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Note: Name Suffix:<NSFX> Jr. ANDREW LEE ALLEN, JR. - A polygamist Andrew Lee Allen was born I 6 Aug. 1832 Burton, Cattaraugus Co., New York. He was the son of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen. After his parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he went with them on their journey Westward. While living at the junction of the Missouri and Platte Rivers he worked in his brother, Elijah's sawmill. The money earned operating this mill and the sale money of it helped provide the family with the means to outfit them for their trip across the plains. He and 1his brothers were united workers, which brought success to their many financial projects. Andrew, James, and Charles were among the group who continued to San Bernardino, California to pioneer. After being there two years they had the opportunity to haul some freight to Salt Lake City. Their mother, sister and younger brothers for the return trip to California joined them. They lived a good life in California until their Mother desired to see her children in Utah before she died. After returning to Richmond, Utah, Andrew Lee and his brothers owned and operated a sawmill. He served in the Black hawk War. With Seul Lamb of Hyde Park, Utah he stood guard against the Indians. They took turns shoveling snow so each could get a catnap on the well-frozen ground. He married Minerva Whittle, daughter of Thomas Levi and Mary Jane Butterfield Whittle, 4 Mar. 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He filed on i6o acres of land In Coveville, Utah where they made their new home 1873. His brother Levi lived with them nearly i6 years until he married in 1888. Levi was loved and respected by all the family. It was here that most of Andrew and Minerva's children were born. Andrew and Levi acquired a large tract of land by homesteading and buying. T he y farmed the land as one large farm for many years and never had trouble. There was a sincere love and respect between them, which was very rare. On the farm they raised hay, grain, beef and dairy cattle. When they dissolved the partnership, one teenage boy from each family was sent to divide the cattle and every one concerned was satisfied with their division. They gave 40 acres of land to the Coveville Ward for the Missionary Farm and it is now used as the Ward Welfare Farm. After he was ordained a High Priest 27 Nov. 1882 by M. W. Merrill, he was set apart as counselor to Bishop John C. Larsen who was the first Bishop of Coveville Ward. He served faithfully and efficiently for more than 25 years, He married Ann Spackman 8 May 1884. She was the daughter of Edward and Rosanna Black Spackman. Andrew and Ann were the parents of four daughters. He took his second wife to Canada with the original Pioneer Company that left northern Utah the latter part of March 1887. His first- wife, Minerva, remained with the older family on the home farm in Cove. He drove his team and plow that plow e d the first furrow for the city of Cardston with President Card holding the plow. He and his nephew, Warner Allen, proceeded to break one half acre on Lees Creek bottom which they planted with vegetables. He returned to Utah In October 1887 and his homecoming was sad as his second son, Sidney had died. He arrived just before the funeral. He too k every opportunity to better the community and state by helping with the building of schools, churches, temples, factories, and piping of spring water for home and community use. He also aided in supplying electric lights and he provided all his family and others to get an education. He had a strong faith that things that seemed impossible to do could be done. He proved that faith by saving a pair of badly frozen hands after the doctors said they must be cut off to save the life of the individual. Through faith not a finger was lost. He ha d vision to acquire enough land to provide work for all his family. He was honest and upright in all things and was loved and respected by all who knew him. Andrew Lee Allen
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