LDS BAPTISMS IN ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA 183 1- 1833 By Cheryl Hamon Bean
Erie C'ounty. Pe~uls!jl\~:iniais just across the Petln- of these con\!erts and V. Alan C'urtis. .4t the close of his syl\:ania/Oliio border--fort\; tniles from Kirtland. Ohio. thesis. Mr. C'urtis said: "The present study is u thn~stinto U'hile searching for In!/ relati\,es in Erie C'ounty. 1 lo- an area of reseal-ch that is virtually bri~nming\\lit11 future cated a list of early converts to Mortnonisrn prepared by possibilities. Each of the indi\:iduals chronicled herein V. Alan Curtis for his master's thesis. 1Missror1:ir-JJActivi- as accepting the gospel in Pennsylvania are potential ties arid Church Orynnizntioos ir~Pennsj~//lc.nnirr. 1830- fi~turepro.jects." 1810. Many of Iny relatives and ancestors \\/ere on that list. along \\lit11 their friends. The search \\!as on! My Parn ant1 I lia\:e carried forth this \\!ark by takiny cousins, Pamela Call Johnson, Beulah Loosli Hall. and I Mr. Curtis's list and disco\~ering\\111o these con\,el-ts began to stud!; these converts in earnest--attetnptitig to \\lere. \\/here they li\ed. and \\!llat they did follo\\!ing identify each one. We fonned a Family Organization baptism. C1.e contacted some descendants \\.ho \\/ere called Hulda's Helpers and I was assigned the responsi- surprised to learn they had "Mol-tnon" ancestry. Others bility to research the Erie Count!! converts. I undertook included people \ye knew froln out' own comlnunlties: this pro,iect in search of Hulda V31tyli11 Harlno~lBassett's one con\lert became the father of n fltture Prophet of the parents. This project is dedicated to Hulda who was "fill1 Clit~rcliof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This project of zeal for the Latter-day work." has been a lnbor of 1oL.e: ho\ve\~er.it is still 11ot a "coin- plete" record. We hn\.e attempted to identify as Inany As Patn and I Iia\te worked together on this converts as possible, but we recognize that Inany natnes project for three years, \\/c have come to know and low were never publicly recorded. By publishing this re- these Erie County people. We Iia\,e had numerous spiri- search. \ve hope descendants of these people \\fill contact tual experiences no less atnazing than the henlings or us to share histories and fnrnily information. If you call speaking in tongues tnetitiolied later. Many of the Erie add to or make corrections to any of this information. C'ounty con\ierts lost their lives: some cane \\jest: Inany feel free to contact me. did not. We have been in touch with tnan!; descendants BACKGROUND
Diantlia tlancliett Ciartlner \\.as co~i\.ertetlto the after\\:ard to "large and attentl\,e congregiitions :inti many gospel in Erre C'ounty. In 1631. she described Erie were nielted to tears--the Lord \\,as \\lit11 us." Fi\v or si\ C'ounty. Penusyl\.ania as follo\\:s: calne fol-\\.ard and were baptizetl in S~)ringfieltlincluding one Christia~ipreacher \\lit11 \\,horn tlie!? had labored in nie town of Erie, Erie C'ounty. Penn- pri\.ate tlilipently after ~neeting.Tlie ~iiissionariesstayed ';yl\,ania \\,:is ;i s~nallto\\,n of n few hundred \\;it11 Mr. Reed, Mr. Hanshor~iatid Mr. B;trrs. Before pc-ople ill 183 1. People yot about on horseback leaving Springfield. 111ey"ordained Brother Si~ii~iionsan :ind \\,rth 01 te:ims and \\ agons ant1 slianks niare elder and inst~~~ctetlliim in tlie kno\\/ledge of the king- [i.e.. tliey \valketl]. They Iia
Sunday. Mar 3, they held meetings in a Some ~nterestingaccounts of co~i\,ersionto tlie school lloi~seand on Monday. Mar 4. they also gospel \\/ere found in fa~n~lyh~stories of other residents of Erie C'ounty--people who listelled to the ~nissionaries. No\v the bearer of a message \ilent to Kirtland to meet Joseph Smith and \Yere baptized unto iI (listant shore. there. Anlia Barnes Ha-nlon \\.as bapt~zedin Erie County President Joseph Smith and his companions ar- on 29 Ma), 1833. Alula's family reniained non-members ri\.ed at Springfield. Pe~uis!/l\:ania on a su~prise\.isit i~ritilthey ~no\,edto Kirtland in the fall of 1837. October 6. 1833. The saints \\.ere in rneeting \\)hen the visiting brethren arri\,ed. Elder Riydon spoke to the Appleton Rl1. Harmon. son of Jesse ancl Anna. congregation. "A large and attenti\,e congregation as- recorded the follo\ving me~noriesof his family's conver- sembled at Brother Rudd's in the evening." \\lrc>te the sion in Erie County: Prophet. "to \\;holn \\re bore our testimony. Had a great congregation--paid good attention. 0 God. seal our T\iras in our humble cottage that a ser- testimony to their hearts. Mie continued at Springfield vant of God in his pilgrimage on his holy errand until Tuesday, the 8th." had called to refresh his weary limbs and get a cooling draught who in turn i~npartedto us the Orson Pratt. acco~npaniedby Lyman Jolinson. \vord of the eternal life that was like a \\/ell of arrived in Springfield on December I. IS33 to \.isit the li\:ing \\later springing 111, into everlasting life cliurches. They preached In Springfield and Elk Creek that never failed. It workecl upon us. It \\lould se\,eral times in the nest tell days. On December 5. not let us linger here but Zion\\~ardit bent our Elders Pratt and Johnson cut off "Bro. Tiler" (possibly way. We lefi our pleasant ho~ne.to gather with Andrews Tyler). The Elders attended a conference at the Saints of the Most High God to bu~ldup Elk C'reek on Wednesday. December 1 1. 1833. \\>here Zion aid live forever pilgrilns in the cause of Johnson ordained A~nasaM. Lyman a High Priest. Asa Zion. We \\/ere persecuted for the sake of Jeffers was exco~n~nunicatedfor "unchristian-like con- peace. I ;un here on the old farm [in Erie duct and refi~singto give up his credentials." After the County. Penns!/l\lania] on rn), way to a foreign conference. the two eldcrs journeyed to Silver C'reek. land to carry this same gospel that has wrought Erie County. where they labored fronl Dec 16-24 holding this wonderfi~lchange in our family. These eight ~neetinpsin the area. reflections passed across Iny mind and brought a sensation to me that ~n~ghtha\;e been \,isible At one of the ~neetingsin Springfield, some of to any bystander. tlie members refused to partake of the sacrament because the elder who administered it did not obey tlie Word of I lingered here--1 was loath to M/isdoln. Elder Johnson sided with the members "be- lea\;e the spot cause the Elder was in transgression." However. Elder For well do I remember that l'ratt argued that as lo~igas tlie elder retained his license, this \\!as my father's lot. "the C'hurch \vas bound to recei\:e the Supper ilnder [his] Where in Iny boyish days 1 rev- ad~ninistration."The High Council met in Erie County. eled on the green February 20. 1833. to decide the question. The decision Now in riper years I ponder on of the council was: "No official member in this Church the scene. is worthy to hold an office. after having the Word of Strange has been my pilgrim- Wisdom properly taught lii~n.and he. the official Inem- age since I was here before ber. neglecting to co~nply\\;it11 or obey it." ERIE COUNTY CONVERTS
The following is the list of converts prepared by AT ELK CREEK: \:. Alan Curtis. The spelling of some of the names is quest ionable. Other lists follow of those \\rho have been Beniamin CVincliester Jarnes Soles identified as Erie Connty Converts. taken from ~nission- Derby DeWolf Daniel L\'incliester ar!; journals and falnily histories. Jane Fuller Jedecliali M. Grant Daniel Winchester Emily Hannon Elizabeth P. C'ole/Pole Nancy Soles Pauline Winchester Joel Parson Jared Caner & associates bapt~zedtlie follo\v- Stephen M'inchester Henrietta Sanford Ing so~net~~nebet\\/een April 27 - May 2. 1832: Oli\.e .4. Vaun Nancy Winchester Polly Mjaldo John Vaon Descli~nonySagers Dinnis \Veils h4ary Wilcox Moses Martin Ranclil (Randall) L\Ilieeler Cloa Rudd William H. H. Sagers Lovicy Calnphell Andrew McAda~ns Experience Wheeler John Sa9ers Robert M!. Di~nsey Fa~inybfariali Ri~dd Cornelia C'attles Lery Sagers Sosannah Dinisey .Abigail Spencer Phehe Thompson
BAPTIZED BY SAME MEN AT LATER DATE, NO LOCATION GIVEN; The follo\\~ingpeople were baptized in Erie County by Jolul F. Boynton (of tlie first Qooru~nof the Blake Baldwin Ciicleon Canfield T\\ielve Apostles) & Evan M. Greene from January 20. Ira Clothier Asenetli Baldwin 1833 to March 27. 1833: Almira C'arr Amy Clothier Henry Bald~v~n Phidelia Coltrin AT SPRINGFIELD: Palova Cloth~er Lncinda Harmon Theopoles C'ross Narcissa Clothier Alvin Hartshorn Sa~nuelT. Wineyar Neherniali Hannon Lucy Harper Levi Allen John Quincy Hannah Hollenibeck Oliver Harrnon Rhoda LY lnegx Horace Martin Sopli~aHoughton Clarissa Joles Willia~nThompson John Winegar El~zabethHarmon John Loddy (Soddy) Fanny Hall Clarissa Tyler Lou~saLord Orsey Har~non T\vo boys of Brother Tyler Alvira W~negar Lydia Lo\\) Abigail Matliews Orilla Harmon James P~vslial Marcus Matthews I\llarslial Turner AT TAYI.OR SETTLEMENT: (mavbe Albio~i) Margaret Parshal Malinda Priest Polly Turner Sally Parshal Benjamin & Eunice Wells Jaliarill Sanford Charles Vaun Will~alnParshal Willia~iiSaiford Nancy Vaun Eliza Wright I!NKNOL\IN 1,OC'ATION: Pat~enceSanford Daniel Vaun Mar!; Preston Henry Deighton Lo\ricy Clark Alonzo Winchester Joel \faun Ben.jamin Wilcos Amanda Sagers OTHER F.RIE C'OI!NTY RESIDENTS
Others mentioned in missionary jonr11ds and by V. .41an These con\.erts \\.ere not na~netlby Mr. C'urtis. Curtis in his Thesis: nor are their nalnes in missionar!; jour~lals: however. their family histories testify of their conversions in Erie Brother Rudd (could be John or Emstus Rudd of Spring- County. fielcl) Brother Round)) of Elk Creek in 183-3 (Uriali?) Jesse Penrce Hanilon Alplieus Harmon Brother Tiler of Spritigfield--cut off from church 5 Dec Appletori Milo Har~no~i Ela~nMecham 1873 ( Andrews?) Anna Barnes Harrnon Lucina blecliam Joshua and Athalia Grant of Elk Creek--baptized in 1832 Huldn Dimeras Vaughn Har~iion Joshua blecliam .4sa Jeffers--escommi~~iicatedin Erie C'o.. on 11 Dec Sopllronia Hnrmon l 8-33 Joseph H:irtshorn of Springfield on 5 Jun 1835 Brother J. DeWolf of Springfielcl in .lun 1835 (Joseph?) Brother Aiios Hodge of Erie County--proselyted in 1832 Mr. Barrs of Erie C'o. in Feb IS32 (Barnes?) Mr. Reed of Springfield in Feb 1832 (Jolu~R.?) Elder Sim~nonsof Springfielcl in I832 (Horace or Isaac Jr.?) Brother Heart of Erie Co. in 1832 (Joseph?) C'harles C'raton of Springfield In 1832 (Coulton?) Lucien Wooclworth of Erie C'o. in No\! 1832 David Solsberg of Erie C'o, in Nov I832 John Solsberg of Erie C'o. in Nov 1832
rZ.1111creek I Greene C. .I BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF ERIE COUNTY CONVERTS
The follo\s ing is our effort to identify each Erie to Kirlland. Mrs. .4senetli Baldwin aild baby buried at C'oi~ntycon\;ert. MI. Pisgah. Iowa. Samuel \Vinegar and Susa~lahTho- Inas had n daughter. Aseneth, born 1777. Descendants Levi Allen tlo not know \\:lie she married or \\,hat became of her. C'ould Aseneth Bald\vin be .4senetli \Vinegar--sister of The identity of Le\.i is uncertain. \\'e believe Stephen T. \Vinegar who \\.as baptized? (PKO: BUR: there is a connection to Ethan Allen of tlie Green Moun- VAC: \\:FR) tail1 Boys in Vermont. Etlian Allen's brotlier. Levi. \\,as born in 1745--too old to be this Levi. Ira. another brotlier of Etlian. nalned a soil Le\-i. Tliere \\.ere two .411en Blake Baldwin families in Springfield in 1830: Ira and C'yrus. Ira ant1 C'ynls \\.ere next door to each other on the 1830 Census. Husband of Asellath Bald\\!in. On the IS30 C'yrus and his \\life were age 60-70. Ira and his \\life \\;ere Census, there is a Blake Bald\vin in Hatiover, Clmutauqua, 30-40. (Th~sIra is too young to be Etlian Allen's brother. NY. Blake was blessed in Kirtland in March 1835 for Ira.) In 1840. Cynls was in Springfield: Ira was 40-50 \\fork on tlie Kjrtland Temple. On January 28. 1836. and living in Ciirnrd. He had a son 20-30 \\,lie coulcl Blake met at the Kirtlancl tetnple wilh tlie Eltlers' quo- possibly be the Levi baptized. C'yrus's \\*ill recorded June rum and recei\:ed an anointing by the Elders' quonlm 8. I853 names his wife. Rhoda. and two children: Abner president. Al\,ali Bernan. Tlie Lord poured out his spirit and Leonard. aid some spoke u~itlitonyues ant1 prophesied. Again on h/Iarch 17. 1836, lien Blake was ordained a1 Elder tliere Ira Allen md. Jane Duncan. daughter of Janies. was an experience with speaking in tongues and others Rhoda Allen. \ifidow of C'ynls. \&/ason the 1850 Census interpreting. Tlie Kirtland Elders' Quoruln Record 183h- in Springfield: Leonartl \\!as in Girard. A Stephen Benedict 1841 gives the follo\\iiny infortnation: "Blake Baldwin. .411en of Fair\!iew, Erie Counts. had a son named Levi: Resident of Kirtland about 1835- 1838. Received bless- liowe\:er, tliis Levi was not born until 1837. Stephen ~nd. ing for workiny on temple 1835. Ordained elder h4arch Etneline C'udiey 183 1 in Erie. There is a land transac- 27, 1836. Ordained seventy January 1837. Recei\;ed tion of a Levi Allen in Erie County in 1844. A Le\:i anointing in Kirtlnnd Tetnple January 25, 1837. Signed Allen md. Phebe Spicer in 1823 in Portage, OH and a articles of Kirtland Safety Society 1837." He is listed as Levi Allell married Nancy Cieraldine Brett on October N. B.[lake] as a signer of Kirtland Safety Society. If 24. 1853 in Ashtabula. Ohio. In August 1829 in Blake used the name of Natlixn B. Bald\\fin it would be Middleburg. Cuyalioga. OH a Levi Allen joined tlie easy to confirse him with Nathan Benliett Bnld\\,in \vho C'ampbellite faith along \\;it11 Mrs. Willialn Paliyburn. A participated in the early history of the C'hurcli in some young h/lethodist preacher. Tillinpliast Vaughn. was bnp- locations. I really think they are twodifferent people atid tized into the Calnbellite faith also, but later disaffected. someone merely attached an N. to Blake's name when Perhaps our coln/err Levi is o~leof these persons Inen- they found an N. B. Baldwin in area. Blake Baldwin tioned. (C'EN: IGI: LAN: C'EM: WIL: DWR: VAC) bought and sold land in Kirtlalid. Is Blake a brotlier of Henry? (KEQ: PKO; VAC': HC')
Aseneth Baldwin Henry Baldwin An Acenitli Bald\vin appears on the 1830 C'en- sus in \Inn Buren. Onondaga. NY. .4senetli was the \\fife The identity of Henry Baldwin is not yet proven. of Blake BaldIvin. Mrs. Blake Bald\\~inhosted a mis- A Henry Bnldwin. attorney, \+!as present at the opening sionary. Moses Martiti. who preached in her borne Ail- of the first court in 1803 in Erie County. He came fro111 gustiNovember 1834. Blake and Aseneth Baldwin ~noved CT and was a man of great abillty and eminence. He became a Judge of tlie U.S. Supreme C'ourt. Tax records I do not know \\llio her children are. Almira is a sister to of \\iasliington t\\l~.Erie. PA 1825 show a Henry Baldwin. others on tlie baptismal list including Emily Harmon. Esq. o\\!ning 524 acres of land. There were t\vo Henry Orsey Harmon. Lucinda Harmon. ancl two \vho \\:ere too Baldwins in Portage. OH (where se\.eral Erie people young to be baptized. Oliver Norton Harmon and Le1.i later lived) in 1830. A Henry Baldnrin lnnrriecl Amanda Nehemiah Hannon. M. Risley December 24. I835 at Portage, OH. On Febn~ary24. 1836. a Henry Bald\\rin was rqjected in his Bell-iamin Carr of NJ' came to Erie County in effort to be orclained an Elder in Kinland. OH. (KK XIX 18 16. Is Ben,jamin a brother to Thornas? Are they sons No.?: TAX; HEC'; IGl: VAC') of Nathan C'arr and Molly Hannon? (Molly is daughter of Selah Har~non--brotherof h4artin and Neliemiah) Nathan Carr died in Springfield in 1833. In 1844. Albert Lovicy Campbell Loomis md. Elizabeth C'arr, daughter of Benjmnin C'arr of C'onneaut. Erie. PA. Benjamin Carr was on the 1840 Baptized at Sherman's Corners at the sanie time and 1850 Census as living in Conneaut. Erie. PA. In as Jedediali M. Grant and Derby DeWolf. A Cal\41i 1850. Benjamin \\/as 57. b. VT: Hannah 53. b. NH: Campbell lived nest to Hiran DeC\Jolf in 18.30 in Liberty 17. male. b. PA: Julia 13: Calvin 7. Benja~nin Conneaut. Erie, PA. Jedediali's history indicates those Cnrr died in Erie count)^ on September 16. 1879 age 87 baptized \\lit11 him were "liis friends." (VAC: C'EN) years 5 months 26 days: wife, Hannah d. July 9. 1877 age 79 ye~us10 ~nontlis27 days. (HEC': CEN; CHB; ICiI: VAC) Gideon Canfield
Gideon C'anfield married Clarissa Pratt about Cornelia Cattles 1834 in Erie. PA. Her father was Nehemiah Pratt: her ~notlier. Elizabeth Roberts. Ciideon was on the 1840 C'ornelia was baptized in Springfield at the same Census of Elk Creek age 30-40 \villi a \\life of 20-30 and time as tlie Wheelers. Most of the others who are on that t\vo children under 5. On the sane page is Alison B. particular list \yere members of Randall CVheeler's fam- Canfield--age 50-60--who is probably Gideon's father. ily. Is there n connection here? The name prior to Anson d. March 10. 1872 at age 84 years 9 months; his Conielia and the name follo\\ling her on the original wife, Philinda d. September 14. 1869 at age SO vears. On baptismal list are Wheelers. There \\!as a Willixn T. the 1820 Census of Elk Creek. an Atison B. Ca~nnfield Kattles couple (age 20-30) and t~~oBattles (James and \\!as living near the Winchesters and Wells. \vho were John) fnlnilies in Springfield in 1830. (CEN: VAC) also baptized. In 1850. Philinda Canfield. age 62. was living in Elk Creek with a son. Levi, and his wife, Betsy. They had t\\lo children. Adelia and G. L. (who could be named for Ciideon).Erastus C:anfield. 36, also listed, was Lovicy Clark probably another son of Pliilinda's. In ISSO. there is a G. Canfield in New Philadelphia, Tuscaras. OH and in Solo~nonClark, age 60-70 on 1830 Census. had 1880, tliere was a Gideon Canfield in Pueblo. CO. (CEN; a daughter aye 15-20 that could be Lovicy. Sololnon and 1G1; CEM; VAC) Susan C'lark had eleven children. including a daughter Lovisa. Solo~nonwas from CT aid came to Erie County in tlie 1820s. They also had a son, John W. Clark, who Almira Carr was a Reverend. (Could this be the Christian preacher the ~nissionarieslabored so diligently with \who later fell Al~nirawas born 12 Mar 18 1 1 in Rupert, away?) John W. Clark md. Mariali Wheeler. On the Bennington, VT. She was the oldest daughter of Oliver Sprinsfield, PA census. Solomon Clark was between N. Harmon, son of Neheniiah Hannon and Rhoda Ses- Satnuel Wheeler and Henry C'lark. In 1840, Solo~non ton. Almira's mother \\/as Sarah Harmon. daughter of Clark was in Quincy. Adams. IL. In 1884, tlie following Martin Hannon and Tryphena Poole. Alrn~raHarmon children of Solo~nonand Susan were still alive: Henry. ~narr~edThomas Carr. She died August 23. IS38 in 83: John W., 78; Lovisa. 70--who married a Mr. Smith. McDonough County, IL (wh~chborders Hancock county). Other knou~ichildren are Jarneb \\'.; Tlionias $.: Alanbon signed the scroll petition to make the go\,erntnent aivare B: hllary: Suhan. Rachel L. (\'A(': HEC': C EN: MTL) of tlie outrayeous conduct of the State of klissouri ayainst Amy Clothier tlie Saints.
