Susannah Melling
Last Revised June 2004
Susannah Melling
was the daughter of Joseph Melling,
a power loom weaver,
and Margaret Ward.
She was born 19 Aug 1852, at Mill Street, Wigan, Lancaster, England.
The following from:
J.P. Jones Family Organization Jones, ElRoy Smith. (1972). John Pidding Jones,
His Ancestors and Descendants. Salt Lake City : American Press. 929.273 J71.
P. 232.
Susannah was the first wife of Sylvester Frazer Jones,
born 5 Dec 1848, at Saint Louis, Missouri.
She sailed from England with her parents, brother and sisters 29
May 1863, on a ship named "Cynosure." They came to Cedar City, Iron
Co.,Utah where the first home of the Mellings was a cellar.
As told by Wilma Esplin, her granddaughter:
"What I personally remember is a very warm and
loving voice calling me "Lovey". I was 10 years
old when she died, 14 Jan 1924.
She was a loving,
warm, comfortable person to be around. She made
people feel important.
During the early years of marriage of Susannah
Melling Jones, and Sylvester Frazer Jones, they
made their home in Enoch, Utah. They still be-
longed to the Cedar Ward. This meant all meetings
were held in Cedar a distance of 7 miles away. She
went to Cedar on Thursdays for Relief Society
meetings. For their lessons they were given instructions
in behavior, such as not gossiping,
conduct of themselves toward their husbands.
They had rag-bees in which they would meet at
someone's home to cut and sew enough rags to
make a carpet, which would be made by the sisters
with looms. Then it was decided, by common consent,
who would have the carpet.
Her visiting teaching included 6 to 7 homes.
They would have the same partner for many years.
This was an all day job traveling to farms with a
horse and buggy.
Grandmother Susannah would make her visits
faithfully. This would include watching for the
needs of each sister on the district. When help
needed the two visiting teachers did the work. My
grandmother was so spiritually in tune that she
could see what needed to be done and knew just
how to do it. Whether a sister needed encourage-
ment to build up her character, to study scriptures,
how to get her endless chores finished, or just a
compliment, it was done. Many times on these visits
the sisters would help with the washing, ironing,
sewing, cooking, and making mothers comfortable.
Susannah was a "Peace Maker" in every sense
of what was meant in "The Sermon On the
Mount." She was a loving neighbor, entrusted with
private secret matters of dozens of people.
She never betrayed this trust. How much influence she
wielded for good can only be measured "ON
HIGH". The only way I can tell, as her grand
daughter, is by the warm love and respect spoken
of her whenever I have met anyone who knew her
in her life time."