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Show .. ;~ .. I I ' The par ents of Young Eliz, beth St e el e wer e Cfl t herine Canipb e l l nnd John St eBl e . l 'hey >1ere bor n and r ·iised in Ire l 1md. 'l'h1:)Y j oinon t he Church 7hen i t was young, and l i ve · in lauvoo with t he ~m ints r,rnd •er e d:ri van out v,i t h t,l er,, .• '.Phei:r oldont daug t .'lr ll'H:}5 bor n i n Ire l nnd. 'I'wo other childr en Y:ere bor-n o.nd died i n 11 h UVOO . Tho t'at l er j oined the 1,Aormon Bnttalion anc1 C:. t herine Cmn;pbell 0t eel e wen one of t e, t hr eo v·o r. en who went olo,1g with ,t ho comJH111y . '!'hey took t heir dyughter , Lior y , with t i em. Provisi ons W"'re SCf' r co , but th0 sol 1iGrs with the chi ld , r athe :r than l e ave he:;:• be 1i'nd . c ompany joined ·t;he 0r i. !its i n. ,iolt Lake Ci t y . 1.mong ther; was John St eel r ' 'l'hey a r r ived in Salt J..,-.J.ke Ci.t y , J ·une g9 9 184'7 . El ven fl 3ys l nter young w .s bor n . Cr r-w.c ,< ,. ,·iesi.ono 1t r ,3 the- mi d 1i fe ,ho l ooked after :rr1othe r :s.nd ch ild . t'our ye 1r s l :<1't · r thoy ove t o Par ovmn. She w -s l en.l thy chi .ld v,i t h brown eye s , and. auburn cu1·ls. ~)ho learned to '1'.'0 l·l nd d i d l ergo ·,a .. h'L n:;~ : lw!l. eh<:) was o:nly 12 years o ld. tihe could ~ . so 1mke a nd cook over the f .i r e ;l..ce with rr.1.1ch skill. \ •I 'ho r emern.b e r Bd well t e I ndi a ns , HJld tell s of Ch i ef' ,nl ker tnvi.ted t o di ne \.. wi t h the and how orc1ar l y her pa:t'E:'mts t 1(1 her and ter brother and tlist e r s the.1 must be while her V/:.1 8 t l:'J(;ro. . ' .t one t he .:..li zabet h Vtl S sent t o t he crc1ek f or ·,~t e r . 'l'he b r i dge broke '· a nd fell i n. .Jhe v11rn cArri ec1 S()me di stance down t he 1tt r ear.n. A rn:i i ghbor ' s boy \ saw lu-:::r ~m.d gave t l e alarm. ;Jhe "'ms r osc ue(l; bu t , f ,,W mi nutes longe r a nd she would hf,,ve been pas t r e vi vi ng. 'l'ha fm,lily L10v ed t o 1'oquervi lh, 1.11 18 60 . 'l'hey liked. ·,a rowan u d nll t heir f nt he:l:' wunt;ed to r c mai t 1er e but of co11rae they di ns their fA t hHr hardsh~j> Hl:e end hr d danced b ref'oot ed m&n.t tt nt-:is J.11 the 1)01,Hn·i oLJ . 'rhose oi' th ,, ch i ldren \/'Jho went t o 'l'o (tllfirvi l e besides lHizobeth e r e l ma, Susan, e nd J sn_e . |
