A Family History Journey Through Time
Robert Dodd Wilstead (circa 1892).*
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Robert and Susannah were the parents of eight children. Their sixth child was DESSA ANN WILSTEAD who was born on July 23, 1889.
Robert and one of his sons (James William) died in the tragic dust explosion in the Scofield Mine disaster at Winter Quarters mine on May 1, 1900.** The blast killed over 200 men, and left 107 widows and 268 fatherless children including Susannah Wilstead and her family.
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*Courtesy, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young Library, Brigham Young University, Prove, UT 84602.
** J.W. Dilley, History of the Scofield Mine Disaster, The Skelton publishing Company, Provo, Utah.
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