Our Family History

Ariah Coats Brower

2012-01-29T15:33:00.000-08:00

Oakley Cemetery, for more info click HERE.
Ariah Coats Brower

John Bair

2012-01-08T19:27:00.000-08:00

John Bair was one of the settlers of Richmond, UT. For more information click HERE.
For information on Bair Canyon click HERE.
For another history on John Bair click HERE.
Fine these pictures and more information HERE.

John Bair

It makes me so proud to know that I had ancestors like John Bair who worked so hard to provide for his family, for the community, and who was a such a great leader and hard worker of his time. John was a man was spent time with Joseph and Hyrum Smith who I deeply love and admire. -Michael Bair (Great, Great, Great Grandson)

Cyntha or Syntha (Murphy) Thompson

2012-01-08T17:54:00.001-08:00

1850 US Census

1860 US Census

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 about Cyntha Murphy

Name:	Cyntha Murphy
Spouse:	Jephtha M. Thompson
Date:	3 Nov 1842
County:	Perry
State:	Illinois
Source:	Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:	0975923

Jeptha M. Thompson

2012-01-08T17:44:00.001-08:00

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 about Cyntha Murphy

Name:	Cyntha Murphy
Spouse:	Jephtha M. Thompson
Date:	3 Nov 1842
County:	Perry
State:	Illinois
Source:	Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:	0975923

1850 US Census

1860 US Census

Eric Stanley Bair & Colby (Delatore) Bair

2011-12-13T20:43:00.000-08:00

Kyle Rae Bair

2011-12-12T09:08:00.000-08:00

http://youtu.be/JFOB7YuaQnQ

Brianna Bair

2011-12-12T09:02:00.000-08:00

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Jeanna Kay Bair

2011-12-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

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Family History Website: Purpose and Goals

2011-12-01T09:32:00.000-08:00

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I love my family. They are the most important thing in the world to me.

Michael

Sharon Ruth (York) Hensen

2011-11-08T19:28:00.001-08:00

Irma Jean (Dawson) Johnson

2011-10-30T20:13:00.000-07:00

Mom and Irma

Diana Lynn Dawson Whitted

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Loretta Kay (Dawson) Wilson

2011-09-25T14:00:00.001-07:00

The newspaper clipping reads September 9th, but Aunt Loretta was actually born September 8th.

Becky & Loretta

Dawson Family

Dawson Family

The Wilson's with Grandpa Dawson

Loretta and her father on his birthday

Jimmy Ross Dawson

2011-09-25T13:37:00.000-07:00

Susan E. Wyman

2011-09-25T13:31:00.001-07:00

Westfall Cemetery
Victoria
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Edward J. Wyman

2011-09-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

Westfall Cemetery
Victoria
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Arthur Wyman

2011-09-25T13:15:00.000-07:00

Westfall Cemetery
Victoria
Knox County
Illinois, USA

John Wyman

2011-09-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

Westfall Cemetery
Victoria
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Stephen Wyman

2011-09-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

Westfall Cemetery
Victoria
Knox County
Illinois, USA

'Swede' Oscar Ross & Ruth Isabel (York) Dawson

2011-07-08T19:13:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm7r74STIJU

Becky Bair's Thoughts (daughter)

The things I remember about my childhood is that our family didn't have alot of money to spare. But it seemed like mom and dad made sure that we took family vacations. The one I remember is when we went to yellowstone. We rented a u-haul trailer to pull behind are car. At night time my Dad slepted on the back seat of the car,I slepted on the floor of the car and my brother Jim slepted on the front seat of the car. The rest of the family slepted in the back of the u-haul. It saved money so we didn't have to have a motel. Alot of our family vacation I remember we would bring along my Grandma Churchill. She came with our family alot. Most of the time we would just grab food and sleeping bags to go camping with. We would bring a big tarp and lay it on the ground and then put all our sleeping bags on it. We would put a tarp on top just in case it started to rain. Another thing I remember about my growing up years is that my Dad would always like to take a Sunday drive. I used to dread those sunday drives and mom would always make us go. We would sing in the back seat of the car to entertain ourselves. One time we were on are way up to featherville and a deer jumped out in front of the car of course we hit it. We had to be towed. Another time we had an old station wagon and the tire fell off of it. I remember the time it was my mom,dad, Loretta and I went to disney land. We all shared a room together. My Dad snored alot well my sister Loretta would make these loud sounds to try and wake him up. Of course it didn't wake him up but it woke my mom and I up. Dad was a carpenter and some times he would take jobs out of town to make money for the family. He was working in Las Vagas we got to spend a month down there living in a camp trailor at a KOA camp ground. It was fun. I remember that I went swimming everyday why we were there. They also had a two seater bike that the seats were side by side. On payday Mom would let us rent one for an hour to go riding around. The other things we would do to keep our selves intertained is play card games like old maid. Needless to say some of us would tend to cheat. But I remember laughing alot. I guess the best part I remember being together as a family no matter what the case was.

Michael Bair's Thoughts

I do not see my Grandpa and Grandma Dawson as much as I'd like, but I have some great memories with them. I love Christmas parties in Grand View. The party is even better when Grandpa gets out his guitar and plays some music. Grandpa plays the classic old country songs that I love. He does it with a huge grin on his face with his foot tapping to the beat. It is impossible for anyone there to look at Grandpa and not smile yourself. I really appreciated Grandpa and Grandma showing up at our wedding reception. He is a great guy and still working hard at his age.

