Mary Hannah Willden

  General Notes:

Calvin Warby notes:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIVES OF SAMUEL & MARY HANNAH WILLDEN WARBY Written by their daughter, Sarah Boren When father was but a young boy he would break wild horses to ride, for some of the settlers. He also rode after the cattle for the co-op store owners. He broke wild cows to milk for them. At the time he was married, he had a farm on North Creek where he lived and farmed, as well as helped in the Lime Kiln, Brick Kiln, and helped to build many brick homes in Beaver. He also helped to build the Court House. When mother was nine years old, her mother died leaving two younger sisters for her to help care for. After a short time her father decided he needed help to care for the three little girls, so a step-mother was brought into the family. This brought much sorrow to these little girls as they were deprived of most privileges that girls should have. They were not even allowed, by their step-mother, to have a girl friend, or even visit out in the yard, or over the fence, when one was passing by. Their father owned an interest in the woolen mills which took him away from home quite frequently. The step mother would whip the girls severely at times. She was arrested by the officers once, and was somewhat better to the girls after that. Mother's life was one of hardship, surviving through it all. She was married at the age of seventeen. Eleven months later, December 23, a baby girl came to brighten their home. They lived on the farm for eleven years. Father also worked on other jobs. As money was scarce, he would take trade and what-nots for pay. In the year 1896, a group of relatives decided to move to a new country where they might better conditions. Father, not leaving at the time, the first group of people left, thought it best to take his family and milk cows up in the canyon and make butter to help them on this trip. They took about 250 pounds of butter with them. Mother wasn't very much in favor of leaving Beaver, but did as father thought best. We were a month making the trip. Driving the cattle was slow, and when a cow would have a calf, they would lay over a half day or more, then haul the calf until it was strong enough to keep up. A Tolton boy was to drive the cattle, but he wasn't dependable, and didn't do much to help, so father put my sister, May, and myself, on a gentle horse and let us drive the cattle part of the way.
We had two wagons and teams, some grain to plant, alfalfa seed, some household belongings, a Dutch oven to cook in. Mother drove one of the teams all the way. Sometimes, when were on a stretch of level road, father would tie his team to the front wagon and ride with mother, When we got to the top of the hill looking down into the valley, dad raised his hat and shouted aloud, "This is it." Mother, looking up, said, "I don't see thing to be that pleased with." I knew mother was troubled in her mind, somewhat homesick, but she always tried to make the best of everything, camping there with relatives, and resting up, they moved to where he had chosen his homestead, which was about three miles. He took the wagon boxes off the wagons, made them comfortable to sleep in, they cooked over a campfire until logs brought from the mountains, and a little one room house was built, with a dirt roof and floor, which we were glad for, Father and Uncle Frank Twitchell were the first two settlers to build houses on their homestead. Later on, daddy built more and better improvements about the farm. He built a smithshop, and bought a bellows, and did a lot of blacksmith work for the people there. He planted alfalfa seed, and soon had stacks of hay and also grain. A hard winter struck them, after a few years being there and most everyone lost their animals. Henry Twitchell lost almost all of his cattle. Father divided his hay as much as he could, but they all lost heavily. Time goes on, the men in the valley got together, and decided to build a bigger and better school house which was used for all public gatherings. Church was held there for a time until a chapel could be erected, When Willis Twitchell was chosen presiding elder of the branch, a tithing granery was built, and a yard fenced in for hay and grain. He was one among the most faithful. Our father was always willing and ready to take care of travelers who needed a bed and meals. For a number of years, our people didn't hear from relatives very often. Our mail route was poor and far between. In these early days when there was a death and they notified by mail, they would put a black edging around the envelope (indicating death). About twice a year my father, with others, would go out for supplies by freight team, most always two teams to a wagon, and from four to five days to a trip. The people of the valley would always send for what supplies they needed. There was unity in those days, no charge was made for bringing two to three hundred pounds of flour or a load of groceries. I might make mention here, where the church was built in Manila, it was built in the center, east part of town. Five years later, the ground became a swamp, a meeting was called, and all of the men of the town volunteered to help move this building on to dry ground. It was no easy job with the tools they had to work with in those days. My father, Samuel Warby, and Will Boren, were two of the faithful ones who stayed on the job until the building was put on dry ground, which was a distance of about two blocks, where it now stands. Mr Peter Gwall, taking over from there, got some carpenters and remodeled it to what it now is.
Mary and her husband Samuel Warby ran a ranch near Manila, Utah, where Mary was the local nurse, midwife and undertaker.
He married Mary Hannah WILDEN, married 27 Jan 1887 in Beaver, Beaver UTAH USA,481 born 9 Mar 1869 in Beaver, Beaver UTAH USA,482 (daughter of Feargus O'Connor WILDEN and Mary Hibbard SMITH) baptized in ., died 21 Mar 1949 in Bountiful, Davis UTAH USA,483 buried 24 Mar 1949 in Bountiful, Davis UTAH USA, Nurse/Midwife/Undertaker.
Mary: Mary Hannah Willden and Samuel Warby were married at Beaver at her home. Then after they went to North Creek where Samuel had a farm. There they danced while her Father played his violin. In the spring of 1896 they sold the farm and moved to (what would be? -- SEW) Manila, Utah. On the way she drove one team. It took one month to make the trip. They were one of the first settlers out there. He had a ranch of 320 acres. In 1898 they moved to the Birch Springs Ranch at the head of the valley, where Samuel was the foreman of the ranch for two years. During this time a town site was laid out, the town of Manila. They bought a city lot and built a home there, which she helped clear the sagebrush off, so they could build. They lived on the ranch in summer and in town in the winter so the children could go to school. In 1904 he rented the ranch out, as he was water master and had to ride most of the time to keep the canal up. In 1905 they moved back to the ranch. While caring for her own family, she would go out caring for the sick and poor and prepare the dead for burials. There were no Doctors at that time. She delivered many babies. They lived there 24 years. In 1920 they sold the ranch and moved to Bountiful, Utah, where she also went out nursing on many cases. In 1923 Samuel had a stroke, the last six months he lived he could not feed himself, and she cared for him until his death in 1941. She had a severe heart attack in 1945 which she recovered from. In 1949 she had another sick spell at her daughter Leona's home where she died in 1949. Samuel and Mary Hannah are both buried in the Bountiful cemetery. They were the parents of 13 children: Mary Hannah Warby, Sarah Eleanor Warby, Alice Maria Warby, Samuel Warby, Jr., Keith Warby, Martha Leona, Glen Warby, Ethylene Warby, Alton Warby, Lester Warby, Lorreta Warby, Anthony Warby, and Fushia Maria Warby. At the time of Mary Hannah Willden Warby's death, in 1949, she had 47 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

