Abraham Heslington

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During the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918-19, the family of Will and Libby Stowell lived in Rexburg, ID. They also faced the 1919 Financial Crash. They faced many challenges with great courage and faith. After the war came the terrible financial crash of 1919. Their children’s savings bonds were lost. Everything but their new home was swept away. Their business partner took out bankruptcy and that left Will deeply in debt. About the same time, the Studebaker Co. went out of business, and Will was left jobless with a wife and five children but Will promised his creditors to pay every cent if only given time. He always felt that he was greatly blessed to be able to clear himself and firmly believed that paying tithing gave him wisdom to use what money was left from his salary to the best advantage. Libby wrote in her history, "They seemed dark days but so long as we had each other, the children and our health we couldn't be discouraged and hope was with us. These were really hard times and to make things worse, the terrible flu epidemic raged and many friends and relatives were stricken.” Libby’s only brother, Jake, died January 11, 1919. The service was held in the deep snow in the cemetery but people were so afraid that no public funerals were held.

In Provo, UT, Elva "Jean" Stubbs was young when her mother became very ill. It was during the awful World War I years of 1918-19 when about 500 million people (1/3 of the world’s population) became infected and at least 50 million died. In the US about 675,000 died when the terrible flu epidemic swept across the world. About two months before Elva was 10 years old, her dear Grandma Stubbs died with the flu on April 3, 1919. She had been taking care of Elva and her four brothers while Elva's mother was so ill. Elva's father had a nurse come to live with them as well as various hired girls who helped care for the children because her mother had heart trouble. On April 15, 1919 Elva's mother died of the influenza that was sweeping the country at that time. All of the children had the flu and weren't able to go to Grandma Stubbs funeral, who died 2 weeks before her mother. One of Elva’s favorite aunts also died about the same time. The children were well enough to go to their mother's funeral which was held on April 17, 1919. This was a very, very sad time for the children, the very saddest time of their lives. Elva was nine years old at the time and felt a great responsibility towards her older brother, Lawrence and her three younger brothers, Lloyd, Orlin and Ritchie.