During the early years of my Emma's marriage she wasn't permitted to share her husband's name. This was done to protect the family from prosecution. Emma initially lived in the same house with father's first wife, Eliza, on a ranch about a mile and one half east of Joseph City. Then for a few years, she lived in a log house just across the street of the John McLaws home. Later, a small house was built for her just west of the present location of the Joseph City Cemetery and about a quarter of a mile from Aunt Eliza's home. The house was a small one room shack with many cracks in it and located on a small hill.
Each wife was provided with a small herd of dairy cows which the children milked. Since my oldest brother died and Eva was the only one available, it fell her lot to be the chore boy. This included milking the cows from the time she was about five years of age. One morning for some reason, neither my mother nor Eva were able to do the milking. Father took the bucket and went to the corral, but soon he returned with very little milk and very much out of sorts saying, "If those cows think I'm going to put on a petticoat to do the milking, they're very much mistaken". My mother had her younger boys, as well as the cows, the gardens and the chickens to take care of.
In later years, father bought a house in Joseph City on Main Street and remodeled it into two apartments and Eliza occupied one of the apartments and Emma occupied the other. This home was located just across the street from the old Church house.
During the early years of my Emma's marriage she wasn't permitted to share her husband's name. This was done to protect the family from prosecution. Emma initially lived in the same house with father's first wife, Eliza, on a ranch about a mile and one half east of Joseph City. Then for a few years, she lived in a log house just across the street of the John McLaws home. Later, a small house was built for her just west of the present location of the Joseph City Cemetery and about a quarter of a mile from Aunt Eliza's home. The house was a small one room shack with many cracks in it and located on a small hill.
Each wife was provided with a small herd of dairy cows which the children milked. Since my oldest brother died and Eva was the only one available, it fell her lot to be the chore boy. This included milking the cows from the time she was about five years of age. One morning for some reason, neither my mother nor Eva were able to do the milking. Father took the bucket and went to the corral, but soon he returned with very little milk and very much out of sorts saying, "If those cows think I'm going to put on a petticoat to do the milking, they're very much mistaken". My mother had her younger boys, as well as the cows, the gardens and the chickens to take care of.
In later years, father bought a house in Joseph City on Main Street and remodeled it into two apartments and Eliza occupied one of the apartments and Emma occupied the other. This home was located just across the street from the old Church house.
Family Members
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John Edward Rodwell Stapley
1850–1933
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Sarah Ann Stapley Jackson
1852–1882
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Harriet Elizabeth Stapley Batty
1855–1878
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Charles Henry Stapley
1858–1937
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Jane Elizabeth Stapley Wallace
1860–1913
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Mary Janet Stapley Bringhurst
1865–1935
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James Chattle Stapley
1867–1928
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William Francis Stapley
1870–1945
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Adelaide Parkinson Stapley
1872–1888
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Seymour Thomas Stapley
1877–1950
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