Rozina "Tiny" Ames Farnsworth
January 21, 1874 – September 2, 1964

Her history written by a daughter, son and grandson and other family records.

Rozina was born into an LDS pioneer family. Her grandfather Ellis Ames came to Utah from Ohio and was the first Mayor of Provo, Utah until being sent to San Bernardino, Calif. by the prophet Brigham Young. Her father, George Monterville Ames was the son of Ellis and his second (plural) wife, Sarah Elizabeth Haskell. Sarah was not happy in those circumstances and took her children back to Utah where she later married Shadrack Richardsond who helped rear her children. Tiny's father and mother, Ellen Sophia Flanders were married December 12, 1872. Ellen had died when Tiny was only six years old. She then had to help take care of her baby sister Julie. (Another sister Sarah Almeda was born and died about the same time as her mother) Later her father married Marry Ann Callahan and she then had two half sister Elda and Elva (twins) and half brothers James and Homer Ames.

Tiny's married Milford Bard Farnsworth in Panguich, Utah in 1893. They were the parents of 9 Children (two who died young).

George was a prospector and Tiny lived many years in a tent, moving from place to place all over Utah. She worked hard raising her children and did cooking, washing and cleaning in a hotel to help support them. in 1935 they settled in Price, Utah. All the children but her two youngest boys were married by this time and most of them stayed in that place near their mother except Leonard who lived in Duchesne. In 1939 Milford died, 1n 1941 her youngest son Emmett was drafted into the Army, in 1943 their home burned to the ground and all she had was lost.
Her son sent her the money to buy a house that needed moved and had it moved to her property. It had three rooms and she finally got running water to her home.

Tiny was a spry, happy little lady, she played jump rope and hopscotch with her great grandchildren when she was in her seventies. She liked to write poetry, had a good mind and memory. Her biscuits were the best and she kept baking them even after she lost her sight around 1960. Eventually she had to be placed in a rest home and died 3 days later. One month after her youngest son disappeared. She was 90 years and 9 months old.