Elizabeth Ann Tuttle Brown Stolworthy

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HISTORY OF ELIZABETH ANN TUTTLE BROWN STOLWORTHY

Elizabeth Ann Tuttle was born 3 November 1843 In Lima, Adams County, Illinois,


A good man by the name of Thomas Stolworthy and his good wife Matilda were aware of the hard struggle that Elisabeth was having to support her family. They talked it over and decided for Thomas to approach Elisabeth Ann on the subject of marriage so he could help her with her many problems. She knew him to be a fine, kind man and a stalwart in the church so she gladly accepted.

On the 8 December 1880 they traveled to the St„ George Temple where Thomas stood as proxy for her husband, Robert Brown and Elizabeth was sealed to him for time and eternity. Then all the Brown children were sealed to Robert and Elizabeth. Then, Thomas and Elizabeth Ann were married for time only.

Even though Elizabeth was 15 years younger than Thomas, they had a good life together. She bore him 3 children, all born in Orderville. William Dodd born the 20 September 1881, later married Martha LaVere Lufkin; Matilda Ann, born the 28 Apr 1883, married William John Shakespear; Edward Asel born the 12 November 1884 married Mulvena Christensen, she died and he married a widow, Luella Jolly Lloyd.

Thomas Stolworthy was foreman over the "United Order" cattle for twelve years, and had quite a herd of his own. When the Order was discontinued he had to have a place to run his cattle, as did some of the young cowboys, so they went in search of a new home. They found a valley in Emery County, lying in the shape of a horse shoe almost surrounded by high mountains. It had a wonderful climate, plenty of land and water, with only a few families living on the bank of the mountain stream. The men took up homesteads on the vacant land and built three log houses, then returned to Orderville for their families.

In the spring of 1886, Thomas moved his two wives and children to Huntington, Emery County, Utah. Several other men with their families made up the group. They took provisions for a year, and all kinds of farm implements, as well as their cattle. .After quite a tiresome Journey they arrived at their new home. Thomas built a two room log house for each wife. The two wives always got along well together and were just like sisters. Elizabeth's children were always welcome in the home of "Aunt Matilda".

Elizabeth could be described as being a medium sized woman. She had auburn hair and light brown eyes. She was a very industrious person and a wonderful cook. She did a lot of spinning, weaving and knitting and other household chores necessary for a pioneer homemaker. She seemed to have a natural talent in nursing the sick and she always helped where she was needed.

She was a very religious woman and had a strong testimony of the gospel all her life.. She taught her children to live close to the church and govern their lives by the gospel standards.

She wasn't an old woman by any means when she died in Huntington on the 3 of October 1894, lacking a month of her 51st birthday. However she had suffered poor health for some years, being afflicted with Dropsy. She was burled in the Huntington Cemetery.

Thomas Stolworthy took his wife Matilda and moved back to Qrderville, where he died in 1916.

Elizabeth Ann Brown's children chose the following companions: Abigail Ann married Francis Lysander Porter in 0rdervllle. The younger ones married young people of Huntington. Azariah married Sarah Jane Guymon, Emma Jane married William J. Green; Almira married William Albert Guymon; Adelbert married Laura Eliza Guymon.

History written by Nora Lund, D.U.P. Historian. Sources used: History of Ann M. Tuttle, sketch of the life of husband„ Robert H Brown; sketch of the life of husband, Thomas Stolworthy; Film of 1852 immigrant list at Church Historian Library; Sanpete County Books; Washington County Books; Kane County Books; Carters Pioneer Heritage Books; information from Mr. and Mrs Stolworthy.