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Larkin
,
Mabel
Zamina
Shirk
Birth and Death Dates
1886-1949
Call Number
MSS
1703
Material Type
Diaries
and
Biography
Biography
Mabel
was
born
on
April
16
,
1886
in
Oxford
,
Johnson
County
,
Iowa
to
James
Michael
Shirk
and
Laura
Yenter
.
Mabel
was the
only
girl
in a
family
with
five
brothers
who
of
whom
died
within
days
of
each
other
.
Mabel's
mother
was
distraught
,
so
Mabel
went
to
live
with her
aunt
Kate
in
Evanston
,
Wyoming
. She
returned
there
every
summer
, and a
few
times
in
between
.
Mabel
attended
prep
school
,
where
she
excelled
in her
studies
. She then
attended
the
University
of
Utah
and
received
her
teaching
certificate
.
Following
a
stormy
romance
,
Mabel
married
her
long-time
boyfriend
Israel
Larkin
. The
two
disagreed
on
religion
, with
Mabel
a
staunch
Methodist
and
Israel
a
Mormon
. But
after
a
time
of
studying
the
LDS
Church
,
Mabel
decided
to be
baptized
. She was
baptized
September
24
,
1904
and they were
married
in
January
1906
in the
Salt
Lake
Temple
. The
young
couple
lived
in
Ogden
,
where
Mabel
had
two
sons
:
Paul
,
born
May
7
,
1906
and
Ivan
,
born
June
7
,
1908
. In
1910
, the
family
moved
to
Snowville
,
Utah
where
there was
free
land
available
. They
lived
in a
large
canvas
tent
, and
hauled
water
from the
river
for
all
their
needs
. On
May
28
,
1911
Mabel
had a
baby
boy
named
Herman
. The
family
was
very
poor
, but
finally
managed
to
save
enough
money
to
install
a
wood
floor
in their
tent
.
Mabel
taught
the
Beehive
class
, and was a
school
teacher
in
town
as
well
. On
November
22
,
1913
she had
another
son
,
named
Jason
.
Shortly
after
,
Mabel
became
very
ill
with
fainting
fits
and
suffered
a
nervous
breakdown
.
Uncle
George
W
.
Larkin
, a
Patriarch
,
blessed
her that she would
overcome
her
illnesses
.
Mabel
did
recover
, but
it
took
quite
a
long
time
. On
October
23
,
1915
she had
Conrad
, a
happy
little
boy
.
Mabel
wished
for a
baby
girl
, and on
September
28
,
1918
got
her
wish
with the
birth
of
Rachel
Harriet
. Then on
June
12
,
1920
she had
another
girl
,
named
Laura
,
delivered
by
Israel
himself
.
Two
years
later
Daniel
was
born
on
July
3
,
1922
.
Following
Daniel's
birth
, the
family
decided
to
move
to
Willard
,
Box
Elder
County
,
where
they
older
children
could
attend
high
school
.
Paul
and
Ivan
stayed
behind
for a
time
to
harvest
their
crops
. In their
new
home
,
Israel
planted
sugar
beets
and
set
up
their
old
tent
for the
summer
. In the
fall
they
found
a
house
in
Pleasant
View
to
stay
in for the
winter
.
After
farming
and
making
a
few
business
deals
, the
family
was
able
to
move
into a
nice
,
large
home
in
Ogden
.
Israel
Jr
. was
born
July
24
,
1924
.
Food
was
scarce
, and
Mabel
often
went
without
so
her
children
wouldn't
go
hungry
. Her
last
baby
,
Larry
, was
born
September
6
,
1928
while
Ivan
was
serving
a
mission
to
Hawaii
. In
later
years
,
Mabel
had
serious
heart
trouble
, as
well
as
other
physical
ailments
.
Mabel
passed
away
on
March
8
,
1949
in the
Dee
Hospital
in
Ogden
.
Abstract
The
collection
consists
of
12
handwritten
diaries
for the
years
1918
to
early
1941
with
many
gaps
, a
biography
written
by
Mabel's
daughter-in-law
,
Montrue
Grey
Larkin
,
handwritten
shopping
lists
, and
some
letters
from her
children
to
Montrue
,
telling
their
thoughts
about
their
mother
. The
biography
is
written
from the
diaries
,
collections
of
stories
told
by
Mabel's
friends
, and
other
information
that was
passed
down
through
her
family
.
It
includes
the
major
world
events
during
Mabel's
life
(Women's
suffrage
,
Prohibition
,
Depression
,
Pearl
Harbor
,
etc.)
,
family
pedigrees
,
personal
comments
,
photographs
of
Mabel
, her
family
and
homes
, and of
many
of her
friends
. The
biography
is
an
in-depth
look
at
Mabel's
life
, as her
daughter-in-law
tried
to
really
get
to
know
Mabel
after
she had
passed
away
.
Unfortunately
,
Mabel
burned
some
of her
diaries
because
she
said
they were
too
sad
and
depressing
for
anyone
to
read
. She and
Israel
were
always
tired
from
working
so
hard
, and were
often
sick
. On
one
occasion
,
Mabel
hemorrhaged
while
asleep
in
bed
.
No
one
else
was
home
, and she would have
bled
to
death
if a
neighbor
hadn't
come
in and
rushed
her to the
hospital
.
Israel
showed
how
much
he
loved
and
adored
Mabel
when
he
told
of how she
passed
away
,
saying
she
gave
two
little
'
Ohs
' and she was
gone
. And
so
was the
light
and
purpose
of
my
life.
'
Coverage
1858-1941
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