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ticks and buckskin were made to serve as clothing materials, nntil sheep became more plentiful. Anything the people had to spare was traded to the Indians for huckskin which could he used for clothing and moccasins. The people made everything they u s e d m e d i c i n e s , cloth. hats, glue, candles, rope and strin:, soap from cottonwood ashes and fat, dyes from plants and minerals, salt from Little Salt Lake, molasses or sweets from vegetables, etc. They used sour dough for leavening or made saltrising bread. They made good use of the wild berries, pinenuts, acorns, sego lilies and other vegetation to supplement what they raised. Sage was an industrious woman and learned how to manage her small household very efficiently. She was a good looking woman with dark brown hair. She was 5' 6" tall and weighed 130 pounds. Thomas was 5' 10" and weighed 150 pounds and had a sandy complexion. He was ambitous, thrifty, hardworking, and had a high sense of honor.'' Their second child. Lehi Willard Jones, was born in the "Old Fort" Nov. 15, 1854. Lehi was a quick child to learn and he spoke the Indian lanzuage almost as soon as he could speak English. H e learned this from an Indian girl who had been adopted by one of the families living in the Fort. His parents taught him to speak Welch, their native tongue. They did a great deal of singing and he learned many old Welch songs. The Jones home was in the northwest corner of the fort. Already another move, which they weren't looking forthey were conten~plating ward to making. The security of the Old Fort, with the friendly neighbors and spirit of cooperation had heen very enjoyahle for them. Brisham Young, however, in May of 1854, when the people of Cedar City were but well located, told them to move because the fort was on C d Creek which was the path of many terrific floods.'"7his decision to move came after one of the worst floods on record, which nearly covered them u p with mud, boulders and timber. .As newcomers arrived, their efforts to huild, or accumulate materials for outhuildings. fencing and homes were directed toward the new city which was laid out south and east of the Old Fort near the canyon mouth. Those living within the Fort slowly t q a n moving small coops, sheds, wood. logs and such items onto their new lots, preparing to clear, level and fence. The people took their tinie in actually moving, however, and Thomas and Saxe wcw no exception, for they ,lived in the Fort for several years hefore they completed a home in Cedar City into which they could move. Between working on the Iron Works and trying to provide food and clothinl: for his small family, Thomas had a minimum I I ~ time to work on their new dwelling. (Lot 15 hlk 1 2 ) Two more winten passed after I.ehi was horn and Thomas and Sage were again blessed with a son. May 5, 1856. whom they named Kumen.

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Title	Lehi Willard Jones: Biography
Creator	Jones, York F., 1925-; Jones, Evelyn K.
Subject	Jones, Lehi Willard, 1854-1947; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History; Mormon Church -- Utah
Description	Life of Lehi Willard Jones, centering in Cedar City, Utah, 1854-1947, and history of much of the development of Southern Utah
Source	Lehi Willard Jones
Date Digital	2008-01
Date Original	1972
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Publisher	Woodruff Printing Company
Language	eng
Genre	Biography
Website	http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lehiwillardjones.html
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Description	ticks and buckskin were made to serve as clothing materials, nntil sheep became more plentiful. Anything the people had to spare was traded to the Indians for huckskin which could he used for clothing and moccasins. The people made everything they u s e d m e d i c i n e s , cloth. hats, glue, candles, rope and strin :, soap from cottonwood ashes and fat, dyes from plants and minerals, salt from Little Salt Lake, molasses or sweets from vegetables, etc. They used sour dough for leavening or made saltrising bread. They made good use of the wild berries, pinenuts, acorns, sego lilies and other vegetation to supplement what they raised. Sage was an industrious woman and learned how to manage her small household very efficiently. She was a good looking woman with dark brown hair. She was 5' 6" tall and weighed 130 pounds. Thomas was 5' 10" and weighed 150 pounds and had a sandy complexion. He was ambitous, thrifty, hardworking, and had a high sense of honor.' Their second child. Lehi Willard Jones, was born in the "Old Fort" Nov. 15, 1854. Lehi was a quick child to learn and he spoke the Indian lanzuage almost as soon as he could speak English. H e learned this from an Indian girl who had been adopted by one of the families living in the Fort. His parents taught him to speak Welch, their native tongue. They did a great deal of singing and he learned many old Welch songs. The Jones home was in the northwest corner of the fort. Already another move, which they weren't looking forthey were conten~plating ward to making. The security of the Old Fort, with the friendly neighbors and spirit of cooperation had heen very enjoyahle for them. Brisham Young, however, in May of 1854, when the people of Cedar City were but well located, told them to move because the fort was on C d Creek which was the path of many terrific floods.'"7his decision to move came after one of the worst floods on record, which nearly covered them u p with mud, boulders and timber..As newcomers arrived, their efforts to huild, or accumulate materials for outhuildings. fencing and homes were directed toward the new city which was laid out south and east of the Old Fort near the canyon mouth. Those living within the Fort slowly t q a n moving small coops, sheds, wood. logs and such items onto their new lots, preparing to clear, level and fence. The people took their tinie in actually moving, however, and Thomas and Saxe wcw no exception, for they ,lived in the Fort for several years hefore they completed a home in Cedar City into which they could move. Between working on the Iron Works and trying to provide food and clothinl: for his small family, Thomas had a minimum I I ~ time to work on their new dwelling. (Lot 15 hlk 1 2 ) Two more winten passed after I.ehi was horn and Thomas and Sage were again blessed with a son. May 5, 1856. whom they named Kumen. 19
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