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Persoonlijke gegevens Lucy Ann Wood 

• Alternatieve naam: 123456
• Zij is geboren op 15 december 1849 in Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.Bron 2
• Alternatief: Zij is geboren op 15 december 1849 in Fort Utah, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
• (FamilySearch ID) : KWNP-PLL.
• (LifeSketch) : View "A MORE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE BIO OF BENJAMIN AND LUCY ANN WOOD EYRE AND A LIST OF THEIR CHILDREN" attached to this record as a Story.0003-0004.
• Zij is overleden op 4 maart 1922 in Minersville, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America, zij was toen 72 jaar oud.Bron 2
• Zij is begraven in Minersville Cemetery, Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States.
• Alternatief: Zij is begraven in Minersville, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America.Bron 2
• Een kind van William Wood en Lucy Babcock

Gezin van Lucy Ann Wood

Zij is getrouwd met Benjamin Eyre.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 1 januari 1868 te Minersville, Beaver County, Utah, United States, zij was toen 18 jaar oud.Bron 1

Kind(eren):

1. Lucy Ann Eyre  1868-1953
2. Alice Wood Eyre  1873-1939
3. Mary Ellen Eyre  1874-1960
4. Elsie Ann Eyre  1875-1952
5. Benjamin Eyre  1878-1878
6. William Eyre  1879-1924
7. Herbert Chester Eyre  1882-1953
8. Robert Ernest Eyre  1885-1950
9. Frances Myrtle Eyre  1891-1963

