Clarissa Allen Beal joined the Church with her husband and was a woman of
great faith.
William and
Clarissa with their little family suffered like the rest of the people who had
embraced the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, of Latter-day Saints, and with the rest of the saints
were
driven from
City to City, County to County, and from one State to another. The saints were
honest
upright and thrifty. When driven from one place, they would start homes in a
new
locality and
soon begin to prosper. Then again the mobs, led by so-called ministers of the
different
faiths, would set upon the saints, burning their homes, killing their cattle,
stealing their
horses. Many
Latter-day saint women suffered far worse than death at the hands of the mobs.
Being driven
from one place to another, William and Clarissa were in Nauvoo, Hancock,
Illinois,
in June
1844. June 21st, 1844, their little son Francis L. Was born. Some four days
later the
Prophet
Joseph Smith was taken to Carthage to be tried on a trumped up charge, and on
the 27th
June 1844
the prophet of the living God was murdered in cold blood by a mob with painted
faces. Not
only was the Prophet Joseph murdered, but also his faithful brother, Hyrum,
also a
man of high
integrity.
The Saints were again driven by the mob. William and Clarissa were in
Middleburg during the
persecutions
of 1850 and 1851. At this place on 30 June 1850 their little son William
Francis
was born.
While here also William and Clarissa were gathering things together to be ready
when
the next
emigrant train started for the Rocky Mountains. They had purchased a bolt of
cloth that
would do for
shirts for the boys as well as dresses for the girls. A number of pieces of
cloth for
Clarissa and
also a pair of new shoes. There were also many other such things that they
would
need in a
new country where there would be no place to buy good. The 17 June 1851
Clarissa gave birth to the little twins, Henry and Henrietta. Having suffered
so much persecution, Clarissa was weakened in body but her spirit was
unconquerable. After the twins were born she did not improve as she should. She
called for the Elders to come and administer to her that she might get well.
But there were no Elders there and she became weaker
each day she
realized her time on earth was almost over. She called her husband and children
to
her bedside
and insisted that her husband promise in the presence of their children that he
would
keep the
children together , and go with the saints to Zion, the valley of the
Mountains, to Salt
Lake City.
The 24 June 1851, this faithful woman bid farewell to her family and went to
receive
the reward
of the just. The husband and children were stricken with grief at the passing
of their
wife and
mother. The next day, 25 June 1851, the little twins joined their mother. Now
the
emptiness of
that home was terrible to bear. William’s despair was terrible to witness. Nine
children;
the youngest now just a year old. William said it was impossible for them to go
on
with the
saints now. But the children would not let him forget the promise he had made
to their
Mother
before she died. So there was nothing he could do but prepare to go to Utah
with the
saints in
1852.
Before
Clarissa’s death one of her people told them if they would let them adopt
Eunice Amy,
they in turn
would help them to go to Utah by giving William a fine span of horses, with new
wagon and
harness. Eunice was the most beautiful of the children, according to her sister
Harriet.
Clarissa told them no, that the children must all be kept together. Having been
driven
by the mob
so much they now only had one wagon and one span of horses.
Now plans
were being made to start with the emigrant train in 1852. A short time before
starting
this long
journey, William made the acquaintance of a strong, healthy woman who showed
great
sympathy for
him and his little family, saying that what he needed was a woman’s hand to
help
him with the
children on this long journey. To this William agreed. Clarissa had always been
the one to
keep moving toward their goal in the West and since her passing, William was
lost.
This woman
seemed to be the answer to this trying situation. So he asked her to marry him
and
care for his
children. This she was overwilling to do and they were married just a few days
before the
journey was to start for the West again. But imagine, if you can, William’s
surprise to
then learn
she had a large family of her own. She also reminded him as his wife, her
children
were
entitled to ride in the wagon with their mother. As there was not room in the
wagon for all
the
children, William began to look about to see what could be done. The older boys
could drive
team, and
herd and cattle. The older boys did this, while Harriet was able to ride with a
family
by caring
for the children. Alma drove team for his passage way to the West, the smaller
children
rode in the wagon with their father, Emily, Almira, Eunice Amy, Francis, L,
Nancy Jane
and William
Francis who was now two years old.
