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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Censuses:
1830 US: Bloomfield, Jackson, Ohio, p. 1 of 8 (Note: that index indicates "Burdine," but looking carefully at the actual image, it is "Burdino".):
Charles Burdine, males: 1:5-10(Nehemiah Beirdneau), 1:10-15(William McDaniel), 1:15-20(John McDaniel), 1:20-30(uncertain identity), 1:60-70(Charles Birdino); females: 1:0-5 (Elizabeth Beirdneau), 1:20-30(Jane McDaniel), 1:40-50(Zibiah)
1840 US: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, the following related families living in near proximity to each other (with exception of John McDaniel and his wife Christina Stoker, all of David Stoker's siblings, children, and mother are accounted for and it confirms his father Michael was dead by 1840):
P. 43a:
David Stoker, males 5-10:1; 40-50:1//females 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50:1. [David, his wife Barbara, and their children Sarah (13), Catherine (11?), and Michael (6). Note daughter Nancy not in census which means she was probably deceased by then.]
Simeon P. Grabell [Graybill], males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [David's nephew: Simeon and his wife Amanda Hill and their two oldest children.]
Jacob Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 20-30:1. [Younger brother to David: Jacob and his wife Catherine and their oldest child.]
P. 44a:
Eller Stoker, males 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 15-20:1; 60-70:1. [Youngest brother to David: Eller with his wife Margaret and their oldest child and probably their mother Catherine Eller.]
James Walker [Welker], males 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 30-40:1//females 5-10:2; 40-50:1. [Living next door to Eller and ages work perfectly that this is James Welker and Elizabeth Stoker, who is David's sister.]
John W. Stoker, males 0-5:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 30-40:1. [John and his wife Electa Sarah and their six oldest children.]
John Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 20-30:1. [David's son: John and his wife Jane and their children.]
P. 52a:
William Stoker, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 20-30:1 (father-in-law Samuel Winegar is next door). [David's son William and his wife Almira with their child.]
P. 55a:
Michael Stoker, males 0-5:2; 5-10:2; 10-15:1; 30-40:1// females 30-40:1. [Michael, his wife Martha, and their five oldest children.]
1850 US: Davis County, house/family 117/117:
John Stoker, 35, farmer $175, OH.
Jane, 38, OH.
Alma, 15, OH.
Hyram, 11, IL.
Franklin, 9, IL.
David, 7, IA.
Zibiah, 3, IA.
1860 US: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, p. 15 of 23, 15 Jun 1860, house/family 98/91:
Jno. Stoker, 44, farmer, $2000, $700, OH.
Jane, 50, OH.
Harriet, 38, NY.
Alma, 25, OH.
Jane, 19, OH.
Hyrum, 19, IL.
David, 15, IL.
Jane, 10, IA.
Sarah A., 8, NY.
Geo, 3, MI.
Jno, 2, NY.
1870 US: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, p. 26 of 34, 19 Aug 1870:
Household/family 214/215:
John Stoker, 53, Bishop, $4000, $1500, OH.
Jane, 60, OH.
Alma, 35, farm hand, OH.
Sarah A., 19, UT.
Household/family 215/216:
Harriet Stoker, 46, keeping house, NY.
John, 13, UT.
Catherine, 7, UT.
Hiram, 30, laborer, IL.
Household/family 216/217:
Jane Stoker, 29, keeping house, OH.
Maryann, 8, UT.
Henry, 6, UT.
Lorenzo, 3, UT.
Clarissa, 1, UT.
1880 US: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 279C:
John Stoker, farmer, 63, married, birthplace: OH, father's and mother's birthplace: NC.
Jane Stoker, keeping house, 69, birthplace: OH.
Hyrum, works on farm, son, S, 40, IL, OH, OH.
Harriet, keeping house, wife, M, 58, NY, CT, VT.
Mary A., at home dau, S, 18, UT, OH, OH.
Catherine, at home, dau, 16, UT, OH, NY.
Henry, at home, son, 15, UT, OH, NY.
Lorenzo, at home, son, 13, UT, OH, NY.
Jessie, at home, son, 5, UT, OH, NY.
2. Obituary of son David Stoker: "David Stoker Dead. Well Known and Highly Respected Citizen of Davis County Passes. (Special Correspondence.) Farmington, April 3 - David Stoker, until recently Bishop of the East Bountiful ward in Davis stake, died at his home in Bountiful, Saturday morning. During the last four months he had been confined to his bed the greater part of the time with heart and stomach trouble. Bishop Stoker was born in Hancock county, Ill. Sept. 28, 1844. His parents were born in Ohio. In 1836 they moved to Illinois, in which state six children were born to them of whom David was the third son. The family left Illinois in 1846 and after three years of uncertain travel arrived in Utah in 1849. Mr. Stoker spent his early days on the farm in Davis county and his early education was received from the schools then afforded by the country settlements. He was, however, ambitious and intelligent and independent of schooling arose to positions of distinction and trust among his fellow men. He was broad minded, of keen judgment, loving freedom of thought and resenting any encroachments of authority upon the rights and liberties of men. His advice and the wisdom of his counsel were sought by all who knew him. So highly has he been regarded by the citizens of Davis county that their suffrage has elected him to the office of county comisioner and member of Utah legislature. He also held by appointment the position of probate judge, and received the nomination to the office county commissioner at the convention of the Democratic party, Oct. 1910. He has been a stalwart Democrat all his life and is known in the politics of Utah as a legislator and a judge of wisdom and capability. In a religious capacity, Bishop Stoker served his Church on a mission in the Northern States. From which duty he arose in the estimation of his brethren holding various positions, the last in the bishopric of his ward in which he served as counselor to Bishop Call, and later as bishop for a period of 13 years. In religious as in civil matters, his soundness of judgment commended him to the consideration of his fellows. In the industrial world he figured also. He has aided in developing the dry land districts in Davis county, being a promoter in the Davis and Weber canal. He was at his death, president and director in the Bountiful Co-op, the large store which recently burned down. Bishop Stoker leaves a widow, Regeria Hogan Stoker and seven children." Deseret Evening News, Mon., 3 Apr 1911, photo acoumpanies obituary.
