Daughter of Joel Drury and Tirzah Winters
Married Laban Morrill, 22 Feb 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Horatio Morrill, John Morrill, Laban Drury Morrill, Joseph Morrill, Charles Morrill, Hyrum Morrill, George Drury Morrill, Sarah Permelia Morrill, Horace Morrill, Joseph Morrill
History - During the fall of 1842, the Mormons were proselyting in the village and other small towns nearby. On March 1, 1842, a pond was made in a brook that ran through the Woodward farm. March in New England is sometimes very cold, which was the case on this day, and the ice on the pond had to be broken to make a place for the baptisms to take place. Permelia had been a sufferer of a hip disease all her life. Every possible aid for her relief had been sought, even taking her to a doctor in Boston, but to no use.
On the day of the baptisms, she laid her crutches on the bank and was carried into the water. When she came above the water after the immersion, she walked to the shore and never used crutches again. Those who witnessed this were amazed and accepted the incident as a case of divine healing. This miracle was a wonderful testimony to the new converts of the truth of the teachings of the Elders.
Telling of this in the village created an issue with the Mormons on one side and the doctors on the other. The doctors when confronted with the past explained the healing was due to the shock of the cold water. When asked why they hadn't used this method then, they replied that they were afraid it would kill her.
Permelia married Laban Morrill on the 22 of February 1844 in Nauvoo. Following their departure from Nauvoo, they arrived in Garden Grove in May. They had one son, Horatio, while living in Nauvoo, born October 25th, 1845. They then moved to Glenwood, a settlement near Council Bluffs. There another son was born on 21 Feb. 1848 named John. Laban was born in 1850 at Keg Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
It took them five years and six months to arrive in Utah. They came with the Daniel McArthur Wagon Company. They arrived in Springville on October 24, 1852.
They moved from Springville to Cedar City and then Fort Johnson where they were the first settlers. They finally settled in Junction - Laban with Permelia and his third wife Lydia.
Permelia died at Junction on September 26, 1892, as a result of internal injuries received on being thrown onto a wheel of a cart in which she and her husband were riding. They were returning from a visit to Lydia.
The following was taken from the Deseret News and was published as part of the obituary notice:
"Having joined the church at an early date, she passed through the persecutions and hardships shared by the Saints in these times. Patience and Charity were largely developed in her nature and her faith and hope in the future were unshaken. She had the respect and goodwill of everyone who knew her. She was President of the Relief Society for eight years."
Married Laban Morrill, 22 Feb 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Horatio Morrill, John Morrill, Laban Drury Morrill, Joseph Morrill, Charles Morrill, Hyrum Morrill, George Drury Morrill, Sarah Permelia Morrill, Horace Morrill, Joseph Morrill
History - During the fall of 1842, the Mormons were proselyting in the village and other small towns nearby. On March 1, 1842, a pond was made in a brook that ran through the Woodward farm. March in New England is sometimes very cold, which was the case on this day, and the ice on the pond had to be broken to make a place for the baptisms to take place. Permelia had been a sufferer of a hip disease all her life. Every possible aid for her relief had been sought, even taking her to a doctor in Boston, but to no use.
On the day of the baptisms, she laid her crutches on the bank and was carried into the water. When she came above the water after the immersion, she walked to the shore and never used crutches again. Those who witnessed this were amazed and accepted the incident as a case of divine healing. This miracle was a wonderful testimony to the new converts of the truth of the teachings of the Elders.
Telling of this in the village created an issue with the Mormons on one side and the doctors on the other. The doctors when confronted with the past explained the healing was due to the shock of the cold water. When asked why they hadn't used this method then, they replied that they were afraid it would kill her.
Permelia married Laban Morrill on the 22 of February 1844 in Nauvoo. Following their departure from Nauvoo, they arrived in Garden Grove in May. They had one son, Horatio, while living in Nauvoo, born October 25th, 1845. They then moved to Glenwood, a settlement near Council Bluffs. There another son was born on 21 Feb. 1848 named John. Laban was born in 1850 at Keg Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
It took them five years and six months to arrive in Utah. They came with the Daniel McArthur Wagon Company. They arrived in Springville on October 24, 1852.
They moved from Springville to Cedar City and then Fort Johnson where they were the first settlers. They finally settled in Junction - Laban with Permelia and his third wife Lydia.
Permelia died at Junction on September 26, 1892, as a result of internal injuries received on being thrown onto a wheel of a cart in which she and her husband were riding. They were returning from a visit to Lydia.
The following was taken from the Deseret News and was published as part of the obituary notice:
"Having joined the church at an early date, she passed through the persecutions and hardships shared by the Saints in these times. Patience and Charity were largely developed in her nature and her faith and hope in the future were unshaken. She had the respect and goodwill of everyone who knew her. She was President of the Relief Society for eight years."