Atny Sweet C'lothier \vas tlie daughter of Asa The Clothiers crossed 1o~i.ain 1846. From the Sweet and blartlia L\'liitford. Slie \\]as born August 7. journal of Hosea Stout and the Journal History of the 179 1 in Herkilner. Herki~iier.NY. She had tlie follol\/ing Churcll for September 4-6. 1846. we know tlie Clothiers siblings: Patience. 1782: Asa, 1785; Jesse. 1786: \%'il- were in canip at Winter (juarters. On January 20. 1848. liarn. about 1790 and Martha, August 17. 1793. Amy tlie Journal History lists the nariie of Ira Clothier as one Sweet married John Sagers in 1808 in Lorraine. Jefferson. of Inany \vho signed a petition for a Post Office to be NY. John and Am)' had the follo\\l~ngchildren: Mi11en.a. established at the camp. This signature is tlie last tilne June 4. 1809; Maria. January 2. 1810: Desdamonia, liis name is found rnentionetl in church or civil records. 18 12: William Henry Harrison. May 3. 18 14: (perhaps) C'aptain Eyan left for the Salt Lake Valley 4pril 18. Lery: Amanda Melvinn, Play 5. 182 1 --(a se\.en year gap 1849. In his company. we find "Etnrna" or Amy C'lotli- unless Lery is a child). Escept for the last child. Amy's ier. age 56. Jackson Clothier. age 26 a~itlchildren. These children were born at LeRoy. Cienesee. NY. Aliinnda children were probably Nrltran Iralny and Polly Ann. Ira was born in Hano\,er. C'liiiutauqua. NIT.sixty miles fro111 is not listed on any company rosters. I do not know \diere Elk Creek, Erie, PA. Ira died. but lie probably died after J;lnuary 20. 1848 and prior to April 18. 1849. Amy and lier fa~nilyarri\,ed in In 182 1 or 1821, Jolin Sagers and .41ny Snleet Salt Lake Valley August 7. 1849. In 1850. in Salt Lake \\!ere divorced. Amy left at least some of lier children C'ounty. li\:ing \vitli Jacksoli C'lothier. age 26. is n (30- \\litli John in Hanover. NY and moved to Buffalo \\/here year-old wornan by the name of E~nmn. Since lists of she married Ira C'lotliier and took on tlie responsibility of persons crossing tlie plains records Amy as Elnma. I C'lothier's folir children. In 1820, Ira Clothier and liis subrnit that the woman on the census who is tlie right age first \\life had been neighbors of John atid Amy. By to be Amy is indeed Amy. 1830. John Sayers and Ira C'lotliier were neighbors again on the Elk Creek, Erie. PA census. Their married cliil- On May 20. 185 1 Amy was rebaptized. Her dren were living near tlie~nalso. Amy and Ira Clothier son. N. 1.. \\/as also rebaptized the same da).. (Naovoo had the follo\\:ing children: Andre\\/ Jackson C'lotliier. baptisms for tlie dead records seem to indicate that January 15. 1823: Natran Iramy. May 15. 1825; Sarah Natmrn Iramy is a fernale. If the birth date given for C'lotliier: Polly Ann Clothier, April 23, 1829 at Elk rebaptism is correct--b. h4ay 15, IS25 in Buffalo, NY-- Creek: Alzina M., born about 1827. then this chlld sho\\ls up as a fe~naleor1 tlie 1830 Census also.) (The .4ncestral File slio\\!s Amy and Iramy as the In 1830. Amy atid Ira had one son and five sane person--not so.) Amy and her son. Jackson. pur- daughters nt lio~ne. Amy and Ira were on tlie 1840 chased a large corner lot located on tlie North-East C'ensus of Hancock. IL. ages40-50. ~'ithone son and two corner of Fifth West arid Fourth South. This land \\:as daughters at home. In h'au\~oo,Alny did a lot of proxy equall!~ divided bet\\peen them. At the age of 65. on baptisms for her deceased relatives. Slie \\,as baptized Febntary 14, 1857. Amy sold her property. On page 107 for her siblings William Sweet. Jesse Sweet, aid Pa- of the 15tll Ward record for January 2.3, 1857. it says: tience Suleet DoIly. Slie was also baptized for her "Block teachers reported d~fficultyin Brother Jackson grandparents Thornas and Elsey (Alice) Whitford. a C'lothier's falnily between his noth her ,and his \\?ife.They nephew. Smithy Cox, and a niece, Patty Gaylord. She is plan to go back and settle the problem tomorro\v evenins." listed as a niece of the following: C'aleb Sweet. Griffin On January 30. 1857 it was recorded: "Block teacher S\veet. Isaac \\'hiteford. nnd Green Whiteford. Price reported above difficulty settled amicable. but there \\/as another small one about debt." Andrew Jackson \\]as Amy and Andrew Jackson's names appear as lnarried to Apnes Helen Duell (could this be Buell?). members of the Nauvoo 2nd \\lard in 1843. Amy and Ira Amy \\Ias rebaptized again 9 Mar 1857--probably as a recel\ ed tlie~rendo\v~nents In Nau\~ooon 3 1 Dec 1845. sign of her repentance over these difficulties. (In tlie In Nauioo, .kidre\v mas a member of the Nauvoo Legion early days. people \yere often rebaptized as a renewal of Band. Amy Clotliter. her son hidrew J. C'lothier, son cotnmittnent and not because of anv church court ac- Harrlson Sagers, and daughter Alztna M. Easton a11 tions.) listed In the second ward of Nauvoo in 184.1. kn!! and .41ny is listed as lia\.iny a special talerit as a Im received their endo\vments in Nau\,oo on December spinner. She received her patri:irchal blessing April 15. 3 1. 1845. 1 do not know c liere re Ira died. but I belie\,e it 1854. In 1856. ill Tooele ('it!!. Tooele County. UT, \\/as crossins tlie plains. (C'EN; L'AC; DAR-Erie: NTE: li\:ing with CVillialn 14. Sayers. is Amy Clothier. On MLO; h1IRP; NAU I: NJ) No\.ember O. 1859. in Salt Lake 6th C\jartl. Amy paid a tas of 15 cents for the repair of the school house. Slie probiibl~.died before February 10. 1860 when Andrew Narcissa Clothier Jackson sold her property \\lit11 his signature. I think it says a lot for tlie cliaracters of Ira Clothier and John Probably the daughter of Ira C'loth~erand his Sayers that they coi~ldli\~ as close neighbors and allo\v first \wfe. The 1830 C'ensus has three daughters 15-20: Amy to associate \vitli childre11 of both Iier families t\vo 10- 15; and one 5- 10. Narcissa \\jould be one of the throu~hthe years. Both lne~ijoined tlie Church and older daughters. Her rnother and spouse are unkno\\~n. suffered a lot of persecution and sacrifice for the sake of (\'.4C; C'EN; SAG ) the yosl>el. They were a close-knit farnily and retnailied that way throughout tlie years. (NAUI: NBD: NMR; NTE: C'MN; HTCV 8: PKO: PAT: C'EN: NDB; AF: SLC Palova Clothier 6th Ward Rec: SLC 15th \Yard Rec: SAG: NJ) Probably tlie daughter of Ira C'lotliier and his first wife. Accord~ngto the 1830 Census, Palova ~vould Ira Clothier be one of the older daughters. Her ~iiotherand sl>ouseare unkno\vn. (VAC; C'EN: SAG: NAU 1 ) Ira \\,as borli between 1790- 1800 in Hancock. MA, the son of Jesse Clothier ( 1760- 1850). wlio was a son of John Clothier (1737- 1777) and Eunice Squire. EIizabeth P. CoIe They \\/ere married in 1757. John and Etuiice had four sons: John. Jesse, .4sa, and Itlialiiar. Jesse C'lotliier In the Albion settle~nentof C'o~uieantto\vnsliip applied for a pension in 1833. as a resident of Girard. are some Coles: Timothy Cole. wlio d. June 14. 1852. Erie, PA. He liad enlisted in the Re\~olutionnryWar age 67: and his wife. Betsy, \vho d. June 23. 1871. age ser\;ice from Berkshire County. MA in 1776. Jesse's 79. Is this our Elizabeth? 1 find no Coles in Elk Creek in wife is not known. He had three sons: Jonathan. Artemas I830 arid I do not find Timothy on the census. In K, and Ira. The Berkshire Count!/. M.4 1790 Census says C'onneaut, 1 find Alplieus 40-50. Al\\~ortIi30-30. Andrew there were four feniales in tlie fanily--so Ira most likely 30-40. Barnabas 40-50. and Syl\fanus Cole 30-40 in had sisters. The solis were all born in Hancock. MA. 1830. In Nau\:oo. there is an Elizabeth C'ole. age 68: b. (See Ams Clothier.) MA. liviny with E~n~riaS~nitli Bideman. Is this our Elizabeth'.' A type\vritten copy of this baptismal list in Ira Clothier is on the 1830 Elk Creek Census. the Journal History of the Cliurch on 1.5 Jan 1833 spells MA, age 30-40. He uritnessed the ~\jiIlof Asa Preston of this name as Elizabeth F. Pole instead of C'ole. Could Elk Creek on March 21. 1832. Asa's wife \\Ins Nancy. that be Poole? There is little chance a "C"' could be a Asa Preston lived next to John Segars according to the typo error for a "P." There is an Ebenezer Poole in census, and very near Ira. (See Mary Preston. ) Amy and North-East township of Erie county age 20-30. This Ira Clothier had five children. (See Amy Sweet Sayers interests rile because martin Harmon married a Tryphena Clothier.) Poole ,and one of his sons, Alpheus. named a son Ebenezer. (NAU I; CEN: SEB: VAC; PEN) Ira liad four children by his first \\life. Two probable ones are Palova Clothier and Narcissa Clothier. Ira Clothier and A. J. [,Andrew Jacson] Clothier owned Phidelia Coltrin/Colton land in Missouri. In 1830. Ira and Amy had one son and five daughters at home. k11y and Ira are on the 1840 On tlie original baptism list, according to the C'ensi~sof Hancock, IL ages 40-50 with one son and two order of baptisms. Phidelia C'oltrin \-\7as baptized at tlie daughters at home. A daughter, Alzina M. Easton. is same time asCharles. Nancy. Daniel, arid Joel with olily Marcus Matthew bet\\:een Joel and Phidelia. On De- Phidelia C'oltrin.) A young man. too young to serve in cember 6. 1839. in the Macedonia. Hancock. IL branch. the Mornion Battalion. by the name of Charles Edwin her father.Philander Coltrin- was ordained a teacher. In C'olton served as a servant to Ad.it~tantP. C.. i\/lerrill in the Nauvoo 2nd Ward is Fidelia Colton. A. Colton. that battalion. (JH Apr 25. 1832: JCJ: CEN; VAC'; HMB: Philander. arid Polly kt. Colton. Fidelia \\/as also in MO FBC' ) and UT. Like\\iise. Philander Colton \\]as found in MO and UT. A Farm!. Coltrin is buried in the old Naui.00 Burying Grounds. She died October 15. 1840. On No- Theopoles Cross vember 26, 1843. Philander. Fidelia, and Polly M. Colton were among the signers of the scroll petition to Congress I found several references to Tlieopoles Cross. concerning the hardships that occurred in MO. Fidelia but they appear to be different persons. .4 Theopoles C'olton is on the 1856 Census of Prove, Utah. along \\;ith Cross \\/as born March 1, 1792 in Wells. Rutland, VT to Andrew: a second .4ndre\\/: Ephraim: Halriet Jane. Daniel Cross and Hannah Avery. A Tlieopoles ~nd. Betsy Rogers October 17, 1816 in Portage. OH. The There is probably a connection to Eli C'olton of only Cross I find on the 1830 Census in Springfield. Erie. Erie C'ountv. P.4. Records from Hope C'emeter),, Erie, PA is Oliver C'ross. Is he the father of convert. Theopoles'? PA sl~o\\,:Eli Colton. d. March 13. 1851. age 81 yrs: Oliver came to Erie in 1797 from Genesee Co., NY. In Elizabeth Deitz, liis wife. d. August 13. 1866. S2 jlrs: b. 1820. Oliver lived near Bnrnabas Cole and Cynls Allen. Febnlary 28, 1784: Eli C'olton, d. October 9. 1884. 67 Does Oli\:er have a son, U'illian'? William C'ross md. yrs: Ada E., daughter of E. and P. Colton. d. Febn~ry20, Emily Allen, daughter of Ira Allen. (See Levi Allen.) An 1858. 7 yrs 35 days. Eli Colton, frorn Granby, CT. "Old Man C'ross" filed a petition for redress from tlie settled in Erie Count!/ in 1797--one of the first settlers of Missouri government. In 1850. a Tlieopolus Cross. age Erie, PA. He is a descendant of Col. John Pynchon who. 77, b. NH, was living with 111s 7 I-year old wife. Jernima. with tlie Harmons. settled Springfield. MA. The 1820 in Livingston, Putna~n,MI. (MRP; HEC; ICiI: C'EN; Census sho\\/s: \\'m C'olton arid John Colton in Spring- VAC) field. Erie. PA.
An Eli C'olton (probably a son of the first Eli) Henry Deighton ~nd.Fanny Kelly on October 23, 1847 at Erie. PA. He had a son, George W. Colton. The interesting thing I believe this name should read "Dighton." On about Eli Colton is that in 1830. lie was next door to tlie 1830 Census, there is a Henry Dighton in Elk Creek Charles Vaun--who was also baptized. Then in 1840. near Winchesters, )Martins, Wells, and Matthe~vs.There instead of follo\vinp tlie Saints--Eli Colton and John is a Henry Deighton in Cra\\~fordCounty. PA in 1830. Vaughn are found in Bureau County, IL, a couple of Another Henry Dighton died January 12. 1887 in Erie pages apart. Coincidence'? The maiden name of Eli's County at age 54--too young to be our convert. but wife, Elizabeth Dietz. may be significant as an Adam possibly his son. (MLO: CEN: CEM: VAC'; KK) Deitz. 65. is living with Marshall Turner--another con- vert--in 1850. (MRP; NAUI; FBC'; FFU; NAN; NDB: VAC; C'EN: CEM) Polly Derby
There has been sonie question if this nane was Charles Craton (C'oulton?) actually on the list. I had decided it was not--aid then was led to information in Mechan family records about During his mission in Springfield. PA, Jared a Polly Derby. so I have included it here. Polly was born Carter healed a boy. Charles Craton. of deafness while April 13. 18 13 to John Derby Steven and "Diober!," (Deborah) Chnrch De\Volf emigrated to Erie County in 18 19. Is Diobery Susannah Dimse y our Derby DeWolf! Stepllen DeWolf was living in Conneaut TL\J~.in 18.30. Steve11 :ind Diobery's kno\\,li Is Sussnnah the wife of Robert 1'.Dirnse!.'? .4 children are: John. Joseph. Hosea. \\;illian. and t\\:o sister:' A Susa~iDempsey tnd. Brooker Pickerel October daughters. Steven Deki'olf is on the 1840 C'ensns. age 18. IS38 at Knox. IL. (VAC': 1GI) 70-80. It appears from the cerisus that his elderly \\life is possibly li\riny \\.it11 (a son'?) Erastus, \\lho has a 60-70 year olcl female li\.ing with his youlig fa~nily.Steven cl. Jane Fuller No\.elnber l i. 1142: Deborah d. Jmiuar)/ 4. 1149. age 69. Josllua Fuller of C'o~~neaut.Erie. PA li\;ed near A Hulda DekVolf married \.\iillia~n Tlioinpson. Inany others \\/lie were baptized. including ('lark. DeWolt: \\!lie \\;as on this baptis~nallist. Wlllia~nwas born 1810- Harmon. and Si~ii~nonsfkrnilies. He was age 40-50 in -the right age to be Deborah and Srephen's sol)-in-la\\!. 1830. .4 70 to 80-year-old \\;oman \\:as living \\.it11 (See William Tho~npson.)T\vo Inore DeCVolf girls inar- Joshua and his \\life on the C'e~~sus;also five chilclren ried Tyler boys: ~MaryAlson DeWolf niarrieil Joseph C'. including n daugllter. uge 1-5-20. \vho coi~ldbe Jane. A Tyler on hilay 10. I836 at Springfield. Erie. PA: Sallv Jane Fuller married Ephrai~nD. Hollister in Cuyahoga. De\Volf married his brother. William Tyler on R~larch2. OH in 184 1. There are lots of Jane Fullers and this is 18.36 at the saliie location. (See Tyler boys.) It is pos- only a possibilit)/. (HEC'; IGl: C'EN: \?A<') sible that ar least two of these girls are daughters of Ste\-en and Deborah. (VAC'; CEN: C'EM: IGI) Jedediah M. Grant Brother J. DeWolf Jedediali Morgan Grant \\;as born Febn~ary2 1. 1816 ar Windsor. Broo~ne.NY to Joshua Grant and The follo\\/ing DeWol f fa~niliesare on the IS30 Atlialia Hoivard. The Cirmts settled near Naples in Ontario Census of Conneaut. Erie. PA: John. Joseph. and Ste\:en. C'ounty. NY in IS 16. As the t\\lel\je Grant childre11gre\\: (See Derby DeWolf) Elders Ed\vard Partridge and lsmc to adulthood. they participated in the family enterprise of Morley lodged \\lit11 Brother J. De\Volf in Jun 1835. shingle-1iiakin9. and ~nanagedto gain the n~di~nelitsof Joseph and John were both 20-30 on the 1 830 C'onneaut . an educatio~iat the lap of their mother and in the coln- Erie. PA C'ensus. Joseph had two children, 5-10: Johli Inon scllools of the district. Jeddy. as he was called. had r\vo children. 0-5. Joll11 was still in Spri~igfieldin leanled to write co~npetentlyand to express hi~nself\\!ell, 1850. John and Joseph \\/ere sons of Steven and Diobery. He grew rapidly to a lanky stature of over six feet. He (VPIC': C'EN) had deep-set eyes and a square ,in\\/ \\iliich accenrilated his long face. In his youth, Jedediah suffered a broken nose that healed at the bridge and bent sharply to the lefi. Robert W. Dirnsey Prior to 1833. when Jeddy was seventeen. the fa~nil!; mo\/ed again, this time to the area arouncl Erie. PA. Robert was on the 18.30 C'ensus ill Fairview. Jedediah's sister. Theda, wrote of tlie "Mennonites" in Erie. PA. age 20-30. (He probably was the son of John this area: Dimpsey next door. age 50-60.) Jolin Di~npseydied at age 73; his wife. Jane. died October 4, 1860, at age 8-3. In the winter of 1833. \\then I was Roben \V. Di~nseywas ordained a Priest by John F. t\velve years of age. t\vo Monnon rnissionar~es Boynton on blarch 2 I. 1833. at tlie organizatioli of Elk came to In!? father's farm near Erie. Pennsylva- ni:~.They \\/ere A~nasaLyman ant1 Orson Hyde. tion of tlie gospel and its youthful prophet. l'\\~entyyears M! father \\;as deeply interested in this ne\\j later. reflecting on the experience. Jededidi \\!rote: religion and invited these missionaries to hold cottage meetings in our Iio~ne.]My rnotlier lay In the year 1831. j lien Zion's Ca~iip sick \\/it11 rlieurnatistn and could hardly stand to \\!as ~no\.ingfrom Kirtland to Missouri. one day lia\,e anyone touch lier. I remember Iio\\~tall I left camp and went out to hunt in tlie woods of Elder Ly~nruilooked as lie stood by tlie side of Ohio. 2nd stmyed from tlie camp some 10 or 1 1 h4otlier's bed telling us of the gifts and bless- miles. Tlie camp kept ~iio\.ingon all tlie time. ings of tlie restored Gospel and that these bless- and 1 entirely lost tlie track. and having no ings follo\v the belielPer.in this day. as they did compass. I hiew not to\\!ards \\~liatl)oint 1 sl1011ld in the days of the Savior. My mother asked \vhy travel. I kept traveling on till tlie after part of slie could not be blessed as slie had perfect faith the day; I then concluded I ivould pray. but 1 that Ciod could heal lier. The elders placed their could not yet any i~npressionwhere tlie canp hands on lier head and prayed for her recovery. was. Ho\ve\ler. I soon after received an impres- Later tliat e\leni~ig.my ~notliergot up, dressed sion frorli the Spirit. tlie saliie Spirit we had in herself. \vent out ofdoors and clilllbecl the stairs, Kirtlatid. and tlie same Spirit we en;oy in this \vhich were on the outside of the house. and place: and i~n~nediatelyafter receiving the im- \\sit11 In!; help. 131-epared a bed in which the pression. I looked before me. and there was the elders slept that night. camp moving on in regular order. I could see it just as clear as I did in the morning: there were L!lmrui and Hyde. \\/orking in company \\.it11 the people. tlie \\lagons. and horses. all in their John F. Boynton and Eva11 ivl. Greene. taught and bap- places as I left them in the fore part of the day. tized the Grant family and Inany of their friends in and and I supposed the!) were not Inore than 80 rods around Erie. The story of the Iiealing of tlieir mother had off. But after turnilly for a moment. I again great appeal to their friends in Erie County. Jedediah's looked in tlie same direction. but all was gone. history states he \\!:IS tlie first Cirant to embrace the ne\v Still tlie Spirit told me to travel on in the same religion. At age seventeen he and two tiiend?; were direction I had seen the caliip. I did so. and after baptized by Elders Boynton and Greene at Sherman's tmveling some 8 or 10 ~niles,canie up \\lit11 Corners. PA on march 2. 1833. Howe\rer, tlie LDS tlie~n.and when they first cane in sight. they Ancestral File gives 1832 as the baptis~naldates of h~s looked just as I sa\v them in tlie \)ision. parents. Theda Gm~tReeves remembered tliat niost of tlie rest of her family joined the church in Erie, being After spendiny tlie better part of the season on baptized by Elders Ly~nanand Hyde on March 2 1. 1833. tlie trek to MO and back. Jedediah spent tlie winter in OH. In February 1835, Jedediah was ordained a seventy That same year tlie family ~no\,edto Chagrin, and selected as one of the First Quoru~nof Seventy--with OH. some five miles froni KirtIand. Shortly after their the responsibility to go forth and serve as a ~nissionnry. arrival in OH. Jeddy's nineteen-year-old sister. Caroline, teachiny tlie restored gospel. Elder Jedediah M, Grant. met and fell in love with tlie Prophet Joseph Stnith's traveling alone. stopped in Erie County. at liis brother's brother, William. They married in Kiltland in tlie fall of house in "Jmrd" (Girnrd). He stayed for three days 1833. Williatn Smith preached much in Erie County. from about April 13. 