Angus Le Roi Wall

Obituary in Deseret Newspaper on 6 Feb 1991 Angus LeRoi Wall, 95, of Lindon, died January 30, 1991, at his son's home in Lindon, (Utah). He was born December 5, 1895, a son of Francis George and Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. He married Blythe Marguarite Brown, September 15, 1919, in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple. She died March 24, 1984. He was educated in Mexico. He came to Utah in 1939. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He worked as a steel cutter at Geneva Steel for 17 years, retiring in 1960. He was a member of the LDS Church, serving in the Sunday School superintendency, he was a member of the ward choir. He served as a Seventy for several years before being ordained as a High Priest. He supported three sons in the mission field at the same time. Survivors include five sons and two daughters, Clyde L. Wall, Lindon; Frank B. Wall, Salt Lake City; A. Lamar Wall, Sandy; John D. Wall, Riverton, (Utah); David F. Wall, Orem, (Utah); Mrs. John (Helena) Douros, West Valley City, (Utah); Mrs. Dean S. (Reva) Perry, Lindon, (Utah). He is also survived by 41 grandchildren; 104 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild, and one sister Leah W. Jones, Tucson, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 7, 1991, at 11 a.m. in the Lindon 4th LDS Ward Chapel, 731 East Center in Lindon. Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Morutary, 495 So. State St. in Orem, and also Thursday from 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the Lindon Ward Chapel. Interment will be in the Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery. Obituary also published Sunday, 3 Feb 1991 on page A4 of Provo Herald Newspaper (Provo, Utah). Obituary included a photograph. Angus Wall Angus LeRoi Wall, 96, of Lindon (Utah) died Jan. 30, 1991, at his son's home in Lindon. He was born Dec. 5, 1895, a son of Francis George and Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. He married Blythe Marguarite Brown Sept. 15, 1919, in Colonia Juarez, Mexico. This marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple. She died March 24, 1984. He was educated in Mexico. He came to Utah in 1939. He was a farmer and a carpenter. He worked as steel cutter at Geneva Steel for 17 years retiring in 1960. He was a member of the LDS Church, serving in the Sunday School superintendency (sic), he was a member of the ward choir. He served as a seventy for several years before being ordained as a high priest. He supported three sons in the mission field at the same time. Survivors include five sons and two daughters: Clyde L. Wall of Lindon; Frank B. Wall of Salt Lake City; A. Lamar Wall of Sandy; John D. Wall of Riverton; David F. Wall of Orem; Mrs. John (Helena) Douros of West Valley City; Mrs. Dean S. (Reva) Perry of Lindon. He is also survived by 41 grandchildren, 104 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and one sister, Leah W. Jones of Tucson, Ariz. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Lindon 4th Ward Chapel , 731 East Center in Lindon, Utah. Friends may call Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State St. in Orem and also Thursday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the Lindon ward chapel. Interment will be in the Eastlawn Memorial Hills Cemetery.

THE LIFE OF ANGUS LEROI WALL Angus was born on the 5th of December l895 in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. He was born with black hair. His father was Francis George Wall and his mother was Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall. As a young boy he enjoyed playing marbles, basketball, horseback riding, bicycle riding and wrestling. He would often play marbles with a neighborhood friend, Marion G. Romney. As he got older he enjoyed playing basketball. He was not selected to play for the main basketball team, so those that were left over formed their own basketball team. It included an individual who played on crutches. They called themselves the "Scrubs". They became very good, in fact during a season they were undefeated. They had a favorite Yell that went like this: Hala - balu- balus we're Mormon boys and not allowed to cuss But never the less we will confess we'll win this game or bust. Angus enjoyed riding a bike and could balance himself very well while riding it. Angus could ride the bike backwards, and ride it right up the tongue of a wagon. He also enjoyed riding horses. On one occasion he told his son that he had a horse that was as well educated as he. Continuing, he said that this horse even went to school. It went in the front door and out the back door (of coarse Angus was riding the horse through the school house). As a young lad, Angus enjoyed wrestling. During school activity, he was challenged to wrestle another boy. Angus was out weighed, but he asked, How do you wrestle? He was told all that you have to do is pick him up and throw him down. Angus entered the ring and did just that, he picked the boy up and threw him down and won the match. Angus enjoyed working with his hands. While in high school he made many wood projects and developed a love for carpentry. He became very good in carpentry. His father had a Mercantile store and two farms. Angus liked to be in the outdoors, so he chose to work on the family farm instead of working in the store. His hearing disability made him more determined to succeed. He worked long and hard hours. He became very good at raising crops and working with animals. In that all the work was done with horses; such as plowing, leveling, disking and harrowing the fields, he became very well known because of his ability to work with horses. He had a great love for animals and taught his sons to never set down to a meal with our having taken care of the animals first. Around l9l2, the Madero Revolution began in Mexico. The Mormon Colonies were often plundered. When Angus was 17 years old (July of l9l2) the women and children left the Colonies and moved to El Paso, Texas. There is some question as to how long the family remained in Texas, but they had returned to Mexico