Ancestors of Travis K. Elder
Notes
64. David Elder
I found the following information on July 26 on www.ancestry.com doing a search for David Elder. The source for this infor is Darrell Elder at dkems@citilink.net:
ID: I4767 Name: David ELDER 1 Sex: M Birth: 16 JUN 1800 in ,Rutherford,Tennessee 1 Death: 26 MAY 1830 in ,St. Clair,Illinois 1 Burial: MAY 1830 1 LDS Baptism: 12 SEP 1911 MANTI 1 Endowment: 15 SEP 1911 MANTI 1 Note:
[Carolyn.ged] In checking IGI Ver. 3.05 1994 ed. there is not an exact birthdate o n David Elder born in Rutherford, Tennessee. It shows his birth date as abou t 1803 so I'm not absolutely sure the ordinances were done for this David Elder . Perhaps they should be done again with his exact birth date. Needs to be res earched badly! Won't it be wonderful when his parents, etc. are found? Nee d to be certain Martha Louisa is sealed to him and also his children. Belatedly I found information on reverse of FGS. Notations are as fo llows: (1) Martha Louisa Montgomery married (2) Alfred Bell 8 Sep 1832; seal ed to Alfred Bell 10 Mar 1855 EHOUS. (2) Children Nos. 1 & 3 were sealed t o Alfred Bell 13 Aug 1884 in Logan Temple. (3) Child No. 3 sealed to mother a nd her second husband Alfred Bell 18 Oct 1961 SLAKE. (4) Martha Louisa Mon tgomery sealed to (1) David Elder 8 Sep 1911 along with three children of fir st marriage by permission of Manti Temple President. Halleujah! Thes e notations were made from information in the IGI and also family records. Some information also suggests that his father was also named David E lder born (1777) then I note before 1765 and a ?Mary Alexander as his mother . I cannot recall where I got this but it's all I have and needs to be researche d.
Father: David ELDER b: ABT. 1780 Mother: Mrs. David ELDER Marriage 1 Martha Louisa MONTGOMERY b: 7 APR 1807 in Georgia,Mecklenburg,North Carolina
Married: 7 NOV 1825 in ,Rutherford,Tennessee 1
Sealing Spouse: 13 APR 1990 in ARIZO 1
Children
James Porter ELDER b: 30 SEP 1826 in ,,Tennessee
Claybourn Montgomery ELDER b: 2 JUN 1827 in ,Rutherford,Tennessee
MARTHA JANE ELDER b: 4 FEB 1830 in TN
His may have occurred in St. Clr., Ill.
HISTORY: David was probable born in Virginia as siblings still living in 1850 were born there. It appears that his father's family moved to Rutherford Co., Tennessee between 1810-1816-- James Jr., David's older brother, was married in Rutherford Co., Tennessee in 1816. LDS Film #1553659 shows David as the son of David; however, Kareen Chamberlain's research of David and the siblings listed on the 1911 Manti Temple record shows only links to James, Sr. of the 1820 Rutherford Co., Tennessee census. The David living in Rutherford Couynty at the time of the 1810 census appears to have left the area by the time David and his siblings were married. David was probable born between 1799 and 1803. Some records say he died in Rutherford County and others in St. Clair County , Illinois. There is a family on the 1830 Rutherford County census which could possibly be the family of David and Martha Louisa-- the parents are probable of the right age and have one child who could have been Claybourn Montgomery. No original marriage record or death record have been found. FAMILY: The 10 siblings of David Elder were found in a 1911 Manti temple record. They listed as aunts and uncles of Clayborne Elder(Leamington). The parents of the David and the others were listed only as "Grandmother Elder' and "Grandfather Elder." Kareen Chamberlain feels that this information must be accepted as correct as the proxy work was done by Clayborne Montgomery Elder's step-daughter and son and because Clayborn was still living at that time. Information received from descendants of James Elder, David's brother, also shows these same individuals as siblings. Kareen Chamberlain, as of November, 1999, has not been able to ascertain the source of James Sr.'s descendents information. POSSIBLE LINKS TO SIBLINGS: It may be of significance in determiningg who belongs in this family that David is said to have died in St. Clair County IL in 1830 and Elizabeth Elder Pitts and her husband were in that same county by the 1830 census after having been married in Rutherford County, IL.
65. Martha Louisa Montgomery
Mecklinberg may also be spelled Mecklenberg
Belatedly I found information on reverse of FGS. Notations are as fo llows: (1) Martha Louisa Montgomery married (2) Alfred Bell 8 Sep 1832; seal ed to Alfred Bell 10 Mar 1855 EHOUS. (2) James and Martha were sealed to Alfred Bell 13 Aug 1884 in Logan Temple. (3) Martha sealed to mother and her second husband Alfred Bell 18 Oct 1961 SLAKE. (4) Martha Louisa Montgomery sealed to (1) David Elder 8 Sep 1911 along with three children of first marriage by permission of Manti Temple President. Halleujah! These notations were made from information in the IGI and also family records.
Source: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:885096&id=I4767
UTAH PIONEERS PLAQUE (on headstone)
Alfred Bell Born 16 August 1794 N.C. Died 17 Februart 1874 Lehi,Ut.
Martha Montgomery Bell Born 7 April 1807 N.C. Died 20 May 1889, Logan, UT
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Our slatwort and faithful pioneer forebearers journeyed to Utah and arrived in Lehi in 1851. Alfred, a man of courage had served in the War of 1812 and was judge in Lehi 1856 to 1862.
Martha was the mother of 5 Children. She was an industrious woman with many gifts and talents. Being a generous family they shared their home with immigrants. After the death of Alfred, Martha moved to Logan, Utah to live with her son Eli and his family.
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(picture of oxcart drawing)
Married 8 Sept 1832
children
William Milton
Eli
(end of stone)
Source: Darrell Elder
1880 Census Info:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William M. BELL Self W Male W 47 IL Carpenter NC NC
Martha L. BELL Mother W Female W 73 NC Keep House NC NC
William A. BELL Son S Male W 20 UT Carpenter NC NC
Martha J. BELL Dau S Female W 18 UT Keep House NC NC
Marion BELL Dau S Female W 17 UT Keep House NC NC
Eli J. BELL Son S Male W 15 UT Labr NC NC
Hyrum BELL Son S Male W 13 UT NC NC
Joseph L. BELL Son S Male W 9 UT NC NC
Lily BELL Dau S Female W 6 UT NC NC
Sarah R. BELL Dau S Female W 3 UT NC NC
Source Information:
Census Place Logan, Cache, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255335
NA Film Number T9-1335
Page Number 143D
66. Jonathan Blackmore Pratt
Note from book entitled the Pratt Halbert/Holbert Connection:
Jonathan Blackmore Pratt was born in Tennessee in 1807. He married Susannah Halbert and they moved their family to Mississippi where they were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family later moved to Utah eventually settling in Millard county. Information on their descendants, some of whom remained in Mississippi is given in this volume. Descendants now live in Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, California, and elsewhere.
Info from 1880 Census:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Johnathen PRATT Self M Male W 73 TN Farm Hand VA IRE
Susanna PRATT Wife M Female W 69 TN NC NC
Source Information:
Census Place Duncans Retreat, Kane, Utah
Family History Library Film 1255336
NA Film Number T9-1336
Page Number 440A
70. Meltiar Hatch
First name also spelled Meltiah or Melatiah.