3. The book "The Henry McDaniel family, 1755-1975," by Esta McDaniel Lee, 1975, FHL 929.273 M141L, p. 82: "Other McDaniels of Gallia and Jackson Counties, Ohio. David McDaniel, b. ca. 1738 m. 5 March, 1801, Elizabeth (Betsy) McCarley in Washington County, Ohio. Gallia County was a part of Washington Coound at that time. David McDanieal was in Ohio long before it became a state for a son James McDaniel was born in what is now Jackson County, 24 Feb. 1762. He married 19 Dec 1805 Zebiah (Sibby) McCarley, b. 10 Dec 1786, Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of John McCarley. She died 5 Feb 1860. James died in Jackson County, 1820. They had the following children:
1. Sarah McDaniel, b. 26 May 1806, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., O., d. 7 Mar 1857, m. John W. Stoker, 13 Mar 1827.
2. Martha McDaniel, b. 24 Feb 1808, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., O., d. 4 Feb 1877, m. 1828/29 Michael Stoker.
3. Jane McDaniel, 24 Feb 1810, Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co., O., d. 20 Jan 1890, in Bountiful, Utah, m. 1836, John Stoker.
4. John McDaniel, b. 10 Jun 1812, Jackson Co., O., d. 11 Nov 1884, Alpine, Utah, m. Christina Stoker.
5. William McDaniel, b. 1814, Jackson Co., O., d. 1889 unmarried.
There could have been others."
Page 83: "Jackson County Marriage Records. C.D. Massie:
19 Apr 1827 Electa Sally McDaniel to John W. Stoker."
BIOGRAPHY:
1. The book "Mormon Redress Petitions, Documents of the 1833-1838 Missouri Conflict," edited by Clark V. Johnson, contains a copy of the "Scroll Petition" dated 28 Nov 1843 at Nauvoo, IL addressed to the U.S. Congress by members of the LDS Church who had property destroyed by Missouri mobs in the 1830's. Included with over a couple thousand signatures are those of John and Jane Stoker, and their three sons Hyrum, Alma, and Franklin.
2. Listed in Pioneers of 1848 from the files of the daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Journal History, etc.: "Stoker, John, age 31, b. 8 Mar 1817 in Bloomfield, Ohio and wife Stoker, Jane McD., age 38, 24 Feb. 1810, Ohio and their children: Alma, Hyrum, Franklin, David (age 4, 28 Sep 1844, Illinois), Zibiah Jane, Sarah Ann as part of the Young Company.
3. Reference to John Stoker and Jane McDaniel in daughter Zebiah Jane Stoker's biography per the book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude," Daughters of Utah Pioneers, p. 3145, photo accompanies article: "Zebiah Jane Stoker Tolman, born 21 May 1847 at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa; died 28 May 1933 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah; parents were John Stoker and Jane McDaniel; pioneer of 18 Sep 1848 in the Brigham Young Wagon Train; spouse was Judson Tolman married 5 Apr 1869 in Salt Lake Endowment House (he died 6 Jul 1916 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah; they had 11 children [see book for Children's names and birthdates]. Zebiah Jane was born in Mt. Pisgah, Iowa on May 21, 1847. She came across the Plains with her parents by ox-team. Her father was one of the leaders of the third company of the first division of the Brigham Young Wagon Company. Their division left the Elkhorn on June 1, 1848 and arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley on Sep. 18, 1848. Zebiah's parents settled in Bountiful where she grew up living the hardy pioneer life. She felt education was very impartant and became a pioneer school teacher for many years in the Bountiful area. She was especially skilled in mathematics and english. She became the fourth wife of Judson Tolman on April 5, 1869 in the Salt Lake Endlowment House. Her father and Judson were good friends. His first wife had died on Feb. 4, 1869. She was 22 years old as she moved in to care for his older family, some as old as she was. She bore Judson eleven children of her own. She was a generous and loving mother. She passed her love of education on to her children. Three of her sons became well known educators in the Utah Schools. Zebiah passed away at her home on May 28, 1933 at the age of 86. Funeral servieces were held in Bountiful Tabernacle and she was buried in the Bountiful City Cemetery."
4. Biography in the book "Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia," p. 252: "John Stoker, Bishop of East Bountiful, Davis county, Utah, was born March 8, 1817, at Bloomfield, Jackson county, Ohio, the son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill. Becoming a convert to 'Mormonism' he was baptized Nov. 13, 1836, by Seymour Brunson, and cast his lot with the Saints in their gathering places in the States. He emigrated to Utah in 1848 and settled in what was then called the Sessions settlement (now Bountiful). He was ordained a Bishop Jan. 20, 1851, by Brigham Young and set apart to preside over the North Mill Creek Ward, afterwards named Bountiful. Bishop Stoker married three wives, namely Jane McDaniel, who became the mother of six children; Jane Allen, who gave birth to nine children, and Harriet (a widow), who bore her husband two children. In 1869-70 Bishop Stoker filled a short mission to Virginia. He was ordained a Patriarch in 1877 and died June 11, 1881, at Bountiful."
