Enoch and Lavinia Ludlow
Family of Enoch Ludlow & Lavinia Horsfall, 1871-1923 (b. 1851)
Residence: West Yorkshire, England; Utah County, Utah
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Parents' Childhood
Enoch was born in 1853 to Nathaniel and Mary Ludlow in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was the family's seventh, and fourth surviving, child.
Lavinia was born in 1851 to Richard and Mary Horsfall in Halifax, the youngest of six surviving children. Her mother died when she was 3, and her father remarried when she was 6.
Early Marriage and Immigration
Enoch and Lavinia married in 1872 and lived the next 6 years in the Halifax area, settling in Ovendon.
| 1872 | Married in Halifax, England |
| 1872 | John born |
| 1874 | Thomas Edwin born |
| 1876 | Paul born |
| 1877 | Enoch baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1878 | Immigration to Utah County, Utah Territory |
Enoch was a butcher, and he and Lavinia helped Enoch's parents operate a pub and a sandwich shop in Halifax.
Enoch's parents had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early in their marriage, but may have lost contact with the church when they moved from Gloucestershire. Enoch's aunt, Helen, eventually immigrated to Utah with her family around 1860. In 1876, she encouraged Charles Evans, a local missionary called to serve in England, to reach out to the Ludlow family in Halifax. He did so, baptizing Enoch and some other family members, and inviting them to join him on his ship returning to Utah.
In 1878, Enoch, Lavinia, and their three young children traveled by boat from Liverpool to New York, and by train to Salt Lake City. They were joined by Nathaniel and Mary Ludlow and Enoch's brother, Walter. They stayed with Helen's family for the winter, then settled in Benjamin, Utah Territory.
Life in Utah
Enoch and Lavinia lived for over 40 years in Benjamin.
| 1879 | Nathaniel born |
| 1880 | Lavinia baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1881 | Jesse Woodrow (Jess) born |
| 1881 | John died, age 8 |
| 1883 | Walter Horsefall born |
| 1885 | Enoch Jr. born |
| 1888 | Richard born |
| 1890 | Fred born |
| 1892 | Priscilla born |
| 1894 | Thomas married Anna Wilhelmina Ockerman (Minnie) |
| 1899 | Paul married Adlinda Lewis |
| 1901 | Nathaniel married Alice Margaret Jones |
| 1902 | Jesse married Mable Florence Hone |
| 1904 | Walter married Sarah Inez Stewart |
| 1904 | Enoch departed for the British Mission |
| 1906 | Enoch returned from the British Mission |
| 1908 | Enoch Jr. married Mazie Hand |
| 1910 | Priscilla married Monroe Lee Bingham |
| 1914 | Fred married Serena Lavinia Andrus |
| 1921 | Enoch died, age 68 |
| 1923 | Lavinia died, age 72 |
In 1881, John died in an accident, crushed by a tipped wagon while he and Enoch were gathering wood in Payson Canyon.
Enoch became a farmer, purchasing land in east Benjamin. The family grew fruit trees and a vegetable garden. They also raised cattle and sheep—at one point, they owned over 3000 sheep.
In 1888, a fire destroyed the family's home and 800 bushels of grain. A new house was built on the property.
Enoch played the piano, was a choir leader, and organized the Benjamin Brass Band with some of his sons around 1889. Lavinia frequently baked bread, and was remembered as well-educated and aristocratic.
Enoch and Lavinia were endowed and sealed in the Salt Lake Temple in 1899. Enoch served a mission to England in 1904-1906, after most of the children had grown. Later, Walter and Nathaniel served overlapping missions to England, from 1909 to 1912. Paul and Enoch Jr. also served missions, in 1900 and 1917, respectively.
Eventually, the farmland was divided among the children, and around 1920 Enoch and Lavinia retired to Spanish Fork.
Descendants
Most of the family remained in Benjamin or nearby in Spanish Fork.
- Thomas, Walter, Enoch Jr., Priscilla, and their families remained in Benjamin.
- Nathaniel, Jesse, Fred, and their families lived in Spanish Fork.
- Paul and his family spent some time in Benjamin and eventually moved to Salt Lake City.
- Richard, who was deaf, never married and lived with Nathaniel after Enoch and Lavinia died.
References
- Church History Biographical Database entry for Enoch Ludlow, Paul Ludlow, Nathaniel Ludlow, Walter Ludlow, Enoch Ludlow Jr., and Charles Evans
- BYU Saints by Sea immigration record
- Church Missionary Database entry for Enoch Ludlow
- The Faces and Places of Benjamin, Utah
