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Researchers: family record of Ilene Norton of 1060 N. Cedar St., Galesburg, IL. !DEATH: aliv e in Salem Or in 1993.spouse: Clark, Charles (~1904 - )
!Source: History of Early Settlers of Sangamon Illinois. 1876"William joined the Mormons, moved to Salt Lake, became one of the twelve apostles, took mor e wives, and raised a large family."
BIOGRAPHY: Hi Cherii:spouse: Crossgrove, Alice (1829 - 1867)BIOGRAPHY: Here is a write up that my mother and my aunt Esther put together from memory and correspondence, etc. Been looking for it on my computer, and finally found it.
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL WARE CAROLINE ANNETTE SORENSEN
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Ware was the fifth child of George Ware and Naomi Bigg. He was born September 4, 1824 at Lenham, Kent, England. His parents had thirteen children. Only one who d ied as a child. There were seven boys and five girls in his family who grew to manhood althou gh some of them died in England.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel worked in a factory as a corder in his early childhood. At the age of nineteen he became manager of the factory.
BIOGRAPHY: When the gospel was being preached in the early days, the Ware family heard and accepted it after much persecution. Samuel was in England at the time when the Twelve Apo stles were there and sat in conference as a quorum in a foreign land for the first time. He h eard them speak in a church called the Cock Pit. He was also a witness of the baptism of Sist er Hatfield, a good faithful sister who had been ill for a long time. The Elders visited he r and promised her if she would embrace the Gospel, be baptized and join the church she woul d be healed. The day she was to be baptized it was a very cold day and a hole had to be cut i n the crusted ice on the river. The Elders carried her to the spot, the mob following and wer e enraged and said if they put her in the cold water it would kill her, that her death woul d be on their heads. She was taken out of the water, was confirmed a member of the church, an d walked home in her wet clothes. She did not catch cold or have any bad effects whatever.
BIOGRAPHY: The family then prepared to emigrate to Utah. One of Samuels sisters, Mary Ware King and family, preceded him to Utah. Before emigrating to Utah he buried one wife, Han nah Shanks Ware and three children, two boys and one girl, in England. He had married again a nd with his wife Alice Cosgrove, two children, one boy and one girl, his father, mother, tw o sisters and one brother started from their home to embark at Liverpool for America. The on e boy took ill and died and was buried at Liverpool.
BIOGRAPHY: They left their home in Preston, England on December 18, 1854 and arrived in Liverpool ready to sail on the ship "Helias". They boarded the ship on the 19th of December , ready to sail on the 20th., but there was something wrong on the ship and they had to go ba ck ashore. They had to stay in Liverpool until January 15, 185S waiting for another ship. B y this time a lot of their food was gone and they had no money to buy more. (In those days th e people had to furnish their own provisions. I guess unless you traveled first class.)
BIOGRAPHY: The ship they sailed on was the "Charles Buck" and because of contrary winds they were drifted far off of their course. Having to stay many weeks on the sea. When the win ds were down and they could make no headway the Saints on board prayed for wind and their pra yers were answered. One of the mates on the vessel said "Blow devils blow". The Mormons are p raying for Wind. The wind blew and they finally landed in Cape Horn, South America. It took e ight weary weeks to make the voyage to New Orleans which was a long and tedious trial. Food r an short and those aboard suffered considerably from hunger and other privations. These wer e only the beginning of the hardships to be endured when they were crossing the plains by O x teams, in going to Utah from New Orleans.
BIOGRAPHY: The party sailed by boat on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers to Atchison, Kansas where grandfather, George Ware, died and was buried. He was a big hearted man and woul d share his meager portion of food with others so they could have more. Their food supply bec ame so low they only had rice and no salt. Grandfather Ware could not eat that and when the y did get more food his stomach could not stand it. Then he became a victom of Cholera and di ed. One of his daughters said he starved to death.
BIOGRAPHY: They came to Utah in Richard Ballantynes Co. arriving in Salt Lake City on September 25, 1855 taking nine months and seven days to complete the journey from England. Th ey walked through all the streams except the Green River.
BIOGRAPHY: Captain Ballantyne's Co. of Saints arrived in Salt Lake City on September 25, 1855. The Nauvoo Brass Band accompanied by many of the saints of the city went out ot meet th em on the 24th and stayed with them over night in the canyon. Erastus Snow and Brother and Si ster Ballentyne were among the number. The night was spent in feasting and dancing, in musi c and prayer and general rejoicing that the hardships and perils of their tedious journey wer e at an end. They came into the city the next morning in beautiful order. The band mounted o n horse back rode at the head of the company and played delightful music. Their flag was born e by two young men on horse back and several smaller flags floated from the tops of wagons a s they corraled on Union Square Presidents YOung and Kimball rode down to see them and give t hem cordial welcome to the valley of Ephraim.