5. Reference to John and Jane in son David Stoker's biography in the book "Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia," p. 253 (photo accompanies article): "David Stoker. Bishop of East Bountiful, Davis county, Utah, was born Sept. 28, 1844, in Hancock county, Ill., the son of John Stoker and Jane McDaniel. The parents spent their early life in Ohio where they were married, and in 1836 they emigrated to Adams county, Ill., and later settled in Hancock county, in the same State. At the time of the exodus (1846) the family came west as far as Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, where they remained until 1848, when they fitted out ox teams preparatory to crossing the plains to Utah, which they did that year in Pres. Brigham Young's train, arriving in Salt Lake City Sept. 23, 1848. The first winter was spent in the Old Fort, and in the spring of 1849 they located at Bountiful, which at that time was sparsely settled in a wild state. There David received his eduaction and became earlier in life a faithful woriker in the Church. In 1866 (March 3rd) he married Miss Regena Hogan, daughter of Erick G.M. Hogan and Harriet Nesteby. Bishops Stoker's whole life was spent in Bountiful, where he assisted in transforming the county from a wild and barren waste to its present prosperous condition. His home was considered one of the finest of its size in the locality. In 1892-1894 he filled a mission to the Northern States. During the Indian troubles in Utah he served in the militia orgainzed to protect the settlers and was in the Black Hawk war for 81 days. After presiding a number of years over the Elders quorum at Bountiful, he was ordained a Seventy and still later a High Priest and chosen as first counselor to Bishiop Chester Call. This position he held till Jan. 19, 1896, when he was ordained a Bishop by Lorenzo Snow and set apart to preside over the East Bountiful Ward. He also served as county commissioner and probate judge of Davis county, and served two terms in the Utah Territiorial legislature. Respected and beloved by his people he died April 1, 1911, at his home at Bountiful."
6. FHL film 702: "Journal of John Stoker, b. 1817; Journal starts November 1, 1869." John was the son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill. The first 35 pages detail his mission taken from Utah to Virginia and Tennessee through Council Bluffs, Iowa, which I have summarized and included with his notes in this database. Pp. 36-227, the balance of John's journal, are genealogical notations of family. Many pages are blank. Besides family, the journal also notes many other unrelated Stokers who were probably gleaned from books and other sources. It appears as if maybe his son David may have taken over the book later. Many entries are repetitive at different times. Pertinent data for this family or individual is quoted verbatim as follows:
P. 36-48: Franklin Stoker, son of John and Jane Stoker was born Illinois, Hancock County, Aug. 12, 1842. Died in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory, Sept. 27th 1855.
Clarissa Stoker, daughter of John and Jane Stoker the Second, born Feby 2d, 1859, Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory. Died Aug 12th 1870 at midnight in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory of diarea and bloody flux.
Jude Stoker, son of John Stoker and Jane Stoker the second. Born April the 2d, 1871. Died Sept. 4th 1872 at 9 o'clock a.m., Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory.
Albert Stoker, son of John and Jane A. Stoker, born march 27th 1873 at 3 o'clock a.m. Blessed by John Stoker mouth, April 3, and Thomas Briggs and John Livingston(?). Died April 4th 1 ½ p.m. Buried April 5th Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory.
Harriet Ann Stoker, daughter of David Stoker and Regina Haugen(?) born March 21st 1873. Died Nov 19th 1873 of scarlet fever and inflammation of the brain.
Jesse Stoker, son of John and Jane A. Stoker was born July 17th 1874 at 3 o'clock and 45 minutes a.m. in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory.
John Stoker, son of John and Harriet S. Stoker, born Feby 11th 1857 in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory. Died in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory, September 14th 1876 at 6:15 minutes a.m. of typhoid fever.
Harriet Eunice, daughter of John and Jane Allen Stoker, born May 13th 1877… blessed August 22d 1877 by Elder Wm. Thurgood… died August 23d in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Territory.
Jane Allen, wife of John Stoker and daughter of Jude and Mary Ann Allen, born March the 8th 1841, died August the 5th 1877 in Bountiful, Davis County at her residence after nearly three months illness from the affects of child birth.
Died Aug 23 1878 Henry Stoker, born in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah Feb. 12, 1855.
Lorenzo Stoker, born Feby 21 1867 in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah.
John Stoker, son of David and Barbary Stoker was ordained Bishop in North Kanyon ward Davis Co., U.T. Jany 20th 1851 under the hands of Pres. Brigham young, Heber C. Kimball, Jedediah M. Grant. Laboured in the same place until August the 4th 1874 when he resigned his office as Bishop to Pres. P. Young on account of ill health not being able to attend to the labours required with the blessings of the priesthood upon him from his past labours.
John Stoker, son of David Stoker and Barbara Grabill was born March the 8th 1817 in Jackson County, Ohio. Died at Bountiful, Utah Territory June 11th 1881 at 10 minutes to 7 o'clock p.m. of paralasis.
Hyrum Stoker, son of John Stoker and Jane McDaniel, died at Bountiful June 5th 1887.
Jane McDaniel Stoker died at Bountiful Jan. 20(?), 1890. Wife of John Stoker.
[Entry on p. 43 which is too light to read and with someone I don't recognize. Looks like: Sonia Stoker Born Dec 7, 1835/6 Died June 5th 1897 at Syracuse Ward of Harriet Stoker.]
Birth of Jane Allen parents. Jude Allen borned Doillsborough, Essy Co. New York. Oct 12, 1811. Mary Ann Nichloos Allen, born Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1820. Jane Allen Stoker born Parma, Cayuhoga Co., Ohio, March 8, 1841… died Bountiful Davis Co. Aug. 5, 1877. Jude Allen died Feb 13, 1900, aged 88 years. Mary Ann Nchloos died Bountiful Davis Co., January 9, 1860.
Rockland, Ida. Oct 14, 1917. Mary Ann Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., May 14, 1862. Henry Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., Feb. 12, 1865. Lorenzo Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., Feb 21, 1869. Clarissa Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., Feb. 21, 1869. Jude Stoker, born April 2, 1871 at Bountiful, Davis Co. Albert Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., March 29, 1878(3?). Jesse Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., July 17, 1874. Harriet Eunice Stoker, born Bountiful, Davis Co., May 13, 1879.