BIRTH:Early LDS Church Info File; Pat Blessing; EH Liv End (GS 183,404). MARR:Endowment House Living Sealing; (GS 183,395) DEATH-BURIAL:Garfield County, Utah Cemetery Records (GS 979.252 v2c) BAPTISM:LDS Church Record of Members, Hatch, Utah Ward (GS 026,025) ENDOWMENT:Endowment House Living Endowments (GS 183,404). SEALING:Endowment House Living Sealings (GS 183,395)
182Hatch, Meltiar, a High Councilor in the Panguitch Stake, Utah, was born July 15, 1825, at Farmersville, New York, the son of Ira S. Hatch and Wealthy Bradford. He became a member of the Church in 1844, and was ordained an Elder by Pres. Brigham Young about 1852. Later he was ordained a High Priest. In 1856 he was called from Bountiful, Davis county, Utah, to settle Carson valley, now in Nevada. After his return, he located in Salt Lake City, and settled in Dixie, southern Utah, in 1862. After residing in different valleys, he finally located at Panguitch where he served as a member of the High Council and died July 8, 1895. Elder Hatch was intimately acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith and heard him deliver his last speech before going to Carthage. He also carried messages to and from Carthage while the prophet and his companions were confined in jail. Bro. Hatch attended the funeral of the martyrs and was present at the famous meeting in Nauvoo, where Pres. Brigham Young was acknowledged the head of the Church. He witnessed many trying scenes in the early days of the Church and as a pioneer of the west. He was also prominent in military affairs, being a lieutenant in the Nauvoo Legion. In 1846 (January 1st) he married Permelia Snyder and in 1856 (May 8th) Mary Ann Ellis. He was the father of nineteen children and in 1906 his grandchildren numbered 137 and his great grandchildren 220.
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 2, p. 182
From Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, pg. 128. Came to Utah in September, 1849 in the Enoch Reese Company. He was a member of the Mormon Battalion. Bishop. He also was a High Councilor in the Panguitch Stake. He became a member of the Church in 1844, and was ordained an Elder by Pres. Brigham Young about 1852. He was intimately acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith and heard him deliver his last speech before going to Carthage. He also carried [p. 183] messages to and from Cathage while the prophet and his companions were confined in jail. Bro. Hatch attended the funeral of the martyrs and was present at the famous meeting in Nauvoo, where Pres. Brigham Young was acknowledged the head of the Church. He witnessed many trying scenes in the early days of the Church and as a pioneer of the west. He was also prominent in military affairs, being a lieutenant in the Nauvoo Legion. He was the father of ninteen children and in 1906 his grandchildren numbered 137 and his great grandchildren 220.
!The Utah 1880 census lists Meltiar as 54 years old, living in Hillsdale, Iron, Utah
Brothers
By Sheila Kindred
(Based on an oral history passed down in the Hatch family)
He that loveth his brother abideth in the light.
Sheila Kindred, “Brothers,” Friend, July 1994, 35 “Soldier!”
Meltiar Hatch leaped to his feet and saluted the man on horseback. The Mormon Battalion had been on the march since dawn. Meltiar had taken advantage of a break to bring his sixteen-year-old brother, Orin, to rest in the shade of a tree. He hadn’t heard the officer’s horse until it was right next to him.
Lieutenant Smith returned Meltiar’s salute. “At ease, soldier.” He looked down at Orin, who lay unmoving, his eyes closed. “Your companion looks to be very ill.”
“Yes, sir,” Meltiar said sadly. “He contracted the fever at Fort Leavenworth, but I know that in time—”
“Time? Time?” Lieutenant Smith loudly interrupted. “This troop has no time. The untimely death of our former commanding officer has set us back two weeks. We cannot defer to the sick and the weary. Leave him.”
Meltiar’s protests were ignored as Lieutenant Smith turned and gave the order to assemble. As the drums sounded, men began to scramble to collect their provisions and line up. Meltiar sat down heavily and put his head in his hands.
“Meltiar,” Orin’s voice was barely audible. “Forgive me. I joined up only because I wanted to finally be useful, like you were in Nauvoo. I never imagined it would end like this.”
“Well, none of us imagined we’d ever be led by Lieutenant Smith, either. Few of the Gentile leaders have been unkind; he’s just the worst of the lot. Let’s not forget the promises given by Brigham Young and the Twelve,” Meltiar said with conviction. “If we conduct ourselves properly on this march, our lives will be spared.” He put his pack and canteen in Orin’s hands. “Here are some extra food and water to keep you for a while. I must go now, but I’ll be back, I promise.” He got to his feet.
“I never meant to be a burden.”
“Brothers can never be burdens.”
Later that night Meltiar awoke with a start. He wondered why he was alone in the woods in the middle of the night. Then he remembered that he was on an urgent mission, that someone’s life depended on him. His first thought was that he was still a messenger in the Nauvoo Legion.
Meltiar shook his head to clear his jumbled thoughts. He spoke aloud to himself. “The Prophet Joseph is dead. I couldn’t have prevented his assassination. However, I should’ve gotten help when my horse went lame, instead of trying to walk to Carthage. Then I might’ve delivered the last message from his loved ones before he died.” He shook his head sadly. “But I was young and full of pride, just as Orin is now.”
At the thought of his brother, Meltiar stumbled to his feet. That’s whose life depended on him now! Weary as he was, he had to keep walking. The two previous nights, Meltiar had another soldier help him bring Orin back to camp on horseback. Each morning, when Lieutenant Smith discovered what had happened, he angrily ordered that Orin be left behind again. Last night Commander Smith had informed Meltiar that if he wanted to keep up his “foolhardy venture,” he could no longer disturb the sleep of other men or beasts. That was why he was now alone and on foot. And he knew that he must be only about a third of the way back to where he’d left his brother.
Meltiar had prayed fervently for help when he’d set out. He knew he had an impossible task. Even if he had not been exhausted from lack of sleep, it would take him most of the night just to reach Orin on foot. Although Orin was much improved and could probably walk, he couldn’t travel very fast in his weakened condition. Meltiar knew that if he didn’t reach the battalion before it pulled out at dawn, it would leave them both behind. But he also knew that he could never leave Orin.
Several times on these night trips, Meltiar had had the uneasy feeling that he was being watched. Now he was certain he saw movement by a large rock up ahead. He stopped walking and slowly reached for his pistol. But the pistol was gone! He must’ve dropped it back where he’d fallen asleep. He started to reach for his knife but froze when an Indian stepped out of the shadows. In the light of the moon something glinted in the Indian’s hand. It was Meltiar’s pistol!
As Meltiar stood wondering what to do, he heard the sound of a horse approaching. Could someone from the battalion be following me? he wondered. Or could it be another Indian? The Indian appeared not to have heard the sound, but stood unmoving, the gun down at his side.
When the horse came into the clearing, Meltiar’s heart sank when he saw that it was an Indian pony with two riders. Meltiar closed his eyes and prayed for help.
“Meltiar?” a familiar voice said.
Startled, Meltiar opened his eyes to see that one of the riders had dismounted and was approaching him cautiously.
“Meltiar?” the voice repeated, “Is that you?”
“Orin?”
The two brothers rushed together in a brief, fierce hug, then turned to face the waiting Indians. The Indians had both mounted the pony, leaving the brothers’ guns and packs on the ground. One Indian slowly raised his hand in a salute. “Brothers,” he said before they turned and rode off into the shadows.
“That’s what he said when he came and got me,” Orin said. “I thought he meant that something had happened to you, so I went with him, even though I was scared. How did they know we were brothers?”
“They’ve been watching us these past few nights,” Meltiar said with sudden realization. “And maybe they could see how much we cared for each other. They could also see how much we needed their aid, so they helped us! Or—” he smiled at Orin—“maybe he meant that we are all brothers.”
