Sun Advocate - 18 Jan 1934
George H. Tays, 76, died at the Price hospital Tuesday after a long illness. He was born at Lehabenaeadie, Nova Scotia September 15, 1857, moving when a young man to Texas where he was a member of the Texas frontier battalion. He lived in Colorado before coming to Price.

The body is at the Wallace mortuary pending funeral arrangements.

Funeral services will be held Sunday in the Masonic temple at 2:00 p.m. with burial in the Price cemetery under the direction of the Wallace mortuary.

Sun Advocate - 25 Jan 1934
Services held for Texas Veteran of Indian Wars

Funeral services were held in the Masonic temple Sunday at 1:00 p.m. for George H. Tays, 76, who died at the city hospital last week. E. C. McKee of Rolapp was the speaker. Burial was in the Masonic plot of the Price cemetery under the direction of the Wallace Mortuary.

When a young man, Mrs. Tays was an Indian fighter in Texas as a member of the frontier battalion of the state.

Sun Advocate - 16 Jan 1941
Mrs. Tays Succumbs; Funeral Yesterday

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Frances Phillips Tays, 69, who died Monday in the Price City hospital after a two weeks illness, were held yesterday afternoon in Mitchell's funeral home. Naomi Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, conducted the services, with Mrs. W. B. Jones, worthy matron, in charge. Burial was in the local cemetery.

Mrs. Tays was born in Trenton Falls, New York, on October 28, 1871, the daughter of Leander and Helen Louise Tanner Phillips. For seven years she had made her home in Price, where one son, H.E. Tays, resides.

Sun Advocate - 22 Sept 1966
Ethel B. Tays

Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the North Carbon LDS Stake Center for Mrs. Ethel Biggs Tays, 65, Kenilworth, who died Suept. 17 in a Salt Lake City hospital after a short illness.

She was born Jan. 22, 1901, at Cumtillery, England, to Thomas and Emily Carey Biggs Sr. She was married to James Teasdale. He died. She was married to Samuel England. He died. She married H.E. Tays Sept. 3, 1938, at Glenwood Springs, Colo. The marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. She was a member of the Service Star Legion. Price Women's Club, president of Kenilworth LDS Relief Society at the time of her death.

Burial was in the Price City Cemetery under the direction of the Mitchell Funeral Home.

Robert Sutch

Pleasant Grove - Robert Sutch, age 66, of Pleasant Grove, died July 8, 1984 at his home.

Born April 29, 1918 in Castle Gate, Utah, to Oliver and Ada Agar Sutch. He married Mildred Bezzant, June 13, 1941, in Provo. He spent his childhood days and attended schools in Carbon County. Graduated from Carbon High School. He later attended Utah Technical College of Provo, and served a Boiler Maker Apprenticeship. He worked at U.S. Steel Geneva Works, for 35 years retiring in April of 1980. He also had worked at Seattle Canning Co., Standard Coal Co., Rains Coal Co., and other mines in Carbon County. During the construction of Geneva Steel, he was employed by Midwest Pipe Co. He was a member of the Story Lodge #4 F&AM, Provo. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Funeral services will be Wednesday 11 a.m. Pleasant Grove 1st LDS Ward Chapel, 200 E. 500 So. Friends may call at Olpin Family Mortuary, 300 E. 500 So. Tuesday 7 - 9 p.m. or at the Church Wednesday, 1 hour prior to services. Burial Pleasant Grove City Cemetery.

Eliza K. Sutch

Murray - Eliza Mary Kavanagh Sutch, 56, 1381 Teckwood Dr., Murray, died of a stomach tumor Jan. 25, 1974, in a Salt Lake Hospital.

Born March 24, 1916, Helper, Carbon County, to James Collins and Edna Thomas Kavanagh. Married Peter Sutch, May 6, 1961, Salt Lake City; he died Aug. 28, 1965. Clerk typist. Member Catholic Church.

Funeral mass Tuesday 10 a.m. Sacred Heart Church, 174 E. 9th South. Rosary Monday 7 p.m., 372 E. 100 South. Firends call at the chapel one hour prior to services. Burial, Provo City cemetery.

