Driven South
Persecution Brought On By Federal Law Enforcement.
It was about this time that persecution of the polygamists became severe.
So severe, in fact, that it became necessary for Solomon to hide and dodge to keep from going to jail.
Life became unbearable.
It was also necessary for Charlotta, having no home of her own, to live with one of the daughters of Ruth Amelia, during which time Mark Lorenzo, Walter Gustave, and Lottie Pearl were born.
It was also a time of ill feeling among Solomon’s families because many of them did not understand the predicament he and Charlotta were in.
Having to dodge federal officers added to the contention and misunderstandings among the wives and other members of his family.
There must be some way to escape these difficult circumstances.
In the fall of 1885, Solomon decided to take his wife Charlotta with her three children and head out for Mexico.
His son David Alvin consented to go along to help with the wagons and livestock.
The Trip South Interrupted.
Everything went well until they got to Richfield, Utah, where the storms and cold weather became so intense that they had to stop.
Lottie Pearl came down with a cold.
Having only a wagon in which to live, Lottie Pearl rapidly developed pneumonia and died.
It was a sad day when they had to bury their little girl in a lonely grave.
Having to leave their home with winter coming on for fear that Solomon would be caught and have to go to jail, the other wives mad at them both, and him sickly with lung troubles
— they must have felt that fate had dealt them a cruel blow.
The Journey Ends In Arizona.
Spring finally came and the party were able to continue their journey.
As they traveled south into the Little Colorado River territory, persecution from federal officers slackened.
They were in friendly territory among others who had been forced to move to avoid going to jail for practicing “the principle.”
Also, the Indians, whom the Saints had been counseled to feed rather than to fight, were friendly to the Mormons but not to federal officers.
Solomon Joseph and his family decided to stay in the area.
At first they settled in the Sho-Lo area and then finally they moved to Thatcher, Arizona, where Otto Francis and Ina Pauline were born.
Solomon Joseph died on February 17, 1895, at the age of 72.25
Charlotta married Thornton Lambert in 1900.
He died in 1907.
She came back to Provo, Utah, to live with her youngest daughter, Ina Pauline Haws.
She died in 1940 having accomplished her mission of rearing a good family unto the Lord.