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Er ist verheiratet mit Elizabeth Hunter.
Sie haben geheiratet in Utah, United States.
Life Sketch of James Edward Shelleynd, England, and were happy with the thought of joining with the Saints of God in the land of Zion. They were married in the Church of England January 18, 1851, and in February of the same year they started their journey westward. (In the same company were Grandfather and Grandmother Shelley with four other sons and one daughter) While going up the Mississippi River his Grandmother, while attempting to dip a bucket of water, was drowned.f eight. Two years following their arrival, them moved to American Fork then known as Lake City, and made it their permanent home. derful help to his father on the farm and with other home duties. He was brought up in a home of faith in the gospel, one of devotion and love for each other. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when eight years of age, September 30, 1860. Being studiously inclined, he attained a good education for those early days. He loved to attend the auxiliaries of the Church and was ever willing and ready to accept Church duties when called, which deepened his faith and testimony of the gospel.l eternity in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, to Margaret Hunter, daughter of James Hunter and Mary Robertson. She was born July 29, 1859, in Aremedale, Bathage, Scotland, and left the place of her birth with her parents when seven years of age to come to the land of Zion. After landing in New York, they moved to Keyport, Pennslyvania, remaining there for two years, then continued the journey to join with the Saints in Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City in September 1868. In 1870 they moved to American Fork where she lived until the time of her marriage to James E. Shelley. following their marriage, January, 1876, President Brigham Young called together a group of two hundred young Latter Day Saints and asked them to dispose of their property in Salt Lake City and other nearby towns in Utah and go to Arizona to settle along the Little Colorado River to subdue the land and settle the country; in short, to make it their permanent homes.g their marriage that James E. Shelley and Margaret Hunter, his wife, were called to the comparatively unknown region of Arizona where the desert stretched in unbroken miles of sand and sagebrush; where the Indians roamed the prairie, and the muddy water from the Little Colorado supplied the only water for all purposes. told them to dispose of all their belongings and leave nothing behind which would in any way tie them to their homes. The call came as a strong test of faith for they realized to accept it meant many hardships as well as heartaches. Nevertheless their parent had instilled in them from childhood the necessity of responding to calls made by those over them, so they accepted it as a mission called to them.ve years before. Some of the group travelled faster because they had the advantage of horse teams, but James E. and wife, along with others, were relying on oxen and the hardships of their trip can hardly be expressed in words.lling wagons through six feet of snow drifts and mud so heavy that it had to be dug from the wheels all the way from Kanab to the Buckskin Mountains.s she remembers talking with Brother Shelley and others on the Buckskin Mountains where they camped for the night. They were melting snow for water. Wagons were ferried across the Colorado River at Lee’s Ferry and they followed the river for 120 miles. Upon reaching the Little Colorado River they had to cross on constructed rafts. Finally after and arduous, never to be forgotten journey they arrived at Allen’s Camp, later known as St. Joseph, April 19th, 1876.hey built a large room 20 by 50 feet. This room was made by standing cottonwood logs on end and the roof was made of brush and dirt and it had a dirt floor. Inside was built what was called the “Big Table” where all ate together. It was understood at the time they left Salt Lake City they were to live in the United Order.ing the ground in readiness for Spring planting. As crops had to be watered by irrigation, they began at once to survey a ditch and build a dam so that the muddy water of the Colorado River could be brought to the farms. This water was also used for drinking and general use, as there was no fresh water available. The men hauled it in barrels dipping the water from the river in buckets. It had to be settled and then boiled before it could be used. However, later they dug a well and thereby obtained better water.laced side by side, one wall serving for two houses, called the “Old Fort.” Three rows of houses were built in this way at right angles with each other. Their outer walls forming a stockade for protection from possible Indian attacks. There was no trouble, however, as settlers showed a friendly spirit towards the Indians and they returned it.ehouses, blacksmith shop, etc., which were the foundation of pioneer industry. Also inside the stockade was the great community table where all ate together like a large family.ear of their arrival, they commenced to build a dam in the Little Colorado River, but high water too the dam out on the 17th of July so their crops had to suffer as it was too late to build another dam for that summer. That year they only raised 54 bushels of wheat on 50 acres of land, together with a few melons and a little corn. During the month of August there was almost a general stampede for Utah. So many discouraged left for their homes in Utah leaving only seven men and their wives and six young men, with Brother James E. Shelley (dependable and well-liked) in charge.le began to feel that they could do better to eat by themselves, but Brother Shelley in all true earnestness kept them together until Captain Allen returned. Only part of the number who left ever returned to Arizona. 4000 lbs of flour was obtained for that first winter from Richfield to make up for the loss of their crops. This, however, was the only time they had to go outside for help. long hard winter that followed. Although new families were arriving frequently from Utah, others decided they could not stick it out and returned to their former homes. But Brother Shelley felt to his dying day that he had never been released from his mission. Food supplies were scarce but in spite of hardships the colonists prospered. They regularly held their Sabbath meetings finding great comfort in their religion during...1922 when again it was swept away. In the Spring of 1923 a new damn was built (thanks to the use of Portland cement) It still stands. The railroad came through in 1881 and highways took place of wagon roads. Now about 3000 acres of productive farmland surround the homes of the Latter Day Saint families, and fine herds of cattle and other live stock abound, proving the fact that our Father in Heaven blesses the labors, faith and determination of those who serve him.eart granted her in having mother with her and on whom she waited patiently for three years until her death.husband and a devoted loving mother, was called from them May 6, 1931. She was missed by many as her home was a home to everyone. There was scarcely a time when someone outside the family did not enjoy it with them.ur Father.ue
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