Sarah Angeline Glenn

Sarah was a daughter of John and Marcy Jane Lucas Williams. She was 7 years old when her father died, and 9 years old when her mother remarried to Henry Barney. They joined the LDS (Mormon) Church, and soon went west with the rest of the "Saints." Sarah's obituary says that she was baptized when she was 12 years old, which would be 1849, but the exact date has been lost.

Sarah, with her mother, step-father and siblings, crossed the plains to Utah in 1850, led by William M. Wall in the Warren Foote Company, which left Kanesville, Iowa, on June 17, 1850, and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 17, 18, and 26, 1850. She was re-baptized in 1851 after coming to Utah, a common practice at that time. The family initially settled in Provo, where they were listed in the 1850 census (which in Utah was taken in April 1851). They moved to Manti later in 1851 or early in 1852.

In December 1853 in Manti at the age of 17 she married Robert Wilson Glenn, who was age 40. Sarah became the mother of 6 children, all born in Manti. She and her husband were called to help settle the Sevier Valley, and were some of the first settlers in Richfield and later in Glenwood. When the Indian wars broke out, they moved north to Heber City then to Wallsburg. Sarah's mother and siblings, meanwhile, had moved on from Manti to southern Utah, helping to settle Parowan, Old Fort Harmony, New Harmony, Virgin City, Grafton, Kanarraville, Panguitch, and Escalante.

At the age of 36 Sarah became a widow. She was a widow for over 40 years in Wallsburg, and to support herself she taught school and also cleaned the school building. She also raised chickens and sold the eggs. She was Primary President in her ward for 25 years, also secretary of the Sunday School for 18 years, and she taught the theological class for many years. She was beloved by the children she taught and by all who knew her. A scratch caused by a chicken led to her death.

OBITUARY -- WASATCH WAVE (newspaper), July 24, 1914: Sister Sarah Glenn died at Wallsburg on the 11th of July after three weeks illness from blood poisoning caused from a mere scratch on the hand. Sarah Glenn was the daughter of John and Marcia Williams; was born Nov. 12, 1838*, at Mount Pulaski, Sangamon County, Illinois. She was baptized when 12 years of age; crossed the plains in 1850 along with her mother and the rest of the family with ox teams in Wm. M. Wall's company. The cholera broke out in their camp and before they could get it checked 17 persons had died. Soon after their arrival in Utah they went to Manti and made their home.

In 1854** she became the wife of Robert Wilson Glenn who built and owned the first grist mill in Sanpete county. In 1864 they went down on the Sevier to help settle up the country. The place was called Glennwood, he being the first settler. In the fall of 1865 the Blackhawk Indian war broke out and they were forced to leave Glenwood and move to Richfield.

They passed through all the trials, troubles and experiences incident to those trying times, fighting Indians, grass hoppers, etc. In 1868 they moved to Wasatch county where Brother Glenn ran the Heber grist mill for several years. Later they moved to Wallsburg where Sister Glenn was president of the [ward] Primary association for 25 years and gained the love and respect of all the children in the ward.

She was also secretary of the [ward] Sunday School for 16 years; acted as a teacher in the theological class for many years, and was always in attendance at the sacrament meetings as long as her health permitted. Sister Glenn was a faithful earnest worker and a consistent Latter-day Saint, continually working for the benefiting and blessing of her fellowmen. She has been a widow for over 40 years. She leaves a family of six children. They are Mrs. Jane Camp of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Annie Wall of Heber City, R. W. Glenn of Bingham, John Glenn of Vernal, Austin Glenn of near Roosevelt, and Mrs. Ada Dabling of Blackfoot, Idaho.

Her daughter Ada and granddaughter Amy Wall were constantly at her bed side during her illness and everything that loving hands and medical skill could do was done for her. Her daughter Mrs. Annie Wall was sick and unable to be with her dear old mother during her illness. Funeral services were held in the Wallsburg meeting house and were attended by practically all the people in the ward and a number from the other towns in the valley. Bishop Fullmer, Jasper Boren and J. L. Mecham bore testimony to the faithfulness and integrity of our departed sister.

• Birth year looks like it says 1838 but is difficult to read. The correct year was 1836.
  • She actually married Robert Wilson Glenn in 1853.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 17 2016, 4:00:53 UTC