Part 2 - Great-great Grandpa Burbank

Wanted to continue a bit from last week's story of Great-great grandfather Burbank.  In addition to being a sergeant in the Nauvoo Legion, he worked as a obstetrician and also as a carpenter on the Nauvoo Temple.......I think you'll enjoy the story of his rolling a cigarette!

Great-Great Grandfather Daniel Burbank meets the Prophet Joseph

Here's the story of my Great-Great Grandfather and how he came to meet the Prophet Joseph Smith and accept the gospel.

Captain Jeremiah Hatch and Elizabeth Haight Hatch

Here's an incredible story of my 5th-Great Grandparents - Jeremiah and Elizabeth Hatch.  Includes the miracle of Elizabeth's baptism and the Miracle of the Quail at Sugar Creek, Iowa.  They leave behind a legacy of faith and determination.

Thomas Caradoc Lewis and his Award Winning Cake-Walk Dance

This week I share a bit about my great-grandfather, Thomas Caradoc Lewis and his award winning Cake-Walk dance.  I wasn't sure what the cake-walk was, and would have loved to seen him in action.  I've included some old clips of what the cake-walk was, and hope you can imagine him doing something similar in your minds-eye.

Here's a couple of links showing what the "cake-walk" or "kake-walk" looked like at the turn of the century -

My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, John Ash - Writes A Poem

John Ash is my Great-Great-Great Grandfather.  He crossed the plains with a handcart company and settled in Cache Valley.  I wanted to focus on a poem I found that I believe is in his own hand - written (I believe) to his daughter, my Great-Great Grandmother, Ellen Matilda Ash Nelson.  His words of counsel and advise are as pertinent today as they were when he wrote them (sadly, I don't have a date for this poem).

Remembering Who You Are - my 5th Great-grandfather, David Winters

This is an incredible story of heartbreak, courage and dedication.  My 5th Great-grandfather was held captive by Indians for 6 years - from age 4 to age 10.  But he remembered his name and who he was and has been sealed to his family because he "never forgot"..........David's daughter, my 4th great-grandmother recorded this story in 1915.

3rd Great-Grandfather Ira Elias Merrill

Here's a sad story of my great-great-great grandfather Ira Elias Merrill.......he died at the hand of Indians in Smithfield, Utah in 1860 while collecting wood and brush to build a bowery to celebrate the 24th of July in Cache Valley, Utah......instead of a bowery for a celebration, Ira's wood was used to build the bowery for his funeral.