Mary Ann Hack Stoker, died at Provo, Utah, May 1, 1903. Henry Stoker, died Salt Lake City, Oct. 12, 1904. Albert Stoker, died April 4, 1873. Harriet Eunice Stoker, died Bountiful, Davis Co., Aug. 12, 1870. Jude Stoker, died Bountiful, Davis Co., Sept. 4, 1872.
Mary Ann Stoker was married to James Hack at Salt Lake City 1881, was second wife, died 1st of May 1903
Henry died 12 of Sept 1904, Oct 12, 1904.
John Stoker was a captain of Fifties under Pres. Brigham Young's companies in Emigration to Utah from Nauvoo in the year 1848.
7. The following is a partial quote from an article entitled: "The Michael and Catherine Eller Stoker family as early Mormons in Ohio and Missouri," by Jimmie "B" Stoker, November 24, 1993, as reprinted in the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. See the notes of Michael Stoker (1762-1838) for the full transcript of this article:
"The Stokers join the LDS Church.
Mormon missionaries come.
During the fall of 1833 Michael Stoker (1762-1838) and his family, living in Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio first heard the preaching of the missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These missionaries exhorted them to join the new church and told them about Joseph Smith receiving inspired revelations from God. In addition the Church was noted for its new scripture, the Book of Mormon.
The Stokers were drawn to the message. Many accepted baptism before the end of 1833. They included sixteen-year-old John Stoker (1817-1881) who was baptized November 13, 1833 by Seymour Brunson(1) and four days later his double cousin, fifteen-year-old Joseph Levi Graybill, who was baptized by John A. Fisher.(2) These two grandsons of Michael Stoker (1762-1838) were among the first of the Stoker family to embrace the new church.
In 1834 Seymour Brunson moved his family to Bloomfield and organized a branch of the Church.(3) John's parents, David (1795-1852) and Barbara Graybill Stoker, joined the branch during that year. David's younger brother, Michael, Jr., (1805-1858) was affiliated with the Mormons. Evidence of his affiliation with the church comes from the fact that his son, born on July 10, 1834 was named, "William Moroni." Clearly the name Moroni marked Michael as having read the Book of Mormon. Moreover, in his journal Michael, Jr., writes, "The names of the members who were baptized by me in February, 1836. Baptized James Toinbuson and ordained him an elder." He also baptized William and Barbara Stoker that year.(4) Michael held the Mormon priesthood to officiate in these ordinances. The Stokers and their relatives were very enthusiastic about their new church. They contributed to its growth and sustained its leadership.
The McDaniel connection.
The children and grandchildren of MIchael Stoker (1762-1838) had an affinity to marry the children of James McDaniel and Zibiah McCarley, neighbors in Jackson County. John W. Stoker (1802-1857) married Electa Sarah McDaniel (1806-1857) on April 19, 1827. Michael Stoker, Jr., (1805-1858) married her sister, Martha Carr McDaniel, on Jan 1, 1829. A grandson, John Stoker (1817-1881), and a granddaughter, Christine Stoker (1815-1854), children of David Stoker (1795-1852), married Jane McDaniel (1810-1890) on January 21, 1836 and John Riley McDaniel on February 8, 1835. Nineteen-year-old John, in addition to marrying Jane, also adopted her son, Alma. Family tradition says that Alma's father would not consider joining the LDS church so Jane left him. About a month after her son's birth, Jane married John Stoker, the nephew of her two brothers-in-law.
The Kirtland Temple is dedicated.
In the spring of 1836, some members of the Bloomfield branch made the 200 mile trip north to Kirtland, Ohio to attend the dedication of the temple. In that group was Michael Stoker's son-in-law and grandson, Michael Graybill, Sr., and Joseph Levi Graybill. Michael Graybill's wife, Polly Stoker (1792-1864), was expecting the birth of her eleventh Child, a son who was born April 6, 1836. She didn't go with them. Michael Graybill while at the conference and temple dedication at Kirtland was impressed by Sidney Rigdon's two and a half hour sermon. Upon returning to Bloomfield, he named his newly born son, Sidney Rigdon Graybill.(5)
Picture p. 3: "Barbara Graybill and her son, John Stoker."
Footnotes
1. "The Life of John Stoker," compiled by Eunice Stoker Southwick
2. "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," Vol. III G.K. compiled by Susan Easton Black. Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1993. p. 149.
3. "Seymour Brunson," LDS Biographical Encyclopedia Vol. 3 compiled by Andrew Jenson. Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901. p. 331.
4. "The Howard, Leytham, Stoker, Von Dollen Family Histories and including the Bell, Teeple, Mackland, Bardsley, Graybill, Eller, Dick, Oman, Smith, and Koons Families," compiled by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. p. 92.
5. Vivian Graybill, "Michael Graybill, Sr." Typescript sent to Jim Stoker by Alice Graybill Russell, 6120 Wincanton Dr., Shreveport, LA 71129 on October 6, 1993."
8. The following is a partial quote from an article entitled: "The Michael and Catherine Eller Stoker family as early Mormons in Ohio and Missouri," by Jimmie "B" Stoker, November 24, 1993, as reprinted in the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. See the notes of Michael Stoker (1762-1838) for the full transcript of this article:
"The following members of Michael Stoker's family attached their names to a petition in 1843 that they had lived in Missouri and had been driven from their state:(21)
David Stoker [Michael's son David (1795-1852)], John Stoker [possibly David's son, John (1817-1881) or Michael's son, John W. (1803-1857)], John McDaniels (1812-1884) [David's son-in-law, husband of his oldest daughter, Christine (1815-1854)], Elles Stoker (1816-1855) [Eller, Michael's youngest son], Mary Stoker (1822-1890) [probably Margaret Judd, Eller's wife]. Catharine Stoker (1773-after 1850) [Michael's wife, Catharine Eller], Jacob Stoker (1812-1893) [Michael's son], Catharine Stoker [Catharine Burcham, Jacob's wife], John Stoker (1803-1857) [Michael's son, John W. Stoker], Sarah Stoker (1806-1857) [John W. Stoker's wife, Electa Sarah McDaniel].
