The Journal of Reuben McBride
1857
Including his Genealogical Notes
Transcribed by Stephen D. Robison
1990
© Copyright 1990
Stephen D. Robison
All Rights Reserved
From a Manuscript Provided
Courtesy of the
Printed Privately
To my Dad,
who kept me going
-Contents-
Editor's Note5
Missionary Journal 185710
Genealogical Record29
Appendix 139
Appendix 241
Appendix 344
Appendix 446
Index52
[Editor's note:
I have tried to render the transcript of this Journal as faithfully as
possible--all spelling and punctuation are as close to what I read in the
original as I could discern it. Where
ever there are triangle brackets < > an above the line insert by Reuben
McBride is signified. Where there are
square brackets [ ] I have made an editorial comment or added letters to
clarify a word or phrase. Any
strike-throughs are as Reuben struck them out of the original; if I could decipher the covered words I have
included them.]
Page 1st
On the
16th of June 1833 I was Baptised into this Church in the town of Villenovia
Chautauque County New York in the Spring
of March 4th 1834 Joseph Smith and Parley P Pratt Came to my House and held a meeting in that neighborhood at the
close of the meeting Joseph Called for volenteers to go up to Redeem Zion [see
Appendix 1] I volunteered to go for over we ware to meet in Kirtland I
think the 22 of April my Brother in law Vinson Knight
took me in his bugy to Kirtland we arived their before the time apointed the
day befor we Started Joseph Called us togeather and Spoke for a Short time and
we ware all Sealed up to Eternal life <by Joseph> and they Should come
forth in the day <so He Said> of the Lord Jesus if they comited Sins
2d
they would be delivered over to the bufeting of
Satan <for the destructio of the flesh> but they Should Come forth in
<the day of the> Lord Jesus on the 5th of May we left Kirtland and the 6th we arived at New Portage where we ware
organized into Companys we ware called uppon to consecrate all the the money we
had I done so Frederick G Williams was treasurer
here we were Joined by Some who went on berore
us to New Portage as we traviled along we ware not to molest anny thing in the
Street not so much as a Dog nor to Say any thing where we ware going or what
our business was or the names of those who ware in the camp and frequently
before Starting in the morning we would all Join and Sing
Hark
listen to the trumpiters
they
Sound for volenteers
on
Zions bright and flowry mount
behold their officers
Their
garments wite their
armors <bright>
with
courage bold they Stand
inlisting Soldiers for their king
to
march to Zions land
3rd
It
Sets my hart all in a flame
a
Soldier for to be
I
will inlist gird on my arms
and
fight for liberty
we
want no cowards in our band
who
will their Colours fly
We
call for valient harted men
Who
are not afraid to Die
May
the 17 Crossed
the
18 Sunday had meeting
19 Passed through
Vandalia
21 forded
At
the State line of
26 Monday at night
ware thretened by enimies Joseph Said he knew the angels of God ware with us for he had Seen
them monday C[r]ossed
May
31 one mile
from from
from town a large meeting
June
2- C[r]ossed
the Illinois River Camped on the bank of River
Tuesday
3 Visited the mounds a skeleton was dug
up Joseph Said his name was Zelph a great warrior under the Prophet Omandagus
an arrow was found in his Ribs
[end of page 3]
His name was Zelph a warrior under the Prophet
Omandagus Zelph a white Lamanite
____________
Crossed the
____________
June
6 resumed our
jorney evening of 7- at Salt River Staid
12 days
from
____________
page 4th
19 on fishing River
20
went 5 miles met held a council
23 arived at
Choler
24
June
24 Colera broke out on Rush Creek Mo Clay Co
page 4th which he said he suposed ocaisoned his death said
he was killed in battle Said he was a man of God and the curse was taken off or
in part he was a white Lamanite <was known from the Atlantic> to the
Rocky Mountains
June
the 4 came to the Missipi River ware 2
days in Crossing being very high one mile wide
on the 7th arived at Salt River Staid their 12 days to
recrute and reorganize Some came from
5th
on the
they organized Lyman Wight was
<chosen> General I was one of the Rifle Company Thomas Coldburn
was our Captain here we ware drilled
on
the 18th Passed through Richmond Ray County we now numbered I think 205 after
we all got together we ware called together again and ware al Sealed up unto Eternal life the Same as in
Kirtland
on
the 19 June Camped on arise of ground near fishing River as Soon as we camped they put out a gard Some
of the mob came about 4 or 5 and told us to get out of the Road and Swore we
would Catch hell before morning. Soon
there came up a thunder Storm [see Appendix 2] the wind blew it 3 or
took 3 or 4 to hold the tent down and the Rain Came down in torents Bro Amasa
Lyman
and me laid down in the tent the watter was half way up our sides the thunder
Cracked first on one side and then on the other it was tereble in the extrem I
saw no hale where we ware but in the morning 20 June
6th
as we travelen on a Short distance the ground
was covered with lims the hail had cut off the trees some as big as your finger
they Said there ware hailstones fell as big as a tunbler travilled five biles
miles Camped
21 ware met by Colonel Sconce
and others held a meeting Joseph Spoke at length they ware very much afected and Some Shed tears
Col Sconce Said if that ware their Sentiments he could all most lay down his
life for them fishing River had rose So
high the mob could not Cross to get to us it was Said it rose 22 feet Joseph and others went to the River in the morning I did not go
at Rush Creek 23 this
night the Cholera broke out Some fell while Standing on gard
24 many ware taken 9 at one time we lay
round on the flour togeather at a time thirteen or fourteen Died a very
distressing time indeed
Next day went <to> Lyman Wights
and camped While on fishing River Joseph recvd a Revelation that the Strength of the Lords House had not
listened to the call but it was nesessary to bring us thus far for a trial of
our faith and our offering was excepted as was Abrihams you can read the
Revelation
____ _______ _______ ____
here at Lyman Wights
we ware disbanded and I Recvd an honorable discharge under the hand of Lyman
Wight, com-in-chief and at liberty to return to my Native Land
7th
discharge under the Signiture of General Lyman
Wight
and was at liberty to return to my native Land Some who had not families ware
Counciled to Stay while here a brother by
by the name of Marshel Hubbard sent for me to come and se him he had the chole<r>a I
started and went a mile or So in Company with Bro Wm Carpenter we came to a Small creek where it formed a little Island there
they Said lay Bro Alford Fisk
who had just Died with the Cholera the
Cholera struck us all of a Suden it was all we could do to get back to camp to Bro
Wights he & Lyman E Johnson went out into the hasel brush laid hands on me and it all passed
off while their hands ware on my head we then went and see bro Hubbard he got
well we formed a company & in a few days Started for home ther ware
thirteen in the Company Bro brigham Young
Captin Joseph Young
Cook there was only one wagon in the Com it was very bad crossing the Praries
in the hot Season in August on acount of the prarie flies we tried traveling
nights and laying by day times but we soon had to give that up before we
Started back we received back of what we had put into the company $1-5cts I put
in between $30 and $40 dollars I felt like as Bro Josep Young
Expressed himself at one time
8th
Said he felt to say like Stephen of old Lord
Jesus receive my Spirit
[New Section of Journal--unnumbered]
Reuben McBrides
Book
Raglan
Terrace
Robin Hood
Street
August 26th 1857 [end of Title page]
Reuben McBride was Married
to
Mary Ann Anderson
Villenovia Chatauque Co NY
My Father Daniel McBride
Died Sept 1st1823
LeRoy Genesee Co
[end page 1]
Journal
of Reuben McBride
Son
of
Daniel
and Abigail McBride
born
in
the Town of
Grandfather
Samuel McBride
Margaret
McBride
Grand Mother
Grand
Father Gideon Mead
Grand
Mother Martha Mead [see
Appendix 3]
Father
Daniel McBride
born
Stillwater
Saratoga Co N..Y
September
13th1766
Bro
John McBride born
in
January
5th 1788
Died
Utah Co U T
Saml
McBride
born Stillwater Saratoga
Co
N..Y Aug 25th 1789
note
by 1847-Sep 26 arrivee
in
Reuben McBride
was Appointed a
Wensday June 10 being unwell only one day befor. I got to
the upper crossing of the plat a hard Journey
Thursday
Florance
June 12 very unwell Indeed not able to get about almost like the Cholera Bros
Felshaw and Murrer laid
hands on me I got better and left the next day [end of page
3]
Saturday for
Left
on the 19th in the Cars for N..Y City
June
22 at Painesville Ohio at Dr Stibens
on Sunday was Recvd very kindly indeed and the Doct and Lady took me to Church
an[d] to Dr S Grifeths where I was Recvd as Kindly and treated as well as by an own
Brother visited Volney & Sidneys
the Doct took me to Kirtland to Bro Christopher Dixon and I never was treated better not only by them but Bro Bond
and family Dr Whitley
Stephen Carpenter Aunt Mabel Whelpley
Charles Wightman Charles Wightman gave me $19,00 to help me on my Mission. the Lord bless him Dr Griffith gave me three Dollars may the Lord reward him for it
[end of page 4]
Christopher Dixon gave me $8.00 and a pair of Shoes the Lord will bless him
for it Stephen Carpenter gave me $2,00 the Lord Reward him four fold
Doct Griffith brought me to
On
Wensday July first I left in the Cars at 9 AM for buffalo Parted with Br Daniel
the day before
passed through Buffalo Pembroke Alden Byron Bergen went a little north of
LeRoy, Passed through Rochester Palmyra Manchester I thought of the Records of
the Book of Mormon as I Passed the hill Cumorah afine arived at Albany a
little after day light took a Steamboat for N.Y City arived there about 4 P.M.
