(by her daughter, Deseret C. Moon) 

Ann Morse Camp was born August 9, 1862 in Mountain Ash, Idanno Co., South Wales, a daughter of William Morse and Margaret Evans. 

Her father, William Morse, worked in the coal mines, and it was here, while still in his teens, that he first received the Gospel. Because of his conversion he was hissed at and shunned by his companions but he held fast to his belief. In October 1859, he married her mother, Margaret Evans, daughter of Ebenezer Evans and Amy Jones. January 26, 1860. Their first child, Mary Jane, was born and Ann was born August 9, 1862. 

The spirit of gathering to Zion came to her parents and although her mother’s folks had disowned her for joining the Mormon Church, they held fast to the truth and set out in the spring of 1863. They were in a company of Saints composed of Morse and family. After a train trip to London they boarded the vessel, John Bright. It took seven weeks to cross the Atlantic. Landing in New York, they took a train to Missouri, then made the trip by ox team to Salt Lake City. They came with Captain White’s company and reached their destination October 4, 1863, a trip of two months. 

The first winter was spent at Logan, Utah in the home of William Davis. In the spring her father, William Morse, made arrangements for a lot and then built a dugout, their first home in Zion. Their next home was a log cabin which had a dirt roof and dirt floor but factory windows. 

In order to support his family, he worked wherever he could get a day’s wage and at night often stood guard against the Indians with a gun. In the spring of 1869 her father came to Samaria. Before he could send for his family it was necessary to build a log house. Again it had a dirt floor and roof, but this time, he was unable to provide windows. At that time there were only six or seven families in Samaria. 

In the fall of 1869 he moved his family, which consisted of two more children, Emma and William Evans, born at Logan, and after moving to Samaria they had Margaret, Rachel, Sarah and Sophia. Here the family grew up and attended church and what schooling they were able to get. Ann never had much opportunity to go to school but she was very good in reading and spelling. 

When in her teens she worked for different friends to help out with the family income. South of Samaria she worked for the Joseph Hawkins’ family helping with the housework, helping milk cows. Every day she helped skim the milk and, as there were no separators, nor creameries, they had to churn the cream and make butter and cheese. She worked for 75 cents a week with long hours and hard work. 

She also worked for the Joseph Palmer family at what is called Big Bend. It was while working here that she became sick with scarlet fever and was sick for a long time. 

While living in Samaria she met and married Williams P. Camp Sr. at the age of 16, on March 6, 1879 at Salt Lake City in the Endowment House as the Temple was not yet completed. The trip to Salt Lake City was made in a wagon and they were accompanied by his mother, Amelia Evans Davis. 

They returned to Samaria where her husband had a new log house that he had built himself, and also built the furniture. 

They lived here for several years where three of their children were born, Williams Peter Jr., Ann Morse and Albert Morse. Ann died the same day she was born. 

While living in Samria her husband was called on a mission to the Southern States and left October 28, 1884. As their means were limited and with herself and two children to support, she took in washing, ironing and sewing. She sewed a lot for Sister Mary W. Jenkins as she had a set of twins and other children, and for others. With the help of the Samaria ward he served a two year mission, getting his release March 7, 1887 and returning home March 13 1887. 

After his return they homesteaded a dry farm at Pleasant View. There they had many hardships and long hours of hard work because the sagebrush was so tall they couldn’t see over it. They lived in a log house they had built. Lacking modern machinery it took long hours of hard work and patience to clear the sage and plant a crop. They lived in the log house until 1890 when they built a frame house which still stands. There the rest of their children were born: Alvin M., Margaret, Amelia, Deseret, Richard, Emma, Joseph, Olive. Two died without names and one stillborn. Making 14 in all. 

They went through many hardships here and were frightened many times by the Indians when they came to the Warm Springs to camp. The deer came to the Big ditch to drink and they were used for food as they were plentiful. Mushrooms and watercress were also plentiful and used for food. 

In 1898 their household was saddened by the death of Albert of typhoid-pneumonia. 

After moving from Samaria to Pleasant View, she was president of the Primary at Samaria because Pleasant View was not a ward at that time. The only ways of transportation were in a wagon or walking. When the horses were in use on the farm she walked all the way and took her small sons, carrying one some of the way. 

After Pleasant View was made a ward she held many responsible positions in the Church. On November 6, 1899 she was a counselor in the Primary. In March 1902, she was first counselor in the YLMIA and on November 8, 1908 she was set apart by Bishop L. D. Jones, as President of the YLMIA. She was secretary of the Relief Society for several years and a Relief Society teacher. 

They had the post office in their home for several years and she took care of the Pleasant View mail. 

In all her married life her husband held many responsible positions: secretary of the MIA at Samria, and in Pleasant View, he was a bishop, counselor, stake missionary, home missionary, on the Sunday school stake board and secretary of the Stake MIA, a ward teacher, religion class leader and many others.  

She was always willing to stay at home and care for the family and see after the chores, never resenting his attending to church duties. She was always ready to assist him and her family in everything they were called to do. 

She always set a good table and no one ever went away from her place hungry. She was always willing to go and help her friends and neighbors in time of sickness or death. She was very unselfish and her whole thoughts were for the welfare of her husband, children, brother, sisters and friends. 

Besides her work of rearing a large family she did all her own sewing and for her children, even making wedding dresses, baking, canning, making soap, cheese and butter. She cut and sewed carpet rags, made her own quilts and knit stockings and mittens for her family. She washed on the washboard, then hand-turned washer and ironed with stove flat irons. She had an electric washer and flat irons the last few years of her life. She always had beautiful white washings. She worked hard all of her life. At one time she cooked for as many as 75 men at a shearing scroll on Diary Creek where her husband owned and operated a shearing and dip vat. 

She was dearly loved and honored by all who knew her, especially by her children and grandchildren. She read a lot and was very well posted on the gospel. Her husband said, “There isn’t a person in Pleasant View that knows, understands and lives the gospel better than Annie.” 

She and her husband were called as missionaries to the Logan Temple and she held this position until the time of her death. 

They lived in Logan for a few years where they moved to educate their family. They also lived in Holbrook during the summers for a few years as they owned and operated a dry farm there. They spent their winters at Malad City, living in part of the home of their son-in-law and daughter, William E. and Deseret Moon. They sold their home and farm in Holbrook and took back their old home in Pleasant View which had been sold to Jeremiah Jones. There she lived the rest of her life. She died June 14, 1942 of heart trouble and hardening of the arteries. She is buried at the Pleasant View cemetery. She would have been 80 years old in August of that year.