I love grandma. Just like Grandpa it seems like she is always wearing a smile and you can't help but smile back. I love the sound of grandma's voice. It is sweet and kind and is usually asking me how my life is. I enjoy playing games with grandma and some good ol Scrabble. Every once in a while Grandma and Grandpa will stop in at home with a load of wood or just to say hi. I'll never forget every year my parents letting us open a present on Christmas Eve. For a while we were able to open what Grandma got us, but eventually we started to choose to open up something else because Grandma Dawson always got us body wash and we wanted toys. I also appreciated my Grandma sending me a card every once in a while when I was on my mission in New Mexico.

Ruth's School Picture

Dawson Christmas Party 2011, Swede Dawson, Grandview, Idaho

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I was really excited when Grandpa decided to strum the guitar a bit. He put on what he called his "Vegas shirt" for me. He referred to the guitar he chose to play as "this blonde" when giving the reason why he chose to play this guitar because it looks good on camera. When Grandpa plays I can't help but smile. He walks into the room, makes time for you, and makes it a point to say hello and leave you smiling.

Grandpa and Grandma both talked about how they met each other playing a game of "ditch 'em". The game entailed chasing each other around in cars. They eventually moved to Grand View from Caldwell because of work and for the opportunity to be out on their own.

Grandpa had several stories that he shared this weekend of hanging out with his brothers. He talked about experiences they had of run ins with others and how they'd take care of problems by smacking someone with a solid punch in the face when something was going wrong. He and his brothers looked after each other and spent a lot of time together. Grandpa said when he came back from Korea that he was in great shape and was a solid 240 pounds.

Grandma talked a little bit about what it was like growing up. They did not have electricity for a long time. She would have to milk the cows every morning before running a quarter of a mile to catch the bus. Kids have it a lot easier these days she said. Her sister Faye had to feed the pigs. She said the greatest invention that has come around during the time that she has been alive is the washing machine. She recalled the huge task it was to have to wash clothes before the washing machine came around.

My favorite part of the Dawson Christmas Party this year was spending time with my Grandpa and Grandma. I love them and am grateful for who they are and what they do for me.

Michael, 19 December 2011

Quinn R & Darlene (Purser) Bair

2011-05-16T12:22:00.000-07:00

Thoughts by Stan Bair (son)

Grandma Bair was my inspiration my whole life. On short inspirational story she taught me was as early as my a6th or 7th birthday. She would send out invitations for my party. We didn't really care who came. We just wanted presents. One of those birthdays she invited among others, was a young lady from our ward was not as privileged. Her family was inactive. She always dressed poorly and was not kept very well. Her hair was never combed. She always was very quiet, meek, and standoffish. My mom certainly wanted to help her. After our party she was the last one to be taken home. My mom then gave her a sack of toys as well as a basket of fruit to eat. She showed me how to care for less fortunate people. She showed me not to tease. To be kind at an early age.

Another thing she taught me was to control my temper. Once I was peeling a potato and she made me mad and I took the potato and threw it on the floor and splattered it throughout the kitchen. She did not yell at me , or scold me. She quietly sobbed. I felt so bad that I had caused my Mom to cry so badly. I swore to never again loose my temper with her and cause her to cry again. I could mention so many great things about my mom.

Thoughts by Michael Bair (Grandson)

I love my grandma so much. I miss her and think about her everyday. I remember going to Grandma and Grandpa's house every Sunday growing up. That is what we did after church. I would sit very quietly on the couch while everyone else talked. My grandma was always sure to smile and talk to me.

I'll never forget when I was walking through Grandma's kitchen one time what she had to say. She told me that I didn't smile enough. I think about that every time I feel down.

I remember being in the backyard one time and Grandma held me back from pounding my brother Eric!

Grandma loved playing cards. She was fun to play with. Grandma helped me learn how to fish. I remember one time I was able to go down to Utah with my grandma and grandpa for a family get together. We did some fishing and Grandma was the one cleaning the fish.

Grandma even made an effort to come to a few of my games. She had a good friend at my school that would take care of me for her. Her friend was a substitute teacher and could get a bit cranky with some of the other students, but she was always kind to me.

I love my grandma because of the life that she lived and the example that she set. She made sure to take care of me. I remember occasions when Grandma would tell me how proud she was of me and how she thought I was a special one. I want to live my life the best I can for my Grandma.

She has passed on, but I know she still lives. I know she is near. I can feel her.
Stan Bair's Thoughts (son)

My father taught me many things really too, however most of them were things like hard work, and getting things done when you should. He was a very hard worker. He worked at the Sugar Factory full time and farmed 150 acres on the side. He also helped his father in farming 250 acres. He always provided well for the family and always went to work. He in fact worked 33 years and only was sick from work about 5 days in those thirty three years.

Michael Bair's Thoughts (grandson)

I appreciate Grandpa. I love him and enjoy my visits with him. I know it has been really hard on my grandpa since my grandma has passed away, but there have been some positive things that have come from it. I feel like I have been able to get to know my grandpa more. He is more talkative and appreciates the family that comes by to see him. It must be hard being married to someone for so long and then having to do things on your own. I appreciate the changes that my grandpa is making. I appreciate how he taught my dad to work who then taught me. I appreciate that my grandpa cleaned his life up and his a worthy temple recommend holder. I think it is awesome that he is using his priesthood and participating in family activities. I enjoy joking around with my grandpa and hearing him laugh.