Geo. Graybill (1821-?) [Michael's grandson, George Washington Graybill, son of Polly Mary Stoker (1792-1864)], Michael Stoker (1805-1858) [Michael's son], Martha Stoker (1808-1873) [Martha Carr McDaniel, wife of Michael's son, Michael], Gabrael Stoker (1832-1852) [Michael's grandson, son of Michael (1805-1858)], William Stoker (1819-1892) [Michael's grandson, son of David], Almira Stoker (1818-1884) [Michael's granddaughter-in-law, grandson, William's wife, Almira Winegar], Samuel D. Stoker (1840-1908) [Michael's great-grandson, son of William and Almira], William Stoker (1842-1906) [Michael's great-grandson, son of William and Almira].
Mary Graybill [possibly Michael's daughter, Polly Mary Stoker (1792-1864) or his granddaughter, Mary Ann Graybill (1830-?)], William Graybill (1825-1880) [Michael's grandson, son of Polly Mary Stoker], Adam Graybill [still looking for this relationship to Michael], Sidney R Graybill (1836-?) [Michael's grandson, son of Polly Mary Stoker], Levi Graybill (1818-1912) [Michael's grandson, son of Polly Mary Stoker], Patience Graybill (1825-1895) [Patience Smith, Michael's granddaughter-in-law, wife of Joseph Levi Graybill (1818-1912)], Mary Graybill [possibly Michael's daughter, Polly Mary Stoker (1792-1864), or his granddaughter, Mary Ann Graybill (1830-?), Polly's daughter].
John Stoker (1817-1881) [Michael's grandson, son of David], Jane Stoker (1810-1890) [Michael's granddaughter-in-law, Jane McDaniel, wife of John (1817-1881)], Hannah Graybill [Michael's great granddaughter, daughter of Joseph Levi Graybill], Hyrum Stoker (1840-1887) [Michael's great grandson, son of John Stoker (1817-1881) and Jane McDaniel], Alma Stoker (1835-1897) [Michael's adopted great grandson, son of Jane McDaniel], and Franklin Stoker (1842-1855) [Michael's great grandson, son of John Stoker (1817-1881)]. Lucinda Stoker is also listed on the petition but cannot establish a relationship to Michael Stoker (1762-1838).(22)
Refuge found in Illinois.
The people of Quincy reached out to help the Mormons fleeing from Missouri. Elizabeth Haven Barlow writes, "The people of Quincy had contributed between four and five hundred dollars for the poor Mormons. God had opened their hearts to receive us. May heaven's blessings rest upon them. We are hungry and they feed us, naked and clothed us. The citizens have assisted beyond all calculations."(23)
Footnotes
21. Also included are some of their children who were born after 1838 in Illinois.
22. "Mormon Redress Petitions," pp. 574, 598, 599-601.
23. Elizabeth Haven Barlow in letter to Elizabeth Howel Bullard, 24 February 1839, published in Ora H. Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores." Salt Lake City: Ora H. Barlow, 1968."
9. FHL film 34803 "Heart Throbs of the West," comp. by Kate B. Carter, v., p. 513. Pioneers of 1848 as part of the Brigham Young Company: John Stoker, 31; Jane McD. Stoker, 38; Alma Stoker; Hyrum Stoker, Franklin Stoker; David Stoker, 4; Zibiah Jane Stoker; Sarah Ann Stoker.
10. FHL book 929.273 St67d "Descendants of William Stoker (1819-1892): with a View of his Ancestors," by Jay and Rachel Phillips Deeben, Feb. 2014, pp. 32-37. The authors do have an error in regards to Harriet Susan Willis' death date:
"John Stoker[1] (1817-1881), by Jay Deeben.
John Stoker,[2] son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill, was born on 8 Mar 1817 in Madison Twp., Jackson, Ohio. John joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints along with other members of his family in 1833. John married Jane McDaniel,[3] daughter of James McDaniel and Zebiah McCarley, on 21 Jan 1836, in , Hancock, Illinois. Jane was born on 24 Feb 1810 in Racoon Twp., Gallia, Ohio. Jane died 20 Jan 1890, in Bountiful, Utah.[4]
John and his family lived through the trials and challenges that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lived through in Missouri and Illinois. In 1846/1847 they were forced to leave Illinois and make their way to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. In 1848 John and his family[5] traveled with the Brigham Young Company from Winter Quarters to Salt Lake City, Utah.[6]
As the company was being organized for the trip West, John Stoker and Herman Hyde were each elected as captains of fifty within Lorenzo Snow's group of one hundred.[7] After arriving in Utah John and his family settled in and around the area known, today, as Bountiful, Utah, just north of Salt Lake City.
John Stoker was ordained a bishop in the North Kanyon Ward, Davis County, Utah Territory on 28 Jan 1851, under the hands of Pres Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Jedadiah M. Grants and served until‘4 Aug 1874. While serving as bishop John served a mission to the United States for a period of about five-months, from 1 Nov 1869 thru 29 Mar 1870.[9] During this mission he visited several of the Stoker and Graybill family members that had remained in Iowa and Illinois.
John entered the practice of polygamy when he married Harriet Susan Willis,[10] daughter of Erastus Willis and Hannah Cobb, on 26 Oct 1855 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Harriet was born on 21 Dec 1822 in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York. Harriet died 7 Nov 1882 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah just short of her 60th birthday.
