The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: Sarah
Surname: Tucker

Gender: Female

Birth date: 14 July 1827

Birth place: Clutton, Somerset, England

Death date: 15 February 1917

Death place: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States

Burial date: 18 February 1917

Burial place: Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States

Gover, Morris (1827-1908)

Married 11 June 1848 in England

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 28 February 1853 aboard the ship International.
Arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 25 April 1853.

Although born in England, she moved to Wales before immigrating to the United States.

At a young age, Sarah lived in service as a nurse maid. She married Morris
(or Maurice) Gover, a young coal miner on June 11, 1848 in England.
Morris was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on
April 10, 1849, and baptized Sarah on September 10, 1849. After he had
joined the Church, work was hard to obtain in Abersychan, Monmouthshire,
Wales.
Two children were born to them before they were able to leave Britain. The
baby,Elijah died the night before the ship left. The captain gave them
permission to take the body back to bury it on land. They sailed on the
ship, "International," on February 26, 1853, and landed in New Orleans.They
then sailed up the Mississippi River on a steamboat to St. Louis,then went
up the Missouri River to Florence, Nebraska.
They crossed the Plains and arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley on
September 23, 1853. Morris caught a severe cold and had ague fever from
pulling one of the wagons across the river. His illness left Sarah to gather
chips and do all the work. She walked the entire journey across the Plains.
The day after their arrival, Sarah obtained work in a home for her
board.Sarah would go to the tithing office and stand in line sometimes all
day before she could get her turn to receive her supplies.
She gathered sagebrush on the hills near the city to use as fuel. Sarah and
Morris moved to Newton in 1869, then moved to Clarkston into a one-room
log house. Sarah was very neat and particular about her home and her
personal appearance.
In 1875, the family experienced great sorrow when their only son died.Then
two years later, their daughter died from diphtheria. They bought a team,
wagon, and a small farm for employment for their son, Morris. When he died,
they sold the farm as Morris, Sr. wasn't interested in farming.
Sarah died at the age of eighty-nine years and was buried in
ClarkstonCemetery.

Sarah Tucker