WILKINSON, Joseph Thomas
Brother Brigham
Submitted by David Smith Born: 26 March 1847, Manchester, Lancashire, England Died: 8 August 1919, Cedar City, Utah Originally published as “Active Useful Career Is Ended,” Iron County Record, 8…
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HAGGERTY, Lucinda Catherine
Submitted by David Hinton Born: 29 Jan 1816, Branchville, Sussex, New Jersey Died: 26 January 1906, Deseret Utah Compiled by Lila B. Badger, a great-granddaughter Great-grandma, Lucinda Catherine Haggerty, and…
EAGER, Anna: Pioneer Child & Mother
Anna is born in Virgin, Utah but a a very early age moved to Eagar Arizona, then Snowflake, Az, then Morelos, Mexico Where she went to school. Forced out of Mexico, she moved with her family to Woodruff, Arizona, then later to Hurricane, Utah. She married, raised her family, and died there.
HINTON, James Maurice: Life Story
I herded those sheep through what they call the Bear Hole. I’d start them through the East side and it would take them ten days to go through. I herded sheep four years for Wilts Imlay on Kolob in the summer and on the Arizona Strip in winter. The wages were $40 a month and board. I’ve got more to show for those four years than any other time in my life.
SHIRTS, Peter
The road was to follow an old Indian trail on the west edge of the Black Ridge. When asked how the wagons would get across the deep canyon which barred the way, he replied, “We’ll leap it!” The 165 ft deep canyon crossing became “Peter’s Leap.” The stream became “Leap Creek.” A sturdy windlass was erected on top of the north canyon wall. The wagons coming from the north were stopped here. The cargo was lashed securely to the wagon box. The teams were unhitched and led down the winding 30 percent grade to the canyon bottom.
