Daughter of Elizabeth Williams and William Richard Rutledge.
Married Jasper Harrison Twitchell 8 December 1841 at Malcomb, McDonough, Illinois.
Mother of John Newton Twitchell.
Sarah was enroute to the Utah Territory with her husband, Jasper and their son. They were in the Heber C. Kimball Company of LDS pioneers heading for the Salt Lake Valley.
She died of "consumption" at 2 A.M. the morning of July 14th along what is now known as the Mormon Trail. This particular area was 21 miles west of Chimney Rock, Nebraska. U. S. Highway 26, running due west from Broadwater, Morrill County, Nebraska now virtually runs alongside the route at this point.
At a location approximately Latitude 41.584 degrees North and Longitude -102.7776 degrees West, Sarah was buried that morning "at the foot of the cliffs of Ancient Bluff Ruins" which is about 4.4 miles from Broadwater.
This frequently mentioned landmark is the most dramatic and extensive bluff formation along the north side of the North Platte River. These three erosional remnant buttes were named by English Mormon converts who thought they resembled ancient towers, castles and ruins seen in their homeland.
Burials of those who died along the trail were made near landmarks, if possible, and this Ancient Bluff Ruins location was recorded in at least three different Trail Journals:
Heber C. Kimball Journal, recorded by William Tompson.
William Thompson's Personal Journal.
William Burton's Personal Journal.
All writings are preserved at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, S.L. Utah.
Married Jasper Harrison Twitchell 8 December 1841 at Malcomb, McDonough, Illinois.
Mother of John Newton Twitchell.
Sarah was enroute to the Utah Territory with her husband, Jasper and their son. They were in the Heber C. Kimball Company of LDS pioneers heading for the Salt Lake Valley.
She died of "consumption" at 2 A.M. the morning of July 14th along what is now known as the Mormon Trail. This particular area was 21 miles west of Chimney Rock, Nebraska. U. S. Highway 26, running due west from Broadwater, Morrill County, Nebraska now virtually runs alongside the route at this point.
At a location approximately Latitude 41.584 degrees North and Longitude -102.7776 degrees West, Sarah was buried that morning "at the foot of the cliffs of Ancient Bluff Ruins" which is about 4.4 miles from Broadwater.
This frequently mentioned landmark is the most dramatic and extensive bluff formation along the north side of the North Platte River. These three erosional remnant buttes were named by English Mormon converts who thought they resembled ancient towers, castles and ruins seen in their homeland.
Burials of those who died along the trail were made near landmarks, if possible, and this Ancient Bluff Ruins location was recorded in at least three different Trail Journals:
Heber C. Kimball Journal, recorded by William Tompson.
William Thompson's Personal Journal.
William Burton's Personal Journal.
All writings are preserved at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, S.L. Utah.
Daughter of Elizabeth Williams and William Richard Rutledge.
Married Jasper Harrison Twitchell 8 December 1841 at Malcomb, McDonough, Illinois.
Mother of John Newton Twitchell.
Sarah was enroute to the Utah Territory with her husband, Jasper and their son. They were in the Heber C. Kimball Company of LDS pioneers heading for the Salt Lake Valley.
She died of "consumption" at 2 A.M. the morning of July 14th along what is now known as the Mormon Trail. This particular area was 21 miles west of Chimney Rock, Nebraska. U. S. Highway 26, running due west from Broadwater, Morrill County, Nebraska now virtually runs alongside the route at this point.
At a location approximately Latitude 41.584 degrees North and Longitude -102.7776 degrees West, Sarah was buried that morning "at the foot of the cliffs of Ancient Bluff Ruins" which is about 4.4 miles from Broadwater.
This frequently mentioned landmark is the most dramatic and extensive bluff formation along the north side of the North Platte River. These three erosional remnant buttes were named by English Mormon converts who thought they resembled ancient towers, castles and ruins seen in their homeland.
Burials of those who died along the trail were made near landmarks, if possible, and this Ancient Bluff Ruins location was recorded in at least three different Trail Journals:
Heber C. Kimball Journal, recorded by William Tompson.
William Thompson's Personal Journal.
William Burton's Personal Journal.
All writings are preserved at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, S.L. Utah.
Married Jasper Harrison Twitchell 8 December 1841 at Malcomb, McDonough, Illinois.
Mother of John Newton Twitchell.
Sarah was enroute to the Utah Territory with her husband, Jasper and their son. They were in the Heber C. Kimball Company of LDS pioneers heading for the Salt Lake Valley.
She died of "consumption" at 2 A.M. the morning of July 14th along what is now known as the Mormon Trail. This particular area was 21 miles west of Chimney Rock, Nebraska. U. S. Highway 26, running due west from Broadwater, Morrill County, Nebraska now virtually runs alongside the route at this point.
At a location approximately Latitude 41.584 degrees North and Longitude -102.7776 degrees West, Sarah was buried that morning "at the foot of the cliffs of Ancient Bluff Ruins" which is about 4.4 miles from Broadwater.
This frequently mentioned landmark is the most dramatic and extensive bluff formation along the north side of the North Platte River. These three erosional remnant buttes were named by English Mormon converts who thought they resembled ancient towers, castles and ruins seen in their homeland.
Burials of those who died along the trail were made near landmarks, if possible, and this Ancient Bluff Ruins location was recorded in at least three different Trail Journals:
Heber C. Kimball Journal, recorded by William Tompson.
William Thompson's Personal Journal.
William Burton's Personal Journal.
All writings are preserved at the LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, S.L. Utah.
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