Squire Hepworth was born 4 May 1843 to Joseph Hepworth and Mary Hirst. His son Thornton is our line and Thornton's daughter Malinda is my grandmother.
When Squire was about 4 years old the missionaries came to their home and preached the gospel. Squire's parents joined the church in August and December of 1847. Squire was baptized at age 8-1851.
At the age of nine, Squire went to work in the coal mines, working until he was 20 years old. He then married Emily Dyson on6 August 1863.
Squire and Emily sailed from England one year after they were married, on the ship; General McClellan. While crossing the plains in 1864, their first child (Thornton) was born in a small town called Wyoming, Otoe, Nebraska. When Thornton was 5 days old, they started west with the William S. Warren wagon train, which was part of the Samuel D. White Company. They arrived in Salt Lake City 4 October 1864.
On 10 April, 1866 Emily was baptized and the following march they went to the Endowment House to be sealed for time and all eternity. By this time they had 2 children. They moved to Idaho where 4 more children were born.
On 10 July 1871, Squire married his second wife, Margaret. They were sealed on the same day. 2 children were later born to them.
Squire moved Emily and the children to Stockton, Tooele, Utah where their 7th and 8th children were born. Squire then decided to move both his families to Springdale Utah. This was in 1877. He worked as a blacksmith making shoes and carpentry. He built houses in Kane County as well as some in Nevada. He was very active in the Church, he was the Presiding Elder in the Branch when Springdale was made into a Ward, in 1887.
Squire played the violin, he loved music, he also had a very nice voice.
Squire was the father of 26 children. 10 born before he moved to Dixie and 15 born in Springdale and one born in Shonesburg.
In November 1887, Emily died and was buried in Springdale. (Her grave is up on top of a hill just before you get to the Springdale cemetery).
In 1899, Squire decided to move his family to Idaho and settled on a small farm on the North side of Cassia Creek. He continued to build houses and repair shoes as well as taking care of his farm.
Elba Newspaper; Squire Hepworth, age 78, died at his home Thursday, August 6, 1920.
Mr. Hepworth has suffered for some time. Funeral Services was held
Saturday, August 28, at his son Georg's home at 3:00 o'clock
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