Rebecca Hendricks II

Rebecca Hendricks was born on Jan 30, 1868 in Richmond to William Dorris and Almira Davenport Hendricks. Rebecca is a Pioneer of Richmond.

History

In her early life, Rebecca was educated in schools in Cove and Richmond. For a little while, she lived in Lewiston, Utah until she was 12 when she moved back to Richmond. 

Rebecca Hendricks married Alma Merrill on July 31, 1886 in the Logan, Utah Temple. She was married as Alma's polygamous wife, which time was difficult. She relates the following:

"I lived in polygamy and was on the “underground” for ten years. At this time there was much persecution of the Mormons for practicing polygamy, and being on the “underground” meant that the wives of the polygamists had to keep on the move to keep from being arrested by the U.S. Marshalls and their deputies. My first born, Carrie Rebecca was born a year after I was married. When she was only two weeks old, I had to drive thirty five miles to keep from being arrested. Erma, my next child was born and died on the underground, and was buried at twelve o’clock at night. Her father never saw her.

"My husband, Alma, was working on the railroad at this time. So I went out to Washington to be with him. I stayed there until just before my third child, Adrian, was born. I went back to Richmond, where he was born at the old mill."

She continued to live in Richmond where she raised her children. After the death of her sister in 1907, who was Alma's first wife, she began raising her children.

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