Elizabeth Sarah Williams - Part One

     Aunt Annie Caroline Proctor Jaynes wrote up Grandmother’s life story.  I have added the pictures and changed it somewhat so it would flow how I wanted it to.  I appreciate all the work that she did on our family history.  I miss her and wish so many times that I could just ask her a question about one of the relatives. 

 Elizabeth Sarah Williams was the third child and only daughter of Thomas Trevor Williams and Annie Blackburn Williams.  She was born 22 June 1880 in Lake Shore, Utah, Utah.  She had two older brothers; William Trevor and George Blackburn, and two younger brothers;  John Trevor and Thomas James. 

             Her father died from lead poisoning due to his work in the mines 1 April 1884 at the age of 37.  Grandmother was almost 4 years old when he died.  John Trevor was 2 and Thomas James was born just over 4 months after his death.  This little one died just a few months later on 10 November 1884. 

             After Great Grandfather Williams died, Great Grandmother moved with her small family to Spanish Fork, Utah.

             Grandmother’s brother, John related the following story:  "While living at lst west and 7th north in Spanish Fork, 

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a crowd of children went down to King's farm to play one day.  A pole cat (skunk) barred our way.  Will King said if Elizabeth would go and kick it out of the way he would give her 10 cents. Mother met us in the front yard, stripped us while Aunty Dayton got a tub of hot water and soap.  They buried our clothes to drive away the smell."

            After another mover to 4th N. and 8th East in Spanish Fork, the small family moved back to the farm in Lake Shore, Utah.

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             "On one occasion while living on the farm we use to play in an excavation made by digging out the alfalfa chaff, being nice and dry and warm in there we became tired of playing.  We took French Leave and went down to Bank's to play.  A terrible wind storm came up, (Lake Shore had its share).  We got home just as Mother with a little help from neighbors finished removing the last of the chaff stack with their hands, as she wouldn't allow them to use pitchforks for fear they would injure us as she was positive we were all under the chaff as she had seen us playing there."

    Grandmother’s mother succumbed to pneumonia and died 14 February 1891, leaving three orphan children; George, age 13; Elizabeth, age 11; and John, age 9.  She was only 36 years old. 

Elizabeth Sarah Williams was baptized 4 August 1892 by Joseph Bellows, at Lake Shore, Utah, Utah.

After their mother’s death, Grandma and John went to live with Joseph and Alice Bellows.  George lived at various places and some times at Bellows.  After three years grandmother and John went to live with Mr. and Mrs. William Fergerson.  They were happy in their new home.  The Proctor children always called them Uncle Bill and Aunt Carl. (Her name was Caroline.  It was after her that Annie Caroline received her name as Annie Caroline Proctor.  Annie was her Grandmother's name.)