2 July Saturday
Friday
3d at the
Mormon office No 10e
Saturday
4 July Saw
their performance a Short time Murders and Riots that night
[end of page 5]
Sunday
5th Spoke to
the Saints in Brooks Hall
Monday
6th Spoke in
District meeting Br Atwood
Presant good time
Tuesday went on board
the Ship Dreadnought Bound for Liverpool Br E. Rease
and me got our provisions togeather and messed th togeather left the Wharf at
8th lay at anchor
next morning 9 Oclock
9th Capt came on board and was toad out to
Friday
10 at anchor No
wind
Sat
11th tried
<to> get out to Sea not wind enough had to put back and anchor Staid all
day and night
Sunday
July 12th Set Sail
5 1/2 Oclock Wind fair Sick most of the day
Monday
13 A perfect
Calm all day
14
Tuesday verry
little wind very bad Cold head Ache very hard Saw a whale Saw him Spout too
15
Wenesday not
much wind
[end of page 6]
16th
Thursday Calm
very unwell bad head Ake and inward fever
17th
Friday little
better not very well head wind
18th
Saturday more
wind but ahead
19th
Sunday Still
head wind very foggy
20th Monday Severe head ake wind Changed into the West very light, almost
to the banks of New Foundland boat in Sight
21
Tuesday Boat in
Sight not much wind
22
Wensday about
the Same Calm
23d Thursday
at 9 Oclock <wind rose> and continued through the day and all
night tremendious Sea Washed over the deck Ship running on her Side Could not
Stand on deck a disagrable time Indeed Sailors and officers falling
<headlong> on deck and dishes rattling I had to hold too <my bunk>
24
Friday hard
wind all day Ship running all day on her
Side this day went up Stairs and looked out a frightfull Sight to See the Ocen
Roll and foam manny Sick [end of page
7]
Going 15 knots an hour very unwell
July
25th Saturday pleasant
but Strong wind Running very fast bad headake
26th
Sunday wind not
so high cannot get half enough Cooked to eat only drew half rations and some of
it not fit to eat at that. Tremendious
Headake But thanks to the Lord we will
Soon be on Land again I feel to thank
the Lord for <his> mercis and preserving Care over me uppon the mighty
Deep And while he is blessing me may His blessings be passed out Abundantly
uppon my family 1380 Miles to Liverpool
1080 to Cape Clear
27
Monday running
Steadily along headake Still Continues
28th
Tuesday running bout the same head a
little better they use the Sailors bad
very near killed Some of them [end of
page 8]
very poor Regulations hard to get anny thing Cooked
29th
Wenesday wind
light to day drew our Rations Beef Stunk so we threw it overboard head some better
30th
Thursday wind
more fair feel very well Ship in sight
31th
Friday Ship
Rolls very hard <feel> very well
Aug
1st Saturday going Slow
another Ship in sight Evening very
little wind
2d Sunday
running Slow weather pleasant Capt said he would Split the Sailors heads
open if they went below among the passangers
been 22 days Sailing and 26 from NY Dock Meeting on board held by the
Brethren at 3 P. M gave very good attention
Wind rose about 2 P. M
3d Monday
wind fair going very fast 15 knots an hour health good 15 Minutes to eleven Saw Land on the welch
Coast thanks to the Almighty been Out of Sight of Land 22 days [end of page 9]
and not living much better than the Hogs Glory
to God Hallelujah we
are almost through now in the Irish Channel in Sight of Holly Head Light
House 6 Oclock Wind rose very high
indeed very dangerous here in the Channel on acount of Rocks and being narrow Halled in Most of the Sails 8 Oclock Pilot came on board to pilot us in
but dare not till Morning wind so high so had to beat about till Morning At Eleven evening wind fell
Aug
4th Tuesday Calm
and pleasant Now in Sight of Liverpool 9 Oclock A.M. Feel very well will get on Shore in about 2
hours Waiting for the tide to run in so as to get over the Bar Got on Shore at 2 P.M After being toed
up the River Mercy by a Steam tug br Ray
Met us <out> in the River I met Bro Ray
on the W<h>arf wating for us to Land we had <a> good Shake of
hands [end of page 10]
And I bid adieu to the old Dredd Nought for time
and all eternity. went with Br Ray
to the office after goning through the Custom house Slept with Br Ray
2 nights found no letters from home was Disapointed
5th
Wenesday was
appointed to go to
6th
Thursday 7.45
<Or minutes> took the Cars and at
7th
Friday Br King came and we had a good time in Meeting in this far off Land
8th
Saturday went with br Cook
and got me 2 Shirts 6 Collars 2 fronts or Shirtees and an Umbrella and was
measured for a Suit of Cloaths [end of page 11]
9th
Sunday Spoke to the Saints in their
Chappel at 2 1/2 Oclock and at 6 1/2 P.M was Recvd very Kindly had good
meetings Some as they Shook my hand gave me sixpence some 1/ Shilling and in
all gave me about a dollar they ware Mostly Sisters
10
Monday went with Br Cook
to a Tea party (Cold water) at Ena by railway
Preached to them in the Evening and heard the breathren and Sisters
recite some pieces and Sing, quite Interesting, especially one young Sister
Spoke a piece on plurality of wives, and Said when Seven Women would take hold
of the Skirts of one Man asked the Question turning Round to me whether we
would reject the Six and take the one or reject the one and take the Seven Had a good Meeting Gave me 2 or 3
Shillings [end of
page 12]
11th
Tuesday at East wood had a good time in
Seeing the brethren and Sisters and hearing them sing at 6 1/2 held Meeting in
Small Clean Room had a first Rate time
12th
Wenesday Came to Nottingham to my great
joy found a letter from Home and could hardly Express my Joy and
glad<ness> when I Red its Contents
Held Meeting in the evening in the Chappel had a good time the Lord
blest me and the Saints too and I believe the Lord will revive his work in this
place and grant repentance to the honest in heart and bring them into his
fold This is the whisperings of the
Spirit to me And his work will take a fresh Start in this Land
[end of page 13]
13th
Thursday Spent
my time in writing
14th
Friday Br T. R
King came Home and Said he would Station me here at
15th Saturday took a baithe and in the evening went
with Br Cook
and got my Cloath and they fit well I have Now a New Suit through out new Hat
and boots
16th
Sunday at
Chappel with Br King Spoke at 2 1/2 and at 6 1/2 evening first
rate time
17
Monday took
Cars in Com with Br Cook for
18th Tuesday at Mansfield Meeting in the Hall good
Singing had a good time
[end of page 14]
19th
Wesesday laid
hands on <a> Sister for her health and She said She k[n]ew She would be
better At Sutton in the evining Same day
Spoke in their Hall had a good time
20 At
21st Friday returned to
22d At
my Room Saturday At Noon Met with Br Benson
and Br King had a good time with br Benson
23d Sunday at Chappel Spoke twice Chappel full
