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| 4301 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1860 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, dwelling 503, family 444, neighbors to Polly Graybill: William L. Graybill, 36, farmer, $100 real estate, $45 personal property, OH. Anna, 25, house wife, Eng. Elizabeth J., 7, IA. Levi A., 4, IA. Rebecca A., 4/12, IA. 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 52, family 53; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: W.L. Graybill, 47, farmer, $1400 real estate, $350 personal property, OH. Hannah 34, keeping house, Eng. Elizabeth, 17, IA. L. A., 13, IA. Rebecca, 10, IA. David, 8, IA. Layfayett, 3, IA. Jessee, 5/12, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]: William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng. Rebecca, dau., 20, IA OH Eng. David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng. Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng. Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng. Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng. John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA. 1885 Iowa: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 7 of 12, 38/38: Hanna Grabill, Section 9 E 1/2 SW, 49, farmer, Eng. Rebecca, 22. Jessie, 15. Ira, 8. Jessie Grant, 15. 1900 US: Washington Township, Harrison, Iowa, p. 270a, 13 Jun 1900, dwelling 225: Joe Hoffman, Sept 1860, 39, md. 7 yrs, Ger Ger Ger, farmer. Rebecca, wife, 39, md. once for 18 years, 2 children all living, IA OH Eng. Stella, dau., 7, Feb 1893, IA Ger IA. Myrtle, dau., 2, Aug,1896, IA Ger IA. 1905 Harrison County Directory: Joe Huffman, farmer Mrs. Rebecca Stella, minor. Myrtle, minor. Ira, minor. 1910 US: Washington Township, Harrison, Iowa, p. 248b, 8 May 1910, dwelling 321: Joseph Hoffman, 49, md. once for 18 years, Ger Ger Ger, farmer. Rebecca, wife, 49, md. once for 18 years, 3 children all living, IA PA Eng. Stella, dau., 17, IA Ger IA. Mirtyl, dau., 13, IA Ger IA. Ira, son, 9, IA Ger IA. 1920 US: Washington Township, Harrison, Iowa, p. 255a, 19 Jan 1920, dwelling 189: Joe Hoffman, 59, md. 1903, Ger Ger Ger, farmer. Rebecca, wife, 59, md. 1903, IA OH Eng. Stella, dau., 26, IA Ger IA. Myrtle, dau., 23, IA Ger IA. Ira, son, 18, IA Ger IA. 1930 US: Washington Township, Harrison, Iowa, p. 99a, 30 Apr 1930, dwelling #133: Joe Hoffman, $3,000, 69, age 32 when married, Ger Ger Ger, naturalized 1882. Rebecca, wife, 70, age 33 when married, IA OH Eng. Myrtle, dau., 33, single, IA Ger IA. Stella, dau., 37, dau., single, IA Ger IA. P. 99b, dwelling #148: Ira Hoffman, rents, 28, age 28 when married, IA Ger IA, farming. Alice, wife, 24, age 24 when married, IA PA IL. 3. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24: "Rebecca Alemeda Graybill, b. 16 Feb 1860, Pottawattamie Co., IA; d. 16 Sep 1930, Yorkshire, IA; bur. Underwood, Pottawattamie Co., IA (or Shelby, IA?); md. 7 Jan 1892 to Joseph Hoffman. He was b. in Germany (a part of which is now Poland). Their children were Stella (never married), Myrtle (never married), and Ira. Ira md. Alice ___ [Kern] and had two children: Quentin and Lois. Lois md. to ___ Albers." 4. Found the following information on Children: A. Stella Hoffman: b. 18 Feb 1893; d. Mar 1970, SSN 482-44-9130 at Council Bluffs/Manawa, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Source Social Security Death Index. B. Myrtle Hoffman: b. 21 Aug 1896; d. Sep 1980, SSN 482-44-9129 at Persia, Harrison, Iowa. Source Social Security Death Index. C. Ira Hoffman: 1. Online IAGenWeb index to "1983 Centennial for Persia, Harrison County, Iowa": -Hoffman, Ira, pp. 43 and 105, child of Joe and Rebecca. -Hoffman, Joe, p. 105. -Hoffman, Lois (Mrs. Myron Albers), pp. 25, 43, and 105, child of Ira and Alice - grad. 1955. -Hoffman, Mrs. Ira (Alice Kern), p. 43 and 105. -Hoffman, Mrs. Joe (Rebecca Graybill), p. 105. -Hoffman, Quentin, pp. 25, 43, and 105, child of Ira and Alice - grad. 1953. 2. Mentioned in "1981 History of Harrison County Iowa." 3. Alice Hoffman, b. 19 Aug 1905, d. Sep 1986, SSN 482-44-9145, death residence was at Persia, Harrison, Iowa. Source Social Security Death Index. 5. The book: "1981 History of Harrison County Iowa," p. 226, submitted by Alice Hoffman: "Ira Hoffman Family. Ira Hoffman was born April 17th 1901 on a farm down by McClelland, Iowa. His parents were Joe and Rebecca Graybill Hoffman. Alice Kern was born August 19th 1905 on a farm west of Shelby, Iowa. My parents were James and Anna King Kern. I went to country school and when I was in the eighth grade my folks moved into town at Shelby, Iowa. I went to high school and graduated in 1923. My class was the first one to graduate out of the new building which was dedicated in the fall of 1922. Ira went to country school at Yorkshire, Iowa. Ira Hoffman and Alice Kern were married December 4th 1920. To this union were born two children, Quentin and Lois Hoffman. Quentin was born November 1st 1934 two and a half miles south of Persia, Iowa. Lois was born September 12th 1936 two and a half miles south of Persia, Iowa. This was the same farm where Ira and his folks lived. We moved onto the farm after we were married. My son Quentin and I still live on the farm. My husband Ira passed away August 31, 1957 with a heart attack at the age of 56. Quentin went to country school at Yorkshire, Iowa and entered high school at Persia, Iowa and graduated in 1953. Lois also went to country school at Yorkshire, Iowa and entered high school at Persia, Iowa, and graduated in 1955. Lois Hoffman was married to Myron Albers March 4th 1956. To this union were born four children, Dennis, Karen, Kay and David. Two of their children are married. Dennis Albers married Andrea Feldman from Minden, Iowa and they live five miles west of Oakland, Iowa. Kay Albers married Michael James and they live in Council Bluffs, Iowa. I have four grandchildren and one great-grandson, Jason Michael James. He is nineteen months old. He is the son of Kay and Michael James. They all graduated from Tri-Center High School except David and he will graduate in May 1981. Dennis graduated in 1974, Karen in 1978 and Kay in 1979." 6. 20 Feb 2004 email from DMLJLL426@netzero.net in response to my inquiry as follows: "Would surely appreciate whatever you could tell me about Joe Hoffman and his family on pages 43 and 105 of 1983 Centennial Book. Hopefully it will have Joe's birth and death dates and locations. Same for Ira if possible." Response: "Ira Hoffman Family: Ira Hoffman was born April 17, 1901 on a farm down by McClelland, Iowa. His parents were Joe and Rebecca Graybill Hoffman. Alice Kern was born Aug 19, 1905 on a farm west of Shelby, Iowa. My parents were James and Ann King Kern. Ira Hoffman and Alice Kern were married December 4, 1929. The biography goes on to tell about the family but no more information on Joe and Rebecca. The bio mentions Lois their daughter married Myron Albers. A bio is on page 43 but there is no mention of Joe or Rebecca. Myron and Lois Albers may be found on the Internet phone book for contacting for any more information they may have on Joe and Rebecca." BIRTH: 1. Pitt book quoted above. MARRIAGE: 1. Pitt book quoted above. DEATH: 1. Pitt book quoted above. BURIAL: 1. Family Search's "Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990": Rebecca A. Hoffman. Residence: Yorkshire, IA Burial Date: 18 Sep 1930 Burial Place: Death Date: 1930 Death Place: Shelby, IA SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. | Graybill, Rebecca Almeda (I633)
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| 4302 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 52, family 53; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: W.L. Graybill, 47, farmer, $1400 real estate, $350 personal property, OH. Hannah 34, keeping house, Eng. Elizabeth, 17, IA. L. A., 13, IA. Rebecca, 10, IA. David, 8, IA. Layfayett, 3, IA. Jessee, 5/12, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]: William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng. Rebecca, dau, 20, IA OH Eng. David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng. Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng. Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng. Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng. John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA. DEATH: 1. Per Familysearch's "BillionGraves Index" for David M Graybill, bur. Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States at Downsville Cemetery. Birth Date: 18 Feb 1862; Death Date: 27 Aug 1883. BURIAL: 1. See Death information. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. 2. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24. | Graybill, David M. (I632)
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| 4303 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 52, family 53; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: W.L. Graybill, 47, farmer, $1400 real estate, $350 personal property, OH. Hannah 34, keeping house, Eng. Elizabeth, 17, IA. L. A., 13, IA. Rebecca, 10, IA. David, 8, IA. Layfayett, 3, IA. Jessee, 5/12, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]: William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng. Rebecca, dau, 20, IA OH Eng. David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng. Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng. Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng. Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng. John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA. DEATH: 1. Per "BillionGraves Index" for Lafayette A. Graybill; burial at Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States (Downsville Cemetery). Birth Date: 28 Sep 1866; Death Date: 12 Aug 1883. BURIAL: 1. See death information above. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. 2. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24. | Graybill, Lafayette A. (I631)
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| 4304 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 52, family 53; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: W.L. Graybill, 47, farmer, $1400 real estate, $350 personal property, OH. Hannah 34, keeping house, Eng. Elizabeth, 17, IA. L. A., 13, IA. Rebecca, 10, IA. David, 8, IA. Layfayett, 3, IA. Jessee, 5/12, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]: William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng. Rebecca, dau, 20, IA OH Eng. David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng. Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng. Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng. Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng. John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA. 1885 Iowa: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 7 of 12, 38/38: Hanna Grabill, Section 9 E 1/2 SW, 49, farmer, Eng. Rebecca, 22. Jessie, 15. Ira, 8. Jessie Grant, 15. 1900 US: Washington, Harrison, Iowa, p. 267A [Not sure if this is the right Jesse or not; however, there are no others in online search for same.]: Jesse Graybill, boarder [with James and Myrtle Kilurn? family], June 1874, 25, S, IA OH IL, farm laborer. 1910 US: Shown twice?: A. Garner Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 52b, entry 13 on Gallagher Road: Emily J. Graybill, 54, single, IA OH Mississippi, farmer. Jesse Graybill, cousin, 50, single, IA OH Eng, none. b. District 87, Washington, Harrison, Iowa, 23 Apr 1910, p. 11 of 24, 124/124: Jesse Graybill, 37, single, IA IL Eng, farmer. Hannah, mother, 75, widow, 8 total children with 4 living, Eng Eng Eng, year of immigration is shown as 1862 which would be too late considering her marriage in 1852. 1930 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 78a, entry 94: Ira Graybill, 57, widower, m. 27 years, IA OH Eng, farmer. Mildred D., dau., 23, s., IA IA IA. Jesse, brother, 60, single, never married, IA OH Eng, farmer. BIRTH: 1. See Pitt book quoted below. MARRIAGE: 1. See Pitt book quoted below and censuses quoted above. DEATH: 1. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24: "Jesse Graybill;, b. 4 Jun 1869, Potta. Co., IA; d. 30 Sep 1943; never married. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. | Graybill, Jesse (I630)
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| 4305 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 58, family 59; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: Geo. Graybill, 47, farmer, $9600 real estate, $2200 personal property, OH. Hannah, 44, keeping house, IN. Geo. W., 23, farmer, $200 personal property, IA. Isaac, 17, IA. Massie, 15, IA. Cathrin, 11, IA. Lydia J., 10, IA. Julia, 6, IA. Samuel, 4, IA. Zenas, 2, IA. Hannah Sexton, 15, IA. Emily J. Sexton, 14, IA John Sexton, 11, IA. George Sexton, 10, IA. John Graybill, 19, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 23A: George Graybill, farmer, self, 55, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 52, IN NC SC. George, son, single, farmer, 33, IA OH IN. Isaah, son, single, farmer, 25, IA OH IN. Catherine, dau, 22, IA OH IN. Julia, dau, 16, IA OH IN. Samuel, son, 14, IA OH IN. Zenas, son, 11, IA OH IN. John Sexton, single, stepson, farmer, IA IL IN. Margett Graybill, gdau, 4, IA IA UT. Birdie Graybill, gdau, 2, IA IA UT. 1895 Iowa: Hanwalk [Norwalk], Pottawattamie, IA: Patrick Hagerty, 30, IN. Julia, 30, Pottawattamie Co. IA. Mary, 3, Dallas Co. IA. 1900 US: No listing in Norwalk. 1910 US: Underwood Town, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 139a, entry 51 [neighbor to bro.-in-law Henry Fisher and brothers John, Samuel, and Zenos]: Patrick Hegarty, 45, m. 1 for 19 yrs., IL Ire Ire, railroad laborer. Julia, wife, 45, m. 1 for 19 yrs., IA IL IL. Mary, dau., 18, IA IL IA, public school teacher. Cecil, dau., 15, IA IL IA. Edna, dau., 12, IA IL IA. Eva, dau., 8, IA IL IA. 3. A partial quote from 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, from an article entitled: "Polly Stoker": "Vivian Graybill, of Independence, Missouri, has worked on the Graybill genealogy for many years and since he plans to publish a book with a great amount of detailed information I will not list the names of their complete families. I will note the names of Michael and Polly's children and how they relate to other families in this book. I do have most family names if anyone wants to check it. [Kerry's note: the author lists each child and grandchild of Polly. See her file for the complete listing. I include only the immediate family in this individual's note.] "George Washington Graybill, b. 6/25/1821, Jackson Co., Ohio, m. Mary Smith. Mary died Feb. 16, 1860, when 35 years of age. 1. Brigham Graybill, b. 5/10/1840 2. Hannah Graybill, b. 8/5/1842 3. George Graybill, b. 1847 4. Polly Graybill, b. 1849 5. John Graybill, b. 5/12/50 6. Isaiah Graybill, b. 1/30/54 7. Mattie Graybill, b. 2/3/55 8. Sarah Graybill, b. 4/ /56 9. Catherine Graybill, b. 12/25/58 10. Lydia Graybill, b. 1/31/60 m. (2) Hannah Smith Oman Sexton, the twice widowed sister to Mary. Hannah had two children by Perry Oman, one my great grandmother, and four children by James Sexton. These families are listed in the Smith section. She had three children after this marriage. Cooking for such a large family presented its problems. Over a dozen loaves of bread were made at one time, and a half dozen pies. Hannah commented later in life, she never wanted to make another pie. Hannah and George lived by Underwood and they are both buried in the cemetery west of town. 11. Julia Ann Graybill, b. Jan. 24, 1864 12. Samuel Graybill, b. Oct. 24, 1865 13. Zenis Graybill, b. Mar. 14, 1867" BIRTH: 1. Date per LDS Family Search, location by father's 1860 census and Julia's 1870 census. Some LDS Some Family Search entries show Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa which is in error in my opinion; others show Council Bluffs which is correct in my opinion. Underwood is the location of her burial spot. Tombstone says 1863. Pitt book cited below uses 24 Oct 1864 in Iowa without any documentation. MARRIAGE: 1. Husband is Patrick Hagerty per 19 May 2002 ancestry.com database "doigk." Judging from 1910 census, marriage would have been about 1881 in Iowa. 2. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, p. 99, mentions husband as Patrick Hegarty. BURIAL: 1. Per copy "Cemetery Book, Vol. II, Book 2" of the "1980 Botna Valley East Pottawattamie County Iowa Genealogical Society" booklet provided by the Council Bluffs Library of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa which lists burials of the H.G. Fisher Cemetery which is located on the west edge of the town of Underwood, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. In this cemetery are several related Graybills as follows: Row 2 in the following sequential stone order: Sexton, Nellie Fern 1910-1973 (Sexton), Fannie 1872-1937 Mother (Sexton), John 1857-1934 Father [probably son of James and Hannah (Smith) Sexton - Hannah later marries Geo. W. Graybill and is also buried here] Row 5 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Hazel E. 15 Oct 1892-4 Sept 1893 dau/o J. & A.E. Graybill "We love her" Graybill, Guy Everett 2 Aug 1883-17 Nov 1954 AmLeg-mm Wisconsin 1st Lt 39 Infantry WWI [son of John and Annes Graybill] Graybill, Glen E. 1899-1935 [son of John and Annes Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, John 12 May 1851-10 May 1919; Annes Ervin 12 May 1858-3 Oct 1927 his wife [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, Maude E. 1881-1952 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Fay, Pearl Graybill 1889-1977 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, Florence Graybill 1894-1974 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, William J. 22 Nov 1890-25 Aug 1964 Nebr. Pvt. 3 Bn 55 Engineers WWI [husband of Florence] Row 9 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Alice 1904 [daughter of George H. and Flora A. Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to B.Y. Graybill stone] Graybill, Family Stone Graybill, B.Y. 1844-1931 and Theresa S. 11 Aug 1842 - 8 Mar 1900 [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, William I. 1854-1941 [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Zenas 1868-19__ [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Samuel F. 1865-1939 [son of George W. Graybill] Hegarty, Eva F. 29 Sept 1901-23 May 1919 [dau. of Patrick Hegarty and Julia Ann Graybill] (Graybill?), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, George W. 26 June 1821-5 Mar 1900; Hannah 27 Dec 1826-6 Nov 1903 Wife (Graybill?) Father [probably refers to previous stone] Row 10 in the following sequential order: Hegarty, Patrick 1863-1944 [Husband to Julia Ann Graybill] Hegarty, Julia A. 1863-1938 [Julia Ann Graybill, dau. of George W. Graybill with Patrick as husband] Graybill, Flora A. 1863-1933 Mother; George H. 1846-1912 Father [son of George W. Graybill] Row 11 in the following sequential stone order: Fisher Family Stone Aney, Allie Fisher 1886-1972 Daughter Fisher, Hannah 1842-1907 Mother [Hannah Grabill] Fisher, Henry 1836-1926 SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. 2. Mentioned in the FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 125-140. 3. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 72-75. | Graybill, Julia Ann (I3420)
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| 4306 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 22C [Confirms William was born in Ohio and his parents both in North Carolina.]: William Graybill, farmer, self, 56, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Levy A., son, 24, IA OH Eng. Rebecca, dau, 20, IA OH Eng. David M., son, 18, IA OH Eng. Lafayette, son, 13, IA OH Eng. Jesse, son, 10, IA OH Eng. Ira, son, 4, IA OH Eng. John Jones, laborer, other, 24, VA OH VA. 1885 Iowa: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 7 of 12, 38/38: Hanna Grabill, Section 9 E 1/2 SW, 49, farmer, Eng. Rebecca, 22. Jessie, 15. Ira, 8. Jessie Grant, 15. 1900 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, ED 129, p. 104A, June 8, 1900, entry 41: Hannah Graybill, head, b. Mar 1835, age 65, widow, 8 total children with 4 living, b. Eng, parents b. Eng., farmer. [Note: Entry in 1900 census confirms only 8 children total.] Ira Graybill, son, b. May 1876, 24, single, b. Iowa, fa. b. Ohio, mo. b. Eng., farm laborer. 1910 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 81b, entry 33: Ira Graybill, 33, md. 7 years, IA OH Eng. Marie, wife, 27, md. 7 years, IA Ger Ger. Leona, dau., 5, IA IA IA. Mildred, dau, 3, IA IA IA. 1920 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 82a, entry 62: Ira Graybill, 43, md., IA IA Eng, farmer. Leona, dau., 15, IA IA IA. Mildred, dau., 13, IA IA IA. 1930 US: Hardin, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 78a, entry 94: Ira Graybill, 57, widower, m. 27 years, IA OH Eng, farmer. Mildred D., dau., 23, s., IA IA IA. Jesse, brother, 60, single, never married, IA OH Eng, farmer. BIRTH: 1. Per Pitt book quoted above; confirmed with 1900 census. MARRIAGE: 1. Per 1910 census to Marie ___ in ca. 1903. 2. Marriage confirmed by FHL book 977.771 V22p "Index to the Nov. 1902 - Dec 1905 Marriage Records, Pottawattamie County, Iowa": "Iva Graybill and Marie Sundermann, 31 Dec 1902." 3. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24: "Ira Graybill, b. 13 May 1876, Potta. Co., IA; d. 4 Aug 1963; bur. Crown Hill Cemetery, Denver, CO; md. 27 Dec 1902 to Marie Sunderman. She was b. 17 May 1883, Magnolia, Harrison Co., IA; d. 15 Jul 1954; bur. Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA. She was the d/o John Sunderman and Doris ___ who came here from Germany. Ther children were Leona Fern and Mildred Doris." Downline of two children are in book. Note I use marriage date in Marriage Index quoted above and not the one in this book. DEATH: 1. See Pitt book quoted above. BURIAL: 1. See Pitt book quoted above. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. | Graybill, Ira (I629)
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| 4307 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. DEATH: 1. Not in 1860 census with family. 2. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 16-24: "Sidney Lenore Graybill, b. 27 Jan 1855, Potta. Co., IA; d. 9 Feb 1855." SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. | Graybill, Sydney Lenore (I626)
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| 4308 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb Worldconnect Oct 2003. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 58, family 59; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: Geo. Graybill, 47, farmer, $9600 real estate, $2200 personal property, OH. Hannah, 44, keeping house, IN. Geo. W., 23, farmer, $200 personal property, IA. Isaac, 17, IA. Massie, 15, IA. Cathrin, 11, IA. Lydia J., 10, IA. Julia, 6, IA. Samuel, 4, IA. Zenas, 2, IA. Hannah Sexton, 15, IA. Emily J. Sexton, 14, IA John Sexton, 11, IA. George Sexton, 10, IA. John Graybill, 19, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 23A: George Graybill, farmer, self, 55, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 52, IN NC SC. George, son, single, farmer, 33, IA OH IN. Isaah, son, single, farmer, 25, IA OH IN. Catherine, dau, 22, IA OH IN. Julia, dau, 16, IA OH IN. Samuel, son, 14, IA OH IN. Zenas, son, 11, IA OH IN. John Sexton, single, stepson, farmer, IA IL IN. Margett Graybill, gdau, 4, IA IA UT. Birdie Graybill, gdau, 2, IA IA UT. 1895 Iowa: Hanwalk [Norwalk], Pottawattamie, IA: Geo. Graybill, 74, OH. Hannah, 69, IN. Samuel, 28, Potta. Co. IA. Zenas, 26, Potta. Co. IA. Bird, 17, Potta. Co. IA. 1900 US: Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 251A: Hannah Graybill, Dec 1826, 73, widow, IN SC NC. Samuel, son, Nov 1866, 33, S, IA OH IN, farmer. Zenos B., son, Mar 1869, 31, S, IA OH IN, farmer. 1910 US: Underwood Town, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 139a, entry 48 [neighbors to sister Julia Hegarty, brother John Graybill, and bro.-in-law Henry Fisher]: Samuel F. Graybill, 44, single, IA OH IN, meatcutter. Zenos Graybill, 42, single, IA OH IN, farmer. Brigham Y. Graybill, 65, m. twice, married 7 years in last marriage, IL OH IN. 1920 US: Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 271a, entry 30: Zenos Graybill, 52, single, IA OH IN, owns farm. Samuel F. Graybill, 53, single, IA OH IN, in partnership with brother. 1930 US: Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 227a, entry 110: Sam Graybill, head, 64, single, IA OH IN, farming. Nick Graybill, brother, 63, single, IA OH IN, none. 3. A partial quote from 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, from an article entitled: "Polly Stoker": "Vivian Graybill, of Independence, Missouri, has worked on the Graybill genealogy for many years and since he plans to publish a book with a great amount of detailed information I will not list the names of their complete families. I will note the names of Michael and Polly's children and how they relate to other families in this book. I do have most family names if anyone wants to check it. [Kerry's note: the author lists each child and grandchild of Polly. See her file for the complete listing. I include only the immediate family in this individual's note.] "George Washington Graybill, b. 6/25/1821, Jackson Co., Ohio; m. Mary Smith. Mary died Feb. 16, 1860, when 35 years of age. 1. Brigham Graybill, b. 5/10/1840 2. Hannah Graybill, b. 8/5/1842 3. George Graybill, b. 1847 4. Polly Graybill, b. 1849 5. John Graybill, b. 5/12/50 6. Isaiah Graybill, b. 1/30/54 7. Mattie Graybill, b. 2/3/55 8. Sarah Graybill, b. 4/ /56 9. Catherine Graybill, b. 12/25/58 10. Lydia Graybill, b. 1/31/60 m. (2) Hannah Smith Oman Sexton, the twice widowed sister to Mary. Hannah had two children by Perry Oman, one my great grandmother, and four children by James Sexton. These families are listed in the Smith section. She had three children after this marriage. Cooking for such a large family presented its problems. Over a dozen loaves of bread were made at one time, and a half dozen pies. Hannah commented later in life, she never wanted to make another pie. Hannah and George lived by Underwood and they are both buried in the cemetery west of town. 11. Julia Ann Graybill, b. Jan. 24, 1864 12. Samuel Graybill, b. Oct. 24, 1865 13. Zenis Graybill, b. Mar. 14, 1867" BIRTH: 1. 1900 US Census shows Nov 1866. Location by father's 1860 census and this individual's 1870 census. Some LDS Family Search entries show Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa which is in error in my opinion. Many Ordinance Index entries use 24 Oct 1866 and show middle initial as F. Tombstone shows 1865 and middle initial as "F." 2. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91gives the following undocumented birth date: "Samuel Graybill, b. Oct 24, 1865." The Pitt book cited below also uses 24 Oct 1865; however, both of these authors copy each other extensively. MARRIAGE: 1. Appears not to have been married. DEATH: 1. Per tombstone. BURIAL: 1. Per copy "Cemetery Book, Vol. II, Book 2" of the "1980 Botna Valley East Pottawattamie County Iowa Genealogical Society" booklet provided by the Council Bluffs Library of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa which lists burials of the H.G. Fisher Cemetery which is located on the west edge of the town of Underwood, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. In this cemetery are several related Graybills as follows: Row 2 in the following sequential stone order: Sexton, Nellie Fern 1910-1973 (Sexton), Fannie 1872-1937 Mother (Sexton), John 1857-1934 Father [probably son of James and Hannah (Smith) Sexton - Hannah later marries Geo. W. Graybill and is also buried here] Row 5 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Hazel E. 15 Oct 1892-4 Sept 1893 dau/o J. & A.E. Graybill "We love her" Graybill, Guy Everett 2 Aug 1883-17 Nov 1954 AmLeg-mm Wisconsin 1st Lt 39 Infantry WWI [son of John and Annes Graybill] Graybill, Glen E. 1899-1935 [son of John and Annes Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, John 12 May 1851-10 May 1919; Annes Ervin 12 May 1858-3 Oct 1927 his wife [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, Maude E. 1881-1952 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Fay, Pearl Graybill 1889-1977 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, Florence Graybill 1894-1974 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, William J. 22 Nov 1890-25 Aug 1964 Nebr. Pvt. 3 Bn 55 Engineers WWI [husband of Florence] Row 9 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Alice 1904 [daughter of George H. and Flora A. Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to B.Y. Graybill stone] Graybill, Family Stone Graybill, B.Y. 1844-1931 and Theresa S. 11 Aug 1842 - 8 Mar 1900 [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, William I. 1854-1941 [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Zenas 1868-19__ [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Samuel F. 1865-1939 [son of George W. Graybill] Hegarty, Eva F. 29 Sept 1901-23 May 1919 [dau. of Patrick Hegarty and Julia Ann Graybill] (Graybill?), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, George W. 26 June 1821-5 Mar 1900; Hannah 27 Dec 1826-6 Nov 1903 Wife (Graybill?) Father [probably refers to previous stone] Row 10 in the following sequential order: Hegarty, Patrick 1863-1944 [Husband to Julia Ann Graybill] Hegarty, Julia A. 1863-1938 [Julia Ann Graybill, dau. of George W. Graybill with Patrick as husband] Graybill, Flora A. 1863-1933 Mother; George H. 1846-1912 Father [son of George W. Graybill] Row 11 in the following sequential stone order: Fisher Family Stone Aney, Allie Fisher 1886-1972 Daughter Fisher, Hannah 1842-1907 Mother [Hannah Grabill] Fisher, Henry 1836-1926 SOURCES_MISC: 1. Mentioned in the FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 125-140. 2. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 72-75. 3. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, p. 99. | Graybill, Samuel F. (I3421)
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| 4309 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 10 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1880 US: Can't find. 1900 US: Can't find. 1910 US: Ogden, Weber, Utah, Wilson Precinct, p. 94, 14 May 1910, family 324: Soren P. Christensen, 61, m. once for 34 years, Den Den Den, immigrated 1871, naturalized, farmer. Maren, wife, 64, m. once for 34 years, one total child still living, Den Den Den, immigrated 1875. 1920 US: Ogden, Weber, Utah, Wilson Precinct, 2 Jan 1920, p. 144, household 7: Soren P. Christensen, 71, emigrated 1871, naturalized 1883, Den Den Den, fruit farmer. Maren, wife, 74, emigrated 1875, naturalized 1883, Den Den Den. 1930 US: 5th Ward, Ogden, Weber, Utah, p. 27, 10 Apr 1930, family 148, 2640 Jackson Ave.: Soren P. Christensen, $5,000, 81, m. first at age 27, Den Den Den, imm. 1871. Maren C., wife, 84, m. first at age 30, Den Den Den, imm. 1871. DEATH: 1. Ancestry.com's "Utah Death Index, 1905-1951 Record": Maren Christensen, 16 Jan 1940 in Weber Co., Utah, state file number 1940000253, age 94. 2. Per online copy of death certificate: Maren Christensen, b. 1 May 1845 in Sinderup, Yudby per Thy, Denmark to Christian Prestgaard and Anne Jesperson, both born in the same place, age at time of death was 94Y8M15D, bur. 18 Jan 1940 in Mountain View Cemetery of Ogden, Mortuary was Kirkendall-Darling Mortuary, d. 2640 Jackson Ave in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah, 39 years in community, in USA 65 years, foreign born, d. 16 Jan 1940 of Myocarditis (2 years) due to senile debility, reported by Anna M. C. Nielson of the Hotel Ben Lomond in Ogden, Utah. | Christensen, Maren (I1757)
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| 4310 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 10 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Dist. 14, Decatur, Iowa, p. 326b, dwellings 39-42, 30 Oct 1850; note there are only about 16 pages of census for this area versus 188 for Pottawattamie County; also note that the families of George, Charles, Henry, Stephen Hales and their mother Mary Ann Thompson were all neighbors - Mary Ann's husband had died in 1846 and she remarried to William Thompson; she dies herself in about 6 months: Dwelling 39: William Thompson, 46, farmer, Scotland. Mary A., 51, Eng. Daniel 17, farmer, Canada. David 19, farmer, Scotland. William, 15, Canada. Maria, 12, MO. Orville, 9, Ill. Dwelling 40: George Hales, 28, printer, Eng. Sarah A., 27, NY. Mary A., 6. Harriett, 4, Iowa. Dwelling 41: Charles Hales, 33, bricklayer, Eng. Julia A., 26, NY. Eliza A., 9, IL. Julia A., 8, IL. George G., 6, IL. Mary J. 4, IL. Charles H., 2, IL. Henry H. Hales, 21, farmer, Eng. Eliza A., 20, PA. Dwelling 42: Stephen Hales, 30, stonecutter, Eng. Eveline, 20, VT. Stephen, 1, IA. 1880 US: 18th Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, NA film T9-1337, p. 158B: Stephen E. Hales, stone cutter, M, 60, Eng Eng Eng. Evaline Hales, wife, 58, VA [bad transcription of VT?], Ire., NJ. 3. I only list one child, Franklin Hales, of the 10 children this couple had because he marries back into the Hales line. 4. Per "Heart Throbs of the West," vol. 12, p. 441, by Kate Carter, which contains a list of pioneers of 1851 as compiled by the daughters of Utah Pioneers contains: "Hales, Charles; Hales, Eveline Carter Hales b. Sep. 21, 1821 Vermont; Hales, Eliza Ann Ewing; Hales, Harriet Ellis b. Jun. 10, 1824 Canada; Hales, Henry William b. Aug. 7, 1829 England; Hales, Mary Ann b. Oct 11, 1798 England; Hales, Stephen b. Oct 17, 1820; Hales, Stephen Jr. b. Nov. 3, 1849 Iowa." 5. Parents: Simeon Doget[or Dagget] Carter, b. 1794 at Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, and Lydia Henyon[Kenyon], b. 1801 at Benson, Rutland, VT. 6. Donald Q. Cannon, "Far West Record, Minutes of the Ch. of Jesus Christ of LDS, 1830-1844" has biography Gideon Haden Carter who was an uncle: "...(1798-1838) was born in Killingworth, Connecticut, and was baptized in 1831 and served a mission to Vermont in 1832. He was killed in 1838 at the Battle of Crooked River in Ray county, MO." Also listed is a brother of this same man: Jared Carter (1801-ca.1849) who was baptized at same time and was on high council in Kirtland and Far West before his disafection in 1838. Also listed is Simeon Dagger Carter (1794-1869) of same birthplace and was a member of High Council in Clay County and Far West, MO; died in Brigham City. All three of these men were brothers. Simeon was the father of Eveline Carter who married Stephen Hales, Jr. They also had a brother John who died in Zion's Camp 25 Jun 1834, a sister Susannah Abigail who died in Nauvoo, another brother Jerusha who died in Salt Lake City 17 Apr 1871, and a sister Prudence who was the mother of Gideon Hayden Carter Gibbs who married Mary Elizabeth Frederick, the daughter of David Frederick. 7. 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 Stephen Hales, Jr. and "Ecerline" Hales. Separately on the same list are her parents Simeon and Lydia Carter. BIRTH: 1. FHL film 183374 "Sealings and Adoptions of the Living; Index 1846-1857," p. 319, Nauvoo: "Eveline Lydia Carter, b. 24 Sep 1821 at Benson, Rutland, Vermont." MARRIAGE: 1. Ancestral File reports place of marriage as Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. Some family group sheets indicate place of marriage as Quincy, Adams, Illinois but I find no proof of such. 2. "Compilation of Marriages," Lyndon W. Cook, Provo, Utah, July 1980: "Stephen Hale[s. Jr.] and Eveline Carter, both of Nauvoo, 16 Oct 1842, by Perregrine Sessions ('The Wasp'[Nauvoo newspaper], 22 Oct 1842 and 'A Record of Marriages in the City of Nauvoo, located at the Historical Dept. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints')." 3. Per obituary. 4. Ancestry.com's "Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839-1845," by Susan Easton Black, 1981, has a compilation using modern vital data collected from other third party sources for each of the spouses. The marriage source is not given and the author summarizes the marriage as: Stephen Hale, Jr. and Eveline Lydia Carter, m. 16 Oct 1842, no location given. OBITUARY: 1. "Lydia Eveline Carter Hales. Died at Bountiful, Utah, Aug. 18, 1898 of dysentery and old age. Mrs. Lydia Evelina Carter Hales, wife of Stephen Hales, who has been a widow for 17 years. Her husband died in Salt Lake City in 1881. Mrs. Lydia Eveline Carter Hales was a native of Vermont. When a child of ten [unclear] years at her father's house in the town of Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, Parley P. Pratt came into the town preaching the doctine of Jesus Christ. At that time her father, Simeon Carter, was a Methodist preacher, and could quote the Bible with great facility. Elder Pratt was not long in convincing Mr. Carter that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the one he was looking for. At that time the Saints were gathering at Nauvoo, Mr. Carter with wife, one son, and Lydia Evelina, moved to Nauvoo. Lydia grew in womanhood, and was married to Stephen Hales October 16th, 1842 by P.G. Sessions. They built themselves a comfortable home but did not enjoy it long, as a mob drove the Saints out from Nauvoo. They then started for Utah; got as far as Iowa and on account of sickness did not leave for two years, arriving in Utah in the fall of 1851. They stayed in Salt Lake City until 1868, when they moved to Bountiful, where Mrs. Hales has lived up to the time of her death. Mrs. Hales has lived a quiet life and leaves numerous relatives and friends to mourn her loss. She died a faithful member in the Church. Funeral services will be held in South Bountiful meeting house on Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, Aug 21st. Relatives and friends are all invited. S. Hales." Deseret Evening News, Sat., 20 Aug 1898. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website 2. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). 3. Per Ancestral file. | Carter, Eveline Lydia (I1406)
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| 4311 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 10 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1856 Utah Territorial Census was taken because Utah was trying to get statehood to avoid some of the problems that later came. As a result they wanted as many people as possible and frequently included names of everyone in a family without regard to whether or not they were living or dead. As a result, some of the people listed with the family may not actually have been in the household in 1856. Source for the following entry is FHL film # 505,913 (Index FHL book 979.2X22u); Ms d 2929 fd. 33, Weber Co., pg. 47: Erastus Bingham, m. Lucinda Bingham, f. Patience Bingham, f. Brigham H. Bingham, m. Sarah Chesnut, f. Sanford Bingham. Martha H. Bingham. Sanford Bingham Jr., m. John Bingham, m. Mary A. Bingham, f. Erastus Bingham, Jr., m. Sophia Bingham, f. Maria L. Bingham, f. 1860 Census for Washington, Washington, Utah, page 150 indicates house #1291 and family #1114, July 27, 1860 (Samuel Adair, Thomas Adair, Wesley Adair, James Richey, Geo. W. Adair, James Mangum, John Mangum, Valentine Carson, John Price, William Mangum, Cyrus Mangum, Samuel N. Adair are all listed as neighbors): Geo. W. Adair, 23, farmer with value-real estate of $200, personal property $275, birthplace of Alabama. Ann, age 16, MO. Sarah Chesnut, age 14, MO. 1870 US: Ogden, Weber, Utah, 145/145, 12 Jul 1870: Stephen Malin, 35, brickmaker, $200/400, Italy Sarah, 24, MO. Jefferson, 8, UT. Aquilla, 4, UT. Priscilla, 1, UT. 1880 US: Can't find her, her husband, nor any of the Malan children in Utah or nationally. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Per "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude; Volume III; International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers; Copyright 1999; ISBN 0-9658406-1-1; pages 1862 - 1863; Heading "Sarah Mary Chestnut Slade Foy Trulock Malan" [Kerry's notes are in brackets; I see some errors such as marriage place with Stephen Malan is wrong]: "Name: Sarah Mary Chestnut Birthdate: about 1845 Death: 24 Jul 1886 Parents: William A. Chestnut, Joanna Chestnut Pioneer: Not given [this means the Co. they crossed the plains in] Spouse #1 Jefferson Slade Married 20 Nov 1860 Death SP: 28 Dec 1915, Eagar, Apache Co. Az 1 Child: Jefferson Chestnut, 11 Apr 1862 Spouse #2 John Moroni Foy Married: 13 Dec 1862 Salt Lake Endowment House, Utah Death SP: 25 Dec 1900 [This may be incorrect and he may have died late 1862.] No children Spouse #3 Dr. Aquilla Trulock Married: Nov 1865 Death SP: not given 2 children: Acquilla Jr., 6 May 1866; Priscilla Chesnut, 13 Jan 1868 Spouse #4 Stephen Malan Married 20 Dec 1869 Logan, Cache Co. Utah [Error: should be Salt Lake City] Death SP: 15 Aug 1926 6 children: Stillborn; Pauline Amaelia, 3 Aug 1872; Stephen Eugene, 26 Jun 1874, Wilford Augustus, 12 Jan 1877; Cora Maud (Hileman), 2 Mar 1880; Ada Lettitia, 10 Sep 1883." "Sarah Mary was born about 1845. When she was about five years old, traveling west with her parents and sister, Ann Catherine age eight, and brother, Alfred age two, their parents were murdered by two men that her father had hired as teamsters to take them west. The three children were spared but the cruel men tied them to a cow and sent it on its way. At this time they were outside Echo Canyon. The confused cow and the frightened children were left to wander until they were rescued by Samuel Jefferson Adair, widower of (sic) eight children, also on his way to Zion. Being shocked and amazed when he found them, he released them from the cow, took them in his arms and did his best to comfort the distraught Children. He brought them on to the Salt Lake Valley, arriving on September 21, 1848. When they arrived, the Chestnut children recognized that fine wagon that belonged to their parents. They started to shout, but were quickly silenced when two rough men told Samuel to shut them up or they would be shut up for good. The men were soon gone and the children remained with Samuel as he raised them as his own. They moved south to Payson and then on to Manti. Then Brigham Young sent Samuel to Washington County to grow cotton. They arrived on April 15, 1857, first settling at Adair Springs and then Pine Valley. Sarah Mary went to live with Bishop and Sister Bingham in Riverdale, Utah. She was living there, when at the age of fifteen, she married Jefferson Slade. By the time their first child was born the couple had been separated, possibly over polygamy. After some time passed, she reconciled with Jefferson, but he would have no part of it. She left without telling Jefferson that she was pregnant. She later married John Moroni Foy in the Salt Lake Endowment House on Dec. 13, 1862. Her son was eight months old at the time. The marriage lasted only two years and there were no children. On January 13, 1868, Sarah Mary married Dr. Aquilla Trulock. Shortly after the birth of their second child, Dr. Trulock passed away. On December 1869, in the Logan Temple, Sarah married Stephen Malan. They became the parents of six children. Three years after the birth of their last child, Sarah Mary passed away at the age forty one." 2. Typescript received Dec. 23, 2001 from J. Malan Heslop, 80 Edgecombe Dr., Salt Lake City, UT, 84 103-2220 from the Malan Book of Remembrance by John Daniel Malan, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, 1993 [with editorial comments added in brackets by Kerry Petersen, HCO4 Box 7403-D, Palmer, AK 99645 who is a an Adair and Chestnut family researcher]: "Stephen Malan [birth name was Jean Etienne Malan, b. 8 Jan 1835 at Latour, Torino, Italy and died 15 Aug 1926 either in Salt Lake City or Ogden]- His Life Entwined With Many. By J. Malan Heslop from material provided by Pauline Slade Voorhees and others. Life's loom weaves interesting patterns, its woof and warp of human threads cross paths, become entwined, cross again, and another pattern is formed. Consider Stephen Malan's life, a complex pattern of crossing threads. He married three times. Little is recorded about his first marriage to Mahala Billings, which lasted less than two years. Married 1863, divorced 1865. He took a second wife on November 28, 1869. She was Sarah Mary Chestnut Slade Foy Trulock, an attractive women [sic] whose history included three previous husbands and survival of a heinous crime. Her thread that stretched to entwine with Stephen Malan starts with the story of Samuel Jefferson Adair and his family. His roots were in Alabama [and South Carolina before Alabama where his father was a prosperous farmer. He married Jamima [Jemima] Catherine Mangum of Ohio in 1829 [3 Dec.]. They settled in Alabama, raised cotton, struggled on their farm and bore Children. William Jefferson, 27 August 1829 [1830]; John Milton, January 8, 1833; Rebecca Francis, July 6, 1835 [or July 8] and twins, George Washington and Pamela [or Permelia], June 27, 1837. When the twins were a year old the family moved to Mississippi and three more children were born: Samuel Newton, December 11, 1839; Joseph J. [Jasper], February [January 23], 1842, and Rufus Columbus Burleson, February 9, 1844. It was about this time that James Richie [Richey], a nephew of Samuel Adair came to bring the good news of Joseph Smith and the restored gospel. The Adair family members were converted and baptized. They rationalized that their life would be better if they went to Nauvoo to be with the Saints. It was not the case. Mob persecution made life miserable for the Mormons. The Adairs sought refuge in 1846, crossed the Mississippi River, and went on west and settled in Lexington, Iowa. Jemina [Jemima] was expecting their ninth child. A baby girl was born April 27 [6], 1846. They named her after her mother, Jemima Catherine. She lived nine days. [This is incorrect because Jemima died 15 Apr 1926 in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah and was married to Frederick Dickerson Rugg] This was the first child they had lost. It was hard. Before the pain of that death could soften, Joseph J., their seventh son died at age four September 6, 1846 [Sep. 8, 1846 at Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa]. Then, as though sorrow begot sorrow, their oldest son, William, became ill and died on October 31, 1846. He was buried in Mt. Pisgah. The pain was crushing. Many friends and relatives were dying. Samuel's mother, Rebecca Brown Adair, died on February 23, 1847. The family looked to the birth of another child to brighten their lives. A son, Ezra Taft B. Adair was born on April 25, 1848 at Mt. Pisgah. He died the next day. A day [actually 2 days] later Jemima, the mother, passed away. Discouraged, even ravished, Samuel hid his sorrow, packed up his belongings, and with his children and a young boy named David Sechrist, age eight, started for the Salt Lake Valley. Little Jemima was only two years old. [This is incorrect since they are in the 1850 Iowa census with Jemima at age 4 and they don't make the trip until 1852 when Jemima would be 6; after the death of Jemima, they move in fall of 1848 to Council Bluffs from Mt. Pisgah.] This trip, with eight [seven since Rebecca Francis had previously died] children to care for must have been difficult. He surely had all he could handle. Yet they made their way without apparent incident until they reached Echo Canyon. To Samuel's horror he came across three young children stumbling behind a wandering cow, to which they were tied with a rope. In their fear and shock, the oldest of the children, age eight, related bits and pieces of the terrifying experience. She sobbed out the story of their parents being killed, murdered by two men that her father had hired as teamsters to take them west. Their parents were William Albert and Johanna Chestnut. When the villains turned to kill the children, Ann Catherine pleaded for their lives with such emotion that they were spared. Instead the cruel men tied the girls to a cow and sent it on its way in the direction of a Mormon settlement, possibly Coalville. Then they ransacked the heavy wagon laden with the family valuables, took what they wanted, scattered the other goods, and with a further threat of death for the children if they ever told what had happened, the cowards drove the wagon away. The confused cow and the frightened children were left to wander. Imagine the plight of the children, Ann Catherine, 8; Sarah Mary, 5 [7], Alfred, 2 [Abt. 5]. No wonder Samuel Adair was shocked and amazed when he found them. He released them from the cow, took them in his arms and did his best to comfort the distraught Children. His children no doubt nurtured the tragically orphaned Chestnut children and gave them comfort as they continued on the Salt Lake City. John Milton Adair, 15 [19] years old, his sister Rebecca, 13 [I believe Rebecca was long dead before this time] and the twins, George and Pamala [Pamela or Permelia], 11 [15], must have helped. When the party arrived in Salt Lake City, on September 21, 1848 [incorrect; should be in fall of 1852], the Chestnut children recognized the fine wagon that belonged to their parents. They started to shout, 'That's our wagon, That's are wagon', but were quickly silenced when two rough men told Samuel to shut them up or they'd be shut up for good. The men were soon gone. The children remained with Samuel. He raised them as his own. Most of his relatives and friends had gone south to Payson and Manti, so Samuel and 11 [10] children followed. Sometime that year, Rebecca, his 13 year old daughter died. [Incorrect, she died long before the plains crossing either in Alabama in 1837 or Iowa in 1848 depending on whose data one follows.] Farming was different than it has been in Alabama and Mississippi, but Brigham Young gave Samuel Adair a call to lead a company to Washington County to raise cotton. They arrived on April 15, 1857 and settled at what became known as Adair Springs. That was not successful. They moved to Pine Valley. In time, Samuel moved to Arizona. He married twice more [actually thrice; once in Iowa and twice in Utah] and died at age 83 on July 26 [6], 1889. John Milton Adair married Eliza Jane Richey and moved to Tonaquint, Utah, near Pine Valley. George Washington Adair, whose father had rescued the three Chestnut girls [two girls and one boy], and then raised them, married Ann Catherine Chestnut the oldest of the three. They continued to live [for awhile] in Washington County and had two children. [He later marries Emily Tyler and has 11 more Children.] William Alfred Chestnut, when matured, returned to the east to look for relatives. He did not return. Sarah Mary Chestnut married Jefferson Slade on November 20, 1860, she had just turned 15 years old on September 26. By the time her first child was born the couple separated possibly over polygamy. Following a quarrel, he told her to go back to her former home with Bishop and Sister Bingham in Riverdale, Utah. She did, and after some time passed, she tried to reconcile with Jefferson, but he would have no part of it, she was no longer his wife. Sarah left without telling Jefferson that she was pregnant with his child. He was not notified of the birth which occurred on April 11, 1862, some 16 months following their marriage. Sarah was living with the Bingham family. The boy was named Jefferson Chestnut Slade. He became a successful business man, owner of the Slade Transfer Company. Great-granddaughter, Pauline Slade Voorhees, wrote in 1990 that "Evidence shows that Jefferson was unaware of the birth of this child. I don't know how or when he learned about his son. My father James Jefferson Slade, son of Jefferson Chestnut Slade, said that when he did learn, his son was already a successful business man living in Ogden, and was in his forties. Jefferson Chestnut Slade threw a big party and invited everybody he know to come and meet his father, for he had carried the stigma of 'illegitimate' for all these years. He had been tormented and teased because he didn't have a father. Now he had a father. 'Now all of you know I am no bastard!' he exclaimed. He knew he had been conceived in the bonds of matrimony, and he wanted everyone to know. Upon looking at the two men, there was little doubt that they were father and son. Jefferson Chestnut Slade's life had not been easy, but he had always had a home and family. His mother, Sarah Chestnut Slade married John Moroni Foy in the Endowment House on December 13, 1862. Her son Jefferson, was about eight months old at the time. The marriage gave security. There were no children by this marriage which lasted only two years, and as with her first marriage, there is no record of a divorce. [Unverified but John may have died 25 Dec 1862.] Sarah Mary married a third time in November, 1865 to Dr. Aquila Trulock. A son, Aquila, Jr. was born May 6, 1966 [1866] and a daughter, Priscilla Chesnut Trulock, January 13, 1868. Shortly after Priscilla was born, Dr. Trulock passed away. Sarah was alone again with a new baby and two boys to raise. Sarah Chestnut Slade Foy Trulock married Stephen Malan on December 20, 1869 in the Logan Temple [There is no ordinance record for Logan but there is one for the Endowment House per FHL film 183396]. This marriage endured and six children were born. Three died as infants. Apparently Stephen and his stepson, Jefferson C. did not always get along well. Jefferson relates that he was made to eat out on the door-step like a little animal, and that he was illy treated. 'One day he picked up a loaf of bread from his mother's kitchen, bade her farewell. He left home to be on his own,' Pauline Slade Voorhees wrote. 'He went down on 25th Street in Ogden and obtained a job at the tender age of 11 years, cleaning spittoons, ashtrays, moping [mopping] floors, cleaning out-houses and other odd jobs. He related how on day two gun slingers with side arms, stood drinking in the bar-room. The younger challenged the older man as to who could draw the fastest. They went for their guns - shots rang out, and the young fellow lay dead on the floor. Seeing this, young Jefferson swore he would never in his life take a drink. He maintained that promise his entire life. He also detested cigars with a passion and was quick to take a cigar from a man's mouth and throw it in the gutter.' Jefferson Chestnut Slade married Sarah Barker on September 26, 1883. Her mother was Stephen Malan's sister, Mary Catherine Malan, who was married to James Barker. Sarah was two years older than Jefferson. Their first baby, Mary Pauline, was born May 3, 1884. Sarah's sister Elfrida, 16, helped nurse her back to health and care for the baby. When a second baby was expected, the couple moved into the 'Old Barker' home on 12th Street. A year and a week after Pauline was born, a son, James Jefferson Slade was born on May 9, 1885. The father, Jefferson Chestnut, was an ambitious man and took to work with a vigor. He is described as a, 'self-taught, good businessman, determined, forceful, dominating man, large in stature, barrel chested, approximately 250 pounds, about five feet-ten tall. His word was law. He carried a bullwhip in place of a gun.' On the other hand, Sarah Barker was entirely opposite in background. 'Sadie,' as she was called was artistic. She taught music and could sew. She was beautiful, had a taste for the beautiful, yet she was modest shrinking from praise. There were some who thought she had married beneath herself. The marriage seemed destined for trouble. After four years of marriage they were divorced on May 13, 1887. A month later Jefferson married a young Dutch girl, Marea Ter Bruggen, a convert to the Mormon Church. They set up housekeeping in Ogden and had a family of nine children. Alone, Sarah raised her children, living in the 'Old Barker' home at 468 12th Street. Her living came from her own resources, teaching, sewing fine clothing made from silk she reeled from silk worms that were grown locally, and she worked as a telephone operator for many years. The Slade business did well. Jefferson helped his first family. As a young man, James Jefferson worked at the transfer company cleaning stables and driving excursion wagons up Weber Canyon. The business, like the lives of the families was entwined. Pauline Slade Voorhees wrote: 'Grandpa Jefferson, Jim, Jeff. C, Ed. and Gus, a half brother, all helped in the moving business, Jim seemed to be the main one at first, along with Gus Malan (Stephen and Sarah Chestnut Malan's son). Soon Jeff, Jr. grew up, and Ed became of age. These sons and brothers were the backbone of the workers and builders of the business. Jeff Jr. always looked up to his older half-brother Jim and told of many trips up Ogden Canyon when Jim was driving the tour carriages and excursion wagons.' Sarah became ill with what was diagnosed as 'cancer of the breast and liver.' On her death bed, she called for Jefferson C. and declared her appreciation and love for him. She died June 2, 1904, at age 44. Jefferson C. purchased a family burial plot for her and the two children. She died, perhaps of a broken heart, not knowing the posterity she left. There are more threads tied to the Malan family. Parley Quince, son of Bartholomew and Louisa Hatch Malan married Anna Margaret Slade, the oldest daughter of Jefferson C. and Maria Ter Bruggen. They were married June 23, 1909. Two daughters were born before Anna died of pneumonia on December 1, 1916. Bernice was born May 11, 1911, and Donna on July 25, 1914. 'following the death of our mother,' Bernice recalls, 'We spent time on Sunday, between meetings, with Grandpa Slade and Baw, as Grandma Slade was called. They bought a Victrola, and we loved to sit by the stove, eat ice cream and listen to the music. We always knew we were loved.' Jefferson Chestnut Slade died Oct. 13, 1936, at age 74, and was buried in the Ogden [cemetery]. When Sarah Chestnut married Stephen Malan on December 20, 1869, she brought with her Jefferson Chestnut [Slade], age eight, Aquilla Trulock, four, and Priscilla Trulock, one year old. This was indicated by the 1870 census. Priscilla died, an infant, in 1870. Sarah bore five children with Stephen. Two of these died in infancy. [Other biographies of Pauline Amaelia Chestnut Malan b. 13 May 1872, d. 17 Aug 1873 and Stephen Eugene Malan b 26 Jun 1874, d. 9 Nov 1931 and several other descending Malan family members continue for several pages. For the narrative above, the biography contains photos of Stephen Malan, Jefferson Slade, Slade's Baggage and Transfer Company's storefront, Sarah Barker, Mary Pauline, James Jefferson Slade, and Anna Slade. A copy of a painting of Sarah Chestnut is reprinted.] 3. She was raised by Erastus Bingham and Lucinda Gates as a foster child. She returned to them between marriages. Erastus lists her as one of his biological children in his journal. BIRTH: 1. Tombstone gives a birth date of 20 Sep 1845. 2. Birth calculates to Sep 1845 per obituary age of 40 years and 10 months. 3. Note cemetery record cited below as well as the 1870 census give birthplace as Missouri. DEATH: 1. Per burial records, tombstone, and obituary. BURIAL: 1. Per obituary. 2. Ogden City Cemetery online: Sarah C. Malan, b. Missouri, father is William Chestnut, d. 4 Jul 1886 in Ogden, Utah. Bur. E-2-43-2E. 3. Family Search's "Billion Graves Index": Sarah Chestnut Malan, b. 20 sSep 1845, d. 4 Jul 1886, Ogden City Cemetery. 4. Www.findagrave.com 60835104 accessed 4 Mar 2013: "Sarah Chestnut, wife of Stephen Malan, Sept. 20, 1845 - July 4, 1886." OBITUARY: 1. "Malan - On Sunday, July 4, 1886, at 10:30 a.m., of paralysis of the heart, Sarah Malan, wife of Stephen Malan, aged 40 years and 10 months. Funeral took place yesterday at 10 o'clock at the Third Ward meeting." Ogden Daily Herald, Tues., 6 Jul 1886. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Paul Price at http://www.softcom.net/users/paulandsteph/tjadair/descendants.html | Chestnut, Sarah Mary (I1543)
