Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us 'together stress. She made many suits for the army officers at Fort Douglas, also for President Young and other church leaders, for which she was well paid. She bought green tea from Fort Douglas and paid $5.00 a pound for it. At one time, President Young asked her to make a coat and a pair of pants for a speaker who was to appear at the Opera House, She told him she would for a pound of tea and $10.00. President Young thought it too high, but they needed the clothes badly, so they gave her what she asked, and the suit was made. William Driver, a pioneer druggist of Salt Lake, said she made him a suit out of a blanket He was very well pleased, and said he would never forget her. When Johnston's Army came to Utah in 1857, it caused much unrest. John, and his family, stayed in Salt Lake until the early part of 1858. Here Jemima gave birth to their first child, Lyon, born March 6, 1858, in Salt Lake. Emma and Hannah, John's other two wives, were both expecting babies. There was a move south, so John and his three wives moved to Payson, Utah. On March 19, 1858, at Payson, Emma gave birth to another son, Benjamin Prosser, her eighth child. It was a terrible hardship for all concerned. Living conditions were very poor with practically no conveniences. His second wife, Hannah, gave birth to premature twin babies. She and both babies died July 20, 1858. That same week on July 23, Emma's tiny son, Benjamin, died. He, along with Hannah and her twins, was buried at Payson. Years later, members of the family went to Payson and tried to find the graves, so markers could be installed, but there were so many others, the graves were never identified, After the army trouble was over the family moved back to Salt Lake. They were very happy to get back in their own homes. The following year Jemima gave birth to another son, Felix, born August 25, 1859, in Salt Lake. John and Jemima had seven children, four sons and three daughters, all born in Salt Lake, except Emma Jemima, their fifth child, who was born in Croydon, Utah, on November 15, 1865. She was given the name of John's two wives. The two youngest girls were born in Salt Lake, Caroline, born November 16,1867, and Elizabeth, bom May 20,1871. In 1863, John Prosser, Emma's youngest son, was almost ten years old. His two brothers, William Henry, age twenty-one, and Charles Jabez, age nineteen, and their father were sent to Lost Creek (later named Croydon) by President Brigham Young to help build up the town. In October of 1865, Lost Creek was first organized into a branch of the church. In 1865 William Henry married Hannah Webb and Charles Jabez married Sarah Augusta Squires. They both made their homes in Croydon. John Prosser remained in Salt Lake with his mother. As most boys, he was very unhappy, because he felt he was big enough to go along with his big brothers and father. It wasn't until 1871 that John and Jemima, with their youngest child, Elizabeth, who was but six months old at the time, moved to Croydon to make it a permanent home. While living in Croydon with Jemima and her children, John traveled back and forth whenever possible. His love for Emma and the theatre were still dear to his heart. In Croydon he was always happy when teaching music, expecially to the children. He led the choir, supplied music for dances and other functions. He was the schoolmaster, the music teacher, doctor, and lawyer in the town for many years. He also served as clerk for the small branch that was organized in 1863. Emma and Jemima were alone much of the time. Emma chose to remain in her comfortable home in the Salt Lake Twentieth Ward area, where she had, served in the Primary for so many years, and had many friends. Her daughter, Elizabeth, had married John Lyon in April of 1857, and lived close by her. Emma was lonesome at times, but always enjoyed the company of her grandchildren, who stayed with her often. In her later life she had several illnesses and was obligated to give up Primary and sewing for others. For several weeks she was very ill, and her family took turns sitting by her bedside. She passed away April 7, 1889, age seventy years, with her son, Charles, sitting by her side. She had many trials and heartaches, but she loved the precious gospel and was humble and faithful to the end. She was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. John was tall, with an abundance of curly white hair and a long white beard, a description given by many of his grandchildren. He carried a walking stick, and a dog was always at his heels. He always had such exciting stories to tell about people, places and things. He would teach the children songs and music, and he sang with them, as they listened to him play his fiddle, as he often called it. He was the father of seventeen children, ninety- one grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and countless great, great grandchildren. He died just four years after Emma's passing, on August 31, 1893, at the age of eighty years. He was buried in Croydon, Morgan, Utah.