Son of George Lavender and Mary Ann Cole
Married Anna Sandall, 1 May 1874, Uintah, Weber, Utah
Children - John William Lavender, Lucy Ann Lavender, George Thomas Lavender, James Alfred Lavender
History - John's future wife, Annie, met a John William Lavender in Kaysville, and fell in love with him. They were married 1 May 1874 in Uintah, Weber County, Utah. John Lavender was a member of the Latter-day Saints Church at that time. To them four children were born: William, Lucy, George Thomas and James Alfred. George Thomas died at the age of two weeks. He was born while the family was living in Marritt (Mariott) a settlement north of Ogden, Utah.
Ann Sandall was alone on the cold floor with no fire, when the child was born, and it almost cost her life. The baby was not a normal baby as he was deformed. Later they moved back to Kaysville, and Fred was born 4 November 1885. At this time, they lived in a one room log cabin that John built for the family. Then they moved down in the west part of Layton for a while. John helped cut and haul hay. At this time there was a lot of talk about how good the farming and living conditions were in Canada, so John sold the home and got ready to leave for Canada. In 1889 John and his wife and family, along with other people from Layton, moved to Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
They had a covered wagon to ride in and to haul their belongings in and a tent to pitch at night to eat in. It didn't have a hole for a chimney so Ann had to cook outside on a stove they had. John had rigged up a sort of trailer, they took some chickens, a cow, and some livestock as they were going up there to make their home. John intended to take up a homestead, but changed his mind due to the bad hail storms and etc. He bought some ground and built a cabin for his family to live in. Ann didn't like the idea of going way up there in the first place and John promised her if she didn't like it after she had tried living there, he would let her return to Utah.
John worked hard clearing away the brush in order to get it under cultivation. After he planted the crops, they started to grow and it seemed that a very good crop would be taken at the time of the harvest. Everything seemed to be going their way when a very bad hail storm came and destroyed everything. The stones were as large as hen's eggs. It tore down their tents and some had to run to get under tables and climb into wagons to keep from being killed. The crops were ruined and some of the livestock were killed. This seemed to be too much for Ann. She took sick soon after the storm and kept John to his promise. John rigged up a wagon for her and the children to come back to Utah and he stayed in Canada. It took a long time to make the trip back. They had no place to go as they had sold their home to get enough money and stock to go up to Canada on, so they had to live with Ann's parents, Ann had to work to help support her family.
John stayed on in Cardston to sell the land and what livestock he had left and was going to join Ann and the children. He became very ill shortly after his family left and continued to grow worse. Some neighbors corresponded with Ann, but she had no money or anyway to return to his bed side. He died without seeing his family again. That was heart breaking, the farm up in Canada was sold to pay for the funeral, and there was nothing left over. John was buried at Cardston, Alberta, on 24 November 1890.
Ann lived with her parents for a while, then her father gave her a small house to live in. She worked hard to support her children. She had been left without a husband and without any financial help. She was heart broken and despondent. She had to go out and do other people's house work, washing on the board, sewing and tending the sick.
In 1892 Annie married William Fisher in Kaysville, Utah.
Married Anna Sandall, 1 May 1874, Uintah, Weber, Utah
Children - John William Lavender, Lucy Ann Lavender, George Thomas Lavender, James Alfred Lavender
History - John's future wife, Annie, met a John William Lavender in Kaysville, and fell in love with him. They were married 1 May 1874 in Uintah, Weber County, Utah. John Lavender was a member of the Latter-day Saints Church at that time. To them four children were born: William, Lucy, George Thomas and James Alfred. George Thomas died at the age of two weeks. He was born while the family was living in Marritt (Mariott) a settlement north of Ogden, Utah.
