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George Washinton Sevy had a total of three wives, Phoebe Melinda Butler (top),
Margaret Nebraska Imlay (middle) and Martha Ann Thomas (bottom). Margaret Nebraska Imlay was born while her parents were crossing the Plains to Utah (hence her middle name Nebraska). She married George W. Sevy, Jr. at the age of fifteen. She lived most of her life dairying in Panguitch, Utah and Colonia Juarez, Mexico. Maggie was quite a favorite with everyone. She was full of life and fun and grace, and was a regular “cut-up,” always ready to do her part in anything, and being the life of any party. She was a hard worker, for besides her dairying, she kept an extremely neat and clean house, did all her own washing, ironing, mending, knitting, and sewing. People marveled at this small woman and how fast and hard she worked. Every afternoon she would pick up her knitting or mending and go visit a friend or dear one while she worked. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 1897. George took her back to Panguitch, Utah, but she died shortly before they reached the Utah doctor George hoped could help her. She left a young family, which her sister-wife cared for as her own. She is buried in Panquitch, Utah. |
| Here is a picture of George W. Sevey, Margaret Mebraska Imlay Sevey and their son (her fourth child and first one that lived) George Francis Sevey. He grew up in Mexico and married Anna Christina Heder. |
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George W. & Martha Ann Sevey gravesites George W. Sevy/Sevey was born in western New York, but spent the last 17 years of his life helping to colonize the northern part the Mexican state of Chihuahua for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the end, his heart began failing him and he suffered terribly with diabetes. He called his family to his bedside and talked to each of them of the things that were most dear to him. It had ever been his greatest pleasure to bear his testimony of the Gospel, and he would in his good-natured way, conclude, "It took a miracle to convert me, but it hasn’t taken others to keep me converted." On June 22, 1902, he passed away at his home in Colonia Juarez, and was buried there the next day. Years later, his third wife, Martha Ann Thomas, was laid by his side. Martha Ann was born in Salt Lake City, but decided to join her sister in Mexico after her first husband died from a farming accident. When George passed away, she was left alone with her family, but the Lord blessed her with much patience, love and endurance. Martha had diabetes, but she did not suffer from it for long. She died on April 28, 1920 in Colonia Juarez. |