burned to prevent her from fleeing. Determined to buy her Durham was also responsible for much of the PUMMI furniture with having produced and acted in over 1,000 plays, was also Paragonah Burials Graves of Special Interest from the Native Americans, Sarah offered a number of items industry which developed in Parowan. a devout Mormon, serving as a Bishop for a number of years. Paragonah was settled in 1853 by a Edward Dalton came to the Salt Lake Valley with Brigham for trade, but was eventually forced to offer her husband’s Paulina Phelps Lyman, affectionately known as “Aunt Daniel Parker, the youngest brother of outlaw Robert Parker, number of Parowan families. For many Young in 1847. He was a skilled surveyor, and did much rifle, which the Native Americans took in exchange for the Pliny,” was a well-known and beloved “Butch Cassidy,” aspired to be a member of his brother’s years, Paragonah residents were buried in of the surveying of Salt Lake City. He was among the first child, who Sarah kept and raised as her own. early medical practitioner in Parowan. At notorious gang, but Butch didn’t want Dan involved in his the Parowan Cemetery. Inscribed upon their settlers in Parowan, having the responsibility of selecting the “Here lies the victim of a nation’s blunder,” thus says age 14, Paulina’s mother, Laura Phelps criminal activities. Despite Butch’s warnings, he went along markers is their place of death “Paragoonah”, exact town site and surveying the town. He was versatile in the inscription on the gravestone of began training her as a midwife in Nauvoo. on a robbery and was arrested. Dan was given an early pardon the original spelling. In the 1890s, the James his accomplishments: a member of the Mormon Battalion, Edward Meeks Dalton, often called the She married Mormon Apostle Amasa M. as a Christmas present by the governor who drew Dan’s name B. Davenport family donated property for president of the Parowan Dramatic Association, county judge, unwilling martyr, the only man to lose Lyman in Nauvoo and joined the exodus from a hat. Although he was a real western character and raised a cemetery in Paragonah, with the first president of the public library, delegate to the Territorial his life by the hands of a law officer in to the Salt Lake Valley. She lived in Salt a large family in Parowan, he never did realize his dream of person being buried there in 1899. Legislature, High Councilor in the the struggle over polygamy. The story Lake City for a year before answering being a big-time outlaw. Parowan Stake, and other responsible on the stone continues, “He was shot the call from Brigham Young to provide Another one of Parowan’s Reflection of History positions. As mayor of Parowan, he was [in the back] and killed December 16th, medical care to the fledging Mormon outpost of Parowan. She characters, Orieon “Onie” Webb Gravestones provide a wealth of information about the lives, a signatory with President U.S. Grant on 1886, in cold blood by a Deputy United served as a midwife, surgeon, physician, and psychiatrist for lost a leg from a black widow beliefs, and concerns of the individuals they memorialize, the town charter. States Marshal, while under indictment years. Aunt Pliny shared a home with one of her sister wives, spider bite. With no modern those who commission and those who produce them. As a Thomas Davenport, a potter by for a misdemeanor under the Edmunds anti-polygamy law.” Cornelia, after whose death, Aunt Pliny reared both families – a prosthesis available, he strapped group, they provide a valuable resource trade, came in 1852. After his arrival, he His popularity and the callousness of the murder made him total of eight children. Aunt Pliny became very self-sufficient a wooden leg on so that he could Construction of the Cemetery for understanding the community, past found fine clay deposits several miles a hero. So strong ran the sentiment in that children since her husband had seven wives and served nine official still ride his horse and herd sheep. Onie often demonstrated and present. Parowan’s large number of up Parowan Canyon. His unique style throughout the territory donated their pennies to purchase church missions. After the age of sixty, she went to Salt Lake how rough and tough he was by pegging his pocket knife into Rock Wall well-preserved locally produced nineteenth of pottery was used in every home throughout the southern the headstone for his grave. Edward Meeks Dalton was City for formal medical training and continued her career as a his leg – terrifying those who were unaware it was wooden. century gravestones, as well as the beautiful settlements. However, his talents were not limited to pottery- remembered by his two wives who loved him, the children trained midwife. Many children grew up believing that babies Amos C. Hatch, a descendant of Thomas