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Eliza Ann Udall Tenney
20 Jun 1855 – 22 Apr 1913
| Birth | 20 Jun 1855 |
| Death | 22 Apr 1913 |
| Cemetery | Thatcher Cemetery Thatcher , Graham County , Arizona , USA |
| Added by | For Emma on 11 Mar 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46437257 |
Bio
Eliza was born to David Udall and his first wife, Eliza King. David had two more plural wives, besides his first wife. Although Eliza's headstone says she died April 18, 1913, her death certificate says she died April 22, 1913. Eliza lived with her parents in Nephi Utah. When her father took two other wives, Eliza lived with them, also. Eliza married Ammon Meshach Tenney December 12, 1872 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ammon was 28 years old; Eliza was 17. Eliza was a plural wife, as Ammon was already married and had three children by his first wife, Anna Sariah Eagar. In the late 1800s, federal officials began actively arresting polygamists. Both of Ammon's wives went to Arizona to hide out, so they wouldn't be caught and made to testify that they were, indeed, both married to Ammon. They went to Snowflake, Arizona. They later moved to St. Johns, Arizona, where they were living when Ammon was tried for polygamy. In 1884, Ammon was convicted of practicing polygamy and was sentenced to a 3 1/2 year sentence in the Detroit House of Corrections. He served two years of the sentence before he was pardoned by President Cleveland. While he was in prison, Eliza and Ammon's first wife, Anna Sariah Eagar (Tenney), lived in St. Johns, Arizona. After Ammon was released from prison, both families stayed in St. Johns for a time. In 1890 Ammon wanted another plural wife, so he went to Mexico to marry his third wife, Hettie Millicent Adams. Ammon then moved all three families to Mexico, where they lived until 1912, when they were all driven out by Mexican revolutionaries. After leaving Mexico, Eliza went to live with her daughter, Phoebe Relief Tenney (Gardner). Ammon's third wife, Hettie, moved to Thatcher, Arizona; his first wife, Anna, moved to Utah. Ammon moved to El Paso, Texas. Eliza died of uterine cancer at the relatively young age of 58. Eliza and Ammon had two children together: Olive Eliza Tenney (1874 - 1928) Phoebe Relief Tenney (1876 - 1966)
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At top of marker: Mother ~ At Rest Thy Will Be Done Eliza A. Udall Wife of A. M. Tenney Born: June 20, 1855 Died: April 18, 1913
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- David King Udall 1851–1938
- William Jesse Udall 1853–1853
- Mary Ann Udall Stewart 1857–1936
- William David Udall 1858–1859
- Charles Henry Udall 1859–1860
- Emily Udall 1860–1869
- Joseph Udall 1861–1949
- Elizabeth Ann Udall Macfarlane 1861–1922
- Sarah Jane Udall Schofield 1863–1955
- Edwin Udall 1865–1890
- Louisa Melissa Udall Ostler 1867–1892
- Alice Udall Edgheill 1869–1955
- George Albert Udell 1871–1950
- Emma Katurah Udall 1873–1874
- Willard Richard "Willie" Udall 1875–1880
- Alvin Jewell Udall 1882–1962
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