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Ellen Sophia DeGraw

Female 1855 - 1920  (64 years)


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  • Name Ellen Sophia DeGraw 
    Born 5 Sep 1855  Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Apr 1920  Garrison, Millard, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Apr 1920  Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1203  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family 1 John Thomas Mathis,   b. 28 Apr 1849, of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1927, Cucamonga, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 2 May 1870  Spring Valley, Lincoln, Nevada, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 David Ira Frederick,   b. 21 Dec 1854, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1923, Burbank, Millard, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1881  Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect May 2002.

      2. Censuses:
      1880 US: Hillsdale, Iron, Utah; FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 340B [lived next to David Frederick.]:
      Moroni Degraw, self, Single, age 39, b. IL, fa. NY, mo. VT, laborer.
      Jacob Degraw, bro., Single, age 24, IA, NY, VT, laborer.
      Sophia Degraw, mother, widow, 66, VT, VT, VT, keeping house.
      Ellen S. Degraw, sister, divorced, 24, UT, NY, VT, keeping house.
      Willis Degraw, brother, single, 19, UT, NY, VT, laborer.
      Sarah E. Mathis, niece, 8, NV, IA, UT.
      John T. Mathis, nephew, 4, NV, IA, UT.
      Sophia Mathis, niece, 2, UT, IA, UT.

      1900 US: Monroe, Sevier, Utah; ED 132, p. 33A, 8 June 1900, entry 139 [note: 8 Sep 2003 email from Ruby Packer , author of a book on the Degraw family, indicates there were only a total of 8 children and not 9 as the census reported]:
      David Frederick, head, b. Dec 1854, age 45, m. 19 yrs., b. CA, fa. b. Michigan, mo. b. Unknown, sheep herder, owns home.
      Ellen S., wife, b. Sep. 1855, age 44, m. 19 yrs., 9 total children, 7 living, b. UT, Fa. b. Denmark, mo. b. Sweden.
      Jeannette, dau., b. Nov 1881, age 18, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      David I., son, b. May 1884, age 16, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Alfred, son, b. Sep 1886, age 13, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Willis, son, b. Oct 1888, age 11, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Mary, dau., b. Apr 1890, age 9, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Ralph, son, b. Mar 1895, age 5, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Eulalie, dau., b. Jun 1898, age 1, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT.
      Note: I only had records for 8 children, but this record says there were 9 total but only 7 living. This means there should be one additional child.

      3. Parents are Jacob DeGraw and Sophia Dutton. They were temple marriage sealed 14 Jun 1883 SGEOR. The book "Mormon Redress Petitions, Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict," edited by Clark V. Johnson, contains a copy of the "Scroll Petition" dated 28 Nov 1843 at Nauvoo, IL addressed to the U.S. Congress by members of the LDS Church who had property destroyed by Missouri mobs in the 1830's. Included with over a couple thousand signatures are Jacob, Sophia, and Rebecca Degraw.

      4. Per 12 May 2002 Ancestry.com database ":1690894": children of marriage with John Mathis:
      a. Sarah Ellen Mathis, b. 11 Jun 1871 at Spring Valley, Nye, Nevada. Marriage sealing to John Peter Pearson, 2 Dec 1886 SGEOR. D. 18 Dec 1943 in Brigham, Salt Lake, Utah and bur. 22 Dec 1943 in Utahn, Duschene, UT. Had 12 children born from 1893 thru 1912 in Huntington and Castle Dale in Emery Co., UT. 8 Sep 2003 email from Ruby Packer , author of a book on the Degraw family, indicates Sarah had 15 children.
      b. John Thomas Mathis, b. 21 Feb 1876 at Santaquin, Utah, Utah; d. 21 Mar 1891.
      c. Sophia Mathis, b. 5 Jun 1878 at Hillsdale, Iron, Utah, d. 28 Oct 1914 in Junction, Piute, UT and bur. Howes Cemetery, Marysvale, Piute, UT. Marr. William Howes 24 Apr 1895 in Manti, Sanpete, UT. Had 6 children born 1896 thru 1909 in Marysvale, Piute, UT. 8 Sep 2003 email from Ruby Packer , author of a book on the Degraw family, indicates Sophia Mathis married William Howes and they had nine children.

