Thoughts and stories, by Pal

This is to follow yesterday's entry about my 2nd great grandmother, and her experiences as a true pioneer.  ----------- (was blog # 72, in January, 2014) I wrote about my 2nd great grandmother, Caroline Farozine Skeen yesterday.  I decided the rest of her story would be good to include now, so you can get a fuller picture of her life.  This entry may be a bit longer than others --  She was born April 15, 1812, in  Tennessee,  the seventh child in a family of ten children.  On February 3, 1831, at the age of 19 she was married to John Lowe Butler.  To them 12 children were born.   Most of their leisure time was spent in reading the Bible, but the religions of the day did not satisfy them.  According to John's diary, he was literally thirsting of a knowledge of his Creator.  He had prayed many times, very earnestly for light, until he became rather discouraged.  (I'll tell more of him later.)  A s an answer to their pray...

Today I am re-posting blog # 71, and tomorrow # 72, about my 2nd great grandmother.  She was a true pioneer, and went through many amazing experiences during her lifetime.  My great great grandmother on my mother's side,   Caroline Farozine Skeen, the wife of John Lowe Butler,   was an amazing woman herself.  She had to run their farm and take care of the children many times when her husband John was gone with the Prophet Joseph Smith, as one of his ordained bodyguards.  I'll post several different stories of her in the future, as her life is very inspirational.                       The Story of Grandmother Squaw               After the Prophet was killed and the saints were moving West, John left with his family in Emmett’s Company.   (Remember John Lowe Butler was the Prophet's bodyguard, see post # 66, and he also is mentioned in post # 26) ...

I wrote about my 2nd great grandmother, Caroline Farozine Skeen yesterday.  I decided the rest of her story would be good to include now, so you can get a fuller picture of her life.  This entry may be a bit longer than others --  She was born April 15, 1812, in  Tennessee,  the seventh child in a family of ten children.  On February 3, 1831, at the age of 19 she was married to John Lowe Butler.  To them 12 children were born.   Most of their leisure time was spent in reading the Bible, but the religions of the day did not satisfy them.  According to John's diary, he was literally thirsting of a knowledge of his Creator.  He had prayed many times, very earnestly for light, until he became rather discouraged.  (I'll tell more of him later.)  A s an answer to their prayers, o ne evening in 1835, an invitation came to attend a cottage meeting given by two Mormon Elders.  The message filled their hearts with joy and after ...

My great great grandmother on my mother's side, Caroline Farozine Skeen, the wife of John Lowe Butler, was an amazing woman herself.  She had to run their farm and take care of the children many times when her husband John was gone with the Prophet Joseph Smith.  I'll post several different stories of her in the future, as her life is very inspirational.                     The Story of Grandmother Squaw               (on page 185-186 in the book of Pal's ancestors) After the Prophet was killed and the saints were moving West, John left with his family in Emmett’s Company.  (Remember John Lowe Butler was the Prophet's bodyguard, see post # 66, and he also is mentioned in post # 26)    John was a wheelright and blacksmith, and after helping to fix other wagons, they were rather late in starting west.  Winter overtook them when they were in the heart of the Indian Co...