Oliver A. Sutch

Orem - Oliver Agar Sutch, 65, Orem, died of natural causes Dec 11, 1973 in a Provo hospital.

Born Oct. 12, 1908, Castle Gate, Carbon County to Oliver and Ada Agar Sutch. Veteran WWII, member DAV. Former miner, employee Gene Harvey's Chevrolet. Member Presbyterian Church; Story Lodge 4, F&AM.

Funeral Thursday 11 a.m. Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo, where friends call prior to service. Burial, Timpanogos Memorial Gardens.

Oliver Sutch

Orem - Oliver Sutch, 86, Orem, died of natural causes Dec. 27, at 11 p.m. in an Orem rest home. Born March 3, 1880, Wigan, Lancashire, England, to Peter and Hester Begley Sutch. Married Ada Agar December, 1906. She died. Married Mary E. Rugg. She died Dec. 9, 1964. Came to Utah, 1904. Provo resident since 1948. Member Knights of Pythias Lodge; Story Lodge No. 4, F&AM, Provo. Former superintendant of mines, Utah Fuel Co., Castle Gate, Carbon County. Former superintendent of mines, Mutual Coal Co., Spring Canyon, Carbon County. Retired. Worked in coal mining industry 57 years. Received Holmes Safety Medal for no time loss for accidents.

Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo, where friends call Friday 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday prior to services. Burial Pleasant Grove City cemetery.

Peter Sutch

died 28 Aug 1965

Peter Sutch, 50, 1381 Teakwood Dr., died Saturday at 2:17 p.m. in a Salt Lake hospital, after a short illness. Born June 29, 1915, Castle Gate Carbon County to Oliver and Ada Sutch. Married Eliza Mary Kavanagh, May 6, 1961, Salt Lake City. Member Story lodge No., 4. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Berg Mortuary, Provo where friends call Tuesday 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, prior to services. Burial Provo City cemetery.

Sun Advocate Newspaper - April 7, 1922

Charles Van Tromp, a carpenter employed by the Denver and Rio Grande Western, was killed on the track up near Kenilworth Junction Tuesday afternoon. Riding with James Vanderford, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph company, on the "speeder" used by the latter in his work they unexectedly met a freight train plugging out from Helper so as to make the siding at Price and in time to clear the track for the afternoon passenger train going west. The men had left Price only a few moments before unaware that the freight would be en-route. Around a sharp curve the approach of the train was so sudden that although Vanderford jumped to safety, the older man was unable to get clear in time, and his death resulted from the crash when the train hit the speeder. The little conveyance was entirely demolished. Van Tromp was an oldtime employee of the railroad company, infact a pensioner, but kept at work notwithstanding. His widow and four children are living at Cuprum.

Obit 1972

OGDEN - George D. Wardell, 73, Ogden, died Nov. 21 of natural causes in a local Hospital. Born May 18, 1899, Castle Gate, Carbon County, to John N. and Barbara Agar Wardell. Married Katherine Matson Oct. 3, 1936, Reno. Retired foreman Southern Pacific Railroad Co. Member Wadsworth Lodge F&AM; 32nd degree Mason; member American Railway Supervisors Assn.; Retired Railroad Employes Club; Southern Pacific Old Timers Club No. 1; Golden Hour Center. Public Masonic funeral service Friday 11a.m., Myers Mortuary Chapel, Ogden. where friends call Thursday, 7 - 9 p.m. Friday one hour before services. Burial Washington Heights Municipal Park. Family suggests contributions to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

OGDEN - Samuel Whetton, 89, died May 22, in an Ogden nursing home of natural causes. Born Dec. 26, 1881, Derbyshire County, England, to Henage and Catherine Raynor Whetton. Married Meggie Wardell, July 3, 1909, Castle Gate, Carbon County; solemnized in Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Jan 8, 1966. High priest. Member Local 1429, International Association of Machinist. Funeral Monday 1 p.m., Myers Mortuary Chapel, where friends call Monday prior to service. Burial, Ogden Cemetery.