had a first rite time
24th
Monday visited
at Br Mathews 7 1/2 P.M Preached in the New Market
[end of page 15]
to a Mixed Crowd Presant Bros Benson
King and Cook the
Rabble tryed to make Some disturbance the Lord was with me by the power of his
Spirit and blest me Indeed
25th
Tuesday Preached
at Radford at
26th Wenesday at My room till afternoon took the
Cars in Company with br Cook
for Ena 5 1/2 held Meeting at their Hall few out very good time
27
Thursday Went to Sumer Cotes held
meeting at 7 1/2 in thier Hall Br Cook
Spoke first Br King came in after meeting begun I preached had first rate time Indeed
B King Spoke [end of page 16]
28th
Friday at about 11 Oclock Met Bro Peter
Robison
from Sheffield He and I Walked out and had a long talk about Fillmore affairs I
was glad to See him br Pierce
Came with him They came to the Station
with us at 5 Oclock <took the Cars> and got to Nottingham at Eve
29th
Saturday took a
baithe and wrote in my Journal
30th Sunday at Chappel Preached at 2 1/2 P.M at
and at 6 1/2 had very good Meetings
31st Monday writing my Journal an appointment at 7
1/2 at the New Market Spoke to quite a large Congregation they gave good
attention Most of them meeting short
Sept
1st Tuesday had quite a Confab [end of page 17]
with 4 ladys as I was traveling in the Street,
one of them kept all the time harping uppon Plurality of wives to keep the rest
from hearing filily towo of them declared if they new when I would Preach they
would come and hear me
Same day comenced writing
Home (Sept 2d Wenesday) at 8 Oclock Preached at
Radford Chappel very respectable Congregation
a very good time
Sept
2d Wensday
writing at Home Recvd a letter
from Br Ray
was called to lay hands on the <Sick> at Br Mathews liad hands on Br Mathews daughter Ann
and an other young Sister <Elisabeth Steverson> and a brother Said they ware better Saw them Just at night they felt well at 8 <P.M> Spoke in the Hall a very good meeting
3d Thursday
wrote Home and one letter <to> Br Ephraim Thompkinson
Friday
4th at Home visiting in the City
[end of page 18]
5th
Saturday went
to br Ortons
and talked some in the Street one Man agreed to come to Meeting
Sunday
6th at 9 Oclock took the Cars for East
Wood in Com with Bros King and
Cook
Spoke in the Morning to a Small Congregation and Preached again at 6 P.M. to a
very Large Congregation they gave good attention had a good liberty of of
Speech had a very good meeting the Lord was with us
7th
Monday at East Wood a good time Hearing
the Sisters Sing at 7 1/2 P.M Preached to a House Full very good time
8th
Tuesday Still at East Wood Meeting a[t]
7 Oclock met at the Meeting Room Br King Spoke first I then Spoke on the Nessess of Geathering very good
time
[end of page 19]
9th
Wenesday Went
to Ena Br King and the Sister Naylor
Eliza
her Daughter and Sister Jemima Gregory
had a very good time
10th Went to Portland Row held meeting out Doors
very good time quite a number out held meeting Same evening in the the House
11th At Pinkson at
Bro Clarks
went to See a Man By the name of Hill
in Com with Bros Clark & Taylor
talked till about
12th
Satturday left
Pinkson for East Wood got there in the evening
13th
Sunday went to Ena not very larg
congregition Sister Eliza and
Jemima
Went with me very good Meeting Same
evening at 6 Oclock P.M at Marpole in the Street very Saucy set of Young
boys
[end of page 20]
had very good liberty older ones gave very good
attention Spok about 1/2 hour
14th
Monday at Sister Rolleys
to breakfust at Br Wm Cooper
at diner at Brunesley in Evening at 7 1/2 Oc[lock] PM had a very good
Meeting the Spirit of the Lord was with
us Returned to East Wood Same night
15th
Tuesday took Dinner Br Robisons Breakfast at Sister Naylors
at 7 1/2 Oclock held Meeting at East Wood Small House but full a very good
Meeting Indeed Manny of the breathren & Sisters Spoke
16th
Wenesday an appointment at Eanor at 8
P.M went to meeting in Com with Sister Naylor
and Sister Senr
Spoke 3/4 of an hour and gave way for the Breathren and Sisters very good
Meeting Returned to East Wood
[end of page 21]
17th
Thursday Went
to Sumer Cotes to Meet Br King Preached to the Saints in the Hall had a first Rate time Staid at
Bro Farnsworths
18th
Friday met Bro
King at one 1/2 P.M took the Cars for
19th
Saturday went in where they make Cutlery
Br Robison
got me two Raisors went through the city visited Some of the brethren and
Sisters met Brs Stewart
& Hatch
Pasture of Sheffield Pasturate also Pinder
& Rowley
20th
Sunday went to Wortley with Bros King Hatch
& Robison
to hold a Camp meeting not manny out in the fore noon more in the afternoon had
a good time Returned to Sheffield in the evening held meeting in the Hall of
Science By Request of Bro Robison told my Experience in this Church [end
of page 22]
had an extraeordiny good time Received a letter
from Br E Thompkinson
from Scotland a lady came in to Here the gospel I Sat down and talked to Her
about half an hour also Preached to a Lady in a fruit Store She Said She would
come and hear Seemed to believe boath of the Ladys
21st Monday
visited Some of the Saints had another Conversation with the Lady in the
fruit Store in Com with Br Stewart Seemed very believeing at 6
.P.M took the Cars for Derby got there at nine P.M Br Higby gone
22d Tuesday at 9 1/2 A.M took the Cars for
23d Wensday
Wrote to O. Pratt to
Liverpool, Preached to Mr Barrett
Shop keeper Nottingham about an hour he seemed much Interested and thanked me
<Attended Meeting at> [end of page
23]
Durham Aux Room at 8 P.M a very Respectable
mumber very good time
24th
Thursday at Home pedled some tracts
Preached <in> to a S<h>oe Shop keeper listened verry
atentively left a tract this week had a conversation with a Lady she had been a
Roman Catholic only believed in one God had all the Religion She wanted
25th
Friday left a
tract at a Shoe Makers talked with him Some
26th
Satturday Saturday
went round among the breathren and talked with them
27
Sunday at 7 A.M took the Cars for
Leicester to attend Conference Spoke at Con[f]erence twice went home with a
Sister at noon in Com with Br Jabez Taylor [end of page 24]
her Name is Sister Preston
her husband did not belong to the Church I Preached to him for Some time but
could not get him to meeting Spoke in
the Evening had very good liberty had a
Good Conference
28th Monday leave at 11 Oclock for
29
Tuesday took the Cars for Pye Bridge
then on foot to Swanwick held Meeting in the evening at 8 .P.M had good liberty
Staid all night at Br Rawsons
30th Wensday
went to Bro Ottoways and took Dinner went to Br Parkins Same evening at Heanar Met Br Cook
at the Hall Had good liberty Some are going to be Baptised
Oct
31 Thursday at
Summer Cotes Preached in the evening a good meeting
Oct
