Show I 1 A NOBLE WOMAN 4 1 I 1 detota devotee il to ller oller family and 1 iter god I 1 to t higginbotham 1 t undaunted in an how hour est trouble A fajo of ifera llis history tory the record of a rood good than 0 4 r that of a noble woman is always worthy of df publication for the purposes of encouragement and emulation T I 1 am fully aware of the fact that ti there h have a ve lived many whose enlo ga gyla I 1 a written in the hearts of all who disnew i ethem t them and eo so indelibly th thai L aith them words cannot add jo 09 characters of the be loved once in memory but to those who wore unacquainted with the peculiar pec hIlar balte bj character and disposition of departed a faithful portrayal of th era tends ids the possibilities bili biliti ties ea of doing good through the potent influence ot of example mrs louiss ward higginbotham t who died on the 81 hInst at the rest resi dence dofher of her doai ier irias law mayor D 11 peery of this W t was born in what is known as ft juarde ards cove core tazewell county virgi virginia is march marth 12 1808 her list family connections are large of long standing and are influential members otan of an md wealth phe bowled into a family qually equally as re reputable some of whom state occupied 0 positions I 1 in ia the she was married wm win E B fiig gin In botham repfie se september t abd ta ae fath ath 1831 and shortly et oved t to 0 burke burks garden of the tame ram c county ov anty in which she was born I 1 int a jd t she became a the church b av ing been coh cob averted to its faith I 1 through the preaching of the late I 1 jedediah M dranetz drant TZ about the time ahe she embraced the mormon faith her aister sister mrs lydia thompson mrs thoe fi Hening eninger cr and mrs peter litz ca came into the church wirch aleo also these four bompa bore elyia ble reputations in the community throughout all cla claes seh and formed staunch and endurable of their church it will take care to obliterate te their name names and the impress of their examples from the memories of those who knew them themi under her quiet but strong ence her husband ao eoon on followed end became bey ber religious I 1 belief 1 burka burks garden te pk pronounced 0 by all who ever oversaw saw it to be a one of the meat most beautiful spots dd earth viding vi eing inita in ita grand forests fo reits fertile coil soil find and rich carpet of blue grass with ta that I 1 at garden of america kentucky the old higginbotham home was one of the choice portions of this highly favored region but so strong was the religious faith of the possessors that they sold their beautiful home and gathered with the people of their adoption a at Nauvoo III leaving virginia forthan for that point september 1843 at the time they left for nauvoo they had two children one a son on giblon S higgin now of the other a it daughter nancy who years after became the bifi of D 11 peery the present mayor city they remained at nauvoo till the exodus of the tile mormon people while at the present wife of mayor peery letitia Letl tia was born in 1846 they crossed the then territory of iowa with heir companions comp anione in pilgrimage to Council bluffs the tice supplies for the family becom ing depleted and seeing no other means for increasing them they crossed into the stale state of Misso missouri gri in 1847 for fo that purpose t to beara earo bread for ie tir loved depend dependents brits it was while then tir in this latter place that teu ason F FD D riago I 1 il gin I 1 k t 0 th yas bom borz who is also a resident of ogden while in missoura Misso url hearing of df the boath he icher they determined ined to return t toy ni birgin irginia i I 1 t to 0 ob b m tain her portion of ae estate for the pur purpose osa of using it fa fn moving co utah acting u upon oti this lie resolution they return returned eit to virginia IgInia in 1818 after their return to th their air old home borne and in tin the r e r 1852 their daughter nancy Waar w married to D 11 II pe peery ery the year 1862 9 was nassa a mournful ono one to the higginbotham and thereby the peery families A year eater tobe beefed by them w with ith fec lIDS ot profound ed abroad throughout all the land the howee of the woe in tho the I 1 formoe I 1 drw of fever over while he be laid hia his thousands hou sands low upon bloody field