“I’m grateful for their help,” Orin said softly, “but sometimes it isn’t easy to accept help from others.”
“I know what you mean.” Meltiar leaned on Orin. “But if you are as strong as you look, now it’s time for you to be useful. I need your help to walk back to camp. I hate to be a burden, but I am very tired!”
“I am much stronger now, Meltiar. Don’t worry,” Orin told him with a smile. “Brothers can never be burdens.”
Meltiar Hatch was born in Farmerville, New York, July 15, 1825, a son of Ira S. Hatch and Weltha Bradford. He became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842 and was ordained an Elder by President Brigham Young about 1852. Later he was ordained a High Priest. His baptism took place at Job's Creek, Hancock, Illinois, where a branch of the Church had been organized. His family had moved to this place in 1842. The following year, 1843, an epidemic of fever broke out. Many saints died: among them was his mother, Weltha Bradford Hatch. This brought deep grief to the family.
Elder Hatch was intimately acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith and heard him deliver his last speech before going to Carthage where his life ended. Brother Hatch carried messages to and from Carthage Jail while the Prophet and his brethren were confined there. During these trying times, Meltiar served as a Lieutenant in the Nauvoo Legion. He attended the funeral of the martyrs and was present at the notable gathering in Nauvoo when Brigham Young was acknowledged to be the right man to stand at the head of the Church.
In January, 1846, he married Permelia Snyder. In the early spring they started for the Rocky Mountains in the company of President Brigham Young. They traveled quite peacefully until they reached Council Bluffs, Iowa. While preparing to continue their journey to the West, Captain J. Allen of the U.S. Army came with orders to recruit 500 young, able-bodied men to form a battalion to cross the continent to California to take part in the was raging between the United States and Mexico. Although the Saints had been cruelly persecuted before leaving for the west and had been refused government aid, President Young told Mr. Allen he should have his men.
Within three days, the army of men was organized. They started on their march on July 20, 1846. Meltiar, belonging to Company C, was one of them. He was advised to take Orrin, his youngest brother, with him. His wife remained at Winter Quarters with her parents.
The winter was one of much sickness. Many of the Saints died. When Meltiar and Orrin were discharged after the long and perilous march to San Diego, California, without engaging in an y military encounters, they returned to Winter Quarters. Meltiar found a son had been born to him during his absence.
On July 4, 1849, the company crossed the Missouri River and once again journeyed toward the valley of the mountains. For three months they traveled, meeting with many hardships and trials, yet all remained true and faithful, ever trusting in the goodness and blessings of the Lord. Just before October Conference, 1849, they arrived in Salt Lake Valley.
Meltiar took up a farm in the settlement of Bountiful, Utah, where he made his home for a few years until a call was made for him to go to Carson Valley in 1856. He was then called to Lehi, Utah, at the time of Johnson's Army. Here he spent the winter with his family. He then moved to Snyderville, the ranch of Grandfather Snyder near Parley's Park, where he lived a few years. Then came the call in 1862 to go to the Dixie Mission to help settle that country. He moved from place to place there, finally settling in Santa Clara for three years. By this time, he had married his second wife, Mary Ann Ellis, which gave him two families.
The call to go to the Western Valley came at the semi-annual Conference of the Church, Monday, October 7, 1867.
In Western Valley, or Eagle Valley, which was in Nevada, they opened settlements until 1872. They were advised, when released from this mission by President Brigham Young, to move to an area on the Sevier River near the forks of Mammoth and Asay Creeks, as there would be good range for their sheep, cattle, and horses which they had acquired while living in Dixie.
He located his ranch at a site which later became Hatch Town, about one mile south of the present town of Hatch, Garfield, Utah. He also had a home in Panguitch where the first wife, Permelia, lived. However, he spent most of his time at first--and later all of his time--at the ranch where he had comfortable homes for both of his families. He died at his ranch July 8, 1895, following a series of strokes which finally proved fatal.
At the time of his death, he was a member of the High Council of the Panguitch Stake, active in the performance of his every duty, faithful always in teaching the gospel to his family. Having had two wives, he left a large posterity: nineteen children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As promised in his Patriarchal Blessing, all are inclined to believe in the principles of the gospel.
The following inscriptions are found on the stones marking the graves of this noble pioneer and his two noble wives: Meltiar Hatch.............Permelia Hatch...............Mary Ann Hatch Born July 15, 1825.......Born Oct. 7, 1827...........Born Dec. 30, 1840 Died July 8, 1895.......Died Sept. 21, 1917.........Died Aug. 26, 1914
They are laid to rest in the little cemetery that bears his name. It is south and west of the town of Hatch, Garfield, Utah.
© 2001 Vickie L Nielsen and family
Hatch is between and Long Valley Junction on US-89.
In 1872 the town of Aaron, also called Asay, was settled near the mouth of Asay Creek.
Other early settlements in this area along the Sevier River, Asay Creeck and Mammoth Creek were Proctor, Castle, Johnson, and Hatchtown. Hatchtown was settled by Meltiar Hatch Sr. and his two wives, Parmelia Snyder Hatch and Mary Ann Ellis Hatch.
Flooding and other problems forced these early communities to group together and settle one and one-half miles south of Hatchtown. This single community then took the name of Hatch, which was incorporated on January 3, 1934.
John W. Van Cott
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71. Mary Ann Ellis
NOTE: International Society Daughters Of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women Of Faith And Fortitude; ; Printed By Publishers Press; Page 1289-1290; ;
!BIRTH: International Society Daughters Of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women Of Faith And Fortitude; ; Printed By Publishers Press; Page 1289-1290; ;
!DEATH: International Society Daughters Of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women Of Faith And Fortitude; ; Printed By Publishers Press; Page 1289-1290; ;
MARRIAGE:International Society Daughters Of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women Of Faith And Fortitude; ; Printed By Publishers Press; Page 1289-1290;
Mary Ann Ellis
Excerpts from story by Abram Workman
Mary Ann Ellis was born December 30, 1840, at Quincy, Illinois. She wax a daughter of John Ellis and Harriet Hales. They came to Utah in September, 1851, when Mary was eleven years of age. She married Meltiar Hatch, May 6, 1856, in the old Endowment House in Salt Lake City.
I would like to relate a little experience that was told me by Meltiar himself. I always understood this was his first acquaintance with Mary Ann Ellis. The two families were neighbors there in Bountiful. I think the story is too clever not to be retold.
Meltiar had bought a little pig; it kept getting out of the pen. One day little Mary saw him trying to catch it and she ran and caught it for him.
A few years later, President Brigham Young advised several men to take another wife; Meltiar was one of them. By now, Mary had grown to be a beautiful young lady. He thought, "Why not her?' So it happened.
They were called to go to Parley's Park, where they lived for a few years. While there, Mary's first three children were born: John H., Elias, and Julia.
Mary had the experience of the Eagle Valley Mission - which ended with the exodus and sacrifice of property when it was learned they were in Nevada instead of Utah. The state of Nevada started a suit against them for back taxes. This would have taken about all they had. They moved in a body from both the Muddy Valley and the West Valleys back to Utah. Mary had three more children while at Eagle Valley.
As there had been a number of towns in Utah abandoned on account of Indian troubles, they were advised to occupy those abandoned towns. The Muddy Valley people were to settle in ;Long Valley and the Eagle Valley people were to settle in Panguitch and Kanab.
