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HISTORY OF EDWIN HAMBLIN

On May 20, 1835 in Bainbridge, Ohio, a new baby son was welcomed into the family of Isaiah and Daphne Haynes Hamblin. This son was

named Edwin. There were also four sisters and five brothers to love

and care for this new baby. Their names are Melissa, Emily, Olive,

Amarilla, Jacob, Obed, Alson, William, and Oscar. Two brothers,

francis and Frederick, were born after Edwin when the family lived in

Wisconsin.

Edwins mother, Daphne Haynes was born 29 August,1797 in North

Hero, Vermont. North Hero is on Grand Island in Lake Champlain. Her

parents are William and Polly Stoddard Haynes. They came to Vermont

from Massachusetts as did the Hamblins.

Isaiah was born 20 June, 1790 in Falmouth, Massachusetts to

Barnabas and Mary Bassett Hamblin. The first Hamblins, James and wife

Anne, came to Barnstable, Massachusetts about 1639. Barnabas and

family moved to Vermont in the mid 1790's. He died in Montpelier 10

May, 1799.

Edwin's family lived in North hero for awhile, then went to

northern New York where his father worked for a timber company. Next

they moved to north eastern Ohio, then to Ross county, Ohio where Edwin

was born. In about 1838 they moved to Spring Prarie Wisconsin. It was

a beautiful place with rolling hills. Edwin and his brothers and

sisters must have enjoyed playing and roaming the rolling grassy

hillsides. Even though he was young he probably helped care for his

younger brothers as well as the animals. The family probably intended

to stay there permanently, but they hadn't planned on joining the newly

restored Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which greatly

changed their lives. Jacob, oldest son of Isaiah and Daphne, joined

this church known as the "mormon" church in 1842. Jacob and his family

went to Nauvoo, Illinois to live with the main body of the church.

Jacob came to visit his parents and convinced them to come to the

April conference of the church in Nauvoo in 1845. Earlier, as Isaiah

had been near death, Jacob had given him a blessing. The parents went

with Jacob, and while there asked to be baptized into the church.

Jacob baptized them 11 April, 1845. The parents remained there and

the rest of the family joined them. They settled at Ellison, Illinois

near Nauvoo. Edwin was ten at the time. He most likely met Brigham

Young and other church leaders. work was progressing quickly on the new

temple, despite the great presecution against the Church. The Saints

were determined to have it dedicated before they were driven from their

beautiful city.

Isaiah and his older sons worked on the temple. Daphney and her

daughters did sewing for the temple curtains.

All of the persecutions, burnings, mobbings, and beatings being

put on the Saints must have been a worry to the young boy Edwin, as

well as his family, but their testimonies remained strong.

The Saints were preparing to leave in the Spring of 1846. The

persecutions were so great that they had to begin leaving in February.

Daphney and Isaiah received their Temple Endowments in February

1846. The Hamblins were not able to leave Nauvoo until summer. Edwin

was baptized in May 1846 before they left Nauvoo.

Three of Edwin's sisters had married and had died by this time.

Olive Johnson died in 1839 in Ohio only a year or so after her

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marriage to Henry Johnson. Emily Fuller died in Wisconsin about 1845.

Melissa Fuller died in 1845 in Illinois.

By summer the Hamblins were able to follow the exiled Saints into

Pottawattamie Co. Iowa. The first stopping place was on the banks of

the Mississippi River. It was called Sugar City.

Under Brigham Young's direction other camps were set up to help the

thousands of Saints. The first place was called Garden City, 150

miles from Nauvoo. Seven hundred fifteen acres were broken up and

planted to grain and other crops. Log houses were built in an orferly

way. Most of Iowa was Public land and was unsurveyed so these

settlements could be made easily and inexpensively. The Saints had

brought large herds of cattle, sheep, pigs and chichens to provide them

with food and wool for clothing.