Davenport, had Parowan Cemetery’s unique and beautiful rock wall replaced twentieth century markers reflects this making. His music and verse writing talents placed one of a deteriorating wooden picket fence. The wall was built as a who scarcely remembered him, his parents who could not came from her black medicine bag. Her compassion, broad a distinguished military career in both WWI and WWII. He community’s history. his hymns, “Come All Ye Sons of God,” in the LDS Hymnal. forgive his death, and by the townspeople who have kept his knowledge and experience are legendary in Parowan. She was became a teacher and principal at Parowan High School. He WPA project that provided employment for a number of citizens We learn of early local disasters: Oscar Zachariah B. Decker served in the Mexican and Indian during the Great Depression. There were two crews, each one memory alive. Edward’s story is still told at family reunions an impressive chapter in the annals of Utah’s pioneer midwives, took courses in pottery-making, thus carrying on the tradition Morris Lyman – killed in a boiler explosion; Wars and later with the Mormon Battalion. The story is told rekindling the emotions of 1886. serving the citizens of Parowan and neighboring communities of his ancestor, Thomas. After his retirement from the school consisting of fifteen to twenty men. One crew worked on the William C. Mitchell – killed in a logging accident in Parowan of how he bravely stood his ground when a commanding west side of Parowan Gap splitting rock with sledgehammers. Orton Family: The sorrow and tragedy of disease and death until the time of her death in 1912. system, he built a thriving pottery business, using native clay “Kanyon”; and, of the sorrow of death and battalion officer ordered the men to throw away their are nowhere better illustrated than in a pioneer cemetery. Alma Richards, who ran the fields of Parowan Valley as a and unique designs. At the time of his death, his work was for Two young men, Howard Adams and Ivan “Cop” Johnson disease – Julia Anna Orton and five of her freshly killed meat. Having hauled the rock on an old flatbed pickup truck to the waiting Julia Anna Orton and youth, became an athletic hero when he won sale throughout the region. children all dead within four months. Many gone without food for several her stillborn daughter Utah’s first gold medal in the at Luella Adams Dalton was an outstanding woman, an actress, crew at the cemetery. Those men, under the supervision chapters in the story of polygamy are told days, Zachariah told the officer, of Bart Mortensen and “Father” Page, accomplished rock died April 9, 1879. the 1912 in Stockholm. a writer and a keeper of the flame. She raised a large family in this cemetery – the story of the abundant “Shoot if you want to, but I’m City cemetery Alma, an 8th grade dropout who returned and saw that they were educated. She collected anecdotes, masons, laid the wall and arch entryway. A number of years life can be read in the clusters of Smith not throwing my meat away. We later, upon entering the cemetery, a large truck struck the arch records show the to high school at age 18, won a place as a historical vignettes, and researched events in Parowan’s history, stones. We gain an understanding of the are all starving.” He was also at deaths of her children high jumper on the Olympic team when he eventually publishing a “History of Iron County Mission, and brought it down. The arch was rebuilt, and in the 1970s it social and legal hardships endured by those Sutter’s Mill when gold was discovered in California. was destroyed in another accident. Then in 1998, the family Osman T., age 1, on was a 19 year-old high school sophomore. PAROWAN, UTAH,” a handbook of Parowan lore. She was who practiced this difficult religious tenet. Sarah Fish Smith McGregor’s granddaughter, Nevada May 30, 1879; Seth In the Olympic stadium, before Alma made Utah “Mother of the Year” in 1956. of Clefford and Ada and their son Daniel Evans donated funds See the graves of women who were left here to rear families: Driggs, tells the story of the rescue of Captain John C. to rebuild the arch and build a cemetery information building. T., age 3, and Hannah his last run at the 6’4” bar, he dropped to Scott M. Matheson, Governor of Utah, 1977-1985, was a Clarissa Whitney, mother of the first child born in the settlement, Fremont. Sarah, wife of LDS Parowan Stake President T., age 5, on July 26, 1879; and Charles “Charley” Bryant, age his knees in prayer to the consternation of 22,000 fans, the real son of Parowan. Although he grew up in Salt Lake City, Cemetery Traditions buried alone; Almera Smith Barton, married to Mormon Prophet John Calvin Lazelle Smith, heard faint cries for help during 10, on August 28, 1879 – all died of scarlet fever according King of Sweden and other