      5. On file are photos of:
      a. John Mathis, his mother Sarah Dowdle and perhaps his niece Celeila Mathis.
      b. Ellen and her second husband David Frederick.
      c. Also on file are three additional photos of his two daughters with Sophia Degraw including their husbands and families. Photos received 4 Oct 2003 from Ruby Packer .

      6. Copy of letter received from Dave Frye and on file with me addressed to Sarah Gibbs by Ellen DeGraw Frederick (wife of David Frederick, Jr.) with a mention about Martha Catherine Frederick, David Frederick Sr. (Dad) and David Frederick Jr. Martha had evidently just left Michael Stoker and the two children were Mary Grace Shoemaker and Sarah Catherine Stoker. A copy of the envelope with a two cent stamp is included with the letter - it is addressed to Miss Sarah Gibbs, Salt Lake City, 123 N. 40 W. St." with note penciled "rec'd June 27, 1885." The transcription:
      "Glendale, June 24th, 1885. Dear Sarah, I recieved [sic] your kind and welcome letter and was glad to hear from you but was very sorry to hear of you looseing your little brother. It must be a terrible blow on your mother. Dad is not here now. He went to Parowan in April to see about his pension. He wrote back that he got there all right and found many warm friends. I also received a letter from Martha. She has left her husband again. She has got two children. I have got a baby boy 13 months old. Dad alway said that he reminded him so much of Frankey that he could not help loving him. David is not at home at present but I think he will be home in a few days then we are a going to move to Castle valley. There is not much new to write. Hoping this finds you as it leaves us all well. I remain as ever your friend. Ellen G. Frederick. You must not forget to write again. Please direct to Muddy Creek, Emery Co., Utah."