before General Perching entered Mexico. Angus would often act as a guide for Pershing's army. As the army need to go from one area to another. General Pershing and his army was called back to the USA in l9l8. ANGUS' SWEETHEART Blythe was a young girl that Angus loved to tease. She enjoyed riding horses, and was the youngest with six older brothers. They lived on a ranch in Colonia Chuichupa, down by the Chuichupa Creek. Before Angus started dating Blythe, she was a girl friend of Angus younger brother Milne. When Angus started to date Blythe, he lived in Dublan and Blythe lived in Juarez. After walking behind a plow all day, he would then walk to Juarez (Juarez was about 20 miles away) to date Blythe. Angus enjoyed taking Blythe to the swinging bridge there in Juarez. It was on a date to the swinging bridge that Angus asked Blythe to marry him. She answered she would. She ran in the house and he ran back across the swinging bridge. He stopped on the bridge long enough to throw up his arms, and he shouted ... "She said that she would marry me ...." He hesitated and then said, ... "Now that she will marry me what shall I do with her?" Angus married Blythe Marguerite Brown on the l5 of September l9l9. They were married in Colonia Chuichupa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Their Stake President married them. There wasn't a civilian government in the area and so the marriage performed by the Stake President was their only registered marriage. As their children were born, Angus would travel into town and register their births. Things appeared to be going pretty well until their fifth child (John) was born. The Mexican authorities indicated that they were not married and their children were all illegitimate. To prevent this from happening Angus and Blythe were married by Mexican civilian authorities. Nine years after the Stake President had married them, the Mesa Temple was dedicated and Angus and Blythe traveled to the Mesa Temple and were sealed for time and Eternity and had their Five children sealed to them on 24 Oct, 1928. (NOTE: So under unusual circumstances, Angus and Blythe were married three times.). As their temple marriage had been planned for, for many years the children had prayed that daddy would be blessed and have his hearing back so he could hear at the temple. At this time they had their five oldest children (Helena, Clyde LeRoi, Frank Brown, Angus LaMar, and John Delbert) sealed to them. To make this special trip, a canvas covered Model T Ford was bought. Clyde LeRoi recalls that this was the only time here members the car ever being used. For years it was parked on the from porch of their home in Dublan. Blythe retails that as they arrived in Mesa and saw the temple for the first time, the kids were all excited. Roi was jumping and down clapping his hands and even stood on his head. As Roi first saw the temple ... he shouted, 'theres' the Temple, theres' the Temple. When they were first married Angus and Blythe lived in Colonia Dublan in a small log cabin, approximately four years. Angus worked on the family farm in Dublan. In those early years he worked under the share crop system. He also worked in carpentry and was the only experienced carpenter in town. While in Dublan Helena and Roi were born. They then moved up in the mountains in Chuchupa which was a small valley right in the tops of the mountains. It was surrounded completely by meadows. In the spring the fields were covered with wild daises large speckled tiger lilies and many other wild flowers in full bloom. There was tall swaying grass, wild ground cherries, and pine trees along the edges of the meadows. Angus worked in a saw mill. He built their first home on two acres of land. It was diagonally across the town square directly North East of Blythe's parents second home in Chuichupa. The town square was a vacant lot with a corralled area. It was used to hold cattle in which would also be used for rodeo events during holidays. Angus had a horse given to him by his father when he was first married. This horse's name was Captain. Angus used him to haul lumber down from the saw mill. They loved the area because Angus got a chance to work in the saw mill. He was abe to get ruff lumber which he planed by hand and lined their little two room log cabin. Expressing the desires to paint the walls, their oldest daughter Helena decided to help by using a box of crayons she had received for Christmas. She really had fun. With time the floor dried and developed cracks that the silverware would get caught in as it fell to the floor. After a while, the floor was worn smooth. Both Frank and LaMar were born in this log cabin. Angus worked most of his life farming in Mexico. He loved to work with wood and become well know for his carpentry skills. In the summer he would return to Dublan to help with the wheat harvest, and return with the winters supply of flour. While in Chuichupa they had many fond memories. In the spring of l927, Angus moved his family back to Dublan into the old Tucker home. He then resumed farming on his father's farm. On their return to Dublan, Angus also freighted lumber from the saw mill in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the town of Pacheco. It was a four day trip to haul the lumber back to Dublan. Shortly after their arrival in Dublan a new son John Delbert, was born August 8th, l927. In the spring of l928 Angus started construction of a new home in Dublan. To build this home he hauled lumber from the near by mountains. He was able to find an individual who needed lumber hauled from the saw mill to Dublan. Angus used the money he earned from this person to purchase the wood needed to build his own home. He used three wagons to haul the lumber. Angus drove a large wagon with a smaller wagon attached to it loaded with about 25,000 board feet of lumber. It took four horses to pull these two wagons. His oldest son, Roi who was five years old at that time, drove a smaller third wagon. This wagon was loaded with approximately 6,000 board feet of lumber, which was to be used in the building of the family home. Roi's load was pulled