Show PIONEER adversities FINE fimm VALLEY co utah april to comply with wita the request i i the NEWS to have the ninnia damels of the sur eur vivon of all early settlers Beit lera of utah in ID 1847 enrolled I 1 send bond you the names of my family belonging to that class with a few items hems of ef history and aad travel I 1 am the youngest son ion of robert gardner and margaret callender callander gardner I 1 was waa born in Caley Calsy tb Soot bootland Bo lana october 12 1819 and emigrated to upper canada with my parents were three sons eone and two daughters in the he year 1822 or 1823 1828 on march 1 I married jaue jane mckewen of beckwith Beck wilh I 1 was baptized a member ot of the church of jesus lariat of latter day sainte in warwick canada on the first ant of january 1846 1845 we left canada west for far nau voy march 1846 reached there april as 6 1846 we followed the trail of the dainas driven from nau TOO 00 across the state of iowa while traveling near bonaparte and camped on OB the night of may blay my eon BOD william was waa bore bora in a terrible rain storm form out of doors doore the water wao wae boot top deep around our wagon we overtook the abe mat main a camp near the missouri river at this point uncle sam made a call on us for live five hundred bundred able bodied men man to te go into the army to fight mexico ano and leave their families to be oared cared for uy by the few men that were left mostly old men and boys in an uninhabited country but being blessed with a wise leader brigham young it was wae decided to travel and prepare winter quarters by building log houses beusee ducute dugouts and shelter the best beat we could the labor and suf farin that winter I 1 will never jor get in the spring of 1847 we left winter quarters quarter following the trail 01 01 the pioneers with ox teama we traveled in bishop Hunt hunters erPs hundred joseph hornes homes fitly fifty and archie gardner ten all gooi booi kind leaders near the pawnee village ablat miles from winter quarters my oldest son roberts robert live five and a half years old aid was kicked under the wagon by an ox and two wheels ran over him caused his death he lived till we traveled miles boder great suffer buffer log I 1 when hb bb died and was waa burled buried on the platt river near door deer creek avar fort bridgers bridger miles irom salt gait lake williams william my only son eon alive tell fell ut of the wagon and the two nieto wheels ran over both his hie ankles ankle 1 I picked him up and called some and administered to him and then than we pounded some aoma cedar berries anu ano wrapped them arund around his hie ankles he cried a little but in a few days day be was waa as aa well as ever while traveling along I 1 picked up several dry buffalo bones bonea and throw threw them under the wheels to try the abe weight ol 01 I 1 the wagon wagen but the wheels crushed them to powder so I 1 know knew tine the power of god saved the boy tor for future useful ness nese he has baa filled two honorable mili siong to now new Zeal kaaland Za aland abd on the evening ot of oct 1 1847 we landed in salt bait lake valley anil and camped for the night next lext day drove tu to the place called old port fort now abs ob how bow pleason I 1 was for a little rest for I 1 was noary nearly worn oua oui I 1 attended the first october conference held field in the valley our bowery was waa the sunny side aide of a small hay haj stack our stand eland was an empty wagon with a piece of board laid it president taylor was wag the speaker names ol of myself wife and children chil dreu that came in 1847 robert garliner Ga jane gardner gardiner william gardner now residents of pine valley washington county mary jane gardner miller wile alie or of james B R miller margaret gardner miller wile of rouben P miller mill MID creek salt lake county I 1 have 27 children alive 15 sous anu 12 daughters six bix eonda and lour daughters daugn lera died young 37 in all grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren my children arm are all mam acim bera ol of the church and all citi citizens ui 01 utah and all within visiting ol dia tance istance and enjoying toe society ol of their parents with the exception of my son george cannon gardner who la Is now in germany on a mission miB Bion I 1 was wae close by when the ground was wae br ke for the foundation of the salt lake temple I 1 also alco saw the four cornet corner atones laid on which stands our beautiful temple built by Latt erday saints we saw ti aada 1007 to be re in the days daje of 1847 and much of our living was on til lati degoes and violets and any other woods that would not poison wok most beate crown cranes and ana hawke bawks with ao an occasional meal of rawhide raw bile helped along ROBERT GARDNER |