• • • CHAUNCY WARRINER PORTER Chauncy Warriner Porter was born to Sanford Porter Sr. and Nancy Warriner, 20 Oct 1812 in Holland, Erie, New York. His father was serving in the War of 1812 when he was born. At the age of 19, on 10 August 1831, he was baptized by Lyman Wight in Illinois. He moved with his parents from New York to Ohio and Illinois and gathered with the Saints in Jackson County, Mo. in 1832. In 1833 Chauncy married Amy Sumner in Independence Mo. They experienced the persecutions related to the other members. They traveled to Montrose, Lee, Iowa, and they had children there. Lydia Ann Cook, a young orphan girl accompanied them from Missouri. Chauncy and Amy were sealed in the Nauvoo Temple, 22 Jan 1846. Amy's health was bad after the birth of twins. While Amy was sick she asked her husband and Lydia to enter into plural marriage, so that her children would be taken care off On 6 Mar 1846 they were married by Brigham Young. Amy died 6 Apr 1847 and was buried in Winter Quarters. On 10 February 1848, Chauncy married Priscilla Strong at Winter Quarters. While living there, Lydia gave birth to her first child Warriner Ahaz. When ;it came time for the family to leave Winter Quarters, Pricilla became ill . Chauncy suggested that Lydia and the family go on ahead and he would come as soon as Pricilla was able to travel. In June Chauncy readied a team and wagon, with sufficient food to last and put Lydia and her one month old son Warriner, and his children Malinda, Sarah, Nancy, and Alma in the care of his brother-in-law, Naathan Tenney. Alma only 13 years ofld was the teamster in charge of the wagon. Lydia's wagon was placed in Willard Richard' s company. Sanford Porter Sr. her father-in-law was in the same company. They were on their way by 5 July 1848. They reached the valley of the Great Salt Lake 12 Oct 1848. Chauncy arrived about 1849. He gathered his 2 wives and family and settled in Mill Creek. In the spring of 1858 the family moved to what is now Utah County, as Johnson's Army was coming "to take care of the Mormons." In 1860 the family moved to Centerville, just long enough for Chauncy to arrange for them to move to Hardscrabble. While serving in the Utah War against Johns;on;s Army Chauncy' s brother, Sanford Jr. had seen the Hardscrabble area and noted the tall sagebrush that indicated good soil In the spring of 1859, the two brothers hauled equipment on mules over the mountain from Centerville to Hardscrabble and built a sawmill on what is called Beaver Creek. They named Hardscrabble Canyon, which means hard, rocky terrain. The mill was in use until 1891. By working long hours they were able to cut 4,000 board feet oflumber per day. The first 500 board feet was taken over the mountain by • • • cart with 4 yoke of oxen. Lumber was also hauled down Weber Canyon . In the spring of 1861, Sanford Sr. built a long house at the mouth of Hardscrabble Canyon, about where the Marvin Kilbourn home is and brought his family. During the summer Chauncy and Sanford Jr. also built log homes and brought their families. The settlement was called Porterville in honor of the Porter families. . There were eventually 6 sawmills in the Porterville area, due to the great demand for railroad ties for the transcontinental railroad. The first branch was organized about 1864, with Chauncy Warriner Porter as the presiding Elder. Chauncy and his wives were called to receive their second endowments in the Endowment House. While on this trip Chauncy caught a severe cold. They stopped at his brother Nathan's home in Centerville. Pricilla went on home to Porterville and Lydia stayed to care for her sick husband. His cold turned to pneumonia and he died 3 Mar 1868. He is buried in Porterville. Chauncy and Amy Sumner had 8 children, Chauncy and Lydia Ann had 13 children and Chauncy and Pricilla had 11 children, for a total of32 children .