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Lengthy biography of Ellen per the book "Life History of Jacob, Sophia DeGraw Family," by Ruby Henson Behrman Packer, 5947 S. 3650 W., Roy, Utah, 801-985-7100, microfilm copy FHL film 573528. Book has several photos and are in my files. Transcription:
      "Ellen Sophia DeGraw was born 5 Sep. 1855 in Lehi, Utah. She was the youngest and last child of Jacob DeGraw and Sophia Dutton. She had six sisters and four brothers. They were: Emaline, Clarissa, Eugene LaFayette, Martha Jane, Moroni, Mary, Jacob Jr., Elizabeth Rebecca, Juliet, and Willis Boren. Her father, Jacob, was born 15 July 1811 in Mendon, Monroe, New York. Sophia Dutton, her mother, was born 26 Aug. 1814 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Ellen Sophia was named after her mother. Jacob and Sophia were in the 15th company to cross the plains in 1852. They left in July and were led by Captain Robert Weimer. (Source: "Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains {1847-1868}" by Melvin L. Bashore.) Jacob, Ellen's father, could not walk. He spent his life from Childhood on crutches. They settled in Lehi, Utah, where Ellen was born three years later. Ellen's father, Jacob, died 5 Jan 1856 in Lehi, Utah, when she was only five months old. Her mother remarried one year later 18 Jan. 1857 in Provo, Utah, to William Willis Boren (known as Willis). He was 61 years old and Sophia was 43 years old. (Source: Taken from the journal of John Crook.) When Ellen was five years old, her family lived in the old Heber Fort. While living there, her mother gave birth to her younger brother, 22 June 1860. He was named Willis after his father. While they were living in Santaquin, President Brigham Young asked for volunteers to travel to Spring Valley, Utah (now Nevada) and help build a settlement there. Both Sophia and Levi Martin Hampton's families said they would go. (Source: Taken from the history of Levi Martin Hampton written by Roselia Hampton Mills.) When they arrived in Spring Valley, Levi Martin Hampton and Juliette DeGraw were married 4 April 1869. (Source: Taken from Levi Marin and Juliette Hampton's history by their daughter Roselia Hampton Mills.) One year later when Ellen was fifteen years old she married John Thomas Mathis 2 May 1870 in Spring Valley, Nye, Nevada. John Thomas was born 28 April 1849 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. He was the son of John Thomas Mathis and Sarah Ann Dowdle. His father, John, was born 25 Sep. 1825 in Huntington, Carol, Tennessee. His mother, Sarah, was born about 1828 in Franklin County, Alabama. They were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both of his parents smoked pipes. Their grandson, Angus Howe, said when he went to visit them in California that he remembered them both sitting in rocking chairs near the fireplace smoking their pipes. From time to time each of them would reach into the fireplace and pick up a hot coal with their fingers and set it on their pipe. (Source: Taken from the history of Angus Howes and Ethel Jessen Howes by their daughter Delna Martine Howes Daly, pg. 4.) John Thomas was never baptized. It is said that his parents became disaffected with the church. (Source: Information from Elouise Rust Ingleby.) He was the oldest of eleven children. He had six brothers and four sisters; they were John Thomas, Elizabeth, Julia, Elvira, Robert, Ann, Joseph, and Allen. It is said that he was known as a southern sympathizer. He had some Black people working for him. They were not slaves as he did pay them some money. (Source: Information verbally given from Elouise Rust Ingleby.) John Thomas and Ellen Sophia were living in Spring Valley, Nye, Nevada when their first Child, Sarah Ellen was born 11 June 1871. She married John Peter Pearson 28 Dec 1886 in St. George, Washington, Utah. She died 18 December 1943 in Bingham, Salt Lake, Utah. She was buried in Utahn, Duchesne, Utah. [Their second Child] John Thomas was born 21 Feb. 1876 in Santaquin, Utah, Utah. He died 11 March 1891 at the age of 15. He is buried in the Huntington City Cemetery. Some family members claim that his death was caused by white leg. (Source: Information from Delna Daly.) Elouise Engleby said he went swimming in the heat of the day and died of a heat stroke. [Their third Child] Sophia was born 5 Jun 1878 in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah. She married William Howes 24 April 1895 in the Manti Temple in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. She died 28 Oct 1914 in Junction, Piute, Utah. There is rumor that John Thomas Mathis divorced Ellen Sophia before 1880. (Source: Verbal information of Elouise Rust Ingleby.) The following is told by Angus Howes to his daughter, Delna Daly: 'In the early spring of 1907 Sophia and William known as (Bill) Howes decided to go to California. Sophia wanted to see her biological father. She was a little girl when he left them and went to California. She had never met her half brothers and sisters. They had three children: Angus was 11, Arnold was three, and Ida was one year old. They took two wagons, Bill drove one wagon with Sophia and Ida Angus drove the other wagon with his brother, Arnold. When they arrived in Ely, Nevada they ran out of supplies and money. They stayed there long enough for Bill and Angus to find work to earn money for supplies. They traveled to Tonapa, Nevada. Then to Bishop, California, finally arriving at the Mathis ranch near Palmdale, California. It meant a lot to Sophia to see her father and her children their grandfather. (Source: History of Angus Howes by Delna Daly, pg. 4.) John Thomas married Theodosia Ellis 2 Feb. 1893 in Downey, Los Angeles, California. She was born 16 Mar 1872 in Santa Anna, Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Thomas J. Ellis and Mary A. McGuire. They had eight children: Zella Rachel, Della Irene, Oscar George, Ralph James, Ellis Franklin, Theodosia, Ruth Hazel and Carl Kenneth Mathis. They were all born in California. When Sophia met her