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Show v A WORTHY PIONEER BY ISABELLE RUBY OWEN Ann Lambson Vincent, at the ripe age of eighty-two years, is still keenly keen-ly Interested In the affairs of the world. She was born at Obed township, Branch county, Michigan, on . Sept. 14th, 1840. She became a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Lat-ter Day Saints iu the year I860, being be-ing baptized by Orson Pratt. In 1860 her father, Arba Lambson, wh had already emigrated west with the family, fam-ily, returned to Florence (later being known as WInterquarters) for the purpose of bringing Wis daughter to Utah. Sister Vincent was at that time a widow with two little girls whose father was killed In the Civil war. Leaving Florence on July 23, with a company of fourteen men, four women wo-men and two children, all of whom were saints, they reached Springville. on the 8th day of the following September. Sep-tember. Sister Vincent did the cooking cook-ing for'the party during the long journey. Since her arrival In the valley she has been a pioneer in the true sense of the word. Having married after her arrival at Springville, with her husband, she moved to Centerville for a time, then to Levan, where her home was the third house built. La-1 La-1 ter on she moved to Brigham City, ' where she lived for a year in the United Order. Asked whether she thought the people of today could live the Order, she replied: "Yes, if they were willing will-ing to try; but we would first have to lay aside much of our pride and selfishness." self-ishness." With her husband, Sister Vincent helped also to pioneer St. John's Arizona. Ari-zona. In the following manner she relates some of her early day experiences: exper-iences: "Tn -nhtnin hrparl wi'th which to feed my little ones, I have first had to glean the wheat, which I ground in the coffee mill. The saleratus 1 gathered from the soil. If we had bread and molasses we thought It was fine; if occasionally we had a little milk it was extra fine. Our I clothing was mostly homemade. When we could afford enough calico to make a best dress, we felt very proud of 'It. But the people were happier In those days than now. We loved each other and worked to each other's advantage. When one was sick, we helped to take care of him or her. "I well remember when there were but two small mirrors In the town my own and one other. My mirror traveled from one end of the town to the other, as some man wanted to shave. Once my husband made a trip to Nevada, and when he returned he brought home to mo a pair of gaiter shoes." She laughter gaily as she recalled re-called this Incident, and exclaimed: "Oh, I'll toll you, there were more feet than my own danced in those shoes. Not a woman in town but wore them." This young-old lady does all of her own housework, her laundry Included. Includ-ed. Speaking of this she said: "You see. I sit down when ever I feel tired and read. In this way, I have read almost every one of the church works and of course," she added. "I take the daily newspaper as I like to keep up with what is going on in the world." Sister Vincent is mother of five living children, 42 grandchildren and sixty gTeat-gTandchildreo. |