by two head of horses. The lumber was used for the rafters in the roof, the doors, and the window frames. The doors and windows themselves, the floor, and the sheeting and shingles for the roof. When the home was finished it had three bedrooms, a kitchen and a front room. There were no closets built into the home. Except for the wood used, as described above, the home was built of adobe. The home was heated by a cook stove located in the kitchen. On the side of the stove was a water reservoir that was heated by a water jacket. There was also a cast iron tea kettle on the stove to provide hot water. The bathroom was located outside and consisted of a two holer out house. Weekly baths were taken in the kitchen in as large tub. During the winter months the tub was located near the stove. In the spring of l930, Angus was taking part of the family to Nuevo Casas Grande in a wagon when a minor accident occurred. The wagon was used to hull lumber from the saw mill. For this particular trip, Angus laid four planks lengthwise across the frame to form a bed. There was no seat to the wagon, so he placed a chair on the wagon for Blythe to sit on. Blythe was pregnant with Reva. John was about three years old, and Roi was about eight year old. While traveling near the railroad tracks, a passing train spooked the horses, Captain and Barney. Angus tried to pull back on the reigns and to reign the horses in, but doing so, the wood planks he was standing on slid forward and hit the horses in the rear. The horses lunged forward and Angus jumped out of the wagon to stop the horses. John was hanging to his father's pant leg and when his father jumped from the wagon he was pulled out of the wagon. In the flight, John's hand was cut quite badly. Blythe was bouncing around on the wagon and eventually fell off the wagon. A few months later, when Reva was born, Reva had no finger nail on her little finger. The doctor felt the missing nail was the result of this accident. Reva was born in the new home in Dublan on the l7th of May, l930. Five years later David was born in the same home. Before David's birth, Blythe had a miscarriage with David's twin sister. Unknown to Blythe, she was still with child and David was born a short time later. He was the last addition to the family. In that there were no family doctors, Blythe's mother delivered all of the children. During this period Angus also worked for a few short months in a mine. While in Dublan, Angus had built up a fairly large dairy heard of twenty three milk cows. It was at this time they made the decision to move to Utah. In September of l937, l8 year after their marriage and with a family of Nine, Angus and his second son, Frank moved to Spanish Fork, Utah (They lived with Grandma Susie Wall). They came first to look for a job and to prepare for the arrival of the family. The family followed a year later. Angus was able to get a job as a carpenter working with his brother Milne. When the family moved to Utah, they settled in North Provo, in the vicinity of l300 North and 800 East. They lived there for a year and then moved into the old Muhlestein Home on the east bench in Provo. This was directly above the currant site of the Provo Temple. At that time there were only five homes on the east bench. They belonged to the Taylors, the Muhlesteins, and the Liechtys. During this time Angus worked as a carpenter on the Joseph Smith Building, at the BYU, performing part of the finish work. As Geneva Steel Plant was built he worked there as a carpenter. After the plant was built, he was hired as a steel cutter and worked for them for 23 years. He received special recognition for safety during his last five years. He cherished this award dearly. Angus was a hard worker and always had as beautiful garden and a lovely yard. In his late 80's he could be found reseeding his pasture (alfalfa) by hand. When he couldn't find someone to cut his pasture with a mower, he would cut it himself with a large scythe and after it was dried he would hand carry it to his barn and stack it in the barn. He was a happy man, and all one would have to do is to listen for him and they could hear him humming a tune. He was a very active man. Through out his life, Angus's life was filled with instances of moral integrity. His word was as good as any written contractual agreement. There was never a time where he failed to fulfill a commitment. Good intentions were not a part of his life. Those around him, could rely on him and revered his good name. The most important things to him were his family and the church. His grandson, Robin remembers picking his pants pocket off with a maddox, and killing his laying hens to have enough chickens for a big family dinner. Never once does he ever recall his grandfather ever get angry at his grandchildren. EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF ANGUS LE ROI WALL The Night of the Mountain Lion. Roi, Angus's oldest son recalls that his father was always hard of hearing. On one occasion he remembers being up in the canyon with him as they were traveling from Dublan to Chuichupa. They camped for the night in a canyon called "Box Canyon". During the evening, Roi remembers hearing Mountain Lions scream all night. Angus couldn't hear them, but realized that the horse were being spooked. He tied a chain around one of the horses neck, through the front wagon wheels and around the neck of the other horse. Through out the night Angus would bang on the metal rim of the wagon wheel. He and Roi slept the night in the wagon box. Roi had his head covered the whole night as he could hear the frightening screams of the mountain lions. In the morning, it was noted that the horses had turned the wagon completely around. Angus commented that he didn't know if they should spend the night there again....Roi was in complete agreement. EVENING PRAYERS / TITHES AND OFFERINGS Angus would always hold morning and night prayers with the family. Even while hauling lumber, which consisted of a trip of several days, prayers were always held. He never ate a meal but that there was a blessing on the food. The first payment made