1836, and tlle~lcontinr~ed into NY even speaking in tonyues. Jedediah's father. Joshua Grant. "rejoicing." Jedediah left by boat to Buffalo. NY on \\:as blessed in Kirtland for \\.orking on tlie Temple. June 6. I836 on liis third ~nission.In 1837 until October 1838. Jedediah went south into NC' teaching the gospel. When the Prophet put out a call for the organi- Tlie first elders to labor in Philadelphia \\,ere Jedediah zation of Zion's C'a~np.rui army to march to \\Jestern and liis brother. Joshua Grant. and Benja~ninWinchester. Missouri to deliver it from the hostile Missouri gentiles. Jededidi. barely eighteen. eagerly \~oliuiteered.This s~nall In 1842. Jedediah was called to preside over the army failed to accomplish its si~pposed~nissio~i and church in Philadelphia. He \\,as set apart as one of the Inany h;udships and trials on their march caused the first seven presidents on December 2. 1845. at age 29. members to re-e\!aluate their cotn~nit~nentto the restora- He rnarried (.arolyri Van Dvke and tlie~iRachel I\.ans. home of Ela~nh/la~-tin Ha~ichett. His wife. Sarali. died in \\/itli \\/lio~nhe became the father of Heber J. Cirant. tlie 1840. probabl!l in Nau\.oo. Elarn nest married Al~neda fi~ti~repres~dent of tlie church. He came to UT in I847 blarble. He died 11) 1841!35 in h40. (.4F; C'EN: DHC;: and later beca~iietlie first Inayor of Salt Lake City ill NJ: HC'3 ) 185 1. He \\!as sustained as second ('ouriselor to Brigham Young on April 7. 1854. (PKO; MMH 50-(156): MIMH 60 (474-G):MblH 200 (568-.4):C'C XXII;: Nh4R: CMN: Alpheus Harmon HC' 2: 1 84. .5:30.1, 360: MRP: OPH: N.4U I: COR: ENS Jul 1979 p.48: ZC; PPM: VAC': JblG: MT) Alplieus was introduced to tlie gospel in Erie C'ou~it!~then \\lent to Kirtland to be baptized in 1833 by Elisha C'lieney--\vlio later marriecl Alplieus' \\;idowed Fanny Hall sister. Sarah. Alpheus was born July 2. 1798 at Rupert Benninyton, VT to Martin Harrnon and Tryphena Poole. Raridall Wheeler had a daughter na~iiedFarin!,. He ~narriedin Hulda Dimeras Vauglul in 1823. Hulda Several of his ~nnrriedcliildre~i were baptized. Did liis \\!as tlie daughter of Cathles (or Charles?) Vaughn aid daughter ~narr!; a Hall:' This Fanny Ha11 could possibly E,lizabetli Morgan. A I;uge portion of tlie converts on be a wife or daughter of Joliri Hall of Sl~ringfieldor wife this list are the family of Martin Harmon--irn~nediate and 01' Benjn~ninHall. (CEN; \'A(') extended. Siblings \\llio \\:ere baptized include: Sarah Harmon (1101on list, but an ardent member and co~i\:ert): Orilla: Jesse Pearce: and Lucina Harmon Mecham (not Elarn Martin Hanchett on list. but also an ardent member \i:lio gave her life for the gospel). The only ones of .4lplieus's siblings who Elarn Martin is not named in ~iiissionarvjour- \\/ere riot baptizecl \\/ere h4artin Norton, who died in nals or on tlie list of converts. Ho\ve\/er. according to 18 14. and Diantha Har~iionHanchett. \vho died in 1838. family records. E,la~njoined tlie Church early in Erie Dialitha's family joined the Church (see Elam Martiri Cqount!/ along ~\/itliseverill Mecham families. He was Hancliett.! and she and Maltin were baptized vicariously bor~iin 1802 in New Haven. Addison. VT to Jo~lathan in Nauvoo. Hancliett and Diantlia Hannon (daughter of Martin Harmon). He md. Sarah Meacha~ii.\vho was a dauyhter .4lpheus and Hulda were the parents of: C'aroline. of Ela~nR4eacham n~idMary Willia~ns.Ela~n and S:irah b. blay 27. 1 824: Edwin. b. June 7, 1826: Elizabetli. b. hild the following children: Elam Martin Jr.. Diantha. June 8. l 828: Ebenezer, b. 1830: Henry Martin. b. Julie Nathaiiel Calonder. Aiirilla. Samantha. Marinda. and 19. 1832: Alma. b. October 19. 1831; Amman. b. Janu- Mary Rozettn. His daughter, Diantha, ~nnrrieda Gardner ary 27. 18.17: Alpheus A~nulek.b. April 14, 1839: Hulda. and mo\~edto Utah. (See description of Erie C'ounty at b. August 2, 184 1: and possibly Dimeras Delila. .4lpheus the beginning of this article.) In 1830. Ela~nMechan Jr. and-his Evnily moved to the Kinland and Portage. OH and Sr. and Ela~nMartin Hancliett were li\:in_c in McKean areas: then to Springfield, 1L. It appears to be about this Twp in Erie County. time that Alplieus's father. h4artin Har~non.who re- mained in Erie County. sent the following letter to liis On Febn~ary19, 1 844. Elam Mecham Jr. Elvira. children: Polly. Lucinda, and Albert Mecham were all members of the Kirtlruid Branch. (See Polly Derby; Joshua Mecham: Now ~riydear children. I \\)ant you Lucina Mecham.) Listed with the~n1s hhry Hanchet. should see this and read it attentively. and re- ~iie~nberit is the dyiny words of your aged A R4artin Hancliet, \vitli his family of five. Father to you. \\ilia never expects to speak or were members of Kirtland Ca~npin the move to MO. He write to you again, but my love for you is as then ~iioved\vith the Saints to Nauvoo. He made boots great as it ever was. I desire your welfare. You for tlie Prophet Joseph. who often liid in his lio~nein need not think that because we do not think Nau\loo. Jesse Pearce Harmon. his brother-in-la\$/.stood alike. I aln going to throw you away. No, we do yard near tlie chi~nneywhen the Prophet \vas in tlie not look alike and \ye shall not be separated for tliat as well as for the other. The same thirig. P.. aid other relati\~es\\/ere on tlie 1840 Census of But I \\/ant to be with you all. there or not. Sangmiion. 1L. They ~novedto Nau\,oo before 1 842: Lucina \Jrrote to Ine the -3 June. last. tliat she then to Carthage. IL. .4lphet1s \\:en1 on a mission to \VI expected you \\/otild all be togetller in tlie fall. and froze to death returning home in 1842. His father so I write to you all in one letter. as I can \\!rite outli\~edhim by three years. dying No\,ember 20. I845 at no more. 1 \\/ant all to see it and bear it in their the age of 86. Alpheus and Hulda's son. Ebenezer. minds and 1oL.e Ine and ansnier as soon as you served in C'olnpany C of tlie Mormon Battalion. He is can, as time is short \\lit11 us. Let us prepare to also in history books as an early pioneer in California-- meet the Lord at His coming. for \\lithout Holi- \\,liere he stayed after his ser\~iceto the battalion. His ness no Inan can see His face in peace. Alpheus fa~nilylost track of him and he is belie\,ed to ha\;e died in \\$roteto me to lia\;e Ine go \\iith him to Illinois. the mining fields. (PKO: CTP; NAU I: HC 5:193-194; but it appeared to Ine like tllro\\!ing my life NDB: MHH: HR: CEN: PRO: C'HB: HMB: HC3) away to i~ndertakesuch a journey. as it \\/as not that I should have lived to get there. So do not think hard of me for not coming. for if I had got Anna Barnes Harmon there. the clirnate is so different that my days \\,auld have been very short. So I nus st conclude Born March 6. 1798 in Asliford. CVindlimn. rny letter by subscribing Iny letter. Your affec- MA. the daughter of Abi.jal~Barnes and Abi Bradford. tionate father. Martin Harrnon. Anna's fa~nilycame to Erie County prior to 1820. In 1830. Abijah \\:as 60-70 and lived next door to John and Milton Back~na~i'sbook. Henverl's Resound, Da\;id Salisbury. Abijah died May 20. 1833 and .4bi says of the Saints: died January 1, 1833. They were buried in the Marsh cemetery. also called Salisbury's Bridge. in Erie County. When leaving Kirtland. most Saints Anna married Jesse Pearce Har~non.She \\;as baptized in went west in s~nallgroups. but one cornpaiy of Erie County by Orson Hyde on May 29. 1833. The rest of Inore than 500 tra\/eled in one body and called her family \\/ere baptized in Kinland. (See Jesse Pearce themselves Kirtland C'amp. They were among Harmon and tlie extract froln the journal of her son the poorest of the poor and the pilrpose of Appleton in tlie introduction of this article.) Anna's Kirtland Carnp was to go to Missouri to tlie New name does not appear on the missionar!/'s con\>ertlists. Zion. By the end of July 1838, the money was pone. and the!! \\!ere onl!~ 113 of tlie way to .Jesse and Anna had the follo\ving children: Missouri. Some of the men worked at a job Appleton. Ancil. .41nos, and Sophronia. Afier being constn~ctinga major Iiigl~wavin order to obtain persecuted by mobs in Kirtlaid, Jesse and Anna stopped funds to go on. Many fa~nilieslefi due to in Sangamon County. 1L on their \vay to Nau\/oo. They sickness or being unable to repair wagons. The remained in Nau\.oo until the rnonth of Septeniber 1846 yroup reached Springfield. Illinois on 8 Sep- as Jesse \vas on the police force for the city: the march te~nber.Due to lack of ti~nds.some participants from Nauvoo to Winter Quarters \\as slo\\: due to heavy were requested to leave the camp and secure rains. Ama aid her daughter Sophronia were reduced to elnploy~ne~itin the area of Amboy. Illinois. On sickness. Anna died at Winter Quarters. January 16. I 5 Sep. fifteen or sixteen families departed and 1837 and Sophronia died ten days later, at a time when secured employnent in the Springfield ,area. the frost was so severe that the ground was frozen three Joel Johnson remained and presided over this feet deep. (AF; AMH: CEM: CEN) branch of the Church. Not a11 names of the members of Kirtland C'amp Elizabeth Harmon are recorded, but Alpheus's brother Jesse is listed. and it's possible that Alpheus was also anony them. The On March 28, 1833. seven people were bap- reason 1 feel Alplieus was in this group is that he and tized: Oliver Harmon, Elizabeth Hartnon. Charles Vatm. many other relatives settled in thisarea in 1840--because Nancy Vaun. Eliza Wright. Daniel Vaun. and Joel Vaun. of the poor health and subsequent death of Alpheus's I11 identify~ngthe Hannons in the area. there is not an brother-in-law Joshua Mechan. Alpheus, Lucina. Jesse Elizabeth ofthe age to ha\~ebeen baptized. I believe that Elizabetli Harrnon should have been recorded as Eliza- used tlie name "C'hnrles." Hulda hacl ;I grandmother beth Vaun. In 18.30. Charles and Elizabeth Vnun \\]ere \vliose nanie was Daniaris Vaughn. In 1807. tliere was a 50-60. The!] had 5 boys at home of the age to lia\,e been Charles Vauylin in Eliznbetlito\\ln. C'anada. There is also baptized ancl two girls 5- 10. It is possible that Eliza a fariiil!~with two males, John and Joel. and two females. LVri~Iitis a married dnughter. I feel that C'harles and Hulda and Lucy. No ages are yi\.en on tlie census. Elizabetli are parents of Hulda Vauglui. \\llio married Perhaps our Hulda was named afier the Hulda on tlie Alplieus Hannon. 1 S07 C'ensus. John Vaughn \\/as a Loyalist and tlie son of Janies Vauglin and Jane CVight~nan. His wife \\/as Hulda I lin\,e been unsuccessful in my attempt to lo- Johns. I have not identified tlie parents of Charles cate Elizabeth ns a Hamion. Oliver Hanilon's wife \\:as Vaughn. No family is listed u~ithhi111 in 1807. Sarah. He did lia\:e a sister narnecl Lucina Elizabeth Haniion: however. she was ~narriedto Joshua Mecham Our Hulda Dimeras Vaughn was married on before this time and her surname \\,auld liave been Febn~aryI. 182-3 to Alplieus Harnion. Hulda \\.as 15 Mecham. The only other Elizabetli Harmon would be years old and Alplieus 25. By 1830. they were li\.ing in the daughter of .4lplieus and Hulda \vho \\/as only five Erie C'ounty. PA. Also in Erie C'ount!~ in 1820-40 were years old. (('EN; C'ER/I: AF: VAC) Martin Harmon. Alpheus's father. and C'liarles arid Eliza- beth Vaughn. \\lliom 1 be1iei.e to be Hulda's parents. (See Vawis on this list.) Huldn and Alpheus \\:ere the Emily Harmon parents of nine children: Caroline. Edwin, Elizabeth. Ebenezer. Henry Martin. Alma. Ammon. .4lplieus Emil!] \\,as bor~iSeptember 16. 1817 to Oliver A~nulek.nncl Hulda. and possibly ;mother dnughter. Harrnon (son of Nehemiah and Rhoda Sexton Harmon! Dirneras Delilali. and Sarah Hannon (dilugliter of Martin and Trypliena Poole Harmon--her parents were first cousins.) Ernily Our fanlily records say that .41pheus and Huldn married Gideon Reuben C'oolev. He died In 1846 in \\/ere baptized in 18.34 in Kirtland. OH. The names of McDonough Co. 1L. Emily then married her first cousin. their children seem to bear this out--beginn~ngwith their Jesse Nelie~niahHannon (son of Neherniali and Orilla sixth child, the sons all have Book of Mornion names. Hannon--who were also baptized). Emily is a sister of (See Alplieus Haniion.) .4fter the tra3ic death ofAlpheus, Orsey Harmon. Allnira Carr. and Lucinda Har~non.\vho Hulda remarried in 1844 to Loren Elias Bassett. a \\lid- \\]ere baptized. Her fatlier was also baptized. Her mother ower with three small children. At age t\\rel\:e. Huldn's \vns also. but no date is known. Her mother received lier son. Henry Martin Hannon. witnessed the martyrdom of endo\\lments in Nau\loo in 1 846. tlie Prophet Joseph S~nitli. He later signed an affida-vit that is in tlie C'liurch Historian's office. He wrote: Emily \\!as the first Harmon baptized. according to this list. She was baptized by William H. H. Sagers, I. Henry M. Harmon aged 35. do sol- also a convert. With Gideon Reuben C'ooley. Emily had e~nnlydeclare and affirm. that on the 27th da!; the follo\\liny children: Martha Jane. Osborn Benjamin. of June 1844. I lived in C'arthsge, and was on and Myron Reuben. Tlie family lived in McDonough tlie cupola of the court house in Canliage when County. IL. Gideon's first wife was Laura Snow. Jesse the anti-mor~iion mob made their appearance Nehemiah Harmon and Emily \\:ere married December from tlie West. I cariie down from the cupola 8, 1850 in McDonough C'o. She had two Inore children: and arrived at tlie jail about tlie time the mob James Lorenzo and Lei4 Norton. Emil!~died Nove~nber did. They were painted black and mostly wore 9. 1895 at Joseph. Sevier, UT. (AF: VAC; C'EN) tlie unifor~nof the Warsaw C'o~npany.I saw the mob rush onto the pards who were stationed at the jail. \\!hen the guarcl fired upon tlie~nand a Hulda Dimeras Vaughn Harmon scuffle ensued. Some of the niob then went into the jail and I heard the reports of tlie guns fired HuldaIHuldah Dimeras Vaughn was born on inside. Joseph Smith came to tlie window. 'and Febnlary I I. l SO8 at Elizabethto\vn. Leeds. Ontario. then went back, and in a few lnolnents appeared CAN. Her fatlier was George Catliles or C'liarles Vauyhan again. and leaped from the window, \\!hen the and her mother \\!as Elizabetli Morgai. I think lier father mob fired upon him and lie fell dead. Tlie fifer of tlie L\;ar?;a\\.Coliipany came running into the De;iths: B:~ssett--At C'lnrkston. Cache jail yard :IS Joseph t2ll dead. anti bmndisliing hrs C'ount! . 12 Oct 18X0 of p:ir:ilysis: Hultlah Bassett fife o\,er Joseph triuml)Iiantly escl;ai~ned."You born Feb I I. 180s at Quebec. Canada. baptizetl \\.ere the ruination of my father. 1 \\till li:i\,e at Kirtlanil. Ohio in 18-37. mo\.e Slie was remembered as being "one with a real He arri\ed in Nau\,oo on October 4. 1840 and good hand \\~ithtlie sick." Hulda Bassett and Elizabeth \\7as tlien ordained a Priest. On April 2. 1842 he \\:as Bullock were susta~nedas doctors on April 27. 1 SOS. In elected blaior of the Second Battalion, 4th Regiment: IS70 and I SFO. Loren and Hulda lived in Pro\xdence. 2nd C'ohort of tlie Nau\,oo Legion. On April 6. 1842. IJtah. Loren died sornetirne between 1880 and IS86. On Jesse was ordained an Elder by Lyman M,'iglit. He was October 12, 1886. Hulda died, and the following obitu- elected C'olonel of tlie abo\~ereyinient of tlie Nau\.oo ary was printed in tlie Deseret News: Legion on September IS. 1844. In October 1844. he was ordained a Se\.enty and \\!as in tlie Ele\,entli quorutn and by hitii. Luc~nclawas a ~nelnberof N;III\,OOThirtl \\tarel in preslded as Senior I'resident of said quoru~ii. 1843. Le\.i Jackman \\/as n ~nelnberof the Iiigli council of I\/lissorrrt Stake. He is listed as a ivlorlnon land o\\.ner Jesse had cornnland of the police in Nauvoo In blissouri. Le\,i Jacklnan's mother was Elizabeth Carr. during the titile the prititing press that publislietl the Does that make 111111 a relative of Lucinda'? (See Almira paper called the Nncl\,.oo Esposrtor \\ins destro!/etl. The C':irr.) Lucinda clled April 25. 1894, 111 Salem. UT. Pic- paper had been cleclared n nnisance by tlie city council. tures of Lucinda and Levi Jachnan are in tlie DUP He \\:as taken \\;it11 a \\7rlt of arrest at tlie same time tlie ninseum in Salt Lake C'lt!.. (N.4111: NLM: AF: VAC': Prophet Joseph \\/as taken to C'arthage. They \\!ere al- DUP: NJ) lo\ved to gi1.e bail until the next term of court. Theri tlie prophet \\;as taliell \\(it11 anotlicr \\.rit and ~)laceclin Jail :it C'altliage where lie \\/as rnart!fred. Nehemiahmemiah Harmon Jesse had charge of tlie finishing work on tlie Nehe~niali14 as born Deceliiber 10. 178 1. tlie temple at Nauvoo and \\!as door keeper of the carpenter son of Nelie~iiiahand Rhoda Sexton Hal~nor~.He Inar- shop. He leli N:iuvoo iri September IS46 and \\rent to ried Orilla (Artrilla) Harrnon, his first cousin--the clnugli- \\'inter Qu:irters \\!here in January 1847. liis wife alicl ter of Martin. his father's brother. Both Nehemiah :i11cI dauyhter died From exposure, ( See Anna Barnes Hnl~non.) liis \\life \\/ere baptized. The) went to Kiltland. OH. MC). ancl Nnuvoo. IL. He Ilell~ed build tlie Klrtlnnd and In 1848. Jesse came to Utah allel was elected Nau\too Ternples. He \\lent to Nawoo in IS4 l fro111 first Altler~iianin Salt Lake City--\\iliich office lie held C\/olf Grove Brancli. Listed in the \\;elf Grove Branch until 1861. In 1850 lie \\]as located in tlie Snlt Lake Ninth are Nelierniah and .4urelia Harmon. and .4nclre\\' bloore. Ward. He \\/as called on a mission to settle Southerti an elder. Utah from IS61 to 1866. tlieli he settled ill Holden. Willard. Utah. Jesse Pearce Harrnon died 24 Dec IS77 at Nehemiah and Aurilla are foi~ndin the Nau\/oo the aye of SL. He was the father of Appleton blilo Fourth C'i\.il Ward with t\\/o yirls. Sal-ah and Rliode. \vho Harmon: Sopliroriia Melinda; Anos Washington; and are ~)ossiblytheir daughters: lio\\iever. the AF gives only Ansil Perce--all born in Erie C'ount!/. t\vo sons as their children: Jesse Nelieniiali (\\lho mar- ried Elnil!? Harmon--a convert on this list) and Lorenzo His son. .4pl)leton. liell>ed build the oclotneter Frazier. \\llio \\:as born in Elk Creek ~n 1828 'and died in that measured the niiles tla\jeletl across tlie plains. Wil- loseph. Se\.ier, UT in 1006. Lorelizo married Rosina liam Clayton says in his Journal on May I I, 1847: 'Theresa Bro\\;n :~ndHarriet Frances Bro\m. Nehemiah "Brother Appleton Hnrtnou is \\/orkiny on the lnachinery \\]as baptized in Nau\.oo for his parents. Nehemiah and forthe viayon to tell the distance \iie travel ant1 expects to Rhoila. Oli\.er Harmon. wllo \\/as also baptized. is his have it in opel-ation tomorrow. \\~hicli\\lill save Ine the brother. (PKO: HC' ?:253: N.4U I: C'OR: NMR: \'A(': tror~bleof counting. as I have done during tlie last four .4F: NJ) days." Jesse's daughter. Sophronia, married Heber C'. Kilnball in Nauvoo. Soplironia died alon~with her mother from exposure at Winter Qnarters. (JPH: NAN: Oliver Harmon ZC'; PKO: C'EN: AF: WCY; AMH: RVJ) Oliver as born .4pril 6. 1786. to Nehe~niah Harlnon and Rhoda Sexton. He is also kno\vn on some Lucinda Harmon records as Oliver Norton Hartlion. Oli\,er and his brother Nelielnidi both married sisters--their first cousins. Sarah Born March 16, 1822. to Oli\ler and Sarah Harmon \\;as Oliver's \\!ife. Oli\ler and Sarah's \\~liole Harlnon (Sarah was the daughter of Martin Harmon and fa~riilvbecnrne active ancl in\.olved in the dram of earl! Trypliena Poole). She \\/as baptized with her siblings. C'liurcli history. Oliver ant1 Sarah \\,ere about forty-se\-en Allnira C'arr. Emily Hartlion, 2nd Orsey Harmon. The years old when they were baptized. Their children who Oli\ler baptized is her fatlier. Lucinda worlld lia\/e been a were baptized were: Al~niraC'arr. Emily Harrnon. Orse!