Those who had gone to Panguitch had quite a lot of cattle, so they formed a co-op herd and located them 15 miles south of Panguitch at the Mammoth Fork of the Sevier River. Here Meltiar built a log house on the ranch and Mary moved here where she did the cooking for the ranch hands. She made much butter and cheese and extended a hearty welcome to all newcomers. Everyone who came there praised her for her delicious well-prepared meals.
It was in the fall of 1878 when I first met Mary Ellis Hatch. It seemed to me a most ideal home. Her children were well-behaved, the house was clean and home-like. Her husband was with her a good deal of the time, but he was quite feeble and the way she cared for him made me love her.
She was one of the most pure and faithful of wives and mothers I ever met. She had 10 children. In her declining years, the government of the United States passed a law legalizing her children, but making her marriage to Meltiar Hatch unlawful. Although she had been a faithful wife to him through the years, he was forbidden to live with her, under threat of being put in jail. This, of course, was a great sorrow to both of them in their declining years. He dared not even visit her lest some spy make trouble.
She died at the home of her son, John H. Hatch, in Tropic, Utah, on August 26, 1914, after a long illness of Bright's disease. Mary, too, was laid beside her husband in the local cemetery that bears his name.
© 2001 Vickie L Nielsen and family
72. John Workman
BAPL DATE 28 APR 1831 LVG
A John Workman is spoken of on p. 420 of the History of the Church, vol. 5 as follows:
"Wednesday, 7 [1843].---John Workman and a company of 30 Saints, mostly his own family, arrived [in Nauvoo] from Tennessee."
John Workman is again mentioned in the same volume of Church history on page 484 as a special missionary called by the quorum of the Twelve Apostles under the direction of the Prophet Joseph Smith to go "into the different counties of Illinois to preach the gospel and disabuse the public mind with regard to my [Joseph Smith's] arrest." The date is listed as Monday, July 3, [1843].
Historical Note
He was married to Lydia Bilyeu on March 11, 1809 in Overton County, Tennessee. As a young man of 19 and unattached, he left the Maryland home of his father, going first to the Kentucky country but soon continuing on to Overton County, Tennessee, where he became attached to the Bilyeu family. That he had known this family before coming to Tennessee is certain. They had gone through the same migratory stages as had the Workman family and shortly before this John’s elder brother, Benjamin, had married Hannah Bilyeu.
While in Overton County, Peter Bilyeu and John Workman were among the signers of a petition of September 27, 1813 for a militia to protect the settlers from the indians. In 1814, John and his family moved to Kentucky and bought land in Nicholas County, just ten miles north of where his father, Jacob, had settled in Bourbon County, two years previously. By industry and economy the Workmans soon found themselves in good circumstances both in land and money. John built a fine home in Carlisle. The Workmans were very sincere in their religious beliefs belonging to the Tunkers or German Baptist church (like their cousins who were settling further up the Ohio river in Belmont and Knox Counties, Ohio).
John had a very comprehensive understanding of the teachings of Christ. He tried to show the other members of the church the better understanding of the scriptures. This led to arguments and contention among them, bringing the hatred and envy of the members of the church upon John and his family. For this reason John left Carlisle and went back to Overton County, Tennessee. Because of the bitterness in the community towards them over religious disputes it was impossible for John to sell his holdings in Carlisle so he abandoned them.
Back in Overton County, again, John bought much land and had slaves to work it. He laid his farm out in sections for the different kinds of farm crops; had his own grist mill, grocery store and flocks and herds. He attended but could not accept the popular interpretation so in due time he quit the church altogether. After that he carried on a distillery of whisky and brandy and got to drinking moderately himself.
In 1839 two Elders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to Overton County and they had a hard time finding lodgings. They came to John Workman’s door. As John had never turned a traveler from his door without food and rest these elders found a welcome in his home. The message they brought struck a familiar chord in the heart of John Workman. He brought out his compendium and found his classification of scriptures to be similar to the one the elders used. Their explanations were those he had tried to convey to the church members and for which they had cast him out and abused him and his family. On the July 22, 1840 John, his wife Lydia, and several of his children were baptized by Abram Owen Smoot and Julian Moses and were confirmed July 30th that year as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
This step increased the hatred and persecutions by the local church and community. In 1843 he abandoned his vast holdings in Tennessee and emigrated to Nauvoo, where he could associate with those who had the same religious convictions that he cherished. Here he bought a farm four miles east of Nauvoo where he lived most of the time. Two of his sons had previously located in the city of Nauvoo.
In the summer of 1845, John had harvested a good wheat crop and threshed some of it. One day in early evening he saw some of the farm homes of other saints in flames. He knew at once that this was the work of mobs whose fury had raged unabated since the Nauvoo charter had been repealed. He had a wagon there with boards across the running gears. John put what he could of the sacked wheat on this wagon and his family on top of the wheat and drove to Nauvoo for protection. The severe persecutions the saints suffered at this time proved too much for John’s wife, Lydia, and she succumbed to the trials, dying in Nauvoo and was buried in the Nauvoo cemetery.
John passed through the trials incident to the expulsion of the saints from Nauvoo. This was the third time he had abandoned his earthly possessions for his spiritual convictions. He remained in the city of Nauvoo until the late spring of 1846 when he was driven into the wilderness with the saints. He joined his son, Jacob Lindsay at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa, where he had a temporary cabin. John remained there until 1851 when he emigrated to the Great Salt Lake Valley. In Salt Lake, he lived part of the time with his children and part of the time in the small home that Jacob had built for him on the lot Jacob had drawn at the time the city was laid out. John had left some of his family in Illinois, they having elected to stay there, but others had followed the course of the church and were with him in his devotion to the cause he had espoused. He labored with his own hands for a living and because of his beautiful penmanship had been given the assignment of being scribe to the church, spending most of his time transcribing patriarchal blessings and family histories. His son Jacob L. Workman, writing of his father’s death, said, “He continued his labor of transcribing blessings and family records until the spring of 1855 when his health became very poor. His affliction increasing upon him in spite of all our faith and prayers and all we could do. On the 14th of April, I could see that his days were numbered. I asked him if he wanted to die. He said that he would rather live, but if it was the Lord’s will to take him he was ready. We had frequent talks upon the gospel of salvation. He remained in his rational mind until the evening of April 20th, when he went to sleep, but still continuing to breathe until 20 mins. to 5 a.m. the morning of April 21 he passed away surrounded by his family and friends.
Available at: (Last visited September 26, 2002).
NOTES OR JOHN WORKMAN: AS A YOUNG MAN OF NENETEEN UNATTACHED AD LOOKING FOR NEW ORLDS TO CONQUER, JOH
LEFT THE MARYLAND HOME OF HIS FATHER , GOING FIRST TO KENTUCKY COUNTRY BUT SOO
CONTINUING ON TO OVERTON CO. TN. WHERE HE BECAME ATTACHED TO THE BULYEU FAMILY
jOHN'S OLDER BROTHER BENJAMIN HAD MARRIED hANNAH BILYEU . WHILE IN OVERTON CO.
TENN., , PETER BILYEU AND JOHN WORKMAN WERE AMONT THE SIGNERS OF A PETITION OF
27 SEPT. 1813 FOR A MILITIA TO PROTECT THE SETTLERS FROM THE INDIANS. (AMERICA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAGAZINE VII P. 217 OF 1902)
IN 1814 JOHN AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO NICHOLAS CO KENTUCKY AND BOUGHT LAND
JUST TEN MILES OF WHERE HIS FATHER JACOB HAD SETTLED IN BOURBON CO. BY
INSUSTRY AND ECONOMY THE WORKMANS SOON FOUND THEMSELFS IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCE
BOTH IN LAND AND MONEY AND JOHN BUILT A FINE HOME IN CARLISLE. THE WORKAN'S
WERE VERY SINCERE IN THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BELONGING TO THE TUNKERS OR
GERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH
73. Lydia Bilyeu
BAPL DATE 22 JUL 1840 LIVE
Lydia Bilyeu was the mother of 22 children; there was some speculation that one of her sisters or cousins was the mother of President James A. Garfied. However, per Edna Hasel McCullough Lowery, the mother of President Garfield was a descendant of Materia Ballou of Rhode Island, and of Ohio. There is considerable data extant on her.