2d Friday took the Cars [end of page 25]
for Nottingham Attended Goosefare an hour or
two perfect Crowd
Oct
3d Saturday am at Home Wrighting to Br Miller
in
4th Sunday Conference Spoke in the afternoon and in the
evening, House Crowded very good
Conference indeed
5th
Monday Went
into the Country to see a baptist man he was very hard left him a Tract
Returned in the afternoon at Meeting in
the Evening at Durham Aux Hall Had a first rate time in Morning Laid hands on Sister Flanks Sayed She was healed imediately
6th
Tuesday evening
went to Radford held meeting in their Hall
7th
Wenesday Spent
the day in visiting the brethren and Sisters in Radford Preached to Br Ortons Father in Law about an [h]our
[end of page 26]
in the Evening at
8th
Thursday Wrote
to
9th
Friday in the
evening Preached to too two Ladys Near br Waldrons till 11 Oclock and Spent my time in the City Spent Some time at Br
Ortons
10
Saturday at Br
Buttricks Preached to a Sister that
formily walked with the Church and She agreed to be Baptised
11
Sunday went to Derby to Conference
Started from here Saturday night in the Cars went to Breeston met Br Sanderson had a good time very Kindly Recvd in the morning took Breakfast
eat with Br Stepherson and Saw Elisabeth [end of
page 27]
was aquainted with her and Sister in Nottingham
She went with me to Der<b>y in the Cars met Br Higby
Spoke afternoon and evening in the Evening a man I suposed a brother Shook
hands with me Said he knew me he Saw me in a dream and knew me as soon as he
saw me had a good Conference
12
Monday returned
by Rail to
13
Tuesday wrote to Bro Cyrus
went to Arnord with Br Cook Held meeting in their Chappel, Hall full
good time Saints very kind [end
of page 28]
14
Wensday laid
hands on a Sister for her health went to
Carverton to Br Leisters Held meeting in his House walked out with
Sister Eliza Leicester and
Sister to one of the Brethrens
15
Thursday returned to N.ham by Buss held meeting in evening at Br Wintertons in Carlton good meeting
Confirmed two young lasses and Blessed one Child Staid all night talked with one formily a
brother returned home at Noon on friday
16
Friday after Saturday and Saturday forenoon
17
Saturday at
home writing visited Sister Mariet
took dinner took tea with Sister Crofts
in the evening Baptised a young lass Mary Ann Shepard Burrows [end of page 29]
18
Sunday had a letter from Bro M. L.
Ensign
and wrote to him imediately took dinner with Bro North President of N.ham Branch half past two Spoke in Durham Aux Hall
good time <Confirmed Mary Ann Sheppard> took tea with Sister Simpson
and blessed her family Br Holms
went with me 6 1/2 Oclock Spoke to a
hall full at Durham Aux Hall <had a first rate time> went home with Br
Waldron Spent the Evening some singing very pleasant time
19
Monday went to noon took Dinner with Sister Fisher
& Mary Atkinson
then went to Basford Called at Sister
Boots
at Bulwell the girls went with me preached in their Hall Confirmed a Sister
into the Church before meeting Preached
to two Ladys one a Methodist Preachers wife agreed to read tracts and Come to
hear
[end of page 30]
Staid at Bro Holbrooks all night talked with two of their neighbors at one house they
thanked me for Calling
20
Tuesday Went to East Wood Stoped at
Sister Rowlands
Laid hands on her little lass She was healed in a few hours laid hands on Br
Robisons little Wench and She was Soon better tended meeting in the evening
21
Wenesday very
bad Cold at Henor in the evening Sister Eliza Naylor went with me had a first rate meeting returned to east wood
22d Thursday took the train at 7 1/2 for
Somercotes Preached at their hall but
few out
23d Friday visited the brethren
24
Saturday Went
into the Pit near Pye Bridge Station
[end of page 31]
with Br Nelson
very bad going down hard to get breath went down about 600 feet went all round
in diferent directions rode in their carages drawn by Horses, Saw them work in the Pit saw them blast first
blast the powder burnt. Set the gass on
fire which is Called Wild fire that is
very dangerous the next time the blast
went off the Smoke of the powder very bad
Staid in till about twelve went
in about 7 A.M Saw their Stables and
Horses Some donkies As I went out I met
the Ground Bailey near where we assend out of the Pit and we sat down and
others geathered around and Preached to them the Gospel bore my testimony to
them in these lower Regions and they listened very atentively and we had a very
good Meeting so I preached to the
Spirits in prison
[end of page 32]
Mr John North
the Ground Balley listened very Calmly I bore my testimony that Joseph was a Prophet and the Lord had delivered a Mesage to Joseph the
Prophet and that Mesage was the Proclamation of the fullness of the gospel and
it was Salvation to all that believed and Damnation to all that rejected
it I Preached a long Sermon to them and
then bid adieu to thos[e] lonly and dark regions thanked them for their
attention Steped on the platform and
Soon found my Self on the Surface of the earth again and was truly glad to
breath fresh Air again took the Cars at
4 p<m> for N.Ham
25
Sunday Recvd a
letter from Bro Amos Taylor
from
[end of page 33]
at Durham Aux Hall 2 1/2 P.M Confirmed a young lass whom I had
formily Baptised - Elisabeth Shephard Had a
good time at 6 1/2 Preached at Durham ox
to a Crowded Hall had a good time listened with great attention at Evening at Sister Mathews
talked with a young Lady a Roman Ctholic promised to See me again Br Jabez Taylor
Presant
26
Monday Went to
Basford held meeting but few out
27
Tuesday at
Arnold quite a number out very good time
28
Wensday went to Carverton by way of
Samley young lass went to Show me the way, in getting over the Bars Sliped and
Sprained her ancle She and another Lass
went with me to Carverton
[end of page 34]
Spoke at Br Leicesters to a midling Congregation good time
29th Thursday
Sister Eliza Leicester and two other Sisters came for Company to Arnold and payed my fare
in the Buss to N.Ham and more too gave me some 2<s>/6d then returned Home on foot and I Blesed them in
the name of the Lord at N..Ham at
Evening went to
30
Friday at Home visited Sister Scotrons
with Br & Sister Cook
had a first rate visit, in the evening
at Br Mathews Preached to Sarah she
is a good girl her Father is opposed to her Joining the Church and going to our
Meetings [end of
page 35]
She believes and will yet Join the Church God Bless Her
31
Saturday wrote
to L.Pool to Br Saml W. Richards and Recvd an answer on Monday
Nov 2 he went to the Post Office
at L..Pool but found no letters for me Sund Satturday evening went to w[h]ere I had left
a tract the man was very angry wished I was out of the Country Said Shame on you Said if I would Call when I got ready he
would give his me half a Crown he
