St. George Mission: 021515

More today....

Digging through my family genealogy, I think I have discovered a family link to a pioneer family that lived in Nauvoo. It looks very legit but there are some points that need to be verified. The family moved here in the 1840s sometime. They buried almost a half dozen of their kids in the Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds East of town (unmarked graves) but the children are listed and known on the huge listing of youth that perished here prior to the Saints being forced out of Nauvoo.

The Holden children are the ones that died here. James was 22-23. the rest were under 10, mostly under 2. Various illnesses. There is one child listed as dying in 1846 but is not listed here. Since that child, no name, didn't last a year, and the Saints left Nauvoo in January, could have perished anytime in 1846 after they left. Most likely passed in Council Bluffs, Iowa or Kanesville, Nebraska (across the river from each other) at Winter Quarters. The Mom (Lucy Talley) passed away in Council Bluffs in 1851 and did not make it to Utah and is buried there, but the Dad did (Joshua Holden). I am having a bit of trouble with some of the dates in the genealogy to prove this link to the McDaniel line. Her mother is supposed to be the brother of one of my direct line ancestors. Still working on this. Joshua was ordained a 70 as well as 2 of his sons in Nauvoo.

After some research, a much needed nap, and a trip over to the Sister's that we travel with to Burlington Ward, a beautiful afternoon view of the Mississippi in the waning light of the afternoon today. This is what they see when they step out of their home.

Setting down for dinner with Sister Webb, Sister Joines, the Sister Missionaries from Burlington Ward, you know who and myself for a nice dinner provided by Sisters Webb/Joines.

...and a rousing teaching session of "find your ancestors" taught by Arlene, of course...

Then off to the Arrival Center for an evening of Valentine fun with the other temple missionaries with a few games (Sister Russel trying to get us to guess something here)...