John next married Jane Allen,[11] daughter of Jude Allen and Mary Ann Nicholas, on 5 Jul 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Jane was born on 8 Mar 1841 in Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Jane died on 5 Aug 1877 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah at age 36.
John died on 11 Jun 1881 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah at age 64. Jane McDaniel Stoker died on 20 Jan 1890 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah at age 79.
Children of John Stoker and Jane McDaniel Stoker (Name, Birth date, Birth place, Death date, Place of Death):
Alma Stoker[12], 7 Dec 1835, Lick, Jackson, Ohio, 5 Jun 1897, Syracuse, Davis, Utah[13]. Alma is the son of Jane McDaniel from a previous marriage whose name is Alma. After John married Jane he adopted Alma and raised him as his own son. Alma Stoker married Catherine Tolman, daughter of Judson Adoninum Tolman and Sarah Lucretia Holbrook, she was born 13 Sep 1861, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Hyrum Stoker[14], 9 Nov 1840, Columbus, Adams, Illinois, 5 Jun 1885, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Franklin Stoker[15], 12 Aug 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, 27 Sep 1855, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
David Stoker[16], 28 Sep 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, 1 Apr 1911, Bountiful, Davis, Utah. David married Regena Hogan[17], daughter of Eric Gautesen Midtboen Hogan and Helge Knudsen, on 3 Mar 1866 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Regena was born 10 Jul 1844 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa. Another spelling for Hogan is Hoggan.
Zibiah Jane Stoker[18], 21 May 1847, Mount Pisgah, Pottawattamie, Iowa, 28 May 1933, Bountiful, Davis, Utah. Zibiah married Judson Tolman[19], son of Nathan Tolman and Sarah Hewett, on 5 Apr 1869. Judson was born 14 Jul 1826 in Maine.
Sarah Ann Stoker[20], 10 Oct 1851, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 23 Jan 1922, Layton, Davis, Utah. Sarah married Harlon Simmons[21], on 23 Mar 1871 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Harlon was born 28 Feb 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois.
Children of John Stoker and Harriet Susan Willis Stoker (Name - Birth - Place - Death - Place):
John Stoker[22], 11 Feb 1857, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 14 Sep 1876, Bountiful, Davis, Utah. John Stoker, Jr. died at age 19 of Typhoid Fever.
Catherine Stoker[23], 10 Dec 1863, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 3 Nov 1917, Roy, Weber, Utah. Catherine married Edwin Theodore Wood, son of Daniel Wood and Emman Maria Ellis, on 28 Jul 1881. Edwin's birth date is on 8 May 1856, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Children of John Stoker and Jane Allen Stoker (Name - Birth - Place - Death - Place):
Mary Ann Stoker[24], 14 May 1862 Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 1 May 1903, Provo, Utah, Utah. Mary married James Hack on 19 May 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. James was born September 1835 in Farmham, Surrey, England, John Stoker's Journal indicated that Mary Ann Stoker was James Hack's second wife.
Henry Stoker[25], 12 Feb 1865, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 12 Oct 1904, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Henry never married, this was stated on his death certificate.
Lorenzo Stoker[26], 21 Feb 1867, East Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 9 Jun 1920 Ogden, Weber, Utah. Lorenzo married Polly Adaline Harnmon, daughter of Levi Byram Hammon and Martha Jane Belnap, on 16 Jul 1888 in Hooper, Weber, Utah. Polly was born on 15 Feb 1873 in Hooper, Weber, Utah.
Clarissa Stoker[27], 2 Feb 1869, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 12 Aug 1870, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Jude Stoker[28], 2 Apr 1871, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 4 Sep 1872, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Albert Stoker[29], 27 Mar 1873, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 4 Apr 1873, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Jesse Stoker[30], 17 Jul 1874, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 30 Oct 1942, Roy, Weber, Utah. Jesse married Lettie Matilda Hammon, daughter of Levi Byram Hammon and Martha Jane Belnap. She was born 13 Mar 1833, Hoooper, Weber, Utah.
Harriet Eunice Stoker[31], 13 May 1877, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, 23 Aug 1878, Bountiful, Davis, Utah.
Chapter Notes for John Stoker - 1817:
1. Information on John Stoker and his family was taken from church records, previously written histories of the Stoker family, and personal journal of John Stoker.
2. Hook, James W., "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," p.100. Repository:
Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 929.273 EL54h. And the Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 43. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
3. LDS Church, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845-8 Feb 1846 (Original), p. 903. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150; Call Number: 977.343/N1 K290.
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FarnilySearch," database, FamilySearch (<http://familysearch.org/> : accessed 23 Feb 2013), entry for Jane McDaniel, person ID KWVW-PTT; familysearch.org/tree/ <http://familysearch.org/tree/>.
5. The following were members of John and Jane's family when they traveled west in 1848: Alma
Stoker age 12; David Stoker age 3; Franklin Stoker age 5; Hyrum Stoker age 8; Jane McDaniel
Stoker age 38; John Stoker age 31; and Zibiah Jane Stoker age 1.
6. Brigham Young Company left Winter Quarters Nebraska on 5 Jun 1848 and arriving in Salt Lake
Valley between 20-24 Sep 1848. Source: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868. Website: <http://classic.lds.org/churchhistoryllibrarylpioneercompany/1>,15797,4017-1-4,00.html.
7. Bullock, Thomas, Journals 1843-1849, fd. 1-4., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868.
Website: <http://classic.lds.org/churchhistory/library/source/1,18016,4976>-4546,00.html
8. Stoker, John , 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 42. Spelling in this note left as found in John's journal.
9. Stoker, John, 1817, p. 1 thru 35.
10. Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, four volumes, Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941, Latter-day
Saint biographical encyclopedia, four volumes, p. 252. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: Online Digital Version, Vol 3.
11. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 40. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Jane Allen's date of birth came from John Stoker's Journal. And the Deseret News (Historical), Repository: Utah Digital Newspaper, <http://und.lib.utah.edu/>. Death of Jane Allen Stoker at Bountiful, on Sunday, Aug 5, at 11 PM from the effects of Syncope, Jane A., wife of John Stoker, and daughter of Jude Allen, aged 36 years, 4 months, 28 days.
12. LDS Church, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846 (Original), p. 903. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 977.343/N1 K290. And "Very Unexpected Death, Davis County Clipper, Newspaper, obituary 11 Jun 1897, p. 1. Repository: Utah Digital Newspaper, <http://und.lib.utah.edu/>. And Hook, James W., George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America, p.100. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 929.273 EL54h. And Rowley, Alta Aitken; Aitken, Grant Joseph; Aitken, Charlene Attryde. "The Stoker/Winger/West/Youd Legacy," p. 30-31. Copy on disc at Rachel Deeben's residence, Payson, Utah.
13. Davis County Clipper, Newspaper, obituary 11 Jun 1897. Repository: Utah Digital Newspaper <http://und.lib.utah.edu>.
14. Stoker, John , 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 43. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. And LDS Church, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846 (Original), p. 903. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 977.343/N1 K29c.
15. LDS Church, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846
(Original), p. 903. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 977.343/N1 K29c. And Hook, James W., George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America, p. 100. Repository: Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Call Number: 929.273 EL54h. And Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817 2journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 36.
16. LDS Church, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846
(Original), p. 903. And Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 42. And Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate (http2//historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html <http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html>), Utah Death Certificate File No. 33. Repository: Utah State Government, Division of Archives & Records Service, 300 S Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1106.
17. Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate
(http2//historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html <http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html>), Utah Death Certificate File No. 16. And 1880 Federal Census - Davis County, Utah, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bountiful, Davis, Utah; Roll 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 280A; Enumeration District: 14; Repository: Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah.
18. LDS Church, "Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846 (Original)," p. 903. And Hook, James W., "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," p. 100. And Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate (<http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.htrnl>), Utah Death Certificate No. 38.
19. Hook, James W., "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," p. 100.
20. LDS Church, "Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register Records 10 Dec 1845 - 8 Feb 1846
(Original)," p. 903. And Hook, James W., "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," p.100.
21. Hook, James W., "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," p. 100-101.
22. Stoker, John , 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 39. And
Deseret News (Historical), Sept 27, 1876, article: Died. Found in Utah Digital Newspapers; website: <http://digitalnewspapers.org/>.
23. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, Familysearch (<http://new.familysearch.org/> : accessed 25 May 2011), entry for Catherine Stoker, person ID KW83-8FN.
24. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817 p. 48. Repository: Family History
Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. And The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, new.Familysearch.org <http://new.farnilysearch.org/>, Family History Department, pid: L457-SD7.
25. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 45. And State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate (<http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html>), State Board of Health File Number: 1124. Note: death certificate gives a birth date of 12 Feb 1866 while John's diary gives a birth date of 12 Feb 1865.
26. Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate
<http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html>), Utah Death Certificate Numbers 274 and
275. And Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 45. And The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, new.Familysearch.org <http://new.fan1ilysearch.org/>, Family History Department, KWCQ-3ZG.
27. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869 (FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 37 and p. 47.
28. Ibid.
29. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 38 and p. 47. And The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Familysearch.org, Family History Department, PID: KWVG-47V
30. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHLUS/CANFilm 702), p. 39. And The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (<http://new.familysearch.org>: accessed 25 May 2011), entry for Jesse STOKER, person ID KWCL-1B2.
31. Stoker, John, 1817, Journal of John Stoker, born 1817: journal beginning November 1, 1869
(FHL US/CAN Film 702), p. 46 and p. 47. And Deseret News (Historical), Deseret News, Deseret News (Historical), Repository: Utah Digital Newspaper, <http://und.lib.utah.edu/>."
BIRTH:
1. List of "Pioneers of 1848" as noted in husband's Notes indicates age 38, b. 24 Feb 1810 in Ohio.
2. Gallia County was formed on March 25, 1803 from portions of Adams and Washington counties. Jackson County was formed March 1, 1816 from Ross County. Both Raccoon Twp., Gallia Co. and Bloomfield Twp., Jackson Co. adjoin each other.
MARRIAGE:
1. FHL Film #301,043 "Jackson County, Ohio Marriages 1816-1843" has no record of any marriage for this couple even though it does have marriages of John W. Stoker and Electa Sally McDaniel in 1827 and John McDaniel and Christina Stoker in 1835.
2. The following is a partial quote from an article entitled: "John Stoker (1817-1881) and Wives: Jane McDaniel, Harriet Susan Willis, and Jane Allen" in the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT." See John's notes for full transcription:
"On the 21 of January 1836 John married Jane McDaniel. She was the daughter of James McDaniel and Zibiah McCarley, neighbors and good friends the Stokers had met while living in Jackson County, Ohio. (Little is known of the McDaniel family. Jane's brother, John, married John's sister, Christina. The original source of the marriage date and place for John and Jane is unknown. The 1836 is listed in the Ancestral File kept by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)
John was a saddle maker by trade. He also worked his farm to raise food and cattle.
He adopted Jane McDaniel's infant son, Alma, who was born in December of 1835, one month before their marriage. Family tradition states: Jane's first husband, Alma's father, would not consider joining the Mormon Church and was one of the factors that resulted in their separation. His name is unknown."
DEATH:
1. Per burial record.
2. The following is a partial quote from an article entitled: "John Stoker (1817-1881) and Wives: Jane McDaniel, Harriet Susan Willis, and Jane Allen" in the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT." See John's notes for full transcription:
"Death Comes Again
Time and events had taken its toll on the Stoker families and on 5 August 1877 Jane Allen passed away, shortly after the birth of their daughter and last Child, Harriet Eunice.
