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Show PIONEER WOMEN OF FAITH AND FORTITUDE scarce while crossing the Plains. Sarah gave birth to a son who later died and was buried on the plains. It was a very sad experience and her heart was burdened with sorrow as she left the little grave and continued West. After arriving in Utah, the family settled in Lehi, Utah, and lived there for nine years. They had six children born in Lehi, but lost three of them. In 1862, they were called to go to "Dixie" to help settle the area there. Twelve year old, Sarah Ann, drove the wagon and oxen and her father drove the stock, They crossed the Black Ridge (near Cedar City) in December and there were so many boulders and ruts in the road that Ellen was afraid that at any minute Sarah Ann would be pulled under the animal's hoofs. At the end of this very tiring and rough journey, on December 21, 1862, Ellen gave birth to her daughter, Emily, in a wagon box in Virgin, Utah. The family then moved to nearby Duncan, Utah, and then to Grafton, Utah. At the time there were about thirty families in the area. There was so much poverty in Grafton, the family decided to move to Rose Valley, Nevada. While in Nevada, they had cows and sold the butter and milk. Things were not any better in Nevada and it became necessary for them to move back to Grafton. This was absolutely the last move for Ellen. The family worked hard and built a one-room house which was later replaced by a nice brick home, which had three rooms, three porches, a cellar and granary storehouse. The family farmed. They grew fruit which they dried and stored for the winters and, also, wheat and other crops. Ellen was an excellent homemaker, seamstress and cook. Her granddaughter wrote in her history of how she loved to go to her grandmother'S house to have bread with applesauce sprinkled with sugar. They also loved her dumplings, puddings and butter cookies. Ellen passed away in February 1899, in Grafton, Utah, at age seventy-seven. She was preceded in death by seven of her ten children. FANNY GOBLE WOOD No Photo Available CHILDREN: Fanny, about 1842 BIRTHDATE: about 1817 DEATH: PARENTS: PIONEER: 28 Sep 1855 Captain Moses Thurston 5th Company SPOUSE: John Wood MARRIED: 3435 Ellen, about 1844 Harriett, about 1847 Johnathan D., about 1850 Edwin, about 1852 Oliver, about 1854 John Wood, his wife, Fanny Goble Wood, and children sailed from England according to records from "Emigration Book C 1854-1855" from Emigration Records from the Liverpool Office of the British Mission 185] -1855, page 41. John Wood and wife Fanny gave their home address as 29 Gardner Street, Brighton, Kent, England. They sailed on the ship "Chimporazo," 17 April 1855 from Liverpool. His occupation was listed as a "preserver of birds." His company was comprised of the following: John Wood age 43 Fanny (wife) age 38 Ellen age 11 Harriett age 8 Johnathan D. age 5 Oliver age 1 Edwin age 3 Fanny age 13 They landed in Philadelphia, New Jersey - no date given. The next we find on the above family is crossing the plains. They departed 4th July 1855 from Mormon Grove, Kansas. They were in the 5th Company, under Captain Moses Thurston with 148 people, 33 wagons, 234 oxen, 28 cows, 12 horses. They arrived in Salt Lake 28 Sept. 1855. HANNAH ELECTA DALEY WOOD BIRTHDATE: 21 Aug 1810 Marcellus, Onondago, New York DEATH: 15 Apr 1871 Springville, Utah Co., Utah PARENTS: John Daley Elizabeth Ennis/Ennice PIONEER: 24 Sep 1848 Wagon Train Company SPOUSE: Gideon D. Wood MARRIED: 28 Dec 1830 Florence, Huron, Ohio DEATH SP: 9 Sep 1890 Springville, Utah Co., Utah CHILDREN: Lyman Stephen, 11 Apr 1832 Electa, 15 Jul 1834 Elizabeth, 11 Apr 1841 Gideon, 21 Mar 1849 Emma Hannah, 21 May 1851 Gideon learned the trade of carding wool and cloth and saved enough money to buy and clear a piece of heavily |
