LIFE SKETCH of Marion Terrell, daughter of Jeremiah Terrell and Mary Ann Webb
Marion Terrell is same as Mary Webb (on her GRAVESTONE, her name is seen as "Marion T. Wilcox")
She was born 3 March
1854 at some North Hampton Scheier England she was one of twins who were
the last born on 11 children nine girls and two boys so I found her
twin sisters only lived to be two years old Jeremiah Terrel Books and
works for a minister of the church of England and gave his family the
modern comforts of life
Marian's older sister Hannah who left
at douche anger the next village about 2 miles away that's a Mormon
elders became interested and join the Latter Day Saints church Mary and
web the mother of Mary and had poor health and died in 1870 at the age
of 55 years before joining the church but she asked her husband Jeremiah
to join the church and bring her family to America. It was not much
later that he emigrated in order to earn money to send for the children
he joined the church after his arrival in Utah
Jeremiah
had gained great favor with that minister and his family when he was
ready to leave the ministers family felt very bad and the minister
persuaded him not to come to America but when he desired to come again
you did not tell Minister Barton in 1872 only a few days before Jeremiah
was to leave Mr. Barton took sick and died and was lying in state when
he sailed
Marian Terrell was only 14 at this
time she lived with her sister one year then flew as Marian was call was
obliged to go to WANs words in the suburbs of London where she served
as a cook for a Mrs. Adams for three years before she came to America in
1876 while she was in London she was baptized April 30, 1876 by William
Binder in the north London branch of the London conference
In
Salt Lake she was met by her father and sister Rachel she then went to
Cedarvalley in Utah County and lived for a while before going to work
for John W Young Pres. Brigham Young's son this is where she and George a
Wilcox met for the first time each started work the same day she in the
morning and he in the evening she was Kuckuck's house she later took
care of mother Young Pres. Young's first wife Mary and enjoyed the visit
of Pres. Young and learn to care very much for his wonderful character
later she lived with the family of sharp walker here she was also
treated as one of the family these were the two years previous to her
marriage to George a Wilcox on September 4, 1879 when they were married
in the endowment house
They live the following
five years in the 11th ward of salt lake city after this time they were
called on a mission to the Hawaiian Islands and left May 6, 1884 taking
with them to children Edna and Anna while they were on the islands
another daughter Ella was born and she was the first white child born
for sometime Pres. Joseph E Smith named her Lana Howley meaning heavens
return Pres. Smith was there on his third mission Marian used to take
care of the mission home along with the other missionary wives
In
April 1887 they returned home living again in the 11th ward later they
moved to Ogden where they lived until 1897 when they moved to Preston
Oneida County now Franklin County Idaho as no living quarters were
immediately available they went to Riverdale for one year after which
time they secured a house in Preston or they later bought a home in
which they have lived ever cents
Grandmother
was very active in the relief society work and was relief society
chorister in the first ward for many years she was also on the burial
committee and teacher in fill her health would no longer permit activity
She
was a splendid practical nurse and assisted Dr. A.R. Cutler senior
along with other doctors for years she is the mother of seven children
six girls Edna Irma Ella Mabel Alice and Anna and one boy jerk George
two children died her son at the age of 14 and Alice went one month old
Mary
lived to be 74 years of age and enjoyed fairly good health being able
to do our own work and care for her husband until the time of her death
she died November 16, 1929 having been painfully and fatally burned
while cleaning her yard and burning the leaves on the afternoon of the
same day living only eight hours after the accident her funeral service
was in the second Ward chapel Monday, November 18 Bishop LE Hansen
officiating
Ancestry.com of George Albert Wilcox and Marian Terrell