each payday was the payment of his tithes and offerings. THE POWER OF PRAYER It was during a terrible drought that Bishop Call had asked the members to meet for a special meeting. Everyone was to prepare for the meeting through fasting and prayer. The members were to bath and to come to the meeting clean, with no hard feelings for any one. As they started the meeting there was not a cloud in the sky. During the meeting people bore their testimonies. There was a special spirit there and after the meeting the skies were cloudy. That night there was a big rain storm. It had rained so much that some of the children got up and asked Heavenly Father to stop the rain. The rain saved the crops and all turned out OK. WORKING ON THE SABBATH Angus would not work on Sunday. Roi recalls one time his dad was criticized by his neighbors for not taking his water turn and watering his fields, because the water turn fell on Sunday. Water was scarce, and his neighbors would taunt him saying, "When the ox is in the mire you have to get it out." Angus held strong to his convictions of not working on Sunday. This particular time when he refused to take his water turn there was a thunder storm that night. The following morning, one could see that the water from the storm had filled Angus's ditches and watered his fields while his neighbors fields were as dry as a bone. STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES Angus loved the Book of Mormon. He could always be found reading from the Book of Mormon. Even though he could not hear his priesthood lessons, the talks in sacrament meetings, or even the prayers being offered, his love for the Book of Mormon was his strength and he remained very active in the church. HONORING HIS PRIESTHOOD When LaMar was real small (about 9 years old), he caught the measles. He was crying and said that he was going to die. Blythe tried to comfort him and encourage him that he would be alright. She was not able to calm his fears. She took Angus outside where in a loud voice she could tell him of LaMar's fears. Angus went back into the house and comforting LaMar, he said, "LaMar you are not going to die. Daddy won't let you go. I'll pray for you and you will get well." Angus anointed him and gave him a priesthood blessing. LaMar rested well that evening and he soon got well. Angus was a very good man that honored his priesthood. Much like the account of the Ammonities who feared to break their covenants with the Lord. Angus felt a deep sense of responsibility towards his commitments with the Lord. One time when his daughter Helena, was sick with a boil on her hip, the doctors prescribed the smoke of a cigarette to be blown on the open sore. He felt that to smoke a cigarette would defile his priesthood, so his wife drew the smoke from the cigarette and blew it on the open sore. ANGUS FEELS THAT HIS LIFE HAS BEEN SPARED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE NEXT TWO ACCOUNTS ARE SUCH EXPERIENCES. The tilted wagon.....On one occasion when he was hauling lumber alone, the wagon wheel started to roll over a boulder. When the wheel started over the boulder, the wagon started to tip over. To compensate for the leaning of the wagon, Angus stood on the hub of the wheel to balance the weight of the wagon. The wagon continued to lean and if the horses would bolt, he realized that the wagon would over turn and roll down the mountain. He talked to the horses to keeping them calm. He recalls it took forty minutes to take the loaded wagon over this boulder. Near Death On one occasion, he was working on his septic tank. He was digging a hole to get to the bottom of the septic tank to clean it out. He could hear some water running so he knelt down to hear where it was coming from. The hole was about seven feet deep. Later he found out that what he heard, was water running off the banks of the hole. As he crouched in the hole attempting to find where the noise was coming from, he heard someone tell him to get up. He raised up thinking it was one of his children talking to him, when all of a sudden the whole side of the bank caved in on him. It buried him up above his shoulders. There was no one in sight. He tried to call for help but the dirt was pressed against him so tight he could not get a sound out. He could hardly breathe. His grandchildren were playing in the yard and found him buried. They ran for help and grandpa was soon freed. If Angus had failed to listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost and had not raised up he would have been buried alive with no one to know where he was. ANGUS' LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY He loved his children and grandchildren. You could tell he was hurt by not being able to hear them, but as you would relate to him what they were saying he would smile and beam with pride. As is the case with any successful man, Angus has an eternal loving companion who has shared his life with him. They have supported each other through life's experiences. Blythe has a strong love for our Father in Heaven and was filled with compassion for others. They both taught their children eternal principles. Once while raising their family, they financially supported three of their son's in the mission field at the same time without the help of others. They testified that during this time of their lives, they were blest more than at any other time (Frank and LaMar were in Mexico and John was in Denmark). Six of his seven children went on missions. Twenty-four of his grandchildren have served missions, and three of his great grandchildren are presently serving on missions. As of 15 July, 1990, they have left a growing family of seven children, forty-one grandchildren, one hundred and six great grandchildren, and one great, great, grandchild; with more to come. The last seven years of his life were the hardest years of his life. There is no physical pain he could not endure ... but, living with out his sweetheart was more than he could bear. Angus passed away the 30th of January l99l at ll:20 AM at the home of his son Clyde L. Wall in Lindon, Utah. He was ninety-five years old.

