She was born to James Emmett(1803-1852) and Pheobe Jane Simpson(1805-1883)She was 4th of 11 children.1 of only 4 who survived childhood. Moses Simpson I, Mary Jane, Sarah Catherine and Marinda. In the spring of 1847 her father made up his mind to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush in California. He left his wife and 2 surviving daughters in Council Bluff, Iowa and took Lucinda with him. He figured Lucinda would be a big help to him making a home in California.
This was a great trial to Lucinda who was so close to her mother as they had buried the last 5 out of 7 babies in the past few years. All that survived was Marinda 4 and Sarah 5 mths. She felt she could not leave her mother and the babies.
What made the trials even greater, she was very much in love with Porter Sanford Jr and promised to become his wife as soon as he was released from the Mormon Battalion. She told her mother she was going to run away and hide till her father left. Her mother replied that "My dear, don't you realize with your father's temper and determined disposition, that he won't go until he finds you? Go in Peace, praying that God will bless and comfort You."
She had many trials and her father decided to settle in San Bernadino, California. He built a cabin and a chicken coop. He sold one yoke of oxen and bought a cow and some chickens. Having no farm implements they grew watermellons and squeezed the juice out through course cloth, boiled it down and made syrup to sell.
Her father was so cranky, she couldn't seem to do anything to please him and, as time went on, the future didn't seem to get any better.
Her father died 28 Dec 1852. He was her father and she felt badly about his passing away, but still felt in her heart to rejoice that she was free to go back to her loved ones.
After paying for the funeral and burial it had taken most of the money. She couldn't sell what little they had for enough to pay for her traveling expenses. She learned that by living on the land for 15 months longer, they would allow her to prove up on the land and by getting deeds she could sell it and get money to take her back to Iowa.
It was a long and lonely 15 months. I have forgotten where she made the changes; but she took a steamship and went along the Pacific coast a long distance, then a steamship up a large river as far as it went and the rest of the way by stage to Council Bluffs.
She now had been gone 5 years. With no mail running she hadn't heard from her people and was very disappointed not to find them there. She was pleased to learn they were all in Utah. A company of Saints were just ready to start for Salt Lake so she got to come with them by driving oxen across the plains.
She was so thankful to get back to her folks! Her mother had become the 2nd wife of Bishop Sanford Porter Sr. Lucinda went to Ogden to live with her sister, Mary Jane, and her husband Armstead Moffett. She became his 2nd wife 9 Apr 1855 and they were sealed by Pres. Brigham Young. To this union were born 5 boys and 2 girls. Both girls and i of the boys died in childhood.The 4 boys grew up got married and had families she can be proud of. Armstead died 27 Mar 1891. Lucinda and Robert and family moved to Star Valley in 1896 and settled in Smoot.
She died 20 July 1916 a true and faithful Latter Day Saint.
This was a great trial to Lucinda who was so close to her mother as they had buried the last 5 out of 7 babies in the past few years. All that survived was Marinda 4 and Sarah 5 mths. She felt she could not leave her mother and the babies.
What made the trials even greater, she was very much in love with Porter Sanford Jr and promised to become his wife as soon as he was released from the Mormon Battalion. She told her mother she was going to run away and hide till her father left. Her mother replied that "My dear, don't you realize with your father's temper and determined disposition, that he won't go until he finds you? Go in Peace, praying that God will bless and comfort You."
She had many trials and her father decided to settle in San Bernadino, California. He built a cabin and a chicken coop. He sold one yoke of oxen and bought a cow and some chickens. Having no farm implements they grew watermellons and squeezed the juice out through course cloth, boiled it down and made syrup to sell.
Her father was so cranky, she couldn't seem to do anything to please him and, as time went on, the future didn't seem to get any better.
Her father died 28 Dec 1852. He was her father and she felt badly about his passing away, but still felt in her heart to rejoice that she was free to go back to her loved ones.
After paying for the funeral and burial it had taken most of the money. She couldn't sell what little they had for enough to pay for her traveling expenses. She learned that by living on the land for 15 months longer, they would allow her to prove up on the land and by getting deeds she could sell it and get money to take her back to Iowa.
It was a long and lonely 15 months. I have forgotten where she made the changes; but she took a steamship and went along the Pacific coast a long distance, then a steamship up a large river as far as it went and the rest of the way by stage to Council Bluffs.
She now had been gone 5 years. With no mail running she hadn't heard from her people and was very disappointed not to find them there. She was pleased to learn they were all in Utah. A company of Saints were just ready to start for Salt Lake so she got to come with them by driving oxen across the plains.
She was so thankful to get back to her folks! Her mother had become the 2nd wife of Bishop Sanford Porter Sr. Lucinda went to Ogden to live with her sister, Mary Jane, and her husband Armstead Moffett. She became his 2nd wife 9 Apr 1855 and they were sealed by Pres. Brigham Young. To this union were born 5 boys and 2 girls. Both girls and i of the boys died in childhood.The 4 boys grew up got married and had families she can be proud of. Armstead died 27 Mar 1891. Lucinda and Robert and family moved to Star Valley in 1896 and settled in Smoot.
She died 20 July 1916 a true and faithful Latter Day Saint.