siblings, Zella was 14, Della was 12, Oscar was 11, Ralph was 9, Ellis was 7, and Theodosia was 5 years old. When the Howes arrived at the Palmdale Ranch they had a 60 lb. can of Utah clover honey they had hardened in the can. The children went crazy over the honey. They would break it off in chunks and eat it like a piece of candy. Fifty years later in 1957 Delna Daley and her father Angus went to visit his aunts and uncles in California. They still remembered the Utah honey. Ellen Sophia married David Ira Frederick Jr., a widower, 1 Jan 1881 in Orderville Kane, Utah. They were sealed 10 Feb 1881 in the St. George temple. At the time of this marriage Sarah Ellen was ten, John Thomas was five and Sophia was three years old. David Ira Frederick Jr., was born 21 Dec 1854 in San Bernardino. San Bernardino, California. His parents were David Fredrick and Mary Ann Winner. He was their only son. He had three sisters: Georgiana, Cynthia Julia and Martha Catherine. They were all born in San Bernardino, California. His father, David Ira Fredrick Sr., was born 15 Sep. 1809 in Mendon, Montgomery, New York. His mother, Mary Ann Winner was born 24 Sep. 1828 in Dover, Mammoth [Monmouth], New Jersey. The Winners are of Dutch descent. Their forefathers came from Amsterdam and settled in New Amsterdam, New York. They were merchant men and were prosperous. [Kerry's note: the Dutch and New Amsterdam origins are only conjecture on the part of the author.] In 1846 David Ira Sr., joined the Mormon Battalion. He served under Captain Jefferson Hunt. He was a private in Company 'A'. [Kerry's note: The following notes on Captain Hunt's party and raising sheep are author's speculation and I believe unfounded.] Later Captain Hunt guided a company of emigrants from Utah to California in 1849. Twenty wagons rebelled and they discovered Death Valley. Captain Hunt lived in San Bernardino, California. I am speculating, but I wonder if David Sr., was with this group. It was said after the Mormon Battalion, David Ira Sr. raised sheep in San Bernardino, California and he owned a band of sheep. (Source: Verbal from Elouise Ingleby.) When David Ira Jr., was 24 years old he married Margaret Johnson 25 Apr 1878 in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah. She was the daughter of Joel Hills Johnson and his third wife Janet Fife. (Source: Taken from FHL film 485343 UX Federal Writers Project UX WPA by Mabel Jarvis. Excerpts from the Journal of Joel Hill Johnson, pg. 70.) Her father, Joel, wrote in his journal on Margaret and David's wedding day: 'God bless and Preserve them, From folly and strife, With Bountiful Increase, and Pleasure through life.' Her father, Joel was born 23 March 1802 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mother, Janet was born 17 Feb. 1828 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Joel is well known for his poetry and hymns. 'High on a Mountain Top' is a hymn that is still popular today. David and Margaret were living in Hillsdale, Utah. Joel had moved to Southern Utah, when on Jan. 1, 1889 he received the news of the death of his daughter, Margaret (by his wife Janet). His daughter died at the age of 29 years and nine months. He said that she was stillborn at Hillsdale, Iron, Utah. They both died 19 December 1879. (Source: Taken from the Journal of Joel Hill Johnson.) His next journal entry was this poem. He must have called Margaret (Maggie). To Maggie:
      Go Maggie to thy rest in peace
      And join thy kindred there
      For thou hast found a sweet release
      From every toil and care.
      Thy friends will greet thee there with joy
      Who long have gone before
      Where peace and love without alloy
      Shall reign forever more.
      Or till the resurrection morn
      When Christ appears
      And all the dead to earth return
      To dwell a thousand years.
      With honor then we all shall meet
      Our daughter, sons, and wives
      Our glory then will be complete
      Crowned with eternal lives.'
      Joel Hills Johnson discovered the little town of Hillsdale. The town is located between two hills so Joel named the town 'Hillsdale' after himself. The town was about five miles long and about equal distance from his mill. He later gave the mill to his sons, Nephi and Seth and moved to southern Utah. Hillsdale's elevation is 6,700 feet, and is located between Panguitch and Hatch. In 1872 there were about thirty families living there. Hillsdale had the first school house and Joel Hills Johnson was the first school teacher (Source: Taken from 'History of Garfield County' by Daughters of Utah Pioneers, pg. 255.) In 1880 Ellen DeGraw Mathis was a divorcee with three children living in Hillsdale with her brothers, Moroni, Jacob, Willis and her mother, Sophia. They lived just a couple of houses from David Ira Frederick. (Source: 1880 US Census for Hillsdale, Iron, Utah.) David Ira was 25 years old, his occupation 'laborer', living with David Ira, 78 years old, gardener (his father). Ralph Fredrick said that his parents lived in Huntington, Utah. They moved to Orderville and lived the United Order. While living there David Ira spent most of his time out with the sheep. Ellen went for long periods of time without seeing him. Jane was born 6 Nov. 1881 in Orderville. They became dissatisfied with their living arrangements and left the order. The moved to Glendale, Utah where David Ira was born 18 May 1884. Then they moved to Huntington, Utah, where Alfred was born 26 Sep 1886. Willis was born 16 Nov 1888. Mary Catherine was born 1 April 1890. In 1890 they moved to Frog Town, where they stayed for a couple years. The school house was a little one room house with a wood burning stove. They had one teacher for all seven grades and there was about 40 students. The moved back to Glendale, Utah where Leuania was born 6 June 1893. She was only three months old when she died 10 September 1893. In 1895 David Ira had a job with Packard and Lezenbee herding sheep in Marysvale. Ralph was born 21 March 1895. While there Ellen served in the