Julia Ivins
Born 2 Dec. 1859 at Salt Lake City.[1] Daughter of Israel Ivins and Julia Hill.[2] Baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3 June 1869.[3] Married first Aaron Johnson MacDonald, 12 Jan. 1881, in St. George, Washington Co., Utah Territory; three children.[4] Moved to Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona Territory, 1883.[5] Husband died in an accident, 5 July 1884.[6] Studied obstetrics with Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp, Sept. 1884–1885, in Salt Lake City.[7] Married second John Ezra Pace, Aug. 1888, at Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, but did not take his name; three children.[8] Attended the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan, 1888–1891; suffered a severe heart attack weeks before graduation; returned home to St. George.[9] Using the pen name Cactus, wrote articles for the Young Woman’s Journal to encourage young women to seek education, 1890s.[10] Helped found the Utah Woman’s Press Club with EBW and served as vice president, beginning 31 Oct. 1891.[11] Served as matron of the Brigham Young Academy, 1891.[12] Wrote poems and articles for various journals and magazines, including the Young Woman’s Journal, 1890–1900.[13] Moved from St. George to Salt Lake City to avoid persecution for polygamy.[14] Returned to St. George; proprietor of the St. George Millinery Store, 1897–1899.[15] Collected incidents of medical miracles and healings for a book, 1894.[16] EBW paid her three dollars for a story, Oct. 1897.[17] Served on the Primary general board, 1900.[18] Died 17 Jan. 1900 in St. George.[19]
[1] Kimball Steward Erdman, Israel Ivins: A Biography (n.p.: By the author, 1969), 18. “Endowments of the Living, 1877–1956; Indexes, 1877–1956,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, St. George Temple, vol. A, 1877–1878, line 231, Julia Ann Ivins, microfilm 170577 (restricted access), FHL. 1860 U.S. Census, 14th Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 53, Juliana Ivins. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 22 Apr. 2019), Julia Ann Ivins (KWCL-2BW).
[2] Kimball Steward Erdman, Israel Ivins: A Biography (n.p.: By the author, 1969), 18. “Endowments of the Living, 1877–1956; Indexes, 1877–1956,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, St. George Temple, vol. A, 1877–1878, line 231, Julia Ann Ivins, microfilm 170577 (restricted access), FHL.
[3] “Endowments of the Living, 1877–1956; Indexes, 1877–1956,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, St. George Temple, vol. A, 1877–1878, line 231, Julia Ann Ivins, microfilm 170577 (restricted access), FHL.
[4] “Sealings of Living Couples, 1877–1956,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, St. George Temple, p. 72, line 1227, Julia Anna Ivins, microfilm 170579, DGS 4033910 (restricted access), FHL. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 22 Apr. 2019), Julia Ann Ivins (KWCL-2BW).
[5] Elaine Young, “Aaron Johnson Macdonald and Julia Ann Ivins,” Wasatch Historical Society (https://wchsutah.org/people/aaron-johnson-macdonald1.pdf, accessed 1 May 2019). “A Phoenix Store,” Weekly Phoenix Herald, 6 Dec. 1883, 4. “From Friday’s Daily,” Weekly Phoenix Herald, 17 Jan. 1884, 2, 4.
[6] “Julia MacDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, June 1900, 244. “Sudden and Sad Death,” Weekly Phoenix Herald, 10 July 1884, 3.
[7] “Julia McDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, June 1900, 245. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1936), 4:292. “School of Midwifery,” Salt Lake Daily Herald, 16 Apr. 1885, 8.
[8] Elaine Young, “Aaron Johnson Macdonald and Julia Ann Ivins,” Wasatch Historical Society (https://wchsutah.org/people/aaron-johnson-macdonald1.pdf, accessed 1 May 2019). “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 9 May 2019), John Ezra Pace (KWCL-2BH). “Julia McDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, June 1900, 245. Jessie Marguerite Pace Graham, “Autobiography of Jessie Marguerite Pace Graham,” in “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 24 Apr. 2019), Jessie Marguerite Pace (KWCW-ZG8), Memories.
[9] Thomas W. Simpson, American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867–1940 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2016), 176. “Julia Anna Ivins MacDonald,” Go Ye into All the World (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/missionary, accessed 15 Apr. 2019). “Julia MacDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, 31 Dec. 1900, 245–246.
[10] Lisa Olsen Tait, “The Young Woman’s Journal: Gender and Generations in a Mormon Women’s Magazine,” American Periodical 22, no. 1 (2012): 65.
[11] EBW, Diary, 31 Oct. 1891. “Women’s Press Club,” Salt Lake Herald, 31 Oct. 1894, 5.
[12] Elaine Young, “Aaron Johnson Macdonald and Julia Ann Ivins,” Wasatch Historical Society (https://wchsutah.org/people/aaron-johnson-macdonald1.pdf, accessed 1 May 2019). “Local Spludclets,” Dispatch (Provo, Utah Territory), 29 July 1891, 4.
[13] “Julia MacDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, Feb. 1900, 57–60; Mar. 1900, 103–107, 134. Thomas W. Simpson, American Universities and the Birth of Modern Mormonism, 1867–1940 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2016), 37–38, 176.
[14] “Julia Ann Ivins (Milliner, Midwife),” Washington County Historical Society (https://www.wchsutah.org/people/julia-ann-ivins.php, accessed 29 Apr. 2019). Jessie Marguerite Pace Graham, “Autobiography of Jessie Marguerite Pace Graham,” in “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 24 Apr. 2019), Jessie Marguerite Pace (KWCW-ZG8), Memories. “Julia McDonald Pace,” Young Woman’s Journal, Jan. 1900, 57–60, 103–107, 134.
[15] Kimball Steward Erdman, Israel Ivins: A Biography (n.p.: By the author, 1969), 46–47. Elaine Young, “Aaron Johnson Macdonald and Julia Ann Ivins,” Wasatch Historical Society (https://wchsutah.org/people/aaron-johnson-macdonald1.pdf, accessed 1 May 2019). Advertisement, Washington County News (St. George, UT), 9 Sept. 1899, 4. Advertisement, Union (St. George, UT), 28 Aug. 1897, 4.
[16] “Utah News,” Latter-day Saints’ Millennial Star, 1 Jan. 1894, 15. Elaine Young, “Aaron Johnson Macdonald and Julia Ann Ivins,” Wasatch Historical Society (https://wchsutah.org/people/aaron-johnson-macdonald1.pdf, accessed 1 May 2019).
[17] EBW, Diary, Oct. 1897, Cash Account, p. 197.
[18] Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1936), 4:292. “Resolutions of Respect,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 3 Feb. 1900, 8.
[19] “Late Local News,” Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City), 17 Jan. 1900, 1. “Obituary,” Woman’s Exponent, 25 Feb.–1 Mar. 1900, 111. EBW, Diary, 17 Jan. 1900. “Julia Anna Pace,” St. George City Cemetery, Washington Co., UT; Find a Grave, posted 1 Feb. 2000, memorial no. 77986 (http://findagrave.com, accessed 17 June 2019).