The first Saints at Garden Grove then moved to the second

settlement, leaving homes and crops fot those following. This

settlement was made 100 miles to the northwest and was named Mt.

Pisgah. Here several thousand acres were planted for the oncomimg

Saints to use. Many log houses were built and a town was laid out.

Thisfirst group, after building and planting, moved on to form a third

place, Council Bluffs, Iowa. They reached here June,14,1846. Again

crops were planted and houses built.

Across the river and a few miles on a fourth camp was made at

Winter Quarters, Nebraska. There 538 log houses were built and 83 sod

ones to shelter 3,000 people. By Spring there were 6,000 people there.

Most of the houses wer 1 room, 12' by 18', with sod floors and roofs

and good chimneys.

The Hamblins were not among the first groups of Saints who built

and started these places, but followed later.

Isaiah, Jacob and other men of the family worked at what jobs they

could find so they could outfit themselves to come further west. As

the Hamblins were starting to leave for Council Bluffs in the Spring of

1847, Mother Daphney became ill. They waited a few days hoping she

would get better. She didn't get better and died there. She was

burried along the way in Iowa, with only a crude marker for her grave.

Edwin was about 12 when his mother died. Francis was nine and

Fredrick was about 5 or 6. About this time or shortly after, Jacob's

wife Lucinda left him and their four children, making two motherless

families.

The young boys had the jobs of herding the cattle and sheep so

Edwin probably did his share of this work.

Some groups of Saints had already left for the West when the

Hamblins arrived in Council Bluffs. William left for Utah with Elder

George A Smith helping as a driver. They left in 1848-49. Edwin's

brother Obed had died in 1848.

Jacob married Rachel Judd in September, 1849. By 1850 the Hamblins

ertr ready to come to Utah. They joined the Aaron Johnson Company,

leaving June 12,1850. Edwin was then 15. He helped to drive the

cattleon their journey. The others came in two wagons, Isaiah and sons

in one and Jacob and family in the other one. Amerilla was married to

James C Littlefield in 1847,. She came to Utah and went to Tooele with

the rest of the family. There she married John E. Riggs. I don't know

what happened to the first husband.

As the Hamblins began their trip Cholera broke out in camp. Many

became ill and some died. When Jacob's son Lyman got it, Isaih Hamblin

administered to him, then rebuked the destroyer and commanded it to

leave Lyman, the family, and the company. There was no more Cholera in

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the camp after that.

As far as is known the trip was quite uneventful. Even so, they

endured many hardships. There were the usual mosquitos, rain, mud,

cold, heat, dust, hunger exhaustion and occasionaly hostile Indians.

Their main food seemed to be cornmeal. Once in a while a buffalo was

killed for meat. Also they had a antelope, rabbit or sagehen or some

other bird. Across the great plains buffalo chips were gathered for

fuel for their fires. Streams and rivers had to be crossed many times. Finally the mountains had to be climbed and decended. There were a lot

of mountains to be crossed at the final leg of the journey.

At night the wagons formed circles, supper would be cooked, prayers

said. Sometimes there aould be dancing a s singing before going to bed.

All rose at the same time in the morning when they had their breakfast

and prayers before beginning their trip again. They slept in or undar

the wagons.

Many of the Indians they met looked kindly on them because they

too, had been driven from their homes.

In 1850 there were still nearly 8,000 Saints in Iowa and over

11,000 in Utah.

The Mormon Trail along the Platt River was on the North side , the

Oregon Trail was on the South side. Many former enemies of the Saints

were using the Oregon Trail on their way to the Goldfields in

California. At Fort Laramie, Wyoming they were one half of the way,

being 543 miles from Winter Quarters. Theye'd made 400 miles of new

road on the north side of the Platt River. There they ferried to the

South side of the river and followed the Oregon Trail to Fort Bridger.

Fron South Pass to the Green River the trip was more pleasant. There

was more grass for the animals and the way was downhill.