74. Nathaniel Hupper Turner
Died shortly after arrival in Nauvoo
75. Elizabeth (Betsey) Barter
Died shorlty after arriving in Nauvoo
76. Peter Buchanan Jr
There is a Peter Buchanan listed on page 183 of the History of the Church, vol. 2 as one who volunteered to participate in Zion's Camp, and an expedition sent to help the Saints suffering from persecutions in Missouri.
78. George Byers Ogilvie
MARR PLAC St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Early Utah Mining and Smelting Addenda
By EDGAR M. LEDYARD
Mr. J. Fewson Smith, in the April number and Mr. Robert Wallace, in the May number, dealt quite fully with the early history of mining and smelting in Utah. As indicated in Mr. Smith's article, the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company own the first mining claim of record in Utah. A facsimile of the location notice appears on another page. The notice reads as follows:
"NOTICE
Jordan S M Co
The Undersigned Members of the Jordan Silver Mining Co. claim for Mining purposes one Share of Two Hundred feet each, and one additional Claim of Two hundred feet for the original Discoverer George B. Ogilvie on this Lead of Mineral Ore, with all its Dips, Spurs, and Angles, beginning at the Stake situation one Hundred feet North East of Gardners Shantie (s) in Bingham Kanyon, in West Mountain, and Running five Thousand two Hundred feet in a Westerly Direction, along the side of said Mountain on a line with Bingham Kanyon and intend to work the same according to the Mining Laws of this Mining District.
Archibald Gardner 1 M. G. Lewis 1
Geo. B. Ogilvie 2 Alex Bexsted 1
Alex Ogilvie 1 James Finnerty 1
P. E. Connor 1 Saml. Egbert 1
R. C. Drum 1 G. W. Carleton 1
Wm. Hickman 1 Neil Anderson 1
Robert K. Reid 1 Edw. McGarrv 1
John Harcottle 1 M. J. Jenkins 1
C. J. Sprague 1 H. O. Pratt 1
Thomas Bexsted 1 Robert Pollock 1
James Branigan 1 Daniel McLean 1
Henry Bexsted 1 N. B. Eldred 1
Hugh O'Donnell 1
Bingham Kanyon
Salt Lake Co.
Utah Territory
Sept.,7th, 1863
A. Gardner, Recorder"
A picture of the mill in which the first mining laws were written appeared in the May number. The revised laws of 1864 appear in this issue.
After searching through "Record of California Men in the War of the Rebellion", Heitman's "Register of the United States Army, 1789-1903", Utah directories from 1869 on and from interviewing descendants of the Becksteads. (improperly spelled on the notice) who live near the Midvale Plant at West Jordan, it was possible to find the record of most of those whose names appear.
"Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah", page 1075, states that George Ogilvie was the son of George Byers Ogilvie and Barbara Mattatahl of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; came to Utah September 7, 1855, in the Noah T. Guymon Company. According to the Patriarchal Record. book No. 26. page 307, George B. Ogilvie, father of the above named, was born August 4, 1804 and given a patriarchal blessing in Utah On August 19, 1857. George B. Ogilvie and Alex Ogilvie were well known to Henry Byram Beckstead who states that they lived at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon at the time of the discovery of galena ore. According to Mr. Beckstead, a spring above the present model residential town of Copperton furnished culinary water and water for their stock. Mr. Beckstead states that these men were of good repute and, in his opinion, members of the Mormon church at the time he knew them. George Ogilvie, the son of George B. Ogilvie, was born April 24, 1834, was an early settler in Sevier and Utah counties, Sheriff of Sevier County in 1873-74, a guard in the Echo Canyon War and a Black Hawk Indian War Veteran. Following the Sevier County lead, the Editor wrote to Mr. Vern M. Fairbanks, Sheriff of Sevier County, who states that George Ogilvie and Alex Ogilvie are both dead. W. J. Ogilvie, a grandson of the original discoverer, lives at Magna, Utah, according to Mr. Fairbanks.
The "Ogilvie Notice"
It is not generally known that there was a notice posted on the same day, [p.28] September 17, 1863, other than the one commonly known as the "Ogilvie Notice". This notice carries twenty-one names and credit is given to Mrs. Robert K. Reid as the "Original Discoverer". This would entitle the claimants to only forty-four hundred feet along the side of the mountain, while the Ogilvie notice calls for fifty-two hundred feet. Many of the names on each notice are identical and apparently a compromise was effected in which Mrs. Reid and others relinquished their rights in favor of Ogilvie and other locators.
One account states that a party of women, taken on a picnic by Lieutenant Arthur Heitz, discovered the ore and this story may be the foundation of Mrs. Reid's "discovery". Mr. Henry Byram Beckstead states that some officers were hunting "grouse" in Bingham Canyon on the day of the discovery and that women from Camp Douglas were on a picnic in the canyon.
Source: http://www.hickmanmuseum.homestead.com/AxIDentAx.html
Not found in 1880 U.S. Census
80. Jonathan Osborne
The 1880 Census lists Jonathan's son John William and John reported the birthplace of both his parents as North Carolina
81. Anna or Roxanna Hardcastle
First name also spelled Roxanne
Some list birthplace as Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Many records list three children only: John William, James O., and Mary Ellen
82. Samuel Thomas Jameson
Name also spelled Jamison
(page 20) Allen County, Catherine Goodnight m. ___________ Jameson.
Kentucky Genealogy and Biography, Vol. II, Battle, Perrin, Kniffin, 1886, reprints 1971.)
See http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/8016/newsdec93.html
Note I found on rootsweb:
I am looking for parents of Samuel Thomas JAMISON, b: Abt. 1800 in Kentucky?, d: 01 Jun 1872. he married Catherine GOODNIGHT, 10 Aug 1824, in Warren County, Kentucky. Catherine GOODNIGHT was b: Abt. 1806 in Warren County, Kentucky. Their child, Mary Elizabeth JAMISON, was b: Abt. 1835 in Tennessee d: in Cannon County, Tennessee. The name is pronounced "JIMMERSON" locally. John D. Sissom - JDSissom@JUNO.COM member: Wood Co Chap OGS sola fide
83. Catherine Goodnight
Family migrated from Germany-the name was "Gutknecht"
84. Sweptson Patterson
Aunt Thelma spelled his name: Swepton
85. Mary Haynie
IGI Potentials:
Mary (Or Polly) HAYNIE (AFN: 10R5-CJ9) Pedigree
Sex: F Family
Event(s):
Birth: Abt 1812
, Anderson, South Carolina
Parents:
Father: Charles HAYNIE (AFN: SJ9S-K3) Family
Mother: Susannah (Or Susan) HANKS (AFN: 10R6-PSS)
86. Edmund Isaac Clanton
Some list birth place as Tennessee
!Some list name as Edgar
!Stepfather of Charlotte Jane
87. Nancy Ann Shane
Edmond Clanton was living in Crawford County with his stepmotherin 1850, and married shortly thereafter to Nancy Ann Shane, whowas born May 6, 1828 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter ofJacob Shane and Miss Bowles. They resided on their farm in Mountain Township, McDonald County , Missouri, about three milesnorth of the Missouri - Arkansas border. Edmond died in 1862in McDonald County, Missouri. After his death, Nancy was left in an area that was continually plagued by guerilla forces knownas bushwhackers for the remainder of the war. She was unable todeal with the stress of these conditions and went through someemotional instability as a result. Several of her children had to be "farmed out" to other people to raise due to her mental conditions at this time. She later resided in a small home thather son Francis built for her on his land in Clantonville,Benton County, Arkansas, where she lived until her death on June 30, 1913. - From Tom Goldrup, Aug. 2001.
