The Oxford Cemetery is small, and nestled on a hill overlooking the valley. Bill and I searched and searched, looking at all the old historic looking markers, but could not find any that would be for John and Mary Ann. When I searched the computer before our trip looking for the location, the Oxford Cemetry records listed Boice? and Boice?. Not very helpful. I started searching again on the farthest and oldest part of the cemetery... looking at everything... and there it was....If you are looking also, drive up the entrance road as far as it goes to the little maintenance shed. Follow the road to the right. The monument is located just right of the shed and flag pole.
Do you see it?
Who would have thought to look for a modern headstone. I was hoping to find remenants of a historic marker, but there may not have been one. I am grateful someone knew the location and was able to put this very nice marker so they will always be remembered and we can feel better connected.
If you look hard, you will see a flat marker behind the more ornate standing one on the front right. That's it.
John's health was not good and he was instructed to spend his time traveling, and Blessing the people, which he did. He gave Patriarchal Blessings and was instrumental in several miraculous healings. Mary Ann and John came here after leaving Spanish Fork and traveling to Kamas where they met the band of hostile Indians. They are the adoptive parents to Alfretta, the Indian baby buried in the Spanish Fork Utah Historical Cemetery.
Oxford at sunset... it is a lovely area.
Can you please locate the cemetery of Alfretta Boice and submit those photos of her headstone? Thank you. Your site is amazing. Each posted article is fantabulous!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the comment Marlene. I have located the cemetery... it's location now much more obvious and accessible than when I was looking years ago. We finally found it in the middle of a corn field. It is the Historic Pioneer Cemetery. The headstones when I first found it and now, are small, rounded red-sand stone weathered with elements and age. There were no names remaining that were legible. I will post a story about my adventure finding this site and photos.
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