Item Detail
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Hinman, Elizabeth Harriet Chaney Compton
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1840-1912
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MSS 8
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Biography
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Elizabeth Harriet Chaney Compton Hinman was born October 9, 1840 in Alexrandrew [sic], Illinois. She married Henry Lyman Hinman July 20, 1861 in Salt Lake City. She and Henry lived for the most part as farmers and ranchers. They had orchards and gardened. Elizabeth died December 1, 1912 in Farmington, Utah.
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This five-page typescript biography from the Margaret Steed Hess collection was written by Elizabeth's granddaughter, Chloe Knowlton Hess. Chloe provides a brief history of Elizabeth's parents that mostly follows her father, Allen Compton, and his activity in the army as he fought with 500 other men in Mexico. Chloe states early on that a woman's story of this time was 'told pretty much by the stories of the men in her life.' She writes later of Elizabeth's husband, Henry, and of his ventures fighting and traveling. Caroline also apparently taught homemaking and character-making skills in Utah. Chloe later goes on to describe the fashion of dress and clothing, as well as how to prepare and store food. She ends with her own personal memory and recollection of Elizabeth, testifying of her gratefulness for such exemplary grandparents.