Mary Jane Robey

1836 - 1915  (79 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Robey
  Born	28 Apr 1836	Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	24 Nov 1850	Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  	Census 1850 Iowa, Pottawattamie, District 21, 25 Nov 1850, page 145, Dwelling 1278, Family 1278 Jeremiah Rhoby 42. Ruth 33. Children: Theopolus 15; Mary 14; Susanah 12; Jeramiah 5; Matilda 11 months. Jeramiah is a farmer. All are born in Virginia except Jeramiah Jr, Illinois, and Matilda, born in Iowa.
  	Age: 14
  		1850 US Federal Census, Jeremiah and Ruth Tucker Robey Family, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
  Census	3 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1860 Utah, Utah, Provo Valley, 3 Oct 1860 Sidney 26. Mary J (wife) 24. Children: Sindey J. 6; Charles A. 4; Mary M. 2. Value of real estate is $200; personal property $300. Sidney born in Indiana, Mary J. born in Virginia. All children born in Utah.
  	Age: 24
  		1860 US Federal Census, Jeremiah Robey Robey and Sidney Epperson Families, Provo, Utah
  Census	10 Jun 1870	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1870 Utah Territory, Wasatch, Midway, Heber City Post Office, 10 Jun 1870, page 7, dwelling 49, family 47 Samuel Epperson, head 37. Jane, wife 34. He is a farmer; value of real estate is $1,000; personal property $1,500. Children: Thomas, son 17; Charles, son 14; Lizzie, daughter 15; Allen, son 8; Tobey, son 7; Daniel, son 5; Robert, son 3; William, son 1. He was born in Indiana; she in Virginia. The children were born in Utah. Next door to George and Mary Bonner. Note: Census records Sidney as Samuel; correction submitted by Ancestry contributor, Shannontbird, 30 Apr 2008, listing alternate name as Sidney.
  	Age: 34
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1880 Utah, Wasatch, Midway Precinct, 4 Jun 1880, SD 136, ED 91, page 4, dwelling 30, family 30 Sidney H. Epperson, 47. Mary Jane, wife, 46. Children: Charles A., son 24; Mary L., daughter 21; Jeremiah A. son 19; Elias Tipton, son 16; Viola D., daughter 15; Robert R. son 13; William, son 11; Simon S., son 8; Daniel D., son 7; Ruth L., daughter 5; Elmer, son, 5/12. Also living with them is his brother, Daniel Epperson, 40. Sidney is a farmer; Charles A. is farm laborer; David is a farm laborer. Sidney is born in Indiana; David in Iowa; Mary Jane in Virginia; the children in Utah. Robert, William, Susan and Daniel are attending school. Next door to Christopher Boyer; George and Fanny Wardle.
  	Age: 44
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1900 Midway, Midway Precinct, Wasatch, UT, Enumeration District 172, page 7A, 7 Jun 1900, line 45, Dwelling 122, family 126 Epperson, Sidney H, head, born in Dec 1832, 67, married 47 years, born in Iowa, Farmer. Mary J., wife, born in Apr 1836, 64, married 47 years, 13 children, 11 living, born in Virginia. Children: Albert J., son, born in Sep 1860, 39, single, Utah; Daniel, son, born in Feb 1873, 27, single, Utah; Frank, son, born in Jun 1877, 22, single, born in Utah; Elmer, son, born in Dec 1879, 20, single, born in Utah.
  	Age: 64
  		1900 US Federal Census - Sidney Theo Epperson Family, Sidney H. Epperson Family, Jeremiah Robey, Matilda Robey Springer, and Henry T. Coleman Family
  Census	20 Apr 1910	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Wasatch, Midway, 20 Apr 1910 SD 1, ED 205, sheet 2B, Dwelling 31, Family 34 Sidney H. Epperson, head, 78. Mary Jane, wife, 74. Married for first time; 56 years; 13 children, 10 living. Children: Albert J, son, no age; Daniel, son, no age. He is a farmer; owns farm and home. Albert is an invalid; Daniel is a farm laborer working on home farm for wages. Albert cannot read nor write; the remaining family can. Sidney was born in Indiana; Mary Jane in Virginia; the rest in Utah. Next door to May Epperson; William and Lena Bigler.
