106. Thomas JONES
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 19NQ-QJ
107. Elizabeth JENKINS
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 19NQ-RP
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 2M4R-D1
Benjamin Thomas (by Sara Belle Thomas) Benjamin Thomas, son of David and Hannah Thomas, was born February 25, 1820 in Camarthenshire, Wales. He had one brother, Daniel Thomas. He migrated from South Wales to Salt Lake City, Utah in the year 1849 in company with 249 Welsh Saints and was six weeks on the ocean. They sailed across on the ship called the “Buena Vista.” They crossed the plains in the George Smith company. He married Letitia Davis several years before leaving Wales, and one child was born to them there. By the Missouri River on the trek westward Letetia gave birth to a baby girl May 13, 1849. Her name was Hannah Maria. They had seven children, viz:Daniel D. Thomas, Hannah Maria Williams, Sarah Ann Anderson, Mary Jane Jones, David D. Thomas, and Joshua Davis Thomas. On March 9, 1857 in Salt Lake City he was married to Susan Roberts by Brigham Young, and to this union 14 children were born, viz: Robert R. Thomas, William R. Thomas, Margaret Jane Graham, John R. Thomas, David R. Thomas, Letitia R. Richards, Rachel R. Thomas, Thomas R. Thomas, Susannah R. Price, Edward R. Thomas, Mary R. Thomas, Joshua R. Thomas, Martha R. Thomas, and Joseph R. Thomas respectively. In the year 1858 he and his family moved from Salt Lake City to Brigham City. Later that year they were compelled to move “South” by order of the Church, as the Indians had become bad at this time. On this move Letitia gave birth to a baby boy, after which she passed away, and was buried in San Pete County. The family soon moved back to Brigham City where the baby died. In April of 1864 they came to Malad Valley, its first early settlers. Four men and four boys were the first to begin the work of reducing the wilderness and lay the stepping stones which made this valley what it is today. Benjamin Thomas was one of these hardy and energetic pioneers. They took up land claims and began the work of reclaiming the valley and transforming it from the vast wilderness to a community of farmers and substantial business concerns. May of 1864 the first crops were planted which consisted of wheat, oats, melons, potatoes and a few garden vegetables. In the meantime Benjamin Thomas was preparing a place to bring his family to. He constructed a one room house, the sides being built of braided willows, and the top of a few poles covered with wheat grass. In the winter they added one more room to this house. This house was located in the neighborhood of the former William Evans, “treasurer” home, and the Oneida Hospital, or what is now known as Bannock Street. By June of this same year he moved his family from Brigham to Malad, which included his wife Susan and eight children. On September 30, 1864 Susan gave birth to a baby boy, David R., who was the first white boy to be born in Malad. Benjamin and Susan, along with the other members of their family, were always very proud of the fact that they were the first family to settle in Malad, and that they gave to Malad its first born. This same David R. Thomas passed away April 14, 1951 at the age of 86. This family remained here continuously after their arrival, thru the hard winter of ’64 and ’65. The family like many others of the early settlers, had encounters with the Indians. On many occasions “Chief Pocatello” and other Indians would come to their home demanding something to eat, with large, threatening knives in their hands. Food was often times surrendered to them to keep peace, with the hazard of food shortage always staring these brave pioneers in the face. The stage coach passing from Corrine, Utah to Montana carried numerous passengers. On one occasion a gentleman, who was overcome with heat and fatigue, stopped at the home of Benjamin Thomas and asked for lodging for the night. Mrs. Thomas immediately began to prepare for her strange visitor, and cooked him a delicious supper. On her bill-of-fare among other things, she served green peas, which, of course, at that time were a great luxury. The man ate the meal with relish, and declared it to be the best he had ever eaten. The next morning before he made ready to continue his journey he showed his appreciation of her hospitality by pouring on a plate some real “gold dust.” When this was weighed it amounted to fifteen dollars. Mrs. Thomas felt happy and considered she had been well paid. The first religious meeting in Malad City was held in the fall of 1865 in the Benjamin Thomas home. It was conducted by Latter Day Saint missionaries from Brigham, Utah. The first Bishopric in Malad consisted of Bishop Daniel Daniels with Henry Peck and Benjamin Thomas as his counselors. In the year 1866 Benjamin Thomas was ordained the first counselor to Bishop Daniels. Mr. Thomas played an important part in the early development of Malad City. He died August 16, 1887 in Malad City at the age of 67, and was buried in the Malad City cemetary.Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 2M4R-D1
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 30JV-DD
110. William Henry JOHN
REFN: 1QPF-GW
REFN: 1QPF-GW
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1QPF-GW
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1QPF-GW
REFN: 1QPF-GW
111. Sarah Ann ASHTON
REFN: 2H2L-HC
REFN: 2H2L-HC
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 2H2L-HC
REFN: 2H2L-HCAncestral File Number:<AFN> 2H2L-HC
116. Mathew FITCHES
Invalid baptism temple code: S.