Relief Society Presidency. About 1898 they moved to Monroe where Eulalia was born 20 Jun 1898. She died just before her fourth birthday, 3 May 1902. While in Monroe they lived in a big lumber house. Later they lived on the north end of town in a log house. Sophia and Ralph rode the train to Marysvale to visit Willis. Ralph remembered how scared he was when they went thru the tunnel in the canyon. Willis was nine years old and was herding sheep for Mr. Thompson of Thompsonville. Ellen and Ralph stayed the night at Mr. Thompson's house. The next morning Mr. Thompson talked Ellen out of visiting Willis. He felt that it wasn't safe. He said early in the summer he was walking along the side of the hill, when a rattlesnake jumped up and bit him on the finger. He made tourniquet, cut his finger and sucked the poison out himself. He did not think that it would be safe for Ellen and Ralph to go out there. So they rode the train back to Monroe. David Ira was herding sheep and his wage was $50.00 per month. He sent his check home and Ellen cashed it. She put the money in a place she thought was safe. She went to Monroe and when she came home discovered that her money had been stolen. It would be another month before she would receive any money. What seemed to upset the family was that they would not have money for 'Nickel Sunday.' Where would they possibly get a quarter so they could each have a nickel on Sunday? Every morning as the family prayer was said Ellen would pray that they would get some money. Someone hired her and her wage was 50 cents. The family went to church happy because each person had a nickel. In 1903 while living in Monroe they experienced an earthquake. It hit early in the morning while they were sleeping. They didn't feel the quake but they saw the results. The milk was left out and was splashed all over. Dishes were out of the cupboards. Their brick house had a crack that zigzagged down the side of the house. A story was told that some of the kids were peeking in the window of the mortuary in Richfield, at the caskets when the earthquake hit. Everything in the mortuary started moving. Ralph said really scared the kids. The earthquake was felt from Mexico to Canada. Sevier County was often reminded of nature's power. Along with earthquakes, water was a godsend and a curse. The county has historically experienced frequent serious flooding. Flash flooding, while always fearsome was an even greater concern in agricultural communities. Raging torrents pouring out of mountain canyons, often disrupted life in isolated rural communities and in a short period of time ruined a season's hard work. (Source: "The History of Sevier County, Utah," by M. Guy Bishop.) Ralph was seven years old when they received word that Grandma, Sophia DeGraw Boren was ill. He thought that she lived in Ferron, Utah. Before they started on the trip, Ellen took some eggs to the store and traded them for material that was valued at 7 cents. Ralph remembered because he was years old and she used the material to make him shirt. David Ira was out with the sheep so Alfred drove the wagon. Ellen, Mary and Ralph rode in the wagon. They had an old balky horse that stopped at every hill. They could hardly get him to move. Finally Ellen told Alfred to tie a cloth around the horse's head, just above his eyes. She said if the horse can't see ahead and only the road he might keep going. They were grateful because it worked. They were blasting in Salina Canyon in preparation for the future railroad. The blasts were frightening. They were only at Sophia's house three days when she died 17 Nov. 1902 in Emery, Utah. She was buried 20 Nov. 1902 at Muddy Creek. On Jan. 10, 1910 at 6:00 a.m. there was another earthquake. Ralph said that he was in his bed, but his father, David Ira was up and had just started a fire. Ralph was sleeping in a cot in the same room as the stove. When the earthquake hit, his dad had just lit up a cigarette (he had supposedly quit smoking when he went to the temple.) When everything in the house started to jiggle, he threw his cigarette into the stove. Then he grabbed onto the stove and tried to hold it still. Ralph said later it was funny, but he wasn't laughing at the time. The Anderson family lived on Lizard Bench in Austin, Utah. They had a rock house. When the earthquake hit, Mrs. Anderson had just got out of bed when a big rock fell on her pillow. At 8:00 a.m. Ralph was riding his horse to school when another earthquake hit. He watched their house shake. His horse's feet went out from under him and the horse fell on his knees. But he still went to school. Their school house was built of rock. He was in his classroom on the second story at 11:00 a.m. when the third earthquake hit. They were told to line up and march out of the school. It was several days before they went back to school, because everyone was frightened. They had aftershocks for two days. They had 25 acres and water rights in Austin. They paid $1,600.00 for the property. In the fall of 1910 they bought a nice house in Monroe with one acre of ground, and water for $500.00. In 1911 Ralph and Willis went to Nevada. They leased a ranch and 100 head of cattle and raised oats and hay. They lived ten miles from town and did not have any neighbors. They went to town for the mail. In the summer of 1912 David and Ellen moved to Nevada and lived with them for about two years. When they left the ranch Ralph and Willis moved to Junction, Utah. They lived with their sister Sophia Howe ad family. They helped work the farm. In Oct. 1914 tragedy struck the family when their sister, Sophia, died of Bright's disease (kidney failure) at the age of 36. (Source: Taken from the history of Angus Howes and Ethel Jessen Howes by their daughter Delna Martine Howes Daly.) Ellen and David were living in Monroe at the time. Ellen Sophia died six years lager, at the age of 65 in Shoshone, White Pine, Nevada 18 Apr 1920. David Ira died in Milford, Beaver, Utah, 21 Mar. 1923 at the age of 69. They are both buried in Monroe, Sevier, Utah."