Ann Sandall was alone on the cold floor with no fire, when the child was born, and it almost cost her life. The baby was not a normal baby as he was deformed. Later they moved back to Kaysville, and Fred was born 4 November 1885. At this time, they lived in a one room log cabin that John built for the family. Then they moved down in the west part of Layton for a while. John helped cut and haul hay. At this time there was a lot of talk about how good the farming and living conditions were in Canada, so John sold the home and got ready to leave for Canada. In 1889 John and his wife and family, along with other people from Layton, moved to Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
They had a covered wagon to ride in and to haul their belongings in and a tent to pitch at night to eat in. It didn't have a hole for a chimney so Ann had to cook outside on a stove they had. John had rigged up a sort of trailer, they took some chickens, a cow, and some livestock as they were going up there to make their home. John intended to take up a homestead, but changed his mind due to the bad hail storms and etc. He bought some ground and built a cabin for his family to live in. Ann didn't like the idea of going way up there in the first place and John promised her if she didn't like it after she had tried living there, he would let her return to Utah.
John worked hard clearing away the brush in order to get it under cultivation. After he planted the crops, they started to grow and it seemed that a very good crop would be taken at the time of the harvest. Everything seemed to be going their way when a very bad hail storm came and destroyed everything. The stones were as large as hen's eggs. It tore down their tents and some had to run to get under tables and climb into wagons to keep from being killed. The crops were ruined and some of the livestock were killed. This seemed to be too much for Ann. She took sick soon after the storm and kept John to his promise. John rigged up a wagon for her and the children to come back to Utah and he stayed in Canada. It took a long time to make the trip back. They had no place to go as they had sold their home to get enough money and stock to go up to Canada on, so they had to live with Ann's parents, Ann had to work to help support her family.
John stayed on in Cardston to sell the land and what livestock he had left and was going to join Ann and the children. He became very ill shortly after his family left and continued to grow worse. Some neighbors corresponded with Ann, but she had no money or anyway to return to his bed side. He died without seeing his family again. That was heart breaking, the farm up in Canada was sold to pay for the funeral, and there was nothing left over. John was buried at Cardston, Alberta, on 24 November 1890.
Ann lived with her parents for a while, then her father gave her a small house to live in. She worked hard to support her children. She had been left without a husband and without any financial help. She was heart broken and despondent. She had to go out and do other people's house work, washing on the board, sewing and tending the sick.
In 1892 Annie married William Fisher in Kaysville, Utah.
Son of George Lavender and Mary Ann Cole
Married Anna Sandall, 1 May 1874, Uintah, Weber, Utah
Children - John William Lavender, Lucy Ann Lavender, George Thomas Lavender, James Alfred Lavender
History - John's future wife, Annie, met a John William Lavender in Kaysville, and fell in love with him. They were married 1 May 1874 in Uintah, Weber County, Utah. John Lavender was a member of the Latter-day Saints Church at that time. To them four children were born: William, Lucy, George Thomas and James Alfred. George Thomas died at the age of two weeks. He was born while the family was living in Marritt (Mariott) a settlement north of Ogden, Utah.
Ann Sandall was alone on the cold floor with no fire, when the child was born, and it almost cost her life. The baby was not a normal baby as he was deformed. Later they moved back to Kaysville, and Fred was born 4 November 1885. At this time, they lived in a one room log cabin that John built for the family. Then they moved down in the west part of Layton for a while. John helped cut and haul hay. At this time there was a lot of talk about how good the farming and living conditions were in Canada, so John sold the home and got ready to leave for Canada. In 1889 John and his wife and family, along with other people from Layton, moved to Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
They had a covered wagon to ride in and to haul their belongings in and a tent to pitch at night to eat in. It didn't have a hole for a chimney so Ann had to cook outside on a stove they had. John had rigged up a sort of trailer, they took some chickens, a cow, and some livestock as they were going up there to make their home. John intended to take up a homestead, but changed his mind due to the bad hail storms and etc. He bought some ground and built a cabin for his family to live in. Ann didn't like the idea of going way up there in the first place and John promised her if she didn't like it after she had tried living there, he would let her return to Utah.
John worked hard clearing away the brush in order to get it under cultivation. After he planted the crops, they started to grow and it seemed that a very good crop would be taken at the time of the harvest. Everything seemed to be going their way when a very bad hail storm came and destroyed everything. The stones were as large as hen's eggs. It tore down their tents and some had to run to get under tables and climb into wagons to keep from being killed. The crops were ruined and some of the livestock were killed. This seemed to be too much for Ann. She took sick soon after the storm and kept John to his promise. John rigged up a wagon for her and the children to come back to Utah and he stayed in Canada. It took a long time to make the trip back. They had no place to go as they had sold their home to get enough money and stock to go up to Canada on, so they had to live with Ann's parents, Ann had to work to help support her family.
