A river runs through it As one Nigerian proverb says, "A river never runs so far that it forgets its own source." Blessings that families enjoy today are due to the sacrifices of ancestors who lived before. This site pays tribute to some of those ancestors. "For we without them cannot be made perfect" (D&C 128:18).

Katie's Tragic Tale BY KENNETH ARLENE THE PHOENIX GAZETTE (1975)      McNARY -- The great scout, C.E. Cooley, called it "the greatest tragedy of Northern Arizona."      When boys and girls fresh from the cities gather around the evening fires at summer camps in the tall pines of the White Mountains, the tragic story is told.      A part of the lore and legend, it serves as a warning of what could happen should the children stray.      THE TRAGEDY of seven-year-old Katie Lavora Hatch is also notched in song, with words by Lyman Hancock:      Listen to me, all ye people,      While a sorrowful tale I tell.            CLICK HERE for full article Phoenix Gazette illustration by Tony Bustos with July 18, 1975, article, "Tragedy of Katie Hatch"

Strength of Samson BY TED E. BREWERTON ENSIGN (MAY 1986) Here is a true story that relates a simple experience of a nineteen-year-old who became a remarkable one. He was magnified and had great powers acted through him. There was a young nineteen-year-old admirer of Joseph Smith, Philemon Merrill, who had come with other loyal followers to rescue their prophet from the hands of Sheriffs Reynolds CLICK HERE for full article GOT A STORY OR PHOTO? FIND AN ERROR? HAVE A QUESTION? Contact the Webmaster

BIOGRAPHIES A-B Joseph ARGYLE Jr. Mary Ann ARGYLE John BLOOMFIELD Jr. John BLOOMFIELD Sr. Mary Eliza BLOOMFIELD C-D Margaret Jane CASTEEL Lydia DAINES Phoebe DRAPER Cyrena DUSTIN E-G Rebecca Jane FINCH Lydia GOLDTHWAITE H-I Elizabeth HAIGHT Alice HANSON George Phineous HATCH

Hezekiah HATCH Jeremiah HATCH John HATCH Lorenzo Hill HATCH Quola Mae HATCH Sarah HOLYOAK J George Heber JAMES Jr. George Heber James Sr. Gerald Heber JAMES Joseph Henry JAMES Joseph JAMES K Alzada S. KARTCHNER John C. KARTCHNER William D. KARTCHNER Joseph KNIGHT Sr. Newel KNIGHT Sally KNIGHT

L James LAKE Lydia Ann LAKE John LOTHROP Samuel LATHROP M Almira MERRILL Lucy Ann MERRILL Philemon C. MERRILL Samuel MERRILL Seth Adelbert MERRILL Cicero MORRIS Gadison MORRIS Norma MORRIS N Edmond NELSON Hyrum NELSON Price Williams NELSON Sarah Loraina NELSON

O Phebe Odell (Odle) P-R Alma Zemira PALMER Dora PALMER George PALMER Jr. Zemira PALMER John PARHAM Lucy PARHAM Polly PECK S-V Martha F. SANDERS Philomela SMITH John Henry STANDIFIRD Mary Jane STANDIFIRD W-Z Elizabeth WANSLEE Prudence WILCOX Harriet WILKINSON