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Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt

Birth	:	11 Oct 1873 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA
Death	:	28 Mar 1893 Bunkerville, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial	:	Asbury Cemetery, Morristown, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6824989, -85.7033005
Description	:	Malinda "Linda" Hunt Leavitt 1873-1893 The follow information was abridged from a brief history compiled by Golda Roberts; granddaughter to Jonathan Hunt and Susan Nanney Hunt and edited by Carl Hunt. Golda used accounts from Parley Hunt and Dorie Hunt as well as several other sources. Jonathan Hunt & Susan Charlotte Nanney married on the November 13, l865 at Gus, Muhlenberg, Kentucky. In July 1875 they made the decision to move to Utah and join Jonathan's parents and brothers; Jonathan's father John, had passed away a short time before in Ogden. They managed to sell their farm and all they owned for... Read More	Malinda "Linda" Hunt Leavitt 1873-1893 The follow information was abridged from a brief history compiled by Golda Roberts; granddaughter to Jonathan Hunt and Susan Nanney Hunt and edited by Carl Hunt. Golda used accounts from Parley Hunt and Dorie Hunt as well as several other sources. Jonathan Hunt & Susan Charlotte Nanney married on the November 13, l865 at Gus, Muhlenberg, Kentucky. In July 1875 they made the decision to move to Utah and join Jonathan's parents and brothers; Jonathan's father John, had passed away a short time before in Ogden. They managed to sell their farm and all they owned for three hundred dollars, selling or giving away all they had with the exception of their clothes and a few personal belongings that they could take with them. So the family started their journey west. They boarded a Steamboat down the Green River to the Ohio River, then up the Ohio to Evansville. From Evansville they took the trail it wasn't long until they were on board and were flying over the rails on their way to Council Bluffs where they stopped off to visit Aunt Betsy (Medford), Johathan's sister, also his brother, Enoch. They stayed there for two weeks and then took the train for Ogden, Utah, where they stayed with Jonathan's Brother Wills for a few weeks, until they found a house to rent. Jonathan found enough odd jobs to buy them the bare necessities. Linda was born that fall, in 11 October 1873. The family had rented a little ranch about three miles from Ogden from a Mr. Hall the next spring. On July 18, 1874; Parley, Idella and their mother (Susan) were baptized in the stream next to the house. The father Jonathan had been baptized earlier in Kentucky. That winter Jonathan brother Amos came up to Salt Lake from Hebron with his children, Linda and Amos who were to be married in the Endowment House. After the wedding, they came to Ogden to see Jonathan and Susan. Amos was in quite comfortable circumstances. He had written for Jonathan and Susan to come to Hebron so that he could help them. Jonathan's health was so poor that the family sorely needed some assistance. Following Amos's advice they sold or gave away everything that they couldn't haul in the wagon and with the help of Amos's son Jimmy who drove four horses and a wagon, up from Southern Utah and bought another wagon. Jimmy had brought his two sisters, Liza and Linda, with him.When Linda saw their new baby, she begged Susan to name her Linda, and she would buy her a new dress. Susan wasn't too fond of the name, but the girl coaxed so, that Susan finally gave in, and as a result baby Linda got a new pink calico dress, or at least the cloth to make one. With two teams and two wagons, Jimmy took the family back with him to Hebron. Hebron was near the present town of Enterprise. They lived in Old Hebron for two years. It was while living here that a son Jonathan Nephi was born on July 11 1877. Amos Hunt and John Pulsipher helped the family until Jonathan got a job with Bishop George Crosby, who had a contract maintaining the telegraph line from Parowan, Utah to Pioche, Nevada. His work was to cut and haul cedar posts which were tied with strips of rawhide to long pine poles and set in the ground to support the Telegraph line. The next move was to Gunlock, Utah. Amos helped them move, and Jonathan was able to buy a piece of land. John (another of Amos's boys) who was named after Jonathan lived in Gunlock. Of all of Amos's folks, John was most kind to them, and helped them in every way he could. He had a small two roomed home there in Gunlock, but welcomed them into his home with genuine hospitality. They lived right there with them for a time. John had six children and Jonathan and Susan had five at that time, so with the parents there were fifteen people sharing two small rooms, but they were so grateful for John's kindness. It was a little later that John helped them get the little farm. They owned a team, but feed was so scarce that Jonathan had to hobble them and turn them loose at night up on the hills where they could crop the feed. In the little Cove above Gunlock, on their little farm, they raised corn, cane and melons. Susan made molasses and peach preserves in barrels, and the children as much as they were able, did all they could to help. In the winter Jonathan went with other townsmen to Leeds, Utah and worked for Bishop George Crosby, who had a wood or lumber contract for the Lubbick Mill, which processed the ore from the Silver Reef mine. Jonathan wasn't a bit well, suffering from the lung sickness that had plagued him for a number of years even before they had left Kentucky. He could cut only one cord of wood a day, for which he was paid $2.00. Sometimes he took his eldest son, Parley with him to help a bit. Susan always took her children with her, to glean behind the men as they cradled the wheat. One time when father got to feeling a little better, he went to Silver Reef mine to work hauling wood. He wasn't able to do much, and when he came back he hadn't made as much as mother had made while he was gone. She had gleaned five or six sacks of grain. The lung sickness, Jonathan had for so many years finally made him bedfast. He lingered for a long time. We were alone with him in our little cabin, which was about half a mile above town. Finally some of Amos's boys came and stayed to help take care of him and were with us when he died, 18 Jan 1881. They had moved from the small house from in the cove above town to a location in town About the fall of 1882 Weir Leavitt, who had married, Idella, took Susan and the family to Bunkerville Nevada, to pick cotton grown by Myron Abbott and Dudley Leavitt. They picked the cotton on shares, and were boarded by whichever family that were working for at the time. After the picking was done they returned to Gunlock. In about 1883 the family moved to Leeds, Utah, where Parley had employment working for Bishop Crosby and others doing what he could, while his mother took in washings and the girls, Dorie and Linda helped by working for families who could pay for work in their homes. That same fall, so many tragic things happened. They all had the measles; even Susan finally got them, and she was very sick and as an aftermath she had pneumonia. She was so sick that she felt she would never get well. The children took care of her the best they could, but of course had no idea just how seriously ill she was. Finally they began to get better, but the measles left their eyes weak, and it was some time before they were really well. Before Susan was hardly able, she was out doing washings on the board again for anyone who could pay her a small pittance. The one daughter, Dorie was taken in by a young couple to help out in their home for a few months to pay for her board and room. This was a common practice but one which Susan was reluctant to consider, but also it was important to see that her children were fed, and those days were very difficult. The younger sister, Linda was taken in by another couple, the Isaiah Coxes, who had no children. Later Linda went to work for a lady down by the River Mill, where the ore from the Silver Reef mine was ground. This woman was sickly and had a large family. Every two weeks Linda was permitted to go home on Sunday. She worked there for six weeks then went to work for another couple who paid her $l.00 a week. This wasn't much, but it helped out the family, and they all shared and worked for a common cause. Whoever needed something worst, whether they had earned the money or not received the needed item when it was possible to obtain it. The woman`s name was Miller and she was awfully good to them. Mrs. Miller would sometimes make them underclothing out of flour sacks. When Bishop Crosby sold out his holdings in Leeds and moved to Arizona, he advised the Hunts to move to Bunkerville, Nevada as Idella and Weir lived there. The bishop in Bunkerville was a good friend of Bishop Crosby, and he would look out for their welfare. Arriving in Virgin Valley, Susan and her young family stopped at the old Gin Mill about a mile above the present site of Bunkerville. There were several houses there then, and the Gin Mill was a busy place during the cotton season. Bishop Bunker offered them fifteen acres of land near the Gin Mill, about six acres which was cleared for cultivation, but Weir and others talked them into settling across the River at Mesquite. They stayed in Mesquite about a year and a half and learned to love the people there. It was here that Dore met her husband, Alonzo Leavitt. He was also one of Dudley's boys and a half brother to Nora. They moved to Bunkerville and farmed one of Dudley's farms there. The Hunts soon moved to Bunkerville. It was too late to take the Bishop's offer, but they were able to buy a few acres from him and a few more from Steve Bunker and Orange Leavitt. Included in the purchase was a small one-roomed shack located on a hill, above the `Big Ditch' overlooking their farm? Linda helped her mother with the cooking and other work, of which there was always plenty, until she married Frank Leavitt on October 16, 1889, just five days after her sixteenth birthday. When Linda who was just younger than Dorie had given birth to her second child, she died. The child was only nine days old at the time. She died March 28, 1893 at Bunkerville. It was a sad and tragic event for the young motherless family. .

