Lydia Hannah Draper
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'''Lydia Hannah Draper''' was born [[October 4]], [[1848]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] and died [[October 28]], [[1912]] in [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Arizona]]. | '''Lydia Hannah Draper''' was born [[October 4]], [[1848]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] and died [[October 28]], [[1912]] in [[St. Johns, Arizona|St. Johns]], [[Arizona]]. | ||
| - | Zemira and Amy Draper arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in late September, [[ | + | Zemira and Amy Draper arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in late September, [[1848]], 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 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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[[Category:People|Draper, Lydia Hannah]] | [[Category:People|Draper, Lydia Hannah]] | ||
| + | [[image:Lydia wilhelm obituary 2.jpg|300px|center|Obituary article for Lydia Wilhelm]] | ||