Daughter of Joel Drury and Tirzah Winters
Married Laban Morrill, 22 Feb 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Horatio Morrill, John Morrill, Laban Drury Morrill, Joseph Morrill, Charles Morrill, Hyrum Morrill, George Drury Morrill, Sarah Permelia Morrill, Horace Morrill, Joseph Morrill
History - During the fall of 1842, the Mormons were proselyting in the village and other small towns nearby. On March 1, 1842, a pond was made in a brook that ran through the Woodward farm. March in New England is sometimes very cold, which was the case on this day, and the ice on the pond had to be broken to make a place for the baptisms to take place. Permelia had been a sufferer of a hip disease all her life. Every possible aid for her relief had been sought, even taking her to a doctor in Boston, but to no use.
On the day of the baptisms, she laid her crutches on the bank and was carried into the water. When she came above the water after the immersion, she walked to the shore and never used crutches again. Those who witnessed this were amazed and accepted the incident as a case of divine healing. This miracle was a wonderful testimony to the new converts of the truth of the teachings of the Elders.
Telling of this in the village created an issue with the Mormons on one side and the doctors on the other. The doctors when confronted with the past explained the healing was due to the shock of the cold water. When asked why they hadn't used this method then, they replied that they were afraid it would kill her.
Permelia married Laban Morrill on the 22 of February 1844 in Nauvoo. Following their departure from Nauvoo, they arrived in Garden Grove in May. They had one son, Horatio, while living in Nauvoo, born October 25th, 1845. They then moved to Glenwood, a settlement near Council Bluffs. There another son was born on 21 Feb. 1848 named John. Laban was born in 1850 at Keg Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
It took them five years and six months to arrive in Utah. They came with the Daniel McArthur Wagon Company. They arrived in Springville on October 24, 1852.
They moved from Springville to Cedar City and then Fort Johnson where they were the first settlers. They finally settled in Junction - Laban with Permelia and his third wife Lydia.
Permelia died at Junction on September 26, 1892, as a result of internal injuries received on being thrown onto a wheel of a cart in which she and her husband were riding. They were returning from a visit to Lydia.
The following was taken from the Deseret News and was published as part of the obituary notice:
"Having joined the church at an early date, she passed through the persecutions and hardships shared by the Saints in these times. Patience and Charity were largely developed in her nature and her faith and hope in the future were unshaken. She had the respect and goodwill of everyone who knew her. She was President of the Relief Society for eight years."
Married Laban Morrill, 22 Feb 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Children - Horatio Morrill, John Morrill, Laban Drury Morrill, Joseph Morrill, Charles Morrill, Hyrum Morrill, George Drury Morrill, Sarah Permelia Morrill, Horace Morrill, Joseph Morrill
History - During the fall of 1842, the Mormons were proselyting in the village and other small towns nearby. On March 1, 1842, a pond was made in a brook that ran through the Woodward farm. March in New England is sometimes very cold, which was the case on this day, and the ice on the pond had to be broken to make a place for the baptisms to take place. Permelia had been a sufferer of a hip disease all her life. Every possible aid for her relief had been sought, even taking her to a doctor in Boston, but to no use.
On the day of the baptisms, she laid her crutches on the bank and was carried into the water. When she came above the water after the immersion, she walked to the shore and never used crutches again. Those who witnessed this were amazed and accepted the incident as a case of divine healing. This miracle was a wonderful testimony to the new converts of the truth of the teachings of the Elders.
Telling of this in the village created an issue with the Mormons on one side and the doctors on the other. The doctors when confronted with the past explained the healing was due to the shock of the cold water. When asked why they hadn't used this method then, they replied that they were afraid it would kill her.
Permelia married Laban Morrill on the 22 of February 1844 in Nauvoo. Following their departure from Nauvoo, they arrived in Garden Grove in May. They had one son, Horatio, while living in Nauvoo, born October 25th, 1845. They then moved to Glenwood, a settlement near Council Bluffs. There another son was born on 21 Feb. 1848 named John. Laban was born in 1850 at Keg Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
It took them five years and six months to arrive in Utah. They came with the Daniel McArthur Wagon Company. They arrived in Springville on October 24, 1852.
They moved from Springville to Cedar City and then Fort Johnson where they were the first settlers. They finally settled in Junction - Laban with Permelia and his third wife Lydia.
Permelia died at Junction on September 26, 1892, as a result of internal injuries received on being thrown onto a wheel of a cart in which she and her husband were riding. They were returning from a visit to Lydia.
The following was taken from the Deseret News and was published as part of the obituary notice:
"Having joined the church at an early date, she passed through the persecutions and hardships shared by the Saints in these times. Patience and Charity were largely developed in her nature and her faith and hope in the future were unshaken. She had the respect and goodwill of everyone who knew her. She was President of the Relief Society for eight years."
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