History of Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall Biography of Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall written by herself Submitted by Blythe Brown Wall, Daughter-in-Law, member of Camp Pleasant View Camp, Orem, Utah to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah I was born on the 19th of October 1864 at Manti, Utah, the daughter of John L. Bench and Mariah Kirby, of England, pioneers of 1852. I lived there through childhood and enjoyed my parents and grandparents very much. As a child I remember going to Salt Lake City (Utah) with father and mother to the April and October conference (of the LDS Church). It would take us four days each way with horse and buggy or wagon. We would stay at grandmother Kirby’s. She made her home there-after years had married a man by the name of John Picknell who had a butcher business. Grandfather (William Bench, 1815-1875) Bench worked all day at blacksmithing, but at the end of the day’s work Eliza Bench, a cousin, and I would race to meet him as he came home. We had many pleasant romps with him, black and dirty, as he was, he would kick us all as we would try to grab him around the legs. He would run and we would chase him home. Grandmother always had an apple or cookie waiting for us as we went in with him. Often father would go to his friend and we would ride with him or sit on the back of the wagon and let our feet hang out. I remember mother would go; she would always wait on the side of the canal, if it was full of water, until he returned because she was frightened of water. As a small child she would take me out and we would wait until father came back. I went to school up to the eighth grade. My parents always saw to it that I attended out (sic) duties such as going to Sunday School, Mutual, Sacrament Meeting. When I was older I sang in the ward choir. We sang at the dedication of the Manti Temple and our choir was known as a very good choir—the best of its time. I did some temple wok, baptismal word for the dead and father baptized me for 500 souls one time. I was fourteen years old when mother took sick on the ninth of January 1878. She was only sick for three weeks and died on the 21st of January. Her health had been poor and father contributed it to hardships in early life. Father was left along with only myself and my two brothers, John L., 8 years and William Edward, 2 years. Mother had had two other boys, Charles Watson and Urban Lorenzo but they had died in infancy. Mother died with rheumatic fever. I was old enough to know how to do a few things but mother had made the mistake in not teaching me to cook and I did not know much about it, so I kept house and did the best I could for father and the boys. In 1882 father was called on a mission to England. He was to go for two years. We all went to see him off in Salt Lake City (Utah). Both boys were to live with our (Bench) grandparents in Manti and I was to live in Salt Lake City and work. Father left on the 16th of October three days before my 18th birthday. As long as I live I will remember that day. There were 63 elders at the depot to go to the European mission. I felt like I had not a soul on earth. Just as father kissed me goodbye George G. Cannon, who had been biddings the elders God speed, saw me standing along crying, he came over to me, put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Don’t cry, the Lord will return your father to you.” And he did in two years time. Before leaving, however, father found me a home to live in and work for the winter. A man by the name of J. S. Lewis and family. I only stayed two weeks. I am sorry to say he had been very free with me so I left the home one night just at supper time. I bundled up my belongings and waited until the family were all around the table, then I left and went to my grandmother’s (Kirby?). I had four blocks to walk along after dark, but I knew I was not alone for I felt all the time my guardian angel had charge of me. Grandma had gone out so I sat there on the door step until she returned. I told her my story, between sobs. Then next morning she went with me across the street to Mrs. Mary Weiler, a dear friend of grandma’s and I was hired out for $5.00 a week. She kept boarders, mostly students at the U. of U. (University of Utah). I lived with her family for a year and a half and was treated like one of them. Mrs. Weiler was a wonderful woman. She taught me so many things in housekeeping and cooking. I took care of my money and was able to send father five dollars when I could and I kept my two brothers in shoes and other clothes. Grandmother (Ann Longman) Bench was not well so I was asked to come to Manti, Utah to help take care of the boys, which I did. On returning home I went to work for a Mrs. Laurnrency Laury for four months at $5.00 a week. In 1884 father returned home from his mission and he brought with him a very sweet girl by the name of Lavisa Griffin, whom he married 24th of April 1885 in the Logan Temple Our family had a loving mother once again for a time. We were all very happy for about two years but fate did come our way again for the passed away in 1886, November 21, leaving us without a mother again. While she was with us I did some Temple work. During these days I had some social life. I went with a crowd of young people, the nicest in Manti. One, especially, a young man Jay Jensen and a fine fellow whom I kept company with as you would call a boy friend now. We had some very good times together. In 1886, Aunt Mary Bench Wall, father’s sister, asked me to come and live with her in Venice on the Sevier (River). While I was there in Glenwood, the Glenwood Sunday School was organized. Charlie C. Cowley was Superintendent with Francis G. Wall and Thomas Johnson as Counselors, and I, Susie Bench was Secretary, the first secretary. I worked in the Sunday School all the while I lived in Venice. In Feb 1887, I left my home in Manti. The snow was 3 feet deep on the level. I had promised to meet Francis George Wall, whom I had promised to go to the Logan Temple with to become his wife. We traveled by wagon to the Summit creek, a days travel from Nephi. We stayed with some people in a big house