Jane Elizabeth Crawforth Brough
Jane Elizabeth Crawforth Brough was born June 17, 1855 at Mormon Grove, Missouri on the way to Utah. Her parents came in the William glover company. She was baptized September 15, 1867 by Charles Miller at Provo, Utah. Confirmed by JFP Johnson.
The night I was born it was pouring with rain and the tent blew down twice during the night. Mother’s bed was wet for two nights and a day. The night I was born it was Father’s turn to herd the cattle from the Indians. Mother rode in the wagon two weeks, then walked most of the time after that.
Father and mother stayed in Salt Lake until I was three months old, then they moved to Provo. Houses were scarce so w first lived in a dugout where rattlesnakes crawled around night and day but never did us any harm. Father made adobes and built us a house for which we were very thankful.
That first year we did not have enough to eat, nothing but moldy bran, nettles and thistles. That was our food for nine months and mother thought I would die from want of something nourishing. There was one lady in Provo that had flour. Mother took me to see her and offered her clothing or anything just to get a little flour for me, as I was ill. The woman looked me over sand she said, “Your baby looks bad but I can’t let flour go without money.” She saw that this made mother feel badly so she said, “Never mind it will be only six weeks until harvest.”
Mother and I were very sick with mountain fever. We had not eaten anything for several days. One of our neighbors brought in a pieces of beef and put part of it onto boil. We ate some of the soup and it surely tasted good after being hungry so long. About a month after that this same neighbor came to see how we were. He asked how we liked the meat he gave us and Mother told him how good it was. He told us about going on Provo bench and finding an animal that had died of poison. This man was almost starved so he cut quite a large piece of meat from the animal and prayed to the Lord that he meat would not harm those who ate it, and it didn’t.
Mother helped to grub the sagebrush from the land. She was a good hand at sewing so she made burial clothes and helped to lay the dead out.
When I was 13 thirteen years old I could spin four skeins of yard in one day. Mother carded and colored the yarn and it was made into cloth. I helped my Father in the field sometimes. One day when I was on a load of hay a large snake got around my neck. Father shouted,” Be careful or it will bite you.” I took my hand and pulled it off. I wasn’t afraid as I had seen so many snakes.
Those days the people cut the grain by hand with a cradle and raked and bound it by hand. I remember seeing them thrash the grain with a flail and the wind would blow the chaff away. The farm implements consisted of walking plough, cradle and scythe.
My schooling started at ten years of age and I stopped school when I was fifteen and started to work. We used quill pens to write with and sat on just plain benches.
I married George W. Brough on January 5, 1874 in the endowment house in Salt Lake City. From this union was born eight children, five boys and three girls. Their names are as follows, Rosina, Adelade born January 17, 1875 George Albert Brough born October 3, 1878…. died August 7, 1881,j Charles William Brough born December 2, 1883, died January 5, 1918. Owen Lavar Brough born February 22, 1886. Eva Diantha Brough Hansen born November 29, 1888; Vera B rough Kroksh born June 8, 1893, Oral Brough born January 12, 1896, died August 13, 1898.
In 1875 my husband and I moved to Spring city, Sanpete County. At first we lived on a dry farm. We had a one room log house and he made most of our furniture but we bought a stove. The crops were generally poor on account of lack of water and so my husband would have to go away to work in order to earn a living. The farm was two miles from town and neighbors and sometimes there would be from thirty to forty Indians camped near our house but I had a big dog and he would not let the Indians come to the house. They would hell and say, “Pile face no good.”
My health was not vey good and the Doctor said I never would be much better but I was soon alright.We moved into town about 1881 where my husband was away most of the time for 16 years herding sheep. I reared my family quite along for all those years. I was a Relief Society teacher for twelve years and helped with the sick.
We moved to the Bear river Valley in 1907. We first lived on the Indian Farm, working for the sugar Co. there were Indians all around us.
When the Japanese came to work and that was first time I had ever seen a Japanese. One day three of them came to the house with some bottles in their hands and as the men were all away I and my daughters were frightened. They put the bottles on the table and said that they had brought us some beer because it was the King’s birthday.
We moved to central Farm, which was also a Sugar Co farm. Our married children moved to Bear River Valley and we weren’t so lonesome.
