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[52] BIOGRAPHY: Martha suffered many hardships in the early days of Dixie and worked in the old cotton factory for about 10 years. She had a very cheerful attitude, always smiling. At the age of 90 she fell and broke her hip and lived only a few months, never complaining at her lot in life. Her funeral services where held Saturday April 9, 1955 and was buried by the side of her husband.
_Elijah AVERETT ____________+
_Murray AVERETT _____|
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_Elijah AVERETT ____|
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MARRIAGE: She was married at the age of 13 to William Riggs. She later married William Turnbeaugh.
CHILDREN: She had two children by William Riggs. She had 19 living children, and two sets of twins who were premature and died at birth, making a total of twenty-five children born to her. One of the children weighed fifteen (15) lbs. at birth. Source: Mrs. Minnie Paxman
BIOGRAPHY: She was the first white child born in Manti, Utah. She came to Dixie (Washington, Washington, Utah) in 1862. Her parents were the first to be baptized after the organization of the Church. They came across the plains in 1848. Her father helped work on the foundations of all four temples in Utah. As a girl Sarah would help pick cotton and shear sheep. Sarah was a queen and a loving wife and mother. It gave her joy to have her friends come in and talk of the gospel for she was a devout Latter-Day Saint.
DEATH: April 13, 1927 at Cedar City. Funeral services were held in Washington, Washington, Utah. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Washington Cem., Washington, Washington, Utah.
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|_Roxie Lynee STEWART ____|
|_Edwina Savilla LONG ___
_Sumner Grant STEWART ___+
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|_Eva Pearl MAW __________