Richmond City Cemetery
Richmond
Cache County
Utah, USA

Jeremiah York (1753-1818)

2011-05-11T12:27:00.000-07:00

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Jeremiah York
Name: Jeremiah York
Gender: Male
Birth Place: N.
Birth Year: 1753
Spouse Name: Sarah Allred
Number Pages: 1
Source Citation: Source number: 367.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DT1.
Source Information:
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
Description:
This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources.

North Carolina Census, 1790-1890 about Jeremiah York
Name: Jeremiah York
State: NC
County: Randolph County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1779
Database: NC Early Census Index

Tennessee Census, 1810-91 about Jeremiah York
Name: Jeremiah York
State: TN
County: Grainger County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1799
Record Type: Tax list
Database: TN Early Census Index

Polly Wayman Tilton Hyde

2011-05-09T14:44:00.000-07:00

Birth: Jan. 20, 1786

Moultonborough
Carroll County
New Hampshire, USA
Death: Sep. 13, 1862
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA

Daughter of Phillip Tilton and Tabitha Prescott
Married Heman Hyde, 5 Dec 1810, Strafford, Orange, Vermont
Children - Heman Tilton Hyde, Charles Walker Hyde, Rosel Hyde, William Hyde, Mary Ann Hyde, Carolina Hyde

Heman & Polly Hyde, holding War of 1812 sword

Salt Lake City Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Plot: C_14_7__

Heman Hyde

2011-05-09T14:40:00.000-07:00

Birth: Jun. 30, 1788
Manchester
Bennington County
Vermont, USA
Death: Jun. 11, 1869
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA

Son of James Hyde and Betty (Betsey, Elizabeth) Pennock
Married Polly Wyman Tilton, 5 Dec 1810, Strafford, Orange, Vermont
Married Prudence Bump, 19 Feb 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Elizabeth Lane, 6 Dec 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Catherine Mary Griffiths, 7 Jun 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Susannah Lane, 4 May 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Jane Lloyd, 4 May 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Eleanor Jenkins, 1 Aug 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Heman & Polly Hyde, holding War of 1812 sword

Salt Lake City Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Plot: C_14_7__

Abigail Gloyd Hyde

2011-05-09T14:35:00.000-07:00

Birth: Nov. 16, 1820
Massachusetts, USA
Death: Jan. 10, 1899
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA

Children:
Charles Gloyd Hyde (1861 - 1922)*
Abbie Hyde Cowley (1863 - 1931)*
Rosel Homer Hyde (1864 - 1921)*

Spouse:
William Hyde (1818 - 1874)*

Sgt. William Hyde

2011-05-09T14:32:00.000-07:00

Birth: Sep. 11, 1818
York (Livingston County)
Livingston County
New York, USA
Death: Mar. 2, 1874
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Son of Heman Hyde and Polly Wyman Tilton
Married Elizabeth Howe Bullard, 19 Jan 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Married Sally Allred, 1 Sep 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Sarah Hamlin Pratt, 1 Jan 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Abigail Gloyd, 1 Jan 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Married Phoebe Ann Griffith, 31 Aug 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

