Ward, George (Oct 30, 1844 – Sep 7, 1901) by Thomas Ward
GEORGE WARD
George Ward, the second son of George Welton and Ann Trulock Ward, was born October 30, 1844, at Melton Suffolk, England.
In 1849 his family joined the L. D. S. Church. On February 2,
1851, the family sailed on the ship "Ellen Marie" from Liverpool for
America. The voyage took 63 days and they arrived in New Orleans
April 6, 1851. They went by river boat to Council Bluffs.
With his family he started across the plains in the spring of
1852. Food was scarce-a half pint of corn meal wet up with water
was often the daily fare. They arrived in Salt Lake City October
9. The family moved to North Ogden where he enjoyed his first
taste of white bread, which he often stated tasted better than
cake. The family moved to Willard in 1853.
He made two trips back to Missouri for emigrants. The first trip
was in 1862 at the age of 17. He gave his time and helped furnish
teams and provisions. He went again in 1868.
He worked on the railroad in Echo Canyon receiving tithing receipts for
pay. He played the fife in the Marshal band and went to Warm
Springs to practice and receive military training.
He married Eunice Alice Nicholas on May 22, 1869. Fourteen
children were born to them-Joseph Welton, George Trulock, Eunice Ann,
Jesse Nicholas, Nancy Helen, Ida Pauline, James Gordon, Charles
William, Richard Alvin, Rosa Elizabeth, Thomas , Owen David, Marintha
Pearl, and Arthur Miner.
In 1870 with his wife and small son Joseph, he moved to Woodruff in a
covered wagon drawn by two oxen, where he secured a farm and raised
cattle. Eunice described the trip as hot and dusty. It was
a lonely place to live.
Soon after their arrival, George's brother Charles and Eunice's brother
Gordon came with 100 head of sheep and 14 cows. They milked the
cows and Eunice made cheese and butter and sent it to the folks in
Willard. They planted wheat and peas and harvested a good
crop. The cattle and sheep were taken back to Willard for the
winter. They sold milk, butter and eggs to the freighters going
to Montana. Indians were also around.
In December 1872 the family moved to Curlew Valley (Snowville, Utah) and lived there two years, then moved back to Woodruff.
Crop failures were experienced in 1872 and 1877 due to crickets and
grass hoppers. With his brother Moroni, he purchased the first
grain header used in the Woodruff area. Prior to this time, grain
was cut with a cradle and hay with a scythe.
He served as first counselor to Bishop Joseph Dudley of the Cherry
Creek Ward. He was also a high councilman. He received his
naturalization papers April 14, 1892.
While stacking hay, he was hit by the derrick fork and knocked off the
stack. As he fell he grabbed the ladder and it fell across him,
causing internal injuries. He died September 7, 1901, at Woodruff
and was buried at Willard.
He knew the hardships of pioneer life but provided for a large family. Many travelers stopped at
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his home for an overnight's lodging and something to eat.
By Ward Thomas
Source: "George Ward Family" Thomas, Ward. Ward Family
Organization (1969). George Welton Ward Family Record Book (Vol.
1 pp. 38,42). Pocatello, ID: Gateway Printers.
Nicholas, Eunice Alice (Feb 8, 1853 – May 23, 1933) by Herself
HISTORY OF EUNICE A WARD
( written by Herself)
I was married in Salt Lake City on May 22, 1869. George and I
lived with father and mother until we started out to make a home in the
spring of 1870. We left a well provided, bid father and dear
mother, brother and sisters good-bye and with my husband George Ward
and dear baby started for Malad Valley to make us a home. We had
two yoke of oxen and a little pony named Billy and one 2-year old
heifer. it [sic] was sure a dreary road, we travelled [sic] all
day–sund [sic] down. Stayed to John Deweys all
night. They I sure were kind to us. She was my cousin.
The next morning continued our journey. The first of
interst [sic] was Hamptons bridge over Bear River. It was a
grand sight to see. Next was Square Town–just four houses
there. Issac Zindel, Harman Pearsen, Benjamin Taylor and Grant
Wolverton owned the houses. On up to Mound Springs, Tims lived
there and Masons Dairy was up against the hills East. Then up to
Dr. Andersons ranch—on we travelled. it [sic] was Oregon
Springs; it was such a fine place–lots of springs and water.
Bishop Hoskins lived there and Miles, David Hall, William Heaton, Enoch
Harris and James and Aunt Rosa Howell, Pat Moss, his wife died there
and Erastus and Aunt Malinda Wells lived this side of them. On
and on we went, rough and dusty roads. I sure was tired.
"Oh, George how much further do we have to go"? "Oh, just over
the ridge". Well I began to look around, the hills were green and
beautiful.
Over the ridge and down the hill then came in sight of Muddy Creek and
next was our home. What a beautiful sight–a one roam log house
with two windows–six light in the East and nine in the West. A
great big fire place–and it was big. Two other log huts–willows
and toolies tor the roof and dirt floor of course and two dugouts all
vacated.
Well, lets unload we are at home now, well I could not quit looking at
such a lovely place. The river was sure a beautiful sight–all
green�–very fine cattle roaming around. Well, all
unloaded. In a while had everything in apple pie order. We
weren't alone, Mon (George's brother) came with us. Aunt Anne,
Charley and my brother Gordon and Charley Allen fetched sheep, -100-,
and cows 14 head of Grandpa Ward's and Grandpa's Nicholases. [sic]
Oh, the butter and cheese I made. I sure was busy, but work was
easy then. We sent butter and cheese down to the folks at Willard
and there were a great many rattle snakes and crickets. I was
surely scared of them. George and Mone put in wheat and peas and
we had a good crop of them.