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| 4312 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 10 Dec 2002. 2. From Joyce Cupit email 30 May 2002: 1850 Census for Bedsted: Christen Jensen Møller, 46, married, born in this parish. Ane Cathrine Enevoldsdatter, 37, married, born in this parish. Johanne Christensen, 10 Laust Christensen, 6 Christen Christensen, 4 Soren Christensen, 2 Anders Christensen, 25, unmarried. 3. Censuses: 1880 US: Can't find. 1900 US: Can't find. 1910 US: Ogden, Weber, Utah, Wilson Precinct, p. 94, 14 May 1910, family 324: Soren P. Christensen, 61, m. once for 34 years, Den Den Den, immigrated 1871, naturalized, farmer. Maren, wife, 64, m. once for 34 years, one total child still living, Den Den Den, immigrated 1875. 1920 US: Ogden, Weber, Utah, Wilson Precinct, 2 Jan 1920, p. 144, household 7: Soren P. Christensen, 71, emigrated 1871, naturalized 1883, Den Den Den, fruit farmer. Maren, wife, 74, emigrated 1875, naturalized 1883, Den Den Den. 1930 US: 5th Ward, Ogden, Weber, Utah, p. 27, 10 Apr 1930, family 148, 2640 Jackson Ave.: Soren P. Christensen, $5,000, 81, m. first at age 27, Den Den Den, imm. 1871. Maren C., wife, 84, m. first at age 30, Den Den Den, imm. 1871. DEATH: 1. Per obituary. 2. Ancestry.com's "Utah Death Index, 1905-1951 Record": Soren Peter Christensen, 21 Jan 1931 in Weber Co., Utah, state file number 19311000349, age 82. BURIAL: 1. Per obituary. OBITUARY: 1. Soren P. Christensen. Ogden. - Funeral services for Soren Peter Christensen, who died Wednesday, will be held Sunday at 2. p.m. in the Kirkendalyl-Darling chapel, with the Rev. L.H. Kjaer, retired Danish Lutheran minister in charge, assisted by the Rev. John W. Hyslop, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Interment will be in the Mountain View cemetery." Deseret News, Fri., 23 Jan 1931, p. 7. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Joyce Cupit's website | Christensen, Soren Peter (I1644)
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| 4313 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 10 Dec 2002. 2. Per Ancestry.com and Ancestral File v4.19, parents are William Wallace Casper, b. 1821 at Bellville, Richland, OH, and Sarah Ann Bean, b. 31 Oct 1828 at Quincy, Adams, IL. 3. Censuses: 1880 US: Bellevue, Kane, Utah, p. 429A, NA film T9-1336: Ebaneezer Hanks, cooper, self, M, 65, NY NY NY. Sarah J., housekeeper, other, M, 35, IL OH IL. Jane A., dau, 16, UT NY IL. Ebaneezer, son, 14, UT NY IL. Nancy Luella, dau, 12, UT NY IL. Irona Wealthy, dau, 9, UT NY IL. Evan A., son, 4, UT NY IL. Kneel, son, 1, UT NY IL. 1900 US: Hanksville, Wayne, Utah, p. 230A: Henry Burnell, b. Aug 1835, age 64, married 12 years, Louisiana, France, Scotland, farmer. Sarah J., wife, b. Oct 1845, age 54, 12 total children, 9 living, IL, OH, MO. Margaret M., dau., b. Mar 1890, 10, UT, Lou., IL Charles E. Hanks, stepson, b. Nov 1881, 18, UT NY, IL, farm laborer. 4. Per Rosemary Cundiff at the Research Center of the Utah State Archives BIRTH: 1. Obituary states 7 Oct 1844 whereas Hanks book states 7 Oct 1845 in Nauvoo. Unsure which is more correct. All Ancestry.com 9 Dec 2002 sites indicate 7 Oct 1845. MARRIAGE: 1. Hanks book varies on date. P. 49 states 22 Jan 1860 in Endowment House and cites "Hanks family record" as source. Ordinance Index confirms no such date and uses 6 Apr 1861. Hanks book on p. 201 states 6 Apr 1861. I use the 1861 date. 2. Per Hanks book cited below, Sarah's second marriage was Henry Matthias Burnell, 25 May 1888, probably at Hanksville, Wayne, Utah (Piute Co. Marriage License 1887-1893 bk "I," p. 13 - Hanksville was then in Piute County). Bunnell was born 21 Aug 1830, New Orleans, Lousiana, and said in the census of 1900 his father was french and his mother scotch. It has been suggested his mother's maiden name was McLain, but no evidence exists except this as his daughter's middle name. He died 18 Mar 1908, Hanksville, bur. 20 Mar. 1908, Hanksville. He had been a trapper, postmaster, and school trustee. DEATH: 1. Per Hanks book cited below, Sarah died 20 Feb 1920, Kanarraville, Iron, Utah (tombstone says 19 Feb). BURIAL: 1. Most sites at Ancestry.com 10 Dec 2002 note 25 Feb 1920 at Kanarraville, Iron, UT, but without documentation. OBITUARY: 1. "Utah Pioneer of 1847 Is Dead at Kanarra. (Special Correspondence.) Kanarra, Feb. 25. - Mrs. Sarah J. Hanks died here recently at the home of her daughter, Irona Davis. Mrs. Hanks was born Oct. 7, 1844, the daughter of William and Sarah Ann Casper. She came to Utah with her parents in 1847, and was a pioneer in every sense of the word. She was the wife of Ebenezer Hanks and was the mother of 12 children, eight of whom survive her. There are also [?4] grandchildren and [??] great-grandchildren. She died as she had lived, a faithful Latter-day Saint" Deseret News, Fri., 27 Feb 1920, photo accompanies article. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Casper, Sarah Jane (I950)
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| 4314 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 12 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1841 Eng: East and West Cradley, Herefordshire, p. 6 of 8, res: Westfield, all born in county (a couple of house away is John Edings 60, Mary 65, and John 10): George Edings, 30, carpenter. Ann, 35. Louisa, 7. Jessie, fem., 1. Charles Hennett, 13. 1850 US; Salt Lake, Utah, p. 35 of 180, house 251, family 251: Ann B. Reed, 36, Eng. Susanna Lee, 42, Eng. John Eddings, 21, Eng. Louisa, 16, Eng. 1860 US: Ward 15, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 6 Jul 1860, p. 6 of 16, house 1049, family 49: George Hales, 37, printer, $600, $300, Eng. Sarah Ann, 37, NY. Louisa Ann, 24, Eng. Mary Ann, 15, OH. Harriet, 13, IA. George W., 7, UT. Elizabeth, 6, UT. Ellen, 4, UT. Willard, 4, UT. Serina, 6/12, UT. Amelia, 6/12, UT. 1870 US: Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, p. 1 of 31, 15 Jul 1870, house and family 2: George Hales, 47, shoemaker, $200, $200, Eng. Louisa, 34, Eng. Anna E., 16, UT. Willard G., 14, UT. Lorena L, 11, UT. Caroline C., 8, UT. Harriet S., 4, UT. Rhoda A., 1, UT. 1880 US: Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, FHL film 1255335, NA film T9-1335, p. 13A: George Hale, Printer, M, 57, Eng Eng Eng. Louiesa A., keeping house, wife, M, 45, Eng Eng Eng. Willard G., laborer, son. S, 24, UT Eng Eng. Irene, dau., S, 21, UT Eng Eng. Caroline, domestic servant, dau., 19, UT Eng Eng. Harriet I., domestic servant, dau., 14, UT Eng Eng. Rhoda, dau., 11, UT Eng Eng. John A., son, 8, UT Eng Eng. William B., son, 4, UT Eng Eng. 1900 US: Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, p. 25A: George Hales, b. Oct 1822, age 77, marr. 38 yrs., Eng Eng Eng., day laborer, immigrated 1833. Louisa, wife, b. June 1834, age 65, marr. 38 yrs., 11 children total with 5 living, Eng Eng Eng., immigrated 1845. William, son, b. Jul 1875, age 24, S, Utah, Eng, Eng, day laborer. Louisa Tanner, grand-d., g. Sep 1891, age 8, UT UT UT, at school. 2. Parents: George Eddings/Eddins and Ann Smith. 3. Last name may also be Eddings in some earlier records. 4. The book "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah," p. 909 [note some of this information appears wrong or mixed up with another George Hales; i.e. birth and death dates for George, birth date for Sarah, and perhaps Louisa with the last name of Tripp]: "George Hales (son of Stephen Hales of Province of Ontario, Canada), Born 1813 in England. Came to Utah with a contingent of the Mormon Battalion. [George wasn't in MB, so he must of been part of the 1847 pioneer party with whom the Sick Detachment from Pueblo, Colorado met up with at Green River.] Married Sarah Ann Gregory, Nauvoo, Ill. (dau. of William Gregory of Ione, Ill.). She was born Jan. 26, 1814. Their children: Mary, m. Hyrum Burgess; Charles, m. Eva May Burgess. Family home Beaver, Utah. Married Louisa Tripp, Salt Lake City (daughter of John Tripp and Jess Ess of Salt Lake City). She was born 1825. Their children: Libbie, m. William Bird; Willard, m. Jean Frasier; Rena, m. Sheff Tanner; Caroline, m. Frank Talton; Harriet, m. Julius Bernson; Rhoda, m. Rollin Tanner; Bartlet. Family home Beaver, Utah. High Priest; ward teacher. Justice of peace. Member Nauvoo Legion. One of the earliest workers in Deseret News printing office at Richfield, Utah. Printer and shoemaker. Died 1898, Beaver, Utah." BIOGRAPHY: 1. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by Daughters of Utah Pioneers (photo accompanies article): "Louisa Ann Eddins Hales, b. 10 May 1834 at Cradley, Hereford, England, d. 17 Apr 1906 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah, m. George Hales 17 Oct 1852 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (spouse died 7 Sep 1907 at Beaver, Beaver, Utah), parents are George Eddins and Ann Smith, pioneer of 1852 Wagon Train. Children: Elizabeth Ann (Bird), 15 Oct 1853 Willard George, 1 Jan 1856 Joseph Smith, 25 Nov 1857 Serena Louise (Tanner), 7 Jul 1859 Caroline Olivia (Tolton), 17 Nov 1861 Jesse, 1 Apr 1864 Harriet H. (Bearnson), 22 Jun 1866 Rhoda Alice (Tanner), 4 Apr 1869 William Barlett, 7 Jul 1875 Louis Henry, 23 Jun 1878 Louisa was born in England, 1834. She was never sure when her birthday was. She had an accident to her eyes which caused near blindness. Her only school book was the old family Bible. When the family was ready to leave with the Saints for the West, her mother died leaving George to care for the children. Shortly after they started across the Plains, George Eddins died, leaving three orphan Children. Several families took them to raise. Louisa married George Hales in the Endowment House. They were married by Dr. Willard Richards, and lived in Salt Lake until Johnston's Army came. Then they moved to Fillmore, Utah, for a time. Later they moved to Beaver, Utah, where they raised 11 children. Louisa was a quiet, loving mother and grandmother. The children loved to visit with her. Much of her time she was alone with her family as her husband was in hiding because of polygamy. Louisa passed away in Beaver City, Utah, at the age of 72." 2. From Hales Chronicles online www.hales.org: "A daughter of George Hales, Rhoda Alice Hales Tanner, and a granddaughter, Irene Tolton Hammand, provided a sketch containing much of the following material. Another granddaughter, Vera Hales Quilter, also supplied information. I have combined the sketches and added information from an article by Kerry Ross Boren, The Agony of a Mormon Polygamist, Old West Magazine, (Austin, Texas: Western Publications, Summer 1972)... On the thirtieth of November of that same year he returned to Quincy, Illinois and married Sarah Ann Gregory. The following spring he went with her to visit her family in Cincinnati, Ohio where they remained about a year and where their first child was born. On his return to Nauvoo he worked again in the Times and Seasons office, and while there printed the first copy of the Nauvoo Neighbor. Sarah Ann Gregory was born on January 26, 1823 in Burns, Allegheny County, New York. She was the first child born to William and Electa Ann Fellows Gregory. When she was about a year old her parents moved to Cincinnati, Ohio where her eleven brothers and sisters were born. Of this large family only one sister and two brothers grew to maturity and married. William Gregory was a Methodist minister and a very religious and humble man. One wonders what his reaction was when his twenty year old daughter was baptized into the Mormon Church in July of 1843. George Hales continued to work on the Temple at Nauvoo and he and his wife received their endowments there on December 23, 1845. There are some who claim that this temple was never completed, but George and Sarah Ann as well as others in this Newsletter provide testimony to the fact that ordinance work was done there prior to the time the saints left Nauvoo. When the saints were driven from Nauvoo early in 1846, George was with the first company to leave for the west, and tells of crossing the Mississippi in his wagon on the ice. On March 26, 1846 he was made clerk of the fourth fifty in William Clayton's company when it was organized into fifties. George and Sarah Ann went as far as Garden Grove, Iowa, where they remained until 1850... By early 1850 George and Sarah Ann and their three daughters were ready to leave Kanesville (Council Bluffs), Iowa to make the long trek to Utah. Aunt Vera remembers that they were in the Edward Hunter Company consisting of 261 pioneers in 67 wagons. This company left on July fourth and arrived in Salt Lake City on October 13, 1850... On the seventeenth of October in 1852, George married a second wife, Louisa Ann Eddins. They were married by Dr. Willard Richards. She was born on May 10, 1834 at Cradley, Hereford, England and was the daughter of George and Ann Smith Eddins... The two families of George Hales lived next door to each other on a one acre lot in Beaver. Sarah Ann had a house on the south and Louisa Ann had a house on the north. The close proximity of the two families set the stage for some interesting situations. Aunt Vera tells this story, 'On one occasion grandpa engaged a man to come and build a cellar for Louisa. The gentleman went to Grandma Sarah Ann and said, 'Where do you want your cellar built, Mrs. Hales?' Grandma said she hadn't ordered a cellar, but the man insisted. Of course grandma gladly told him where she wanted it. The truth soon came out, and grandpa hired the man to make Louisa a cellar, as there wasn't too much he could do about grandma.' Aunt Vera relates, 'Grandpa's oldest son, my Uncle George, who was always mindful of his mother, visited her as often as he could in Beaver. On one of these visits she seemed so alone that he persuaded her to sell her home and move to Huntington with him where he and his family could take better care of her. She did go with him and took along an Indian girl named "Lizzie" Crow (Diane Elizabeth Crow), whom she had raised... George Hales attended church on September 8, 1907 at Beaver and died later that evening. He is buried in the Beaver cemetery. Louisa Ann preceded him in death, dying on April 17, 1906 at Beaver. She is also buried in the Beaver cemetery. Sarah Ann Gregory Hales was happy and contented in Huntington where she spent her last days. She seemed to enjoy having her grandchildren with her. She passed peacefully away on December 27, 1908 at the age of eighty-five years and was lovingly laid to rest at the Huntington cemetery." BIRTH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database: Notes: Louisanna Eddins Hales, b. 1 Jun 1834. Same date per obituary and tombstone. 1900 census also notes Jun 1834. 2. DUP biography cited above uses 10 May 1834, however, they also note she was unsure as to her own birthdate. 2. FHL film 392655 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": Louisa Ann Eddins Hales, b. 10 May 1835 at Herefordshire, England, parents George and Ann Eddins. Blessing date 11 Aug 1853 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch John Smith. Vol. 12, p. 526. MARRIAGE: 1. DUP biography cited above. DEATH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes: 17 Apr 1900. 2. Date and place per obituary. 3. DUP biography cited above. BURIAL: 1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes: B_19_5. 2. Inscription on tombstone in Beaver, Utah per photo sent me by Paul Bearnson OBITUARY: 1. Improvement Era, LDS Church, June 1906, p. 663: "Died - Tuesday, 17 - The same date, in Beaver, Louisa Ann Eddins Hales, born in England, June 1, 1834, came to America in 1843, resided in Nauvoo, came to Utah in 1848." SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website | Eddins, Louisa Ann (I2601)
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| 4315 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 12 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Kanasah, Kane, Utah, 18 Jul 1870, family 6, (note next door neighbor is the John Berry family whose adopted daughter, 2 year old Sarah Isabella Hales, eventually marries 3 year old George Davis): James Davis, 38, farmer, $300, $200, Wales. Polly, 30, keeping house, IL. Elizabeth, 11, UT. Lorenzo, 9, UT. William, 7, UT. George A., 3, UT. Miran, 2, UT. 1880 US: Kanara, Kane, Utah, FHL film 1255336, NA film T9-1336, p. 423A: James G. Davis, farmer, M, 49, Wales, Wales, Wales. Polly Davis, keeping house, wife, M, 40, IL, IL, IL. James L. Davis, works on farm, son, S, 19, UT, Wales, IL. William R. Davis, works on farm, son, S, 17, UT, Wales, IL. George A. Davis, works on farm, son, S, 14, UT, Wales, IL. Miron Davis, works on farm, son, S, 12, UT, Wales, IL. Reese Davis, works on farm, son, S, 9, UT, Wales, IL. Nora Davis, dau., S, 6, UT, Wales, IL. Elenor Davis, dau., S, 3, UT, Wales, IL. Albert Davis, son, S, 1M, UT, Wales, IL. 1900 US: Kannarra, Iron, Utah, p. 253A: George Davis, Feb 1865, 35, m. 14 years, UT UT UT, day laborer. Sarah, wife, Jul 1868, 31, m. 14 years, UT UT Eng. Robert, son, Oct 1886, 13, UT UT UT. Waine, son, Jul 1888, 11, UT UT UT. Wilber, son, Aug 1890, UT UT UT. Helty E. dau., May 1893, 7, UT UT UT. Leone, dau., Nov 1895, 4, UT UT UT. Novella, dau., Mary 1898, 2, UT UT UT. 3. Parents per Ancestral File v4.19: James George Davies and Polly Williams. 11 children per same source but with all the last name of Davis. 4. Per Rosemary Cundiff at the Research Center of the Utah State Archives BIRTH: 1. Per LDS Ordinance Index. 1880 census concurs with year; however, variant year of 1865 in 1900 census. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. | Davis, George Alma (I171)
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| 4316 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 12 Dec 2002. No success. 2. Censuses: 1900 US: Samaria Precinct, Oneida, Idaho, p. 209B: Hyrum E. Davis, Aug 1861, 38, m. 10 years, UT Wales Wales, day laborer. Alice V., wife, Nov 1872, 27, m. 10 years, 5 total children all living, UT IN PA. Memorial H., son, Mar 1892, 8, ID UT UT. Victoria, dau., May 1894, 6, ID UT UT. George M., son, Sep 1895, 5, ID UT UT. William A., son, Apr 1898, 2, ID UT UT. Julia S., dau., May 1900, 0/12, ID UT UT. BIRTH: 1. 1900 census uses May 1894 which is also confirmed by Ordinance Index as 4 May 1894. Her baptism was 4 Jul 1894 requiring her to be 8 years of age. I use this for her birth date. 2. Burial record and obituary uses a variant of 4 May 1896; both were probably reported in error at the same time. MARRIAGE: 1. Per obituary. DEATH: 1. 11 Oct 1945 per burial record. 2. 12 Oct 1945 per obituary. BURIAL: 1. Per online index of Ogden City Cemetery: Virginia V. Davis Osborne, b. 4 May 1896 in Samaria, ID and d. 11 Oct 1945 at Ogden, UT, parents Hyrum Davis and Alice McCrary, buried in plot J-9-10-5E. 2. Per obituary. OBITUARY: 1. Ogden Standard Examiner, Sat., 13 Oct 1945: "Virginia Davis Osborne, 49, of 456 Twenty-second, died Friday at three p.m. in a local hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Osborne was born May 4, 1896, in Samaria, Ida., a daughter of Hyrum E. and Alice McCreary Davis. She moved to Ogden in 1915 and was married to Albert L. Osborne, Dec. 28, 1929, in Evanston, Wyo. She was a member of the L.D.S. Fourth ward, having been an active Primary teacher. She was a former member of the neighbors of Woodcraft and the Moose lodge auxiliary. Until her last illness she was a member of Woodmen of the World. Survivors include her husband and the following brothers and sisters: William A. and Miner L. Davis, Mrs. Julia Anderson, Mrs. Mildred Snyder and Mrs. Nona Nicholas, Ogden, and George N. Davis, San Diego, Calif. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at twelve-thirty p.m., in the L.D. S. Fourth ward by Bishop Edward T. Saunders. Burial will be in Ogden city cemetery, under direction of the mortuary, 466 Twenty-fourth." | Davis, Virginia Victoria (I1541)
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| 4317 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 12 Dec 2002. Some suggest without documentation that he also married an Axeline Katherine Peterson 30 May 1901 in Salt Lake City, UT but this would have been 30 years after he died. One site notes he was a cooper and miller. 2. Parents per Ordinance Index are John Ellis and Hannah Stoner both born in England. 3. Censuses: 1840 US: Quincy First Ward, Adams, Illinois, related families: P. 6a: Stephen Hales, males 10-15:1; 15-20:1; 30-40:1; 40-50:1//females 15-20:1; 40-50:1. [Stephen, his wife Mary Ann, Henry W.(12), George (18), {not sure who the 30-40 male and the 15-20 female would be unless it was Charles, age 23 and not over 30, and his new bride Julia Ann, under age 20 - either way it would live Stephen, age 20, unaccounted for}. I do not find Charles or Stephen separately in same census.] P. 7a: John Ellis, males 20-30:1//females 15-20:2. [Not sure who the second female would be.] P. 15a [2nd Ward]: Joseph Horne, males 0-5:1; 20-30:1//females 20-30:1. 1850 US: Hancock County, Illinois, p. 124 of 309, 22 Oct 1850, house 871, family 872: John Ellis, 36, cooper, Can. Harriett, 26, Eng. Mary A., 10, IL Hannah I., 7, IL. Stephen H., 4, IL. John, 1, IL. Eliza Hales, 20, PA. Henry W. Hales, 21, boatman, Eng. 1856 Utah: Per Ancestry.com, John Ellis is indexed on page 223 in the Utah Statehood Census of 1856 as living in 3rd Ward, Great Salt Lake City. 1860 US: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, p. 3 of 23, 13 Jun 1860, house/family 16: Jno. Ellis, 46, farmer, $800, $630, C.N. Harriet, 36, Eng. Isabella, 13, IL. Stephen H., IA. Jno. H., 11, IA. Harriet L., 9, UT. Joseph, 6, UT. Sarah A., 4, UT. Elizabeth I., 1, UT. 1870 US: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, p. 2 of 34, 12 Aug 1870, house/family 13: John Ellis, 56, cooper, $1200, $1200, Can. Harriet, 46, Engl. Stephen, 23, farmhand, IA. Joseph, 16, farm hand, UT. Sarah A., 14, farm hand, UT. Elizabeth J. 11, UT. Laura V., 8, UT. Chas. W., 6, UT. 4.Website 9 Jun 2007 http://earlylds.com/getperson.php?personID=I10664&tree=Earlylds: A. Property: a. Kimball, Block 6, Lot 39, S/2, 1/2 Acre b. Joseph Smith, Block 10 (tenant) c. T6 R7, Sec 32, NW, 160 Acres B. Nauvoo Records: a. Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 15, pp 382-385 b. Nauvoo Legion C. History/Histories: a. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p 284, 858 b. History of John Ellis and Harriet Hales Ellis John Ellis, by Mildred Lee Thurgood Family c. Group sheets d. Picture D. Sources a. Family Records (submitted by patrons to Land and Records Office) b. Book - History of the Nauvoo Legion in Illinois, Sweeney, John, Jr., (MA Thesis, Brigham Young University) c. LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 15, pp 382-385 d. Book - Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 2 vols., Esshom, Frank, (Salt Lake City: 1913),, p 284, 858. e. Downloaded from http://earlylds.com, version 2007-02-08, snowdr@gmail.com 5. 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 John and Harriett Ellis. 6. Website 9 Jun 2007: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~socrateselder/pafn09.htm: "Pioneers September 25, 1851 in Horton D. Haight Company. International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude; Printed by Publishers Press; Page 1289-1290; Biography: John Ellis was born near Toronto, Upper Canada and embraced Mormonism in 1836. He, with his wife Harriet Hales and their family, arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1851, with the Horton D. Haight Company. He moved to South Bountiful and lived there until his death in 1871. He was a cooper by trade, but also made some household furniture. He built and operated one of the first molasses mills of the community. A rocking chair made by him is still used by members of his family. It has a high back, consisting of curved spindles, topped by a scroll type design, two arm rests and a seat cut to be comfortable. During his last illness he was carried from the train, which had been stopped at a point near his home, by members of his family in this same rocker. Available at: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charliegibson&id=I1647 John Ellis, the first child of John Ellis and Hannah Stone, was born in Scarborough, York, Ontario, Canada on Jan 4, 1814. Very little is known about his parents or his boyhood days, but we know that this area of Canada had only recently opened to settlers. Many of these settlers came directly from England, but many others were United Empire Loyalists who fled into Canada from the United States rather than fight against England at the time of the Revolutionary War. This new country was covered with a great forest of maple, beech, elm, ash, oak, birch, spruce and cedar trees. There were also many lakes and streams which supplied these pioneers with fish, some of which they salted for winter use. They may have caught fresh fish through the ice during the cold winter months when the streams were frozen. It is likely that these frozen streams and lakes also provided the settlers with winter sport in the form of skating. As was the case in all pioneer communities, the young boys assumed the responsibilities of men. They became carpenters, masons, harness makers, shoe makers, blacksmiths, and millers, as the occasion demanded. John Ellis undoubtedly had experience in all these trades during his boyhood. A history of Scarborough states that early meetings were held whenever a congregation could be gathered in a barn, a wagon, shop or school house. The circumstances under which John Ellis first heard the Gospel are unknown, but he did hear it and became a member of the church in 1836, when he was about 22 years old. After he joined the church, he was not welcome in his father's home. Our records show his baptism in 1838. The story passed down through the family is that he left Canada during the winter, taking with him only his skates. He probably skated on the frozen streams, skirting the edges of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and finally arriving at Kirtland, Ohio where he joined the body of Saints. Our family stories say he worked in a large burner as a cooper or barrel maker. Barrel making may not seem too important to us in this day, but in the pioneer days there were no cardboard boxes or plastic bags, and most everything had to be packed or stored in barrels. John Ellis was with the Saints at the time of their expulsion from Kirkland and moved to Far West in 1838. From there he went to Quincy, where the Saints were given refuge. It was in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois that he met and subsequently married Harriet Hales on Oct 31, 1839. Harriet was the daughter of Stephen and Mary Ann Hales. (They were first cousins.) This young couple consisted of blue-eyed Harriet, who was of medium height and had dark brown hair, and John, who was a large man at six feet with very dark hair and blue eyes. They lived in Quincy, Illinois for a time. In the minutes of the Quincy Branch the members of the church were recorded June 21, 1840. Among the names listed were John Ellis and Harriet Ellis, also listed were Stephen and Mary Ann Hales (Harriet's parents) and three of her brothers: Charles Henry and wife Julie Ann, Stephens Hales Jr. and George Hales. On Dec 30, 1840, while in Quincy, the first Ellis child was born - a little girl named Mary Ann. Sometime after this, possibly in the Spring of 1841, the John Ellis and Stephen Hales Sr. families moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. John and Harriet's second daughter, Hannah Isabella, is recorded as being born there December of 1843. The first son born to John and Harriet was born at Fort Madison, Iowa about three miles from Nauvoo, Illinois. It was a mystery to the family why John and Harriet were in Fort Madison until further research and information gathered from Brother Pettit's journals were obtained. The land near Fort Madison had dips and swells in the topography. In the low place, a sort of scrub oak grew in abundance. While Brother Pettit was serving on a mission, he visited Nauvoo and the surrounding area. While he was there he saw slats which he was told had been cut from this scrub oak. These were wet and curved to form the rounded boards for making barrels, buckets, and wash tubs. It is possible that while John was pursuing his trade as a carpenter and cooper, moved there where he could obtain materials for his trade. John Henry Ellis, a second son of John and Harriet, was born at Appanoose, Illinois on March 18, 1849. Now John and his wife had four children to provide and protect against those perilous times. A check of LDS records reveals there is not a card file for John and Harriet having made the trek across the plains into the Salt Lake Valley. However, Harriet's mother remarried after the death of her father Stephen Hales to William Thompson. William and Mrs. Thompson are listed in the Garden Grove Company arriving in Salt Lake Sept 24, 1851. The roster of persons in this Garden Grove Company included the following: Brother William Thompson and Sister Thompson. His children Marie and Orville and her children who were Hales. Charles and Julia Hales are listed with small children, Stephen Hales and wife Eveline with small children, and Henry Hales and wife Eliza Ewings Hales. No mention of John and Harriet Hales Ellis. In the biography of Harriet Hales, it states that her younger brother Henry, and his family traveled in the same company with John and Harriet Ellis. The family also related that Harriet said her mother (Mary Ann Hales Thompson) died on the plains. Further statements were made that the family took a wagon box to make a coffin for her and Harriet expressed extreme sorrow in leaving her mother buried on the plains. Harriet was disturbed by the evidence of wild animals desecrating the graves of the fallen Saints who had traveled in the previous companies. From these evidences, along with the fact that a child was born to John and Harriet on Dec 21, 1851 in Bountiful, Utah is that John and Harriet Ellis along with the Thompson and Hales families traveled together in the Garden Grove Company, reaching Salt Lake on Sept 24, 1851. When the Ellis family reached Utah the covered wagon was used for sleeping quarters for some of the family members until a one room log cabin could be built. The log cabin served as the main residence of the family until 1869 when a four room adobe house was constructed. While living in the log cabin seven more children were born to John and Harriet. These children were: Jose Ezra, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth Jane, Laura Victoria, Charles William, George Franklin and James. George Franklin died of scarlet fever when he was fourteen months old and James died from measles when he was nine months old. The first four years in Utah were not easy, but they experienced the joy of building for the future. In 1857 this future was threatened by the advent of Johnston's Army. While the family moved south to Cove Fort, John was stationed in Echo Canyon. The muster roll of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment Infantry, Nauvoo Legion shows John Ellis was the captain from November 9 through November 28, 1857. Upon returning to their home, the Ellis family did some farming and stock raising. A small flock of sheep furnished wool, which Harriet prepared for clothing. John Ellis was a miller for John Taylor in Farmington. The following is copied from the book "East of Antelope Island," page 153: "John Ellis, a millwright and cooper who had brought his tools to the valley with him, made furniture for his home. One rocking chair is still is use in the home of his daughter-in-law, Robenia M. Ellis." John also made wooden tubs, barrels, buckets, churns and washboards, all very important items in those days. The first molasses mill in the community was owned by John Ellis. It was located near the site of the present Bountiful City Cemetery. The family referred to this piece of land as the mill ground. Stephen Ellis had charge of the mill ground while Charles Ellis was responsible for the meadow ground. John Ellis was a happy, fun-loving person. He enjoyed having young people come to his home and they came often. Harriet was a refined and very capable person. The couple enjoyed singing and often held "singing school" in their home. This love of singing has been handed down through the generations to their descendants. John was not well during the last years of his life. He had what was probably cancer of the face and suffered very much from it. It became necessary to feed him with a cup having a spout. One time when he was returning home after having treatments in Salt Lake City, the freight train stopped at the land where his boys met him and carried him home in a rocking chair. John died on April 3, 1871. He was 57 years and nearly three months old at the time of his death. He was patient in his suffering and was always a true and faithful Latter-day Saint. He was survived by Harriet, ten of his twelve children and nine grandchildren. Harriet lived 39 years as a widow, and she too was a faithful Latter-day Saint. She raised her family under trying conditions, teaching school to support them. She taught Sunday School in South Bountiful for 25 years and must have been a living example of an ideal Latter-day Saint woman. The last thirteen years of her life were spent in the home of her youngest daughter, Laura Victoria Ellis Hatch, who made her comfortable and happy. At her death on May 24, 1910, she had 101 grandchildren, 205 great-grandchildren and 38 great-great-grandchildren. Sources: June Jansson Ellis, History of John Ellis, edited by Veoma M. Stahle. International Society: Daughters of the Utah Pioneers East of Antelope Island P. 153 Obituary of John Ellis: At Bountiful, April 3, 1871, of cancer, John Ellis, aged 57 years and three months. Deceased was born near the city of Toronto, Upper Canada, where he embraced the gospel in the year 1836. In 1837 he moved to Kirkland, Ohio and in 1838, he moved with the saints from there to Far West, Missouri. He then went to Quincy, Illinois, where he married the daughter of Stephen and Mary Ann Hales. He went to Nauvoo, where he resided until the expulsion of the Saints from the state. He then, with his family, started for the Rocky Mountains, stopping by the way to recruit, at Garden Grove. He reached the Salt Lake Valley in the year 1851, since which time he has been a resident of Bountiful until his decease. He has ever been true and faithful in the church and was patient during his afflictions. He leaves a wife, twelve children, twelve grand Children, and many relatives and friends to mourn his loss. John Ellis was laid to rest in Bountiful City Cemetery." 7. From the daughters of the Utah Pioneers: "History of Harriet Hales Ellis, written by an unknown member of the daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Harriett Hales Ellis was born in Rainham, Kent County, England, June 10th, 1824. She left England at the age of eight with her parents, who located in Upper Canada, near Toronto, York township. She was baptized in 1837 by Smith Humphry. She, with her family, gathered with the Saints in Missouri in 1838. They were driven from there in the Spring of 1839. Leaving Missouri, they located in Quincy, Illinois. On October 31st, 1839, she married John Ellis Jr., they were married by Elder Caleb Baldwin. In the Spring of 1841 she and her husband moved to Nauvoo, Illinois. Her parents also went there. At Nauvoo, they lived through all the persecutions the Saints were called to pass through, until the Prophet Joseph Smith and [his] brother, Hyrum were martyred. Sometime after this, they moved to Fort Madison, Iowa, where her father, Stephen Hales, died on April 3rd, 1846. They then moved to Garden Grove in 1847. They started to Salt Lake Valley in 1851 arriving there on the 25th of Sep. locating at Bountiful, Utah. They raised a large family, six boys and six girls. [Kerry's note: John and Harriet stayed in Hancock Co., IL, up through 1850 - so this part of the history is incorrect.] As of August 1893, they had ten children living and 85 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. She died the 24th of May, 1910, at the age of 86 years. She was honored and respected by all that knew her as a faithful Latter-day Saint. She visited her native land with her sister, M. Isabelle Horn, and gathered considerable genealogy. She also went to Canada and got what information she could as regards her husband's ancestors. Her husband, John Ellis Jr., was also a native of Canada. Born Jan. 4th, 1814 in Scarborough Township, twelve miles from Toronto, he was baptized in 1837, blessed and ordained an Elder by Patriarch Smith. He acted as commissary for one of the companies at the time of the trouble in Nauvoo. Coming to Utah, he was a Captain of ten. He was one of the brethren sent out to check Johnston's army in 1856-57. He worked for John Tayler as a miller In Farmington. He was well-acquainted with all the leading authorities of the church. He was at the meeting where the Prophet Joseph Smith preached his last sermon, before going to Carthage Jail, he was ordained a Seventy, and held that office at the time of death. He died April 3rd, 1871." MARRIAGE: 1. Per DUP biography of wife cited with her notes. 2. per wife's obituary. DEATH: 1. Per DUP biography of wife cited with her notes. 2. Wife's obituary states he died 39 years previous to her death in 1910. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website | Ellis, John (I1338)
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| 4318 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 13 Dec 2002. One site has grandparents, Thomas David Evans and Priscilla Merriman, listed as parents which clearly they are not from the census below. No helpful sites; nor do any list actual parents. 2. Censuses: 1880 US: Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, FHL film 1255338, NA film T9-1338, p. 186B: Thos. D. Evans, storekeeper, M, 46, Wales, Wales, Wales. Priscilla Evans, keeping house, wife, 45, Wales, Wales, Wales. Jane, at home, dau., S, 22, UT, Wales, Wales. Caroline, at home, dau., S, 20, UT, Wales, Wales. David, at home, son, S, 18, UT, Wales, Wales. Joseph, at home, son, S, 16, UT, Wales, Wales. Sarah, at home, dau., S, 14, UT, Wales, Wales. Charles, at home, son, S, 12, UT, Wales, Wales. Mary, at home, dau., S, 9, UT, Wales, Wales. John, son, S, 7, UT, Wales, Wales. Ada, dau., S, 4, UT, Wales, Wales. Maud, gdau., S, 4, UT, Wales, Wales. Clara, dau., S, 2, UT, Wales, Wales. Thos. Holding, shoemaker, Other, S, 21, Eng Eng Eng. 1900 US: Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, pg. 290A: Franklin H. Hales, b, Jul 1867, marr. 0 years, UT Eng Eng, farmer. Maud I., wife, b. Oct 1875, 24, marr. 0 years, 0 Children, UT Wales UT. BIRTH: 1. Per cemetery record cited below. MARRIAGE: 1. Western States Marriage Records Index per http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbret.idc: ID Number 277408 Franklin H. Hales (32) Residence: Spanish Fork Maud Isabelle Evans (24) Residence: Spanish Fork County of Record: Utah Co., Utah Place of Marriage: Salt Lake City Date of Marriage: 18 Jan 1900 Volume 3, page 435. DEATH: 1. Date per cemetery record cited below. BURIAL: 1. FHL film 231907 Spanish Fork Cemetery Records: "Evans, Maude Isabelle, b. 13 Oct 1875 in Spanish Fork, Utah, d. 22 Dec 1904, bur. Sph. Fork, mother is Jennie A. Evans, husband is Franklyn H. Hales." 2. "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library: Maud Isabel 13 Oct 1875 - 21 Dec 1904 Spanish Fork. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. | Evans, Maud Isabel (I2594)
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| 4319 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 13 Dec 2002. Parents suggested as Alexander Ewing, b. 1798 at Carnmoney, Antrim, Ireland [alternate is Philadelphia, PA], and Sarah Jane Leham [or Lehman], b. 27 Sep 1803 at Philadelphia, Phil., PA. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Shows up twice: 1. Dist. 14, Decatur, Iowa, p. 326b, dwellings 39-42, 30 Oct 1850; note there are only about 16 pages of census for this area versus 188 for Pottawattamie County; also note that the families of George, Charles, Henry, Stephen Hales and their mother Mary Ann Thompson were all neighbors - Mary Ann's husband had died in 1846 and she remarried to William Thompson; she dies herself in about 6 months: Dwelling 39: William Thompson, 46, farmer, Scotland. Mary A., 51, Eng. Daniel 17, farmer, Canada. David 19, farmer, Scotland. William, 15, Canada. Maria, 12, MO. Orville, 9, Ill. Dwelling 40: George Hales, 28, printer, Eng. Sarah A., 27, NY. Mary A., 6. Harriett, 4, Iowa. Dwelling 41: Charles Hales, 33, bricklayer, Eng. Julia A., 26, NY. Eliza A., 9, IL. Julia A., 8, IL. George G., 6, IL. Mary J. 4, IL. Charles H., 2, IL. Henry H. Hales, 21, farmer, Eng. Eliza A., 20, PA. Dwelling 42: Stephen Hales, 30, stonecutter, Eng. Eveline, 20, VT. Stephen, 1, IA. 2. 1850 US: Hancock County, Illinois, p. 124 of 309, 22 Oct 1850, house 871, family 872: John Ellis, 36, cooper, Can. Harriett, 26, Eng. Mary A., 10, IL Hannah I., 7, IL. Stephen H., 4, IL. John, 1, IL. Eliza Hales, 20, PA. Henry W. Hales, 21, boatman, Eng. 1880 US: Can't find. 1900 US: Provo, Utah, Utah, p. 212B (Insane Asylum): Eliza A. Hales, 70, Married, PA. 3. Per "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah": Daughter of Alexander Ewing and Sarah Ann Lehman. 4. Per "Heart Throbs of the West," vol. 12, by Kate Carter, which contains a list of pioneers of 1851 as compiled by the daughters of Utah Pioneers contains: "Hales, Charles; Hales, Eveline Carter Hales b. Sep. 21, 1821 Vermont; Hales, Eliza Ann Ewing; Hales, Harriet Ellis b. Jun. 10, 1824 Canada; Hales, Henry William b. Aug. 7, 1829 England; Hales, Mary Ann b. Oct 11, 1798 England; Hales, Stephen b. Oct 17, 1820; Hales, Stephen Jr. b. Nov. 3, 1849 Iowa." 5. Half-sister to her husband's other wife Sarah Jane McKinney per Sarah's DUP biography cited with Sarah's notes. BIRTH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Date: "0/0/1830"; gives name as Elizabeth Hales. 2. 1900 Census gives age as 70 and birth state as Pennsylvania. 3. FHL film 392655 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": Eliza Ann Ewen Hales, b. 4 Apr 1831 at Philadelphia, Penn., parents Alexander and Sarah Ann Ewen. Blessing date 27 Aug 1857 at North Fort Cedar Valley. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch John Young. Vol. 27, p. 295. MARRIAGE: 1. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by Daughters of Utah Pioneers for Sarah Jane McKinney Hales indicates parents are Hugh McKinney, Jr. and Lehman/Leighman, and that Sarah spent much of her time in Cedar Fort, Utah, with her half-sister, Eliza Ann, who was married to Henry William Hales. Sarah was married to Henry in the Endowment House on January 11, 1857, as his second wife. 2. Per FHL book 977.771 V2c "Death and Marriage Notices from the Frontier Guardian, 1849-1852", p. 28: "William H. Hales and Miss Eliza Ann Ewing, both of Decatur county, Iowa, 19 May 1850, at Garden Grove, by John Bear. (Frontier Guardian, 12 June 1850)." Also per FHL book 977.771 V2k "Vital Statistics from the Frontier Guardian, Kanesville, IA, Feb. 1849 - Jan 1852": "At Garden Grove on Sunday 19th ult., by Elder John Bear, Mr., William H. Hales, to Miss Eliza Ann Ewing, both of Decatar Co., Iowa." DEATH: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. BURIAL: 1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. 2. "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library: Elizabeth Hales 1830 - 8 Dec 1908 Provo. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website 2. LDS Internet Pedigree Resource File. ACTION: 1. Check 1880 census for Provo insane asylum. | Ewing, Eliza Ann (I1388)
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| 4320 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 14 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1860 US: Not in Parowan. Searched the entire Parowan census. Father and brother are in Parowan in 1860. 1880 US: St. George, Washington, Utah, p. 346C, NA film T9-1339: W.G. Perkins, self, M, 79, SC, SC, - . Hannah Perkins, wife, M, 71, Eng Eng Eng. Separately listed as next household over [due to polygamy?]: Decy Perkins, self, M, 83, VA, VA, VA. [Actually a polygamous wife of W.G.]. Patty Perkins, keeping house, other, W, 61, TN, SC, VA. Separately listed as a family one household over: John G. Hardy, laborer, self, M, 26, KY, KY, OH. Cyntha Hardy, keeping house, wife, M, 22, CA, - , NJ. William G. Hardy, son, S, 3mo., UT, KY, CA. Other neighbors include related families of U.K. Perkins, Ute Perkins, and William Perkins. 1900 US: Panguitch City, Garfield, Utah, p. 214a, ED 95: John Hardy, head, b. Dec 1855, 45, married 21 years, b. in KY, no birth place for parents listed, 4 months unemployment, rents. Cyntha, wife, b. Apr 1856, 44, married 21 years, 9 children total all living, b. in CA, no birth place for parents listed, washer woman with 0 months unemployment. William G., son, b. Mar 1880, 20, single, UT, KY, CA, day laborer. Mary A., dau., b. July 1885, 15, UT, KY, CA. John J., son, b. Sep 1887, 13, UT, KY, CA. Alodia F., dau., b. Nov 1889, 10, UT, KY, CA. Joel, son, b. Mar 1892, 8, UT, KY, CA. Thomas J., son, b. Oct 1893, 7, UT, KY, CA. Silas, son, b. Sep 1896, 4, UT, KY, CA. David, son, b. Feb 1898, 2, UT, KY, CA. 3. After mother's death, she was raised as part of the William G. Perkins family. She was proxy for numerous temple baptisms per FHL film 170845 and others. She usually helped male acquaintances do their female relatives. One such individual was for Joseph Busby on 29 Jan 1878. She shows up as proxy on numerous occasions. William and Hannah Gold Perkins were very active in doing temple work at the St. George Temple and surely Cynthia was influenced by their good example. 4. Two photos of Cynthia are on file - one as a middle aged woman and one as an elderly woman. BIRTH: 1. Per obituary. 2. Online Ordinance Index data cited below given by this individual. MARRIAGE: 1. Per obituary. 2. Per burial citation below. DEATH: 1. Per obituary. 2. Per burial citation below. BURIAL: 1. Per "Utah State Historical Society Burials Database" website. Relatives listed as David Fredrick as father, Mary Ann Wimmer as mother, and John James Hardy as wife. Birth: 25 Apr 1858 [should be 1856] at San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA and death 1 Jan 1941 at Mt. Emmons, Duchesne, Utah with burial in Altamont Cemetery. Comments: Married 13 Sep 1878. 2. Date per obituary. OBITUARY: 1. The newspaper "The Deseret News," p. 16, Thursday, Jan. 16, 1941 (photo accompanies obituary): "Cynthia Hardy. Mount Emmons, Utah. - Funeral tribute was paid to Mrs. Cynthia Hardy, 85, last Friday afternoon in the Mount Emmons Ward, under direction of Bishop Walter Kerksick. Mrs. Hardy died here Wednesday. Speakers during the services were Ira Cannon of Salt Lake, Birch Bennion and Bishop Kerksick. Musical numbers were furnished by the Moon Lake Stake Singing Mothers under direction of Mrs. Dorthella Dastrup. Interment took place in the Mt. Emmons Cemetery. Mrs. Hardy was born in San Bernardino, April 25, 1856, and came as a child to Parowan. The remainder of her life is a story of the struggles and hardships of the Mormon Pioneers in the development of this western territory. When she was not yet two years old, her mother died, and the child was taken by Eliza R. Snow to St. George, where she grew up in the home of William Perkins. On April 13, 1878 she became the wife of John James Hardy, the ceremony being performed in the St. George Temple and soon after the marriage they were called to colonize in St. Thomas, Ariz. Because of unbearable hardships they were later recalled to settle in Kanab, Utah. The family moved to the Uintah Basin in 1918. Mrs. Hardy is survived by nine children as follows: Will Hardy of Castle Dale; Mrs. Dicy Lister of Mt. Emmons; Mrs. Mary Fullmer of Burley, Ida.; John Hardy of Montana; Mrs. Lodia Schifer of Springfield, Ill.; Joe Hardy of California; Thomas Hardy of Payson; and Silas and Henry Hardy of Mr. Emmons. She is survived also by 62 grandchildren and 92 great-grandchildren." | Frederick, Cynthia Julia (I1201)
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| 4321 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 14 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1860 US: Parowan Post Office, Iron, Utah, FHL film 805314, p. 184 (Note that the first David should have been in his 50's and the younger about 6 which indicates that maybe they were not home at time of census and a neighbor estimated ages. Note also that this was about a year after Mary Ann died and the family already appears broken up with the daughters living elsewhere.): David Frederick, male, age 40, farm laborer, unknown birth state, unlike his neighbors - no dollar amount given for neither personal nor real estate (indication he was not well off). David Frederick, male, age 4. 1880 US: Hillsdale, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 340A: David Frederic, occupation: gardner[sic], age 78, widower, birthplace: New York, father's birthplace: NJ, mother's birthplace: NY David Frederic, occupation: laborer, age 25, widower, birthplace: California, father's birthplace: NY, mother's birthplace: NJ. 1900 US: Monroe, Sevier, Utah; ED 132, p. 33A, 8 June 1900, entry 139 [note: 8 Sep 2003 email from Ruby Packer David Frederick, head, b. Dec 1854, age 45, m. 19 yrs., b. CA, fa. b. Michigan, mo. b. Unknown, sheep herder, owns home. Ellen S., wife, b. Sep. 1855, age 44, m. 19 yrs., 9 total children, 7 living, b. UT, Fa. b. Denmark, mo. b. Sweden. Jeannette, dau., b. Nov 1881, age 18, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. David I., son, b. May 1884, age 16, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Alfred, son, b. Sep 1886, age 13, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Willis, son, b. Oct 1888, age 11, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Mary, dau., b. Apr 1890, age 9, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Ralph, son, b. Mar 1895, age 5, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Eulalie, dau., b. Jun 1898, age 1, b. UT, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT. Note: I only had records for 8 children, but this record says there were 9 total but only 7 living. This means there should be one additional child. 3. Per obituary of wife, Ellen, family had lived in Monroe, Sevier, Utah from about 1898 to 1918 before moving to near Ely, Nevada. BIOGRAPHY: 1. From FHL film 485343 - Federal Writers Project - WPA by Mabel Jarvis, St. George, UT. Excerpts from the Journal of Joel H. Johnson: P. 70. "April 25 [1878] To day I married my daughter Margaret, by my wife Janet, to David Frederick 'God bless and Preserve them From folly and Strife With Bountiful Increase And Pleasure through life.'" P. 78. "June 5, 79. Started for Hillsdale in company with my little son Ezekial who drove my carriage and also with my Son-in-law David Frederick, who drove a team for me loaded with dried fruit and dry goods which I took over to pay for work on the mill, but when I came there I was told by my son Seth that on account of the extreme drouth at Johnson and vicinity, President Snow had released my son Sixtus from the office of Bishop at Johnson and advised him to move his flocks of sheep, goats and cattle into Arizona and told him that I had better go with him if I still wanted to go." P. 85. "Jan. 7th [1880] Today I received the news of the death of my daughter Margaret (by my wife Janet). She was the wife of David Frederick Jun. She died in child bed Dec. 19th, 1879, aged 29 years and nine month. Born on the 19th of March 1850. She was a kind, faithful and affectionate young woman. Her child, a daughter, still born, at Hilldale, Iron County, Utah." 2. David Jr. is mentioned in family letters written by David Frederick to his daughter Mary Elizabeth who was living in Salt Lake City while David was in San Bernardino. Dave Fry, a cousin of mine living in Texas, who is descended through Gideon and Mary Elizabeth (Frederick) Gibbs was visiting his sister in 2003 in Salt Lake City. He went through an old valise of records left by their parents where they found a photo of David Frederick, and six handwritten original letters - two of which refer to David, Jr.: A. [Transcription of letter from David living in San Bernardino, to daughter Mary in Utah, Jan 20, 1855. Original with David Fry.] "Mar E my belove Daughter I again take my pen in hand to write again to you. I am well and I hopee that you ar injoying the same blessing. I have received two letters from you besides the one you sent from Nancy but I have not answerd neither of them. I wish you to receive this in answer to all. I mite apoligeze for not writing but sufice it to say I did not write. I and tending sawmill about twenty miles from the city for Bro. Lyman and Rich own in Canion Call Mill Crick, a health place and pure water but rather lonsome plase but that matters not so that we are fuing the will of him that has sent us. You have often requested me to come and see you but the probility is you will not see me untill I am call or sent back for I feel that I am on a mishon just as much as if I had ben sent to preach to the nations of the earth, tharefore I desiere to do as I am told. I would be glad to see you tharefour I would wish you to come and see us but not withconcel as your health is rather delicate it may be to your benifite so if you sould or will come I will do as well as I can for you. I was glad to hear from Loiza that she was well and the respect the family has for hir that she has concected hirself with tharefor I would have you say to hir in my behalf that she remain with them as a dutiful Childe and as she groes older she may learn the duty of a companion, that she may be some wise in the principls of hir salvation and exaltation unto eternal lives. Bro. Lyman people are all well and would be hapy for you. Mary Ann your stepmother wishes to see you and wants you come hear and live in San Barnideno wheare she may injoy yur society. We have a fine young son thirteen days, he waide nine pounds when he was born, he is well and Mary Ann is smart and up aboout the house. Give our respects and good wishes to you uncle and aunt and all enquiring friends. May our Father in heavn bless us with life and health and with every blessing untill we shall meete againe and save us in his kindom is my prare. Perhapps you would like to knowe his name, is David Junior. When you receve this write againe, yors as ever. /signed/David Frederick" B. [Transcription of letter from David living in California, to daughter Mary in Utah, Oct. 24 undated (about 1855). Transcribed as written, without spelling corrections. Original with David Fry.] "I have tking my pen this evning in haste to rapidly to fulfil a promise that I would write, by President Lyman. We all had sore eyes sinse I wrote last. Mary Ann was neary blinded for a weak but we all well at present except the babe, (probably David Ira) he is a teathing prether woresom. We may move into Dionitia room yesterday. I expect to stay in it untill the president returns if we behave ourselves. Money still remains scarse and harde to be got hlde of. It is a genriel time of health we all trying do well as we can. Mary we saaid be verry to see you or we would be like to have a viset from you. Mary I wish you to take the council of Pres. Lyman for he is a good man and will give such council and avice as will be for the good of any person that will take it tharefore it is my wish and dsire that you will be harking to him. Mary I wish to excuse the few linse pen. I am tierd and it is bedtime so I bide you adue imporing the blessing of our hevenly that he will preserve out lives and health that we may meat againe. Maryann sendes hir best wish with a small parcol wich thay will give you. We all so give our best wishes to Lise and hir husband. If you wish any more pertickeles Aunt Donitia will be willing to give you. Oct 24th /signed/ David Frederick" 3. Mentioned in lengthy biography about Ellen Sophia DeGraw and her family in the book "Life History of Jacob, Sophia DeGraw Family," by Ruby Henson Behrman Packer, 5947 S. 3650 W., Roy, Utah, 801-985-7100, microfilm copy FHL film 573528. For transcription of biography see notes of Ellen DeGraw in this database. Book has several photos and are in my files. 