Frances Smith

1805 - 1891  (85 years)

• Name	Frances Smith
  Birth	18 Apr 1805	, Bedford, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	, , Utah, USA   [1]
  Residence	1860	Washington, Washington, Utah, USA   [2]
  Residence	1870	Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, USA   [3]
  Residence	1880	Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Marital status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife
  Death	3 Jan 1891	Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA
  Person ID	I15136	Master
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Dodd Smith,   b. 14 Feb 1750, , Rockingham, Virginia, USA d. 27 Feb 1829, , Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Keziah Bondurant,   b. 1765, , Bedford, Virginia, USA d. 1835, Liberty, Clark, Indiana, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1785	, Bedford, Virginia, USA   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F4012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moses Jefferson Harris,   b. 20 Jul 1798, Fitch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Mar 1890, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1824	Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Silas Harris,   b. 14 Oct 1824, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 12 Mar 1897, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 72 years)   2. Kesiah Harris,   b. 19 Feb 1826, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. Oct 1827 (Age 1 year)  [Father: Natural]   3. John Smith Harris,   b. 7 Dec 1828, Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 24 Feb 1894, Colonia Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico (Age 65 years) + 4. Ann Aretta Harris,   b. 15 Feb 1831, Liberty, Clark, Indiana, USA d. 22 Feb 1908, Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA (Age 77 years)   5. Thomas Jefferson Harris,   b. 30 May 1835, Liberty, Clark, Indiana, USA  [Father: Natural]   6. William Jones Harris,   b. 5 Jan 1837, Crooked River, Ray, Missouri, USA d. 26 Dec 1904, High Rolls, Otero, New Mexico, USA (Age 67 years)  [Father: Natural]   7. Lydia Harris,   b. 1838  [Father: Natural]   8. Samuel Harris,   b. 30 May 1839, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA d. Jul 1843 (Age 4 years)  [Father: Natural]   9. Mary Ann Harris,   b. 15 Nov 1841, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA d. Sep 1842, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: Natural]   10. Cynthia Ann Harris,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA  [Father: Natural]
  Photos		Moses and Fanny Harris
  		Moses and Fanny Harris -Colorized-Enhanced
  Family ID	F5125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1805 - , Bedford, Virginia, USA Marriage - 19 Jan 1824 - Bono, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence - 1850 - , , Utah, USA Residence - 1860 - Washington, Washington, Utah, USA Residence - 1870 - Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, USA Residence - Marital status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Wife - 1880 - Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Death - 3 Jan 1891 - Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  I am FANNY SMITH HARRIS----The wife of Moses Harris. He is a great man, well respected, and I love him. When people speak about Moses they forget that I ever existed. I was with him when he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We were baptized at the same time, along with his sister Margaret. I was there when good byes were said to parents and family. They were hard times. I was there when a dark dreary day was lighted with a ball of fire. It frightened two of our girls because of its intensity. They were coming home from playing with some friends. This happened when the Prophet and his brother Hyrum were murdered. I was with Moses when we were driven out of Illinois and out into an unknown country. I was there when a young boy was sent to communicate with his father. When the boy jumped off his horse the saddle blanket fell to the ground and frightened a team of oxen. They started to run away and taking with them the remains of what the owners had managed to bring with them. This oxen team FRIGHTENED other teams and a stampeed ensued. Precious Margaret was holding the reigns of an ox team. She became frightened and jumped from the wagon. She fell and other ox teams ran over her and many cattle. She was buried the next day along with many others who met the same fate. I was there when a vicious armed mob forced us to leave our home in DeWitt, Missouri. I was there when we had to flee from our beautiful Nauvoo home into a trackless desert. I was there when we were driven from our spacious homestead in California by Johnston's army into a drought stricken area, disease infested, called the Cotton Mission. I was there when savages ransacked our home and forced us again to move. My husband wondered why I was gaining weight when there was so little to eat and our daily life was nothing