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 19J7-X3
Invalid baptism temple code: S.Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 19J7-X3
117. Louise Louisa SHARPE
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 19J7-Z8
118. William WISEMAN
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 353G-WB
Invalid endowment temple code: S.
Invalid endowment temple code: S.
Invalid endowment temple code: S.
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 6WH8-H9
Invalid endowment temple code: S.
120. Charles RICHARDSON
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> CGWV-G4
121. Sarah N LAVENDER
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> CGWV-H9
122. Thomas Sloan MACKAY
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1H2X-HP
123. Sarah FRANKS
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1H2X-JV
124. Robert WALKER-STOKES-STOCKS
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1KF1-97
Birth: Born before Fanny's marr. to Jeremiah Stokes
Burial: Draper Cemetery
Sources:
1. Family Records from Winona S. Erickson
2. IGI
3. Cemetery RecordsThe following was compiled and written in 1961 by Lydia Lila Walker Park and, at Lydia's request, is to be used only for family records. Lydia was the daughter of Stephen Webb Walker, son of Robert Walker (Stokes).
"The history of my paternal grandfather, Robert Walker (Stokes) has been very sketchy, and the circumstances surrounding his birth and paternity has been somewhat of a mystery these many years. Much time and money has been spent in trying to find our genealogy on our grandfather's side, to no avail. If anyone has known - and who would be more apt to know than his mother - she, and they, have kept it a closely guarded secret. About the only thing we can be sure of is, that he was born and that he was the father of seven sons.
It was my father who, most reluctantly, first apprised me of the fact that their was a "skeleton in the closet". Dad was visiting in my home one Sunday afternoon soon after Mother's death, when I inquired of him as to the correctness of some genealogy I had been working on. I told him the name "Robert Walker" appeared as his father's, his father's father as well as his mother's father's name and wondered if it was an error someone had made or if it was a strange coincidence. I had known, previous to this, as I suppose most of us had known, that "Stokes" fitted in some way, but had thought that Dad's grandmother had been a widow with one son when she married a widdower with several children, that her son's legal name was "Walker" and he assumed the name of "Stokes" after their marriage, later on taking back his own name. Just how I thought that, I don't know - my own interpretation on it. Any any rate when I questioned Dad about it, his expression immediately became solemn (I'll never forget it) and I knew I had touched on a sore spot. He didn't say anything and kiddingly I asked what the matter was, and was there a family skeleton. He still didn't want to talk, but I told him there was nothing for him to be ashamed of and that his silence probably would tell more than if he "confessed". Little by little I "dragged" what little I could from him. He told me that his father was born out of wedlock, that his "sire" was of British nobility and claimed to know the name of the father but said he would never reveal it, that, "it will go with me to the grave". He said Robert's mother Fanny, was a young, beautiful girl "ignorant in the ways of the world". She was employed as a maid in one of the royal houses when she "became involved with the son of her master". Coax as I would, that was as much as I could get from him. I told him I thought we had a right to know what our real name was, but he said it would do no good. He said that Fanny married a Jeremiah Stokes who raised Robert as his own son.