Well fall is here. Father and Mother came up and when they took
the cattle home Father gave me the best cow he had and he gave Joey,
the baby, a fine heifer calf–Old Roses calf–her grandmother of her
stock came across the plains in 1852. The two yoke of cattle and
one yoke of cows is all my father had when he came to Utah. he
[sic] was surely free hearted. Owen is like him. There is
always a blessing that follows a gift. We really enjoyed the cows.
Grandpa Ward never gave George a dollar. Charley and Anne were
boarded and done for them all summer. Never had any
meetings–none of any kind. All spirituals–calling up spirits
and having a talk every night, that was at Old Bradbury's, his place
that Tam Davis bought and and [sic] Josephites. Uncle Rastus
Wells always preached on [sic] wife and one wife only. We went to
some dances at Portage on this side of the river just North of the road
tha [sic] goes to West Portage. Uncle Joe Harris used to play the
Violin with others. Old Jim Greer run [sic] the dances and Mon
and Dan Harris used to tap the floor. Old Jim would call them
down and the next time they went on the floor Dan would say "Mone let
them slippers come down and they sure did". We went to some
dances in Henderson Creek, to Mrs. Moon's in 1870.
Old Mr. Slater died and the next Sumner Mr. Moon died and left
families. Lizzie and Janet they had large families and we were
all poor then. Julia Moon married Jesse Ward and no better woman
ever lived. She never gave me a cross word in her life and they
have a fine family, they married in 1896.
Joseph married Elizabeth Allen. They were married in 1898 January
12. Hs [sic] raised a good family–kind to all. Elizabeth
died but they have a good father, he has taken good care of the family,
he is a good man. Eunice married Robert W. Harris in 1898 on the
12th of January.
Her first little boy died and she raised Morgan and Ellis. Her
husband died 23 of June 1905. She has always lived with me since
and the dear little boys ere [sic] just like my own children. It
has sure been lonely for both of us, but she has sure been a comfort to
me– always good to everyone especially brothers and sisters.
Spring of 1871 everything looks fine, but I was awful lonely; Grandpa
sent his sheep and some cows and Charley to herd them and Mother let
Marthy come to live with me. I had lots of spinning to do.
I spun enough to make 80 yards of linsey [sic] and flannel. I
spun it all and made cheese and quite a lot of butter and had lots of
scares. Indians were awful sassy. They would come right in
the house and order us around. One came in and went to the
looking glass and took it down, and I sassed him. He said, "You
brave" "Men around" you heap cry no men here. There were
lots moving to Montana. There was lots of gold discovered and
there were lot [sic] of tramps, and large trains of men going to the
mines and lots of Chinese and large trains of freight—flour and all
kinds of eatables. They would come and buy eggs and butter and
milk. No one knows how I used to feel.
Oliver Hoskins was Bishop. Nothing but oxen to go with. I
just stayed at home. Miles Hall and William Harris were the ward
teachers came once in awhile. Not much doing in a religious
way. On the 24 day of July Harris's and Green's went to Portage
to celebrate and Martha went with them. George was
watering. I was all alone. I thought I saw someone go past
and when I looke [sic] up there was an Indian looking at me. It
was some time before I got courage to go to the door. When I
looked he was going down the road trotting like adog. [sic] I was
sure scared. Took my baby in my arms and went to George
crying. Oh it was awful days for me.
One day an Indian came right in. He was drunk. He tied his
horse to the fence. Sarah Green was to my house. We were
sewing and oh how scared. God only knew our feelings. Dan
Harris came and took him across the road and he laid there until
sundown then he took his horse and went up the road. The next day
he came back and wanted his blanket. Charley told him he never
had a blanket when he was here, he turned and rode off. Well that
day was spent looking for Indians. I shed, lots of tears trying
to make a home for my children and family, but it has been a happy
one. I sure had good. children to mind, always willing to help
mother and father.
In August 1882 Grandpa Ward died and we went down to Willard. We
left Joey and Jesse at home and our grain was all ripe and Uncle Joe
Harris came over and put the old draper together and Jesse run the
machine and Joey raked it off. Jesse was 8 years old. When
we came home most of the grain was cut. They were good to work
and always have been. We always had enough to eat and good
clothes to wear and were thankful for all we had. We had good
neighbors. Harris' and Greens, Uncle Bob Green and Aunt Sarah
were good folks. November 11, 1871, I was blessed with a fine
little baby boy and we named him George Turelock. He was a good
baby never cried. Grandma Harris waited on me. Came every
day and stayed awhile. She would say, :I [sic] don't think this baby
can cry." I got along find and was soon able to take up my house
work.
There was a band of Indians came [sic] up here that winter and stayed
to hunt deer. They went every day up to the canyon and the deer
used to come down to the river. The old squaws would see to the
drying of the meat and tan the hides to make gloves. I never was
scared of them. The squaws were clever. They were this side
of the bridge right in front of where Morgan Harris' house is
now. We could hear them singing and ki-i-ingat [sic] night.
They seemed to be happy. Oh this was my troubles.
It is 1872. Spring work is here. All well and lots to
do. Lots of crickets and grasshoppers. They came in June
until they darkened the sun. It looked like starvation.
Plenty of cows to milk and cheese to make.
Moroni went north to get work and we were all alone for awhile.