At Fort Bridger they left the Oregon Trail, followed the din trail

of the Donner Party to Echo Canyon, to East Canyon, over Big Mt. into

Parley's Canyon, over Little Mountain and into Emigration Canyon. From

Big Mountain they got their first glimpse of the Salt Lake Valley.

It must have been exiciting to see the huge herds of buffalo,

sometines with thousands in the herds. They saw many herds of

antelope.

At noon August31, 1850 the Aaron Johnson Company came out of the

canyon and looked out over the Great Salt Lake Valley, to see the

farms, irrigation ditches and homes. This must have been a most

welcome and exciting sight for them. Many wept for joy. They had at

last reached Zion.

The next day they came into Union Square where they all knelt in

common prayer.

The next spring the Hamblins were called to settle in Tooele Valley

where many of the Aaron Johnson Company were called to settle.

Tooele had been settled in 1849 under the leadership of John

Rowberry and Cyrus Tolman. It is located about 35 miles Southwest of

Salt Lake City.

In the 1851 Census for Tooele it listed: Isaiah Hamblin, 6l,born

Mass. farmer, realestate $100; William 20, farmer, b. Ohio, Edward 16,

b.Ohio, farmer, Francis 12, b. Wisc.; Frederick 10, b. Wisc.; Lydia

51,b.Maine. Evidently, Isaiah had remarried by then.

In 1854 Jacob Hamblin was called to help settle Southwestern Utah,

in Santa Clara. He was called to work with the Indians establishing

peace between the Indians and the Mormons. Oscar and family were called

to help Jacob. Later the rest of the brothers and Isaiah moved to

various settlements in Southers Utah. They helped settle Southern

Nevada and Arizona also.

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While in Tooele Edwin was a Minuteman to help with Indian trouble.

28May,1855 Edwin married Hannah Maria Cook. She was called Ann. She

joined the LDS Church while in Cheltenham. Gluos. England. She was

baptised 30 October, 1848. Her sister Catherine and her mother later

were baptized. They, with the girl's brother Joseph Peter came to the

USA. They left Liverpool England 8April, 1854 on the Marshfield. They

arrived in New Orleans, La. in May, 1854. From there they sailed up

the Mississippi River to St Louis, Mo. on the steamer James Robb. WE

don't know if the mother came to Utah or not, so far no record has been

found. Joseph Peter, 14 stayed in St Louis. It was over 20 years

laterbefore Hannah heard any news from her brother. They came to Utah

with the William Empey Company, leaving in June and arriving in Salt

Lake City in October, 1854. I wish we knew how Edwin and "Ann" met.

They moved to Brigham City, Utah where their first child, a

son,Obed Edwin. Their second son, Isaiah was born in Wellsville, Utah.

The following was written by Edwin's son William:

My Father's Life Edwin Hamblin, the son of Isaiah Hamblin and

Daphne Haynes Hamblin, was born in Bainbridge, Ohio,20, May, 1835. He

is the sole survivor of a family of twelve children. Father was

baptizedinto the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Uncle

Jacob Hamblin in 1847. Arriving at the age fifteen he started for Salt

Lake by oxteam in company with his father, brothers and sister; the

wife and mother having previously passed away. They arrived at their

destination September 27, 1850 overcoming many hardships and obstacles

on the way. May28, 1855 witnessed his marriage to Hannah M. Cook at

Tooele, Utah. In 1860 they went to Salt Lake for the purpose of going

through the Endowment House. Father planted the first peach tree ever

planted both in Cashe Valley and Brigham City, but did not remain lomg

enough at either place to reap the benefits of his labors. During 1859

he moved down into Southern Utah. He has lived the life of a pioneer,

just remaining in one place long enough to subdue the earth, then

leaving another the benefits of his toil.

