HIGLEY MYRON SPENCER and SON GEORGE 1852 BRIEF SKETCH OF LIFE OF MYRON SPENCER HIGLEY AND HIS ELSEST SON GEORGE. BY MARTHA ANN HARDY WADSWORTH Myron Higley was born, December 27, 1801, Leeds Cornaske, here he met and married Pricilla Eberson, and here they first heard and embrased the Gospel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and were soon on their way to Nauvoo to join the Saints there, arriving there in 1841 After the death of the Prophet and the exodus of the Saints from Nauvoo they immediately began preparations for the move West. After a long an perilous journey across the plains they arrived in Salt Lake City in 1852. Staying there only long enough to rest their worn out animals. They were advised to join a colony of Saints who were going to settle at the mouth of Weber Canyon, then called East Weber, now Uintah. As their teams were all so tired from the long journey across the almost trackless plains, it took three days to travel from Salt Lake City to East Weber, a distance of less than 40 miles. Here they made a dugout for shelter until they could cut and haul logs from tne near by hills to build a small house for, himself and family, which then consisted of two sons and 5 daughters. His son George, married Veincy Wadsworth in 1855 in East Weber. While living there Mr. Higley built a shop where-in he worked at his trade as a wood-turner. He turned all kinds of wooden bowls, from hard wood, which he hauled from the near by canyons. He also turned many other useful articles, such as bedsteads legs, table legs and chairs. and many small dishes, s uch as mixing bowls, butter bowls and small bowls, which were used as we now use crockery and earthen wear, and as his son George was a very good carpenter they soon made a good living. They moved to Mountain Green in the early l860's where he was a very active worker and builder both in Church and civic affairs. 3 In 1865 the Indians were causing the settlers trouble, driving away their animals and threatening the people. Brigham Young advised them all to move to Morgan where there were more people and a better chance to defend themselves aganist the Indians. They reached Morgan in 1865, where they lived in a small house near where the gristmill now stands. Here again he built a shop and worked at his trade, and the many useful articles he produced were very much needed and appreciated by the housewives, as dishes were becoming very-scarce and hard to get. He received very little money for his labor, but traded for food stuff and clothing for his family. Here again he was a very diligent worker in Church and civic affairs. They lived in Morgan until the fall of 1868 when they moved back to Mountain Green and soon after to Hooper, Weber County. His son George remained In Mountain Green to work on the new Railroad, which was then under construction through Weber Canyon. While living in Morgan George Higley helped build two bridges, a grist mill, saw mill and many of the first houses in Morgan. They, too, watched the first train pass over the new railroad, which was a very thrilling event. Soon after this George Higley moved his family to Hooper. Myron Higley, died in Hooper August 1887, his wife Priciila Eberson Higley died in Hooper, February 1892. George lived in Hooper and worked at his trade as a carpenter and builder until the time of his death which occured He was the father of 12 children.