DRAGERTON, Carbon County - Georgia Maupin McClain, 83, Dragerton, died of natural causes Jan. 28, 1968 at home. Born Jan. 4, 1885, Gratz, Ky., to George and Florence Saunders Maupin. married to Harry L. McClain, Oct. 12, 1911, Portsmouth, Ohio. He died 1932. Member Methodist Church. Funeral Tuesday 2:30 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Chapel, Price, where freinds call Monday, Tuesday prior to services. Burial Price City cemetery.

MAGNA - Victor Bohne, 68, 2793 S. 90th west, died of natural causes Nov. 16, 1968 in a Salt Lake hospital. Born Feb 1, 1900, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County, to Joseph M. and Clara Lowe Bohne. Married Irene Wardell, Sept. 11, 1919, Price. She died Oct. 6, 1958. Married Verna Green Storm, Elko, Nev., Dec. 12, 1959. Organizer, Mine-Mill Union. Member Baptist Church, Christopher Diehl Lodge 19 F&AM, Scottish Rite, El Kalah Shrine Temple, Adah Chapter 15, Order of Eastern Star. Funeral Tuesday 1 p.m. Magna Masonic Temple, 2610 S. 8950 West, Friends call 8525 W. 27th South Monday 6-8 p.m., Tuesday 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Burial, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.

Angelo Melo

Sun Advocate newspaper, April 23, 1981

MOAB - SPRING GLEN - Angelo Melo, age 53, died April 22, 1981, in a Moab hospital.

Born July 8, 1927, in Sunnyside, Utah, to Battista and Louisa Aragone Melo. Married Jean Flathers, June 10, 1964, Salmon, Idaho. Member, Catholic Church. Resident of Moab for 30 years. Former employee of Rio Algom Mining, Lisbon Valley, San Juan County. Former resident Spring Glen, Carbon county.

Survived by: wife, Moab; four sons and four daughters, 12 grandchildren; two brothers and one sister.

Mass of the Christian burial, Saturday, 10:00 a.m., Catholic Church, Helper, Holy Rosary will be recited, Friday, Mitchell Chapel, Price, where friends may call Thursday, Friday and Saturday prior to service. Burial Price City Cemetery.

Battista Melo

Sun Advocate newspaper, 1956

SPRING GLEN - Battista Melo, 61, died Wednesday in a Price hospital after a long illness. Born July 24, 1894, in San Quane, Italy, to Salavadore and Maria Becastro Mellow. Member of United Mine Workers of America, local 5916. Survivors: Louise Aragone Melo; four sons and two daughters, and one brother. Rosary, Friday at 7 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home chapel, Price. Requiem mass, Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Helper St. Anthony Catholic Church. Burial, Price City Cemetery.

Rosina Oliveto Melo

Sun Advocate newspaper, Oct. 1978

PRICE- Rosina Oliveto Mele, 75, died Oct. 30, 1978, in a Price hospital after a long illness.

Born in San Giovanni, Italy, July 2, 1903, to Salvatore and Angelina Mascaro Oliveto. Married Salvatore Mele, July 16, 1921, Price. He died Aug. 17, 1974. Member of Catholic Church.

Survivors, sons and daughters, 33 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and two sisters.

Holy Rosary will be recited Wednesday, 7 p.m., at Mitchell Funeral Chapel. Funeral services Thursday, 10 a.m., at Mitchell Funeral Chapel, where friends may call Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday prior to service. Burial, Price City Cemetery.

Sam Melo

Sun Advocate newspaper, May 1978

SPRING GLEN, Carbon County - Sam Melo, 53, died May 14, 1978, in Moab, following a heart attack.

Born June 4, 1924, Sunnyside, Ut., to Battista and Louisa Aragone Melo. Married Wanda Gentry, Aug. 6, 1947, helper. Member, Catholic Church. Retired coal miner; member UMWA, local 8303.

Mass of the Resurrection, Thursday, 11 a.m., St. Anthony's Church, Helper. Holy Rosary, Wednesday, 8 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Chapel, Price, where friends may call Tuesday and Wednesday. Burial Price City Cemetery.

Salvatore Melo Sr.

Sun Advocate newspaper, Aug 1974

PRICE - Salvatore Mele Sr., 71, Price, died Aug. 17, 1974, in a Price hospital after a long illness.