Sister Sarah C Garfield and I use to go to Relief Society teaching together for a number of years. We went with horse and buggy and spend all day to get around to all the homes. One day we should gather eggs for donations. We had some in a small tub and some in a box in my lap and Sister Garfield was driving. We accidently went into a ditch and the eggs rattled and toppled and of course we thought they would all be broken but when we got them all gathered up found only two broken ones. We said it was because they were Relief Society eggs. I was a relief Society Teacher for twenty-eight years.
On January 5, 1923 we celebrated our Golden Wedding Anniversary at the home of our daughter Mrs. Amous P. Hansen. Fifty-seven guests were present. We had a beautiful cake made by an old friend Mrs. Bradshaw. A wonderful dinner was served and a program followed.
When I was 72 the daughters of the pioneers were entertained by my son’s wife Mrs. Owen L. Brough. I was presented with another beautiful birthday cake with seventy -two candles and we had a nice program given by the grandchildren. At the present time I have forty-one grandchildren and twenty great grand children. On Sunday Jun 19 1932 many of our relatives and friends gathered at our home to celebrate my 77h birthday.
Grandma Brough
T’was 77 years ago this June,
The birds of Nature were in tune
Along the Mormon trail they say.
Our Grandma Brough was born one day.
A wagon was her cradle place
All void of satin silk and lace
They traveled one pioneer train
Across the weary sun scorched plain.
When just a little child she said
She almost starved for want of bread
With dug-out homes and scanty clad
Oft times it made them vey sad.
But time brought changes very fast
Good homes and plenty came at last
The good Lord blest the pioneers
And they have praised them through the years.
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Dear Mother
In eighteen hundred and fifty five
When some of the saints were making their western drive.
A baby girl was born at Mormon Grove,
Down in Missouri a place on the road.
She had no mansion where she could lay her head,
And a covered wagon cradled her fro a bed,
She was bathed in the cool springs on the way,
And grew and thrived from day to day.
What a blessing it was to that husband and wife
To be entrusted with her little life,
They watched her through her tender years
And loved her whether smiles or tears.
In time she married a noble man,
Then for the future they began to plan
To build a home and till the soil,
Which surely required a great deal of toil.
This baby proved to be no other
Than our own dear, kind, loving mother
She gave birth to eight daughter and sons
And has gained love from every one.
We know you’ve had much trouble and strife,
When you helped pioneer Sanpete in your earlier life.
Now you can look at those times and smile
For you helped accomplished things that have been worthwhile.
The son’s and daughter-in-laws added to the score,
Have been linked to the circle forever more.
Grand children and Great Grandchildren total fifty-five
And all but two are still alive.
What greater happiness could on know?
Than to have such posterity here below,
And all united and full of love,
And thankful for blessings received from above.
Now Mother we’ve met all happy and gay
To celebrate your seventy fifth birthday.
You’ve lived beyond your allotted then and three score
And we hope you’ll to see many more.
By Rozina Brought Major Barkle Dodd
1929
George William Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 8 Feb 1854 in Lehi, Utah Ut. He died on 22 Mar 1938 in Harper, Box Elder, Utah. He was buried on 27 Mar 1938 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah. He married Jane Elizabeth Crawforth on 5 Jan 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
[Notes]
Jane Elizabeth Crawforth [Parents] 1 was born on 17 Jun 1855 in Mormon Grove, St. Charles, Missouri. She died on 31 Dec 1948 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah (Valley Hospital). She was buried on 3 Jan 1949 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah. She married George William Brough on 5 Jan 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
They had the following children:
F i Rozina Adeleide Brough was born on 17 Jan 1876. She died on 5 Feb 1959.
M ii George Albert Brough was born on 3 Oct 1878. He died on 1 Aug 1910.
M iii Raymond Gilbert Brough was born on 30 Apr 1881. He died on 29 Jan 1971.
M iv Charles William Brough was born on 2 Dec 1883. He died on 5 Jan 1919.
M v Owen Lavar Brough was born on 22 Feb 1886. He died on 25 Nov 1969.
F vi Eva Diantha Brough was born on 29 Nov 1888. She died on 2 Jun 1977.
F vii Vera Brough was born on 8 Jun 1893. She died on 14 Oct 1977.
M viii Oral Rex Brough 1 was born on 12 Jan 1896 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He died on 13 Aug 1898 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah.
Salt Lake Tribune; 1 Jan 1949
Utah Pioneer, 93, Dies at Tremonton
Tribune Special
TREMONTON, Dec. 31—Death claimed Bear River valley’s oldest inhabitant Friday noon, when Jane E. (Grandma) Brough, 93, died at the Valley hospital in Tremonton after an illness of a week.
