James Parrington's parents (found on Genmayle.com and IGI has):
Thomas PARRINGTON; Male;
Christening: About 1717 Lambrigg, Westmorland, England;
Death: 25 JUL 1792;
Spouse: Jane LAZONBY;
Marriage: 30 APR 1732 Grayrigg, Westmorland, EnglandMary Askew, James Parrington's second wife, had her two daughters while very young out of wed-lock. After her girls were raised she married James Parrington. Hannah, Mary's second daughter, and her husband Rowland Braithwaite joined the church. Rowland died before he could come to Utah but Hannah and her family came to Utah and settled in Manti. It was Hannah's sons and daughter who had the temple work done for James Parrington and Mary Askew Parrington and had them sealed. They also did the work for Elizabeth, Hannah's sister and had Hannah and Elizabeth sealed to James and Mary Parrington. This work was done 17 November 1903 in the Manti Temple. From the records of Ruby Braithwaite Cheever.
BIOGRAPHY: Hillard Braithwaite info: Mary had two daughters while very young out-of-wed-lock. Her daughters were grown at the time of her marriage to Parrington. Hannah's family joined the church and moved to Utah and it was her sons and daughter who had the above work done. Verification of birth dates, marriage dates and localities searches have made to make this record possible. See the records below:
1. Bishop traced Corney,Cumberland,England(F Cumberland I,pr 48)
2. Bishop traced Kendal, Westmorland, England(14393, F Westmorland W 2, pts 36,39,41) Marriage certificate page 250, certificate # 750 of pt 39)
3. Manti temple records
4. Record kept by emigrant ancestor and held by Ruby B Cheever, Payson,Utah
5. Family record in the possession of Alta Bown Coleman 547 East 300 North, Heber City, Utah 84032Mary Askew, James Parrington's second wife, had her two daughters while very young out of wed-lock. After her girls were raised she married James Parrington. Hannah, Mary's second daughter, and her husband Rowland Braithwaite joined the church. Rowland died before he could come to Utah but Hannah and her family came to Utah and settled in Manti. It was Hannah's sons and daughter who had the temple work done for James Parrington and Mary Askew Parrington and had them sealed. They also did the work for Elizabeth, Hannah's sister and had Hannah and Elizabeth sealed to James and Mary Parrington. This work was done 17 November 1903 in the Manti Temple. From the record of Ruby Braithwaite Cheever.
Mary Askew, James Parrington's second wife, had her two daughters while very young out of wed-lock. After her girls were raised she married James Parrington. Hannah, Mary's second daughter, and her husband Rowland Braithwaite joined the church. Rowland died before he could come to Utah but Hannah and her family came to Utah and settled in Manti. It was Hannah's sons and daughter who had the temple work done for James Parrington and Mary Askew Parrington and had them sealed. They also did the work for Elizabeth, Hannah's sister and had Hannah and Elizabeth sealed to James and Mary Parrington. This work was done 17 November 1903 in the Manti Temple. From the record of Ruby Braithwaite Cheever.
Invalid baptism temple code: LIVIN.
BIOGRAPHY: 1861 England Census - Rowland is dead and George, Hannah, William, Joseph living in High Gate, Kendal, Westmorland, England working as shoe makers.
1881 England Census - John in Kendal with wife and 2 children working as shoemaker. He is sealed in 1884 in Utah. Wife dies in 1891in Utah.BIOGRAPHY: John immigrated with wife Betsy to US in 1882 on ship Nevada to New York from England.
Ship Information
Ship Name: Nevada
Years in service: 1868-1893
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Aliases: Hamilton (1893)
Shipping Line: Guion (British)
Ship Description: Built by Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron CO., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 3,125. Dimensions: 345' x 43'. Single-screw, 11 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. First straight stemmed vessel of the Guion Line.
History: Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, February 2, 1869. Tonnage was increased to 3,617 in 1881. Compound engines installed. Sold to Dominion Line. Renamed: Hamilton (1893). Scrapped in 1896. Sister ship: Idaho.
Mormon Imigration Index; CD ROM
Ship: Nevada
Date of Departure: 21 June 1882 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Date of Arrival: 3 June 1882 Port of Arrival: New York, New York
No. of L.D.S. Emigrants: 932 Church Leader: Robert R. Irine
Passenger list:
Name Surname Age Occupation Origin
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John Braithwaite 59 yrs Newcastle Conference
Betsy Braithwaite 59 yrs Newcastle Conference
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b. Left New York City: 2 July 1882 by rail Arrival at Odgen, UT: July 9, 1882BIOGRAPHY: Sanpete County Naturalization Index-Vol. 1, page. 147; FHL film# 1643939
District Court: Provo, Utah
Name: Braithwaite John
Residence: Manti, Utah
Date of naturalization July 13, 1894BIOGRAPHY: From the Dedrickson Family website:
John BRAITHWAITE was born 8 Nov 1822 in Kirkland, Kendal, Westmoreland, England. He died 20 Sep 1903 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. John married Betty ATKINSON.
The Braithwaite book has almost no information about John, only a picture of a butterfly display he made for his sister, Hannah.
Betty ATKINSON married John BRAITHWAITE. or Hannah? or Betsy
I did not find John in Utah in the 1880 census. There is a John and Mary Braithwaite in Illinois:
Census Place: Seward, Winnebago, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254262 National Archives Film T9-0262 Page 309A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occ Father: Mother:
John BRAITHWAITE Self M M W 57 ENG Farmer ENG ENG
Mary BRAITHWAITE Wife F M W 71 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG
William ARMSTRONG Cousin M S W 69 ENG Laborer ENG ENGBIOGRAPHY: The Manti Messenger, Thursday 24 Sept 1903: JOHN BRAITHWAITE DEAD.Every one knew John Braithwaite, with old and young he was a favorite. Having reached his 81st birthday, he passed to the great beyond at noon on Sunday, Sept. 20th, loved and respected by all who knew him.
Mr. Braithwaite was born in Kendall, Westmoreland, England, and lived there until he came to Utah. Deceased was a member of the "Mormon" church, having been baptized when 18 years of age. Some years after his arrival in Manti his wife died. Mr. Braithwaite was a shoemaker and wood carver by trade. During the past few years he has worked at his trade as shoemaker and the sign on Main street, "John Braithwaite, shoemaker," is familiar to all.
Funeral services were held in the council house yesterday afternoon. A large number of relatives and friends were present to pay their last respects to the departed.
Contributed by VaunaMri.
Note: Born in Kendal, Westmorland, English. Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah. Son of Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite. Married Betsy Atkinson.DEATH: The Manti Messenger, Manti, Utah; Published: September 24, 1903
John Braithwaite Dead..
Everyone knew John Braithwaite with old and young he was a favorite. Having reached his 81st birthday, he passed to the great beyond at noon on Sunday, Sept. 20th, loved and respected by all who knew him.
Mr. Braithwaite was born in Kendall, Westmoreland, England, and lived there until he came to Utah. Deceased was a member of the "Mormon" church having been baptized when 18 years of age. Some years after his arrival in Manti his wife died. Mr. Braithwaite was a shoemaker and wood carver by trade. During the past few years he has worked at his trade as a shoemaker and the sign on Main street, "John Braithwaite, shoemaker," is familiar to all.
Funeral services were held in the council house yesterday afternoon. A large number of relatives and friends were present to pay their last respects to the departed.fidaagrave.com #26930813
BIOGRAPHY: Immigrated to US in 1882 with John on Nevada ship.
Ship Information
Ship Name: Nevada
Years in service: 1868-1893
Funnels: 1
Masts: 2
Aliases: Hamilton (1893)
Shipping Line: Guion (British)
Ship Description: Built by Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron CO., Newcastle, England. Tonnage: 3,125. Dimensions: 345' x 43'. Single-screw, 11 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. First straight stemmed vessel of the Guion Line.
History: Maiden voyage: Liverpool-New York, February 2, 1869. Tonnage was increased to 3,617 in 1881. Compound engines installed. Sold to Dominion Line. Renamed: Hamilton (1893). Scrapped in 1896. Sister ship: Idaho.