Born Aug. 15, 1903, San Giovanni Enllore, Italy, to Domenic and Antoinetta Yargonas Mele. Married Rosina Oliveto July 16, 1921, Price. Member Catholic Church. Retired member, UMWA 1681.

Survivors; wife; sons, daughters, 33 grandchildren; sister.

Funeral Mass Tuesday 11 a.m., Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Price. Rosary Monday 8:30 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Chapel, where friends call Monday, Tuesday prior to service. Burial, Price City Cemetery.

Joseph Mele

Sun Advocate newspaper, Aug 11, 1955

SPRING GLEN, Carbon County - Joseph Mele (Melo), 20, died at a Price hospital Wednesday after 8-day illness. Born at Spring Glen June 15, 1935, son of Battista and Louise Aragone Mele. Survivors: parents; two sisters and four brothers. Holy rosary at Mitchell Funeral Chapel, Price, Friday at 9 p.m. Requiem mass at notre Dame Catholic Church, Price, Saturday at 9 a.m. Burial price City Cemetery.

Arthur A. Sweet is Charged with Fraud

Henry Wade Accuses Him of Failing to Account for Certain Stock

Arthur A. Sweet, secretary of the Western Coal and Coke company, is accused of two separate and distinct fraudulent acts in a suit for $81,000 filed in the District Court Monday by Henry Wade. The basis of the charges is that Sweet has converted to his own use certain stock in the company belonging to Wade, who declares that he was one of the promoters of the concern.

At the organization, Wade alleges, which was on April 27, 1905, he (Wade) was entitled to 100,000 shares of stock and received that amount. He turned over 50,000 shares of the stock to Sweet, he alleges, to be given to one Joseph A. Brown if Brown paid Sweet $5,000. before a given date. Brown failed to make the payment, and Sweet, it is charged, did not return 36,000 shares of the stock to Wade.

Wade says that he demanded these shares back April 1, 1907, when they were worth $55,200, and that Sweet has failed to give them back. He therefore sues for damages in the sum of $55,200. on this cause of action.

As a second cause of action, Wade alleges that in January, 1906, Sweet represented that F.A. Sweet and L.H. Curtis were about to take an option on the properties of the company, but that to bring about this it would be necessary for Wade to turn 20,000 shares of his stock into the company. Wade says he did so, when, as a matter of fact, he claims, the presentation concerning the option was false and fraudulent. Sweet he charges, refused to return the stock to him, and he sues for $29,000 on account.

In photo - James Henry Wade is sitting on the lap of his mother.

Joseph Grako

2 Apr 1961

PRICE - Joseph Grako, 73, died Saturday afternoon at his home, 122 East 3rd South, after a long illness. Born July 18, 1887, San Giovanni, Inflore Cosenza, Italy, to John and Lopez Maria Rosa Grako. Retired clothing salesman. Came to Sunnyside in 1907, to Price in 1925. Married Catherine Tiano in 1916; divorced. Married Antonette Oliviera in 1954 in San Giovanni. Survivors: widow; sons, daughters of first marriage; son and daughter by second marriage; 8 grandchildren. Requiem Mass Tuesday, 10 a.m. Notre Dame Catholic Church, Price. Rosary Monday, 7:30 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Chapel, where friends call Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday prior. Burial, Park City Cemetery.

Correction notes added by Joy Greco - "The town in Italy where he was born is San Giovanni in Fiore, Province Cosenza in Calabria. His last name at birth was "Greco." My brother and I (from his second marriage) both changed our last names to the original Italian spelling. His parents' (my grandparents) names were Giovanni and Maria Rosa Lopez Greco. Also, my mother's last name is misspelled (second wife). It should be "Oliverio" instead of "Oliviera."

Louis F. Grako

Death: 19 July 1972

PRICE - Louis F. Grako, 51, Price, died July 19 at home of causes being investigated. Born April 28, 1921, Price, to Joseph and Catherine Tecno Grako. Married Rose Angotti, Nov. 23, 1942, Price. Veteren World War II. Member Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Price Elks Lodge 1550; owned - operated Price VFW Club. Survivors: widow, sons, daughters, mother. Mass Saturday 10 a.m., Notre Dome de Lourdes Catholic Church, Price. Holy Rosary Friday 7:30 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Chapel, where friends call Friday and Saturday prior to services. Burial Price City cemetery.