told his folks to give me the tract I
bore my testimony of the Gospel and told him he would be Judged by it he then opened the door for me to go out the
women tryed to Stop him his wife
stood [end of page 36]
between him and <me> so he did not lay his hands on me I think he ment to lay hands on me but the
women got between him and me so I got out of doors unhert His name W. Thomb visited another House there they received me
very kindly
<Nov>
1st Sunday took the Cars for Belper and Derby Met
the Breathren at their Hall at 2 1/2 P.M had a good time Br Hearst
& A. Taylor
presant met at 6 1/2 Quite a full
Meeting first rate time Br Hearst Spoke well the Lord was with us
2d Monday visited with Bros J
& A Taylors
relitives Widow Bridges was
Recvd very kindly indeed
3d Tuesday had my likeness taken evening held meeting house
[end of page 37]
full good time indeed
4 Wenesday went to
5
Thursday took the Cars for Breeston held
meeting in the Evening Br Higby
and Sister Fanny Cartright Came
in the Cars to Breeston I went to the Station and met them Held meeting at Br Abraham Reaves very good meeting went after meeting to the
Station in Com with Sisters Cartright & Elisabeth Stepherson
6 Saturday went to the
Silk Mill was met By Sister E Stepherson who Showed us the different oporations of Silk Manufacturing
[end of page 38]
also the Chief gaffer very kindly took us all
through the Establishment showed us different kinds of Silk Italian Silk 50/ per Lb took Dinner at Br
Stephersons tea at Br Boodels
acompanyed to the Station by Br Taylor
Hearst
Br & Sister Boodle &
girls
and a good manny others at 6 P.M and
they all gave me a harty good by as the train left <the Station> arived at
N.Ham 7 P.M and found a letter from Saml W. Richards L. Pool and one from M. L. Ensign
7
Saturday good health Fanny Cartright adress Wrights New Silk
Mill Agard [crossed out] Street Derby
visited some places where I left tracts and left some more took tea at
Sisters Fishers
and
[end of page 39]
Sister Atkinson in the evening Sister Atkinson & Sister Naylor
and Bro Stringfellow Sister Martha Stringfellow
8
Sunday at 9 1/2 took the Cars for
Mansfield arived there at 11 Oclock at
their Hall 2 1/2 P.M Confirmed Sarah
Ann S<c>atcha<e>rd Scatherd into the Ch
Spoke a Short time good meeting
6.P.M Stop Spoke at length
had a first rate time indeed
9th Monday
to Dinner at Br Ortons
at Mansfield Wood House in the evening a good turn out a good manny went from
Mansfield Confirmed Charles
into the Ch and George Farmore
had a good time Returned with Sister
Hariet Jones
& Elisabeth Pritchard
[end of page 40]
10th Tuesday
Staid at Bro Ortons at
Dinner at Bro Hanfords tea at Sister Mosleys
7 1/2 P.M at Mansfield Hall good Manny Out good Meeting <one man out Doors
Said hed be damned if it want the Best Sermon he ever
heard> went with Sisters Hariet Jones
& Mary Ann Lyman to
Sister Slacks
took Supper Returned to Br Ortons Wrote to Br Hatch
11th Wensday went to Sutton Held Meeting at their Hall Br Hanford & Clark
Sisters Hariet
& Emma Jones
Came with me. a good number out Had a Glorious good Meeting had a great
liberty in Speaking the Brethren & Sisters Sung Some after meeting a
general time of rejoicing. in the
Evening at Br Stringfellows Staid at Br George Marriotts He gave me a pen holder and
some pens also Some paper & Envelops the Lord Bless him [end of page 41]
12th
Thursday good
health first rate went to Portland Row evening had a first rate time
13
Friday in Com with Bros Ball
and England to Linby Station 5 Miles from Portland Row took the train at 1 1/2 for Nottingham evening left a tract at Miss Doubledays
and talked with them some time
14
Satterday Wrote
Home met Br Pierce
at 2 Oclock at Br Kentons Laid
hands on a Brofor his health
15
Sunday at Durham Ox Spoke at 2 1/2 and 6 1/2 Meetings at evening visited with some of the Brethren
and Sisters at Home
16
Monday went and
got our likenesses taken with Brs Pierce
and Cook
[end of page 42]
Meeting at B McMarlers Spoke in tongues Had an extroidenary good Meeting
17
Tuesday at
Radford in the evening at their Hall very good time
18
Wenesday at our
Meeting in
19
Thursday at
20
Friday at home
takeing Care of Br King to
went to Sister Scotrons at 3
1/2 PM Staid till
21
Saturday very
unwell
22
Sunday morning
took a baithe had a bad nights rest <Letter from S. W. R. to Labour> in Br Kings place 12 noon feel better 2 1/2 at meeting very good time Evening at Durham ox full Hall good time
Sweat run down My back after Meeting fll feel some better Recvd a Letter from
S. W Richards Liverpool
23
Monday took the
Cars for
St Bellgrave Gate Leicester went to meeting in
the evening very good meeting
24
Tuesday laid
hands on Br Sanderson
went with Br Housley to
Dunton Hall meeting at Br Thomas Ealston first rate Meeting Staid at Br Wrights
25
Wensday took
the Cars for Wixton and to
26
Thursday went
to
27
Friday Left in the train for N Ham a[t]
11 Oclock the <Lord> has Blessed Me in Coming to Leicester in very deed
Staid at Br Richard Potters
arived at N Ham at 1/Oclock found Br John Snyder
& J. L Smith
at Home came from L Pool to visit us
28
Saturday visited the Old N. Ham Castle
the residence of William the Conquer 800 years ago saw all the
old relics went through the Subteranean passage Bros Snyder
Smith
& Cook
with me our guide was a Lady I bore my testimony that Joseph was a Prophet She agreed to come to meeting and hear us preach
29
Sunday at Durham ox in Company with Bros Snyder
and J. L. Smith
I Spoke first Br Snyder followed at tea with Bros Snyder and Smith at Br Norths President of the Branch
[end of page 45]
30
Monday went to District Meeting with Bro
Jabez Taylor
the Lord blessed me in the morning
parted with Bros Snyder
and Smith
at the Station Br Snyder told me to lay my hands on the Elders and bless them
before I left he is Councelor to Br S. W. Richards
<Dec>
1 Tuesday Mailed a letter for My Home
went <to> Radford in the evening Preached in their Hall had a good
time laid hands on a blind Child and
prophysied it would yet See and be geathered to Zion in the name of the Lord
2
Wensday at Meeting in the City at Durham
ox a gre[a]t manny out had good Liberty in Speaking met Pastor Hatch
at home when
[end of page 46]
I came from Meeting a good friend of mine he B
Kissed me as he went to bed
3d Thursday
laid my hands on Sister Thorp
to bless her before She died and bag bade her farewell She died in about three hours after
wards had a conversation with the Lady
that tends the old Nottingham Castle and let her have a tract and Some
Stars She thanked me for Calling at R.
Catholic Meeting
4 Friday was awoke by a
voice Speaking to me in a very plain and distinct voice Brother McBride! I could not tell the voice but thought it