Mormon Imigration Index; CD ROM
Ship: Nevada
Date of Departure: 21 June 1882 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Date of Arrival: 3 June 1882 Port of Arrival: New York, New York
No. of L.D.S. Emigrants: 932 Church Leader: Robert R. Irine
Passenger list:
Name Surname Age Occupation Origin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
John Braithwaite 59 yrs Newcastle Conference
Betsy Braithwaite 59 yrs Newcastle Conference
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b. Left New York City: 2 July 1882 by rail Arrival at Odgen, UT: July 9, 1882
findagrave.com #26930816date of death: Headstone is broken, appears to read 28 Mar 189_
BIOGRAPHY: 1861 England Census - Rowland is dead and George, Hannah, William, Joseph living in High Gate, Kendal, Westmorland, England working as shoe makers.
BIOGRAPHY: History of Sanpete County by W.H. Sever; FHL call number 997.23 H2h page 105
BRAITHWAITE Robert, shoemaker, son of Roland and Hannah, was born in Kendal, Westmoreland County, England,
March 13, 1830. He learned the trade of a shoemaker.... joined the church in 1845 and in 1854 came to Utah crossing the plains in an oxtrain under Capt. William Empey.
LDS Family History Suite II (Pioneer Heritage); CD ROM
William Empey's company left Kansas City July 1854 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 24 Oct 1854.BIOGRAPHY: CITIZENSHIP RECORDS
a. The 1900 Manti City, Sanpete County, Utah Federal Census; FHL film 1241686
BRAITHWAITE, Robert- Head; sex: male born: Mar 1830 age-70 yrs; Birth: Eng Emmigration: 1854 46 yrs naturalized.
Remarks- I can not find Robert Braithwaite in the Sanpete County Naturalization Index.BIOGRAPHY: Note-Provo 1st Ward Records-FHL film (I think Karen Braithwaite has copy of this tithing receipt)
Tithing payments: Robert BREATHWAIT
1857 Jan 15th by 1 day book $2.50
1 pair of shoes $4.00
1857 no date 1 pair of shoes $3.50BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website:
Robert BRAITHWAITE was born 14 Mar 1830 in Kirkland, Kendal, Westmoreland, England and was christened 20 Oct 1830 in Kirkland, Kendal, Westmoreland, England. He died 26 Oct 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut and was buried Oct 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. Robert married Christina GREEN.
Other marriages:
BEMUS, Harriet Amelia
BIRTH-MARR-DEATH: Record of Sherald Wendell James.
Robert had a first marriage but the information is not known. Harriet is his second wife.
He learned the trade of a shoemaker, working with his father, and after his father's death carried on the business. Joined the Mormon Church in 1845 and in 1854 came to Utah, crossing the plains in an oxtrain, under Capt. William Empey. Following his trade one year in Salt Lake City, then moved to Provo, where he continued at his trade. In the fall of 1857 he came to Manti, and had a shop for many years. He also own a farm, which is worked by his son. Was activated in the Black Hawk war, doing his share. Is a member of the High Priests' quorum.
For more details, see "Robert and Harriet Braithwaite" and "Hanna Braithwaite and Amazon"
Christina GREEN married Robert BRAITHWAITE.BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website:
A History of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite
A history of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite as prepared by their granddaughter, Alta B. Coleman, with the help of my mother, Isabella Braithwaite Bown.
Robert Braithwaite was born 14 March 1830, in Kendal, Westmoreland County, England. He was the fourth child of a family of nine children born to Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite. Of these nine children, eight were boys. The one daughter in the family was the seventh child. The names of the children in the order of their birth were John, Thomas (who died as an infant), Robert (who also died as an infant), Robert II (who was my grandfather and the subject of this history), George, Rowland, Hannah, William, and Joseph Smith Braithwaite.
Robert II was a dutiful and energetic boy. He enjoyed many of the pleasures of boyhood, and along with his brothers and one sister, he engaged in the normal fun found in a busy and happy childhood home. Robert's father was a shoemaker by trade. He died in his early fifties. Robert had worked along with his father in the business and after his father's death, he had taken over the business so he had had much experience along this line. This became pretty muchly his life's chief occupation.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who went to England, met and taught the Gospel to this humble family. All of them were converted and baptized and became true and faithful Latter-day Saints. They were not all baptized at the same time, but they were all converted and baptized in England before they arrived in Utah. Grandfather was one of the first ones to be baptized. Records show that he was baptized when he was fifteen in 1845. His mother was the first of the family to be baptized. She was baptized in 1843. His father was baptized three months later.
The Braithwaite people, like all of those early converted Latter-day Saints, had an urge to come to Utah. My grandfather, Robert, was the first of the family to arrive. In 1854 he crossed the plains by ox team under the direction of William Empey. After his arrival in Utah, he lived in Salt Lake City for about one year. During this time he followed the shoemaking trade. He worked diligently. He had a worthy purpose in view as he had a desire to save enough passage money to make it possible for his mother and his five brothers and one sister to come to Utah as soon as possible. His father had died two years before he had left England.
After a year's stay in Salt Lake City, Robert moved to Provo, Utah, where he continued to work at his trade. In the fall of 1857, he moved again. This time he moved to Mant1, Utah, where he again set up business as a shoemaker, and he continued to work and save his money to help his family come to America. In the very early history of Manti, the people had to fashion temporary homes by making dugouts in the south side of the Manti Temple hill. The first settlers to Manti arrived in November 1849. A deep snow began falling the day after their arrival. The ground was never free from snow until late the following spring. It was a hard winter for them. Grandfather told many accounts of these experiences of those first settlers as retold stories handed down to him by the earlier settlers, to my mother. My mother retold many of those stories to me.
As the months and years went by, houses were built of logs and lumber from Manti Canyon, and stone from what later became the Manti Temple quarry from which the Manti Temple was later built. Grandfather arrived in Manti in 1857. By that time, he was able to live in a house built of logs, lumber and stone. One house in which Grandfather lived in Manti is still standing.
Another sore trial that came to those early settlers in Manti and surrounding settlements was the Black Hawk Indian War. Grandfather fought in that war. Willingly he went as a soldier to fight the Indians who were trying to kill the people and destroy their settlement. The settlers were glad when the war was over and peace came.
The settlement of Manti grew and community life developed and things became a little better for the saints. Grandfather helped promote the progress of this little town. He related many of these experiences to my mother and told her that many families came to make their homes in this growing settlement. It soon became a busy place, and the people became united in a common cause to build a happy community in which to live as Latter-day Saints.
It was a happy day in 1863, when the time came that his mother and his sister and brothers, except John, came to make their home among the saints in Manti. Grandfather's dream was fulfilled. He had sent them money to help pay for passage to America. They crossed the ocean in the first sailing vessel chartered from London to carry Mormon emigrants to America. The sailing vessel was called the "Amazon."
Back in England, their mother, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, had been trying very hard to save money for passage to America. John, the oldest son, was asked to come to Utah first but he declined the offer for some reason. Thus it was that my grandfather, next oldest, was chosen to come to Utah as the first to lead the way and help earn and save money to send for the mother and children to come later. Grandfather had done his task well. To him we are indebted for so much, even our very own lives in this free land of the U.S.A.
John, the oldest son, came to Manti after the death of the mother, Hannah. She knitted socks and sold them; she did all kinds of odd jobs and saved every cent she could to help John, his wife and family to come later. After her death, the money was sent to John and he and his wife and family came to Manti.
This dear lady devoted her entire life, after she was baptized, to getting herself and her children to "Zion." She was a good, true Latter-day Saint. We owe so very much to our great-grandmother, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, who was the first Braithwaite to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Her grave should never be left undecorated on Decoration Day when a11 about is so beautifully decorated.
After their arrival in the United States, they crossed the plains in Captain Daniel McCarthy's company by ox team. They went directly to Manti, Utah, arriving there in October, 1863. They each made. a home in Manti, married and reared large families. The Braithwaite descendants from these families, at this time of writing, I'm sure numbers into the thousands. They have become scattered into the far places of the earth and have honored this great name.
The mother of this large family, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, lived twelve years after her arrival in Utah. She was a remarkable woman, a faithful Latter-day Saint, and a devoted mother. She was the first Braithwaite to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
February 5, 1858, was a very important day in our Braithwaite history as it was on that day that my grandfather, Robert Braithwaite, was married in Manti, Utah, to a beautiful young girl by the name of Harriet Amelia Bemus. Harriet Amelia Bemus was the daughter of Lyness and Martha Amelia Juell Bemus. She was born 16 September 1844, in Louis Town, Culton Co., Illinois. Her people were of English descent, but her parents were from Maine and New Hampshire, according to report and family memory.