4. David Sr. would be about 62-63 and David Jr. would be about 9 in the following journal entry from Caroline Barnes Crosby. This passage has been sent to me by Sue Payne of San Bernardino who is one of the editors of the 2005 book having the first half of Caroline's journals. The second half which contains this passage has not been published as of July 2005. The entry in context: "Wed Apr 1st my carders came some of them at an early hour. Sisters Andrews Thomas, Stevens, Steward, Willis, Lucinda Lee, and two sisters Coxes. They did a good days work, carded about 2 1/2 pounds. I entertained them to the best of my ability. Enjoyed their company finely, and was very thankfull for their kindness. Thurs 2nd felt very unwell again from over exertion. Frid 3rd still unwell. Sat 4th some better, spun a skein. Mr C- bought me a pound of tea of S Serine Sun 5th very blustering, was quite unwell, and lay in bed a greater part of the Am Much troubled with nervousness, slept very little for four successive nights. Mon 6th - - Tues 7th John Young called and ate breakfast on his way to the States. Evening went into Ann L's to see sister Abbott Wed 8th received a visit from sis Abbott, Ellen, Ann L, and two sister Elmers. Thurs 9th Tremendous wind. Dan Martins wedding day. Alma went, and took Lucinda Lee, pm snowed. A played for dance. Frid 10th nothing worthy of notice Sat 11 sister Lois birth day. Sun 12th bro Frederick brought us his son David, and requested us to keep him. Evening I went with husband to Sam Whites. Here, on this one page of her journal, Caroline's normally fastidious handwriting quite unexpectedly worsens, and then two-thirds of the way down the page, an obvious change in ink marks the renewal of her journal after being untended for over a year. The following entry - is this a duplicate description of B. Young's earlier visit, or a second visit? Check JH. Also, discuss all the important things here, ie. Addison Pratt's visit to Beaver. Also, document the paper on which the journal is being written. May 1st "64 <1864> over a year has passed away and I have neglected my journal carding, spining, and weaving has taken so much of my time, also the great scarcity, and high price of paper, has been a very important obstacle in the way of journal keeping. But I now desire to resume it, and pray that I may be blest in so doing. (An aged widower, David Frederick, formerly of San Bernardino, recognized Caroline as an excellent surrogate mother for his son, [he perhaps in bad health] son with Caroline later - [something in personal correspondence?]) 5. The book "No Place to Call Home, the Life Writings of Caroline Barnes Crosby, Chronicler of Outlying Mormon Communities," 2005, Edward Leo Lyman and Susan Ward Payne, editors, had the diaries of Caroline through 1857 in San Bernardino, California. Caroline had known George and Hanna Winner in San Francisco. She had also known Ebenezer and Jane Hanks who later adopted David's sister Martha. David and Caroline Crosby arrived in Beaver in late 1858 and there they remained the rest of their lives - she died in 1883. David, Jr. lived with the Crosbys for four years after the death of his mother in 1859. With Caroline's past history of keeping Children, it is regrettable she didn't document the years David was with her. It appears the relationship was a good one and their reacquaintance was welcoming. The first big trip they made was the one to the St. George temple the last of June 1878. Here is the passage of their return from the later unpublished part of her journals as given me by Sue Payne May 2006: [1878] "Mon July 1st we bade goodby to our St G friends, and left for home. We found the roads about the same as we left them only a little more dusty. We had rain going down, but none in coming back. The 1st night stoped in Bellview, at bro Bays, They treated us with much kindness, and let us have some fruit to bring home. I called at Joel Johnsons, his first wife Susan was not home, saw Janette, and her daughter Margaret who has latly married David Fredrick, the boy who lived with us. July 2nd we arrived in Cedar city put up at sister Spikings, found her rather poorly. Put up team at bro Lunts, Mr C- took his supper there. 3rd we came to Buckhorn springs put up with Martha Hyat, who was there keeping house for her sister while she came to visit her mother and friend in Beaver." [1878 in Beaver, Utah] "Sun Sept 1st, I felt rather feeble Laid down awhile. I feared I should not be able to attend the Pm meeting. But after taking a little dinner I felt some better and so crowded myself out. I felt bad at my stomach, and prayed that partaking of the sacrament might relieve me, and my prayer was answered, in so much that when the meeting closed, I was feeling quite well. ^At 5 pm there was baptising J Cooms was rebaptised. I was pleased to hear it^ Pm called old bro Frederick, and his son David, who lived 4 years with us when a small boy. He is now a married man, lives in Bellview. Kane county. Utah. David had been north, and found his father and was taking him south with him. He is 77 years old, but very smart, and still works on." Another entry a year later: [1879] "June Frid 6th came to Bellview called at Joel Johnsons, took dinner with his wife Janette. Her daughter Maggie had married David Frderick, and lived in the same house. They were very kind. We brought a woman and two children from there to St George by the name of Carlin, a daughter of Joseph Jo.[sic] Her husband paid us 2 dolls. She seemed an interesting woman. Arrived at Leads put up at George Crosby's, we were treated..." 6. Copy of letter received from Dave Frye and on file with me addressed to Sarah Gibbs by Ellen DeGraw Frederick (wife of David Frederick, Jr.) with a mention about Martha Catherine Frederick, David Frederick Sr. (Dad) and David Frederick Jr. Martha had evidently just left Michael Stoker and the two children were Mary Grace Shoemaker and Sarah Catherine Stoker. A copy of the envelope with a two cent stamp is included with the letter - it is addressed to Miss Sarah Gibbs, Salt Lake City, 123 N. 40 W. St." with note penciled "rec'd June 27, 1885." The transcription: "Glendale, June 24th, 1885. Dear Sarah, I recieved [sic] your kind and welcome letter and was glad to hear from you but was very sorry to hear of you looseing your little brother. It must be a terrible blow on your mother. Dad is not here now. He went to Parowan in April to see about his pension. He wrote back that he got there all right and found many warm friends. I also received a letter from Martha. She has left her husband again. She has got two children. I have got a baby boy 13 months old. Dad alway said that he reminded him so much of Frankey that he could not help loving him. David is not at home at present but I think he will be home in a few days then we are a going to move to Castle valley. There is not much new to write. Hoping this finds you as it leaves us all well. I remain as ever your friend. Ellen G. Frederick. You must not forget to write again. Please direct to Muddy Creek, Emery Co., Utah." 7. Family story provided by Angelina Lloyd by email dated 27 Jan 2014 BIRTH: 1. Ordinance Index cited below gives data as reported by David himself. 2. Per archival family group records prepared by Enid Willardson; she gives no documentation. 1900 census supports same 1854 date; however, Burial Index cited below gives 21 Dec 1852 (which year is incorrect). MARRIAGE: 1. Per father-in-law's journal account cited above. 2. 1880 census shows Ellen unmarried living in Hillsdale just a couple of houses from David Frederick. Marriage of Jan 1880 reported on some family group sheets seems to be in error and marriage most likely occurred after census in June of 1880. Temple sealing ordinance occurred 10 Feb 1881 in the St. George temple and they did not live far enough away to have needed a civil marriage before. DEATH: 1. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database, online: David Fredrick, b. 21 Dec 1852 in California, d. 21 Mar 1923 in Burbank, Utah, bur. at Monroe City Cemetery, 022-C, parents are David and Mary Fredrick. [Note date of birth is 1852 in lieu of traditional 1854.] Some family group sheets indicate death place may be Milford, Beaver, Utah. I use the Burial Index info. Death certificate states specifically Burbank and not Milford. 2. The death certificate states that he died from exposure while traveling in a snow storm. BURIAL: 1. Per Burial Index cited above. Also see death certificate. OBITUARY: 1. Not in FHL Obituary Index for Salt Lake City. 2. News article in the newspaper "Richfield Reaper," 29 Mar 1923: "David Frederick Found Dead. Word was received here of the death of David Frederick, an old Monroe citizen, in Pine Valley, Nevada, either Friday or Saturday. He left here a week ago to go to Nevada, where his son Ira resides. Full particulars were not received here but the news was to the effect that the team and wagon went into a camp without a driver and upon investigation by those at the camp, they found the man dead by the roadside. His son, Ralph Frederick, who is employed at the Alunite mine at Marysvale was notified and came to Monroe Monday to make arrangements to have the body brought here for burial. He left Tuesday, accompanied by Vivian Tuft with a truck and expected to make the trip to Milford and return Tuesday night or Wednesday forenoon. The funeral will in all probability be held Thursday. Mr. Frederick resided in Monroe, but he had no relatives here, his daughter, Mrs. George Sydall living in Cedarview, a son, Ira, in Nevada and Alfred in Salt Lake. He has many friends here who will be shocked to hear of his sad death." SOURCES_MISC: 1. Ruby Packer, 5947 S. 3650 W., Roy, Utah, 801-985-7100, gramruby@mstar2.net has published a 400 page book on the Jacob and Sophia DeGraw family and their downline in which she includes 200 photos. I have received copies of her 5 photos showing David Frederick, Jr., Sophia E. DeGraw, Sophia's first husband John T. 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| 4322 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 16 Jul 2003. 2. Censuses: 1810 US: German Flatts, Herkimer, New York: Philip Frederick, males: 2@0-9 (David and Abraham), 1@26-44 (Philip)1@45+ (Francis?); females: 2@0-9 (Susanna and Mary Ann), 1@26-45 (Catherine). [Could the male that is 45+ possibly be Francis since he does not show up in the 1810 census?] 1830 US: David Frederick, New York, Orleans County, Barre Township, p.19, FHL film 17175: Male 1@20-30, Females 1@5-10, 1@20-30. 1840 US: No records found. Should be in Michigan. 1850 US: Utah County, Utah, (No township listed): David Frederik, age 42, Male, Laborer, from Ohio. Probably the same individual but with errors; he should have been about 49 and from New York. Perhaps ages and locations were approximated by neighbor if individual wasn't home. 1850 Illinois: FHL film 17175 is an index of all pre-1850 records for Illinois. There is a David Frederick in Hancock Co. in the 1850 census, page 364, line 39, A; Eliza, line 38 A; and Nancy in Monroe Co., pg. 44B, line 7 - none appear to be related nor in the right place. 1860 US: Parowan Post Office, Iron, Utah, FHL film 805314, p. 184 (Note that the first David should have been in his 50's and the younger about 6 which indicates that maybe they were not home at time of census and a neighbor estimated ages. Note also that this was about a year after Mary Ann died and the family already appears broken up with the daughters living elsewhere.): David Frederick, male, age 40, farm laborer, unknown birth state, unlike his neighbors - no dollar amount given for neither personal nor real estate (indication he was not well off). David Frederick, male, age 4. 1870 US: Bountiful, Davis County, Utah. FHL film 553109, p. 207: David Frederick, Utah, male, 68, white, farmhand, from New York, living with a younger family with the head of household as Edward E. Egan, age 30. Note: David's age appears more accurate for an 1801 birthdate. No other apparent related family members shown. 1880 US: Hillsdale, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 340A: David Frederic, occupation: gardner[sic], age 78, widower, birthplace: New York, father's birthplace: NJ, mother's birthplace: NY David Frederic, occupation: laborer, age 25, widower, birthplace: California, father's birthplace: NY, mother's birthplace: NJ 3. Reviewed books and manuscripts: A. LDS Historical Dept. manuscripts as follows: i. Michigan period: MS 1654, Reminiscences and Diary, 1839 Oct to 1881 Mar, of Joseph Curtis. No mentions. ii. Michigan period: MS 1079, Reminiscences and Diary, Abraham Hoagland B. Howard Egan, "Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878," (1917, Richmond, Utah: Published by H.R. Egan Estate): No mention but appears this family may have been in Bountiful. The elder Egan was with John D. Lee to come down to Santa Fe to pick up the Mormon Battalion's pay to take back to the pioneer group. He was a major in the Nauvoo Legion, in the first vanguard group of pioneers into SLC, a cattle driver between SLC and No. California, and pony express contractor. Daily journal ends upon 1st arrival into SLC. Rest of book are stories of his son. This is probably the right Egan family with which David was living in 1870 census. C. Richard O. Cowan and William E. Homer, "California Saints" (BYU, Provo, Utah) mentions that five of Amasa Lyman's seven wives were in San Bernardino shortly after 22 Sep 1851 [see below for David's involvement with Lyman's family]. Also noted (p. 177) about San Bernardino and its need for lumber: "There was abundant timber in the nearby mountains, so the settlers decided to construct a sawmill there. Building a road up the steep grade to the timber posed a great challenge. Every man in the settlement was called on to put in all his time and use all his teams and equipment in building the road and moving the machinery up to the sawmill. The resulting road was some 12 miles long and required over 1000 man-days of labor to complete. This was accomplished in just 2 1/2 weeks during May 1852. The route was extremely steep, including grades of up to 41%. Unlike most lumber roads, which were private and charged tolls, the LDS road was open for public use." Judging from David's later sawmill involvement and his being in San Bernardino by March 1852, he was probably involved in this project. D. Edward Leo Lyman, "San Bernardino, the Rise and Fall of a California Community" (1996, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, UT): i. P. 14: "Over the next year and a half Mormons attempted to coexist with their neighbors [in Nauvoo] without success...As many had before, they abandoned their homes, this time in the dead of the winter, Feb. 1846, when the threat of violence compelled them to cross the ice-filled Mississippi River for the muddy Iowa side. [Apostle Amasa M.] Lyman and his recently expanded family received assistance from his Tanner brothers-in-law, Nathan, Myron, Sidney, and Albert. The wives assisted each other as well, and a core of other men, bound to Amasa from this time on, helped them. The 'camps of Israel', as they were called, were organized in groups of at least 400 wagons to travel across Iowa. Among Lyman's faithful friends were J. Henry Rollins, Daniel P. Clark, Starling Driggs, David Frederick, Samuel Shepherd, and Weedon V. Hakes, who would later follow him to California. Lyman relied on these men and others to look after his wives at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, while he left with the vanguard company, comprised almost entirely of men, the Great Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847. (Footnote: Lyman, 'Lyman Family History', 23 O-A, 43 O-A.)" [Note, the author is incorrect; even though the comment that David Frederick was part of the patronage of Lyman is correct, he wasn't in Winter Quarters while Lyman was in the vanguard company because when the company reached Wyoming, Lyman was sent south into Colorado by Brigham Young to fetch the Mississippi Saints and the Pueblo detachment of the Mormon Battalion of which Frederick was a part. Frederick is also listed by Bullock per reference below as being in SLC within a week of the Brigham Young group.] ii. P. 114: "In June 1853 Amasa Lyman visited another sawmill constructed by his old friend, along with young Mormon Battalion veteran Thomas Bingham, apparently the beginnings of the Salamander Mill in what would later be designated as Huston Flat at present-day Lake Gregory. Lyman purchased a two-fifths share in this lumber and shingle operation from an absent partner, probably Ward, and was later joined in the enterprise by Charles Rich, David Frederick, Norman Taylor, and Bishop William Crosby. This mill was the most extensive water-powered operation on the mountain during the Mormon period. There were at least two houses on the premises, along with corrals, stables, outbuildings, and a shingle mill." E. J. Kenneth Davies, "Mormon Gold, the Story of California's Mormon Argonauts" (Olympus Publishing Company, SLC, UT, 1984) pp.110-111 recounts same story given below wherein Frederick is entrusted in SLC with the care of his wives and he receives supplies from Amasa Lyman for him to distribute. F. George W. Beattie and Helen Pruitt Beattie, "Heritage of the Valley, San Bernardino's First Century," (1951, Biobooks, Oakland, CA) p.215: "Building activity during the latter half of 1853 led to a scarcity of labor, and Lyman had difficulty in finding men for his various enterprises. At one time he wrote in evident relief that 'Bro. Whitlock agreed to go to work at his trade for $1.50 per day.' What the brother's trade was does not appear. Shortly after, he wrote of offering men $1.60 per day, in vain. He arranged with a skilled miller to run the flouring mill for $100 per month, employed the miller's eldest son at $50 monthly, and the younger son at $30. The following spring he engaged 'Br. Frederick' to saw lumber at the Mill Creek mill for $3 per thousand feet, and his wife to cook for the mill hands at one bit (12 1/2) a day per man, the couple to have their provisions in addition." 4. Received 30 Jul 2003 from Frederick descendant and researcher Mary Lou Spaulding, 1502 Haney Dr., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6465, a copy of a deed transacted in Livingston County, Michigan. The pertinent information includes the date of 12 Jan 1842 between David Frederick of the first part and Matthew Knowls of the second part of Handy, Livingston, MI for $200 situated in the same place described as NW Qtr. of the NW Qtr. of section 33 in Town 3N of Range 3E in the District of lands subject to sale at Detroit containing 40 acres. It is witnessed by Dennis Conrad, JP. David Frederick signed his name and Martha Frederick signed with a mark. Note that this is half of the land he bought in 1840 per the noted deed shown elsewhere in these notes. 5. Received 30 Jul 2003 from Frederick descendant and researcher Mary Lou Spaulding, 1502 Haney Dr., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6465. The following concerns David Frederick, relations, and possible relations; it is arranged chronologically by state. [I am not sure how Philip, Alex, or John Frederick fit in or even if they do. Philip is old enough to be David's father in the 1830 census; however, we have a Philip already in New York in the 1830 census who is also the right age.]: A. "New York: 1830; Orleans Co., NY Land Records (FHL film 0592259). In the matter of the last will and Testament of Abram G. Frederick Dec. - as witnesses in the presence of the testator Alexander Annis - David Frederick. Will was probated in the Village of Albion 2 March 1830. (MLS: Note - I have tracked this family through to the 1930 Census. If you are interested in having a copy of this information please let me know. I thought it may pay to try and contact some of these people and see what they have in the way of Genealogy Information, especially Abram G.'s brothers and sisters.) 1830; Letters of Guardianship - Orleans Co., NY, pg. 3 (FHL film 0592788). The People of the State of New York by the grace of God, free and Independant; To Adelia Frederick Greeting. Whereas, you have been legally selected, by the Surrogate of the County of Orleans, to be the guardian of Abram C. Frederick and Olivia Ann Frederick infant children of Abram G. Frederick deceased,... 1830; Orleans County, NY - Harvey. Frederick David, male 1(20-30), female 1(under 5), 2(20-30). 1894; Cemeteries of Orleans County, NY - Hillside Cemetery - Clarendon. Palmer, Adelia M., b. 3 Mar 1809 d. 18 Dec 1894, Clarendon, N.Y. Wife of Frederick and Amos. Dau. of Alex Annis and Annie Curtis." B. "Michigan: 1830; Michigan - AIS. Frederick, David, Wayne Co., MI, 174, petitioner. 1834; Bridgewater, Washtenaw Co., Michigan (FHL film 0955813). Frederick, Philip, male-1(10-15) 1(15-20) 1(20-30) 1(50-60) female-1(15-20) 1 (50-60). (MLS: note [that] unless the Philip who died in 1850 in this County is included as a child in this family, this is not the same Philip who appears in the Land Records, that Philip was a young man and with several very young children when he died. A lot of the records in Washtenaw County were burned when the Court House was destroyed by fire.) 1828-1851; Washtenaw Co., Michigan - Marriage Records (FHL film 1019064) P. 152: April 18, 1833, Washtenaw Co., Michigan. Md. Dennis Lancaster to Hannah Frederick in Bridgewater by Howell B. Norton. P. 312: Received for Record the 15th day of March 1847 married April 30, 1846 John Palmer of Lenawee County aged 27 to Nancy Frederick of Bridgewater aged 19 years at the residence of Dennis Lancaster in the town of Bridgewater in presence of John Tyrel and Lady both of Clinton, Lenawee Co. By D.W. Palmer J.P. 1838-1867; Ingham Co. Michigan Marriages (FHL book 977.426 V 25m): P. 63: Ambrose Frederick, 30, Ingham Twp. and Cecilia Northrup, 19, Vevay, 11 Apr 1850, by H. Parker, J.P. Rherben Dermuth (or Demuth) and Choney Converse, Vevay, Witnesses. 2:188. P. 63: Ambrose Frederick, 31, Ingham Twp. and Miss Melissa Northrup, 22, Vevay, 7 Aug 1851, at house of Thomas Northup, Vevay, by Hiram Parker, J.P. Thomas Northrup and Emily Northrup, Vevay. Witnesses. 2:207-208. (MLS note: I mention Ambrose and Mathew Frederick, marriages and Land Records. These two young men are mentioned in David's Bible Records and have land just across the border from David when he was in Handy Township, Livingston County, Michigan. Whether they are relatives or not will have to be searched and confirmed or not. There are also a number of Fredericks in Washtenaw County who have names similar to some of those found in our Fredericks family. However, there are also several families in both these Counties with the name Frederick who migrated from northern Michigan, and are not related to our Frederick family.) 1838; Monroe County Marriages - taken from the Internet - I have been unable to obtain the original to confirm this, plus David and Daniel can look much alike in a hand-written state. If someone can get this original record I would like to have copy. - Monroe Co. Marriages 1818-1896, Bk. 977.432 V2m - also Trinity Ep. Church 1831-1924 Marr. 1833 (FHL film 1310192 Item 1: Frederich, Daniel R: Sal., Mi. Ingersol, Martha R. Lndn., Mroe. Co. M'd 30 Sep 1838 by Samuel Center. Pg. 136 E.4. 1840; Census Washtenaw Co., Michigan - doesn't give townships. Alex Frederick, male 1(under 5) 1(30-40) 1(60-70) female 1(20-30). Orrin Jefferds, male 1(30-40) female 1(30-40) 1(20-30). 1840 Early Land Owners and Settlers of Livingston County, Michigan, 1828-1870. FHL book US/CAN 977.436 R2ca: Frederick, David, wife Martha, buy land in Sec. 33, Handy, Wp-NW, Feb. 1, 1840, of Ypsilantie, Washtenaw Col, Mich. Sell in 1840, & 1842, of Handy. John, found in census of Handy, 1840. 1840; Land Records of Livingston County, Michigan (FHL film 1005378). This indenture made the first day of February in the year of 1840. Between Joseph S. Schofield and Clarrisa his wife of Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan of the first part and David Frederick of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, State aforesaid of the second part... (MSL note: The sale of the land should be found on the same film.) [Kerry's note: I have a copy of this document on file. It is hard to read but it seems to indicate: $225... W half of the NW Qtr of Sect 33 in Township 3N of Range 3E in the District of Lands? subject to Sale at Detroit Michigan containing 80 acres...] 1843; Poll List, Bridgewater Twp., pg. 71 do not appear in the 1845 twp. census: Alexander Frederick Mathew Frederick 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850; Washtenaw Co., MI Tax List - Bridgewater Township: Frederick, Philip. All the land on the N. side of the road running far enough West to make 15 ae on N end NE 1/4 5 ace on, Send W 1/2 of NW 1/4 Personal Sec. 35, 15 acres 75 value of each - Sec. 36 5 acres 15. Value of Personal Estate 45 State Co. & Township Tax = 48, 8, 30 School Tax = 8, 2, 5 Total 101. 1851; Frederick, Elizabeth Ann is listed as owner of the land. Husband Philip died in 1850. He is shown to own land in Washtenaw County from 1844 until 1850. 1850; 1850 Census Washtenaw Co., MI, pg. 411. Persons who died year ending 1st June 1850: Frederick, Philip 36, m., Mar., NY, d. May, Farmer Fever, no. of days ill: 11. 1850 & 1854; AIS Michigan: Ambrose Frederick, Ingham Co., MI, 068, Ingham. Mathew D. Frederic, Ingham Co., MI, 069, Ingham 1850. 1850; Ingham Co., Marriage, Michigan, (FHL film 0976571): P. 188: Ambrose Frederick to Cecelia Northrup. State of Michigan, County of Ingham, 394, I hereby certify that, Ambrose Frederick of Ingham age 30 years and Ceclia Northrup of Vevoy age 19 years were by me this day joined in marriage according to law in Vevoy in presence of Rheuben Demuth and Chaucy Converse of Vevay. Vevoy April 11th 1850. H. Toiben, J. of Peace. A true copy of the original recorded this 6th day of May 1850. H.P. Atwood, Clerk. P. 207-208: Ambrose Frederick to Melissa Northrup, 463. I hereby certify that Mr. Ambrose Frederick of the township of Ingham in the County of Inghamn and State of Michigan of the age of 31 years and Miss Melissa Northrup of Vevoy in the county and state aforesaid of the age of twenty two years on the seventh day of August A.D. 1851 at the residence of Thomas Northrup in the township of Vevoy in said county of Ingham were by me joined in marriage agreeably to law and that there were present at the time of such marriage and witnessed the same. Thomas Northrup and Emily Northrup both of Vevoy in said county of Ingham. Thiam Parker Justice of the Peace. A true copy of the original Recorded this 11th Day of Sept 1851 P. Law Clerk. 1850; Ingham Co., Michigan Census; 305 - Ing. Ambrose Frederick, 32, Farmer 80 acres, NY. Cecelia Frederick, 19, PA. John Torrey, 43, farmer 800 acres, not known. Isabelle Torrey, 15, PA. John Torrey, Jr., 11, PA. 312 - Ing. Mathew D. Frederick, 39, Farmer 150, NY. Harriet Frederick, 28, PA. Ira J. Frederick, 3, MI. Andrew S. Frederick, 7 mo., MI. 1852 Ingham Co., Michigan Land Records (FHL film 1010409): Grantor: Ambrose Frederick. Grantee: Matthew D. Frederick, pg. 519, 1852. 1860 Ingham Co., Michigan Census, pg. 78 (FHL film 0803545), Ingham Twp., 6 Jul 1860: M.D. Frederick, 42, m, farmer, 1300, 500, NY. H.A. Frederick, 38, f, Den. A. Frederick, 10, m, MI, school. C.E. Frederick, 8, m, b. MI, school. 1860 Washtenaw Co., MI Census, pg. 56 (FHL film 0803563), Bridgewater Twp.: Family: Lancaster, Franklin, 26, m. farmer, 200, MI. Lancaster, Mary, 22, m, MI. Family: Lancaster, Dennis, 60, m, farmer, 5000, 2500, b. Ireland. Lancaster, Harriet, 48, f, NY. Lancaster, William, 18, m, MI, school. Lancaster, Dorinda, 13, f, MI, school. Lancaster, Degarmo, 10, m, MI, school. 1867; Abstracts of the Early Probate, (FHL book US/Com 977.426) pg. 2a, Record of Ingham Co. 1838-1869: #281, Thomas Northrup, dcd. PA. __ Aug 1863 by Emily Northrop. Thomas Northrop of Vevay of there 11 Mar 1863 intest. Heirs: petitioner (widow), children Malissa Frederick (wid. of Ambrose Frederick of Montcalm, Co.) and V. Harcourt Northrop of Ingham Co., Admi. to self Adm. bd. 21 Sep 1863 to James Fuller - Inventory Mentions land in Vevay. Disch. of Admin. 22 Jan 1867 to James Fuller. #118, Demuth, Jonathan, dcd. PA 22 Apr 1856 by John W. Phelps, creditor. Jonathan Demuth of Vevay of there 16 Jan 1856 intest. Heirs: dau. Emma Demuth in Lenawee Co., Reuben Demuth in California, nephew Mattias Fredericks, one daughter, George Demuth in Ingham Co., widow in Ingham Twp. Repair of estate to Benjamin Demuth 18 Mar 1857. Final acct Petition 12 Nov 1860 by John W. Phelps Adm." C. Illinois: [Mentions items I already have including (1) Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register and (2) Excerpts from the journal of Orin Jefferds (received from Annie Conley) about the Jefferds adoption of Helen Louisa. Does mention that Orin Jefferds was living in Nauvoo, Illinois as the time Helen Louisa Fredrick was given to him (Dec 1844) and his wife, Zerena Rogers Noland Jefferds, his first wife, but had traveled back to Michigan to settle business 20 Dec 1844-20 Apr 1845.] 6. From Leslie Wood 18 Jul 2003 "After Helen Louisa Frederick's mother died Dec 1844, David Frederick gave his daughter Helen to Orin Jefferds and his wife Zerena Rogers Jefferds [Noland] to raise. Orin Jefferds was living in Nauvoo, Illinois at the time but had traveled back to Michigan (where Helen was born] to settle business 20 Dec 1844 to 20 Apr 1845. Orin's journal states that Helen came to live with them in Dec 1844 and lived there until she was married [as 3rd wife] in Salt Lake City, 27 Nov 1853 to Seely (Seley) Owen, a polygamist. Seely Owen's first wife abused Helen, so with Bishop Richards' permission she left him, got a "bill" 25 March 1857 & went with William Winter to Carson Valley, NV. Orin Jefferds journal states that Helen married Wm. Winter June 1858 but in his affidavit of 1891 [see his scrapbook], William states that he & Helen were never married and as late as 1866 she had not divorced Seely Owen. Excerpts from the Journal of Orin Jefferds concerning Helen Louisa Fredrick: P. 43 - "I would here say David Fredrick lost his wife and gave us his daughter Helen Louisa who was born June 19 1839. She came to our house in December 1844, lived with us until she was married in Salt Lake City." P. 55 - "I should say here that our girl Helen Louisa lived with us until November 27, 1853. She was sealed to Seley [Seely] Owen, his first wife abusing her, pounding with clubs and chairs. She left and came home from time to time. Bishop Richards, finding she could not live with them advised her to leave for good. She got a bill March 25th 1857 and was married June 1858 to Wm. Winter and moved to Carson Valley. She has had four girls now - June 1862 and the second one died when about 10 months old." "Anna Jane born March 30, 1859; Zerena Elizabeth born Aug 30, 1860; Catherine H. born October 25, 1861; Sarah Bell born December 2, 1862; George Snider born September 17, 1863." 7. Albert R. Lyman, "Biography of Francis Marion Lyman, 1840-1916, Apostle 1880-1916" (Privately published in Delta, Utah, 1958; copy at LDS Archives; page 7). Francis was the son of Amasa Lyman and also lived in San Bernardino where he later credits Ebenezer Hanks with straightening him out morally as a young man. This portion of his biography is from 1846 in Nauvoo: "Maria Lyman waited with her four children through the months of spring in Nauvoo while the enemies of the Saints, muttering and threatening, made their days and nights a matter of uneasiness and fear. It was in June, by the aid of Francis Marions's grandfather, John Tanner, that they left the defenseless city barely in time to escape another impending attack, and began following the tracks of the Saints through Iowa. F.M.'s account relates: 'Uncle David Frederic was our teamster, he drove our one yoke of oxen and we overtook Father at Mt. Pisgah." The timing of this later than the main exodus coincides with the enlistment of the Mormon Battalion. "Army of Israel, Mormon Battalion Narratives," David Bigler and Will Bagley, editors, pg. 47 (The Arthur H. Clark Co., Spokane, WA, 2000) indicates: "With the Mormon emigration scattered across 300 miles from Nauvoo to the Missouri River, there was only one way to meet Captain [James] Allen's July 6 [1846] deadline for mustering the [Mormon Battalion's] new command at Council Bluffs. This was to recruit teamsters from wagons then on the road or at Iowa emigration camps at Mount Pisgah and Garden Grove, regardless of age, and call forward replacements from Nauvoo and other points." The book on page 49 quotes from a letter of Brigham Young from Mt. Pisgah, 7 Jul 1846, to the Saints at Garden Grove: "We must take these 500 men from among the teamsters, and send them without delay. If there is any one among you over eighteen and under forty five that wants to and can go, let him be at Council Bluffs forthwith. Drummers and fifers are wanted. Where is bro. Hales and the rest of the band? (Footnote: Brothers Charles and Stephen Hales were members of Captain Pitt's Brass Band, but neither joined the battalion.) [A granddaughter of David Frederick later married the grandson of Charles Hales.] 8. FHL book 921.73 L989la "Biography, Francis Marion Lyman, 1840-1916, Apostle 1880-1916," by Melvin A. Lyman (Delta, UT, 1958) pp. 6, 7, 13-17, and 21. This quote talks about "Uncle David Frederick" helping move the family during the Exodus from Nauvoo. We also know that he accompanied the Lyman family from Utah to San Bernardino. David was also involved in Amasa's lumber milling operations in San Bernardino. David had been adopted in the Nauvoo temple as a son of Amasa Lyman, the father of Francis Marion Lyman: "In January, 1846, when they had been in their blessed new home less than four months, the ugly cloud over Nauvoo became so black and threatening that the people prepared to leave without delay. Early in February, in spite of deep snow and bitter cold, they headed off in long processions towards the Mississippi River, a-float with huge, masses of ice. Francis M's mother was too sick and helpless to go with them; for the present she would have to wait, and the children would wait with her. They watched wonderingly from the window as teams, wagons, loose stock, and people with all kinds of hurriedly-improvised outfits plodded their way through the snow from all parts of the city, a scene which grew in significance as Childish understanding expanded. "On the twenty-second of February," says F. M's account, "my brother Amasa M. Jr. was born only a short time after Father had crossed the river and started west. That was a most trying time; the little boy held its phases carefully in mind for important conclusions he was to draw in later years when, speaking of his mother he said, "I presume not one woman in ten thousand would have done as well as she. Our family was always poor and pinched, and I hardly remember a time when Mother had any hired help. His father returned for a little while next day after the baby was born, and he came again a week later before traveling on with the exiled Saints to the remote boundaries of Western Iowa. Maria Lyman waited with her four children through the months of spring in Nauvoo while the enemies of the Saints, muttering and threatening, made their days and nights a matter of uneasiness and fear. It was in June, by the aid of F. M.'s grandfather, John Tanner, that they left the defenseless city barely in time to escape another impending attack, and began following the tracks of the Saints through Iowa. F. M.'s account relates, "Uncle David Frederic was our teamster, he drove our one yoke of oxen and we overtook Father at Mt. Pisgah." Referring to their arrival at the Missouri River, he goes on to say, "Father built some temporary log houses for his family, "and then he relates as a matter fact, and as something for which he had an inherent sympathy, that his father brought from Nauvoo, six wives besides his mother. He gives the names of each one, calling them then, as he did without once faltering in all the long years to follow, by the endearing title, "Aunt." There was "Aunt" Caroline, "Aunt" Eliza, Cornelia, Dionetia, Paulina and Priscilla. His references to them are always full of tenderness and respect. He loved them none the less because his father had gone with them while his mother had to wait in Nauvoo, and he kept them thoughtfully in mind through all the troubled years which followed… [In Salt Lake City in 1849-50] Amasa Lyman was called to leave his families, with their two log cabins, and fill a mission to California. When he was released from that labor in the fall of 1850, another call awaited him to return with a company of settlers to the coast and establish a colony. It was intended he take his folks, since the colony was to continue indefinitely. Parting with their home-foundations on South Cottonwood, most of the family prepared to toil on again towards the distant west, and on the 5th of May, 1851, they started on a journey longer in point of time and filled with more dangers and hardships than the trip from Winter Quarters to the valley of The Great Salt Lake. F. M. was a big husky youth eleven years old, able to drive teams, to ride or handle horses, oxen, or mules, and do almost any kind of work necessary to be done in a camp or on the frontier. But he was not to be one of the "bullwhackers" on this eventful journey, he had a more important assignment. Before their start for the west his father had given him a mule, a trim-limbed, spirited creature with nippy action and metal to keep going a long time. He was exactly the kind of an animal to captivate a boy with spirit to sing and dance, and F. M. relates that, "he was as pretty as a picture of a mule." The little mule's name was Jimmy, which is worth remembering, since he was to be one of F. M's constant companions, and perhaps a more potent teacher than any of his instructors in school. Being the owner of a mule like Jimmy, it would have been distressingly unexpected for F. M. to be made responsible only for the motion of two or more sleepy steers instead of being assigned the care of the loose stock, at which business he was an expert. He could hunt, he could follow tracks and he could meet new situations which he had to do at every turn in the road. This colony to California, headed by Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich, included five of the Lyman wives and a similar number of the Rich women. At Springville, they joined with the main body of the company and moved in a long train through the settlements, and then out into the perilous desert to the southwest. They followed dim trails, they dragged their heavy loads over steep and rocky mountains, suffering heat, thirst and terrible weariness. Sometimes three yoke of cattle and the driver sank in their tracks and fell sound asleep. Elder Parley P. Pratt, one of the company, describes the country through which they passed as "a most horrible desert", and declares it was "certainly the worst time" he ever had in his life. Prowling Indians gave them frequent trouble and much concern. Twice when they found Indians in the afternoon they kept them under guard till morning, "lest they stray away." In the company were 150 wagons, 588 oxen, 336 cows, 107 horses and fifty mules besides the loose stock. With an outfit like this the boy scout and his mule, Jimmy were always in big demand - lost stock, animals that had to be guarded or taken to water, messages from one part "of the long company to another. Feed was scarce and hard to find, the water-holes far apart and insufficient, and they had to divide into small companies in order to get enough water to keep their animals alive. Progress was slow and the end of April found them not much more than started. May came and went leaving them still toiling across the solitude, and in June, nearly three months from the time they started, they made camp in Cajon Pass at a place called Sycamore Grove… In September the company bought the big ranch at San Bernardino down in the valley, and moved into the adobe huts that had been occupied by the Mexican employees. F. M. relates that two of the rooms into which his father's families moved had tile floors, but the other floors were earth. They had not only to renovate and rebuild old houses, but to make new houses as well and it became a busy hive, teaching more impressive lessons than are to be learned from school-masters and books. However, a building program more urgent and more impressive still was suddenly thrust upon them. The savage Indian chief, Antonio Garra, and his terrible followers went on the war path, terrifying all of Southern California. The colony at San Bernardino watched towards the mountains from whose wooded foothills the old warrior and his braves might appear at any moment with scalping knives in their hands. The colony with its five hundred souls had but one hundred and fifty, able to bear arms, and it would be in a desperate state of defenselessness if the wild band should come upon them. They decided therefore to build a stockade fort, and they lost no time in getting started. They marked off an area 700 feet long and 300 feet wide, which included most of their houses, and along this 2,000 foot line they began in a hurry to dig a deep trench, to prepare the necessary number of logs to stand upright in it making a wall twelve to fifteen feet high. When night came on they felt too insecure to sleep, so they went right on with the work, while the rain came down in torrents and a stiff wind slanted it against them with angry spatter. Often through the night hours they peered apprehensively into the darkness and listened for sounds in the roar of the storm, and when morning came they toiled right on all day, nor dared to rest even though it was the Sabbath. They found that the building of that fort was a tremendous undertaking, and they had to take turns in sleeping. It took twenty days to finish the stockade with its port holes, its inset gates at each end and its bastions at the corners. Then they all crowded into it, making bedrooms out of their wagon-boxes in order to have a place to sleep, and they had to live in close proximity, and reconcile to their cramped quarters for more than a year. In the northeast corner of that stockade, faithful to the Mormon ideal of education, they stretched a canvass as a shelter from rain and sun and it became a place of learning where William Stout taught "the three Rs." F. M. was in attendance to glean from his books and from his youthful associates the substance out of which he was building his philosophy of life… It was a busy year [1853] for: F. M. in the colony. His father's grist mill, his shingle mill and saw mill were either running full blast or occupied with strenuous repairs to meet the demand. Besides their mills and their farming operations, Amasa Lyman and C. C. Rich were rushing a building to be used as a merchandising establishment." 9. Volunteered and served in the Mormon Battalion, Company A, Jefferson Hunt, Captain. Of the five companies, this was the first organized. A tribute to the Mormon Battalion by Brigham Young: "The Mormon Battalion will be held in honorable remembrance to the latest generation; and I will prophesy that the children of those who have been in the army, in defense of their country, will grow up and bless their fathers for what they did at that time. And men and nations will rise up and bless the men who went in that Battalion." Per Carl V. Larson, "A Data Base of the Mormon Battalion," 1987, copy at LDS Church Archives. From his data, the author indicates the oldest enlistee was 69 and that there were 11 others born before 1800. Average age death of the entire Battalion is a remarkable 79 which includes accidents and illnesses leading to death. Entry for David Frederick: A. U.S. Archives, Film 351-2 and 351-3, Mexican War Service Records 1845-48, Muster In and Payroll Records. See also FHL films 471465, 471517, and 471518. David Frederic on muster in rolls. Annie Conley B. Adjutant General's Office, "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the Mexican War, Indian Campaigns, War of the Rebellion, and the Philippine Wars," Des Moines, Iowa; Emory H. English state printer, 1908-1910, Vol 5, pages 837-875: This is a muster out record showing David Frederic, Pvt. Co A. C. U.S. Archives microfilm TS1196, pts. 1 to 21. See also FHL films 480129 to 480149 inclusive: He applied for his pension from Beaver, Utah on 2 Oct 1880. D. 1927 list prepared for Sen. Reed Smoot from the War Dept. files: David Frederick, Private, Co. A. E. Daniel Tyler, "A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion," p. 372, lists David Frederick living in Beaver, Utah. F. Kate B. Carter, "Our Pioneer Heritage," vol. 11, p. 391: David Frederick, born 15 Sep 1801, Mendon, N.Y. [I looked up this source and no other information is given.] G. Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, FHL film: Endowment date 29 Jan 1846, Seventy, born 15 Sep 1801 Mendon, New York. 10. From the LDS Journal of History file: 21 Aug 1846: On this date the Adjutant George P. Dykes arrived in the Mormon Battalion camp from Fort Leavenworth and informed the members of the Battalion that Col. James Allen was still very sick. A separate collection was taken of donations for the benefit of various persons aside from that sent to the men's families. David Frederick is noted as sending $10 for the benefit of Amasa Lyman [this amount was larger than the average of 1 to 5 dollars]. 10 Nov 1846: On this date the sick detachment of the Mormon Battalion, under Lieutenant W.W. Willis, was ordered to return from southern New Mexico to Santa Fe with all of the sick. This was the third and last detachment of sick to leave the main body of the Battalion. Through a mistake, the group left with only partial rations to last the men only five days to go a journey of 300 miles in winter conditions. Some authorities give the number of men in the detachment as 56. The parting of these men from their comrades was very affecting. They had become endeared to each other by the ties of the Gospel and the association of the journey, and the chances were strong against their ever meeting again. [The list of individuals included David Frederick as part of Company A. They had a very difficult trip through deep snow in the mountains before eventually arriving in Pueblo, Colorado - a trapper wintering camp - where they wintered rather comfortably with the other two sick detachments and a group of Mississippi LDS Saints that were emigrating to join the main group of Pioneers. See file for details of this winter camp; there was much enmity between the men and their selfish and inept military leaders. Also in this camp was Ebenezer Hanks and his wife Jane who would eventually be in San Bernardino, CA ten years later with David and his wife Mary Ann and adopt one of his daughters in 1859 in Parowan, UT upon Mary Ann's death. Eventually, during the spring of 1847, this camp meets up with the main group of the Brigham Young Pioneer Company at Fort Laramie, WY after Brigham has sent Apostle Amasa Lyman down to Pueblo to help rejoin the groups. The Battalion members and Mississippi Saints are among the very first group into the Salt Lake Valley arriving just a few days behind Brigham Young's vanguard; under Lyman's patronage, they established the second town in Utah: Cottonwood (present day Holladay). This group also became the main part of the San Bernardino colonizers in 1851.] 27 Apr 1854: James Beck, President, of the 21st Quorum of Seventies reports on this date as published in the Deseret News a list of current information and status of its members. It lists David Frederick as having an unknown residence and status. [He was in San Bernardino by this date.] 11. David L. Bigler and Will Bagley, editors, "Army of Israel, Mormon Battalion Narratives," vol. 4 of "Kingdom in the West" series, Arthur H. Clark Co., Spokane, WA, 2000, pp.457-460 contains a never before published roster of the Mormon Battalion detachments that wintered at El Pueblo in 1846 and entered the Salt Lake Valley on 29 July 1847. Shortly after their arrival, Thomas Bullock, the "Clerk of the Camp of Israel" compiled the list of 275 names and titled it: "August 1847 Names of Pueblo Soldiers and Mississippi Brethren Arrived in Great Salt Lake City." Under William W. Willis' detachment: "David Frederick, 21 [Quorum of Seventies]" This places David Frederick in SLC among the first 400 or so pioneers and the first week. The soldiers were immediately assigned to help build the Bowery. It was also this group that immediately introduced irrigation which they had learned from the Mexicans in New Mexico. 12. The newspaper "The Deseret News Weekly," v. 33, p. 241, Wed., May 7, 1884: "A Veteran Gone. Death of a Member of the Mormon Battalion. The news comes from Graves Valley, Piute County, of the death of Brother Ebenezer Hanks... He was one of Captain Brown's company of the Mormon Battalion, which served in the War with Mexico, and was one of the detachment in charge of the sick soldiery, his wife traveling with him in camp life, and attending with him the sick at Pueblo, until relieved to come to Salt Lake Valley. They arrived here July 25th, 1847, only one day behind the company led by President Young..." David Frederick was in this same group. Later when his wife Mary Ann Winner dies in 1859, this same E. Hanks and his wife adopt David's youngest daughter Martha Catherine Frederick. 13. Bronze memorial plaque in Pueblo, Colorado [photo on file]: "This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado. A detachment of United States soldiers of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War spent the winter of 1846-47 near this site. With their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi they formed a settlement of 275 persons. They erected a church and rows of dwellings of cottonwood logs. Here were born the first white children in Colorado. Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado, from the Mrs. J.N. Hall Foundation and by Colorado members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and by citizens of Pueblo. 1946." 14. The book "An Intimate Chronicle, the Journals of William Clayton," ed. by George Smith, Signature Books, 1995, Salt Lake City, Utah, includes the account of the meeting up and arrival of the Pueblo detachment of the Mormon Battalion with the original Pioneer Company of the Mormon vanguard just as they have passed Green River and just before Bridger's Fort on their way to the Salt Lake Valley: P. 354: "(July 4, 1847, Sunday) ...some of the brethren assembled for meeting in the circle. At half after 2 P.M. the brethren returned from the ferry accompanied by 12 of the Pueblo brethren from the army. They have got their discharge and by riding hard overtaken us. They feel well and on arriving in camp gave three cheers after which President Young moved that we give glory to God which was done by hosannas..." Pp. 368-377: "(July 27, 1847, Tuesday): [Brigham Young just arrived in the valley a few days before.] At half past 8 Amasa Lyman, Rodney Badger, Roswell Stevens, and Brother (Samuel) Brannan arrived in Camp. They report that the Pueblo company will be in tomorrow of the day after. The brethren are still busy plowing and planting..." "(July 29, 1847, Thursday): ...At 3 o'clock the Pueblo brethren came in sight. The soldiers appearing in military order, many of them mounted. They have 29 wagons in the company and one carriage. Presidents Young, Kimball and the Twelve went to meet the brethren and met them in the Kanion. They report that they have very heavy rain there, the water rising in the creek three feet in a very short time, caused by the rush from the mountains. The brethren arrived at the lower camp at half past, and marched in headed by the fifes and side drum. They have camped a little west of the other camp. The brethren are represented as feeling well and cheerful..." "(July 30, 1847, Friday): Day warm. Twelve held a council with the officers of the Battalion, then rode up to the hot spring. Evening a general meeting of the camp and addressed by President Young. He told his feeling concerning the soldiers, they have saved the people by going when required &c. He rejoices that they are here. He expressed his feeling warmly towards the brethren, and also told his feeling towards the gentiles. The meeting was opened by Hosannas three times and closed by requesting the Battalion to build a bower(y) tomorrow on the temple lot where we can assemble for meetings &c." "(July 31, 1847, Saturday) This morning the brethren commenced making the bower(y) on the Temple lot a little south west from our camp. They will make it about 40 feet long and 28 feet wide. Walked with Presidents Young, Kimball, Richards and others to the mississippi Camp. Brother Thomas Richardson is very sick and several others of the soldiers... There are from 20 to 30 of the Utah Indians here and some squaws trading with the brethren. They are generally of low stature, pleasing countenance but poorly clad... These Indians who are now here are of the Shoshones... There were 4 or 5 of the Utah here this morning... they sat down and made a meal of some of these large crickets. They appear to be crisped over the fire which is all the cooking requires. Many of the brethren have traded muskets and rifles for horses, and ordinary musket will buy a pretty good horse..." "(August 1, 1847, Sunday) [We have had another cool, windy night. At 10 A.M. the brethren assembled for meeting under the Bower(y) on the Temple Lot, all members of the quorum of the Twelve being present except President Young who is quite sick ...President Young instructed the Battalion last evening, and councilled them for their comfort, and the counsel is for the brethren to keep their guns, and their powder, and their balls and lead, and not let the Indians have it, for they will shoot down our cattle. 'They stole guns yesterday and had them under their blankets and if you don't attend to this you are heating a kettle of boiling water to scald your own feet. If you listen to council you will let them alone, and let them eat the crickets, there's plenty of them. I understand they offered to sell the land and if we were to buy it of them the Utahs would want pay for it too. The land belongs to our Father in heaven and we calculate to plow and plant it, and no man will have power to sell his inheritance, for he can't remove it belongs to the Lord. I am glad I am come to a place where I feel free... We will have a farm, and cultivate them, and plant vineyards, and if we are faithful five years will not pass away before we are better off than we ever were in Nauvoo. If we had brought our families along, everybody else would have come and we have got to lose another year. We could not bring all the soldiers families for the same reason that we did not bring our own families. I thank the Lord that here are so many of the soldiers here, if they had tarried in winter quarters there would have been many more deaths among them... Elder (Willard) Richards then read an order from Lieut. Cook of the Mormon Battalion on the Pacific, after which Elder (Thomas) Bullock read a letter from Jefferson Hunt to James Brown dated July 6, 1847, after which and a few other remarks, the meeting was dismissed... Colonel (Albert) Rockwood remarked that a Log house 16 by 15 would cost forty dollars and one of adobes half as much. Capt. (James) Brown was in favor of setting men to work building both log and adobie houses to hasten the work. Capt. Lewis said that inasmuch as timber is scarce, and we have spades and shovels and tools enough as many as can be used he is in favor of building adobie houses and save the timber. Lieutenant (Ira) Willis said, you can put up an adobe house before a man could get the Logs for a log house. Adobe house are healthy and are the best for equinoctial gales. Elder (Samuel) Brannan has a man in California who will take 3 men, make adobes for a 30 foot house; build the house and put a family in it in a week. His printing office was put up in 14 days and a paper printed." 15. LDS Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah: A. MS9124: Mormon Battalion, W.W. Willis Detached Co. "Descriptive List of the Detachment of Mormon Volunteers Sent Back to Santa Fe Under the Command of Lieut. W.W. Willis, Nov. 10, 1846": David Frederick, mustered in service 16 Jul 1846 at Council Bluff, Co. A. B. MS9126-2: Mormon Battalion, James Brown Detached Company - Soldier's Pay Records, 1847 [Note that since Captain Brown's company ended up in Utah from Colorado, Cpt. Brown traveled from Salt Lake City to California to collect his company's pay, he deducted 10% - this was not popular with his men to say the least): David Frederick, soldier due: $17.50, Brown's percentage: $1.75. Sylvester Hewlett, soldier due: $17.50, Brown's percentage: $1.75. E. Hanks, soldier due: $32.50, Brown's percentage: $3.25. 16. The following is a transcription of David Frederick's application for a pension for his service in the Mexican War as part of the Mormon Battalion. It gives much personal information about him physically and about his life. It is not necessarily in chronological order and transcribed in the same order as it appears on the FHL microfilm: "Pension Application Files Mexican Wars Death or Disability; The National Archives, "Old War" Invalid and widow rejected, File no. 21913, Veteran: David Frederick, Service: Co. "A" Mormon Battalion: A. "War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D.C., Oct 15th, 1880. