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1820 Continuation of the first Springville Ward affirmation of Joseph's birth date and birthplace. It also shows that he was re-baptized and re-confirmed a member of the Church (as was customary at the time) on 16 February 1853. FHL film # 26458.
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1820 A second Springville Ward affirmation of Joseph's birth date and birthplace (found at the bottom of the page): 16 January 1820, born in Oen [Owen] County, Indianna [Indiana], appearing in the Springville Ward [Utah] Historical Record, 1851-1875. This entry documents re-baptism and re-confirmation ordinances performed the second time for Joseph, on 3 May 1855, along with his daughter Mary Keziah, who, at age eight, was baptized and confirmed for the first time. Again, other than the patriarchal blessing and his 1857 sealing record (an extraction appears below under 1857), these Springville Ward Historical Record entries stand as the earliest known records which have been identified to date documenting his birth date and birthplace. Presumedly, they were created at or before the time of these baptisms, and certainly before their departure from Springville in 1861. FHL film # 26458.
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1820 Another affirmation of Joseph's birth date and birthplace: 16 January 1820, Spencer, Oen [Owen] Indiana, found in the Fayette [Utah] Ward Record of Members, 1871-1950, Part 1. (This entry would not have been entered before 1871.) Interesting, too, on the record is the exact date of Joseph's first baptism, 10 August 1841. FHL film # 0025955.
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1841 Affirmation of Joseph's initial baptism date and place, found in his wife, Polly's Bible. (See images of the actual Bible as well as her first page entry, which follow.) The baptism is listed as having taken place [10] August 1841, in Macclain [McLean] County, Illinois. Unfortunately, the precise entry date of the recorded information in the Bible is not known. It may have been as late as 21st November 1878, the date written on the book's initial entry page (see below).
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Image of Polly Benson Bartholomew's Family Bible, containing her multiple historical entries. (In 1968, the book was in the possession of Ben G. Bartholomew, Midvale, Utah.)
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Photocopy of the initial entry page in Polly Benson Bartholomew's Family Bible.
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1842 Photocopy of U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 land grant to Joseph Bartholomew of McLean County, Illinois, of 80 acres in Danville, Illinois [in Vermilion County, near the border between Illinois and Indiana]. Certificate #8191. Date issued: 1 August 1842. http://ancestry.com.
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1843 Photocopy of the marriage license issued to Joseph and Polly, 9 December 1843, at Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, in possession of W. Bart. Christenson, Jr., Provo, Utah.
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1843 Backside of the marriage license issued to Joseph and Polly, showing the filing and registration date of 19 December, nine days following their wedding in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois.
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1843 Photocopy of the certificate given to Joseph and Polly, documenting their marriage on 10 December 1843, at Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, in possession of W. Bart. Christenson, Jr., Provo, Utah.
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1844 Photocopy of the Patriarchal Blessing Certificate given to Joseph, at the time of his blessing on 11 March 1844, Macedonia, Hancock County, Illinois, by Patriarch John Smith. See Additional History in this section for actual wording.
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1850 Photocopy of the 1850 United States Federal Census for District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa for Joseph Pratholamil [Bartholomew] farmer and family members: Polly, John, Mary, Joseph and Electa Benson (blind). Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 125; Image: 252. http://ancestry.com.
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1852 Photocopy of a transcription of the results of the 1852 State Special Census of Iowa, Pottawattamie County, listing the Joseph Bartholomew family of six, living in the Kanesville Precinct. Census-Year: 1852; State: Iowa; County: Pottawattamie; Division: Kanesville Precinct; Microfilm: HQ# V221-4; FHL#: 1022205. http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/census-1852.htm.
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1852 Joseph Outhouse Wagon Train information, Part 1. Departing Kanesville, Iowa, 10 June 1852, the 50 person wagon train arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, 6 September 1852. http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-229,00.html.
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1852 Joseph Outhouse Wagon Train information, Part 2, showing Joseph and Polly and their children. Electa Benson, according to family tradition, is said to have also traveled with them, but, interestingly, has not been located on this or any other Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel record. http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-229,00.html.
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1852 Deseret News [Weekly], dated 18 September, 1852, p. 2, announcing the arrival of the Joseph Outhouse Wagon Train Company into the Salt Lake Valley. It shows Joseph Bartholomew among the arriving pioneers, along with six other persons in his family. (Thus, there were a total of seven persons numbered in Joseph's family, which when compared with the listing of only six in the immediately preceding record, must have included the "missing" Electa Benson, as well.) http://digitalnewspapers.org.
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Post-arrival in Utah (1853-1901):
1853 - 1866 Card Index to Military Records of the Indian Wars (Utah-Black Hawk Indian War), A-Z, indicating Joseph's three terms of service as a Private in the Cavalry: from 19 July 1853 to 20 October 1853; 10 April 1865 to 1 November 1865; and 1 April 1866 to 1 November 1866 . FHL film# 536221.
