Harriet Lenore Allen

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.”