BIOGRAPHY: After staying all night in Salt Lake they next day went to Kaysville, Davis Co. Utah. They had 45 wagons, 220 oxen adn 48 cows.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Ware lived in Kaysville for a while where he endured all the hardships of the Echo Canyon War. He later migrated to Ephraim, Sanpete Co. where he was manager of th e Stone Flour Mill. It was there that he went through the horrors of the Black Hawk War.
BIOGRAPHY: The Indians were very hostile and one night on September 17, 1865, they were driven from their homes. They were treated very cruel, some of their being killed and other d eprived of their cattle and their homes burned. They all fled in terror to the school house a nd it was there that Samuel's second wife Alice Cosgrove gave birth to a baby girl.
BIOGRAPHY: They later moved to Manti where Samuel became manager of the cording machine making rolls of wool The women made and would weave their own material for clothes and stocki ngs. Samuel also ran the flour mills until 1888 when it became a roller mill. e Green River.
BIOGRAPHY: He experienced and endured the privations of the Grasshopper War, when everything that was green during the day was taken, but during the night the pigweed and must ard greens grew and in the morning the leaves were carefully gathered and the Sego Lilies roo ts were dug for food. Their scanty supply of corn and wheat was divided among the families bu t they still suffored from acute hunger, but they wlways put their trust in the Lord.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel was the father of seventeen children, twelve girls and five boys. He had four wives. (The first was Hannah Shanks whom he married when he was twenty-two. They ha d three children, a boy George and a girl, Mary. (Hannah had a child before she married Samue l which also died). Hannah and both children died in England. He then married Alice Cosgrov e in Lenham, Kent, England, and they had three children before they started to Utah. Their ch ildren were Benjamin who married Neilse Nielson, Ruth Naomi, Richard John, who died before th ey left Liverpool, Mary Ann, who married Thomas Hudson, Alice, who married John Chauncy Snow , Hannah, who married George Snow, Samuel, who married Claris E. Scovil, and Sarah Elizabeth , who married Robert Baird Logan.
BIOGRAPHY: Alice Cosgrove Ware died October 13, 1867 in Manti, Utah, leaving Samuel with several small children. Samuel then married Caroline Annette Sorensen, the daughter of Sore n Rossmussen and Kirstine Marie Jorgensen Rysel on January 25, 1868 in Salt Lake City. Caroli ne Annette was the only member of her family to join the church and she imigrated to Utah b y herself. In later years her son James Russell Ware served a mission in Denmark and went t o visit her parents. They welcomed him as a grandson but would still not listen to the Gospel . Samuel and Annette had five children, four girls and one boy. Caroline Annette, the oldes t was our Mother, and she amrried Nymphus M. Larsen. James Russell who married Annie Sophia W illardson, Naomi Kristina who died as an infant, Rachel Henrietta, who married Robert Baird L ogan after the death of her sister Sarah Elizabeth, and Esther Jemima, who married Nymphus M . Larsen after the death of our Mother. Our grandmother Caroline Annette died at the birth o f Esther Jemima in 1875.
BIOGRAPHY: Our grandfather then married another Danish girl, Anna Christina Jensen and they had two daughters Anna Samuelina, who married George Boka and Johanna Victoria (Aunt Del sie) who never married. Anna Christina died in 1908 in Manti, Utah. Grandpa Samuel Ware die d in 1910 at Manti at the age of eight- five.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Ware was a very humble concientious upright and God fearing man, honored and respected by all who knew him. His word was his bond. It was said at his funera l "An honest man such as he is, is the noblest work of God." He was an ardent believer in Tem ple work, in redeeming the dead and spending as much time and means as possible in the work a nd was an ordinance worker in the Manti Temple.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel's greatest desire was to have the gift of tongues and on his eightieth birthday he spoke in tongues at a Sacrament meeting and bore a beautiful and strong testimon y of the treuthfulness of the gospel and the Lord's goodness to him and admonished the peopl e to keep the faith and cling to their belief.
BIOGRAPHY: He was blessed with the gift of healing to a marked degree, never refusing to go whenever the call came, at any hour, and adminsiter to the sick and they were healed.
BIOGRAPHY: He was given two Patriarchal blessings. Now we can have only one.
BIOGRAPHY: A Blessing for Samuel Ware Manti June 5, 1858 a blessing by Isaac Morley, Jr. upon the head of Samuel, son of George and Naomi Ware, born September 4, 1824 at Lenhem, Kent , England.