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1853 - 1866 Affidavit Concerning Service in Indian Wars Within the State of Utah and Service Relating Thereto, Part 1, filed by Joseph's widow, Polly Bartholomew on 12 November 1909. FHL film# 485506.
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1853 - 1866 Affidavit Concerning Service in Indian Wars Within the State of Utah and Service Relating Thereto, Part 2, filed by Joseph's widow, Polly Bartholomew on 12 November 1909. FHL film# 485506.
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1856 Photocopy of 1856 Utah State [Territory] Census for the Joseph Bartholomew Household residing at Springville City, Utah County, see p. 27. FHL film # 0505913.
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1857 Extraction of the Sealing Record for Polly Benson [Bartholomew] and her sister, Electa Benson to Joseph Bartholomew in the President's Office, on 6 April 1857. FHL film # 1149514, pp. 168-169. (Then, as will be shown below, under 1872, after the Endowment House (1855-1889) was completed on Temple Square, in Salt Lake City, the three of them were endowed and sealed once again, on 16 September 1872.)
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1859 The Deseret News [Weekly], 6 April 1859, Part 1 (overview), concerning "Court Doings at Provo," showing Joseph Bartholomew being arraigned in court, on 31 March 1859: http://digitalnewspapers.org.
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1859 The Deseret News [Weekly], 6 April 1859, Part 2 (closeup), concerning "Court Doings at Provo," showing Joseph Bartholomew being arraigned in court, on 31 March 1859: http://digitalnewspapers.org.
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1859 The Deseret News [Weekly], 13 July 1959, Part 1 (overview), concerning Joseph Bartholomew's release after four months in prison at Camp Floyd, Utah. http://digitalnewspapers.org.
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1859 The Deseret News [Weekly], 13 July 1959, Part 2 (closeup), concerning Joseph Bartholomew's release after four months in prison at Camp Floyd, Utah. Note the interesting editorial comment relative to the "unlawful confinement." (He was eventually fully acquited on 27 August 1859.) http://digitalnewspapers.org.
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1859 More commentary on Joseph Bartholomew's unlawful incarceration Part 1: A History of the Federal and Territorial Court Conflicts in Utah, 1851-1874, a BYU-MA in History thesis, presented by Clair T. Kelts, July 1959. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu.
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1859 More commentary on Joseph Bartholomew's unlawful incarceration Part 2: A History of the Federal and Territorial Court Conflicts in Utah, 1851-1874, a BYU-MA in History thesis, presented by Clair T. Kelts, July 1959. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu.
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1860 United States Federal Census for Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, showing Joseph Bartholomew household members at the time: Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Springville, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 1004; Image: 472. http://ancestry.com.
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1870 United States Federal Census for Warm Creek (later Fayette), Sanpete, Utah Territory, showing the Joseph Bartholomew household members. Polly is listed as "Olive": Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Warm Creek, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 94; Image: 189. http://ancestry.com.
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1872 Extraction of Endowment House Sealings for Polly Benson [Bartholomew] and her sister, Electa Benson to Joseph Bartholomew in the Endowment House (1855-1889), on 16 September 1872. FHL film # 0183398, p. 258. (See the record extraction for their initial sealing in the President's Office, above, under 1857.)
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1872 Temple Index Bureau (T. I. B.) card for Joseph Bartholomew. FHL film # 1262690.
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1872 Temple Index Bureau (T. I. B.) card for Polly Benson. FHL film # 1262704.
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1872 Temple Index Bureau (T. I. B.) card for Electa Benson. FHL film # 1262703. (The back side of the card reads: Archive sheet shows Mother: Kesiah Messenger.)
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1877 Re-baptisms of Joseph, Polly, and Electa (as was customary in the Church at the time) on 22 July 1877, by Bishop John Bartholomew, Joseph's and Polly's son. Found in the Fayette [Utah] Ward Record of Members, 1871-1950, Part 2. (See Part 1 under 1820, above.) It will be noted that Joseph confirmed both his wives. Death dates and remarks were also placed in the record. FHL film # 0025955.
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1880 United States Federal Census for Fayette, Sanpete, State of Utah (unfortunately, poor quality), showing the Joseph Bartholomew household members: Joseph, Polly, George M., James O., and Electa. Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Warm Creek, Sanpete, Utah; Roll: T9_1338; Family History Film: 1255338; Page: 457.1000; Enumeration District: 67. http://ancestry.com.
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1888 Obituary for Electa Benson Bartholomew found under Deaths in the 28 March 1888 Deseret News. http://digitalnewspapers.org. (The death date should read March 12th, 1888, and she was born in Fabius, New York.)
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1900 United States Federal Census for Fayette, Sanpete, State of Utah , showing the only remaining Joseph Bartholomew household members at the time: Joseph, Polly, and James O. Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Warm Creek, Sanpete, Utah; Roll: T623_1686; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 122. http://ancestry.com.
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1901 May 28th statement of death for Joseph Bartholomew, Sr., secondary to old age and general debility, taken from Fayette Ward Record of Members, 1871-1950, FHL film # 0025955.
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