Grandpa sent the sheep up and Charley came to take care of them and
look out for the red man. He was sure goo [sic] to keep watch of
the road. He was good to me and the babies. Well something
had to be done. Everything gone but the peas–about 4
acres. Everyone had to scratch to get some�thing to live
on. The potatoes were good. The water just stunk.
Grasshoppers and crickets filled the ditches and they could not get
out. We had to dip up water in the morning and put it in the
cellar.
It was awful to drink.
Well time goes on–lots of grass and good feed for the cows and
sheep. We raised corn and the grasshoppers and crickets never
hurt it. They would roost on it at nights and go in the morning
and we had a lot of crickets. The next summer very little
raised. There were many moving to Montana and the freighters were
always passing and lots of mule teams loaded with food stuff.
They would, camp over night and come for butter, eggs and milk.
Father and mother came up in July and we had a good visit. That
fall George went to Willard to work on the thresher and Charley was
with me. Our little baby took sick with the summer complaint. I
did everything I could for him and he just kept getting worse.
Grandma Harris and Aunt Charlotte used to come and stay with me
sometimes and help doctor him. I stood it just as long as I
could. One day I saw Lew Deschamps coming down the road and I
went out to see him crying. I told him to tell George to come
home. I couldn't stand to stay here and the baby so sick.
Lew said I will see him tonight. I walked and carried my dear
little boy most of the time. He just mourned and fretted.
George came right home but Little Georgie dies [sic] 1 November
1872. Aunt Rosa Howell came and made clothes for him and went to
Willard with us all alone. When we got down there mother had gone
to Bountiful to make Aunt Sarah a visit; Well [sic] that was awful for
me. We went to Wards. The baby was buried and we returned
home. Evan Stevens came back with us. He surely felt bad
George bought a place over to Curlew. (We couldn't stand to stay
after baby went). Father had a place there and George Arbon and
Aunt Sarah was there. We moved over there on December 15,
1872. We stayed at Mrs. Waldron's the first night. Ot [sic]
it was a beautiful place. Every night at sundown the rabbits came
down to the creek and the ground was just moving-moving-moving.
The creek had lots of trout-and sucker fish were plentiful and I caught
lots of them. The Mexican cattle were there by the hundreds, and
bright colored spotted snakes crawled all over. We had a little
one room house and each morning there would go past the house 5 or 6
big wolves. They surely looked fierce.
The creek froze over that winter and the cattle would go out on it and
the ice would break and they could not get out and would drown.
Lots of cattle drowned in it that spring. Uncle George's old
white mules got in and I ran and told father and George and they pulled
them out with the team. The creek was over Georges head-it [sic]
was awful deep. The deer would come down to the creek.
George shot one with his pistol. Nellie used to come and stay
with me. Martha and Mary Ann and Ida (my sisters) were sure good
to help me wash. I was not well I suffered all winter.
The neighbors came quite often and got a meal now and then.
Howells and Kecks and Potters, they were sure visitors. The 29th
of January 1873 Eunice was born and it was awful cold that winter.
In the spring father planted all kinds of garden stuff and they grew
fine–had plenty to eat and Uncle George Arbon went freighting.
That left Sarah alone with the family and Martha Arbon was alone.
Charley went to. [sic] It sure was abuse to treat them so.
Nothing to live on. They would come up to mothers [sic]
often. We all fared alike.
That fall George and Father went to Willard to get flour and stayed and
worked. George worked on the thresher and came back in
December–but Mother was with us. I used to milk 8 cows.
Mother tended babies. We used to send butter to Kelton. We
got 40 cents a pound. It got all I needed. When father came
home he brought Aunt Sarah Colton with him. Well the winter soon
went. Father used to take us sleigh riding that winter and we had
a good time–lots of snow.
Well another spring 1874 is here. All well. We raised a
good crop this year. Wheat and all kinds of garden stuff.
Oh I do know we raised 50 bushels of wheat. George flailed it and
took it to Kelton and potatoes and other garden stuff. Got a good
rpice [sic] for 11 he took.
In 1874 I had one of the sweetest little boys born April 17, Jess N.
Ward. We received a letter from Moroni. He wanted us to
come back to Woodruff or he would leave what there was and he would
go. George had a good chance to sell for a good price and we went
back to Muddy Creek. Well it wasn't very nice. Uncle Jimmy
Howell's house, old house not another building around. Stake is
still running. Harrises and Greens surely were good to me.
There was some jealousy creeping out around. We came to the canal
up above Samaria went to cross could not get out. George went to Levu
and Ben Waldron. They came with oxen and we were soon
going. Stayed the rest of the night. I had to stay in the
ditch with babies. Wolves howled and I was scared. Well I
have lived through it all. Memoires [sic] bring back to me the
places I used to live in and some of the sad things I have passed
through. I never told what my neighbors told me and we were all
good friends.
Uncle Bob Green and Joe Harris used to come over nights and visit with
us. No school yet. Oh, how did we live. All
Josephites and spirits of the evil. Well lots of work getting out
logs for granary and trying to get some things more around. Not a
fence around the place. We have some one staying with us every
night going to Collingston or coming back. Had to freight all
from there and Corrine.
Well I always had lots to do and was happy about doing my work and
taking care of my dear little children. They were sure
good. Eunice rocked the cradle. Nancy Helen W rd [sic] born
8 December 1875 at Woodruff, Idaho. Aunt Nellie came up and
stayed with me six weeks. Uncle Tom fetched her up. Just
one little room. Nellie stayed six weeks, going home today with
Zephania Jones. Surely lonely. How nice to be contented at
home. Lots of company. Ida Paulina Ward born 7 February
1877 at Woodruff.
