Enoch Ephraim Dodge was born 3 September 1838, in Caldwell County Missouri to Erastus and Melissa Morgan Dodge. He was the fifteenth child born into the Dodge family. Eight died before their first birthday, only seven matured to adulthood; of those seven Enoch is the youngest. In 1838, the year Enoch was born; life was turbulent for the saints in Caldwell County. Life for the Dodge family was an intense struggle as they stood with those willing to sacrifice all for their beliefs.
When the saints were driven from Nauvoo, Enoch traveled west to Utah Territory. He married Harriet Elizabeth Young about 1859. Harriet was born in 1843 to William Alma Young and Leah Holland Smith, in Camp Creek, Hancock, Illinois, USA. According to Enoch's obituary, he and Harriet were blessed with three children; there is only record of one son William E Dodge, born Jan 1861. Prior to 1861, Enoch and Harriet made their home in Grafton and Virgin, they also lived in Toquerville and Washington, where their son William E attended school(Washington City School Census).
Enoch was one of the 57 men sent by Brigham Young to the Cotton Mission in Washington City, and he fought in the Blackhawk War that began in 1865.
Enoch and Harriet divorced 12 September 1864 in Washington City. After they went their separate ways, Harriet became the plural wife of her half-sister Polly Anns' husband William Lewis Penrod. Harriet, along with another plural wife Hannah Waggle moved with the Penrods' to Pinetop Arizona, however, Harriet and Hannah became unhappy with Polly, they said she worked them too hard, so they left the Penrod family moving back to Utah. Hannah Waggle married Valentine Carson, it is unknown what happened to Harriet.
Enoch married Louisa Frances Clark Johnson, widow of Henry Johnson, in 1867. Louisa was born in 1827 to Charles C Clark and Charlotte Powell in Ohio, USA. It appears that Louisa had no children from either marriage. Enoch moved with Louisa to Holden (originally Spring Creek) where he built a house and farmed his plot of land. Enoch's son William E. Dodge is listed in the 1880 census living in Holden with his father and step mother. In 1896 Enoch swapped his property in Holden with George Gull of Huntington. In Huntington the Dodges were active in community, church and political circles. Enoch was an election judge for Millard and Emery Counties for many years.
Enoch was a stonemason, and a shoemaker.
Enoch was a great patriot, who had strong religious convictions; he was a rugged man and one of the bravest of Southern Utah Pioneers.
Enoch was definitely born in 1838, not 1830. We know this from Dodge family records and early church records. Enoch began claiming 1830 as his birth year around the same time he married his second wife Louisa, who was eleven years his senior. Who says chivalry is dead ?
Sources; Letter from Melissa Morgan Dodge to her brother William T. Morgan, in posession of LDS Church archives
"Women of Faith In The Latter Days", Volume 1 1775-1820
Melissa Morgan Dodge, pgs 23-28
History and Journals of Augustus E. Dodge
"I was Called to Dixie" Andrew Karl Larson
"The Red Hills of November" Andrew Karl Larson
"Oasis in the Desert. History of Toquerville"
Cherry Gubler Naegle
Dixie College Special College, Harold Cahoon Collection
Utah Digital Newspapers
Utah State Archives
LDS Church Records
William Lewis Penrod Family
When the saints were driven from Nauvoo, Enoch traveled west to Utah Territory. He married Harriet Elizabeth Young about 1859. Harriet was born in 1843 to William Alma Young and Leah Holland Smith, in Camp Creek, Hancock, Illinois, USA. According to Enoch's obituary, he and Harriet were blessed with three children; there is only record of one son William E Dodge, born Jan 1861. Prior to 1861, Enoch and Harriet made their home in Grafton and Virgin, they also lived in Toquerville and Washington, where their son William E attended school(Washington City School Census).
Enoch was one of the 57 men sent by Brigham Young to the Cotton Mission in Washington City, and he fought in the Blackhawk War that began in 1865.
