Martha Jane Henderson Graff (My Grandmother)

Marth Jane Henderson was born Nov. 20, 1899 in Cannonville, Utah to William Jasper Henderson and Lydia Drucilla Johnson. She was the 6th child of 9 children.
Martha completed 8th grade, she was a good bookkeeper, she was an execllent reader and she could memorize quickly. She had a large mental storage of songs, stories and poems that she used to teach her children.
Martha spent most of her life around the Cannonville area. She loved the town and the people. She could feel the sorrow of others as deeply as they did. She was very sensative.
Martha Jane told her father that she was going to marry Sam Graff, and he said she wasnt. When his lectures wouldnt work, he made a switch from willow branches and proceeded to give her a real switching yelling all the time for her to say she wouldnt marry old Sam Graff. Martha yelled louder and louder that "I will to", "I will to."
Martha and Sam were married on Oct. 13 1916 in Tropic. She had 11 kids, my mother Indra being the oldest.
Martha kept the books for her husband for the sheep herd he owned.
Martha held several Church positions while raising her kids. She gardened, canned, made jams, jellies, and flowers. Sam built her a rose trellis for her  front yard on the property across the street from her mother. (The place where Uncle Howard lives now). The other house they lived in was where Bishop Thompson lives now) These were the busiest and happiest times in her life.
One day martha borrowed some salt from her mother, and then sent one of the children over to return it,  Lydia met the child on the walk and told her, you never return salt, it is bad luck.
Martha's love for her mother and her watchful care of her all the days of her life was a beautiful example of Christ-like love for all her posterity to follow.
When nights were cold, bricks were placed in the fire and then taken out and wrapped in newspaper to be put in the beds of the children. Martha made lots of cookies, jelly tarts, rag dolls, doll houses for the children. She lived with red sand in shoes, roasted potatoes (Probably in an open fire like we did when I was young) peppermint tea, and cigarettes made from sears catalogs and bark. (those were really good)
Martha's home was very clean, which she took great pride in. She died Oct 12, 1942 (Three months before I was born). in Cannonville at age 42.
This is my part of a story that was told to me...When Grandma Martha was alive, she was to sick to attend Church on Mother's Day and my mother, Indra, was going to sing. After Church was over, Mama (Indra) went to Grandma's house and sang the song to her. At the time of my mother's death, my grandfather lived in a large 2 story house on the property across the street from Bonnie and Bill Nelson. I dont know if Grandma died there or not, I seem to remember someone saying she had lived in that house.