MAY... MORE FAMILY HISTORY

ELIZABETH PORTER (WADDOUPS)           

3 May 1816                         Walsgrave on Sowe Warwickshire, England

Rick’s great great grandmother – Page side

Elizabeth joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848, and Thomas joined in 1856. They immigrated to Utah in 1868 and settled in Bountiful. By 1874 they had moved to Centerville.

                            13 May 1837          BENJAMIN WOODBURY DRIGGS          OHIIO

Rick's great great grandfather - Todd side

As a 7 year old Ben donated his beloved wagon, which his father had made for him, to the building of the Nauvoo temple.  As Ben, accompanied by his dog Bones, handed the wagon over to the foreman the kindly man said to Ben, “God bless you boy.  I know what it means to you.  No one has made a greater sacrifice to help build the Nauvoo Temple.  Your gift will help.”

When Benjamin Driggs was 19 he joined in the rescue of the handcart companies.  He married Olivia Thankful Pratt and they settled in Pleasant Grove Utah and lived out his days there.

 MARY GRAHAM (DOXEY)    

               14 MAY 1853           CARLISLE ENGLAND   

                   Marilee great great grandmother                

Mary Graham was the mother of Thomas Graham Doxey. She died when he was 3 so information on her has been hard to find.  She was born in Carlisle England on the border of Scotland an area where many battles had been fought for centuries over that border.  Tom remembered his mother having long red hair.  She married Joseph Graham.  They were married for 7 years and had 4 children, 2 sons died one George Henry when 5 months old and Joseph about 2 weeks old, Mary Ellen ( who died when she was 15) and Thomas Graham.  She passed away from tuberculosis the day after giving birth to Joseph

                                              GEORGE DOXEY    
                                          

                                         15 May1850                        Ashford Derbyshire 

                                                  Marilee's great great grandfather 

                                                                            

George Doxey was married to Mary Graham whose birthday was the day before his.  He was listed as a stonemason, which was the same profession as his father, but after his first wife, Mary, died he wandered a lot and his mother raised his only living son Thomas Graham. George later remarried Delia Blake in Newburgh New York.  He had little contact with his son but in his final months he came to Utah and died there.  

MARY ANN RISER (HAYES)   
            

20 May 1844                           Nauvoo Ill

Marilee's great great grandmother Doxey side

Mary Ann joined the westward trek at the age of 3 crossing the plains with her parents who were immigrants from Germany.  She was the oldest living child in their family and took a lot of responsibility at a young age.  She was a hard worker.  She married William Hayes when she was 30 he was 27. They had 6 children and ran a store in SLC.  They bought a house that was connected to the store on 285 W 3 North in SLC. She died at age 72. 

                                          22 MAY 1868                           WILLARD JAMES PAGE                                               

Rick’s grandfather

This is a family picture and Grandpa Page (Howard) is the baby here.
The oldest is a daughter and she must be married.  They lost 2 as infants.
One daughter who was a twin with one of the sons here and
one 4 month old boy.

Willard James was born in Bountiful Utah.  Willard Page married Lillian Thurgood 16 Nov 1892 in Logan. They had 12 children, 4 daughters and 8 sons. Howard Newell was their youngest child.  He provided for his family as a farmer.  He died 13 Feb 1942 in West Point, Davis, Utah. This is someone I look forward to learning more about.

ELIZABETH EMMA LAVINIA YEATES (THURGOOD)

24 May 1835       Worcester England

Rick’s great great grandmother Page side

Emma Lavinia worked as a maid when she was 15.  She traveled with her employer into many countries.  In New Orleans Louisiana Emma met and married a Spanish captain and merchant.  He was generous and kind and left her with many worldly things but he died soon after and she returned to England.  Emma went to visit her sister Hannah (Anna) who had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Emma joined the church in 1862.  She met a missionary William Thurgood who baptized her November 17 1962.  She later married him after immigrating to Utah with her sister.  She was a very good cook and took care of those in need.  They had 7 children.  They lived above a store they ran called Bountiful Cooperative Mercantile.