Nellie Jane Hutchins

Nellie Jane Johnson was born in a small brick house in Fountain Green, Utah on July 22, 1876. She spent her early childhood there and it was there that she received her first schooling. Nellie was the oldest of the eleven children of Sarah Jane and Charles Johnson.

In the year 1884 her father received a mission call to establish a settlement in the Tonto Basin in Arizona near the Salt River Valley. At the age of eight years old, she along with her brother and sisters, father, and mother set out on this perilous journey. The trip was made by team and wagon. They were accompanied with a number of other members and their families.

They spent two years there, but due to the extreme heat in the summer and their mother's health they returned to Fountain Green and stayed there one more winter. The following spring they moved to Sanford, Colorado. At that time there were only 14 houses in Sanford. The family experienced the hardships that were usual among the pioneers of that day.

The next year, in June of 1888, Nellie Jane Johnson first met Jesse Cerenius Hutchins. He became her husband seven years later in 1995. At that time there was no entertainment for the young people of the church. So after church they would meet at a home and spend the evening visiting or having a candy pull. It was on these occasions that Nellie Jane and Jesse Cerenius became better acquainted.

Their friendship grew into love and they were married on December 6, 1895 at the home of the bride's parents in Sanford. Bishop S. E. Berthelsen performed the marriage. After which a wedding dance was then given in the John Harrison Hall with the Mortensen Orchestra furnishing the music.

To this couple have been born eight children, one son died in infancy. There is only one grandson, Toby Hutchins, to carry on the Hutchins name. There was never a time when the children or grandchildren were not welcome to come to them with their sorrow or happiness. No matter how large or how small the problem it always got sincere attention and the individual would leave with a bit of cherished advice, council, or encouragement, happier because he or she is sure the joy or sorrow is shared.

Both Nellie and Jesse have taken an active part in church and community affairs and have made a host of friends.

Parents:

Charles Henry Johnson 1849 - 1907

Sarah Jane Crowther Johnson 1856 - 1919

Spouse:

Jesse Cerenus Hutchins 1872 - 1949

Children:

Maggie Jane Hutchins Miller (1896 - 1984)*

Leona Grace Hutchins Cunningham (1898 - 1976)*

Jesse Donald Hutchins (1900 - 1961)*

Leola Melvina Hutchins Reynolds (1903 - 1974)*

Bessie Frances Hutchins Terrel (1905 - 1982)*

Troy J Hutchins (1911 - 1970)*

George Clair (baby) Hutchins (1913 - 1914)*

Luella Hutchins Reynolds (1917 - 2007)*

Burial: Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Conejos County, Colorado, USA, Plot: 1962-C

Created by: Lee Lee

Record added: Jul 12, 2003

Find A Grave Memorial# 7679912