The following brief, but interesting history was obtained mostly from the histories sumitted by two of my cousins, Naomi Walker Brady Ellis (daughter of Robert Sylvester Walker) and Cleona Walker Hedenstrom (daughter of Charles William Walker) and are on file in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Memorial Building in Salt Lake City. Naomi states that her information was obtained from her father and his two aunts, half-sisters to Robert and our Great-aunts, Fanny Stokes and Tamar Stokes McGuire, who lived in Draper near Uncle Rob's family. Naomi also states that Cleona sold her hone and used the money from this sale on extensive research in an effort to obtain information as to the paternity of our grandfather, but was unsuccessful.
This history of my grandfather I am most happy to have as it is the most information we have had of him and I can not understand why some of the facts have been kept such a secret and have not become family stories. Perhaps some of the family have known these facts all along, but I think I am correct in assuming that as far as our particular branch of the family is concerned (Stephen's family) we are all ignorant of most of these facts. It is understandable that the family of Robert would want to keep the circumstances of his birth a secret, but I can see no reason for keeping the rest of it hushed up. As for me, I am rather proud of the record my grandfather made. He must have been a stalwart, honest man for Brigham Young to have favored him as he apparently did.
I came upon the histories quite unexpectedly one day when I was on duty in the D.U.P. Memorial building. The various D.U.P. camps in the city have their members act as guides, salesladies, receptionsists, typists, etc. It is interesting work and I go whenever I can. On this day, while eating my lunch, I got out the file on Robert to see what I could learn and the following is what I have pieced together from the histories submitted by our two cousins. I was almost spellbound by what I read, brief as it was, mostly, I guess, because I was so surprised at finding such a wealth of information that I did not dream existed.
Robert was born in Balsovar or Bolsovar, Nottingham, England, March 17, 1835 to Fanny Walker, a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Walker. Fanny was born March 15, 1819 in Balsovar and was seven years old when her father died in 1826. She had just turned 16 when her son was born. In 1836 (the month and day is not given) at age 17, Fanny was married to Jeremiah Stokes, himself just 17 years of age. Robert grew up as Stokes, but somewhere along the line, either Robert's mother or his wife got made at the Stokes family and took the name of Walker. If either the name "Stokes" or "Walker" was ever legalized we don't know, but legal or not, Walker is the name by which we have been known.
In his early youth, Robert was employed as a stable boy for the royal family. There he worked with blooded horses and he learned to care well for them and love them. He also learned the masonry trade and he and his stepfather made adobe bricks. Robert and Jeremiah did some repair work on the King's castle and were given a small tract of land for pay. It meant much to own land in those days and Robert and Jeremiah built a small home where the family lived until leaving for America
The family embraced the gospel in England and Robert was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in February, 1850 at the age of 15. He left England with his parents and five brothers and sisters, Thomas, Elizabeth, Tamar, Jeremiah and Fanny, on May 22, 1856 on the ship "Horizon". His ticket was #145. On June 30, 1856 the steamer "Huron" towed the "Horizon" to Constitution Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts. The captain of the ship was a Scandinavian by the name of Reed, and upon leaving the ship the captain complimented the group on their good behavior, saying the company was the best he had ever brought across the sea and that "hereafter his ship would carry only Mormons".
Because of the lack of funds to bring them to Zion, the family had to remain in Boston where Robert and his stepfather did whatever they could to earn a living and same enough to get them to Utah. Robert also was anxious to have his sweetheart, Ann Wilson, who had to remain behind in England, join him. Robert was a strong, husky, well-built young man and traveled some with a circus as a strong man. He also earned extra money as a pugilist, thereby earning the necessary means to send for Ann two years after Robert had arrived in America. They were married upon her arrival in Boston, on May 9, 1858. They took out their endowments in the Endowment House, February 22, 1862. Their first child, Franklin Lorenzo, was born in Boston.