William Hyde, first Bishop of Hyde Park, Cache county, Utah, was born Sept. 11, 1818, in the town of York, Livingston county, New York, son of Heman Hyde and Polly W. Tilton. When he was seven years old his father left the town of York and settled in the town of Freedom, Cattaraugus county, in the same State. That being a new country, he cleared the timber from the land and improved a large farm. He also carried on a considerable business in wool carding and cloth dressing. In 1830-31 the family, which in respectability and wealth occupied a good social position, first heard of the Book of Mormon and of the great latter-day work, through Warren A. Cowdery, whose farm joined theirs. Through his brother Oliver he obtained some proof sheets of the Book of Mormon, which were also read with great interest by Mr. Heman Hyde. In 1833 Elders were preaching through the country, and Heman Hyde and his son William, hearing the gospel, believed it and were baptized April 7, 1834. Soon afterward they were followed by the whole family, which in February, 1836, moved to Kirtland, Ohio. In the spring of 1838 William left his father's house and traveled 1800 miles to the State of Missouri, where he located in the town of Far West. There he suffered with the Saints in their terrible persecutions, and left Far West in December, 1838, for Quincy, Illinois, with the satisfaction that he had done all in his power for the protection and good of his people. Here he found his parents, who had left Kirtland in September and gone into Missouri, but were soon compelled by the mob to leave. In October, 1839, he cast his lot with his people as one of the founders of the city of Nauvoo, where he, at a conference of the Saints, was ordained an Elder, and on the 6th of the following month, with Elder Dusette for a companion, he started on his first mission. In accordance with the ancient apostolic method, he traveled without purse and scrip, and preached the gospel through the States of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. After an absence of about three months he returned to Nauvoo. At a conference held in that city April 7, 1840, he was ordained a Seventy, and soon afterwards he started on a mission to the State of Maine, in company with Elder Herrrett. He visited Kirtland and preached in the Temple. Traveling and preaching, as opportunity offered, he and his companion arrived on the Fox Islands; off Penobscot bay, in the State af Maine. There they were very successful in proselyting to the truth, and there also Elder Hyde and his companion had an attack of the typhus fever. He recovered, but his companion died. He continued his labors in the State of Maine until March 28, 1840, when he commenced his return journey to Nauvoo. Falling in with a company of traveling Saints he journeyed with them a few days, and, for the first time, saw Miss Elizabeth H. Bullard, whom he afterwards married. He arrived at Quincy, Ill., April 30, 1841. Near this place his father resided, and with him he remained the most of the season. Feb. 23, 1842, he married Miss Bullard, his former traveling acquaintance. The following summer, in connection with his father, he labored to make a home in the new city of Nauvoo. At the October conference, of the same year, he was again called to labor in the ministry. On the 23rd of the month, after taking leave of family and friends, in company with Benjamin S. Wilber, he traveled to the State of Vermont, as usual preaching and baptizing by the way. He visited the old family home in that State and found many relatives, to whom he delivered the message of salvation. In April, 1843, he parted with his companion and returned to Nauvoo, where he arrived about the middle of June. On his way home he visited that ever memorable spot, the hill Cumorah. But a short time was allotted him in which to enjoy the pleasure of home, for he started on a mission to the State of New York Sept. 23, 1843. He was again eminently successful in his labors. Learning through a notice in the "Times and Seasons" that he had been appointed a mission to Vermont, in company with Elder Erastus Snow, he started for his new field of labor May 5, 1844. At the town of Lynden, on the last day of June and the first of July, a conference of the Saints was held, in which they were instructed as to the course they should pursue in the ensuing presidential election. Thus was Bro. Hyde, in connection with many other Elders, identified with the political moves of the Prophet Joseph just before his death. He and Elder Snow, feeling impressed that serious trouble was upon the Saints in Nauvoo, determined to return to that place. On the 8th of July Elder Hyde parted with the Saints, crossed the Green Mountains and reached Whitehall on the 9th. There they learned of the assassination of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. At Buffalo Elder Hyde fell in with six of the Apostles who were also on their way to Nauvoo to "comfort Zion" in its hour of peril. He arrived there on the 6th of August. In the stirring events which followed he sustained the quorum of the Apostles as the legitimate head of the Church. At the following October conference he was ordained one of the presidents of the 8th quorum of Seventy. In January, 1845, he was sent in the interests of the Church to the States of Mississippi and Alabama. He was absent about two months. He spent a part of the ensuing season in laboring on the Temple, in which he received the blessings of the faithful, and afterwards assisted in bestowing them upon others, until Feb. 8, 1846. In company with his parents and other relatives, he left Nauvoo May 18, 1846, and followed the trail of the traveling "Camps of Israel" to Council Bluffs, where he arrived on the 12th of July. He was in time to prove his patriotism by joining that immortal body of men, the Mormon Battalion, and was mustered into service in the company of Captain Jesse D. Hunter as second sergeant on the 16th of July. On the same day the company was marched eight miles to the Missouri river. On the 17th he returned to the camp in which his family was located, and in describing the situation, he says: "The thoughts of leaving my family at this critical time are indescribable. Far from the land which we had once called civilized, with no dwelling save a wagon, with the scorching mid-summer sun beating upon them, with the prospect of the cold December blast finding them in the same place. My family at this time consisted of a wife and two children, the eldest of which was but three and a half years old, and the situation of my wife was such as to require, if ever, the assistance and watch-care of her companion." July 31st the Battalion commenced its march for Fort Leavenworth, where it arrived August 1st. On the 13th of August Pro. Hyde, and his comrades, commenced their historic march to the Pacific coast with the thermometer at 101 degrees in the shade and 