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Show ti [ tiDown Down the Trail With Our Pioneers J ] I . ( By Winford Bunce BlUlce ) Mrs L Lydia dla Ann ( Colvin Colvm ) Talor Taylor Tailorearly } , early pioneel plOneel pioneer of Moab was born bornJanuary bornJanuary Janual1 January 13 , 1851 1831 , at Salt Lake CityMrs City CityMis Mis Mrs Tayloi's Taylois TaylOl's TaylOls Taylor's Taylors ' parents , Mr and andMrs andMis MIS Mrs Levl Levi Colvin Colvm , came to Utih Ut't.h Utt.h Utth Ut'ih ' . ' in in1850 1850 as converts to the Mormon Mormonchurch Mormonchurch Mormonchurch church , and settled at Salt S lt LakeCity Lake LakeCity LakeCity City Lydii Lydh Lyd13 Ann v . was sas a ' ) bom b01l1 born shortly shortlyafter shortlyafter shortlyafter after their thclr arnvalDunng arrivalDuring arrival arnval arrivalDuring During Dunng the early childhood of ofMrs ofMrs ofMrs Mrs Taylor , her family moved movedI movedaround movedaround movedaround I around Utah considerably considcrably They TheyI Theyhved Theylived Theyived I hved lived first at Huntsville Huntsv1l1e , l 1-iter 1 iter hter - ter at atFillmore atFillmore : FJIlmore Fillmore In 1854 they moved to toI toSantaquIn toSantaquin toSantaquin I SantaquIn , but the Indians dro\ dro drove droe dro\ethem dro ethem \ e ethem . thcm them out and the family settled at atPayson atPayson atPayson Payson . . That spring sprmg the grasshop grasshop- grasshopI grasshoppere grasshoppers grasshoppers - - I pers pere ; placed played pla ed havoc with the crops cropsdestroymg cropsdestroying cropsdestroying destroymg destroying all of the grain fields and andgardens andgardens andgardens gardens Later Latcr in m the season Mr MrColvin MrColvin MrColvin Colvin , a hard-working hard working - man , ob- ob obtamed obtamed ob obtained - - I seedI tained tamed some coin corn and " squash "quash quash equash seed seedand seedand seedand and planted a new crop , which pro- pro produced produced pro produced - i proi duced a good yield During the "i"1- "i"1 i1 a1- a1 "i"1tcr a1ter " win winter " ' - ter tcr of 1854-55 1854 55 - , and continuing until untila a crop v . was as raised the following followmg year yearthe , the settlers at Payson experiencedtery experienced experiencedery experienced\ery experienced ery \ery ery tery \ hard times bmes Mr Colvin's Colvins ' ClOP crop ClOPwas cropwas CIOPwas was the largest raised , and cach each cachmorning eachmorning eachmorning morning the neighbors would come cometo cometo cometo to his place lace for corn meal mea1 , which whichwas whichwas whichwas was used for making corn com bread or orfor orfor orfor for thickening greens or squash squashwith squashwith squashwith with Mrs Colvin Colvm gave each family familya a cup of meal each dayIn dayIn day dayIn In March , 1869 , Miss Lydia Ann AnnColvin AnnColvin AnnColvin Colvin was married to Norman Les- Les Lester Lester Les-ter Les ter - - ter Taylor at Payson , Utah county county.The countyThe . The railroad was just being built builtinto builtinto builtinto into Utah and the young olUlg couple couplewent couplewent couplewent went to Promontory Point , where whereMr whereMr whereMr Mr . Taylor obtained employment on onthe onthe onthe the railroad . . . In 1874 , . Mr . , and Mrs Mrs.Taylor MrsTaylor . Taylor decided they might do better betterin betterin betterin in California CaIiCornia , . They left Nephi Nephl Neplil , Utah Utah Utah.in Utahin , . , in December , 1874 , . for San Bernar- Bernar Bernardino Bernardino Bemar-dino Bemar dino - dino , . Call Calif CaUf ! The trip required rcquired 42 42days 42days 42days days by ox-team ox team - Just out of San SanBernardino SanBernardino SanBemardino Bernardino their children ch.11dren ch11dren . all took tooksick tooksick tooksick sick with scarlet fever , and for a atime atime atime time it seemed as though all 0.11 011 . would woulddie woulddie woulddie die . However , . fate and faith were wereon wereon wereon on their side , and all aU recovered recoveredIn In 1877 , the family famlly became home home- homesick homesick homesick - sick for their folks in Utah , . anddecided and anddecided anddecided decided theyhad to return , although they had done very wen weU well in California CaUornla ! , -if if - ifr r iIn iInLYDIA LYDIA ANN ( COLVIN ) TAYLORIn TAYLOR TAYLORIn In 1879 , , seveial sevelal several of the Taylors , in- in including including in including - - cluding Lestei Lestel Lester . , came into mto Grand Grandcounty Grandcounty Grandcounty county on a prospecting prospectmg trip They Theyliked Theyliked Theyliked liked the country cOlUltry and came again againin againin againin in 1880 looking for cattle range . . In InOctober InOctober InOctober October , 1881 , , Mr and Mrs Lester LesterTaylor LestcrTaylor , Taylor moved their family famlIy to Moab MoabMr MoabMr MoabMr Mr Taylor brought with him h1m a herd herdof herdof herdof of cattle , , which he ran for several severalyears severalyears severalyears years Later he went into the sheep sheepbusiness sheepbusiness sheepbusiness business which whlch he carried on until untilhis untilhis untilhis his death After Mr . . Taylor passed passedaway passedaway passedaway away , . his widow with the aid of her heri hersons hersons hersons i sons operated several herds of ofI ofsheep ofsheep ofsheep I sheep for many yearsI yearsMrs yearsMrs years yearsMrs I Mrs Taylor has witnessed the ad- ad advent advent ad advent - . vent of ot the railroad , . the telegraph telegraphelectric , . electrio lights , the telephone and andthe andthe andthe the automobile to Utah cities . . She Shewas Shewas Shewas was present at the Salt Lake theater theaterthe theaterthe theaterthe the night mght Heber M Wells was nomi nomi- nominated nominated nominated - - nated as the first governor of or the thenew thenew thonew new state of or Utah Lester Taylor Taylorwas Taylorwas , was one of Grand county's countys ' leading leadingcitizens leadingcitizens I Icitizens citizens for many years , . and was a aveteran aveteran aveteran veteran of the Blackhawk war . . Mrs Taylor is the mother of 12 12cluldlen 12children 12childi children cluldlen , en , eight of whom are Uving living living.She livingShe . She has 54 grandchildren and 21 21gl 21greatgrandchildren 21gi eat-grandchlldrcn eat grandchlldrcn eat-grandchildren grandchildren great-grandchildren great gl - - . At the age of at 86 . , Mrs M.rs . Taylor Tnylor is isst111 isstill Isstill st111 still active and takes a great Interestin interest interestin interestIn in life ute She has won the respect and andadmiration andadmiration andadmiration admiration of all who know her . . |