John Walton Price traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Cyrus Wheelock Company in 1853. 

He was 1- years-old at that time. pg. 4 

mother while Mr. Sutherland was on a mission. He did chores in the winter and 
worked on the farm in the summer. He also worked for Dr. Sutherland's 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hansen. When he was 17 he came to Idaho. 

John Price asked permission of his first wife to marry a third wife, and she 
refused and got a divorce. The third marriage was solemnized in the year 1886 
when he married Eliza Kunz. 

Mr. Price was living in polygamy and he, along with other brethren, in the 
Church, were forced to evade the law or serve time. He and his family traveled to 
New Mexico where they had some very interesting experiences. When they 
returned Mr. Price told his children to tell the officers that he was in Provo to 
prevent them from finding and arresting him. At one time, the neighbors sent word 
that the officers were spying around, in hopes that he would have time to escape. 
He would hide in the cornfield or any other shelter. One day, they came without 
warning while the men were hauling hay. The stack was quite high, but he slid 
down the opposite side and crawled into a ditch to hide. The officers were sure that 
he was in the hay. They jabbed all over the stack until they had proved to their 
satisfaction that he was not to be found. One day the officers asked Wilford where 
his father was and he answered, "He's gone to Provo." The officers went to Provo to 
look for him. He then decided to give up and serve a shorter sentence. He went to 
the store where the officers were watching for him and entered the back door. He 
surprised them and said, "Here I am." The officer remarked that he had surely 
taught that kid to lie, referring to Wilford. His third wife's baby was two-weeks-old 
when the marshal presented him for polygamy in Wasatch County. 

After he gave himself up, his children, Wilford and Martha, went to see him 
at the penitentiary. As they stood outside the gate and the warden approached 
them. The children said that they simply wanted to see their daddy. Not only did 
the warden oblige but allowed Wilford and Martha to see their dad at any time after 
that. Mr. Price spent 4 months and 10 days at the "pen" with many other Church 
brethren. He had a great deal of freedom and, under the conditions, he enjoyed 
himself. 

After returning home he and Eliza had a total of eight children, which made a 
grand total of 19 children he fathered and 29 grandchildren. 

The time was near when he would soon leave his earthly home and go to 
meet his reward in heaven. On his birthday, February 2nd, 1904 his wife became ill. 
His daughter came to see him, and his son brought him a cake. He was now 70 - 
years-old and very weak. On February 9th, he had an earache and was very sick. 
On February 10th, he scarcely knew anything. The doctor said it was spinal 
John Walton Price traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Cyrus Wheelock Company in 1853. 

He was 19-years-old at that time. pg. 5 

meningitis. 1 he children were called. On February 11, 1904, at 11:15 p.m., the angel 
o\ death moved around his bedside and took him home. He was buried February 
1 5 1 904 in the Mill Creek cemetery. 

Recollection by Martha Price Faggand Wi If ord James Price, children. 

Grandfather John Walton Price came from Herefordshire, England when he 
was 24-years-old. He was one of the soldiers that met Johnson's Army. He was 
married shortly after he came to Utah to a widow that had the misfortune of losing 
her husband and six children. 

Grandfather Price was trained while growing into manhood to care for 
animals and work on the farm in England. He was looked on as an agriculturist and 
veterinarian. As the story goes: There was a disease among the cattle in Salt Lake 
during the first years that he was there. He was kept busy doctoring the cattle. He 
was very successful and saved almost every one he treated. The people at that time 
had run out of flour and were eating bulrush roots, and the loss of cows was almost 
more than they could stand. One couple had a very dear cow, only one, and she was 
sick. They were so afraid she would die. They went to Brigham Young and asked 
him what to do. He told them to go to John Price. He was sure this man could help 
her and he did save the cow. 

John Price was a valuable person in the community. People took his advice as 
to planting crops. On account of the alkali, they were at a loss to know what would 
grow. 

Recollection by Ivie Josephine Judy Price, daughter-in-law 

1885 

Sugarhouse Territorial Prison 
John Walton Price serving time for practicing polygamy. 

He was with good company; 

seated center is Mormon Apostle George Q. Cannon 

along with other Mormon leaders incarcerated within the prison system. 

John Walton Price is front row, far left 


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