sounded some like Br John L Smith at Home writing
5 Saturday wrote to C.
Dixon [end of page 47]
Had my likeness taken Preached to the man and
his wife where I had it taken Recvd it very kindly and invited me to take tea
with them and did so Preached in the Evening to a widow woman
& family very believing Indeed her Daughter wishes to be Baptised
6
Sunday at Durham ox Hall 2 1/2 and 6 1/2
P M House crowded full an extroidenary good time am to baptise two monday
Evening
7
Monday mailed my letter to C. Dixon had left a tract with the man that took my likeness and Josephs
vision at half past Seven Baptised Hariet Orton and Lucy Chaplin and confirmed them in the evening meeting
[end of page 48]
at Br Okeys
very full House felt first rate good meeting <in very Deed>
8 Tuesday health good
enjoy much of the Spirit of the Lord 9 Wensday went to Radford preached in the evening to a
full Hall good time Staid all night
9
Wensday at the Hall Durham ox House
Crowded an extrordianary good time in the morning Laid hands on Br North and he was better
10
Thursday at
11
Friday wrote to
B. H. Young
Recvd one from
12
Saturday visited
with Br Wilkin
at Br Wolfs Saturday
[end
of page 49]
13
Sunday at
Durham Ox 2 1/2 6 1/2 P.M good time
14
Monday preached to Mr Smithson & wife Seemed to believe left a Tract also had a conversation
with widow Chaplin
very believing at 3 P.M left for Mansfield at Mansfield Wood house 8 P..M very
good time
15
Tuesday at
their Hall in
16
Wenesday went
to Sutton Preached in the evening at 8 Oclock good time Br David Wilkin
with me all this week head felt bad on a count of a cold but well in
Spirits Samuel Stringfellow Sutton in Ashfield 233 Parliament St Nottingham Shire
[end of page 50]
17
Thursday went to Summer Cotes Preached
in the evening <not manny out good time>
Staid at Br John Farnsworths <Before Rising> In the morning I Dreamed I was preaching to
a Small Congregation and most of them ware very Sleepy <I Stoped of a
Sudden> and I hallowed out loudly for them to wake up for I felt to warn
them faithfully as a servant of the God,
and for, as the Servants of God and first Elders in this Church
had past through great trials and tribulations and had now Established the
Kingdom you <will have to be tried also> will you See trouble here yes
indeed you will and I warn you of these things <which> you will have to
pass through that you may be prepared for them, and waked up
18
Friday went to
Eastwood [end
of page 51]
Preached in the evening house full a good
Meeting
19
Saturday wrote
to B..H Young
got a letter from Dr Grifith and one from B. H young <Baptised Mary Chaplin>
20
Sunday wrote to
Dr Griffith 2 1/2 at Radford had good liberty
6 1/2 at Durham Ox had great
21
Monday read in
the Bible till
22
Tuesday at
Radford Chappel the Lord was with me I had great liberty in Speaking
23
Wenesday went
to Breeston 24 Thursday held meeting at Br Reaves
had a first Meeting
24
Thursday at
Derby Christmas had a very respectfullbly respectable Company Spoke to
the Congregation had a good
[end of page 52]
time felt well good health
25
Friday at Whitick at a Christmas party
Spoke with great liberty had excelent order by Br George Ball
president the Spirit of the Lord was there and we had a very full Hall and an
excelent time
26
Saturday returned to N Ham in good health and met Bros Hatch
and Seymour Young
27
Sunday Spoke
twice at our Hall before the conference W an excelent Conference indeed
God Blessed me
28
Monday at a Social party at Radford Spoke once a very good time indeed very sick indeed coming home
29
Tuesday at
Radford a good time health good
30
Wensday at
Durham Ox
[end of page 53]
[At
this point it appears several pages are missing. The journal skips from mission entries in
December of 1857 to a record of
8
Elias Mead
Uncle Gideon Mead
Son Cousin
Lockwood
Smith
9 Great Uncle
Went
through with the Endowments
10
for My Bro Hiram McBride
St
George
Went
through with the Endowments
9
for My Father Daniel McBride
in
St George
11
Michael Mead born
and
Died
in the State of
Great
Uncle
Bapt
for
St
George
I am his Grand Nephew
12
Same Time Hiram Starbuck
<Cousin>
11
13 Joseph Coe
Same time, Friend [end of page
54]
Went
through the Endowments
18
for my Bro Daniel McBride
Went
through the Endowments
for
Newcomb Mead my
Uncle
in
St George
Newcomb
and Hannah his
wife
ware Sealed Same time
Reuben
McBride
acting in behalf
of
his Uncle and Martha McBride
for
her Aunt Hannah
Reuben McBride
Nephew
Same
time was Sealed to
Reuben
McBride
Nancy
Candler <or
McBride> his Cousin
Nancy
Candler <or McBride> had her Endowments
Same
time Lydia Goldthwait
acting
as
Proxy in the Endowments
[end of page 55]
My
Daughter Helen Venera and
Laura
Abigail ware Adopted to
their Father and Mother Reuben
&
Mary Ann Anderson McBride
Same
time
Harley Colegrove was adopted
his
Father and Mother <also was> adopted to
Reuben
Mcbride
& Mary Ann
Anderson
McBride Same time
My
Father Daniel McBride
and
my
Aunt Millicent Mead
my
Mothers
Sister ware Sealed
Same
time Reuben
and
Martha
McBride
acting as
Proxey
Reuben
McBride
and his wife
Mary
Ann Anderson McBride
Ware
Adopted to the Prophet
Joph Joseph Smith
John
L. Smith
and Martha
McBride
Knights Acting as Proxey [end
of page 56]
Baptised
in the Font
In
Nauvoo
Abigail
McBride Bapt for
x
Daniel McBride Husband
x
Gideon Mead Father
x
Martha Mead Mother
Millasant
Mead Sister
x
Enos Mead Grand Father
x
Milla Mead Grand Mother
Bapt By
Joseph W. Coledge
Confirmed by J. G. Devine
July
28-1844
John
McBride Baptised
for
John
McBride his Uncle
Nancy
McBride Aunt
4 John McBride Great Uncle
<wife of No 4> Susanna McBride Great Aunt
6
Milla Thompson
G Aunt
Jonathan
Fisk G Uncle
Enos
Mead G Uncle [end of page 57]
Mathew
Mead G Uncle
Bryant
Mead Cousin
William
Cooper G Uncle
Witnesses
Jacob Gifts
Elisha B. Keys
Samuel
McBride Bapt for
David
Fisk G Uncle
7
Faith Fisk
G Aunt
3
Samuel McBride Grand Father
Margaret
McBride Grand Mother
Samuel
Tompson Uncle
Betsy
Thompson Aunt
James
McBride Uncle
Mary
McBride Aunt
Betsy
Birch Cousin
Sally
McBride Cousin
Samuel
McBride Uncle
Witnesses
William R. Terry
Mary Jeremy [end of page 58]
Martha McBride Knights Bapt for
Lockwood
Smith G Uncle
Assenith
Fisk Cousin
Daniel
McBride Cousin
Sally
Cooper G Aunt
Nancy
Mead
Hannah
Mead Aunt
Witnesses
Salley Ann Pendleton
Wm R..
Terry
Mary Jeremy [end of page 59]
List of Relitives
My
Father Daniel McBride
was
born Stillwater Saratoga
County
<State>
Died
Sept 1st 1823 in LeRoy
Genesee
Co
Aged
57 years Minus 13, days
My
Grand Father
Samuel
McBride born in
Iireland
My
Grand Mother Margaret
McBride
from
On
Mothers Side
on
Mother's Side
Grand
Father Gideon Mead
Grand
Mother Martha Mead
Died
Bro
John McBride born
Stillwater
Saratoga Co. N..Y
Jany.. 5th 1788 [end of
page 60]
Died
August 31 - 1860
Springvill
Utah Co, U. Teritory
Bro
Samuel
McBride
born
Stillwater
Saratoga Co N..Y
Bro
5
Daniel McBride
<Brother> born
Saratoga
Co N..Y March
19th 1791
Died
May 2d 1864 Monson
Geanga
Co 73 73 yrs 1 mo 13 days <Brother>
Bro
7
Hiram McBride born
NY
Died
Villenovia Chatauque
Co
State of
1837 Aged 39 5 <months> and 5 days
7
Salley Davis Wife of Hiram
McBride born in the town of
Rodman
Jefferson Co N..Y [end of page 61]
Died
in the Town of
N..Y
1864, Died 28 August
35 Roxena Davis
Wife of
Daniel
McBride born
Oneida
Co N..Y June 14th 1800
Bro Cyrus Gideon McBride
his Daughter Martha Mariah
born Sept 16th 1835
Villenovia
Chautauque Co N..Y
Died State <of> Michigan 1861
Died
Martha
Mariah McBride born
Died
Washtenaw
Co
35
Roxena David McBride born in
the
Town of
State
of N..Y June 14th 1800 [end of page 62]
6 Patty Mead born
Co
N..Y May 18th 1803
Died
August 24th 1846
Monroe
Co
10 Hannah <Wheeler> Mead born August
29th 1813 Leicester <Livingston <
N.Y. Died Dec 9th 1861 -- Mich
8 Sally Mead born
Chester
Washington Co N.Y. Cousin
Died
July 1st 1846 Aged 41 years
Milan
Monroe Co
15
Newcomb Mead born
Nov 12--
1775
Died
Monroe
Co
Uncle
3 Hannah Mead
born Dec 21st 1780
<bapt for by Martha Knight> [end of page 63]
Died
Feb 1826
Barre
Orleans Co N..Y Aged 46 year
Aunt
19 Warren Mead born June 22d 1801
Chester
Washing Co N..Y
Died
Oct 11th 1855 Cousin
Milan
Monroe Co -
Aged 54 Yrs
29
York
Livingston Co N. Y.