130 degrees in the sun. From this time until the Battalion was mustered out of service, at Los Angeles, California, July 16, 1847, the personal history of Bro. Hyde is included in its general history. He was one with many of his companions who were desirous at once of returning to their families and to the body of the Church. On the 20th of July they organized into companies of hundreds and fifties for the purposes of defense and assistance in traveling homeward. Bro. Hyde was chosen captain of the first fifty. They started on their journey on the 23rd, crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains Sept. 5th, and on the 7th met Captain Brown, who was in charge of the detachment which returned from Santa Fe to winter at Pueblo. He came direct from Great Salt Lake valley and brought letters to most of the brethren, and also a letter of counsel from the heads of the Church. By letters from his family Elder Hyde learned the sad news of the death of his only sister, at Council Bluffs, from a lingering sickness caused by exposure. As if to measurably compensate for his grief, he also learned that a son had been born to him. On the 3rd of October he reached Fort Hall, about two hundred miles north of Great Salt Lake valley and over seven hundred miles, by the route the party had traveled from Sutter's Fort. From there, without so much as an Indian trail to guide them, they arrived at the camp of the Saints, in Great Salt Lake valley, Oct. 12, 1847. Elder Hyde did not, like some of his companions, find his family there, and determined at once to cross the plains to Winter Quarters, where it had remained. After all his toils, he rested but two days and these were days of preparation. Oct. 15th he left the Valley, in company with sixteen others, for the Missouri river. The party passed Fort Bridger on the 19th, having traveled 118 miles. On the 20th, as a forerunner of the coming winter, the snow fell two inches. On the 5th, 6th and 7th of November the weather was exceedingly cold, making it necessary to use great exertions to keep from freezing. On the 8th they reached Fort Laramie, where they were very hospitably received. When they left the timber on the Platte river on the 11th, the snow was from eight to twelve inches deep. There were 200 miles to travel with only such fires as could be made with "buffalo chips" obtained from under the snow. On the 19th they came to timber. The weather was now stormy and cold and extremely unpleasant even to men inured to hardship. Arriving at the south fork of the Platte it was impossible to cross at the usual ford on account of high water and running ice. The party were therefore compelled to travel twelve or fifteen miles, over very bad ground, to the forks of the stream. There much difficulty was encountered. Elder Hyde first crossed both streams on foot. In one he had to swim. The water was extremely cold with ice running. After all the hardships that it would seem men could possibly endure, the party reached Winter Quarters on the 11th of December, a bitter cold day. This party was the first of the Battalion that returned to that place. On the 12th Elder Hyde crossed the Missouri river to Council Point where he found his family and father's house. It took him some time to recover from the hardship and hunger he had endured. In the spring of 1849 he started with his family, in company with his brother Rosel, for Great Salt Lake valley. He was appointed captain of a company of sixty-three wagons, under Mr. Gully, the captain of the hundred. With the exception that several of the company died with the cholera in the forepart of the journey, the trip was ordinarily successful, Elder Hyde arriving in the Valley Sept. 22, 1849. For some time after his arrival he was employed by the pioneer firm of Livingston and Kinkead. At a special conference of the Church held in Salt Lake City Aug. 28, 1852, he was called to go on a mission to Australia. On the 20th of October he took leave of his family and started on his long journey, by what was then known as the southern route to California. Dec. 3rd he arrived at the camp of the Saints, at San Bernardino, California. On the 17th he left San Bernardino. After a nine days' voyage from San Pedro, he arrived in the city of San Francisco. After spending some time in obtaining funds to meet the further expenses of the journey, he, with the Elders' destined for the same field of labor sailed from San Francisco Feb. 2, 1853. After a prosperous voyage and several days spent in quarantine, on account of there having been smallpox on board the vessel during the voyage, Elder Hyde, with his missionary companions, arrived in the port of Sydney, New South Wales, April 9, 1853. There he labored faithfully and with gratifying results, under Pres. Augustus Farnham, in the duties of his calling. At a conference of the Saints held in Sydney, Jan. 1, 1854, he was called to take charge of a company of Saints who were soon to start for Zion. Some change appeared necessary, as his health was failing through excessive labors and the heat of the climate. The company about to emigrate were from the district where Elder Hyde had principally labored. "Zion's Watchman," the organ of the Saints in New South Wales, speaking of those about to emigrate, said: "The company is under the charge of Elder William Hyde, who during the past year has labored faithfully, diligently and perseveringly in the Hunter's river district. His labors have been blessed; many obeyed the gospel, and are gathering with him. He goes hence with the full confidence and approbation of all true Saints." He sailed from New Castle on the barque "Julia Ann," with a company of 63 Saints, March 22, 1854. The voyage was a prosperous one. After being at sea about three months the company was safely landed at San Pedro, California Elder Hyde went at once to the colony of Saints at San Bernardino, and engaged teams to bring the emigrants to that place. A description of his journey home across the desert is best given in the following extract from his journal: "I remained in San Bernardino, until the 27th of July, then left for Great Salt Lake valley, in company with the mail carriers. We had mules for both riding and packing. The weather was excessively hot, and my health being much impaired, I soon discovered that I could accomplish the journey only through much suffering. On the fifth day of our travels it seemed that I must give over, as my body was racked with the most excruciating pain, accompanied with a scorching fever. We traveled 55 miles. O, may it never be my lot to experience another such a day! Before we came to our place of encampment, I became so exhausted that I fell from my mule, and was hardly sensible that I was falling, until I struck the ground. The brethren in the company supposed that my journey had ended. On the evening of the sixth day we were attacked by a company of some thirty or forty