He had many thrilling experiences with the Indians during the

pioneer life of Utah. This particular one which I am going to relate

happened while father was still living in Cashe Valley. One day while

out alone loading wood, he was surrounded by seven armed Indians. They

began shooting towards him. He immediately jumped between his ox team

which was standing near. He started by poking first one then the

other. all the while father was running between them dodging the

bullets which were flying thick and fast. When a dence cloud of dust

had arisen father dropped to the ground while the Indians were still in

hot pursuit. One of the Indians stepped on Father's hand as he passed.

Before Fathercould get into town for help the Indians had caught the

cattle, killed them, stripped the flesh from their bones, and carried

it off to the mountains. In his dealings with the Indians he.....the

rest of the history is lost.

The Hamblins recieved a call to help settle the Santa Clara area

about 1859. (Edwin and Family). It must have been quite an undertaking

to move that far by covererd wagon with two tiny tots. Of course

they"d had experience like that in crossing the plains to come to Utah.

When the call came to leave their home and help settle new places, the

faithful would pack up and leave home following their prophets call.All

of Edwin's brothers helped settle in Southern Utah.

Jacob had taken his father Iasiah to Santa Clara in the Spring of

1856. He died there in October, 1856 and was burried in the red soil of

the Santa Clara cemetary, overlooking the Valley.

Santa CLara is below Cedar City. It was settled before St. George

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was. The soil was red, fertile, the climate quite mild. A dam had been

made across the Santa Clara River for irrigation. A fort had been

built. There were a few other families there, most of the other

people around there were Indians. They lived among the Indians, ate

roots sometimes, hauled water from the river for use and endured other

hardships of pioneer life. They had strong testimonies of the Restored

Gospel to follow their prophet's call to settle and develope these

wilderness areas. It must have been hard to start over in new places

so many times. Several other settlements were made in the area, Pinto,

Hebron, Pinevalley, Gunlock, Hamblin. The Edwin Hamblin family lived

in most of them at one time or another.

The 1860 Census had Edwin Hamblin listed as living in Mt. Meadows.

Their daughter Hannah was born 12 Dec. 1859 in Santa Clara, Utah. They

lived in Pinto several years. Daughters Catherine, Sarah Ann, Josephine

and son Joseph Peter were born in Pinto between the years 1861 and

1866. They must have made a trip back to Salt Lake City because they

were sealed in the Endowment HOuse 1No. 1862.

In the Hebron Ward Records it says that Hyrum Hamblin was born to

Edwin and Hannah Hamblin 1 June, 1868 at Fort Hamblin. He died

2 Dec.1868. All that remains of Hamblin today is the small cemetary,

no sign wharever of a town having been there.

Their next child Emma was born 18Dec.,1869 at Gunlock. Utah. That

town was named after Edwin's brother Willian Haines "Gunlock Bill"

Hamblin. In the Utah 1870 Census it states thst Edward Hamblin, 34, 10

in household residence Santa Clara, Utah.

The family then moved to Clover Valley, Nevada. Later the name was

changed to Barclay for the barclay soil there.

There were about 15 families who settled there. They were members

of the Hebron Ward, but a small Branch was organized in Clover Valley.

CLover Valley was first settled in 1864, but because of Indian

troubles, people left until 1869 when Lyman Wood and Richard Bird and

families moved back and were soon followed by other families. Clover

Valley is in Southeastern Nevada, some 30 miles southeast of Panaca. It

is a long Valley, with cedar covered hills along the sides. There was

timber in the nearby hills and a sawmill was set up for while.

CLoverValley is quite isolated. It was several days travel in a wagon

to get to St. George, Utah, 80 miles away and at least two days to get

to Panaca.

The families in Clover Valley became almomst self-sufficient.

Theycleared, leveled and broke up the new land to plant into crops.

They raised wheat, hay, had dairy cows, chickens and probably had pigs

and sheep. They all raised gardens. Cattle hides were used for shoe

leather, boots and chaps, maybe coats.

Farming was very primative. The grain was cut with a sythe, which

had a cradle on it to catch the grain as it fell. It was hand tied

into sheaves with strands of straw. The sheaves were then stacked.

