Her husband John Mellor came to Utah in 1873 with his second wife, Amy Bellamy.
The Mormon pioneers trek across the plains.
My daughter had twins, but one died. Thank you so much for your post here. Once the trek westward began, the people became more realistic. It was interesting to get their reactions to the film as well. But it isn’t quite so simple to blame Willie completely for the disaster. Thank you for killing my ancestors > LDS Church.
Mary Ann had regained some of her strength, but was still weak enough she nearly gave up on many occasions. I’d originally intended for these to be two separate posts, but so much of what I admire of Mary Ann Mellor and her daughter Louisa were too connected for me to split apart. 17 Miracles is a 2011 adventure film directed by T. C. Christensen. They were eventually called to settle Fayette (building the first brick home there), and in 1875, James was called to serve a mission to England. As she returned to her mother’s boulder, she found a pie in the road, which she gave to her mother to eat. James Mellor & Mary Ann (Payne) Mellor are my ggg grandparents, through their daughter Mary Ann (Mellor) Palmer. Stunned, Mary Ann stared at them for a few minutes, then showered them with a pan of fermenting milk and slammed the door.
I think of them often when I go through hard things as well. I love them for their courage, faith and good hearts. They had no money, supplies, or shelter to stay in Omaha, so staying there was a problem as well.
Wanting to know more, I learned from Wikipedia that Savage never made it to Siam due to a Civil War there. I am not anxious to blame anybody … I have no doubt that those who had to do with its management meant well and tried to do the best they could under the circumstances.”[40] Another survivor, Francis Webster, was quoted as having said, “Was I sorry that I chose to come by hand cart? In all, 68 of 404 (17%) died in the Willie company. I admit though that I have not read every word from every original source.
However, Means suggested that the film's structure as a series of vignettes was "wearying" and some of the low-budget effects were "distracting. Survivor John Jacques wrote, “I blame nobody.
(regarding question of Aug 6 2019)Regarding Sheri M's question of 7-27-2016, "It appears that James' brother John also married a Mary Ann (Fletcher). I, too, am a direct decendent of the Mellors, Mary Ann being my fourth or so great grandmother. Many times they only had flour and water to eat. Thank you for telling their story! Louisa did this knowing full well that she might be left alone with a two year old to care for in an unfamiliar city, possibly never seeing the rest of her family again, but she made the choice to help her mother in her time of need. Richards? The family consisted of Peder, his wife and eight children. My ancestors (PEDER MORTENSEN) left Denmark with a promise that they would all reach the Salt Lake Valley safely.
Young felt that handcarts would save money and be a faster mode of travel for these indigent travelers. I was so thrilled to hear that they were coming out with this movie to give real life people and places to paint the picture i have always had in my mind. As a Christian I was inspired to ” check” my own faith. It shows in Relative Finder that Louisa is the daughter of Mary Ann Fletcher not Mary Ann Payne. Mixed Feelings About 2-hour Block/Pageants, Is the Church Running Scared? Heartbreaken, they left. Her example has been a great source of strength and inspiration to me in my own life as I've face difficult challenges. My reading, and learning of the subject, however, tells me that the moral of the story should be: think about what your leaders say and use your brain to decide whether to follow that counsel (they might be leading you to your doom blindly and mistakenly). You can’t help but feel intense gratitude for both Levi Savage and James Willie. In all, 68 of 404 (17%) died in the Willie company. Then for some reason God provides for just a few miracles of food to a mother and child, to another meat from a man in a cave, another two dried biscuits to a pan of biscuits. He started claiming later that he was promised by Br. I too am a Mellor. Ethically the handcart supplier and the Indians who intentionally caused these travelers harm are responsible for many of the deaths. I read in one of the stories that Lucy said that God had sent Loiusa to them. I grew up with the pioneer stories as a kid and i still cant get enough of them. I have a diary from one of his sons that describes the journey. Patience, something the Bible tells much of, involving GOD’s will/work would have made these hasty leaders plan better!! I could tell it looked like a pioneer movie, but really had no idea what to expect from the movie. It would be amazing to have a reunion of all her descendants and see how many there are of us.
Following the blessing, she was inspired to boil some water and put it on her daughter’s neck. As a descendant of 4 different families in these two handcart companies, I am amazed that no one puts any “blame” on things like: the handcarts fell apart at the beginning of the journey and they had to stop and make repairs costing valuable time (and they had to eat during this time too).
She was determined to maintain her dignity even in the toughest circumstances. ), Savage was called to leave his family on a mission to Siam by Brigham Young in General Conference. By a twist of fate, Mary Ann's husband came back two days later for them, as the ship was anchored for a time in a nearby river after its departure. Would they have been so exhausted at the end of the journey? It was getting late in the year, and everyone knew they needed to head west. As early as November 2, 1856, while the Willie and Martin companies were still making their way to safety, Brigham Young responded to criticism of his own leadership by rebuking Franklin Richards and Daniel Spencer for allowing the companies to leave so late. Those of us that have not heard or do not understand the plan of salvation will have a hard time comprehending the events of the Martin and Willie handcart companies. We are all on this earth for just the most brief period of time when compared to eternity and every body must eventually suffer the same fate of mortality. I find fairy tales demeaning to the hardships they endured and the faith they showed. They continued to have trials but remained faithful. I went with my wife and some friends Tuesday night and I wanted to give a review. Louisa became the second wife of Edwin Clark, had nine children, and became active in temple work.
(Excluding Willie and Martin, the other companies generally experienced 1-13 deaths per trip.) WHen the husband was asked to take on a 2nd wife, he asked his first wife, who would you like for me to marry and she told him the young lady, Lorranie, that I work with in Young Women. They got along well from reading the histories and helped each other out. When viewed from an eternal perspective, true understanding of the situation can be achieved.
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