The Palm (Reward) Is Not Obtained Without Toil
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Heslington-Neilson First Ancestors to 2020 The palm (reward) is not obtained without toil 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Index - 1520 England, Mayflower Travel to Americas, Revolution & Exodus to Zion Guidelines & Thoughts on Journals and How to Read this History & Related Materials………….….6 Richard Stubbs Dedication from Record Book as Guidepost for Life & Acknowledgements……….7 VA Colony, Independent State, Tenth US State, WVA County after Civil War….…....…….………….…8 Rhodam Rogers b. 1756 at Fairfax, Fairfax, VA Marries Mildred Nelson in 1799…..…………..……….8 Abishai Wyer b.1791 at Stephensbrough, Frederick, VA and Delilah Eunice Rogers b.1786……….9 Ellander Wyer b.1825 at Jones Run, Harrison, VA & Mother Delilah at Bull Run, Fairfax, VA……..9 Richard Stubbs b. 1823 at Norwich, Cheshire (Chester), England……….…………………….…..………...11 Richard Stubbs Marries Ellander Wyer in 1843 at Bausher Branch, Lee, Iowa……....……..……….…12 John Rhodham Stubbs b. 1860 in Provo, UT……….……….…………………………………………………..……...19 Susannah Temperance Goodman b. 1860 in Provo, UT………………………………………………………...…20 John Rhodham Stubbs Marries Susannah Temperance Goodman in 1881…………………….………...20 John Rhodham Stubbs Mission Call to England in 1899..………………………………………………………….23 John William Stubbs b. 1883 in Provo, UT………………….…………………………………………………………….29 John William Stubbs Mission Call to Great Britain in 1904….……………………………………………..…….29 John Ritchie b.1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland to James & Agnes Robertson Ritchie……30 Sarah b.1846 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland to John S. McAffee & Ann T. Lyons……………30 John Ritchie meets Sarah McAffee in Charleston, UT and They Marry in 1867 in Heber, UT…….31 John William Stubbs Marries Margaret in 1907 then Ella Ritchie 1920 after 1st Wife Dies………..31 Elva Stubbs b. 1909 into a Family of Boys …………………….…………………………………………..……………..33 WW I & Global Flu Pandemic Kill Over 100 Million and Grandma Stubbs & Elva’s Mom.............35 Elva Graduates from High School Early and Attends BYU with her Older Girlfriends………………...37 Graduation With a Normal Degree &Teaching Certificate Plus a Middle Name of “Jean” ..........38 Jean Hired for Lively Milford Railroad Town, Starts Piano Lessons Before Leaving Sep 1927…….38 David Griffiths b. 1769 in Llenarth, Cardiganshire, Wales Marries Catherine Hughes……………………39 Evan Griffiths b. 1798 in Merthyn Tydfil, Glams, Wales Marries in 1822 Eleanor Jones b. 1797……39 Jones Family of Devils Bridge, Cardiganshire, Wales Whose Daughter Marries John E. Griffiths…..40 John Evan Griffiths Marries Margaret Jones in Hebron Chapel, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales…..40 Pearce Family of Wales, England………………………………….……………………………………………………………44 David Pearce (1845) & Margaret Griffiths Married in Endowment House as Parents Sealed….......44 Jeremiah Hesling from Bingley, Cottingly, Bradford, Yorks, England & El(l)enor Hay in 1790….…….48 William Firth Heslington Marries Sarah Ellen Pearce in the Manti Temple in 1899…………….………..56 David Clinton Heslington Grows Up in Adamsville, UT in the 1900s………………………………………….60 Elva Jean Stubbs Meets David Clinton Heslington in Milford in 1927…………………………………..…..61 David Clinton Heslington Marries Elva Jean Stubbs in the Salt Lake City Temple in 1928……..….63 Beverly Heslington’s Birth in Milford in 1933 and Early Childhood…………………………………….…….63 Heslington Family Moves to Salt Lake City in 1940………………….……………………………………………….69 Heslington Family Life and Health During War Time in 1942…………………………………………….……..69 Beverly Graduates from South High School and Starts University at Age 15 in 1949………….……..71 David Craig Heslington is Born in Salt Lake City in 1951.…………………………………………………………..72 Beverly Travels to Europe in 1953………………..…………….……………………………………….…………………..73 2 Heslington Family Life in the 1950s……………………….…………………………………………………….…………..76 Beverly Heslington Gets Married……..…….…..…………….………………………………………………………..…..77 David Clinton Heslington’s Failing Health and Death Before Christmas in 1965……………………….77 Linda Neilson and George Nelson Join the Family in 1974-75…………………………………………….......81 Jean and Her Grandchildren………………………..…………….………………………………………………….…………82 Deaths of Dave Taft, George & Jean Nelson……………..…………………………………………………………..…87 Linda Neilson’s Links to the American Revolution & Mayflower through the Stowell Family……89 Augustus Oliver Artemis Stowell b.1783 Stafford, Tolland, CT, md. Hulda Warren in 1808………89 Mary Holmes b.1798 to James & Milly Rawson, dau of Josiah Rawson & Hanna Bass in MA……89 Josiah Rawson b.1727 Braintree Norfolk MA to David Rawson & Mary Gulliver, Milton MA…...90 Hannah Bass b.1732 Braintree MA to John Bass, whose father, John, md. Abigail Adams….......90 Abigail Adams b.1658 Braintree MA to Capt. Joseph Adams Sr & Abigail Baxter………..….