Rebecca Scofield Walton

When we arrived at Winter Quarters, there was not much left of that historic place; a few old chimneys were still standing—the wild mustard had grown and completely covered the ground. It was as tall as the chimneys and was in full bloom. We camped at this two nights. My husband and I visited the City of the Dead. There at rest we found old Brother Bosley and his wife. This was a great surprise to my husband, as the winter before the saints left Nauvoo, he and his father had worked for Mr. Bosley.

The day we left Winter Quarters we made but a short drive, for tomorrow was our national holiday. (yes, tomorrow I will be 16 years old.) To our surprise two royal visitors drove into camp. They were Brother Orson Hyde and Judge Brockus. They were on their way to Salt Lake City. They stayed and helped us celebrate. They unloaded a small cannon and while it rang out in that wild country, the flag was flying and music playing. They enjoyed our picnic, then loaded up the "little sow" as they called the cannon, bid us goodbye and left us. We passed Garden Grove and Mount Pisgah. A sister Thompson died and was buried at Ancient Ruins; another woman was killed in a stampede; twin boys were born to another woman. These were some of the incidents of the journey.

We arrived in Salt Lake City September 25, 1851—making it a five months journey.

Rebecca Scofield Card was born on July 4, 1835, in Oxford, Maine, when her father, Simeon Card, was 41, and her mother, Rhuemah Lancaster, was 41. By 1850, her father had died and her brother Joseph was head of the family. [1]

She married Calvin Dana Walton on February 14, 1851, in Montrose, Iowa. They had 13 children in 24 years, and nine of them grew to adulthood. In 1860, they were living in Bountiful and had four children. [2] By 1880, they had moved to West Porterville in Morgan County. [3]

She died on February 11, 1926, in Cokeville, Wyoming, at the age of 90, and was buried there in the Cokeville Cemetery. [4] Sources

   ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Division 28, Lee, Iowa; Roll: M432_186; Page: 346A; Image: 139

       Joseph Cord 26, head, brother

       Renna Cord 55, mother

       Siblings: Aloris Cord 33, Dexter Cord 22, Joel Cord 22, Simeon Cord 21, Silas Cord 18, Emily C Cord 19, Lucy J Cord 6

   ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 342; Family History Library Film: 805313

       Rebecca Walton, Age 25, Birth Year abt 1835, Gender Female

       Home in 1860 Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, Post Office Stoker

       Doria Walton 29, head, husband

       Children: Dania Walton 8, Chas A Walton 5, Geo Walton 4, Wm Walton 2

   ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census"Census Place: West Porterville, Morgan, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 517A; Enumeration District: 034

       Rebecca Walton, Age 45, Birth Date Abt 1835, Birthplace Maine, Race White, Gender Female, Relation to Head of House Wife

       Home in 1880 West Porterville, Morgan, Utah, USA

       Daina Walton 50, head, husband

       Children: William H. Walton 21, Silas C. Walton 15, Rhenamah Walton 12, Elizabeth H. Walton 7, Joel Walton 3

   ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID 44712125 [1]

• Residence: Division 28, Lee, Iowa - 1850
• Residence: Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States - 1860
• Residence: West Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States - 1880
• Residence: Driggs, Fremont, Idaho - 1910
• Residence: Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho - 1920

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