The final religious calling John held was that of the first Patriarch of Bountiful, a position he held from 1877 until his death on 11 June 1881.
"Brother Davis came to me to go with him to see ex-bishop John Stoker, who was very ill. We concluded to change his clothing, as we did not think that he would last long. We administered to him, and he seemed to have something to say to us, but was too weak to speak. We asked the Lord if it was His will to give him his speech, so that he might speak to us once more. June the 11th, I called to see Brother Stoker on my way to the city, which was about 3 a.m. This was the usual time for us to go to town with our loads. Brother Stoker was asleep and resting well, when I arrived home at 7 p.m. he was still breathing, but shortly after he died. He was one of the oldest bishops in the Church" (Carter 1958).
Nine years later on 20 January 1890 Jane McDaniel died. Harriet Willis passed away on 7 November 1892 and was buried the next day. Her obituary reads: "Hand of Death. Takes Harriet Stoker Away in Her Seventy First Years. Harriet Stoker passed away last Monday morning after a sickness of many months. As we were unable to find any records of her life our account will be brief and only approximate in many instances. She was born in the state of New York on December 22nd, 1821. Moved to Vermont and later to some city or town in Michigan from which place she came to Utah arrived here sometime in fifty. She went south at the time of the (?). She was married three times: First when she was about seventeen to a man by the name of Sinter and had one child. Later she married a Mr. Giles and had three children. Two children were the result of her last marriage to Bishop Stoker. The funeral services were held in the Tabernacle on Tuesday the eight of Nov. But as it was a cold day and no heating apparatus the turnout was small. Thomas Briggs, C.R. Jones, and Lamont Holbrook were the speakers" (Davis County Clipper Nov 13, 1892).
John, his three wives, and the children who died young are buried in the original Bountiful cemetery:
Children of John and Jane McDaniel
Hyrum and Franklin in 1855.
Children of John and Harriet Willis
John in 1875.
Children of John and Jane Allen
Clarissa and Harriet in 1878, Jude in 1872, and Albert in 1873."
BURIAL:
1. Per 6 Nov 2002 website <http://lofthouse.com/davis/bountiful/cemetery/s.htm>, all buried in close proximity (John had these three wives):
John Stoker, b. 1817, d. 1881, "Bishop of Bountiful, 1851-1874," had gold DUP sticker, plot A-1-26-8.
Jane McDaniel Stoker, b. 1810, d. 1890, 1st wife to John Stoker, plot A-1-26-7.
Harriet S. Willis Stoker, b. 1821, d. 1892, 2nd wife to John Stoker, plot A-1.
Jane Allen Stoker, b. 1841, d. 1877, 3rd wife to John Stoker, plot A-1-26-.
2. The following is a partial quote from an article entitled: "John Stoker (1817-1881) and Wives: Jane McDaniel, Harriet Susan Willis, and Jane Allen" in the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT." See John's notes for full transcription:
"In the summer of 1999 Jane McDaniel's original headstone was recovered. The cemetery had been vandalized many years before and many headstones removed. A descendant of John Stoker has retrieved it and hopefully it will soon be returned to the cemetery.
The homes, in Bountiful, of John's son, David and grandson David, are still standing and occupied. The following pages are copies of the newspaper article citing the finding of Jane's missing headstone.
'Homeowner unearths eerie surprise during remodeling
BOUNTIFUL- When Kim Sondrup decided to put a deck in her back yard she was unprepared for what surfaced.
'My stomach turned over when I found them,' Kim said.
The 'them' she referred to are six engraved headstones all with dates in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
Kim said she was shocked to find headstones in her yard and she immediately stopped digging in fear of what else may lie beneath the surface.
She has had a surveyor come to her home which was built in the late 1800s in downtown Bountiful. He said he could not be sure but there was only one area of the yard that seemed to suggest there may be something buried beneath the surface. 'He told me it was his gut feeling this was not an old cemetery,' Sondrup said.
One of the headstones is illegible, but those that can be read seem to be members of prominent Bountiful families.
Following is a list of the information still legible on the headstones:
June McDaniel Stoker. Born Ohio, 1810. Died in Bountiful
John Wendel
Sarah Currier wife of Joseph G. Hovey Born 1806
Elizabeth Wendel 1850-1913
Joseph Ira Oviatt Son of Lewis and Sarah Born Nov. 11, 1875 Died 1896
Armed with that information, Bountiful Cemetery Superintendent Dan Green checked the record to see if any of the deceased had been buried there. He found that Jane McDaniel Stoker had in fact been buried at the Bountiful City Cemetery in 1890. Her headstone has been replaced with what he believes is a stone created in about the 1950s. His search for other records was not complete at press time.
The only other cemetery in Bountiful still in use today does not have any upright markers and was not built until the 1970s.
What should happen next is a question no one can answer. 'This doesn't com up every day,' Green said. The problem is that the headstones are so old there would be few living who would notice the fact they are missing and report that information.
Sondrup said she had heard one possible explanation when an acquaintance said he had heard a story about some high school kids in the 60s bragging about stealing headstones.
'He thought maybe that was true and they had just decided to dump them in this yard,' Sondrup said.
Sondrup said she hopes the publicity will act as a notice to any living family members to come and claim the headstones of their ancestors.
'This was a very strange thing. I don't really know what to do next. This is just weird,' she said.
Pictures: "ARE THESE YOUR Long, LOST RelativeS? Kim Sondrup found an unwelcome surprise in her back yard when she began preparing to build a deck. As she dug, she unearthed just below the surface a number of headstones. What to do next is the question she's asking."
"GHOST STORIES: At least five of the headstones unearthed at a Bountiful home are legible. The homeowner hopes relatives will claim the markers."
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Ancestral File 4.19 (27 May 2001).
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