~ young girl when baptized. She ~narrietlLevi Jackman in Harlnon, Lucinda Harmon. Their other children \itere Salt Lake. after his first \\rife had died, and had a family too young. Orsey Harmon This family \\)as~\irll-acquairited \\)it11 grief. Two children diet1 prior to their baptisms: Myron in 1820 i~ntl Born July 8. IS 10. son ofOl~\,erNo~io~i Harrnori Orson. as a three-month-old bab!;. In IS 15. In 1836. a and Sarah Hannon. In Nauvoo. \\,e find his narne listed twel\,e-year-old daughter died: in 184.3. a son. Orse!'. two \\la!is. Orsa ant1 Asa. It is the same person. Orsa froze to tleath on his niission. Oli\~erhi~nself died in Harmon \itas baptized for his brother. Myron I-Iarrnon. Nai~\,ooin 1843 jr~stthree months prior to Orsey's cleath. \vho died in the Mias of 18 13. Hz accompanied his uncle. In 1847, another son. Levi Neherniah. died soon after his Alplieus Har~non.on a mission to \\"I. A cousin. Appleton arri\:al in Utah. Sarah lived until 18-59 and died in lllali. klilo H;ir~non.recorded this in h~sjournalconcerning tlie Trul!, this fa~nilypait1 a Ilea\.). price for the yospel. deaths of .4lplieus ancl Orsey: The!: lived next door to Sarali's brother. Alpheus, It appears that 111~cousin. Orsn, liatl in Er~eCount! in I830 and Sangamon C'o.. IL in 1840. fallen first, beilly of a tender constitution. the They \\;ere also in Nau\.oo Fourth Ward together. Oli\,er Iio\\iling blast liad overcolne him as the wo\v and Sarah's son. Orsey. iicco~npaniedhis Uncle Alpheus was falling fast arid tlie wind blew, bl!: Uncle on a mission to \\'I and tliey died in the sane s1io\vstor1~1 .41pheus liad left his nephe\\: ant1 trawled some as they \\]ere returning home. 12 or 14 miles to\\~artlC'artliage, \\,hen being \\iithout chart or cornl)nss. as the snow fell so T\vo Oliver Hannons are rnised up in the earl!. thick and fast that no Iandscal~eor mark on records of the Church. One yi\.es Oliver Jr. as a son of roads was \isi ble: lost and be\vilclered. over- Oli\.er a~idMan Plumb. b. February 13, 1788 at Rutla~d. come with fatigue. hunger. ancl cold. he fell \'T. He \\;as ~narriedto Lucy Po~neroy.his second wife. asleep lying on h~sface. \\,here he \\:as found on .4l>ril27. 1843 in Kil-tland. Lucy died in Kirtland in some 5 or 6 days after. fioze~istiff: lea\.ing a 1853. Sollie sources gi\,e tlie same death date for both \vido\v and seven sniall children to rnourn the Oli\;ers as April 27. 1843. Wliich Oli\,er does this date loss. The news of this reached liie aboi~tChrist- belong to? A family groul) sheet fou~iclin tlir LDS Four Illas. Cienerations File sho~\/sa death date of the conver-t Oli\:er as August 18. 1843 in Nauvoo. Perhaps both Oli\~ers He \\,as bur~ecl111 the Nauvoo C'emetery under joined the Cliurch. but tlie one in Erie County is Oli\;er. the name. Asa Harmon. (NAUI; NLM: CTP; NDB: the son of Nehemiah and Rliocla Sexton. .4n Oli\,er ilAC': AIMH: HC') i\'o~-tonHannon u,as a pri\late in C'o~npanyE of the Mormon Battalion. (PKO; N.4U I; NLM; C'EN; NDB: NBD: V.4C': AF; HMB) Lucy Harper Lucjr's Inaide11name was Hayies. Slie \\/as tbe OrillaIAurelia Harmon daughter of Sanford and Hannah C;ould Haynes of C'T. Her ~notlierdied in \Vestfield. NY before 181 8. Her Born 1791 to Martin and Tryphena Poole father carne to Erie to be \\,it11 other children. Other Harmon. She ~narrieclher first cousin, Nelie~nialiHannon. children are: James H. Haynes, b. August 4, 1804 in a son of Nehemiah and Rhoda Seston. She \\!as baptized DutchessC'o.. NY. ~nd.to Elizabeth Bently in 1825 in N. in Nauvoo for her sister. Diantha Herschel ( Hancl~ett). E. Tlvp in Erie C'o, P.4: Mrs. Rachel Bentley; Mrs. and for her grandmother. Abigail Hmnon. a11d her daugh- Sophia Webb; Rebecca Ingersoll; Hyru~n:Huron: and ter-in-law. Rebecca Harmon. She \\;as also baptized for Samuel Haynes. Jarnes Haynes is on the 1830 Census in an aunt Esther Biulinghan. Estlier \\[as a sister of Mar- North-East Twp. A man age 50-60 (probably Sanford tin. Orilla and Neherniali liad fourteen children. On Haynes) is livin~with a 20-30 year old couple (James No\~ember28. 1843. she signet1 the scroll petition to the and Elizabeth) and t\vo boys 15-20 (Hyn~~n.Huron. or go\'ernnient concerning the outrageous treatlnent of the Suiiuel) and two girls under 5. (VAC'; HEC: C'EN) Saints in M). She diet1 1858 in Kingston Mines, IL. (PKO; NAUI: COR: VAC'; MRP; BAP; NBD) Joseph Hart .4 Brother Heart liostetl Elders C'arter. Stoddard. (\i.ho rnd. Nathaniel 7'!.ler). (See Solin (Suincy. C'lnrissa and Lyon at S1)rinyfield in Apt- and Play 1832. Tliere Tyler.) Le\.i Hancock'sjourrinl. talking of ls;iiic, i\ll~rle!~'s \\ :IS a Joseldi Heart in Spnngfizltl next door to Ber!iamrn farm riear K~rtland.OH. sald: Polid in 1830. Ber,ia~ninmd. Pliilinda Hannon. daughter of Selah. St.ln11 was brother 01' Martin and Nelie~iiiali Held a ~iiretiny at a Brother Harrno~i.Harts nlso ~narriedinto tlie tlartnori faniil!. A liartslioni's. He \\,a?;a friend. but his wife \vas Josepli Hart \\;as in Trunibull Co.. Ofl in 1840. .4 Soseph nn erietny. His son found rnuch fault. L\'e lieltl Hall was ~nentionedin the Hiyhland (iro\'t. Brarich In IA a ~neetingand found the people ~iioretender. in 1848. hlarvin Hart. son of Josel)li slid C'larissn Hnrt. L\le went from neighborhood to neighborhood died April 12. 185 I at Sa\,:innnli. IMO of inflamlnation of ~veacliiny. We \\,ere treated \veil tlirougli tlie sto~nacli. Tlie lCil sho\\~sa Sarah Tr!~pliena Hnrt b. tlie land all round about. (Joseph--PKO; NMR: February 27. 1856 in \\'riglit. V10 to Isaac Leonard Hart C'MN: h4KP: \;A(': LHS; NJ: ZC') and Tryphe~iaPool. Many Harts are burie(1 in satnit cemetery as Martin Hnrnio~lin Girard. Erie. PA. (VAC': <'EN: PHP: ICiI: <'EM) Amos Hodges Brotlier Hodyes. n nati\.e of the co111ity.preached Alvin Hartshorn ~vitli~nissioria~.ies Boviiton and C'oltrin and baptized *\.en in Erie County in Dece~nber1832. Ayairi on February Born 18 1.3 iri NY to Joseph arid Cjeniinah 16. 1833. Amos Hodge ancl Wm. F. Calioon \zi?;itecl Hartsliorn. His siblings are: Keziali. \\tho md. Jolin liiissio~iariesJohn F. Boyliton and E\wi M. Cirecne. \\:lie Quinc); of this list: Horatio. who nitl. Elizabeth Polly preaclie(1 at the Iiorne of hill-. i\/lattlie\i!sat Elk Creek and Qui~icy;and C'lnrissa. \\:lie ~narriedNathaniel Tyler. (See baptized Benj;i~ninand Euri~ce\lJells. John Quincy arid Clarissa Tyler.) In 1840. Al\:in mo~ed to FaIlo\vfield. C'ra\\;ford. PA. In 1830-70. he \\!as in Amos \vns a member of Zion's Camp. Li\,ing in Pldams Co.. IL. Alvin rnarried Pliebe Ann Holernbeck. Nau\.oo Second UJ:ird \\:ere A. C'. Hodges. E. C'. Hotl~es. daughter of Hannah Quincy Holernbeck. who is a sister Stephen. Lucy and Luzette. Amos \vas a Seventy in the of John Quincy. .i\l\.in's brother-in-la\\/. (See Hannali Church at one time: ho\\:ever. he later lefi the C'liurcli. In Holembeck.)(VAC: AF: SQ; C'EN) Kent County. MI in 1850. there is a farnily headed by Atnos Hodges. 45. b. NY. His wife is Mary; chiltlren are: Cieorpe, Mary E.. Frarlkli~i A.. Emriia L.. Amelia L.. Brother Hartshorn Julia A. and Jolin .A. WAC': PC'J: NJ; CEN: ZC') Missionaries \isited a Bmther Hartsliorn in 1835. Tlie 1830 Census from Eerie C'o.. PA shows tlie follo\\~- Hannah Holembeck ing: Horatio Hartsliorn. Joseph Hartslioni. and Oran Hartshorn. a11 on the same page in Springfield. ~Monnori Born 17?3 in NY to Beri.jamin Quincv arid Sally land owr~ershipin MO sho\\,s Joseph Hartshorn and his Harnmond. Slie was a slster of John Qoincy. Slie wife. Fnnn)~.in MO. Joseph Hartshorn married Frances rnnrried Henr!; C'lark Holle~nbeck.the son of Abra~n Walker December 27. 1842 at Nau\;oo. In 1843. Joseph C'lark Hollernbeck and Lovina Lord from C'ra\vford Co.. and Fanny were residents of the Nau\,oo Third L\:ard. PA. One of Hainah's daughters. Pliebe Ann Holelnbeck. Joseph marched in Zion's Camp. Joseph and Fanny married Alvin Hnrtshorri. another con\:ert. Hartshorn signed tlie scroll petition at Nauvoo on No- vember 25. 1843. James L. Bradley. tlie author of Zioll's Hannah arid Henry \\;ere the parents of eleven Carnp 15.14: Prelude to the Ci\ril M'nr. indicates that chiltlren: Anna hflarie: Asn Harntnond: Benjamin (1.: Joseph Hartshorn died outside the menrbership of tlie Sally Harriet: Lo\,inia Lord: Nancy Phebe: Phebe .4nn: LDS Church. Joseph died iri PA. Abrarn C'lark: Henry Clark: John Williarn: and Robert Cieorge. Hannah died September 4. 1866. in .4darns. 1L. I do liot krio\v \vho Oran was. but Horatio \.\{asa There is probably a connection to Lo\.isa Lord on this Soti of Joseph. Joseph's children include: Alvin. Keziali list. Henry C'lark Hollelnbeck's rnother is Lovina Lord. (who md. Johri Quincy). Horatio, U'illiarn and Clarissa daughter of Sosepli. The!/ also narned a dnughter Lo\.ina Lortl. The lCil says a Hannah Hollenbeck mnrr~edPliilo at aye I4 (not iml>ossibleat that time) then it is NOT the Lucy .4pril 24. 1841. in Trulnball. OH. (VAC: HEC': C'larissa \\!ho \\as baptized in Erie County. Ho\\,e\.er. MLO: AF: ICiI) Tlio~nasJoles could lia\.e been In Erie county and had a sisteri~nother/auntby the narne of C'larissa for ~vliomhis Sophia Houghton daughter \\)as named. Honyhton is a surname seen on eilrl! church There \vas a Robert Joules in the 1830 Census in recortls in MO. Nau\oo. and UT. I have not been able to Elk ('reek. Erie. PA living near tlie Segars. C'lotliiers. connect Sophia. There is a Sophia Houghton in Sterliny. a~itlTurners wlio were also baptized. Robert and his wife \Vorcester C'ounty. MA in 18-10. on the same I>?_, ~le as an \\,ere20-30 and hi~done child under 5-4 son. 1 Iia\,e seen Eli Houghton. C'ould this be our convel-t'.' liis \\:ill dated February 0. 1865. He naiies liis wife, Lydia and only one child--Cieor?e L\!asliinyton Joles. Deaths in Erie County include: Luke Houghton Other children are tnentioned. but not named. \vhicli 1775- 1800: Mary. his \\life 1778- 1853: Allie. tlieirdaugli- could suggest that this is a second marriage. ter 1806- 188 1: arid John Houghton. d. January 6. 1855 at h7 years 4 months; Samuel T. Houghton. d. December I. C larlx\a 1s on tlie 11\t ah belny baptrzed at a IS81 at 91 years 1 I ~nonths22 days: arid M'illiatn 0..d. heparate tllne than Jameh a~itlNancy--\\ ho could also be December 2 1. 1589 at I? years 2 months 15 days. Luke her parents. and Mary were on the 1850 C'ensus in C'onneaut \\/it11 a large family. Luke was 76 and Mary 73. Some of their It appears from tlie 1850 Census that many of married cllildren and grandcl~ildrenwere with them. tlie Joles fam~lywent to hill instead of follo\ving the Saints. (See James antl Nancy.) It is possible that Clanssa .hi Oslnan (Ornan, Omon) Houghton ~narcliecl and Sallies Joles are children of Da~nar~sVau~hn \vlio in Zion's Camp. as did liis \\:ire. Aurelin. They icere md. first Mr. Joles (or Jewell) and married second. Mfil- recruited from MI. Os~naliwas a signer of the b1O liam Francis. Demaris's \\!ill proves that she is a daugli- petitions. He was born October 1, 1806, at VT. He ter of Charles Vaughn. \\/liom we find Il\.in~\\litll her in man-ied Mar!; Curtis. Was Sophia a sister? Listed as 1850. (See Charles Vaun: Hulda Dtnieras Vaughn land owners in MO were James. Onian, Osmon, Eli. aid Harnion. ) Deborali Houghton. Eli and Deborali were in Nau\~oo Third \\lard. Houghtons buried at Nau\ioo include Aurelia. In 1820. li\.inq nest door to C'liarles Vaughn Emaline. Daniel. Deborah. Juliena. E~nily.and Nancy. M.~Sa S!lI\.ester Je~~ell.In 1850. there \\/as a Syl\:ester On tlie 1850 Census of Nauvoo. four Houghton children Joles (age 37) at Ransom. Hillstlale. MI. The Jeivell aid \\rere li\.ing \\;it11 Andre\\l Timmons: Melissa. 16: Cieorge Jole name seems to be entwined and is spelled each \\lay \V.. 13: David. 10; and Sarah. 6. (VAC': CEJVI: PKO: in \.arious records. It is i~nlikelytlint the Sylvester Je\\iell NDB: MLO: CEN: N1) in Erie C'ounty in 1820 is the husbnnd of Dernaris Francis: however. living \\lit11 him is a !lo11119 coople 16-25. Delnaris would have been about 22 in 1820. SyI\.ester Asa Jeffers could be Demaris's father-in-In\\;. There are five chil- dren under ten on the census--at least some of \\1110111 There \vns rui Asa Jeffers in Wayne C'ounty. IN could be De~naris'schildren--and also be some of the in 1840. Asa Jeffers \\/asescom~nunicated in Erie C'ount!~. Joles baptized in I 833--even C'larissa. Further research on I I Dec 1833. No date is given of his baptism. needs to be done to verify that Da~narisis a sister of Hulda Vaughn wllio tnd. Alpheus Harmon. It is belie\;ed Clarissa Joles that the Vauns wlio \Irere baptized are of this faniily. A Tnlniarl Vaughn in OH named a daughter Clarissa. (VAC'; Clarissa lui~htbe tlie daugllter of James and 1C;I; C'EN: WIL; PEN: AF) Na~icpJoles. A Clarissa Joles married Munson Lamb December 21. 1854 in Lenawee. MI. In Somerset. Hillsdale. hill in 1850, a Clarissa was the daughter of James Joles Thornas and Mary Joles. She was ten years old at that time. If it is tlie same Clarissa Joles who married in 1854 James .loles is 011 the I hi0 C'ensus of 0rlc:lns. cl~~ldre~l.(Poll!. anti kloll!~ ilre probably the haint. per- lonia. hill age 17. \\,it11 his wife N:~nc! and clliltlre~l-- ~011.)Li\.ily \\ it11 tlienl are: S:~rallAlby. 15: J. N.All)!;. sunle of \\ llo~n\\.ere borrl in PA. James rind Nanc! 11:1d nlale. 8: C'al\,in Can. 37: Soph~aC'al-r. 26: Lester ('arr. the follo\\,~nychildren \\,it11 thern in 18.50: H~ramtl.. 19; I I: Poll!. C':~T. :: Abigail Carr. 5: Soh11 C'arr. 7: :~ntl Eli. 15: Alrnlm. 12: Albert. 9: Alfred. 0: C'harles. 0: and James C'arr 8 nlonths. (See .4lnlira C'arr.) A Eun~ce Julia .4.. 1 nlorlth. This Sa1nc.s 1s too old to be ;I so11of Snotld!. ~n:~r~-iedBenia~ni~l L\'ells. There \\,ere no Snodtl!,s Dem:lris \'auylln Joles. He could be a brother-in-la\\ .. in Erie C'ount!.. so I suspect her correct name rnig:llt be He \\as born ill NY. His occupation \\!:IS f:lr~nerand Ile Socld!. Sa\\'de!.. (See Eun~ce\Yells. I (\'A(': C'EN: ICil, had S2OO in real estate. .4 James Joles o\\zned lantl in h40. Louisa Lord .lames a11tl Nanc!; \voultl lia\,e been a !;ouuy couple \\.lien baptized--he \vould Ila\.e been about 30: she The 1830 C'enw~sfor. E,r~i.C'or~nt!.. P.4 for Spring- 26. Hn\\.e\.er. the!/ \vouldn't hn\.e been too yourly to field and for I;'a~r\.~e\\has entries for a Louis:l Lord in ha\.e a tlauyhter oltl enouyh for bapt~s~n.so C'larissil is both locations. (See Hannah Holernbeck. ) There \\as a possibl!/ their d:lughter. 111 1850 In A~lercerC'o. P.4. I Lo\ ins Lorti. born No\ e~nber0. 170(>--dnugllter01' So- founcl n Ciart1nc.r \'auphn. aye 42. \\.hose \\life is .4l1nira. seph. \\;llo ~liarrietlAbra~n C'I:lrk Ho1lelnbe;lk. She diet! Li\-iny with 111s f:l~nily1s a Morris Je\vel. There is also a No\.ember 6. 1812. ant1 ih buried 111 C'ra\\~fordC'o.. I).-\. Ciardner Jole 011 the C~IISIISindex for e:lrlier C'ensuses-- Louisa Lord 1s a family rl:llne in the Holleinbeak;Quinc! lust another clue in a possible connectio~l.(\'.4C: MLO: falllilies according to one descend:ult. A Louisa Lord. PEN: CEN) formerly of Erie C'ounty, bore n son in Malltor\-ille. bIN ill IXO7. (V.4C': SQF: C'EN: HEC') Nancy Joles Lydia Low Accordiny to the I850 C'eilsi~sof Orleans. lonia. MI. Nanc!, \\:as 44 and born in NY.This \\!auld make her Lydia Lo\\ \\,as the wife of Isaac Lo\\,.\\,ho \\.as born about 1806 (IF this is the same Nancy). She is in CTirarcl. Erie. P.4 In 1850. Accordiny to tlle C'ensus. probabl!; the wife of James. as they \\,ere baptized to- 1sa:lc \\,as age 7-3 :ind a shoemnker: Lydia \\,as 61. b. MA. ~ether.nndif it is the same couple in MI In 1850. the)/ we Also 11ste John Loddy/Soddy/Sawdey Horace Martin Some recortls reconl the "L" as lookinp like an There \\/as 21 \Villi:~~nMartin in Elk C'reek nest "S." In ISLO. names \\/ere spelled Soddy ant1 in 1830 door to Henry Diphton on the I830 Census of Erie Sa\\;dey. There \\/as a John S~iu~de!~Il\.lng nest door to C'ounty. He has sons old e~loi~glito be Hor:ice a~id Belljalnin L\'ilcos in Elk C'reek in 1830---close to Sagers, bloses. Horace \\,as on the 1840 Census of Sprinyfield. Clotlliers, Joles. Turners. John Sauicly \\,as on the IS30 He and his \\:ife were 20--30 and they had t\vo young C'ensrrs of Elk Creek. He \\!as 50-60. On the same page dauyhters. (C'AC': C'EN) is a Hiram Sa\s.dy age 30-40--probably a son. Neighbors include Willialn adSn~nuel Sanford. (See Sa~lfortl) Moses Martin Molly Harmon, daughter of Selnh, married first. Nathan C'arr, and llad t\\:o children: then ~narriedJolul It is my personal opinion that sources of early Sawdey in Er~eC'ourity. Selnli is I\ll;ir-t~nHarmon's cliarch records have two kloses Manilis misetl up. I do brother. In 1850. John Sa\vde\i. 76. b. RI. and Folly. 59. not believe the bloses \vho died in 1900 and \\.ho \\/as ill b. \:T. \\/ere on the Census in Elk C'reek ~\/itllC'arr Lltall in IS60 is the same Moses Martin \vho \vas in Erie C'ount! and invol\.ed in early church history. According In that petition. Moses s\\;ore tliat he li\,ed in to the C'ensus in Utah. that Moses is 1n11chtoo young to C'ald\\lell County. MO from No\,e~nt>er1. 1837 until be 0111. Moses. Moses. the Erie C'ount!. con\,ert,\\;as born .4pril 1839. \vlien he \\,as dri\.en from the state by Go\,er- June I. 1812. in Ne\\ Lisbon. Grafton. NH. His father nor Bogg's exterminating orders: that when he came to u'as also ~larnedh4oses h4n1tin. Tlie convert's likel!' MO he bought forty acres of C'ongress land and recei\,ed father. Moses M,art~n.\\!as probably tlie Moses ~\!llobougllt a duplicate for a deed--that lie bi~iltn house and made and sold some property in 1824 in Erie Count!!. There is irnpro\;e~nentson the Iand--that in the non nth of October also a poss~bilityhis father's name could be William. IS38 Captain Boyart of Ray C'ount)~,\\~tIi a mob ofabout There is a possible connection to the Harmon family \4'ho 60 men, fell on the south of Cald\\;ell County and burned \~asbaptized in Erie C'ounty also--Martin Ha11non.s some houses and took some of the citizens prisoners. He mother \\,as Sarah blartln. This Harrnon family ~no\,ed says that the citizens of that connty \\!ere forced to 1noi.e together in tight circles for man!. generatlotis. so close their families into Far West. or near there. in hopes of attention is paid to others of the szuile surnames. Tlie protection for their \vi\res and little ones from the civil 1820 Census of Conneaut. Erie. PA lists Moses Martin or author it)^ of the state. Some time in No\lember. an arrned hllorton. The I S30 Census of Connenut. Erie, PA also has force of four or five thousand enca~npetl~\litliin n shol-t a D:I\ id hllartin. distance south of Far West under the coln~nandof Cien- era1 Lucas Clark Atchison ant1 others. They posted their A conference of the Church in Elk C'reek. on guards about the town. then coln~nenceclbreaking open December 1 1. 