Well George and Mone has got woke up. In June they went down and
cleaned out Uncle Joe Harris' old house down in the field and had
Sunday School for the first time and then Wells taught school that
winter. Harriet Calval taught two months in the summer.
Well [sic] just living along improving some but slowly. The
peddlers come very [sic] week. Takes butter and eggs. W. H.
Richards he became our president in after years.
James Gordon Ward born 10 October 1878 at Woodruff, Idaho. That
spring George was going to the canyon every day. The baby took
pneumonia and died 10 June 1879.
George cut his foot while in the canyon and it bled awful. Could
not walk. Uncle Charley took the baby to father at Willard to be
buried. Bill Jones went with him until daylight then he went over
to Topants to get some cattle they were herding over in Pocatello
Valley. Do you think that was trouble? I surely did.
Old Grandma Harris was so good to me. She came and stayed the
night the baby died and George was so sick and weak. The Doctor
came for some time. All the little babies died that had that
disease. It was something new to all. It was a long while
before George could get around. All summer he was awful
lame. When Charley came back Ida came with him and she was sure a
help not to be forgotten.
Charles William Ward born 16 April 1880, Woodruff. Died 19 March
1919 at Malad. Richard Alvin Ward [sic] born 10 Feb. 1882.
Died December 28, 1963. Rose Elizabeth Ward born 3 June 1885; died10
[sic] June 1945. Thomas John Ward born 24 November 1886 died July
1, 1897. Owen David Ward born 29 May 1889, died July 11,
1945. Marintha Pearl Ward born 14 August 1892 and Arthur Minor
Ward born 7 July 1894. George Ward born 30 O6tober [sic] 1844,
Eunice Nicholas Ward born 8 February 1853. Nellie died 8 years
old with diebeties. [sic] Tommy died 10 years old with appendicitis.
Baby was sick. I had to stay home. Father went to bury him at
Willard. Dug little Georgie up and buried him in the same lot in
one coffin with little Jimmie. It was surely awful. Ida
Paulina died 23 May 1898. Charley died 19 March 1919, left his
dear children and wife. Father George Ward died 7 September
1901. He was hurt 23 August 1901. Well I have surely had
lots of trouble and bore it the best I could. Working and
crying–six children and Isabell here at home with me. Charley
was called on a mission in February 1903. Brother Clawson set him
apart and ordained him an Elder. Young Joe Harris was the Bishop
at that time. Charley was gone over two years. Came home in
July, used to go to meeting every Sunday very seldom called to
speak. Hardly ever heard a Gospel sermon. Davey Jones and
Brother Robert Ashton could speak well on the gospel. Time still
rolling on. Robert Wilford" Harris was taken sick with pneumonia and
died Friday 23 June 1905, sick only 7 days. He left wife and dear
little boys. They cam [sic] right home with us and have lived here
every since. We all thought lots of them. I don't think I
ever slapped one of them in my life. They were good to
mind. Eunice often says Uncle Owen has raised them and taught
them all they know. He surely has been good to them. All of
the family was. They are now married and live here on the old
Harris place. Morgan has three little girls and Ellis had had
four boys and the oldest one died. His wife was so sick when he
was born.
They have good wives and they are good to work and are good cooks. Isabell John born 9 July 1894.
I, Isabell at the age of seven and Uncle Arthur used to go to the hills
after the cows for Uncle Joe, Jess, Owen and Aunt Eunice every night
through the summer months. One night while Gtandpa [sic] was
suffering from his falloff from the hay stack, the ladder having fallen
across him, we were late finding the cows. Grandmother got quite
upset. Grandpa walked out East of the house several times before
it got to dark to see if he could see anything of us. I always
had the impression that he irritated his wound which caused
hemorraghing. [sic] He broke some ribs. I was there when he was
knocked off from the stack with the derrick fork full of hay.
Uncle Richard was forking off and Uncle Arthur riding derrick horse.
Uncle Richard said it was pus collected around his heart and smothered
him.
Grandmother sent for Dr. Friday or he happened in. He did not
have his instruments so Uncle Joe got on his saddle horse and went as
fast as he could to Malad to see if he could get Dr. Jones, but he
would not come down nor let him have his instruments. By the time
he got back and Uncle Joe got to Corrine I believe and back grandpa has
[sic] passed away.
Eunice A. Ward boarded and roomed many school teachers: Mr. and Mrs.
Carpenter, Alf Atkinson, Roy Hale, Tom Williams, Mattie Matthews,
Scott Hall, James Cragen, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Boison, Mary Thomas, Mary
Price, Josephine Yearsley, Marie Palmer, Daisy Evans, Miss Olsen.
Many others taught in Woodruff but they lived to themselves.
Grandmother Eunice spent many years working and striving to make a
success of pioneer life. She has often told of how good and
considerate her children were to her. She was sure good to 11 of
us, myself (Isabell), Morgan and Ellis along with her own
children. I do not remember any of us ever talking back or being
sassy in any way, even to one another.
She endured the hardships that most pioneer families knew-and was
always glad for her experience and her part in helping to develop this
part of Malad Valley. Grandma Ward was active in church work and
held many important positions. She was president of the Primary
association in the Woodruff Ward for 28 years. I have heard the
Harris boys and Green boys say how they loved to hear Aunt Eunice Ward
tell the stories of the Bible and her experiences. She also spent
much of her time with the sick. She delivered many babies without
any help for [sic] a doctor. She kept the post office for many
years. She always had lots of company. Some would just stay
over night others especially relatives would stay quite awhile.