The family had moved west to Illinois and during the gold rush to California, they moved westward with it. Martha Amelia Juell Bemus was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they arrived in Utah, it was her desire to remain among the Mormons. Her husband, Lyness Bemus, who was not a member of the Latter-day Saints Church, wished to follow the gold rush westward to California. However, because his wife wished to stay in Utah, he obliged and always said afterward that he was happy that he stayed. They made their home in Manti, Utah. Martha Juell Bemus remained a true Latter-day Saint and a dutiful, neat, kind, little woman. She died September 11, 1892, and is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Lyness Bemus was an honorable man. He never joined the Latter-Day Saints Church. However, in the later years of his life, which was not a long life as he died at the age of 53, he did express a desire to be baptized. However, he became ill and died before it could be done.
My grandmother, Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite, was one of ten children born to this couple. She was either the sixth or the seventh child. I have never been able to ascertain whether Ira was the oldest child in this family or not. He left soon after they arrived in Manti and went to California. He was never beard from again. If he were the oldest child, then Harriet Amelia was the seventh child. Her brothers and sisters were Mary Judith Elizabeth, William Myron, George, Harvey Franklin, Francis, Ira, Emily Matilda, and twins Norman and Norris.
Robert met and fell in love with the beautiful, young Harriet and they were married February 5, 1858. They were sealed later in the Endowment House. For the next 44 years, they made their home in Manti. In 1901, they moved to Spanish Fork where Grandfather died in 1906, and Grandmother died in 1929. Twelve children were born to this couple. Their names were Martha, Mary, Emily, Robert, Harriet, Isabella (my mother), Lyness, Eleanor, Catherine, John, Willard and Jesse. These children lived to maturity; they each married and raised fine families. Their descendants have been numerous, impossib1e to get an accurate count, and they were scattered to the four corners of the earth.
During the years Robert Braithwaite lived in Manti, he followed his trade of a shoemaker. He also had a small farm which provided work for his sons. He was hired to run the Manti Carding Machine Shop. This shop was in operation from early spring until late fall. Here, rolls for spinning yarn and batts for quilts were made. In the winter months, he worked in his shoe shop. He spent a little time during the summer repairing shoes, but there was not as much demand for repair work in the summer, as the children went barefooted when there was no school. The shop was a very busy place just before the school season began.
When my mother was a girl and up until she was about 12 years of age, she spent much of her time in these places of work. She helped card wool in the carding mills and to make or repair shoes. She said that she was always happy that she had spent so many hours working side by side with her father. He was a soft-spoken, little man and displayed wisdom and kindness. He had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and she learned many valuable lessons in character building from him. She loved him dearly.
My mother related that Grandfather's shop was a popular place because he was an honest and well-liked person. Many people went there to pass a few remarks and to discuss the topics of the day, as well as to purchase shoes or have them repaired. Many times gospel principles were discussed. He had a strong testimony of the Gospel. Very often people came to these places where Grandfather worked or to his home for the purpose of seeking advice about a problem. He was a humble, sincere man and many times he was called upon for counsel or for some of his herbs for healing the sick. He was especially blessed with the gift of healing and through the Priesthood of God, which he held, coupled with his faith and the faith on the part of those ill, many a person felt grateful for the help given by this little man. He was of small stature, but he must have had quite a strong constitution for it has been said that on many an occasion, Grandfather walked from Manti to Provo when the occasion became necessary.
He was a tireless worker or else used his time wisely for he accomplished much in his time. He was a splendid gardener and took much pride in having a neat-looking garden. He grew fine vegetables. He grew rhubarb and had berry bushes, such as currants and gooseberries, as well as fruit trees such as cherries, peaches and red astrakhan apples. He was generous in sharing these with others. Grandmother and the children had a share in this project and in helping to prepare for winter in the way they knew, what produce they could from his garden. They dried what could be dried; they put into root cellars what could be stored. And they made jellies, jams, pickles and relishes, which they stored in crocks and jars which were available.
Grandfather was a lover of flowers. My mother said his garden was bright with hollyhocks, daisies, larkspur, sweet williams, and a special variety which she had in her garden from seed handed down from his seed. I never learned their true name, but to me they were called "Grandpa flowers." And yet, Grandfather still found time to devote to the Church. He advanced in the Priesthood; he held the office of a High Priest at the time of his death. He had a sweet singing voice and sang in duets and in the choir. He led the choir on many occasions. In fact, all those early Braithwaites sung a great deal. On many occasions, especially on long winter evenings, it was not unusual for many of them to gather together and spend an evening in someone's home. Food would be brought and musical instruments, such as a jews harp, a violin, a harmonica or a banjo. If the hostess was lucky enough to have a piano and someone in the crowd could play it, then music really rang out. Food was served early and the rest of the evening was spent in games, recitations by young and old, and then the songs began, one right after another. "Annie Laurie," "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "Round Goes the Wheel," and many others. This writer remembers with warmness of heart of being a child in just such gatherings--not a gathering of the generation of my Grandfather and his generation--but of the second generation, my mother's brothers and sisters and a host of cousins. I well remember the singing of all the group, and games and stories. And always there was good food.
In my very youngest childhood memories, I reca11 some of those family house parties. They were choice experiences of my young life. The fine people and the happy songs and the who1esome fun and good eating we had as children in those parties were impressed on my mind to last forever. I had some of the dearest relatives that a child ever had.
Grandfather and Grandmother Braithwaite moved to Spanish Fork, Utah, before I was born. They left Manti in 1901. They took with them the love and admiration of hosts of people with whom they had lived and loved. They were to gain still more friends among the people of Spanish Fork. Grandfather Braithwaite died 26 October 1906, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Grandmother Braithwaite died 10 February 1929. They were both buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.
Grandfather and Grandmother too, were small of stature but what they lacked in size of figure, they made up in personality and strength of good character. He had no great wealth in money and lands. It has been said that "A man needs no finer monument than a place in the heart of a friend." If that is s0, then Grandfather was rich. Thanks to their memory and noble ancestry, we of their posterity have been blessed abundantly with a good heritage.
The name Braithwaite, taken from genealogy, means a hill in a clearing. A hill rises higher than the valleys below. It signifies loftiness, height, grandeur and steadfastness. These older Braithwaites have been towers of strength in helping to build high standards of character. They produced good citizens and helped build good communities. They left to their posterity honor and a good name.
May we and our children and our children's children never forget the names of Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite and their son Robert and his good wife Harriet Amelia. Through them, we are indebted for our lives and our heritage. May we ever so live to honor that great name.
BURIAL: The Spanish Fork Press, Spanish Fork,Utah, Published: Thursday, November 1, 1906
John (Robert) Braithwaite of the First Ward died last Friday of old age and general debility; age 76. Funeral services were held Sunday in the First Ward meeting house, Bishop McKell presiding. The speakers were Henry Tilley and Allen Adamson, Mr. Braithwate was a quiet inoffensive citizen.
Who is this Christina Green that married him on 10 Oct 1864? Was she a plural wife? Did they have any children?findagrave.com #8847658
BIRTH-Christening: 1880 US Census - Birthplace: Maine Father: Maine Mother: Maine
1900 US Census - Birthplace: Illinois Father: Ohio Mother: MaineBIOGRAPHY: 1860 US Census - shows brother as Beamas
US 1920 Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah Federal Census; Ancestry.com
Remarks- I can not find Harriet in Spanish Fork. I do not know where she is
CENSUS RECORDS
a. 1850 Lewiston, Fulton, Illinois Federal Census; FHL film 7680
Remarks- Harriet age 3 years is living with her parents. See her fathers record for details.BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website:
A History of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite
A history of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite as prepared by their granddaughter, Alta B. Coleman, with the help of my mother, Isabella Braithwaite Bown.
Robert Braithwaite was born 14 March 1830, in Kendal, Westmoreland County, England. He was the fourth child of a family of nine children born to Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite. Of these nine children, eight were boys. The one daughter in the family was the seventh child. The names of the children in the order of their birth were John, Thomas (who died as an infant), Robert (who also died as an infant), Robert II (who was my grandfather and the subject of this history), George, Rowland, Hannah, William, and Joseph Smith Braithwaite.
