Willden Family History

At one time, according to the Indigents Records of Beaver County, Charles
Willden kept a poor man for the county and I quote from the County Court
Minutes Register A, Page 24:

"By order of the court and the choice of Charles Willden, that
he agrees to wash and mend the clothes, lodge and board Mr. Fisher for
6 months at the rate of one dollar and twelve and a half cents per week."

Page 65 of Register A says "Charles Willden, Sr., bill for stationary
for the county amounting to $1.50 was presented and the court ordered that
a warrant be issued in favor of that amount. Also, Charles Willden's bill
for boarding Joseph Fisher 7 4/7 weeks at $1.12 ½ per week amounting
to 3 45/60 bushels of wheat.

In 1877 while living in Beaver he and Eleanor made at least 3 trips
to the St. George Temple where they did the ordinance work for some of
their dead relative. They felt very deeply the importance of this work.
This temple was dedicated 6 April, 1877 and the following month they went
by covered wagon to St. George a distance of about 110 miles each way.
In June they made the trip again, and before winter they went the third
time to the temple. In all they traveled by covered wagon over poor roads
approximately 660 miles sleeping in the wagon box or on the ground at night
and cooking their frugal meals over the campfire. Each trip took about
ten days. During the winter some of their children went to the Temple to
continue the work their parents had started. Charles' journal shows the
following temple work performed.:

Endowed May 17, 1877 for Jeremiah Willden and Betty Revil Willden

May 18, 1877 endowed for Thomas Turner and Ann Wittman Turner

June 20, 1877, endowed for John Turner and wife; William Wittman and
wife, and Jonathan Frost and wife.

His journal also shows the following Baptisms performed in Salt Lake
City, October 30 , 1873:

Thomas Turner William Wittman* David Turner

Ann Turner Hannah Hugall Wittman* Emanual Turner

John Turner Jonathan Frost* Elizabeth Turner

Mrs. John Turner Ann Hugal Frost*

* these names are mentioned in the will of John Hugall

The Iron Works in Cedar City had the first store south of Salt Lake
City. In their books for September 1853, is found an account of Charles
Willden with Pioneer Iron Co., (sold later after one year to Deseret Iron
Co., name of the store.) The pioneers paid their tithing through the store.

Dr. 1853 Cr.

to Sept. To Sundries per D134 $4.51 Aug 24 by green beans .25

to 1 vol of the Seers 2.00 by 40# flour 2.40

to 1 no of the Pearl 1.00 Sept 10 by hay 3.00

to Ellit Willden 23 by corn fodder 1.00

To produce tithing 8.00 30 by potatoes 1.00

not paid Oct 12 by carrots and beets .15

to labor tithing 48.00 by allowance 22.00

to 26# flour @ 7 1.82 for farming 11 acres

By 5 bu wheat

On produce tithing 10.00