Item Detail
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Jolley, Effie Sevella Leithead
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1864-1918
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MSS SC 1103
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Biography
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Effie was born May 15, 1864 in Farmington, Utah. Her parents were James Leithead and Lucinda Gardner. In the spring of 1866 Effie's father was called to settle the Muddy Valley in Arizona. Sometime between 1867 and 1869 her family moved to join him. After the area was annexed to Nevada her family gathered their belongings and moved to Glendale, Utah. Effie married Haskell Shurtliff Jolley on October 19, 1881 in the St. George Temple. She and Haskell adopted and raised a young girl from Demark named Mary Jensen. Effie later had several children. Her son Merrill was born with exzema and required a great deal of attention when he was young. Effie's other children were named Sevella, Leila, Loman, Jeana, and Harold. In November of 1900 Effie and her family left their home and moved to Big Horn County in Wyoming. They eventually settled in Lovell, Wyoming. In 1915 Effie's oldest daughter Sevella died leaving behind a two year old boy named Wilbur. Effie died of a heart ailment January 20, 1918 at the age of 54.
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This collection contains the biographies of the James Leithead Family. Each biography consists of copied pages and many include pictures of the subjects and of their families. Also included in the collection are family group sheets which provide vital records for the families. Effie's portion of the collection consists of 4 copied pages of an article detailing the events of her life. When she was young her father had a mill where he would grind flour and corn for people. One day Effie and one of her younger sisters went to play on the grinding stones. Effie fell and was very seriously injured. Luckily her mother heard her screams and ran and saved her. Effie learned to sew at a very young age and developed a love for it; she could often be found in the corner sewing dresses for dolls, herself, and her sisters. Her biography describes the little pleasures that she had in life and details what she was given at the time of her marriage and how much money the couple took with them to buy items for their home when they went to St. George. Throughout her life Effie was constantly moving to settle in new areas with the Saints. She and Haskell finally settled in Wyoming and went to work helping to build the community. Both served in leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Effie was very involved in the Relief Society and was a major force behind the construction of the Relief Society Hall in Lovell.
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