More treasures located on Ancestry.com When I was in Salt Lake, I went looking for the Hunter family - found tombstones and the street I thought they may have lived on. But this little treasure was there all the time on the web... The photo is of Elizabeth Patterson Hunter (1822 - 1914). She immigrated to the US to follow her husband Adam Hunter with four young children. After 2 years preparing in St. Louis, they were ready to trek west in the spring of 1952. They travelled with Jon Higbee's company, ferrying across the Missouri River and then traveling on through Winter Quarters. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on August 13 at 11:00 a.m.
Years later in 1894, for the "Days of '47", Elizabeth celebrated in her native tradition. Quoting from the Ogden Standard Examiner (21 Aug 1894) "Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, although almost 72 years of age, danced the Highland fling in Scottish costume, to music furnished by the old Nauvoo Band."
Thanks to Marsha Lindgren and Robert Folkman for posting the information!
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