Miscellaneous Family Notes that might be of interest.
Letter from Spencer Heywood to his sister, Kristin. Date unknown. (Typed from a copy. The date is not given. When the right margin has been cut off, ... is inserted.)
Love,
Spencer.
(Contributor's note: I found a copy of this letter, handwritten, in my computer file. Richard N. Heywood, Spencer's grandfather.)
James Smurthwaite, 1832-1809
James Smurthwaite was born on
James grew up and at the age of 23 years old married his sweetheart Jane Anderson. Jane had been born in
You may notice that in some cases a date of death is not shown. To date I have been unable to trace their deaths therefore I hope that they lived a long and happy life. James himself died in the same place where he had been born; St Margarets,
Martha Spence (Heywood) "Martha Spence Heywood (15 S 1003) Martha was one of the original 1861 pioneers with her husband Joseph L. Heywood. She died February 5, 1873. She held school in her home until a public school house was built. There was not taxation to support public schools. Hers was strictly a private affair, and she charged $3.00 per month per student according to Israel Neilson, Sr., who was one of her first students. The fee was probably $3.00 per quarter rather than per month. According to Israel they studied from a "blue-backed speller," Wilson's and McGuffey's Readers, an arithmetic book, and the Book of Mormon (boy, wouldn't the church-state separatists have a fit over his one!). She used what she had. There weren't any bookstores where books could be purchased. She didn't have a bell to call her students, so she would shout the commands, "All out," or "all in," as occasion demanded. She was considered on the the best early teaches." [Source: Utah's Cotton Town p 82 . found among the contributor's miscellaneous papers.]
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