She passed away at her home in Woodruff on May 23,
1933 after a long and useful life. She was buried at Willard, Utah.
John, Thomas (Jan 22, 1820 – Jan 20, 1890) by Harriet McGivin
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF – JAMES JOHN.
By a G. daughter,Harriet Parkinson(McGivin) June 28, 1959.
James John's Father, Thomas John, was born at Wood-Roach,
Pembrokeshire, South-Wales, January 29, 1820, His [sic] parents were
William and Letitia Phillips John.
Thomas John was a shoe maker by trade. He Worked [sic] at home as
a Journeyman, Farmers [sic] would buy leather and hire him to make
their shoes. He worked very hard day after day but he had a hard
time supporting his family, as money was scarce and wages was [sic]
low, He [sic] was deeply religious and was affiliated with the
Independent Sect. He could practically quote the Bible from
memory in Welch.
He marrird [sic] Margaret Thomas, July 14, 1840 when he was 20 -
� years and she was 25 years old. To them was [sic] born
nine children. When their fifth child, James, was nearly two
years old the father decided to try his luck in a new land of
America. He got a chance to work his way across the ocean as an
assistant cook. He left in 1848.
He roamed around from place to place, wherever he could fin
employment. When he got a felon on his finger and coulden't [sic]
work, he became discouraged and decided to return to his native land.
He left America in the spring of 1849. When he landed in
Liver�pool he saw a great many friends ready to leave for America, He
[sic] told them of his great disappointment and how foolish they were
to leave their homeland. They answered him that nothing could
stop them, as they were determined to go to the land of Zion. He
told them he never had even heard of such a place, but instead he had
found only hardships and wickedness. They told him the angel,
John had seen, as recorded in Rev. 14:6 had truly came and had restored
the true gospel of Jesus Christ to a boy prophet named Joseph Smith…
Soon [sic] after his return, his Aunt Mary Phillips came to visit
him. She told him she had joined a strange church which she was
convinced was the true church. She told him she was impressed by
its name – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He
loved his aunt and had faith in her judgement. [sic] He was
not only impressed but convinced, as she proved the doctrine of this
new church from his Bible. His aunt's daughter, his cousin, who
belonged to the Catholic Church left home when her mother became a
Mormon and vowed she would never return.
As his Aunt Mary read prophesies of the restoration, Thomas got a
strong desire to read more and more. He was especially impressed
with Isaiah's prophesy that "The mountain of the Lord's house
should be established in the tops of the mountains and all nations
should flow unto it".
He was convinced this was the true church. Then he thought of his
friends and how they would look down on him if he joined the despised
Mormons, He [sic] spent many sleepless nights trying to decide what to
do. Then one night from out of the darkness the words came to
him, "He that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy
of me". That was his answer, He [sic] knew the gospel was true
and that it was the greatest thing that had ever came [sic] in his life.
He was baptized on April 22, 1851. His struggle to support his
family became real, for now every avenue of support was closed to him,
His [sic] friends looked down on him with scorn and contempt. He
had to work for other shoe makers to get any employment at all.
As time went on, the weight of oppression became so heavy he felt it
would crush him. He felt that he could not stand the contempt and
ridicule of those who used to be his friends another day, One [sic]
day,
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feeling friendless and alone, he stopped his work, knelt at his work
bench and humbly and earnestly asked his Father in Heaven to forgive
him if he had done wrong and to guide him to the right.
Suddenly he felt a light resting upon his head, which warmed and
penetrated every fiber of his body. This feeling continued until
he seemed encompassed in light and floating in the air. With
uns�peakable joy he said: "It is enough, I am satisfied. Father
in Heaven, I thank Thee". From that moment he never douted [sic]
again.
Persecution continued, The boys coulden' t [sic] get work. They were
beaten so severly [sic] by school mates and the school teacher, they
we�re obliged to quit school, After [sic] enduring this treatment
five years the family moved to Haisford, about eight miles away. This
was in 1856.
Thomas started in the shoe business again. Being very adept and
expert in his profession, everyone brought work to him. He had so
much to do he had to have his sons, William and Charles, help him. He
was now making enough that he could pay into the Perpetual Emi�gration
Fund.
By 1861 he had saved enough money to cross the Atlantic to
New�-York. They now had nine children, which made eleven in his
family. Phoebe, the oldest, married James Cusworth and refused to
go to Am�erica with her family. She mived [sic] to London,
corresponded with her family for a few years, then they lost all trace
of her. (She was born December 18, 1838)
The children who came with their parents were -William, Charles, Ann, James, Levi, Henry, Letitia and Mary Jane.
They crossed the ocean in a sailing ship, The New York Manchester, and were 33 days crossing the ocean.
When they landed in America the Civil War was at its height.
There was a great demand for military equipment, shoes, boots, belts,
knapsacks, etc. Thomas rented a house across the Hudson from
New-York and here he and his sons were kept very busy for the next 14
months. Then they started the long journey to Salt Lake Valley,
with just enough money to reach Winter-Quarters. They left by
train, The [sic] car with their baggage burned on the way, which
literally proved his vow.. he [sic] would never complain, if he could
only reach the valley, if he didn't have a shirt on his back.
