This page collects information about people with surname Allphin who were known or believed to have lived in Washington County, Utah.
Notable Individuals
- Israel Dodge Allphin (1814-1903) - 1861 St. George pioneer settled in Pine Valley with family.
- Joshua Horton Alphin (1841-1924) (son of Israel) -Listed as a 1861 St George pioneer, but soon moved elsewhere.
1863 Pine Valley Flood Tragedy
Monument to the Stoneless Graves of Pine Valley
In Memory of :
- Hyrum Allphin (1862-1863)
- Joseph Warren Allphin (1859-1863)
- Mary Matilda Coldiron (1855-1863)
- Sarah Ellen Coldiron (1853-1863)
- See Also Pine Valley Cemetery (Utah) - Stoneless Graves Monument:
History - July 16, 1863, a cloudburst in Pine Valley sent a flood down the gorge (7 miles south). Susan Allphin was putting her baby to bed when she heard the roar. Holding tightly to baby Hyrum and Susan Emeline in each arm with her other three children, little Joe Allpin, Sarah and Martha Coldiron clinging to her skirts she rushed down the stream to Burnetta Allphin's house.
Israel Dodge Allphin (Burnetta and Susan's husband) took Susan from her arm just moments before a floating log struck her other arm and knocked baby Hyrum into the roaring current. The other three children at her heels were also swept away. Susan clung to a protruding log on Burnetta's house as she wept for her stolen children.
Israel helped his remaining family members to safety, then swam all night in the cold stream trying to locate the children. The bodies were found hanging naked in the tops of the cottonwood trees farther down the creek. All that was left of their clothing on their torn and bruised bodies were the cuffs and neck band of baby Hyrum's little red flannel nightgown.
Their bodies were taken to Pine Valley and buried in the same grave in the Old Pine Valley Cemetery. Later a flood came down and washed away all but four of the graves in that cemetery. The bodies of Joseph, Hyrum, Sarah and Mary were never found.
Notable Landmarks
- Encampment Mall - Created by Roberta Blake
- Tonaquint Veterans Memorial
- St. George City Cemetery
- St. George Utah Church - Directory of local churches.
St George Temple
The St. George Utah Temple (formerly the St. George Temple) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in St. George, Utah. Completed in 1877, it was the church's third temple completed, but the first in Utah, following the migration west of members from Nauvoo, Illinois, following the death of the church's founder, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). It has been the place for marriages and temple ordinances for many LDS families in the area.
See Also
- Allphin in Utah
- Allphin Family
- First Families of St. George, Utah
- Notable people of St. George, Utah
- History of St. George Stake
- ScoutHut St. George Historical Sites
:Note, for the following tables, that there may be more than one county or district of this name and that some contributors may have entered a different (possibly shorter and/or ambiguous) name when this one was meant. Search for similar names to get a more complete result. Common abbreviations are "Co." and "Cty", but there may have been no word for "county" (or equivalent) included, or such a word may have been wrongly included.
Familypedia people with surname Allphin in Washington County, Utah
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Born in Washington County, Utah
Baptised in Washington County, Utah
Married in Washington County, Utah
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| Birth place | Baptism place | Wedding2 date | Wedding2 place | Joined with-g2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Patience Allphin (1866-1938) | Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah, United States | 12 October 1899 | Pine Valley, Washington County, Utah | Charles Johnson (1843-1915) |
Died in Washington County, Utah
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