BIOGRAPHY: Brother Samuel, I place my hands upon your head in the name of Jesus whose blood was atoned for thy sins and by virtue of the Holy Priesthood I seal thy Father's blessi ng upon thee, his blessing I seal upon thy memory for thou art entitled to them by convenant . I ratify this as a seal of promise whereby thou art entitled to all the blessings of Abraha m, Isaac and Jacob. I bless thee as a father and Patriarch at the head of thy family that th y name, thy memory and thy Priesthood may be extended upon thy posterity. I bless thee as on e of the sons of Zion whereby thee will be honored in building up the redeemers Kingdom upo n the earth. Thou are entitled by birthright and heirship to become a redeemer to thy father s household and to accomplish thy Fathers work that all things may be restored in the resurre ction morn and that many of thy progenators through thy instrumentily may be redeemed, who ha ve stepped beyond the veil. Preserve in thy memory their welfare and thou shalt realize the b lessings of thy Priesthood. I seal upon thy memory the attribute of faith that it may increas e in thy mind to knowledge until thou shalt have power to heal the sick and cause the lame t o leap and the deaf to hear. The Lord will bless thee in thy labors He will cause the earth t o bring forth for thy sustanence of thy family for thou art of Ephraim. Thou art entitled t o all the blessings of the promised seal. Live to honor thy Priesthood and thou shalt never f all by the hand of an enemy. It will be thy priviledge to tarry upon the earth until the comi ng of the Son of Man. There are the whispering of the comforter that I seal upon thy mind. B y virtue of the holy Priesthood I seal thee up to enjoy blessings of immortality and eterna l lives in the name of Jesus, Amen.
BIOGRAPHY: A Patriarchal Blessing by Patriarch John AShman on the head of Samuel Ware, son of George Ware and Naomi Bigg, born September 4, 182 Lenham, Kent, England.
BIOGRAPHY: Brother Samuel Ware, in the name of Jesus and by the authority of the Holy Priesthood vested in me, I lay my hand upon your head and I seal upon you a Patriarchal bless ing. Thou art of Joseph through the loins of Ephriam and heir of all the blessings of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob, and all the blessings of the new and everlasting covenant, for you were fa ithful in keeping your first estate and was chosen and ordained after the order of the only b egotten and when you were fully instructed to take a tabernacle upon the earth your Father bl essed you and gave his angels charge over you that you may come upon the earth in the dispens ation of the fullness of times, to do a work for the living and the dead, and this you will d o, and your name will be had in rememberance through all generations, your posterity shall b e great in the Holy Priesthood and from your loins shall come forth Prophets, Priests and Kin gs, for the voice of your sons shall be heard in many nations and through their administratio ns thousands and tens of thousands shall be brought to a knowledge of the truth. For you ar e the heir of your fathers house and through your faithfulness you shall be their Savior an d the days and years shall be added unto you insomuch that you shall live to see the 3rd an d 4th generation of your posterity. For I bless you in your body and in your joints and in yo ur mind that you may be strong to do the work of the Lord. And I say unto you, brother, you r labors are in the Temple, and you shall labor in many temples even in the Temple that shal l be built in Jackson County. When Babylon shall fall and distruction overtake the wicked, an d the earth tremble and roll like a drunken man, you will stand in holy places surrounded b y numerous posterity, crowned with gifts to rule as a king and priest in the kingdom of God f orever. And I seal upon you all your former blessings and I seal you up unto eternal life t o come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, crowned with immortality and eternal l ives in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Manti, Utah November 13, 1896. Given in Manti Temple , John L Bench, Clerk
BIOGRAPHY: A blessing given by Patriarch John Ashman on the head of Esther J. Ware, daughter of Samuel Ware and Caroline Annette Sorensen, Born Manti, Utah, April 20, 1875.
BIOGRAPHY: Sister Esther J. Ware - by the virtue of the authority of the Holy Priesthood vested in me, I lay my hands upon your head and I seal upon you a Patriarchal blessing. Tho u art of Joseph through the loins of Ephraim, and an heir to all the blessings of the daughte r of Zion. For you kept your first estate, and your spirit being a noble spirit, it was reser ved in the heavens to come forth in the last dispensation, to do a work for the living and th e dead. For you were chosen before the foundation of the world was laid to take part in the l ast dispensation and you when left the realms on high the Savior laid his hands on your hea d and he blessed you, and he gave you a name and that name is written in the Lambs Book of Li fe, and there it shall ever remain and never be blotted out. Neither your name nor that of yo ur posterity. For you will be blessed with a posterity, for kings and pricnes will be proud t o call you Mother.