She was born on June 17, 1855, in a tent at Mormon Grove, Mo., while her parents were immigrating to Utah. She was a daughter of Charles and Martha Moore Crawforth.
After reaching Utah, the family stayed for a short time in Salt Lake after which they moved to Provo.
She married George W. Brough June 5, 1874, in the old Salt Lake endowment house. The couple then went to Spring City, Sanpete county to make their home. In 1904 they moved to Bear River valley, and Mrs. Brough had lived in Tremonton since the city was first started.
She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served as a Relief society teacher in both Spring City and in Tremonton for many years. She was also a charter member of the Midland camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
She celebrated the 60th anniversary of her wedding with her husband, prior to his death on March 23, 1938.
Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Rozina Dodd, R. Gilbert Brough, Owen L. Brough and Mrs. Eva Hansen, all of Tremonton; Mrs. Vera Kroksh, Los Angeles; also 42 grandchildren, 91 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren, and two brothers, James Crawforth, Boise, Ida., and John W. Crawforth, Nephi.
Time and place of funeral will be announced by Shaw and Rogers funeral home of Tremonton.
Deseret News; Jan. 3, 1949
Jane E. Crawforth Brough
TREMONTON – Funeral services for Jane Elizabeth Crawforth Brough, 93, Utah pioneer, who died Friday in Tremonton, were held Monday in the Tremonton First Ward chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial was in Tremonton.
She was born June 17, 1855, at Mormon Grove, Mo., and came to Utah with her family as soon as she was old enough to walk across the plains.
Riverview Cemetery, Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, USA
Broughs of Yorkshire and Their Descendants
William Brough [Parents] was christened on 24 Dec 1834 in St. Michael, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He married Jane Newton on 5 Nov 1857 in England.
Jane Newton.Jane married William Brough on 5 Nov 1857 in England.
George Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 1 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 30 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 27 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried on 30 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He married Harriet Humble Mace on 22 Feb 1850 in England.
Other marriages:
Hudson, Elizabeth
Mace, Elizabeth
[Notes]
Harriet Humble Mace [Parents] was born on 23 Sep 1818 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. She was christened on 20 Dec 1818 in Dawbank, Stockport, Cheshire, England. She died before 1852. She married George Brough on 22 Feb 1850 in England.
[Notes]
George Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 1 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 30 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 27 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried on 30 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He married Elizabeth Hudson on 7 Mar 1852 in Aboard Ship "Ellen Maria".
Other marriages:
Mace, Harriet Humble
Mace, Elizabeth
[Notes]
Elizabeth Hudson 1 was born on 29 Aug 1821 in Brimington, Derbyshire, England. She was christened on 6 Sep 1821 in Brimington, Derbyshire, England. She died on 21 May 1882 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She was buried on 24 May 1882 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She married George Brough on 7 Mar 1852 in Aboard Ship "Ellen Maria".
[Notes]
They had the following children:
M i George William Brough was born on 8 Feb 1854. He died on 22 Mar 1938.
M ii Moroni Hudson Brough was born on 12 Mar 1856. He died on 13 Jul 1936.
M iii Robert Albert Brough was born on 24 Jul 1859. He died on 2/03 Nov 1945.
F iv Elizabeth Ann (Anna) Brough was born on 18 Jul 1861. She died on 22 Dec 1944.
George Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 1 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 30 Jul 1823 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 27 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried on 30 Jan 1914 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He married Elizabeth Mace on 12 Sep 1888 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.
Other marriages:
Mace, Harriet Humble
Hudson, Elizabeth
[Notes]
Elizabeth Mace [Parents] was born on 13 Apr 1824 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. She died on 27 Mar 1906 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She was buried on 29 Mar 1906 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She married George Brough on 12 Sep 1888 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.
[Notes]
They had the following children:
F ii Harriet Humble Mace was born on 23 Sep 1818. She died before 1852.
F iii Elizabeth Mace was born on 13 Apr 1824. She died on 27 Mar 1906.
William Brough [Parents] 1 was christened on 28 Mar 1791 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 29 Aug 1844 in New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He married Alice Sokill (Sokell or Salkeld) on 24 Nov 1814 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England.