athletes. He then cleared the bar Scott always considered himself a Parowan native. In his youth, Joseph Smith in Nauvoo and widowed there, remarried, came a winter blizzard. She roused her sleeping husband, who to Parowan Cemetery records, but descendants claim that and won the gold medal. Returning to continue his education he spent his summers in Parowan working on his uncle’s farm. Early on it became customary for families to pack a picnic to Parowan and yet is buried alone here; Zilpha, the wife of gathered neighbors Edward Dalton, John Steele and Jesse lunch and spend “Decoration Day,” now known as Memorial Charlie drowned. The headstones of Charley’s and Osman T. and his athletic competition, he won the AAU by a He always said his work ethic was born in Parowan. Scott was Mormon Apostle George A. Smith who led the first pioneers to N. Smith to investigate. They found Captain Fremont in a are notable artistically. According to former Utah Folk Arts remarkable 500 points, and would have competed in the 1916 a successful attorney. When he made the decision to run for Day, removing weeds and rocks from family graves and Parowan, remained here while her husband snowdrift, suffering from exposure, hunger, and exhaustion. carrying water to the wild roses. Since perpetual care began, researcher, Carol Edison, Osman T’s marker is arguably the Olympics, but WWI destroyed that dream. On his return from governor, he announced his candidacy from the veranda of his moved back to Salt Lake City with his John took Fremont to Sarah for care, and continued the search most beautiful nineteenth century folk art stone in Utah. WWI military service, he resumed his university education grandfather’s Parowan home. He always loved Parowan and lawns were planted and the traditional Memorial Day activity other wives and other Church callings; and, for the rest of Fremont’s exploring group. They soon rescued of cleaning cemetery plots was discontinued. At dawn on Shortly after Thomas Durham Sr. came to Parowan at Cornell, did graduate work at Stanford, and earned a law often visited here with his family. Although he was a Democrat, Paulina Phelps Lyman, wife of Mormon and nursed the men back to health. Parowan residents were in 1856, he took over the choir and trained them so well degree from USC. However, teaching was his first love, and he he was popular with all political groups, unusual in Utah. He Memorial Day, every veteran’s grave is decorated with a flag Apostle Amasa Lyman, came to Parowan credited with saving the expedition. and a white cross; flowers cover the cemetery; in the grassy that they were invited to sing in LDS General Conference taught science in California for 32 years. He never forgot that served two terms as governor, with him and she remained here serving Sarah’s resourcefulness and courage were further tested a number of times. The most well-known journey of the he was a small boy from Utah. Alma’s final request was that he gaining national recognition for area a flag flies at half-staff until noon; and a memorial the community as a midwife and teaching while she was alone at home and visited by a group of Native program is held concluding with taps being played from the Parowan choir was a trip to Salt Lake City in October 1870, be buried in Parowan. his administrative skills. Utah and hundreds of others the practice of medicine Americans who had a captive child from another tribe. The to sing at conference. While there, they also sang some William L. Adams, a talented Shakespearean actor, organized the nation lost a fine statesman red hills backdrop. Still continuing is the tradition of hundreds and midwifery. No other stone tells the Native Americans were arguing about whether to kill the girl of family members returning to the “Mother Town” to pay patriotic numbers and “Hard Times Come Again No More” the Adams Stock Company in 1913. The plays produced by when he died an early death in legal tribulations of LDS polygamists more poignantly than that or sell her when Sarah entered the scene. She could see that for General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War fame. this group played all over Utah and Idaho. Will L., credited 1990. their respects to their ancestors and catch up on old times of Edward Meeks Dalton, who was shot in the back as he rode the soles of the feet of the badly frightened child had been with others. his horse down a town street.

