JOSEPH LABAN WALL (1838-1898) From "An Enduring Legacy," 1980, Vol. 3 page 150-151

A Romantic Rescue Many thrilling stories are told of the kindness and brotherly love that existed among the ill-fated handcart paioneers. One story mentioned...is the story of a beautiful courtship between one of the rescue party, William M. Cowley, and a lovely girl, Emily Wall, and her brother Joseph started out for Utah well prepared to make the journey on foot, as their mother had purchased fifteen pairs of sturdy shoes for each of them. Emily was only fifteen years of age and her brother was three years her senior. When the need arose for the handcart loads to be lightened these two discarded part of their clothing, giving it to many who were not as fortunate as they. Part-way across the Plains the brother took ill, and the company thoughtit best that he be left behind, telling Emily that he could come on when he was well. However, they had been promised their safe arrival in the valley and she insisted that she would pull her brother on her cart if only he be permitted to come. Consent was granted and with the aid of a small girl she pulled Joseph for three days. At Devil's Gate where a company of rescuers met the party, one of the boys, William M. Cowley, came to her aid. In conversing with her, he asked if some day she would marry him. Emily said she didn't know and told him he would have to write to England and get permission from her mother. Time went on and the youth was not seen again for three years. He had been sent to San Bernardino to help set up a printing press. Upon his return he found the young lady at the home of President Young and asked her if she remembered his proposal. She had, but wanted to know if he had written to her mother. After being informed that a letter had been sent and a reply recveived saying it was all right for them to be married provided he was a good man, Emily consented and the young couple were married.