1833, for~ndMoses Martin to "be i~nder houses and plundering tlie inhabitants. Moses rnade his condetnnatlon" because he liad "been negligent in his escape through the guard and went liolne. He swears he duty as an elder." He promised to do better and was saw soldiers li\i~nyin their hotnes. tearing down the forgi\.en. Moses Martin \\'as warned tliat if lie failed to fences around corn fields and taking corn ~\~ithout1eai.e- "humble himself before God," lle \\lould fall from tlie -then lea\~ngtlie fence tlo\vn for tlie cattle to destroy the Church and fight against it. He later marched in Zlon's remainder. He said the soldiers killed cattle and hogs C'amp. While on sentry dilly \vith Zion's Camp, Moses \vhich belonged to tlie citizens of that place \vithout fell asleep. Joseph Srn~thdisco\!ered him. took his sword, remuneration; tliat he also saw them take a \iiagon and and left him asleep. He was courtmartinled tlie nest harness from his father's door when forbidden to do so. night, but for,'~~t\~en. Captain Bozart's colnpany, or a part of it. came to his house and took t\vo rifles \vhich were never returned. After reti~rningfrom Zion's Camp. Moses Mar- Moses said: tin went on a ~nissionnear his home. He labored in the area of Pierpoint. OH and Girard. PA from August 23 to The mob. or militla, as they called November 23, 1834. In Erie County, he preached nt the themselves. freqi~ently visited my house in homes of Jolul Sagers, ~Mrs.Blake (Asenath) Baldwin, search of me--so~neti~nesin the night with pis- Mr. Turner, and Mr. Tliolnpson but he made no lnention tols cocked in tlieir hand--examined e\!ery bed of bapt~sms.Moses was a resident of Kirtlnnd prior to in the honse in search of me and I was obliged to 1835. On March 8, 1835. Moses blnrtin \\!as ordained a lea\:e my family and all that I liad and seek al: seventy, blessed for his work on tlie Kirtland Ternple and asylil~nin a land of strangers through the win- ivarned: "If thou are not purified. thou wilt not be able to ter: then I returned to my family and was obliged execute thy colnmission. Thou \vilt fall into the hands of to sell In)/ possessions and give up nly duplicate enemies ~vhowill take thy life: tho11 must begin to make to enable me to get my family out of the state-- a complete reformatton In thyself." for I \\!as forced to do so by Governor Bopgs' estertninati~igorders which caused me to lose Moses was a member of the First Quorum of much by being forced from my land. Ilnpro\fe- Sej7entyui l S35. He received his anointing in the Kirtlmd Inents and other darnages \vliicli I sustained by Temple on Jnni~ary30, 1836 and lle testified in an Elder's being forced away. I estimate at five hundred Quoru~ntrial on March I 1, 1836 in Kirtland. He served dollars for which I want redress. another mission to NY in 1837. He had mo\~edto Caldwell Co.. MO by 1838. He was expelled from MO There is a lnaJor clue here to Moses Martin's by mobs and on h4,uch 6. 1840 filed a petition at Montrose. p'arentage. He mentioned "his father's house." Who was Lee Co. IA. his father? A redress petition filed by a William Martin in MO. shoivs a William Martin living nest door to 1-le~ir!Digliton in IS30 in Elk Creek. Eric C'oi~nt!;. P.4. hllartin. tle. \\.it11 his \\.if? Isnbelln nricl t\\.o childre~l.leti M'ill~am\\,as 50-60: h~s\~ifc. 40-50. They had two sons- for Alner~ca.nrrl\.tng in Salt L.;lkc ('it! .4pril IS. 1856. -ages 15-20 atid 20-30 a~idn daughter 15-20, It 1s Moses nio\ ed his farnily to the 'fvoelt.. Tooele. L~.''r area possible that Horace and Moses coultl be those t\\:o sons. until 1800 \\,hen the fatnil!. ~no\edto L~ttleBasin. C'as- There is also a bloses h4nrtin the right age in sta. ID. He also \\'as the father of eiyht cliildt-en. Moses Lee (‘aunt!-. I:\ iri 1840 to be th~scon\.ert. He \\,as 20-30 tlietl of Bright's disease on March 20. 1893 at l;iylors\~ille. \\/it11 a \vife the sanie :ye ant1 an intknt daughter. L\'as the Salt Lake. UT. (ZC'T: hllAP: HC': ZCD: OPD: blblH: convert married prior to liis marriage to Julin in IX40'.' HC': I(€(): PKO: MRP: PHB: AllklJ: C'EN: SEB: OPHI: Moses klnrtin signed the ~nrni~tesofa special conferewe OPH 18) in Philatlelpliia. on October 3 I. 1842. as ~tspresidelit. Lloses 1nnit.d to Nau\.oo and \\as e~ido\\/edin Dec 184c. Abigail Matthews Moses blartin md. Julia Priscilla S~nith.daughter of .Asahel Sniitli: uncle of the Propliet Jo:;eph Snlitli. Slie \\):IS born about 1794 in C'T. Slie became the \\wfe of Da\.itl hllattlie\\~s.\\:ho \\,as b. about 178.3 In NH. In tlie Nash\.ille. 1.4 Branch oti October 19. In 1830. David Mattl~e\\isli\.etl nest door to Franklin 183.3. n klattlieii hilore. Jr, mtl. Atlalaide Martin. daugh- L\'ells ant1 Otis Wells in Elk C'reek to\\!nsll~p. Da\.itl \\)as tcr of Moses R,I:lr-tin. 'This 1s a clifferelit i\,loses than our 40-50 and Ab~ya~l30-40. The!; liad seven children--one Er~e('ounty con\,er-t ivho ivas not ?\.en married until tlauyhter and six boys at liolnc. A \\,oman age 50-60 was I X46. lii-ing \\lit11 them. Evan h4. Greene and Solin F. Boynto~i pre:lched in tlie house of Mr. h/lattlie\vs in Elk C'reek and .4 hiloses Martin \\as also n resident of Salt Lake baptized Stephen \4'incliester. N:lncy W~ncliester.Ben- C'it!., [ IT h!. 185 l --\\illether th~sis THE lflc/loses Martin jamln L\iinchester. Polly Waldo. ant1 L\:ni. H. Sagers. needs to be researched. but I do not belleve it is. 1-'lie .Again on Feb 17. the Elders preached at A4r. Matthe\\is's con\.crt. Moses uz8sli\.ing In Pilot Hill, El Doratlo Count!.. ant1 baptizetl Be11,jalninand Eunice C\iells. .4ccolsdingto <'A in ISO. His age \\/as gi\,en as 30 (a couple years off. one source. tlie L\iells \\/ere strong Baptists in tlie com- but 111s \\,ife and children's narnes \~erifythat he is our niunity. Perhaps this gmup was par-t of the Baptist con\.ert). His \\life \r.as Julia ant1 his cliildrerl were conyregation. Priscilla. Rosella. Joseph N..and Hirarn. Moses and Julia \\.ere operating a Hotel in ('A for miners. The Moses .4blgarl and David's son. Ahner T. hlattlieivs. Martin in Tocjele. liT in 1860 war thirty-three years old ~iiarrietlLucretia and liad cliildre~l--oneson. Mnrcus C.. ant1 from Scotlantl--not ours. (named after Abner's brother) \\,as born Jan 18.30 .uld died Septeriiber I I. 1840. (See Marcus blattlie\\ls.) There Later In liis life. our bloses Martin left the are probabl! other children in Abrier and Lucretia's C'liurcli and became a leading spiritualist in S:IH Bernar- f;i~nily.David E. ivlattlie\\!s. a sol) of .4bigail and David, dino. C'alifornia. The Ziori's ('amp Roll of lX(A n;lnies married Ruth Battles. the d;iughter of Nathaniel L\,'. CC S. hlloses Martin as an apostate. Battles. (Nathaniel is on the 1830 C'ensus In C'onneaut Ti\ 1). age 30-40.) Ruth (I. Jul!/ 25. 1854, 33 years. 8 Further iriforrnation on the two hiloses ivlartins ~nonths.I 1 days. Da\.id d. October 4. 1858. is found 111 Our Pioneel-Hei-itage.publislied by the Daugh- ters of tlie Lltah Proneers. Infomlation on hlloses Martin, Anothcr son of Abi~ail's \\(as Cieorge L\'. the convert is found in \.olurne four. paye 4S3. According Matthe\vs who ~narriedklnr!.. \\,lie \\,as born about 1828. to this source. he \\)as born June 1 . I 8 12. in New L~sbon. They had a chiltl. Na~icy.4.. b. about 1840. There is also C'ration. NH. the son of hiloses Martin. Sr. As a young an Ebenezer Mattlie\\~son tlie I850 C'ensus who \\,as I!) boy. his family ~no\:edto PA. There he yreL\. to manhood. and born ill ('anatla. He and Iiis wife Fidelia had children In 187 he and his wife bouylit ten acres in San Bemar- named G. L\'. (George W.?). H. H.. and M. D. a11 males. dino \\!liere they resided until the cleiith of A/loses on May Cemetery records sho\\j Eli. the so11 of Ebenezer and 5. 1900. He was tlie father of eight cli~ldren. Fitlelra Mattlie\vs. d. .lanuary 28. 1842 2 months. 2 tlazs. Perry B.. the son of Ebenezer ant1 Fidella, cl. March I I. The hiloses Martin from Scotland is mentionetl 1850 2 months. 1.5 days. (Since this family is found in in \,olume eighteen. He was born in Ausust 1824. in most records \\iith initials only. it indicates ;I possible Glasgo\v. Lanarksli~re.SCOT to Peter C;. and Mary Bell Quaker connection.) ward. Moses M'orthen. Eliz,abeth, Ephra~m.C'aleb. and Da\.id \\!as also on the 1840 Census of Elk Lenjis. The fa~nil!l moved fro~nNH to NY.and then on ('reek. The I S5O C'ensus of Elk Creek, Erie ('ounty. l~sts south to Mercer and Erie counties in PA. The!, :~rri\,ed Da\.~tlivlatthe\\-s. 67. "an old Gent born NH": 111s wife. a bout 1827. Joshi~amarried Luc~naHarnlon. the daugh- Ab~yail.56. b. C'T: G.W.. 23: Mary. 22: and N..4.. I-- rer of Martin Hannon and Tr!iphena Poole. She \vas probably a married son ant1 family. Da\,id's will dated sister of Inany on this baptismal list. .Toshun and Lucina i-\prrl 1. 1851 at Elk Creek names a \\life. Abi~ail,and were parents of Daniel. Lorenzo Do\qs. ant1 Elizabeth children. Abner T., Albert. Da\~dE.. Poll!,. Jonathan. Lucina. Joshua took sick and died \vlien he \\!as a George M'.. Jonathan A,. and ivlnrcus. (VAC': HEC'; probable member of Kirtland C'amp near Sangamon C'Eh4: ('EN: W1L) C'ounty. IL. (See Alpheus Harmon) His \vido\\l. Lucina, \\!as on the 1840 Census In Sanga~noncounty. Joshua's siblings ~narried Erie County people. including Ball. Marcus Matthews Derby. and Wells families. (See Luc~na.)(MFR: CAB: AF) He was the son of David and Abigail. born about 1812. (See Abigail.) He 1s bur~etlin the Hope C'e~neteryin Erie County with the following to~nbstone Lucina Mecharn inscription: "In Memory of blarcus Mattlie~\~sNJIIO died 2 1 Oct 1830 age 24 years." This is probabl!: the Marct~s Lucina Harmon \{,as the youngest daughter of who \\'as baptized. A second Marcus h~Iatthe\\~swas born Mart~nHarmon and Tryphena Poole--born June 6. 1 800 to A.T. (Abner T.)--a brother of the first Marcus--and in Rupert, Bennington. VT. Lucina came \wth her fa- Lucretia Matthe\\s. and died September 11. I840 at I ther. brothers. and cousins to Erie County about 1 8 18. year. 9 months. A th~rdMarcus h4atthe\vs \\/as born in She ~narriedJoshi~a ~Mechaln. (See Joshua.) Luc~na\\.a> I846 and died in 1904. His wife was Lenore and they left a young \vide\\, \\;it11 children in 1840 \when. after had a son. Arthur Mi. All are buried in the same ceni- lea\,ing Kirtlaid, OH and traveling \v~tllKirtland C'a~np, etery. There \\$erealso other I\/latthe\\ls fanily members her 1iusb:ind took ill and died. She \\/as on the 1840 buried there. (VAC: C'EM) C'ensus of Sanga~non.1L \\/1t11tuio children. Lucina lived next to her brother Jesse ant1 Ileal- Stephen. Le\\iis. and Joseph bleclia~n--relativesof her husband. Lucina died Andrew McAdams October 5. 1845 lea\ing her children orphans. (h/lFR: CAB: AF: CEN) On the 1830 Census of Springfield. Erie. PA. I find Andre\{, ivlcAdn~nsand M'illi:~m McAda~nson the same page ofthe Census as Randall Miheeler. They were James Parshal baptized in the same group as the Wheelers; they ~n~ght pro\le to be related. One record reads this name as A Ja~nesParshal was born about 1776. He Andrew h4.C'. Ada~ns. There are also Inany Adam ~narr~edHanna Knapp or Sanyer. Thev had a son. names in Erie C'ounty. However. since the exact name of \\i~ll~runKnapp Parshall, born Auyusr 25. 1801at Pliell)\. and re^ blcAdams has been found in 1830 and liviny Ontano. NY. W~ll~amcame to UT and d~edthere In near other converts. it is safe to say that the Andrew 1869. baptized is .41idre\\~McAdatns. In 1840. Andre\\, McAdatns \\/as in Springfield, age 70-80: his \\life \\?as Another possibility for the Parshal family is in 60-70. With them was a rnale age 15-20 and a female Cra\\~fordC'o, P.4 Genealogy, under"Titusville Oil Fani- age 30-40. (VAC: PCJ; CEN) lies: Parshall." The following may refer to the Parshal fa~nily\\~ho \\>as baptized. A Samuel Parshall uras born July 6, 1781 at Long Island. NY; he niarried Elizabeth Joshua Mecham C;oucher, dau_ehter of Henry. on .4pril 22. 1800 at Po- land. OH. Sa~nuelmoved to Tln~nbullC'ounty, OH prior Joshua Mecham was born Febn~ary23. 1802 In to 1806. was in Ellsulorth. Tn~mbull,OH in 1820. and Crulmn, Crafton. NH to Joshua Mechruil and Pernlel~a that same year relocated in Erie C'ounty, PA. His chil- Chap~nan HIS s~bl~ngswere Sa~nuel.Pennel~a. Ed- dren u1ere: Henr!~; John Munnell: Rhoda Ann: Eliza: S;l~iii~el:Nancy: George: Jeanette: and Jarnes. This Jams \.\:ill~am Pearsell arri\,ed in Great Salt Lake on October is too !/ou~iyto be baptized. Ilo\\:e\.er. as he \\:as born 1. 1862 in C'apta~nJoseph Horne's oxcart co~npan!. In Septmber 19. 1827. At the death of Samuel, Sheriff 1860 there \\.a> a \5'1n K. Parshal. age 50. b. NY and his sold Sa~nuel'sproperty to Jarnes and to Richartl Brown wife. h/lartlia. age 45. living in Manti. Sanpete. LIT. His in IS53 to satisfy a judyment against his estate obtained occupation \\,as a house carpenter. This could be tlie by Willialn Parshall to tlie use of James Parshall. It is sane M'illiam as the one recei\,inp a patriarchal blessing possible that C\iilliam was an Uncle of the younyster. in 1853. (CTP: h4MH: FFU: HC': NDB: .4F) dames. and \\,as looking atier him when his father died. (VAC: CRA: PC'J) Joel Parson John Parshal Probably a Harmon relative as the Harrnons and Parsons intennarried a great deal. There was a Joel One of these Parslials may be a doctor as there Parsons in Lee Count!. \'A in 1830. In 1850. Joel C. was a Dr. Parchall in Erle County. PA ~\/lio~iia~~ied Sarah Parsons was li\.iny in M'apello. Louisa. IA. He \\.as 34 Riylltor. A John Parcell crossed the plains in tlie 17th and \+,asborn in PA: his \i:ife. Caroline, \\;as 28. C.hildren company with C'aptain Ismc Bullock in 1852. (VAC': were: Mary A,. Abraham. Benjamin F.. and C'aroline-- CRA: JH: HEC) all born in IA. (VAC': CEN) Margaret Parshal Mary Preston Mary Preston \\/as a daughter of Asa Preston of Elk C'reek. Asa's will. dated h4arch 2 1. 1832. rialnes 111s wife Nancy: sons Francis L. Preston (\+/holand adjoining Sally Parshal Daniel Winchester). Forster. C'harles. Jeptliah F. and daughters Sarah. Alma. Parthena, and h4ary. One of the No information. Tlus could be tlie S;LT;LIIR~glltor witnesses of the will \\/as Ira Clothier. \vho ~llarrledJohn Parshal as Sally is a nickname co~ii- monly i~setlfor Sarah. (VAC) As3 Preston \\(as listed on the 1830 Census between John Sagers and John's son-in-law Daniel Howard. There \\)ere no other Presto~isin 1830 in Elk William Parshal C'reek. Near Daniel Winchester were Coon ant1 Taylor families. h/lary's mother. Nancy. \\:as on tlie 1840 cerisils .4 C\'illia~n Knapp Parshal, son of James Parshall of Elk C'reek as a widow age 70-80. T\\lo daughters (age and Hannah Knapp (or Sautver). \vas born in Plielps. NY -30-40 and 20-30) were \vith her as well as a boy aye 0-5. and died in h4anti. UT. He married Rhotla Gifford. Li\.ing near Nancy was Tyler Preston. age 20-30. and There \\:as a William Parchall and wife. A.M.. in MO as Lewis Preston, age 20-30. and their young hrnilies. land o\vners and both signet1 the scroll petition outlining Mary \\,as probably living with her not her. IVAC: \\JIL: tlie govern~nent'sootmgeous belia\:ior to tlie Saints. His CEN) patriarchal blessing. gi\w on December 4. 1853. gives \Villiam's birth as August 25, 1802. Malinda Priest .4 Sophia Stowell. b. July 2 1. 182 1 ~narrieda Willia~nParshall. She died in 1845. She is a sister to A Joel Priest li\ed in Springfield in 1830, aye Laura Stowell \vho lnarrietlC\'. M:. Phelps. Sophia Parshal 40-50; his wife (or dauyhter) was age 20-30: and they died Septeniber 29. 1845 and was buried at Nau\.oo. It is had four children--one a daughter old enough to be uncertain if this is tlie sane CViIlia~n. baptized. Malinda could be either the wife or daughter of Joel. WAC: CEN) A Willianl Partial crossed the plains in 1847 in George A. Smith and A~nasaM. Lyman's Co~npatiy.A John Quincy ivhich \\:auld nlake her a very young rnotlier. Children named are Wasliington. Acel. Zebedee (could be narned Borri .4ugust 24. 1 SO0 in NY--son of Benjamin after missionary Zebedee C'oltrin). Emma. and Martha. Quincy and SallieJSarah Hammond. He ~narriedKezial~ Uriali Roundy also married Polly Lyon and Polly Bristol. Hartshor~i.a daughter of Joseph Harlshoni. at Sprinp- Uriah later became a member of tlie Reorganized Church field. Erie. PA. Keziah's brother. Alvin Hal-tshorn. \\,as and was at Galland's Grove. IA where he is rne~itionedin also on the baptismal list. John Quincy was a brother of the RLDS brancll records. Uriah's last wife. Rena. died Harl~iali()uinc!. Holelilbeck on this same list. John at Gallaid's Gro\.e. Slielby. IA on November 2, 1880. Quinc!; \vas found on tlie I810 Census. Children of John (RLDS: VAC; ('EN) and Keziali are: Lucinda. Clarissa. Joseph H.. Horatio Har\.e!. Frances, William Henry. and--according to tlie IS50 Census--possibly Alonzo and HannoniHarrison. Cloa Rudd Jolul Quincy's family settled in Richfield. Adanis. IL and did not stay wit11 tlie Chiuch. (VAC: QFR: C'EN: Born i\/larcli 14, 1759. at Cioshen, Litchfield. KK: VAC') CT. a dauyhter of Billious Hill. She \\.as married in Septeliiber 1778. in Bennington. \IT to Jolin Rudd. the son of Joseph Rudd and Sarah Mosely. Cloa and John's Brother Read chilclren \\:ere John Jr.. LOIS.Cypliian. .4manda. Seantlie. Phebe. Anson. Tryphosa. Erastus. and Rosanna. In Springfield, Erie. PA. there is a John Reed and a Daniel Reed on the 1810 Census. Jolin Reed sho\\,s A Jolln Rudd. Jr. and a John Rudd. Sr. were on up later in Church records in Nauvoo and elsewhere. the list of early settlers of Springfield to\vnship. The son Nauvoo Second Ward records in 1843 include John catiie in 1802 and his father arrived t\vo years later. A Read. Lydia. and Rebecca. There is an Arnos Reed in history of the county states: Erie County. Arnos Reed's \\life. Jane. and daughter Eunice rue buried in Erie County. Reeds buried in Nauvoo Joliri Rudd nloved to Erie C'o.. Pa. in include Mary Read: Mary Curtis Reed; Nahum Calvin Aug 1805 from Otsego. NY with a large family. Reed: Triphena Reed; William Reed; and Josepli Reid. A His son. John. having preceded Iiirn several John Reed married Susan Secrist and had the follo\ving years and coln~nenceda distillery. He took up children: Martin V. Reed. b. about 1836: Harriet Reed. 350 acres of land along the lake front on the b. about 1838: Mariali Reed. b. about 1840: and Satnuel Moravia~itract. John Rudd Sr. d. 1830 aged 82. Reed. b. 1813. They were liviny in Tomsto\\:n. Franklin. His \\lidow and her children becoming infatu- PA and were rilernbers In yood standing of the Union ated \\lit11 tlie blor~noncause abt tlie year 1839 Branch. (NDB: C'EN; N.4UI: NJ; VAC) joined the sect and went \vest. Thus ended one of Erie's Pioneer families. Brother Roundy A John Rudd of Springfield. Erie Count!). PA signed tlie minutes of a conference attesting to Joseph This could possibly be Uriah Roundy. He was Smith's innocence of Zion's Camp charges. (this would born 10 Apr 179617 in Windham Count!;. VT. tlie son of be Jolul Jr.) The confere~lce\\]as assem bled in Kirtland. Uriah Roundy and Lucretia Needham. Uriah Roundy August 23. 1834. John Rudd also paid fifty cents to the \\]as baptized and corlfirlned a member of the Church in Prophet in Kirtland in an hour of need. for \\~Iiiclitlie 1833 by Lyman Johnson. Because of the baptismal date Prophet was very grateful. John Rudd is probably the and since the ~nissionary is one of our Erie County Brother Rudd tlie lnissionaries refer to in the earliest missionaries, it is likely that Uriah may be tlie Brother days of their rnission. Roundy mentioned in the missionary journals. The obltuar!] of Chloe Rudd was 111 Early Church Uriah Roundy was in Potta\\lattamie county, IA \iltal Records. llfall Genealogical 1kIr2p"zz1neVol XSVll in 1850 with n fanlily. He was 55: his wife, Ar ...eny was January 1936. She d~edat Independence, Cu!lalioga Co.. 40. This was probably a second marriage as there \v:is n OH on August 9, 1836. aged 78 years and 8 months. "She big gap in the children's ages and tlie oldest son is 25-- had been a rnernber of the Church of Latter-day Saints rnore than three years. Slie has gone do\\'~ito tlie gra1.e In Born Febn~ary0. I8 I9 in Springfield. Erie. PA. a good old age l~kea shock of corn fi~ll! r~pe." to Erastus and Experience \\'heeler Rudd--yranddaugli- ter of C'liloe Rucld. Slie \\;as also the gmnddaughter of The Census of 18-30 finds the follo\\iing Rudds Randall and Experience M'heeler \i8ho \ver? baptized. in Erie County: Epluaim. age 70-80: Hanson Rudd. age She \\.as fifteen lien her father died on the Zion's Camp 40-50: Cyrian Rudd: Erastus Rudd, and Jolui Rudd. Sr., March. Slie I~:II-rieclLorenzo Spencer. 30-60. (E\,en though it says Sr.. it \\/auld ha\? been Jr. becai~seJohn Sr. was 82: John Jr. would haw been 3 I-- Fanny 's siblings \\#erealso acti \,epart icipants in and Sohn Jr. probably named a son John also.) tlie early clays of the Church. Her half-sister. Pliebe Hobrut Tho~npson.