Many times
Harriet has told of the journey to Zion. When it rained, there were puddles of
water
in the rocks
and crevices and Harriet would take the slats out of Eunice’s little slat
bonnet and
wash the
bonnet, also her little apron that she had been wearing, and by placing them on
rocks or
bushes they
would dry quickly while the meal was being prepared and eaten and dishes washed
if there was
water. Before starting the journey again Harriet put the slats back in the now
clean
bonnet and
slipped the little apron on Eunice and as the wagons started on their long
journey
again,
Eunice was nice and clean and sweet, as Harriet used to say. Clarissa had told
Harriet she
must always
look after Eunice. I do not remember why her more than the others. Often
Harriet went to her Father’s wagon to get little William Francis to care for
while looking
after the
children in her care. One evening the wind was blowing cold. She wrapped him
up,
putting a
cloth over his head and was taking him for one wagon to the other, when the
cloth blew
off and the
little fellow took a heavy cold which caused his death. Again death took one of
the
family of
William Beal, and this time the dearly loved little son and brother. Their
sorrow as
increased at
the thought of buying the little fellow on the plains without a coffin to
protect his
little body
from the wolves and coyotes, for these sulking creatures would dig up the
bodies that
had to be
buried without a box or coffin to enclose them. They dug up the bodies, eating
the
flesh from
the bones where they bleached under the hot sun and cold winds and driving
sand.
There was
plenty proof of this from the bones lying all across the trackless plain.
The death of
little William Francis, following the passing of the wife and mother and little
twin
babies was a
heavy cross for William and his sorrowing children. Sad indeed were their
hearts
as they had
to leave that little unprotected grave so far from where they were going. All
along
the wagon
trail was to be seen graves of bleaching bones of someone’s loved ones, left
behind,
who were not
able to stand the hardships of the long, hard journey, and had died by the way.
After
traveling between three and four months the journey was at the end. On arriving
in Salt
Lake City
the woman William had married informed him she was leaving him, saying she only
married him
to get herself and children to Utah. The sad part of it was when she left she
left she
family much
poorer than when she came, as she took Clarissa’s new shoes, her dress goods,
and
also the
bolt of cloth bought for the children’s clothes, and many other things of use
in such an
out of the
way place. The journey had been long and the clothes they started the journey
with
were worn
out and no money to buy more and to place to buy if there was money to buy
with.
So the
children resented this woman very much and didn’t agree with their father
William in
letting her
take the things they so much needed. Yet she must have been much help to him in
bringing
that large family across the plains.
William
located his little family in a one room house with a fireplace, the front of
which was
even with
the wall of the room inside, the fireplace itself outside, thus giving more
space in the
room , which
served as living-room , dining room, bedroom, and kitchen. The fireplace itself
was a very
important part of the home as it served for heating water for bathing and
washing, for
cooking and
also for heating the room. The floor of this little home was of earth, made
smooth
and then
scoured until it was like cement. The walls of this home were of logs, the
fireplace of
rock. This
was much better than many others had to begin with.
Harriet
again resumed the responsibility of the house, preparing the meals and looking
after the
smaller
children. This was the wish of their father William and accepted by all the
older children
except
Emily. Harriet was one year seven months older than Emily, so naturally Emily
felt
Harriet
should not try to tell her what to do. Harriet, on the other hand, felt it was
up to Emily to
do as she
was told, as the work was heavy and very hard. Emily, when angry, would get
behind
the door and
pout until the family came and begged her to come out. Harriet felt this was
quite
an
accomplishment and felt she would like to try it when she herself got angry.
Harriet said she
was never
successful at pouting, as when the other children began talking about something
interesting,
she always forgot all about pouting and flew out from behind the door to tell
what she thought on the subject. She would laugh when she told of this and
always said she never
could keep
her mouth shut. So she said she never found out whether the family would come
and
coax her to
come out from behind the door and not pout anymore like they did Emily. She
said
she always
wanted to know. Harriet felt the pouting act of Emily’s was quite an
accomplishment.
Most
children quarrel more or less, but where there was no Mother or older person to
direct the
children in
more desirable ways, in William’s family the quarreling between Emily and
Harriet
was
terrible. William had a very heavy load to carry, and with the girls quarreling
it made his
troubles
worse.
