William Henry Tidwell, farmer, son of James H. and Emma, was born in Mt. Pleasant, July 18, 1860. His father came to Utah in 1851, crossing the plains in an…
He promised them that they would not have to shed the blood of their fellowmen, but that this added affliction heaped upon them in this hour of their trials would turn out as a blessing upon their heads. Several of the young Allred boys joined the "Mormon Battalion" and performed with that Battalion in the longest march of foot soldiers in length of miles ever traversed by any army in the history of time.
This biography originally appeared on pioneerstories.org Philip Hurst wrote the following to the “Salt Lake Herald” concerning Indian affairs in Sanpete County. It was published on 1 January 1873. Indian…