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John J. and Harriet Esplin Home (Now Hattie's Inn in Orderville, Utah) |
Harriet Lenora Allen was born on April
8
th, 1857 in Santaquin, Utah County, Utah to Joseph and
Lucy Allen, who were pioneers and converts to the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. She often went by her middle name,
Lenora. Her family moved several times, at the instruction of church
leaders. On July 10
th, 1876, she married John James (John
J.) Esplin in the Salt Lake City Endowment House. John J. also
married Emily Alvira Hoyt on the same day. After returning from Salt
Lake City, the new Esplin family settled in the Glendale, Utah area,
where they were part of the church's United Order. They called their
homestead in Long View Canyon north of Glendale “Love-Berg.”
Together, John J. and Harriet had 9 children. At age 72, Harriet
accompanied John J. and Emily as they headed off to Moapa Valley,
Nevada, where John had lived as a child. Emily died en route. John
J. and Harriet returned to Orderville to bury Emily. John J. and
Harriet then set off again on the trip to southern Nevada. This
time, Harriet died en route. Her death certificate indicates her
cause of death as being “general debility and old age” with the
contributory factor being listed as “probably pneumonia.”