Name also listed as Nancy Haynes or Hanes or Nancy Ann DeShane
89. Electa Beal
Electa Beal Westover
Obadiah Beal enlisted in the army when he was nineteen years old and served in the Massachusetts Continental Army. He married Rebecca Moody 25 February 1787 and soon after moved to Vermont. They lived in Addison, Windsor, and Franklin counties there. Their seventh child, Electa, was born in Bristol, Addison County 1 January 1802. Although they were enticed to move to the fertile hills of Vermont, heavy frosts and drought drove people by the thousands from that state. Sometime between 1807 and 1814, the family found a new home in Champaign County, Ohio. Obadiah bought 35 acres of land for $80 on Treacle Creek in Goshen Township.
Electa married Alexander Westover 13 February 1823. They had four sons. Edwin Ruthven was born 27 August 1824; Albert was born about 1826 and died in infancy; Charles was born 25 November 1827; and Oscar Fitzland was born 27 November 1829.
Alexander had cleared some land and built a cabin in Rush Township, Champaign County. He was ill a long time and died 12 March 1834, leaving Electa with their boys age nine, seven, and five years old. She tried to keep them with her, but finally had to find homes in which to place them. Edwin went first to live with a family near Springfield, Clark County. Charles lived for a while with Electa’s mother. Oscar was with Electa’s sister Hannah Brown. They all worked to pay their way with various families, some of which were quite unsatisfactory. A Mr. Lapham was especially a good one to work for and Charles was with him much of the time before he went west.
Besides Hannah, Electa’s sisters Polly (Mary) Griswold, Sally Perry, and Ann Baker, as well as her brother Daniel lived near her. Her brother David was married there but evidently moved away. Her sister who was blinded when a small girl was with her mother until her mother died, and then was in a school for the blind.
Hannah and her daughter Adeline, living at that time above Columbus, had heard the missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and were baptized into that church in 1844. Some of the Elders of the church came into Champaign County upon the urging of Hannah. Electa was converted and joined 19 August 1845; Edwin joined about three weeks later. Charles felt the need to join but hoped to find Elder Goodale again to do it. After being disappointed in not finding him in Winter Quarters, he was baptized there anyway. Charles said in his story that Oscar was convinced of the truth but when he went back to work his companions there persuaded him against the Saints, although he had promised to go with them when they went west.
Edwin married in Champaign County, Sarah Sophia Darrow, who gave birth to a son, Lycurgus. Three months later she died. Electa cared for the baby until Edwin married again. This time it was to Sarah Jane Burwell, 10 February 1848.
Electa, with her sons Charles and Edwin and hiss wife, left about the first of April 1848 to go to Winter Quarters and then on to the Great Salt Lake Valley. Hannah had married John Kempton. They and Adeline were also among the group. They boarded the railroad cars at Urbana not far from their home, then took a steamboat for St. Louis. There they took another boat, the Mandon, bound for Council Bluff. There were friends in the group: Sarah Jane’s mother and stepfather, Sarah and William A. Morse; James Willard Bay, a cousin of Edwin’s first wife Sophia; and others. The boat ran onto a sandbar and sprung a leak and had to go back to be repaired. For twelve days the company camped on the shore and waited for the return of the boat. They finally arrived in Council Bluff 9 May about sundown. They crossed the Missouri River to Winter Quarters where they spent the next ten days preparing for the long journey across the plains.
Some of them went to Elkhorn where they waited a few days for the others of the company and Brigham Young who was to lead them. This was his second and last trip to the Rocky Mountains. After a tiresome journey they arrived in the Great Valley 20 September 1848, more than four months after they left Winter Quarters.
The Fort in Great Salt Lake had been built the year before. In his story Charles says that he managed to get logs and put up a room to the square and put a flat roof on it. Here he and his mother lived, although he was off to work most of the time. When the wards were first organized in 1849, the Westovers were listed in the 9th Ward. Their meeting house was built on the corner of Fourth South and Fifth East, and they lived in that area. At the Elkhorn, Charles, the year after their arrival, married Eliza Ann Haven.
The Saints were trying to live the doctrine of Sealing but, not fully understanding it were sometimes mistaken as to its real meaning and function. It seemed important for the women to be sealed to someone and Electa was sealed 18 December 1849 to Eleazer Miller who was a Captain of Fifty in their company as they came west. Already he had some other wives. It appears that she was also sealed to Chauncy Loveland, who was in the first company of Saints, 18 August 1837. This man lived in Bountiful and had two other wives. It is doubtful that she lived with either of these men, at least for long. She was listed in ward records with her sons, and always as Electa Westover. She was in Grantsville in 1860 and went to St. George when Edwin and Charles were called there. Some time after Oscar’s wife died in California, Electa was with him and his children. Oscar had married a Mrs. Esther Cooley Nickols, a native of Ohio who had four children. Oscar and Esther had two children and Electa cared for them for some time. There is no record of how long she stayed there, but definitely was there in 1870.
While at Cottonwood, south of Salt Lake City, Edwin obtained consent to marry as a plural wife Agnes Ann Findley, a convert from Scotland. Charles married Mary Eliza Shumway as a plural wife. When Electa came back to Utah from California, she lived with her sons in Pinto and later in Washington. In a few years the beautiful valley of the Hamblin and Pinto area became eroded; great floods washed their homes and crops away. Then droughts came and the people were forced to move elsewhere. At this time Charles and his wife Mary Eliza moved to Huntington. Edwin’s wife Agnes Ann had gone to Mendon where her parents lived.
Electa’s family was at least friendly to the church. Sally’s husband, Alanson Perry, even helped arrange for Laura’s trip west and acted as power-of-attorney for Edwin and Sarah when they left their land in Franklin County to be sold. Electa’s sister Laura joined the church in 1852 when James Bay went back to Ohio on a mission for the church and taught her the gospel. When he and his wife returned to Utah, they brought Laura and others with them. Laura spent most of her life in Utah in Washington County with her sister and family there. While living in Washington, Electa and Laura did considerable ordinance work in the St. George Temple when it opened in 1877. At this time Electa had herself sealed to Alexander, the father of her children.
When Edwin left Hamblin, he started for Arizona on a mission to settle on the Little Colorado River, but died at Johnson, Utah. His wife Sarah and children went on to the town of Taylor, Arizona. Charles lived in Washington where Electa lived the rest of her life. Here she died 1 August 1889 and was buried there.
Obtained from: http://westovergenealogy.org/Fowin/Westover/Histories/HistoryElectaBeal.htm
90. Deacon John Haven Captain
Uncle to Brigham Young
Source for first wife Elizabeth Howe and children:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:896319&id=I25300
John Haven is referred to in an entry listed in vol. 7, pg. 350, in the History of the Church:
"The Young Family Social Reunion.
Wednesday, [January] 8[, 1845].—I [Brigham Young] attended a meeting which was got up by my brother, Joseph Young, of all our relatives and connections. Elder Phineas Richards presided. Elder Phineas Richards, John Haven, myself, Joseph Young, Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor, John Smith and Lucy Smith, mother of the Prophet, severally addressed the meeting.
