From Wayne Hinton's letter in the April 2020 issue of Sons of Utah Pioneers "Trail Marker", Volume 16, Number 5 Young Cornelia McCallister, who would become plural wife of John D. T. McCallister, was disowned by a well to do mother when she joined the Church in Philadelphia in 1854. She crossed the plains at a young age, suffered from mumps as she continued to walk beside a wagon, and became totally deaf for the rest of her life. She became mother to a large family, and when called to do so, relocated to St. George. Eventually, she added being temple matron to her other responsibilities. Cornelia was among the plural wives who were arrested by U.S. Marshalls and forced to testify against their husbands in court. She was totally deaf, but could read lips and speak well because she was nearing her teen years before she became deaf. When she was called to testify, she did not answer the questions, pretending to be confused and not knowing what was being asked. As a result of her deception, her husband escaped conviction. She believed her actions were justified because she was denied the Constitutional protection of a spouse not having to testify against one’s husband or wife.