Died
April 30th 1860
Cousin
Milan
Monroe Co
22
Nancy Mead <
Wife Born Nov 2d 1775
Aunt
Died 1838
Monroe
Co -
10
Louisa Priscilla Parsons born August
29
- 1808 Masachusetts
Died
February 1830 LeRoy
Genesee
Co New
york Wifes Cousin [end
of page 64]
33
Villenovia
Chautauque Co N..Y
16 Jane Parnal Coe born Feb 11th - 1826
17 Nancy Candler Born and Died in
(or
McBride) Saratoga Co N..Y
Cousin
Julia Haran Died Pereysburg
Cattaraugus Co N..Y 1828
Mary
Ann McBrides Relitives
11
Father Alanson
25
Betsy Birch Born
& Died in N..Y
Cousin
15
Sally McBride Born & Died in N..Y
Cousin
10
George Davis
Uncle
11
Gideon Mead
Uncle
34
Abigail Mead
Born Jan 29th1770
Town
of
1
Milicent Mead Born May 4 - 1772 N..Y
[end of page 65]
5
Margaret McBride
Born
Washington
Co.
June
1795
Died
Laharp Hancock Co
August
1845 Sister
Wells
Adress Rifle Creek
Chapman
County Colorado [end of page 66]
[skip a blank page]
House Adress
Great
Cerebral
Congestion of
the
Brain which
terminates in vertigo or
diziness of the head
Best remedy a warm
dry
cloth around the head
and
rest from labor
Dr J Riggs
Ceb
Cerebral
Congestion of
the
Brain
which terminates in vertigo
or
Diziness of the Head
Best Remedy
a
warm Dry Cloth around
the
Head
and
Rest from labor
Dr John Riggs
U. T Co
[end of page
70 and end of Journal]
Appendix 1
Joseph Smith's Journal Account
of
the
Call for Volunteers to Redeem
From "The Personal Writings of Joseph
Smith," pp. 28-29:
[Parley
P. Pratt's handwriting]
"Journal of P[arley
Pratt] and J[oseph Smith]
"March 4th [1834] took our Journy from
Westfield [Chatauque County, New York] <accompanyed By Br gould>
rode 33 miles arrived in Vilanova s<t>aid all night with a Brother Mc
Bride,
next morning went 4 m;s to Br Nicisons [Nickerson's] found him and [p. 56] his house hold full of faith and of the holy
spirit we cald the church together and Related unto them what had happened to
our Brethren in Zion opened to them the prophesyes and revelations concerning
the order of the gethering of Zion and the means of her Redemtion and Brother
Joseph Prophesyed to them and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon
them and with all redyness the yo[u]ng and midle aged volenteered for Zion [p.
57] same evening held 2 meetin<gs> 3 or 4 miles Apart."
Appendix 2
Parley P. Pratt's Account
of
From the "Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt," p. 114:
"It
was now the first of May, 1834, and our mission had resulted in the assembling
of about two hundred men at Kirtland, with teams, baggage, provisions, arms,
atc., for a march of one thousand miles, for the purpose of carrying some
supplies to the afflicted and persecuted Saints in Missouri, and to reinforce
and strengthen them;
and, if possible, to influence the Governor of the State to call
out sufficient additional force to cooperate in restorng them to their
rights. This little army was led by
President Joseph Smith in person. It
commenced its march about the first of May; passing through
From the "Autobiography of Parley P.
Pratt," p. 116:
"We
returned to the camp, which was then on the march, somewhere below the
"After
hearing our report, the President called on the God of our fathers to witness
the justice of our cause and the sincerity of out vows, which we engaged to
fulfill, whether in this life or in the life to come. For, as God lives, truth, justice and
innocence shall triumph, and iniquity shall not reign.
"Pursuing
our journey, we arrived at
"Next
morning the fords of
"About
this time, owing to some murmurings and insubordination in the camp, the
cholera broke out among them, in fulfilment of the word of the Lord, by the
mouth of the His servant Joseph, and resulted in the death of some fifteen or twenty of the camp,
or of others connected with the Saints.
Finally, the camp was by the word of the Lord, disbanded; some remained as
settlers in that country, and others returned to their homes and families in
Appendix 3
Martha Fisk,
the
Wife of Gideon Mead
Martha Fisk, the Wife of Gideon Mead
By Virginia McBride
of
"Clues
to the identity of Martha, the wife of Gideon5 Mead
(Enos,
Jonathan,
John,
John), may be found in the journal of her grandson, Reuben McBride,
now available in the L.D.S. Library in Salt Lake City, leading to the
conclusion that Martha was a daughter of Jonathan and Abigail
(Mead) Fiske of Greenwich, Connecticut.
