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	Jessie Whitmire and Nancy Durden Husband Jessie Whitmire ¹ Born: 1789 - SC Christened: Died: 10 Jan 1847 - Buna, Jasper Co., TX Buried: Father: Stephen Whitmire (1766-1831) ¹ Mother: Mary Porter (Abt 1760-Bef 1841) ¹ Marriage: 3 Feb 1809 - Wilkinson Co., MS Wife Nancy Durden ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Jesse Whitmire and Nancy Ann Durden Husband Jesse Whitmire ² Born: 1790 - NC Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Stephen Whitmire ( - ) ² Mother: Mary Porter ( - ) ² Marriage: 3 Feb 1809 - Woodville, Wilkinson County, MS Wife Nancy Ann Durden ² Born: 1794 - Washington County, GA Christened: Died: 17 Oct 1858 - Angelina County, Texas Buried: Father: John Anthony Durden (1762-After 1810) ² Mother: Hilliard ( - ) ² Children 1 M William Whitmire ² Born: 7 Sep 1811 - St. Tammany's, Washington Parish, Louisiana Christened: Died: After 1860 Buried: Spouse: Elizabeth Curry ( - ) ² Marr: Abt 1834 Spouse: Elizabeth Crockett ( - ) ² Marr: After 1834 2 M John L. Whitmire ² Born: Abt 1813 - St. Tammany's, Washington Parish, Louisiana Christened: Died: Bef 1872 Buried: Spouse: Harriet R. Miles ( - ) ² Marr: 21 Aug 1834 - Rankin County, MS 3 M Stephen Whitmire ² Born: Abt 1814 - St. Tammany's, Washington Parish, Louisiana Christened: Died: 7 Oct 1868 - Trinity County, Texas Buried: Spouse: Nancy Hughes ( - ) ² Marr: 1 Jan 1840 - MS 4 F Mary 'Polly' Whitmire ² Born: Abt 1815 - St. Tammany's, Washington Parish, Louisiana Christened: Died: May 1887 - TX Buried: Spouse: Kinton ( - ) ² Spouse: Ebb Wood ( - ) ² Marr: 1835 Spouse: Hill ( - ) ² Marr: Bef 1850 5 M Elias W. Whitmire ² Born: 16 Jan 1817 - St. Tammany's, Washington Parish, Louisiana Christened: Died: 1 Jul 1900 - Morse Cemetery In Buna, Jasper County, Texas Buried: Spouse: Letitia 'Lettie' Crockett ( - ) ² Marr: 11 Oct 1837 - Rankin County, MS 6 M 'david' Kension Whitmire ² Born: Abt 1822 - Washington Parish, LA Christened: Died: After 1870 - San Augustine County, Texas Buried: Spouse: Mary A. ( - ) ² Marr: Abt 1840 7 M Henry Whitmire ² Born: 28 Oct 1823 - Washington Parish, LA Christened: Died: 17 Oct 1853 - Lord's Ranch @ Williamson County, Texas Buried: Spouse: Amanda M. Fish (1825-1880) ² Marr: 5 Dec 1839 - Angelina County, Texas 8 M Hezekia Carr Whitmire ² Born: 7 Jan 1825 - Washington Parish, LA Christened: Died: 4 May 1850 - Lord Ranch In Williamson County, Texas Buried: Spouse: Hester Kirk Collins ( - ) ² Marr: Williamson County, Texas Spouse: Martha Jarusha Fish (Abt 1833-Abt 1871) ² Marr: 4 May 1850 - Jasper County, Texas 9 F Martha Harriet Whitmire ² Born: Abt 1829 - Rankin, MS Christened: Died: Abt 1870 Buried: Spouse: John N. Fish (1822- ) ² 10 M Jesse Whitmire ² Born: 1832 - Rankin County, MS Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Nancy Carpenter ( - ) ² Marr: 1863 General Notes (Husband) Fought in the War of 1812. James Edwin Stephens and Sally Irene Durden Husband James Edwin Stephens ¹ Born: 28 Jan 1902 Christened: Died: 27 Aug 1949 Buried: Father: Samuel Greenbury Stephens (1861-1952) ¹ Mother: Mary Ellen Bolding (1866-1938) ¹ Marriage: Wife Sally Irene Durden (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Sarah Durden Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Sarah Durden ² Born: 1841 - MS Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Henry Hilliard Durden (1799-1861) ² Mother: Sarah Richardson ( - ) ² William Hickman and Sarah Durden Husband William Hickman ² Born: Christened: 1812 - Fought In The War Of 1812 In La Died: Buried: Marriage: 21 Sep 1809 - Amite County, MS Wife Sarah Durden ² Born: 1791 Christened: Died: Bef 1870 - San Augustine County, Texas Buried: Father: John Anthony Durden (1762-After 1810) ² Mother: Hilliard ( - ) ² Children 1 M Jesse Hickman ² Born: 1815 Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Keziah Dixon ( - ) ² 2 M William , Jr. Hickman ² Born: Abt 1820 - Louisiana Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Catherine Hornsby (Abt 1830- ) ² Marr: 29 Mar 1847 - Polk County, Texas 3 F Martha 'Patsy' Hickman ² Born: Abt 1822 - MS Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: James , Jr. Chessher (1818- ) ² Marr: 25 Mar 1841 - Jefferson County, Texas 4 F Celia Hickman ² Born: 1829 - Amite County, MS Christened: Died: Abt 1860 - Brookeland, San Augustine County, Texas Notes Buried: Spouse: A.J. Chesher ( - ) ² Marr: 18 Sep 1842 - Jefferson County, Texas Spouse: James Thomas Curry (1823-1887) ² Marr: 9 Feb 1848 - Polk County, Texas General Notes (Husband)* Fought in the War of 1812 in Louisiana along with Je s s e W h itmire. General Notes for Child Jesse Hickman Named after Jesse Whitmire. General Notes for Child Martha 'Patsy' Hickman Name is listed as Martha Hickerson on marriage certifi c a t e . 7-26-1999 General Notes for Child Celia Hickman She was born between 1827-1830. She died between 1860 - 1 8 6 5. Buried townsend Cemetery, McGee Bend, San August i n e Co u nty, Texas. 7-26-1999 Sarah Francis Durden Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Sarah Francis Durden (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Jeptha Durden (1829-1897) ² Mother: Martha Ann Francis ( - ) ² William Durden Husband William Durden ² Born: 1831 - MS Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Henry Hilliard Durden (1799-1861) ² Mother: Sarah Richardson ( - ) ² Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: William James Durden and Eugenia Anna Glenn Husband William James Durden ² Born: 12 May 1858 - Tyler County, Texas Christened: Died: 7 May 1936 - Jasper County, Texas Buried: Father: John Jeptha Durden (1829-1897) ² Mother: Martha Ann Francis ( - ) ² Marriage: Wife Eugenia Anna Glenn (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: John C. Eshom and Mary Duree Husband John C. Eshom Born: Abt 1828 - KY ³ Christened: Died: Buried: Father: William Eshom II (1806-1878) Mother: Salinda Emeleine Spurgeon (1809-1876) Marriage: Other Spouse: Mary Ann Carmichael Wife Mary Duree (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) [bobspu.ged] m1. Mary Ann Carmichael m2. Mary Duree Rebecca Elizabeth Duree Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Rebecca Elizabeth Duree (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Mark Edward Du Ree Mother: Noriko Shinozaki Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. and Abigail Durfee Husband Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. ² Born: 27 Nov 1811 - Cutchoque, Suffolk, Long Island, New York Christened: Died: 1 Mar 1847 - Independence, Jackson County, MO Buried: Father: Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. (1785-1811) ² Mother: Elizabeth Davis (1791-1876) ² Marriage: 12 May 1833 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Wife Abigail Durfee ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ AKA: Betsy Born: 22 May 1816 - Tiverton, Newport Co, RI ⁴ ⁵ Christened: Died: 10 Mar 1888 - Ashland, Saunders Co, NE ⁴ ⁵ Buried: Father: Jabez Durfee (1791-1867) ² ⁶ Mother: Electa Cranston (1790-1834) ² ⁶ Noted events in her life were: • Alt. Birth ⁶, Alt. Birth New York, New York, NY, 22 May 1816 • Alt. Death ⁶, Alt. Death Ashland, Saunders Co., Nebraska, USA, 10 Mar 1888 Children 1 F Electa L. Goldsmith ² Born: 5 May 1834 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Christened: Died: Buried: 2 F Elizabeth A. Goldsmith ² Born: 12 Jan 1836 - Independence, Jackson County, MO Christened: Died: Buried: 3 F Mary E. Goldsmith ² Born: 11 Jan 1837 - Independence, Jackson County, MO Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: George B. Hendrix (1835- ) ² Marr: 16 Nov 1854 - Burton, Adams County, IL 4 F Samantha Jane Goldsmith ² Born: 28 Feb 1839 - Quincy, Adams County, IL Christened: Died: 17 Sep 1899 - South Bend, NE Buried: Spouse: Joseph Wright (1837-Bef 1947) ² Marr: After 1862 5 M Gilbert Davis Goldsmith III ² Born: 7 Oct 1840 - Quincy, Adams County, IL Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Lucy Black (1823- ) ² Marr: Quincy, IL 6 M David B. Goldsmith ² Born: 15 May 1842 - Quincy, Adams County, IL Christened: Died: 19 Sep 1846 - Winter Quarters, Iowa Buried: 7 F Eliza G. Goldsmith ² Born: 16 Jan 1844 - Quincy, Adams County, IL Christened: Died: Buried: 8 M Joseph B. Goldsmith ² Born: 28 Aug 1845 - Possibly Winter's Quarters Christened: Died: After 1880 - California Buried: Spouse: Emma L. Shaw (1846-After 1880) ² Marr: 27 Oct 1867 - Plattsmouth, NE General Notes (Husband) Our Pioneer Heritage Volume 6 Three Prominent Pionee r s B i s hop Edward Hunter Emigrant's Guide On our return, when we crossed Thomas River, all was co m m o t ion. J. Bills thought it best to avoid suspicion . W e m e t hu ndreds drunk. "We have Joe and Hyrum in jail ! " I me t o ne cr owd and spoke to them, asking why this g re at rejo icin g. The y said, "Joe and Hyrum Smith are saf e. " "What a re yo u goin g to do with them?" "Kill them , I ex pect." W e got al ong wit hout being known as Mormon s. Trav eled with out foo d for ours elves or animals. Arri ved in N auvoo th e 27th o f June, abou t the time Joseph a nd Hyru m were mart yred. Nex t day, thei r bodies were bro ught fro m Carthage t o Nauvoo . We formed tw o lines to re ceive the m. I was plac ed at th e extreme righ t to whee l in after t he bodies, an d march t o the mansion. A s w e passed the te mple there wer e crowds o f mourners, lame n ting the grea t loss of our Pro phet and Pa triarch. Th e scen e was enoug h to melt the sou l of man. Mr . Brewer , myself, a nd other s took Brother Jos eph's body in to th e Mansion House . Whe n we went to the wa gon for Joseph ' s body, Colonel Brew er , a U.S. officer, sa id: "Mr. Hunte r , look here," jerki n g up the coat and ha t of Brother J osep h mingled with bl oo d and dirt, "Vengean ce and deat h awai t the perpetrator s o f this deed." At mid night, Br other D . Huntington, hi s broth er William, Gilber t Golds mith, an d myself, carrie d the bod y of Joseph fro m the M ansion Hous e to the Nauvo o House an d put him and H yru m in one grave . Their deat h was hard to b ear. Our ho p e was almost gone , and knowin g not that Josep h had pre par ed for the kingdo m to go on. ======================================================= = = = = ========== Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ o f L a t t er-day Saints, 1830 - 1930, B. H. Roberts Compreh ensi v e H is tory of the Church, Volume 2 Chapter 69 The C hurc h A utho rit ies Planning The Western Movement: These were Demick B. Huntington, Edward Hunter. Wil l i a m D . Huntington. William Marks. Jonathan H. Holmes , Gi lb er t Go ldsmith, Alpherns Cutler, Lorenzo D. Wasson , Phi li p B . Lewi s and James Emmet, the last named actin g as g uar d. A s to th e final resting place of the Smit h brother s , a gran dson o f Joseph Smith says: "It is a s hort dista nc e from th e Nauvo o House (which is near the Mansion'] on the banks of the Mississippi." (Freder i c k M . S mith in a communication to W. A. Linn. Story o f t h e Mor mons , p. 308.) ======================================================= = = = = =========== Friday, 28.