Robert II was a dutiful and energetic boy. He enjoyed many of the pleasures of boyhood, and along with his brothers and one sister, he engaged in the normal fun found in a busy and happy childhood home. Robert's father was a shoemaker by trade. He died in his early fifties. Robert had worked along with his father in the business and after his father's death, he had taken over the business so he had had much experience along this line. This became pretty muchly his life's chief occupation.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who went to England, met and taught the Gospel to this humble family. All of them were converted and baptized and became true and faithful Latter-day Saints. They were not all baptized at the same time, but they were all converted and baptized in England before they arrived in Utah. Grandfather was one of the first ones to be baptized. Records show that he was baptized when he was fifteen in 1845. His mother was the first of the family to be baptized. She was baptized in 1843. His father was baptized three months later.
The Braithwaite people, like all of those early converted Latter-day Saints, had an urge to come to Utah. My grandfather, Robert, was the first of the family to arrive. In 1854 he crossed the plains by ox team under the direction of William Empey. After his arrival in Utah, he lived in Salt Lake City for about one year. During this time he followed the shoemaking trade. He worked diligently. He had a worthy purpose in view as he had a desire to save enough passage money to make it possible for his mother and his five brothers and one sister to come to Utah as soon as possible. His father had died two years before he had left England.
After a year's stay in Salt Lake City, Robert moved to Provo, Utah, where he continued to work at his trade. In the fall of 1857, he moved again. This time he moved to Mant1, Utah, where he again set up business as a shoemaker, and he continued to work and save his money to help his family come to America. In the very early history of Manti, the people had to fashion temporary homes by making dugouts in the south side of the Manti Temple hill. The first settlers to Manti arrived in November 1849. A deep snow began falling the day after their arrival. The ground was never free from snow until late the following spring. It was a hard winter for them. Grandfather told many accounts of these experiences of those first settlers as retold stories handed down to him by the earlier settlers, to my mother. My mother retold many of those stories to me.
As the months and years went by, houses were built of logs and lumber from Manti Canyon, and stone from what later became the Manti Temple quarry from which the Manti Temple was later built. Grandfather arrived in Manti in 1857. By that time, he was able to live in a house built of logs, lumber and stone. One house in which Grandfather lived in Manti is still standing.
Another sore trial that came to those early settlers in Manti and surrounding settlements was the Black Hawk Indian War. Grandfather fought in that war. Willingly he went as a soldier to fight the Indians who were trying to kill the people and destroy their settlement. The settlers were glad when the war was over and peace came.
The settlement of Manti grew and community life developed and things became a little better for the saints. Grandfather helped promote the progress of this little town. He related many of these experiences to my mother and told her that many families came to make their homes in this growing settlement. It soon became a busy place, and the people became united in a common cause to build a happy community in which to live as Latter-day Saints.
It was a happy day in 1863, when the time came that his mother and his sister and brothers, except John, came to make their home among the saints in Manti. Grandfather's dream was fulfilled. He had sent them money to help pay for passage to America. They crossed the ocean in the first sailing vessel chartered from London to carry Mormon emigrants to America. The sailing vessel was called the "Amazon."
Back in England, their mother, Hannah ASkew Braithwaite, had been trying very hard to save money for passage to America. John, the oldest son, was asked to come to Utah first but he declined the offer for some reason. Thus it was that my grandfather, next oldest, was chosen to come to Utah as the first to lead the way and help earn and save money to send for the mother and children to come later. Grandfather had done his task well. To him we are indebted for so much, even our very own lives in this free land of the U.S.A.
John, the oldest son, came to Manti after the death of the mother, Hannah. She knitted socks and sold them; she did all kinds of odd jobs and saved every cent she could to help John, his wife and family to come later. After her death, the money was sent to John and he and his wife and family came to Manti.
This dear lady devoted her entire life, after she was baptized, to getting herself and her children to "Zion." She was a good, true Latter-day Saint. We owe so very much to our great-grandmother, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, who was the first Braithwaite to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Her grave should never be left undecorated on Decoration Day when a11 about is so beautifully decorated.
After their arrival in the United States, they crossed the plains in Captain Daniel McCarthy's company by ox team. They went directly to Manti, Utah, arriving there in October, 1863. They each made. a home in Manti, married and reared large families. The Braithwaite descendants from these families, at this time of writing, I'm sure numbers into the thousands. They have become scattered into the far places of the earth and have honored this great name.
The mother of this large family, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, lived twelve years after her arrival in Utah. She was a remarkable woman, a faithful Latter-day Saint, and a devoted mother. She was the first Braithwaite to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
February 5, 1858, was a very important day in our Braithwaite history as it was on that day that my grandfather, Robert Braithwaite, was married in Manti, Utah, to a beautiful young girl by the name of Harriet Amelia Bemus. Harriet Amelia Bemus was the daughter of Lyness and Martha Amelia Juell Bemus. She was born 16 September 1844, in Louis Town, Culton Co., Illinois. Her people were of English descent, but her parents were from Maine and New Hampshire, according to report and family memory.
The family had moved west to Illinois and during the gold rush to California, they moved westward with it. Martha Amelia Juell Bemus was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they arrived in Utah, it was her desire to remain among the Mormons. Her husband, Lyness Bemus, who was not a member of the Latter-day Saints Church, wished to follow the gold rush westward to California. However, because his wife wished to stay in Utah, he obliged and always said afterward that he was happy that he stayed. They made their home in Manti, Utah. Martha Juell Bemus remained a true Latter-day Saint and a dutiful, neat, kind, little woman. She died September 11, 1892, and is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Lyness Bemus was an honorable man. He never joined the Latter-Day Saints Church. However, in the later years of his life, which was not a long life as he died at the age of 53, he did express a desire to be baptized. However, he became ill and died before it could be done.
My grandmother, Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite, was one of ten children born to this couple. She was either the sixth or the seventh child. I have never been able to ascertain whether Ira was the oldest child in this family or not. He left soon after they arrived in Manti and went to California. He was never beard from again. If he were the oldest child, then Harriet Amelia was the seventh child. Her brothers and sisters were Mary Judith Elizabeth, William Myron, George, Harvey Franklin, Francis, Ira, Emily Matilda, and twins Norman and Norris.
Robert met and fell in love with the beautiful, young Harriet and they were married February 5, 1858. They were sealed later in the Endowment House. For the next 44 years, they made their home in Manti. In 1901, they moved to Spanish Fork where Grandfather died in 1906, and Grandmother died in 1929. Twelve children were born to this couple. Their names were Martha, Mary, Emily, Robert, Harriet, Isabella (my mother), Lyness, Eleanor, Catherine, John, Willard and Jesse. These children lived to maturity; they each married and raised fine families. Their descendants have been numerous, impossib1e to get an accurate count, and they were scattered to the four corners of the earth.
During the years Robert Braithwaite lived in Manti, he followed his trade of a shoemaker. He also had a small farm which provided work for his sons. He was hired to run the Manti Carding Machine Shop. This shop was in operation from early spring until late fall. Here, rolls for spinning yarn and batts for quilts were made. In the winter months, he worked in his shoe shop. He spent a little time during the summer repairing shoes, but there was not as much demand for repair work in the summer, as the children went barefooted when there was no school. The shop was a very busy place just before the school season began.
When my mother was a girl and up until she was about 12 years of age, she spent much of her time in these places of work. She helped card wool in the carding mills and to make or repair shoes. She said that she was always happy that she had spent so many hours working side by side with her father. He was a soft-spoken, little man and displayed wisdom and kindness. He had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and she learned many valuable lessons in character building from him. She loved him dearly.
My mother related that Grandfather's shop was a popular place because he was an honest and well-liked person. Many people went there to pass a few remarks and to discuss the topics of the day, as well as to purchase shoes or have them repaired. Many times gospel principles were discussed. He had a strong testimony of the Gospel. Very often people came to these places where Grandfather worked or to his home for the purpose of seeking advice about a problem. He was a humble, sincere man and many times he was called upon for counsel or for some of his herbs for healing the sick. He was especially blessed with the gift of healing and through the Priesthood of God, which he held, coupled with his faith and the faith on the part of those ill, many a person felt grateful for the help given by this little man. He was of small stature, but he must have had quite a strong constitution for it has been said that on many an occasion, Grandfather walked from Manti to Provo when the occasion became necessary.
