Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-01
OBITUARY..
ANN MATILDA HALL.

born at Davenport Devon EhBlniiu' VI
fhe IN of April, 1920 She was in her
rirlhood reIigiously inclined. She at
tended the Baptist Sabbath school, 10
which she became much attached ana
highly appreciated the moral ana re-
ligious instructions which she secured
In that institution. Still the religious
mart was not all that her soul desired,
Tor IL wns reaching out after something
of n higher order: but she did not ma
n in the church to which her parents
and herself were united NeNeftne-
less she endeavored to live up 10 INC
light she had. to serve God TO the best
OF her ability, until greater light should
come.
Snints. who had made their advent IN
her native town. The name was
strange and the novelty of 1t induced
her to visit their place Of meeting
There she listened to their doctrines
which TO her were new. and, at first NJ
strange as their name. She continued
10 attend their services and at length
became convinced that the Elders
taught the true Gospel of our LORD and
Savior Jesus Christ She followed ner
honest convictions and bowed In obcdi-
ence to the heavenly message Her
fathers family was numerous; her
kindred were many. Earlier IN nc
she had been the petted child am
sister But now she stood alone. NOT
the truth. and while they did not per-
sectite her severely, they considered she
was deluded, and did not receive her
with the warmth md cordially whirh
they did before she became "a Nor
mon" a.
But she continued steadfast In the
truth She had received o testimony
that the work was Of God; this she
knew by the power of the Holy Ghost
She administered to the Elders. she
aided them in their missionary work
she cheerfully assisted to defrny the
expenses of the work OF the LORD IN
that town which at Tint time were
heavy. The branch was small and the
members consisted In great, of the
wives Of seamen, she secured neither
aid nor comfort from any or her
kindred. on account of her religious
faith Stlll she struggled bravery ON
alone, being at that time q young
widow. She never wavered in her faitn
or swerved from her duty.
on the 10th of October. 1854, she was
married to Elder Joseph Hau. VINO was
at that time president OF the Lands
End conference with heauluurters NJ
Devonport r1rly IN 1855, he was re
leased from his missionary labors In
Great Britain by Apostle Franklin ID.
Richards. then president of the Euro
pean mission. on March 2sth, In com
pany with her husband, she was on
nOflrd the snip JuN'llNus WIN W. ~
hundred other passengers. all Nor
mons" At midnight OF the Stst. we
were towed out of dock into the Mersey
river, and on the LIST Of April we stood
TO sea. After boisterous passage we
landed Mt Philadelphia. Pa. on the
9Th OF May. Thence we proceeded by
rail and steam boat. via St Louis. to
Atchison. Kansas. which at that time
1t was in its nclnlency. We reached
our destination about the middle OF
May. and camped at Mormon Grove.
and remained there TIL the latter end
of summer Here Sister Hall became
useful in aiding the sick and the dy-
ing Saints.
Her husband had been appointed
captain of the guard. and had charge
OF all the emigrants who arrived there.
whether they belonged TO the y, y.
fund, the Ten Pornd or the Independ-
ent companies. shortly after our ar
rival at the Grove the cholern broke
out and ragged with fearful fatality.
Scores of the Saints succumbed to its
terrible ravages. Men. women and
children were cut down In the bloom
OF life and health at brief notice. One
hour they were enjoying life and
all It's pleasures, hopes and fond an
ticipations of the future; the next hour
they slept beneath the prairie sods!
Such heartrendlng scenes as were
witnessed at that place cannot now he
never be forgotten by those who Wit
messed them while memory holds its
empire,
II was the duty OF the captain of the
guard to furnish medicine and minis
tiers for the sick; collins for the dond
and graves for their burial. In addi-
ton to this 1t was his duty to tnke
charge of all the live stock, organize
bands of herdsmen TO herd them. and
he was RESPONSIBLE for their safe keep
ing. IN the discharge of all these
duties he received prompt and efll-
Client aid from Sister Hall.
On August End that same year. hav-
ing seen every other family started
from the Grove to q new place Of rem
devious. preparatory to their over
land march of the West, we struck
our tent and Joined the company
then under the charge of Capt. Milo
Andrus. Sister Hall performed the
greater part of the Journey from the
Grove to salt Lake city on foot. This
she did cheerfully and without MUIR
muring.
on the night of Sept 5th we reached
Ash Hollow. where that day n terrible
battle had been fought between Cen
eral Kearney and the Indians. We
We're advised by the military authori-
ties to put on strong guard that
night. which we did. The next day.
Sept. 9Th. Sister Hall was delivered OF
n fine daughter and was for short
time side tracked" In sight of the
hostile bands of Indian warriors, but
was not molested by them. After nu-
merous adventures incident to n jour
ney in those days across the great
Plains, she reached Salt Lake in good
health on Oct. 2Sth. The family stayed
at the capital about two weeks and
then came north. We wlntered nj
BInghams Fort, and the following
spring moved into Ogden city, where
the family has since resided.
Sister Hall shared with her CORE
liElouists in the hunger and other pri-
vations of the hard winter and fol.
lowing seasons; she participated II
the move south" and the trouble!
generally incidental to the Buchanan
war, etc, in all of which she was firm
and immovable IN her faith am
trust In God. She aided to redeem tn
barrenness of this part of Weber coun
~ and has contributed according to he
ability to make ogden what II Is today
For several years she has sufferc
much from general debility brought o.
by hardships endured in the early par
OF her residence In this country. o.
the 10th inst. she was seized wit
pneumonia, from which she died o
Friday, the 10th at the advanced ag
Of II years, Z months and u days. Sh
had . children, 81 grandchildren. an
II great Grandchildren, and her pos
terlty is still increasing. She did TEN
pie work for all her kindred dead a
far as she was able to obtain thel