      BIRTH:
      1. Per Burial Index cited below.

      2. Online Ordinance Index information she gave herself as cited below.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. 1880 census shows Ellen unmarried living in Hillsdale just a couple of houses from David Frederick. Marriage of Jan 1880 reported on some family group sheets seems to be in error and marriage most likely occurred after census in June of 1880. Temple sealing ordinance occurred 10 Feb 1881 in the St. George temple and they did not live far enough away to have needed a civil marriage before.

      DEATH:
      1. Per obituary.

      2. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database online: Ellen Fredrick, b. 5 Sep 1855 at Lehi, UT, d. 18 Apr 1920 at Garrison, UT due to heart failure, bur. Monroe City Cemetery 022-B, father Jacob Degraw and Sophia Dutton.

      3. There seems to be three varying but similar locations. The obituary mentions a ranch by Ely, West Pine, NV. Ancestry.com uses 19 Apr 1920 at Shoshone, West Pine, Nevada. Burial Index uses Garrison, Millard, UT. All of these places are within 50 miles of each other in a desolate remote area. I use Garrison for location.

      BURIAL:
      1. Per 12 May 2002 Ancestry.com database ":1690894".

      2. Per Burial Index cited above.

      OBITUARY:
      1. The newspaper "The Deseret Evening News," p. 3, Apr. 26, 1920 US: "Funeral of Former Resident of Monroe. (Special Correspondence.) Monroe, April 24. - Funeral services were held Thursday in the South ward chapel for Ellen Degraw Frederick who died on a ranch near Ely, Nev., April 18. The body was brought here by her husband, this being their home 20 years prior to 1918. Bishop Jas. R. Ware conducted the services. The choir, under the direction of Thos. Ransom, with Hope M. Swain at the piano, sang appropriate selections. The speakers, Robert Richey, Heber Magleby, Nephi H. Nielsen and Bishop Ware, spoke of the consistent life and motherly affection of the departed, her patient qualities under trials and adversities and the strict honesty of the family. Her husband, four sons and two daughters are left to mourn her departure. She was born in Lehi 65 years ago. The opening prayer was by Jos. A. Smith, the closing by Benjamin Gardner."

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. From Archive Family Group Sheet prepared by Mrs. Ralph Frederick of Marysvale, Utah of the So. Sevier Stake. Notes that "Endowment reconfirmed and all former sealings ratified for this individual on 6 Feb 1969.

      2. Ruby Packer, 5947 S. 3650 W., Roy, Utah, 801-985-7100, gramruby@mstar2.net has published a 400 page book on the Jacob and Sophia DeGraw family and their downline in which she includes 200 photos. I have received copies of her 5 photos showing David Frederick, Jr., Sophia E. DeGraw, Sophia's first husband John T. Mathis, and children of John Mathis and Sophia who were later adopted by David Frederick, Jr.