He was a tireless worker or else used his time wisely for he accomplished much in his time. He was a splendid gardener and took much pride in having a neat-looking garden. He grew fine vegetables. He grew rhubarb and had berry bushes, such as currants and gooseberries, as well as fruit trees such as cherries, peaches and red astrakhan apples. He was generous in sharing these with others. Grandmother and the children had a share in this project and in helping to prepare for winter in the way they knew, what produce they could from his garden. They dried what could be dried; they put into root cellars what could be stored. And they made jellies, jams, pickles and relishes, which they stored in crocks and jars which were available.
Grandfather was a lover of flowers. My mother said his garden was bright with hollyhocks, daisies, larkspur, sweet williams, and a special variety which she had in her garden from seed handed down from his seed. I never learned their true name, but to me they were called "Grandpa flowers." And yet, Grandfather still found time to devote to the Church. He advanced in the Priesthood; he held the office of a High Priest at the time of his death. He had a sweet singing voice and sang in duets and in the choir. He led the choir on many occasions. In fact, all those early Braithwaites sung a great deal. On many occasions, especially on long winter evenings, it was not unusual for many of them to gather together and spend an evening in someone's home. Food would be brought and musical instruments, such as a jews harp, a violin, a harmonica or a banjo. If the hostess was lucky enough to have a piano and someone in the crowd could play it, then music really rang out. Food was served early and the rest of the evening was spent in games, recitations by young and old, and then the songs began, one right after another. "Annie Laurie," "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "Round Goes the Wheel," and many others. This writer remembers with warmness of heart of being a child in just such gatherings--not a gathering of the generation of my Grandfather and his generation--but of the second generation, my mother's brothers and sisters and a host of cousins. I well remember the singing of all the group, and games and stories. And always there was good food.
In my very youngest childhood memories, I reca11 some of those family house parties. They were choice experiences of my young life. The fine people and the happy songs and the who1esome fun and good eating we had as children in those parties were impressed on my mind to last forever. I had some of the dearest relatives that a child ever had.
Grandfather and Grandmother Braithwaite moved to Spanish Fork, Utah, before I was born. They left Manti in 1901. They took with them the love and admiration of hosts of people with whom they had lived and loved. They were to gain still more friends among the people of Spanish Fork. Grandfather Braithwaite died 26 October 1906, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Grandmother Braithwaite died 10 February 1929. They were both buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.
Grandfather and Grandmother too, were small of stature but what they lacked in size of figure, they made up in personality and strength of good character. He had no great wealth in money and lands. It has been said that "A man needs no finer monument than a place in the heart of a friend." If that is s0, then Grandfather was rich. Thanks to their memory and noble ancestry, we of their posterity have been blessed abundantly with a good heritage.
The name Braithwaite, taken from genealogy, means a hill in a clearing. A hill rises higher than the valleys below. It signifies loftiness, height, grandeur and steadfastness. These older Braithwaites have been towers of strength in helping to build high standards of character. They produced good citizens and helped build good communities. They left to their posterity honor and a good name.
May we and our children and our children's children never forget the names of Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite and their son Robert and his good wife Harriet Amelia. Through them, we are indebted for our lives and our heritage. May we ever so live to honor that great name.BURIAL: The Spanish Fork Press, Spanish Fork, Utah, Published: Thurday, February 14, 1929
Harriet Braithwaite Dies of Old Age
Mrs. Harriet A. Braithwaite, 84, widow of Robert Braithwaite, died at her home here Sunday of illness incident to old age. She was born at Augusta, Maine, ( Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois) Sept. 16, 1844. She was the daughter of Lyness and Martha Jewel Beamus. She has lived in Spanish Fork the past 29 years.
She is survived by the following children: John, Lyman (Lyness), Willam (Willard), Jesse Braithwaite and Mrs. Theodore Dedrickson, all of Spanish Fork, Mrs. James Mackley, of Driggs, Idaho; Mrs.Emily Walker, Filer,Idaho; Mrs. Martha French, Cordon,Canada; Mrs. Bell Bown and Robert Braithwaite, Manti, Utah. A large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held at the First Ward chapel Wednesday afternoon Bishop Wm. C. Beckstrom in charge. The speakers were President H. A. Gardner, Rawsell Bradford, Benj. Riches, and Bishop Beckstrom who made the closing remarks. Music was furnished by the ward choir which sang two opening and closing number and by Arthur Livingston and Mrs. Linsey Snell, each of whom sang solos. There was a large attendance. Interment was in the Spanish Fork cemetery.findagrave.com #8847663
Spelling of maiden name: Death Certificate spells this with only one "e". Headstone spells it with two "e"'s. Need birth certificate or marriage certificate to know for sure.
BIOGRAPHY: 1861 England Census - Rowland is dead and George, Hannah, William, Joseph living in High Gate, Kendal, Westmorland, England working as shoe makers.
BIOGRAPHY: History of Sanpete County by W.H. Sever; FHL call number 997.23 H2h page 105
BRAITHWAITE Robert, shoemaker, son of Roland and Hannah, was born in Kendal, Westmoreland County, England,
March 13, 1830. He learned the trade of a shoemaker.... joined the church in 1845 and in 1854 came to Utah crossing the plains in an oxtrain under Capt. William Empey.
LDS Family History Suite II (Pioneer Heritage); CD ROM
William Empey's company left Kansas City July 1854 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 24 Oct 1854.BIOGRAPHY: CITIZENSHIP RECORDS
a. The 1900 Manti City, Sanpete County, Utah Federal Census; FHL film 1241686
BRAITHWAITE, Robert- Head; sex: male born: Mar 1830 age-70 yrs; Birth: Eng Emmigration: 1854 46 yrs naturalized.
Remarks- I can not find Robert Braithwaite in the Sanpete County Naturalization Index.BIOGRAPHY: Note-Provo 1st Ward Records-FHL film (I think Karen Braithwaite has copy of this tithing receipt)
Tithing payments: Robert BREATHWAIT
1857 Jan 15th by 1 day book $2.50
1 pair of shoes $4.00
1857 no date 1 pair of shoes $3.50BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website:
Robert BRAITHWAITE was born 14 Mar 1830 in Kirkland, Kendal, Westmoreland, England and was christened 20 Oct 1830 in Kirkland, Kendal, Westmoreland, England. He died 26 Oct 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut and was buried Oct 1906 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Ut. Robert married Christina GREEN.
Other marriages:
BEMUS, Harriet Amelia
BIRTH-MARR-DEATH: Record of Sherald Wendell James.
Robert had a first marriage but the information is not known. Harriet is his second wife.
He learned the trade of a shoemaker, working with his father, and after his father's death carried on the business. Joined the Mormon Church in 1845 and in 1854 came to Utah, crossing the plains in an oxtrain, under Capt. William Empey. Following his trade one year in Salt Lake City, then moved to Provo, where he continued at his trade. In the fall of 1857 he came to Manti, and had a shop for many years. He also own a farm, which is worked by his son. Was activated in the Black Hawk war, doing his share. Is a member of the High Priests' quorum.
For more details, see "Robert and Harriet Braithwaite" and "Hanna Braithwaite and Amazon"
Christina GREEN married Robert BRAITHWAITE.BIOGRAPHY: From Dedrickson Family website:
A History of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite
A history of Robert and Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite as prepared by their granddaughter, Alta B. Coleman, with the help of my mother, Isabella Braithwaite Bown.
Robert Braithwaite was born 14 March 1830, in Kendal, Westmoreland County, England. He was the fourth child of a family of nine children born to Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite. Of these nine children, eight were boys. The one daughter in the family was the seventh child. The names of the children in the order of their birth were John, Thomas (who died as an infant), Robert (who also died as an infant), Robert II (who was my grandfather and the subject of this history), George, Rowland, Hannah, William, and Joseph Smith Braithwaite.
Robert II was a dutiful and energetic boy. He enjoyed many of the pleasures of boyhood, and along with his brothers and one sister, he engaged in the normal fun found in a busy and happy childhood home. Robert's father was a shoemaker by trade. He died in his early fifties. Robert had worked along with his father in the business and after his father's death, he had taken over the business so he had had much experience along this line. This became pretty muchly his life's chief occupation.
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who went to England, met and taught the Gospel to this humble family. All of them were converted and baptized and became true and faithful Latter-day Saints. They were not all baptized at the same time, but they were all converted and baptized in England before they arrived in Utah. Grandfather was one of the first ones to be baptized. Records show that he was baptized when he was fifteen in 1845. His mother was the first of the family to be baptized. She was baptized in 1843. His father was baptized three months later.