They camped at Council Bluffs for six weeks while waiting for
wagons. They lived on wild berries and fruits and endured severe
thunder and lightning storms.
They left Council Bluffs with a caravan of sixty wagons, furnished by
the Church Emigration Fund from church members living in Cache Valley
in 1862. There were 60 wagons – 265 people. Twenty eight
[sic] persons died on the journey. Henry Miller was captain of
the group.
William and Charles, who were 21 and 19 years of age, were hired to
drive teams across the plains for which they got board and passage.
It was September and nights were cool. They ate sparingly and
saved flour so they could trade it to the Indians for blankets.
When the captain heard this he ordered that they get no more flour
until they used up what they had. The snow came early that
fall so they suffered greatly with the cold.
They arrived in Salt Lake City on October 17, 1862. They camped
in a tent on Emigration Square. They were given some warm bread with
molasses for their supper by an old friend, Sister Twig.
The next afternoon their train pulled out for Cache Valley. They
camped the first night between Brigham and Mantua and arrived in
Wellsville, October 22, 1862. – ten weeks after leaving Council Bluffs.
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Brigham Young was in Wellsville holding a meeting and all the John
family was invited to eat dinner at some place where Brigham Young was
invited. They were hesitant to accept because they were so
dirty. Brigham Young told them it was not the outside apparel
that counted, so long as their hearts were clean and pure. They went to
dinner with Brother John Maughan. His family was dressed in home made
gray clothes, made by mixing black and white wool. No feast could have
tasted more delicious to this very hungry family. It was a
special treat for them to sit up to a table again.
The next day the children started working for Brother Maughan,
pr�essing sugar at the molasses mill. They obtained thousands of
ga�llons, that was clear as amber and sweet as honey, [sic]
The people were poor in worldly goods but wealthy in spirit. Eve�ryone
helped everyone else and shared their belongings, talents and time.
They fixed up a house given them by William Rigby, in the new fort, to
live in that winter. It had no doors or windows just an opening to
crawl through. The roof was supported by quak�ing-asp trees, with
willow stick covered by straw and a foot of dirt to make the
roof. The floor was swept with sage brush and the opening covered
with a pile of boards. The room was 14' X 16' and each corner was
packed with straw to make a soft bed.By [sic] Chr�istmas they had a
door that would close and a window installed.
They dug an acre of potatoes for John Thirkell and got one fou�rth of
the crop. Then the boys were paid in potatoes for their work,
which gave them a winter's supply.
Then William and Charles arrived they helped thresh, for a bushel of
wheat per day. With wheat, potatoes and molasses they were re�ally
living well.
Late in November 1862 they were all re-baptized. When the harvesting
was done Thomas and his son, William, started their shoe making
trade. They had a tannery in Wellsville and a man in Paradise
made some shoe lasts. The leather they used was inferior, as they could
not wait for it to ripen.
School was held three months each year, James Lishman was the school
teacher. Pupils took turns doing janitor work and chopping wood. The
teacher was paid with food, Any [sic] book in the town was used as a
text book and was loaned around.
In 1864 trade began between the gold fields of Montana and areas in
Utah which brought in the first money and a measure of prisperity.
[sic] Soon a city was laid out and two rock school houses were
built to accommodate the many children.
James, Thomas (Aug 10, 1818 – Nov 6, 1877)
A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF, THOMAS JAMES.
Thomas James was born on the 10 Aug. 1818 in Pembroke, Wales. He
was the son of John James and Mrs. Ann James of Pembroke, Wales.
At the age of twenty-four he married Miss Sarah Vaughn,on [sic] the 15
March 1842 in South Wales, She [sic] was born in 1820 in Wallis, Wales.
She was the Mother of six children, one Daughter [sic] Mary and five
sons,- [sic] John, William, James, Thomas, and Henry.
On the 3 March 1855, a great sadness came to the family as the dear
wife and mother was called to leave this life and go to the great
beyond. The work of careing [sic] for the home and the children
fell upon Mary who was only 12 at the time.
Then about 1859 he married Jane Phillips who became the mother of four
children , [sic] Polly, George James, Ann, and William Phillips. on
[sic] the 15 or 17 Feb. 1865 she died leaving the family again in the
care of the father. Thomas James,and [sic] the daughter Mary. It
was in the fifties that he heard the gospel preached and was baptized
into the church.
After his baptism he did much missionary work with the Elders and the
local brot�hern, One [sic] of which was Thomas John. He also
presided when the Elders were not there. His home was
headquarters for the Elders who came to that village, His [sic]
vocation was that of a Brush Maker, he was a very kind and helpful man
and had a very pleasing personality, therefore he had many friends,
many were the meetings that were held in this home.
He had to put up with much opposition because of his friendly attitude
toward the Elders, He [sic] was holding a meeting in his home once when
a mob came and threw rocks through the windows doing much damage and
making a great mess, the rocks were thrown at the Elders who were there
preaching.
He was very industrous [sic] and took much pride in his home and garden
and orchard, It [sic] was in June 1876, that he with his daughter
Mary and her two daughters, Emma and Annie left Wales and sailed for
the United States in the ship called [No name given] they then took the
train for Salt Lake City, and arrived there on the 23 July 1876.