la in the tile many hatlee battles of the war win E higginbotham was a victim of the former having died of pneumonia in Faze farewell Fa zewell county july 3rd ard ga andon and on tile day of pf the sept september ber follow and trus trustful afu I 1 daughter daha h mrs nancy 11 II P peery aery died 11 leaving A V a little daughter lottie lettie w who iba n after years became a the wife of on of ogdene own soils eons C C elchard we no to a peria period d L I 1 ind in the life of aron I 1 iga aa wherein her liar aim are re not changed but a sad ad change ill ohp condet conditions dobo I 1 p I 1 1 s surrounding her life w widowhood 0 d tb mother of seven children 11 ee living four beyond the i skies ery ry expression of her face aver every T act per formed by her hands were aade op to the emotions that stirred her heart a she bad now but one aim the tile I 1 ibave b tel and card af to 0 give ve them a home xa ampe eople 1 I 1 A with iab wh kliora 0 T she be bittle bad cast a eer mer ner deal deeloy de elny t ln per er youth I 1 ind aided by other ober influence and inest desire she ha bad guided t aided by am eit f induced decad her law to cast hia this fortunes with her hat per people ople in march 1804 they sl art edion that long and e eventful le journey from virginia to utah uta t I 1 the dark cloud clou d of warth warf M luni in I 1 blics 46 over all the land lind arall the border states 1 f evicts t to who otibe of the ye year ar 84 and iud more coasted co I 1 acted io in 4 the vicinity 6 u I 1 ty of ahe he opposing e corned comes a feeling evennou even now of horror how many have hive exclaimed VO 0 that the dark mn an and bloody deeds of that the darkest of al all the years could be q wiped from memory meri deemed to have lost 11 all II the instincts of humanity I 1 the purest and the best beat were select edthe oft enest asyle as victims tims innocence virtue and ana chastity in many cases were no protection in r many nany parts of the states mentioned nid there existed organizations of armea armed men I 1 wh who 0 possessed essed neff neither her the courage nor the honor to attach them r selves to e either ither of the two great contending powers but in their base and despicable cowardice preferred to make war upon de fenceless women and children and harmless barm leBS old roen men A brief description of two nights spent epengin in the midst of such beings by mrs higginbotham will give the reader some a idea of the horror of war and an example of womans courage I 1 mrs ff with her daughter letitia and a few male companions commence their journey by crossing the cumberland mountains and coming down ane big sandy valley in eastern kentucky the big sandy river runs through a rou rough I 1 h I 1 mountainous coun what Is called a valley in this country would called a cany cadyen in the sp spring rin of the year the time of df the heavy bea rains the river overflows and the vy roads road become impassable such was the condition at the time mrs 11 II and hex hev little company company reached the r river ivera about bout ten miles above Pi pikeville keville the head of navigation I 1 they find the road completely submerged merge the river full overflowing an angry gry and suri surging bg imagine their discomfiture they look 1001 around them be before fore them t b ein the deep water with its treacherous oua curl heuts gentsy behind and ori ott either aide side of them rupee jand and forest clad hilga and mountain and tho the denizens oft hoso moun mountains mount Lains men of the character I 1 have described call cal I 1 them guerillas I 1 call them bushwhackers bushwhack ers I 1 call them thom what you may they are robbers ten aniles below at pike ville they had frien friends dg but what an impassable gulf between I 1 i none noue but a sin single itle house bouse any where neat ne arthem the shades pf night were stealthily approaching at that hour that dark hour th eheart of mrs 11 II failed her not I 1 I 1 they niada made camp and end then to prevent their horses being stolen by these mountain mounta jn slie sue abst started rt her male off with them down the river to pursue their way by NY foot paths along the side aide of the mountain leaving f ne her er her ber daughter aud and her lilt granddaughter letitia alone wagons these wagons contained trunk of clothing and