--1 a.m. The Governor said the matter sh o u l d b e investigated, and that there was a great respon si bi li ty r esting upon him. He also said he would sen d a me sse nge r wit h an express for Dr. Richards, and wro te an o rde r fo r the c itizens of Nauvoo to defend themse lves. He then went to the public square, and advised all w h o w e r e present to disperse, as he expected the Mormon s w ou l d b e so exasperated that they would come and bur n th e to wn , wh ereupon the citizens of Carthage fled i n all d irect ion s, an d the Governor and his posse fled t owards Q uincy , an d did n ot consider themselves safe unt il they h ad rea che d Augusta , eighteen miles distant fro m Carthage. Captain Singleton, of Brown county arrived in Cartha g e f r o m Nauvoo with his troops. About 8 a. m. Dr. Richards started for Nauvoo with th e b o d i es of Joseph and Hyrum on two wagons, accompanie d b y th e i r brother Samuel M. Smith, Mr. Hamilton, an d a gua rd o f e ig ht soldiers who had been detached for t hat purp ose b y Ge ner al Deming. The bodies were covere d with bush es t o kee p the m from the hot sun. They wer e met by a gre at as sembla ge o f citizens of Nauvoo, on M ulholland Stree t, abo ut a mi le ea st of the Temple, abou t three p. m. un der dir ection o f th e city marshal. The City Council, the Lieut.-General's staff, Major. Ge n e r a l Jonathan Dunham and staff, the acting Brigadier-G en er a l H osea Stout and staff, commanders and officers o f t h e Le gion , and several thousands of the citizens wer e th er e ami d th e most solemn lamentations and wailing s tha t eve r asce nde d into the ears of the Lord of Host s to b e aveng ed of t hei r enemies. When the procession arrived, the bodies were both tak e n i n t o the Nauvoo Mansion. The scene there cannot be d es crib ed. About eight or ten thousand persons were addresse d b y D r . W illard Richards, William W. Phelps, Esquire s Wood s a n d Rei d of Iowa, and Col. Stephen Markham. Dr . Richar ds a dm onishe d the people to keep the peace, sta ting tha t he h a d pledge d his honor, and his life for th eir goo d conduc t , when th e people with one united voic e resolve d to tru s t to the la w for a remedy of such a h igh-hande d assassin at ion, and whe n that failed, to cal l upon Go d to avenge t he m of their wro ngs. O, Americans, weep, for the glory of freedom has departed! When the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum arrived at the Man s i o n , the doors were closed immediately. The people we r e to l d t o go quietly home, and the bodies would be vie we d th e n ex t morning at eight o'clock. Dimick B. Huntington, with the assistance of Willia m M a r k s and William D. Huntington, washed the bodies fr om h e a d t o foot. Joseph was shot in the right breast, a lso u nd e r th e heart, in the lower part of his bowels an d th e rig h t side , and on the back part of the right hip . On e bal l ha d com e out at the right shoulder-blade. Co tto n soake d in c ampho r was put into each wound, and th e bod ies lai d out wi th fin e plain drawers and shirt, wh ite ne ckerchie fs, whit e cotto n stockings and white shro uds. (G ilbert Go ldsmith w as doork eeper at the time). After this was done, Emma (who at the time was pregna n t ) a l so Mary (Hyrum's wife) with the children of the m ar ty re d Pr ophet and Patriarch, were admitted to see th e bo die s . On fi rst seeing the corpse of her husband, Em ma sc ream e d and fel l back, but was caught and supporte d by Di mic k B . Huntingto n. She then fell forward to th e Prophet 's f ac e and kissed h im, calling him by name, a nd begge d him t o s peak to her onc e. Mary, (the Patriarc h's wife ) manifes te d calmness and com posure throughou t the tryin g scene, w hic h was affecting i n the extreme . Relatives a nd particul ar f riends were also p ermitte d to view the re mains durin g th e evening. Saturday 19.--At 7 a. m. the bodies were put into the c o f f i ns which were covered with black velvet fastened wi t h b ra s s nails. Over the face of each corpse a lid wa s hu ng w it h b rass hinges, under which was a square of g las s to pr ote ct t he face, and the coffin was lined wit h whi te cambr ic . The c offins were then each put int o a roug h pine box. At 8 a. m. the room was thrown open for the Saint s t o v i e w the bodies of their martyred Prophet and Patr iarc h, a n d i t is estimated that over ten thousand perso ns vi site d t he r emains that day, as there was a perfec t livin g str ea m of pe ople entering in at the west doo r of the M ansio n an d out a t the north door from 8 a. m . to 5 p.m. , at wh ich h our a re quest was made that th e Mansion shou ld be cl eared , so tha t the family could t ake their farew ell loo k at th e remains. The coffins were then taken out of the boxes into the l i t t l e bedroom in the northeast corner of the Mansion, a n d t he r e concealed and the doors locked. Bags of sand w er e th e n pl aced in each end of the boxes, which were na ile d up , a n d a mock funeral took place, the boxes bein g pu t int o a h ea rse and driven to the graveyard by Will iam D . Hunt ington , a nd there deposited in a grave wit h the us ual cer emonies . i s was done to prevent enemie s of the ma rtyred P rophet a nd P atriarch getting possess ion of the b odies, a s they thr eaten ed they would do. A s the hearse p assed th e meeting gr ound a ccompanied b y a few men, Willi am W. Phe lps was preac hing th e funera l sermon. About midnight the coffins containing the bodies wer e t a k e n from the Mansion by Dimick B. Huntington, Edwar d Hu nt e r , William D. Huntington, William Harks, Jonatha n H . Hol me s , Gilbert Goldsmith, Alpheus Cutler, Lorenz o D . Wasson , a n d Philip B. Lewis, preceded by James Emm et t as guar d wit h h is musket. They went through the garden, round by the pump, an d w e r e c onveyed to the Nauvoo house, which was then bui l t t o th e fi rst joists of the basement, and buried in t h e bas emen t stor y. After the bodies were interred, and the ground smoot h e d o f f as it was before, and chips of wood. and ston e a n d oth e r rubbish thrown over, so as to make it appea r li k e the r es t of the ground around the graves, a mos t terr if ic showe r o f rain, accompanied with thunder an d lightn ing , occurre d, a nd obliterated all traces of th e fact th at t he earth h ad be en newly dug. The bodies remained in the cellar of the Nauvoo Hous e w h e r e