Enoch and Harriet divorced 12 September 1864 in Washington City. After they went their separate ways, Harriet became the plural wife of her half-sister Polly Anns' husband William Lewis Penrod. Harriet, along with another plural wife Hannah Waggle moved with the Penrods' to Pinetop Arizona, however, Harriet and Hannah became unhappy with Polly, they said she worked them too hard, so they left the Penrod family moving back to Utah. Hannah Waggle married Valentine Carson, it is unknown what happened to Harriet.
Enoch married Louisa Frances Clark Johnson, widow of Henry Johnson, in 1867. Louisa was born in 1827 to Charles C Clark and Charlotte Powell in Ohio, USA. It appears that Louisa had no children from either marriage. Enoch moved with Louisa to Holden (originally Spring Creek) where he built a house and farmed his plot of land. Enoch's son William E. Dodge is listed in the 1880 census living in Holden with his father and step mother. In 1896 Enoch swapped his property in Holden with George Gull of Huntington. In Huntington the Dodges were active in community, church and political circles. Enoch was an election judge for Millard and Emery Counties for many years.
Enoch was a stonemason, and a shoemaker.
Enoch was a great patriot, who had strong religious convictions; he was a rugged man and one of the bravest of Southern Utah Pioneers.
Enoch was definitely born in 1838, not 1830. We know this from Dodge family records and early church records. Enoch began claiming 1830 as his birth year around the same time he married his second wife Louisa, who was eleven years his senior. Who says chivalry is dead ?
Sources; Letter from Melissa Morgan Dodge to her brother William T. Morgan, in posession of LDS Church archives
"Women of Faith In The Latter Days", Volume 1 1775-1820
Melissa Morgan Dodge, pgs 23-28
History and Journals of Augustus E. Dodge
"I was Called to Dixie" Andrew Karl Larson
"The Red Hills of November" Andrew Karl Larson
"Oasis in the Desert. History of Toquerville"
Cherry Gubler Naegle
Dixie College Special College, Harold Cahoon Collection
Utah Digital Newspapers
Utah State Archives
LDS Church Records
William Lewis Penrod Family
Enoch Ephraim Dodge was born 3 September 1838, in Caldwell County Missouri to Erastus and Melissa Morgan Dodge. He was the fifteenth child born into the Dodge family. Eight died before their first birthday, only seven matured to adulthood; of those seven Enoch is the youngest. In 1838, the year Enoch was born; life was turbulent for the saints in Caldwell County. Life for the Dodge family was an intense struggle as they stood with those willing to sacrifice all for their beliefs.
When the saints were driven from Nauvoo, Enoch traveled west to Utah Territory. He married Harriet Elizabeth Young about 1859. Harriet was born in 1843 to William Alma Young and Leah Holland Smith, in Camp Creek, Hancock, Illinois, USA. According to Enoch's obituary, he and Harriet were blessed with three children; there is only record of one son William E Dodge, born Jan 1861. Prior to 1861, Enoch and Harriet made their home in Grafton and Virgin, they also lived in Toquerville and Washington, where their son William E attended school(Washington City School Census).
Enoch was one of the 57 men sent by Brigham Young to the Cotton Mission in Washington City, and he fought in the Blackhawk War that began in 1865.
Enoch and Harriet divorced 12 September 1864 in Washington City. After they went their separate ways, Harriet became the plural wife of her half-sister Polly Anns' husband William Lewis Penrod. Harriet, along with another plural wife Hannah Waggle moved with the Penrods' to Pinetop Arizona, however, Harriet and Hannah became unhappy with Polly, they said she worked them too hard, so they left the Penrod family moving back to Utah. Hannah Waggle married Valentine Carson, it is unknown what happened to Harriet.
Enoch married Louisa Frances Clark Johnson, widow of Henry Johnson, in 1867. Louisa was born in 1827 to Charles C Clark and Charlotte Powell in Ohio, USA. It appears that Louisa had no children from either marriage. Enoch moved with Louisa to Holden (originally Spring Creek) where he built a house and farmed his plot of land. Enoch's son William E. Dodge is listed in the 1880 census living in Holden with his father and step mother. In 1896 Enoch swapped his property in Holden with George Gull of Huntington. In Huntington the Dodges were active in community, church and political circles. Enoch was an election judge for Millard and Emery Counties for many years.
