TITLE PAGE. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. 58 [058]. PIONEER NAME-Mary Jane Cook Toomer BIRTH DATE AND PLACE-July 7, 1830, Salisburg, England DEATH DATE AND PLACE- June 13th 1916 FATHER- John Toone MOTHER- Emma Prosser WHO MARRIED AND DATE- James Toomer, March of 1854 YEAR ARRIVED IN UTAH- October 1st 1854 NAME OF COMPANY- WHO WROTE HISTORY AND DATE- WHO SUBMITTED HISTORY AND DATE- Camille Wilde CAMP NAME- Mt. Joy CAMP HISTORIAN- Bertie Smith COMPANY NAME- Morgan HISTORIAN- Dena Rich SOURCE OF INFORMATION- Compiled by G-Granddaughter SIGNATURE OF AUTHOR OR OWNER OF THIS HISTORY- Camille Wilde CAMP RECEIVED (DATE)- Oct. 12, 2009 I h ereby give this h istory to the International Socie ty Daughters of Utah Pioneers with the understanding thnt: l. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers has the right to edit and publish it. 2. If publication is not indicated, it shall become a part of the archives to perfect the reco r d of the Utah Pioneers. 3. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers has the right to reprodpce this hist ory for t he . benefit of its members, and descendants of the pioneer. Camp Received (QrL 12-- , A ~0 j Da le 1 .ignature of a u thor or owner of this history Address 2- :J a IJ 7'J. 1/J 12 0 i{t,,~L Telephone No. ?/r2: &f- 33 4b Company Received - - - - - -- Date • Mary Jane Cook Toomer Born July 7, 1830 in Salisbury, England. She was an only child of Thomas Cook and Mary Ann Harris. She was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1851 Making her 21 years old. Her boyfriend James Toomer was born June 8th 1827 in Salisbury, England. He was 3 years older than his Sweetheart. He was soon called on a 3 year mission in England. She was very happy for James and promised to help him on his mission. She worked, saving her money so she could send James a little portion of it to help him. Her Laundry work consisted of sewing on buttons, mending, ironing, washing on the board working very hard. Their dream was to someday go to ZION. Her parents never joined the church they were broken hearted and forbid her to associate with him anymore. When he finished his mission they made plans to marry and leave to join the saints in Zion. For her to forsake the Church of England was a terrible disgrace to her parents but to leave home for America was tragic. They told her that to them she was dead and they would never write to her. She never heard from ether of them the rest of her life. They were married in March of 1854 in South Hampton without the blessings of her parents only the four of them knew the sorrow they suffered at their parting, They sailed to America on the ' Monark of the Sea'by way of New Orleans, up the Mississippi to St. Louis. As they prepared to cross the plains by Hand Cart, they were happy and looking forward to the new promise of a home and the joy of the Gospel. Oh so young and strong they were. They arrived in Salt Lake Valley on October 1, 1854, having made good time on the trail. Soon after their arrival they were sent to Farmington, Davis County to make their home. They loved it here and their first two children Sarah Jane and James Jr. were born in Farmington. With the news of Johnston Army coming they moved to Payson, Utah where their little son John Thomas was born February 3rd , 1860 and died 9 days later. He was bur'ied in Payson. Another son Joseph William was born March 19, 1861. After Johnston Army passed they returned to their home in Farmington. Where another son was born on May 10, 1864. The following year they were called to move to Morgan in Weber Valley. A daughter Emiline Eliza was born on September 10, 1866. Followed by Lydia Ann born on July 9, 1868 and their last child David Richard was born September 20, 1871 . Sorrow came to them when their 14 year old son Joseph William died and was buried in the South Morgan Cemetery. While the Toomer family lived in Morgan they both held many important potions in the Church. She was the Stake President of the YWMIA and James was the Choir director of the Ward. He was also the city Marshall. In the spring of 1885 James and Mary Jane with their 5 children left Morgan to help settle the Bear Lake Valley. Once again they started over to build their home and settle down to farming and ranching. James Toomer died January 31 , 1894 of appendicitis and was buried in the Lanark, Bear Lake County, Idaho, Cemetery. Mary Jane made several trips back and forth from Bear Lake to Morgan visiting with relations and friends. She married a long time friend Thomas Robert Green Welch from Morgan and returned to Morgan to live. She with her new husband lived together for another 21 enjoyable years. Mary Jane suffered a stroke which left her paralyzed and unable to speak. Her daughter Emiline Toomer Fry cared for her mother in her home in Morgan until she died June 13, 1916. Emiline's husband Richard Rawle Fry made her welcome and assisted with the care .