but hardships. He didn't fully realize until I presented him with another mouth to feed. We just did not talk about these things, even to our husbands. These were special and sacred events and were not to be discussed. I managed to surprise him every two years. I grieved at the loss of four of our children, but I had to go on. My testimony was strong and I knew that we had the Lord on our side. I made friends with most of the Indians that came to our door. I loved to feed them and they liked me. Some of the Indians were hostile and I had to outwit them. I gave all I had to help my husband, my children, my church. I even gave my inheritance, my labor and my love. I look forward to the future time when all of us will be together in the Celestial realms on high. Now, may I say: "As we ponder the history of nations and peoples and read the fragments of written records left by them, we see men and women much like ourselves who struggled and pressed forward doing the best they could with the elements at hand. Some traveled by foot over desert wastelands, others lived in palatial splendor, and others crossed unknown lands and waters in search of a better life. Among these millions are those to whom we owe a special tribute--they are ours--they preceded us in life and laid the foundation for the world we live in. They are they who fought for our freedom, challenged the wilderness, crossed the prairies, and embraced the gospel in its infancy. They are they who plowed, prepared, and planted the field for us to reap. We are, in part, what we are because they were what they were. We cannot live without the legacy they left; they must look to us for the blessings they could not have. SO, TO THE PLOWERS, PLANTERS, HARVESTERS, AND REAPERS, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE, WE DEDICATE PAGES OF HISTORY AND HOPE THAT ONE DAY WE MAY MEET AND REJOICE IN A WORK WELL DONE." Birthdate: 18 April 1805 at Pittsylvania, Virginia Death: 3 Jan. 1891 at Glendale, Kane, Utah Parents: Thomas Dodd Smith and Keziah Bunderant Pioneer: 1849 - Allen Taylor Company was principle company of 100, but the company was divided into two groups of 50 with Reddick N. Allred as Captain of 50, and Enoch Reese as captain of 50. Fanny was in the group of 50 with Reddick N. Allred. Spouse: Moses Harris Married: 1 Jan. 1824 at Lawrence County, Indiana His Death: 15 March 1890 at Glendale, Kane, Utah Children: Silas Harris -- born 14 Oct. 1824 Keziah Harris -- born 19 Feb. 1826 (Died Oct. 1827 - age l yr. ) John Smith Harris -- born 7 Dec. 1828 Annaretta Harris -- born 15 Feb. 1831 Lydia Harris -- 28 Dec. 1832 Thomas Jefferson Harris -- born 30 May 1835 (Died abt. Feb. 18,1837) William Jones Harris -- born 5 Jan 1837 Samuel Harris -- born 30 May 1839 (Died abt. 1841) Mary Ann Harris -- born 15 Nov. 1841 (Died Sept. 1842) Cynthia Ann Harris -- born 25 Sept.1843 (Died Dec. 1846) Fanny Smith Harris, along with her husband Moses was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 27 Feb. 1833. Their farewell parting was a hard one for them as they left to join the rest of the Saints. Their parents were not in favor of their decision to join the Mormons, but hey had heard the truth and were determined to do what ever was asked of them. Fanny came from a home of much love and refinement. She lived a shielded, comfortable life with her parents. It was a shocking life for her to be driven from their home with only what the wagon would hold. She loved the Church and supported her husband in his decisions. At Zarahemla, where they stopped she lost three of her children from a terrible disease. They finally continued on and arrived at Council Bluff just in time to enroll their oldest son into the Mormon Battalion. Because of the extreme hardships Moses health began to fail him, and because of this, Fanny shouldered a tremendous amount of the responsibility along with her second son, John. Fanny was a great nurse for her husband, so along with her faith and diligence Moses survived. When Silas arrived home from the Mormon Battalion they left for the trek west arriving in the Salt Lake Valley Oct. 15, 1849 with the Reddick N. Allred Company of 50. They settled in Bountiful. There they built a home and were settled in comfortably when the call came for them to leave their home to go to San Bernardino. Happy was Fanny to build another home in such a beautiful fertile valley When Johnston's army threatened the life of any Mormon, so by the advice of their Prophet, Brigham Young, they were to leave their San Bernardino home and find refuge in Washington, Washington County, Utah. They lived there for about a year, then in the spring of 1859 Moses and two his married sons, Silas and William and their families, together with several other families settled Harrisville, located at the confluence of Quail Creek and the Virgin River. Then in the spring of 1861 Harrisville was abandoned and the settlers moved some three miles up the creek (north) and settled Harrisburg. Fanny was a life-member of the