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Where is Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt's memorial?
Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt's memorial is located at: Asbury Cemetery, Morristown, Shelby County, USA.
When did Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt death?
Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt death on 28 Mar 1893 in Bunkerville, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Malinda “Linda” Hunt Leavitt's memorial?
Latitude: 39.6824989
Longitude: -85.7033005

Family Members:

Parent

Susan Charlotte Nanney Hunt

(1843 - 1919)

Spouse

Franklin Samuel Leavitt

(1867 - 1962)

Siblings

Idella Hunt Leavitt

(1866 - 1899)

Parley Smith Hunt

(1868 - 1953)

George Henry Hunt

(1879 - 1968)

Children

Franklin Ernest Leavitt

(1890 - 1958)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 39.6824989, -85.7033005

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Coordinate: 39.7010994, -85.6521988

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13. Westland Friends Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7430801, -85.6717606

14. Mount Lebanon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7360992, -85.7636032

15. Lisher Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6452590, -85.7824950

16. Blue River Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.6105537, -85.7047195

17. Liberty United Methodist Church Graveyard
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Coordinate: 39.6186409, -85.7524033

18. Western Grove Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7574690, -85.7035370

19. Muth Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7001850, -85.8052180

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Coordinate: 39.7270164, -85.6130753

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Greenfield, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7588997, -85.7497025

22. Franklin Cemetery
Carthage, Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6999588, -85.5949402

23. Oldham Cemetery
Marion, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6109000, -85.7649000

24. Nelson Cemetery
Arlington, Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6461360, -85.5982770