John stayed on in Cardston to sell the land and what livestock he had left and was going to join Ann and the children. He became very ill shortly after his family left and continued to grow worse. Some neighbors corresponded with Ann, but she had no money or anyway to return to his bed side. He died without seeing his family again. That was heart breaking, the farm up in Canada was sold to pay for the funeral, and there was nothing left over. John was buried at Cardston, Alberta, on 24 November 1890.
Ann lived with her parents for a while, then her father gave her a small house to live in. She worked hard to support her children. She had been left without a husband and without any financial help. She was heart broken and despondent. She had to go out and do other people's house work, washing on the board, sewing and tending the sick.
In 1892 Annie married William Fisher in Kaysville, Utah.
Married Anna Sandall, 1 May 1874, Uintah, Weber, Utah
Children - John William Lavender, Lucy Ann Lavender, George Thomas Lavender, James Alfred Lavender
History - John's future wife, Annie, met a John William Lavender in Kaysville, and fell in love with him. They were married 1 May 1874 in Uintah, Weber County, Utah. John Lavender was a member of the Latter-day Saints Church at that time. To them four children were born: William, Lucy, George Thomas and James Alfred. George Thomas died at the age of two weeks. He was born while the family was living in Marritt (Mariott) a settlement north of Ogden, Utah.
Ann Sandall was alone on the cold floor with no fire, when the child was born, and it almost cost her life. The baby was not a normal baby as he was deformed. Later they moved back to Kaysville, and Fred was born 4 November 1885. At this time, they lived in a one room log cabin that John built for the family. Then they moved down in the west part of Layton for a while. John helped cut and haul hay. At this time there was a lot of talk about how good the farming and living conditions were in Canada, so John sold the home and got ready to leave for Canada. In 1889 John and his wife and family, along with other people from Layton, moved to Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
They had a covered wagon to ride in and to haul their belongings in and a tent to pitch at night to eat in. It didn't have a hole for a chimney so Ann had to cook outside on a stove they had. John had rigged up a sort of trailer, they took some chickens, a cow, and some livestock as they were going up there to make their home. John intended to take up a homestead, but changed his mind due to the bad hail storms and etc. He bought some ground and built a cabin for his family to live in. Ann didn't like the idea of going way up there in the first place and John promised her if she didn't like it after she had tried living there, he would let her return to Utah.
John worked hard clearing away the brush in order to get it under cultivation. After he planted the crops, they started to grow and it seemed that a very good crop would be taken at the time of the harvest. Everything seemed to be going their way when a very bad hail storm came and destroyed everything. The stones were as large as hen's eggs. It tore down their tents and some had to run to get under tables and climb into wagons to keep from being killed. The crops were ruined and some of the livestock were killed. This seemed to be too much for Ann. She took sick soon after the storm and kept John to his promise. John rigged up a wagon for her and the children to come back to Utah and he stayed in Canada. It took a long time to make the trip back. They had no place to go as they had sold their home to get enough money and stock to go up to Canada on, so they had to live with Ann's parents, Ann had to work to help support her family.
John stayed on in Cardston to sell the land and what livestock he had left and was going to join Ann and the children. He became very ill shortly after his family left and continued to grow worse. Some neighbors corresponded with Ann, but she had no money or anyway to return to his bed side. He died without seeing his family again. That was heart breaking, the farm up in Canada was sold to pay for the funeral, and there was nothing left over. John was buried at Cardston, Alberta, on 24 November 1890.
Ann lived with her parents for a while, then her father gave her a small house to live in. She worked hard to support her children. She had been left without a husband and without any financial help. She was heart broken and despondent. She had to go out and do other people's house work, washing on the board, sewing and tending the sick.
In 1892 Annie married William Fisher in Kaysville, Utah.
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