Rachel is an Native American, who as a child was adopted by the Allred family of the LDS faith. She was traded for a sack of flour, to save her life.

They raised her and later she married John Murray, together they had seven children.
Sarah Ellen Murray
Sophie Lucy Murray
John Bates Murray
Margaret Francis Cora Murray
Rachel Christine Murray
Tecumseh Horatio Murray
Elizabeth Murray

Rachel Wanzit Allred was born 25th December, 1847 possibly in Colorado. She was a Native American Ute who was stolen by a marauding tribe for the purpose of selling her as a slave when she was about ten or eleven years old.

In her book, "These Were The Utes", by Madoline C. Dixon, the author sheds some light on the customs of the people who were living in the 1800's in Utah:"
The Utes and Piutes were distinctly mountain Indians, fierce and warlike at times, but given to friendliness if well treated. The chiefs took unto themselves many squaws, buying and selling their women and daughters at will. With the coming of the white men, came their diseases. In November of 1849, Parley P. Pratt and a company of 50 horsemen found Chief Walker's band on the Sevier River. Many were ill with measles and food was scarce. A daughter of Chief Arapeen died of the fever and the Mormons watched the Utes kill a captive Piute boy to share her grave."Chief Walker was said to be six feet tall with a pointed nose and chin. He was considered wealthy by the standards of his people, well to do in his commandeering of hundreds of horses and dealing in the slave trade. They were often at war with the Shonhones to the north and the Piutes to the west. They would take the women and children and sell them to the Navajos or take them into Mexico. One of the disputes they had with the Mormon Pioneers was over the Ute practice of selling children into slavery. Walker was notorious for the taking children of weaker tribes and making them prisoners. When Walker or 'Walkara' died his body was laid in a deep cave with his weapon and ammunition laid beside him. Two of his squaws were killed along with thirteen horses and two dogs and buried with him for the purpose of accompanying him on his journey into the world of spirits. A live Piute boy and girl were placed in the pit to watch over the grave. The pit was covered with pickets and stone and the boy worked himself partially loose, thrusting his head through the picket and crying for water. A cattleman heard his cry for help but when Indians shot at him, he conceded to the Ute custom and rode on. [These were the Utes, p. 63] In about 1856, a band of Indians came through Sanpete County selling children.

Reuben Warren Allred was said to have at first declined their offer to sell him a little girl, but when they threatened to kill her, he paid for her with a sack of flour.
Emeline Allred Stapley wrote the following about the incident in her personal history: " One day the town was visited by a band of Indians who were returning from a raid on another tribe, having with them several papooses whom they had taken from those they had been fighting with. According to their custom they were going to kill the children an did kill some.
Among their captives was a small girl papoose. Reuben Warren Allred, to save her life, bought her from the Indians. She was given the name of Rachel and adopted into the family where she was brought up and respected as one of their own.
James T. Allred bought a small boy at the same time and he was named Nephi. Again the Indians became hostile and came through Spring town on their way to take the squaws to the mountains. Some of the squaws came to Grandfather's house and peered through the window. They saw Rachel and told her that the Indians were coming back to kill al the white folks in the settlement. For some time after this, Rachel kept walking around the house crying bitterly. She finally told the other children the reason for her grief. At this time Spring town consisted of but thirteen families or houses so there were not many men in the settlement. Children were sent out at once to tell every man the news so they could prepare to defend themselves and their property. To do this, they drew in all the houses, placing them together to form a fort. Women and children were placed inside the fort while the men made further preparations to repel the Indians.
When their enemies came they found the white men prepared for an attack. Although the Indians whooped and yelled, they neither killed nor drove off any animals at this time.
So by buying and saving the life of one little papoose, the lives of the whole settlement were saved."

Ephraim L. Allred claimed that Rachel was his favorite sister, even though she sometimes teased him because of his fear of snakes.

Rachel was baptized on the 29th of August, 1867. Rachel was twenty-four years old when she married John Bates Murray on the 3rd of May, 1869 in Salt Lake City, Utah in the Endowment House as his second wife.
They were living in Spanish Fork, Utah when their first child, Sarah Ellen was born. She lived to be eight years old. Sophia Lucy was born in 1872 in Spanish Fork. Both Sarah Ellen and Sophia died in January, 1879. Five more children followed. The last child, Elizabeth was born and died in 1884. In 1889 the family moved from Spanish Fork and settled in Thistle. From there they went to La Point in Uintah County and John filed for land.
Here they made a good start, homesteading on their land, but in 1894 both John and Rachel were stricken with typhoid.
Rachel died two days before her husband, on the 5th of May and was buried on Indian Bench along the river bank not far from La Point in Uintah County.

Much Thanks to "Lyman" for transcribing this story.