may also been married to R L Slawter
may also been married to R L Slawter
Volunteered CSA at Wake Co. 27 Mar 1862. He was discharged 15 May 1862. Co E 53 Reg NC
Sid lived with his uncle Tom Jefferson Marsh until Tom's death in 1907.
Surry Co. Historical Society Book...relates their marriage as 26 Dec., 1875. They began married life in a log house on the lower portion of their land which reached across from Mt. Zion Ch. to the Ararat River.
Baptized into the LDS Church on 15 april 1832 at Kirtland, OH...First white woman buried in Smithfield
REBECCA SWAIN WILLIAMS
From Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude
CHILDREN:
Lovina Susan, 20 Sep 1816
Joseph Swain, 1819
Lucy Eliza, 27 Sep 1821
Ezra Granger, 17 Nov 1823
When Rebecca was nine years old her family moved into the Niagara Frontier, purchasing land from the Mile Reserve. It was a beautiful forest land, but the Tawana Indians were marauding through this area making constant raids on the settlers, so her father moved his family farther down the river to seventy acres he owned in the south of Youngstown, at Fort Little Niagara below the falls, and in 1812 had made quite a little settlement of dwellings, including a house, barn, storehouse and another little storehouse. He and Mr. DeVeaux had established a small trading post and had a contract to supply Fort Niagara with certain things.
This place was also beautiful, with lake and forest and the great Niagara River near by. Rebecca and her brothers loved to play in the woods and would often make stick horses and riding whips out of willow branches. Her father was resting in a swing in the yard one day as they came galloping in dropping their whips, so he promptly picked up a choice one and planted it in the ground. The tree stood in that place for over 120 years and gave to the Swain homestead its name "The Willows."
One day Rebecca ventured too far into the woods by herself and came suddenly face to face with a bear. With rare presence of mind she opened a parasol which she was carrying and by rapidly shutting and opening it in his face frightened the bear away.
During the year of 1815 she went to visit her sister Sara Clark in Michigan. Crossing the Lake from Buffalo she became acquainted with the ship's pilot, a tall, dark eyed, shy, but very attractive and well mannered young man by the name of Frederick Granger Williams. After a brief but happy courtship, they were married in the latter part of 1815, exact date unknown.
Rebecca's husband became a well known doctor and with his many patients needed help in keeping his accounts. She was glad to help in this way and became well acquainted with medical terms and some treatments that helped her care for others when he was away on the many calls he had to make over a large area as well as serving missions for the church.
They were happy together in spite of the many trials and hardships they endured with the other Saints in Nauvoo and Kirtland and then again in Far West Missouri.
Her husband passed away on October 25, 1842 in Quincy Illinois at the age of fifty-five.
In July of 1849, Rebecca, her son Ezra G. and his wife left for the Salt Lake Valley in the Ezra T. Benson Wagon Company. Rebecca drove her own wagon. Before they started on their journey Brigham Young married Rebecca to Heber C. Kimball, thus she became one of the number of those "aged ladies and widows" whom Heber C. Kimball merely supported, without living with them. This was shortly before Brother Kimball's second trip to the Salt Lake Valley, in 1848.
Rebecca and her family arrived in the Valley on October 28, 1849. That day they were treated to dinner at the Kimball home and heartily enjoyed roast beef and dried apple pie. They were happy to be with the body of the Saints in this new place.
After a few years her son bought a farm in Mill Creek five miles south of the city and east of State street . Here he built a log house and Rebecca was thrilled to leave the city and take over on the farm.
In 1860, Rebecca's son Ezra was called to help colonize Cache Valley, and of course she went with him and his family with the first settlers to Smithfield, arriving there July 22nd.
There was an Indian war going on at this time near here and the settlers had to guard their cattle in a corral built a short distance away from where the wagons were drawn up in two lines facing east and west. Posts had been set up and a brush shade was made over them. Stoves were set up between the wagons and all work was done inside the camp.
Rebecca though frail by now, drove a team and wagon to this new home as she had done in crossing the plains.
Rebecca passed away on September 25, 1861. She was the first white woman to be buried in Smithfield. She was buried next to a grandchild who had died shortly before.
She was a faithful Latter day Saint and daughter of God, ever willing to do His bidding since her conversion in 1830. She suffered much affliction and sorrow but bore it patiently and did not complain against the Lord.
We honor her as one of our noble ancestors and love her for her faithful example in doing good and keeping the Lord's commandments.
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Thomas served in Co. C 51st VA infantry of the CSA. His son William fought for the Union Army.