[Notes]
Alice Sokill (Sokell or Salkeld) 1 was born on 28 Mar 1788 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. She was christened on 6 Jul 1788 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. She died on 26 Oct 1864 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She was buried in Oct 1864 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She married William Brough on 24 Nov 1814 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Brough 1 was christened on 15 Oct 1815 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. She was buried on 19 Sep 1818 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. [Notes]
M ii Jonah Brough was christened on 3 Sep 1818.
F iii Ann Brough was christened on 31 Mar 1819. She died on 27 Aug 1885.
M iv George Brough was born on 1 Jul 1823. He died on 27 Jan 1914.
M v William Brough 1 was born on 1 May 1825 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 25 May 1825 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. [Notes]
M vi Jonas Brough was christened on 3 Sep 1828. He died on 7 Nov 1893.
F vii Mary Brough was born on 14 Sep 1830. She died on 14 Jan 1919.
M viii Robert Brough 1 was born on 11 Nov 1832 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. He was christened on 5 Dec 1832 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England. [Notes]
Aaron Moroni Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 26 Mar 1881 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He died on 30 May 1956 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He was buried on 2 Jun 1956 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He married Edith Sophia Strate on 26 Dec 1906 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.
Edith Sophia Strate was born on 14 Dec 1888 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She died on 29 Jul 1971 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She was buried on 2 Aug 1971 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She married Aaron Moroni Brough on 26 Dec 1906 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.
They had the following children:
F i Odell Brough was born on 1 Aug 1908 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She died on 1 Aug 1908 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah.
F ii Mary Iris Brough was born on 10 May 1911. She died on 8 Oct 1993.
M iii Rodney Aaron Brough was born on 26 Apr 1913. He died on 16 Dec 1999.
M iv Zur Brough was born on 12 Sep 1919 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He died on 21 Oct 1991 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah. He was buried in Oct 1991 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah.
George William Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 8 Feb 1854 in Lehi, Utah Ut. He died on 22 Mar 1938 in Harper, Box Elder, Utah. He was buried on 27 Mar 1938 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah. He married Jane Elizabeth Crawforth on 5 Jan 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
[Notes]
Jane Elizabeth Crawforth [Parents] 1 was born on 17 Jun 1855 in Mormon Grove, St. Charles, Missouri. She died on 31 Dec 1948 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah (Valley Hospital). She was buried on 3 Jan 1949 in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah. She married George William Brough on 5 Jan 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
They had the following children:
F i Rozina Adeleide Brough was born on 17 Jan 1876. She died on 5 Feb 1959.
M ii George Albert Brough was born on 3 Oct 1878. He died on 1 Aug 1910.
M iii Raymond Gilbert Brough was born on 30 Apr 1881. He died on 29 Jan 1971.
M iv Charles William Brough was born on 2 Dec 1883. He died on 5 Jan 1919.
M v Owen Lavar Brough was born on 22 Feb 1886. He died on 25 Nov 1969.
F vi Eva Diantha Brough was born on 29 Nov 1888. She died on 2 Jun 1977.
F vii Vera Brough was born on 8 Jun 1893. She died on 14 Oct 1977.
M viii Oral Rex Brough 1 was born on 12 Jan 1896 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. He died on 13 Aug 1898 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah.
They had the following children:
F i Jane Elizabeth Crawforth was born on 17 Jun 1855. She died on 31 Dec 1948.
F ii Mary Moore Crawforth was born on 25 Jul 1857. She died on 22 Aug 1927.
Amos Peter Hansen.Amos married Eva Diantha Brough on 24 Nov 1909 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
Eva Diantha Brough [Parents] 1 was born on 29 Nov 1888 in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah. She died on 2 Jun 1977 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. She was buried on 6 Jun 1977 in Bear River City, Box Elder, Utah. She married Amos Peter Hansen on 24 Nov 1909 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
Spring City Info:
Spring City, Utah
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| Spring City, Utah | |
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| — City — | |
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| Coordinates: 39°28′49″N 111°29′29″W / 39.48028°N 111.49139°WCoordinates: 39°28′49″N 111°29′29″W / 39.48028°N 111.49139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Sanpete |
| Settled | 1852 |
| Named for | Springs |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| - Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,823 ft (1,775 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 956 |
| - Density | 720.5/sq mi (278.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84662 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-71730[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1445992[2] |
One notable historical point, Orson Hyde, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is buried in the Spring City Cemetery.