Parowan’s Gravestone Heritage John Parry, a Welsh stonecutter A fifth local carver whose stones are in a number of of Latter-Day Saints (LDS, Appreciation is given to those individuals and organizations arrived during the winter of 1856-57 southern Utah cemeteries is Nathan Benson, a Mormon Mormon) faith are seen in this who worked together to bring about the publication of this N CE Cemeteries and the gravestones they contain are among the to work on the town’s Rock Church. convert and an ancestor of several cemetery. The early Gothic historical and artistic guide to Parowan Cemetery. Numerous OWA METE richest repositories of information about local history and His markers are carved primarily in the local families. He came from England type stones exemplify western hours and years were spent collecting the data, researching AR RY culture. Perhaps the most interesting information gravestones grayish Kane Springs sandstone and are in 1858, bringing his wife and a large European beliefs. Visual cemetery records, and assembling and reproducing this guide. P convey is about the people who made them and those who simple in design. Many are like the 1860 family. It is told that his wife, Ann, images function as traditional Artistic, Historical and Cemetery Record Research: commissioned the work. Through their shape and design, Isabella Ward marker with sides sculpted didn’t want to come and was never Mormon symbols. The oak leaves signify strength, Carol Edison the words and images they contain, one can learn about the upward to a central point, with internal reconciled to frontier life. He is buried particularly strength in faith. In general, flowers and other Nancy Dalton cultural origins, traditions and heritage of the community, linear borders emphasizing the symbolic beside his wife, whose stone he carved. vegetation suggest life and its brevity. The rose represents Leilani Bentley providing insight into life and society of earlier times. In pointing toward heaven, characteristic of the Gothic revival It is interesting that his own stone is love and perfection, and the morning Sandra Benson Parowan, as in other frontier areas, the very first graves were style. Like the 1870 Horace Fish marker, other stones display much plainer, less ornamented, and glory symbolizes the resurrection; the Gail Harris likely marked with simple field stones or wooden crosses. curvilinear lines along the top edge. All are symmetrically very different from his carvings. His stones are easily vine of flowers represents Christ’s 1996 & 1997 Parowan High School Humanities Students However, at an early date a community burial ground was sculpted in a manner that exhibits the carver’s skill and his identified – sandstone with an arched top and characteristic birth, death and resurrection. The palm designated and graves identified with carved stones. This fact control of the medium. In addition to the names and dates engraved roses. They are attractive; more stylized and tree represents righteousness, and Sources: is a reflection of the Mormon culture, which values family of the deceased, he frequently included family names, place uniform then many of the other stones. lilies represent the resurrection. The Utah Historical Quarterly, Spring 1973 continuity and a strong belief in reunion with loved ones of birth, and in the absence of birth dates, the exact age at Although Parowan’s earliest weeping willow suggests mourning History of Iron County Mission Parowan, Utah in the afterlife. Other contributing factors to this early use death, explained in years, months and days – reminding us gravestone carvers used local and death. Other trees often represent of stone markers are the availability of local stone, skilled how precious even a day was during frontier times when sandstone, some switched to imported the “Tree of Life” explained in Book Photographs Courtesy of: craftsmen, and the desire of those early pioneers to establish lives were typically short. marble as soon as it became available. of Mormon scripture. On later stones, many books are Nancy Dalton permanent settlements. Parowan was settled in January of At least two generations of the Boyter shown representing the Book of Life or the Holy Bible. Englishman Thomas Hugo Hickman, a trained stonecutter, Lyman Family Records (Osman Ts headstone photo) 1851, making it the first Anglo community in southern Utah, decorated his gravestones with exquisite ferns, flower pots, family from Beaver carved marble Scrolls represent the list of those who would enter heaven. Parowan Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum the “Mother Town.” Today, over 160 years later, the Parowan or clusters of oak leaves and a distinctive style of lettering markers for the Gates symbolize the celestial city or the gates of heaven. cemetery contains what researcher Carol Edison, formerly Parowan cemetery. Birds suggest the soul – doves used for small children, Brochure Design and Composition: of the Utah Folks Art Program, calls the most impressive Their work, which is generally signed representing their innocence Leilani Bentley collection of locally produced nineteenth century gravestones along the bottom edge, is characteristic and for women to represent Nancy Dalton