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Show DlIP CAMP MAY KLT1.E DU1' Camp May liuple held their April iiu'eling at the home of MuyMI Olivers willi I.yla Hen-nion Hen-nion and Fontella Mann as co-hostesses. Lunch was served to ten memlM'rs. Meloa Wourfliouse gave the conclusion of her family history. The life of Sarah Ann Lunt Lunt, daughter of Kdward and Harriett Lunt, born Aug. 11, 1859 at Manti, Utah. Her parents emigrated from a port in England. When Sarah was very young her parents moved to Ncphi, Utah where they engaged in raising stock. At age 18 or 19, Sarah became the third wife of Henry Lunt, age 50. Kach of Henry's other wives were 35 years older than Sarah. It wasn't long before civil law brought great persecution upon all the polygamists and many times Henry had to go into in-to hiding for weeks at a time, as did Sarah. It was during these trying times that her four sons were born. The persecution became so great that Henry decided to take his families and go to Mexico. Mex-ico. At their camp in Moccasin Moc-casin Springs, Ariz., Sarah gave birth to her fifth son. They settled at Colonia Pacheco and began to farm a few acres. A shed and a wagon box served as a home for Sarah and her family. It was here that her sixth son was born. In 1912 conditions became so bad that the Mormons decided to leave Mexico. Sarah moved mov-ed to El I'aso, Texas. By this time he had eight sons. She died Dec. 27, 1921 at the age of 63. Marjorie Akelund gave the lesson on White Rocks school in Elsinore. Utah. |
