Mrs. Matilda Smuin Slaugh
Matilda Smuin is the daughter of Sarah Hooks and Thomas Smuin. Matilda Smuin was born in Obongton, Berkshire, England, September 6, 1842. She spent her childhood in England, and when she was eighteen was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 1863 she had saved enough money to emigrate to Utah, and upon her arrival was taken to Brigham Young's home where she lived for a time.
She married John Jacob Slaugh January 2, 1864. With her husband she settled in Pleasant Grove where they adjusted themselves to pioneer living. Their property in Pleasant Grove became too small for their son's to make a living and it became necessary for them to move. In 1886 they acquired land in Ashley Valley (Vernal)and began again to pioneer. They moved into a two-room log house surrounded by weeds and brush. For two years all the water they used was hauled a half-mile in barrels.
Mrs. Slaugh's daughter, Florence, wrote "Mother was very handy with the sick, going from home to home caring for those who needed her help in all kinds of conveyances—hay racks, running gears, wagon boxes or sleighs. She was lovingly called "Aunt Matilda" by her hosts of friends. Mother brought into the world between four and five hundred babies before her death. Her health began to fail, but she would not give up her service to others. It became necessary for her to be carried to the beds of the sick and finally she was forced to remain in her bed. She was an invalid for four years and passed away on November 4, 1895.
She was buried in the Vernal, Utah, cemetery, November 7, 1895."
- Source: Our Pioneer Heritage, Volume 6, Pioneer Midwives, They Answered the Call to Serve, Emigrant's Guide (via Ancestry.com)
Matilda Smuin is the daughter of Sarah Hooks and Thomas Smuin. Matilda Smuin was born in Obongton, Berkshire, England, September 6, 1842. She spent her childhood in England, and when she was eighteen was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 1863 she had saved enough money to emigrate to Utah, and upon her arrival was taken to Brigham Young's home where she lived for a time.
She married John Jacob Slaugh January 2, 1864. With her husband she settled in Pleasant Grove where they adjusted themselves to pioneer living. Their property in Pleasant Grove became too small for their son's to make a living and it became necessary for them to move. In 1886 they acquired land in Ashley Valley (Vernal)and began again to pioneer. They moved into a two-room log house surrounded by weeds and brush. For two years all the water they used was hauled a half-mile in barrels.
Mrs. Slaugh's daughter, Florence, wrote "Mother was very handy with the sick, going from home to home caring for those who needed her help in all kinds of conveyances—hay racks, running gears, wagon boxes or sleighs. She was lovingly called "Aunt Matilda" by her hosts of friends. Mother brought into the world between four and five hundred babies before her death. Her health began to fail, but she would not give up her service to others. It became necessary for her to be carried to the beds of the sick and finally she was forced to remain in her bed. She was an invalid for four years and passed away on November 4, 1895.
She was buried in the Vernal, Utah, cemetery, November 7, 1895."
- Source: Our Pioneer Heritage, Volume 6, Pioneer Midwives, They Answered the Call to Serve, Emigrant's Guide (via Ancestry.com)
Mrs. Matilda Smuin Slaugh
Matilda Smuin is the daughter of Sarah Hooks and Thomas Smuin. Matilda Smuin was born in Obongton, Berkshire, England, September 6, 1842. She spent her childhood in England, and when she was eighteen was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 1863 she had saved enough money to emigrate to Utah, and upon her arrival was taken to Brigham Young's home where she lived for a time.
She married John Jacob Slaugh January 2, 1864. With her husband she settled in Pleasant Grove where they adjusted themselves to pioneer living. Their property in Pleasant Grove became too small for their son's to make a living and it became necessary for them to move. In 1886 they acquired land in Ashley Valley (Vernal)and began again to pioneer. They moved into a two-room log house surrounded by weeds and brush. For two years all the water they used was hauled a half-mile in barrels.
Mrs. Slaugh's daughter, Florence, wrote "Mother was very handy with the sick, going from home to home caring for those who needed her help in all kinds of conveyances—hay racks, running gears, wagon boxes or sleighs. She was lovingly called "Aunt Matilda" by her hosts of friends. Mother brought into the world between four and five hundred babies before her death. Her health began to fail, but she would not give up her service to others. It became necessary for her to be carried to the beds of the sick and finally she was forced to remain in her bed. She was an invalid for four years and passed away on November 4, 1895.
She was buried in the Vernal, Utah, cemetery, November 7, 1895."
- Source: Our Pioneer Heritage, Volume 6, Pioneer Midwives, They Answered the Call to Serve, Emigrant's Guide (via Ancestry.com)
Matilda Smuin is the daughter of Sarah Hooks and Thomas Smuin. Matilda Smuin was born in Obongton, Berkshire, England, September 6, 1842. She spent her childhood in England, and when she was eighteen was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By 1863 she had saved enough money to emigrate to Utah, and upon her arrival was taken to Brigham Young's home where she lived for a time.
She married John Jacob Slaugh January 2, 1864. With her husband she settled in Pleasant Grove where they adjusted themselves to pioneer living. Their property in Pleasant Grove became too small for their son's to make a living and it became necessary for them to move. In 1886 they acquired land in Ashley Valley (Vernal)and began again to pioneer. They moved into a two-room log house surrounded by weeds and brush. For two years all the water they used was hauled a half-mile in barrels.
Mrs. Slaugh's daughter, Florence, wrote "Mother was very handy with the sick, going from home to home caring for those who needed her help in all kinds of conveyances—hay racks, running gears, wagon boxes or sleighs. She was lovingly called "Aunt Matilda" by her hosts of friends. Mother brought into the world between four and five hundred babies before her death. Her health began to fail, but she would not give up her service to others. It became necessary for her to be carried to the beds of the sick and finally she was forced to remain in her bed. She was an invalid for four years and passed away on November 4, 1895.
She was buried in the Vernal, Utah, cemetery, November 7, 1895."
- Source: Our Pioneer Heritage, Volume 6, Pioneer Midwives, They Answered the Call to Serve, Emigrant's Guide (via Ancestry.com)
Family Members
Siblings
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
