David Crockett & Lydia Young |
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Lydia Young Crockett Lydia Crockett “ …wife of David Crockett, Payson's first mayor; learned to talk to the Indians and did good wherever she could. She became interested in helping the sick and assisted many mothers in giving birth to their babies. She was called out all hours of the day or night and nursed many people with various ailments. The family moved to Logan in 1860, where she carried on her work as a nurse and midwife.” "Lydia Y Crockett attended the sick all over the Cache Valley. She delivered over 1000 babies; was Relief Society Pres & rode on the 24 July parade. Peteetneet Town, A History of Payson, Utah |
Lydia Young Crockett wife of David Crockett attended the sick all over the Cache Valley. Excerpts from “History of Disease & Medical Care in Cache Valley” By Ruth Smith, – mentioning my ancestors David Burlock Lamoreaux and Lydia Young Crockett. |
David Crockett and his son Alvin Crockett were very influential in the settling of Payson, Utah and the Cache Valley as shown in these histories Stories of David and Lydia Young Crockett found in PETEETNEET TOWN A History of Payson, Utah By Madoline Cloward Dixon David was the first Mayor of Payson and Lydia was a midwife. Stories of David and Lydia Young Crockett and their son Alvin Crockett found in The History of a Valley, Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho Joel Ricks, Editor – |
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