Mary Elizabeth Woolf was born on 23. Apr. 1872 at Hyde Parlk, Cache County, Utah. She was the daughter of
Isaac Woolf and
Ellen Maria Hyde. Mary Elizabeth Woolf married
David William Rollins. Mary Elizabeth Woolf died on 16. Jan. 1953 at Cardston, Alberta, Canada, at age 80. ~ Data from the personal journal of David William Rollins record ed page 22 therein. and from Histories of The Pioneers of Cardst on Area.
Mary Elizabeth Woolf was born 23 Apr. 1872, daughter of William Isaac Woolf and Ellen Marie Hyde. As a small child she was badly burned by the hired girl accidentaly having upset a pan of boil ing water on her. She had to be carried on a pillow for weeks fo llowing the accident, and suffered poor health thereafter. Seeing Elizabeth in such poor health her Aunt Mary and Uncle Joh n Woolf invited her to come and spend the summer with them in Al berta where the climate might help her. She was about nineteen w hen she made the journey, comimg with John Woolf, her cousin, an d his family. Before Elizabeth left home her mother read her for tune, telling her she would meet and marry a man with a red must ache. Soon she met and fell in love with David William Rollins, who was the possessor of a beautiful full red mustache. After the summer Elizabeth returned home and David attended the Agricultural College at Logan. The following spring they were ma rried in the Logan Temple before going to Cardston to Live. Davi d worked in Mercantile store for a time. Then freighted materials into Montana when the dam on the St. Marys River at Many Glaci ers was being built. It was winter time and driving a string of horses over the poor roads was challenging and hazardous. David loved horses and owned some very good ones, driving a clas sy democrat and hating to see any other outfit faster
than his. Of course the boys would urge him on while Elizabeth would hold on for dear life. An incident sometimes related was about an Indian that came to\
the Rollins home asking if he could stay overnight. The family fe lt sorry for him, fed him, and arranged a place on the floor for him to sleep. In the morning he had gone before they were up. T hey learned later that he was on the run after having killed a M ounted Policeman and the force were out in strength looking for him. Elizabeth said he was a very polite and quiet person. Later they learned that his name was CHARCOAL, who appears prominentl y in the areas history.
David and Elizabeth built a log house in Cardston. In it, in spi te of her poor health, Elizabeth had eight children. A second ho me two and one half miles east, on the homestead, was also used by the family for a number of years. David was always active in church work, filling many positions. He had a beautiful tenor voice and sang regularly in the choir, and in special musical programs and operettas. He spent many yea rs as a missionary and as a Temple worker. David suffered a stro ke during their Golden Anniversary year, passing away 9th. Dece mber 1942 at seventy four. Elizabeth followed 16th. January 1953 at eighty one. Despite her health challenges she was always a quiet, sweet, understanding, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, loved and appreciated by all.