they were buried, until the fall, when they wer e re mo v e d by Dimick B. Huntington, William D. Huntingto n, Jo nat h a n H. Holmes, and Gilbert Goldsmith, at Emma' s reque st , t o n ear the Mansion, and buried side by side , and th e b ee h ous e then moved and placed over their gr aves. The deceased children of Joseph were afterwards remo v e d a n d interred in the same place. It was found at th i s ti me t ha t two of Hyrum's teeth had fallen into the i ns ide o f hi s mo uth, supposed to have been done by a bal l a t th e tim e of th e martyrdom but which was not discov ere d at t he tim e he wa s laid out, in consequence of hi s jaw s bein g tied u p. [It is thought proper that this volume, which bring s t h e H I STORY OF THE CHURCH to close of its first Perio d--t h e adm in istration of its First President, and, by w ay o f p re-emi nen ce the Prophet of the New Dispensatio n of th e Go spel, s houl d close with the official stateme nt of th e Mar tyrdom o f th e Prophet and the Patriarch . A statemen t so t rue, an d conse rvative, and excellen t that now fo r a lon g time i t has bee n published in th e "Doctrine an d Covenan ts."] === ========== ============= =============== ========== ========== ========= From The Church History, Volume 6: We also publish the names of the Elders who are appoi n t e d t o the several states, together with their appoint me nt s . Tho se who are numbered with the figures 1 an d 2 wil l t ak e th e presidency of the several states to w hich the y ar e a ppoin ted. MAINE. J. Butterfield, 1st, Jonathan A. Hale, Elbridge Tuf t s , 2 n d Henry Herriman, S. B. Stoddard, John Moon. NEW HAMPSHIRE. W. Snow, 1st, Harley Morley, Howard Egan, 2nd Israel Ba r l o w , Alvin Cooley, David Clough, Sen., John S. Twiss , Ca lv i n R eed, Charles A. Adams, Chilion Mack, Bethue l Mille r , Is aa c Burton, A D. Boynton. MASSACHUSETTS. Daniel Spencer, 1st George Lloyd, Milton F. Bartlett, O r l a n do D. Hovey, Daniel Loveland, Nathaniel Ashby, Jos e p h J . Wo odbury, Samuel P. Hoyt, W. H. Woodbury, Dani e l W . Gard ner , John R. Blanchard. RHODE ISLAND. William Seabury, 1st, Melvin Wilbur, Thomas McTaggart. CONNECTICUT. E. H. Davis, 1st, Quartus S. Sparks. VERMONT. Erastus Snow, 1st, Warren Snow, William Hyde, Dominic u s C a r ter, Denman Cornish, Levi W. Hancock, Jeremiah Ha tc h, A lf re d Cordon, Martin Titus, Charles Snow, Willia m Ha ight , Ja me s C. Snow, John D. Chase, A. M. Harding , Josia h H . Perry , I saac Houston, Amos Hodges. NEW YORK. C. W. Wandell, 1st, William Newland, Marcellus Bate s , 2 n d , Allen Wait, Truman Gillett, William H. Parshal l , A . A . Fa rnham, C. H. Wheelock, Edmund Ellsworth, Tim ot hy B . Fo ote , Gregory Bentley, George W. Fowler, Home r C . Hoyt , Hen ry L . Cook, Isaac Chase, William W. Dryer , Si meon A . Dunn , Elij ah Reed, Daniel Shearer, Solon Fo ster , Jame s W. Phip pin, Hi ram Bennett, J. R. Van Natta , Chan dler Ho lbrook, Sa muel P . Bacon, Lyman Hall, Bradf ord W . Elliott , William Fe lshaw , J. R. G. Phelps, Danie l Fish er, Josep h P. Noble, D . H. Re dfield, John Tanner , Marti n R. Tanner , Thomas Fulle r, G. D , Goldsmith, O . M. Duel , Charles Tho mpson, Samuel W hite, B . C. Elswor th, W. R . R. Stowell, Ar chibald Bates, W illiam D . Pratt , David P ettigrew, Marcell us McKeown, Elli s Eames, H ora ce S. Eldr edge. ============ ================= ========== = ========== ================== = Name source: Jenn ifer Bo ger ( jenboge r@sprynet.com) 1/0 0 (was Charles Golds mith) General Notes (Wife) Birth/Death Source: Robert Carter's information Maiden name from Jennifer Boger (jenboger@sprynet.com) 1/00 (was unknown) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] Most of this family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormons. Mrs. Jennifer Boger of Montclair, Essex County, NJ, in 1985, sent a family group sheet from the LDS Archives in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT, that was prepared by Mrs. Ceclia D. Tolman of Salt Lake City. It is not dated but the latest entry on the sheet is 1924. The sheet states that Abigail was born in Tiverton, Newport County, RI, and it gives the names of Gilbert Gouldsmith's parents. It is extremely unlikely that Abigail was born in Tiverton in 1816, as her grandmother and aunts and uncles were all living in New York long before 1816. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 2, pages 164 and 405. ============================== End of Notes ============================== General Notes for Child Elizabeth A. Goldsmith !Source: Jennifer Boger of Chapel Hill, N.C., April, 1994 General Notes for Child Mary E. Goldsmith !Source: Jennifer Boger of Chapel Hill, N.C., April, 1994 General Notes for Child Samantha Jane Goldsmith Samantha may have been born in Booneville, Missouri ac c o r d ing to LDS. Samantha's name may be spelling Samath a . Sa ma nt ha's two daughters Orissa and Mary Rosalie ma y h ave b ee n bo rn before she married Joseph Wright. Sh e wa s also m arr ied t o T.J. Fountain and a man with th e las t name of W eldo n?. T he two daughters mentioned ab ove ma y not be fro m the se prev ious marriages. They wer e proba bly born whe n Saman tha wa s unmarried. General Notes for Child Gilbert Davis Goldsmith III !Source: Jennifer Boger of Chapel Hill, N.C., April, 1994 General Notes for Child David B. Goldsmith IGI states he was of Winters Quarters, Iowa. David ma r r i e d a woman with the last name of Black. General Notes for Child Eliza G. Goldsmith Source: Jennifer Boger of Chapel Hlll, N.C., April, 1994 General Notes for Child Joseph B. Goldsmith Todd Compton of Santa Monica, California 2) Birth place f r om Jennifer Boger of Chapel Hill, N.C., April, 1994. (may h a v e been born at Winter Quarters, , Iowa Allen Lenthal Durfee Husband Allen Lenthal Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Justus Bennett Durfee Jr (1910-1960) ⁷ Mother: Wilva Lanore Finch Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Annie Durfee Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Annie Durfee ⁶ Born: 1795 - Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA ⁶ Christened: Died: 11 Mar 1872 ⁶ Buried: Father: Perry Durfee (1765-1800) ² ⁶ Mother: Annie Martha Sulsbury Salisbury (Between 1766-1836) ² ⁶ General Notes (Wife) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] The only information in Reed on Annie is her birth. Annie's death is from Gene Pool Individual Records, a database on the internet at Ancestry.com, June 2000. The information is from a medical research group studying genetics. There are numerous errors in this database and all information must be verified from other sources. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 1, page 424. ============================== End of Notes ============================== Austin J. Durfee Husband Austin J. Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: James Madison Durfee (1878-1935) ² Mother: Katherine Brackenbury (1879-1942) ² Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Benjamin Durfee and Prudence Earle Husband Benjamin Durfee ² Born: 1679 - Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Christened: Died: 6 Jan 1754 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Buried: Father: Thomas Durfee (1643-1712) ² Mother: Deliverance Hall ( -1721) ² Marriage: 1699 - Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Wife Prudence Earle ² Born: 1681 - Portsmouth, Newport County, RI Christened: Died: 12 Mar 1733 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Buried: Father: William Earle (1634-1715) ² Mother: Mary Walker (1652-1718) ² Children 1 M Benjamin Durfee Jr. ² Born: 5 Jan 1709 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Christened: Died: 23 Mar 1793 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Buried: Spouse: Amey Chase (1705- ) ² Marr: 23 Feb 1734 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI Notes (Marriage) !MARRIAGE:v2t2117.FTW, v2t2117.FTW Brian Justus Durfee Husband Brian Justus Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Mother: Lela Eileen Durfee Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Cary Lee Durfee Husband Cary Lee Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Justus Bennett Durfee Jr (1910-1960) ⁷ Mother: Wilva Lanore Finch Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Delana Durfee Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Delana Durfee ² Born: 4 Feb 1820 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 26 Jan 1896 Buried: Father: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ Mother: Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle (1788-1850) ² Dennis Michael Durfee Husband Dennis Michael Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Elmer Bennett Durfee Mother: Carla Elizabeth Holton Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Dolly Durfee Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Dolly Durfee ² Born: 8 Mar 1816 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: Jun 1883 Buried: Father: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ Mother: Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle (1788-1850) ² Edmund Durfee and Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle Husband Edmund Durfee ² ⁶ Born: 3 Oct 1788 - Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA ⁶ Christened: Died: 15 Nov 1845 - Green Plains Or Lima, Adams Co., Illinois, USA ⁶ Buried: Father: Perry Durfee (1765-1800) ² ⁶ Mother: Annie Martha Sulsbury Salisbury (Between 1766-1836) ² ⁶ Marriage: Noted events in his life were: • Baptism ⁸, Apr 1831 • Residence ⁸, Kirkland, Geauga Co., Ohio, May 1833 • Residence ⁸, Ruggles Twp., Huron Co., Ohio, 1 Jun 1830 Wife Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle ² Born: 6 Jun 1788 - Netherlands Christened: Died: 17 May 1850 - Coucil Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA Buried: Other Spouse: Jabez Durfee (1791-1867) ² ⁶ - 21 Jan 1846 - Nauvoo, Hancock County, IL Children 1 F Margaret Durfee ² Born: 17 Nov 1811 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 2 Nov 1874 Buried: 2 F Tamma Durfee ² Born: 6 Mar 1813 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 30 Jan 1885 Buried: 3 M Edmund Durfee Jr. ² Born: 4 Sep 1814 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 9 Jan 1861 Buried: 4 F Dolly Durfee ² Born: 8 Mar 1816 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: Jun 1883 Buried: 5 M John Durfee ² Born: 31 Jan 1818 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 1 Jan 1850 Buried: 6 F Delana Durfee ² Born: 4 Feb 1820 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 26 Jan 1896 Buried: 7 M William Durfee ² Born: 15 Sep 1822 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: 1845 Buried: 8 M Ephraim Durfee ² Born: 1 Jun 1824 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: Buried: 9 M Abraham Durfee ² Born: 14 Nov 1826 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: 1862 Buried: Spouse: Ursula (1826- ) ² Marr: Abt 1849 - IA 10 M Henry Durfee ² Born: 1827 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: 29 Dec 1827 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Buried: 11 F Mary Durfee ² Born: 21 Mar 1830 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] Bennett's Finding Your Forefathers in America on page 284, quotes a statement made by Lana in 1846, that " ... I was born June 6, 1788, in Montgomery County, NY ... ". Tamma (Durfee) Miner, in her biographical sketch of her parents stated that her father " ... was born October 3, 1788, in Rhode Island ... Mother was born June 6, 1788, and was of Dutch descent ... ". The date of Lana's death in Bennett's book on page 284 is May 17, 1850, as it is in several other sources. In a copy of