Lydia Hannah Draper
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Zemira and Amy Draper arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in late September, [[1849]], at the end of the long trail from [[Nauvoo, Illinois|Nauvoo]], [[Illinois]] as part of the [[1848 Brigham Young Company]]. About two weeks later, the Drapers' fourth child was born. They named her Lydia, after her grandmother Lydia Lathrop Draper, who had died shortly after they were driven from Nauvoo. The family soon moved further south and helped settle the town of [[Draper, Utah|Draper]], [[Utah]]. They also lived for a time in [[Alpine, Utah|Alpine]] and [[Rockville, Utah|Rockville]]. | Zemira and Amy Draper arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in late September, [[1849]], at the end of the long trail from [[Nauvoo, Illinois|Nauvoo]], [[Illinois]] as part of the [[1848 Brigham Young Company]]. About two weeks later, the Drapers' fourth child was born. They named her Lydia, after her grandmother Lydia Lathrop Draper, who had died shortly after they were driven from Nauvoo. The family soon moved further south and helped settle the town of [[Draper, Utah|Draper]], [[Utah]]. They also lived for a time in [[Alpine, Utah|Alpine]] and [[Rockville, Utah|Rockville]]. | ||
| - | In 1864, 16-year-old Lydia married 21-year-old [[Bateman Haight Wilhelm]], with whom she seven children. Bateman later married a second wife, a widow named [[Grace Tippett Jose|Grace]], who bore him six children. The two families helped establish the towns of [[Rockville, Utah|Rockville]], [[Mount Carmel, Utah|Mount Carmel]] and [[Orderville, Utah|Orderville]] in [[Utah]], and [[Concho, Arizona|Concho]] in [[Arizona]]. | + | In 1864, 16-year-old Lydia married 21-year-old [[Bateman Haight Wilhelm]], with whom she had seven children. Bateman later married a second wife, a widow named [[Grace Tippett Jose|Grace]], who bore him six children. The two families helped establish the towns of [[Rockville, Utah|Rockville]], [[Mount Carmel, Utah|Mount Carmel]] and [[Orderville, Utah|Orderville]] in [[Utah]], and [[Concho, Arizona|Concho]] in [[Arizona]]. |
When Bateman fled to Mexico because of anti-polygamy laws, Lydia stayed behind in Concho to continue homesteading. Eight years later, Bateman came back to Lydia in Arizona. In the early 1900s, they spent some time living in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]], where Bateman died and was buried. At some point after Bateman's death, Lydia moved back to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]]. | When Bateman fled to Mexico because of anti-polygamy laws, Lydia stayed behind in Concho to continue homesteading. Eight years later, Bateman came back to Lydia in Arizona. In the early 1900s, they spent some time living in [[Silver City, New Mexico|Silver City]], [[New Mexico]], where Bateman died and was buried. At some point after Bateman's death, Lydia moved back to [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]]. | ||