Later they were threshed by being put on a canvas and beaten with a

flail until the wheat separated from the straw and chaff. The straw

was forked away, the grain and chaff winnowed in the wind, the chaff

blowing away, the grain falling onto the canvas. The wheat was then

sacked, ready to be taken to the gristmill to be ground into flour.

Later a thresher crew came to Clover Valley. It was powered by 10

large draft horses and by 5 crew members. The horses turned a wheel

that turned the shaft to run the thresher. When thethresher crew came

it was an occasion for feasting and socializing. Large meals were fixed

and neighbors came and helped as needed.

The nearest doctor was in Pioche,about a three day trip away. The

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Woods family helped in caring for the sick. Edwin also helped with the

sick and administered to many.

The nearby sawmill helped furnish lumber for the homes and

buildings and also some work for some of the men.

Life was hard for the women also. They had to make their own

butter, cheese, soap, candles, cloth, rag rugs, etc. They made soap

from wood ashes and fat. Shampoo was made from oose, form of Yucca.

The roots were powdered and some water added.

Most families had a few cows, sheep pigs, chichens and a team of

horses. Most of the women carded wool and spun their cloth. They spent

their time caring for their children, cooking, baking, crocheting,

knitting, quilting, soap and candle making, growing and preserving food

weaving rag rugs. Doing the washing was an all day job, a backbreaking

job. Water had to be heated either inside over the fire or outside

where a fire was built under a big tub. The clothes were scrubbed by

hand. Sometimes they boiled some clothes for a while. It is little

wonder that so many of the pioneer women died quite young and were

often old by the age of fifty, if they lived to be that old.

This was typical of the life that the Hamblins lived. Some of

their neighbors were Indians who came to visit and ask for food.

Church meetings were held, at first in the homes. as was school.

Later a small log house was built for school and church meetings.

About1895 a one roon frame schoolhouse was built and was used until the

mid 1950s when there were children living there. It is still standind

in 1983, but not in use.

in 1871 a post Office was built, also a school district was

established. The name was then changed to Barclay although the valley

is still known as Clover Valley.

On July 8,1872 another son was born to Edwin and Ann, William

Haines. possibly he was named for his uncle Bill Hamblin(Gunlock) who

had died two months before. He is burried in Clover Valley. He was in

Nevada and was to appear in court as a witness involving a mine case.

Someone had put poison into his coffee. When he became sick he

realized what had happened and he started for Clover Valley where his

wife was. He died shortly after arriving there.

Mary Ellen was born 6 Aug.1874. According to the Hebron Ward

Records another son was born to the family, Parley Parker Pratt Hamblin

on 27 June, 1877 and died the same day. This son and Hyrum had never

been listed with the family before but were found on the Hebron ward

Records about 1982.

Besides farming, Edwin was a cooper. He made barrels, chests,

churns and other wooden items. He was very good at it. He would

select yhe tree he wanted, cut it down, take it home and work it up

into staves to make molasses barrels, churns or whatever was needed.

If he didn't have the right tool he would make it. He made a small

violen for his son Willian, who dearly loved it and learned to play

it.

Edwin's wife Hannah "Ann" died March 15, 1884, age 50. She is

burried in CloverValley Cemetary.

Before she died Obed Edwin had married Margaret Adair 19July,1883.

Daughter Hannah had married Thomas W. Logan 27 May, 1883. The

Responsibility for the family fell to 21 year old Catherine or Kate.

She took care of the family for the next ten or twelve years. Around

1895 Kate along with several other brothers and sisters went to Teton

Valley in Idaho. Sarah, who had married her cousin David Sinclair,

Joseph Peter, Emma who married Andrew Edwards, William, Mary Ellen who

married Alonzo Jonhson all lived in Victor, Idaho for several

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years.Kate never married until she was in her sixties. She helped some

of the families. She ran a hotel in Victor for awhile. She was a very

good midwife.