20 July 1965

PRICE - Requiem Mass for Sam Greco, 84, Price, who died Tuesday will be Thursday, 10 a.m. Price Notre de lourdes, Catholic church. Rosary Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel. burial Price City cemetery. Born July 19, 1891, Giovanni, Florre, Italy, to Joseph and Sabadle Greco. Retired coal miner. Came to United states 1912. Survivors: nephews, John, Louis Grako, both Price.

Correction notes added by Joy Greco- Sam was born is San Giovanni in Fiore, Province Cosenza

The life story of Joseph H. Storrs

I, Joseph Henry Storrs, was born August 25, 1867, in Springville, Utah County, Utah, a son of George and Lydia Mary Kindred Storrs, both pioneers coming from England as converts to the Mormon church. Father coming in 1851 and Mother in 1856. They both knew the hardships of pioneer life - went without bread for weeks, living on roots and herbs. I have often heard mother tell about going out to gather sego roots before they could have anything to eat.

I was the fourth child of a family of eleven. I came nearly being born when mother was away from home. Father was attending stake conference at Provo. Mother went to visit Grandmother Kindred. She started for home, but when she was only one block on her way, she took sick and stopped in at William Mendenhall's. In a short time, Joseph Cook came along with an ox team and they loaded mother in and he took her home. Soon after she got home, I was born. Our home was located on the corner of First East and First South on Hobble Creek.

My boyhood days were spent in Springville, I well remember hauling lumber from Hall's saw mill in Hobble Creek Canyon for the Utah Stake Tabernacle. Although just a boy, I did my part in helping to erect this church building. I hauled lots of lumber and wood during my boyhood days. I always enjoyed that kind of outdoor work. I have never known what it was to go hungry. Father was a miller and we always had bread. My home life was always pleasant.

With Father being a miller, I spent a lot of my time in the mill. The first money I earned was when I was fifteen years old. I worked 49 days and got $49. Getting this money I thought I could do a lot of things with it, but my brother George came home from the railroad camp broke. He needed some money very badly so I being the only one that had any, I gave it to him. I well remember getting this money from the bottom of my trunk and counting out forty-nine dollars and giving it to him.

I thought at the time I would follow the milling trade, but fate decreed otherwise, because on May 7, 1884, F.C. Boyer, Superintendent of the Springville Co-op, came to our house and asked father if I could come and work for them in the north store. After talking it over, they decided that I should go to work the next morning, so on the eighth day of May 1884, I started my career as a merchant. I worked for this company for seven and a half years under three managers, F.C. Boyer, R.A. Deal, and Lyman S. Wood. I worked in every department from delivery man to acting manager. On October 1, 1882 (?), I went to work for the H.T. Reynolds and Co. and remained with them until October 1, 1898, when we moved to American Fork.

My political life has not been very extensive. I have always been a Democrat, but not very radical. The first political office I held was Treasurer of Springville City Council which office I held for two years resigning to move to American Fork.

During the time I worked for H.T. Reynolds, the Springville Bank was robbed on May 28, 1898. We had an alarm system in the store and our instructions were that when we heard the bell we were to break the glass case, which contained three guns, take one and go to the bank. On this morning, two men entered the bank and told the clerk, Al Packard, to hand over the cash to them, which he did, but while doing so, he stepped on the button which gave the alarm in the store. In just a few minutes we were rushing to the bank, but the men had already left in a one horse buggy. Some men who were close by took a wagon, which was standing there and followed the robbers. About six or eight men were in the wagon. I was busy weighing some coal and did not hear about it until I went into the store. The guns were all gone, so I went over to the bank and Dr. Dunn was standing on the steps with a gun in his hands. He said, "you go to the livery stable and get a horse and I will have the gun ready for you." They gave me a little white mare. I mounted her bare back and left. She was a good animal and very fast. I passed the wagon before we had gone a mile. The robbers went southeast toward what is now Mapleton. When we got on the bench just above the Barlow home, we could see them about a hundred rods from us. They had turned east toward the mouth of Hobble Creek Canyon and had stopped Thomas Snelson, who was riding a horse and made him get off and let them have the horse. They threw some money down in the sand for him. One man got out of the buggy and on to the horse, thus making it easier for the horse hitched to the buggy. They then proceeded on. I had passed all of the men who were following them, and by the time they reached the mouth of the canyon, I was within forty rods of them. I began shooting at them and I think some of the shots hit very close to them because they jumped from the horse and the buggy and ran up the mountainside into the thick brush. Inside of about five minutes there were about 50 men there. We organized, some going up the mountainside and others going down in the creek bottom. I was with the group that went down into the creek bottom and we soon struck their trail, because we picked up some gold coins they had dropped. Following the trail we soon came upon one of the men hidden under a large bunch of willows. We called for him to come out, but instead he began shooting, hitting one of our men in the leg. This man was my uncle, J.W. Allen. The robber was soon killed. We then proceeded on the trail hunting for the other man.

