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Author
Merkley
,
Jehzeel
Gibb
Birth and Death Dates
1874-1955
Call Number
MSS
SC
1081
Material Type
Biography
Biography
On
April
11
,
1874
Jehzeel
Gibb
was
born
in
Massycumer
,
Monmouthshire
,
England
. She was the
daughter
of
John
Lye
and
Sarah
Gibb
. Her
parents
met
at
meetings
held
by the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter
Day
Saints
whole
each
was
investigating
the
Church
. They
joined
the
LDS
Church
shortly
before
they were
married
on
October
13
,
1867
.
Soon
thereafter
they
moved
to
Ireland
. They
stayed
there
until
1875
when
they
sailed
to
America
with a
company
of
Saints
settling
in
Lehi
,
Utah
,
where
Jehzeel
grew
up
. Her
father
was
called
by
Church
authorities
to
move
to
Alberta
,
Canada
.
Jehzeel
met
Alva
Marion
Merkley
while
clerking
at a
store
in
Cardston
,
Canada
and they were
married
on
June
22
,
1900
in
Salt
Lake
City
. They
moved
to
Magrath
,
Alberta
,
Canada
soon
after
. They
bought
a
large
amount
of
land
to
farm
and
became
quite
prosperous
.
While
there,
Jehzeel
taught
in
Relief
Society
and the
Young
Women's
organization
. She was
made
the
director
of the
United
Farm
Women
of
Alberta
and
served
for
two
years
.
Jehzeel
and
Alva
stayed
in
Canada
,
though
they
took
many
trips
to
Utah
to
visit
their
children
who
had
settled
there.
Alva
died
in
1950
.
Jehzeel
stayed
on at the
house
in
Canada
. She
passed
away
five
years
later
on
May
27
,
1955
. She was the
mother
of
nine
children
.
Abstract
This
typed
,
38-page
biography
is
missing
pages
3-8
.
Pages
1-23
of the
biography
were
written
by
Rissa
M
.
Clark
,
pages
23-26
are
various
letters
between
family
members
typed
out
,
pages
27-29
are
Jehzeel's
testimony
and
patriarchal
blessing
, and
pages
30-37
are
various
short
life
sketches
of
Jehzeel
by
other
family
members
. The
last
page
is
a
letter
from
Alva's
father
to
Alva
. This
biography
also
includes
a
family
tree
with the
descendants
of
Alva
Marion
and
Jehzeel
Gibb
Merkley
down
to
great-great
grandchildren
. There
is
also a
family
portrait
chart
of
Alva
and
Jehzeel
and their
children
and their
spouses
.
Jehzeel's
biography
contains
some
on the
lives
and
conversion
of her
parents
,
John
and
Sarah
.
John's
father
was
angry
that
John
joined
the
church
,
so
soon
after
they were
married
they
moved
to
Ireland
and
opened
a
shoe
shop
. There are also
stories
of
Jehzeel's
childhood
,
though
with the
missing
pages
a
lot
is
left
out
.
One
story
that
is
included
is
about
Jehzeel
and her
brother
John
running
away
from
home
,
staying
away
the
whole
day
, but
coming
back
once
it
got
dark
. There
is
a
bit
about
her
involvement
in the
Relief
Society
organization
. She
conceived
of the
idea
of
having
an
organized
lesson
plan
for
all
of the
women
in the
church
so
those
who
had not had
formal
schooling
could
study
the
classics
and
bring
culture
into their
homes
. This
became
a
Church-wide
program
.
Descriptions
of
Jehzeel's
love
of
people
and
entertaining
them are
included
. She
is
described
as 'an
excellent
conversationalist
with a
quick
wit
and
keen
sense
of
humor.
'
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