In the Hamlin Family by Franklin Andrews he said Edwin Hamblin was

a Justice of the Peace in Clover Valley for 9 or 10 years. I wrote

toLincoln County for records. The list didn't give his name but no one

else was listed for the years of 1884-1895 either.

Edwin's son-in-law David Sinclair was the first Bishop of the

Victor Ward. Other sons-in-law, Alonzo Johnson and Andrew Edwards were

also Bishops of Victor Ward. They later left Victor, Idaho.

The railroad came through Clover Valley in 1889. By February,1890 a

supply camp had been set up, also a temporary hospital, boardinghouse

and a dugout saloon for the railroad workers. By July when the grading

was done the camp moved on, leaving Clover Valley more quiet and

peaceful again.

A saw mill had been set up. By September they were ready to lay the

rails. Perhaps some of the Hamblins found work on the railroad or in

the sawmill. Work stopped for awhile because of the 1893 Panic. A few

years later work was resumed. The railroad is still in use today(1984)

By the mid90`s the timber had been pretty well used up and the

land overgrazed. Perhaps that is why so many of the Hamblins left

CLover Valley. I think Obed Edwin and his family stayed there, also

Isaiah, who never married, remaimed there. Hannah, who married Thomas

Logan moved from there, but stayed in Nevada.

A grandson of Edwin`s, Cryil Hamblin, wrote the following:

'Edwin Hamblin was a good man, honest, hardworking, patient, kind,

considerate and very humble. He had a good sense of humor and a

twinkle in his eye. I was blessed by having the privilege of spending

two winters with my grandfather. One of them was in 1907-08 at his

home in the Beaver Dams. (at one time the Hamblins had a farm at the

top f the Beaver Dams-now there is a Beaver Dam State Park there.)

Theother was in 1922-23 after he had built a home and moved to St

Geoge, Ut. He built this home himself at age 70.

Mother, Dad and five of us noisy kids lived with him that winter on

the Beaver Dams. He didn`t seem to mind the noise and confusion at

all.I don`t remember of ever hearing him raise his voice or utter one

cross word all the time I was around him. He was very quiet, never the

less he was quite witty and had a fine sense of humor.

I shall never forget the times we would gather around the fireplace

to pop corn and listen to Grandpa, with a twinkle in his eye, tell us

stories as no one else could. He and Dad could certainly make an

evening pass much to fast.

I guess I will have to tell a story that Dad used to tell on

Grandfather. There was an Indian, many Indians for that matter, who

lived close to the ranch. This one they called Peter Indian. He spent

a lot of time around the place. One day while Grandps, Uncle Obed, Dad

and others were sitting around the table eating dinner, Old Peter

Indian came down from his camp and was puttering around the woodpile in

front of the house. Grandpa was sitting at the back of the table

facing the door and woodpile. Uncle Obed finished first so went out to

saw some wood. The Indian had been doing something that Uncle Obed

didn1t like so he gave him a shove and told him to go home, then

turning his back he proceeded to cut the wood.

Instead of going home Old Peter Indian picked up an ax that was

lying there and started for Uncle Obed with it. Grandfather sprang

over the table and through the door in two leaps, grabbed a rock and

threw it, hitting the Indian behind the ear. The Indian dropped the

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ax, whirled around a few times, then lit out for his wickey-up. By

this time he was really mad. Grandfather set out after him. He foung

him stuffing powder into his muzzle loader. Grandpa had to do a lot of

talking to persuade him to unload the gun and put it away.

In 1933, while on a mission for the LDS Church in Colorado and New

Mexico, James E. Hamblin, grandsom of Edwin. met Dudley Hamblin, a

nephew of Edwin. Dudley told James the following stories about Edwin:

Dudley said that he had a bad knee which was very painful. Edwin

dreamed pf a certain kind of plant that would heal his knee. Edwin went

out and found some of it, which he prepared and wrapped around the

painful knee. That made his knee feel better and Dudlay was finally

able to get a good nights sleep, the first in quite some time.

