We have known for a long time that Damon’s two great grandfathers – Joel Hills Johnson and Edwin Ruthven Westover – were laid to rest in the same place. That place has a history all of its own. Not long after Jacob Hamblin established Fort Kanab Joel Hills Johnson was instructed by Brigham Young to […]
It is interesting to note that we are not related to Jacob Hamblin and we don’t actually have family connections in Kanab. This chapter in Damon’s family history adventure talks about both Jacob Hamblin and Kanab. There are connections to both of them in Damon’s family history. On the Westover side the connections are many. […]
Asay Creek sits just south of Hatch. In this video we explain how Asay Creek was founded and its connections to Hatch. Like all our pioneer ancestors who came to Utah the Joseph Asay family had a journey from place to place within Utah before finding their final destination. The video explains the travels of […]
Our next stop as part of Damon’s Family History Adventure was in Hatch, Utah – a tiny place that has always been a tiny place. But it is a place that looms large in Westover Family History and, for Damon, also in his Asay Family History. Here’s our video: The incredible find in such a […]
Our visit in Enoch took us to nearby Cedar City to visit family who lived there a little more recently. In this wind-swept visit to the Cedar City cemetery I wanted Damon to know and understand a little bit about my Grandma’s sister, Aunt Allie. Aldyth Riggs Quilter was not known to me until I […]