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DeSpain
,
Joanna
Matilda
Erickson
Westover
Birth and Death Dates
1854-1929
Call Number
MSS
SC
771
Material Type
Biography
Biography
Joanna
Matilda
Erickson
Westover
DeSpain
was
born
4
June
1854
in
Goteborg
,
Sweden
, to
Swen
and
Maria
Christine
(Bengtson)
Erickson
.
Joanna
did
not
go
to
school
growing
up
, but her
mother
taught
her how to
read
. She had
four
siblings
, but
two
died
in their
youth
.
One
baby
boy
died
from
pneumonia
when
he was
taken
in the
cold
to be
sprinkled
by the
priest
. This
impacted
her
parent's
choice
to
join
the
Church
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Latter-day
Saints
.
Joanna's
entire
family
joined
the
Church
in
1863
; they
particularly
liked
the
doctrine
of not
baptizing/sprinkling
babies
. In
1864
her
family
immigrated
to the
United
States
,
starting
their
journey
by
sled
to
meet
the
Saints
going
to
Utah
. They
departed
from
England
on the
Monarch
of the
Sea
with
974
Saints
under
the
direction
of
John
Smith
. Her
family
arrived
in
America
and
went
west
. In
Utah
the
first
years
were
difficult
, but her
family
survived
with
faith
and
hard
work
.
Joanna
married
Edwin
Westover
on
24
April
1874
in
Salt
Lake
City
,
Utah
. The
Westover
family
had
two
children
(Laura
and
Edwin)
in
Utah
before
being
called
in
1876
to
settle
a
colony
in
Arizona
.
Shortly
after
they had
begun
settling
at
Allen's
Camp
(later
Joseph
City
,
Navajo
,
Arizona)
Edwin
became
ill
due
to the
strenuous
work
and
died
6
November
1877
.
However
,
before
Edwin
died
, he had
asked
his
friend
Henry
DeSpain
to
marry
his
wife
Joanna
in the
order
of
polygamy
, if he should
die
young
, and for
DeSpain
to
raise
a
family
to his
(Edwin's)
name
.
After
Edwin's
death
Joanna
returned
to
Utah
then had a
dream
that she
needed
to
return
to
Arizona
to
finish
her
mission
and also that
it
was the
right
thing
for her to
marry
DeSpain
.
Henry
DeSpain
already
had
one
family
in
Arizona
but he
kept
his
promise
to
Edwin
and
married
Joanna
and
raised
a
family
to
Edwin's
name
.
DeSpain
and
Joanna
had
seven
children
together
,
though
all
the
children
carry
the
surname
Westover
.
DeSpain
had
great
difficulty
caring
for
both
his
families
so
when
Joanna's
children
were
old
enough
she
practiced
nursing
and
midwifery
with
Mary
Richards
to
earn
money
for her
family
.
Joanna
continued
raising
her
children
in
Arizona
and
remained
faithful
to the
Church
that had
led
her to
America
. She
died
of
cancer
in
New
Mexico
on
23
January
1929
.
Abstract
<p>
This
collection
is
called
Westover
Family
History
and
includes
a
short
biography
, a
letter
,
photos
, and
two
family
group
sheets
. There
is
a
two
page
original
letter
plus
a
copy
of the
letter
,
which
Joanna
wrote
to her
husband
Edwin
in
1877
. The
photos
are of
Joanna
,
Edwin
Westover
, and
Henry
DeSpain
, her
home
in
Joseph
City
, and her with her
nine
children
. The
family
group
records
have
one
with
Joanna
and
Edwin
and their
children
, and
another
with
Joanna
and
Henry
with their
children
,
though
they
all
carry
the
surname
Westover
. The
biographical
text
is
nine
pages
in
length
.
It
begins
by
going
into
detail
about
Joanna's
early
childhood
in
Sweden
.
It
tells
stories
about
her
holding
a
light
for her
father
so
he
could
continue
building
cabinets
when
the
sun
would
set
at
3:00
PM
,
along
with
stories
dealing
with
snow
,
bread
,
fish
, and
milking
cows
. Her
family's
conversion
to the
LDS
Church
and their
trek
west
are
elaborated
upon
. The
author
goes
into
detail
describing
the
preparations
Joanna's
family
made
in
order
to
complete
this
difficult
journey
. Their
struggles
in
Utah
are also
discussed
. Her
family
was
very
poor
, and
after
they had
lived
in
Utah
only
a
short
time
,
Joanna
hired
herself
out
to
do
others
'
laundry
in
order
to
make
some
income
for her
family
.
Joanna
evidently
had a
wonderful
soprano
voice
,
which
played
some
role
in her
courtship
with
Edwin
Westover
.
Joanna's
and
Edwin's
supplies
and
preparations
for
moving
to
Arizona
to
settle
a
new
colony
there are also
given
attention
. Their
brief
time
together
is
minimally
covered
, as
is
Joanna
and
Henry
DeSpain's
life
together
.
DeSpain
is
not
mentioned
much
except
for that
fact
that he
married
Joanna
and had
seven
children
with her to
raise
a
family
to
Edwin
.
Joanna's
life
is
portrayed
quite
separately
from
DeSpain's
. The
manuscript
jumps
around
from
story
to
story
making
it
difficult
to
follow
. Also, the
whole
life
of
Joanna
is
not
described
but
merely
certain
experiences
.
<p>
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