in the region. The cemetery is a treasure trove of pioneer of marble grave markers found during their virtue, while a pair of artistry, cultural and traditional lore, and local history. this period of time and featured biblical birds represents the love of a Participating Organizations: symbols like the rose on Sarah Gurr’s married couple. A lamb carved Parowan Heritage Foundation Gravestone Folk Art marker. The very popular clasped into the headstone or set on top Parowan Historical Preservation Commission Of the early gravestone carvers whose work is in the hands image was carved onto many of it speaks of the death of a young child or infant. In some Parowan City Corporation Parowan cemetery, Ms. Edison has identified four of the seven of James Boyter’s markers, including the one for Tessa cases it symbolizes Christ, the Lamb of God. Another very Cedar City – Brian Head Tourism Bureau who have representative stones in surrounding communities, which used all capitals, raised “st”s and “th”s, slanted Estella Yardley Goff. common symbol is that of the clasped hands, representing State History Department – State of Utah making the region unique among early frontier areas in the numerals and a unique way of carving the number 4. His only eternal life and marriage. Many of today’s markers continue beauty and diversity of its cemeteries. signed marker is that of Dellie S. Barton, a daughter of one Stone Carving Symbolism to provide insight into local This interpretive brochure has been financed in part with Federal Among the oldest markers are several of the wives of Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Hickman’s By the turn of the twentieth century, imported marble culture and concerns. Among funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, carved by John Price, a Mormon markers from northern Utah or the east coast had virtually the contemporary stones are and administered by the State Historic Preservation Office of Utah. The simple fern-adorned markers identifying Osman T’s and contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of convert from Tennessee. Using grayish replaced local production and the many that eloquently tell Charley’s graves are considered among the most beautiful the Department of the Interior or the Utah State Historic Preservation sandstone quarried from Kane Springs, and unusual examples of nineteenth century Utah folk art. gravestones placed in the Parowan the ongoing story of life in Office, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products Price carved the simple marker for Other Hickman stones include those of Emily Miller Jones, cemetery began to look more like twentieth century Parowan constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the David Lewis who died in 1855, brother Sally Barton, and Simon T. Topham. those found throughout the country. through a wide variety of personal imagery. Numerous Interior or the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. of pioneer Bishop Tarelton Lewis, and is English carver, John Wilkerson, Monument companies soon shifted to stones picture an LDS temple, roses, books, occupations, This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification identified by some as the first burial in immigrated to southern Utah in the granite marbles and used pneumatic talents, and various lifestyles of the and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights the community cemetery. 1880s. He found many customers chisels and later sandblasting person memorialized. It is interesting Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Another convert and stonemason, interested in permanently marking technology to incise images onto the that a number of modern stones, as Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. Department A WALKING TOUR of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, s Elias Morris, lived in Parowan from graves of those who had died years markers. Much of well as replacement markers, replicate national origin, disability or age in its federally 1853 to 1860. In 1857, he carved before, including the grave of Andrew the carving on gravestones indicates the carvings of the very early stones, markers for William C. Mitchell and religious beliefs, lifestyles, and i.e., Almera J. S. Barton. assisted programs. If you believe you have been THROUGH PIONEER Baston, who died in Parowan in 1857. discriminated against in any program, activity, others. Later he moved to Salt Lake City sentiments of those left to mourn. The Wilkerson’s distinctive stones were or facility as described above, or if you desire to start a monument company there, but carved from fine grained sandstone that carvers utilized some symbols from further information, please write to: Office FOLK ART and HISTORY still continued to carve marble markers varies in color from tan to brown to red the European and Judeo-Christian for Equal Opportunity, National Park Service, for Parowan residents such as Jane Wells and feature biblical symbolism. background of the faithful; others 849 C Street NW, Washington D.C. 20240. Cooper Hanks. peculiar to the Church of Jesus Christ Copyrighted 2013 s PAROWAN CEMETERY