Here, at
this point in the story I wish to call special attention to that great pioneer
and colonizer
Brigham
Young. Many thousands of people had been coming every year into the Salt Lake
Valley since
24th of July 1847. These people came from all parts of the world. Many of these
people were
those who had joined the Church of Jesus Christ and were among those who had
been driven
time and again from their homes, their crops destroyed, their cattle and horses
killed
or stolen by
the mobs. When they reached the Valleys of the Rockies they were destitute. The
first to
reach the valley had found desolation. By the time William Beal and family came
much
had been
done, many thousands of people were there. The Saints had been driven out of
confines of
the United States of America by the order of Governor Boggs and others like
him.
He said,
“Drive the Mormons out of the United States or exterminate them.” That was
Bogg’s
order. God
have mercy on his soul. Brigham Young saw the Great Salt Lake in vision before
he
came there,
and when he saw it he said, ‘THIS IS THE PLACE.’ Also the prophet Joseph Smith
before his
death told the saints they would finally be driven to the Rocky Mountains.
Although the
Saints were persecuted from the first the missionary work was carried on and
people came
from all parts of the world, leaving nice homes, often driven from their
families for
joining the
Church, they came into Salt Lake in great numbers; England, Germany, France,
Ireland,
Scotland, Wales, Denmark, Sweden, the isles of the sea. Many people, many
languages.
Yet the
great Pioneer Brigham Young and his associates were able to handle the
situation
without
friction. He put all men to work and each was allowed to progress if he would.
Each
was given
land and helped to build homes. All were fed. No one had much but all had
something.
Many came with little faith and caused a disturbance among those finding it
hard to
get started
in this waste land. Brigham Young loved his God and worshiped Him. He loved the
memory and
teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and followed those teachings as they had
been given
the Prophet from on high. Through the guiding influence of the Holy Ghost, he
was
able to keep
these people busy and happy as a whole. Each man had his work to do. William
Beal began
his day, except Sunday, by going to the public square and with his drum, called
all
men to the
Square to receive their instructions for the day. Each man was made responsible
for
certain
work, and was given greater responsibility as soon as he showed he was able to
do it.
As I said
before, among some people gathered there, there were those who would like to
overthrow
the success of the undertaking. They carried on a whispering campaign against
Brigham
Young and the other leading brethren. William listened to their complaints and
was
soon
partaking of their views and complaining also. Brigham Young was not dismayed.
He
looked after
that large group of people like a father looking after his own family.William
received little encouragement at home. The girls quarreling and squabbling
among
themselves
all the time. To add to the confusion Harriet became very sick and seemed to
get
worse all
the time. The night she was so sick it seemed to her the children would never
quiet
down to
sleep. At length the room was quiet and what follows Harriet always spoke of it
as a
dream. She
said:
“Lying in my
bed I was overjoyed to see my Mother there by me. I was not afraid and began
telling
Mother of all that had happened since Mother’s death. I told her that Father
had hired one
of the women
to make over Mother’s dresses for us girls. Mother answered, ‘Yes, I know. And
the right
sleeve of the black dress she is making for you is not sewed in, but is only
basted. Get
me a needle
and thread and I will sew it in for you.’ I brought the needle and thread and
gave it
to Mother,
who began to sew the sleeve in but soon pricked her finger and exclaimed, ‘Oh,
I
have pricked
my finger, see how it is swelling! I cannot sew it in for you, but tell the
woman in
the morning
and she will sew it in for you. I am too pure for this life now. Come with me.’
I
told Mother
about Father marrying that woman, who only married him to get across the plains
and then
left us, taking all the cloth, shoes and other things Mother had bought for us,
and
Mother
answered, ‘Yes, I know.’ I told Mother that Father and all us children had gone
to the
Endowment
House and had all been sealed to her and Father, and that we had also had
little
William
Francis sealed to her and Father. She answered as before, ‘Yes, I know.’ I
asked her
where she
got that dress she was wearing, as it was not the one she was buried in, and
she
answered,
‘The Lord gave it to me.’”
“I then
said, ‘Mother, Emily and I quarrel terrible, and the other day we got in a
fight and when
we were
angry we tore each others apron off and threw them in the fire and burned them
up, and
they were
made out of one of your dresses.’ She answered so sadly, ‘Yes, I know and if
you and
Emily do not
stop quarreling you can never come where I am world without end, remember
that.’
Then Mother
again said, ‘I want you to come with me, as I have much to tell you.’ I followed
her
from the
room and we then left the place and floated through the air, side by side. When
we
came to a
certain place Mother said to me. ‘Now hold your breath until we pass this place
as the
air is too
light for mortals.’ I held my breath as instructed. All the time Mother was
talking to
me, telling
me things she wanted me to tell Father and I was afraid, , for Father was a
strict man.
