Sidwell, Etta Jane, 1870-1958
Dates
- Existence: 1870 - 1958
Biographical History
Etta Jane Sidwell (1870-1958) was a leader within her community.
Etta Jane Sidwell was born on October 15, 1870 in Nephi, Utah to parents John and Eliza Wilson Sidwell. As a young girl she attended school where she also did work sweeping the floors. When she was eleven years old her mother died leaving her to care for the house.
Etta worked within her community fulfilling various callings. She served in the Mutual Improvement Association in many capacities. In 1915, she went to San Fransicsco, California where she attended the world's first geneology convention. She served as a missionary in the Juab stake from 1921-1922. She worked very hard to presrve the histories of Relif Society and Mutual Imporvement Association.
She passed away on August 15, 1958 in Nephi, Utah where she is buried.
Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, February 9, 2015 (Etta Jane Sidwell was born on October 15, 1870 in Nephi, Utah to parents John and Eliza Wilson Sidwell; attended school where she also did work sweeping the floors; her mother died leaving her to care for the house; worked within her community fulfilling various callings; served in the Mutual Improvement Association in many capacities; went to San Fransicsco, California where she attended the world's first geneology convention; served as a missionary in the Juab stake from 1921-1922; worked very hard to presrve the histories of Relif Society and Mutual Imporvement Association; passed away on August 15, 1958 in Nephi, Utah where she is buried)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ray Carl Howell collection of John and Etta Sidwell papers
Contains materials relating to the Black Hawk War. Included are the writing of John and Etta Sidwell documenting the story of the pioneers and the first settlers in the Salt Lake Valley as well as his speeches, music scores, letters, journals, and three notebooks used at war veteran meetings. Materials are dated approximately 1880-1910.