Indians near Resting Springs. We had a severe round with them, and succeeded in getting away, but not without the loss of one mule and one of the mail bags. Brother Powell was severely wounded in the hip with an arrow; my riding mule was badly wounded, and an arrow passed through my outer clothes, but there was none to touch my body. I arrived safely at home on the 14th of August, but in a very feeble state of health. Found my family well and in every way comfortable." For some time after Elder Hyde's arrival home his health was too feeble for him to perform much manual labor. In the autumn of 1855 he moved his family to Salt Lake City, and followed the occupation of salesman until the spring of 1857. His health being much improved he concluded to again try the cultivation of the soil. For this purpose he sold his home in Salt Lake City, and moved to Lehi, Utah county. The same year he was chosen as a president of the 44th quorum of Seventy, which was organized in Lehi. In October, 1857, he was assigned to the command of one hundred men, which were a part of the "Mormon" forces that occupied the mountain defiles in order to check the advance of Buchanan's army. This service occupied about two months. In the spring of 1859 he was summoned to serve as a juryman in the court of the notorious Judge Cradlebaugh. April 6, 1860, Elder Hyde commenced to move his family and effects to Cache valley. It might be considered a mission given him by Joseph Young, then senior president of the Seventies, as he was to have the oversight of the Seventies in Cache county. He arrived at his destination on the 16th of April. Here his labors as a "Mormon" pioneer culminated in the founding of the settlement of Hyde Park the ensuing summer. The Stake authorities organized the settlement on the 1st of July, with Wm. Hyde as acting Bishop. He often exercised his calling as an Elder in preaching in the other settlements of Cache county in company with Apostle Ezra T. Benson and his presiding Bishop. His long varied experiences made him a most efficient leader of the people An developing the resources of a new country. In September, 1862, he was very efficient in assisting General Benson, as his adjutant, in organizing the militia of Cache Military District. Dec. 30. 1862, a mass meeting was held in Logan, at which seven delegates were chosen to meet in a convention to be held in Salt Lake City Jan. 20, 1863, for the purpose of forming a State constitution, and of making other necessary arrangements for the admission of Utah into the Union. Among the men selected for this purpose was Wm. Hyde. In the election of State officers to act in case Utah became a State. Elder [p.763] Hyde was appointed judge of the 8th judicial district. To assist in home industries this year he started a wool carding machine, which, with the necessary plant, cost about three thousand dollars. His family also encouraged home manufactures among the people by clothing themselves with the workmanship of their own hands. Home manufactures were an important factor in sustaining a family in those primitive times. Elder Hyde was also successful as a farmer. In the spring of 1864 he was chosen to take charge of the train of teams made up in Salt Lake City; for the purpose of going to the Missouri river to assist the emigration in crossing the plains. For this purpose he left home April 19, 1864, and arrived at Wyoming, Neb., with his train on the 3rd of July. After waiting seven weeks, his was the fifth train to start on the return trip. After traveling fifty miles he was notified by telegram from Pres. Brigham Young, on account of Indian difficulties, to await the sixth company, which was still behind. The combined train made a successful trip and, on arriving in Salt Lake City, were warmly welcomed by several hundred citizens. Oct. 30, 1864, Elder Hyde arrived at his home in Hyde Park. He found his family in a prosperous condition, and more especially as a son was born to him about a week before his return. In four years, under his guidance, Hyde Park became a very thriving settlement of some forty families. The Territorial legislature of 1865-66 appointed him probate judge of Cache county. In the fall of 1865 Cache county was organized into a military district, with Apostle Ezra T. Benson as brigadier-general, and Win. Hyde as adjutant and chief of staff. General Benson and Bishop Maughan had, for several years, been members of the Territorial legislature, and, during their absence, Bishop Hyde presided over the affairs of Cache county. In 1866 he entered into co-partnership with Thos. E. Ricks and Wm. Hendricks, and they built a substantial grist mill, at a cost of $27,000. In the meantime the firm did a considerable business in merchandising. In the autumn of 1868 Elder Hyde engaged, with Apostle Benson and others, in grading one hundred miles of the Central Pacific Railroad. This furnished lucrative employment to many of the citizens of Cache valley. Dec. 6, 1868, while employed on the railroad, he was seriously injured by a kick from a horse over the left temple, which fractured his skull. From this he suffered much for about three weeks, and he was under the necessity of remaining at home the most of the following winter and spring. March 25, 1869, the Hyde Park branch of Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution received its first stock of goods and commenced business, having been previously organized with Wm. Hyde as president. In February, 1870, he was elected probate judge of Cache county for the second term in the fall of the same year, at a three days' muster of the militia of Cache county, he was unanimously elected brigadier-general, which raised him to the command of Cache Military District. Aug. 23, 1871, a railroad company was organized for the construction of a railroad from Ogden, Weber county, to Logan, Cache county, and thence on to Soda Springs. Gen. Hyde was elected one of the board of directors of the company. In February, 1872, when delegates to another convention were elected for the purpose of taking preliminary steps for the admission of Utah into the Union, Judge Hyde was again sent from Cache county. At the general conference held in Salt Lake City Oct. 7, 1872, Elder Hyde was ordained a High Priest and appointed Bishop of Hyde Park. At a conference of the Church held in Logan, June 27, 1873, he was ordained a Patriarch, under the hands of the First Presidency and the Apostles. Bishop Hyde died March 2, 1874. He was an efficient public servant and truly a representative man among his people. Justice, humanity and uprightness were prominently developed in his life's labors. He was a firm believer in the principle of celestial marriage, having married five wives and being the father of twenty-five children. As president, Bishop, general, judge, husband and father, he was kind, courteous and consistent; as a Saint, the embodiment of humility.