…........91 Ruth Alden Bass b.1637 Plymouth, Plymouth Co MA to John Alden & Priscilla Mullins…….………92 John Stowell, b.1520 Bath Abbey, Somerset, England md. in 1548 and had son James….….…….92 Samuel Stowell b.1625 Hingham, Norfolk, England to Samuel Stowell who died 1628….…..…….93 Samuel’s son David Stowell Marries 2nd Wife Mary Stedman in Cambridge MA 1692………………93 David’s son Nathaniel Marries Margaret Trowbridge in Newton, Middlesex MA 1731…….………93 Oliver Stowell Marries Abigail Strickland 1778 in CT & Serves in War of Independence…..………94 Augustus Oliver Artemis Stowell Marries Hulda Warren & Mary Stephens Holmes in NY….…….94 William Rufus Rogers Stowell b.1822 to Oliver Stowell & Mary Stephens Holmes in NY…….......96 Three Counties Away From Oneida in Fayette, Seneca NY The Church Organized 1830……........96 William Rufus Rogers Stowell Leaves Family, Goes Alone on Foot to Find Nauvoo Dream……….98 Prophet’s View of US Government Powers & Policy as US Presidential Candidate……………......100 William Rufus Ordained 70 by Prophet & Called as Gospel Political Missionary 1844……….......103 William Rufus’ Dream of Prophet Puts Mind at Rest Giving Courage & Energy……………….…......106 William Rufus Rogers’ Marriage to Hannah Topham in Nauvoo on Christmas Day 1845….……..107 Mobs Break Treaty Letting Saints Stay Until Spring Forcing Immediate IL Evacuation……….......108 Birth & Death of First Child & Son of William Rufus Rogers & Hannah Stowell 1848……...…......110 Apostle John Taylor Tells Elder Stowell Prepare to Go to Mountains Next Emigration………......111 1850 Arrival at Salt Lake’s Old Fort (now Pioneer Park) Before Moving to Provo 1851……….....112 After Hannah’s Divorce, W.R.R. Marries Cynthia Jane Park & Serves in Military 1852……….......113 Cynthia and W.R.R. have son, Brigham, and Care for Six Orphans in 1854………………………........114 Building of State House in Fillmore, UT in 1854……………………………………………………….……….......115 Move to Brigham Fort in Weber County in 1855………………………………….………………….………........116 Plural Marriage to Sophronia Kelly in 1855 and Move to Ogden……………………………..………........117 William Rufus’s Utah War Ordeal 1857-58 (BYU’s R. Devan Jensen & Kenneth L. Alford) ……….117 Teen Marriage & Instant Family ……………………………………………………………………………………………..130 Escalating Tensions ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..131 The Utah Expedition & Utah’s Response…………………………………………………………………………………132 Prisoners of War …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….134 On Trial for Treason ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….136 Sister Wives with Shoeless Orphans ……………………………………………………………………………………….138 Continuing Captivity ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………139 The Move South …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….141 3 Pleading for Her Husband ………………………………………………………………………………………………………142 A Family Reunited ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….143 Birth & Death of 2nd Son of William Rufus Rogers & Cynthia Jane Stowell 1858…………….………149 Birth & Death of Daughter of William Rufus Rogers & Sophronia Kelly Stowell 1858…………......149 Marriage of William Rufus Rogers Stowell & Fourth Wife, Harriet Eliza 1860…………….……........150 William Rufus Rogers Leaves Home as Missionary to States East of Rocky Mountains…….………151 Elder Stowell Finds Genealogy of Dead Relatives he was Concerned About in WI …………..……..152 Elder Stowell’s “Genealogy” Mission Extends to Northeast States MA, CT, NY 1884……….……..154 Elder Stowell Goes to MI & WI, Released July 1884 to Go to Keokuk IA & Nauvoo IL……...……...157 Elder Stowell Goes Home to Ogden Aug 1884 Before Seeking CA & AZ Records 1885…………….160 William Rufus Does Logan Temple Work in 1885 as Travels Avoid Marshalls…………………..……..162 William Rufus Returns Home to Charges, Sell Property & Leave Country 1888………………..……..165 W.R.R., Wife Cynthia, Son James, do Manti Temple Work Before Going to Mexico………………..166 W.R.R. Establishes Juarez Business for US Trade & Travel from Ogden to Mexico 1989………….166 William Rufus Rogers Stowell’s Wives and Children………………………………………………………….…….167 Sophronia Kelly b.1826 in Patten, Lower Canada (South of Current Quebec Province)…….…….168 David Stowell b.1861 Ogden UT Marries Ruth Ann Birch 1884 in Endowment House…….……….170 Daniel Burch Jr. from KY & Ann McClellan from OH Settle in Burch Creek, Ogden Valley……….172 George Stewart, Prosperous Alabama Farmer, Marries Georgia lady Ruth(y) Baker 1807.…….172 Nancy Lorena Stewart Marries James Burch 1861…………………………………………………………….……173 Ruth Ann Burch Marries David Stowell 1884…………………………………………………………………….……174 David William Stowell b.1885 Ogden UT……………………………………….………………………………….……175 Jacob Spori b.1847 Oberwil, Switzerland Marries Magdalena Roschi 1875……………………..……..176 Jacob Spori Joins Church After Marriage in Late 1870s…………………………………………………….…….177 Jacob Immigrates to Logan UT 1879 Starting 9 Year Separation from Magdalena…………….......177