By RENEE C. NELSON Herald Today Editor During the War of 1811 the British bumed the U.S. Capitol and White House, which was the home of the fourth President of the United States. James Madison, it was also during thu war – with the bombardment of Fort Mcllenry – tlnat Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Timothy Bradley Foote, born Dec. 20. 1780. now han-ied in Nephi. was part of this historical event At theage of 14, hand-in-hand with his father Stephen Foote. he joined up to fight the British. A private in the New York Colony Mllltia Regiment, he served as a drummer boy. while his father was a trumpeter. Records show that he was paid $24,51 from the period of Jan. 20 to April 30, 1813. while serving at Sackett’s Harbor. N. Y. Later, in 1833, prior to the Nauvoo period, he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A true frontnersman. he came West in 1848 and went on to Neplni nn 151. Timothys first wife Jane Ann Rimell. died in illinois nn lm, and he married Nancy Jane Riley in 1847. Enroute td Utah in 1848, they had a son, Cyrus Riley Foote, who was the grandfather of Errnestlne Vest, Nephi; Vanda Foote Fairchild, Provo; Lavelle Frazier, Springville and Lucille lngram, Lehi, rTheir cousin is Elmo Miller. Provo, and a second cousin is Richard Foote, 0rem,r Timothy Bradley Foote – honored today – was their great-grandfather. and the first settler and postmaster in Nephi. Easily the wealthiest man inn Nephi. he built and kept the first hotel, and was also one of the first to manufacture salt from salt water. Always a patriot, Foote served as major of the Juah Military District and led preparations for the possible confrontation with Johnston’s Army when it came to Utah. Besides being instrumental in building the first LDS Stake Tabernacle in Nephi, he also built the first home. A monument in the northeast section of the Juah County Fairgrournds marks the site of this first Nephi structure. His stubbom streak surfaced in a complaint he made during the lnndian troubles of 1853. His adobe house was outside the mnnd walls of the Nephl fort. He was told it wasn’t safe from the Indians. and must be “thrown down” and rebuilt inside the fort. lie wrote to the gztualz “The Brethren generally are of the oplnlon that house can stand with sststy. Now snr. if you should think it best to throw it down. it shall be He ‘ la Q home. A strong leader, settler and family man – father to it children, seven by his first wife and seven by his second he dled in 185 at the age of 87.