Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-12
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4 MRS. HARRIET AMELIA FOLSOM YOUNG.

tired limbs are. free from pain, and she
has entered into everlasting rest.
1.-The journey is over the fight is
fought,
She hath seen the home Of her love;
And the smile on the face OF the dream
err Is caught
From the; land of smiles above.
After the burden and heat of the day,
The starry calm of night.
After the rough and tiresome way
Asleep in the robe OF white
SISTED Amelia r. Young. as she was
usually called in the community, has
been we'll known for so years. While
she was not Il public woman, yet she
was very popular In society and much
admired and sought after. The history
of her family is very interesting, ana
her own life, from a very young girl, Is
rcplete with romantic Incidents: but SHE
was always very reticent about herself
Perhaps one of the causes OF her popu-
lnrity was her qucenly appearance and
striking personality. In her own house
she was u magnificent entertainer. and
she was accomplished In many WAYS.
She sang and played well the old time
songs, was Il splendid musician and n
Very finc partner in ball room. She
always dressed IN excellent taste; siic
was graceful. charming woman. She
was true and genuine to her friends,
and could be depended upon 10 keep her
promises. She could be trusted implicit
~ under all circumstances. never to be-
tray n friend, Sister Amelia possessed
many Of the characteristics of true
womanhood''
BIOGRAPHICAL
That Amelia Folsom Young was
descended from good old New England
-. .
William Fl. Folsom. was born in Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, among the
Granite hills, ana her mother. zcrviah
Eliza Clark, was born in West Suf-
folk. Conn. educated rs Il school
teacher, and Went west to Ohio to
teach school. 1t was in the Buckeye
state that the marriage between her
self and w. II. Folsom took place, but
they soon moved to Buffalo, New York.
where the oldest children, Amelia and
Hiram, were born. It was at Buffalo
that the gospel came to them. and they
were converted and baptized By Elder
John p. Greene, Feb. II. 1S45. The
baptism was performed in the Niagara
river, which was frozen over at the
time.
The following spring Elder Folsom
visited Nauvoo and became acquaint-
ed with the Prophet Joseph Smith and
his brother HSrum, whom he grea tly
loved. He worked short time on the
Nnuvoo temple, and afterwards was
set apart as n missionary and returned
to Buffalo for his family. Whlle Elder
Folsom was absent from Nauvoo, Jo-
seph Smith the prophet and his broth
er, Hyrum We're mnrtyrcd.
On his return with his family to Nau-
WOO, Elder Folsom found the people in
a turmoil He was requested to re-
main, and MS q carpenter helped In
finishing the temple, On leaving Maui
| VOC he was among the sick and dis
tressed Saints who camped on tho
Mississippi river banks In an almost
starving condition, when the uunils
came to the camp and saved tho people.
The birds We're SO tame that the chill
dren could catch them In their hands.
and little Amelln Folsom helped, as did
many other children,tto catch and pro-
pare tho birds for cooking. This cir
cumstance is regarded as much n
miracle by those who participated in
It as that OF the mama In the Wilder
meas Elder Folsom moved with his
family to Keokuk. Ia W jge.
In 1910 Elder Folsom sailed around
Cape HornEto California He preached
the gospel and lahored at the same