From Salt Lake City, they came to Portage, B-Eldr, Utah,as Malad Valley
was the place where most of the Welch people had gathered so that they
might be together, As [sic] he and Thomas John were good old friends
they met again and enjoyed each others comp�any for about a year when
he, Thomas James took sick and on 6 November 1877 he passed on to meet
and be with his beloved wives and children many of whom had died years
before, What [sic] a happy meeting it would be when he could explain
the beauties of the Celestical [sic] covenants of the gospel and how it
would be done for them by his decend�ants. [sic] He was buried in
the Portage Cemetery, BoxElder [sic] County, Utah.
Rowney, Ann (Jan 15, 1788 – 1855) by Herself
GRAHAMSTOWN .
AUGUST, 19TH. 1865.
STATEMENT. Made by Mrs. Ann Bowles wife of John Green born
abt 1779 who Married Ann Rowney 17 October 1808 at the request of her
sons respecting her own family, and of the family of her late husband,
John Green, who died in September 1831 at Belfour, in the Rat River
country, after John's death, Ann md [sic] #2 a Mr. Bowker he died,md
[sic] #3 a Mr.Bowles. (Ann)My father's name was George Rowney a
Freeman, of Bedfordshire,England, My [sic] mother's name was Hannah (I
don't know what her maiden name was, (HALL). My father was foreman of a
farm belonging to a Mr. Sharp of Bedford, He [sic] worked for him for
thirty years or upwards. My husband's father's name was John Green, his
father's name was, to the best of my recol�lection, Richard Green, of
Wellingborough, He [sic] was a Plasterer by trade, He [sic] kept a
Public House, the sign of which was [Red] Cow. He had only two sons,
Thomas and John, Both [sic] were Shoemakers by trade, Thomas was
married before John, I don't know his wife's maiden name [sic] He lived
in Wellingborough after his marriage.
John Green Married me in Oct 1808, in St.Paul's [sic] Church Bedford,
He [sic] had been a soldier in the King's Own IV, He [sic] had been
Paysargent and got his discharge through a hurt(saber�wound), [sic]
When he was about 27 years old. After our marriage we lived in
Wellingborough. He still worked at his trade after we were married. We
afterwards went to Deal near Dover, where we lived for some time, until
we embarked for South-Africa December 27,1819 [sic] took 120 days,
ariveing [sic] there April 26, 1820. He worked in Dover for a Mr.
Montues, Who [sic] also came out as head of the party.
Thomas Green has four children, when I left Wellingborough. The oldest
child was a son named Richard, about 5 years old [When we left]
Wellingborough, in or about 1816, as I had 4 children. [sic]
There was a William Green living in Wellingborough, He was a Butcher
and a cousin to my husband, He [sic] was well-to-do, and I should,
think between 30 and 40 years old, I can't say exactly. The other three
children Thomas Green had were girls, but I don't know their names. He
may have had more children, but I am speaking of the time when I left
Wellingborough.
I had five brothers when I left England; Thomas who was in the 2th
[sic] light Dragoons, havi�ng rtm away from his apprenticeship,
William, a Cabinet maker in London. He went to America when his time
was out, James a blacksmith at Gravesend, George a tailor in bedford.
These were all younger than I, excepting Thomas, who was the oldest,
William was married a long time before I came out here. The others were
still learning their trade, when I came out to the cape.
My father died shortly after I was married, and my mother died, I
think, in 1831 or 1832 How [sic] I know is, that one night when in bed,
when George,my [sic] youngest son now living, was a baby, as I lay in
bed, I saw my mother as plainly as could be, come and open the curtains
of the bed. I said to my husband:"Oh here is my mother". [sic] and she
vanished immediately. I concluded she died then… My [sic] husband's
family was the only one of that name in Welling�borough. My husbands
[sic] father and grandfather were born there, I have heard them speak
of it The [sic] old people. My husband's father was dead before I was
married, his wife was alive when I was there, and died after our
marriege, [sic] when we were at Deal, she died at Thomas Green's, where
she went to live, after we left Wellingborough, While [sic] we lived
there she lived at Welby, near Wellingborough, I have never heard of
Thomas Green's death, We [sic] naver [sic] received any letters from
any of them, and my husband never wrote. He began several times, but
never finished,..This [sic] is all I can say now, at present, but what
I have said, I believe are the principal things I can remember. Copied
by G. John February 1982.
Green, John Sr. (Apr 27, 1779 – Sep 1834) by Gordon John
THE HARDSHIPS
ENCOUNTERED BY TH JOHN GREEN FAMILY IN ENGLAND AND SOUTH-AFRICA.
February 8, 1982. It has been a little over 4 years since my
wife passed away, I have had many days here working on my Genealogy, Histories,
Life sketches, along with the daily house work, gardening and my flowers, lawns
in the summer, and with the snow in the winter, all in all I have had time to
do a lot of thinking, and one thing that seems to keep coming back to me is, I would
like to know more about the reason the wife's gg grandfather, John Green born
abt. 1779 and wife Ann, Rowney left England with their family, and went to South
Africa.
Before the wife's death, we spent most
of our time with my people, gathering kneaded [sic] information on the Ward
line, while we were getting material for the ward family book. which [sic] took
18 months 6 hours pr. day, to get it ready for publication. Then we spent some time getting the Green family
book ready for publication, so we neglected to do more on the Green line, Back [sic]
beyond where we started the Green family book.
I have been doing as much research
as I can, from a family account of the Green family, written by Ann Rowney in
1865, there seems to be a little deference in the time of Ann's death, but it
was shortly before her [sic] died. I have gone into the Universal World
Reference Encyclopedia, found an uprising in England and through out Europe.
