President Brigham Young told the party to rest three days, then move north to East Weber (Uintah), at the mouth of Weber Canyon. The Stoddard family lived in a dugout in the side of a hill until a cabin could be built. In the Spring of 1851 the Stoddards moved to Burch Creek where Amos built a small log cabin. He became good friends with the Indians, who in turn, became very fond of him. They helped the Stoddard family in many ways. As the Burch Creek home was on a well traveled Indian trail, many bands of Indians passed by. One day as a tribe was passing through, Lydia and her sisters, Mary Jane and Elsie Permelia, stood in the cabin door and watched the procession. There was one young buck among the Indian friends who always watched Lydia and admired her red hair. This day, after camp was made, he returned to the Stodd¬ard home, all decked out in his feathered headgear, buckskin pants and shirt, which were beautifully trimmed with bright beads. He saluted Lydia's father in Indian fashion, then offered his pony, three buck¬skins and a gun for Amos' red haired daughter—or squaw. Amos explained to the young buck that Lydia was going to be Joe Wadsworth's squaw. At first the young buck was resentful, but as Joe was also a very good friend of the Indians, he waved his hand goodbye, and rode away. Thus a little Indian 'skirmish' ended happily. On 5 March 1857, Lydia Stoddard became the wife of Joseph Warren Wadsworth in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City. She was 21 and Joseph was 26. She was his second wife. Their first child, Elizabeth Elmira, was born in Uintah. Just before the birth of their third child, Eli Amos, Lydia decided to go to her mother's home in Burch Creek for the happy event. It was a cold March day and the snow was very deep. They were now living in Mountain Green. Something spooked the horse while driving over a high bridge; they bolted and the sleigh tipped over. Lydia was buried in the deep snow and Joseph Warren had to dig her out. Indian trouble broke out and the settlers were advised to move to a more pop¬ulous area. The Wadsworths moved to Morgan City for the duration. After peace was restored they moved back to Mountain Green. In September of 1868 Lydia again traveled to her parent's home for the birth of another child. When she returned to Mountain Green she found Abigail in bed. Twin boys had arrived. The cabin, a new one with four rooms, was still so crowded that Lydia had to sleep in a corner of one room on the floor. In 1868 and 1869 when the Union Pacific Railroad track was laid through Weber 161