She said,
‘Tell Father if he does not stop using tobacco, he can never come where I am.
Tell him
if he
doesn’t stop talking about the authorities of the Church and especially
President Brigham
Young, he
will lose his testimony of the Gospel and will apostatize; therefore he will
never come
where I am,
worlds without end. Now remember to tell him what I am telling you, Harriet,’ I
replied,
‘But Mother, I would not dare tell Father that, and if I did he would not
believe me.’ She
answered me
by saying, ‘You tell him every word I tell you and he will believe every world
you
say.’”
After some
time, we came to a beautiful building, very large but as yet unfinished. We
seemed
to light
very easily on the porch that was around the large building as far as I could
see. All the
time Mother
was telling me things to tell Father. She told me of temple work she wanted
done
and wanted
Father to do it with me to help him. She said there were sealings to be done.
That
Mother’s
sisters wanted to be sealed to Father, especially one who had married a very
unclean
man. My
Aunt, Mother said, did not want to be sealed to this man Gordon. Mother told me
my
aunt had
prayed to the Lord after she found out what a wicked man Gordon was, she prayed
that she would never have children by such a man and that is why Mother had
given little William
Francis to
my Aunt, but we had him sealed to his own parents. I wish to say here, Father
and I
have done
all the temple work Mother told me to have done.”
Mother then
led me into a most beautiful bedroom which was very large. The workmanship of
the room was
beautiful as was also the rest of the building what I could see, although it
was as
yet
unfinished. The floors of the bedroom were as of gold and on the floor playing
was out little
darling
William Francis that we buried on the plains. And with him were the twins.
William
Francis was
trying to pound golden nails into the floor. Lovely beds were in the room and
on
one of these
I noticed Mother’s sitting and the wife of Gorden was weeping bitterly. I asked
Mother why
Aunt was crying she said, ‘She doesn’t want to be sealed to Gordon. Remember to
tell Father
to have her sealed to him. Now don’t forget and also the other sealings I have
told
you to ask
Father to do.’”
Mother then
said to me, ‘I must go to the kitchen for awhile and I want you to sit right
there in
that chair
until I return.’ I said, Mother what is that loud noise I hear, the roosters
crowing,
people
yelling at one another. Such confusion. What is it?’ She said that was hell and
was a
long way off
but at times one could hear the confusion. She then said, ‘Don’t leave this
room
and I want
you to sit right in that chair until I return.’ I asked her if she had to work
in the
kitchen and
she said, ‘Of course, I take my turn just like the rest.’”
I sat still
watching the children at play, also thought about my Aunts and their sorrow. I
could
hear Mother
tripping down the long hall. I so wanted to see if she tripped along like she
did in
life. She
never seemed to touch the ground. So I got up and went to the door and looked
out and
sure enough,
there was Mother tripping along just like she used to do. One of the string
things
about this
visit for me was that although I loved little William Francis so much and was
glad to
see the
little twins, they did not seem to notice me at all. My Aunts, although II had
known them
well, did
not act as though I was there. It made me want to be with Mother and I made no
attempt to
speak to anyone else. Watching Mother down the hall I turned to go back to my
chair,
but in
turning I saw the door across the hall just a short distance from where I was
standing, and
it was open.
Well I just had to see what was in that room, so I crossed very carefully and
looked
in. All my
life I have been of a very inquisitive nature. Many times it has caused me much
trouble. But
this time I was very pleasantly surprised to see the Prophet Joseph Smith
walking
up and down
a very long room and he had his hands clasped behind him, his head bowed as
though in
thought. At long tables on either side of the room and down the center also,
many men
sat writing
as fast as they could and once in awhile the Prophet would stop and speak to
one of
the men and
they would answer and then go right on writing as fast as before. Among these
men
were the
Prophet’s brother Hyrum, also other men I had known well. I was also present
when
the mantle
of the Prophet Joseph Smith fell on Brigham Young and his voice for a time
sounded
like the
Prophet Joseph and it was a testimony to the thirty thousand more saints
gathered there
that Brigham
Young should lead the Saints since the death of the Prophet Joseph, who was
murdered in
cold blood. The great audience of more than thirty had returned, and then
learning
it was
Brigham Young, they knew Brigham Young was chosen of God to lead the Church.”