\\:as on tlie baptismal list. Other Er:.astiis Rudd \\:as gi\,en a blessi~ipin Kirtland siblings \\,ere LVilliarn Hobart. Eliza Hobart. Erastus for working on the Temple. Erastus \\,:is tlie son-in-law Harper Rudd. Jr.. Salenia Rudd. Ozro Wheeler Rudd. of Randall and Experience .4lden \\/heeler. who are on Lorenzo Do\v Rudd. E\raline Rudd. A~nanderFra~ddin this list. He tnarried their daughter Esperience. They Rudd. Orlando Francisco Rudd. Alma Sophia Rudd. liad 15 children \\.it11 4 sets of twins plus children from Paulus Elnilus Rudd. John Randall Rudd. Eliza Anla~ida Iier previous ~narriage! 011 the Zion's Camp march. Rudd. Siclne\ Rigtlon Rudd, h/lortimer M'ilson Rucld. Erastus Rudd fell victim to cholera ant1 was buried near Cecilia .L\rnnintIia Rudd. and a half-sister. Amy Esperi- Liberty in Clay County. MO with other cllolera \.ictims. ence Hancock. Fanny's mother had four sets of twin?; Esperience \\]as left a wide\\, ~\ritlia large fa~nily,and or1 and a total of 19 children. h4arcli 22. 1835, in Kirtland. OH, slie ~narriecla famil!; friend. Joseph Hancock. By hirn slie liad another daugh- Fa~inyand Lorenzo Spencer were on the IS50 ter. Anly Experience. Census in Bloo~nfield.Da\.is. IA. Lorenzo \vas a black- s~nith.They mo\:ed to Placerville. El Dorado. CA before Erastus and Experience's oldest son. Erastus the 1800 Census. They had at least six chilclren, Oscar Harper Rucld. \\,as in Fannington. D;i\lis. UT in 1860. F.. Francis N..ivlar!~ Jane, Louisa JM..Hattie. and Cyn~s and lists his occupation as cabinet maker. Erasti~sHarper E. Fanny died in Placer\,ille or1 April 17. 1887. and was Rudd o\\~nedland in MO and was driven out. He. his buried in the Union Cemetery on Bee Street. She \\/as 68 wife. and children signed the scroll petition for redress. years. 2 ~nonths.ancl I I days. Her husband died Febnr- ary 26, 1889 and was buried beside Fanny. T\\Q of Erastus's brothers. John Randall Rudd and A~ilanderFranklin Rudcl. remained in 1A and be- 4mander F. Rudd. brother of Fanny. \\.as born came active rnembers of tlie Reorganized Churcll and December 20, IS24 in Erie County ancl \\!as baptiied a nloved to Dow City. IA. Brothers Osro L\/heeler Rudd member of tlie Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of and Orlando Francisco Rudd stayed for a short time in Latter-day Saints on July 15. 1800. by John A. Mclntosh. Clay C'ounty. MO. They both participated in the Mexi- He was confirmed by Uriah Round!/. Another Rudd. can W,u. then Orlando went to CA and \\/orked in gold John R.. born December 16. 1829 in Erie County rnarried Inlnes the rest of his life--never being ~narried:Osro Serelda Jordan in Shelby Co.. IA in 1853. He was retuned to Clay C'oimty. MO after the war. Lorenzo baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Dow Rudd \vent west \\lit11 the pioneers and settled in Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 15, 1860. also by the Oyden. UT. His sister. Fanny Spe~icer,settled in same person as A~iianderand also confinned by U. Placer\~ille,C.4. Roundy. He was ordained an elder at the October 1861 Conference. He also served in the Ci\.il War. His \\life, Er;istus's mother, Experience Wheeler Hobart Serelda. \\!as also a rne~nberand was confirmed in part by Rudd Hancock. \weakened from the trials and hardships an Eli Clothier. A Sidney Rudd also became a member incident to pioneer life. took sick and died near Pro\.o, of the RLDS church. He was born June 22. I8.33 in Erie UT on October 2s. 185 1. (VAC: HEC': CTP: HC': PKO; County. (\'.4C': AF; EHR; C'EN: RLDS) LIM: MRP: CEN: .4F: EHR: ZC) Amanda Sagers Fanny Mariah Rudd Amanda Melvina Sagers. tlie youngest child of have been born November 5. 1788 to Joliannes Sagers Jolin Sagers and A~nySweet. \\?as born May 5. 182 1 in and Sarah Sangburn. Hosea Stout. author of Sngels. Hano\.er. NY. When slie \itas twelve years old. she \\!as Fisk. and Stout fin~ilies.feels tlie latter is the better lived in Elk Creek. Erie. PA where slie was bapt~zed choice as Sagers, Suleets. and Sangburns li\;ed in tlie March 28, 1833. The fam~lymoved to Kirtland for two same area. Johannes Sagers aid Asn Sweet were neigh- years--Amanda went w~thlier rnotlier. Amy, \vho had bors in Albany County, NY. di\rorced John Sagers and married Ira Clothier. John lnarried Amy Sweet about 1808. (See Amy When lier sister. Mariah Sagers Fisk. moved to Clothier.) Jolui and Amy had tlie following children: MO in 1835. Amanda was probably in the same wagon Minerva. Maria. Desdai~onia.Willinrn Henry Harrison train with the rest oftlie family. They moved to Far West Sagers. Amanda Melvina. and possibly Lery. A man in 1838, \vIiere Ama~idamet and ~narriedLysander Gee named Abel French from Denmark came to Herki~ner on September 5. 1838. He was born in 18 18 to Sal~non Co.. NY in 1802-03 and persuaded people to purcllase Gee and Sarah Watson Crane in Ashtubula, OH. His land in Jefferson County. NY. Twenty-two Inen aid father, Sal~nonGee. \\/as born in 1792 in L~qne.New families did so. Among them were Asa Sweet, John London, CT. to Zoplier Gee and Esther. Zopher \itas Sagers and William Sagers. born in 1763. in New London. CT. After Amanda's birth, John and hiiy \\/ere di- Less than two months after Amanda's marriage. vorced. and Amy ~narrieda close friend and neighbor, Go\lernor Boggs issued his exterminating order. Amanda Ira Clothier. The Sagers and Clothiers and their married a~ldLysander {vent to Quincy. Adams. IL. where the~r daughters were on tlie I830 Census. living next to each first child was born on December 12, 1839. They were In other. They were baptized by E\lan M. Greene. A month the Bear Creek Branch at Hancock. IL on Decenlber I. after John's baptis~n,on March 2 1. 1833. tlie Elk Creek, 1840. They were parents of three children. Orlander Erie Co., PA Branch \\;as organized \\lit11 John Sagers Lysander Gee, b. 1839; Mxy Gee, b. 1840: and Rozel~a appointed a deacon aid told to watch over the church. Gee. b. 1848. Little Mary died in 1850. Robert Di~nseywas appointed priest and Stephen Win- chester appointed teacher in tlie Priesthood. There is a Amanda received her endowments and was Seagertown in Crawford County, PA which borders Erie sealed to Lysander on Febn~ary4. 1846. The Gees went Co. to St. Louis. MO wliere .4tnanda died. Amanda either died in childbirth \\lit11 Rozelia or soon after lier birth, as John probablll \vent to Kirtland and then to MO, lier death is recorded as October 22. 1848. The Journal and later, IL. The Journal History for October 4 and History of tlie cli~uchreports that on July 4, 1849. Lysander December 28. 1838, aluiounces that a "meeting was held Gee. wife Theresa, and son, Orlando and daughter. in the lio~neofJohn Sagersat Rockford, Caldwell County, Rosilia, left the Missouri River in George A. S~nitli's Missouri." Owning land 111 MO were John Sagers, Sarah, Fourth Company for the West. They arrived in tlie Willlain Henry Clotl~ier,A.J. and Ira Clothier. Harr~son valley October 27. 1849. They remained in Salt Lake Sagers and \\life Lucinda Ma d' son. about six years. In 1855. they movecl toTooele. Lysander Gee is found on the 1860 Census in Tooele City, Tooele. John and Sarali Sagers were members of tlie UT with 12-year-old Rozelia: his second wife Tliersa Nashville Branch which was organized August 7, 1839. and their I0 children. Lysander apparently stayed close Nashville was located at Montrose, Lee. IA. John settled to the Sagers family through the years. as they also lived in McDonoucgli County while the Cloth~erswere in the in Tooele. (VAC; NAU 1; COR; AF; CEN; NJ; SAG) adjoining county ofHancock. Jolin Sagers died in Nauvoo in November 1843. Sarali Sa~erstook out her endow- ments in the Nauvoo Temple. Sarah Sagers is possibly a Brother J. Sagers Martin. (VAC: CEN; AF; HEC: NAUI; SAG; NJ) John Sagers was poss~blyborn Febnlary 1. 1782. Desdimony Sagers at Ashford. Windha~n,CT, to Jolin Seager and Sarali Robins. (There are discrepancies on the AF co~lcerni~ig Born 18 16 at Leroy. Genesee, NY--daughter of who his parents are aid also Ilis date of b~rtli.)He could John aid Amy. Desdimony/Desdomona married Octo- ber 16. 1836 at Clay, MO. to Horace Cowan. Desdanona IMRP: JHC: HC: CC; PKO; FFU: AML; ZC; CEN: AF; died in 1842 in Nau\ioo. 1L. NJ ) Horace Cowai joined tlie Cliiuch in Kirtla~id. Henrietta Sanford OH in 1833. He then traveled to VT \vilere he was ordained an elder. He was a Inember of Zion's Camp, In tlie 1850 Census of Hancock County. IL, afte~wardsliving in MO. He was incarcerated briefly located near Caroline Harmon and William Lincoln aid with Joseph Smith in the Liberty Jail in March 1839. also near Loren and Hulda Vauglui Ha~~nonBassett-- Later, Horace beca~nedisenchanted with the Monnon mother of Caroline--are the follo\ving people: Minotte faith. and died out of tlie church. (VAC; HC; AML; ZC; D. Sanford, age 37. b. CT; his wife. Henriet. age 29, b. PKO; FMJR; AF; JH) NY; his children Adaline 0.. age 9; Caroline H., 6: Charles, 3: Miles D.. 5 months. An Andrew Bassett (Elias liad a brother Andrew) married Malinda Sanford. Lery Sagers This could be a cloe to a relationship between Minotte and Henrietta and Hulda. There is possibly a Harmon Possibly a child of Jolui Sayers ancl Amy Sweet connection also. Henrietta could also be a daughter of Sapers Clothier. Lery is probably either Lavoy or Leroy. William aid Patience Sanford. There were manin)/Sanfords A sister. Desdo~nona,and a brother. Willialn Henry in 1830 in Erie County. (VAC; C'EN) Harrison Sagers, were born at Leroy, Genesee. NY. William named a son Lavoy Sagers. One source gives the theory that Lery \vas the second wife of John Sagers. Jaharill Sanford AF gives John a second wife of Lucy--but tlie Lucy listed is 9 1 years older than John. (VAC: AF: SAG) A 3. A. Saiford, age 20-30, and wife are on tlie 1840 Census of Girard, but there is no proof that this is the convert. A Joel Sanford owned land in MO. William H H Sagers MJillia~nHenry Harrisoii Sagers was born 1 8 15 Patience Sanford in Leroy. Genesee, NY, the son of John and Any Sweet. Wln H. H. Sagers was ordained to tlie lesser priesthood A Patience Hathaway married William Sanford on January 15, 1834. The next day he baptized Henrietta June 12. 1780 in MA. Although the names fit. tlie ages Sanford and Emily Har~non.He uias a member of the Elk do not. The Patience who was baptized was married ton Creek, PA Branch. William: but it is questionable if her ~naidenname is Hatha\vay. In 1830. Patience was age 30-40, living by He served several missions for the Church, Oliver Hannon. The Har~nonsand Sanfords intermar- marched in Zion's Camp, o\imed land in IMO, served on ried and these are probably relati\fes. Buried in Girard. the High Council at Adam-Ondi-Alunai, and filed a Erie, PA, is William M. Sanford, who died September 7. redress petition against the state of MO. Harrison Sagers I874 aged 84 years, 9 ~nontlis,15 days. Patience. lus was a member of Nauvoo Third Ward in 1843. wife, died August 10, 1870, aged 76 years, 3 months. 25 days. (VAC'; CEM; CEN; AF) He came to UT, crossing the plains in the Fifth Company with Captain Edward Hunter and arrived De- cember 3 1, 1850. This conflicts a bit with the fact that William Sanford Harrison was on the 1850 Census in Tooele County, UT iuiless you realize that tlie 1850 Census of UT was not In 1830, William was age 40-50 (mak~ngit co~npletedilntil solnetilne in 1852. I11 1850. Harrison impossible to have lnarried in 1780--see Patience). He 1s was shown as 35--occupation a painter. He was also on also on the 1820 and 1840 Census in Er~eCounty. The tlie 1856 Census in Tooele. At this time, Any Clothier. 1850 Census lists Wm H. Sanford. age 62, a farmer, born his mother. was with him. Harrison is also on the 1860 in FU. His wife was Patience, 53, b. FU. A 19-year-old Census in Tooele. He liad several \vi\les and a large daughter, Hannah, aid son, Isaac. 15,ivere ~~itlithem; In posterity. He died at the age of seventy-two in ID. (VAC: the same liouseliold was another family--a married son Alvin, 22, and wife, S.J.. 2 1. Land transactions in Erie County in 1841 list a Willialn H. Sanford. (VAC: CEM; This is Abigail Wheeler. the daughter ofRandall CEN: AF; L.4N) Wheeler. ~110married Benjamin Franklin Spencer. The Elder Simmons 1830 Census of Springfield, Erie, PA shows Benjamin Spencer, age 40-50 and his wife, 20-30. living next to Brother Simmons could have been the Cluistlan Horace T. Simmons, Randall Wheeler and the Rudds. preacher who was converted. A Horace T. Simmons Abigail was baptized at same time as her parents, the lived right in the middle of a whole group who were the Wheelers. first ones baptized: Andrew McAdans. Cyprian Rudd, Erastus Rudd, Benjnlniii Spencer, and Randall Wheeler. Abisail was an Aunt to Phebe Thompson on this Not too far away were Nathaniel W. Battles, Jaines list. .411neda Vaughn, the daughter of Jedediah. rnarried Battles and John Battles, David Thompson, Stephen D.S. Spenc'w as his third wife in Wayne Twp. Erie, PA. Tho~npsonand Medad Thompson. Spencers buried in Nauvoo include Catherine. Chloe. Daniel, Eliza. Isabella, Katluyn. (VAC: HEC; NDB: There were other Si~nlnonsin Springfield: Isaac. CEN; AF) Jr., John. George, and Sarah. Isaac Simmons, Jr. was also li\~ingin Springfield in 1830. Isaac lived near the Coultons and Hartshoms. However. the more like1y Phebe Thompson candidate is Horace T. Simmons, who was in the midst of the Wheeler clan who were baptized, living between Phebe is interrelated to inany on the baptis~nal Benjalnin Spencer and Randall Wlieeler. Horace was list fro111 Erie County. She \\/as born October 1810. at 30-40. Isaac was 70-80. Chesterfield. NH, a daughter of Experience Wheeler and Edmund Hobart. Her siblings were William and Eliza I11 February 1832, Elders Hyde and Smith or- Hobart. both born about 18 16. dained Brother Siln~nonsan elder in Springfield and instructed him in the knowledge of the kingdom and She lnarried Medad Thompson. Phebe's sister, church and had him copy the laws. In AprilIMay 1832, Eliza, also lnarried a Tholnpson. Medad was brother of Jared Carter came to Springfield and found Elder Shmons the baptized Willian Thompson--who lnarried Hulda and two others had fallen away from the Church and was DeWolf. His parents were David Thompson and Betsy able to reclailn two of them. (VAC; CEN) Tyler. Betsy was a sister of Andrews Tyler, who was the father of Nathaniel. Nathaniel Tyler was the husband of David Solsbery Clarissa Hartshorn--another convert. He befriended Elders John F. Boylton and Medad and his parents lived in the Herki~ner Zebedee Coltrin while they were on their ~nissionsin Co.. NY area along with other Thoinpsons. Tylers and November 1832. Dawd Salsbiuy, age 40-50, was living Wheelers. Solneti~nebefore 1806, they lnoved to in Conneaut Twp., Erie County in 1830 between Jolm Semproilius, Cayuga County with other members of the Salsbury and Abijah Ban~es. Abijah and Abi Barnes family and friends. They moved to Erie County, PA. were buried in Solsbery cemetery. (See hula Barnes about 1822-23. A granddaughter relates that Phebe told Hannon.) (VAC'; CEN; CEM) her that I~erfather. Edmund Hobart. went away to the war and never came back. Phebe's mother then married Erastus Rudd, by whom she had 15 children--4 sets of John Solsbery twins. (See Chloe Rudd; Experience Wheeler.) He also befriended John F. Boynton and Zebedee Phebe and Medad Thompson became parents of C'oltrin while they were on their lnissions in November Cynthia, Eliza Jane, Edinund Hobert. Angeline, an un- 1832. John lived next door to David Salsbery in 1830, named daughter, Calvin William, Hiran Almanza, Elvira, age 50-60. (VAC: CEN) Harriet Asenith, Louisa Ann. James ~Melvin, George Brown, and Sepluone. Medad sold his land in Erie County in 1834. His obitiiary says he lnoved to MO in Abigail Spencer 1834. On the baptismal list is Medad's brother, William, and many of Phebe's family. Although Medad's name is wandered down the wooded shore \\~hichis no\\{ not mentioned. it is believed that he was also baptized. the boundary of the resort ?rounds. to the al- ways hospitable home of Uncle hkdad and Medad filed a petition against the governlnent Aunt Phebe. (VAC: CEN: NIMR: JHC': h4RP: of MO saying: "Dalnage sustained by me. Medad Tholnp- CJT; AF) son. AD IS39 by being driven from the State of Missouri by a mob that rose against the Church of Latter-day Saints in cattle, building, and other property. one thou- William Thompson sand dollars." Born Feb 1815. the youngest child of David This fanily was living in Pottawattrunie County. Tholnpson and Betsy Tyler--brother to Medad (see Phebe IA in 1850. Medad went to CA to search for gold while Thompson): he married Huldn DeWolf. His siblings Phebe ru~dthe children remained in Pottawattarnie co~unty include Joab. Medad, Mahilda. Edmund, Hirarn, Esther. i~ntilhis return. Others that went with him inclutle John Polly and Marinda. The 1830 Census of Erie County Newman. Cieorge Tho~npson,Daniel Tyler and at least shows David Thompson and wife of Springfield. both one of the Rudd bops. Early in 1854. Medad and his age 50-60; and a man age 80-90 living with them. There family moved to Beaver Island. MI as follo\versofJames is also a boy age 15-20 who is probably William. David's Strang. Phebe's half brother, Lorenzo Rudd. nrrote her death notice is printed in the Latter-day Advocate \vhicll the following letter while serving on a mission in En- indicates he lnay have joined the Church also. Deed gland: records in Erie Cow~tygive the names of all the children. Speaking of your rernoval to Beaver The IS50 Census of Conneaut. Erie. PA lists Island, when 1 learned ofthis 1 can assure you it Willinrn. Hulda. and the following childl-en: Lamanzo, struck me u~ithforce because 1 had supposed Anand. Oscar, Henry H.. Edwin R., Charles L.. and John you had been in this church long enough to M. William was 35. Willian also is found 011 the 1860 know better than that. I could preach to you if 1 and 1900 Census of Erie County. The 1900 Census thought it would be of any use, as colnparing sllouls a second wife, Ananda. A letter written by the order of Christ's church. but the spirit says William's brother. Hiram, who lived near William in refrain. You have had your own agency to Erie Co., PA all llis life. states: judge between truth and error. I will accept your str'mge behavior that you may believe a lie And now I must tell you about a~dbe damned. I pain on the ignorance of some William's poor boys. HIS bops all three en- people; in fact I am astonished. 1 arn sorry dear listed. Harrison (Henry'?) was taken prisoner at sister that you should be so blind. I have spent kchmond. He was sent Soutll and kept three much time praying in your behalf. - months. He had chronic dysentery. William went after him and brought him home, he lived Medad and Phebe left Beaver Island shortly but three days. Oscar enlisted in Illinois. He after their arrival and d~scontinuedassociation with the fou~htup to the wall of Vicksburg and held the Strang group. They chose to settle in the Charleviox area flag until his regi~nentretlred. He was taken of MI. where they both died. Phebe was about 83 at her s~ckand died two days after Vicksburg sun-en- death on July 4, 1893. The newspaper wrote this of her: dered. Lamanzo is wit11 Rosecrans. He is \veil. (VAC: JOU: NAU 1; PKO; CTP; CJT: CEN) When from among the few remaining settlers one drops out. faces all corne up before us agaln, those gone and those remaining. A~mt Phebe Thompson was the last one to jo~nthe Marshal Turner majority and when we think of her no\$/, the countenance of Uncle Medad rises up. and we Born about 1798. according to the 1850 Census are carried back to the beautifill summer eve- of Elk Creek, which shows Marshall, age 52, b. NY; nings nearly a quarter century ago. when we Polly, age 41, b. NY; and Amanda. age 9 b. PA. Also with Marshal is Adan Deitz. (See Colton.) The 1830 substantiates the clai~nthat he was one of the "boys of Census of Erie County shows M'ushal Turner. age 30- Brother Tyler." 