Joseph Lehi Biddlecome
History
Joseph Lehi Biddlecome was born in Bowling Green, Missouri Dec 22, 1834. He lived with his family in Nauvoo, Illinois for many years. His mother died in Winters Quarters, Nebraska in 1852 at the age of 17. He and his younger brother, George R. Biddlecome, were cared for on the planes toward Utah by relatives.1
In 1856, Joseph Biddlecome married Rebecca Nellie Robinson and spent some time in Deep Creek, Utah where Joseph helped to construct an eight-mile station for stage drivers. Rebecca was a cook for the stage drivers and Pony Express riders.2
In 1859, they entered Richmond and lived there for an unnumbered amount of years. While in Richmond, he married Margaret Ann Cooper. They moved from Richmond to Grantsville, Utah.2
Joseph Lehi Biddlecome died on June 14, 1906, in Arlington, Arizona, and was buried in Mesa, Arizona.
Sources
Author Unknown. (Year unknown) Joseph Lehi Biddlecome, Uploaded by RMaurineRoach, Dec 29, 2013, https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/4146920?p=44473733&returnLabel=Joseph%20Lehi%20Biddlecome%20(KWJ2-3XB)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FKWJ2-3XB
Beck, Ruby Biddlecome. (Year unknown) Written by Ruby Ann Biddlecome Beck. Copied by Virgina Griffith. Uploaded by pamash1, Aug 22, 2020, https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/112210105?p=44473733&returnLabel=Joseph%20Lehi%20Biddlecome%20(KWJ2-3XB)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FKWJ2-3XB