Seeing many
of these men at these long tables writing was like seeing friends as there were
many
I had known.
But many had been put to death by the mobs for their testimony of the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. They were all wonderful men and had not been afraid to seal their
testimony with
their life’s
blood.”
“Just a word
of the mantle of the Prophet Joseph Smith falling on Brigham Young. Before
Brigham
Young began to speak, Sidney Rigdon had talked for two hours, telling the
people why
he, Sidney,
should lead the church. And then seeing the manifestation we saw, it was a
testimony we
never forgot and never will as long as we live. I was seven years old at the
time.
Some things
children never forget and I will never forget that grand occasion. And the
wonderful
Spirit of the Lord that was there made it all the more unforgettable.”
Back to the
story:
Fearing
Mother would fine me across the hall I hurried back to the room and sat in the
chair, and
had only a
short time to wait until Mother returned. Another characteristic of myself was,
I
could never
keep anything secret or be underhanded. It must have been in my face for anyone
could fine
me out in no time and so there was no use in trying to hid anything. So as usual
as
soon as
Mother came the first thing I did was to say, ‘Mother, what is the Prophet
Joseph and
Brother
Hyrum and all the rest of the men doing in there?’ Mother looked at me as much
as to
say,
‘Harriet, I
told you not to leave this room or even the chair.’ I said, ‘But Mother, I just
looked
in.’ She
said, ‘Well , you must go now, come, I will go with you to the porch and
remember
when you
come to that place, be sure to hold your breath.’ ‘But Mother,’I said, ‘What is
the
Prophet
Joseph and his brother, Hyrum, and all the other men doing in there?’ She
answered,
‘Preparing
genealogy so that the work can be done on earth for those who have died without
having the
privilege of hearing the gospel themselves.’ There for the third time she told
me
everything
over again and told me to tell Father and he would believe very word I said to
him.
She put
great stress on me telling Father that he should stop speaking evil of the
authorities of the
Church,
especially President Brigham Young. And if he did not cease he could never come
where she
was, worlds without end. She came to the porch with me and I started out,
remembering
to hold my breath. The next I knew it was morning and I was in bed. I was still
very sick
but better than the night before, and so I dressed and went outside and sat in
the
chimney
corner as the fire from within had melted the snow from the rocks of the
chimney and
warmed them.
All were asleep within the room. The snow was all over the ground. I crouched
down,
frightened and crying, for I did not dare tell Father what I had to tell him.”
“My sisters
found me there and Emily ran to tell Father. Emily told Father I was outside in
the
chimney
corner crying and had said I had something to tell him but I was afraid to do
so. Father
came out and
asked me what was the matter and I told him I had something to tell him but I
was
afraid he
would not believe me. Father said, ‘I will believe every word you say.’ This
startled
me for those
were the very words Mother said to me when I told her I was afraid to tell
Father.
So, sobbing,
I told Father my story, frightened all the time. When I had finished my story,
Father said,
‘I believe every word you say.’ From that time forth I never head my Father
speak ill
of anyone in
authority and he would not allow anyone to do so in his hearing or in his
house. My
Father,
outside of the use of tobacco was a very exemplary man. We went in the house to
look at
the dress
Mother had called my attention to the night before and sure enough the right
sleeve was
only basted
in.”“Father took me to the Endowment House and had me tell my dream to those in
authority there
and they
said to him, ‘Brother Beal, your daughter has had a vision from above and has
been
permitted
this visitation for the good of you and your family. Teat it as sacred.’”
“My Father
let me help him do the temple work Mother had told me to tell Father to do.
Emily
and I
stopped quarreling. I being the oldest girl, Father put me in charge of the
house, but I
never forgot
my Mother’s warning about quarreling. Again peace was in our home. Not so long
after this,
Father married again. Then the new Mother took over the house and I and Emily
found it a
pleasure to do her bidding.”
“This new
wife and Mother was Mrs. Eliza Nielsen Brown from Copenhagen, Denmark. She
had married
Brown in Copenhagen, Denmark, and he was the father of her five oldest
children;
Adam,
Victoria, and also his little children, and when he was angry he would whip the
children
and also his
wife. Eliza heard the Gospel preached by the missionaries from Utah, at once
she
had a divine
testimony of the truthfulness of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. She
was anxious
to become a member of the church as its teachings, its truths, answered the
longing
of her
heart. When Brown understood she wanted to join the Church his abuse was so
great she
could no
longer endure his persecution. Getting her little ones ready she left Brown’s
house
forever,
then joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and emigrated to
Utah with
other
members of the Church. She and her little ones came to Salt Lake City and in
this place
she met
Father and they were soon in love with one another, although she spoke no
English and
he could not
speak Danish. They went to the Endowment House and were married and sealed
for time and
all Eternity and four of the children were sealed to Father and their Mother
Eliza.