Fanny and Jeremiah Stokes also had a son born to them in Boston, Alvin Sylvester who died in infancy and was buried in Boston. The Stokes had one more child born to them, after arriving in Utah, Sarah Ann, making ten children born to Fanny, seven of whom lived to maturity.
In connection with the marriage of Ann and Robert, we obtained some interesting information this fall. Mildred wrote to the town clerk in Boston and inquired as to whether there was a record of the marriage of Ann Wilson and [e]ither Robert Walker or Robert Stokes, in May of 1858. This was done to satisfy our curiosity as to whether Robert's name was Stokes or Walker at the time of his marriage, as well as for "the record". They replied, giving this information: an "intention of marriage" was filed on May 8, 1858 by a Robert Walker Stokes of East Boston, age 23 years, occupation, peddler, born in England, a son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Stokes and was his first marriage - and Ann Wilson, East Boston, age 20, born England, daughter of (blank), her first marriage. The applicant was a Samuel Dame, whom we feel must have been the license clerk. There is no record of the marriage, but the histories both give the date of marriage as May 9, 1858. So we know that Robert was going by the name of Stokes at the time he was married.
Each family was advised to have $100 cash before setting out for Zion, as well as wagons, ox teams and household articles. After three years in Boston the Stokes family still didn't have the necessary cash and then, at last, the chance came for Robert to earn the sum. There was a certain pugilist who had never been whipped and $100 was being offered to the person who could whip him. Robert was urged to take the man on and finally decided to do it. He whipped the pugilist, collected the $100 and the family left for Utah. (This incident was related at the funeral of Fanny Walker Stokes in Draper.) They had two wagons, three ox teams and a few of the most needed pieces of furniture and household equipment. They left Boston in June, 1859 in the James Brown Company, and arrived in Utah in September of that year. The family settled in the community of Little Willow, later re-named Draper where they lived for a time.
Robert was called by President Brigham Young to go to Paradise, Utah to help in colonizing some of the towns in that part of the state. (Paradise is in Cache Valley, a few miles south-east of Logan.) The family lived in Paradise three years. They returned to Draper upon learning that Jeremiah was will and needed Robert. (The years they lived in Paradise was not given in either history.)
The family was very poor and it was a struggle to keep a roof over their heads. However, they managed to acquire a small farm where Robert built his family a dougout. He later on built a home of adobes that he and Jeremiah made. It was located in the northeast section of Draper, east of the meetinghouse. When the home was torn down, Robert's and jeremiah's name and initials were found on the bricks. Robert worked at farming, sheep-herding and anything he could do to earn a living for his family. He loved horses and was good at handling them and it is ironic that it was a horse that caused his death.
In 1868, Robert went back east for emigrants, being assigned by President Young "the duty of piloting the last contingent of pioneers across the plains, just before the inauguration of transcontinental train service in 1869". Upon returning to Utah he went to work for the Kimball and Lawrence Stage Co., later called the Overland Limited Stage Co., and still later on taken over by Wells-Fargo. He was driving a stage for Wells-Fargo at the time of the accident which caused his death. He had been away from home on a "run" with the stage and had stopped at his home in Draper to visit with his wife and see his two week old son (Doyle) before continuing on to the Point of the Mountain where he was to meet another stage. He took his eldest son, Franklin who was 13 years old, with him. Upon reaching the Point, the stage he was to meet had not yet arrived so he unhitched his horses. One was a vicious stallion that he had had to discipline that morning. The horse, upon being made free, kicked Robert, rupturing a blood vessel. The young son, Frank, ran for help to a "Doc" Dunyon who went back with him but Robert was dead when they arrived. The site of this accident is known as the Porter Rockwell Station. Whenever we made a trip with Dad past the Point, he always had us stop and he would point out to us the approximate place his father was killed. That is one of the very few things, if not the only one, I can remember his telling of his father. Dad was four years old at the time. Robert was killed on August 17, 1872 at the age of 37, making Ann a widow at the age of 34 with a family of six sons to care for. One son, her sixth, died a short time before his father. Ann's oldest son was 13 at the time, the youngest, Doyle, was 2 weeks.