  	Age: 74
  Died	13 May 1915	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA
  Death Certificate	16 May 1915	Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [7]
  	State file number 1915001839
  	Age: 79
  	Cause: Uremia, chronic nephritis
  		Death certificate for Mary Jane Robey, 1915, Midway, Wasatch County, Utah, USA
  Buried	17 May 1915	Midway Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA
  		Mary Jane Robey and Sidney Harmon Epperson Sidney Harmon Epperson - 31 Dec 1832 - 1 Jun 1913 Mary Jane Robey Epperson - 28 Apr 1836 - 13 May 1915
  		Headstones for Elmer D. and Maude (Barker) Epperson, Robert R. Epperson, Sidney H. and Mary J. Epperson, Dan and Mollie Epperson and Ada Epperson
  Notes	Two Children On the Trail in 1852 MARY JANE ROBEY AND ELIZABETH AGNES WOOD Captain David Wood's company of approximately 260 Saints departed from Kanesville, Iowa, June 20, 1852, to cross the Plains to the Great Salt Lake Valley in fulfillment of a prophecy received by Joseph Smith for the Saints in Nauvoo: "You will go to the Rocky Mountains and become a great and mighty people." Elizabeth Agnes Wood Mary Jane Robey Captain David and Catherine Wood's daughter, Elizabeth (Agnes), age 16, and her friend Mary Jane Robey, the same age, along with her parents, Jeremiah and Ruth Robey, were among the children on the trail. Their journey's daily routine included rising each morning at five for prayer and attending to their chores of cooking, feeding teams, and preparing every needful thing before the sound of the bugle at seven when the train would begin the day's journey. They were constantly on the alert to protect themselves from attacks of the Indians, especially the Pawnee tribes of the Platte, for at times they were fired upon, and attempts were made to steal their stock. These Saints would engage in singing-and dancing in the evening before retiring. At times they would have informal concerts. When it was available, everyone feasted on buffalo. They were blessed along their journey with safety and fair health. Having been exhorted to be prayerful and thankful for their blessings, they would often recount their blessings and share their music, singing, and dancing. Sidney H. Epperson, nineteen years of age, was among those in the David Wood company. Sidney played the violin, but preferred dancing with such charming young ladies as Mary Jane and Agnes. Mary Jane, from Virginia, would later become Sidney's wife. Her father, Jeremiah Robey, was baptized by the Prophet Joseph Smith. He also had the distinction of hanging the last door on the Nauvoo Temple. Agnes was from Ontario, Canada, by way of Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo. She experienced persecutions against her family and the Saints. Agnes remembered the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph and his brother Hyrum, and was present when the mantle of authority fell upon Brigham Young. She later married Benjamin Mark Smith, who crossed the Plains prior to the Wood company. (All of these young pioneers, along with Benjamin Mark Smith, became my ancestors.) Sidney and Mary Jane's son Simon married Benjamin Mark and Agnes's daughter Lydia, linking all of their families to these four special young people. Agnes, Mary Jane, Sidney, and the other young people had brought much comfort and joy to the families of their pioneer company. They were helpful to the aged, the sick, the younger children, and helped with the washing and the other chores and repairs for the wagon train. They made the journey easier for everyone as they walked across Nebraska, Wyoming, and the rugged mountains of Utah. The long-awaited day finally arrived on September 17, 1852, when the David Wood company overlooked the Salt Lake Valley from where their prophet Brigham Young had said, "This is the right place, drive on." These weary but grateful people made their camp that night on the banks of City Creek, where they remained for a short time. Most of the party then moved on south forty miles to Provo. The beautiful Utah Valley was a joy to behold. The Woods, Robeys, and Eppersons, along with Hyrum Oakes, Jesse McCarrel, Peter Conover and others built their log cabins on the block which is now (1986) Fifth West and First North. They plowed the black mountain soil and planted grain and gardens. On November 7, 1853, Mary Jane Robey was married to Sidney Epperson. He called her "his girl of the Plains." They built a log house and began to raise their own family. Just fifteen months later, on February 28, 1855, Elizabeth Agnes married Benjamin (Mark) Smith. They all witnessed the coming of the crickets and fought against them in 1854. They suffered and endured Indian wars. In 1856, some were sent to help rescue the Edward Martin hand-cart company, which was snowbound in Nebraska. Many died coming west; over six thousand pioneers lost their lives in an effort to join with the Saints in the Rocky Mountains. Those hard years were intensified by droughts and frost. Food was rationed, and many lived on segos, thistle roots, and berries. They helped each other, were kind and loving, and saw that no one starved. In 1857, the federal government sent Johnston's Army, under restraining orders, against the Saints. In 1858, many Saints abandoned their homes and moved into tents in Provo. In July of 1861 Johnston's Army left. This same year (1861) was a turning point away from strife and suffering, as life became more enjoyable and prosperous. Sidney and Mary Jane Epperson, Benjamin Mark and Agnes Smith, David Wood, Jeremiah Robey and Jesse McCarrel moved their families up Provo Canyon to the "Upper Provo Valley." They carved a road through the canyon, opening the way to what they called "heaven" in this beautiful Wasatch Valley beside Mount Timpanogos. Here Sidney later became the presiding elder, bringing two of the settlements together, and named this beautiful land Midway, Utah. Our pioneers laid well the foundations of the West and gave us a glorious heritage. Cited from: MARY JANE ROBEY AND ELIZABETH AGNES WOOD, An Enduring Legacy: Volume Eleven [Ancestry.com]