But Adam,
the eldest child refused.”
“Father and
Mother Eliza were very happy from the beginning of their life together. All
Father’s
children
loved Eliza and gladly called her Mother. Father was very gentle and kind to
her
children.
Girls from Denmark often came to visit Mother and she enjoyed their visits very
much
as she could
talk to them in her own language. There was also a man from Denmark that used
to
call to see
Mother. Father did not object, as he felt it gave her pleasure to talk to
people from her
own country.
Father was away from early morning until late at night, making a living for his
large
family. Soon after Mother met this Danish man she begin to be sad and each time
this man
came to
visit her, after his visits she would cry. One day, coming home from school, I
heard
Mother
crying and the Danish girls were talking to her. I ran into the room and
demanded why
Mother was
crying and what they were doing to her. These girls had been in America for
some
time and
talked the English language very well. They told me the man that had been
visiting
Mother had
told Mother, Father did not love her, that he was going to leave her and marry
an
American
girl. This man asked Mother to go away with him and be his wife. So Mother was
very unhappy
as Father did not love her. I told the girls Father loved her very much and so
did
all his
children. They told Mother what I said. I put my arms around her and held her
tight. She
laughed and
hugged me and cried and laughed. I told the girls they had better get word to
that
man and tell
him not to come near our place again, that when Father was angry someone was
going to get
hurt, and I knew he would be very angry when he heard the lies this man had
been
telling
Mother. They must of told him for he was never seen in that part of the country
again.
Father and
Mother were so happy again, now that things had been explained that had been
causing all the sorrow to Mother. Father was a hard working man and soon began
to get a good
start, then
President Brigham Young called men to take their families and locate in
different parts
of Utah and
Arizona, selling what they had in buildings and lands to those who were coming
in
all the time
from most every country on the Globe.”
“Father took
his family and settled in Manti. I married Alma Millet, Emily married Oliver
Demille and
John Alma married Oliver Demille’s sister, Lovina Esther DeMille, and we all
moved down
in the Dixie country, some twenty miles from St. George, Utah.”
“Adam never
seemed to do much for himself but hung around Mother and of course Father. As
Father was
getting old and was not too well he was glad Adam was near. Father and Mother
Eliza had
four children, two boys, two girls. Elroy(Eroy) Deloss and who only lived a few
hours, then
Eliza Amelia and Julia Caroline and then William. Each of these children
married
well and had
very fine families.”
“At Father’s
death all his property was turned over to Adam, providing he would care for
Mother
until her
death, then the property was to be Adam’s .Adam said after Mother was dead and
we
could not
ask her about it, that he had persuaded her to be sealed to his father, Brown.
Be not
troubled
about that. She and her other four children were sealed to Father and Father’s
and
Mother’s
last four children were born under the New and Everlasting Covenant, and were
Father’s and
Mother’s children throughout all eternity. So Adam has failed in that as he
seemed
to fail in
everything else in life. He was a very small person, with no meat on his bones
and
seemed to be
happiest when he was making someone unhappy. That is my impression of him.”
“I wept very
bitterly when word came saying Mother Eliza was dead. But this I know: She went
to a great
reward and in to the presence of Father who loved her very much and to also
join her
little
children who had gone on before, and to receive the love and praise of my own
dear Mother
for the
wonderful work she had done and the many blessings she brought to our own Mother’s
children.
Great will be her reward and we bless her memory.”
Harriet
Selvina Beal Millet as she told it to her niece, Cora Anna Beal Peterson.
Note 1.
“Feeling incapable of the monumental task of trying to transport his ten young
children
to Utah
alone, William married a strong, healthy woman, Anna Wood, who showed sympathy
for his
young family.” (Wesley R. Burr and Ruth J Burr, A History of the Burr Pioneers
(Printed
by
Publishers Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, and published by Charles and Sarah Burr
Organization
in Provo,
Utah, 1995),pg. 16
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