40. Elders Edward Partr~dgeand lsanc Morley stayed with Brother Marshal Turner in Elk Creek on June 8, More infonnation on Daniel Tyler is found in 1835. Marshal Turner died March 4, 1878. age 80 years. Scraps of Biogr,~j?hjr.Tenth Book ofthe Faith h-ojnotins He was biu-ied in Hope Cemetery. Elk Creek. Er~e.PA Sejies, SLC Juvenile Instructor Office. 1883, pages 20- beside his wife. Mary M.. 1815-1897. (VAC'; CEN; 46, foiu~din the LDS Chiu-ch Historical Departtnent CEIvl; AF: IG1) Library. In this account, Daniel, born at Sempronious in 18 16. tells of the falnily religious background, indicating that his father was initially opposed to Mom~onism. Polly Turner Missionaries to the Tyler home were Sanuel H. Smith. Orson Hyde, and Hynl~nS~nith. Daniel \\/as baptized in She \\!as the wife of Marshall Turner. Cemetery 1833 and helped prevent mobs from ta~ringand feather- records show the wife of marsh all Turner is ~MaryM.: ing the elders. He was a missionary in MS in 1841. In I~owe\~er,Polly is a nickname for Mary. The ages don't 1853 he served a mission to England. and in 1854 he \\)as quite agree. as in 1850 Polly is 41 and cemetery records put in char~eof the S\\]iss, Italian, Franch. and Ger~nan say Mary was born in 18 15. Th~scould still be the same missions. This history of Daniel's, written about 1881, person. On the 1850 Census. li\zing with Marshall and contains many "faith-l>romoting" stories. Polly, is a 65-year-old laborer. Adan Deitz. b. NY. who could possibly be Polly's father. (VAC: CEN; CEM) Daniel married Ruth Welton in Kiltland, OH. He was a member of the Mor~nonBattalion, even writing a book about his experiences called A Concise Historjlof Boys (2) of Brother Tyler the Morjnon Battalion. On June l I. 1845. Perintha 0. Tyler was blessed in Hancock Co., IL under the hands of Brother Tyler (Tiler), who was "cut off' from Elders Daniel Tyler, Abra~nRose. and David Lemeraux. the Chi~rchon December 5. 1833. \vas probably Andrews She was the oldest child of Daniel and Ruth. Daniel's Tyler. He was on the 1830 Census of Erie County and other children were Mary. Martha. Ruth. Emily P., David has sons old enough to have been baptized. Andrews M., Fitz Henry, Jolu~C.. and Alice M. Tyler. In l 860 in married Elizabeth Colnins or Ciunmings. Salt Lake City, UT, was a Daniel Tyler, age 43. He was a school teacher. He also had a son named Nathaniel. One of the sons. Nathaniel, was born in Sempronius, NY, January 25, I809 and was married to Almina. a daughter of Andrews Tyler. associ- Cl'arissa Haltshorn. who was also baptized. He was in all ated with the Mor~nonsand married Isaac Buhunin. TWO probability one of the "two boys of Brother Tyler." of her children were born in Provo. UT. Two of Andrews' Nathaniel moved to Richfield, Adams, IL, a Mormon sons. Joseph and Willlam, married DeWolf girls. There area. The children of Nathaniel and Clarissa are Dr. are DeWolfs on this con\lert list. Andrews' other ch~l- Alvin Willis Tyler, George Miashington. Polly, Edgar dren were Comfort, Ira, Hiram. Ur~ah,Jolu~ E., and Edwin. Ira, Clarissa Adelaide, Willian Warren, and Heluy B. Tyler. There was a11 Andrew Tyler in Manti. Ellen Tyler. San Pete, UT in 1850. (NJ: DJT; VAC; CEN: HIMB) The other "boy" is Daniel. The book. They Knew tlie Prophet, contains testimonies of those who Clarissa Tyler were acquainted with Joseph Smith. In the biographical sketch in the back of the book, is found: "Daniel Tyler Born April 13. 18 14 in Otsego, NY to Joseph was born at Semproneous, New York Nov 23, 18 16; Hartshoni and Gernimah. Clarissa's siblings include baptized at Springfield. Pennsylvania, Ja~16. 1833; be- Alvin Hartshorn, Keziah Hartshorn (married to John came a member of the Mormon Battalion. served as Quincy). Horatio, and William. Her brother Alvin and President of the Swiss and Italian Mission and was os- brother-in-law Jolul Quincy are on this baptismal list. dained a patriarch in Utah, where he died in 1906." This Clarissa married Nathaniel Tyler, son of Andrews Tyler, a11 residents of Erie County. Charles and his wife \Alere living with Damaris C'larissa's daughter. Polly, was born in 1839. in IS50 along \\ritli a son. Samoel Va~~glin.On the 1860 and married Hamilton Young. Their three children all Census. Samuel was still with Da~narisand is listed as died young. Harnilton was a captain in the Civil War a~d"idiotic." De~narisidentifies Sa~nuelin her \\)ill as "her lost his life in the service. Polly then went to the front brother." She gives her son, Ranson1 Francis. the respon- and rendered ~nuchaid to sick and wounded soldiers. sibility of pro\:iding for Samuel upon her death and charges him to be sure Sa~nuel'smedical needs are met. In 1872. Polly settled on a claim in tlre West and began pioneer life. From fanning, she \vent to speculat- There are Inan)! other children (about I I ac- ing. and everything she touched turned into money. She cording to the Census records) in Charles's family whose built houses in FVichita, Kansas in the early seventies identities have not been fi~llyestablished. Charles was in \vhich she rented. She built business building in Kiowa. Erie County on the 1820. 1830. 1 S40. and 1850 censuses. then event to CO and OK and did the sarne. She was A Charles (possibly the sane person) also appeared in looked upon as a "mascot" in western KS and people 1800 in Washington County. NY and in 1807 in invested \vliere she did, because they believed in her Elizabethtown. CAN. There was a Jedediah Vaun in "luck." Although she was a11 e~ninentIysuccessfi~l busi- Wayne. Erie. PA in 1840, age 60-70. \vho may be a ness wolnan. she had a sweet and sylnpathetic disposi- brother of Charles. Cllarles was also 60-70 in 1840. The tion ancl a tender heart. (VAC': CEN: DJT) I 850 census shows Charles. 73. b. NY, occupation Black- smith; Elizabeth. 73; and Samuel Vaughn, 31. living ~~itliWilliam Francis. 59: Danaris, 52; Rnssell, 16: Charles VaunIVaughn Polly M.. 14; Cynthia M.. 12: Ranso~nN.. 9; and Shep- herd. S. I bel~e\ethis Charles was the father of at least solne of the other Vnuns baptized. He was the husband Charles \\!as buried in the Francis Cemetery of Elizabeth--probably El~zabethMorgan. I also be- \\lit11 no dates on his headstone--just "Age 84." There is I~eve--buthave yet to prove--that he 1s the father of a good chance that the Elizabeth Harlnon listed as bap- Hulda D~lnernsVaughn, wife of Alpheus Harmon (see tized should have read Elizabeth Vaughn. If this Charles Alpheus). Hulda's parents probably joined the Morn1011 is the father of Hulda Dimeras Vaughn. his mot-her's chnrch because when she was baptized for the dead 111 name is Danaris. Hulda was baptized for the dead for Logan. UT. she was not baptized for her father or her her grandmother, Dalnaris Vaughn. Land transactions noth her--but she \\]as baptized for a grand~nother,Danaras in\lol\iing Charles and Elizabeth include one in October Vaughn. IS35 when Charles sold land to John Thompson ir; Elk Creek. This transaction was witnessed by John Vaughn Hulda's records glve the nane of Cathales or a~dShepherd Beals (Which is a clue to relationships George Cathales as her father. In a book of names 1s with the John Vauglul in Erie County and also to a found the follo\ving: "The forename Cathal is equated namesake for Demaris's son Shepherd.) with Charles." The name ofCathales has not been found in many searches of the Vaughn names. This Charles In 1848, Cllarles purchased land from Francis \fms the right age. 111s wife had the right nane, he had a and Zeri~vahOrv~s for $300. The same day, he sold daughter of the same name as Hulda's prand~nother. ad.ioinlng land to Berzilla Roberts for S250. On May 6, accord~ngto her baptism for the dead records (Damaris). 185 1. Charles and Elizabeth sold Inore land to Jolu~ and he \\!as in the r~ghtlocation in Erie County. Thompson. A John Tllo~npsondied at the age of 88 on March 27. IS97 111 Erie County, PA. A \\!ill of Charles or He is possibly the same Charles who was in El~zabeth has not been located. Proven children of Elizabethtown. CAN in 1807--a year prior to Hulda's Charles and Elizabeth are Da~narisand Samuel. Other birth there. His daugl~ter.Danaris, ~narriedfirst a Mr. children may poss~bly~nclude some of those who were Joles/Je\vell (living next door to Charles in 1830 was a bapt~zed. There was a James Vaughn (age 60-70) and a Sylvester Jewell) and second. William Francis. Foley Vaughn (age 40-50) In Springfield, Sangamon County. IL in 1840. the same place as Alpheus Harmon. Mormon land ownel.sl~ipin h40 lists Joel \i~hosewife, Hulda, was 30-40. Vaughn. Polly Vaughn. and Nancy C. Vaughn. A Rufirs Vauglm married Polly a~dhad a darrgliter, Nancy, and a There was also a Foley Vaughn in Sangamon son. Orlan. His mother was also named Nancy. 111 County, IL in 1840. There was a Janes Foley Vauglm MaCoupin County. IL in 1850. was a 33-year-old Joel. born March 14, 1828 in Knox\~ille,Knox. TN. He was \\life Rebecca and children Shelby, Virginia. and James. living in Keokuk. Lee, IA in 1850 with his wife. Mary J. In Huron Co. OH was a 2 1-year-old Joel--too young to He u-as baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of be the one we are looki~igfor. The 1850 Census of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Mt. Cannel, Wabash, Beaurais, St. Genevieve. MO (bordering I L) has another IL. He attended the Twin Creek, IL Branch. James could Joel Vaughn age 40, b. IL; his wife is Mary A. Children be a son of the Foley in Sangamon. (CEN: LAN: WIL; are Abner. John. Loisa, George, Francis, Mary. Zacharia VAC; PEN; PCJ; CHB; KK; RLDS) and Joel L.--born in 1L and MO. This Joel \ilould have been about 23-25 for the Zion's Camp ~narch. Daniel VaunIVaughn Joel appears to be quite a colnlnoti "Vaughn" name. The wife of this latter Vaughn, Mary, could be Possibly a son of Charles and El~zabeth.In Polly as Polly is an oft-used nickname for Mary. Joel, the 1830. Charles had 5 sons of baptismal age: 2 ( 10- 1 S), 2 member of Zion's Camp, died outside the LDS Church. (15-20). 1 (20-30). A Daniel Vaughn married Sophia (VAC; HC; PKO: ZC; C'EN; IGI; PEN) Fitch in 1834 at Tn~~nball.OH. A Daniel Vauglui ac- cepted as a surety in the estate of John W. Vaughn in OH. (WIL; CEN; VAC) John VadVaughn Possibly the son of Charles and Elizabeth. Jolul Joel VaunNaughn ws in Erie Co. PA in Fairview Twrp in 1830. With John was his \\life. age 30-40, and two daughters under five. Possibly a son of Charles and Elizabeth. he Because Jolin and Olive A. were baptized at the same could be a namesake for the son of John Vaughn and time, there is a possibility they are husband and wife, Hulda JOIUIS.Their son. Joel, was born March 7, 1787 in however, a marriage of a John married to NI Olive has Beru~ington,VT. John 'and Hulda were in Elizabetbtown. not been located. Canada in 1807 with children, Joel and Lucy. If this Joel is tlie son of Charles and Elizabeth. it would add cre- In April 1834, when Charles Vaun sold land to dence to the fact that the Erie County Charles is the John Tho~npson,John Vaughn was a witness. In 1835, a Charles who was in Elizabethtowi. CAN, and that he Jolm W. Vaughn died In OH. Jesse Vaughn \itas ap- named a son after John's son and a daughter after Jolm's pointed administrator of his estate. Daniel Vaughn and wife. Hulda. Tillinghast Mowry were accepted as his sureties. John McKinney, Calvin Shepherd and John Nowla~dwere Joel could also be named after Demaris's first appointed to appraise personal property. If John W. is a husband whose surname was Joles. A Joel on the 1840 son of Charles. his sister named a so11 Shepherd. There is Census for Wash Co~uity,IL, is found on tlie sane page a Tillingllast Vauglm in OH as well as a Tilli~ighast as a John Vaughn, who could be a brother. A Joel Mowry. Vaughn ~naniedPolly Johnson May 12.1844 at Cayahoga. OH. There is a Jolul on the 2840 Wash County. 1L Census. the same page as Joel. John possibly had a so11 Another Joel was on the 1850 Census in named Jolin living in Fillnore County, MN in 1870, age Cuyahoga, OH: Joel, aFe 28; Polly, 24; Ephraim, 6; 23. He was a Methodist clergy~na~.His wife. Emma. Charles, 3; and Eunice, 2. This Joel would have been too was 18. Living with John and Emma was Samuel, age young for Zion's Camp. He would have been about 5 1. 1 believe that this Sa~nuelis the sane one as the eleven at his baptism and twelve at the time of Zion's Samuel on the 1850 and 1860 Erie County Census living Cainp, which the convert Joel marched with. with D~narisFrancis. which Samuel was a son of Charles and Elizabeth. Samuel was not with Dmnaris in 1870. Waldo. In 1840, there was a Rarlso~nWaldo in Conneaut. A John Vanghn was married to Har~ettaMunson On tlie 1850 Census of Elk Creek was Robert Waldo, 58. November 25, IS33 at Cuyahoga. OH. Th~sJolul is on and his wife, Mary, age 40. Children \\,ere Edwin, the I850 Census in Pierpont. mercer, PA. He IS 38 and Genet, S. A,, Shnbal, Marvin, and Marcus. Polly was Harr~ettais 34. Their ch~ldren~nclude Freeman, Anna, often a nickna~nefor Mary. Polly A. Waldo had a land Orin, Sarah Jane, Elizabeth, Amanda, and James. transaction in Erie Coi~ntyin 188 1. (VAC; LAN; CEN) There was yet onother Jolul Vauglul, age 50. in Benjamin Wells 1850 living in Ashtabula County, OH. He had a son named Charles. also sons naned Albert and Clark. His Benjamin Wells was born March 29, 1792 at wife, Mary Ann, was only 36. (VAC'; CEN: WIL) Westmoreland. PA. The Wells fa~nilywas quite promi- nent in Erie Coimty. From county history records, the following information is formd: In 18 15, Samuel Wells a11d his sons. Otis, Obed, Franklin, Samuel and Julius Nancy VaudVaughn cane to Erie County. and settled Wellsburg, which is called Limdy's Lane today. The Wells family were Charles and El~zabethhad two danghters in Baptists. Benjamin married Eunice S~ioddy(probably 1830--ages 5- 10. Both wor~ldhave been old enough to SoddyISawdey). (See John Loddy.) Eunice died in Penn- be baptized in 1833. Nancy coi~ldbe one of them. A sylvania. Benjanin had another marriage to Hannah Na11cy Vaughn ~narr~edEdward Co~ll Dinnis Wells Polly Waldo Possibly a child of Benjamin and Elmice. There was a D. N. Wells in Washington. Erie, PA in 1850--age On the 1830 Census ill Conneaut, Erie, PA, 45. His wife was J. A., and children were Erastus, there were two Waldo families: Orin Waldo and Calvin Minerva, J. S., H. Clay. Sarah R, 'and D. P. (VAC: CEN) Elijah Dwight. In September 1776, he enl~stedand served tluee ~nonthsunder Captain Benjamin Bowney Eunice Wells Colonel Samuel Bre\\;er: in May 1777. he served two months under Captain Jolul Thompson: in September of The wife of Benjamin. She \\/as born about 1796 1777, he served one month under Captain Wilson and in PA and died in PA. Her name is given as Eunice Colonel Elisha Porter: in October 1778. he served five Snoddy. There \\?ere no Snodd!ls in Erie County, but months; and he served again for one month in July of there \\;ere Soddy and Sanidey families. (See John Loddy ) 1779. Since the war he had resided in Cheshire County. She was baptized at the Matthe\v's home. Benjamin also NH: Littleton, Grafton. NH; Coos County. NH; Madison had a daughter, Eunice. who becalne a Mor~non. Since County, NY; then in 1826, moved to Erie County, PA. on the 1830 Census, there is no woman old enough to be the wife of Belljamin, the baptized Eunice could have In 1790, he \\/as on the census of Cheshire been Benjamin's eight-year-old daughter. (See Matthews.) County. NH. \\;it11 one male over 16: one male under 16 (PKO; VAC; CEN) ,and 4 females in the family. Early residents of Erie County included James and Silas \Vheeler who were possible brothers of Randall. Nlm~yWheelers were buu- ied in Erie County cemeteries. (See Experience.) In Experience Wheeler 1840, there was a Randall Wheeler and an Epluaim \;\il~eelerin C'aldonia. VT. Randall Wheeler and Experi- Experience was born February 27. 1766 in Ches- ence are direct ancestors of this autl~or.(VAC; CEN; terfield, Fairfield. CT, the daughter of Jonathan Alden PEN; DAR; CEM: CHB) and Experience Hayward. She married Randall Wheeler and had nine children. Betsy. Howard. Polly, Abigail, "Betsy" Elizabeth (the first Betsy possibly died young), Benjamin Wilcox Experience, Randall, Sally. and Fanny. The 1830 Census of Elk Creek, Erie. PA lists Her daughter, Abigail, married Be~ljamin Benjan~nWilcox. Be~~jaminwas baptized at a later time Franklin Spencer and \\?as baptized in Erie County. (See than his wife Mary. at the same time as the Hannons. Spencer.) Her daughter Experience married first. Edmtuid H~stncyof Erie Co. indicates that Robert and Deborah Hobart, second. Erastus Rudd, and third. Joseph Hancock. Brown Wilcox had 7 children. A~nongthose living in She was mother of 19 children including 4 sets of twins! 1884 were Nathaniel and Robert. A widow later married (See Rudds; also Phebe Tl~ompson.) Another daughter, Benjamin Wilcos and had Benjamin. Sarah. (wife of Betsy Elizabeth, married Gideon Brownell, not on this Jolln Rockwell), and Susan. baptis~nallist. They went to Nauvoo and on to UT. Fanny may be Fanny Hall. who was baptized, although Ben.jmnin and Mary Wilcox sold some property there is no infor~nationat this point on her spouse. (See in 1837 and may have gone to Kirtland or Nauvoo. It Randall Wheeler.) (PKO: AF; JGI; VAC; CHB) appears that the Mary baptized was the wife of Ben- jamin. In 1840. Benjamin Wilcox \\/as in Streetsboro, Portage, OH. Belljamin was shown as a High Priest in the Upper Keg Creek Branch, 1A. In 1848. Benjamin Randil Wheeler Wilcos was Captain of 10 in the first company, third division of Willard Richards's Company to UT. (JH; Born April 18, 1758 to Ephrai~nWheeler and VAC; HEC; LAN; CEN; PHP; FFU) Haimah in Greenwich. MA or Hartford, CT. He was a t\vin. He was on the 1830 Census of Springfield. Erie, PA, age 70-80. Mary Wilcox Randall applied for a pension November 7, 1832. aged 74 years, as a resident of Springfield. He said he Wife of Benjainin \\lilcos. In 1837, she sold was enlisted in Green\vich. Hampshire, MA on Decem- property in Erie County in conjumction with Be~~jamin. ber 10, 1775, for 6 weeks in the militia under Captain (See Benjamin Wilcos.) (VAC; LAN; FFU) counsel. He was disfellowshipped at this time. In August 1844. Benjamin refused to vote to sustain tlie Twelve. He and his wife were "cut off' from Church. Alonzo Winchester In April 1845. Sidney Rigdon organized a Identity iuiknown. A Inember of Zion's Carnp. church called tlie Clinrch of C'luist. Benjunin Winches- He died in MO. (VAC; PKO) ter was one of the Quon~~nof his twelve apostles. This Benjamin Winchester organization had disintegrated by I 847. Belijarnin Win- chester in\;esti_gated charges made by Hurlbut that tlie Born August 6. 