The young widow Ann, was a small delicate woman and raised her six remaining sons to manhood. Our father was her fifth son and survived his brothers. Just what she did to earn a living for them I guess we'll never know. I don't recall ever hearing that she did sewing, teaching, nursing or was a mid-wife, or do any of the other occupations of that day. She must have [had] a hard life with few comforts. In about a six week period she buried a two year old son, gave birth to another and buried her husband. Just what hers or Robert's contribution as far as church work is concerned is not known. I would say that of the six boys, Dad was probably the most religious, or at least, church-minded. He, Uncle [blank] and Uncle John were the only ones to go on missions, the others being more or less back-sliders.
What the relationship between she and her mother-in-law Fanny, was is something else I guess we'll never know, but there must have been "feelings" between them, at least in their later years. I have in my possession, letters written by grandmother to Dad while he was on his mission to England from 1900 to 1902, and letters from Dad to her, and no mention is made of Fanny or othes in the Stokes family by either one, altho[ugh] they lived near one another in Draper. (These letters were handed to me by Hazel, to whom Dad was married at the time of his death, the morning he died. She handed me a box and said "here, you take this" - I had no idea what was in it, but there are letters from Dad to some of his brothers, newspaper clippings, letters and papers in connection with his mission, etc.) Fanny Walker Stokes was blind the last 20 years of her life and died in Draper in 1906 at the age of 87 years. I didn't know until just the last year or so that she was living after I was born - it had always been my impression that she died before 1900, because I can't recall ever seeing her or hearing anything at all about her. I was only six when she died, but I can remember my Varley grandparents distinctly before they died, their deaths and funeral and they both died within a few years of Fanny. So, something must have happened between the two families, probably after Jeremiah's death, July 1, 1875. It wasn't until after I was married that I ever met my two Great-aunts, Tamar and Fanny. We took Dad out to Draper to visit with them a few times. I have an old fashioned yellow rose bush in the yard now that Aunt Tamar gave me one time when we went to visit her. They both seemed so happy to have us come out and it is perplexing as to why Dad was so reluctant to have us know them. They were funny little old ladies but I enjoyed visiting with them in their pioneer homes.
Before closing, I would like to add a few lines about my grandmother Ann as I remember her. She had come to live with our family some time before her death and It would be my guess that this period was the easiest and most comfortable of her life, at least her married life. I don't know how long she lived with us. The "parlor" in our home was turned over to her and, since she was ill most of the time, probably all of the time she was there and had to remain in bed, it was my job to keep her room tidied up, take her her meals and keep her "slop jar" emptied and clean, since at that time there was no plumbing in the house. Sometimes Aunt Ett Walker, who was the wife of Ann's youngest son Doyle, would have my cousin Gladys come over to help with grandmother, and perhaps others did too, but I can't remember - it seems as tho[ugh] that was my job, exclusively. I remember her as a rather severe person, with white hair parted in the middle and drawn severely back into a bun. She had small, piercing black eyes and I remember that I was always afraid of her and was glad when I could leave her room. I can't remember any of us being close to her. She seemed to be a demanding woman and wanting a lot of attention and I can remember her scolding me at times for something I either did or didn't do, and it is my impression that I did not like her. I can remember going to see her at her home in Draper a few times before she came to live with us. I don't remember going or coming, or how we got there but I do remember visiting her in Draper. She died in the "parlor" of our home, March 19, 1909 at the age of 71, her funeral and burial being in Draper.
