was among the first to cross the mighty River into Iowa, Kind friends and Church members returned to Nauvoo under cover of darkness and buried Zachariah in the Nauvoo Cemetery. Eliza and the children spent the remaining frigid Winter months in a canvas covered wagon box set on the ground. When the weather moderated Eliza moved her family to Salem, a little town 50 miles from Nauvoo. They eventually moved to Winter Quarters where they prepar¬ed for the journey across the plains. The Hardy family started for the Great Salt Lake Valley 10 May 1851, with all their worldly goods piled into a light wagon. William drove the team with Caroline and the baby riding. Eliza and the other children walked, pulling a hand cart. On 17 September the Hardys arrived at their destination and four days later were sent to East Weber (Uintah), arriving there 21 September. In 1853, 16 year old Elisha left for the California gold fields where he work¬ed for seven years, sending his mother all the earnings he could spare. Eliza earned money as a midwife. In 1859 or 1860 Eliza moved her family to Mountain Green where they lived for two years, going from there to Morgan. It was here that Elisha met and married Flora Worlton, 13 January, 1866. Flora, born 9 May, 1851, was a daughter of James Timbrell and Elizabeth Bourne Worlton. Her birthplace was Bath, Somerset, England. The Worltons came to the Valley in September of 1855 and settled in Lehi Valley, moving to Morgan 10 years later. Eliza took her other children to Grantsville for a short time, then moved to Hooper where her son, William, built a home. His mother lived with him and family the remainder of her life. Elisha and Flora made their home in Morgan for a short time where he contract¬ed to build a section of the Union Pacific Railroad line through Weber Canyon. He always remembered the thrill of seeing the first train travel through the Canyon when the line was completed. The family moved to Hooper where Elisha lost his right arm in a freak hunting accident. Thus disabled, he had a rough time making a living for his growing family. He purchased a ranch in Cottonwood Canyon, Mountain Green, where he built a comfortable home. Here the family lived during the Summer, raising hay and grain. He also 'boarded' other farmer's cattle herds during the Summer when feed was plentiful in the Canyon. Elisha also owned a good-sized herd. 141