The Braithwaite people, like all of those early converted Latter-day Saints, had an urge to come to Utah. My grandfather, Robert, was the first of the family to arrive. In 1854 he crossed the plains by ox team under the direction of William Empey. After his arrival in Utah, he lived in Salt Lake City for about one year. During this time he followed the shoemaking trade. He worked diligently. He had a worthy purpose in view as he had a desire to save enough passage money to make it possible for his mother and his five brothers and one sister to come to Utah as soon as possible. His father had died two years before he had left England.
After a year's stay in Salt Lake City, Robert moved to Provo, Utah, where he continued to work at his trade. In the fall of 1857, he moved again. This time he moved to Mant1, Utah, where he again set up business as a shoemaker, and he continued to work and save his money to help his family come to America. In the very early history of Manti, the people had to fashion temporary homes by making dugouts in the south side of the Manti Temple hill. The first settlers to Manti arrived in November 1849. A deep snow began falling the day after their arrival. The ground was never free from snow until late the following spring. It was a hard winter for them. Grandfather told many accounts of these experiences of those first settlers as retold stories handed down to him by the earlier settlers, to my mother. My mother retold many of those stories to me.
As the months and years went by, houses were built of logs and lumber from Manti Canyon, and stone from what later became the Manti Temple quarry from which the Manti Temple was later built. Grandfather arrived in Manti in 1857. By that time, he was able to live in a house built of logs, lumber and stone. One house in which Grandfather lived in Manti is still standing.
Another sore trial that came to those early settlers in Manti and surrounding settlements was the Black Hawk Indian War. Grandfather fought in that war. Willingly he went as a soldier to fight the Indians who were trying to kill the people and destroy their settlement. The settlers were glad when the war was over and peace came.
The settlement of Manti grew and community life developed and things became a little better for the saints. Grandfather helped promote the progress of this little town. He related many of these experiences to my mother and told her that many families came to make their homes in this growing settlement. It soon became a busy place, and the people became united in a common cause to build a happy community in which to live as Latter-day Saints.
It was a happy day in 1863, when the time came that his mother and his sister and brothers, except John, came to make their home among the saints in Manti. Grandfather's dream was fulfilled. He had sent them money to help pay for passage to America. They crossed the ocean in the first sailing vessel chartered from London to carry Mormon emigrants to America. The sailing vessel was called the "Amazon."
Back in England, their mother, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, had been trying very hard to save money for passage to America. John, the oldest son, was asked to come to Utah first but he declined the offer for some reason. Thus it was that my grandfather, next oldest, was chosen to come to Utah as the first to lead the way and help earn and save money to send for the mother and children to come later. Grandfather had done his task well. To him we are indebted for so much, even our very own lives in this free land of the U.S.A.
John, the oldest son, came to Manti after the death of the mother, Hannah. She knitted socks and sold them; she did all kinds of odd jobs and saved every cent she could to help John, his wife and family to come later. After her death, the money was sent to John and he and his wife and family came to Manti.
This dear lady devoted her entire life, after she was baptized, to getting herself and her children to "Zion." She was a good, true Latter-day Saint. We owe so very much to our great-grandmother, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, who was the first Braithwaite to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Her grave should never be left undecorated on Decoration Day when a11 about is so beautifully decorated.
After their arrival in the United States, they crossed the plains in Captain Daniel McCarthy's company by ox team. They went directly to Manti, Utah, arriving there in October, 1863. They each made. a home in Manti, married and reared large families. The Braithwaite descendants from these families, at this time of writing, I'm sure numbers into the thousands. They have become scattered into the far places of the earth and have honored this great name.
The mother of this large family, Hannah Askew Braithwaite, lived twelve years after her arrival in Utah. She was a remarkable woman, a faithful Latter-day Saint, and a devoted mother. She was the first Braithwaite to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
February 5, 1858, was a very important day in our Braithwaite history as it was on that day that my grandfather, Robert Braithwaite, was married in Manti, Utah, to a beautiful young girl by the name of Harriet Amelia Bemus. Harriet Amelia Bemus was the daughter of Lyness and Martha Amelia Juell Bemus. She was born 16 September 1844, in Louis Town, Culton Co., Illinois. Her people were of English descent, but her parents were from Maine and New Hampshire, according to report and family memory.
The family had moved west to Illinois and during the gold rush to California, they moved westward with it. Martha Amelia Juell Bemus was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they arrived in Utah, it was her desire to remain among the Mormons. Her husband, Lyness Bemus, who was not a member of the Latter-day Saints Church, wished to follow the gold rush westward to California. However, because his wife wished to stay in Utah, he obliged and always said afterward that he was happy that he stayed. They made their home in Manti, Utah. Martha Juell Bemus remained a true Latter-day Saint and a dutiful, neat, kind, little woman. She died September 11, 1892, and is buried in the Manti Cemetery. Lyness Bemus was an honorable man. He never joined the Latter-Day Saints Church. However, in the later years of his life, which was not a long life as he died at the age of 53, he did express a desire to be baptized. However, he became ill and died before it could be done.
My grandmother, Harriet Amelia Bemus Braithwaite, was one of ten children born to this couple. She was either the sixth or the seventh child. I have never been able to ascertain whether Ira was the oldest child in this family or not. He left soon after they arrived in Manti and went to California. He was never beard from again. If he were the oldest child, then Harriet Amelia was the seventh child. Her brothers and sisters were Mary Judith Elizabeth, William Myron, George, Harvey Franklin, Francis, Ira, Emily Matilda, and twins Norman and Norris.
Robert met and fell in love with the beautiful, young Harriet and they were married February 5, 1858. They were sealed later in the Endowment House. For the next 44 years, they made their home in Manti. In 1901, they moved to Spanish Fork where Grandfather died in 1906, and Grandmother died in 1929. Twelve children were born to this couple. Their names were Martha, Mary, Emily, Robert, Harriet, Isabella (my mother), Lyness, Eleanor, Catherine, John, Willard and Jesse. These children lived to maturity; they each married and raised fine families. Their descendants have been numerous, impossib1e to get an accurate count, and they were scattered to the four corners of the earth.
During the years Robert Braithwaite lived in Manti, he followed his trade of a shoemaker. He also had a small farm which provided work for his sons. He was hired to run the Manti Carding Machine Shop. This shop was in operation from early spring until late fall. Here, rolls for spinning yarn and batts for quilts were made. In the winter months, he worked in his shoe shop. He spent a little time during the summer repairing shoes, but there was not as much demand for repair work in the summer, as the children went barefooted when there was no school. The shop was a very busy place just before the school season began.
When my mother was a girl and up until she was about 12 years of age, she spent much of her time in these places of work. She helped card wool in the carding mills and to make or repair shoes. She said that she was always happy that she had spent so many hours working side by side with her father. He was a soft-spoken, little man and displayed wisdom and kindness. He had a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and she learned many valuable lessons in character building from him. She loved him dearly.
My mother related that Grandfather's shop was a popular place because he was an honest and well-liked person. Many people went there to pass a few remarks and to discuss the topics of the day, as well as to purchase shoes or have them repaired. Many times gospel principles were discussed. He had a strong testimony of the Gospel. Very often people came to these places where Grandfather worked or to his home for the purpose of seeking advice about a problem. He was a humble, sincere man and many times he was called upon for counsel or for some of his herbs for healing the sick. He was especially blessed with the gift of healing and through the Priesthood of God, which he held, coupled with his faith and the faith on the part of those ill, many a person felt grateful for the help given by this little man. He was of small stature, but he must have had quite a strong constitution for it has been said that on many an occasion, Grandfather walked from Manti to Provo when the occasion became necessary.
He was a tireless worker or else used his time wisely for he accomplished much in his time. He was a splendid gardener and took much pride in having a neat-looking garden. He grew fine vegetables. He grew rhubarb and had berry bushes, such as currants and gooseberries, as well as fruit trees such as cherries, peaches and red astrakhan apples. He was generous in sharing these with others. Grandmother and the children had a share in this project and in helping to prepare for winter in the way they knew, what produce they could from his garden. They dried what could be dried; they put into root cellars what could be stored. And they made jellies, jams, pickles and relishes, which they stored in crocks and jars which were available.
