Pg. 46 Mrs. Anna Woods* was considered to be a well-educated woman at that time, and was engaged to teach a school in her own home in 1862. Joseph R. Porter also began teaching in 1862. He taught during the winter months, and Mrs. Wood during the summer. So far as known Thomas Brough made the first brick in Weber Valley in the summer of 1864. Lyman W. Porter built the first brick house, the work being done by Henry Rich. This house is still standing and is occupied at the present time (1930) by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rich. Pricilla Porter, Warriner Porter’s second wife, was the first mid wife in Porterville, and Mrs. Jane Brough the second. An Irish lady, Bridget Cotton, was also a nurse. She was the mother of triplets and three sets of twins. A ward was organized very early with Warriner Porter as Presiding Elder. Soon a *At one time Mr. and Mrs. Woods started for Salt Lake City in a wagon. At the Strawberry crossing the water was so high it took the box off the wagon with the mother and two children in it. They floated on down the river and were very nearly drowned before being rescued. Pg. 47 log room was erected where meetings and schools were held. The furniture was nothing elaborate – a fire place for warmth and slabs with legs put in the rough side for seats. But it answered the purpose and the children received a good start for an education. Other inconveniences were suffered which were more serious than theses. In the first years of the settlement there were no grist mills or stones. The grain had to be taken to Ogden or Farmington to be ground. And during the winter the roads through Weber Canyon were impassable. Therefore when the supply of flour gave out boiled wheat had to be eaten, and such vegetables as could be raised. But the Lord blessed the people with health and strength. The town continued to grow until there was quite a population. Eliza Porter Clark, daughter of Alma Porter, was the first child born in Porterville. A school house was erected in 1867. In 1870 the settlement was divided into two wards known as East and West Porterville. The same year a