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p. 759

Mormon Battalion, Company B

Parents:

Heman Hyde (1788 - 1869)

Polly Wayman Tilton Hyde (1786 - 1862)

Children:
William Hyde (1847 - 1937)*
Mary Lucretia Hyde Woolf (1848 - 1915)*
Ellen Maria Hyde Woolf (1850 - 1914)*
Eliza Elvira Hyde Turner (1852 - 1879)*
Carolina Hyde Turner (1855 - 1934)*
Nellie Maria Hyde Hancey (1861 - 1939)*
Charles Gloyd Hyde (1861 - 1922)*
Abbie Hyde Cowley (1863 - 1931)*
Rosel Homer Hyde (1864 - 1921)*
Emma Hyde (1865 - 1866)*
Ezra Benson Hyde (1871 - 1944)*

Hyde Park Cemetery
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA

David Reeder

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Birth: Dec. 21, 1801

Death: Oct. 7, 1856

David Reeder was a member of the Willie Handcart Company along with several members of his family. When the company ran out of food and winter came early, David died on the trail approximately 50 miles west of Fort Laramie, Wyoming. He was buried alongside the trail.
Children:
George Balls Reeder (1828 - 1914)*
Eliza Reeder Hurren (1830 - 1912)*
Mary Ann Reeder Metcalf (1835 - 1916)*
Robert Reeder (1837 - 1917)*
Caroline Reeder (1839 - 1856)*

Burial:

Non-Cemetery Burial

Eliza (Reeder) Hurren

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Birth: Jan. 31, 1830
Suffolk, England
Death: Apr. 6, 1912
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA

Daughter of David Reeder and Lydia Balls. Crossed the plained in the Willie Handcart Company. Her father, daughter Selena & young sister Caroline all died along the trail.

Children:
Emma Hurren Woolf (1852 - 1937)*
Sarah Hurren Seamons (1854 - 1948)*
Selena Hurren (1856 - 1856)*
Roseanna Hurren Hyde (1857 - 1953)*
James William David Hurren (1859 - 1948)*
Martin Frank Hurren (1862 - 1863)*
Eliza Marietta Hurren Thurston (1865 - 1948)*
Phebe Jane Hurren Hyde (1867 - 1950)*
Frank Edmund Hurren (1873 - 1873)*

Spouse:
James Hurren (1827 - 1909)*

Hyde Park Cemetery
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Plot: Sec 1, Row 15, Pos 2

James Hurren

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Birth: Feb. 24, 1827
Suffolk, England
Death: Dec. 6, 1909
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA

Married Eliza Reeder Sep 28 1850 in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England. Crossed the plains in the Willie Handcart Company. James was traveling with his wife, Eliza Reeder Hurren, and their four daughters:

Mary (7), Emma ( 4), and Sarah ( 2). Their youngest daughter, Selena, was born on July 14, 1856 at Iowa City. She lived only 2 weeks and died at Cherry Creek, along the trail in Iowa. They were also accompanied by Eliza's father, David Reeder, and Eliza's sister,Caroline Reeder, who both died on the trail, and Eliza's brother, Robert Reeder.

James was very strong and healthy. He was considered the strongest man in his company and was always willing to do more than his share. In addition to the family baggage and cooking utensils, he put as many as five extra sacks of flour (which weighed 100 pounds each) on his cart when the emigrants were asked to add the flour to their loads. Many complained about carrying even one sack. He also gave rides to two little girls who were not able to walk. The physically capable men stood guard duty at night,and in this, too, James far exceeded his quota of hours. Eliza worried that he would ruin his health, but Captain Willie promised him that if only one man in the company reached the Valley, it would be James. James did retain his health but two of his daughters were very sick, and they missed their Aunt Caroline, who was 17 years old. She had died on the trail, just before they had reached Independence Rock.

The weather grew colder each day, and Mary's feet eventually froze. When the family finally arrived in the Valley, their first concern was little Mary's frozen feet. They took her to a doctor and he said her legs would have to be amputated or she would die. Her father protested, "This little girl didn't walk a thousand miles to have her legs cut off. If she dies, she will die with her legs on."

The family moved to Brigham City to make their home and an elderly lady, Mrs. Snider, told them to get some fresh steak and wrap her feet in it and call her after three days. Fresh meat was not available where they lived, so Mary's father walked 20 miles to Ogden, got a steak, and walked back. When the beefsteak was removed after three days, Mrs. Snider applied homemade ointment on Mary's legs and feet. Within a few days the rotten flesh dropped off. Mary was able to walk again in two years.After they arrived in the Valley, James and Eliza were asked how they felt about their ordeal. They were quick to reply, 'With all our trials, our weary traveling, burying our dear ones, piling our clothing and bedding by the wayside and setting fire to them, we have never once felt to murmur or complain or regret the steps we have taken."

Family links:

Children:
Emma Hurren Woolf (1852 - 1937)*
Sarah Hurren Seamons (1854 - 1948)*
Selena Hurren (1856 - 1856)*
Roseanna Hurren Hyde (1857 - 1953)*
James William David Hurren (1859 - 1948)*
Martin Frank Hurren (1862 - 1863)*
Eliza Marietta Hurren Thurston (1865 - 1948)*
Phebe Jane Hurren Hyde (1867 - 1950)*
Frank Edmund Hurren (1873 - 1873)*

Spouse:

Eliza Reeder Hurren (1830 - 1912)

Hyde Park Cemetery
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Plot: Sec 1, Row 15, Pos 2

Phebe Jane (Hurren) Hyde

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Birth: Apr. 15, 1867
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Feb. 20, 1950
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Daughter of James & Eliza Reeder Hurren. Married Rosel Homer Hyde 15 Oct 1886 in Logan, Cache, Utah.

