Hannah Maria "Ann" Cook was the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Maria LeChevalier Cook. Hannah was called Ann by her family
May 28, 1855 Ann married Edwin Hamblin in Tooele, Utah. I wish we knew how they met. They didn't stay in Tooele very long because their first child was born in Brigham City Feb. 13, 1856. Brigham City was settled in 1851. It is about 60 miles Northwest of Salt City. It has been written, by their son William, that Edwin Hamblin planted the first peach trees in Brigham City.

The Hamblins moved further North to Wellsville, in Cashe Valley. It was settled in 1856. Edwin and Ann had another son, Isaiah, who was born in Wellsville Nov. 7, 1857. In 1858 with Johnson's Army on the way to Utah the Saints moved South of Salt Lake City. Straw was put in each home, with men staying there to light the houses on fire. The Saints were determined that their homes were not going to be taken away fron them again as they had been several times before. The Army marched peacefully through the Valley, leaving everything untouched.

The people then returned home. I don't know if the Hamblins returned then, for they received a call to settle in Southern Utah. Edwin's brother, Jacob had been called to work with making peace with the Indians in Southern Utah. William and Oscar Hamblin had gone there too. They all helped settle Santa Clara, 4 years before St. George was settled. The red soil was rich, the climate was milder. Santa Clara Valley was narrow so many farms were small.
The family next moved to Pinto where they stayed for several years. Pinto is located about 42 miles Northeast of St. George, Utah. It is 300 miles from Salt Lake City.Pinto is also in a narrow valley along the Pinto Creek. Pinto became a Ward in 1867. A rock meetinghouse was built there. Edwin probably help to build it.

While they were living in Pinto four children were born to the Hamblins. They are Catherine Mansell, Nov. 1, 1861, Sarah Ann, born August 1, 1863; Josephine, born November 9, 1864; and Joseph Peter, born Nov. 28, 1866

Edwin and Ann made a trip to Salt Lake in the fall of 1862 to be sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake Endownment House. This must have been quite a trip for them then, but they didn't have such a large family then.

Ann died March, 15, 1884 in Clover Valley. She is burried there. On her headstone it reads" Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." This is a special tribute to her. She had truly dedicated her life to the Lord, had joined His Church, came from England across the Atlantic ocean, rode up the mighty Mississippi River, and then up the Missouri river, crossed the plains and climbed the Rocky mountains, and helped settle many new places in Utah and finally settled in Nevada. She was only 49 years old when she died. She had lived a lot in those years and had endured much for the sake of the Gospel and for her family.

This was compiled by Ila Vee Hamblin Larsen, great grandaughter
of Hannah "Ann" Maria Cook Hamblin.