18 18 at Elk Creek. Erie. PA. the Book of ~MoI-lnonwas taken from tlie Spaulding manu- son of Steplien Wincllester and Nancy Case. He was the scril~t. He then wrote tlie pamphlet, The Origin of the youngest ~nernberof Zion's Camp, at a_ge sixteen. He Spaulding Story. Later, he apostatized and circulated was a resident of Kirtland from 1833-1837. received liis false stories about the Mor-lnons. He wrote an ,anti- Elder's license April 14, 1836. aid signed as a \vitness of Mormon pamphlet that is even in use today. Primitive the Kirtland Safety Society. He served a mission to the iVor~nonis~n.He migrated to UT and settled at Salt Lake Eastern states in 1837. reporting on his ~nissionarylabors City \\]here he li\.ed until his death in 1901. (PKO; HC; at the conference of October 8, 1837 held at West Twp. NAU1: C'OR: KEQ; MRP; MMH; ZC: VAC) Colombians. OH. He had labored wit11 his companion, Jedediah M. Grant. and baptized twelve. Daniel Winchester He lnoved to Caldwell C'ounty. MO in 1837. He was tlie first lnissionary in Philadelphia, serving with Danlel is listed in the 1820 and 1830 Census Jedediah M. Grant and Joshua Grant from June-October Erie Co, PA at Elk Creek. Tlie History of Erie Co. Pa 1837. He served a mission to PA. MD, and OH from Vol 11 ( 1884) records that Daniel Winchester. one of tlle Jannar)~-May1838. Between Ar~gilst1839 and February first settlers of Elk Creek and a native of VT was the 1840, multitudes were baptized into the Church in Phila- father of Susmi M.. b. Nove~nber26, 1822, who md. delphia and in the regions round about, under the direc- Isaac Powell, a son of Junes Po\%~ell.Daniel was ~narr~ed tion of Be~ijaminWinchester. He was the presiding to Pyrlena. (She gives ller name as Paulina in her o\vn Elder of the Cl~urchfor Conference held April 6, 1840. will, but signed as Pyrlena.) Pyrlena naned a stepson, At the conference held October 17, 1840. there were 896 James Winchester. In her ~111which suggests that she members present. was not the first wife of Dan~el.Other children named in her will include: Charles. Susan. Edward, Emeline, Benjamin Winchester was authorized by the George, Mary Ami, Dmliel Webster. and George. Slie Church to publish Tlie Gospel Reflector and lie pub- also named a granddaughter, Ellen. lished twelve bi-montl~lyissues from January-June I84 1. He was elected Stake President in Philadelphia at the Daniel Winchester was buying and selling prop- Conference on April 6, 184 1. He served as a ~nissionary erty in Elk Creek. Erie. PA as late as 1870. He o\vned the to Salem, MA in Ailgust 1841, but was released in Black Horse Inn in Pleasant Valley in the township. December 184 1 due to asthma aggravated by cold. and D'miel died September 6. 1878 at Elk Creek. He was debts that necessitated employment. In January 1842. he buried in the Hope Cemetery at Girard. (VAC: CEN; was again preaching in Philadelphia. WIL; HEC; CEM; CEN) Benjamin lived in Nau\loo as a lnernber of the Third Ward. Other Winchesters listed as members of the Nancy Winchester same ward include: Alexauder C.. Mary H. M., Nancy, Nancy M., Stephen, Jr.. and Stephen. Sr. Benjamin Born May 2 1. 1795 at Argile, Washington. NY. signed tlie scroll petition for redress of the treatment of a daughter of Alexander Case and Susan Rogers. She the Saints in MO. On May 14. 1842. Benja~n~nwas received her patr~arclialbless~~lg on May 16. 1844 along repr~m'mded for not following coimsel. On May 22, with lier husband, Stephen Winchester. She is the ~notlier 1 843. charges were brought against Benjamin Winches- of Benjamin Winchester and possibly some of the other ter for improper conduct, slandering Sa~nts,and rejecting Winchesters who were baptized. She did baptisms for the dead in Nauvoo and was baptized for an aunt and uncle. James and Betsy Allen. She was baptized for He received his patriarchal blessing May 16. Margaret Dorman arid the relationship \%,as listed as I844 in conj~unctionwith his wife. Nancy Case Winches- "Aunt." Nancy was among several Winchesters who ter. Stephen and Naicy were on tlie list of 1nelnbe1-sof were inembers of Nauvoo Third Ward in 1843. Others tlie Nauvoo Third Ward in 1843 along with other mem- include: Alexander C. Winchester. Benjamin, Mary H. bers of their fanlily including Alexander C.. Benjalnin. M., Nancy M., Stephen, Jr.. aid Steplnen. Sr. Mary H., M., Nancy M.. and Steplnen, Jr. Janes W. Nancy signed tlne scroll petition for redress for Winchester. son of Stephen aid Nancy crossed the plains the Saints who were expelled from Missouri. She died in in Howard Egan's Independent Co~npaiyin 1849. Also Murray, Salt Lake, UT on November 2 1, 1878. She was included on the list \vith James were Maria. Mary, and on the 1860 Census of Salt Lake in the 17th Ward, age Stephen Jr., children of Stephen and Nancy, along with 65, with her husband. Stephen, aid daughter Nancy his parents, Stephen and Nancy. ma rial^. (VAC; CEN; AF; PAT; NBD: MRP; NJ) Stephen was found on tlie 1860 Census of The Salt Lake 17th Ward, age 65 with real estate worth Stephen Winchester S 1300 and personal estate S 1000. and his occupation as a fanner. Stephen resided in the Salt Lake 19th Ward in Boni Ma)) 8, 1795. tlie son of Benjamin Win- 1855 and 1856. In 1858 and 1859 he was found in the chester and Betliia Benjamin. Stephen married Nancy 17th Ward records. Stephen's obituary from the Deseret Case. A sister, Sally, inarried Asel Hmlbut. Samuel was News reads: on tlne 1820 and 1830 Census of Erie Coiu~ty. At his residence in the 17th Ward, Jan Stephen was ordained a teacher in the Aaronic 1. 1873 at 9 p.m., of inflanmatioin of the lungs, priesthood by John F. Boynton on March 2 1. 1833 at the STEPHEN WINCHESTER, in his 78th year. organization of the Elk Creek Brancln of Saints and was Deceased was born in Vershire, Orange. VT, 8 charged to "watch over the Clnu~chat Elk Creek." He May 1797 and was the son of Benjanin and lnosted a meeting for Orso11 Pratt and Lyman Jollnson to Bethia (Benjamins) Winchester. He was bap- "give the church some instruction" on December 1, 1833 tized into tlie church of Jesus Christ of Latter- at Elk Creek. He was a member of tlie First Quoruin of day Saints in 1833, and moved to brtland. OH. Seventy. He was the father of Benjamin Winchester. and the same year. Was captain of a company in marched in Zion's Camp (as Lupton Winchester) with Zion's Camp in 1834. Was ordained an Elder his son, Bei~janin. His daughter, Nancy Mariah Win- soon after his baptism. He shared the persecu- chester, inarried first. Joseph Smith and second, Heber tions of, and was driven with the church from C. Kimball. the States of Missouri in 1838-9 ald Illinois in 1846. He relnained at Winter Quarters until the Stephen was baptized by proxy for his father. spring of 1849 and reached Salt Lake City in Benjamin, and cousins. Lucy Chapman, Hyde. Asa and Aug of the sane year where he remained up to Timothy Freeman. Monnon land ownership in MO lists the time of his death. He was a man of strong Stephen, Sr, wife Nancy Case, daughter, Nancy Mariah, constitution, of quiet, persevering, and industri- Alexander, Janes. and Stephen, Jr. At Payson, Adans, ous habits; of excellent character; of finn and IL, Stephen Winchester presented the following bill of imwavering faith, and a kind husband and fa- losses for redress: ther. (JHC; MRP; SLC; HC; NAU1; MHA: PKO; ZC; CEN; DN; PAT; NJ; RVJ) A bill of losses and danages sustained by the late outrage in the state of MO by the order of Governor Boggs. To time and expense Alvira Winegar in ~noviingto MO $250; 40 acres of laid in Far West $400 with 40 acres improve~nentsand 6 Born February 27. 1818 at Germantown, acres wheat $600; corn, hogs, other property Chenango, NY or Homer. Cortland, NY, the daughter of S 100; one cow and two calves $35; Time and Samuel T. Winegar and Rhoda Cummins. She is also expense of moving to IL $150. foimd on some records as Elvira or Almira. Her siblings were Alvin, John, Stephen, Sarah, h~i,and SanueI. Al\.in, Elvira (Al~nira\Alvira),John. Stephen. Sarah, Ann. Al~nira( Alvira) married William Stoker and and Sarnuel. had a large family. They lived in MO: Adam Co.. 1L: Nauvoo, IL; Mt. Pisgah, IA: Council Bluffs, IA; and Mormon land ournerslup in MO identifies Rhoda Palmy-a, UT. William Stoker. Al~niraStoker. Sanuel as the wife of Samuel T. Winegar with children Susan D. Stoker. and another William Stoker signed the scroll AIUIand Stephen. petition. A Mary Winegar was baptized for her grandpar- Alvira's brother, Alvin, was not on the list of ents. Robert and Sarah Shepherd. also an uncle. John Erie converts, but he was baptized and he marched in Shepherd. This Mary is probably Mary Judd, the wife of Zion's Carnp. Andrew Jenson's 1 889 list of children with Rhoda's son. Al\-in. (See Almira Winegar.) (VAC; AF; Zion's Carnp shows "a daughter of Alvin Winegar." WFR; NAU 1: MRP: NBD) Alvin was born in 1816 in Chenango Co.. NY. He married Mary dudd. He is found in the Salt Lake 16th Ward in 1854 and 1859. (VAC: WFR: ZC: AF; MRP: Samuel T. Winegar RVJ) Born December 7, 1782 at Amenia. Dutchess. NY to Satnuel Winegar and Susannah Thomas. His fill1 John Winegar name was Sanuel Thomas Winegar. Siblings included Aseneth Winegar and Jeremiah Winegar. Aseneth could Born March 2. 1823 at Ger~naltown,Chenango, possibly be the Aseneth Baldwin who was baptized. In NY, the son of Samuel T. Winegar and Rhoda Cu~nm~ns.Nauvoo, Salnuel Hias baptized for his father. Samuel He died March 30. 1 888. Pioneers and Prolninent Men CVinegar. (See Rhoda.) Samuel and Alvin signed a peti- of Utah lists a John Wlnegar. b. in NlO. He is the nephew tion in OH. Samuel ~narchedin Zion's Ca~np.Samuel of this John, the son of John's brother. Alvin and Mary and Rhoda went to MO and were forced from their llolne Judd. A John Winegar is listed as born March 2. 1820 at in October 1838. Sarnuel T. Winegar filed the foltowing Semproneous, Cayuga, NY and m'arried to an Elizabeth redress petition: "State of MO to Salnuel T. Winegar Srnith on May 16. 1847. He moved to PA with his during Oct 1838: To 80 acres of land and ilnprovements parents (unnamed) and then to Heluy County. IN in on the same; To damage done to I0 ton of hay: to one 1830. (If these two Jolu~sare the same. the IN date is wagon; to one acre turnips; to one cow; to one ox yoke; questionable.) to loss of time 6 ~nonths." Sanuel signed his name with an "X" on the petition. This latter John joined the Churcl~of Jesus Cluist of Latter-day Saints and was mobbed and driven Two of his children. Stephen and Alvin. came from MO. He then moved to Pottawattanie County. IA to UT in 1848. It is not known when Samuel cane-- and Cheyenne County. KS, settling there in 1886. He according to Tllolnas Bi~llock'sZion's C'runp roll. Salnuel \vas baptized a member of the Reorgmized Church of became a WI apostate. Satnuel died June 12. 1874 and is Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 18, 1862 at said to be buried in Pleasant Grove. UT, so we kno~vIle Macedonla. Pottawattalnie, IA by Charles Derry. He cane to UT. belonged to the North Star, IA RLDS Branch. (NAU I; VAC: WFR; AF: RLDS) Salnuel's daughter Sarah married Jolm Smith In Ada~nsCounty, IL. His son Alvin married Mary Judd and had a large fanily. A plcture of Alvin is in Piorleers Rhoda Winegar and A-orninent )Men of Utah. Rhoda Winegar was the first person baptized by Another son, Stephen, worked in Parley's Can- John F. Boynton. according to his records. She was yon in Salt Lake cuttiny and hauling stone to build the baptized January 20, 1833. Her husband, Samuel T., \\/as Salt Lake Temple. Stephen and his four sons, George. baptized the follow~ngday. Rhoda was born November Willis, Leonard. and John, were the first settlers on Egin 20, 1784 at Will~ngton,Tolland. CT. She was baptized Bench in Frelnont Coimty, ID. His other children were in Nauvoo as proxy for her deceased parents. Jolul and Louisa. Gideon, Elnora, and Thomas. They came in Julv Sarah Cmnmins. Rhoda a~dSanuel's children were 1879. Stephen built the first home on the Bench in 1880. Quon~~n.On December 10, 1845. at 4:25 p.m., Brigharn A branch of the Cache Stake of the Latter-day Saint Young and Heber C. Kiinball began adlninistering the Church was organized at Egiil on November 28. 188 I at ordinances of the endowment in the Nau~ooTemple. a meetins held at the home of Stephen Winegar. There A~nongthose receiving their endowments that first were twelve ~neinberspresent. (VAC; PKO: NAU 1; HC: evening were Lucien Wood worth and his wife Phebe. MRP: TBZC; MSS; ZC; WFR: AF) . Lucien is shown as one of the High Priests in the Lucien Woodworth Pointe-aux-Poules Branch of the Church. found at Trader's Point on the east side of the MO River. Lucien He befriended Elders John F: Boynton and Woodworth was on the Pottawatta~nieCounty, IA census Zebedee Coltrin when they were on their missions in in 1850. He was later listed on the Utah county, UT November 1832. There were two Woodworth families Census. It is possible that both are the same because it ill Springfield UI 1830, Robert P. and Eleazor Wood\\lorth. took nearly two years to complete the I850 census in UT. (VAC; CEN: HC4: HC7; NAU 1; PHP; HCK) On June 5, 184 1. the Prophet Joseph Smith was arrested by Sheriff Tllo~nasKing of Admns County. Eliza Wright Joseph went with him to Quincy, then back to Joseph's home in Nauvoo. On Monday the seventh. Joseph and A patriarchal blessing given to an Eliza Wright Sheriff King started for Moninouth, Warren County, on July 2 1, 1846 gives a birthdate of May 16, 1826. Is where the court was to be held. As they \vent, many of this our Eliza? Is she the wife of Asa Wright in MO? She the Prophet's Friends acco~npaniedhim, including Lucien is listed only as Sister Wright. An Eliza M. Wright had a W oodworth. land transaction in Erie Couu~tyin I86G. and an Eliza Wright is in Hancock, 1L in 1850. The 1842 Nauvoo Census shows Lucien in the Fourth Civil Ward with Phebe. Flora Anne, Mary C., and An Eliza Wright became the second wife of John. Isaac Hill, being married in Geauga Couulty. OH on July 7. 1836 by Joseph Smith, Jr. Isaac Hill was born Septem- Heber C. ffimball records in his diary of meet- ber 28, 1806 at Brighton. Beaver. PA and died June 25. ing with the "Couu~cil," which included at various times 1879 at Fish Haven. Bear Lake. ID. (VAC; PAT; MLO; Brighan Young, Willard Richards, George A. Smith, PKO) Parley P. Pratt, George Miller, William Phelps. Orson Spencer, Newel K. Whitney. Cornelius Lott, Wilford Woodruff, Jolul Taylor, Willian Major. Orson Hyde. BIBLIOGRAPHY William Clayton, and Lucien Woodwortl~. Lucien is mentioned as one of the High Priests on sane of these AF Ancestral File of Church of Jesus Cluist of occasions. On most of these occasions the Inen joined in Latter-day Saints. a prayer circle. Other times, Lucien was assisting others in preparing the rooms to be used for the endownent. AMH Harmon, Appleton Milo. Appleton Milo Specific dates where Lucien is inelltioiled are November Harmon Goes West. 13,16,17.21,24,29, December 2,4,5.6,7.8.9. (Those lnen and women. including Lucien and Phebe. who met in the AML Diaries of A~nasaM. Lyman. temple on December 7, 1845 were those \vho were mem- bers of the "Holy Order of the Holy Priesthood," having BUR Easton. Susan Ward. Inscriptions Found on received it diuing the lifetime of the Prophet Joseph Tombstones and ihfonu~nentsin Early Latter-day Saint Smith, according the Heber C. Kimball.) Burial Grounds. Lucien was a Inember of the Nauvoo Temple CC Church Cllro~lology Comlnittee, who attended the dedication of the attic story of the temple on November 30, 1845. Others who CEM Cemetery Records in area referred to. attended. besides the temple committee were inembers of the Quonim of the Twelve, the two Presiding Bishops. Church Patriarch, and the Presidents of the Seventies CEN Census referred to in stated area. HC' History oftl~e Cl~urch of Jesus Chist of Latter-day Saints. C HB Bean. Cheryl Hannon, ivy Hannon Heritage; also ~niscella~eousfamily records in possession of HCK Kimball. Stanley B., ed. On the Potter's Cheryl Bean. 459 West 4th North, St. Anthony. ID Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball. Salt Lake 83445. Phone: (208) 624-3977. City: Signature Books, 1987. CJT Tho~npson,Clem J. Family records and HEC History ofErie County, PA. Volu~nesI and 11. publication, Our Thompson Ancestors: David. Medad. & Edlnund H. 1773-1891. in possession of Cheryl HMB Tyler, Daniel. A Concise Histoly ofthe Hannon Bea~. Morln on Bat talion. CMN Cook, Lyndon W. Civil Malriages ofNauvoo HTW Carter. Kate B.. co~npiler.Heat Throbs of the ,and some Outlying Areas 1839- 1843. West. Salt Lake City, UT; Daughters of Utah Pioneers. COR Nauvoo Certificates of Record. Film 58 1.2 19 IGI Inten~ationalGe~lealogical Index. Salt Lake City, UT. JCJ Journal of Jared Carter. Church Historian's CRA Crawford County, PA records. Office, Salt Lake City, UT. CTP List of those who died in tlle early years of the JH Journal History of the Churc11 of Jesus Christ Church or while crossing the plains. of Latter-day Saints. DAR Daughters of American Revolution Records of JOU Journal of the Emigration Company of Erie County, PA. Council Point, Pottawattalnie County, IA. in the sumlner of 1852. DHG History of Dialtha Hanchett Gardner. JPH Journal of Jesse Pearce Harmon, parts of DJT The Descendants ofJob Tyler. wllicll are in possession of Cheryl Harinon Bean. JQF Quincy, Jolul. Family records in possession of Cheryl Hannon Bean. DUP Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City. UT. KEQ Cook, Lyndon W. and Baclunan, Milton V., Jr.. eds. The Kiltland Elders ' Quolurn Record; 1836- DWR Hayden. A. S. Early History of tlle Disciples 1841. Pro\ro: Grandin Book Company, 1985. in the Western Reserve. Ohio. KK Erie Society for Genealogical Research EGJ Journal of E\~alGreene. Church Historian's Publication, Keystone Kuzzins. Erie County. PA. Office, Salt Lake City, UT. LAN Land Records of area mentioned. EHR History of Erastirs Harper Rudd. in possession of Cheryl Hannon Bean. LHJ Journal of Levi Hancock. Church Historian's Office. Salt Lake City, UT. ENS Ensjgn. publication of the Church of Jesus Cllrist of Latter-Day Saints. LIM Lima, IL LDS Brancll Records. 1840- 1853 FBC Farnily Bible of Philander Colton. MFR Mecham Fanily Records FFU Bums. Annie Walker. First Fanilies of Utah MLO Lewis, Wayne J. Mol-lnon Land Ownership in as taken fiojn the 1850 Census of Utah. illissouri. MMH Andn~s.Hyn~m. 1Monnon ~Vanuscriptsto PHP Pottawattamie County, IA, High Priest's 1816. A Guide to the Holdings of tlie Ha~.oldB. Lee Record, 1848- 185 1. Farnily History Library. Salt Lake Li bj-ary. City. UT. MRP Johnson, Clark V.. ed; 1Mor1non Redress PKO Baclunan, Milton V., Jr.. compiler. A Profile Petitions. of Latter-day Saints of Kiltland. OH and lMejnbers of NAN Taylor. Sarnuel \IT. Nightfall at Nauvoo. Zion's C'a~np.Provo, Utah: Brigl~anYoung Univer- sity. 1982. NAU1 Platt. Lyman D., A"auvo0. 1839-1846. Volume I. Highland. Utah: Platt. 1980. PPM Esshom, Frank, comp. Pioneers and PI-o~ninent Men of' Utah. NBD Nailvoo Baptisms for the Dead QFR Quincy Fanily Records in possessioil of NDB Du~ul.Loren C. cornp.; Nauvoo Deaths and Cheryl Hannon Bean. Burials--Old Nauvoo Burial Ground 1839-18.50. Nauvoo. IL: Nauvoo Restoration. Incorporated, 1990. RLDS Black, Susan Easton. Early Me~nbers of the Reoryanized Church of .lesus Clirist of Latter D;?y NJ \Vard, Maurine Carr, editor. Nauvoo Jou~aal: Saints. BYU. previoi~sissues. RVJ Jackson, Ronald V. Ear-ly iMor~nonSeries. Vol NMR Nai~vooMarriage Records 1842- 1845. I. NTE Nai~vooTemple Endownent Register SAG S\v,mson, Ella Sagers. "The Sager's Clan--A Connectici~tYankee. William Henry Harrison Sagers OPD Diary of Orson Pratt. Clli~rcllHistorian's & His Descendants." 1980. Also Stout, Wayne Office, Salt Lake City, UT. Dunhan. Genealogy of tlte Sagel's. Fisk & Stout Fa~nil~es. OPH Carter, Kate B. Our Piotieej- Heritage. Salt Lake City, UT: Daughters of Utah Pioneers. SEB Black, Susan Easton: 50-volume series of Early 1Vejn bejs of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter- PAT Patriarchal Blessings of person referred to. day Saints. PCJ Johnson. Pamela Call. Research records and TX Tax records of area referred to. miscellaneous pi~blicationsin possession of this author. Assisted in this research on Erie Coi~ntyConverts: 486 VAC Curtis, V. Alan, Master's Thesis, 1\4jssionarj/ West Locust Shelley, ID. Activ~tiesand Church Organizations in Pennsylvania, 1830-1840. Brigham Young University, Provo. UT, PEN Pension Records as referred to. 1976. PHB Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in WFR Winegar Fanily Records in possession of Philadelphia. A book of minutes and other branch Cheryl Harmon Bean. records of the Philadelphia branch 1 840- 1854 in tlie Reorganized Church Historian's vault. WIL Will of person referred to in place mentioned. ZC Bradley, James L. Zion's Camp 1834: Prelude to the Civil War. Logan, Utah: Publisher's Press. 1990. ZCT Talbot. Wilburn D. Z~on'sCamp. Unpublished manuscript, BY U 1973.