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from your Office of application for Pension No. Mex. War, and to return it herewith with such information as is furnished by the files of this Office. It appears from the Rolls on file in this Office that David Frederick was enrolled on the 16th day of July, 1846 at Council Bluff in Co. A Mormon Battln. Volunteers, to serve one year mustered into service as Private on the 16th day of July, 1846 at Council Bluff in Co. A, Mormon Battln. Volunteers, to serve one year. On the Muster Roll of Co. A of the Battln. for the months of Nov. and Dec., 1846, he is reported absent on detached service and so reported to June 30, 1847. Mustered out with company July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, Cal. The records of this office furnish no evidence of wounds or disability. I am, sir, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, [signature], Assistant Adjutant General, The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C." B. Memorandum: "A.G. reports service as above - Nov. and Dec., 1846, absent on detached service and so reported to June 30, 1847 - no record of wounds or disability. Rejected: No record of alleged disabilities and the claimant is unable to furnish satisfactory testimony to establish the origin of said disabilities in the service and line of duty. The claimant in an affidavit filed Nov. 8th, 1880, states that all of the commissioned officers who had a personal knowledge of the incurrence of the alleged disabilities, are dead. That he knows of but one commissioned officer of said Co. now living and he did not have a personal knowledge of the incurrence of alleged disabilities." C. Affidavit: "U.S. 2nd Dist. Court, Utah Territory - Territory of Utah, 2d. Judicial District, County of Beaver. On this 31st day of August one thousand eight hundred and eighty appeared before me James R. Wilkins, clerk of the Second Judicial District Court of Utah Territory a Court of record within and for the District and County aforesaid David Frederick, age seventy eight years, a resident of the city and county of Beaver, Territory of Utah, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that his is the identical David Frederick who was enrolled on the 16th day of July, 1846 in Company A Mormon Battalion Ioway Infantry, Lieut. Colonel James Allen, subsequently Lieut. Col. P. St. George Cooke and was informally disbanded with a detachment of invalids in what is now Salt Lake City, Territory of Utah on or about the 27th day of July, 1847; that his personal description is as follows: age seventy eight years, height five feet two inches; complexion fair, hair dark at enlistment, now gray; eyes blue, that while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and line of duty, while at Santa Fe, State of New Mexico on or about the 15th day of October, 1846, through extreme exposure and hardships he was taken sick with cold and fever which subsequently settled in his right eye, which caused him to lose the sight of said eye. Applicant further states upon his oath that in attempting to jump from a wagon after riding across Green River in Utah Territory, between Ft. Bridger and the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains on or about the 20th day of July 1847, he accidentally slipped from the tongue of the wagon, fell backwards on the small rocks and injured the lower extremities of the spine, and ever since his kidney have been affected; that ever since said fall little exertion effects his breathing and faintness is produced. He had no opportunity of treatment in any hospital; that he has not been employed in the Military or Naval Service otherwise than as stated above. That since leaving the Service applicant has resided in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, State of California, in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory and in Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah Territory. That his occupation has been that of a gardener. That prior to entry into the service above named he was a man of good sound physical health being when enrolled a gardener; that he is entirely disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor, by reason of his injuries above described, received in the service of the United States; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being on the invalids pension roll of the United States. He hereby appoints, with full power and substitution and revocation, Daniel Tyler of the City and County of Beaver, Territory of Utah, his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim. That he has not received or applied for pension; that his Post Office address is Beaver City, Beaver County, Utah Territory, that the reason he has not previously applied for a pension is because he was ignorant of there being any pension law until lately informed of the existence of such laws. [Signed] David Frederick. [Mr. L. Shepherd then swears that David Frederick is who he represents himself to be. Statement is then attested to on Aug. 31, 1880 by the Clerk of the Court.] D. Affidavit: "Affiant is informed and believes to be true - and his interests and sympathies have ever been with this Government and Union, and his a temperate man in his habits and has always been such. [Signed] David Frederick. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 2[?] day of October, 1880. William Fotheringham, County Clerk." E. Affidavit: "United States of America, Territory of Utah, Beaver County. David Frederick, a citizen of Beaver County, Utah, being first duly sworn, upon his information and belief states: That all of the commissioned officers of his Company, to wit, Company A, Mormon Battalion who had an opportunity of knowing when, where, on the circumstances under which his disabilities were contracted are dead. And upon like information and belief he further states that all the commissioned officers of said Battalion, who had an opportunity of knowing such facts are dead also; and he states of his own knowledge that but very few of the commissioned officers of said Battalion are now living. And that he knows of but one commissioned officer of said Company A, that is now living, and said commissioned officers, had at the time he contracted his alleged disabilities no opportunity of knowing the facts. This affiant upon his oath further states; that on or about the 15th of October 1846, and while in the line of duty at Santa Fe, New Mexico, he was taken ill with a cold and fever which settle in his right eyes, and caused him to lose the sight thereof, and it is got blind. That his eye was examined by the Regimental Surgeon Dr. George B. Sanders, who is now dead, but owing to the Regiment being on the march at the time, he said surgeon was not able to put him under proper treatment therefore, and but little was, or could be done under the circumstances; and that most of the time while on such march he was too remote from any surgeon to receive any aid or treatment. That on or about the month of November 1846, he, in company with a small detachment of other invalids were sent back from the Rio Grande, in New Mexico, owing to inability to perform further duty. That the order for this return was issued by Col. Cooke, commander at the time, to Lieutenant Willis. That he was taken to the town of Puebla, near the head of the Arkansas River, and remained there during the winter, and was taken the following spring to Salt Lake City, Utah, by said Willis, and discharged, on or about the 27th day of July 1847. That while on the road to Salt Lake City, Utah, at the crossing of Green River near Fort Bridger, by the permission of Lt. Willis, he got into the baggage Wagon to cross the stream, and in getting out of the wagon at the opposite bank of the river, owing to his feeble condition, he fell and injured the lower part of his back and spine, and ever since that time he has been troubled with a weak back, and weariness of the kidneys, which he thinks has resulted in a chronic rheumatism. That he is a native of the State of New York, born at the town of Mindon, Montgomery County in the year 1801, and was an able backed man prior to his enlistment in the service. That for two years prior to his enlistment, he resided in the State of Illinois, and was by occupation a farmer and gardener. That since his discharge, he has been engaged, where able to labor, in gardening and has resided among his friends and relatives all the time since his discharge. That he has lived in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, and in San Bernardino County, State of California, and in Beaver County, Utah where his now resides, and a short time in Iron County, Utah since his discharge, and from January 1st, 1861 till May 9th, 1865, he resided in Beaver County, Utah to his best knowledge and belief and recollection and was loyal to the United States Government all of said times aforesaid. That he is usually able to perform some light labor, but at no time is able to do any kind of heavy labor, not to do what is termed a day's work, at any kind of labor, and has to subsist upon the charity of his friends and relatives. That he has had no acute attacks, only of rheumatism of the back and legs, since his discharge, and has had no treatment from any physician since his discharge, not being able to employ any, and has managed to treat himself with such simple remedies as he could procure, and his reason would suggest. That he never voted for Secession, nor served in the Confederate Army, nor held office under, nor paid taxes to, nor in any manner aided or abetted the Confederate Government, or manifested any sympathy therewith. That he knows nothing about secession or the Confederate army, except what he has heard, and never had any sympathy with, or taken any interest in any army or government except that of the United States of America. That his interests and sympathies have ever been, and now are with the U.S. Government. That his grandfather Francis Frederick was a Revolutionary War soldier, and drew a pension from the Government as affiant is informed and believes to be true - and his interests and sympathies have ever been with this Government and Union and he is a temperate man in his habits and has always been such. [Signed:] David Frederick. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 2[?]th day of October, 1880. [Signed:] William Fotheringham, County, Clerk." F. Form: "No. 21913. [Stamped:] Rejected. 4858-160-1847. Old War Invalid. David Frederick, Parowan, Iron County, Utah [Crossed out: Beaver City, Beaver Co.]. Service: Co. 'A' Morm. Battl., Mexican War. Enlisted: July 16, 1846. Discharged: July 27, 1847. Application filed: Sept. 10, 1880. ___ges: Loss sight of right eye, ____, ___cts of ___, injury to spine and kidneys. Attorney: David Tyler, Beaver City, Utah." G. Memorandum: "War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dec. 13, 1881. Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions. Lorenzo Clark, 2. Lieut., Company A, Mormon Battalion Volunteers. Aug. 31, 1846. Present. Oct. 31, 1846. Not on file. Dec. 31, 1846. Present and so reported to June 30, 1847 at Los Angeles, Cal. Nelson Higgins was Capt. Co. B. Aug 31, 1846. Present. Dec. 31, 1846. Absent on detached service since Sept. 17, 1846 and so reported to June 30, 1847. Mustered out with company July 16, 1847 at Los Angeles, Cal. [Signed:] Geo. D. Ruggles, Assistant Adjutant General." H. Memorandum: "War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, Dec. 30, 1882. Respectfully returned to the Commissioner of Pensions. Lafayette Shepherd, a Private of Company A, Mormon Battalion Volunteers. Aug. 31, 46 reports him not present. Oct. 31, 46, not on file. Return for Oct. 46 does not report him absent. The Battln. was at Sucoro on the Rio del Note Oct. 31, 46. The records of this office furnish no further information. Name Marcus L. Shepherd not borne. [Signed:] M. Barber." I. Affidavit: "In the matter of the application of David Frederick for an Invalid Pension, Territory of Utah, County of Beaver. David Frederick being sworn, upon his oath says: That he is the identical David Frederick whose application re. Old War, for an invalid pension at the Pension Office Department of the Interior. That he cannot furnish the affidavit of the family physician, as to what his physical condition was at the time of his enlistment, or prior thereto. That Dr. Carver of Monroe County, New York was the last physician employed by the family prior to his enlistment, and affiant is informed and believes that said Carver died several years since. That there is no physician now living who has waited upon him or treated him since his discharge. [Signed:] David Frederick. Subscribed and sworn to this 23rd day of February, 1882. F.R. Clayton, Notary Public." J. Government form: "Summary by Examiner. From my examination of all the evidence submitted in this case, I am of the opinion that the claim should be rejected. I think that claimant has been disabled from performing manual labor during the years since discharge substantially as follows: Blindness right eye, Ctf. of Ex. Surgeon. [Signed:] Geo. W. Carr, Examiner." [May be dated approx. mid-1882.] K. Memorandum: "Department of the Interior, Pension Office, Washington, D.C., March 22, 1882. Sir: In the claim of David Frederick to original invalid pension, old war, claimant is required to furnish testimony to show his condition at discharge and continuously from that time to the present. If he cannot furnish medical testimony, lay testimony may be submitted and will be duly considered, but the same must be very specific, setting forth in detail, dates, condition, causes of disability and degree thereof from time to time and should connect the present disability clearly with the service. Return this letter with the reply. Very respectfully, Wm. W. Dudley, Commissioner. [To:] David Frederick, Beaver City, Beaver Co., Utah Ty." L. Memorandum: "Department of the Interior, Pension Office, Washington, D.C., April 5, 1881. Sir: In the claim of David Frederick to original invalid pension, old war, the records failing to show any evidence of disability while in the service in the line of duty, claimant is required to furnish the testimony of some commissioned officer of his company or regiment to show when, where, and under what circumstances the alleged disability was contracted. Return this letter with the reply. Very respectfully, O.P. Clarke, Acting Commissioner. [To:] David Frederick, c/o David Tyler, Beaver City, Utah." M. Letter: "Office of Daniel Tyler, Attorney at Lay, Beaver, Utah, 17 Aug. 1881. The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Sir, The reason of the delay of these papers is the fact that Capt. James Brown and Lieut. ___ W. Willis who were in command and well posted as to David Frederick's disability are both dead and there are so few of the commissioned officers belonging to the Mormon Battalion now living who were personally acquainted with applicant that it has been difficult to learn their address. Mr. Frederick is in all respects reliable and trustworthy and no one acquainted with him questions his veracity or that he is justly entitled to a pension. No officer charges him fees for services and his atty. also prosecuted his claim free of charge. Owing to his disability he lives mainly upon charity. Trusting his case will be viewed favorably, I am most respectfully, Daniel Tyler, Atty. for Applicant." N. Affidavit: "David Frederick, Co. A Mormon Bat., appeared before me on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1882 for examination with regard to physical disability resulting from loss of sight of right eye, scurvy, effects of fever, and injury to spine and kidneys. Age 80 yrs., fair, heart and lungs normal. Loss of sight of right eye. Appendages normal and healthy. Iris reacts under the influence of light. No evidence of adhesions. Cornea, immediately in front of pupil occupied by a large cicaricial opacity probably due to an ulcer of which there are distinct traces at the inner portion of the opacity. Loss of sight complete; patient able to distinguish nothing ___ and absolute light and darkness with that eye. Scurvy: No indications beyond a thickened indurated and discolored lower lip and discoloration of right foot extending an inch above the ankle. The atrophy of the gums due to age a | Frederick, David (I1225)
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| 4323 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 22 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 97b, household 532: George Grabill, 29, farmer, OH. Mary, 27, OH. Hannah, 8, IL. Brigham, 7, IL. George, 4, IA. Polly, 1, IA. 1856 Iowa: (From Ancestry.com) Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 10 of 63, 59/60: George W. Graybill, 35, 9 years in Iowa, OH, farmer. Mary, 32, 9, IN. Hannah, 13, 9, IL. Brigham, 11, 9, IL. Geo., 9, IA. Polly, 7, IA. John, 5, IA. Isaiah, 3, IA. Massey, 1, IA. Mary C., 0, IA. [Same person as Sarah A.] 1860 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 362, dwelling 469, family 412, living next door to Simeon P. Graybill: George W. Graybill, 38, farmer, $1650 real estate, $400 personal property, OH. Hannah, 17, housekeeper, IL. Brigham, 16, farmhand, MO. George, 13, IA. Polly, 10, IA. John, 9, IA. Wm. P., 7, IA. Massie J., 5, IA. Catharine, 2, IA. Lydia J., 4/12, IA. 1870 US: Council Bluffs, Boomer Twp., Pottawattamie, IA, p. 1b, dwelling 10: Henry Fisher, 33, farmer, $2500, $200, PA. Hannah, 27, IL. George, 6, IA. Edmund, 5, IA. Lucenda, 2, IA. Mary, 2/12, IA. 1880 US: Norwalk, Pottawattamie, Iowa, NA film T9-0361, p. 47C: H.G. Fisher, farmer, self, married, 42, PA Ger Ger. Hannah Fisher, wife, 37, IL OH IN. George, 16, IA PA IL. Emanuel, 15, IA PA IL. Lucinda, 12, IA PA IL. Mary, 10, IA PA IL. Anna, 6, IA PA IL. Jacob Martingeir, Laborer, other, single, 21, Ger Ger Ger. 1895 Iowa: Hanwalk [Norwalk], Pottawattamie, IA: Henry G. Fisher, 58, PA. Hannah Fisher, 52, IL. Lacinda Fisher, 26, Potta. Co. IA. Henry, 11, Potta. Co. IA. Sally, 8, Potta. Co. IA. 1900 US: Norwalk, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 254A: Henry Fisher, June 1837, 62, m. 36 years, PA NY Ger, farmer. Hannah, wife, Aug 1842, 57, m. 36 years, 11 total children-7 living, IL OH IN. Henry, son, Mar 1883, 17, IA PA IL. Allie, dau, May 1885, 15, IA PA IL. 3. Susan Easton Black, compiler, "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," (Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1993, copy in Family History Library in Salt Lake City): "Graybill, Hannah M.; Birth: 3 Aug 1842, near Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois; Married: H.G. Fisher, 25 Sep 1862, near Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Death: 2 Aug 1907; Burial: Underwood Cemetery, Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Hannah M. Graybill moved to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. She joined the [RLDS]. She moved to Underwood... before her death from a paralytic stroke. Sources: 'Saints' Herald' Obituaries, 1907, p. 798; Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-71, book A, p. 302." 4. For biographical sketch of husband Henry G. Fisher, see full citation with his notes of "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," 1883, O.L. Baskin and Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, p. 200. Mentions some biographical data on Hannah and her family as cited below under marriage. 5. 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 is Hannah Graybill. 6. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 72-75, extensive downline of this family is in the book: "Hannah Graybill, b. 5 Aug 1842, Hancock Co., IL; md. to Henry Fisher. He was b. 18 Jun 1837, York, PA. Their children were George, Manuel, Lucinda E., Massa Ann, Mary C. and Stephen Ira." 7. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com): Hannah Graybill was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1862 by George Sweet. Source: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C. BIRTH: 1. Both the marriage citation below and Black's RLDS membership citation above concurs with 3 Aug 1842. I use this date since it appears better documented than the variances below. 2. See death citation for variance of 1841. 3. Undocumented variance of 5 Aug 1842 in the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. Same variance in Pitt book; Pitt and Lewis copy each other on much of their data. MARRIAGE: 1. Per "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," 1883, O.L. Baskin and Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, p. 200, entry for Henry G. Fisher: "September 25, 1862, six miles east of the Bluffs, he was married to Hannah Graybill, who was born in Hancock County, Ill., August 3, 1842. She is the daughter of George and Mary (Smith) Graybill. Her father was a native of Ohio and her mother was born near Indianapolis, Ind. They were among the first settlers in Pottawattamie County, coming here when Mrs. Fisher was only three years old." 2. Per FHL book 977.771 V2p" Pottawattamie Co., IA Early Marriages 1848-1869" and Internet site www.genexchange.org for Pottawattamie IAGenExchange marriage records: "Hannah M. Graybill, Henry G. Fisher, 24 Sep 1862." Since this date varies from the one cited above, I will use this one. DEATH: 1. FHL film 1477205 "Pottawattamie Death Records, 1898-," register entry #53: "Hanna M. Fisher, b. 1841, 66 years old, married, born in Illinois, housewife, H.G. Fisher was informant, died Aug. 2, 1907, of apoplexy, physician was A.D. Wyland, buried Aug. 4, 1907 at Fisher cemetery, undertaker was Woodring of Council Bluffs." 2. The Saints' Herald, 28 Aug 1907, p. 798: "Died. Mrs. Hannah M. Fisher, who passed from this life to the life beyond, on the morning of August 2, 1907, was born near Nauvoo, Illinois, August 3, 1842. When a mere babe, her family moved from Illinois and journeyed westward across pioneer Iowa to Council Bluffs and settled there on a farm. Here she spent the greater part of her girlhood, and a sweet, pure girlhood it was, full of love and sympathy. At one time Missouri was looked to as a future home, the family moved there for a time, but returned again to Iowa for a permanent living place. On the 25th day of September, 1862, Miss Hannah M. Graybill was married to Mr. H.G. Fisher near Council Bluffs, and they started their wedded life on a farm at that place. This happy union was blessed with eleven children, five sons and six daughters, two sons and two daughters having died at an early age. They came to Underwood, Iowa, as its first family. Here she passed the greater part of her married life; here she saw her three sons and four daughters grow to manhood and womanhood, and here she lived to be blessed with the love and reverence of her thirteen grandchildren. When a young girl, she was baptized into the Latter Day Saints' church, and her whole life was one deep, true, religious devotion. Her Bible was her great friend and comforter, and especially in her later years she studied it closely. The death of Mrs. H.G. Fisher was very sudden and unexpected, and was caused by a stroke of paralysis. For years she had been failing gradually, but her passing away was most sudden. The funeral was held on Sunday, August 4, at the Latter Day Saints' church, Rev. Joshua Carlile conducting the services, and the interment was made at the Underwood Cemetery. Those who survive her are her husband, H.G. Fisher, her sons, George E. Fisher, E.D. Fisher and H.R. Fisher, and her daughters, Mrs. Isaac Carlile, Mrs. A. L. Klopping, Mrs. C.C. Hoss, and Miss Allie Fisher. Below is given a favorite poem of Mrs. Fisher's, and throughout her Bible are marked passages, showing the beauty and purity of her sweet, true life. "Who can tell what lies before us? What of joy and what of woe, Who can tell what fate hangs o'er us? Nay, 'tis well we do not know! Who could sing a song of gladness? If he knew what was to be; If he saw the sights of sadness That his eyes are sure to see? Better far to be unknowing! And without question bow; Else the future would be throwing All its shadows on us now." 3. Per burial information. BURIAL: 1. Per copy "Cemetery Book, Vol. II, Book 2" of the "1980 Botna Valley East Pottawattamie County Iowa Genealogical Society" booklet provided by the Council Bluffs Library of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa which lists burials of the H.G. Fisher Cemetery which is located on the west edge of the town of Underwood, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. In this cemetery are several related Graybills as follows: Row 2 in the following sequential stone order: Sexton, Nellie Fern 1910-1973 (Sexton), Fannie 1872-1937 Mother (Sexton), John 1857-1934 Father [probably son of James and Hannah (Smith) Sexton - Hannah later marries Geo. W. Graybill and is also buried here] Row 5 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Hazel E. 15 Oct 1892-4 Sept 1893 dau/o J. & A.E. Graybill "We love her" Graybill, Guy Everett 2 Aug 1883-17 Nov 1954 AmLeg-mm Wisconsin 1st Lt 39 Infantry WWI [son of John and Annes Graybill] Graybill, Glen E. 1899-1935 [son of John and Annes Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, John 12 May 1851-10 May 1919; Annes Ervin 12 May 1858-3 Oct 1927 his wife [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, Maude E. 1881-1952 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Fay, Pearl Graybill 1889-1977 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, Florence Graybill 1894-1974 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, William J. 22 Nov 1890-25 Aug 1964 Nebr. Pvt. 3 Bn 55 Engineers WWI [husband of Florence] Row 9 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Alice 1904 [daughter of George H. and Flora A. Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to B.Y. Graybill stone] Graybill, Family Stone Graybill, B.Y. 1844-1931 and Theresa S. 11 Aug 1842 - 8 Mar 1900 [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, William I. 1854-1941 [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Zenas 1868-19__ [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Samuel F. 1865-1939 [son of George W. Graybill] Hegarty, Eva F. 29 Sept 1901-23 May 1919 [dau. of Patrick Hegarty and Julia Ann Graybill] (Graybill?), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, George W. 26 June 1821-5 Mar 1900; Hannah 27 Dec 1826-6 Nov 1903 Wife (Graybill?) Father [probably refers to previous stone] Row 10 in the following sequential order: Hegarty, Patrick 1863-1944 [Husband to Julia Ann Graybill] Hegarty, Julia A. 1863-1938 [Julia Ann Graybill, dau. of George W. Graybill with Patrick as husband] Graybill, Flora A. 1863-1933 Mother; George H. 1846-1912 Father [son of George W. Graybill] Row 11 in the following sequential stone order: Fisher Family Stone Aney, Allie Fisher 1886-1972 Daughter Fisher, Hannah 1842-1907 Mother [Hannah Grabill] Fisher, Henry 1836-1926 2. Per death information. SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, p. 98. | Graybill, Hannah Marie (I606)
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| 4324 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 22 Dec 2002. 2. Last name may also be reported as Grabell. 3. Censuses: 1830 US: Bloomfield Township, Jackson, Ohio, pg. 109-112, note whole township had 527 people living in it, related families include Michael Stoker, Michael Stoker Jr., Alexander Lackey, James Welker, Michael Graybill, and John Stoker: Michael Graybill. Males 0-5:1; 5-10:2; 10-15:2; 15-20:1 40-50:1. Females 0-5:1; 15-20:1; 30-40:1. [Appears to Michael, his wife Polly, and their children David, Catherine, Simeon, Levi, George, William, Juliana, and Michael.] 1850 US: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 98a, household 532 [for some reason repeated exactly a second time at entry 543 except George and Mary's ages shown as 30 and 26 respectively]: George Grabill, 29, farmer, OH. Mary, 27, OH. Hannah, 8, IL. Brigham, 7, IL. George, 4, IA. Polly, 1, IA. 1852 Iowa: the census has George Grabell in Indianstown, Pottawattamie, IA, p. 21. This census is statistical and only lists head of household with numbers of males, females, and voters. It is not very helpful for families or positively identifying a given individual. The following Stokers are shown as being in the same area: David, Eller, Jacob, John, and William as well as Michael Graybill, Martin Ford, Philip Gatrost, John Smith, George Graybill, and Levi Graybill. 1854 Iowa: Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, listed as males, females, voters, militia (note that there are 8 pages of listings and only pages 5 and 6 list the following: Michael Grabill, 5-5-2-0. William L. Grabill, 1-2-1-1. Geo. Grabill, 5-3-1-1. Eller Stoker, 4-4-4-4. Philip Gatirop, 3-2-1-1. Simeon Grabill, 4-0-1-1. 1856 Iowa: (From Ancestry.com) Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 10 of 63, 59/60: George W. Graybill, 35, 9 years in Iowa, OH, farmer. Mary, 32, 9, IN. Hannah, 13, 9, IL. Brigham, 11, 9, IL. Geo., 9, IA. Polly, 7, IA. John, 5, IA. Isaiah, 3, IA. Massey, 1, IA. Mary C., 0, IA. [Same person as Sarah A.] 1860 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 362, dwelling 469, family 412, living next door to Phillip Gatrost and Simeon P. Graybill: George W. Graybill, 38, farmer, $1650 real estate, $400 personal property, OH. Hannah, 17, housekeeper, IL. Brigham, 16, farmhand, MO. George, 13, IA. Polly, 10, IA. John, 9, IA. Wm. P., 7, IA. Massie J., 5, IA. Catharine, 2, IA. Lydia J., 4/12, IA. 1870 US: Council Bluffs Post Office, Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 172b, dwelling 58, family 59; the following families were neighbors: Simeon Graybill, Margaret Stoker, George Graybill, William L. Graybill, Phillip Gatrost: Geo. Graybill, 47, farmer, $9600 real estate, $2200 personal property, OH. Hannah, 44, keeping house, IN. Geo. W., 23, farmer, $200 personal property, IA. Isaac, 17, IA. Massie, 15, IA. Cathrin, 11, IA. Lydia J., 10, IA. Julia, 6, IA. Samuel, 4, IA. Zenas, 2, IA. Hannah Sexton, 15, IA. Emily J. Sexton, 14, IA John Sexton, 11, IA. George Sexton, 10, IA. John Graybill, 19, IA. 1880 US: Garner, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 23A: George Graybill, farmer, self, 55, OH NC NC. Hannah, wife, 52, IN NC SC. George, son, single, farmer, 33, IA OH IN. Isaah, son, single, farmer, 25, IA OH IN. Catherine, dau, 22, IA OH IN. Julia, dau, 16, IA OH IN. Samuel, son, 14, IA OH IN. Zenas, son, 11, IA OH IN. John Sexton, single, stepson, farmer, IA IL IN. Margett Graybill, gdau, 4, IA IA UT. Birdie Graybill, gdau, 2, IA IA UT. 1895 Iowa: Hanwalk [Norwalk], Pottawattamie, IA: Geo. Graybill, 74, OH. Hannah, 69, IN. Samuel, 28, Potta. Co. IA. Zenas, 26, Potta. Co. IA. Bird, 17, Potta. Co. IA. 1900 US: George died 5 Mar 1900 and was not counted and his wife is noted as widowed. Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 251A: Hannah Graybill, Dec 1826, 73, widow, IN SC NC. Samuel, son, Nov 1866, 33, S, IA OH IN, farmer. Zenos B., son, Mar 1869, 31, S, IA OH IN, farmer. 4. A partial quote from 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, from an article entitled: "Polly Stoker": "Vivian Graybill, of Independence, Missouri, has worked on the Graybill genealogy for many years and since he plans to publish a book with a great amount of detailed information I will not list the names of their complete families. I will note the names of Michael and Polly's children and how they relate to other families in this book. I do have most family names if anyone wants to check it. [Kerry's note: the author lists each child and grandchild of Polly. See her file for the complete listing. I include only the immediate family in this individual's note.] "George Washington Graybill, b. 6/25/1821, Jackson Co., Ohio. m. Mary Smith. Mary died Feb. 16, 1860, when 35 years of age. 1. Brigham Graybill, b. 5/10/1840 2. Hannah Graybill, b. 8/5/1842 3. George Graybill, b. 1847 4. Polly Graybill, b. 1849 5. John Graybill, b. 5/12/50 6. Isaiah Graybill, b. 1/30/54 7. Mattie Graybill, b. 2/3/55 8. Sarah Graybill, b. 4/ /56 9. Catherine Graybill, b. 12/25/58 10. Lydia Graybill, b. 1/31/60 m. (2) Hannah Smith Oman Sexton, the twice widowed sister to Mary. Hannah had two children by Perry Oman, one my great grandmother, and four children by James Sexton. These families are listed in the Smith section. She had three children after this marriage. Cooking for such a large family presented its problems. Over a dozen loaves of bread were made at one time, and a half dozen pies. Hannah commented later in life, she never wanted to make another pie. Hannah and George lived by Underwood and they are both buried in the cemetery west of town. 11. Julia Ann Graybill, b. Jan. 24, 1864 12. Samuel Graybill, b. Oct. 24, 1865 13. Zenis Graybill, b. Mar. 14, 1867" 5. Susan Easton Black, compiler, "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," (Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1993, copy in Family History Library in Salt Lake City): "Graybill, Geo. M.; Birth: 26 Jun 1821, Jackson County, Ohio. Geo. M. was bapt. and conf. a member of the [RLDS] on 1 Jul 1860 by E.C. Briggs. Sources: Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-71, book A." I assume Geo. M. is George Washington because birthdate matches; however, same book has a Graybill, George W. with no other information except two sources: "Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-71, book A, p. 302 and 1872-1905, Book C, p. 156." 6. 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 is George Graybill. 7. Mentioned in the following biography of his son per "1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County Iowa," by The Lewis Publishing Company: "George H. Graybill, of section 14, Garner Twp., was born Dec 23, 1846 in Pottawattamie Co. and was one of the first white children born in this county. His father was George W. Graybill, a native of Jackson Co, Ohio, son of Michael Graybill, who was born in North Carolina; and the mother, nee Polly Stoker, was born in North Carolina. The parents were married in Indiana, but afterward moved to Missouri, and thence to Hancock Co, Illinois. They were members of the Church of the Latter Day Saints and followed the Mormon leaders to this county where they were early pioneers. The father settled in Pottawattamie County in 1846 near Wheeler's Grove, and afterward near the place where his son, George, now lives. He now resides at Underwood. The mother died when our subject was 13 years of age, leaving 9 children. The father afterward married a widow who had three children. George H., our subject, was reared in Pottawattamie Co in the pioneer days, and passed his youth upon a farm, receiving his education in the district schools. He now owns 150 acres of valuable bottom land situated five miles from the city limits of Council Bluffs. December 8, 1887, he was married to Mrs. Flora Brower, who was born in Marion Co, Iowa, the daughter of Moses and Nancy (Jones) Doty; she has one child, Lucy. Her father was born in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Graybill have two children: George and Lee. Politically Mr. Graybill is a Republican and is yet in the prime of life, intelligent, frank and cordial in his manner and address." 8. FHL film 934962, items 3 and 4, "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," by Field and Reed, 1907, pg. 192: "Garner Township... Among the first settlers were Wm. Garner, Adam Ritter, J.D. Haywood, in 1846, followed a little later by M.B. Follet, J.B. Dingman, George and Simeon Graybill, George Scofield, John Child, J.J. Johnson and Wm. Child." 9. Mentioned in the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91: "Joseph Levi Graybill, b. 12 Mar 1818, Jackson Co., OH; m. 3rd cousin Patience Smith. Levi and Patience settled Wheeler's Grove with George Graybill and his wife Mary Smith, sister to Patience." 10. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 72-75, extensive downline of this family is in the book: "George Washington Graybill, b. 25/26 Jun 1821, Bloomfield Twp., Jackson Co., OH; d. 5 Mar 1900, Pottawattamie Co., IA; md. (1) 1841, Bloomfield Twp., Jackson Co., IN to Mary Smith; md. (2) 1862 to Hannah Smith... Mary Smith was b. 16 Sep 1823, Henry Co., IN; d. Feb 1860, Pottawattamie Co., IA. Mary and Hannah were sisters. Mary died just 3 weeks after Lydia was born. Hannah was b. 1828, Wayne co., IN; d. 16 Feb 1903, Underwood, Potta. Co., IA; bur. Potta. Co., IA. Mary's sisters and various other relatives were living in the same county. George was 16 when his family left Ohio for Missouri. He was living in Kane Twp., Potta. Co., IA in 1870. George's and Mary's children were Hannah, Brigham Young, George Henry, Polly Purley, John 'Jack', Isaiah, Mattie 'Massie', Sarah, Catherine and Lydia. George's and Hannah's children were Julia Ann, Samuel and Zenis." [Note there are many mistakes with this author's report including both marriage dates and places as well as birth and death dates for Hannah. 11. 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 on pages: 191: George W. Graybill, born June 26, 1821, Jackson Co., Bloomfield Township, Ohio. 12. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). A. Property: T4, R7, Bear Creek Township. B. Seventies Record: George Washington Graybill (Greybill, Graybell), b. 1821 Ohio, Death 1900, parents Michael Graybill and Mary Stoker, wives Mary and Hannah Smith, Quorum Q29, Early civil data for Nauvoo 1845, RLDS by 1860 per Susan Black, Nauvoo Land and Record Files 272, Misc. sources: Index, 70's Bk B Sel, pg. 114, 70s Rec, Qrm 29. 13. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com): Seventies Records (those ordained before 1850), LDS Archives: George W. Graybill, b. 26 Jun (1821); hoil, age 24 in 1845, parent Michael; residence City of Joseph (Nauvoo); Source: 70s rec, 29 Qrm, Bk B Sel, 1845, LDS Arc, pg. 114. Levi Graybill (Gregbill), b. 12 Mar 1824 at Jackson, Ohio; age 20 in 1844, parents Michael; residing Nauvoo and Utah; ordained 70 or into Quorum, 6 May 1839, Quincy, Illinois; Source: Journal History, 6 May 1839, from 70s rec A, 6, 70s Rec, 14 Qrm, Bk B Sel, 1845, pg. 46, 1844, LDS Arc, pp. 3-4, 2nd list, 1850s, pp. 19-20. Michael Graybill, b. 6 Jul (1828), Ohio; age 17 in 1845; Parent Michael; residence Bear Creek, Illinois; Source: 70s rec, 29 Qrm, Bk B Sel, 1845, LDS Arc, pg. 114. William L. Graybill, b. 25 Jan (1823 of 1824); Ohio; age 21 in 1845; parent Michael; residing Bear Creek (Illinois); Source: 70s rec, 29 Qrm, Bk B Sel, 1845, LDS Arc, pg. 114. 14. 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." 15. From an article entitled "The Family" from 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. For the full transcriptional listing of the descendants of Michael Stoker and Catherine Stoker, see the notes of Michael Stoker - the following only pertains to this immediate family. Generation "1" is Michael Stoker and Catherine Eller: "The Michael Stoker Family as existed at the time of his death. Those names that are [bracketed] probably were involved in the Missouri experience... 2-[Polly Mary Stoker], born on 24 Nov. 1792 in Ashe Co., NC, married [Michael Graybill] (14 May 1787- 24 Sep 1856), son of John Peter Graybill and Christina Wampler, on May 1811 in Jefferson, Ashe Co., NC. She lived in Ashe Co., NC; Jackson Co., OH; Caldwell Co., MO; Adams Co., IL; and Pottawattamie Co. IA. She died 18 Feb 1864 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA. Both Michael and Polly are buried in the Graybill/Stoker Cemetery. 3-[David Graybill], born 24 Sept 1812 in Ashe Co., NC, married Mahala Hill. Both died in Illinois. In December 1848 David's brother, Simeon Graybill whose wife, Amanda Hill, had died, took David's children and his own making seven altogether in a wagon to settle in Kanesville, Iowa. 3-[Catherine Graybill], born 9 Jun 1814 in Ashe Co., NC, married [Philip Gatrost]. Philip and Catherine moved to Missouri with her parents. They built a brick house in Blue Grass Hollow on the edge of her father's land in Pottawattamie Co., IA. She died Dec. 1, 1886 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA and is buried in the Graybill/Stoker Cemetery. 3-[Simeon Peter Graybill], born 26 Mar 1816 in Jackson Co., OH. Reared to manhood on a farm. For a time engaged in mining at Mt. Vernon, OH. Married [Amanda Hill] on 16 Mar 1837 in Jackson Co., OH. They moved to Caldwell Co., MO then to Adams Co., IL where Amanda died on Feb 21, 1848. In the fall of 1848, Simeon moved to a farm in Pottawattamie Co, IA. He married Frances (Graham) Downs. While serving a short term LDS mission his cousin, John Stoker of Bountiful, UT visited him on Nov 8, 1869. Simeon resided on the farm until his death, June 27, 1889. 4-[Rachel Graybill], born Mar 1838 probably in Caldwell Co., MO, and died in 1848 near Quincy, Adams Co., IL. 3-[Joseph Levi Graybill], born 12 Mar 1818 in Jackson Co., OH. Baptized by John A. Fisher on 17 November 1833. Ordained an Elder in 1836. Moved to Caldwell Co., MO in 1837. Moved to IL in 1839. Ordained a seventy on May 3, 1839. Married Patience Smith on Jun 20, 1841. Moved to Nauvoo, IL in 1845 and to Pottawattamie Co., IA in 1846. He was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 6 August 1861 by W. W. Blair. 3-[George Washington Graybill], born 26 Jun 1821 in Jackson Co., OH. Married Mary Smith. In 1862 after she died (Feb 16, 1860 in Iowa), George married her sister, Hannah, who had been twice widowed. She had six children and George had ten, together they had three more. George was buried in the cemetery at Underwood, Iowa. Mary is buried in the Graybill/Stoker Cemetery near Council Bluffs. 3-[William Lenore Graybill], born 25 Jan 1825, married Hanna Pilling who was born 3 Mar 1835 in Lancashire, England. William died January 25, 1880 and is buried in the Stoker/Graybill Cemetery. 3-[Juliana Graybill], born 19 Jan 1826, married Wilford Heath Hudson. Went to Utah. Died 8 May 1851. 3-[Michael Graybill], born 19 Jan 1825. Living in Harrison Co., IA on Feb 27, 1870 when John Stoker of Bountiful, Utah, visited him. He never married. At age 40 he was injured in a runaway accident and lived as an invalid until age 82. He resembled his cousin, Michael Stoker, so closely that Polly Brittann Hughes upon meeting her future husband thought he was Michael Graybill whom she had known. 3-[Mary Ann Graybill], born 25 Feb 1830, married Wilford Heath Hudson. Went to Utah. 3-[Elizabeth Graybill], born 16 Sep 1833, was living in Harrison Co., IA on Feb 27, 1870 when her cousin, John Stoker of Bountiful, visited her at which time she was living with her brothers, Sidney Rigdon and Michael. 3-[Sidney Rigdon Graybill], born 6 Apr 1836 in Jackson Co., OH, was living in Harrison Co., IA when his cousin, John Stoker, visited him on Feb 27, 1870. He married Jane Davis." BIRTH: 1. Per "History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa," 1883, O.L. Baskin and Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, p. 200, entry for Henry G. Fisher: "September 25, 1862, six miles east of the Bluffs, he was married to Hannah Graybill, who was born in Hancock County, Ill., August 3, 1842. She is the daughter of George and Mary (Smith) Graybill. Her father was a native of Ohio and her mother was born near Indianapolis, Ind. They were among the first settlers in Pottawattamie County, coming here when Mrs. Fisher was only three years old." MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance index reports both 25 Sep 1841 at Bloomfield, Jackson, Ohio and 21 Jun 1841 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois. The FHL book 977.344-V2m "Marriages of Adams County, IL," vol. 1, compiled by the Great River Genealogical Society, 1979, p. 45, concisely indicates: "George Graybill and Mary Smith, 21 Jun 1841; marriages extracted from Adams County Courthouse in Quincy, IL. 2. Marriage with Hannah Smith per FHL book 977.771 V2p" Pottawattamie Co., IA Early Marriages 1848-1869": "Geo. W. Graybill and Hannah Sexton, 15 Feb 1863." Also confirmed because of children's ages in 1880 census. DEATH: 1. FHL film 1477205 "Pottawattamie Death Records, 1898-": "Geo. W. Graybill, male, 78, d. 5. Mar 1900, Married, born in Ohio, died Norwalk of paralysis, buried in Norwalk." 2. Death and burial in Underwood, Pottawattamie, Iowa as reported with Ancestry.com database ":a27467" 19 May 2002. Emailed 22 Dec 2002 lds1989@alltel.net to request documentation; Earl Flowers responded that most of his information came from one of the descendants of John Peter Graybill as well as the FHL. John P. Fisher, a descendant of Henry Fisher, notes in his 3 Jul 2003 email 3. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91: "Hannah and George lived by Underwood and they are both buried in the cemetery west of town." BURIAL: 1. Per copy "Cemetery Book, Vol. II, Book 2" of the "1980 Botna Valley East Pottawattamie County Iowa Genealogical Society" booklet provided by the Council Bluffs Library of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa which lists burials of the H.G. Fisher Cemetery which is located on the west edge of the town of Underwood, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. In this cemetery are several related Graybills as follows: Row 2 in the following sequential stone order: Sexton, Nellie Fern 1910-1973 (Sexton), Fannie 1872-1937 Mother (Sexton), John 1857-1934 Father [probably son of James and Hannah (Smith) Sexton - Hannah later marries Geo. W. Graybill and is also buried here] Row 5 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Hazel E. 15 Oct 1892-4 Sept 1893 dau/o J. & A.E. Graybill "We love her" Graybill, Guy Everett 2 Aug 1883-17 Nov 1954 AmLeg-mm Wisconsin 1st Lt 39 Infantry WWI [son of John and Annes Graybill] Graybill, Glen E. 1899-1935 [son of John and Annes Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, John 12 May 1851-10 May 1919; Annes Ervin 12 May 1858-3 Oct 1927 his wife [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, Maude E. 1881-1952 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Fay, Pearl Graybill 1889-1977 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, Florence Graybill 1894-1974 [dau. of John and Annes Grabill] Wilson, William J. 22 Nov 1890-25 Aug 1964 Nebr. Pvt. 3 Bn 55 Engineers WWI [husband of Florence] Row 9 in the following sequential stone order: Graybill, Alice 1904 [daughter of George H. and Flora A. Graybill] (Graybill), Mother [probably refers to B.Y. Graybill stone] Graybill, Family Stone Graybill, B.Y. 1844-1931 and Theresa S. 11 Aug 1842 - 8 Mar 1900 [son of George W. Graybill] (Graybill), Father [probably refers to previous stone] Graybill, William I. 1854-1941 [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Zenas 1868-19__ [son of George W. Graybill] Graybill, Samuel F. 1865-1939 [son of George W. Graybill] Hegarty, Eva F. 29 Sept 1901-23 May 1919 [dau. of Patrick Hegarty and Julia Ann Graybill] (Graybill?), Mother [probably refers to next stone] Graybill, George W. 26 June 1821-5 Mar 1900; Hannah 27 Dec 1826-6 Nov 1903 Wife (Graybill?) Father [probably refers to previous stone] Row 10 in the following sequential order: Hegarty, Patrick 1863-1944 [Husband to Julia Ann Graybill] Hegarty, Julia A. 1863-1938 [Julia Ann Graybill, dau. of George W. Graybill with Patrick as husband] Graybill, Flora A. 1863-1933 Mother; George H. 1846-1912 Father [son of George W. Graybill] Row 11 in the following sequential stone order: Fisher Family Stone Aney, Allie Fisher 1886-1972 Daughter Fisher, Hannah 1842-1907 Mother [Hannah Grabill] Fisher, Henry 1836-1926 SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories," FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 90-91. 2. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 98, 149. He also mentions as part of his sources: (1) "History and Directory of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1880-81," and (2) "Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa" by Lewis Pub. Co., 1891. | Graybill, George Washington (I440)
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| 4325 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 22 Dec 2002. Parents are John Lederach Fry, b. 1821 in Philadelphia, PA, and mother is Esther S. Keely [Keeley]. Emma may have Keely as middle name. Birth is shown as 19 Apr 1951 which seems in error compared with burial record. 2. Reviewed LDS Family Search 15 May 2003. BIRTH: 1. Date per burial record. 2. Location per LDS website Family Search IGI. 3. Per obituary. 4. Some Ordinance Index 1920's entries report variant of same date in 1855. These entries were live by Emma. MARRIAGE: 1. Temple Index Bureau card for Salt Lake Temple, Bk E, No. 20847, Pg. 817: Cornelius Osborne (Jr.), b. 27 May 1847 at Woolwich, Kent, Eng., lvg. [d. 23 Jan 1935 added later], parents Cornelius Osborn and Harriet Morgan, md. (1) Johanna Mathilda Lind, (2) 27 May 1912 Margaret Ann Maloney, (3) 1 Mar 1923 Emma Fry, bapt. 29 Sep 1921, end. 4 June 1925. Heir: self. 2. Wives buried in close proximity to Cornelius (Annex-1-5-1E): A. Annex-1-5-2E: Johanna (Hannah) Mathilda Osborne, no birthdate and d. 24 Nov 1905 at Provo, UT, parents Magnus Johanson (aka Lindh) and Carolina Petersdotter. B. Annex-1-5-4E: Emma F. Osborne, b. 19 Apr 1854 in PA and died 3 Feb 1930 in Ogden, parents are John L. Fry and Esther S. Keeley. C. Annex-1-5-5E: Mary Ann Osborne, b. 27 Aug 1868 in US and d. 19 Dec 1916 in Roy, UT, father is Michael Malony. 3. Family group sheets for Cornelius and his wife Johanna Mathilda Lind prepared by Charles Hugh Parry (gg son), 3022 N. 550 E., No. Ogden, Utah, with copies on file: Cornelius Osborne, Jr, aka "Neil," a cook/chef, b. 27 May 1847 at Woolwich, Kent, England to Cornelius Osborne and Harriet Elizabeth Morgan. Married three wives: (1) Johanna Mathilda Lind/Lindh, (2) 27 May 1912 Margaret Ann Maloney, and (3) 1 Mar 1913 Emma Fray/Fry. Died 23 Jan 1935 and buried 27 Jan 1935 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. DEATH: 1. Per burial record. 2. Per obituary. BURIAL: 1. Ogden City Cemetery online: Annex-1-5-4E: Emma F. Osborne, b. 19 Apr 1854 in PA and died 3 Feb 1930 in Ogden, parents are John L. Fry and Esther S. Keeley. OBITUARY: 1. "Emma Frye Osborne, aged 75, wife of Cornelius Osborne, died at 10:30 o'clock Monday evening of pneumonia at the home, 3231 Lincoln avenue, after an illness of three weeks. She was born in Philadelphia April 19, 1854, and had lived in Ogden for seven years. She was a member of the LDS Third ward. Surviving are the husband and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Larkin and sons." Ogden Standard Examiner, Tues., 4 Feb 1930. | Fry or Frye, Emma (I1068)
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| 4326 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 28 Nov 2002. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Middle Ward Rock Island City, Dist. 37, Rock Island County, Illinois, 26 Oct 1850: Household 1165: Jonathan W. Barlow, 46, laborer, Mass. Lucinda Barlow, 27, OH. Alvina, 8, Iowa. Hiram, 6, Illinois. Nathan, 4, Illinois. Ellen, 6/12, Illinois. Household 1166: Truman Barlow, 30, laborer, Mass. Annis Barlow, 76, Mass. George Stone, 46, laborer, NY. George Stone, 15, laborer, Ohio. Cecilia Stone, 6, Mich. 1860 US: Rock Island 1st Ward, Rock Island, Illinois, pg. 155, household 1161, 29 Jun 1860: Lucinda Barlow, widow, age 38, born in Ohio, noted that she cannot write and received help as a poor person. Hirum Barlow, age 16, born in Illinois. Ellen, age 10, born in Illinois. Napoleon Barlow, age 5, born in Illinois. [Since Watson died in 1851, this last child Napoleon may not have been Watson's unless records are inaccurate.] 3. Son Nathan Van Buren Barlow appears by himself at age 11 living in the family of Isaac Epperly, a farmer, in Muscatine Co., Iowa. He appears to have been in the Civil War per the following from Ancestry.com. Muscatine is very close to Rock Island. "Name: Nathan V Barlow; Residence: Muscatine, Iowa; Enlistment Date: 11 August 1862; Distinguished Service; Side Served: Union; State Served: Iowa; Unit Numbers: 210 210 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 18; Enlisted in Company F, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 04 September 1862; Mustered out Company F, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 30 June 1865 in St Louis, MO." I do find Nathan Barlow in St. Louis, MO in the 1870 census as a single man age 23 as a grocer doing very well with both personal and real estate each worth $10,000. He states his birthplace as Iowa in that census. He is still appears to be in St. Louis in the 1880 census. There are two entries curiously similar. In one he is age 31 from Ohio, married to a french woman name Claudette and with two small children. He gives his birthplace and those of both parents as Ohio which would make one discount this Nathan except he names a son Van Buran which appears to coincidental. In the second entry in the same town, he is married to a french woman Jennette with one small son Nathan age 1. He gives his age as 33, profession as real estate agent, and birthplace as Iowa. In both censuses, 1870 and 1880, he does not have his mother with him. Another 1860 alternative: Nathan Barlow, age 22, born in Illinois in the 1870 US census living with a Phillip Karns household in Illinois, Warren, Greenbuish, pg. 76, 9 Jun 1870. He was a farm laborer. 4. Nothing easily comes up for the other children Hiram or Ellen or Almina (Olive Elvira). Will take more effort. All four children appear to have had temple work done. Children listed are Mary Ellen, Olive Elmina, Hyrum, and Nathan Van Buren. Work appears to have been done in 1990, but no spouses are listed. In the 1860 census: Olive Elvira Barlow, daughter of Jonathan Watson and Lucinda Barlow - an Olive Elvira Barlow, age 18, female, born in Iowa was found (living by herself - girl of Ill. farmer) in Illinois, Rock Island, 1-WD Rock Island, pg. 408, 29 Jun 1860. She was found a page further beyond from Lucinda's listing (page 407). Her data fits that of the 1850 census. 5. Ora Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": pp. 304-306 quotes from a letter written 12 Sep 1853 by Israel while in Rock Island, IL at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Beebe Barlow, the widow of Israel's brother Jonathan Watson Barlow who had moved to that city in the 1840's and had died there 20 Jul 1851. Israel was traveling through on his way to his mission to England. Spelling uncorrected: "...befoure I left Kainesvill for good I found where Truman and Mother wure Settled, I traveled Some thirty milds East on to the Nishnebonana River then up the River Some thirty od milds found My Br Truman and my Mother in the wild wilderness 3 or four milds to the nearest neighbor I inquired in an od Tone of voice if I could Stay there Over the Nite The response was yes The nexte word that I spoke Truman Says with a raised a Tone of voice Israel is it you I could but reply in the affermative truly it is he Soon clasped my hand and flung his armes a round my Neck and exclaimed O my Dear Brother I never expected to See you a gain are you and your family well Mother Says she lyes at the point of Death I am glad that you have Come I stayed that Nite and the next day and the day and nite following tho mother was very Sick She appeared to be better the folloing day and I thought probaly that She mite get along again from hur appearance. Saturday the 13 of Aug I Left My Ever Dear kind and Afflicted Brother Truman my Kind old Mother the prospects that I never Should See hur again Returned to Kainsvill prepared for my journey after geting Some necisaries for Mother in hur Sickness Left Kanisvill in Co - with Br Charles R Dana on the Sixteenth of Aug 12 days after our arivle in Kainsvill..." pp. 310-313 of same letter quotes: "...the Evening I past Montrose I took a Letter out of the office from Br Truman it informe me of Mothers Death on the 18 of aug the Morning that I left Calvin Bushes 30 milds from Trumans place but Did not no it at the time I very mutch regreted that it So hapened if Mother has heur age Correct She is 72 years old She is the 5 out of the Circle of My Farthers Family My Eldest Brother Nathaniel My farther Jonathan Barlow, my Sister Annis Gennet george Stones wife, Jonatha W. Barlow at Rockiland my Brother & Annis gillet my Mother the wife of Jonathan Barlow My father. I have heard nothing from my Sister Margaret Bunnell Since Last Spring one of hur Sons by the Name of Joseph Lives with Truman... I am at Lucindys She has put out hur two Eldest and as near as I can Learn they have got very good places She works harde gets a long very well She has two of her children at home with hur I will write there names Hiram is 9 the 27 of Aug Olive Elvira is 12 years old the 3 of Feb, Nathan Van Buran is 6 years old the 4 of March Mary Ellen is 4 years old the 14 day of Feb Watson Died the 20 of July 1851 with the Colorry Colories... Lucinda Say She Can Sell hur hous and Lot for four hundred and fifty dollars Watson maid a purchuice of Some 13 lots in Rockiland City be foure he Died they are now worth from one hundred to 125 dollars a peice She has one good Cow and about four hundreds of dollars near 25 hundreds dollars working heard and take in washing for a Living..." MARRIAGE: 1. Traditionally the marriage is believed to be Feb 1839 but the 1840 census does not support that. DEATH: 1. Surmised from date of letter cited above. | Beebe, Lucinda (I2620)
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| 4327 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 28 Nov 2002. One interesting database ":2078492" has Ira Wing born 1856 in New York State marrying Elizabeth Cardinal 14 Nov 1881 at St. Mary's Church in Cheboygan, MI. She was b. 1863 in New York state and died 17 Apr 1943 in Cheboygan. His parents are listed as Lyman Wing and Rhoda Baron [Barlow] but with no vital data. Her parents are John Cardinal and Felicite Provost both of Quebec. They have three children: Marie Charlotte, b. 1888; Mabel Agnes, b. 1889; and Orville Peter, b. 1893. [Note that Ira G., son of Lyman and Rhoda, and husband of Eliz. Cardinal, shows up in LDS Ancestral File, b. 19 Oct 1856 at Chautauqua, NY and d. 21 Dec 1940 at Cheboygan.] Kerry's note: I believe that this the reported births are in error since Wings were in Iowa by 1853. Also the following website 2. The following letter is from Geo. Gillette Lockwood to his brother-in-law Charles Henry Hales and sister Julia Ann in Utah and was found several years ago in the home of Grace Hayward during a renovation project. I now have a photocopy of the letter. There was not a complete date on the letter but it is circa late 1860's. The letter: "San Francisco July 23. Dear Brother and Sister... I am here all alone. Mary, my oldest girl is in Waterloo, Iowa with her aunt. Georgia, the youngest girl is at school in a convent in St. Louis. Wm. H. Lockwood, my only son is married and lives in Buffalo. He has a daughter a year old old. My wife is in St. Louis. I shall send for them this fall if I conclude to stay here. When I was at Deseret I wanted to stop over and go and see Israel, but I had no time for I was already 2 weeks behind time. So I rushed thru as soon as I could. I was seven days from point to point..." The aunt in Iowa could be a half sister to George through Jonathan Barlow's marriage to Annis Gillett. There are two candidates: Margaret Marie Barlow who married Charles Bunnell and died in 1875 in Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa or Rhoda Almira Barlow who married Lyman Wing and died 1876 at an unknown location but probably in Iowa. The book "Israel Barlow Story" quotes a letter of his wherein he talks of Rhoda being in the Dubuque area around 1852/3; Dubuque is just about 75 miles east of Waterloo. Kim Everingham at 3. Censuses: 1860 US: Brecksville Twp., Cuyahoga, Ohio, p. 61, 23 Jun 1860, household 484: Lyman C. Wing, 51, farmer, b. Chester, VT Rhoda A., 41, b. Northhampton, Mass. Ira G., 4, b. Naples, NY (Chester is in Rockingham Co.; Northhampton is in Hampshire Co. just north of Hampden Co.; Naples is in Ontario Co.) Surprisingly they are again listed in the 1860 census. Must have been between moves. They probably were in Brecksville in June and then in Boston Twp. in July and thus counted twice. Curious lack of last names for Lyman and Ira. 1860 US: Akron P.O., Boston Twp., Summit, Ohio, household 1606, 13 Jul 1860, p. 193. Lyman Corall, 51, VT. Rhoda A. Wing, 41, MA. Ira Gardner, 4, NY. There is a Jerome Wing, 22, OH living next door with a wife Charlotte, 21, NY, and a dau. Molvina, 11/12, OH. 4. Reviewed LDS Ancestral File 30 Nov 2002. BIOGRAPHY: 1. It is mentioned in the book The Town of Mendon 1813-2000 and Village of Honeoye Falls 1838-2000 by Diane Ham and Anne Bullock, Honeoye Falls-Town of Mendon Historical Society, January 2000, p. 75, that Annis Gillett, George Gillett Lockwood, Julia Ann Lockwood, Israel Barlow, Jonathan Barlow, Truman Barlow, Annis Barlow and Rhoda Barlow all went to Kirtland, OH with the Mormons in 1832. 2. Ora Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": pp. 304-306 quotes from a letter written 12 Sep 1853 by Israel while in Rock Island, IL at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Beebe Barlow, the widow of Israel's brother Jonathan Watson Barlow who had moved to that city in the 1840's and had died there 20 Jul 1851. Israel was traveling through on his way to his mission to England. In his letter to his wife he mentions each of his siblings including Rhoda as follows [spelling uncorrected]: "...I have heard from my Long Lost Sister So tell Julian [Julia Ann] She now Lives at Debuke [Dubuque, Iowa] or did One year ago hur health from there wuss tolerable Comfortable but not wlthey I if I had time I Should go and See them his Name is Simon [probably Lyman] Wing has one Sone Nearly grown and all the child they have..." p. 17: Lyman and Rhoda Wing appear to have had only one son according to the quote above; however, in footnote 29 on page 68, the same book says "Rhoda Almira, who married Lyman C. Wing, also named a son 'Otis'." The book on page 17 has photos of this son Ira Wing and his wife Elizabeth Cardinal. p. 60: May have been named after the Rhoda Root, mother of her father's first wife Margaret Root. MARRIAGE: 1. Per Family Search's "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013" at the following link accessed 20 Oct 2015 The information notes that the bride is 14 and under the guardianship of Edward Wyman; the groom is 21. Marriage license at Portage, Ohio, US, dated 30 Mar 1838, Lyman C. Wing, age 21, and Rhoda A. Barlow Spouse's, age 14, of Streetsborough Twp. 2. Note that per Ordinance Index two sealings were done in sequence of 4 Dec 1917 Slake: Lyman Carrol Wing and Rhoda Almira Barlos and Nathaniel Clark and Rhoda Barlow; Ancestry.com has another Rhoda Barlow b. 2 Nov 1797 to James Barlow and Rhoda Pratt who married ____ Clark which probably accounts for the second entry or Rhoda had two husbands even though not discussed in the book about Israel Barlow. The sequential nature of the ordinance work would give consideration to the latter. ACTION: 1. Check 1850 and 1860 censuses for Dubuque and Waterloo in Iowa to see if Rhoda is the aunt that George Lockwood speaks of about 1869 per citation above. | Barlow, Rhoda Almira (I2615)