Notities over Lucy Ann Wood

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Life of Elsie Ann Eyre Smith
Elsie Ann Eyre Smith was the fourth child of a family on nine children, born to Benjamin and
Lucy Ann Wood Eyre. She was born in Minersville, Beaver County, Utah, on July 30, 1875. Her early
childhood was spent there where she received her education in the one room school house. She was an
excellent student, being at the head of her class in spelling matches, arithmetic contests, etc.. Even after
she raised her family she could help all of them diagramming sentences. Her father and grandparents
were early converts to the L.D.S. Church so she received church training from early childhood.
On Jan. 24, 1894 she was married to William Edward Smith in Minersville, Utah. This marriage
was later solemnized in the St. George Temple on May 2, 1899. To this union were born eight children.
They are: William Carlyle, born Sept. 21, 1894; Elsie Kathleen, Mar. 31, 1897; Delmer Eyre, June 22,
1901; Editha, June 3, 1904; Nettie Frances, June 6, 1907; Zola, Nov. 28, 1909; John Benjamin, July 12,
1912; Kenneth Charles, Aug 28, 1915.
The early part of her married life was spent in the East Ward of the Beaver L.D.S. Stake. Here she
taught Sunday School and Primary while her babies were still very small. After she moved with her
family to the farm she began working in the West Ward. For many years she taught the Gospel Doctrine
class there. When the two oldest children were ready for M.I.A. she became a counselor to Mae
Grimshaw in the ward M.I.A. Presidency. In the winter time, snow was too deep for the buggy to go up
so she would ride the horse with the children behind, and go to M.I.A. meeting. Later she was chosen
counselor to Lucinda Murdock in the West Ward Relief Society. She also served as counselor to Vern
Oakden in the Beaver Stake Primary. The last fifteen years or more of her life, she spent doing Temple
work. Most of it was done in the St. George Temple, but she also worked in the Mesa Temple. She had
a strong testimony of the gospel and always encouraged her children to take part in church affairs.
She was a very hard worker and the early part of her married life she had few conveniences. For
years she washed by hand on the scrubbing board. I remember coming home from school at night and
she would still be hanging clothes out to dry. Her first washer was a hand-turned one. She got it
sometime around 1912 to 1915. When not in school the children would take turns in pushing it. Later
about 1920, she got her first electric washer from Dr. Shepherd when he moved to Salt Lake. Ironing,
too, was done with the stove iron until electricity was available.
Living on a dairy farm there was much milk and cream to be taken care of. After putting the milk
through the separator the cream was churned in a large barrel churn and made into butter. She then
molded this into pounds, wrapped and sold it. The most she ever made was around 70 pounds in one
week. The girls would dampen the paper and wrap the butter while she did the molding. On school days
she did these alone unless father was around to help.
She was a good cook and did a lot of canning of fruit, vegetables and meat each summer. At one
time she worked in the Beaver Woolen Mills.
She was an ideal farmers wife, and excellent housekeeper and homemaker. She raised hundreds
of turkeys to help with the taxes each fall. She helped milk cows many times while Daddy was after
wood, or was away from home. After his death she helped the boys irrigate the farm as they were still
young. Her vegetable and flower gardens were lovely to look at and they spoke of her long hours of
working in them. She did her own sewing. Every Christmas and Fourth of July she made each of us girls
a new dress. She was economical and often would remake dresses. These the girls would wear to clean
up in for the afternoons while they practiced their music lessons. These were called “our practice
dresses”. She always raised geese. Some of the best times, and the funniest, the family ever had together
were when we all dressed up in old clothes and picked the geese. Every child received pillows made from
these feathers.
Mother was a very good singer. For many years she was a member of the Ward Choir. She and
Daddy enjoyed singing together. “Two Little Girls In Blue”, “A Little Child Shall Lead Them”, “I've
Grown So Used To You”, “After The Ball:, and “You Can't Play In My Yard” were some the their
favorites.
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Our home was home to all our friends. So very often, one of us had some one to sleep with us ,
especially during the summer months. Often they would stay a week at a time. I think now how patient
Mother was with us then. We had the family swimming pool, parties, suppers and etc. to which our
friends always came and were made welcome.
Mother had one of the most cheerful dispositions of any woman around. She made and kept
friends where ever she went. She was also a beautiful woman. Many people stated that she was the most
beautiful girl in Minersville at that time. She always kept herself neat and her hair was always curled and
fixed up.
Mother loved to entertain her friends. Once when the house was small, she carried the bed out so
she would have more room to entertain. The neighbor women, “West Fielders” as they were called, met
often. Winter evenings were spent at different homes (children would to too).
The Red Cross found mother a very useful member during World War I. The neighbors would
bring their sewing machines to our place and all would sew clothing of different kinds for the American
soldiers as well as for the European children. She would knit sweaters and socks when ever she had a
minute to relax. At this time, too, dried beans were raised on the farm and Mother did more than her
share in hoeing and caring for them.
Never a minute did mother sit idling her time away. If a friend came in she had her crocheting
hand so she could work while she visited. Her crocheting can be found in all her children's and grand
children's homes as well as their mother-in-laws' homes (Kents, Hubers, Dovers, Whiteheads, Sylvesters),
and also the Bennetts and Johnsons. She never made a glove or cap for the grandchildren but what she
made the same for the Bennett grandchildren.
She loved to visit with her children, going from one place to another. And they all looked forward
to her coming. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren loved her dearly and always wanted her to stay
longer. She helped in the children's homes as long as she was able, when each new baby came along.
Her able nursing care and advice were always welcome.
She, too, like Daddy, enjoyed taking the family on trips together. She and her sister Mary Ellen
wold take their children to Minersville in the buggy to visit the relatives there. She enjoyed the “water
melon busts” in Minersville Canyon, the West Field parties at Morgans grove and our place, the canyon
parties, etc.
At age 56, Mother was left a widow. It was a big responsibility having four unmarried children
left at home and having a large farm to see to. Eight years later she was married to Thomas J. Bennett.
His wife and Father were brother and sister. They spent two happy years together in Shelley, Idaho, then
he died and was buried there with Aunt Kate. In 1948 on Nov. 3, she married Ezekiel Johnson in the St.
George Temple. She was living there with him and doing temple work when her death came. She had
very little suffering, for which we were thankful. She had a heart attack at 5 pm Saturday and died
Sunday at 9 am. Death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage. She had had a cancer removed in February
of 1945, but this never returned.
Source: Found in the papers of daughter Nettie Frances after her death. Retyped by granddaughter Jayne
Kent Kempton in 2008

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