The other story he told was about a time when some Indians were mad

at the Ditchrider, and were planning on killing him. Edwin went to

talk to the Indians. He talked to them all night, thus allowing the

Ditchrider to get away. Edwin was the only man there at the fort at

that time, with the women and children. They were afraid that Edwin

may be killed.

Dudley and his sister Anna spoke of meeting Edwin`s daughters Kate

and Hannah.

During pioneer times when doctors were unavailable Edwim did a lot

of good work for the sick, never failing to go and do his best when

called upon.

It is possible that Edwin lived in Enterprise for a while either

near or with his daughter Emma Edwards. Emma died there in 1912. At

Edwin`s funeral one of the speakers mentioned having known Edwin at

Enterprise.

Near that time Edwin moved to St. George, Utah and built his own

home there when he was about 70 years old. The house is still being

lived in, remodled some. (1983) His daughter Kate lived with him there.

They spent a lot of time doing temple work in the St. George Temple.

At one time Edwin made a trip to Victor, Idaho to see members of his

family. It was after 1917, after son William and family left there.

Velma Edwards Hall lived with Edwin and Aunt Kate for a while after

her mother died. She remembers her Grandfather as being quite tall,

walking with his hands clasped behind his back, leaning slightly

forward. She remembered one time when a mouse ran up his pant leg and

how excited he got. Another time Velma had some baby kittens. She had

covered them with a cloth. Her grandfather didn`t know the kittens

were there and he stepped on them, killing them. Velma was broken

hearted and so was her grandfather.

Edwin outlived all of his brothers and sisters and some of his

children. He died January 12, 1925 in St. George, Utah, nearly 90

years of age. He had lived a good, honest and useful life, settimg a

good example for all of his decendants. He is burried in St. George,

Utah.

The following was written about him in the St. George newspaper:

Edwin Hamblin was of a quiet, retiring nature and for this reason did

not take much part in public affairs. He was an active temple worker

and a devoted Latter Day Saint. He had lived in St. George the last

thirteen years of his life and was of irreproachable character.

Funeral Services:

Funeral Services for brother Edwin Hamblin who died Jan. 12 1925

were held in the St George Tabernacle at 2 pm. Wednesday, conducted by

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Bishop James McArther. The choir sang "When First The Glorious Light

of Truth". Prayer was offered by ELder Arther K. Hafen. The choir then

sang "Rock of Ages".

Elder Si Leavitt said Edwin was a good man and a good friend; had

known him since he could remember, first at Clover Valley, later at St.

George and Enterprise. He was steady in his belief...took pleasure in

saying he had known Brother when he(the speaker) was a young man, at

his home in CLover Valley and was at his home many times and he knew

him better in later years in St. George. He, with his brother, Jacob

Hamblin came here when there was no one but savages; they lived with

the Indians, ate roots etc., and underwent great hardships of pioneer

life, all for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Edwin was not so well know as was his brother Jacob Hamblin, who did

more than any one man to make and keep peace with the Indians. Edwin

Hamblin was a good man and always had a testimony of the Gospel; he had

done a wonderful work in settling and helping to subdue this country.

He was nearly ninety years old and his body was worn out, his time had

come to leave. The Speaker prayed for God's blessings on the

family. The choir sang "We Shall meet Beyond The River".

Bishop McArther said in part; From what we know of this brother and

his life we can believe that he earned a reward in the Celestial

Kingdom. He was born after the Church was organized; there are not

many left who enlisted in this great work at this time. If we expect

to attain Celestial Glory we must live as this man lived. According to

the speakers this afternoon he wanted to do the Masters work, had faith

in Brigham young,and went to and fro as directed by the Authorities.

Jacob and his brother came here because of their faith; they took their

lives in their hands when they settled here among the Indians. They

have secured for themselves Celestial Glory. It was worth the price

they paidit in the sacrifice of earthly joys and blessings. He did not

have to come here and settle on the Santa Clara Creek, but chose to

render obedience and made it possible for us to come here and live in

peace.