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| 4328 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 29 Nov 2002. 2. Censuses: 1840 US: Hancock Co., Illinois, pg. 1, all occurring together in sequence: John Reed [possible relation of Sophronia Reed?], males 2@5-10, 1@15-20, 1@50-60; females 2@10-15, 1@50-60. Israel Barlow, males 1@10-15, 1@40-50; females 1@20-30. Truman Barlow, males 1@20-30. Edwd. Thomson, males 1@70-80; females 1 @50-60 Joh'than W. Barlow [separate from above names by one family named Albert Rockwood], males 1@30-40. 1850 US: Middle Ward Rock Island City, Dist. 37, Rock Island County, Illinois, 26 Oct 1850: Household 1165: Jonathan W. Barlow, 46, laborer, Mass. Lucinda Barlow, 27, OH. Alvina, 8, Iowa. Hiram, 6, Illinois. Nathan, 4, Illinois. Ellen, 6/12, Illinois. Household 1166: Truman Barlow, 30, laborer, Mass. Annis Barlow, 76, Mass. George Stone, 46, laborer, NY. George Stone, 15, laborer, Ohio. Cecilia Stone, 6, Mich. 3. Ora Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": pp. 102, 103: "...there is definitely the record of his brother Jonathan Watson being baptized two days later, 18 May [1832]..." pp. 127-129: "...Other family notes say, 'moved from Kirtland about 1837 or 1838.' Israel's own handwriting has given the following message: 'Some time in the autom of 1838 I was apointed a Steward in the hous of President Rigdon then Living in Far West, colwell, Co Mo. He (Prest Rigdon) being one of the President Joseph Smith Counsil My Brother Jonithan Watson Barlow was also appointed Steward in the hous of President Joseph Smith Some tim in Oct. I left Far west in Company with 32 others being Counciled to do so by Presidnet Brigham Young.'... The Prophet and Sidney rigdon had each been given, for services rendered, 80 acres by the high council, 12 May 1838, from 'property of the Church, situated adjacent to the city corporation...' It might have been Israel's and Watson's duties as stewards to help oversee these two farms along with the Barlow farm there, exact location of which is not known..." p. 155 in speaking of the LDS prophet Joseph Smith during his captivity in Liberty Jail: "Watson Barlow was one of five others sent by the Church to visit the brethren in Liberty Jail on 8 Feb. 1839. (DHC 3:257). It is recorded of that incident: 'The jailer brought a double guard with him, and with them six of our brethren towit: Erastus Snow, Wm. D. Huntington, Cyrus Daniels, David Holeman, Alanson Ripley and Watson Barlow. I afterward was informed that they were sent by the Church. All were imprisoned because an attempt to escape was made but the above were released on bail, except Erastus Snow who was asked by the Prophet to pleade his own cause and was freed. ('Readings in LDS History,' 1953, Berrett and Burton)' Watson, a steward of the Prophet, evidently felt responsible for his welfare, He visited him at least one other time at the jail. When Alanson Riplay later at Quincy wrote the Prophet in a letter dated April 10, 1839 he closed by saying, 'Brother Amasa Lyman and Watson Barlow join in saying, Our hearts are as thy heart.'..." p. 183 in speaking of early Nauvoo, IL: "It is not unlikely, as Israel Barlow and his brother Jonathan Watson were stewards of Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith at Far West, that these same two Barlow boys could have first acted in similar capacity at farms near Nauvoo. Could this have been the reason that Israel had his farm near to the Prophet's? Jonathan Watson Barlow, however, did not stay at Nauvoo very long, if at all, for he moved north of Nauvoo, rather early in the 1840's and bought several lots there." p. 189 notes that in Nauvoo, Israel purchase Lots 70 and 71, in Block 2, of the Kimball Addition (16 acres total). Watson Barlow is then shown has one of several by a home lot from Israel. This shows that Jonathan had some very association with Nauvoo before moving north. P. 330 further discusses Jonathan's move by saying that many people did not wait for Nauvoo to be established but took up farms and residences at any convenieant place they could. pp. 304-306 quotes from a letter written 12 Sep 1853 by Israel while at Rock Island, IL at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Beebe Barlow, the widow of Israel's brother Jonathan Watson Barlow who had moved to that city in the 1840's and had died there 20 Jul 1851. Israel was traveling through on his way to his mission to England. Spelling uncorrected: "...befoure I left Kainesvill for good I found where Truman and Mother wure Settled, I traveled Some thirty milds East on to the Nishnebonana River then up the River Some thirty od milds found My Br Truman and my Mother in the wild wilderness 3 or four milds to the nearest neighbor I inquired in an od Tone of voice if I could Stay there Over the Nite The response was yes The nexte word that I spoke Truman Says with a raised a Tone of voice Israel is it you I could but reply in the affermative truly it is he Soon clasped my hand and flung his armes a round my Neck and exclaimed O my Dear Brother I never expected to See you a gain are you and your family well Mother Says she lyes at the point of Death I am glad that you have Come I stayed that Nite and the next day and the day and nite following tho mother was very Sick She appeared to be better the folloing day and I thought probaly that She mite get along again from hur appearance. Saturday the 13 of Aug I Left My Ever Dear kind and Afflicted Brother Truman my Kind old Mother the prospects that I never Should See hur again Returned to Kainsvill prepared for my journey after geting Some necisaries for Mother in hur Sickness Left Kanisvill in Co - with Br Charles R Dana on the Sixteenth of Aug 12 days after our arivle in Kainsvill..." pp. 310-313 of same letter quotes: "...the Evening I past Montrose I took a Letter out of the office from Br Truman it informe me of Mothers Death on the 18 of aug the Morning that I left Calvin Bushes 30 milds from Trumans place but Did not no it at the time I very mutch regreted that it So hapened if Mother has heur age Correct She is 72 years old She is the 5 out of the Circle of My Farthers Family My Eldest Brother Nathaniel My farther Jonathan Barlow, my Sister Annis Gennet george Stones wife, Jonatha W. Barlow at Rockiland my Brother & Annis gillet my Mother the wife of Jonathan Barlow My father. I have heard nothing from my Sister Margaret Bunnell Since Last Spring one of hur Sons by the Name of Joseph Lives with Truman... I am at Lucindys She has put out hur two Eldest and as near as I can Learn they have got very good places She works harde gets a long very well She has two of her children at home with hur I will write there names Hiram is 9 the 27 of Aug Olive Elvira is 12 years old the 3 of Feb, Nathan Van Buran is 6 years old the 4 of March Mary Ellen is 4 years old the 14 day of Feb Watson Died the 20 of July 1851 with the Colorry Colories... Lucinda Say She Can Sell hur hous and Lot for four hundred and fifty dollars Watson maid a purchuice of Some 13 lots in Rockiland City be foure he Died they are now worth from one hundred to 125 dollars a peice She has one good Cow and about four hundreds of dollars near 25 hundreds dollars working heard and take in washing for a Living..." 4. Son Nathan Van Buren Barlow appears by himself at age 11 living in the family of Isaac Epperly, a farmer, in Muscatine Co., Iowa. He appears to have been in the Civil War per the following from Ancestry.com. Muscatine is very close to Rock Island. "Name: Nathan V Barlow; Residence: Muscatine, Iowa; Enlistment Date: 11 August 1862; Distinguished Service; Side Served: Union; State Served: Iowa; Unit Numbers: 210 210 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 11 August 1862 at the age of 18; Enlisted in Company F, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 04 September 1862; Mustered out Company F, 35th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 30 June 1865 in St Louis, MO." I do find Nathan Barlow in St. Louis, MO in the 1870 census as a single man age 23 as a grocer doing very well with both personal and real estate each worth $10,000. He states his birthplace as Iowa in that census. He is still appears to be in St. Louis in the 1880 census. There are two entries curiously similar. In one he is age 31 from Ohio, married to a french woman name Claudette and with two small children. He gives his birthplace and those of both parents as Ohio which would make one discount this Nathan except he names a son Van Buran which appears to coincidental. In the second entry in the same town, he is married to a french woman Jennette with one small son Nathan age 1. He gives his age as 33, profession as real estate agent, and birthplace as Iowa. In both censuses, 1870 and 1880, he does not have his mother with him. Another 1860 alternative: Nathan Barlow, age 22, born in Illinois in the 1870 US census living with a Phillip Karns houshold in Illinois, Warren, Greenbuish, pg. 76, 9 Jun 1870. He was a farm laborer. 5. Nothing easily comes up for the other children Hiram or Ellen or Almina (Olive Elvira). Will take more effort. All four children appear to have had temple work done. Children listed are Mary Ellen, Olive Elmina, Hyrum, and Nathan Van Buren. Work appears to have been done in 1990, but no spouses are listed. In the 1860 census: Olive Elvira Barlow, daughter of Jonathan Watson and Lucinda Barlow - an Olive Elvira Barlow, age 18, female, born in Iowa was found (living by herself - girl of Ill. farmer) in Illinois, Rock Islnd, 1-WD Rock Island, pg. 408, 29 Jun 1860. She was found a page further beyond from Lucinda's listing (page 407). Her data fits that of the 1850 census. 6. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812. BIOGRAPHY: 1. It is mentioned in the book The Town of Mendon 1813-2000 and Village of Honeoye Falls 1838-2000 by Diane Ham and Anne Bullock, Honeoye Falls-Town of Mendon Historical Society, January 2000, p. 75, that Annis Gillett, George Gillett Lockwood, Julia Ann Lockwood, Israel Barlow, Jonathan Barlow, Truman Barlow, Annis Barlow and Rhoda Barlow all went to Kirtland, OH with the Mormons in 1832. 2. Various references found from the Kirtland, Ohio Restoration Office Sep 2006 also known as "The Saints of Kirtland": Jonathan Watson Barlow, b. 6 Jan 1808 in Granville, Hampden Co., MA to Jonathan Barlow and Annis Gillett. Died on 20 Jul 1851. Married Lucinda Beebe on Feb 1839. Selections from early Latter-day Records: a. Seventies ordained before 1850: Barbar, Jonathan W. (Jonathan W. Barlow). b. Seventies ordained befoe 1850; Barlow, Jonathan W. (Watson); birth 6 Jan (1806 or 1807); Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts; parents: Jonathan; ordained Seventy or into Quorum 6 May 1839 at Quincy, Illinois; residence: City of Joseph (Nauvoo). Source: Journal History, 6 May 1839, from 70s Rec, LDS Arc, A, 6; 70s REc, 3 Arm, 1844-45, pg. 34-35. c. Harvey Black, comp., Early Seventies. Jonathan Watson Barlow, b. MA 1807, death 1851, parents Jonathan Barlow and Annis Gillette, wife Lucinda Beebe, quorum 3, baptized 1832. Source: Susan Black, Early LDS Members Rec. 3:582; 70s Rec, Qrm 3. d. "Jonathan Watson Barlow was sworn in as a witness for the saints who had been imprisoned in Missouri for their defense,but was intimidated by and prevented from the telling the truth by threats." Source: History of the Church, by Joseph Smith, Vol. 3, p. 211. 3. Jonathan Watson Barlow and his brother Israel were member of Kirtland's Zion's Camp. 4. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com): A. Property: Nauvoo: Block 160 Lot 3. Kimball 1st: Block 2 Lot 70.' Kimball 1st: Block 71 Pt. B. Histories: a. Mormon Redress Petitions, p. 592. Under the name Watson Barlow on the Scroll Petition. b. History of the Church, V 3, p. 211: "Jonathon was sworn in as a witness for the saints who had been imprisoned in Missouri for their defense, but was intimidated by and prevented from telling the truth by threats." c. Nauvoo, Illinois, Taw Lists, 1841-44. d. Kirtland High Council Minute Book. e. Nauvoo Social History Project, James Smith. C. Miscellaneous: a. Watson was mentioned in a letter of Alanson Ripley, April 1839, from History of the Church, Vol. 3, Ch. 21, p. 313: "Brother Amasa Lyman and Watson Barlow join in saying, our hears are as thy heart. Brother Joseph, if my spirit is wrong, for God's sake correct it. Brethren, be of good cheer, for we are determeined, as God liveth, to resuce you from that hellish crowd, or die in the furrow. We shall come face foremost. Alanson Ripley." b. History of Church, Vol. 3, Ch. 21, p. 312-313: "They met in council and passed resolutions that myself, Amasa Lyman, and Watson Barlow, should leave Far West for Quincy forthwith. My spirit has been grieved ever since, so that i can hardely hold my peace; but there is a God in Israel that can blast the hellish desires sod designs of that infernal banditti, whose hands have been inbrued in the blood of the martyrs and Saints. They wish to destroy the Church of God; but their chain is short; there is just enough to bind their own hands with." c. Amasa Lyman Autobiography in Millenial Star 27 (1865), p. 536-537: "During the spring I went (in company with Brothers Charles C. Rich, Seymour Brunson, and John Killyon) to Missouri to see Brother P.P. Pratt, who was being carried on change of venue from Richmond, in Ray County, to Columbia in Boone County. We were frustrated in our intentions to assist Brother Pratt and others, but the misrepresentation of matters between us and them, by Watson Barlow, who came from Quincy to see the prirsoners, and was known as a Mormon, while we were travelling incognito." d. History of the Church, Vol.3, p.256, Footnotes; "February 7th. An event occurred on this date which ought not to be omitted from this history, as it throws great light upon the prison life of the Prophet and his associates, upon the character of the Prophet himself, and the great faith his associates had in his prophetic powers. This event, and some others of equal interest were related by Alexander McRae, one of the fellow prisoners of the Prophet, in two communications to the Deseret News, under the dates of October 9th, and November 1st, respectively, of the year 1854. At that time "The History of Joseph Smith" was being published in current numbers of the News, and Brother McRae, then Bishop of the Eleventh Ward of Salt Lake City, being surprised at the omission in the narrative of the Prophet of many items of interest concerning their prison life, wrote the following letters to the News: Letter of Alexander McRae to the Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 9, 1854 Mr. Editor: - In reading the History of Joseph Smith as published in the News last winter, and especially that part of it which relates to his imprisonment in Liberty jail, Missouri, I see there are many interesting facts which are omitted; and as I had the honor of being a fellow prisoner with him, I thought I would write some of those incidents for the satisfaction of any of your readers who may feel interested in them. During our imprisonment, we had many visitors, both friends and enemies. Among the latter, many were angry with Brother Joseph, and accused him of killing a son, a brother, or some relative of theirs, at what was called the Crooked River Battle. This looked rather strange to me, that so many should claim a son, or a brother killed there, when they reported only one man killed. Among our friends who visited us, were Presidents Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball [now - i.e. at the time this letter was written, 1854], of the First Presidency - the latter several times; George A. Smith, of the quorum of the Twelve; Don C. Smith, brother of Joseph, came several times, and brought some of our families to see us. Benjamin Covey, Bishop of the Twelfth Ward of this city, brought each of us a new pair of boots, and made us a present of them. James Sloan, his wife and daughter, came several times. Alanson Ripley also visited us, and many others, whom to name would be too tedious. Orin P. Rockwell brought us refreshments many times; and Jane Bleven and her daughter brought cakes, pies, etc., and handed them in at the window. These things helped us much, as our food was very coarse, and so filthy that we could not eat it until we were driven to it by hunger. After we had been there some time, and had tried every means we could to obtain our liberty by the law, without effect (except Sidney Rigdon who was bailed out), and also having heard, from a reliable source, that it had been stated in the public street, by the most influential men in that part of the country, that "the Mormon prisoners would have to be condemned or the character of the state would have to go down," we came to the conclusion that we would try other means to effect it. Accordingly, on the 7th day of February, 1839, after counseling together on the subject, we concluded to try to go that evening when the jailor came with our supper; but Brother Hyrum, before deciding fully, and to make it more sure, asked Brother Joseph to inquire of the Lord as to the propriety of the move. He did so, and received answer to this effect - that if we were all agreed, we could go clear that evening; and if we would ask, we should have a testimony for ourselves. I immediately asked, and had not no more than asked, until I received as clear a testimony as ever I did of anything in my life, that it was true. Brother Hyrum Smith and Caleb Baldwin bore testimony to the same: but Lyman Wight said we might go if we chose, but he would not. After talking with him for some time, he said, "if we would wait until the next day, he would go with us." Without thinking we had no promise of success on any other day than the one above stated, we agreed to wait. When night came, the jailor came alone with our supper, threw the door wide open, put our supper on the table, and went to the back part of the room, where a pile of books lay, took up a book, and went to reading, leaving us between him and the door, thereby giving us every chance to go if we had been ready. As the next day was agreed upon, we made no attempt to go that evening. When the next evening came, the case was very different; the jailer brought a double guard with him, and with them six of our brethren, to-wit.: Erastus Snow, William D. Huntington, Cyrus Daniels, David Holeman, Alanson Ripley and Watson Barlow. I was afterwards informed that they were sent by the Church. The jailer seemed to be badly scared; he had the door locked and everything made secure. It looked like a bad chance to get away, but we were determined to try it; so when the jailer started out, we started too. Brother Hyrum took hold of the door, and the rest followed; but before we were able to render him the assistance he needed, the jailer and guard succeeded in closing the door, shutting the brethren in with us, except Cyrus Daniels, who was on the outside. As soon as the attempt was made inside, he took two of the guards, one under each arm, and ran down the stairs that led to the door, it being in the second story. When he reached the ground they got away from him; and seeing we had failed to get out, he started to run, but put his foot in a hole and fell, a bullet from one of the guards passed very close to his head, and he thinks the fall saved his life. The scene that followed this defies description. I should judge, from the number, that all the town, and many from the country, gathered around the jail, and every mode of torture and death that their imagination could fancy, was proposed for us, such as blowing up the jail, taking us out and whipping us to death, shooting us, burning us to death, tearing us to pieces with horses, etc. But they were so divided among themselves that they could not carry out any of their plans, and we escaped unhurt. During this time, some of our brethren spoke of our being in great danger; and I confess I felt that we were. But Brother Joseph told them "not to fear, that not a hair of their heads should be hurt, and that they should not lose any of their things, even to a bridle, saddle, or blanket; that everything should be restored to them; they had offered their lives for us and the Gospel; that it was necessary the Church should offer a sacrifice, and the Lord accepted the offering." The brethren had next to undergo a trial, but the excitement was so great that they [the officers] dare not take them out until it abated a little. While they were waiting for their trial, some of the brethren employed lawyers to defend them. Brother [Erastus] Snow asked Brother Joseph whether he had better employ a lawyer or not. Brother Joseph told him to plead his own case. "But," said Brother Snow, "I do not understand the law." Brother Joseph asked him if he did not understand justice; he thought he did. "Well," said Brother Joseph, "go and plead for justice as hard as you can, and quote Blackstone and other authors now and then, and they will take it all for law." He did as he was told, and the result was as Joseph had said it would be; for when he got through his plea, the lawyers flocked around him, and asked him where he had studied law, and said they had never heard a better plea. When the trial was over Brother Snow was discharged, and all the rest were held to bail, and were allowed to bail each other, by Brother Snow going bail with them; and they said they got everything that was taken from the, and nothing was lost, although no two articles were in one place. More anon. Yours respectfully, ALEXANDER MCRAE" MARRIAGE: 1. Traditionally the marriage is believed to be Feb 1839 but the 1840 census does not support that. | Barlow, Jonathan Watson (I2611)
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| 4329 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 29 Nov 2002. 2. Ora Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": Pp. 310-313 quotes from a letter written 12 Sep 1853 by Israel while in Rock Island, IL at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Beebe Barlow, the widow of Israel's brother Jonathan Watson Barlow who had moved to that city in the 1840's and had died there 20 Jul 1851. Israel was traveling through on his way to his mission to England. Spelling uncorrected: "...the Evening I past Montrose I took a Letter out of the office from Br Truman it informe me of Mothers Death on the 18 of aug the Morning that I left Calvin Bushes 30 milds from Trumans place but Did not no it at the time I very mutch regreted that it So hapened if Mother has hur age Correct She is 72 years old She is the 5 out of the Circle of My Farthers Family My Eldest Brother Nathaniel My farther Jonathan Barlow, my Sister Annis Gennet george Stones wife, Jonatha W. Barlow at Rockiland my Brother & Annis gillet my Mother the wife of Jonathan Barlow My father. I have heard nothing from my Sister Margaret Bunnell Since Last Spring one of hur Sons by the Name of Joseph Lives with Truman..." 3. 1850 US: Middle Ward Rock Island City, Dist. 37, Rock Island County, Illinois, 26 Oct 1850: Household 1165: Jonathan W. Barlow, 46, laborer, Mass. Lucinda Barlow, 27, OH. Alvina, 8, Iowa. Hiram, 6, Illinois. Nathan, 4, Illinois. Ellen, 6/12, Illinois. Household 1166: Truman Barlow, 30, laborer, Mass. Annis Barlow, 76, Mass. George Stone, 46, laborer, NY. George Stone, 15, laborer, Ohio. Cecilia Stone, 6, Mich. 4. From the Israel Barlow letter of 1853, Israel mentions that George Stone had two children buried in the Nauvoo cemetery near where Israel's son James Nathaniel was buried. One of these children appear to be named Mary. The 1850 census also mentions that George Stone had two children living (George and Cecilia), so this family had at least 4 children. I assume all of these children were to his wife Annis Jennette Barlow. Israel's letter mentions that George Stone had a grown son and he thought that was all the children Stone had. I checked the 1840 census and the closest I could find were two separate entries in Quincy, Illinois: one for George Stone and the other for George W. Stone. The ages of family members are not quite right on but not totally discountable neither. We know George and Annis Jennette Barlow were married in the Kirtland, Ohio area (2 Jan 1834 Portage Co., OH, per extracted temple record). I searched the Ordinance Index and it does not appear any of his children have had temple work. 5. It is mentioned in the book The Town of Mendon 1813-2000 and Village of Honeoye Falls 1838-2000 by Diane Ham and Anne Bullock, Honeoye Falls-Town of Mendon Historical Society, January 2000, p. 75, that Annis Gillett, George Gillett Lockwood, Julia Ann Lockwood, Israel Barlow, Jonathan Barlow, Truman Barlow, Annis Barlow and Rhoda Barlow all went to Kirtland, OH with the Mormons in 1832. MARRIAGE: 1. Online Ordinance Index FHL film 891357, batch M513341 (extracted marriage record for Portage County, Ohio from 1808-1841). Notes spouses as George L. Stone and Annis J. Barlow m. 2 Jan 1834 in Portage Co., Ohio. 2. Marriage records go way back in Portage Co. in Ohio. I had a look up volunteer check and they report the old books are very hard to read but it does show a marriage of Annis J. Barlow and George T. [note the "T"] Stone on 2 Jan 1834. It was also reported that there are numerous "Stones" in the 1885 history of Portage Co. DEATH: 1. Most records quote the family group sheets prepared by the Israel Barlow Family Association which has a date of 5 Apr 1856 with no location mentioned. P. 457 of the "Israel Barlow Story" indicates that there is no family commentary on the Annis' death. I believe this to be in error considering the letter of 12 Sep 1853 of her brother cited above which indicates "Annis Gennet" was already dead at the time of the letter. It also appears from the 1850 census that she was most likely deceased by Oct 1850. | Barlow, Annis Jennette (I2613)
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| 4330 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 29 Nov 2002. 2. Reviewed LDS Ancestral File 30 Nov 2002. 3. The Utah State online Burial Index lists a George Stone buried in Salt Lake City in 1862 with no birth information. Highly unlikely this is the right one, but there is always a possibility subject to further information. 4. 1850 US: Middle Ward Rock Island City, Dist. 37, Rock Island County, Illinois, 26 Oct 1850: Household 1165: Jonathan W. Barlow, 46, laborer, Mass. Lucinda Barlow, 27, OH. Alvina, 8, Iowa. Hiram, 6, Illinois. Nathan, 4, Illinois. Ellen, 6/12, Illinois. Household 1166: Truman Barlow, 30, laborer, Mass. Annis Barlow, 76, Mass. George Stone, 46, laborer, NY. George Stone, 15, laborer, Ohio. Cecilia Stone, 6, Mich. 4. From the Israel Barlow letter of 1853, Israel mentions that George Stone had two children buried in the Nauvoo cemetery near where Israel's son James Nathaniel was buried. One of these children appear to be named Mary. The 1850 census also mentions that George Stone had two children living (George and Cecilia), so this family had at least 4 children. I assume all of these children were to his wife Annis Jennette Barlow. Israel's letter mentions that George Stone had a grown son and he thought that was all the children Stone had. I checked the 1840 census and the closest I could find were two separate entries in Quincy, Illinois: one for George Stone and the other for George W. Stone. The ages of family members are not quite right on but not totally discountable neither. We know George and Annis Jennette Barlow were married in the Kirtland, Ohio area (2 Jan 1834 Portage Co., OH, per extracted temple record). I searched the Ordinance Index and it does not appear any of his children have had temple work. MARRIAGE: 1. Online Ordinance Index FHL film 891357, batch M513341 (extracted marriage record for Portage County, Ohio from 1808-1841). Notes spouses as George L. Stone and Annis J. Barlow m. 2 Jan 1834 in Portage Co., Ohio. 2. Marriage records go way back in Portage Co. in Ohio. I had a look up volunteer check and they report the old books are very hard to read but it does show a marriage of Annis J. Barlow and George T. [note the "T"] Stone on 2 Jan 1834. It was also reported that there are numerous "Stones" in the 1885 history of Portage Co. | Stone, George L. or T. (I2618)
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| 4331 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 5 Jun 2002 and Ancestral File Oct 2003. Some report middle name as Joahil; however, father's birth entry as quoted in his journal below states Joseph Jehiel. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 67b, household and family #62 [note judging from 1834 birth of Moroni, it would appear family was Mormon by that date by using a Book of Mormon name for the son]: Michael Stoker, 41, no occupation, NC. Martha, 39, Ohio. Gabriel, 21, laborer, Ohio. David, 18, Ohio. Maroni, 16, Ohio. Alexander, 13, Ohio. Michael, 10, Ill. Jared, 6, Ill. Joseph, 4, Ill. Rebecca, 2, Ill. 1851 Iowa State: Pottawattamie County. FHL film 1022203. The entire state was counted but only Pottawattamie listed everyone by name in the household and their ages; other counties only listed the head of the household and a numerical count without names of the various ages by sex in the household. No date is given when the census was taken but it was certified in Dec. 1851; however, the other counties show a Sep 1851 date which also appears more likely for Pottawattamie as well in light of ages given some children with known birthdays in October. Census return: Stoker: Michael 46, Martha 44, Gabriel M. [male] 21, David N. 19, William M. 16, John A. 13, James M. 10, Jared 7, Joseph J. 4, Martha R. 2. [Note that the following related families are in this census and very close neighbors: Simeon P. Graybill, Michael/Polly Graybill with Polly's mother Catherine Eller Stoker, Eller/Margaret Stoker, Jacob/Catherine Stoker, Philip/Catherine Gatrost, David/Barbara Stoker, Edward/Sarah Davis, and William/Almira Stoker. Other relatives in same county but separated by several pages of census include the following families: Thomas/Hannah Pilling whose daughter Hannah, later marries William Lenore Graybill, Levi/Patience Graybill, John W./Sarah Stoker, Hannah Ford whose son Martin later marries Zibiah M. Stoker, and John/Sarah Smith.] 1856 Iowa: (From Ancestry.com) Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 28 of 63, 175/176 (family of Martin Ford is two doors away); also note the family has been residents of the state for 8 years: Michael Stoker, 51, NC, farmer. (Also includes some agricultural production figures.) Martha, 48, OH. Moroni, 21, OH, farmer. Alexander, 18, MO. M.J., 16, IL. Jared, 13, IL. J.J, 10, IL. Rebecca M., 7, IA. 1860 US: Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 377, entry 562: Martha Stoker, 52, OH, farmer. William M. 25, OH, farmer. John A., 23, OH, farmhand. Michael, 19, IL, farmhand. Jared, 17, IL, farmhand. Joseph, 14, IL. Martha, 12, IL. 1870 US: Council Bluffs P.O., Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 179a, entry 141: Michael Stoker, 29, IL, farmer. Martha, 62, OH, keeping house. Joseph, 24, IL. Martha, 21, IA. Alexander, 32, MO. Mary, 29, Ire. Martha, 7/12, IA. 1880 US: Couldn't find on a house by house search of Calhoun, Harrison, Iowa. 1895 Iowa State: Hazel Dell, Pottawattamie, IA: Joseph J. Stoker, 48, IL. Rozeltel, 38, Mills Co. [IA]. Blance, 16, UT. Clyde, 14, UT. Ray, 9, Harrison Co. [IA]. Ina, 8, Harrison Co. Michael Stoker, 54, IL. 1910 US: Baker 3rd Ward, Baker, Oregon, p. 53b, 400 Resort St., dwelling #405, family #410: John A. Stoker, Head, 72, widower, MO NC OH, laborer in sawmill. Martha J., dau., 39, single, IA MO Ire. Joseph J., bro., 64, widower, IL NC OH, laborer in box factory. 3. Judging from 1834 birth of brother Moroni, it would appear father's family was Mormon by that date by their use of a Book of Mormon name for the son. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Mentioned in the book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories, "FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 92, 93: "Michael Stoker, b. 10 Feb 1805, m. Martha Carr McDaniels... By noting where the children were born, one can trace the whereabouts of their journeys. By August of 1837, they were in Caldwell County, Missouri. They were at Trader's Point in Pottawattamie County, Iowa in January of 1849 and lived there the rest of their lives, Michael died on March 30, 1858 at the age of 53, and Martha died 15 years later. Trader's Point, an early Indian trading center, was south of Council Bluffs and across the river from Sarpy's Ferry. When the Missouri River changed its course, Trader's Point ended up on the Nebraska side. Michael Stoker's Journal: 'One of the Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints... Joseph Jehiel Stoker was born April 26, 1846 near Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Ill." 2. Susan Easton Black, compiler, "Early Members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," (Religious Studies Center, BYU, 1993, copy in Family History Library in Salt Lake City): "Joseph J. Stoker, birth 26 Apr 1846, d. 24 Nov 1921. Joseph J. Stoker attended the RLDS. Source: RLDS Deceased Files." 3. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories, "FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 93-98: "The wife of Joseph Jehiel Stoker was named Rozeltha. The births and deaths of their children leave a record of sadness and grief which often existed among families a hundred years ago. Twice they moved to Utah and twice they moved back to Iowa. Joseph m. Rozeltha at Trader's Point and d. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1921 at Council Bluffs. [Children:] a. Clara Eunice Stoker, born 24 Jul 1872 at Trader's Point. Clara died three days later and Joseph's mother died the following Feb. Soon after Joseph and Rozeltha left for Utah. b. Ethel Rebecca Stoker, born 25 Oct 1873 at Wallsburgh, Wasatch Co., Utah. Ethel died the following January 8, and they then moved back to Trader's Point. c. Ada Stoker, born 6 Nov 1875 at Trader's Point, died in an accident the following March 17, 1876. Joseph and Rozeltha moved to Utah for the second time. d. Emma Blanche Stoker, b. 7 Dec 1878 at Lehi, UT, d. 1974, m. Clause Henry Ronfeldt. [The author notes that in 1971 with the help of her family, Blanche sent the author a booklet they had made listing the names and dates of her entire family from 1805-1971. This downline information of hundreds of names from Joseph Jehiel Stoker down is in this book.] e. Joseph Clyde Stoker, b. 30 Jun 1881 at Cache Co., UT, m. Pauline Bauerkemper. f. Michael Ray Stoker, b. 2 Dec 1885 at Calhoun, Harrison Co., IA, d. 3 Jul 1896 at Persia, IA. g. Ina Rozeltha Stoker, b. 1 Jan 1887 at Calhoun, IA, m. Nelson Pursel who was b. 3 Jan 1884 and d. 4 Mar 1964." 4. FHL film 702: "Journal of John Stoker, b. 1817; Journal starts November 1, 1869." John was the son of David Stoker and Barbara Graybill. Selected family related passages from his journal: P. 1: Nov. 1-4, 1869: The journal starts with John leaving as a 52 year old missionary with Jesse N. Perkins as a companion from Salt Lake City on the railroad to Omaha, NE. The railroad had just recently been completed so he details the progress of the transcontinental railway journey. P. 2: Saturday, Nov. 6, 1869: "Went to Bluff City with J.N. Perkins. Sunday 7th, spent the fore noon with Moroni Stoker - took dinner with him." [William Moroni Stoker, 1834-1929, was John's first cousin thru John's father's brother Michael S. Stoker, 1805-1858.] P. 3: "Monday 8th. Went up to Musketoe to see Simeon P. Graybill. Stayed all night. Tuesday 9th, took dinner with Aunt Margaret Stoker, Uncle Eller Stoker's widow, and returned to Aunt Martha's at Trading Point, Potawatamie Co., Iowa. Wednesday, 10th. Wrote a letter to Mr. Wm. Atkinson in Bountiful, Davis Co., Utah. Thursday 11th. Visited Wm. McDaniel in Harrison Co. 40 miles north. Friday 12th. Visited the grave of Zibiah Birdno [could also be Binders], my wife's mother. Saturday 13th. Returned to Aunt Martha's at Trader's Point. Sunday 14th. Spent the day with Aunt Martha's family. Monday 15th. Went to Bluff City to look for a letter but got none and returned to the Point. [Simeon Graybill, 1816-1889, was John's first cousin twice thru his father's sister Polly Stoker, 1792-1864, and thru his mother's brother Michael Peter Graybill. Eller Stoker, 1816-1855, was John's father's brother and married to Margaret Judd, 1822-1893. Aunt Martha was Martha Carr McDaniel, 1808-1873, wife of John's father's brother Michael S. Stoker, 1805-1858. William McDaniel, 1810-1885, is John's brother-in-law. John's Mother-in-law, Zibiah (McCarley) McDaniels, 1786-1860, apparently remarried a Mr. Birdno after her husband James McDaniel, 1762-1820, died.] Pp. 4-9: The journal details their departure from Council Bluffs area by various means including railroad, hack, steamboat, packet boat, hired horses, and on foot with luggage to "Leith Co. 5 miles north of Estillville," Virginia via many detailed waypoints including but not limited to DesMoines, Chicago, Cleveland, Wheeling VA, Burlington on the Ohio River, the "Big Sandy" on the line between Kentucky and Virginia, the "Pound Gap" summit of Cumberland Mountain, the "High Nob the highest point in Virginia." John details with whom they stayed and what hospitality they received. Along the way they see and preach the Gospel to many McLelland/McClelland relatives of his companion. In Leith Co., VA, on Monday, Dec. 13, 1869, he "wrote a letter home to my family and one to Ash[e] Co., North Carolina to David and Henry Graybill" which they mailed the next day from Estillville. [John's mother, Barbara Graybill, had two brothers - Henry, ca1780-ca1843, and David, 1794-1874 - who remained in Ashe Co. where she was born; however, Henry was dead by then but his "Uncle" David responds later on Jan. 22.] Pp. 10-17: They stayed in the area doing missionary work mainly among McClellands. He notes on Christmas day while staying with Samuel McClelland, they went to a meeting and heard a Dunkard preach. On Monday, Dec. 27th, John notes, "wrote a letter to my family also one to my sister-in-law Martha Stoker at Bluff City, Iowa. [Martha Carr (McDaniel) Stoker was whom he referred to as Aunt Martha previously in his journal since she was married to his father's brother Michael S. Stoker, but she was also a sister-in-law since she was the sister to John's wife Jane McDaniel.] John notes on Saturday, Jan. 8th, that he "went to the widow Quillins to inquire concerning the Wampler family." [I am unsure who the widow was, but John's maternal grandmother was Christina Wampler, 1753-1844.] On Tuesday, Jan. 11th, John notes, "Went to Patsy Daughterty's to inquire after my mother's relatives." On Thursday, Jan. 13th, he notes that he "went to Wm. Wampler's, took dinner." [I do not have either a Patsy Daughterty nor William Wampler in my database - they must be of a later generation than John's grandmother Christina Wampler.] He also notes on the same day that he received a letter from his son-in-law J. Tolman and daughter in Utah. On Saturday, Jan. 22nd, John notes, 'Received a letter from my son David Stoker, Davis Co., Utah dated Jan'y 1st, 1870, gave particulars of my son John Stoker's sickness but getting better. Also received a letter from my uncle David Graybill, Ashe Co., Jefferson, North Carolina." On Jan. 24th, he writes back to his uncle David Graybill. Pp. 18-24: Starting on Jan. 26th, 1870, the missionaries are on the move: first to Bristol (VA?), then thru Chattanooga, Nashville, Sparta, to Putnam Co., Tennessee where they did missionary work with the Perkins and Mayberry families who relatives of his companion, Jesse Perkins. On Sunday, Feb. 13th, 1870, John wrote letters to his son David Stoker in Davis Co., Utah and one to Aunt Martha Stoker and cousins in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. On the next day he went to Gainesboro where he received a letter from his son David Stoker. Beginning Feb. 16th, 1870, John proceeds by boat down the Cumberland to Nashville then to St. Louis via the Mississippi River from Cape "Jerido". On Feb. 23rd, took the from St. Louis to Trader's Point where again he sees Aunt Martha. He sends money to his companion in Decatur Co., Iowa to help him get to Council Bluffs. He also sends a letter to Utah asking his family for money for himself and his companion. Pp. 25-33: John arrives Feb. 26 and remains in Pottawattamie Co., Iowa until March 24 when he, Jesse Perkins who arrives March 9, and several other missionaries from the East Coast join up in Omaha for the trip home to Utah by railroad which he notes cost $50.75. Generally he is staying with his Aunt Martha. Some journal entries during that time period dealing with family follow: "Sat., Feb 26th, 1870: Went up to Musketoe Creek to Simeon Peter Graybill, my cousin. Stayed over night. Sunday, 27th. Went to Walker's Grove in Harrison Co. to Sidney R. Graybill, my cousin, with Moroni Stoker to see some sick cousins Michael and Elizabeth Graybill. [Sidney Rigdon, 1836-1893, Michael S., 1827-1910, and Elizabeth, 1833-1891, are siblings and all children of Polly Stoker, John's father's sister.] Stayed over night. Monday 28th. Cold and windy. Remained all day. Stayed all night. Tuesday, March 1st 1870. Returned to Aunt Martha Stoker's at Traders Point. Read a letter from David Stoker, my son, to John A. Stoker, dated Feb'y 21st, 1870. Stayed overnight… Thursday 3d. Cousin Jared Stoker killed 2 turkeys, the 2 weighing 40 lbs. [John Alexander Stoker, 1837-1918, and Jared, 1843-1912, were first cousins and sons of Michael S. Stoker, brother of John's father David.] Stayed over… Tuesday 8th, being my birthday, age 53… Wednesday 9th… was weighed being 184 lbs… Friday 18th… went to Aaron Thomas, took dinner and spent the day with him and family. [Aaron Morris Thomas, 1833-1920, was married to John's first cousin, Elizabeth Jane Stoker, who was the daughter of John W. Stoker, a brother of John's father David.] Returned to Aunt Martha Stoker's… Saturday 19th… Sent a letter to Wm. Atkinson in Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, heard from home by a letter wrote to John A. Stoker dated March the 12th, 1870. All was well… Thursday 24th… John A. Stoker and Joseph Stoker took me and Bro. Jesse N. Perkins to Omaha with a wagon. Rained before we got there. Joseph Stoker went over the River with us met about 30 of the missionaries at the St. Charles Hotel. [Joseph Jehiel Stoker, 1846-1921, was a brother of John Alexander and William Moroni Stoker.] Left Omaha at 6 p.m. on the Emigrant Cars for home…" Pp. 33-35: John details the train trip which started March 24th and arrived home in Bountiful March 29th after switching to the Utah Central in Ogden. He notes his arrival "in the midst of family and friends with a hearty God bless you… and a hearty shaking of hands." The missionary journal ends at this point. Pp. 36-227: The balance of John's journal book is genealogical notations of family. Many pages are blank, which I did not copy. Besides family, John would also note many other unrelated Stokers who he must have gleaned from books and other sources. He also notes some totally unrelated non-Stoker individuals with whom he evidently has some acquaintance. I have entered the pertinent data with each family in my database. 5. 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 on pages: 106-107: Michael Stoker, born Feb. 10, 1805, North Carolina, married Martha McDaniel - father was James McDaniel, mother was Zibiah McCarley. Children: Gabriel McNeel Stoker, born Oct. 23, 1829, Jackson Co., Bloomfield, Ohio. David Newbury Stoker, born July 2, 1832, Bloomfield, Jac. Co., Ohio. John A. Stoker, born Aug 25, 1837, Colewill Co. Michael James Stoker, born May 23, 1840, Columbus, Ill. Jared Samuel, born Mar. 19, 1843 Hancock Co., Ill. Joseph J. Stoker, born April 20, 1845, Hancock Co., Ill. Martha Rebecca Stoker, born Jan. 1 1849 Potawatamie Co., Iowa, died Oct. 9, 1871. 182-183: Martha Stoker, daughter of James McDaniel and Zibiah McCarly was born Feby 24th, 1808, Ohio, Galia Co., Raccoon Township. Gabriel McNeel Stoker, son of Michael Stoker and Martha McDaniel was born Oct. 23d, 1829, Jackson Co., Bloomfield Township, State of Ohio. David Newbury Stoker, son of Michael Stoker and Martha was born July 2d, 1832 Ohio, Jackson Co., Bloomfield Township. Wm. Moroni Stoker, son of Michael and Martha was born July 20th, 1834, Jackson Co., Bloomfield Township, State of Ohio. John A. Stoker, son of Michael and Martha was born Aug. 25, 1837, Missouri, Caldwell Co. Michael James Stoker, son of Michael and Martha was born May 23d, 1840, Columbus, Adams Co., Illinois. Jared Samuel Stoker, son of Michael and Martha was born March 19th, 1843 Illinois, Hancock Co. Joseph Johile Stoker, son of Michael and Martha was born April 26th, 1846, Illinois, Hancock Co. Martha Rebecca Stoker, daughter of Michael and Martha was born Jany 1st, 1849, Potawatamie Co, Kane Township, Iowa, Died Oct.19, 1871. 6. This individual is mention in the following 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: "Beginning in 1869, John filled a short mission. The following is a copy of John's missionary journal, which after he returned was turned into a genealogical records - some believe it was not written by him. It is entered here exactly as it is written. John's journal is on microfilm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. The whereabout of original journal is unknown and many pages have been ripped out before the journal was microfilmed. 'The Journal of John Stoker, 1869 (direct copy from the hard copy, genealogical sheets provided by Ora and Vinal Barlow. The micro film copy shows many pages torn from the journal.) Notes: 1. Parentheses are used to insert words and letters not used in the journal but believed to be meant. 2. After Journal Page 1 below, the abbreviation JP2, JP3, etc. will be used on this transcript. 3. As much as possible we have tried to copy the wording as it was written by John or others who wrote in the journal. 4. A sort of preface is given before page (1) of the journal on the reverse of the cover page. Journal Page 1. (Labeled in error on the original journal.) 'Elders went up to (station) left home on his (my) mission to the United States Nov 1 1869 1/2 past 4 AM Arrived at unita 9 minutes before 9 oclock left on the Cars 35 minutes after 2 oclock Arrived at Green River Tuesday 2nd- 5 minutes past 8 at Point of Rock Station half Past 9 the engine Switched off to Bring on the Main track 6 or 7 Cars of Coal in Running Back to hitch on Ran into the other Cars on the Main track and Broke the Coupling of 2 cars no body was Hurt by the Blessing of God' JP2 (Unlabeled in original journal) '(Minu)tes Past 11 Wednesday 3rd- Arrived at Larima (Laramie) City 1/2 past 7 A.M. left at 11- fixed Cars. Crossed the Bridge in Black Hills 1/2 after 1 Thursday the 4th Arrived at North Platt 20 minutes Past 10 A.M. all well Counted Missionaries 67 Arrived at FT Kearney 1/2 past 4 P.M. Friday the 5th Arrived at Omaha 20 minutes Past 10 A.M. Saturday 6th went to Bluff city with J N Perkins- Sunday 7th Spent the fore Noon with Moroni Stoker- Took Dinner with him' JP3 'Monday 8th went up to Musketoe to See Simoen P Graybill Stayed all night Tuesday 9th took dinner with Aunt Margaret Stoker uncle Eller Stoker's widdow and Returned at Trading Point, Potawatamie Co Iowa Wednesday 10th wrote a letter to Br Wm Atkinson in Bountiful Davis County Utah Thursday 11th visited We McDaniel in Harrison Co 40 Miles north Friday 12th visited the grave of Zibiah Birdno my wifes mother Saturday 13th Returned to Aunt Marthas at Traders Point Sunday 14th Spent the day with Aunt Marthas family Monday 15th went to Bluff City (Council Bluffs) to look for a Letter but gone none and Returned to the Point Traders... JP29 'Br We, H Lee giving information (of) Charles burton making arrangements in N.Y. to have a Company of missionaries to Start from Omaha on the 25th for Utah at 50.75 (or 30.75) the same that it cost us to come down last November- Returned to Trades Point Stayed over night wrote a letter to Wm H Lee Calamazoo Michigan Saturday 12th Cloudy and Cold wint from the North Sent a letter home to Utah to inform our families that we Received their Check of 160.00 and 1 (letter) to Wm H Lee Calamazoo Michigan Stayed over'night 'Sunday 13th Cold wind North East all Day Snowed at night High wind Stayed over night Monday 14th Cold wind in the North East Cloudy and very' JP30 'Cold and Snow Blowing and Elements Stark Blew all night Stayed over night to Aunt Martha Stoker Tuesday 15th very Cold and Blowing wind I the north west colder than the Day before the Elements Still Stark with Snow Blowing Stayed over night Wednesday 16th very Cold wind in the north west the Elements Still Darkened with Snow blowing Wind very Hard more Moderate in the afternoon. Stayed over night Thursday 17th weather more Moderate but Changeable went to Moroni Stokers Spent the Day Took Dinner with him and in the evening Returned to Aunt Martha Stokers Stayed over night' JP31 'Friday 18th pleasant and wind in the South went to Aaron Thomas took Dinner and spent the Day with his family, Returned to Aunt Martha Stokers Stayed over night Saturday 19th wind in the North Cloudy and Cold. Sent a letter to Wm Atkinson in Bountiful Davis Co Utah, heard from home by a letter wrote to John A Stoker Dated March the 12th 1870 All very well Stayed over night 'Sunday 20th wind in the North Cold Sleet last night also cloudy Broke away at Noon Stayed over night Monday 21st Pleasant in the Morning went to Omaha and drawed our money for our Check on the First national Bank Met Br' JP32 'Daniel Carter and Aron Farr, Thomas Rich and a number of Missionaries at the St Charles Hotel Rained Some in the afternoon Returned to Traders Point to Aunt Martha Stokers being quite u(n)well Stayed over night Tuesday 22nd Clear and pleasant Cool wind North West very unwell in the evening Br Wm Neel arrived at Martha Stokers about 10 oclock and (al) the missionaries from the East Came up through St Louis was better in the afternoon Stayed over night Wednesday 23rd Clear and pleasant wind in the South not being well Jesse N Perkins went and got' JP33 'Some plum Sprouts and lilocks Packed up our clothes Stayed over night Thursday 24th Cloudy wind in the South John a Stoker and Joseph Stoker and Br Jesse N Perkins (went) to Omaha with a wagon Rained before we got there Joseph Stoker went over the River with us met about 30 Missionaries at the St Charles Hotel left Omaha at 6 P.M. On the Emigrant Cars for home..." BIRTH: 1. Per both RLDS and father's journal as cited above with biography. Variant date of 20 Apr 1845 is used in John Stoker's Journal as quoted herein. MARRIAGE: 1. Online Ordinance Index provides the date of 22 Dec 1871 and location as Sarpy Co. in Nebraska. The Doris Lewis book cited in biography above gives no date and marriage place as Trader's Point, IA, which is same place, just on the Iowa side of the Missouri River. Directly opposite across the river from Trader's Point is Sarpy's Ferry. Lewis' book shows that by 1912, the Missouri River had changed course moving east putting Trader's Point onto the Nebraska side. DEATH: 1. RLDS citation above. Also confirmed in Doris Lewis' book cited above in biography. Doris also provides place as Council Bluffs. Death date was Thanksgiving Day that year. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Ancestral File 4.19 (27 May 2001). 2. Mentioned in the FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, p. 87. 3. FHL Book 929.273EL54h | Stoker, Joseph Jehiel (I361)