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PLAT B-NORTH SECTION OLD SECTION Cemetery Info Building ENTRANCE Grave Marker Walking Tour Guide This walking tour will guide you to many of the 14. Maria Holmes Warren – Arrived in Parowan 25. Laman Hofheins – One of several Native She decided to remain in Parowan when 57. John & Betsy Topham – Arrived in Parowan 77. Edward & Elizabeth Dalton – Surveyor was his artistic, historic and notable graves in the Parowan with the first group of pioneers. American children adopted by pioneers during husband returned to Salt Lake City. with the first group of pioneers. Called to settle occupation. Arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in cemetery. As you walk through the cemetery you will 15. John Prothro – Artistic. Poetic message to the Utah Indian wars. (There is no marker for 39. Edward Meeks Dalton – Artistic. Killed for Paragonah. 1847 with Brigham Young. notice other markers of artistic and historic value children. Called to settle Paragonah. Laman, but he is buried next to Sarah Barkes) refusing to denounce either of his wives when 58. Mercy Jane Horsley – Artistic – Example of the 78. Elizabeth Hansen – Artistic. providing an insight to how precious lifes was and the 16. Mary Lewis Prothero – Artistic. Went with 26. John C. L. Smith – First Parowan LDS Stake Utah outlawed polygamy in order to gain “Tree of Life” image. s79. EliA. Whitney, Clarissa Whitney and New Samuel challenges these early residents faced in creating a husband John to settle Paragonah and was a President. statehood. 59. Horace & Brose Thornton Grave – Example of Whitney – Clarrisa arrived in Parowan with the sustainable community. cheesemaker. 27. Horace & Hannah Leavitt Fish – Artistic. 40. Amos C. Hatch – Notable Potter. a child’s grave with a lamb on top. first group of pioneers. Eli was a Blacksmith 17. Andrew Baston – Artistic. Arrived in Parowan Horace was a member of the Parowan 41. Wm. Howard Knight – Contemporary example 60. Horace Thornton – Artistic. who pulled teeth. New Samuel was the first baby 1. John Benson – Artistic. Logger and freight with the first group of pioneers. Minuteman Militia and was involved in the of folk artistry. Phebe Smith – Artistic. born in Parowan in his parent’s wagon box on hauler. 61. 18. Thomas Davenport – Artistic. Early Potter, Raid at Little Creek, where he tracked the 42. William & Sarah Gurr – Artistic. Came from 62. Susan Smith – Artistic and includes a Footstone. March 1, 1851. 2. John Pirkins – Artistic. Musical Composer and Poetry Writer. movements of Native Americans who were England via Australia to San Bernadino, 63. Patience Smith – Artistic and includes a 80. Orieon “Onie” Webb – Artistic. 3. Moroni Kligen Smith – Artistic. Livestock Dennis E. Stowell – Utah State Senator (2006- rounding up pioneer cattle and horses, while California, on an infamous ship journey. Footstone. John H. Henderson – Arrived in Parowan with herder. 19. 81. 11), Iron County Commissioner (1997-2006), other pioneers went back to Parowan to get 43. Sally Penn Barton – Artistic. Called to settle 64. Jane Wells Cooper Hanks – Artistic. Jane and the first group of pioneers. Called to settle 4. Frances Lemmon Bolton – Artistic. Parowan Mayor (1987-96) help. Paragonah. her husband, Ebenezer, were sent to Parowan by Panguitch. 5. Chester Hallingshead – Artistic. 20. Clarrisa Hancock Alger – Artistic. 28. William C. Mitchell II and his wives and 44. Lydia E. Stevens Clark – Artistic. Mormon President Brigham Young to start the 82. Herbert Hyatt – Railroad freight hauler. As a 6. Mary Davis Evans – Artistic. 21. William C. Mitchell I – Artistic. Arrived in children: Mary Ann, Eliza Ann, Augusta and 45. Robert Fowler – Artistic. Cotton Factory. Mormon Battalion. child, his family was sent to settle Panguitch. 7. John & Catherine Steele – Artistic. Arrived Parowan with the first group of pioneers, Killed Hulda – Artistic. William II arrived in Parowan Margaret F. Smith wife of Jesse N. Smith’s Eliza Gribble – Artistic. Ada Warren – Baby Lamb Grave. in Parowan with the first group of pioneers. 46. 65. 83. in a sawmill accident in Parowan “K”anyon. He with the first group of pioneers including his and their child, and Jesse’s brother Silas S. Mary Ann Newman – Artistic. Aunt Paulina “Pliny” Lyman – Notable Woman Mormon Battalion. 66. 84. was a member of the Iron County Choir formed father and son. He was a member of the Iron Smith’s two wives – Notable example of 67. Daniel Stones – Artistic. Doctor, Midwife and Medical Teacher. 