that night. We left our horses and wagon the next morning and boarded the train for Salt Lake Cit. When we got to the depot that night it was a blinding snowstorm. We took the street car for grandma’s home at 647 South Main; stayed there that night and took the train for Logan the next morning. We got rooms at the Peoples Hotel. That night it snowed 4 feet deep. On the 18th of February 1887 went to the Temple and I received my endowments and was married for time and all Eternity to Francis George Wall, by C. D. Feltstead. We stayed at the hotel 3 days then returned to Salt Lake City to my grandmother and again stayed for the night and took the train for Summit Creek and stayed over again, and left for Nephi in time to take the Sanpete Valley train. Here I bid Brother Wall goodbye and I never saw him any more until in November he came to see me and spend a few days. No one knew I had gone or when I returned as it was hushed up as the Church had been persecuted and the saints that had tried to live in polygamy, as non members did not believe in it. I lived on the underground, as it was commonly called, for 3 years. Our first son, John Edward, as we named him, was born the 13th February 1890 in Manti, Utah. There was 4 feet of snow that morning. Christine Luddiksen was the lady who took care of me. When my baby was one week old I was arrested and put under $2500.00 bond to appear in Salina, Sevier County, by the United States Deputy Marshall, Kuddebeck & Clawson, to answer the charges, 5 years in all. I was expected to appear in Salina on the 21st of March. I will never forget that day, the snow was deep and the weather cold. Father put a lot of hay in the wagon box, a carpet over it, a small stone in one end of the wagon with the wagon covered all to make it as comfortable as possible for my new baby and myself. My brother John drove the team, the first day we went 35 miles. I went to the home of a stranger, a lady by the name of Catherine Marteen, where we stayed all night. The next morning I was notified to appear at Spring City, the 1st of June. On that date I was to be at Provo on the 27th Sept. before a grand jury. I left a few days early as we went by train to Provo. We were met by a friend of Father’s at the depot, Bishop Farr, by name. He took us to his home and stayed all night. The next morning before going to court I was worried and felt that maybe I would never see my little son again, so I told Sister Farr is I never came back she could have him. She was to look after him while I was gone. But she tried to comfort me. She was a very good Latter-day Saint woman. I could see no hope. My husband had gone to Old Mexico, where President John Taylor had advised him to go as it was a warmer climate. He could not stand the cold weather in Canada where a lot of the polygamist were going to make their home. He (Francis George Wall) had gone 6 months before our baby was born, so he had never seen him. I had to wait my turn and as I waited I could hear different ones give their testimonies. There was a girl with her babe in arms, Bell Harris, she was sentenced for 5 years. There were others. Then my turn came. There were 12 grand jury and one prosecuting attorney. They locked the door as if I would try to get away, and all the questions I was asked. My husband had written for me to tell the truth to all they asked and I did. He was there one hour and forty minutes. John Horton was prosecuting attorney and said I was released. He seemed to be the only gentlemen in the room. I will say he was a brother to Aunt Jane Bench. I was released from bail. What a happy relief. I was to receive paid mileage for all the trips that I had been required to make but for some reason that fell through. But anyway I was free to return to my baby and go anywhere I pleased. Brother Farr was waiting to take me to his home. They had a grand meal waiting for me. After that he took my baby and me to the train. Father had wired me to go to Salt Lake City to meet Clara Steer, a convert to the church, who was coming to Manti to make her home as my father’s wife. We stayed two days at grandma’s, then went home. And I was Free!!! On June 10, 1891, I left my home in Manti for Old Mexico. My baby was one year and four months old. We left the depot at 10 a.m. and arrived in Demning, New Mexico three days later. I was accompanied by two ladies from Salina, Utah; Mrs. Hoyt and Mrs. Martin. When we reached the town of Demming, we took a room and I cleaned up meself and Ted, as we called him, and I went out to the city to see if we could find anyone in town from the colonies that would carry people to Colonia Juarez as there were no trains running into Mexico at that time. I was fortunate in locating two men that were working in Demmin at the time and having been there for several months were ready to leave early the next morning. I arranged to go with them. They were Charles Shumway and Henry Marteneau. But ere the night passed my baby broke out with scarlet fever as it was raging in the town so very much. I found out later that children were dying and being buried every day with it. I found a friend Mr. Pomroy moved my luggage from the hotel to a cabin near the camp where a number of people from the colonies were living and working on the railroad that was being built into the colonies. It was called the John W. Young railroad. I met a lot of friends both men and women. The cabin was comfortable, bed, stove to keep us warm when it was cold, table and light. The Elders came every night to admnister to Ted or see if we were in need. They brought food tree times a day, they were interested in our welfare. We were there three weeks and by that time Ted was better. Frank, my husband, had heard that we were there and came out to meet us with a team and wagon to take us to our new country. By this time there were four other families from Utah had arrived and were making arrangements for passports to go into Mexico. They were A. T. Stewart and wife and daughter Ida and three boys; John C. Harper, wife Fannie and daughter; Brother and Sister Robinson; and Nathan Clayson and wife Annie and five children. They were all colonizing into Mexico and it took some time to