We soon came to the creek where we found he had crossed, but had left his guns, two of them. After finding the guns, some of the men crossed the creek and over took him. He made no resistance, saying the reason that he left his guns was because he did not want to kill anyone. This man's name was Maxwell, but we never knew the other man's name. My brother, George, was the sheriff of Utah County at the time. The robbers had taken $3,000 from the bank and we recovered $2,700 of it and returned it to the bank, leaving only $300 that wasn't found. I think most of this was picked up by the posse, but weren't honest enough to return it. I think this was the most excitement Springville had ever had.

On May 29, 1898, George and Will (my brothers) and I went to American Fork to look at the farm owned by Adelbert Crane, which was originally the Oscar Hunter farm. We purchased this farm consisting of 105 acres, paying $6300 for it. Fred Wright was living on the farm and remained there until October 1, 1898. Will and I moved onto the farm at that time with our families. I worked on the farm for one year doing all kinds of work, but at the end of one year James H. Clarke and J.E. Jensen visited me and offered me a position in the American Fork co-op. I accepted and was employed by them for 27 years. Twenty years of this time I was manager. During the time I was working for the Co-op, I was also involved in the banking business. My first experience was with the "Utah Banking Company of Lehi". They had a branch in American Fork. James J. Clarke was the cashier there in our branch. I was a director and was with them until they went out of business in 1906. In 1907 we organized the "Peoples State Bank." I was one of the incorporators and have served as the President and now in 1946, I am still serving in that position. we have had our ups and downs, going through the depression in the thirties. After the bank closed in 1932, it was necessary for the directors to put $87,000 into the bank to get the bank reopened. I only retained ten shares of the stock. The bank value of the stock now in 1946, is about $300 a share.

During the first year in American Fork, we had a very hard time. We didn't have much to eat or wear. We had a very hard winter and lost a number of calves with the cold. We also had a lot of sickness. On January 10, 1899, our four year old son, Duane, died from scarlet fever. The day he was buried was the coldest day that winter. We were not able to go to the cemetery because of the quarantine.

In 1913, my brother George and I organized the "Storrs Mercantile Company" at Storrs, Utah, near Helper. We got a lease from the Knight Coal Company for ten years. During this time, I was paymaster for the coal company and for 120 months I made the trip to the mine, only missing two months in ten years, taking all the way from $20,000 to $50,000 at a time. I never had an accident or lost any money during this time. At the end of our lease the coal company sold out and we went out of business. We sold our stock to the new coal company, having been very successful in this business. We had our ups and downs during this time, having some good and some poor managers.

Christina Hutchison Padfield, daughter of David and Janet Crookston Hutchison, was born at Fifeshire, Scotland, April 27, 1853. Her parents were thrifty, hard-working highland farmers living a quiet peaceful life. When the Elders of the Latter-day Gospel (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) found them, they heard their message and believed its truth. They believed that Brigham Young was actuated by divine power when he told them to sell their homes and holdings and gather to Zion where they would receive spiritual and political liberty that they had not heretofore enjoyed. Leaving their native land the early part of the year in 1861 they set sail on the sailing vessel "Monarch of the Sea", sailing for six weeks until they reached America. They went directly to an outfitting station on the Missouri River where they bought their outfit of cattle and wagon, joining John Murdock¹s company and arrived in Salt Lake City, September 12, 1861.

