The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers were seized with the desire to pass on to their children and their children’s children the thrilling stories they had been told from the pulpit and around the fireside the true stories of the West. These stories have been preserved in this database.  The material in each chapter contains many true Pioneer stories as well as historical dates and facts.  Realizing that nothing is preserved that is not written and that to forward a great cause they must have an organization, they formed in 1901 the historical society of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. It is the purpose of every daughter of this organization to write the history of her pioneer ancestry and also to record what has been told and what is still being told by the survivors of these conquerors of the West.

“On New Year’s day, 1870, the men were called out of a dance as the alarm was given that the Navajos had rounded up about 500 head of horses. Among the men who started up Parowan Canyon were the following: Capt. Edward Dalton, Sydney Burton, Horace Smith, Samuel Orton, Peter Wimmer, Johnathan Prethro, Hugh L. Adams, Charles Adams, James J. Adams, Ed Clark, Ed Ward, Nels Holingshead, Wm. C. Mitchell, Henry Harrop, Oscar Lyman, Hy Paramore, Bill Lister, John Butler, Heber Benson, Tom Butler, Allen Miller and Tom Yardley. There was so much snow in Parowan Canyon that after attempting to traverse it, they ascended Little Creek Canyon. The men did not overtake the Indians because of the deep snow. They went over to the East Fork of the Sevier River, with no success, so Captain Dalton gave the order to go home. Some of the men wanted to proceed further, but their captain was impressed to go home and all the men followed him. It was learned from scouting parties that they had avoided annihilation from hordes of ambushed Redmen.—Luella Adams Dalton. “

“June 5th 68 My Nephew Thomas Yardley left Parowan city in the county of Iron for Sage Town. Oquawka Junction, Illinois. My Brother Samuel Died in Shokokon on the 18th day of January 1868 and was buried at Oquawka along side my father & mother, My children and two of his children. He requested his wife and children to gather to Utah with the saints consequently Thomas is gone for them he left in company with the Teams who are gone to fetch the Saints from the plains.”

“June 20th, 1868 My wife Sariah Died at half past five o’clock in the evening and was buried in the Parowan grave yard on Sunday the 21st at four oc’lock in the evening The following lines were Inscribed on the head of the grave

• Mother we mourn to leave you here
• Beneath this silent sod
• But soon we hope to meet again
• To dwell with Isrieals god

There was a great concourse of People assembled to witness the funeral. About all the Town came, boath large and small, old & young, Numbering about five Hundred persons. ”

“1851–July 6th Died Br in law William Yardley of Cholera in the city of St. Louis State Missoura. he as left a wife and one child an only son to mourn his loss. Sarah Yardley Died of conjestiv Chill in the Town of Upper Alton, Illinois, on the Eleventh day of October, 1851. “