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The following was taken from the writings of Joseph Fish: Brother Lunt had just amived (spring of 1888) from Utah, he having come out to avoid the prosecutions for polygamy, and we were going up to get him located for the time being. He was going by the name of 'John Cope.' Meeting was held on the 6th [June] at which James Lewis, Joseph Fish, Henry n Lunt and President Smith spoke. I the evening a meeting was held at my house. We managed to get Brother Lunt quite comfortably located. 1 let hirn have one of my houses to live in. 1 also let him have six acres of land to cultivate for the season. He also had the use of my plows, corrals, etc. Bishop Peterson let him have some land. He [Hemy] was notable to do much in the line of farming, but he had several boys that were large enough to do considerable. He thought this was a lonesome place and out of this world. It was certainly i the forest region and n probably looked lonesome to one that had never lived i such a place. It was not more than a ranch, and one n could not expect to have city convenientes in such a place. We, however, did the best we could for him." After Henry and Sarah lefl Cedar City with their family, Mary Ann and Ellen continued to manage the Lunt Hotel and Stage Stop. They were assisted by some of the children. Annie's family lived in a home across the street from the Lunt Hotel, but they were involved in the mnning of the family affairs. Mary Ann had four children at home who were not yet manied. Wiiliam (Willie), the only boy not mamed, helped with the chores and kept things i repair while the n girls, Florence, Violet and Maude, worked as telegraph operators and helped with other household duties. Randle (M~IY Ann's fourth child) and his wife, C a t h e ~ etook a major roll in the management of the , Hotel; in fact, al1 of the children, at one time or another, took their tum at helping to keep the hotel operating. Mary Ann's oldest child,
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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