  Person ID	I720	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Albert Sr Robey,   b. 14 Apr 1809, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1903, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Ruth Tucker,   b. 26 Jun 1816, Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1892, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	07 Nov 1833	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sidney Hiram Epperson,   b. 31 Dec 1834, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1913, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1853	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [10]
  Notes	EPPERSON, SIDNEY HYRUM (son of Elias Epperson and Nancy Dalton of Indiana). Born 1832 in Indiana. Came to Utah 1852, David Wood company. Married Mary Jane Robey 1853 at Provo, Utah (daughter of Jeremiah Robey and Ruth Tucker—pioneers 1852, David Wood company), who was born 1836, and came to Utah with parents. Their children: Sidney Theophelis b. Jan. 23, 1854, m. Eliza Van Wagoner; Charles Alonzo b. March 15, 1856, m. Libbie Coleman; Mary Louverna b. July 28, 1858, m. Dean Forrest; Albert b. Sept. 10, 1860; Elias Tipton b. Sept. 16, 1862, m. Janey Bonner; Viola Delphina b. Sept. 26, 1864, m. Adelbert Alexander; Robert Ross b. Jan. 20, 1867, m. Bertha Springer; William Henry b. Dec. 17, 1868; Simon S. b. Jan. 12, 1871, m. Lydia M. Smith April 4, 1889; Daniel D. b. Feb. 17, 1873; Ruth Lunica b. May 20, 1875, m. William J. Mathews; Frank S. b. June 26, 1877, m. Ada Mohlman; Elmer Drew b, Dec. 23, 1879, m. Maud Barker. Settled at Provo 1852; moved to Snake Creek 1859. Bishop of Midway ten years. Member Utah militia; captain of Provo Valley cavalry three years; major. Indian war veteran Farmer and stockraiser. [10]
  Children	+ 01. Sidney Theophilus Epperson,   b. 31 Dec 1853, Utah, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1916, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 62 years) + 02. Charles Alonzo Epperson,   b. 15 Mar 1856, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 71 years) 03. Mary Luvernia Epperson 2x ,   b. 28 Jul 1858, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1949, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 91 years)   04. Jeremiah Albert Epperson,   b. 10 Sep 1860, Utah, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1920, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 59 years) + 05. Elias Tipton Epperson,   b. 16 Sep 1862, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 26 Apr 1895, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 32 years) + 06. Viola Delphinia Epperson,   b. 27 Nov 1864, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 31 May 1937, Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, USA  (Age 72 years) + 07. Robert Ross Epperson,   b. 20 Jan 1867, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1888  (Age 21 years) 08. William Henry Epperson,   b. 17 Dec 1868, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1933, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 64 years) + 09. Simon Shelby Epperson,   b. 12 Jan 1871, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 79 years)   10. Daniel David Epperson,   b. 17 Feb 1873, Utah, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 1957  (Age 84 years) + 11. Ruth Lunica Epperson 2x ,   b. 20 May 1875, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1952, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years) + 12. Frank Sherman Epperson 2x ,   b. 28 Jun 1877, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1961, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 83 years) 13. Elmer Drew Epperson,   b. 23 Dec 1879, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1909, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	16 May 2008
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S120] 1850 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 145 (Reliability: 3). [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 801 (Reliability: 3). [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Midway, Wasatch, Utah Territory; roll: M593_1613; Page: 359A; Image: 31; Family History Library Film: 553112. (Reliability: 3). [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T9_1339; Family History Film: 1255339 (Reliability: 3). [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T623 1688; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 172 (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Midway, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T624_1610; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 205 (Reliability: 3). [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), State file number 1915001839 (Reliability: 3). [S18] West Virginia Vital Research Records, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, (West Virginia Vital Research Records) (Reliability: 3). [S201] FamilySearch™ West Virginia Marriages 1853-1870, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (search.labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3). Groom name: Jeremiah Robey Groom age: Groom estimated birth year: Groom birth date: Groom birth place: Bride name: Ruth Tucker Bride age: Bride estimated birth year: Bride birth date: Bride birth place: Event type: Marriage Marriage date: 07 Nov 1833 Marriage place: Harrison, West Virginia Father of groom name: Mother of groom name: Father of bride name: Mother of bride name: Marital status: Groom previous wife name: Bride marital status: Bride previous husband name: Film number: 847273 Digital GS number: 4011517 Image number: 479 Reference number: v 3 p 79 Source: County Records Collection: West Virginia Marriages 1853-1970 [S119] Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, (Ancestry.com ) (Reliability: 3).