Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Phillips Camp Biographies, Campkin to Curtis

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by her daughter Es t her Clark Patillo. My mother, Harriet Smuin Clark, was born July 22, 1836 at Radley, Berkshire , England. She was the dau ghter of Jose ph Smuin and Hannah Pearce Smuin . She worked very hard in a tailor and hat making shop with her aunt Mrs . Hannah Smuin Harvey, in order to save money to come to America. While working in this shop she made the acquaintance of Michael Clar1-c whom she later married in Salt Lake City. On April 11, 1859 my mother with her youngest brother, James Smuin and his wife , who had de l icate health, left Liverpool, England, bound 1.) \ for America . They sailed on the ship William Tap scott There were 725 saints on this ship under the leadership of Robert F. Nesl en. They a-rrived in New York City, May 24, 1859 and went to Florence, Nebraska, , arriving there May 25, 1859 . Florence, Nebraska was chosen as t he p lace where they could secure wagons, teams and supplies for crossing the plains . Mother crossed the plains by ox team in the company of Captain Ro bert F. Nes l en, walking most of the way because there was no room f or her to ride . Her siste r-in-law had to have a bed . While the company was res t ing and repairing the wagons, the women did t heir washing . One of the men in the company started a brush fire, and before it could be put out, it had burned all the comp any ' s washed clothes. The company arrived in Salt Lake valle y in Sep tember 1859 . Mother lived and worked for a short time at Wh i pple's home. She was married Sept . 24, 1859 to Michael Clark, and they lived in Salt Lake during the next few years. Mother decided to help wi t h home res p 0nsibilities so she described the mac h i ne for making straw hats to a Mr. Perkins and he made a machine for her. She surprised her husband with a new straw hat, so after that she made hats and sold them. During the year 1867 fa t her and mo t her v