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Grafton Utah, October 17th, 2022.

Looking at the front porch of the house that Alonzo Russell built for his 2nd wife Nancy Briggs Foster Russell.

My information source seems to have a contradiction. It states that Alonzo built the adobe house in 1861, but it also states that the settlers didn't arrive there until 1862.

Alonzo was a blacksmith by trade and supplied the settlement with all manner of services. He lived in the home until 1910 when he died at the age of 89. His son, Frank, and daughter-in-law Mary Ballard Russell moved into the house in 1917 and lived in the home until they moved to St. George in 1944. They were the last residents to leave Grafton.

The house is large considering the time and place, but Nancy had 9 children plus she also cared for the first wife's daughter and the two children that had been abandoned by the third wife.

Description
Grafton Utah, October 17th, 2022.

Looking at the front porch of the house that Alonzo Russell built for his 2nd wife Nancy Briggs Foster Russell.

My information source seems to have a contradiction. It states that Alonzo built the adobe house in 1861, but it also states that the settlers didn't arrive there until 1862.

Alonzo was a blacksmith by trade and supplied the settlement with all manner of services. He lived in the home until 1910 when he died at the age of 89. His son, Frank, and daughter-in-law Mary Ballard Russell moved into the house in 1917 and lived in the home until they moved to St. George in 1944. They were the last residents to leave Grafton.

The house is large considering the time and place, but Nancy had 9 children plus she also cared for the first wife's daughter and the two children that had been abandoned by the third wife.