The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-03
Utah Loses a Pioneer Woman in the
Death of Mary Ann WoOIley.

which occurred on Sunday, Utah loses
one of her pioneer women. The de-
ceased arrived in this valley in the
fall of 1885, and has since here resided,
surrounded by her loving and united
family and a host of friends.
The funeral services will be held in
the Thirteenth ward assembly rooms
this afternoon, commencing at o'clock.
Friends and relatives will be per-
mitted to view the remains of the de-
ceased between the hours of 11:30 a.
m. and l p. m, at the residence, 2l6
South Second East, as the casket will
not be opened after the services.
OBITUARY.
Communicated by Elder George God
dard.]
Mary Ann Alpin Woolley, whose
death was recorded on Monday eve
ming, was the wife of the late
Edwin d. Woolley, bishop of the Thir-
| teenth ward Salt Lake city. She was
born at Cam, Worcestershire, England,
March s, 1924: She was the daughter
of Henry Alpin and Sarah White. The
entire family embraced the gospel of
Jesus Christ in the early days of the
church. She was baptized by Elder
David Webb. She was the oldest of
seven children, five girls and two boys.
Three of her sisters are still living.
| Soon after becoming a member OF the
church, the spirit of gathering to Zion
rested upon her, and in company with
| her aunt Eliza, her fathers sister, she
| left her native country in sailing vessel
| for America. They were three months
on the ocean, landing at New Orleans.
They proceeded up the Mississippi
river to st. Louis. Soon after reaching
| there her aunt died of the cholera,
which was raging at the time. She was
| thus left alone to make Roadway to-
wards the place of her cherished des-
| tination, Utah, and being anxious
| to reach there as soon as possible, she
| determined, by the blessing of the Lord
and her own industry, to raise means
sufficient to complete her journey the
following year Being expert with the
/ needle she earned considerable by sew
! ing, and during her stay in St Louis
she became acquainted with Apostle
John Taylor, Elder Jeddediah M. Grant
and Bishop Edward Hunter In the
spring of $780, she resolved to continue
| her journey to Utah, and started from
ST. Louis by boat up the Missouri
river to Council Bluffs. While travel
ing she was introduced to Edwin D
Woolley Gby Elder Gibson) who was
Hooking for some one to take charge OF
his little son, e. G. Woolley. Edwin D
| haQ JUST returned lTOuu ItilIi-
sylvania with his son, whose
mother had died soon after Edwin d
had emigrated to Utah. She agreed tc
take charge of his boy and also te
lcook for the company across the
lplains, over which Edwin D. Woolley
had charge. She arrived in Salt Lake
city in October, 1850, and the follow
ling month was married to the latter
from which union she was blessed
with eleven children, six boys and five
lgirls, seven of whom are now living
IShe had twenty-seven gra ndchildren
ltwenty-four of whom are living.
Arriving in this city in that early
Iday. many were the hardships an6
trials she had to pass through. Hel
first child was born in a wagon box
the cover of which formed her only
shelter. After the death of hel
husbands first wife, she took charge
of the motherless family that still
Remained unmarried, as we'll as hel
Town, which charge she faithfully Der
formed She has lived in the Thir
lteenth ward between forty and fifty
Years. beloved by her family, and uni
iversally respected by host of friends
She has died, as she lived, Latter
day Saint, and has gone home to re
jcef,-e her reward Peace to her re
lmains.