The Women in Me ... Continued.

I had so much fun doing The Women in Me  post,  I wanted to do more! Thanks to www.familysearch.org, I was able to find more pictures and stories that I did not have on file. 

Here are more of the Women in Me . . . 

Sarah Jane Murdoch Rasband. My great, great, grandma. She was the daughter of John Murray Murdoch, who was the son of "Wee Granny". She was born and died in Utah. She was a faithful Latter-Day Saint. 

Jane Cadwallader Brown. My great, great, great, grandma.  In 1861 they came to Salt Lake and built a nice home which was located on the spot where the Union Pacific Depot now stands. Wherever they went they had a store and sold all sorts of merchandise. In William’s merchandising business they often sold bakery goods, pies, cakes and bread that were made by Jane. Though they had a large family of 12 children, she always took much interest in her neatness in dress and appearance. She did all kinds of lovely handwork and sewing, and especially making many beautiful quilts. Her work was the neatest and of the very best. Much of the time she wore a neat black taffeta dress and bonnet.

Emily Whitehead. My great, great, grandma. Born in Kent, England and came to America to be amongst the Saints. She was the mother of 8 children. She died in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Julia Ellis Hills. My great, great, great, grandma. There is a whole book series out about her life, called: A Banner is Unfurled. She was an extremely strong women, joining the Mormon church without her husbands consent, because she knew it was true. Her husband moved out because of it. Her husband, Ezekiel Johnson, did not like the "Mormons" and he was a heavy drinker. But in the end he had a change of heart, and was upset at how Joseph Smith was treated and he fought off a mob trying to get to the Saints. This incident led to his death. He became a marked man. On a trip into Nauvoo, a mob captured him and tied him to a wagon wheel where he was whipped to near death. He never recovered and died shortly after. He asked to be baptized before he died, but did not have a chance, so his family did his temple work for him.

I know, I know, I am having too much fun!! But the more women I find, the more excited I get!