Enoch was a stonemason, and a shoemaker.
Enoch was a great patriot, who had strong religious convictions; he was a rugged man and one of the bravest of Southern Utah Pioneers.
Enoch was definitely born in 1838, not 1830. We know this from Dodge family records and early church records. Enoch began claiming 1830 as his birth year around the same time he married his second wife Louisa, who was eleven years his senior. Who says chivalry is dead ?
Sources; Letter from Melissa Morgan Dodge to her brother William T. Morgan, in posession of LDS Church archives
"Women of Faith In The Latter Days", Volume 1 1775-1820
Melissa Morgan Dodge, pgs 23-28
History and Journals of Augustus E. Dodge
"I was Called to Dixie" Andrew Karl Larson
"The Red Hills of November" Andrew Karl Larson
"Oasis in the Desert. History of Toquerville"
Cherry Gubler Naegle
Dixie College Special College, Harold Cahoon Collection
Utah Digital Newspapers
Utah State Archives
LDS Church Records
William Lewis Penrod Family
When the saints were driven from Nauvoo, Enoch traveled west to Utah Territory. He married Harriet Elizabeth Young about 1859. Harriet was born in 1843 to William Alma Young and Leah Holland Smith, in Camp Creek, Hancock, Illinois, USA. According to Enoch's obituary, he and Harriet were blessed with three children; there is only record of one son William E Dodge, born Jan 1861. Prior to 1861, Enoch and Harriet made their home in Grafton and Virgin, they also lived in Toquerville and Washington, where their son William E attended school(Washington City School Census).
Enoch was one of the 57 men sent by Brigham Young to the Cotton Mission in Washington City, and he fought in the Blackhawk War that began in 1865.
Enoch and Harriet divorced 12 September 1864 in Washington City. After they went their separate ways, Harriet became the plural wife of her half-sister Polly Anns' husband William Lewis Penrod. Harriet, along with another plural wife Hannah Waggle moved with the Penrods' to Pinetop Arizona, however, Harriet and Hannah became unhappy with Polly, they said she worked them too hard, so they left the Penrod family moving back to Utah. Hannah Waggle married Valentine Carson, it is unknown what happened to Harriet.
Enoch married Louisa Frances Clark Johnson, widow of Henry Johnson, in 1867. Louisa was born in 1827 to Charles C Clark and Charlotte Powell in Ohio, USA. It appears that Louisa had no children from either marriage. Enoch moved with Louisa to Holden (originally Spring Creek) where he built a house and farmed his plot of land. Enoch's son William E. Dodge is listed in the 1880 census living in Holden with his father and step mother. In 1896 Enoch swapped his property in Holden with George Gull of Huntington. In Huntington the Dodges were active in community, church and political circles. Enoch was an election judge for Millard and Emery Counties for many years.
Enoch was a stonemason, and a shoemaker.
Enoch was a great patriot, who had strong religious convictions; he was a rugged man and one of the bravest of Southern Utah Pioneers.
Enoch was definitely born in 1838, not 1830. We know this from Dodge family records and early church records. Enoch began claiming 1830 as his birth year around the same time he married his second wife Louisa, who was eleven years his senior. Who says chivalry is dead ?
Sources; Letter from Melissa Morgan Dodge to her brother William T. Morgan, in posession of LDS Church archives
"Women of Faith In The Latter Days", Volume 1 1775-1820
Melissa Morgan Dodge, pgs 23-28
History and Journals of Augustus E. Dodge
"I was Called to Dixie" Andrew Karl Larson
"The Red Hills of November" Andrew Karl Larson
"Oasis in the Desert. History of Toquerville"
Cherry Gubler Naegle
Dixie College Special College, Harold Cahoon Collection
Utah Digital Newspapers
Utah State Archives
LDS Church Records
William Lewis Penrod Family
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