Tamma's biographical sketch she was quoted as saying that Lana died May 17, 1856, at age 62. If she were 62 at her death and was born in 1788, the death year would have been 1850, not 1856. Private Edmond Durfee served in Colonel Farnham's 129th New York Militia Regiment, 1812-1814, and saw active service in the War of 1812. From the National Archives War of 1812 Service Records. Most of this family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormons. Edmund was a carpenter, millwright, and farmer. When the U. S. 1820 census of Lenox, Berkshire County, MAdison County, NY, was taken Edmund's family was 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 3 females under 120, and 1 female 26-45. About 1822, when Tamma was about 9 years old Edmund moved to Amboy, Oswego County, NY. When the U. S. 1830 census of New London (Ruggles Twp.) Huron County, OH, was taken Edmond's family was 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 15-20, and 1 female 40-50. Living very near were his brothers Jabez and Perry. In her Memorial, Tamma states that on June 1, 1830, she traveled with her parents and siblings by way of the Erie Canal and Lake Superior to Ohio, and that they settled in Ruggles Twp., in Huron County. Until the spring of 1831 they had all been Methodist but in April 1831, her father was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and then about the first of June her mother, sister Martha and brother Edmund followed suit. By October of 1831, Edmund was a High Priest of the Mormon Church. On June 7, 1835, the Mormons gathered to celebrate the near completion of a new Temple in Kirkland, OH. Among those blessed for their work on the Temple were Edmund Durfee and his brothers James and Jabez and his son Edmund. At this same time Edmund Durfee, Junior was ordained an elder. Not long after the financial panic of 1837, feelings against the Mormons intensified and the family, along with most of the other Mormons living in Kirkland fled to Caldwell County, MO. They were expelled from Missouri in November 1838, and Edmund settled in Yelrome (sometimes called Morley's Settlement), in Lima Twp., IL When the U. S. 1840 census of Hancock County, IL was taken Edmund's family was 1 male under 5, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 50-60, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30, and 1 female 50-60. Living nearby were his brothers Jabez and Perry and his nephew Perry Durfee, son of his brother James. Edward (should be Edmund) was listed on the 1842, Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index. From Ancestry.com, January 2000. On September 13, 1845, the 60-70 families of Mormons living in Morley's Settlement were attacked by a mob of 200-300. Many houses and barns were burned and the Mormons fled to Nauvoo, IL. In November, Edmund and a number of other Mormons returned to Morley's Settlement to harvest their crops and save what grain they could for the planned trek west in the spring. On the night of November 15, 1845, the Mormons discovered a haystack on fire and rushed to extinguish it. As they were fighting the fire a number of shots were fired out of the darkness, one hitting Joseph just above the heart, killing him instantly. Edmund was buried in Nauvoo, IL. Lana married her brother-in-law Jabez Durfee January 21, 1846, and they settled in Missouri. A copy of Tamma's Memorial gives Edmund's death as November 19, 1845. Reed gives 1786 as Edmund's year of birth and lists only seven of Edmund's thirteen children. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 1, page 424 and Volume 2, page 163. Finding Your Forefathers in America. Archibald F. Bennett. Pages 281-286. On March 13, 1881, Tamma (Durfee) Miner Curtis wrote a Memorial which was a sketch of the lives of Edmund and Lana (Pickle) Durfee and of her own life. It is located in the LDS Archives in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. ============================== End of Notes ============================== General Notes for Child Tamma Durfee Written by Tamma: "My fathers name was Edmond Durfee. He was born in Rh o d e I s land, October 3, 1788 of Irish descent, I think . M ot he r wa s born June 6, 1788, of Dutch descent. He r nam e wa s M agdal ena "Lanna" Pickle and her parents wer e fro m Holl and . I th ink they were "High Dutch". They w ere me mbers o f t he Dutc h Reformed Church where the fami ly reco rds wer e loc ated. Gr andma, Magdalena "Dolly" Pic kle wa s buried i n th e Dutch Str eet Cemetery, Stephens M ills, M adison Coun ty, N ew York . I was born in the stat e of Ne w York, Madis on Cou nty, Tow n of Lennox, March 6 , 1813, a nd lived ther e unti l I was 9 y ears old. I hav e one olde r sister, Mart ha an d 4 younger br others and s isters als o born at Lennox ." Edmund Durfee Jr. Husband Edmund Durfee Jr. ² Born: 4 Sep 1814 - Lennox, Madison County, NY Christened: Died: 9 Jan 1861 Buried: Father: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ Mother: Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle (1788-1850) ² Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Welcome Harrington and Elizabeth Durfee Husband Welcome Harrington Born: 18 Apr 1768 - Smithfield, RI Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Nathan Harrington ( -1807) Mother: Huldah Dillingham ( - ) Marriage: Noted events in his life were: • Fact 13, Fact 13 Researcher: Toby Dills, 1996 Wife Elizabeth Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) Sources: HFRB vol 1 # 4 Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. Elizabeth Eliza Durfee Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Elizabeth Eliza Durfee ² ⁶ Born: 11 Mar 1784 - Riverhead, Suffolk Co., New York, USA ⁶ Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Perry Durfee (1765-1800) ² ⁶ Mother: Annie Martha Sulsbury Salisbury (Between 1766-1836) ² ⁶ General Notes (Wife) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] According to Tamma's sketch of Edmund's life, Joseph died of a " ... billious cholic ... in Pomfret, Chautauqua County, NY, ... ", while on a mission with Edmund Durfee. All of the information on Eliza is from Norman Catanzaro of Bellingham, WA, in 1991. Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY, is on Long Island. The only information in Reed on Eliza is her birth. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 1, page 424. ============================== End of Notes ============================== Elmer Bennett Durfee and Carla Elizabeth Holton Husband Elmer Bennett Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Justus Bennett Durfee Jr (1910-1960) ⁷ Mother: Wilva Lanore Finch Marriage: Other Spouse: Sandra Clark Wife Carla Elizabeth Holton (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 M Dennis Michael Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 2 F Julie Ann Durfee (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Ephraim Durfee Husband Ephraim Durfee ² Born: 1 Jun 1824 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ Mother: Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle (1788-1850) ² Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Freeman Durfee Husband Freeman Durfee ⁶ Born: Between 1791 and 1793 - Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, USA ⁶ Christened: Died: 16 Jul 1844 - Ohio Or Illinois, USA (Probably) ⁶ Buried: Father: Perry Durfee (1765-1800) ² ⁶ Mother: Annie Martha Sulsbury Salisbury (Between 1766-1836) ² ⁶ Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] The only information in Reed on Freeman is his birth. Freeman's death is from Gene Pool Individual Records, a database on the internet at Ancestry.com, June 2000. The information is from a medical research group studying genetics. There are numerous errors in this database and all information must be verified from other sources. Freeman Durphy served as a private in Kratzer's Command of Ohio militia in the War of 1812. From War of 1812 Muster Rolls, a database on the internet at Ancestry.com, January 2000. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 1, page 424. ============================== End of Notes ============================== George Durfee Husband George Durfee ² ⁶ Born: 1820 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI ⁶ Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Jabez Durfee (1791-1867) ² ⁶ Mother: Electa Cranston (1790-1834) ² ⁶ Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] Most of this family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormons. When the U. S. 1860 census of Ursa, Adams County, IL, was taken George's family was George 37, a carpenter, born OH, Margaret 21, born MO, and Margaret 8/12, born IL. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 2, pages 164 and 408. ============================== End of Notes ============================== Henry Durfee Husband Henry Durfee ² Born: 1827 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Christened: Died: 29 Dec 1827 - Amboy, Oswego County, NY Buried: Father: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ Mother: Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle (1788-1850) ² Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Jabez Durfee and Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle Husband Jabez Durfee ² ⁶ Born: 26 Dec 1791 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI ⁶ Christened: Died: Apr 1867 - White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas ⁶ Buried: Father: Perry Durfee (1765-1800) ² ⁶ Mother: Annie Martha Sulsbury Salisbury (Between 1766-1836) ² ⁶ Marriage: 21 Jan 1846 - Nauvoo, Hancock County, IL Other Spouse: Electa Cranston (1790-1834) ² ⁶ - Abt 1814 - Tiverton, Newport County, RI ⁶ Other Spouse: Elizabeth Davis (1791-1876) ² - 3 Mar 1834 - Clay County, MO Wife Magdalena (Lanna) Pickle ² Born: 6 Jun 1788 - Netherlands Christened: Died: 17 May 1850 - Coucil Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA Buried: Other Spouse: Edmund Durfee (1788-1845) ² ⁶ General Notes (Husband) [Descendants of Thomas Durfee by Charles L. Durfee - charlesldurfee.GED] Elizabeth and Jabez had no issue. Most of this family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mormons. When the U. S. 1820 census of Lenox, Berkshire County, MAdison County, NY, was taken Jabez's family was 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 26-45, 2 females under 10, and 1 female 26-45. The males 10-16 and 16-18 could be nephews, cousins or hired help. According to the 1860 census George was born in Ohio, in 1823, so Jabez probably moved from New York, to Ohio 1820-1823. When the U. S. 1830 census of New London (Ruggles Twp.) Huron County, OH, was taken Jabez's family was 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 2 female 5-10, 2 female 10-15, and 1 female 30-40. Living very nearby were his brothers Edmund and Perry. On June 7, 1835, the Mormons gathered to celebrate the near completion of a new Temple in Kirkland, OH. Among those blessed for their work on the Temple were Edmund Durfee, his brothers James and Jabez and Edmund's son Edmund, Jr. At this same time Edmund Durfee, Junior was ordained an elder. The information on Jabez's second wife is from Mrs. Jennifer Boger of Montclair, Essex County, NJ, in 1985. She cites as her source the Marriage Records of Clay County, MO, 1822-1852. According to Marriage Index, Selected States, 1728-1850, Clay County, MO, Family Tree Maker, Marriages Bundle CD Rom # 227, Jabez Durfee and Elizabeth Brackenburg (Brackenbury) were married March 3, 1834, in Clay County, MO. She was the widow of Joseph Brackenbury. When the U. S. 1840 census of Hancock County, IL was taken Jabez's family was 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 15-20, and 1female 40-50. If Electa did die in 1834 it would appear that Jabez remarried and the 40-50 year old female was his second wife. Living very nearby were his brothers Perry and Edmund and his nephew Perry Durfee, son of his brother James. Jabez was listed on the 1842, Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index. From Ancestry.com, January 2000. Jabez's third marriage to the widow of his brother Edmund is from a biography of Edmund and Lana in the LDS Archives in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT. The Descendants of Thomas Durfee. William Field Reed. Washington, DC. Two Volumes. 