She was born to James Emmett(1803-1852) and Pheobe Jane Simpson(1805-1883)She was 4th of 11 children.1 of only 4 who survived childhood. Moses Simpson I, Mary Jane, Sarah Catherine and Marinda. In the spring of 1847 her father made up his mind to seek his fortune in the Gold Rush in California. He left his wife and 2 surviving daughters in Council Bluff, Iowa and took Lucinda with him. He figured Lucinda would be a big help to him making a home in California.
This was a great trial to Lucinda who was so close to her mother as they had buried the last 5 out of 7 babies in the past few years. All that survived was Marinda 4 and Sarah 5 mths. She felt she could not leave her mother and the babies.
What made the trials even greater, she was very much in love with Porter Sanford Jr and promised to become his wife as soon as he was released from the Mormon Battalion. She told her mother she was going to run away and hide till her father left. Her mother replied that "My dear, don't you realize with your father's temper and determined disposition, that he won't go until he finds you? Go in Peace, praying that God will bless and comfort You."
She had many trials and her father decided to settle in San Bernadino, California. He built a cabin and a chicken coop. He sold one yoke of oxen and bought a cow and some chickens. Having no farm implements they grew watermellons and squeezed the juice out through course cloth, boiled it down and made syrup to sell.
Her father was so cranky, she couldn't seem to do anything to please him and, as time went on, the future didn't seem to get any better.
Her father died 28 Dec 1852. He was her father and she felt badly about his passing away, but still felt in her heart to rejoice that she was free to go back to her loved ones.
After paying for the funeral and burial it had taken most of the money. She couldn't sell what little they had for enough to pay for her traveling expenses. She learned that by living on the land for 15 months longer, they would allow her to prove up on the land and by getting deeds she could sell it and get money to take her back to Iowa.
It was a long and lonely 15 months. I have forgotten where she made the changes; but she took a steamship and went along the Pacific coast a long distance, then a steamship up a large river as far as it went and the rest of the way by stage to Council Bluffs.
She now had been gone 5 years. With no mail running she hadn't heard from her people and was very disappointed not to find them there. She was pleased to learn they were all in Utah. A company of Saints were just ready to start for Salt Lake so she got to come with them by driving oxen across the plains.
She was so thankful to get back to her folks! Her mother had become the 2nd wife of Bishop Sanford Porter Sr. Lucinda went to Ogden to live with her sister, Mary Jane, and her husband Armstead Moffett. She became his 2nd wife 9 Apr 1855 and they were sealed by Pres. Brigham Young. To this union were born 5 boys and 2 girls. Both girls and i of the boys died in childhood.The 4 boys grew up got married and had families she can be proud of. Armstead died 27 Mar 1891. Lucinda and Robert and family moved to Star Valley in 1896 and settled in Smoot.
She died 20 July 1916 a true and faithful Latter Day Saint.
This was a great trial to Lucinda who was so close to her mother as they had buried the last 5 out of 7 babies in the past few years. All that survived was Marinda 4 and Sarah 5 mths. She felt she could not leave her mother and the babies.
What made the trials even greater, she was very much in love with Porter Sanford Jr and promised to become his wife as soon as he was released from the Mormon Battalion. She told her mother she was going to run away and hide till her father left. Her mother replied that "My dear, don't you realize with your father's temper and determined disposition, that he won't go until he finds you? Go in Peace, praying that God will bless and comfort You."
She had many trials and her father decided to settle in San Bernadino, California. He built a cabin and a chicken coop. He sold one yoke of oxen and bought a cow and some chickens. Having no farm implements they grew watermellons and squeezed the juice out through course cloth, boiled it down and made syrup to sell.
Her father was so cranky, she couldn't seem to do anything to please him and, as time went on, the future didn't seem to get any better.
Her father died 28 Dec 1852. He was her father and she felt badly about his passing away, but still felt in her heart to rejoice that she was free to go back to her loved ones.
After paying for the funeral and burial it had taken most of the money. She couldn't sell what little they had for enough to pay for her traveling expenses. She learned that by living on the land for 15 months longer, they would allow her to prove up on the land and by getting deeds she could sell it and get money to take her back to Iowa.
It was a long and lonely 15 months. I have forgotten where she made the changes; but she took a steamship and went along the Pacific coast a long distance, then a steamship up a large river as far as it went and the rest of the way by stage to Council Bluffs.
She now had been gone 5 years. With no mail running she hadn't heard from her people and was very disappointed not to find them there. She was pleased to learn they were all in Utah. A company of Saints were just ready to start for Salt Lake so she got to come with them by driving oxen across the plains.
She was so thankful to get back to her folks! Her mother had become the 2nd wife of Bishop Sanford Porter Sr. Lucinda went to Ogden to live with her sister, Mary Jane, and her husband Armstead Moffett. She became his 2nd wife 9 Apr 1855 and they were sealed by Pres. Brigham Young. To this union were born 5 boys and 2 girls. Both girls and i of the boys died in childhood.The 4 boys grew up got married and had families she can be proud of. Armstead died 27 Mar 1891. Lucinda and Robert and family moved to Star Valley in 1896 and settled in Smoot.
She died 20 July 1916 a true and faithful Latter Day Saint.
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