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| 4332 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 5 Jun 2002. 2. Three names appear in Ordinance Index 1.02: Rozeltha, Roseltha, and Rosetthe. I use Rozeltha because of the quote below from the Doris Lewis book in which she quotes the genealogy of all the descendants of the Rozeltha from a booklet prepared in 1971 by Rozeltha's daughter Blanche in which she uses the name "Rozeltha." 3. Reviewed LDS Ancestral File 30 Nov 2002. Appears to have several errors including showing a death date for her on exact same day as the verified death date for her husband. Also 7 children listed, three of which show birth in Utah interspersed with children born in Iowa: Clara Eunice, b. 24 Jul 1872 and d. 27 Jul 1872 at Trader's Point, Pott., IA. Ethel Rebecca, b. 25 Oct 1873 at Wallsburgh, Wasatch, UT and d. 8 Jan 1874. Ada, b. 6 Nov 1875 at Trader's Point and d. 17 Mar 1876. Emma Blanche, b. 7 Dec 1878 at Lehi, Utah, UT and d. 19 Dec 1942. Joseph Clyde, b. 30 Jun 1881 at Cache Co., UT. Michael Ray, b. 2 Dec 1885 at Calhoun, Harrison, IA and d. 3 Jul 1896 at Persia,, IA. Ina Rozeltha, b. 1 Jan 1887 at Calhoun, Harrison, IA. 4. Censuses: 1860 US: St. Mary's Township, Mills, IA, p. 37, dwelling 204, family 155 (neighbors include Martin Ford, A.H. Bowen, and Samuel Barstow - father of Roseltha): Samuel Barstow, 30, farmer, $300 real estate, $200 personal property, OH. Ellanor, 28, IL. Jas. H. 5, IL Rosealtha, 4, IA. Alice J., 2, IA. Edgar Sheppard, 30, laborer, ??. 1870 US: Pacific P.O., St. Mary's Township, Mills, IA, p. 107a, dwelling 36, family 35 (next door neighbors to Moroni Stoker): Samuel Barstow, 42 works on farm, $890, OH. Eleanor, 38, keeping house, IL James, 15, IL. Roselta, 14, IA. Alice, 12, IA. Hepsiba, 4, IA. Andrew Peterson, 24, works on farm, Prussia. 1895 Iowa State: Hazel Dell, Pottawattamie, IA: Joseph J. Stoker, 48, IL. Rozeltel, 38, Mills Co. [IA]. Blance, 16, UT. Clyde, 14, UT. Ray, 9, Harrison Co. [IA]. Ina, 8, Harrison Co. Michael Stoker, 54, IL. 1910 US: Council Bluffs Ward 4, Pottawattamie, Iowa, 1/1: James M. Barstow, 55, md. 25 years, IL OH IL, general practice physician. Caroline, wife, 46, md. 25 years, 4 total children 3 living, OH OH OH. James M., 18, son, IA IL OH Richard S., 14, son, IA IL OH. Robert W., 12, son, IA IL OH Eleanor, mother, 79, widowed, 5 total children all living, IL English NY Roseltha B. Birchard, 54, sister, widowed, 6 total children with 3 living, IA OH IL, seamstress dry goods store. 1930 US: Medford, Jackson, Oregon: Edgar Bingham, 50, single, NE NY NY. Lucy Bingham, mother, 79, widowed, NY NY NY. Roseltha Burchard, servant, 74, widowed, IA OH IL. 5. The book "The Howard Leytham Stoker Von Dollen Family Histories, "FHL 929.273 H833a, by Doris Lewis, 2017 So. 80th Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, pp. 93-98: "The wife of Joseph Jehiel Stoker was named Rozeltha. The births and deaths of their children leave a record of sadness and grief which often existed among families a hundred years ago. Twice they moved to Utah and twice they moved back to Iowa. Joseph m. Rozeltha at Trader's Point and d. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1921 at Council Bluffs. [Children:] a. Clara Eunice Stoker, born 24 Jul 1872 at Trader's Point. Clara died three days later and Joseph's mother died the following Feb. Soon after Joseph and Rozeltha left for Utah. b. Ethel Rebecca Stoker, born 25 Oct 1873 at Wallsburgh, Wasatch Co., Utah. Ethel died the following January 8, and they then moved back to Trader's Point. c. Ada Stoker, born 6 Nov 1875 at Trader's Point, died in an accident the following March 17, 1876. Joseph and Rozeltha moved to Utah for the second time. d. Emma Blanche Stoker, b. 7 Dec 1878 at Lehi, UT, d. 1974, m. Clause Henry Ronfeldt. [The author notes that in 1971 with the help of her family, Blanche sent the author a booklet they had made listing the names and dates of her entire family from 1805-1971. This downline information of hundreds of names from Joseph Jehiel Stoker down is in this book.] e. Joseph Clyde Stoker, b. 30 Jun 1881 at Cache Co., UT, m. Pauline Bauerkemper. f. Michael Ray Stoker, b. 2 Dec 1885 at Calhoun, Harrison Co., IA, d. 3 Jul 1896 at Persia, IA. g. Ina Rozeltha Stoker, b. 1 Jan 1887 at Calhoun, IA, m. Nelson Pursel who was b. 3 Jan 1884 and d. 4 Mar 1964." 6. Biographies found on the Internet at the Iagenweb site. One is of Rozeltha's brother and the other of her father: a. "J.M. Barstow is one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the city. He was born in Fulton Co, Illinois, September 10, 1854, son of Samuel and Eleanor (Coulson) Barstow. The latter is of English descent and a native of Illinois. Samuel Barstow was born in Muskingum Co, Ohio. He and his wife came to Mills Co, Iowa, October 1855 and settled on a farm 20 miles south of Council Bluffs and in 1871 came to Pottawattamie Co, Iowa, purchasing their present farm six miles south of Council Bluffs, where they still reside. They had three sons and two daughters, all living: James M., our subject; Rozeltha, wife of Joseph Stoker farmer of Mills Co, Iowa; Alice J., wife of Edward McIntyre farmer of Harrison Co, Iowa; Miss Ena H, Teacher in Bloomer School at Council Bluffs; Guy E, resides with is brother, Dr. Barstow. Dr. Barstow was but a year old when his parents came to Mills County, Iowa. He first attended a subscription school in a slab house in Mills, afterward the district and public schools. He also attended the Bellevue High School, of Bellevue, Nebraska, two terms; then taught during the summers and attended school during the winters; also attended college at the Methodist Seminary at Glenwood, Mills County. He then taught four years and accumulated money sufficient to take his first course of lectures at Keokuk College of Physicians and Surgeons. He continued to earn the money during vacations to pay for his tuition and expenss at the college, from which he graduated in March 1880. While a student at the Medical College, he was a very hard worker, pursuing not only the regular course of studies, but also taking private instruction from eminent members of the faculty in diseases of the eye and ear, and also in obstetrics. After his graduation he immediately began the practice of medicine in Council Bluffs, but being very ambitious of taking a high place in his profession, he took the first opportunity of going to Bellevue Medical College, New York City, where he had the advantage of the instruction, both theoretical and practical, of the most eminent physicians and surgeons of the day, and also the immense advantages of hospital practice. He graduated from this college in March 1884, having taken special instructions in practice, surgery, obstetrics and diseases of women and Children, aside from the rgular course of lectures and hospital processes. After his graduation at Bellevue, he again resumed his practice at Council Bluffs. Dr. Barstow is a member of the Presybterian church, is one of the staff of the Pottawattamie Co. Asylum for the Insane, both visiting and consulting; also of St. Bernard's Hospital. He enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him. The doctor has been very successful in his practice, and by reason of his kindly manners and painstaking care he is well liked by his patients. Both he and his wife are popular socially. Dr. Barstow belongs to the State Medical Society, is a member of the Medical Society of the Missouri Valley and also of the Council Bluffs Medical Society and has been president of this latter society. He is in vigorous, robust health, capable of a great deal of hard work and study; honest, frank, and manly in his character and demeanor, imbued with a generous ambition and possessed of the advantages of a strong mind and thorough, practical education and training. He was united in marriage to Miss CARRIE M. Shepard, October 29, 1884. She was born in Ohio and is a daughter of Nathaniel and RUTH (Foutz) Shepard. Dr. and Mrs. Barstow have one child, Ruth." Source: Biographical History of Pottawattamie County Iowa, by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1891; page 583. b. "Samuel Barstow is a native of Muskingum Co, Ohio, born August 18, 1829, five miles north of Zanesville, the son of Samuel and Alvira (Woodruff) Barstow, natives of Maine and Ohio respectively. The mother died May 5, 1840 and the father died at Farmington, Illinois, in 1867. They had a family of 7 children of whom only 5 still survive; Warren H., deceased in Illinois; George W. of Licking Co, Ohio; Willis of Cleveland, Ohio; Samuel, our subject; Anthony H, deceased; Martha, wife of M.W. Spaulding, residing in Tecumseh, Nebraska; Stephen of Farmington, Illinois; and Sarah A., deceased in infancy. Mr. Barstow was again married, this time ot Mary L. Jet, of Ohio, who died in 1889, at Farmington, Illinois. By this marriage there were 7 children: Judson, who died in Andersonville prison after having been wounded at the battle of Chickahominy Swamps. He was first taken to Libby prison, thence to Andersonville, where he died of abuse and neglect; Elvira, deceased, wife of M.W. Spaulding of Tecumseh, Nebraska; Henry, deceased in Illinois; Eliza, a resident of Farmington, Illinois; Ann, deceased; Milton, deceased; Ross, a resident of Farmington. Samuel Barstow Jr. our subject, was reared in his native county and remained at home until he had attained his majority. He was brought up to farm life and received his education in the old log schoolhouse of those days. Sept 19, 1853, he removed to Fulton Co., Illinois, where he remained a short time and then removed to Peoria Co., working at whatever presented itself, farming being his principal occupation. He was married Nov 24, 1853, to Eleanor A. Caulson, daughter of William S. and Hephzibah (Eno) Caulson, natives of England and New York. The mother, born in Michigan in 1804, still resides in the state of Washington, near Olympia. The father died in 1844 at age 43 years. They had a family of 10 children, of whom 7 still survive: Hannah T., wife of Ambrose Clark, of Union County Oregon; Sarah Ann, widow of J.W. Clark, residing in Mills County, Iowa; William P., deceased in Mexico; Mary O., deceased, was the wife of Charles Davis of Exeter, Nebraska; Eleanor A., wife of the subject of this sketch; Jakie, a resident of California; Imle E., of Cordelan Mines, Idaho; Emeline, widow of J.S. Sherwood, of the state of Washington; Henry S., also of Washington. Eleanor, wife of our subject, was born in Peoria Co., Illinois, near Peoria city, January 29, 1832, where she was reared and married. In the fall of 1855 they came to Iowa and located in Mills County, where Mr. Barstow purchased a pre-emption right of raw prairie, with no improvements whatever. Here they made their home for 8 years and improved 80 acres. In 1863 they returned to Illinois, where they spent one year, and then returned to Iowa, spending four years in Mills Co.; returned to Peoria and spent one year, and again returned to Mills Co. In April 1872 they located on their present farm of 40 acres on the southwest quarter of section 31, Lewis township, Pottawattamie Co. Here they at once commenced improvements, erected a small residence, 16 X 21, and one and a half stories high. They made their home here for several years, when they removed to their present residence. Mr. Barstow has added to his first purchase until he now has 160 acres of finely improved land, the most of which he has done himself. When they landed in Iowa they had nothing but pluck and energy, but by close application they have secured for themselves a comfortable home. He devotes himself principally to farming and stock-raising. Politically he is a stanch Republican, taking an active part in all of the political work of the county. He has held the office of Justice of the peace and Road Supervisor, and while in Mills Co. he was chosen as Supervisor of the county two terms. Mr. and Mrs. Barstow are members of the Christian Church, of which he is an ordained elder. They have five children: James M., born Sept 1854, a practicing physician of Council Bluffs; Roseltha, wife of Joseph Stoker, residing at Mills Co.; Alice J., born January 20, 1858, wife of Edward P. McIntyre, of Harrison Co., Iowa; Hepsie E., born Sept 15, 1865, is a teacher in the public schools of Council Bluffs; Elvira, deceased; Guy E., born July 28, 1873, is at home." Source: Biographical History of Pottawattamie County Iowa, by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1891; page 245. BIRTH: 1. Online Ordinance Index gives about 1850 of Trader's Point, Pottawattamie, Iowa; however, interpolating from father's 1891 biography, it appears more likely that birth was about 1856 in Mills Co., IA. 1870 census confirms age 14 in 1870 with birth in Iowa. MARRIAGE: 1. Online Ordinance Index provides the date of 22 Dec 1871 and location as Sarpy Co. in Nebraska. The Doris Lewis book cited in biography above gives no date and marriage place as Trader's Point, IA, which is same place, just on the Iowa side of the Missouri River. Directly opposite across the river from Trader's Point is Sarpy's Ferry. Lewis' book shows that by 1912, the Missouri River had changed course moving east putting Trader's Point onto the Nebraska side. 2. She remarried to Newell C. Birchard 2 January 1904 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa. DEATH: 1. Based on the 1930 census. | Barstow, Rozeltha (I351)
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| 4333 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 Apr 2002. 2. Censuses: 1840 US: Environs of Quincy, Adams, Illinois, p. 60a, related families: Ebenezer Hanks, males 20-30:2//females 20-30:1. [Newly married Ebenezer and Jane - not sure who second male is.] Henry Cooper, males 15-20:1; 20-30:2//females 40-50:1. [Four homes away from Ebenezer Hanks - probable brother to Jane Wells Cooper.] James Wells, males 5-10:2; 20-30:2; 40-50:1//females 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50: 1. [Next door to Henry Cooper - possible uncle to Jane Wells Cooper?] 1860 US: Provo, Utah, Utah, p. 427, 4 Oct 1860, family 2836: Ebenezer Hanks, 45, merchant, NY. Jane, 48, NY. Truman Swarthout, 30, clerk, NY. B.F. Baughman, 34, clerk, Ger. 1870 US: Parowan, Iron, Utah, enum. 17 Jun 1870, Roll 16 Book 1, p. 293b, household 169, family 165: Ebenezer Hanks, 53, woolen manufacturer, $10,000 real estate, $2,000 personal property, NY. Jane W., 53, homework, NY. Martha, 12, at house, CA. Jane, 6, UT. Hyrum Coombs, 31, laborer, IL. 1880 US: Parowan, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, National Archives Film T9-1336, p. 355B: W. Jane Hanks, occupation: keeping house, age 62, married, birthplace: NY, NY, NY. 3. Database entries of Jane's ancestors, siblings, and their families by database from Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 4. I reviewed the following book at the FHL in Salt Lake City and found that it does not deal with our particular Wells family: D.W. Norris and H.A. Feldmann, "The Wells Family" (Milwaukee: The Cramer-Krasselt Co., 1942). 5. Jane had a sister-in-law named Anna Mariah Peck whose parents were early LDS members from the original Colesville Branch in New York. Anna marries Jane's brother Henry in 1840 in Burton, Adams, Illinois. 6. David L. Bigler and Will Bagley, editors, "Army of Israel, Mormon Battalion Narratives," vol. 4 of "Kingdom in the West" series, Arthur H. Clark Co., Spokane, WA, 2000, pp.457-460 contains a never before published roster of the Mormon Battalion detachments that wintered at El Pueblo in 1846 and entered the Salt Lake Valley on 29 July 1847. Shortly after their arrival, Thomas Bullock, the "Clerk of the Camp of Israel" compiled the list of 275 names and titled it: "August 1847 Names of Pueblo Soldiers and Mississippi Brethren Arrived in Great Salt Lake City." Under Nelson Higgins detachment: "Jane Hanks, [age] 26." Her husband is not listed. 7. Per Carl V. Larson, "A Data Base of the Mormon Battalion," 1987, Copy at LDS Church Archives. From his data, the author indicates the oldest enlistee was 69 and that there were 11 others born before 1800. Average age death of the entire Battalion is a remarkable 79 which includes accidents and illnesses leading to death. Entry for Ebenezer Hanks indicates his wife Jane applied for pension in 1887 from Parowan, Utah. 8. Bronze memorial plaque in Pueblo, Colorado [photo on file]: "This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado. A detachment of United States soldiers of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War spent the winter of 1846-47 near this site. With their families and Mormon immigrants from Mississippi they formed a settlement of 275 persons. They erected a church and rows of dwellings of cottonwood logs. Here were born the first white children in Colorado. Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado, from the Mrs. J.N. Hall Foundation and by Colorado members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and by citizens of Pueblo. 1946." 9. FHL film 0480137: "Selected Pension Application Files for Members of the Morman [sic] Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848" from the National Archives and Records Service, Washington, DC." Jane applied 14 Feb 1887 and was approved for $8.00 per month on 29 Jun 1887. The law which made the pension available was the "Mexican War Pension Act of Jan. 29, 1887." She was dropped from rolls 6 Aug 1896 as "pensioner dead" with note that last pension was paid 4 Mar 1896. Text of Mexican War Pension Files from Family History Library film [unnoted] for Jane Hanks: "No. 892, Mexican War, Act of Jan. 29, 1887. Widow. Jane Hanks, widow of Ebenezer Hanks; rank Serg't., Co. E, Regiment: Battn. of Iowa Mormon Vols. Rate per month, $8.00, commencing Jan. 29, 1887. Certificate dated June 30, 1887 and payable at San Francisco Agency. Fee none." Typed application: "War with Mexico. Claim of widow for service pension. Territory of Utah, County of Iron. Mrs. Jane Hanks, being duly sworn, says: I am the widow of Ebenezer Hanks. He died at Graves Valley, Utah, on the 4th day of April, 1884. I have not since remarried. I was married to him by Elija King, a Justice of the Peace, on the 27th day of October, 1839, in the County of Adams, State of Illinois. Neither of us had been previously married. My maiden name was Miss Jane Cooper. He enlisted on or about the 16th day of July, 1846, at Council Bluffs as a third sergeant in Company E commanded by Captain Daniel E. Davis in the Mormon Battalion in the War with Mexico, and served in said war in said company and battalion until about the 16th day of July, 1847 when he was honorably discharged at Los Angels, California. Since then he and I have resided as follows, viz: Salt Lake City, Utah, Elderado, and San Bernardino Counties, California, and Parowan City, Iron County, Utah. I have made diligent search for his discharge, but have not been able to find it. I hereby apply for a pension. My post office address is Parowan City, Iron County, Utah. My actual residence is in said Parowan City. Signed: Jane Hanks, James W. Brown, William Kirkjeah[?]. Also personally appeared Zachariah B. Decker, aged 67 years, and Charles Y. Webb, aged 67 years, whose post office addresses are Parowan City, Utah, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say that they have known the said Jane Hanks for 40 years and for 40 years respectively; and they were present and saw her sign her name to the forgoing declaration; that they know her to be the same person she represents herself to be; and they further say that they are able to identify her as the person who was the wife of the identical Ebenezer Hanks, who rendered the service alleged in the above application in the company of Captain Daniel C. Davis, in the Mormon Battalion, in the war with Mexico, by the following named facts and circumstances, to wit: that they know that the said Jane Hanks was with the said battalion as the wife of the said Ebenezer Hanks; and that she served as a laundress, in said company, in said battalion at the time above named; ant that they know that she has not remarried since the death of the said Ebenezer Hanks, her husband, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. Signed: Zach B. Decker, Wm. Marshall, Charles Webb. Stamped widow's brief with same information also included but subsequently stamped "Dropped from rolls Aug 6, 1896 - Pensioner dead"; also noted is a bounty land search showing "Bounty Land claim 80581-160-47." Also included is one page giving a copy of the actual Congressional Act granting pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the Mexican war, and for other purposes which was approved Jan. 29, 1887. 13. Concerning how Ebenezer Hanks and his wife were sent to Pueblo with the sick camp of the Mormon Battalion: The book "John Doyle Lee, Zealot, Pioneer Builder, Scapegoat," by Juanita Brooks, pages 101 - 102: "When Lee heard that about twenty-five of the Battalion man had been placed on the sick list and were to be discharged from the service forthwith, his indignation knew no bounds. He at once told Adjutant George P. Dykes "that I would consider it more honorable to command those man (sick) to be shot & thereby to put an end to their suffering - then to leave them here to rot among prostitutes - without a friend to assist them... and that the man who raised his voice or assented to this move would have to atone for the sufferings and lives of those man." He immediately went to the Captain and other officers to protest in the action. But perhaps John Steele did as much to secure a reversal of orders as did Lee. His young wife and little daughter had come along with him, walking as he did. Now to have them assigned to go back with this group of sick man angered him until he did something about it. There were about twenty women along, each of whom had been able bodied husband. John Steele tried in vain to get the group to support him, but none dared until John Hess said that if he were fortified with a good stout drink he would go along to face Colonel Cooke. Steele wrote: 'We went and found him in a long low cellar, with about 30 officers. I asked which of the gentleman there is Colonel Cooke. Then, there arose a man from the other side of the table, measuring about 6 ft. four inches. I told him I understood he had issued orders for all the sick men and all the women to go back to Bent's Fort. He said yes that was so. I told him I had my wife and there and would like the privilege of either having my wife go to California with me or going back to Bent's Fort with her. He spoke very saucy and said he would like to have his wife, along with him (but he never had a wife). I told him very likely his wife was in Washington or some other good seaport town among her friends, while mine was in Santa Fe, among her enemies, and to have her left there with only a squad the sick men, I would not stand it, and the more I talked the more angry I got until at last, I could have thrashed the ground with him...' At any rate, between them they had the order changed so that the husbands who wished to do so accompanied their wives." 10. The book "History of Iron County Mission - Parowan, Utah, comp. by Mrs. Luella Adams Dalton, chapter 41, p.366: A. "Ebenezer Hanks, after coming to Parowan to establish his cotton factory in 1861, opened the first general merchandise store in the northeast room of his home, that stood right where Oscar Lyman's home is. He kept a big six mule outfit on the road all the time with Joe Wixom as driver. He hauled fright from Call's Landing on the Colorado River. The freighters usually went in groups. The ships laden from the eastern markets went round by Cape Horn, then up the Colorado River to Call's Landing, where teams would be waiting to freight the goods to Salt Lake City and to the mines in Nevada. Father bought a charter oak stove from Ebenezer Hanks paying him 50 bushels of wheat at $5.00 a bushel" (Source: William H. Lyman) B. "Ebenezer Hank's outfit freighted from Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California to the mines in Nevada and on up thru the settlements to Salt Lake City. These were the first imported goods that came into the community; prior to this everything was homespun. The calico used to come in great big rolls with two or three hundred yards in a roll. Calico was 50c a yard, thread 25c a spool. This was a cash store and there weren't many folks that had cash." (Source: Samuel Mortenson) 11. Excerpts involving Ebenezer and Jane Hanks in the book "History of Iron County Mission, Parowan, Utah," comp. by Mrs. Luella Adams Dalton (note the cooking ability of Jane Hanks): A. "Dances in the Homes; Wm. H. Lyman Story: 'We used to have dances all over town in the homes. They'd clear away the chairs and tables and make room for the sets. After Aunty Hanks sold out their store, we used to have great times, dancing in her front room (old home that stood where Oscar Lyman's home is). All of us boys would pitch in and cut her wood, pile it and she'd stir up a fine molasses cake or cornbread with butter and molasses. We used to dance at Charlie Harrises (old lumber home that stood where Amelia Topham's home now stands) and at Lorenzo Barton's just east of Johnny Rasmussen's home. Thomas Richards and Mark Guymon used to play the violin for us.'" B. "Rush Lake Parties, by Sarah Ann Stevens: 'The cotton was carded and made into rolls. These rolls were worked back and forth until they got smaller and smaller until they were made into yarn. The yarn was made into skeins and then into bundles of sixteen skeins, costing $9.00 a bunch. They never wove cloth at the Cotton Factory but it was a great help to have the cotton carded and spun into yarn. They never used wool at the factory. After the settlement of the Dixie country, President Young could see the necessity of a cotton factory close to the cotton fields. He sold out his interest in the Parowan Cotton Factory to Ebenezer Hanks and in 1865 and 1866 built the cotton factory at Washington. In 1866, the old Parowan plant stopped operating as a cotton factory on account of the scarcity of cotton. It was turned into a wool scouring and carding plant. Wool was washed and dried, then carded into rolls about twelve to sixteen inches long and from one to two inches thick. This was a great help to the women. It could soon be spun into yarn and ready for the hand loom. The pioneer children were kept busy carrying big baskets of rolls to their mothers. Most everyone did their own weaving.'" C. Chapter 41: "Early Day Stores, by William H. Lyman: 'Ebenezer Hanks, after coming to Parowan to establish his cotton factory in 1861, opened the first general merchandise store in the northeast room of his home, that stood right where Oscar Lyman's home is. He kept a big six mule outfit on the road all the time with Jose Wixom as driver. He hauled freight from Call's Landing on the Colorado River. The freighters usually went in groups. The ships laden from the eastern markets went round by Cape Horn, then up the Colorado River to Call's Landing, where teams would be waiting to freight the goods to Salt Lake City and to the mines in Nevada. Father bought a charter oak stove from Ebenezer Hanks paying him 50 bushels of wheat at $5.00 a bushel.'" D. "Ebenezer Hanks' Store, by Samuel Mortenson: 'Ebenezer Hank's outfit freighted from Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California to the mines in Nevada and on up thru the settlements to Salt Lake City. These were the first imported goods that came into the community; prior to this everything was homespun. The calico used to come in great big rolls with two or three hundred yards in a roll. Calico was 50c a yard, thread 25c a spool. This was a cash store and there weren't many folks that had cash.'" E. "Third Saw Mill Bee (Later Uncle Nathan Benson's mill), by Morgan Richards, Jr.: 'William Ebenezer Hanks, William Adams and John Henderson had everything on hand for the erection of the 3rd Saw Mill; they had a work bee, for raising and placing the timbers of the frame work. About fifty people came and they served a hot dinner of pork and beans, chicken pie, boiled beef, potatoes, cheese, bread and butter, pies and cakes. This was about 1867. Aunt Celia Henderson, Aunt Jane Hanks and Margaret Adams, a girl of about fourteen, served the dinner. Aunt Jane Hanks could make the best mince pies you ever ate...'" 12. Background excerpts of history of Washington Co., Utah from Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Lesson for April 2002, "History of Washington County," comp. by Anne Miller Eckman: "The Cotton Factory By 1863 settlers in the Virgin Valley were producing large amounts of quality cotton but were having difficulty trading it for flour and grain in the northern settlements. There was a market for the cotton in California, but Brigham Young wanted the fiber to remain in Utah to support his policy of self-sufficiency. It was decided that a cotton mill was needed to allow the settlers to produce thread and cloth for which there was a ready market in the north. President Young selected a site for the mill in September 1865, and construction began. Cotton machinery, which was in operation in Parley's Canyon near Salt Lake City, would be dismantled and taken to the Cotton Mission. The first story of the building was dedicated on July 24, 1866. The machinery arrived later that year, and operation began in the spring of 1867. Employees were hired at an average wage of four dollars per week. A second story was added during the summer of 1870, and twenty-eight tons of additional equipment were shipped in from the eastern states. By 1871 the building was three stories tall and could produce five hundred yards of cotton and woolen cloth per day. Following the Civil War, it became cheaper to import cotton and woolen goods from the East, and the cotton mill was unable to produce cloth at competitive prices. The business limped along until 1910 when the cloth factory was closed, and the venture became history. (Linda Sappington, "Cotton Factory Was Meant to Boost Spirits," Spectrum, May 29, 1994, 31; David Morris, "A Short History of the Washington Factory," DUP History Collection, 1923.) (Picture: "Workers at the Cotton Mill.") Pintura (Bellevue): Pintura is located on Interstate 15 and is the first town reached as one enters Washington County from the north. It has the unique distinction of having been a part of three separate counties- Iron, Kane, and Washington, when early boundaries were modified to meet changing pioneer needs. The settlers named their community Bellevue because the formation of the landscape looked like a bell. The first settler of Bellevue was a man named Morrill who started a ranch there in 1858. Joel Johnson purchased the property in 1866 and was soon joined by others, including James Bay, James Sylvester, Joseph Birch, Jacob Gates, and James C. Snow. Joel Johnson sent to France for choice grape roots and enlarged his acreage by planting cuttings from them. When the vines grew, he shared cuttings with his neighbors and friends. In time Pintura had many fine vineyards that produced thousands of gallons of wine. Joel Johnson also imported choice fruit trees of several varieties, and orchards soon flourished. Settlers also grew vegetables and raised cattle. Because Pintura was a day's journey from Cedar City to the north and Washington to the south, it became a popular way station for teamsters and other travelers who called it the "Great Camp Ground." During the boom days of Silver Reef, it was common to see from ten to fifty teams tied in the stalls of the huge barn. Three camp houses were built to shelter travelers from winds and storms. In 1883 Ebenezer Hanks directed the erection of an eighteen by twenty-five foot cobblestone building to be used for church meetings, education, and other public purposes. James Sylvester, James C. Snow, and Andrew F. Gregerson served as presiding elders of the Bellevue Branch. Years later, the citizens were indignant when the county school superintendent sold the building for a mere $10,000. In 1925 the United States Post Office asked that Bellevue's name be changed, as there were several other towns with the same name. Andy Gregerson looked at the brightly-colored hills nearby, and suggested Pintura, the Spanish word for painting. (Althea G. Hafen, "Bellevue," in Under Dixie Sun, 357-60.)" 13. Deeds circa 1889-1890 in Iron County, Utah, involving Jane Hanks: A. Iron County, Utah Deed Book J; Pages 359-362, for property in Parowan, Utah with Wm. Holyoak: "This indenture made the 29th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety. Between Jane W. Hanks, widow of Ebenezer Hanks of Parowan City in Iron County, Utah Territory, party of the first part and William Holyoak, a merchant of said city the party of the second part witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) money of the United States of America to her in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged does by these presents grant bargain, sell, convey, and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever. The following described lots or parcel of land viz: Lots (1) one (2) two (3) three (4) four (5) five (6) six (7) seven (8) eight and (9) nine, each lot (2) two by (24) twenty-four rods, of the south and of block (16) sixteen in plat A, in Parowan City survey. Also lot (1) one, six (6) rods in width, east and west by (12) twelve rods north and south, and the south half of lot (2) two, six by six square of the south end and west part of block 16 sixteen in plat A of Parowan City survey, containing in all (3) three acres and (60) rods of ground, situated in section (14) fourteen, township (34) thirty-four south, range (9) west Salt Lake Meridian in Iron County, Utah Territory. Together with all and singular the tenements (?) and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the rents, issues and profits thereof. To have and to hold all and singular the above mentioned and described premises together with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever and the said party of the first part and her heirs, the said premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against the said party of the first part and her heirs and against all and every person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend. In witness whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of John W. Brown, Bridget Butt. Territory of Utah, County of Iron Jane W. Hanks (seal)" On the 29th day of July 1890, personally appeared before me John W. Brown a notary public, in and for the County of Iron Utah Territory, Jane W. Hanks of Parowan City, in said county, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument, as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the said annexed instrument as a party thereto, and she the said Jane W. Hanks, duly acknowledged to me that she executed the same freely and voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. John W. Brown, notary public in and for Iron County, Utah Filed Oct 18th, 1890 Recorded Oct 20th, 1890, Wm. H. Holyoak, Recorder This indenture, made the 29th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety between Jane W. Hanks, widow of Ebenezer Hanks, of Parowan City in Iron County Utah Territory party of the first part, and William Holyoak a merchant of said city the party of the second part witnesseth: that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of ($60.00) sixty dollars money of the United States of America to her in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does by these presents grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever the following described parcel of land to ?: Commencing at a point (19) nineteen rods and (6) six feet north of the south-east corner of the quarter of the south-east quarter of section (24) twenty-four, in township (33) thirty three south, range (9) nine west Salt Lake meridian in Utah Territory. Thence north (4) four rods and (9) nine feet: thence west (80) eighty rods: thence south (4) four rods and (9) nine feet: thence east (80) eighty rods to the place of beginning: Also commencing (19) nineteen rods and (9) nine feet north from the south west corner of lot (4) four in the south west quarter of section (19) in township (33) south range 8, west Salt Lake meridian. Thence North (4) four rods and (9) nine feet. Thence east (80) eighty rods: thence south (4) four rods and nine (9) feet: thence west eighty (80) rods to the place of beginning, containing (4) four acres, eighty seven (87) rods, and (9) thirty thirds of a rod be the same more or less. Together with all and singular the tenements here [?] and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the rents issues and profits thereof: To have and to hold all and singular the above mentioned and described premises together with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever. And the said party of the first part and her heirs the said premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against the said party of the first part, and her heirs, and against all and every person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same shall and will warrant, and by these presents forever defend. In witness whereof, the said party of the first part hath hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Elizabeth Collester, John W. Brown. Jane W. Hanks (seal) Territory of Utah County of Iron On the 29th day of July 1890, personally appeared before me John W. Brown a notary public, in and for the county of Iron, Utah Territory, Jane W. Hanks of Parowan City, said county whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument, as a party thereto, personally known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the said annexed instrument, as a party thereto and she the said Jane W. Hanks duly acknowledged to me that she executed the same freely and voluntarily for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written. John W. Brown, Notary public. Iron Co Utah Filed October 18th 320 PM 1890 Recorded Oct 20th 1890, Wm. H. Holyoak Recorder." B. Iron County, Utah Deed Book J; Pages 85-86 involving the estate of Edward Dalton: "In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto let my hand and affixed any official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written, John W. Brown, Notary Public Filed Apr 13th, 1889, 1-o'clock P.M. Recorded Apr. 18th, 1889, Wm. H. Holyoak, Recorder. This indenture, made the twenty-third day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine at Parowan City by and between Emily Dalton, the duly appointed qualified and acting administrative of the estate of Edward M. Dalton deceased late of said city, and county the party of the first part, and Jane Hanks, of the said city county and territory the party of the second part, witnesseth, that whereas, the said Edward M. Dalton in his lifetime and on or about the 10th day of May A.D. 1885, by a contract bearing date the 10th day of May A.D. 1883, agreed to and with the said Jane Hanks, to sell and convey to her the promises herein after described, in consideration of the payment by the said Jane Hanks, of the same of $7.00 dollars, but the said Edward M. Dalton, died intestate without performing said contract, and whereas on the 19th day of November A.D. 1888, the probate court of Iron County, Utah Territory hold(?) at Parowan City in said county upon the application of said Jane Hanks. Said court did on the 18th day of March A.D. 1889, order said administratrix to carry into effect the terms and conditions of said contract. Now therefore by virtue of the authority and order aforesaid and in pursuance of the terms and conditions of said contract on the part of the said Edward M. Dalton to the performed and in consideration of the same of $7.00 dollars paid by the said Jane Hanks to the said Edward M. Dalton deceased I the said Emily Dalton do hereby grant, bargain, sell, and convey unto the said Jane Hanks, her heirs and assigns forever, the said lot (3) three. Also commencing (19) nineteen rods and 9 feet north, of the South-west corner of lot 4, in the South West quarter of section 19, in township 33, South. Range 8, West, Salt Lake Meridian. Thence North 4 rods and 9 feet thence East 80 rods. Thence South 4 rods and 9 feet. Thence West 80 rods 40 the place of beginning, containing 4 acres 87 rods and 9/33, of a rod, be the same more or less, with the appurtenances. To have and to hold, the same unto the said Jane Hanks her heirs, to her and their use forever, and the said Edward M. Dalton and his heirs, against all and every person or persons whomsoever (?) or to claim the same, shall and will warrant, and may these presents forever defend. In witness whereof, the said Emily Dalton has hereunto let her hand and seal the day and year first above written, signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Nathan Benson, John W. Brown. Territory of Utah, County of Iron Emily Dalton, Administratrix of the Estate of Edward M. Dalton, Deceased. On the 23rd day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, personally appeared before me John W. Brown a notary public in and for the county of Iron, Utah Territory, Emily Dalton the administratrix of the estate of Edward M. Dalton, deceased, whose name is subscribed to the annexed instrument as a party thereto personally known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the said annexed instrument as a party thereto, and she, Emily Dalton, the administratrix as aforesaid duly acknowledged to me that she as such administratrix executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year in this certificate first above written, John W. Brown, Notary public. Filed Apr 13th, 1889, 1 P.M. Recorded Apr 18th, 1889, Wm. H. Holyoak, Recorder." 14. I have on file from the book "Images of Parowan's Past," 1998, Parowan Main Street Corporation, an old photo of a mercantile store in Parowan located on the northwest corner of 100 East and Center Street. The store's name was Parowan Cash Store with C.C. Rasmussen as the proprietor. Rasmussen may have been a subsequent proprietor since Jane had the first "cash" store in Parowan. Subject to confirmation of land ownership records if any of where Jane Hanks lived in Parowan, this location may well be the site of her store prior to Rasmussen. Follow-up note: I visited Parowan in 2008 and was able to locate and visit Jane's old home at 132 S. 100 W. It is currently a rental owned by Burnett Evans, 3466 Meadow Brook Dr., West Valley, 84119-5059, 435-477-8825 (Phyllis is the property manager at 435-477-8825.) From the land records, it appears that Jane Hanks owned most of the block between 1st and 2nd S. and 1st and 2nd West. 15. LDS Archives, Manuscript History of California Mission: 30 May 1888, Jane Hanks, Ebenezer's widow, gave her power of attorney to help resolve land title problems in San Bernardino from 29 years before when her husband finalized the ownership details of the LDS San Bernardino Rancho in 1858. Apparently, he had carried the deed back to Utah with him and had given it to Brigham Young. 16. Iron County, Utah, Probate Record Book #2, pp. 129-131: "In the Fifth Judicial Court of the State of Utah, County of Iron, Decree of Distribution of Estate. In the matter of the Estate of Jane W. Hanks, Deceased John T. Mitchell, Executor of the Estate of Jane W. Hanks, deceased, having on the 13 day of January 1897, filed in this Court his petition, setting forth, among other matters, that his accounts have been finally settled, and said estate is in a condition to be closed, and that a portion of said estate remains to be divided among the heirs of said deceased, and said matter coming on regularly to be heard, the 12th day of February 1897, Now on this 12th day of February 1897, at 10 O'clock A.M. the said executor appearing by his counsel, Jos. T. Wilkinson, this Court proceeded to the hearing of said petition, and it appearing to the satisfaction of this Court that the residue of said estate, consisting of the property herein after particularly described, is now ready for distribution, and that said estate is now in a condition to be closed, That the whole of said estate is real property, situated and being in the County of Iron, in what is known as Iron City, in the plat of said Iron City survey, filed for record in the office of the County Recorder of Iron County, That the said Jane W. Hanks, died testate, in the City of Parowan, County of Iron, on the 27th day of March, 1896, leaving her surviving the following named heirs to-wit, Sarah Jane Caspar Hanks, age not known, Almira A. Hanks, McDugal, age 34 years, Jane A. Hanks, Sylvester 33 years, Ebenezer J. Hanks, age 32, Nancy l. Hanks, Gould, age 30 years, Ironna W. Hanks Davis, aged 27, Eva M. Hanks, Thompson aged 21, Neal W. Hanks, age 18, Charles C.R. Hanks, Mary Grace Shoemaker, Sarah Catherina Stoker, Amos Ebenezer Stevens, John Lincoln Ferris, and John Ferris, That since the rendition of the said final account, No Estate, has come in to the hands of the said Executor and the sum of Two Hundred and twelve, 35/100 dollars has been expended by said Executor, as necessary expences of administration, the vouchers whereof, together with a statement of such receipts and disbursements are now presented and filed, and the payments are approved by this Court; and that the estimated expenses of closing said estate will amount to the sum of That the said Surviving heirs as above mentioned are entitled to the residue of said estate, Now on this, the said 12th day of February 1897, on motion of Joseph T. Wilkinson Esq. counsel for said executor, It is Hereby Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed, That the residue of said estate of Jane W. Hanks, deceased, hereinafter particularly described and now remaining in the hands of said executor and any other property not now known or discovered which may belong to said estate, or in which the said estate may have any interest, be and the same is hereby distribut4ed as follows to-wit, To Sarah J. Caspar Hanks Burnell the undivided one tenth of said Estate. Almira A. Hanks McDougal, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Jane A. Hanks Sylvester, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Ebenezer J. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Nancy L. Hanks Gould, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Irona W. Hanks Davis, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Eva M. Hanks Thompson, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Neal W. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. Charles C.R. Hanks, the undivided one tenth of Estate. To Mary Grace Shoemaker the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. To Sarah Catherine Stoker the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. Amos Ebenezer Stevens, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. John Lincoln Ferris, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. Jonathan Ferris, the undivided one fiftieth of Estate. The following is a particular description of the said residue of said estate referred to in this decree, wand of which distribution is ordered, adjudged, and decreed, as aforesaid to-wit, The Whole of Blocks Number 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Lots number, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and Eight, in Block number 2, And Lots number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, in block Six, And Lots number 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, in Block 12, And Lots number 1, 2, 5, 6, in block 14, And Lots number 3, 5, and 6, in block 20, And Lots number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, in block 26, And Lots number1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, in block 33. Iron City Town Survey, situated and being in the North West quarter of Section Eight, Township Thirty seven, South of Range 14, West of Salt Lake Meridian, Done in Open Court this 12th day of February 1897, E.V. Higgins Judge, Filed March 13th A.D 1897 at 10.30 A.M." [Kerry's note: I have on file a copy of the plat map for the above. It has the following description on the plat: Plot of Iron City in Iron County, Utah Territory completed June 29th 1880 by Edward Dalton County Surveyor. Located on the North West 1/4 of Section 8, Township 37 South of Range 14 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian. Blocks 24 rods square. Lots 6 by 12 rods. Streets 4 rods wide, except 3 streets that are 5 rods wide. Streets cross at right angles but vary from the cardinal points of the compass West 25 degrees north and north 25 degrees east scale 24 rods to the inch." The plat also shows 33 blocks with generally 8 lots to the block. The "Furnace" and "Foundry" are marked. In the 1930's all of this land was foreclosed in a tax sale for roughly $10 dollars or so owed on property taxes.] 17. Parowan Times, 22 May 1931 (Parowan, Utah): "Annual May Tax Sale. Jane W. Hanks Heirs c/o Ebenezer Hanks - All of Blks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8. Blk 2, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, in Blk 6. Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, in Blk 12: Lots 1, 2, 5, 6 in Blk 13; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, in Blk 14; Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, in Blk 20; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, in Blk 26; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Blk 33, and other land not platted into lots and blocks all in the NW ¼ Sec 8, Tp 37 S Rg 14 W Cont, about 100 acres as per decree Ebenezer Hanks Est. …..$11.20." The money items set out in the foregoing list are only the original taxes assessed against the property described for the year 1926, for which the property was sold to Iron County. It will now be necessary to pay not only these amounts but all delinquent taxes of subsequent years together with interest and costs accrued before redemption can be made. This property is subject to redemption up to date of the sale, (May 29, 1931) Write the County Treasurer for a statement of the Costs to redeem." 18. "Daily Enquirer," Sept. 9, 1896. The people she saw in vision would be her biological mother Mary Ann Winner and her daughter Charlotte Ann Ferris; the "grandma" may have been Hanna ( ) Winner, wife of George King Winner or perhaps a nickname for Jane Wells Cooper Hanks, her adoptive mother who had just recently died a few months earlier. It is also interesting to note that Martha had a testimony of her LDS religion which counters the perception that her adoptive mother Jane Hanks was apostate. The obituary: "Death at Marysvale. Editor Enquirer. Marysvale, Utah, Aug. 31, 1896 -- I write to inform the relatives and friends of the death of Martha C. Ferris, my wife, at this place on August 24, at 6:25 p.m. Her illness was nervous debility, caused by prolapsus-uteri, which took her away in some ten days sickness. She leaves her husband and five children to mourn the great loss of wife and mother. In her last hours she gave the strongest testimony of her faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, and, arousing at times, would say, "Oh what white robes there are in heaven that I am going to wear. I am going to my dear little Lottie and grandma, and my own real mother. They are here. See! See!" and many other expressions that showed that she was crossing the river to that land of eternal day. Sister Ferris was the daughter of David Frederick of the Mormon Battalion, and was born at the Mobava [Mojave] in California. Her mother died, leaving her in the care of Jane W. Hanks, the wife of Ebenezer Hanks, when she was only thirteen months old. The name by which she was known was Martha Hanks." 19. Jane Wells Cooper is a descendant of William Bradford of the Mayflower as follows: William Bradford and Abigail Carpenter William Bradford and Alice Richards Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers Elizabeth Bradford and Charles Whiting Elizabeth Whiting and Samuel Goodrich. Wealthy Ann Goodrich and Edmund Wells Edmund Henry Wells and Hepsibah Buell Wealthy Ann Wells and Samuel Cooper Jane Wells Cooper and Ebenezer Hanks 20. Scott H. Partridge, ed., "Thirteenth Apostle: The Diaries of Amasa M. Lyman, 1832-1877," (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2016): "July 25, 1850; Thursday. [Mormon Island] This morning br A[benezer] Hanks loose our mules and they left immediately and all our search for them provee vain. We walked to S[acramento] City." "January 4, 1852; Sunday. Went to deer Creek and returned to the [Salmon] falls and received of br E[benezer] Hanks one thousand dollars and 5 dollars for the general [fund]." "December 23, 1853; Friday. [San Bernardino] To day our teams returned from Jurupa[,] weather continues fine. This evening br Ebenezer Hanks arived from the mineing country and brought a leter from Thomas S. Williams." "February 1, 1854; Wednesday. Went by stage to see E[benezer] Hanks at Salmon Falls from whom I received eleven hundred dollars and on 2ond Thursday returned to [San] Francisco by stage and steamer." "January 29, 1856; Tuesday. This morning received my leters by the mail giveing me information ... of the loss by fire of our saw mill in the mountain and also of sale to Br. E[benezer] Hanks of one third of the rancho of San Bernardino." "April 19, 1857; Sunday. Traviled up the [Cajon Pass] can[y]on at the uper water. Parted with Br E[benezer] Hanks whom we blest before parting, for the accomplishment of his labours as our general agent in California while we are absent on our mission to Europe." "May 11, 1857; Monday. [Las Vegas] About this time they learned that some Indians had shot one ox belonging to Br E[benezer] Hanks." "May 28, 1868; Thursday. To day remained in Parowan and visited the cotton factory and had my horses shod and dined with brother [Ebenezer] Hanks and family. My health rather poor. My shoeing was gratuitously done by brother E. Hanks who also fed my horses during my stay." "June 19, 1863; Friday. [Parowan] Visited machine shop of brother Ebenezer Hanks where my [teenage] son Oscar M. Lyman is learning the buisness of machinest under Master Willcox." "September 1, 1863; Tuesday. Dined with brother E[benezer] Hanks & Family." "October 30, 1863; Friday. [Fillmore] Cornelia [Leavitt] & children came with brother E[benezer] Hanks from the city." "September 6, 1868; Sunday. Brother [William] Marsdens residence is in the city of Parrowan, where he has been runing brother E[benezer] Hanks's cotton factory." "September 12, 1868; Saturday. This evening brother Ebenezer Hanks called on me." "September 13, 1868; Sunday. To day brother W [Ebenezer] Hanks started north to meet his wife Sarah who had been on a visit to her father's in Salt Lake City." "September 14, 1868; Monday. In the evening brother E[benezer] Hanks returned with his wife Sarah who had been north on a visit to her father Wm Casper whose residence was on Millcreek Salt Lake County." "September 15, 1868; Tuesday. Took super with brother E[benezer] Hanks and family." "September 16, 1868; Wednesday. Started for the Union Iron Works with brother [Ebenezer] Hanks." "September 17, 1868; Thursday. To day after waiting for brother [Ebenezer] Hanks while he went up the Kanyon to look at the prospect for coal. Then went to the iron works which are situated in the Valey of the little Pinto below Rich's ranch some 2 1/2 miles." "September 20, 1868; Sunday. This morning brother [Ebenezer] Hanks started for his horses which he folowed some 12 miles before he secured them. This made his return so late that we did not start for Parrowan as we had calculated." "September 23, 1868; Wednesday. Dined with brother [Ebenezer] Hanks and family and aranged with brother Hanks to let him have one yoke of my oxen for wheat for my family here." "March 19, 1869; Friday. Dined to day with brother [Ebenezer] Hank's family." "March 21, 1869; Sunday. In the evening br [Ebenezer] Hanks came home from the Iron Works." "March 22, 1869; Monday. Passed the day mostly with brother [Ebenezer] Hanks and family." "May 1, 1869; Saturday. To day received a parcel of onion sets from br [Ebenezer] Hanks." "December 9, 1870; Friday. Wrote letter to br Hanks[,] Ebenezer." "January 12, 1871; Thursday. Received letter from brother Ebenezer Hanks of Parowan. "April 27, 1871; Thursday. Visited and Dined with Brother [Ebenezer] Hanks and family." "May 1, 1871; Monday. Had a seance with Sister [Jane] Hanks and at night held seance at home [in Parowan with sixth wife Paulina]. Had some friends present results good and satisfactory." "February 17, 1872; Saturday. In the afternoon meet with Mrs. [Jane] Hanks." "February 18, 1872; Sunday. Passed the day mostly with Mrs. [Jane] Hanks and the Pages." "February 20, 1872; Tuesday. At night called on Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "February 22, 1872; Thursday. At night attended a private seance at the residence of Mrs Jane Hanks." "February 29, 1872; Thursday. Stoped with Sister [Jane] Hanks. Brother [Ebenezer] Hanks was absent on buisness to Pioche. "March 5, 1872; Tuesday. At night held private seance with Mrs [Jane] Hanks and some friends." "March 7, 1872; Thursday. Visited and dined with Mrs Jane Hanks." "March 8, 1872; Friday. At night had seance at the house of Mrs [Jane] Hanks the Browns were present." "March 11, 1872; Monday. In evening held seance with Mrs [Jane] Hanks and friends." "March 12, 1872; Tuesday. In evening held private seance br Sidney Burton was with us and Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "March 13, 1872; Wednesday. In the evening held seance at Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "April 16, 1872; Tuesday. [Parowan] Called on and dined with Mrs [Jane] Hanks. Br [Richard] Benson was with us tonight." "April 17, 1872; Wednesday. brs [Richard] Benson & [William S.] Waren were with us also Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "April 19, 1872; Friday. At night held seance with Mrs [Jane] Hanks and friends with pleasant results." "April 20, 1872; Saturday. Held seance in evening at Mrs [Jane] Hanks. Conditions rather poor with results corisponding." "April 21, 1872; Sunday. In the evening held seance with Mrs [Jane] Hanks, with Mrs L. as medium, with good results." "April 24, 1872; Wednesday. Br [Ebenezer] Hanks came home this evening." "April 25, 1872; Thursday. Called on Brother [Ebenezer] Hanks." "April 27, 1872; Saturday. Dined with brother [Ebenezer] Hanks." "July 20, 1872; Saturday. Received letter from Mrs Jane Hanks in parowan sending some Ore for sale in the disposition of which she wished me to act as agent for their Co." "July 22, 1872; Monday. Called on Mr T.F. Fuller at mineing Beaureau and ascertained from him that the Ore that had been sent up from Mother Eve was not valuable to them haveing nothng but copper and they so instructed the party who had the specimens that were assayed." "July 23, 1872; Tuesday. Wrote letters to Mrs [Jane] Hanks and to my son Lorenzo ... In evening meet with Wm Burrows who had brought a ton of Ore from the Mother Eve Mine in Iron County." "July 25, 1872; Thursday. Took some Ore to the Assayer for trial of its qualities." "December 18, 1872; Wednesday. [Parowan] At night had seance at Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 21, 1872; Saturday. At night held seance at the residence of Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 22, 1872; Sunday. At night held seance at residence of Mrs [Jane] Hanks with gratifying results." "December 25, 1872; Wednesday. Dined with Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 27, 1872; Friday. Past evening with Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 30, 1872; Monday. Dined with Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 31, 1872; Tuesday. Evening called on Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "January 1, 1873; Wednesday. Mrs [Jane] Hanks dined with us and Oscar and wife. Made an evening call on Mrs. Hanks, held a Seance." "January 8, 1872; Wednesday. In the evening called on Mrs. [Jane] Hanks." "January 14, 1873; Tuesday. Called on Mrs. [Jane] Hanks." "January 16, 1873; Thursday. In the evening called on the Benson's and also on Mrs. [Jane] Hanks." "January 18, 1873; Saturday. In the evening held seance with Mrs. [Jane] Hanks and Mrs. Lyman with rather pleasant results, all serving to impress us with the necessity of the proper conditions to insure good results in the way of communications." "January 22, 1873; Wednesday. In the evening held a Seance at the residence of Mrs. [Jane] Hanks. Mr. Coombs[--]John and his Sister[--][and] Mrs. Taylor and her husband were with us. Results were satisfactory." "January 23, 1873; Thursday. Ager my days work was done I called on Mrs. [Jane] Hanks. There was convened at her residence a meeting of the members of the Mother Eve Company organized to work the Mother Eve Mine." "January 25, 1873; Saturday. Held Seance at Mrs. [Jane] Hanks [and] had communication from J. Neely Johnson giveing an account of his death and its causes, all of which the medium was ignorent. He mentioned his wife came to see him." (Johnson was past governor of California and Nevada who had died August 1872 in Salt Lake City.)" "January 26, 1873; Sunday. Passed the afternoon and dined with Mrs. Almeria Barton. Mrs. [Jane] Hanks and Mrs. Burnham were with us when we came home." "January 28, 1873; Tuesday. Mrs. Lyman went to sew for Mrs. Henderson. Dined with Mrs. H. and Mrs. [Jane] Hanks ... At night held seance at the residence of Mrs. Hanks." "January 30, 1873; Thursday. Mrs. [Jane] Hanks was with us today assisting Mrs. Lyman in her sewing." "February 22, 1873; Saturday. At night attened a meeting of the stockholders of the Freetrade union." (The Free-trade Union was an alternative to the ZCMI co-operative chain of stores that were owned by the LDS Church. Lymans's wife, Maria Louisa, suggested to Jane Hanks on Feb. 6 that her son Oscar might be considered for a position at the store. Oscar continued to work as a machinist at the lumber mills around Parowan. The board of directors hired John Kelley as its clerk. Amasa visits the store for the first time on Feb 25, then regularly thereafter.) [Kerry's note: Jane's store in Parowan may have been part of this?] "June 26, 1873; Thursday. In the afternoon with Mrs. Lyman I called on Mrs. Jane Hanks and gave her [William] Burrow's recipt and received mine from her." "June 28, 1873; Saturday. Mrs. Jane Hanks called with the contribution of Roses for the Fare, the Specimins were very fine and beautiful." "June 29, 1873; Sunday. About noon went in company with Mrs. Lyman and Mrs. [Jane] Hanks to visit Mr. John Coombs and family with whom we spent the residue of the day." "July 1, 1873; Tuesday. Passed the day at home reading some Magazines I procured form Mrs. J[ane] Hanks." "July 2, 1873; Wednesday. Mrs. [Jane] Hanks invited myself and Mrs. Lyman to diner." "July 5, 1873; Saturday. Returned Mrs. [Jane] H[anks]'s paper." "July 31, 1873; Thursday. Charles came up from the Town. He brought me a letter from Lorenzo and some Magazines from Mrs. [Jane] Hanks for my reading." "August 19, 1873; Thursday. Meeting with some delays we did not start up the can]y]on until afternoon. It was very hot at first of our trip[,] but as we proceeded fart[h]er up the Mountain way we rose unto a cooler atmospher. Mrs. Jane Hanks was with us." "August 22, 1873; Friday. [In the Canyon.] Our friends Mrs Hanks and Mrs. Clark and Oscar['s] wife we[n]t to visit Mrs. Benson." "August 23, 1873; Saturday. Mrs. Hanks went to town with Mr. B." "January 2, 1874; Friday. Called on Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "January 5, 1874; Monday. I called on Mrs. [Jane] Hanks and borowed some magazines to read in the afernoon. Brother [Ebenezer] Hanks came up with others from the Iron works." "January 6 1874; Tuesday. This morning called on br. [Ebenezer] Hanks but found a buisness meeting in session so I had no opportunity for conversation with him." "January 7, 1874; Wednesday. Passed the day at home during which I received a call from Mr. [Ebenezer] Hanks who was expecting to return immediately to Iron city." "January 11, 1874; Sunday. Passed the day mostly at home engaged in reading. Received some calls through the day. Mrs. [Jane] Hanks, and in the afternoon Mr. D[aniel] P. Clark." "July 31, 1874; Thursday. Dined with Mrs. Hanks. In evening had Seance[,] Mr. J[ohn] Coombs Medium present." "August 2, 1874; Sunday. Dined with Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 31, 1874; Thursday. Made call on Mrs. Hanks." "January 3, 1875; Sunday. I then called on Mrs [Jane] Hanks and spent the day there. Mrs Lyman was with us." "January 9, 1875; Saturday. Passed the most of the day with Mrs Jane Hanks." "January 12, 1875; Tuesday. Remained at home all day and in the evening received calls from Mr E[benezer] Hanks form Iron City and also from Mr Ricahrd Benson." "January 14, 1875; Thursday. Passed the day at the residence of Mrs Jane Hanks. After diner Mr E[benezer] Hanks started for Iron City were he is employed as general superentendent of the Iron works." "January 17, 1875; Sunday. Remained at home through the day and Mrs [Jane] Hanks was with us." "January 21, 1875; Thursday. Made call on Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "December 22, 1875; Wednesday. Called on Mrs Jane Hanks." "December 26, 1875; Sunday. [I] visited Mrs Jane Hanks with whom myself and Mrs. Lyman dined and at the close of the day we returned home." "December 28, 1875; Tuesday. After returning home received a call from my old friend Mr E[benezer] Hanks from Irone City." "December 30, 1875; Thursday. After the morning hours passed the residue of the day with the Hankses." "January 9, 1876; Sunday. Passed the morning at home after which called on and passed the day and evening with Mrs Jane Hanks. Mrs Henderson was with us and Mrs Barton and Mr Mayor[,] [Edward] Dalton[,] was with us during the evening." "January 13, 1876; Thursday. During the day made call on Mrs Jane Hanks." "January 22, 1876; Saturday. In the evening passed a few hours with Mrs Jane Hanks and few other friends." "January 27, 1876; Thursday. In forenoon made call on Mrs Jane Hanks's and read the paper, the R[eligio-] P[hilosophical] Journal." "February 4, 1876; Friday. Did not go out today Mrs Lym[an] was very sick all day with an atack of cramp colick [appendicitis]. Our neighbors Mrs Decker and Mrs [Jane] Hanks were in attendance with their offices of kindness." "February 8, 1876; Tuesday. Passed the morning at home after which with Mrs L[yman] called on Mrs J[ane] Hanks with whom we dined." "February 13, 1876; Sunday. Remained at home all the day and had the company of Mrs Sarah Driggs and Mrs Jane Hanks. In the evening with Mrs Lyman called on Mrs [Jane] Hanks at her residence and held a seance. Mrs [Almera] Barton was present." "February 14, 1876; Monday. After returning home received a call by Mrs Jane Hanks with whom at her residence myself and Mrs Lyman dined." "February 16, 1876; Wednesday. Mrs Jane Hanks was with us and Mrs L[yman] and Laura." "February 20, 1876; Sunday. Attended meeting this forenoon and then dined with Mrs [Jane] Hanks." "February 22, 1876; Tuesday. In the evening called on Mrs Jane Hanks where we had a pleasant seance." "February 27, 1876; Sunday. Passed the morning at home after which with Mrs. Lyman passed the residue of the day with Mrs Jane Hanks and in the evening held a seance." BIOGRAPHY: 1. Short bio in Kate B. Carter, "Our Pioneer Heritage," Vol. 1, P. 491: "Jane Wells Cooper Hanks, wife of Ebenezer Hanks, started her trip west with the famous Mormon Battalion. She was an excellent cook and, therefore, proved a great asset to the welfare of the troops. History records that Jane was ever willing to do all she could for those who needed aid in any way. After spending the winter in Pueblo she and her husband came to Salt Lake where they lived for two years. During the gold rush Ebenezer and Jane went to California where they established an eating house. It is said that she served such fine meals that they soon accumulated a small fortune. From there the family moved to San Bernardino where they purchased a small ranch and during the following three years became the owners of a train of wagons and mules. Soon after they established themselves in the freighting business hauling supplies between Los Angeles and Salt Lake. At the time of the call home to Utah, people living in the out settlements made preparations to return, and Jane and her husband made their way to Parowan. It was here that Jane died March 27, 1896. Her obituary in the Deseret News states that 'She has been a remarkable woman and has assisted her husband in various enterprises, such as the cotton factory in Parowan and the development of iron in Iron City.' - Louella Dalton." 