Naomi states that Aunt Tamar always praised her brother Robert, saying he was "good, kind and loving, and the best brother a girl could ever have." I was pleased to read this as it had been my impression Dad's father was somewhat of a scoundrel - probably because he wasn't ever talked about much in our home. Of course, we must remember that Dad was only four at the time his father died, so he wouldn't remember much about him, but surely his mother would keep the father's memory fresh in the minds of her children.
And so ends the story. Who knows - could be we are related to Queen Elizabeth!!"
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following was typed from the handwritten notes of Ethelyn Arnold Walker, Robert Walker (Stokes)'s granddaughter.
Robert Walker was the first born to Fanny Walker. Fanny later married Jeremiah Stokes. Robert was a mason by trade, and for repaving the King's castle he and his stepfather were given a small tract of land. On this land they built a small dugout. It meant much to own land in those days.
Robert Walker came to America with his mother and stepfather, from Balsover, Derbyshire County, England at the age of 18 years, ticket no. 145. They left Liverpool England May 22, 1856 with a company of 856 souls aboard the packet ship, Horizon. Mr. Reed, the Captain, was Scandinavian. Most of the company were Mormans. They were poor, but faithful, and were especially _____ for this company to be brought out under the auspices of the "Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company." On the day after embarking, the vessel left the Bramby mooring deck and cast anchor in the River of Mercy. The ship obtained her clearance the day after. On Sunday, May 25, the steam tug Great Conquest took Captain Reed, F.D. Richards, C.E. Wheelock, Thomas Williams and others to the Ship, and the emigrants bade a-adieu to Old England.
The tug then towed the ship to about twenty miles out to sea. During this time two marriages were celebrated. the next day, many of the passengers became ill and did not feel like eating. Rations issued to the emigrants included salt pork, salt beef, sea biscuits, flour, mustard, rice, oatmeal, peas, sugar, salt and water.
Of the 856 passengers, 635 were Emigrating Fund emigrants, 212 ordinary and 7 were cabin passengers, all were Mormons under the Superintendency of Edward Martin assisted by Jessie Marvin and George P. Vaughn.
On the 28th, most of the sick passengers had revived. Songs were heard, and there was dancing on deck to the music of a violin and tambourine and another marriage took place.
On the 29th, the pilot went off in a fishing boat near Cork, taking letters from the Ship, he charged 6 ____ for each letter. The captain was courteous, kind, taking much interest in the welfare of the passengers. The first mate was a tall Yankee, a good seaman, but a harsh ruler of men. The second mate was an Englishman, was pleasant, and a good natured old salt, and a good seaman.
The Captain praised the passengers for their good Order. He said he had been with them for 8 days and had not heard a single oath. He contrasted them to the Irish emigrants generally saying that the latter would quarrel and fight over their cooking and to obtain order among them they would turn the hose on them while the men were at the pumps.
The women were generally employed much of the time on board, making tents and wagon covers for the overland part of the journey. At least the western part of it. On June 19, Captain Reed traded with a fishing vessel some mails for some codfish off the Newfoundland Coast. On June 25th the sea was as smooth as a lake. On June 28th Cape Cod was seen and in the evening the Ship cast anchor in the Boston Harbor. On going up the river or channel, were were kept below to make room on deck for the sailors Work. It was a painful deprivation to the passenger to be shut out from the first delightful sight of the land after having been so long at sea.
On Sunday, June 29th, the passengers passed the doctor. A meeting was held on the desk and in response three cheers were given for the Captain. He complimented them on their good behavior and said the company was the best he had ever brought across the sea. "We will marry none but Mormons." And he would say "He will carry none but Mormons." On June 30th, the steamer Honor towed the Horizon to the Constitution wharf. They were about forty eight hours to move their baggage and leave the Vessel. Cost of steamship ticket was on the Horizon was 31 English pounds. Grandfather's family paid 25 pounds at the start of the journey and balance paid to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund. Robert and family arrived in Boston in 1856, but as their funds were exhausted they had to stay in Boston for three years.