The Bishop prayed for God to Sactify his memory to us, that his

children should revere his memory. He lived a plain, humble life and

was true to the faith. Choir sang "There Is Sweet Rest In Heaven".

The benidction was by George W. Worthen.

From the Improvement Era January 26, 1925:

Edwin Hamblin's death is more than the going of an individual, it os

the passing of an institution--one no longer understood and

appreciatednow, tis true, but an institution that was very, very useful

in its day in the West. When Brigham Young came with the pioneers to

Utah he saw that it was cheaper to feed the Indians that to fight them.

This rerquired a lot of men to go on to the frontier and learn the

Indian language, the Indian ways and to get their confidence. He

picked Jacob Hamblin, the greatest of them all, Thales Haskells,Ira

Hatch, Edwin Hamblin and later Dan Jones, to go to Arizona and

A.E.Teitjen to go to New Mexico and make this their life's work. To do

this they gave up all that m ost civilized people think is best in

life, but they did go and they were devoted--devoted to the church,

White friends left behind and to the Indians among whom they went.

With the passing of Edwin Hamblin, all the older ones are gone and only

A.E.(Hans) Teitjen of the younger ones is left. Those men saved lives

by the thousand. In the whole settlement of the West, none were more

useful. In my opinion there is no more honored grave in all the West

that that of Jacob Hamblin, at Alpine, Arizona, and that of Edwin

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Hamblin in St. George, deserves to be classed with it.

George H. Crosby Jr. Green River, Wyoming

AS I KNEW HIM

Edwin, as I knew him, was a man of quiet ways,

Kind and honest, freindly, faithful, seeking justice all his days;

Pioneer of Church and country, minister of souls and sod,

By his daily life inspiring faith in mankind and in God.

Edwin and his brother Jacob were of those four pioneers

First to settle Santa Clara on those grin and trying years

E're the savages were friendly; teaching them the ways of peace,

Harvesting at length, with gladness, all the promised "Rich increase".

If a man asked Edwin Hamblin for a lift along the road

Just a mile, he'd bear a dozen, bearing half the load.

Oft, unaskedm he rendered service with w willing hand;

Leaving thus his memory graven on the hearts of Dixieland.

There may never be a tablet builded to prolong his name,

But his deeds were monumental, sending forth a living flame;

And the pioneer and Redman, conquered stream and yeilding soil,

Bless the name of Edwin Hamblin, for h is life of faith and toil.

Written for Brigham Jarvis Sr. by his daughter Mabel in loving memory

of the splendid life of Edwin Hamblin.

Edwin and Hannah (Ann) Cook Hamblin had the following children:

1. Obed Edwin born 13Nov. 1856 Brigham City, Ut. md. Margaret Adair

2. Isaiah b. 7Nov. 1857 unmd.

3. Hannah Mariah b. Dec.1859 md. THomas Logan

4. Catherine Munsell b. 1 Nov. 1861 md David Cheeny.

5. Sarah Ann b. 1 Aug. 1863 md. David Raymond Sinclair

6. Josephine b. 9 Nov. 1864 md. Joseph Rice

7. Joseph Peter b. 28 Nov, 1866 md. Charlotte Adair

8. Hyrum b. 1June, 1868 d. 2 Dec. 1868

9. Emma b. 18 Dec. 1869 md. Andrew Edwards

10. WilliM H. B. 8 JULY, 1872 MD. Mary Jones

11. Mary Ellen b. 6 Aug. 1873 md. Alonzo Johnson

12. Parley Parker Pratt b. 27June, 1877 d. same day

Children # 8 and 12 were listed in a Hebron Ward Record as childern of

Edwin and Hannah Hamblin. Hebron Ward included CLover Valley, Nev.

Film # 26037 Hebron Ward, Utah Genealogy Society LDS Church

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