2. State of Utah, Utah History Information Center, Rio Grande Railroad Depot, Salt Lake City, Utah, MSS A798 c.1, "Jane Hanks, Businesswoman, Spiritualist," by Kerry William Bate, transcription: "A childless Mormon woman who never kept a journal, left no letters or other written statements, and abandoned the Mormon faith is not generally the kind of person in our culture who receives much recognition. If a woman leaves descendants, then there are those who will be interested in her life story for genealogical reasons. If she left a journal, letters, or an autobiography, then like Fanny Stenhouse she leaves a literary contribution for posterity to weigh. If she was a pillar of the faith like Eliza R. Snow, she earns a special place in the kingdom. Jane Wells Cooper Hanks suffered from the liabilities mentioned above, and yet there are still enough documents to tell her interesting story. She was born 4 October 1817, probably in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, daughter of Samuel Cooper and Wealthy Ann Wells.(1) Her maternal relatives were among the most prominent families in Cambridge, and her great-grandfather, Edmund Wells, had been an original patentee of that town.(2) Her family pedigree includes a double descent from Plymouth governor William Bradford.(3) In 1837 Henry Wells, Jane's uncle, left Cambridge and settled in Burton, Adams County, Illinois.(4) Shortly thereafter other Cambridge friends and relatives migrated to Burton, including Jane's family. By early 1839 another Washington County man joined the New York migrants, Ebenezer Hanks. He had been town collector in Salem, New York, and following a disagreement with his family had left home.(5) Whether he chose the Burton settlement because he had relatives there, or because he was following young Jane Cooper is not known, but family tradition insists that Jane was a school teacher and he boarded in her home.(6) A 'fine, intelligent, refined' woman, an admirer later described her, 'a woman of superior culture,' who 'combined a strong mind with a regal appearance... she respected men worthy of her respect, but feared none.'(7) This strong minded and intelligent woman was courted by Ebenezer Hanks, who was at the same time acquiring property to build a homestead.(8) After several pieces had been purchased, they were married, 27 October 1839, probably in Burton.(9) Shortly after their marriage her father died, and she and Ebenezer inherited some property from his estate.(10). Mormons fleeing from Missouri in 1839 settled in Adams County and generally received a friendly welcome. It was probably during this time that the Hanks's made acquaintance with members of that sect. Ebenezer, described by a non-Mormon son, Rev. E.J. Hanks, as 'deeply reverential of religious things,'(11) but also as 'an emotionalist of a pronounced type' and full of 'a strong element of superstition'(12) joined the new faith, as did his wife. No date of his conversion has been given, though her baptism date is given in a much later record as having taken place in 1841.(13) His faith was of a relaxed type. 'He was not much for the ritual of the Mormon home, or church,'(14) recalled the son. No comments are preserved about her religious outlook, except that she was originally a Presbyterian and became a faithful participating Mormon for many years after her baptism. After conversion, they resisted moving to Nauvoo, instead concentrating on improving their farm and building a two story house finished in back walnut.(15) They eventually sold the homestead to Ebenezer's younger brother, Ike, and went to Nauvoo. While in Nauvoo, Ebenezer was called out on guard duty to protect Joseph Smith. While he was gone, three Mormons rode up to the Hanks' homestead - ten acres that had been cleared of timber and then fenced - and asked Jane if they could put some cattle in later that night. 'Why not take them in now?' Jane is reported to have queried. 'They are some we have lifted,' responded one of the men, 'and we can't take them in before dark.'(16) When Jane told the story years later, after her disenchantment with Mormonism, she added, 'the Saints would steal anything left out' and were not arrested because 'what was the use? They got into Nauvoo and were turned loose' by the city court.(17) Mormon testimony confirms that some 'consecrating' of Gentile property took place, despite strenuous objections from the pulpit. Little else is known of Jane's Nauvoo days, except that on 21 January 1846 she and her husband were sealed in the Nauvoo temple(18) and immediately thereafter made preparations to abandon their property in the city. On the way to Winter Quarters Ebenezer shot turkeys by moonlight to get food.(19) The Mormon Battalion meant salvation for this young couple. While many Mormons resented this 'requisition,'(20) for Jane and Ebenezer Hanks it provided an opportunity for 'free' transportation to California. He was made sergeant in Company 'E' and Jane worked as cook and washerwoman. (Perhaps an added reason for their interest in serving in the Mexican War was knowledge that Jane's younger brother, Wendell Cooper, had enlisted in a "gentile company.(21) Little has been written about the role of women in the Mormon Battalion, but one Battalion wife explained how it was that many of them were detached at Santa Fe and sent to winter at Pueblo, Colorado, Harriet S. Brown wrote to her mother, Mary Brown, that: 'The officers consulting on this long and ridgous rout[e] a distance twenty three hundred miles... [from Santa Fe to California] considered they [sic] impracticable for to take along the landress women togather with those who are worne out with sickness and fatigue they therefore drew of[f] a company of detached guard making in all about one hundred...(22)' Among the 'landress women' detached from the main company and sent to winter in Pueblo was Jane Hanks. Ebenezer went along to hunt and assist in guarding the Pueblo encampment.(23) After spending the winter in Pueblo, preparations were made in the spring to start for Salt Lake Valley. Jane rode side saddle on a little pony, driving along a cow. When the cow got sore footed, Jane lagged behind the group, and her angry husband threatened to whip her is she didn't keep up, fearful of the dangers of the unknown Indian county. Asked later what happened, she replied, 'I brought the cow along!' - and kept up with the group.(24) They spent the 1847-1848 winter in Utah, with Ebenezer making a trek to Fort Hall for supplies, but were dis[s]atisfied with the area and migrated back and forth from California to Utah several times between 1848 and 1852. The 1850 California census taker found the couple panning gold on Mormon Island in the American River, making $500 a day.(25) Mormon Island was one of the most successful gold strikes in California, and while Ebenezer panned for the valuable mineral Jane operated a store and boarding house. The building they lived in was a three room house with lumber floor and canvass walls: one room was a kitchen and dining room, one a private bedroom, and the third a store.(26) Exactly where the boarders slept is unclear. Jane 'served such fine meals that they [Jane and Ebenezer] soon accumulated a small fortune'(27) wrote a woman who knew her. Jane was a tough, capable businesswoman. When a boarder named Durham set up an elaborate scheme to rob her while Ebenezer was supposedly gone to Sacramento, he included some confederates in his plans. Jane was more than a match for him. She told the story in these words to her step-son: 'Your father had planned to go to Sacramento, but something at the [placer] works kept them... I was sitting by the table peeling potatoes; Durham sat opposite me, rather in the corner. The table was between us. There was a l | Cooper, Jane Wells (I986)
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| 4334 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 Apr 2002. 2. Parents per Ordinance Index 1.02: John and Nancy Burcham. May have middle name of Fleming. 3. 20 Apr 2002 Ancestry.com database: "tedcox3" reports: a. 10 children born between Feb 1837 and Jan 1857 in the following counties and states: Henry, Indiana; Caldwell, MO; Adams, IL; Hancock, IL; Pottawattamie, IA; Harrison, IA; and Mill, IA. b. "Katherine Fleming Burcham was born 14 Aug 1804 in Montgomery County, Kentucky. She died 28 Aug 1898 in California. She was the daughter of John 'Scott' Burcham, b. 19 Jun 1764 in Frederick Co., Virginia. He died on 18 Nov 1848 in Scottown (named after him) in Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. He was married on 6 Jul 1795 in Clark Co., Kentucky (later part of Clark Co. became Montgomery Co., Kentucky) to Nancy Ann Dowden, b. 4 Feb 1774 in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania and died 23 Sep 1849 in Scottown, Windsor Township, Lawrence Co., Ohio. Nancy was the daughter of Nathaniel and Susannah Dowden. [Note: An 1804 birth in Kentucky looks to be in error. The 1880 census has Catherine age 60 with birthplace in Ohio. The same census for her children King E. Stoker and Adeline Stoker Sims shows their mother as born in Ohio.] 4. Censuses: 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: Dist. 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 134b, dwelling 1117, household 1117; neighbors: Eller Stoker and Jacob Stoker: Jacob Stoker, 39, NC. Cathern, 34, OH. Nancy, 12, MO. Hyrum, 7, IL. George, 2, IA Adline, 1, F, IA. 1851 Iowa State: Pottawattamie County. FHL film 1022203. The entire state was counted but only Pottawattamie listed everyone by name in the household and their ages; other counties only listed the head of the household and a numerical count without names of the various ages by sex in the household. No date is given when the census was taken but it was certified in Dec. 1851; however, the other counties show a Sep 1851 date which also appears more likely for Pottawattamie as well in light of ages given some children with known birthdays in October. Census return: Stoker: Jacob 38, Catharine 34, Nancy 12, Hiram 8, George W. 3, Adaline M. 1. [Note that the following related families are in this census and very close neighbors: Simeon P. Graybill, Michael/Polly Graybill with Polly's mother Catherine Eller Stoker, Eller/Margaret Stoker, Jacob/Catherine Stoker, Philip/Catherine Gatrost, David/Barbara Stoker, Edward/Sarah Davis, and William/Almira Stoker. Other relatives in same county but separated by several pages of census include the following families: Thomas/Hannah Pilling whose daughter Hannah, later marries William Lenore Graybill, Levi/Patience Graybill, John W./Sarah Stoker, Hannah Ford whose son Martin later marries Zibiah M. Stoker, and John/Sarah Smith.] 1856 Iowa: Council Bluffs Township, Mills, IA, shows family as residing in state for 10 years: Jacob Stoker, 44, NC. Catharin A., 39, OH. Nancy A., 17, MO. Hirum, 13, IL. George, 8, IA. Adaline, 6, IA. King, 2, IA. Margret, IA. 1860 US: Placerville, El Dorado, California, p. 26 of 44, 7 Jul 1860, 1671/1671: Jacob Stoker, 46, teamster, NC. Catherine, 42, OH. Hyrman, 17, IL. Geo. W., 12, IL. Adaline, 10, IA. King L., m. 6, IA. M.A., 5, IA. 1870 US: Can't find. 1880 US: Salinas, San Luis Obispo, California, p. 337B, NA film T9-0080: Isaac Sims, Farmer, Self, M, 42, IN, OH, OH. Adeline Sims, Keeping House, Wife, M, 30, IA, NC, OH. Catherine Stoker, Keeping House, Mother-in-law, 60, OH, KY, KY. Arher Withrow, Other, S, 5, NY, New Brunswick, IA. [This individual's mother is Adeline's sister Margaret who died 7 Feb 1876.] 5. 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 Jacob and Catherine Stoker. 6. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 118-122: "Jacob Stoker, b. 7 Apr 1812, in Ashe Co., NC; d. 22 Feb 1893, at Adeladia, San Luis Obispo Co., CA. He m. 8 Oct 1835 in Lawrence Co., OH, Catherine Burcham, b. 14 Aug 1817 in Lawrence Co., OH; d. 28 Aug 1898, at Adelaida, CA. He lies buried at Sims Ranch and she at San Miguel, both places in San Luis Obispo. Co., CA. She was a dau. of John and Nancy Burcham. According to family records which give the dates and places of birth of their eleven children, they lived, prior to settling in California, successively in Caldwell Co., MO, Adams Co., IL, Hancock Co. IL, Pottawattamie Co., IA, Harrison Co., IA and Mills Co. IA. An account in a county record book of San Luis Obispo Co., CA, published in 1917, which recorded the marriage, 18 Nov 1870, of their daughter Adeline Melissa Etta Stoker to Isaac Sims, says the family consisting of the parents and five children left Council Bluffs, Iowa (Pottawattamie Co.) by ox team in 1859 and travelled as far as Salt Lake City, UT where they spent the winter. In the spring of 1860 they moved on to Placerville, CA and later in the same year to a ranch near Sacramento. From here they removed to Nevada and in late years lived with their daughter Mrs. Isaac Sims in San Luis Obispo Co., CA where both died and are buried. The children of Jacob Stoker and his wife Catherine Burcham were: John Stoker, b. 11 Feb 1837; d. 13 Aug 1839 in Adams Co., IL. Nancy Stoker, b. 21 Dec 1838 in Caldwell co., MO; d. 27 Sep 1920 in San Jose, CA; m. 25 Mar 1857, Mr. Traver, prob. William Traver. Joseph Stoker, b. and d. 3 May 1841 in Adams Co., IL. Hiram Stoker, b. 7 Apr 1842/43 in Hancock Co., IL; d. 16 Jun 1925 at Lovelock, NV; m. 7 Mar 1869 Cornelia Virginia Stauts, b. 15 May 1852 in Philadelphia, PA; d. 22 Jul 1945 at Lovelock, NV. She was a dau. of William R. and Hannah (Pencer) Stauts who left their home in Philadelphia in 1862 travelling by train to the end of the new railroad at Florence and then by ox team to Carson City, Nevada, pausing on the way, for a short itme, at Salt Lake City. They then journeyed on to Empire, Nevada, finally settling a few miles east of Carson City. Here she met and married Hiram Stoker who was carrying on a profitable teamster business. The family lived in Palisade and then in Bullion, Nevada and in 1888 settled in Elko. Here the family lived until 1892 when it removed to Lovelock Valley in Pershing County, Nevada where it settled upon 240 acres of unimproved land that became one of the county's most prominent and prosperous ranches. Hiram Stoker was a prominent citizen in all places where he lived. He started his teamster's enterprise in Sacramento, CA where he hauled the foundation stones for the State Capitol and conducted a freight serveice between Sacrament, CA and Virginia City, NV. He was and ardent Lincoln supporter and took an active interest in state and national politics. On his Lovelock Valley ranch he cleared land, built canals to distribute water to them and was the inventor of the then famous Lovelock Valley hay loader and other farm equipment. [Biographies of his 7 children and many grandchildren follow in the book.] America Stoker, b. 16 Jan 1846 in Hancock Co., IL; d. 7 May 1847 in Pottawattamie Co., IA. George Washington Stoker, b. 18 Feb 1848 in Pottawattamie Co., IA; d. 5 Feb 1937 at San Miguel, CA; m. 18 Aug 1871 Sarah Jane Downing. Adeline Melissa Etta Stoker, b. 2 Nov 1849 in Pottawattamie Co, IA; d. 1930 in San Jose CA; m. 18 Nov 1870 Isaac Sims. Both lie buried in the cemetery at San Miguel, CA. Isaac Sims was born in Indiana in 1838, the 4th child of Matthew Sims who removed to Calif. in 1857 in what was called the Capt. Derby train. Peter Stoker, b. 18 Dec 1851, in Pottawattamie Co., IA; d. Dec. 1851. Julia Stoker, b. 18 Dec 1851, twin with Peter; d. 25 May 1853 in Pottawattamie Co., IA. King E. Stoker, b. 5 Aug 1855 in Harrison Co., IA; d. 1934 in California; m. 1884 Ella Dover. Margaret Stoker, b. 8 Jan 1857 in Mills Co., IA; d. 7 Feb 1876 in Carson City, NV; m. 25 Aug 1873, William Withrew. Known child (1) Arthur L. Witherew." 3. 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." 4. From an article entitled "The Family" from 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. For the full transcriptional listing of the descendants of Michael Stoker and Catherine Stoker, see the notes of Michael Stoker - the following only pertains to this immediate family. Generation "1" is Michael Stoker and Catherine Eller: "The Michael Stoker Family as existed at the time of his death. Those names that are [bracketed] probably were involved in the Missouri experience... 2. [Jacob Stoker], born Apr 7, 1812 in Ashe Co., NC, married [Catherine Burcham]. Traveling by ox team the family left Iowa in 1859 and spent the winter in Salt Lake City before going on to Placerville, CA in 1860. Later that same year they moved to a ranch near Sacrament. Jacob was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct 8, 1863 by W. W. Blair probably in Iowa. He was no doubt a freighter. Jacob moved to Nevada and then in the late years of their lives, he and Catherine lived with their daughter, Mrs. Isaac Sims in San Luis Obispo Co., CA. Jacob is buried at the Sims Ranch and his wife is buried at San Miguel, San Luis Obispo Co., CA. 3. John Stoker, born Feb 11, 1837, died Aug 13 1839 in Adams Co., IL. 3. Nancy Stoker, born Dec 21, 1838 in Caldwell Co., MO, married William Traver. She died in San Jose, CA." BIRTH: 1. Per endowment record. 2. FHL film 392688 "LDS Patriarchal Blessings Index": Catharine Bucham Stoker, b. 14 Aug 1818 at Lawrence County, Ohio, parents John Beucham and Nancy ___. Blessing date 30 Jul 1843 at Nauvoo, Illinois. Patriarch Hyrum Smith. Vol. 3, p. 150. MARRIAGE: 1. Online Ordinance Index Film 317716 batch M514521 reports an LDS extracted marriage record for Lawrence County, Ohio (1817-1857): "Jacob Stoker and Katherine Burcham, 8 Nov 1835." 2. In the 1880 census, Jacob is mining in Colorado and is listed as widower; Catherine is in California and also lists herself as a widow. DEATH: 1. 20 Apr 2002 Ancestry.com database: "tedcox3". BURIAL: 1. Online Ordinance Index. | Burcham, Catherine (I2541)
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| 4335 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 Jun 2002. 2. Censuses: 1852 Iowa: Pottawattamie County: Thomas Adair, 6, 4, 1, 1. Samuel Adair, 8, 3, 1, 1. Note also an Andrew Allen and a Jude Allen family is listed 7 and 8 entries below; Andrew Allen marries Samuel's separated wife after 1852 [Nancy did not go west, nor does Andrew Allen; Andrew's first wife Eunice who he separates from because he doesn't want to go west does go to Utah in same company as her children and Samuel in 1852. Jude's daughter Jane eventually marries Bishop John Stoker.] 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. 3. Granddaughter of Andrew Allen who appears separately in this database. She is dau. of Jude Allen whose parents are Andrew Allen and Eunice Miner. I have a lengthy 16 page biography of Andrew, Eunice, and Jude in my file with Samuel Jefferson Adair since his wife Nancy White later married Andrew after Eunice went to Utah (Andrew would not go). 4. Children from marriage with Jane Allen per Ancestral File v.4.19; all children were born in Bountiful, Davis, Utah [various Ancestry.com sites agree 5 Jun 2002]: Mary Ann, b. 14 May 1862, d. 1 May 1903 in UT. Henry, b. 12 Feb 1865, d. 12 Oct 1904 in UT. Lorenzo, b. 21 Feb 1867, d. 9 Jun 1920 at Ogden, UT. Clarissa, b. 2 Feb 1869, d. 12 Aug 1870 at Bountiful, UT. Jude, b. 2 Apr 1871, d. 4 Sep 1872 at Bountiful, UT. Albert, b. 29 Mar 1873, d. 4 Apr 1873 at Bountiful, UT. Jesse, b. 17 Jul 1874, d. 30 Oct 1942 at Roy, Weber, UT. Harriet Eunice, b. 13 May 1877, d. 23 Aug 1878 at Bountiful, UT. 5. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by the daughters of the Utah Pioneers: "Jane Allen Stoker, b. 8 Mar 1841 at Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio, d. 5 Aug 1877 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah, parents are Jude Allen and Mary Ann Nicholas, pioneer of 20 Sep 1852 of Benjamin Gardner Wagon Train, m. 5 Jul 1857 John Stoker at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (he died 11 Jun 1881 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah) Children: Mary Ann, b. 14 May 1862 Henry, b. 12 Feb 1865 Lorenzo, b. 21 Feb 1867 Clarissa, b. 2 Feb 1869 Jude, b. 2 Apr 1871 Albert, b. 29 Mar 1873 Jesse, b. 17 Jul 1874 Harriet Eunice, b. 13 May 1877 When Jane was three years old, her family was with the James Emmett Wagon Company which spent the fall and winter of 1844 on the Iowa River above Iowa City. On June 7, 1845 this company arrived at Fort Vermillion in So. Dakota. Their company had escaped a near massacre by the Sioux Indians in Sep. 1845. In the Spring of 1846, they traveled down the Missouri River to meet the Mormon exodus leaving Nauvoo. In July, their company merged with the George Miller Wagon Company of pioneers who traveled to Loup Fork on the Platte River. Upon invitation of Ponca chiefs, this company spent the rest of 1846 and winter of 1847 eighty miles west of Fort Vermilion. They were rationed to less than one cup of corn per day to eat. Jane often grubbed for edible roots and plants to supplement her diet. The Miller company returned to Winter Quarters in the Spring of 1847 where Jane and her family recuperated for five years in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In 1852, now eleven years old, she helped her father drive a small band of sheep across the Plains as a member of the Benjamin Gardner Company. They finally arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep. 20, 1852. Jane became the third wife of her bishop, John Stoker. For the first few years years, she lived in the same home as his other two wives. At the time of the Johnston's Army threat, they packed their necessities and with other members of the North Canyon Ward traveled to the Provo bottoms where they camped in tents and wagons until it was safe to return home. She assisted her father's family when her mother died of child birth in 1860. She provided a warm welcome to any of them when they traveled to Salt Lake City. Four of Jane's eight children died within a couple of years of their births. Most of Jane's accomplishments were never acknowledged outside the wall of her home where she served by cooking, washing clothes, sewing, cleaning, milking, gardening, nursing, and teaching her children the virtues of independence and sacrifice by her own example." 6. Mentioned in 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." 7. 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 (pp. 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. 8. 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 ( 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: 7. Bullock, Thomas, Journals 1843-1849, fd. 1-4., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868. Website: 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, 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, 13. Davis County Clipper, Newspaper, obituary 11 Jun 1897. Repository: Utah Digital Newspaper 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 17. Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate (http2//historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes/index.html 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 ( 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: 23. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, Familysearch ( 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 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 ( 26. Utah - Death Certificate, State of Utah Department of Health, Utah - Death Certificate 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 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 ( 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, BIRTH: 1. Ordinance Index FHL film 1239605, p. 39, ord. 997 gives parents as Jude Allen and Mary Ann Nicholas with Jane Allen Stoker b. 8 Mar 1841 at Parmey, Cayuga, Ohio [Parma, Cuyahoga]. Various Ancestry.com sites agree 5 Jun 2002. Obituary gives father as Jude Allen and her age. MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance Index FHL film 183395 which is an LDS extracted temple marriage sealing record 1856-1866. A second sealing between this couple is also listed for 23 Feb 1861 EHOUS per FHL film 183395 which is also an extracted LDS marriage sealing 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: "Jane Allen: On 5 July 1857 John took a third wife, Jane Allen, under the same ecclesiastical law. Information of her early life has been taken from her father's history, Jude Allen, written by Jimmie B. Stoker. For more of the Allen Family story see: But Language Cannot Tell, A History and Biography of Jude Allen by Jimmie B. Stoker, Publishers Press, 1900 West 2300 South Salt Lake City, UT, 84119. Jude Allen and Mary Ann Nicholas (16 yrs old) were married in the year of 1836. (There is no date on their marriage license and 1836 is the best estimate.) The Allen family came from the town of Willsborough, New York, in the Lake Champlain area. The area was a border town next to Canada. Mary Ann's mother, Eunice Miner, was baptized on 15 April 1832. In 1833, shortly after the entire family joined the church, the Allen's moved to Ohio where Jude Allen was commissioned a captain of the 4th Company in the 3rd Regiment, 2nd brigade, and 9th Division of the State Militia. Jane, their third daughter, was born on 8 March 1841 in Parama, Cuyahoga, Ohio. In autumn 1843 Jude moved his family from Ohio to Nauvoo, Illinois. Being a military man they settled near the Nauvoo Legion drill grounds. Also traveling with Jude's family was some of his extended relatives. Mary Ann made do with what little they received from farming and Jude's team master job. She made all the clothing they wore while keeping up with her daily chores. In 1843 Jude and his family were rebaptized to show their commitment to the gospel. One year later when their prophet, Joseph Smith, and his brother, Hyrum, were murdered, Mary Ann took her three small girls with her to view the bodies. The oldest daughter, Martha, who was five, remembered that sight till the day she died. When Jane was twelve years old her father joined the family with a small group of saints seeking a safer place to live, away from the mob persecution. One of the rules in joining with this group was that everyone had to live by common law and surrender all their belongings to the group to be distributed as needed. There were many problems and internal strife within this group which finally settled north of Nauvoo. Many times there was not enough food and clothing. Often people were seen in very ragged clothes and wearing no shoes. When the main body of the Church fled the Nauvoo area the leaders encouraged the group to rejoin the rest of of the church and travel to the west. In 1846 Jude, his family and relatives separated from this group and began their trek to Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River. Arriving in the early summer of 1847 the Allen's settled a couple miles west of Winter Quarters at Ponca Camp. It would take the Allen families five years to gather sufficient supplies before they could make the trip to Utah. They arrived in Salt Lake City on 24 September 1852 and moved into Session's Settlement. Jane and her sisters (all in their teenage years) were given responsibilities to take care of their grandmother and help their mother do the domestic chores. It was a few years later, on the 5 July 1857, at the age of 16 Jane married John. From this union they had eight children. Mary Ann, born 14 May 1862. Henry born 12 February 1865 died unmarried at the age of 34 on 12 October 1904. Lorenzo born 21 Feb 1867. Clarissa born 2 February 1869 died one year later 12 August 1870. Jude born 2 April 1871 died one year later on 4 September 1872. Albert born 29 March 1873 died one month later on 4th of April. Jesse born 17 July 1874. Harriet Eunice born 13 May 1877 died one year later 23 Aug 1878. Mary, Lorenzo, and Jesse were the only children who married." DEATH: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19. Various Ancestry.com sites agree 5 Jun 2002. 2. Per obituary. 3. Per burial record. 4. 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 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-. Per Ancestral File v.4.19. 2. Various Ancestry.com sites agree 5 Jun 2002. OBITUARY: 1. "At Bountiful, on Sunday, August 5, at 11 p.m., from the effects of syncepe. Jane A., wife of John Stoker, and daughter of Jude Allen, aged 36 years, 4 months and 28 days." Deseret News, 8 Aug 1877, p. 3. | Allen, Jane (I456)
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| 4336 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 Jun 2002. 2. Parents William H. Dalley, b. 2 Mar 1822 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England and Mandana Hillman b. 3 Dec 1829 in Spafford, Onondage, New York per Online Ordinance Index and Ancestry.com 6 Jun 2002. 3. Censuses: 1870 US: 7-Dist. Summit, Iron, Utah, p. 295a, entry 1 [neighbors to future father-in-law Edward Davis family]: William Dalley, 47, farmer, real estate $750, personal property $2000, England. Mandana, 40, NY. Sarah A., 23, IA. M???, 21, IA. Wm., 17, UT. James, 14, UT. Mayhew, 12, UT. Betsey, 11, UT. Joseph, 9, UT. Hyrum, 6, UT. Marilla, 3, UT. Franklin, 1, UT. Two unrelated farm workers. 1880 US: Summit Creek, Iron, Utah, NA film T9-1336, p. 367C: William Dalley, farmer, self, married, 27, UT Eng NY. C. Sarah Dalley, wife, 22, UT CAN OH. E. William, 3, UT UT UT. M. Sarah, 3M, UT UT UT. 1900 US: Summit, Iron, Utah, p. 288A [living next door to mother-in-law Sarah Stoker Davis]: William H. Dalley, Jun 1853, 47, m. 24 years, UT Eng USA, farmer. Sarah, wife, Mar 1858, 42, m. 24 years, 6 total children with 5 living, UT Can/Eng OH. Sady M., dau., Mar 1880, 20, S, UT UT UT. Alexander, son, May 1882, 17, S, UT UT UT. Isola, dau., May 1886, 13, UT UT UT. Leonadus, Jan 1897, 3, UT UT UT. 4. Ordained an elder of LDS Church 2 Mar 1875 by George Fowler per FHL film 27332 for LDS ward records for the Summit Utah ward. BIRTH: 1. Ordinance Index 1.02. 2. Per tombstone as cited below. MARRIAGE: 1. Ancestry.com 6 Jun 2002. DEATH: 1. Ancestry.com 6 Jun 2002. Ordinance Index 1.02. 2. USGenweb: Cemeteries, Iron County, Utah, Summit Cemetery Transcriptions by Cheryl Whitelaw BURIAL: 1. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database: Grave location is I-5a Summit Cemetery. No burial date given. Birth and death same as USGenweb citation above. 2. Date per 6 Jun 2002 Ancestry.com database "tedcox3". | Dalley, William Hillman (I3416)
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| 4337 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 Jun 2002. 2. Parents William Hillman Dalley b. 16 June 1852 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah and Sarah Catherine Davis b. 15 Mar 1858 in Springville, Utah, Utah. 3. Charles Henry Hales' wife Sarah Stoker's aunt Sarah Stoker's granddaughter Sarah Dalley married Charles' brother William Heber Hales. 4. Censuses: 1880 US: Summit Creek, Iron, Utah, NA film T9-1336, p. 367C: William Dalley, farmer, self, married, 27, UT Eng NY. C. Sarah Dalley, wife, 22, UT CAN OH. E. William, 3, UT UT UT. M. Sarah, 3M, UT UT UT. 1900 US: Summit, Iron, Utah, p. 288A: William H. Dalley, Jun 1853, 47, m. 24 years, UT Eng USA, farmer. Sarah, wife, Mar 1858, 42, m. 24 years, 6 total children with 5 living, UT Can/Eng OH. Sady M., dau., Mar 1880, 20, S, UT UT UT. Alexander, son, May 1882, 17, S, UT UT UT. Isola, dau., May 1886, 13, UT UT UT. Leonadus[?], Jan 1897, 3, UT UT UT. 1910 US: Junction, Piute, Utah, pg. 2 of 9, 16-19 Apr 1910, family 12: William H. Hales, 26, m. once for 7 years, UT Eng UT, carpenter. Sarah M., wife, 29, m. once for 7 years, 4 total children all living, UT UT IA. William L., son, 6, UT UT UT. Earnest H., son, 4, UT UT UT. Wilden A., son, 2, UT UT UT. Melvin D., son, 4 (probably months), UT UT UT. Annie Stoker, servant, 16, UT UT UT. 1920 US: Wilson Precinct, Weber, Utah, p. 5 of 20, Wilson Lane, family 38, 6 Jan 1920: William H. Hales, owns, 37, UT IA UT, farmer. Sarah M., wife, 39, UT UT UT. Loren, son, 16, UT UT UT. Ernest, son, 14, UT UT UT. Wildon, son, 12, UT UT UT. Melvin, son, 10, UT UT UT. Jesse, son, 7, UT UT UT. Fern, dau., 1-10/12, UT UT UT. 1930 US: Burch Creek Precinct, Weber, Utah, p. 132, 9 Apr 1930, family 6, 3725 Washington Ave: William H. Hales, owns, $750, 47, UT UT UT, freight truck driver. Sarah M., wife, 50, UT UT UT. Melvin, son, 20, UT UT UT, freight truck driver. Jesse T. son, 17, UT UT UT. Fern S., dau., 12, UT UT UT. Jay C., son, 10, UT UT UT. 5. From the book "History of Iron County Mission - Parowan, Utah," compiled by Mrs. Luella Adams Dalton, pp. 194-95. In commenting on the early days of Summit, Utah, she mentions several early pioneers to the area such as Michael Stoker and his brother-in-laws Edward Davis and Sylvanus C. Hulet. Also mentioned is the Dalley family into which a Davis daughter marries and has a daughter in 1880, Sarah Mandana Dalley, who marries in 1902 William Heber Hales, a son of Charles and Jemima Adair Hales. Various citations: "In the spring of 1859 James Dalley, William Dalley and Labon Morrell moved their families from Johnson Fort to Summit and took up squatters claims. On the 15 April, 1859 a son, Joseph B. Dalley, was born to James and Lettie Wright Dalley in their dugout home, the first child born in Summit. Others came to join them, Edward Davis, John Allen, Thomas R. Smith, John White, William White, Mike Stoker, John Winn, Oliver Pierson and William O. Orton. (Source: Lillian D. White from the 'Life of James Dalley.')" "Sylvanus C. Hulet moved his family from St. George to Summit, where he had owned a farm and lot for a number of years. Sylvanus was chosen presiding Elder of Summit, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Brother William Dalley. Summit Ward was organized 27 July 1877 with Sylvanus C. Hulet as Bishop. His wife Catherine Stoker Hulet helped a great deal with the sick and on the 10 March 1878 she was chosen as the first Relief Society president, a position she held until her death in 1882. 27 July 1877 Bishop Sylvanus C. Hulet, next in their order. Bishop Joseph B. Dalley, 1st C. William Smith, 2nd C. Sylvanus C. Hulet, Ward Clerk Barbara Tweedie... (Source: Ward Records - Lillian D. White)" "Summit Ward Relief Society was organized 10 March, 1879, President Catherine Stoker, 1st C. Lette B. Dalley, 2nd C. Mandana H. Dalley, Secretary Mary E. Hulet... (Source: Ordena Dalley)" 6. Mentioned as a survivor in son Charles Jay Hales' obituary of Feb. 5, 1942: "Surviving besides the parents are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Fern Whimpey, Maywood; W.L. and E.H. Hales of Ogden, and Andy Hales of Hawaii." 7. Living in Salt Lake City as of 15 Sep 1936 per obituary of grandson William Durell Hales. 8. 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 on p. 71: "Mrs W. H. Hales, 5725 (3725) Washington Avenue, she being a granddaughter of Sarah Davis and the daughter of Cather. Davis Dalley who lives at Delta, Utah." BIRTH: 1. Ordinance Index 1.02. 2. FHL film 27332 Summit Utah Ward Records. Notes birth date of 4 Mar 1880 and blessing date 4 Apr 1880 by William Dalley, Sr. in Summit, Iron, Utah. 3. FHL film 26044 LDS Membership Records for Junction Ward, Panguitch Stake, Utah, recorded in 1911: #551 William Heber Hales, b. 25 Jul 1883 at Parawan, Iron, Utah, to Charles Henry and Jamima Ann Adair, bapt. 6 Sep 1891 by John Morrill, conf. 6 Sep 1891 by James W. Bay. Remark: Removed. [Wife] #552 Sarah Mandana (Dalley) Hales, b. 4 March 1880 at Summit, Iron, Utah, to William Dalley and Catherine Davies. Remark: Removed. [Children #553-557 not transcribed by me.] 4. FHL film 392655 "LDS Patriarchal Blessings Index" [entry unclear]: Sarah Hales, b. 4 Mar 1880 at Summit, Utah, parents William H. Dalley and Sarah Catherine Davis. Blessing date 6 Sep 1948 at Huntington, Calif. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch ___. Vol. 1211, p. 110. MARRIAGE: 1. Marriage certificate: 26 Nov 1902. 2. Western States Marriage Records Index per http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbret.idc ID Number 254974 Grooms First Name William Heber (19) Grooms Last Name Hales Grooms Residence Junction, Piute, Utah Brides First Name Sarah M. (22) Brides Last Name DALLEY Brides Residence Summit, Iron, Utah County of Record Piute Co., Utah Place of Marriage Manti Date of Marriage 26 Nov 1902 Volume P3 Page 169. DEATH: 1. California Death Index, on-line: "Hales, Sarah M. b. 4 Mar 1880 in Utah, d. 26 Mar 1970. SSN: 573-78-6495." BURIAL: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. 2. 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| 4338 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 6 May 2002. 2. Ancestral File v4.19 gives parents as George Washington Brandon and Keziah Fowler. 3. Censuses: 1880 US for Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah; FHL film 1255335, NA film T9-1335, p. 63C: James Pett, Supt. of woolen mill, 52, Eng., Eng., Eng. Jane Pett, wife, 42, TN, TN, TN. Eva, 20, UT, Eng., TN. James, 18, same. Lorenzo, 16, same. Della, 15, same. Franklin 13, same. Burton, 11, same. Armentia, 7, same. Imer, 6, same. Archie, 3, same. Caroline Wright, wife, 47, Denmark, Denmark, Denmark (six Wright children listed thereafter from a previous marriage with a father born in Illinois.) BIRTH: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19. Alternate birth place of Alton, Madison, Illinois as well as 10 Mar 1836 also given as variant. Judging from 1880 census, Tennessee about 1837/38 looks correct. MARRIAGE: 1. Husbands listed in Ancestral File v4.19: a. Joshua Davis, b. 23 Dec 1820 at Alton, Madison, Illinois; m. 4 Sep 1851 at ??; d. 21 Nov 1902 at Provo, Utah, Utah. One child born Jan 1853 also listed. Joshua appears to have also been married to Susan Ann Cole in 1840 with 11 children born between 1842 thru 1865 and to Hanna Anderson in 1856 with six children born between 1858 thru 1873. b. Wilford Hudson with two children born in 1858 and 1860. Date used per Ancestral File v4.19. Birth of children seem to confirm an approximate 1856 marriage. c. James Pett, b. 31 Mar 1827 at Eatington, Warwickshire, England; m. 31 May 1860 at Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah. Nine children born 1862 through 1877 also listed. DEATH: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19. | Brandon, Elizabeth Jane (I3306)
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| 4339 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 7 Dec 2002. Parents are Noah Barton and Mary Cooley. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Sanpete Co., Mt. Pleasant, 1st Ward, p. 66b, lines 16-21: John Barton, 62, farmer, $2500, $600, PA. Susannah, 58, PA. Emily A., 20, UT. Sylvester A., 17, UT. Elisha R., 13, UT. Libby, 5, parents of foreign birth. Elizabeth Barlow, 66, weaver, PA. 3. From the book "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": p. 9: Photo of Elizabeth. p. 300: Known as Betsy probably to distinguish her from Elizabeth the first wife. p. 322: Elizabeth had a sister in Salt Lake City, Mary Ann Barton, who was married to David Candland. They were good friends of the Israel Barlow family. p. 412: In speaking of burial of Israel's son Willard who died in 1854 and was later reinterred to the Salt Lake Cemetery in 1865: "Beside Willard Albert lies the body of his 'Aunt Betsy' who was Israel's second wife... and who was very helpful at the birth of the twin boys, Willard and Wilford, during their birth and later illnesses when Willard died. No marker of any kind indicates their graves." References Plat C, Block 14, Lot #12 of the Salt Lake City Cemetery. p. 486: "Also in the year of 1874, 21st of October, Betsy Barton, Israel's second wife died. This news was recorded in a letter to David and Pamela, who with Israel and Annie, were still on the Muddy Mission in Panaca, Nevada." p. 526: Betsy was 42 when she married Israel and was probably beyond child bearing years. The book notes many tributes to her character. She was a devoted Relief Society worker visiting the poor and bedridden. She was a second mother to all of the children. She was the beloved "hired girl" of the family. Was a small woman at 100 lbs, 5 foot, and frail. Never knew when she had done enough work. She nursed Elizabeth Haven and her children when on the plains. She also devoted her life to her invalid parents and to the care of her brothers and sisters. She was a natural mother - mothering her husband, his wives, and all their children. Each fall she gathered every herb root and leaf that would be needed for medicine during the winter. She was unassuming. In regards to the first wife, apparently there could not have been a more congenial relationship between two sisters who lived in the same household. She was held in high esteem by the whole Barlow family. BIRTH: 1. Ancestral File. Parents listed are Noah Barton and Mary Cooley. 2. Utah Burial Index cited below. MARRIAGE: The book "The Israel Barlow Story," p. 13; Elizabeth never had any children of her own. DEATH: 1. Ancestral File. 2. Utah Burial Index cited below. 3. The book "The Israel Barlow Story," p. 486. BURIAL: 1. The book "The Israel Barlow Story," p. 530. 2. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database, online: Elizabeth B. Barlow, b. 10 Sep 1802 in PA, d. 21 Oct 1874 in Salt Lake City Cemetery C-14-12-1/2-NO per Sexton Records. SOURCES_MISC: 1. "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register," vol. CVI, (July 1952) "Roger Barton of Westchester County, N.Y. and some of his earlier Descendants," by George E. McCracken. 2. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). | Barton, Elizabeth (I679)
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| 4340 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1900 US: Dewey, Piute, Utah, p. 1 of 3, 25 Jun 1900, household 170 with many people including: Frank Bishop, boarder, 31, Oct 1869, single, KS Eng Ire, miner. 1920 US: Salem 5th Ward, Marion, Oregon, p. 113, 15 Jan 1920, family 370: Frank Bishop, 50, KS US Ire, ship yard laborer. Grace, wife, 36, UT US US, laundress in laundry. Lionel J., son, 18, UT KS UT. Vera, dau., 16, ID KS UT. Sadie, dau., 14, ID KS UT. (Note Lionel, his wife Dorothy, and dau. Vera are living in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon per the 1930 census where he is working as a salesman for a lighting co. Lionel Bishop (spouse Dorothy) shows in the Oregon Death Index at Ancestry.com as dead 31 Jan 1936 in Portland.) 3. Died in Washington or Oregon. Separated from Mary Grace. 4. Newspaper "Marysvale Free Lance" of Piute County, 18 Mar 1904, section "Correspondence": "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hales left for Idaho last Sunday. He will spend the season shearing sheep; she will visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Bishop." Note: Sarah Stoker Hales sister Mary Grace Shoemaker was married to Frank Bishop 24 Dec 1900. Mary's father was William Shoemaker and both Sarah's and Mary's mother was Martha Catherine Frederick. MARRIAGE: 1. "Western States Marriage Records Index" per http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbsearch.htm: ID number 254339; Frank Bishop (34); Residence Circleville, Piute, Utah; Grace Shoemaker (19), residence Circleville, Piute, Utah; marriage 24 Dec 1900 at Junction, Piute, Utah. Vol. P3, page 126. 2. Oldest son Lionel John Bishop was born 21 Sep 1901 in Kimberly, Utah according to the book "The Ebenezer Hanks Story." I think the place should be Kimberly, Idaho since no Kimberly is in Utah and since the second Child, Vera Bishop was born 26 Oct 1903 in Bruneau, Idaho which is only one county away from Kimberly. However on the other hand, the census for Lionel does say Utah. The births of Lionel helps confirm the marriage of 1900. SOURCES_MISC: 1. The book: "The Ebenezer Hanks Story," author Kerry William Bate; 1982; Address: Kerry Bate, 543 East 600 South, SLC, UT, 84 102. | Bishop, Frank (I694)
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| 4341 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. 2. Priesthood ordinations per 28 Sep 2002 from Kenneth "D" Burnhope: Deacon 27 May 1923 Clarence E. Smith. Teacher 5 Feb 1929 by Moses P. Jorgenson. Priest 14 Mar 1932 by Bishop Thos. A. Clawson. Elder 3 Jan 1937 by William Eli Hawkin. Seventy 17 Oct 1945 by Pres. S. Dilworth Young. High Priest 25 Aug 1957 by LeGrand Richards. 3. Mentioned in mother Annie Marie Christensen's obituary of 29 Jun 1925: "Surviving are her husband and three children: Mrs. Lamar W. Harris, Lucile and Donald Burnhope." 4. Mentioned in father Isaac Burnhope's obituary of 5 Sep 1953: "Survivors: widow, Bothwell; one son and two daughters, Donald Burnhope, Helper, Mrs. Frances W. (Margurite) Kirkham and Mrs. Lucille B. Swenson, Salt Lake City." BIRTH: 1. Per Burial Index cited below. DEATH: 1. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database, online: Thomas Donald Burnhope, b. 13 Apr 1911 at Bothwell, Box Elder, UT and d. 9 Dec 1996 at Salt Lake City, Utah. Bur. Bear River City Cemetery, B 1/6 grave 6. Noted as married to Hazel with parents: Isaac Burnhope and Anna Marie Christensen. DEATH: 1. Per Burial Index cited above. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet prepared 7 Feb 2002 by Kenneth "D" Burnhope, 1048 East 5235 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 801-266-4732, colb@networld.com. Also cited are records of Bothwell Ward, FHL film #25632, items 1-2 (1894-1914) - Isaac #174, Annie #175, Margarite #213, Lucille #431, and Donald #490. | Burnhope, Thomas Donald (I203)
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| 4342 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. 2. We determine this child was female indirectly through a poem entitled "I Remember Grandma," written by Joyce Ackley in her book "House of Memories and Other Poems." We confirmed Joyce's source for the statement and she stated she was so told by Grandma Mary Ann (Burnhope) Petersen. The poem: "Grandma had patience as she sewed doll clothes for me that she stitched as fine as any Paris gown. She taught me to quilt - taught me how to cook. Grandma let me brush her long white hair and roll it up in a bun on top of her head. She let me explore her velvet jewel box and wear her blue stones - for a day. Grandma took time to listen to me. She took me to church. She made the most wonderful hash in the world. Grandma went with me to the chicken coup, showed me how to get eggs from under the hen. When Grandma was little her baby sister died - Grandma helped wash her and dress her for burial." 3. 1900 US Census for parents indicates that they had 7 total children of which 2 (Isaac and Mary Ann) were living at the time of the census. Ken Burnhope (grandson of Isaac) in his email of 18 Oct 2002 indicates his records have notes on the birth of five stillborn babies born after Isaac and Mary Ann. The cemetery in Ogden has two graves; one with one baby with a birth and death date in the record of 6 Feb 1888 at Promontory and the other grave marker shows "Babies" with the cemetery record just showing just "babies" with no date. No actual record documents "stillborn" and the baby with the date may possibly have lived for part of a day considering it merited dates with the burial. We do know that one of the babies was female because of a poem entitled "I Remember Grandma" written by Joyce Ackley in her book "House of Memories and Other Poems" which describes Mary Ann Burnhope's memory of helping wash and dress a baby sister for burial. I assume this baby girl may be the one who lived and died 6 Feb 1888. DEATH: 1. Ogden City Cemetery online: Babe Burnhope, b. and d. 6 Feb 1888 at Promontory, UT, parents are Thomas Burnhope and Mary Osborne, plot D-4-2-1W; no sex nor whether it was stillborn or not is given. Approximately 18 total relatives (Osbornes, Burnhopes, Petersens, McCarrels, and Koepkes) buried in near proximity. | Burnhope (I1771)
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| 4343 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. BIRTH: 1. Tombstone in Ogden Utah Pioneer Cemetery shows birth as 3 Mar 1901. This varies with obituary age. Ken Burnhope has the same information; he checked with state archives for a formal birth certificate, but they did not keep records that far back. 2. FHL film 26230, Ogden 4th Ward "Fast Sunday Blessing and Confirmation Records" indicates date of birth as 3 Mar 1901 and blessed by Austin C. Brown on 5 May 1901. 3. Temple ordinance index has Florence Ethel Burnhope, b. 3 May 1901 at Ogden, Weber, Utah, d. 29 Jun 1902. Parents as Isaac Burnhope and Annie Christensen. DEATH: 1. Ogden City Cemetery online: Florence E. Burnhope, b. 3 Mar 1901 in Ogden, UT, d. 29 Jul 1902 at Ogden, UT, parents are Isaac Burnhope and A.M. Christenson, plot D-4-2-2W1. 2. Cemetery Records; Ogden City cemetery; Grave 2, Lot 2, Block 4, Plat D, Ogden, Utah. Tombstone in Ogden Utah Pioneer Cemetery shows birth as 3 Mar 1901 and death as 29 Jun 1902. Approximately 18 total relatives (Osbornes, Burnhopes, Petersens, McCarrels, and Koepkes) buried in near proximity. OBITUARY: 1. "Florence Ethel Burnhope died at 3:45 yesterday afternoon as a result of accidentally drinking carbolic acid Saturday evening. She was the 13 [possible misprint for 15?] months old child of Mr. and Mrs. I. Burnhope of 2246 Madison avenue. Mr. Burnhope is one of the well-known conductors on the Southern Pacific. The funeral will take place from the Fourth ward meeting house at 2 p.m. tomorrow." Ogden Standard, 30 Jun 1902. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet prepared 7 Feb 2002 by Kenneth "D" Burnhope, 1048 East 5235 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 801-266-4732, colb@networld.com. | Burnhope, Florence Ethel (I201)
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| 4344 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. b. 10 Jul 1915, Bothwell, Box Elder, Utah; deceased 19 Dec 2006. BIRTH: 1. Per LDS IGI record of deceased member: Hazel Bowcutt. OBITUARY: 1. Ken Burnhope "Hazel Bowcutt Burnhope, age 91, passed away 19 December 2006 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Hazel was born 10 July 1915, in Bothwell, Utah to Alfred George and Josephine Newman Bowcutt, the third of nine brothers and sisters. Hazel grew up in Garland, Utah, graduated from Bear River High School. She met and married the love of her life, Thomas Donald Burnhope in the Salt Lake Temple, on 11 January 1937. They started their lives together in Helper, Utah where they raised their family of two boys. They lived in Helper for the next 26 years where she was active in the YWMIA, and Relief Society. She moved to her home in Salt Lake City in March 1963 and resided there until her death. Hazel was active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family was raised and she went to work making drapery, first for Auerbach's, then ZCMI and finally for LaBai Drapery where she worked until her mid eighties. She enjoyed making draperies for many of the Temples throughout the world. She was a devoted wife, homemaker and mother. She was best at being a grandmother and loved having her grandchildren surround her. She is survived by her two sons, Kenneth D (Carol), and Alfred Keith (Darlene), eight grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her loving husband Don, her parents, eight brothers and sisters and one great grandchild Isaac. Services will held on Wednesday, 27 December 2006 in the Crystal Heights 2nd Ward Chapel, 1970 East Stratford Ave. (2560 South), at 11:00 AM . The family will receive family and friends on Tuesday, 26 December 2006 from 6 to 8 PM and at the Larkin Mortuary 260 East South Temple, and one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Bear River City Cemetery in Bear." Ken Burnhope SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet prepared 7 Feb 2002 by Kenneth "D" Burnhope, 1048 East 5235 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 801-266-4732, colb@networld.com. | Bowcutt, Hazel (I232)