Death Certificate
Burial:
Hyde Park Cemetery
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Plot: Sec 3 Row 12 Pos 12

Rosel Homer Hyde

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Birth: Oct. 24, 1864
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Feb. 17, 1921
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Son of William Hyde and Abigail Gloyd
Married Phebe Jane Hurren

Death Certificate
Burial:

Hyde Park Cemetery
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA

Arland Gloyd Purser

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Birth: Oct. 4, 1925

Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Jan. 4, 1988
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Eugene Lyman Purser

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Birth: Sep. 13, 1924
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Dec. 11, 1944, England

Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

John Hyde Purser

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Birth: Jun. 27, 1923
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Apr. 27, 2000
Clearfield
Davis County
Utah, USA

Burial:
Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Rosel Hyde Purser

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Birth: May 18, 1921
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Apr. 11, 1999
Logan
Cache County
Utah, USA

Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Ruth (Purser) Owens

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Birth: Mar. 6, 1919

Hyde Park

Cache County

Utah, USA

Death: Dec. 22, 2009, USA

FAIRVIEW, Idaho - What a wonderful Christmastime for Ruth Purser Owens as she was reunited with her eternal companion, Richard, when she passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, surrounded by her family. Ruth was born March 6, 1919, in Hyde Park, Utah, to Lyman Albert and Abbie Hyde Purser. She married Richard N. Owens on Oct. 4, 1942, in Elko, Nev. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple.

She was a wonderful mother, raising and loving 11 children. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served faithfully in the Relief Society, Sunday School, and Primary. She enjoyed sewing, piecing quilts and cooking. She loved to read, and grew a beautiful garden.

She is survived by her children Darrelyn (Elroy) McDermott, of Cheney, Wash.; Karen (Robert) Coleman, of Terreton, Idaho; Kaylene (Marvin) Golightly, of Preston, Idaho; Gay (John) O'Hara, of Bountiful, Utah; Richard (Peggy) Owens, of Preston, Idaho; Janet (Kim) Williams, of Firth, Idaho; Debbie (Chuck) Sistrunk, of Preston, Idaho; Farris (Elizabeth) Owens, of Vancouver, Wash.; Angela (David) Esplin, of Firth, Idaho; Marshal (Faith) Owens, of Preston, Idaho; and Vance (Denise) Owens, of Brookings, S.D.; 93 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; her parents; a sister, Darlene Bair; her brothers John, Hyde, Eugene and Arland Purser; and a grandson, Eric Esplin.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, at 11 a.m. in the Preston South Stake Center, 55 E. 100 South, Preston, with Bishop Quinn Corbridge conducting. A viewing will be held Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home, 109 E. Oneida, in Preston, and Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com.

Fairview Cemetery
Fairview (Franklin County)
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Abbie (Hyde) Purser

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Birth: Jul. 15, 1899
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Feb. 21, 1985
Logan
Cache County
Utah, USA

Burial:
Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Lyman Albert Purser

2011-05-09T13:13:00.000-07:00

Birth: Jan. 13, 1898
Hyde Park
Cache County
Utah, USA
Death: Oct. 9, 1981
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Burial:
Preston Cemetery
Preston
Franklin County
Idaho, USA

Georgia (Robinson) Bair

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Richmond City Cemetery
Richmond
Cache County
Utah, USA

Lloyd Humphry Bair

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Richmond City Cemetery
Richmond
Cache County
Utah, USA

Idaho Map, Published 1884

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Royal Descendent of the Claypool Family

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For Complete Text Click HERE

Nancy (Carnes) York

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1880 Census

Elizabeth M. Reece

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Birth:	Jan. 16, 1869
Death:	1869
Inscription: Age 6 mo Note: Daughter of Morgan F. &; Elizabeth Reece

Burial: Trenton Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA

Caleb J "Kale" Reece, Jr.

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Birth:	Mar. 20, 1861 Dahinda Knox County Illinois, USA
Death:	Dec. 11, 1934 Dahinda Knox County Illinois, USA
Son of Morgan Franklin Reece, Elizabeth----WILHELM Married; 21.Jun.1900 Sangamon Co.Illinois Anna E. SMITH: Howerter

Burial: Trenton Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA

Elizabeth (Wilhelm) Reece

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1850 Census

1880 Census

1900 Census

Burial:
Trenton Cemetery
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Morgan Reece & Elizabeth Wilhelm with Children

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 about Morgan Reece

Name:	Morgan Reece
Spouse:	Elizabeth Wilhelm
Date:	25 Apr 1850
County:	Knox
State:	Illinois
Source:	Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:	1404969

Morgan Franklin Reece

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1850 Census

1880 Census

1900 Census

Burial:
Trenton Cemetery
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Morgan Reece & Elizabeth Wilhelm with children

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 about Morgan Reece

Name:	Morgan Reece
Spouse:	Elizabeth Wilhelm
Date:	25 Apr 1850
County:	Knox
State:	Illinois
Source:	Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
Microfilm:	1404969

Baby Daughter Bair

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Birth:	Feb. 11, 1963
Death:	Feb. 11, 1963
Family links: Parents: Quinn R Bair (1930 - 2009) Darlene Purser Bair (1933 - 2007)

Burial: Richmond City Cemetery Richmond Cache County Utah, USA

John McGowen

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Burial:
Fanshawe Cemetery
Fanshawe
Le Flore County
Oklahoma, USA

Margaret (Claypool) Dawson

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Birth:	1808
Death:	Apr. 21, 1869
Inscription: Age 60 yr 9 mo 11 days Note: Wife of James

Burial: Trenton Cemetery Knox County Illinois, USA

Morgan Dawson

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Burial:
Trenton Cemetery
Knox County
Illinois, USA

Erie Love Hopper

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