Lucinda Bess Hendricks
Lucinda Bess Hendricks was born 19 December 1842 in
Greenwood New York, the seventh child of Juel Josiah and Laura Richison
Bess. The following names are of her
brothers and sisters: Oliver, James,
Laura, Eliza, William, and Lurinda, which was her twin sister. Her parents were staunch members of the
L.D.S. Church, but the shadow of death visited this home and took the beloved
father to another clime, and a great responsibility fell upon Laura, the mother
of this small group of children. But
undaunted in her faith she began preparing to cross the trackless plains. Trouble never came singlely. Two of her children, James and Eliza, were
kidnapped by her husband’s mother, who said she was crazy and not fit to take
care of her children. Therefore she had
to have a doctor’s certificate to state she was sane before she could get her
children back.
Laura, a very strong character surmounted all obstacles,
so Lucinda crossed the plains with her family in 1848. She was baptized a member of the Church in
Salt Lake City, Utah. She also receiver
her endowments in the Endowment House at the age of seventeen. Her school teachers were few. Her school books were the Bible and Book of
Mormon.
To assist with living expenses she embroidered buckskin
gloves and various other things.
In a social way she partook of the activities of the
young people, and many times attended banquets at the home of Brigham
Young. Later in life at the age of 23
she became the plural wife of Joseph Smith Hendricks and to that union was born
eight children names as follows: Juel,
Laura L., William D., John H., Lurinda A., Asa O., Lola E, and Hyrum S. She fought the good fight, and lived and died
a true Latter-day Saint. She was also a
Relief Society worker. Prayer was her
watchword and all her troubles and sorrows were told to the Lord, and He in
return gave her strength to carry on.
Dear Blessed Mother, I get so lonesome to see your dear
face, but I know you are happy up there in you lot and place, so let us as her
descendants, dare to do right, and dare to be true, and do the work she would
have us do.
She has eight children, thirty-eight grandchildren, and
number of great grand children, a few great great grandchildren.
Lurinda
A. Hendricks Leavitt
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