When she was five months old, her father went to Nephi and took her clothes to be "shortened." Shortened: in those days all babies—both girls and boys—wore beautiful long dresses until they started crawling and standing. When the child reached the creeping-crawling age. The long dresses had to be shortened or a new wardrobe was needed. Her father also bought a pair of shoes size, 3. He did not know what to buy. She had extremely small feet and the new shoes did not yet fit.
Essie grew up in Moab and became the second wife of John Henry Shafer November 9, 1889. They had three children: Frank, Ethel (Nancy) who married Claude M. Taylor and John Lloyd (Sog).
She had a green thumb. She always had lots of flowers, roses and exotic plants and a good vegetable garden every summer. She made quilts and enjoyed doing handwork and embroidery work. In the summer she would cook under the grape arbor and dry fruit on the roof. When the sun would cloud over, her children would come running to gather in the fruit that was drying. She was willing to help others and would feed everyone that came around. She also enjoyed reading. Her home was on the corner just east across the street from the ballpark. The old adobe home was torn down in 1986. She died June 28, 1952.
When she was five months old, her father went to Nephi and took her clothes to be "shortened." Shortened: in those days all babies—both girls and boys—wore beautiful long dresses until they started crawling and standing. When the child reached the creeping-crawling age. The long dresses had to be shortened or a new wardrobe was needed. Her father also bought a pair of shoes size, 3. He did not know what to buy. She had extremely small feet and the new shoes did not yet fit.
Essie grew up in Moab and became the second wife of John Henry Shafer November 9, 1889. They had three children: Frank, Ethel (Nancy) who married Claude M. Taylor and John Lloyd (Sog).
She had a green thumb. She always had lots of flowers, roses and exotic plants and a good vegetable garden every summer. She made quilts and enjoyed doing handwork and embroidery work. In the summer she would cook under the grape arbor and dry fruit on the roof. When the sun would cloud over, her children would come running to gather in the fruit that was drying. She was willing to help others and would feed everyone that came around. She also enjoyed reading. Her home was on the corner just east across the street from the ballpark. The old adobe home was torn down in 1986. She died June 28, 1952.
Family Members
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Julia Charlotte "Lottie" Johnson Larsen
1875–1951
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Horace Edward Johnson
1877–1883
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John Almon Johnson
1879–1883
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Mary "Laura" Johnson Allred
1881–1957
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Sarah Anna Johnson Allred
1883–1948
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George Washington "Wash" Johnson
1885–1941
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Nora Annetta Johnson McConkie
1887–1970
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Minnie Maude Johnson Day
1889–1951
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Josephine Hannah Johnson
1891–1902
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Bethenia Leona Johnson Dallmus
1894–1974
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Joseph Hills Johnson
1895–1927
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Leo Le Grand Johnson
1898–1902
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Orris Lyman Johnson
1901–1902
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