8. Starling G. Driggs – Arrived in the Salt Lake on Jan. 5, 1851, while camped at Cove Fort on County Choir formed on Jan. 5, 1851, while pioneer polygamous family life. The three Wilson Lund – Called to settle Paragonah. Donald Green – Contemporary Baby Grave. Valley in 1847 with Brigham Young. 68. 85. their way to Parowan. camped at Cove Fort on their way to Parowan. wives died within a year of each other, leaving 69. Z. B. Decker – Arrived in Parowan with the 86. Loren C. Skougard – Contemporary Headstone 9. Oscar M. & Cornelia Lyman – Artistic. Oscar Mrs. Swarthoff – In April 1851, five days David Lewis – Artistic. Oldest Marker in the Jesse’s first wife, Emma, to take care of the first group of pioneers. Served in the Mormon that he quarried prior to his death. was killed in a sawmill explosion above Red 22. 29. behind the rest of a wagon train headed for cemetery. children from both families. Battalion, Indian Wars, and Mexican War. Was Luella A. Dalton – Notable historian and writer. Creek Reservoir in a small canyon that after 87. San Bernardino, Mrs. Swarthoff was in the last Robert & Eliza Patterson Miller – Arrived in Daniel P. Clark – Artistic. Called to help settle elected Iron County’s first Constable on January Alma W. Richards – Parowan Native and Utah’s the explosion was named “Blow Up.” 30. 47. 88. wagon to pass through Parowan. Just south of Parowan with the first group of pioneers. Panguitch. 16, 1851. First Olympic Gold Medal Winner in 1912. 10. William H. & Lovina Dame – Arrived in Summit, Mrs. Swarthoff and her unborn child Almera Smith Barton – Actual polygamous Joseph and John Holyoak – Artistic. Simon Topham – Artistic. Was a butcher. Daniel Parker – Brother to infamous outlaw Parowan with the first group of pioneers. 31. 48. 70. 89. died during childbirth. Parowan Company wife of LDS Prophet Joseph Smith and later Thomas and Sarah Jane Owens – Died in Emily Miller Jones – Artistic. “Butch Cassidy” (Robert LeRoy Parker). William was Parowan’s first Mayor. 49. 71. Leader George A. Smith had the bodies brought was married to Rueben Barton. “Paragoonah,” which is the original spelling 72. Margaret B. Pendleton – Artistic. 90. LaMar & Roma Jensen – LaMar wrote the 11. Elijah Newman – Arrived in Parowan with back to Parowan. They were buried in the same Dellie S. Barton – Artistic. Only Gravestone of Paragonah. Bodild M. Jenson – Artistic. Poetic verse words to the song, “(Parowan) Mother Town” the first group of pioneers. Member of 32. 73. wagon box that the first baby was born in and in southwest Utah that T. H. Hickman signed. Margaret E. Stevens – Artistic. inscription. that is sung every year at Parowan’s Birthday Parowan’s first City Council. 50. were the first burial in Parowan’s Cemetery. 33. Charley’s Grave – Artistic. (Charlie Orton) 51. Tessa Estella Yardley Goff – Artistic. 74. Nathan Benson – Parowan native and Stone celebration. His son, William Gary Jensen 12. John Burton – African American and a “Free Isabella Ward – Artistic. Seth Orton – (there is no marker for Seth and Mary M. Janes – Artistic. Carver arranged the music. Slave” during the slavery era, who was 23. 34. 52. Richard & Phoebe Benson – Arrived in Hannah, but they are buried between their Jane Fowler – Artistic. Anne Baybutt Benson – Artistic. Husband Albert Mitchell – Served as the head of the also known as Burton Robinson. 24. 53. 75. 91. Parowan with the first group of pioneers. brother Charley and mother Julia Anna) Thomas Durham – PUMMI Furniture Maker. and stone carver, Nathan Benson, carved her University of Utah’s Drama Department. Accepted the Mormon religion and 54. Richard was a member of the Iron County Hannah T. Orton Musical Director and Composer. headstone. Governor Scott M. Matheson – Parowan native traveled west with the Mormon 35. 92. Choir formed on Jan. 5, 1851, while camped Julia Anna Johnson Orton – Artistic. Osman T’s Grave – Artistic. One year- Sidney Burton – Artistic. Became a life-long who served two terms pioneers and arrived with the first 36. 55. 76. at Cove Fort on their way to Parowan. Phoebe, Wimmer Children – Artistic. old son of Taylor and Julia Anna Orton. friend and advisor to the Native Americans who as Utah’s Governor. group of pioneers to Parowan. 37. an excellent seamstress, assisted in creating the 38. Zilpa S. Smith – Arrived in Parowan 56. Benjamin & Ellen Watts – Benjamin called him “heap wino” (sic) meaning “good 13. Susan Robinson – Arrived first flag for Parowan from scraps of blue, red with the first group of pioneers. Wife arrived in Parowan with the first group of man.” Arrived in Parowan with the first group in Parowan with the first group of and white cloth. of Apostle George A. Smith who led pioneers. Called to settle Paragonah. of pioneers. pioneers. the first group of pioneers to Parowan.