TWINS AT NINETY-TWO MRS. WILLIAM LOT SMITH AND MRS. ALFRED M. LAMB 13 TWINS AT NINETY-TWO Mrs. William Lot Smith, slim and frail, in brown silk, smiled gaily as she greeted representative of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Gold combs held rolls of gray and brown hair neatly arranged "by herself," says her daughter, Mrs. T. D. Phillips who is mistress of the modern white cottage at 76 Georgia Way, San Leandro. Amelia Everett of Alameda tells of the recent visit. We nestled in easy chairs while Mrs. Phillips showed a photograph of her mother and twin, Mrs. Alfred M. Lamb of Morgan, Utah. They look much alike, except for a light pinched look or scar on Mrs. Smith's forehead and nose. Mrs. Smith said: "The taller one is Margaret Quoqulia. I am Mary Estella. We are daughters of Evan Jenkins and Ann Davis, who were en route from Cowbridge, Glamorganshire, South Wales to Zion in Utah, when the stork delayed them in Iowa delivering us, May 16, 1858. We were the second pair of twins. It was necessary for the folks to remain there to work and accumulate goods in preparation for the long trek. We were three years old when the journey was continued westward in the Homer Duncan Independent Wagon train. Well, I remember parts of that trek and some of our fellow travelers, particularly Charles W. Penrose, long since famous among Morman Pioneers." Her smile faded and a far away look came into her blue eyes as she related a painful experience: FIRES ON THE HILLS "Margaret and I were riding on a high seat in front and singing 'O My Darling Kelly Gray' when the wagon struck a chuck hole and I was thrown out and under a wheel. It ran over my head and cut a big gash." She raised her hand and slid a finger down a dark scar through the middle of her forehead. "Charles Penrose sewed it up with plain sewing silk." They arrived in Salt Lake City September 28, 1861, and soon settled in North Cottonwood, later called Farmington, where Mary met and married William Lot Smith, who was the son of the famously fearless Lot Smith. She lived in the old Lot Smith home where her first two children were born. They moved to Morgan, Utah, where she reared four sons and three daughters. She has 36 grand children and three greatgrand children. Long after moving to Rexburg, her husband died. For 12 years she lived in San Leandro. President Cleo Ricks asked if she 14 remembered her famous father-in-law. "Yes, I remember him well," said Mrs. Smith. "He was a valiant body guard of Brigham Young, I was not 10 years old when President Young, or Governor Young, sent him to prevent Johnston's army entering Salt Lake to make war on the Saints, but I remember the excitement when it was reported that he was credited with burning 50 army wagons. I can never forget his story of how they built fires on the hill at night in view of the army, and had their men parade before them to give the appearance of many. They were only 75 citizens against a trained army of 3000. Next day Lot took half his men and went down to the army camp and told the soldiers they had come to burn their wagons, but he kindly consented to let them take out food and clothing if they would put their fire arms in the wagons. This they did. Thus they were detained and eventually defeated without blood shed in accordance with orders given by Brigham Young." Mrs Smith also remembers Brigham Young and many of his family.