John's son Jesse was called by Brigham Young as President of the first mission in South Africa in 1853. See note in record of son Jesse Haven.
John Haven and family were likely introduced to the Gospel in their home town of Holliston, MA by Albert P. Rockwood. The following is from "The Manuscript History of Brigham Young,": We arrived in Buffalo early the next morning. Joseph and the brethren proceeded to Canada. I took the cars for Lockport, with Brother A. P. Rockwood and from thence we took a line-boat for Utica. Brother Rockwood stopped at Auburn to see some of our relatives and I took the cars for Albany, and from thence by stage to West Stockbridge, arriving at Uncle Joseph Richards at half-past 6 o'clock Friday morning, August 1st, and found them all well. I transacted my business and returned to Albany, where I took steamboat for New York, and found cousin A. P. Rockwood on board. We arrived in New York Sunday, 5 o'clock, p.m., called at Brother Elijah Fordham's, and learned that Elder P. P. P. Pratt and Brother Fordham had gone to meeting. We found Elder Pratt preaching on board a schooner at the foot of Canal Street. I remained in the city a short time, and held three meetings. I ordained Brother Rockwood an elder, predicting on his head that his family should all be gathered into the kingdom, and that there should be a branch of the Church raised up in his native town, Holliston, Massachusetts, where he then resided and kept store, and set him apart to preside over said branch when it should be raised up.
Events: Moved in 1841 to Nauvoo, Hancock, IL., He Moved in 1846 to MO., He Moved on 23 Sep 1848 to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT. Source:
Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to The Year 1850. Hew England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA, 1915. p. 292.
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http://www.temple-genealogy.com/d1787.htm
John Haven and children, Jesse and Elizabeth, of his first wife Betty are discussed in "Defense of the Faith and the Saints" Vol. 2, p. 142-149, in relation to the Spaulding Manuscript. Below is the excerpt:
Alleged Statement of Mrs. Davidson, Formerly the Wife of Solomon Spaulding.
"As the Book of Mormon, or Golden Bible (as it was originally called) has excited much attention, and is deemed by a certain new sect of equal authority with the Sacred Scriptures, I think it a duty which I owe to the public to state what I know touching its origin.
"That its claims to a divine origin are wholly unfounded needs no proof to a mind unperverted by the grossest delusions. That any sane person should rank it higher than any other merely human composition is a matter of the greatest astonishment; yet it is received as divine by some who dwell in enlightened New England, and even by those who have sustained the character of devoted Christians. Learning recently that Mormonism had found its way into a church in Massachusetts, and has impregnated some with its gross delusions, so that excommunication has been necessary, I am determined to delay no longer in doing what I can to strip the mask from this mother of sin, and to lay open this pit of abominations.
"Solomon Spaulding, to whom I was united in marriage in early life, was a graduate of Dartmouth College, and was distinguished for a lively imagination, and a great fondness for history. At the time of our marriage he resided in Cherry Valley, New York. From this place, we removed to New Salem, Ashtabula county, Ohio, sometimes called Conneaut, as it is situated on Conneaut Creek. Shortly after our removal to this place, his health sunk, and he was laid aside from active labors. In the town of New Salem there are numerous mounds and forts supposed by many to be the dilapidated dwellings and fortifications of a race now extinct. These ancient relics arrest the attention of the new settlers, and become objects of research for the curious. Numerous implements were found, and other articles evincing great skill in the arts. Mr. Spaulding being an educated man, and passionately fond of history, took a lively interest in these developments of antiquity; and in order to beguile the hours of retirement and furnish employment for his lively imagination, he conceived the idea of giving an historical sketch of this long lost race. Their extreme antiquity led him to write in the most ancient style, and as the Old Testament is the most ancient book in the world, he imitated its style as nearly as possible. His sole object in writing this imaginary history was to amuse himself and his neighbors.
"This was about the year 1812. Hull's surrender at Detroit occurred near the same time, and I recollect the date well from that circumstance. As he progressed to his narrative the neighbors would come in from time to time to hear portions read, and a great interest in the work was excited among them. It claimed to have been written by one of the lost nation, and to have been recovered from the earth, and assumed the title of 'Manuscript Found.' The neighbors would often inquire how Mr. Spaulding progressed in deciphering the manuscript; and when he had a sufficient portion prepared, he would inform them, and they would assemble to hear it read. He was enabled, from his acquaintance with the classics and ancient history to introduce many singular names, which were particularly noticed by the people, and could be easly recognized by them. Mr. Solomon Spaulding had a brother, Mr. John Spaulding residing in the place at the time, who was perfectly familiar with the work, and repeatedly heard the whole of it read. From New Salem we removed to Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania. Here Mr. Spaulding found a friend and acquaintance, in the person of Mr. Patterson, an editor of a newspaper. He exhibited his manuscript to Mr. Patterson, who was very much pleased with it, and borrowed it for perusal. He retained it for a long time, and informed Mr. Spaulding that if he would make out a title page and preface, he would publish it, and it might be a source of profit. This Mr. Spaulding refused to do. Sidney Rigdon, who has figured so largely in the history of the Mormons, was at that time connected with the printing office of Mr. Patterson, as is well known in that region, and as Rigdon himself has frequently stated, became acquainted with Mr. Spaulding's manuscript, and copied it. It was a matter of notoriety and interest to all connected with the printing establishment. At length the manuscript was returned to its author, and soon after we removed to Amity, Washington county, etc., where Mr. Spaulding deceased in 1816. The manuscript then fell into my hands, and was carefully preserved. It has frequently been examined by my daughter, Mrs. M'Kinstry, of Monson, Mass., with whom I now reside, and by other friends.
"After the Book of Mormon came out, a copy of it was taken to New Salem, the place of Mr. Spaulding's former residence, and the very place where the manuscript found was written. A woman preacher appointed a meeting there; and in the meeting read and repeated copious extracts from the Book of Mormon. The historical part was immediately recognized by all the older inhabitants, as the identical work of Mr. Spaulding, in which they had all been so deeply interested years before. Mr. John Spaulding was present and recognized perfectly the work of his brother. He was amazed and afflicted that it should have been perverted to so wicked a purpose. His grief found vent in a flood of tears, and he arose on the spot, and expressed to the meeting his sorrow and regret that the writings of his deceased brother should be used for a purpose so vile and shocking. The excitement in New Salem became so great, that the inhabitants had a meeting, and deputed Dr. Philastus Hurlburt, one of their numbers, to repair to this place and to obtain from me the original manuscript of Mr. Spaulding, for the purpose of comparing it with the Mormon Bible, to satisfy their own minds, and to prevent their friends from embracing an error so delusive. This was in the year 1834. Dr. Hurlburt brought with him an introduction and request for the manuscript, which was signed bv Messrs. Henry Lake, Aaron Wright, and others, with all of whom I was acquainted, as they were my neighbors when I resided at New Salem. I am sure that nothing would grieve my husband more, were he living, than the use which has been made of his work. The air of antiquity which was thrown about the composition, doubtless suggested the idea of converting it to the purpose of delusion. Thus an historical romance, with the addition of a few pious expressions, and extracts from the sacred Scriptures, has been construed into a new Bible, and palmed off upon a company of poor deluded fanatics as divine. I have given the previous brief narration, that this work of deep deception and wickedness may be searched to the foundation and the authors exposed to the contempt and execration they so justly deserve.
(Signed) "MATILDA DAVIDSON."
