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Washburn
,
Flora
Clarinda
Gleason
Johnson
Birth and Death Dates
1819-1900
Call Number
MSS
SC
2683
Material Type
Biography
Biography
Flora
Clarinda
Gleason
Johnson
Washburn
was
born
August
2
,
1819
in
Tolland
,
Birkshire
,
Massachusetts
to
Lorena
Willams
Gleason
and
Joel
Gleason
. In
1824
, they
moved
to
Lenox
,
Ohio
.
Flora's
mother
died
16
days
after
their
arrival
,
leaving
a
two-week-old
infant
.
Flora's
father
later
remarried
, and
Flora
spent
her
childhood
living
sometimes
at
home
and
sometimes
with
relatives
. As a
young
woman
,
Flora
went
out
to
nurse
and
did
dressmaking
on the
side
to
earn
more
money
. She was
engaged
to a
young
man
,
Hugh
Gillon
, and had
great
hopes
for their
future
together
, but he
died
before
their
wedding
day
.
During
this
time
Flora
joined
the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints
. She
longed
to
gather
with the
saints
to
Nauvoo
, but the
family
of her
late
fiancé
wanted
her to
live
with them for
awhile
. She
stayed
with them for
about
two
years
. The
Gillons
were
very
wealthy
, and they
gave
Flora
the
same
advantages
as their
two
daughters
. She had
many
fancy
clothes
for
parties
and
dances
.
Flora
returned
to
keep
house
for her
father
after
his
wife
died
, and was there for
several
months
. Then, she
moved
to
Macedonia
, a
settlement
22
miles
from
Nauvoo
. At
first
, she
stayed
with a
friend
, but
mobs
burned
down
the
house
and
Flora
lost
all
her
possessions
. She then
lived
with
Patriarch
John
Smith's
family
.
After
the
Prophet
Joseph
Smith's
death
,
Flora
lived
with
B
.
F
.
Johnson
and his
wife
Melissa
in the
Mansion
House
. She
received
her
endowment
in the
Nauvoo
Temple
and was
married
there to
B
.
F
.
Johnson
. The
two
families
began
traveling
to
Utah
together
, but then
B
.
F
.
Johnson
sent
Flora
ahead
because
he
wanted
to
court
another
wife
. She
did
not
see
him
until
long
after
she
arrived
in the
valley
.
When
Flora
arrived
in
Winter
Quarters
, the
men
were
working
as
fast
as they
could
to
build
housing
.
Abraham
Washburn
began
working
on the
chimney
of a
house
for her, but
before
it
was
finished
she
gave
birth
in a
wagon
to her
first
child
,
Huetta
Clarissa
.
Flora
traveled
to
Utah
in the
spring
of
1848
and
drove
her
own
team
the
entire
way
. She
pled
her
case
before
Brigham
Young
and
obtained
a
divorce
from
B
.
F
.
Johnson
. She then
married
Abraham
Washburn
on
February
11
,
1849
as his
second
wife
. They
became
the
parents
of
seven
children
:
Almeda
Maria
,
Louisa
Ann
,
Hyrum
Smith
,
Philena
,
Parley
Pratt
,
Lorena
Eugenia
, and
Orson
Pratt
. They were
called
to
settle
Manti
,
Utah
and
arrived
November
21
,
1849
. At
first
Flora
lived
on the
south
side
of
Temple
hill
. Then, she
moved
into the
fort
, and
later
Abraham
built
a
house
for her in
town
.
Flora
was the
Relief
Society
president
in
Manti
for
many
years
. She
organized
handicrafts
among
the
Relief
Society
sisters
,
taught
emigrant
women
to
make
a
living
, and
pioneered
the
introduction
of
fruit
trees
,
berry
plants
, and
ornamental
shrubs
to
Manti
. In
1872
, the
family
moved
to
Monroe
,
Utah
,
where
Flora
was
Relief
Society
president
for
25
years
. She
taught
school
for
several
years
,
nursed
the
sick
,
found
employment
for the
poor
, and
laid
out
the
dead
for
burial
.
Flora
died
on
August
13
,
1900
in
Monroe
,
Utah
.
Abstract
Flora's
nine-page
,
typewritten
biography
was
authored
by her
daughter
Lorena
Eugenia
Washburn
Larsen
.
Included
in the
collection
is
a
biography
of
Abraham's
first
wife
,
Tamar
,
which
was also
written
by
Lorena
.
Flora's
biography
gives
broad
outlines
of her
life
and
tells
stories
about
the
service
and
work
that she
accomplished
in her
community
.
While
she was
living
in
Manti
, she
learned
of
two
needy
emigrant
couples
who
had
just
arrived
. They had
no
shelter
and
could
not
speak
any
English
.
Through
a
translator
,
Flora
offered
to
divide
the
space
in her
living
room
and
let
them
stay
there
until
they
found
something
better
. They
gladly
accepted
and
lived
there
some
time
.
Although
they
could
not
speak
with
each
other
, this
experience
was the
beginning
of a
lifelong
friendship
. The
biography
also
describes
the
Relief
Society
work
meetings
that
Flora
held
. They would
assemble
in the
morning
in the
old
Council
House
and
quilt
,
sew
rags
for
rag
carpets
,
card
wool
,
sew
hats
,
braid
straw
,
knit
men's
socks
,
spin
wool
yarn
, and
make
tidy
and
lace
. At
noon
they would have a
picnic
lunch
and then
work
into the
afternoon
with an
occasional
dance
in the
evening
. Their
handicrafts
were
displayed
at the
annual
Sanpete
County
Fair
. The
biography
also
describes
the
baking
that
Flora
did
. She had a
large
adobe
oven
outside
that would
hold
40
loaves
in
one
baking
.
Once
a
week
, she
made
bread
,
pies
,
cakes
, and
gingerbread
. The
bread
was
kept
in a
barrel
in the
cellar
. She also
made
sacks
of
crackers
for the
teamsters
who
were
sent
from
Manti
to
bring
emigrants
to
Utah
. The
biography
describes
how the
children
helped
with this
process
.
Because
Abraham
ran
a
molasses
mill
in
Manti
, there were
many
candy
pulling
parties
in the
community
.
Before
and
after
the
Black
Hawk
War
,
Flora
would
travel
to
Utah
Valley
to
obtain
fruit
for
preserving
. The
biography
contains
several
stories
about
scares
Flora's
family
had with the
Indians
.
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