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Show Canyon, it proved to be a boon to the settlers. Work was provided the men, and the women also prospered. Lydia was kept busy washing and mending clothes for the construction gang. She furn¬ished milk, butter and eggs for the camp, much to the delight of the camp cook. She was rewarded with castoff clothing of the officers, which she washed and made into clothing for her own brood. In apprecia¬tion many delicacies reached her own table, sent by an appreciative cook. Along with other women, Lydia gathered straw and wove it into hats for her family. She also gleaned in the wheat fields, which helped supply food for the table. Along with her many household duties Lydia washed, carded and spun wool for stock¬ings and clothing for her family. In the Fall of 1879 the Wadsworth families moved to Hooper where they lived the rest of their lives. They had spent 22 years in the little settlement up Weber Canyon. Lydia served in the Hooper Ward Sunday School and Relief Society. Clever with a needle, she helped make dozens of quilts throughout the years. Some of her beau¬tiful quilts were made for the Harmon Perry family of Ogden. At the passing of the Edmund Tucker Act, which made it unlawful for a man to live with more than one wife, Lydia moved to Ogden, leaving her two children, Jose¬phine and Archie, with Abigail, the first wife. Joseph Warren was arrested and spent six months in the Utah Penitentiary. Lydia moved back to Hooper for the duration. After his release she again moved to Ogden where she worked as a nurse. On 19 December, 1889, Lydia died and was buried in the Hooper Cemetery, along¬side Joseph Warren and Abigail. Her children included Elizabeth Elmira, Frank Abiah, Eli Amos, George Martin, Eliza Jane, Elsie Permelia, Henry, Lucinda Adeline, Laura Josephine, Charles and Archie Warren. All but three grew to adulthood and had families of their own. 162 WADSWORTH MARKER, HOOPER CEMETERY |