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Show • • • MYRON SPENCER IIlGLEY AND ms ELDEST SON GEORGE Myron Higley was born, December, 27, 1801, Leeds Comaske. Here he meet and married Pricilla Eberson, and here they first heard and embraced the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and were soon on their way to Nauvoo to join the Saints there, arriving in 1841. After the death of the Prophet and the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoo, they immediately began preparations for the move West. After a long and perilous journey across the plains they arrived in Salt Lake City in 1852. Staying there only long enough to rest their worn out animals. They were advised to join a colony of Saints who were going to settle at the mouth of Weber Canyon, then called East Weber, now Umtah. As their teams were all so tired from the long journey across the almost trackless plains, it took three days to travel from Salt Lake City to East Weber, a distance ofless than 40 miles. Here they made a dugout for shelter until they could cut and haul logs from the nearby hills to build a small house for himself and family, which then consisted of two sons and 5 daughters. His son George married Veincy Wadsworth in 1855 in East Weber. While living there Mr. Higley built a shop where-in he worked at his trade as a wood-turner. He turned all kinds of wooden bowls, from hard wood, which he hauled from the near by canyons. He also turned many other useful articles, such as bedsteads, legs for tables and chairs, and many small dishes such as mixing bowls, butter bowls, and small bowels, which were used as we now use crockery and earthen wear, and as his son George was a very good carpenter they soon made a good living. They moved to Mountain Green in the early 1860' s where he was a very active worker and builder both in Church and civic affairs. In 1865 the Indians were causing the settlers trouble, driving away their animals and threatening the people. Brigham Young advised them to move to Morgan. They reached Morgan in 1865, where they lived in a small house near where the grist mill now stands. Here he again built a shop and produced many needed and useful articles. Housewives appreciated his work as dishes were becoming very scarce and hard to get. He received very little money for his labor, but traded for food stuff and clothing for his family. They lived in Morgan until 1868. His son George remained in Mountain Green to work on the new railroad which was then under construction. They watched the first train pass over the new railroad, which was a very thrilling event. George soon moved his family to Hooper .. Myron died in Hooper August 1887 and his wife Pricilla Eberson Higley died in Feb. 1892, in Hooper. George worked as a carpenter until the time of his death. He was father to twelve children. By .................... Martha Hardy Wadsworth |