Anns [sic] sketch was brought here
by the wife's distant cousin Joice Williams and her husband and Joice's mother,
if I remember right Joice's mother and Etha's father were about 2nd or 3rd
cousins, they came [here] in the early 1970s,im [sic] not sure of the date, [sic]
It is material I dident [sic] know we had. Joice and her Husb. Sidney Williams
are from S-Africa.
From Ann's writings John was in the
English Army and got his discharge through a hurt or a Sabor wound in
the head, according to her,this [sic] was before they were married, as they
were married in the 17 October 1808. I would like to mention now that Ann had
two brothers that was [sic] killed in the battle of Watterloo [sic] when Napoleon
was defeated June 18, 1815, a loss of 63,000 men. I will tell more of the
activities of Napoleon later.
I can see where they may wanted
[sic] to get away fron [sic] the trouble they were having in Englnd. [sic] but
when they got to Cape-Town in South Africa, leaving Deal Dec 27, 1819 took 120
days for the voyage ariving [sic] at Cape Town Apr 26, 1820. They were there
only a few years until the Kaffir's natives of that country waged war on the
settlers, stole their stock looted their homes, they lost all their papers,
caused them to move to the Kat River country. moveing [sic] from Grahmstown to
the Kat River country the 1st. of September 1834, and John died the 21st. September
1834. [at Balfour.] After John's death Ann married a Mister Bowker, he died,
even being over 70 years of age she married once more a man by the name of
Bowles, she out lived all three of her husbands she died around about 1865. [sic]
at Grahamstown Cape, South Africa. Haveing [sic] one son Thomas who died of a
snake bite, another one I'm not sure the name, but died of whooping-caugh. (I
think her name was Jane)
The natives of that land, the
Kaffir' s and Hottentot's was [sic] always giving the settlers truble, [sic] at
one time they rounded all the settlers from one village, to a open spot and
killed all the men and boys, one lady put a small boy under her skirt, and he
was the only male survirer [sic] in the groupe, [sic] they tell later of his posterity
[sic] there now.
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Ann had five brothers, Thomas was
the oldest born abt 1766.. [sic] Ann born 15 Jan 1788 md. John Green,..William [sic]
a carpenter. [sic] born abt. 1790, he came to America,when [sic] his apprenticeship
was over… [sic] James was born abt. 1792 he was a Blacksmith… [sic] George
was born abt.1794 he was a tailor… [sic] we don't know the names of his other
two brothers. William who came to America, should have a large posterity here
in this country by now.
We have had problems trying to be
sure of John's father, we thought it was Richard,Joice [sic] in her research in
England was'nt [sic] sure, this account of Ann's writings say's it was Richard,
[sic] Our records says it could be Richard,William [sic] or George, I hope we
can some day find out for sure. They also found unrest in South Africa When
they got there, as you see by what I have written… [sic] Now I will try and
tell of some of the unrest they had While in England, and all through out Europe.
I hope I can make it short so it
won't [be] boring to you… [sic] Napoleon Bonaparte was born 1 August 15, 1769
in the town of Ajaccio capital of the Island of Corsica, off the west coast of
Italy, [sic] He attended the Royal Military School Brienne, Where he took only
mathematics, [Read] the lives of great men, and military tactics, Appointed [sic]
in 1785 as second Lieutenant in the French Army, Napoleon began an ambitious
career. He was made Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery in 1793. Through his
ability he was made brigadier general of artillery in 1794, he put down a mob
uprising of 30.000 [sic] men with 5,000 men, [sic] He was made comander-in-chief
[sic] of the French Army….He [sic] married Josephine, the widow of General
Beauharnais
March 9, 1796 she had two children….. [sic] He won a
campaign [sic] against the Austrians and Sardinians in 1796/7 with 40,000 men
against 75,000 men,… [sic] Napoleon went into the Netherlands, Austria, Spain,Egypt, [sic] Syria and
Palistine, [sic] and went from there into South-Africa, Trying [sic] to destroy
the holdings the English had there, But [sic] the British [sic] Royal Navy
[Commanded by Lord NELSON,More given in clipping on next page of Mir] discouraged
him there, and he pulled out… But [sic] on land Napoleon remained supreme,
defeating one Army after another, on up through Spain, and with 500,000 men
Napoleon invaded Russia, driveing [sic] them back to Moscow,. [sic] decided to
spend the winter there, but the Russians set fire to the City, and Napoleon's
men were lightly clothed, and few provisions, so he retreated back to the
Polish border, and back to France.
Napoleon was then made Emperor, and
had no son to take his throne, so he devorced [sic] his unfaithful wife
Josephine who was a very beautiful woman, in 1809. [sic] and on April 2, 1810
he married Marie Louise of Austria who bore him a son March 20, 1811. she [sic]
was 19 years old.
The combined Armies of Russia,
Prussia, Sweden, Austria, Great Britain defeated Napoleon at the battle of
Waterloo with 63,000 men dead, two of Ann Rowney's brothers were killed in that
battle. Napoleon surendered [sic] June 18, 1815, Marie Louise and son was [sic]
taken from Napoleon by her father who regained the throne of Austria, and were
kept there almost as prisoners, [sic] Napoleon's son lived until he was 21
years old and died of Tuberculosis, a common disease of his mother's Habsburg
family. When defeated June 15, 1815, he was sent to the Island of St. Helena,
there he died of Ulcer or Cancer May 5, 1821, he was buried there, and in 1840
at the request of the French government his remains were taken to Paris, France
Where there is a memorial Mass held on May 5 of each year at the great tomb.
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