During this time Robert sent for Ann Wilson. When she arrived from England they were married May 9, 1858. In June 1859 they left Boston and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah in September 1859. The family had two wagons and three ox teams. Robert had one ox team.
Robert was an acrobatic performer and an all around athlete and had done pugilist performance in England. This sort of work earned extra money for him in Boston, and they left for the family across the plains. They needed another $100. this was the sum demanded by the US Government over what was considered the bare necessities to start on the overland trip.
At this time, there was a fighter in Boston who had never been whipped. He offered $100 to anyone who would and could whip him. Robert did challenge and fight and whip this fighter. By this means the necessary amount of money was acquired and the little band of pioneers started across the plains.
Robert was a small built man and had worked with a circus in England. While in Boston he worked for the circus there and the circus management offered him a permanent place among their performers if he would stay.
Robert and Ann settled in the town of Draper, south of Salt Lake City. Their home was the first of the old Fort and was situated on the north most corner. Their home was built of adobes made by grandfather and his sons. Robert and his Stepfather, Jeremiah Stokes, made many of the adobes with which to build the Church and School building. These adobes had the initials of Robert and his stepfather on the underside. Also, a fort wall was built to keep out the Indians. This Fort was also a means of protection among all the new settlers in most parts of Western United States during the early days of its settlement.
However, let it be known here, that there was only one Indian scare in Draper. Known then as Little Willow and that was when some playful young warriors who were out for some fun of their own. this took place at the home of Robert and his stepfather. Robert was one of the guards who helped watch for approaching danger.
In 1868 President Brigham Young of the L.D.S. Church, sent Robert back to pilot the last Contingent of Pioneers across the Plains. Just before inauguration of the transcontinental train service.
Robert was a mason by trade. Also, while in England, he was a stableman taking care of the horses used by the Royal Family. these were blooded horses so he was small able to care for this sort of work.
Robert was working for the Overland Stage Company when he was kicked by one of the horses. His eldest son, Franklin, then 12 years of age, was with him at the time. The accident happened at the point of the mountain where Utah and Salt Lake County joins. The animal which kicked him was a stallion credited with a vicious temper. Frank ran for help some distance away. When they returned Robert was dead. He had received a ruptured blood vessel from the kick and died of internal hemorrhage. My father Samuel Doyle was just 16 days old when Grandfather died.
His wife, Ann, continued to live on in the old home in Draper until a few years before her death at the home of her son Stephen in Salt Lake City. There she died in 1909, and was buried beside her husband in Draper, Utah.
This history was taken from the story of the Horizon, and 5th Handcart Company under Captain Edward Martin in Church history office in Salt Lake City, Utah.
When the ship Horizon left England 30 May 1856 a part of my destiny came with it. President Edward Martin was a passenger. Inked on the Ship's Logue was the above information.
Information concerning my Grandfather Robert Walker. Information taken from Emigration Book No. 1045 page 29 of May 25, 1856. Ship Horizon listed on Page 29. Ship Logue book, English mission book, 1856-1859.
Jeremiah Stokes, age 39, laborer
Fanny Walker, age 39, wife
Robert Walker, age 18, minor
Alvin Sylvester Stokes, born Boston, April 1856, died May 4, 1856
Thomas, age 13, child
Elizabeth, age 10, child
Tamor, age 7, child
Jeremiah, age 4, child
Fanny, age 2, childit is also interesting to note that F.D. Richards, who was one to bid farewell to those on the Ship Horizon, was a brother of my Great Grandmother. He was on a mission at that time. My Great Grandmother was Maria Welthy Dewey Richards Wilcox.
125. Ann WILSON
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1KF1-BD
Parents: Joseph Wilson & Emma Ann Webb
126. William Martindale FRAMPTON
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1FVS-D0
127. Mary Abby TERRY
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 1FVS-F5