Comments on: Eulah Marie Jewett: Queen for a Day, Daughter Forever

By: Onalea Turnbull

Onalea Turnbull — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:46:36 +0000

This is my grandma Hoppock <3 i never got to meet her, she died the year i was born. I enjoyed so much reading this wonderful story…i have always heard what a great woman she was. I love you grandma

By: David Turnbull

David Turnbull — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:21:53 +0000

Eulah was my grandma and is one of the driving forces in my understanding of the church and why I was born and raised an LDS member. She was vary devout in her beliefs and was our local church librarian in Bartlesville Oklahoma for about as long as I could remember. She was very interested in Genealogy and did an amazing amount of work tracking down living relatives and those that have passed away. Her work made it much easier for my mother and now our work in building our family tree.

It is amazing reading the letters and stories of her life and the many others before us that have paved the way for our lineage. It is great to see this post and others that have been touched by Eulah’s amazing story. Thanks David Turnbull.

By: Morris Thurston

Morris Thurston — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:26:24 +0000

Great story, Ardis, and well told.

By: Ullajean

Ullajean — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 01:21:51 +0000

Eulah Marie Jewitt-Jones-Hoppock was my G-ma. It is so wonderful to see that she is still remembered, so many years after her passing. She was a beautiful, wonderful lady with a kind-hearted soul. I was blessed to have her in my life. Even more so, to be named after her.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:38:18 +0000

So nice to hear from you, R. This is one of my favorite stories, and I’m so glad she found her way back home to a family who wanted her.

By: R. Hoyt

R. Hoyt — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:33:09 +0000

Eulah is my great-great cousin, My grandmother has told me this story several times as a child. My family was elated to have her home and with us again and so glad she decided to take her friends advice. Her story is truly amazing and one that shows strength in family ties. I myself would want to know who I truly was if I was in her shoes. She has been a treasure to our family and we were blessed to have her back.

By: Michele Taylor

Michele Taylor — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:41:52 +0000

Katherine Taylor was actually a model on the show. I recently found a DVD on line of Queen For a Day with her in it.

By: Raymond Takashi Swenson

Raymond Takashi Swenson — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:50:26 +0000

My father’s mother was adopted from the Catholic orphanage on 21st South that was a parochial school the last time I was in town. Her birth mother tried to kidnap her at least once. In later life, she visited with her birth mother on a friendly basis, but her birth mother still kept a secret all her life from the daughter she had abandoned. Shortly before her own death, my grandmother was contacted by two women who said they were her neices, the daughters of a younger brother that her birth mother had never spoken of. He had grown up in Orem in a Mormon family and had just passed away. In going through his papers, his daughters discovered his adoption and birth mother, and in checking the records discovered the sister he had never known about.

In contemplating this story and the one in your blog post, what strikes me is how much children used to be treated more like pets than people. The importance of maintaining the human connections between parent and child, and among siblings, seemed to be little appreciated by some people, parents and otherwise.

By: Mormon Soprano

Mormon Soprano — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:41:32 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for sharing Eulah Marie’s compelling and miraculous story. Truly amazing.

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:05:37 +0000

One more really interesting article, Ardis.