A THOUGHT! When God made the oyster, he guaranteed him absolute seconds and social security. He built the oyster a house, a shell, to protect him fromfood rushes in. his enemies. When hungry, the oyster simply opens up his shell and the food rushes in. But when God made the Eagle, he said, “The blue […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerREUNION TIME AGAIN! August 8, 1959 in Provo, Utah, at North Park, located at 5th West and 5th North in Provo. Fun, fun, fun is our menu for the youngsters and teen, so came and bring the whole family. It also might be a good idea to bring along playthings (trikes, wagon, etc.) for the […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerSamuel S. Fife writes: “I remember very little of my grandmother, she did come and live with us in my father’s home for some time, it must have been after my mother died and also James Rowley must have passed away, but I was very young and I don’t remember much about her, but I […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerEva Hill tells us the following: “My father remembers his grandmother and tells how when she used to visit them that she talked so broken that they always mimicked her. His mother, Rilen Nelson, died when she was only 41 years old, so none of us know her. My Dad was only ten at the […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerNow back to Alice B. Lunt’s letter “My mother told of the time when her mother was about to leave Grandpa Fife, she got mother, (Maria), Aunt Alice and Elizabeth ready to go to Cedar, unknowing to him. On the way they came to the Indian Camp who were friends. She told them she was […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerNow back to Samuel S. Fife’s letter “They had two more daughters, Katherine born 17 February 1856, and Elizabeth, born 1 December 1858. Katherine died in April of 1863. “Hannah left Peter. Maria and Alice took care of Peter (their father) and the home. Peter Barrows Fife left home when he was twelve years old.”
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family Messenger(Now directly from Alice Bullock Lunt’s letter) “My mother told me many times the life she (Hanna Barrows) had with my grandfather, the work she did on the farm. Grandfather was twenty years older than she, maybe that had something to do with their separation. Grandfather was a hardworking man and all he thought of […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerFrom Samuel S. Fife’s Letter “Hannah was some twenty years younger than Peter and I think it was very rough on her, living away from a settlement, working hard, for that was Peter’s life, work, work, work, and no recreation or diversion for this young woman. She was high strung, and of a nervous temperament. […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerNow, quoting directly from Alice Bullock Lunt’s history. “In later years Grandfather received a letter from his wife in Edinburg, Scotland, telling him about the children, their ages and how tall they were, but she was still bitter against the Church. Peter Muir Fife was a very honest man, well liked and respected. When the […]
Read More John Rowley and Sarah Wright Family MessengerFollowing is taken just as written from a letter written by Samuel S. Fife. “Peter and Hannah were called by President Brigham Young to go south and help settle the following places: Parowan, later Johnson Fort, Cedar City, and last Hamilton Fort, where he spent the rest of his life. He took up a farm […]
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Loony Lunts and Company 