BIOGRAPHY: Another History of Samuel Ware written by Natie H. Wilberg, wife of Heston Tolhoe Wilberg, from facts she obtained from Samuel Wares family group sheets and from the fa cts she was told by Lovina Hudson Tolboe, her grandmother-in- law.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Ware was born September 4, 1824 at Lenham, Kent, England (This was at the time James Monroe was President of the United States and before the Church of Jesus Chris t of Latter Day Saints was organized. He was the fifth child of George Ware and Naomi Bigg. H e had the following brothers and sisters, Mary, George, Elizabeth, Sarah, Richard, John, Naom i, James, Benjamin, Esther Obid and Ruth.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel was baptized on July 27, 1841 at the age of seventeen. He and his brothers and sisters were sealed to their parents September 26, 1888.
BIOGRAPHY: Samuel Ware had four wives (but he never lived in polygamy) nor did he ever have a divorce. He married his first wife, Hannah Shanks, in Lenham, Kent, England on March 1 4, 1846. (age 22) To this marriage were born three children Sarah Shanks Ware (from the date s Sarah must have been before Hannah married Samuel) George Ware and Mary Ware. Sarah died wh en she was about 4 years old, Mary died when she was four months old, George died when he wa s about three years old - six months after his Mother died. Hannah Shanks Ware died Novembe r 4, 1848. (How heartbroken this young husband and father must have been to loose four peopl e so (I wonder what happened. Perhaps some epidemic) Hannah was buried in England on May 19 , 1850, Samuel amrried his second wife, Alice Cosgrove in Lenham, Kent, England. To them wer e born the following children: Benjamin, Ruth, Naomi, Richard, John (After the birth of Richa rd John Ware and before the birth of Mary Ann they moved to Manti, San Pete, Utah. Alice, Han nah, Samuel, and Sarah Elizabeth Little Benjamin died at the age of 4 months, and Richard Joh n only lived to be about 52 months old. The other six children lived to be married. Alice Cos grove Ware died October 13,1867 at Manti, San Pete, Utah. She was buried in Manti Cemetery Al ice left Samuel with six small children the oldest girl Ruth was fifteen but the baby Sarah w as only 23 months old. Again Samuel was left but this time with a family to keep him busy an d to be thankful for. Three months after Alice died Samuel married Caroline Annette Sorenso n in the endowment house in Salt Lake City on January 25, 1868 and five more children were bo rn. They were named Caroline, Annette, James Russell, Naomi Christina, Rachel Henrrietta an d Esther Jemina. Baby Naomi, the third child died the day she was born. The other four all li ved to be married. Caroline died April 20, 1875, the day her baby Esther Jemina was born. Jus t seven years and Samuel was left again with four more children - ten in all. Baby Rachel bei ng almost two. But still Samuel tried again and on September 6, 1875 (42 months after the dea th of Caroline) he married Anna Christena Jensen in the endowment house at Salt Lake City. Hi s fourth marriage at the age of 51. To this couple were born two daughers Anna Samulina and J ohanna Victoria, nicknamed Delsie (Actually Aunt Delsie didn't like her name and said she wa s going to be Della Ware, but they called her Delsie) When Delsie was 29 years old her Mother , Anna Christina Jensen, died on August 29, 1908 and was buried in Manti (Three wives burie d on Manti and one in England.) Samuel and many memories of his life with so many experience s and problems. At the age of 86 (1 year and 5 months after Anna Christina died) on January 2 4, 1910 Samuel Ware died and was buried in the Manti Cemetery, Sampete County, Utah on Februa ry 2, 1910.
BIOGRAPHY: Lovica Talboe, a granddaughter decended from Samuel Wares daughter Mary Ann who married Thomas Hudson. Lovida said:
BIOGRAPHY: "What I remember about Grandpa Ware was that he was just a grand old man. He was a religious man, a prayerful man and always set a good example. He worked dilegently in t he Manti Temple and worked there steadily for at least fifteen years. As children, Lovina sai d, that she and her brothers and sisters would follow her grandfather to the temple and the n he would give each of them a kiss and tell them to hurry home. They all just worshiped him . He had a long white beard and looked so clean and saintly."
BIOGRAPHY: When Samuel Ware moved his family from Kaysville, Davis County to Manti, Utah, it was a long hard trip (4 small children with them) when they got to Ephraim they had a batt le with the Indians but no one was hurt. (a lot of shooting and a scare for everyone) When h e got to Manti he ran a flour mill there.
BIOGRAPHY: Lovica couldn't remember anything about Alice Cosgrove, her grand mother. She had died when Mary Ann, Lovica's mother was only eleven years old.
BIOGRAPHY: This story was written by Natie H. Wilberg, wife of Heston Talboe Wilberg from fact she obtained from Samuel Wares family group sheets and from the facts she was told by Lo vica Hudson Tolboe, her grandmother-in-law.