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| 4345 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. Parents are Jehial Bradford, b. 1804 in Berkshire, Lower Canada, and Abigail Sprague, b. 1812 in either Aurelia, Cayuga, NY or Simpson, St. Lawrence, NY. Birth dates vary for Tryphenia using either 20 or 30 Sep 1845 but with no documentation; I use 13 Sep 1845 because of cemetery records. 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Great Salt Lake, Utah, p. 159 of 180, house and family 2: Abigail Bradford, 37, $100, NY. Mary, 18, IN. Rosell, 17, m., IN. Sylvester, 10, IN. Pleasant, 8, IL. Tryphania, 5, IL. Abigal, 2, Deseret. Elizabeth, 1, Deseret. Elizabeth Lewis, 19, MO. 1860 US: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, p. 27 of 79, p. 27 of 79, 8 Aug 1860, house 1781, family 177: Abigail Bradford, 47, $500, NY. Sylvester, 21, farm laborer, $500, IN. Triphena, 16, IL. Abigail, 10, UT. Elizabeth Lewis, 28, $500, MO. 1870 US: Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, p. 4 of 37, 1 Aug 1870, house 31, family 28: George G. Hales, farmer, $250, $225, IL. Tryphena, 24, IL. George, 5, UT. Julia A., 3, UT. Hiel B., 2/12, UT. 3. Polygamous court case papers of the U.S. District Courts for the Territory of Utah 1870-1896; National Archives, FHL film 1,616,338. The microfilm starts with this background paper: "The system of territorial government established by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a model for later legislation of the same kind, including the act establishing the territorial government of Utah, passed Sep. 9, 1850 (9 Stat. 455). But the balance between federally appointed territorial governors and judges on the one hand and territorial legislatures on the other, which worked well enough for the rest of the U.S. territories, did not work in Utah. There the Mormon community had already established its own 'State of Deseret' in 1849, and the federal attempt to graft its own authority onto the existing structure was a failure. The territorial government in Utah retained the character of its Mormon predecessor for some two decades, its members looking to Brigham Young for leadership. Federal appointees had to work within the existing polity because there was very little, short of a full-scale war, that Congress or the Executive in Washington could do to protect and support them. After the Union victory in the Civil War and the coming of the transcontinental railroad to Salt Lake City, federal authority began to assert itself, nowhere more emphatically than in the courts. Crusading federal Judge James B. McKean, appointed in 1870, attacked the 'probate' courts for usurping judicial powers properly belonging to the federal courts in the territory. These local probate courts had been recognized along with the federal courts by the 1850 establishment law, and the territorial legislature had, by an act passed on Feb. 4, 1852, given them the same powers as the federal courts, reducing the latter to judging the few cases that locals were willing to take before them. McKean managed to change this situation somewhat, succeeding in convening grand juries to investigate persons suspected of plural marriage and obtaining hundreds of indictments and convictions for adultery and bigamy. Some of these cases reached the Supreme Court, which promptly threw them out on grounds that the federal judge in Utah had no authority to try such cases. Congress took the hint and also its first real step toward righting the balance of authority in Utah in 1874 by passing the Poland Laws (18 Stat. 255), which officially returned the probate courts to their original status as administrators of wills and estates. In addition, the offices of territorial marshal and attorney general, which had overlapped similar federal offices, were abolished. On Mar. 22, 1882, Congress took an even more decisive step: the Edmund-Tucker Act (22 Stat. 30) made polygamy a crime punishable by fine or imprisonment. It also disqualified persons who believed in or practiced polygamy from holding public office or participating in jury duty. The passage of this act sent many prominent Mormons into hiding and intimidated the rest of the community. Between 1888 and 1893 more than 1,000 verdicts in cases of unlawful cohabitation were secured. Undoubtedly federal court actions played a significant role in the church's decision in 1890 to end its approval of plural marriage. This action signaled the beginning of the accommodation of the church to the national system. After five unsuccessful attempts by the territorial government, Utah was finally granted statehood on Jan. 4, 1896 (28 Stat. 111)." Files for case No. 1703, 1st District Court, Utah Territory, for Geo. G. Hales include the following documents: A. Indictment for Polygamy, May 19, 1888. Grand Jury witnesses: Maria H. Hales, Charles S. Hales, Gillet Hales, Mary Ann Mellor, John F. Mellor, Jane Bradford. Partial text: "The Grand Jurors of the United States of America, within and for the district aforesaid, at the term and in the Territory aforesaid, being duly empanelled, sworn and charged, on their oaths do find and present that George G. Hales late of said district, heretofore, to-wit: on or about the fifth day of May in the year of our Lord 1873, and at the County of Utah in the Territory aforesaid did marry and take to wife one Maria H. Hales and did then and there have her as his lawful wife. That afterwards to wit on the 11th day of Nov. A.D. 1885 at this County of Cache in the Territory aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of this Court, and whilst his lawful wife the said Maria H. Hales was still alive he the said George G. Hales did unlawfully marry and take to wife one Mary Ann Mellor thereby committing the offence of Polygamy against the form of the statute of the said United States, in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the same." B. Subpoena, County of Beaver, May 12, 1889: US Marshal subpoenas the Grand Jury witnesses to the Beaver courthouse on May 15, 1889. C. Warrant for Arrest, May 13, 1889, Beaver City, for unlawful cohabitation, bail of $1500. D. Minute Book Entry of May 17, 1889: Lists the Jurors and renders a verdict of "guilty as charged." E. Judgment, May 21, 1889, partial text: "The United States District Attorney, with the defendant and his counsel, Presly Dewy came into court. The defendant was duly informed by the Court of the nature of the indictment found against him for the crime of unlawful cohabitation with more than one woman and continuously therefrom until May 1st, 1889 committed on the 1st day of July 1886 (of his trial of May 17, 1889 and the verdict of the jury guilty as charged) of his arraignment and plea of not guilty as charged in said indictment. The defendant was then asked if he had any legal cause to show why judgment should not be pronounced against him, to which he replied that he had none. And no sufficient cause being shown or appearing to the Court, thereupon the Court rendered its judgment: That whereas the said John W. Berry having been convicted in this Court of the crime of unlawful cohabitation with more than one woman. It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the said John W. Berry is guilty of the crime of unlawful cohabitation with more than one woman and that he be punished by being required to pay a fine of $300 and the cash herein taxed at $130, and that the same be paid into the clerk's office of this Court, and that he standed committed until the said fine and costs be paid. The defendant was then remanded to the custody of the United States Marshall of said Territory, to be by him delivered into the custody of the proper officers of said Penitentiary." 4. Tripenia came with the 3rd 10 of the 1st 50 of the 2nd 100 pioneers of 1847. Reference: Pioneers of 1847. Easton, Susan W. BIOGRAPHY: 1. The book "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude" by Daughters of Utah Pioneers: "Tryphena Bradford Hales, b. 30 Sep 1845 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, d. 15 Apr 1873 at Spanish fork, Utah, Utah, parents are Jehial Bradford and Abigail Sprague, pioneer of 1 Oct 1847 with the Edward Hunter Wagon Train, spouse was George Gillet Hales m. 15 Oct 1864 in Salt Lake City (he dies 31 Jan 1907 at Provo, Utah, Utah. Children: George, 12 Aug 1865 Julie Ann (Betts), 10 Aug 1867 Hail Bradford, 8 Oct 1869 Charles Stephen, 11 Jul 1872 Tryphena was born in Nauvoo, 1845. About a month before she was born, her father died. She was the seventh child. As an infant she left Nauvoo in 1846 with her mother, three brothers, a sister and her grandparents. At Winter Quarters her grandmother died. In 1847, they arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. She with the rest of her family, endured many hardships after they reached Utah. At one time they had not tasted bread for six weeks, living on nettles, roots and fish. They had to kill their only ox to survive. Their first home was an earthen dugout. After the first winter they moved into the 'Old Fort.' Then at the time of Johnston's Army they lived at West Jordan with her stepfather, Archibald Gardner and his eight wives. Tryphena and her two brothers were very close to each other. They were all three married on the same day in the Endowment House and moved to Spanish Fork. Tryphena was a devoted wife and mother. She had a cheerful disposition. The Relief Society was scheduled on April 15, 1873 to be held in her home. She stepped outside, picked up her baby, began hemorrhaging and they carried her to her bed and sent for her husband who was working in the field. Tryphena passed away at the the age of 28 leaving four small children." BIRTH: 1. Per cemetery record cited below: 13 Sep 1845. I use this date. 2. Per DUP biography cited above: 30 Sep 1845. 3. Parents: Jehial or Hial Bradford and Abigail Sprague. 4. FHL film 392655 "LDS Patriarchal Blessings Index": Tryphena Hales, b. 30 Sep 1845 at Nauvoo, Illinois, parents Hial Bradford and Abigail ___. Blessing date 7 Sep 1869 at Spanish Fork, Utah. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch John Smith. Vol.44, p. 376. MARRIAGE: 1. Per DUP biography cited above. DEATH: 1. Date per cemetery record cited below. 2. Per DUP biography cited above. BURIAL: 1. FHL film 231907 Spanish Fork Cemetery Records: "Bradford, Triphena (or per Book A: Tryphena), b. 13 Sep 1845 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill., d. 15 Apr. 1873, bur. Spanish Fork, parents are Hial Bradford and Abigail Sprague." 2. "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library: 13 Sep 1845 - 15 Apr 1873 Spanish Fork. SOURCES_MISC: 1. 18 Dec 2002 website 2. Nauvoo LDS Land and Records Office research file (copy in my possession as of 2 Jun 2007) provides the following information (also partially viewable at www.earlylds.com). | Bradford, Tryphena (I1312)
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| 4346 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect and LDS Ancestral File Oct 2003. 2. Website: Iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/vitals-births.htm: 1897-1918 Birth Records for Potta. Co., IA: Male Mercer, 2 May 1898, Grove Twp., John Mercer and Mary Ellen Graybill. 3. Censuses: 1870 US: Wheeler's Grove P.O., Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 160a, dwelling 34: Levi Graybill, 52, farming, $3000, $1000, OH. Patience, 44, housekeeping, IN. Palmer, 21, farmer, IA. Levi, 19, IA. John, 17, IA. Joseph, 12, IA. George, 10, IA. Mary, 7, IA. Martha, 6, IA. Wm., 2, IA. Lucinda Prichet, 7, IA. 1880 US: Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 128D: Levi Graybill, farmer, self, 62, OH NC NC. Patience, wife, 55, IN SC NC. Bird, son, 22, IA OH IN. [LDS site took this off as Bud, but close examination shows Bird.] Geo., son, 20, IA OH IN. Mary, dau., 17, IA OH IN. Martha, dau, 15, IA OH IN. Lucinda, g.dau., 16, IA OH IN. Will, son, 12, IA OH IN. 1900 US: Grove Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 97, entry 61: John Mercer, Mar 1858, 42, married 19 years, MO NY VA, farm laborer. Mary E., Sep 1865, 34, married 19 years, IA OH IN. Sylvia L., dau, Sep 1881, 18, IA MO IA. Hazel D. dau, Sep 1889, 10, IA MO IA. Pearl, son, May 1898, 2, IA MO IA. 1910 US: Grove Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 74b, entry 84: Mary Mercer, 46, widow, 4 total children all living, IA OH IN. Pearl, 12, son, IA MO IA. Glee, 9, granddau., IA Unk IA. Levi Graybill, father, 92, widower, OH Ger NC. 1920 US: Macedonia, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 229a, entry 31: Mary E. Mercer, 54, widow, IA OH IN. Salathiel P., son, 21, IA MO IA. 1930 US: Macedonia town, Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 184a, entry 60: Mary E. Mercer, 65, widow, age 18 when married, IA OH IN. Hildreth R. Kindheart, granddau., 16, IA IL IA. Bernadine L. Kindheart, granddau., 13, IA IL IA. Marlan D., Kindheart granddau., 6, IA IL IA. 4. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 55-60: "Mary Ellen Graybill, b. 26 Sep 1862, Pottawattamie Co., IA; d. 6 Jan 1948; md. to John Mercer. He was b. 1858, MO; d. 1909. Their children are Sylvia Lorena, Elsie Lacy, Hazel Dell and Salathiel Pearl." See book for extensive downline of this family. BIRTH: 1. Per Pitt book quoted above. MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance Index reports spouse as John J. Mercer or Joshua John Mercer with date of 11 Jan 1881 in Montgomery Co., IA. DEATH: 1. Ordinance Index reports death at 1948. 2. Per Pitt book quoted above. | Graybill, Mary Ellen (I3419)
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| 4347 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect and LDS Family Search Oct 2003. May have middle name of Sidney. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Wheeler's Grove P.O., Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 160a, dwelling 34: Levi Graybill, 52, farming, $3000, $1000, OH. Patience, 44, housekeeping, IN. Palmer, 21, farmer, IA. Levi, 19, IA. John, 17, IA. Joseph, 12, IA. George, 10, IA. Mary, 7, IA. Martha, 6, IA. Wm., 2, IA. Lucinda Prichet, 7, IA. 1880 US: Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 128D: Levi Graybill, farmer, self, 62, OH NC NC. Patience, wife, 55, IN SC NC. Bird, son, 22, IA OH IN. [LDS site took this off as Bud, but close examination shows Bird.] Geo., son, 20, IA OH IN. Mary, dau., 17, IA OH IN. Martha, dau, 15, IA OH IN. Lucinda, g.dau., 16, IA OH IN. Will, son, 12, IA OH IN. 1900 US: Grant Township, Sherman, Kansas, p. 59a, 2 Jun 1900, dwelling #21: William Graybill, Nov 1868, 31, m. 13 yrs., IA OH __, farmer. Alda, wife, Apr 1870, 30, m. 13 yrs, 2 total children both living, IA OH IA. Ruthford, son, Apr 1888, 12, KS IA IA. Ralph, son, Feb 1898, 2, CO IA IA. 1910 US: Grant Township, Sherman, Kansas, p. 205a, 26 Apr 1910, dwelling #49: William S. Graybill, 52, IA OH IN, farmer. Alda J., wife, 47, IA US IA. Ralph S., son, 21, CO IA IA, engineer. 1920 US: Grant Township, Sherman, Kansas, 9 Jan 1920, dwelling #27: William S. Graybill, 42, m. once for 23 years, IA OH IN, farmer. Alda, wife, 38, m. once for 23 years, 2 total children both living, IA MO IA. Ralph S., son, 12, CO IA IA, engineer. 1930 US: Grant Township, Sherman, Kansas, p. 42a, 4 Apr 1930, dwelling #11: William S. Graybill, 61, m. at age 18, IA OH OH, farmer. Alda J., wife, 57, m. at age 14, IA OH IA. BIOGRAPHY: 1. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 55-60: "William Sidney Graybill, b. 16 Nov 1867, Wheeler's Grove, Potta. Co., IA; d. 17 May 1931, Sherman Co., KS; md. to Alda Jane Osler. She was b. 4 Sep 1872; d. 30 Jan 1939, Loveland, CO. Both are buried in Kanorado, KS. Their children were Joseph Ruthford and Ralph Sidney." See book for extensive downline of this family. BIRTH: 1. Per Pitt book quoted above. 1900 census has variant of Nov 1868, not 1867. MARRIAGE: 1. Without documentation, Ordinance Index indicates possible marriage to Alda Jane Osler, b. 9 Apr 1872 in Cass County, IA, d. 30 Jan 1939, m. William Sidney Graybill abt. 1887. Her parents noted as William Henry Osler(Orsler) and Ruth Elizabeth Stidham. World Connect shows Alda with same parents married to William Graybill and death 30 Jan 1939 in Loveland, Colorado. DEATH: 1. Per Pitt book quoted above. BURIAL: 1. Per Pitt book quoted above. | Graybill, William Sidney (I3418)
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| 4348 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect Dec 2002. 2. Censuses: 1841 Eng: Durham, Parish: Bolden p. 6 of 9, image 22 of 27, none born in the county except Jane, Place: East Bolden Village, was indexed as "Burniss," corrected in FS to Burnip: Isaac Burnip, 30, ag. lab. Elizabeth, 30. William, 9. Mary, 6. Joseph, 4. Jane, 1. James Henderson, 25, ag. lab., not born in county. 1851 Eng: Whitburn, Durham, p. 16 of 20, #60, res: Stay the Voyage: Isaac Burnhope, 42, platelayer, b. Northumberland, Weamley. (A plateworker works on railway tracks.) Elizabeth, wife, 44, b. Northumberland, Hendon-in-the-Wall. Wm., son, 18, sailor, b. Northumberland, Sunnyside. Mary Ann, dau., 16, b. Northumberland, Sunnyside. Jane, dau., 11, b. Durham, East Bolden. Isaac, son, 8, b. Durham, East Bolden. Thomas, son,. 6, b. Durham, East Bolden. Betsy, dau., 2, b. Durham, East Bolden. 1861 England: District 21, Whitburn parish, Durham, p. 21 of 23, house: Stay the Voyage: Isaac Burnop, mar., 52, plate layer. Elizabeth, wife, mar., 54, b. Durham, Newburn. Isaac, son, 18, plate layer, b. Durham, Whitburn. Thomas, son, 16, plate layer, b. Durham, Whitburn. Betsy, dau., 12, b. Durham, Whitburn. Eliza Mitchell, visitor, sing., 20, dressmaker, b. Scotland. 2. Biographical sketch of Robert Mattinson, "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah," pg. 1027: "Mattinson, Robert (son of Peter Mattinson, born Dec. 3, 1803, and Ann Shaw, born Feb. 6, 1812, of Sunderland, Eng.). He was born July 16, 1835, Lancashire, Eng. Came to Utah Nov. 30 1856, Edward Martin handcart company. Married Betsy C. Burnhope (daughter of Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Charlton, latter a pioneer Aug. 19, 1868, John R. Murdock company). She was born in England. Their children: E.A., m. James Nolan; Laura S., m. Peter Borup; Marie, m. Richard Barrett; Ann, m. J.F. Rushter; R. Frank; H.B. b. Nov. 24, 1880; Effie M., m. E.O. Simons; Joseph B., m. Ella Balch; Roy B. b. Sept. 11, 1891; Veatus b. Oct 16, 1893. Family home Payson, Utah." 3. From online biographical sketch of Robert Mattinson, 4 Nov 2002: Jake Mattinson. E-mail Betsy C. Mattinson, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Burnhope, born June 19, 1848, Stay-the-Voyage, county of Durham, England. Baptized August 16, 1862, by Elder M. C. Farnsworth. Died August 17, 1922. Robert and Betsy Mattinson were married August 23, 1869, Salt Lake City, by Daniel H. Wells in the Endowment House. Isaac Burnhope, son of William and Mary Burnhope, born August 1805. Baptized by Elder William Knox. Died February 14, 1869, Salt Lake City. [Note these dates are in variance with those I use and as cited below.] Elizabeth Burnhope, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Charlton, born October 21, 1803. Baptized by Elder William Knox." [Note date is in variance to what I use.] 4. Sketch of the Life of Mary Ann Burnhope Wallace [see her notes for full citation]: "I was born April 24, 1835 at Hexham, Northumberland Co., England. My parents, Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Charlton, were of English birth and of Protestant and Catholic faith, until the year 1847 when they with their seven children were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My father, when a young man, enlisted in the British Army. He was bought off, ran away and joined the army, served his time and then worked at freighting. After his marriage he was a section foreman on the railroad. My mother was a housekeeper in the families of the nobility for fifteen years previous to her marriage. My ancestors were foresters and brewers... My parents, with my brother, Thomas, and sister, Betsy, came to Salt Lake City from England in the summer of 1868. They lived with us and in February 1869 father died with erysipelas. Mother was very sick with the dreadful disease, but recovered..." 5. Entry from Journal with no name given, FHL film 485335, item 1, pp. 265, 266: Mon., 3 Jan 1853: " I read in the 1st Number of Star, Vol. 15 the Revelation given to Joseph Smith in 1842 on Marriage. Some of the Sisters looked rather Solid at it, but no kicking that I have as yet discovered. I visited several families of the Saints, and met with the Book of Doctrine and Covenants Class, spoke a short time to the School, and went to my lodgings." Tues., 4 Jan 1853: "Went in train to Bro. Burnhopes. Got my dinner and read the revelation to them which was given to Joseph in 1843, then walked to North Shields and baptized three..." Update from Chris Petersen: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BZ-S9FT-8 Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries. Film # 007716493 (Image 6 of 915) Journal of Appleton M. Harmon, original owned by his daughter Mrs B.L. Kessler of Bountiful, Utah. Vol. 1: (Image 6 of 915) The Journal is evidently one of many which he kept. covers the period from April 13,1847 to July 13, 1857, with daily record of his activities. January 1853 (Image 306 of 915) M..3. I read in the 1st Number of Star Vol. 15 the revelation given to Joseph Smith in 1842 on Marrage. Some of the Sisters looked rather Solid at It, but no kicking that I have as yet discovered. I visited Several famalies of the Saints, and met with the Book of Doctrine and Covenants Class, spoke a short time to the school, and went to my lodgings -252- (Image 307 of 915) T. 4. Went in train to Bro. Burnhopes. Got my dinner and read the revelation to than which was given to Joseph In 1843, then walked to North Shields and baptised three, namely, Mary Ann Slater, Harriet Oley and John …, then went to the meeting room where I met with some of the Saints and spoke to them and then confirmed the three above mentioned.-233- 6. From website www.Nathanielspens.com 18 Dec 2003: Isaac Burnhope was a bricklayer. 7. The following names are found in the following document: "Names of Persons and Sureties indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund company 1850 to 1877," (also known as the 1877 Debtors Index) by Richard L. Jensen and Marine C. Ward. Document in PDF form found at Boak, Nicholas - Elizabeth. Margaret: 1868. Burnhope, Isaac - Elizabeth. Thomas, Betsey: 1868. 8. "Names of Persons and Sureties indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company 1850 to 1877," http://www.jacksonfamilyhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Doc030_PEF.pdf, p. 156, accessed 23 Apr 2014: Isaac Burnhope -- Elizabeth, Thomas, Betsey: 1868. 9. Select quotes from a research paper published in the "International Journal of Mormon Studies," vol. 5, (2012), "Origins and Development of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Historic County Durham," by Ronald L. Bartholomew: "Facts relative to the historical development of the LDS Church in County Durham confirm this pattern. What follows is the fascinating story of how the LDS Church began and developed in five separate geographical areas, in chronological order of incidence, within historic County Durham. Important details are included with regard to key individuals involved in the beginning stages of that development, whose names and contributions have heretofore remained almost entirely anonymous. The LDS Church began in Historic County Durham when the Sunderland Branch was organized on August 13, 1843, at Hylton Ferry, in South Hylton, at the home of William Knox.22 This branch was unique in two important ways: first, the Church in Sunderland has remained intact from 1843 to the present. This is despite the fact that Church membership in Great Britain grew dramatically through 1850, but then experienced a steady decline in growth due to persecution, emigration, or the general apathy of the British people, which in most cases led to the eventual termination of the branch. Second, while the boundaries and name–titles of various administrative units in the British Mission were under constant revision during the Victorian Era23 (including those in historic County Durham), the Sunderland unit also appears to be unique in that it has retained its original geographic designation throughout its 168–year existence. This distinction can be partially explained by the efforts of new converts–turned–local missionaries like William Knox and his companion Ebenezer Gillies. Following his baptism and the organization of the Sunderland Branch at his home on August 13, 1843, Knox served as a local missionary in the area from February 1846 to February 1849, proselytizing 82 converts into the branch. ... The first mention of the Church in the South Shields area was at a District Conference held on June 18, 1848, although a branch had not yet been organized there.78 While the Church in South Shields did not enjoy the longevity of the Sunderland Branch, the branch record still spans an entire century: from 1848 to 1948.79 This can at least partially be explained by the sizeable population in this area. Unlike the small colliery towns mentioned above, the population of South Shields was already 12,000 in 1801, and grew to over 80,000 by the turn of the century.80 Although the coal industry was strong here, South Shields was not entirely dependent on coal, having several maritime industries, including shipbuilding, which helped sustain the population and the Church membership. Like most of the branches in historic County Durham, the initial growth of this branch can be primarily attributed to the efforts of local missionaries. One of the first and by far the most prolific was Isaac Burnhope, who was baptized on June 5, 1847 by Ebenezer Gillies of the Sunderland Branch.81 This pattern was common, as new converts who had been ordained to the priesthood would engage in proselytizing activities in the neighbouring towns on nights and weekends, bringing in new converts, who themselves would begin preaching as soon as they were ordained. After proselytizing 31 people in the South Shields Branch82 while labouring as a local missionary for 21 years, Isaac finally emigrated to Utah. Footnotes: 21. Poll, "The British Mission during the Utah War," 228. 22. Sheila Laverick Hughes, Sunderland Ward History, 2005, 3 vols., MS 19667, Church History Library, 1:7. 23. Poll, "The British Mission during the Utah War, 1857-1858," 225. 38 International Journal of Mormon Studies 24. He also served as the branch president from January 10, 1847 to March 8, 1849, until he emigrated to the U.S. with his family. 25. His companion, Ebenezer Gillies, performed over 45 baptisms and confirmations, one of which was Isaac Burnhope,26 who was later instrumental in the growth and development of the branch at South Shields. 78."Conference Minutes," Millennial Star, September 15, 1848, 279. 79. South Shields Branch Record, film no. 87033, Item 1–4, Record of Members 1848–1948, Family History Library. 80. For more information on South Shields, see http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/History_of_South_ Shields and Wilson, History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894 at http://joinermarriageindex.co.uk/pjoiner/genuki/DUR/SShields/. It was also famous for its maritime industries including shipbuilding. 81. Sunderland Branch Record, film no. 86995, Item 23, Record of Members 1847–1900, Family History Library." 10. Newspaper article in the "Newcastle Journal" of Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 May 1859, with image posted on Family Search for the marriage registration of Thomas Wallace and Mary Ann Burnhope, which reads: "At the Registrar's Office, on the 9th inst. Mr. Thomas Wallace to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Burnop, of Washington." 11. Sunderland, England LDS Branch records 1843-1855; 1869, Newcastle Conference, 004484181 Image 201 of 574; (FHL film 87035) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6L5S-Z42?i=200&cat=516964 Entry 23: "Elder, Isaac Burnip, born at Wheamelly, Northumberland, Nov. 15th, 1808. Baptized June 5th, 1847, at Hendon by Ebr Gillis. Confirmed by C. Phelps. Moved (removed) Oct 1849, S Shields." Entry 25: "Elizabeth Burnip, born Oct. 22, 1806 at Heddon-in-the-Wall, [Northumberland]. Baptized June 5th, 1847 by William Knox. Confirmed by C. Phelps. Moved (removed) Oct 1849, S Shields." Entry 26: "William Burnip, born Aug. 18, 1832 at Sunny Side, North[umberland]. Baptized 25 Sep 1847 at Hendon by William Knox. Confirmed by William Knox. Moved (removed) Oct 1849, S Shields." Entry 27: "Mary Ann Burnip, born April 24, 1835 at Hexham. Baptized Sep 25th, 1847 by William Knox. Confirmed by William Knox. Moved (removed) Oct 1849, S Shields." Entry 28: "Joseph Burnip, born June 22, 1837 at Hexham, North[umberland],. Baptized Sep 25th, 1847 by William Knox. Confirmed by William Knox. Moved (removed) Oct 1849, S Shields." Entry 29: [listed with the Isaac Burnhope family]: "Robert Mattinson, born 16 Jul 1835 at Ashton Underline, baptized 25 Sep 1847 at Hendon by Wm. Knox and confirmed by Wm. Knox." 12. Burnhope / Mattinson - Sunderland, England LDS Branch records 1843-1854, 04484181, Image 168 of 574, (FHL film 87035), p. 4, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6L5S-Z77?i=167&cat=516964 Entry 25: "Isaac Burnip, born at Wheamelly, Co. Northumberland, Nov. 15th, 1808 Baptized in Hendon Bay by Ebeneser Gillis June 5th, 1847. Confirmed in the arcade June 6th by C. Phelps and William Knox - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." Entry 27: "Elizabeth Burnip, born at Heddin-in-the-Wall, Oct. 22nd, 1806, baptized in Hendon Bay August 29th, 1847 by W. Knox. Confirmed by C. Phelps and W. Knox and E. Gillis in the arcade - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." Entry 29: "William Burnip, born at Sunniside, Co. Northumberland, August 18th, 1832, baptized in Hendon Bay by W. Knox Sep. 25th, 1847. Confirmed by on the 26th by him also - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." Entry 30: "Mary Ann Burnip, born April 25th, 1835, at Hexham. Baptized in Hendon Bay by W. Knox Sep 25th, 1847. Confirmed by W. Knox and E. Gillis in the arcade - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." Entry 31: "Joseph Burnip, born June 22nd, 1837, at Hexham. Baptized in Hendon Bay by W. Knox and confirmed in the arcade Sep. 25th, 1847 - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." 13. 1849 South Shields Record of members, 1849 About 25 November 1849 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH9-8KWJ FamilySearch.com catalog. Film 87033; Items 1-8, Record of members, 1848-1948; Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. South Shields Branch, Filmed 1954; DGS 7903790; Image 7 of 389; 21; South Shields Branch; Line 5-8; Office: Elder; Line 5; Isaac Burnip; State: Md; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 15 Nov 1808, Warden, Northum, England; Baptism: 5 Jan 1847, Sunderland, Elder Gillies; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 6; Elizabeth Burnip; State: Md; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 21 Oct 1807, Newburn, Northum, England; Baptism: 27 Aug 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 7; Mary Ann Burnip; State: Sing; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 24 Apr 1835, Hexham, Northum, England; Baptism: 25 Sept 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 8; Joseph Burnip; State: Sing; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 22 June 1837, Hexham, Northum, England; Baptism: 25 Sept 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 15; William Burnip, teacher, State: Sing; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 15 Aug 1832, Hexham, Northum, England; Baptism: 25 Sept 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Cut off:10 Feb1853, Note: Denying the faith. BIRTH: 1. It is my opinion that Wharmley is the best choice for birthplace. It is misspelled in the records below as Wheamley, but modern maps show it as Wharmley. It is about centered in a triangle formed by Hexham, Haydon Bridge, and Warden. Being it has no church, the three previous mentioned towns do and they are all about two miles away. 2. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes: "Haxham, Northumberland, Eng." 3. Variant date shown in some LDS family group sheets is 12 Nov 1808. Variant location of Fillside also shown. 4. Sunderland, England LDS Branch records 1843-1854, FHL film 87035, p. 4, entry 25: "Isaac Burnip, born at Wheamelly, Co. Northumberland, Nov. 15th, 1808 Baptized in Hendon Bay by Ebeneser Gillis June 5th, 1847. Confirmed in the arcade June 6th by C. Phelps and William Knox - removed to South Shields Oct AD 1849." 5. Sunderland, England LDS Branch records 1843-1854, Reformation and Rebaptism of Durham Conference, FHL film 87035, p. 2a, entry 26: "Isaac Burnop, born at Wheamelly, NHumberland, Nov. 15th, 1808. Baptized at Sunderland June 5th, 1847. Confirmed June 6th, 1847 in Sunderland, Durham by C. Phelps. Moved Oct 1849." 6. South Shields [Durham Co.], England LDS Branch records 1848-1855, 1870, Membership Roster, FHL film 87033, p. 1, entry 5: "Isaac Burnip, md., residence at Boldon, born at Worden, Northum., 15 Nov 1808. Baptized at Sunderland, 5 Jan 1847, Elder." 7. Endowment by proxy by son Thomas Burnhope indicates birthdate of 12 Nov 1808 at Hepham Cumb., Eng. 8. Transcription by Chris Petersen, 8 Oct 2023: FamilySearch.com catalog. Film 87033; Items 1-8, Record of members, 1848-1948; Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. South Shields Branch, Filmed 1954; DGS 7903790; Image 7 of 389; 21; South Shields Branch; Line 5-8; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH9-8KWJOffice: Elder; Line 5; Isaac Burnip; State: Md; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 15 Nov 1808, Warden, Northum, England; Baptism: 5 Jan [Jun?] 1847, Sunderland, Elder Gillies; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 6; Elizabeth Burnip; State: Md; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 21 Oct 1807, Newburn, Northum, England; Baptism: 27 Aug 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 7; Mary Ann Burnip; State: Sing; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 24 Apr 1835, Hexham, Northum, England; Baptism: 25 Sept 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. Line 8; Josph Burnip; State: Sing; Residence: Boldon; Birth: 22 June 1837, Hexham, Northum, England; Baptism: 25 Sept 1847, Sunderland, John Knox; Received: 25 Nov 1849, Sunderland. 9. New York City Passenger Manifest of the ship "John Bright" (1557 tons), John Iowart[?] master, 14 Jul 1868, departure from Liverpool, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK93-54B2: "456 Isaac Burnhope, 57, m., plate layer, England. 457 Eliza ", 54, f., wife. 458 Thomas ", 23, m., fireman. 459 Betsey Burnhope, 20, f., spinster, England. CHRISTENING: 1. My research shows no christening record for this individual in the Hexham Parish records. All of Isaac's siblings are in the record showing they were living in Fellside then Sunnyside. MARRIAGE: 1. FHL film # 87,035, South Shields Branch, England, 1827-1852; "Branch Registration of Marriages, per Certificates thereof": "Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Burnhope, registered at South Shields, married 12 Aug 1831 in Hexham by [illegible]." 2. No source cited but part of a list of 8 individuals with Charlton surname all married in Hexham, England; I don't recognized any of the other names except the following: "Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Charlton (both of Hexham) 13 Aug 1831 by William ??? (Curate)." 3. Online Ordinance Index has the following extracted marriage record per FHL film M109171: Isaac Burnhope and Elizabeth Charlton, m. 13 Aug 1831 at Hexham, Northumberland, England. 4. Hexham Marriage Transcripts, 1754-1861: 13 Aug 1831, Isaac Burnhope and Eliz. Charlton, both of the parish. Wit. Jsp. Burnhope, Jane Fiske. [An alternate transcription of Hexham marriages gives a date of 30 Aug 1830 for this couple. Source: Rounces Marriage Index: Hexham Marriages 1759-1837.] 5. The following variant is provided by Louise Crookston, Pinedale Arizona "cllouise@juno.com May 18, 2009 by email to me. Her exact source is unclear and the date of the marriage does not correspond with the the more definitive marriage sources listed above - so I discount the reported 1830 below in her notes: "The Burnhopes are related to me through my great grandfather, Nathaniel Spens. Jane Ann Burnhope was his first wife. She has an older brother named William Burnhope born 1832. I do not have an exact birth date for William, nor do I have a wife, but I do have the christening record that indicates his father was Isaac Burnhope and his mother Elizabeth. I have the record of his parents marriage 30 August 1830 in Hexham, Northumberland, England. "Parents' marriage: Parish Hexham alternatively Hexham, St. Andrew aka Abbey in county Nbl Married on 30/08/1830 Groom Isaac Burnhope residence - other - Bride Elizabeth Charlton residence - other - Orig - Checked N "William's christening record: Christening/Baptism record: 21 October 1832 Child's name William BURNHOPE Father Isaac Mother Elizabeth Mother's Maiden name - Place Sunnyside Occupation - Other info - Father Hind Mother - Notes - Birth date -/-/- Parish Hexham, Nbl Checked Checked." DEATH: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. 2. Per obituary; age 60 year and 3 months is exact with birth on 15 Nov and death on 15 Feb in the noted years. Confirms with note #1 above. 3. Daughter in her autobiography indicates Feb., 1869. 4. Death per temple endowment record cited below. 5. Isaac Burnhope, Record of Deaths 007578789 Image 317 of 771; Old film # 26,553; page 95; Line 3781; Name: Isaac Burnhope; Name Note: father in law of Thos Wallace; Sex: Male; Birth Date: 15 Nov 1808; Birthplace: Haxham, Northumberland, England; Event Type: Death; Event Date: 15 Feb 1869; Event Place: Ward 14, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Cemetery: Salt Lake City Cemetery; Plat: H Block: 9 Lot 11 S 1/2; Cause of: Erysepilus https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99XF-83G3?i=316 BURIAL: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes "H-9-11-ROD-SO.2" OBITUARY: 1. "Died: At the residence of Thomas Wallace, his son-in-law, in this City, of erysipelas, Elder Isaac Burnhope, aged 60 years and 3 months. Deceased was lately from South Shields, England, and has been sick since his arrival on the 19th of last August. Mill. Star, please copy." Deseret News Weekly, 17 Feb 1869, p. 20. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Family group sheet submitted by Josephine H. Bird, 404 Cedar St., Mt. Vernon, Washington. She then lived in Orem, Utah. She cites personal records and autobiographies of Elizabeth Charlton Wallace Hickenlooper and Mary Ann Burnhope Wallace. | Burnhope, Isaac (I1)
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| 4349 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect Dec 2002. BIOGRAPHY: 1. See mother's notes for more information. 2. Story from "Grafton, Ghost Town on the Rio Virgin" by Lyman D. and L. Karen Platt, 1998, ISBN 9-939771-11-x, page 71 and 72: "On Apr.2, 1866 Joseph and Robert M. Berry, brothers, and Mary Isabel Hales Berry, wife of Robert, who had settled in Long Valley, who had been visiting in Grafton, began their return trip by way of Short Creek (now known as Colorado City) and Kanab. They were advised that if they took this route the Indians would kill them. But they paid little attention to the warnings and left. When the Berry family did not arrive in Kanab as expected, the alarm was spread and a posse was organized. At Cedar Knoll near Short Creek there was a dry wash where the wagon, pulled by a team of mules, had to go into a deep depression and then up a steep incline to get out. The three had run their wagon trying to escape, but had been caught in this wash. When the posse reached this wash, they found the bodies of the Berry family and their mules. The Piute Indians had fallen onto them at this vantage point during their attempt to cross the wash. An arrow had hit one of the mules under the collar and caused the animal so much pain that the horse reared and bucked, giving the Indians the opportunity to surround the wagon. The victims fought bravely, but were overpowered. James H. Jennings (Cantrell, "The Indians of Grafton") reports that he was 'riding up from Toquerville with a dispatch, when I got to Grafton, they had just received word of the killing of the Berry brothers out south. A Mr. Sedwick and Palmer took the back seat out of a buggy and went out and brought the bodies into Grafton.' William B. Maxwell wrote about the Berry killings from Winsor (Mt. Carmel), on Apr. 12, 1866, to George A. Smith. Among other things he said that he believed that Joseph Smith Berry's thigh was broken in the first attack. They escaped and got back to the Kanab road with the intention of going to Ezra Strong's place but they were attacked a second time at which point one of the horses was likely wounded, which kept them from getting away, and they were surrounded and killed. '...they were shot with guns and arrows. It appears that the woman was the last to suffer; she was abused all they wanted and then shot with a gun and arrows. The bodies were neither scalped nor stripped. The brothers who were killed had with them three revolvers, one rifle, and one double-barreled shotgun. We found two of the revolvers and the rest were gone. There was one Navajo left on the ground which I am satisfied is the chief Banashaw (Pan-a-shank), known by us as Spanish Shanks. I have seen him when alive and when dead and it is the same. He is very noted, as he was very grey and also had lost his upper front teeth which was the case with this one that was killed. The Indians who were about twenty-six in number drove off from my ranch a number of cattle which had left Long Valley and gone out. The brethren were found on Saturday by some men from Grafton who were hunting stock. They were removed to Grafton and buried on Monday the 9th.'(Church Historian's Office, "Journal History of the Church" - manuscript volumes housed at the Church Historian's Library, 50 East North Temple - Apr. 12 1866, page 1). During the funeral services held at Grafton, Piute Indians came into town brazenly wearing their war bonnets and with their faces painted. They looked through the windows of the old log church house that the pioneers had built, laughed and said 'wino manik', meaning 'very good' in Piute. Captain Andrus was at the funeral and he said, 'I will make them think "very good"' and he left the service and went up the street to his home to get his rifle. The Indians apparently knew who he was for they immediately left the church and went down into the thick underbrush on the river bottom, crossed the Virgin and went into the foothills north of town. When Captain Andrus returned with his rifle, it was too late to use it." 3. The book "A Mormon Chronicle: The Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876" edited by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks, v. 2, p. 248, explanatory note #7: "The attempt to consolidate all the small villages into one strong community grew out of widespread Indian unrest and threatened attack in 1866. On Jan. 8 of that year, Dr. James M. Whitmore and Robert McIntyre were killed near Pipe Springs; on April 2, Joseph and Robert Berry and the latter's wife were killed near Short Creek. The plan and method of consolidation were outlined in the following letter from Brigham Young: 'Great Salt Lake City, May 2nd, 1866. To Pres. Erastus Snow and the Bishops and Saints of Washington and Kane Counties. Greetings. Dear Brethren, The recent occurrences in your counties, and the threatened repetition of these scenes prompt us to write to you this epistle. To save lives and the property of the people in your counties form the marauding and bloodthirsty bands which surround you, there must be thorough and energetic measures of protection taken immediately. Many of your settlements at present time are too weak to successfully resist attack, or to prevent their stock being driven off by any band of Indians, however contemptible, who may choose to make a descent upon them. These small settlements should be abandoned, and the people who formed them should, without loss of time, repair to places that can be easily defended, and that possess the necessary advantages to sustain a heavy population. There should be from 100 to 500 good and efficient men in every settlement; but not less than 150 well-armed men; and their horses should always be where they can put their hands upon them. Where there are several settlements which do not have this number of men, there should be places selected where the requisite number can concentrate. At all points where the settlements are maintained, good and substantial forts, with high walls and strong gates, should be erected, and the people move into them. Corrals also should be built, so convenient to the forts and in such a strong manner, that they can be easily guarded, and the stock kept safe in them from every attack...' It may be added that though a few outlying ranches were temporarily abandoned, the elaborate plans of defense outlined by Brigham Young were never carried out. A maximum number of settlers had already established themselves at every available spring and stream and no further concentration of population was possible because of lack of water. Only the walls of Fort Pearce were erected to protect the stock herders in the wilderness west of St. George." 4. From the book "Our Pioneer Heritage," Lesson for Nov. 1964, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, SLC, compiled by Kate B. Carter, chapter "Blackhawk Indian War," pp. 204-206: "Massacre of the Berrys. Robert Madison Berry was born February 3, 1841, and Joseph Smith Berry was born December 9, 1843, at Dresden, Weekly County, Tennessee, the sons of Jesse and Armelia Shanks Berry. About the year 1842 the Gospel message was being preached in their locality and Elders Amasa Lyman, Benjamin Cluff and Lyman Wight converted the Berry family, who left soon afterwards for Nauvoo, where Jesse Berry died. The mother and children were pioneers to Utah in 1849, settling in Spanish Fork a few years later. In 1862 John W., William, Robert and Joseph Berry with their families, were called to help colonize the St. George area. In the spring of 1866, Joseph and Robert Berry with Isabelle Hales Berry, the latter's wife, were returning from a trip to Salt Lake City. They stopped at Kanarraville and while there the two-year-old baby girl of Robert and Isabelle died. The Berrys resumed their journey, traveling in a light wagon, camping for noon, April 2, 1866, at Short Creek, where they were attacked by Piutes, who it is claimed had been following them from Corn Creek in Millard County. Their dead bodies were found several days later by John and William Berry. The details of the tragedy will never be known. It appears that they attempted to escape by running their horses across the country and finding they could not do so, fought desperately for their lives, but in vain. One dead Indian was found nearby. Joseph was found lying face down in the wagon box; his leg had been bandaged, no doubt, while they were fleeing as fast as they cold from the Indians. Isabelle had been shot through the head with a six-shooter and was lying on the ground, while Robert's body was astride the wagon tongue with the head leaning into the wagon. The Indians said afterward that Robert was a "heap brave fighter." Robert and Joseph were large men, tall of stature. The burial of these pioneers took place at Grafton, Utah. In "Church Chronology" it is recorded that this massacre occurred four miles from Maxfield's Ranch on Short Creek, Kane County, Utah. There is a small knoll between Short Creek and Kane Beds which marks the place and is called Berry Knoll. When President Young heard of this outrage on the part of the Indians, he sent word to Cedar City for the men of that place to form a company of militia and go to Berryville and escort the people back to Dixie. The late John Parry of Cedar City was a member of that escort, and furnished the writer much of the information for this sketch. Coal Creek John, Indian chief of the Cedar band of Indians who were Piutes, was one of those who killed the Berry brothers. He was large of stature, tall and commanding, with long braids hanging down and decorated with many colors. He and his braves again appeared on the scene just as the settlers were ready to leave with the escort. He was wearing a shirt which William Berry recognized as his brother's, awakening in him the spirit of revenge. He determined to kill the chief. The other settlers knew that they would all be killed if William were allowed to do as he felt, so they reasoned with him to see the result of such action. He refused to be consoled and was locked up until his anger subsided. The settlers, although very frightened that the Indians would attack them, talked peace and the red men did not cause further trouble at this time. The road through the valley ran on the west side of the creek. When the company reached a ravine in the mountains called the Calf Pasture, a small son of George Spencer wanted to ride on the mules and his father granted his wish, but he had not ridden far when he fell off and was run over and killed. The company halted and made a coffin from one of the wagon boxes and buried him at the mouth of Calf Pasture. It was near this place that a Piute Indian, Old Mose, came up to the company. When he saw how frightened the people were, he said, ‘Ti-wiga Ti-ca-boo' meaning he was friendly and extended his hand for a handshake. Long after this when settlers returned, he visited among the people and often related this incident. Before he closed his visit, he would ask for flour and it was usually given to him. The hostile band again appeared when the company reached Short Creek. The settlers talked peaceably with them and any trouble that might have occurred was averted. But the people knew that the band was following them and kept a vigilant watch. The men took turns standing guard. It was June and the nights were cool. Joseph Hopkins, who stood guard toward the cool part of the early morning, wore his wife's flannel petticoat over his shoulders because he did not have a coat. They arrived at their destination in safety. When they reached Long Valley they found their crops growing nicely and unmolested. Some of the men stayed there during the summer and fall to care for the crops and finish the harvesting, while others returned with loads of provisions for their families at home. When they reached the Elephant seven miles below Mount Carmel, the Indians attacked them and there was a skirmish in which one Indian was killed. Hyrum Stevens was shot through the breast by an Indian named Humpie, but the wound was not fatal. The Indians rode off with five of their horses, so the white men were unable to haul their provisions any further. The others received orders from Major Russell of Dixie to leave their crops on the ground and return to Dixie. They left the valley where the Zion-Carmel Highway now takes off, going over Bernt Flat, thence to Blue Springs on Kolob and from there to Virgin and Rockville. Hyrum Stevens rode a horse the whole distance as it was less painful than to ride in a wagon. He had been shot with a musket army gun, and it was three days before the bullet was removed. Then it was cut out with a dull knife. His wife, hearing of the accident, had come to meet them with a wagon and team, but he preferred riding the horse. He was 26 years old at the time and recovered, raised a large family and lived to the age of 83 years. In passing over the area at Elephant afterwards, the settlers found large holes where the Indians had buried the corn and potatoes that had been left lying on the ground, and which had later been dug up and used by the Indians. The next spring the settlers came into Long Valley again and took back grain and potatoes which they had stored the fall before. - Hattie Esplin." 5. Received from Don and Carolyn Adair, 2003. Mary E. Adair Adams was a daughter of Thomas Jefferson Adair, also in this database - see his notes for full quotation. The following parts are her contact with the murder site of the Berrys: "Mary E. Adair (1858-1926). A Short Sketch of the Life of Mary Elizabeth Adair Adams: Mary Elizabeth Adair was born at Washington, Washington County, Utah on April 15, 1858 to Thomas Jefferson Adair and Mary Vancil Adair. She was the first white girl born in the town of Washington. Her parents were pioneers of the early days in Dixie (Southern Utah.) While Mary was still young her parents and their family of eight children moved to Kanab then to Upper Pahreah, Kane County, Utah. On this trip their company was the first to find the camp and the murdered bodies of the Berry Brothers and wife. The Indians had killed them near Pipe Springs on Short Creek. After the family got to Kanab Mary saw an Indian with one of the men's clothes on. She always dreaded that road after that. She was of a nervous disposition and was so afraid of Indians. She spent a miserable young life in new countries. At the age 17 Mary met John S. Adams at a fourth of July dance. They were married the next spring on May 17, 1876. John and Mary Adams had thirteen children over the next 24 years. Mary and J.S. went to Long Valley (near Orderville, Utah) to live... In 1889 John S. Adams concluded he could make more freighting with oxen than with four horses so he traded the four horses for six oxen. But he had to walk so much to drive the oxen and he got his feet wet so often, he contracted rheumatics from which he suffered terribly and in 1892 the Dr. at Fort Apache advised him to move to a warmer locality so the family of Father, Mother, and eight daughters and one son started for Dixie Utah with two wagons and four horses on the third of May 1893. John S. was hardly able to get in and out of the wagon for the first few days. But grew better as the climate changed so Mary E. and her girls had to take most of the responsibility of the first part of the trip. They managed very well until they came to the Winslow crossing of the Little Colorado River. When they arrived there they found that a few days before a loaded wagon had gone down in the quicksand. Most of the load had been carried out but they could still see the box of the wagon above the water. So they were afraid to cross and their father knew of an old road without crossing the river if they went through the old settlement of Sunset on the Little Colorado River. So they started on this old road knowing they would have to make road some of the way. This was a very hard day on the whole family. The family was camped quite far from they spring they had to get water from because it got about dark before they got in sight of the trees at the spring. The horses were tired so they camped and John S. and his son, Ben, took the horses and canteens and went to get water. Just after they left those left behind could see a company of about sixty Navajo Indians on the road on the other side of the river. They had been to Flagstaff trading and were drunk. Mary and her children were sure frightened. John S. and his son, Ben, had gotten to the spring when they heard the Indians coming. They got the horses in the willows until the Indians passed. The father got back into camp about 11 o'clock. The next day they went to the Indian trading post on the Little Colorado River. There they saw a sheep with two heads and tails alive and well. They went from there to Moencopi, now Tuba City. They had to stay there for a week because the Indians were angry over a cowboy whipping an Indian with his quirt. Their wagons were searched. Mary was sure nervous. The family crossed the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry two days after leaving Moencopi. The river's water was high so they had to wait three days before they could cross. This was a very hard trip on Mary. Mary showed her children where the Berry brothers and wife were killed by Indians when she was a girl..." BIRTH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. MARRIAGE: 1. See Sealing information below. DEATH: 1. Date per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. 2. Killed by Indians; see full account in notes for Mary Isabell Hales. Death info from Grafton Cemetery as noted in the book "Grafton, Ghost Town on the Rio Virgin" by Lyman D. and L. Karen Platt, 1998, ISBN 9-939771-11-x, p. 142/143 which also notes birth date of 9 Dec 1843 and death date of 2 Apr 1866. BURIAL: 1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. 2. Per website 3. Photo of cemetery and gravestone on file. Tombstone reads: "Joseph S. Berry, Born Dec. 9, 1843, Killed by Indians Apr. 2, 1866." | Berry, Joseph Smith (I541)
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| 4350 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect May 2002. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Wheeler's Grove P.O., Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, p. 160a, dwelling 34: Levi Graybill, 52, farming, $3000, $1000, OH. Patience, 44, housekeeping, IN. Palmer, 21, farmer, IA. Levi, 19, IA. John, 17, IA. Joseph, 12, IA. George, 10, IA. Mary, 7, IA. Martha, 6, IA. Wm., 2, IA. Lucinda Prichet, 7, IA. 1880 US: Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa; NA film T9-0361, p. 128D: Levi Graybill, farmer, self, 62, OH NC NC. Patience, wife, 55, IN SC NC. Bird, son, 22, IA OH IN. [LDS site took this off as Bud, but close examination shows Bird.] Geo., son, 20, IA OH IN. Mary, dau., 17, IA OH IN. Martha, dau, 15, IA OH IN. Lucinda, g.dau., 16, IA OH IN. Will, son, 12, IA OH IN. 3. FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 55-60: "Martha Graybill, b. 26 Oct 1864, Potta. Co., IA; d. 1 Nov 1881; bur. in Mormon Trail Cemetery, Macedonia, Pottawattamie Co., IA." BIRTH: 1. Per tombstone. Most sites on LDS Ancestral File have 26 Oct 1864 with which the censuses seem to also agree. MARRIAGE: 1. Probably not married due to death at young age. DEATH: 1. Per tombstone. BURIAL: 1. Picture of tombstone on website for "Mormon Cemetery" located in Grove Township of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, four miles east of Macedonia on County Road G66/Pioneer Trail.: 2. Copy of complete printed cemetery listing from FHL book 977.771 V3e, vol. 1, Bk. 3-5 in hard file 90 with John Peter Graybill. Information fon the cemetery from the 11 Nov 2002 website "Mormon Cemetery. Located in Grove Township [Pottawattamie County, Iowa], four miles east of Macedonia on County Road G66/Pioneer Trail. It has been called the Mormon cemetery and the LDS cemetery because it is on the Mormon Trail and many of the people buried there belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS Church was organized in 1863. Original members were John Smith and wife, Sarah; E.W. Knapp and wife, Melissa; A.J. Fields and wife, Sarah; James Otto and wife, Mehitable; Joseph Levi Graybill and wife, Patience; John Winegar and wife, Elizabeth; Joseph Smith and wife, Rachel and Stephen Smith. [Taken from the 1882 Pottawattamie Co. History by Baskin.] Many of these members are buried here. [In later years members of the Re-organized Latter Day Saints were buried here.] The oldest burial is that of Peter Frain, 12 Oct 1861, whose stone is still visible." [Note: most of the people mentioned were RLDS by 1863.] SOURCES_MISC: 1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, p. 150. | Graybill, Martha A. (I550)
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