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Show GARDNER MACDONALD jnie Gardner MacDonald, 'w of Robert and Mary Irr Gardner, was born at f Wonwood, in Salt Lake Utah, May 30th, 1869. f wr father was called as ;eer to Dixie, coming with ; tier and mother, her sister Z ttt..heair her ia,K -L . n- and arriving Dec-? Dec-? 2nd, 1861, at the Old y. Iard" amng the first to ' the camp. They traveled pany with the Djxle Mls. s Wadr, Erastus Snow, John William Lund and faml-Pr faml-Pr being in' this campany. d yarned at the old camp . ebniary 1862, when the rre drawn her father H A slte on which now !iJ'nati Arrowhead Hotel, m l, buiWinS the home, I mi rWch 8tiI1 8tands ln !ttaw49lm of the balding a. purP8es- While at the , 8"und they lived in a " h J! pt in waeon boxes, NuctM Wlll0ws sheds were i keeD out storms. "hTf t0 thelr lot they ' 1, their tent and ne ' m woven willows, i-sdL v r 00111(1 build a l4Ceth0Use m 1863. Here ' l: Haw u many 2,ears until iidej e mentioned was J "Ma e, rner continued to ,0rk Prominence and plenty ,?s a result of her i". frC.uand Religious ac- ' t e ,ife of Robert ' vi,:i!T VMr nymous with the of Dixie. he hav-A' hav-A' man, 0thers of his fami-?k fami-?k Tslf Price cotton " Inmhpr and 1ater operated r miH at Mt. Trum- bull, and had general charge of a flairs of Pine Valley, Washington, Washing-ton, Price, and Santa Clara Vrior to the actual settlement of bt. George. He would have failed of many ot the accomplishments required, at his hands, save for the co-operation and helpfulness of his families, and this young girl learned early the necessity U1 snoring ror tood and clothing. She married Graham D Mac-Donald Mac-Donald in the St. George L D S Temple, April 17, 1877', and ear y in the year 18 78 moved with him to Upper Kanab where they remained for many years finally moving to Lower Kanab where they still reside. Their children are Mrs. Anna May Heppler, Salt Lake City I Utah, Ella MacDonald, Anthony Ivins MacDonald and Graham Duncan MacDonald, Jr., Kanab Utah, and Laura M. Hale of Whitney, California. Besides devoting her life to her family, Anna Gardner MacDonald Mac-Donald has been active in both religious and civic affairs of the community in whivv, though reports having held no particular office therein. She claims distinction of being the o n i y living Gardner child of those who made the trek to Dixie in 18 61. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald hope to meet them in September. |