"Among
the relatives listed in Reuben McBride's journal are his great-uncles and
great-aunts, i.e. brothers and sisters, with their spouses, of his four
grandparents: Samuel
and Margaret
McBride, who emigrated from
"With
the sale of her property, Martha Fiske
disappears from the genealogical scene, but three years later, Martha, wife of
Gideon Mead, gave birth to her second child Abigail
in Nine Partners,
Appendix 4
Illustrations, Maps
Including:
A Page from his Journal
His Signature as 1850 Census Enumerator for
Maps of
the area of his Missionary Labors
-Index-
Alanson 36
Mary Ann ..................... 10,
31, 36
Atkinson, Mary .............................. 21
Atkinson, Sister .............................. 24
Atwood, Brother ............................ 12
Ball, Brother ................................... 25
Ball, George ................................... 29
Barrett, Mister ................................ 19
Benson, Brother ............................. 16
Birch, Betsy .............................. 32,
36
Bond, Brother ................................ 12
Boodle girls .................................... 24
Boodle, Brother .............................. 24
Boodle, Sister ................................. 24
Boots, Sister ................................... 21
Bridges, Widow ............................. 24
Brown, Margaret 10, 32, 33, 45
Burrows, Mary ............................... 21
Buttrick, Brother ............................. 20
Candler, Nancy ........................ 30,
36
Carpenter, Stephen ......................... 12
Carpenter, William ............................ 9
Cartright, Fanny .............................. 24
Chaplin, Lucy
Baptised 27
Chaplin, Mary
Baptized 28
Chaplin, Widow ....................... 27,
28
Charles
Confirmed 25
Clark, Brother .......................... 18,
25
Coe, Joseph ................................... 30
Coe, June Parnal ............................ 36
Colburn, Thomas .............................. 8
Coledge, Joseph W. ....................... 32
Colegrove, Harley .......................... 31
Cook, Brother 14,
15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26
Cook, sister .................................... 23
Cooper, Sally ................................. 33
Cooper, William ....................... 18,
32
Crofts, Sister .................................. 21
Cyrus, Brother ................................ 21
Daniel, Brother ............................... 12
George 36
Nancy Mead ............................ 33
Roxena ............................... 34,
35
Salley ....................................... 34
Devine, J. G. .................................. 32
Doubleday, Miss ............................ 25
Ealston, Thomas ............................. 26
Ensign, M. L. ............................ 21,
24
Farmore, George ............................ 25
Farnsworth, Brother ....................... 18
Farnsworth, John ............................ 28
Felshaw, Brother ............................ 11
Fisher, Sister ............................ 21, 24
Fisk
Alfred 9
Assenith ................................... 33
David ................................. 32,
45
Jonathan ............................. 32,
45
Martha ............. 11,
31, 33, 44, 45
Mrs. Faith ................................ 32
Fiske
Jonathan 45
Martha ..................................... 45
Flanks, Sister .................................. 20
Foscot, Brother .............................. 26
Gifts, Jacob .................................... 32
Gill, Elder ....................................... 10
Gould, John .................................... 40
Gregory, Jemima ...................... 17,
18
Griffith, Doctor ......................... 28, 29
Griffith, Doctor S. ..................... 11, 12
Hatch, Brother .............. 18,
20, 25, 29
Hatch, Pastor ................................. 27
Hearst, Brother ......................... 23,
24
Higby, Brother .......................... 20,
24
Hill, Mister ..................................... 18
Holbrook, Brother .......................... 21
Holms, Brother ............................... 21
Housley, Brother ............................ 26
Hubbard, Marshal ............................ 9
Jeremy, Mary ........................... 32,
33
Johnson, Lyman E. ........................... 9
Jones, Emma .................................. 25
Jones, Hariet .................................. 25
Kenton, Brother ............................. 25
Keys, Elisha B. ............................... 32
King, Thomas Rice 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26
Knight, Vinson .................................. 6
Leicester, Brother ........................... 23
Leicester, Eliza ......................... 21, 23
Leister, Brother .............................. 21
Leosee, Abigail ............................... 45
Lyman, Amasa ................................. 8
Lyman, Mary Ann .......................... 25
Mariet, Sister .................................. 21
Marriott, George ............................ 25
Mathews, Ann ................................ 17
Mathews, Brother ............... 16, 17, 23
Mathews, Sister .............................. 23
McBride
Abigail 31
Cyrus Gideon ........................... 34
Daniel ......... 10,
11, 30, 31, 33, 34
Helen Venera ........................... 31
Hiram ................................. 30,
34
James ....................................... 32
John ............................. 11,
32, 33
Laura Abigail ............................ 31
Margaret .................................. 37
Martha ............. 30,
31, 33, 35, 36
Martha Mariah ................... 34,
35
Mrs. Mary ................................ 32
Mrs. Nancy .............................. 32
Mrs. Susanna ........................... 32
Reuben ....... 10,
11, 30, 31, 40, 45
Sally ................................... 32,
36
Samuel 10, 11, 32, 33, 34, 45
McMarler, Brother ......................... 25
Mead
Abigail 10, 36, 45
Bryant ...................................... 32
David ....................................... 45
Elias ......................................... 29
Enos ............................. 31, 32, 45
Gideon . 11, 29, 31, 33, 36, 44, 45
Hannah ............................... 33, 35
Hannah Wheeler ....................... 35
John ......................................... 45
Jonathan ................................... 45
Mathew .................................... 32
Michael .................................... 30
Millicent ............................. 31,
37
Mrs. Hannah ............................ 30
Mrs. Millicent ........................... 32
Newcomb .......................... 30,
35
Patty ........................................ 35
Sally ......................................... 35
Measom, Thomas ........................... 26
Miller, Brother ................................ 20
Mosley, Sister ................................ 25
Murrer, Borther .............................. 11
Naylor, Eliza ....................... 17,
18, 22
Naylor, Sister ..................... 17,
18, 24
Nelson, Brother .............................. 22
Nickerson, Brother ......................... 40
North, Brother
Healed 28
North, John .................................... 22
North, President ....................... 21, 26
Okey, Brother ................................ 28
Omandagus ...................................... 7
Orton, Brother .................... 17,
20, 25
Father-in-law of 20
Orton, Hariet
Baptised 27
Ottoway, Brother ........................... 19
Parkins, Brother ............................. 19
Parsons, Louisa Priscilla .................. 36
Pendleton, Salley Ann ..................... 33
Perry, Brother ................................ 24
Pierce, Brother ......................... 16,
25
Pinder, Brother ............................... 18
Potter, Brother ............................... 26
Potter, Richard ............................... 26
Pratt, Orson ................................... 19
Pratt, Parley P. ..................... 6, 40, 42
Pritchard, Elisabeth ......................... 25
Rawson, Brother ............................ 19
Ray, Brother ............................. 14,
17
Rease, E. ........................................ 12
Reaves, Abraham ........................... 24
Reaves, Brother .............................. 29
Reese, E. ........................................ 20
Richards, Samuel W. .... 23, 24, 26, 27
Riggs, Dr. J. ................................... 38
Riggs, John ..................................... 38
Robison, Brother ...................... 18, 22
Robison, Peter .......................... 16,
18
Rolley, Sister .................................. 18
Rowland, Sister .............................. 22
Rowley, Brother ............................. 18
Sanderson, Brother ................... 20, 26
Sarah ............................................. 23
Scatherd, Sarah Ann
Confirmed 24
Sconce, Colonel ............................... 8
Scotron, Sister .......................... 23,
26
Senr, Sister ..................................... 18
Shephard, Elisabeth
Confirmed 22
Sheppard, Mary Ann ...................... 21
Simpson, Sister ............................... 21
Slack, Sister ................................... 25
Smith, Hyrum ................................. 42
Smith, John L. .................... 26,
27, 31
Smith, Joseph Junior 6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 26, 31, 40, 42, 43
Smith, Lockwood ..................... 29,
33
Smithson, Mister ............................. 28
Snyder, John ............................ 26,
27
Starbuck, Hiram ............................. 30
Stebins, Doctor ........................ 11,
12
Stepherson, Brother .................. 20, 24
Stepherson, Elisabeth........... 17, 20, 24
Stewart, Brother ....................... 18, 19
Stringfellow, Brother ................. 24, 25
Stringfellow, Martha ....................... 24
Stringfellow, Samuel ....................... 28
Taylor, Amos ..................... 22,
23, 24
Taylor, Brother ......................... 18,
24
Taylor, Jabez ................ 19,
23, 24, 27
Terry, William R. ...................... 32, 33
Thomb, W. ..................................... 23
Thompkinson, Ephraim . 17, 19, 20, 21
Thompson
Milla ......................................... 32
Mrs. Betsy ............................... 32
Samuel ..................................... 32
Thorp, Sister .................................. 27
Volney ........................................... 12
Waldron, Brother ..................... 20, 21
Whale Spout .................................. 12
Whelpley, Mabel ............................ 12
White, Lyman ................................... 8
Whitley, Docotor ............................ 12
Wight, Lyman ............................. 9,
42
Wightman, Charles ......................... 12
Wilkin, Brother ............................... 28
Wilkin, David ................................. 28
William the Conqueror .................... 26
Williams, Frederick G. ...................... 6
Winterton, Brother .................... 21, 23
Winterton, Sister
Baptized 21
Wolf, Brother ................................. 28
Wright, Brother .............................. 26
Young, B. H. ............................ 21,
28
Young, Brigham ................................ 9
Young, Joseph .................................. 9
Young, Seymour ............................. 29
Zelph, A white Lamanite ................... 7