the "CENTURY REG ISTER11 - UTAH HI STORI C HOMES 12 January 1972 May I extend tQ you my congratulations and thank you for helping to preserve an important part of Utah1s pioneer heritage. Sincerely, ~) '" • • 1'