1902 and 1905. Volume 1, page 424 and Volume 2, page 164. ============================== End of Notes ============================== Jabez DURFEE (also DURPHY) (1791-1867). Born at Tive r t o n , Newport, RI. Resident of Jackson Co, MO by 1833 . Or da in e d elder 29 Apr 1836. Received elder's licens e in Ki rtl a n d 2 May 1836. Returned to MO before 1838. E xpelled . Mov e d t o IL. Labored as carpenter on Nauvoo Te mple. Hi gh pri es t en dowed in Nauvoo Temple Dec 1845. Be ekeeper i n Sprin gvi lle d uring 1850s. ================== ========== ======== ==== ====== ======================= = = 29 April 18 36 Minutes of a High Council held in Kirtland April 29 A D . 1 8 3 6. President Joseph Smith sen. presided. Introductory prayer & remarks by the pres. 1. Voted that Elder Oliver Granger be ordained a Hig h P r i e st. 2. Voted that brother James H. Smith be ordained an Elder. 3. Voted that Priest Lyman Leonard be ordained an Elder. 4. Voted that brother Ebenezer Robinson be ordaine d a n E l d er. 5. Voted that Pres. of Teachers Mayhew Hillman be ord a i n e d an Elder. 6. Voted that Priest Jabez Durfee be ordained Elder. ====================================================== = = = = ========== Church History, Volume IV: Voted, that Sister Emma Smith select and publish a hy m n b o o k for the use of the Church, and that Brigham You n g b e in fo rmed of this action and he not publish the hy mn s ta ken b y h im from Commerce; and that the Council assist in publishing a hymn book and the Ti m e s a n d Seasons. Monday, 28.--The High Council voted to build a ston e h o u s e at Upper Commerce, to be used for boarding; tha t El d e r Ol iver Granger be requested to assist with fund s t o pr in t th e hymn book; that Samuel Dent, Davison Hib bard , an d Da vid D ort be trustees for building the ston e scho olhou se i n conte mplation; and that Alpheus Cutle r and Ja bez Du rph y be the a rchitects and building commi ttee fo r said ho use. Voted, to finish the office of President Joseph Smith, Jun. Voted, that the recommends drawn by Elder Sherwood, rec o m m e nding, constituting, and appointing Joseph Smith, J un . , S id ney Rigdon, and Elias Higbee, delegates for th e Ch ur ch , t o importune the President and Congress of th e Uni te d St ate s for redress of grievances, be signed b y thi s Cou ncil. ======================================================= = = = = =========== = Joseph Smith, Church History, Volum e V: Wednesday, 11.--I rode out with Emma this morning, desi g n i n g to go to Brother Daniel Russel's, and apologize f o r b re ak ing his carriage on our return from Springfiel d : bu t bro k e a sleigh-shoe, and returned home, wher e I re ceive d a vi si t from a company of gentlemen and la dies fr om Far mington , o n the Des Moines river, who lef t at half -past t wo p. m. I directed letters of invitation to be written from m y s e l f and lady for a dinner party at my house on Wednes d a y ne xt , at ten a. m., to be directed to Brothers Wils o n L aw, W ill iam Law, Hyrum Smith, Samuel Bennett John T ay lor , Willi am M arks, Peter Haws, Orson Hyde, Henry G . She rwoo d, Willi am Cl ayton, Jabez Durphy, H. Tate, Edw ard Hu nter , Theodor e Turle y, Shadrach Roundy, Willard R ichards , Art hur Millik in, Brig ham Young, Heber C. Kimba ll, Wilf ord Wo odruff, Geo rge A. Sm ith, Alpheus Cutler , Reynold s Cahoon , and ladies ; also Mr . Levi Moffat, an d Carlos G ranger, a nd ladies; m y mother, L ucy Smith, an d Sisters E liza R. Sn ow and Hanna h Ells. ======================================================= = = = = ======== Church History, Volume VII: A few days ago the Twelve and the Trustees counseled to g e t h er on the propriety of employing a suitable numbe r o f c ar pe nters this winter to prepare the timbers fo r th e Temp le , s o as to have them all ready when the sto ne wo rk wa s fin ishe d. They concluded to employ fifteen persons steadily as ca r p e n ters, and that the architect be authorized to sele c t su c h m en as he has confidence in---men who are wel l qu alifi e d t o do the work that is wanted. It was als o concl ude d t o fi x up a shop in the Temple for the carp enters t o wo rk i n. Ac cordingly the south side of the lo wer stor y wa s weath er-boa rded around and a convenient s hop mad e of i t on Satu rday, a nd today, the men have gon e to wor k. The names of the carpenters selected as steady han d s a r e a s follows: viz: Truman O. Angel, William Felsha w , Wil li am F . Cahoon, Joseph S. Schofield, Samuel Rolf e , Zimr i H . Baxte r, Addison Everett, John Stiles, Hug h Ri ding, M ile s Romney , Jabez Durfee, Stephen Longstrot h, Be njamin R olfe , Nichola s T. Silcock, William Carmich ael Hi ram Mace , Dani el Avery , Gideon Gibbs, and Wande l Mace. ======================================================= = = = = ======== Sources 1 Herman Geshwind, Old Pendelton District Database - a project of the Old Pendelton District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogica Society.. 2 J. Feagin, Gedcom from J. Feagin. 3 Jerry Wayne Jones-Jan '96 p8. 4 durfee_cranston_desc.FTW Call number:. 5 Jennifer Boger (jenboger@sprynet.com) 2/00, davis_bracken_desc.FTW Call number:. 6 Charles L. 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