make out papers. Columbus was where we had to get our papers and it was on the American side of the line. It took a few days and we were on our way to Mexico. We reached Old Gases Grands after days of traveling, at noon and there was a big full fight going on. All the men wanted to see it. It was a new thing. That afternoon was hot around the middle of July and there I was in that hot sun for three hours, with Mexicans all around in circles drinking from large goblets, laughing and having a gay time. Imagine me there with a half sick child, weary myself and not a soul to speak to. All the natives were speaking in spanish and I thought every word was a swear word, it sounded that way. When the bull fight was over we started on for Colonia Juarez. After a few weeks I learned that there is a store around the corner from where we were stopped, in the heat of the sun, that a Mormon woman was clerking there, by the name of Cutura Baker. We later became acquainted and became good friends, the rest of our lives. When we landed in Colonia Juarez we went to the home of Brother Cardon. He had a large house and Frank had rented two rooms for us to live in until he could build across the river where he had bought a lot to build a home on. Our son Ted and I picked up the cobble stones for a two room house. We got a load of lumber from the mountains. Frank worked night and day to get it ready for us to live in by August when it was completed and we moved in. We bought a cow and called her Daisy. We hauled all the water to where we were building. I would fill the barrel and Frank would roll it up to where he was laying the rocks. In 1892, May 24th I hadf a baby girl. I was there along the time as Frank and Aunt Mary had gone out to Demming, New Mexico to bring in her furnature, team and other things that she had shipped from Utah. We named our baby girl Myrtle Mae and what a beautiful baby she was and only lived three months for on the 24th of August she died of spinal meningitis. It was such a dreaded disease that they would not allow any funeral to be held. Sister Rocksey Stoll made her clothes. They wrapped the small body of our dear little girl up in sheets wrung out of carbolic acid and buried her on the east of town. After a few hours I was so blue and homesick so I took my little son Ted by the hand and we went down by the river under the bank for him to play and I gave vent to my feelings. He played a while when he looked up and saw me crying and came over to me and asked, what I was crying for. I for the moment had forgotten him and said I was along in the world as I had no one left. He put his arms around my neck and said, "Mama you've got me." and there and then I realized that I did have someone to live for and it was an eye opener for me. I'll never forget that little experience. After the first sugar I bought came in hard lumps shaped like a funnel hole down the center brown in color, as Ted and I were coming from the store he wanted to help and wanted to carry the sugar, we hadn't gone far when down went the lump and broke on the hard ground. We picked up the biggest pieces and left the rest. It was call peloneciea. It was sweet but very brown. Sugar was out of the question in those days. On the 12th of July 1893, another choice spirit was sent to us a very bright little boy, extra bright. We named him William Clyde. He would ask questions far beyond his years. His father grew very fond of him, we all did, one time at Thnaksgiving time Frank took Clyde with him on a little trip to El Paso, Texas, on business. He bought him a blue suit, oh, he was so proud of it. At that time we were still carrying water for cooking and for drinking purposes from the mill street that was just below Aunt Mary's home. I would send Clyde down to bring a little brass buck of water for dinner. Just after they had returned home for El Paso, Clyde had his new suit on to show us and we needed water for dinner so he took the little bucket and down ee went to the mill stream. He slipped and fell in and his new suit was wet. He came back broken hearted. He was always talking about when he could get baptized. It seemed he felt he couldn't wait until he was old enough. He would say, I need to get baptized." I was all alone when my third boy came into the world on December 5, 1895. I had been resting on the dining floor that afternoon as it was very warm weather. Angus LeRoe was born before I had time to tell anyone I was sick. I happened to see Sister Haws pass down the sidewalk and called out to her for help which she gladly gave. I will say Aunt Mary's children were all born in Utah. Frank and Minnie were married so she just had Etta, Jessie and Ella. Ella was five years when my oldest son was born. On February 11th, 1897 I gave birth to a pair of twins. We named them Mae and Mable, two very pretty babies. When they were three years old they got whooping cough and died. Mae died the 14th of December 1900. Mable lived until her birthday but she was hunting her sister all the time. She died February 11, 1901. Clyde had the membranous croup and died November 27, 1900. He practically choked to death. George Milne, our fourth son who was born 14th September 1900 was sick also with the whooping cough, in fact all the children had sickness that winter. I had laid Milne out a good many times thinking he had drawn his last breath. He was three months old and it went very hard on him. But he did pull through. Angus had it but it did not go so hard with him. Our three children died in less than three months. In April 1901 when Milne was six months old I took the three boys and went to Utah to visit with my father. John was ten years old, Angus five years and we stayed all summer. I was able to do a little Temple work. That was the last time I saw my father for he passed away 16 Nov 1905 at Manti, Utah. One time, not long after we went to Mexico, Frank and I had walked up on one side of the river to our young orchard that he had planted out, different kinds of fruit, mostly apples. He had a few vegetables planted between the trees and I gathered a few in my apron, then we came back down the opposite side. As we came up the little raise on the roadway, I had been