Grandfather was a lover of flowers. My mother said his garden was bright with hollyhocks, daisies, larkspur, sweet williams, and a special variety which she had in her garden from seed handed down from his seed. I never learned their true name, but to me they were called "Grandpa flowers." And yet, Grandfather still found time to devote to the Church. He advanced in the Priesthood; he held the office of a High Priest at the time of his death. He had a sweet singing voice and sang in duets and in the choir. He led the choir on many occasions. In fact, all those early Braithwaites sung a great deal. On many occasions, especially on long winter evenings, it was not unusual for many of them to gather together and spend an evening in someone's home. Food would be brought and musical instruments, such as a jews harp, a violin, a harmonica or a banjo. If the hostess was lucky enough to have a piano and someone in the crowd could play it, then music really rang out. Food was served early and the rest of the evening was spent in games, recitations by young and old, and then the songs began, one right after another. "Annie Laurie," "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "Round Goes the Wheel," and many others. This writer remembers with warmness of heart of being a child in just such gatherings--not a gathering of the generation of my Grandfather and his generation--but of the second generation, my mother's brothers and sisters and a host of cousins. I well remember the singing of all the group, and games and stories. And always there was good food.
In my very youngest childhood memories, I reca11 some of those family house parties. They were choice experiences of my young life. The fine people and the happy songs and the who1esome fun and good eating we had as children in those parties were impressed on my mind to last forever. I had some of the dearest relatives that a child ever had.
Grandfather and Grandmother Braithwaite moved to Spanish Fork, Utah, before I was born. They left Manti in 1901. They took with them the love and admiration of hosts of people with whom they had lived and loved. They were to gain still more friends among the people of Spanish Fork. Grandfather Braithwaite died 26 October 1906, in Spanish Fork, Utah. Grandmother Braithwaite died 10 February 1929. They were both buried in the Spanish Fork Cemetery.
Grandfather and Grandmother too, were small of stature but what they lacked in size of figure, they made up in personality and strength of good character. He had no great wealth in money and lands. It has been said that "A man needs no finer monument than a place in the heart of a friend." If that is s0, then Grandfather was rich. Thanks to their memory and noble ancestry, we of their posterity have been blessed abundantly with a good heritage.
The name Braithwaite, taken from genealogy, means a hill in a clearing. A hill rises higher than the valleys below. It signifies loftiness, height, grandeur and steadfastness. These older Braithwaites have been towers of strength in helping to build high standards of character. They produced good citizens and helped build good communities. They left to their posterity honor and a good name.
May we and our children and our children's children never forget the names of Rowland and Hannah Askew Braithwaite and their son Robert and his good wife Harriet Amelia. Through them, we are indebted for our lives and our heritage. May we ever so live to honor that great name.
BURIAL: The Spanish Fork Press, Spanish Fork,Utah, Published: Thursday, November 1, 1906
John (Robert) Braithwaite of the First Ward died last Friday of old age and general debility; age 76. Funeral services were held Sunday in the First Ward meeting house, Bishop McKell presiding. The speakers were Henry Tilley and Allen Adamson, Mr. Braithwate was a quiet inoffensive citizen.
Who is this Christina Green that married him on 10 Oct 1864? Was she a plural wife? Did they have any children?findagrave.com #8847658
BIOGRAPHY: Parents per NFS: William Rhoades and Betsy Murdock ?
BIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Remarks- I need to research this again. I miss them the first time.BIOGRAPHY: Asked Frances Swendsen (email: frances.swendsen@shaw.ca) a relative of James Cordon Casson Cahoon where the Casson name came from.
Her answer: In regards to James Cordon Casson Cahoon – I don’t know where the Cordon came from – I think that was just a name that they chose. There is a story about the name Casson. James’ mother was Mary Wilson Dugdale. Her first husband was James Casson. They had two children (Sarah and Hannah – both died before their first birthday). James Casson died (6 Dec 1844) 11 months after the birth of their second child. Mary then married William Farrington Cahoon (his 2nd wife) 23 Sep 1845. They had four children and they all had the name Casson as part of their name.BURIAL: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite who married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
DEATH: James Cordon Casson CAHOON
Birth: Oct. 9, 1847 Douglas County Nebraska, USA
Death: Sep. 30, 1918 Cardston Alberta, Canada
Buried: October 6, 1918.
Born in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Married Ellen Spencer WILSON June 27, 1868 in Salt Lake City who later died in 1880.
● Father of Margaret , James , Mary , Eva , George , and Ellen .
Married Martha Hannah BRAITHWAITE May 12, 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
● Step-Father of Robert .
● Father of Martha , Lillian , William , Stephen , Leslie , Orah, Leonard , Della , and Cordon .
Family links: Parents: William Farrington CAHOON (1813 - 1883) Mary Wilson DUGDALE Cahoon (1814 - 1882) Children: Margaret Ellen CAHOON Shomaker (1869 - 1949) Mary Maranda CAHOON Hall (1872 - 1958) Eva Edna CAHOON (1874 - 1874) George Edward CAHOON (1877 - 1960) Ellen Elizabeth CAHOON (1880 - 1880) Martha A. Cahoon Nielsen (1882 - 1961) Lillian C. CAHOON (1883 - 1883) William Farrington Casson CAHOON (1886 - 1939) Stephen Henry CAHOON (1888 - 1906) Leslie Casson CAHOON (1891 - 1974) Orah Casson CAHOON Martin (1894 - 1976) Leonard Casson CAHOON (1896 - 1952) Della Casson CAHOON Lenz (1899 - 1980) Cordon Casson CAHOON (1902 - 1978) Burial: Manti Cemetery Manti Sanpete County Utah, USA Created by: Frances Swendsen Record added: May 15, 2008
James Cordon Casson Cahoon lived in Beazer, Alberta for a short time and then moved to Cardston, Alberta, Canada, where he built a house on the south hill.James is buried in the Manti Cemetery Lot 19 Blk 6 Plat A Grv 5.
BURIAL: Burial Information: Cahoon, James Cordon
Birth: 10/9/1847
Death: 9/30/1918
Burial: 0/0/0
Place of Birth: Council Bluff
Place of Death: Cardston, Canada
Cause of Death: Heart Trouble
Grave Location: Manti City Cemetery Lot 19 Blk 6 Plat A Grv 5
Source: Donated
Comments: Lived In Cardston, Canada, Married
Relatives: Mary Dugdale (Mother)
Wm. Farington Cahoon (Father)
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstone
BIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstoneBIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Remarks- I need to research this again. I miss them the first time.BIOGRAPHY: Leavitt, Alberta, is a small, mostly agricultural village located seven miles west of Cardston, Alberta, Canada. The first settler of the area was Thomas Rowell Leavitt, a Mormon from Utah Territory who came to Alberta fleeing a United States government crackdown on polygamy during a wave of late nineteenth century Mormon emigration to Canada and Mexico. Cardston was the first Mormon settlement in Canada, and Leavitt was founded by a like-minded Mormon. Today - much of the area around Leavitt is sparsely settled. The village itself has a population of about 48.
BIOGRAPHY: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite who married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
BURIAL: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite burial ONLINE, she married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon( died in 1918) is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
She is supposely buried in Leavitt, Alberta, Canada cemetery - that is a very small town of 48 people now. No online records of the cemetery.findagrave.com #31271562
Lillian is buried in the Manti Cemetery Lot 18 Blk 6 Plat A Grv 4.
BURIAL: Burial Information: Cahoon, Lillian C
Birth: 12/20/1883
Death: 12/21/1883
Burial: 0/0/0
Place of Birth: Manti, Utah
Place of Death:
Cause of Death:
Grave Location: Manti City Cemetery Lot 18 Blk 6 Plat A Grv 4
Source: Donated
Comments:
Relatives: Martha Cahoon (Mother)
James C. C. Cahoon (Father)
BIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Remarks- I need to research this again. I miss them the first time.BURIAL: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite who married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstone
BIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstoneBIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Remarks- I need to research this again. I miss them the first time.BIOGRAPHY: Leavitt, Alberta, is a small, mostly agricultural village located seven miles west of Cardston, Alberta, Canada. The first settler of the area was Thomas Rowell Leavitt, a Mormon from Utah Territory who came to Alberta fleeing a United States government crackdown on polygamy during a wave of late nineteenth century Mormon emigration to Canada and Mexico. Cardston was the first Mormon settlement in Canada, and Leavitt was founded by a like-minded Mormon. Today - much of the area around Leavitt is sparsely settled. The village itself has a population of about 48.
