Lucy Benson Wilson

May 29, 1830–March 6, 1914

1 Born at Larima, Clinton County, Indiana; daughter of Cyntha Vail and Alva Benson. 2 Baptized, 1841. 3 Married John Gill Wilson, 1852; nine children. 4 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1852. 5 Moved to Cache County, Utah Territory, 1862. 6 Served as president of the first Primary organization in Hyrum, Cache County; as counselor to Anna Christine Liljenquist in the Hyrum Relief Society presidency; and as president of the Hyrum Relief Society. 7 Died at Hyrum. 8 (See Document 3.22)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Jan. 2015); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 40/425 (1914), Lucy Wilson. An alternate birthdate of May 31, 1831, is listed in Historian’s Office record of members index, ca. 1960, CHL, entry for Lucy Benson Wilson.
  2. [2] Utah death certificate, file no. 40/425. Historian’s Office record of members index, Lucy Benson Wilson.
  3. [3] “Mrs. Lucy B. Wilson Is Called by Death,” Deseret Evening News, Mar. 18, 1914, 8. Historian’s Office record of members index, Lucy Benson Wilson.
  4. [4] “Mrs. Lucy B. Wilson Is Called by Death,” 8. Historian’s Office record of members index, Lucy Benson Wilson. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Jan. 2015), Lucy Benson KWJC-W28 and John Gill Wilson K2M7-PR4 .
  5. [5] “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Jan. 2015), Lucy Benson Wilson.
  6. [6] “Mrs. Lucy B. Wilson Is Called by Death,” 8. 1860 U.S. census, Ogden City, Weber Co., Utah Territory, p. 419, Lucy Wilson; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1313. 1870 U.S. census, Mantua, Cache Co., Utah Territory, p. 99A, Lucy Wilson; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1610. 1880 U.S. census, Hyrum, Cache Co., Utah Territory, p. 163B, Lucy Wilson; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1335. U.S. census digital images from Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Jan. 2015).
  7. [7] “F.R. Society Reports,” Woman’s Exponent 1, no. 11 (Nov. 1, 1872): 82. “Mrs. Lucy B. Wilson Is Called by Death,” 8.
  8. [8] Utah death certificate, file no. 40/425. “Mrs. Lucy B. Wilson Is Called by Death,” 8.