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    1. [Dover] Dover in Utah
    2. I found the following account on Ancestry that looks like it must be information recorded by the Mormons. I have no idea who this Mrs Dover might have been or her children. Description: The Mormons have left an indelible tradition wherever they have lived; whether stopping to improve their financial condition, accumulate necessary supplies and gear or to concentrate their energies toward their ultimate goal: Zion! An understanding of the history of this great people is predicated upon the knowledge of all conditions and persons having significant effect upon Mormon lives and activities either directly or indirectly. An Enduring Legacy brings to the reader accounts of important events, such as the death of Brigham Young; intimate untold stories of choice relics housed in the Pioneer Memorial Museum; heartwarming events related by pioneers; the accomplishments and life sketches of Daughters of Utah Pioneers presidents; the history of the Indians of the Great Basin and adjacent areas; a famous California pioneer cemetery and the stories of the people buried therein. Lastly the experiences of early pioneers are told through their poetry. Source Information: Ancestry.com. An Enduring Legacy [database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1998. Original data: Daughters of Utah Pioneers. An Enduring Legacy. Vol. I-XII. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Printing Company, 1978. ******************************************** An Enduring Legacy An Enduring Legacy: Volume Eleven The Year 1887 Near-Disasters June 10, 1887. HOOKED BY A COW. Mrs. Dover, of the Twenty-first Ward, is still suffering quite severely from injuries received last Monday through being hooked by a cow. The animal has heretofore been considered very gentle, but on last Monday, while Mrs. Dover was standing in the yard with her infant in her arms, the cow was liberated from the stable and ran out to look for the calf, which was a few days old. Not seeing it, the animal apparently became enraged and ran at Mrs. Dover who endeavored to get out of the way, but could not do so. She was knocked down, but she managed to throw her child behind some currant bushes and out of harm's way. An Enduring Legacy An Enduring Legacy: Volume Eleven The Year 1887 Near-Disasters The infuriated beast hooked viciously for some time, striking the unfortunate lady many severe blows on the left shoulder, breast, and side. A young man nearby tried to get the animal off but could not until another man came to help him. Mrs. Dover was badly bruised, but she is now slowly recovering. Fortunately, the ends of the cow's horns had been sawed off or the injuries would have been even more severe. An Enduring Legacy An Enduring Legacy: Volume Eleven The Year 1887 A Wyoming Hermit A couple of hours after this occurrence, Mrs. Dover's son, eleven years of age, went in the yard to drive the cow into the stable, when the animal ran at him and caught him on her horn, throwing him fully ten feet and into a wagon that stood in the yard. He received a slight bruise on one leg. *********************************** I found these census records on the same page in Utah in the 21st Ward of Salt Lake City. These are indexed as DOVEN (except wife Sarah Dover) but I believe that they are actually DOVER. The 2nd Joseph Dover may actually be 37 yrs instead of 57. 1880 U.S. Federal Census > Utah Territory > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City >  District 49 Ancestry IM 16   Census Place 21st Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   Family History Library Film   1255337   NA Film Number   T9-1337   Page Number   151D    Joseph DOVEN   Self   M   Male   W   55   ENG   Stone Mason   ENG   ENG   Sarah DOVER   Wife   M   Female   W   57   ENG   Keeping House   ENG   ENG  (four households down) Joseph DOVEN   Self   M   Male   W   57   ENG   Stone Cutter   ENG   ENG   Mary B. DOVEN   Wife   M   Female   W   32   SCOT   Keeping House   SCOT   SCOT   Joseph F. DOVEN   Son   S   Male   W   5   UT      ENG   SCOT   Mary A. R. DOVEN   Dau   S   Female   W   4   UT      ENG   SCOT   Deseret DOVEN   Dau   S   Female   W   2   UT      ENG   SCOT   Helen DOVEN   Dau   S   Female   W   7M   UT      ENG   SCOT   Mary LADELAW   MotherL   W   Female   W   58   ENG   At Home   ENG   ENG   Helen LADELAW   SisterL   S   Female   W   16   ENG   At School   ENG   ENG   Mary A. BELL   Aunt   M   Female   W   62   SCOT   At Home   SCOT   SCOT 

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