BIOGRAPHY: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite who married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
BURIAL: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite burial ONLINE, she married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon( died in 1918) is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
She is supposely buried in Leavitt, Alberta, Canada cemetery - that is a very small town of 48 people now. No online records of the cemetery.findagrave.com #31271562
BIOGRAPHY: No Yukon Territory in Alaska until 1959
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstone
BIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Bishop Carnell 403-653-2893 called June and July 2009 for someone to take a photo of tombstoneBIOGRAPHY: 1906 Alberta, Canada Census;
Remarks- I need to research this again. I miss them the first time.BIOGRAPHY: Leavitt, Alberta, is a small, mostly agricultural village located seven miles west of Cardston, Alberta, Canada. The first settler of the area was Thomas Rowell Leavitt, a Mormon from Utah Territory who came to Alberta fleeing a United States government crackdown on polygamy during a wave of late nineteenth century Mormon emigration to Canada and Mexico. Cardston was the first Mormon settlement in Canada, and Leavitt was founded by a like-minded Mormon. Today - much of the area around Leavitt is sparsely settled. The village itself has a population of about 48.
BIOGRAPHY: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite who married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
BURIAL: I am able to find William E French, Martha's second husband) and Adelia D French (William's first wife who died in 1924) buried at Hill Spring, Alberta, Canada cemetery called Ensign Pioneer (Mount View Mennonite) cemetery. I am unable to find Martha Braithwaite burial ONLINE, she married William French in 1925 and he died months later and was buried with first wife, Adelia. Martha's first husband - she divorced - Martha's second husband James Cahoon( died in 1918) is buried in Manti, Utah with his first wife.
She is supposely buried in Leavitt, Alberta, Canada cemetery - that is a very small town of 48 people now. No online records of the cemetery.findagrave.com #31271562
This person's information was combined while in Ancestral File. The following submitters of the information may or may not agree with the combining of the information: BOBBY G/SMITH/ (2185414) MICHAEL JOHN/HUSSEY/ (2213767) IRENE MACKLEY/LAWSON/ (2238450) MISS LILA/CAHOON (2296623)BURIAL: Buried next to his mother Martha Hannah Braithwaite Cahoon in Leavitt, Alberta, Canada cemetery
Robert was sealed to his mother and birth father, Robert Kenner on 29 MAR 1994 in the Ogden Temple.
Family Data Collection - Births Record about Robert Cahoon
Name: Cahoon, Robert
Father: Cahoon , James
Mother: Braithwaite , Martha Hannah
Birth Date: 9 April 1880
City: Manti
County: Sanpete
State: UT
Country: USA
BURIAL: Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho There is no headstone for James Marker. He was buried between Jane Ayres and Thomas Davison.
BIOGRAPHY: James Peter MARKER was born 27 Jul 1864 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. He died 5 Jan 1927 in Boise, Ada, Id and was buried 8 Jan 1927 in Boise, Ada, Id. James married Mary Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE on 18 Jan 1886 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut.
James Peterson and Mary Elizabeth Braithwaite Marker live in Utah and Idaho. Purchased 10 acres of land in Emmett, Idaho. Later he became a stone mason and brick layer. He made all business houses in Emmett, Idaho, and later erected a one-room school house east of Emmett. Purchased 40 acres. Raised cattle, horses and farmed; also operated a general store in Smith Prairie, Idaho.
Mary Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE [Parents] was born 10 Sep 1862 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. She died 3 Feb 1926 in Barber, Ada, Id and was buried 6 Feb 1926 in Boise, Ada, Id. Mary married James Peter MARKER on 18 Jan 1886 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut.
They had the following children:
F Eloise MARKER was born 29 Aug 1886 and died 3 Nov 1960.
M James Elmer MARKER was born 6 Oct 1888 and died 15 Oct 1976.
F Isabell MARKER was born 29 Oct 1890 and died 29 Nov 1951.
M John Franklin MARKER was born 27 Aug 1895 and died 20 Jun 1973.
F Abigail MARKER was born 14 Mar 1897 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. She died 14 Mar 1897.
F Mary MARKER
M Floyd MARKER was born 28 Jan 1903 and died 24 Jul 1960.
This person's information was combined while in Ancestral File. The following submitters of the information may or may not agree with the combining of the information: HAROLD SANFORD/FORBUSH/ (2069628) KEITH A/BRAITHWAITE/ (2072551) LINDA BRAITHWAITE/DAVIS/ (2078270) FLOYD/NIELSEN/ (2081408) RUTH BRAITHWAITE/ANDERSON/ (2089234) CATHERINE MACKLEY/WOOD/ (2090704) LEONARD DALE/BRAITHWAITE/ (2096468) ROBERT DAVID/MACKLEY/ (2099014) ROBERT DAVID/MACKLEY/ (2100302) FRANKLIN O./MACKLEY/ (2105637) ANNA MAE/SCHROEMGES/ (2106471) ARTHUR H./MACKLEY/ (2107847) FRED LARSEN/DEDRICKSON/ (2123108) LU ANN/JONES/ (2128146) BLANCHE GROTEGUT/HAWKINS/ (2138839) SHARON ANN/HALL/ (2144161) MARION ELINOR/LEE/ (2146740) HENRIETTA HUDSON/BOWN/ (2147195) JERALD BEN/SMITH/ (2153662) MINNIE MARTIN/GALLUP/ (2181766) BOBBY G/SMITH/ (2185414) MARTY K. & SANDRA F. (DUNN)/PAYNE/ (2213546) IRENE MACKLEY/LAWSON/ (2238450) MISS LILA/CAHOON (2296623) KEITH & KAREN/BRAITHWAITE/ (2519387)
BIOGRAPHY: James Peter MARKER was born 27 Jul 1864 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. He died 5 Jan 1927 in Boise, Ada, Id and was buried 8 Jan 1927 in Boise, Ada, Id. James married Mary Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE on 18 Jan 1886 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut.
BIOGRAPHY: James Peterson and Mary Elizabeth Braithwaite Marker live in Utah and Idaho. Purchased 10 acres of land in Emmett, Idaho. Later he became a stone mason and brick layer. He made all business houses in Emmett, Idaho, and later erected a one-room school house east of Emmett. Purchased 40 acres. Raised cattle, horses and farmed; also operated a general store in Smith Prairie, Idaho.
BIOGRAPHY: Mary Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE [Parents] was born 10 Sep 1862 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. She died 3 Feb 1926 in Barber, Ada, Id and was buried 6 Feb 1926 in Boise, Ada, Id. Mary married James Peter MARKER on 18 Jan 1886 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut.
BIOGRAPHY: They had the following children:
F Eloise MARKER was born 29 Aug 1886 and died 3 Nov 1960.
M James Elmer MARKER was born 6 Oct 1888 and died 15 Oct 1976.
F Isabell MARKER was born 29 Oct 1890 and died 29 Nov 1951.
M John Franklin MARKER was born 27 Aug 1895 and died 20 Jun 1973.
F Abigail MARKER was born 14 Mar 1897 in Manti, Sanpete, Ut. She died 14 Mar 1897.
F Mary MARKER
M Floyd MARKER was born 28 Jan 1903 and died 24 Jul 1960.Barber is a suburb of Boise.
BURIAL: Bishop Hogensen officiated at her funeral. She was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. She was buried on the left side of Jane Ayers and right of Charles Betchelor. Section G 251-5
Mary Elizabeth born: 10 September 1862 at Manti, Sanpete Co., Utah & died 3 Feb 1926 near Barber, Idaho. She is buried in Morris Hills Cemetery, Boise, Idaho (no grave marker)
Married on 18 January 1885 at Manti, Sanpete, Utah to James Peter Marker
Spouse: James Peter Marker [ His Parents: Peter Jensen Marker (1839 in Bornholm, Denmark) and Abigail Woolsey (b. 1844 Nauvoo, IL)] James born 27 July 1864 in Manti, Utah & died 5 January 1926 Smith’s Prairie, Idaho. Buried: Morris Hills Cemetery, Boise Idaho (no grave marker)
James and Mary Elizabeth (Braithwaite) Marker moved from Manti, Utah to Emmett, Idaho in in 1898. Family stories say that James moved the family to the Payette Valley country in Idaho after traveling through the area while working for the Oregon Short Line Railway. James and Mary Elizabeth settled in Emmett where James was a stonemason for many years building many of the city buildings. They also farmed at Smith’s Prairie, Idaho where they kept a herd of dairy cattle and operated a general store.
Family Religious Affiliation: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints