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    CHAPMAN, Julia Ann

    With the coming of spring, the brethren made a concerted drive to get all the Saints out of Kanesville. Other than for Julia’s health, Isaac was well equipped to travel. In the heat of the late spring, Julia gained some weight and felt pretty well. Deciding that they could safely make the trip, Isaac loaded the wagon
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      AVERETT, Elisha – A Pioneer and His Fife

      HE WOULD MAGNIFY HIS MASONARY GIFTS AND TALENTS. ORSON HYDE CALLED ELISHA TO SETTLE DIXIE AND HIS FAMILY ANSWERED THE CALL AND WOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW & MOVE WHERE HE WAS NEEDED…. ELISHA AND TWIN ELIJAH WORKED IN CONSTRUCTING ST. GEORGE, MANTI, AND SALT LAKE TEMPLES AND WERE ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING COVE FORT, KANAB FORT, DIXIE COTTON MILL (IN WASHINGTON, UT.), PIPE SPRING FORT,ARIZONA, HEBER TABERNACLE, AND MANY OTHER HISTORICAL SITES.
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        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.
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          ANDERSON, Editha Morgan

          Whatever else she was, Edith, like many other mature single Latter-day Saint Women, had internal strength and strong religious beliefs sufficient to tolerate an environment that was unsympathetic toward mature single women, as exemplified by Stout’s comments.Editha established a private school in her small log cabin that was located on 1st North and about 70 West in American Fork. It served as a bedroom, living room, and a tightly packed class room. The dwelling featured one door, one window, two beds, a wood stove, and a rest facility located out back of the cabin. Her rudimentary school attracted a dozen or so students, about the same number of youngsters as attended another school that met in a community-owned building that served as a place of worship and education.
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            KILLIAN, Captain John

            When the Elders administered to me, Brother Killian being mouth, I was in bed. He poured the oil on my forehead and I jumped right out of bed and put on my clothes. On hearing that Robbins was going to Quincy in the morning, I walked up to his house, three-quarters of a mile, and went with him in his carriage to Quincy, remained all day and returned with him at night.”
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