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Show JEDDIDIAH MATILDA LAVINA CLARISSA some buggy and high stepping horse along the country roads. She loved to visit a granddaughter, Nora Robinson Harris, in Kaysville where Nora's husband once gave her a little pig. The animal was put in a sack and load¬ed in the back of the buggy for the trip home. The pig got away with Bert Harris and a neighbor in hot persuit. When it was caught Adelaide insisted that the crit¬ter be trussed up so he wouldn't get away again. She drove sedately home to Centerville with the unhappy porky squealing in frustration every step of the way. Adelaide Gyde France died in February of 1913 and was buried in Centerville. Of her 10 children, four married and settled in Mountain Green. They were Mrs. David B. (Emily) Bybee, Mrs. John Heber (Lenora) Robinson, Mrs Eugene (Sarah) Robinson and Mrs. James (Brittamore) Williams. Two of Mary Ellen's children lived in Mountain Green: Mrs. Ira Stephen (Phoebe) Spaulding, and George Washington France whose farm was adjacent to the Warner, Rollins and Williams farms. Charles Edward (Ted) France and Mrs. Joseph B. (Ellen) Robbins, children of Ellen Harrod France, also lived on the France Farm. In addition, four of Ted's children lived there: Sidney Wesley, Marlon, Mrs. Fred (Mamie) Smith and Darrell Lamar France. Joseph David France was a man of great faith and a gift for healing the sick. He left a posterity of 27 children. He died in Centerville on February 24, 1886 and was buried beside his wives in the Centerville Cemetery. The Mountain Green farm was sold to Stephen Winchester whose son and family Austin, lived in the little frame home for several years. The old Pioneer Cemetery will overlook the site of the new Stake Center, which will be constructed on the original France farm. FRANCIS 171 |