Relief Society and received a certificate for her dedication and compassion in her callings. She was a dedicated wife, a loving mother, tender and compassionate to everyone. She knew how to stand her ground in face of difficulty or her rights. Her faith was her guiding star and by that she won many a battle. She experienced depredations with the Indians. She made friends with them and fed them often, but when kindness and food would not suffice she fled from them. Many times she was alone with her little children and it was her duty to protect them, and she did. Fanny learned how to be frugal and by so doing helped Moses over many an obstacle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Image: 288. (Reliability: 3). Name: Fanny Harris Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1804 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 7 Household Members: Name Age Lewis Harvey 29 Lucinda Harvey 26 Maria Harvey 1 Moses Harris 52 Fanny Harris 46 Lidia Harris 18 William J Harris 14 Moses Harris 52 Fanny Harris 46 Lidia Harris 18 William J Harris 14 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8054&h=1101861&tid=112540345&pid=150104420968&hid=76050295394&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB504&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.) (Reliability: 3). Name Fanny Harris Age 52 Birth Year abt 1808 Gender Female Race White Birth Place Virginia Home in 1860 Washington, Washington, Utah Territory Household Members (Name) Age Moses Harris 58 Fanny Harris 52 Silas Harris 35 Sarah R Harris 26 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/34795935:7667?ssrc=pt&tid=195307773&pid=192549040853 [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ) (Reliability: 3). Name Fannie Harris Age in 1870 65 Birth Date abt 1805 Birthplace Virginia Dwelling Number 8 Home in 1870 Harrisburg, Washington, Utah Territory Race White Gender Female Post Office Harrisburg Occupation Keeping House Household Members (Name) Age Moses Harris 71 Fannie Harris 65 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11071825:7163?ssrc=pt&tid=195307773&pid=192549040853 [S230] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.), Year: 1880; Census Place: Glendale, Kane, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 453B; Enumeration District: 029 (Reliability: 3). Name Fanny S. Harris Age 75 Birth Date Abt 1805 Birthplace Virginia Home in 1880 Glendale, Kane, Utah, USA Dwelling Number 183 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Wife Marital Status Married Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Moses Harris 81 Self (Head) Fanny S. Harris 75 Wife https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20226433:6742?ssrc=pt&tid=195307773&pid=192549040853 [S302] FamilySearch, Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (FamilySearch ([http://familysearch.org http://familysearch.org]/)) (Reliability: 3). Name: Thomas Smith Gender: Male Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1785 Marriage Place: Bedford, Virginia Spouse: Cu...Y Bundurant FHL Film Number: 30591 Reference ID: pg 215 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60214&h=3109657&tid=89949837&pid=81004789397&hid=84580926463&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EzP282&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S1162] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). Name Thomas Dodd Smith Gender M (Male) Birth Date 17 févr. 1750 (17 Feb 1750) Birth Place Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, British Colonial America (Pleasant Valley), Virginia, USA Marriage Date 6 oct. 1785 (6 Oct 1785) Marriage Place Bedford, Virginia, USA Death Date 23 févr. 1830 (23 Feb 1830) Death Place Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father John Smith Mother Jane Bondurant Spouse Keziah Bunderant https://gw.geneanet.org/kerrylyne?n=smith&oc=&p=thomas+dodd https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4299400120:62476?ssrc=pt&tid=195307773&pid=192549040857 [S805] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Book: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT; Page: 1317624 item 3 & 1317625 (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Spouse Name: Fanny Smith Marriage Date: 19 Jan 1824 Marriage County: Lawrence http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5059&h=1244264&tid=112540345&pid=150104420968&hid=76050295386&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB508&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true [S925] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Ancestry.com. Indiana, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. (Reliability: 3). Name: Moses Harris Spouse: Fanny Smith Date: 19 Jan 1824 County: Lawrence State: Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1317624 item 3 & 1317625 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7852&h=75557&tid=112540345&pid=150104420968&hid=76050295397&usePUB=true&_phsrc=RyB510&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true