lonesome and blue. In trying to cheer me up he said, that sometime in the near future down the road ahead of us there would be a large red brick building. Whether that helped to make me feel better of not, at that time there were very few people living on our side of the river. In fact, our home was the only one besides two stockaid houses at that time. In 1904, a building was erected as he had described it and said it would be. The Juarez Stake Academy, a school where all our children went. A four year high school. In 1904 February 29th, I was blessed with a another girl with lots of black hair. I had begun to think I never would have another girl. We named her Leah. Our family was getting larger we needed more room to raise our children. So we built a new kitchen on the cobble rock part and a living room and bedroom out of adobe. Then later a bedroom up stairs and a front proch. Aunt Mary's house was built just down through the lot close to the store that Frank built. The top part of our lot was in fruit trees and where I could raise a garden. Then on October 26th our ninth child, another girl was born. We named her Dora. In 1910 and 1912 we were disturbed about the Mexican Revolution trouble had broken out in the country and in July 1912 most of the Mormon people decided to leave their homes and go out to the USA. Frank sent me and my youngest children out on the train to El Paso, Texas. We lived in what they called the sheds but not for long as we rented a house. Frank came out later. He had his store and property to look after the best he could; John, Angus and Milne got work to help out. We lived two years then we went back to our homes. Some of the people stayed, but most went back. Frank still kept the store and was in danger all the time trying to protect his rights. They were always taking his goods and stealing his animals. Whenever we could be at ease, we tried to raise a garden. He had as many as nine cows, some pigs and chickens. We raised our own apples, peaches, pears, etc. In 1915 John graduated from the Juarez Stake Academy. Later he was a counselor to Bishop Waltser in the Ward. In 1917 the American soldiers who had been sent in and stationed in Colonia Dublan were called back to the USA as war had been declared in Europe. A lot of people were still upset with the conditions in Mexico. When the army went home, some of the people left and went with them to Columbus, New Mexico. Angus drove our wagon, John and Milne stayed with their father. The girls, Angus and I lived there one year. Later Frank and the boys moved us to El Paso where we lived 16 months. When conditions settled again we went back to Juarez and continued life about the same as before. Aunt Mary died in January 1926, and Frank left for Utah to try to get his Indian War pension, whcih he was fortunate to obtain. He decided to spend the rest of his years in Utah. He moved us with him to Venice, Utah, where we stayed until 1933 when when we moved to Provo, Utah. Frank had good health and was a hard working man. He had provided us with good homes where he thought it would be best for us. He died February 22, 1946 and was buried in the Glenwood Cemetery. He was the father of 16 children, nine of whom were mine. Things I am grateful for: That I was born of good LDS parents who taught me righteous principles, and that I belong to the true Church of God. That I was born in this free land of America. That I have had nine fine children born under the New and Everlasting Covenant. That five are living and are active in the Church. I have had a good husband for their father. That I live in Utah. That I have a comfortable home, plenty to eat, clothes to wear and a good bed to sleep in. That I have a loving daughter to take care of me when I don't fee well. That I have had pretty good health all my life; and for all my kind and loving friends. And not least, I am so thankful for a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and for my faith and knowledge of the same. Susie B. Wall Susan Elizabeth Bench Wall died March 1960 at Provo, Utah and is buried in the Provo Cemetery. NOTE FROM CATHY CLARK: Aunt Mary referred to is Frank Wall's first wife; he was a polygamist. The other wives were often referred to as "Aunt". Aunt Mary is Mary Bench (1846-1926), daughter of William Bench Sr. and Ann Longman, and an aunt to Susan Elizabeth Bench--she was a sister to her father. NOTE FROM ROBIN WALL: Great Grandmother Susan B Wall is buried in East Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Orem, Utah. Utah.

My Grandfather always had a smile on his face. For as long as I can remember, Grandpa wqas hard of hearing. We had to shout at him for him to be able to hear us. In his later years, when he couldn't hear us he tried to read our lips, and if that didn't work he would smile look down and shake his head. We then would write short notes to him. He was childhood friends with Elder Marion G Romney. As young men they played basket ball on dirt basket ball fields. Grandpa was a small man, and didn't make the best team. He was on a secong team known as the scrubs (probably because of their size). He sang to me one day a song they used as a cheer when playing ball. It went like this;"We are Mormon Boys and we don't cuss, but golly darn some times we must, halabalu-balus." I remember when we would go to Grandpa and Grandma's home, when Grandpa was in the house ... he was always sitting in a rocking chair sofa reading from his Book of Mormon. I know he too loved the Book of Mormon. Grand ma would tell me that even though he could not hear, and so he could not attend the temple, he always had a valid temple recommend. She also told me that he always paid his tithing faithfully. Even though he could not hear, he always attended his church meetings. They moved close to us in Lindon. He had a couple of acres there. He had alfalfa growing on his land. Grandpa would cut down the alfalfa by hand with a scythe and then after it had dried, he would load it on a trailer and have a neighbor pull to his barn. All this by hand. He had a small pony and Grandma had several chickens. Grandfather was a faithful man that loved the Lord. He was a great example in my life.