some 1400 in silver secreted in in afaese bottom of one oneff of the trunks left alone in the midst of such deeo deso aate kte associations hat what heart would not be tried darkness Darku esi is now norr upon ad our heroine heroines retire for the might ht placing their trust in god Stid suddenly denTy tho the quiet I 1 is disturbed by the angry yells of men mrs II 11 goes to the opening of her tent and then she discover discovers fifteen or twenty men I 1 coarse ignorant and brutal men al all I 1 a armed r med tilie sho eoon soon discovers their purpose plunder they proceed to their work woric and pursue it it accompanied toi n led with the tb c vilest oaths abid lowest esk language they broke open the trunks and commenced their pillage mrs 11 II stands all with witha a heroic fortitude until they reach the trunk contal containing ning the wearing apparel and mementoes 1 of bf her fond da daughter nancy then tha mother h heart eart coula could longer could not stand lo 10 see things sacred to memory contaminated tamina ted br by lucli base bass wretches wh the possibility of being taken frodi n ber her for ever and in her de fenceless foce leis candi condition elie sho rent the air mith with witcher 1 t jei her aries tries cries that rose above the and the noise of abe surging waters aad and which ft were borne to theeart the ears of a woman who lived in the house bard hard by and who responded by comine immediately to her As assistance I 1 stance it bad the tb desired desire tJ effect for thess th es wet w fetches ches knowing that they would be recognized by ther belf neighbor h for such this woman w was 9 w withdrew 1 th drew out of eight right but remained near of Iben striking terror to thel bearta bf of tj lne e already terrified women hy by threats and aid cure cur inge slugs day mrs 11 II moved nearer the home librize of lier her stranger friend fri endi and following the night was ft aa again netted by demons who repeated the drama performed tha night before but ho to tob robberies other than destroying some sonie proper property 04 the premises of her bar friend alie next day deliverance came and M re 11 II continued her journey to where replie ehe was jornod by her lier eon son inlaw in la law U D if IL r peery and goon coon after I 1 ber ier eon son s sync SM S and frank bolbas take a for st loue arriving there sale safe they purchase an nn outfit for toi the plains and cont continue laue their journey up tip the mis min alv river r through bushwhacking bush whacking depredation relations to omaha deso joining ining a company for giedt er saie ty in crosslon cross 81 loA a the t IL in i a they left omaha june ath 1864 I 1 and after a weary march often imperiled by at st tacks from Indi indians ami some of their company being winded some 0 of o f their block stock stolen wi with th grateful hearts they arrived iq in sa salt it L lake ake city AUK 8 1804 lake mrs urs 11 II was met inet b by an old nauvoo friend jeremiah roby who gava her bet a moat most hearty welcome which appreciated and took her ber to his home in P valley where sha remained all win iv te ler under the and where the shi 0 obtained bt aine d a 0 lost after lier her lone long and tedious a abiney the following lowine fol vrin 1 I 1 bibo eh 1 rejoined her oab g cottonwood Coll onwood on the tire lolli of april the tb same year ber daughter letitia was waa married to V ua I 1 in 1806 she moved to ogden qed en where wb ere she resided with her children to the tile sia day ache was ividor twenty five years dey deviated fated from bei lic iles I 1 fl purpose I 1 impose shea eha clung a to aland at and ber her I 1 1 re tenaciously i bikk geyr rem and grandchildren abt ve latter of whom there are eighteen ber biarrio will be trane hiltred down dovin the thi ages agis tier ifer many rel relatives rela a t tivee i es cleod wUll gullong ong remember b i r visa fco bood sayings of aunt taunt vicey I 1 I 1 I 1 she went down to her grave in a good old age e the white and spotless ep otless c catering coT ering 0 other f bir tomb is a fit emblem 0 of f the purity of the life 0 of fille the one who bleeps sleeps beneath let lot the stranger tread lightly that her repose q may be quiet and sweet let her foosnes food 0 nes live freeh fresh andgree nin the memories of her ner friend friends A jan 15 1887 87 |