Briefly stated the history of the above document is this: Mormon missionaries make their appearance in Holliston, Massachusetts, and are successful in making some converts to their faith, among them several members and a deacon of the Presbyterian Church of that place. Whereupon the Reverend John Storrs, the pastor of this church, becoming concerned for his flock, and having learned of the Spaulding theory, he writes to his friend, the Reverend D. R. Austin, residing near Monson, where Mrs. (Spaulding) Davidson was making her home with her daughter, Mrs. McKinstry, and urges him to secure a statement from her as to the connection between the writings of her late husband and the Book of Mormon. Mr. Austin made some inquiries of the old lady, wrote down notes as to her answers, then through the Reverend Dr. Storrs publishes this product as a signed statement of Mrs. Davidson! The facts came out respecting this document in a letter of Mr. John Haven, of Holliston, Middlesex Co., Mass., to his daughter, Elizabeth Haven, of Quincy, Adams, Co., (Illinois) which was published in the Quincy Whig. It represents that Jesse Haven, the brother of Elizabeth Haven, to whom the letter is addressed, called upon Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. McKinstry at their home in Monson, Mass., and spent several hours with them, a Dr. Ely also being present. During this interview Mr. Haven asked the following questions of Mrs. Davidson.
The Haven-Davidson Interview. [Taken from a letter written by John to his daughter Elizabeth. The letter began: Your brother Jesse passed through Monson, where he saw Mrs. Davison and her daughter, Mrs. McKinstry, and also Dr. Ely, and spent several hours with them, during which time he asked them the following questions, viz.:]
"Did you, Mrs. Davidson, write a letter to John Storrs, giving an account of the origin of the Book of Mormon?
Ans: I did not.
Ques. Did you sign your name to it?
Ans: I did not, neither did I ever see the letter until I saw it in the Boston Recorder, the letter was never brought to me to sign.
Ques: What agency had you in having this letter sent to Mr. Storrs?
Ans: D. R. Austin came to my house and asked me some questions, took some minutes on paper, and from these minutes wrote that letter.
Ques: Is what is written in the letter true? Ans: In the main it is. Ques: Have you read the book of Mormon?
Ans: I have read some of it.
Ques: Does Mr. Spaulding's manuscript, and the Book of Mormon agree?
Ans: I think some few of the names are alike.
Ques: Does the manuscript describe an idolatrous or a religious people?
Ans: An idolatrous peopIe.
Ques: Where is the manuscript?
Ans: Dr. P. Hurlburt came here and took it, said he would get it printed and let me have one-half the profits.
Ques: Has Dr. P. Hurlburt got the manuscript printed?
Ans: I received a letter stating it did not read as they expected and they should not print it.
Ques: How large is Mr. Spaulding's manuscript?
Ans: About one third as large as the Book of Mormon."Vol. I, (1839) p. 47.
Not having access to the Quincy Whig, I quote this passage from the Times and Seasons as being most reliable, because published shortly after the letter appeared in the Quincy paper, and practically in the same neighborhood. This to insure the accuracy of the passage over which there is some controversy as will appear later.
In addition to fixing the character of the Davidson statement, it is quite remarkable how well the answers of Mrs. Davidson describe the character of the Spaulding Manuscript now at Oberlin, and not at all the manuscript described by the Conneaut witnesses, or the manuscript generally contended for by the upholders of the Spaulding theory of the Book of Mormon origin. Mr. Schroeder, however, insists that "the dishonesty of the original publication of the Haven interview is pointed out in 'Gleanings by the way!' "Magazine, September, 1906, p. 396, note 44. But is it? The Rev. John A. Clark, D. D., author of "Gleanings by the Way," published the alleged Davidson statement in the Episcopal Recorder after which he came in contact with the Haven contradiction quoted above. Whereupon he wrote to the Reverend John Storrs who was responsible for the publication of the Davidson statement. In the course of his reply to Mr. Clark's inquiries, Mr. Storrs said:
"It is very true Mrs. Davidson did not write a letter to me, and what is more, of course, she did not sign it. But this she did do, and just what I wrote you in my former letter I supposed she did: she did sign her name to the original copy as prepared from her statement by Mr. Austin. This original copy is now in the hands of Mr. Austin. This he told me last week." "Gleanings by the Way," p. 262.
The last sentence gives the exact value of this testimony, Mr. Austin told Mr. Storrs that Mrs. Davidson had signed the statement. Mr. Storrs himself knew nothing about it beyond what Mr. Austin told him. This Mr. Schroeder, as a professional lawyer, knows is not testimony. But the Reverend Clark wrote Reverend Austin also, and the Reverend Austin replied, in which the following occurs:
"The circumstances which called forth the letter published in the Boston Recorder in April, 1839, were stated by Mr. Storrs in the introduction to that article. At his request I obtained from Mrs. Davidson a statement of the facts contained in that letter, and wrote them out precisely as she related them to me. She then signed the paper with her own hand, which I have now in my possession. Every fact as stated in that letter was related to me by her in the order they are set down."75
The statement of the Reverend Mr. Austin of course flatly contradicts that of Mrs. Davidson; and when the contradiction is between a reverend gentleman on the one hand, and a venerable lady, the wife of a former but retired minister, (Reverend Mr. Spaulding) on the other, one may be justified in declining the delicate task of determining on whose side the truth lies; unless it may be found, as I think it may, otherwise than by directly passing judgment upon the veracity of either of these worthy parties.
91. Judith Woodbury Temple
According to P.Westover record-Endowment reconfirmed and all former
sealings ratified on 17 Nov 1967
She and her husband became converts to the Mormon faith and, with their children, moved to Nauvo, IL in 1841; then to Missouri in 1846. They arrived in Salt Lake City, UT 23 Sep 1848 after a trip of over five months in an ox team. She was a type of the old New England woman, thrifty and independent. Her friends considered her a very remarkable character. She lived alone for nearly forty years doing her own work.
Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~glenn/temple/d0002/g0000073.html#4554
Some list middle name as Woodley
92. Diderick Esperson Funk
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
GS film044117 Pedersker Par Rec;
GS film 6170 pt 8 Richmond Ward Rec.;
GS film 6586 Washington Ward Records;
EH, LG, SL & AL Archives;
Gen. Soc., SLC;
Robert McQuarrie's Diary in poss of R. McQuarrie, Hyde Park, Utah;
Per knowledge of Willard Richard Funk's daughters living at 1047 Barbara
Pl., SLC, Ut.
No. 13 Willard Richard, illeg. son of #3 Jorgine Kirstine and bachelor
Hans Peter VANG of Ronne, Brnhlm, Dnmrk, was raised as a son in his grand-
father's house. He was never known to have acknowledged his true mother
in his lifetime.
Paul Westover records show he was born at Eskilgaard, Santa Paulsen,
Bornholm, Denmark
Middle name also spelled esberson
Some list birth date as 30 Nov
94. Ole Hansen Westenskow (Vestenskov)
Family records of M.O. Funk in possession of Zatell Sessions
&Gertrude & Eva Bentley
Melvin Westenskow of LeGrande, Oregon
Some list without Westenskow
SOURCES: 1. Temple rec. bk. of Hans Olsen Westenskow 2. Par. Reg. of Gunslev and Skjelby 4 Par Reg Stadager 9199 pt. 1 5. Lillegraende 9210 pt 3 6. Eskildstrup 9186 pt. 3 7. Stubbekoping, Gundslev 9151 pt.;; 8. Norre Alslev 9180 pt. 1 9. Idestrup 9158 pt. 3 10. 1787-1901 census rec 11. Mil. Levying rolls