The spirit of gathering came upon me and I left England for the United States with my husband's brother and myself and little girl and the rest of the company of Saints.
When we reached Liverpool we had to wait three weeks before the ship would sail so grandpa and I decided to get married. We were married the 22nd of February 1854 by President Daniel Kearns on the good ship Windermere.
Our trip across the water was a very rough and stormy voyage. We had little to eat. We spent three days down in the hatchway on half rations. I was sick some of the way. It was a long tiresome journey as we were two months and one week on the water.
We finally reached New Orleans and sailed up the Mississippi to Kansas where we stayed for six weeks on McKees camping ground preparing for our long trip across the plains. Salt Lake was to be our destination.
We had a very hard time coming across and saw some sad, sad sights. Many died of the cholera. Some lost mothers, some fathers, some both and then the poor children were left to the mercy of others which was sorrowful to see. I was sick most of the way and we had many trying scenes to pass through, but w put our trust in the Lord and so arrived in Salt Lake the last of September, moneyless, homeless but not friendless.[p. 47] We found some good people who let us have a little flour, but only a little. We lived on but with much experiences that my children will never know. [p. 48]
BIB: Jex, Eliza Goodson, [Autobiography], in Jex Genealogy and Family History (privately printed), pp. 47-48 (CHL)
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