  Noted events in her life were:

• source. Kirrily Cant who writes:
Mary Hannah Willden and Samuel Warby were married at Beaver at her home. Then after they went to North Creek where Samuel had a farm. There they danced while her Father played his violin. In the spring of 1896 they sold the farm and moved to (what would be? -- SEW) Manila, Utah. On the way she drove one team. It took one month to make the trip. They were one of the first settlers out there. He had a ranch of 320 acres. In 1898 they moved to the Birch Springs Ranch at the head of the valley, where Samuel was the foreman of the ranch for two years. During this time a town site was laid out, the town of Manila. They bought a city lot and built a home there, which she helped clear the sagebrush off, so they could build. They lived on the ranch in summer and in town in the winter so the children could go to school. In 1904 he rented the ranch out, as he was water master and had to ride most of the time to keep the canal up. In 1905 they moved back to the ranch. While caring for her own family, she would go out caring for the sick and poor and prepare the dead for burials. There were no Doctors at that time. She delivered many babies. They lived there 24 years. In 1920 they sold the ranch and moved to Bountiful, Utah, where she also went out nursing on many cases. In 1923 Samuel had a stroke, the last six months he lived he could not feed himself, and she cared for him until his death in 1941. She had a severe heart attack in 1945 which she recovered from. In 1949 she had another sick spell at her daughter Leona's home where she died in 1949. Samuel and Mary Hannah are both buried in the Bountiful cemetery. They were the parents of 13 children: Mary Hannah Warby, Sarah Eleanor Warby, Alice Maria Warby, Samuel Warby, Jr., Keith Warby, Martha Leona, Glen Warby, Ethylene Warby, Alton Warby, Lester Warby, Lorreta Warby, Anthony Warby, and Fushia Maria Warby. *At the time of Mary Hannah Willden Warby's death, in 1949, she had 47 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
source: & Kay Adams

Mary married Samuel Warby, son of James William Warby and Mary Ann Blanch, on 27 Jan 1887 in Beaver City, Beaver, Utah USA. (Samuel Warby was born on 31 May 1859 in Beaver City, Beaver, Utah USA, died on 26 Mar 1941 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah USA and was buried on 30 Mar 1941 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah USA.)