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Show Lucinda Roberts Robinson were married. They made their first home in Salt Lake City where their first son, John Heber, was born in 1854. John and Lucinda moved to Easton (Uintah) in 1855 and their first daughter, Sarah Cornelia, was born here. It was here that John Jr. joined others in the 'War' to halt the invasion of Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston and his troope stationed at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. The Robinson family moved to Provo for the duration of the conflict which lasted until 1859. Upon their return the farm in Uintah was deeded to the LDS Church and John and Lucinda moved their family to Mountain Green. They built a log cabin on the hill west of Gor¬don Creek, cleared the land and planted crops. Nine more children were born to the couple: Lilas Subina, Isaac Morgan, Joseph Franklin, George Hyrum, Margaret V., Sidney Orson, Niven L., William E., and Alonzo R. In 1871 John Jr. met with others in the Commun¬ity to plan for the erection of a combined school house and church. Before then, both school and church were conducted in a little log building east of Gordon Creek. In 1874 John Jr. became Presiding Elder of the little Branch. He became the first school teacher of the new school. Tragedy struck the family twice, once when baby Joseph Franklin tumbled into a tub of scalding water. The other accident was when Isaac Morgan was killed in a snowslide in Strawberry Creek. The family had many experiences with the Indians. One wintry day a hungry old Indian buck forced his way into the house when Lucinda was alone. She gave him food and sent him happily on his way. After that she made sure that all her doors were securely locked. One of the great experiences in their lives was doing Temple work in Logan. John's father, John Sr., had collected many names while serving a mission to Nova Scotia. At the age of 62 John Jr. died at FORT BRIDGER, WYOMING 133 |