Christina was a child of seven years of age and rather frail in health and small in stature, nevertheless she walked the greater part of the way from the Missouri River to Salt Lake City. She was occasionally tucked in under the skirts of an elderly woman who was a cripple and unable to walk. She took a fancy to the little Scotch lassie and knew her legs were tired from walking. The memory of that long journey of walking day after day in rain and sunshine, tired in body to exhaustion, but happy in thought and able to sing and praise the Father for his goodness and mercy to them, was keen in Sister Padfield¹s memory and she loved to tell of her pioneer memories.

Her father came directly to American Fork and stayed there three weeks, then going to Moroni, Sanpete County where they made their home for seven years. They then moved back to American Fork and settled in the north part of the city with friends. By this time small cities and communities were fairly well established with churches, schools, and trading centers, yet there were many hardships to endure. One had to adjust to the order of building houses with logs or adobes, plowing with cattle and irrigating new land, making candles, soap, milking cows and making butter and cheese. They had to gather wild currants and ground cherries and preserve them with molasses. Yet, they were labors that created noble graces, health, unselfishness, sympathetic tolerance, love for home and children, intelligence born by work and experience and genial cheeriness, graces that cling to life.

On October 1, 1872 she married Samuel Padfield in Salt Lake City. Samuel was born in Lancashire, England and when nineteen years old accepted the gospel, disobeyed his parents, became an outcast from their home and came to Utah, but returning three times to his former home as a missionary to bring other companies of Saints to the valleys of the mountains. Samuel was thirty-five years old at the time of his marriage and with careful saving and hard work, he had purchased a lot and built a log house on it for the reception of his young bride. It was a cozy home, built where her home now stands and in the midst of a young orchard and they loved it dearly. How proud she was for she was truly a queen reigning in her own palace; better off than any of her girl companions for none could boast of a home of their own furnished with home-made furniture, rag carpet that she had made herself, a fine feather bed and fluffy set of pillows, plenty of pieced quilts with hand washed and carded wool in them. The young wife took great pride in caring for her house. Even a bride of that day was no lady of leisure for she must do all her own sewing, make soap, churn, dry fruit and herbs for winter and fill crocks with preserves from the orchard. How happy she was and how she loved to show her skill in preparing the vegetables her husband raised in his fine garden, always prepared and cleaned by himself ready to put into the kettle. Then it was her delight to surprise him with a custard or a vinegar pie, or with a boiled pudding (Scotch style) or a cake made with molasses for sweetening and suet for shortening. A wonderful and happy year then another joy came‹a baby boy to be named Samuel and surely he was a joy and pride as well as heir of a fond and loving father.

They lived in American Fork until they had three sons when the father decided to move to Winter Quarters where he and the boys could all find employment and work together. Years rolled by and her children now numbered nine, seven living, two dead. The two older boys had married when on May 1, 1900 the great coal mine disaster at Scofield claimed her three sons, Samuel, Dave and Tom. They moved back to American Fork to seek peace and quiet and rear the remainder of their children where life is more certain and disasters are less frequent. We are told troubles never come singly and again to this mother came a tragedy that seemed would break her faith and determination to carry her cross and say, "Thy will be done." Her baby daughter, Violet, who, with bright and smiling face begged to wear her new shoes and dress to school, mother giving her consent and before school she was hit by the 8:37 train and instantly killed.

On November 19, 1913 her husband and companion was called home, but saddest of all her sorrow was the long years of suffering of her son, Jesse, who was confined to his bed for seven years with rheumatism. The blighting of his young manhood with suffering, the check of a career to a brilliant and ambitious man and the disfiguring of a perfect body took the sting out of death and she saw its beauty and hallow of glory of those who endure to the end when Jesse died in 1922.

For seven years she lived with her two daughters, passing away December 18, 1928 full of faith and that calm peace that comes when we know we bear malice to no one and love all people for themselves. Her fine characteristics continued with her to the end. She was straightforward, honest, frank, true to the principals of the gospel and true to her associates. She was that kind of soul who could know the faults of her friends and love them still. Throughout all her suffering she remained kind and charitable and kept the faith.