Appendix 3 - Notes
2S. Mary BURRELL-8389
DOCU: From the records of Mrs. Dennis (Sheila) Woolsey: (1998) From family and church records of Golda W. Walters, 28 S 8 E, Salt Lake City, 84111; Records of Dorothy C. Smith, 633 S 13 W, Salt Lake; Manti City Records, Manti, Utah; Records of L. Jessie (Taylor) Bennett, 103 Cholla, Henderson, Nevada, gt gr dau of #10; One record says that the birthplace of the first 3 children was Browns, Jackson Co., Ind. Since this is where Thomas and Mary were married this is probably correct. Another record says it was Edgecomb, Indiana.
ARC: Automated Resources Center. LDS FHL Indiana Marriages 1826 - 1850.
RESEARCH: Stultz, Carolyne Joan Elkins. Jackson County, IN Marriage index 1816-1920. Bowie, MD:Heritage Books, Inc.,
c1991. 628p. p. 621. Here the compiler has transcribed what I think is Woolsey as Wollery, possibly an error in reading an "s" as "r", etc. Thomas Woolery md Mary Burrell 25 Apr 1829 (A & B p. 187.)
RESEARCH: 1830 Indiana Census. 977.2 X2p. p. 135. Thomas Woolsey, Jackson Co, IN. p. 217. Salt Creek. (His father Joseph Woolsey is living right next door to him, with a big family.)
RESEARCH: Jackson Co, IN Historical Society. Pioneer Homestead settlers, etc. Brownstown, IN. 1972. 122, [2] p. Heritage Publication. p. 62. Thomas Wooley settled 16 Mar 1836 on NW NW sec35, 40 acres. Thomas sold this 6 Sep 1836. (Deeds D:362. FHL film # 1314757.
CENSUS: Fayette Co, IL 1840 Census FHL film # 007642.
p. 174 Thomas Woolsey 2 0 1 0 0 1 -- 0 0 0 0 1.
Thomas Woolsey b. 1800 - 1810 Mary Burrell b. 1810 - 1820
Male Woolsey b. 1825 - 1830 Male Woolsey b. 1835 - 1840
Male Woolsey b. 1835 - 1840
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 166. Summer Quarters, 17 May 1847. Clear and Cool. About 7 Bros. G. Laub, Miles Anderson, Mary Woolsey, David and Samuel Cardns, started for Winter Quarters. G. Laub for Mo.Evening clear.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 172. Summer Quarters, 28 May 1847. Morning clear and warm. About 3 P.M. John and Barton Burrell arrived in camp from Indiana. Bros. to Sister Mary Woolsey. Wished her to go to some justice or judge and acknowledge the deed or dowry to her estate. Evening clowdy.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 172. Summer Quarters, 29 May 1847. Clear and warm. At about 12 noon J. D. Lee, Racheal [No. 6], and Mary Woolsey and the two Burrells started for Winter Quarters. Spent the night in W. Q. About 9 rain came like a torrent. J. D. Lee bought some clothing and provisions for Sister Lucinda Pace.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 177. Summer Quarters, Thurs. 17 Jun 1847. Clear, warm and sultry. About 12 noon cluded up and about 3 a heavy storm of rain and hail from the N.W. run through our yards and gardens like a mill tail. Washed up considerable of the garden and stuff. . . Last evening I was called to administer to Sister Woolsey, [?] and Rhoda Young and C [aroline] C. Saunders. Sister Woolsey the 2nd [?] was suddenly attacked with a pain in her arm which was instantly made whole. The others were also benefited.
CENSUS: 1850 Census of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. District No. 21. 6 Nov., FHL film # 442963. p. 141. 1216-1216.
DEATH: Kanosh Ward History - LDS Church Historian's Office. Reel # 4314.
1897 Thoas. Woolsey a Utah Pioneer of 1847, d. at Kanosh, 5 Jan 1897. (A handwritten in between A and Utah "^ son of the". But this could only be the original pioneer, Thomas Woolsey. Family group sheets show that Thomas Woolsey died on the same date, in Wales, Sanpete, UT, but nothing has been found in those early records, and especially on that date.
WARD: Kanosh Ward records Reel #4314. 1875. Mrs. Mary Woolsey, ass't sec. of Relief Society.
ARC: Automated Resources Center. LDS FHL Indiana Marriages 1826 - 1850.
TEMPLE: Lucinda W. Beemus said she was a niece of Maria Burrell.
2S. Julia Ann MITCHELL-8391
VITAL: Manti Cemetery Records. 979.256/M1 V3t Woolsey, Julia A. b 18 Feb 1828, Ohio, d/o Abraham Mitchell; d 10 Jan 1896 - Plat B Block 1 Lot 13 Grave 8.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 152. Winter Quarters, O. N. Mon.,Apr. 19, 1847... Morning clear, wind S., warm. By 6 I succeded in getting over the river...then by the help of Bishop Night, Lameeraux and another brother I succeeded in getting over on this side in 2 canoes though the river was high, current strong. In the meantime Sister Woolsey was loading up her goods. About 12 noon I started for Summer Q. Removed Sister Lytle and family, also at Mud Creek we met Bros. Sniders and Co. heard, the best looking heard I have seen this spring. Here we came up with Bro. Dunn and Busby, Br. D. having upset his waggon, hurt one of his children. Then encamped for the night. About 11 we arrived safe at our location and aboaut 12 night Julia Woolsey was delivered of a daughter. She was taken before we left W. Q., but was held by the prayer of faith till she would [reach] her destination. Day and evening warm, lightning in the east.
DOCU: Records of Mrs. Dennis (Sheila) Woolsey: Temple (LDS) Index Bureau; LDS Ward rec: Kanosh, Gunnison, Centerfield, Wales, Utah; Manti, Utah Sexton's records; Newspaper obit of #2 and #11; Diaries of John Doyle Lee; Feb Census of Utah, 1860, 1870, 1880; Military pension files Nat'l Archives for Husb.; Manti (LDS) Temple Records (End.); Pers. Family rec of Paul M. Tinker, Utah State Attorney in 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 180. Summer Quarters, Sund, 27 Jun 1847. Cloudy. At 11 the Saints at the sounding of the horn met at J. D. Lee's for public meeting. . . children presented to be blessed... At the close of the meeting the table was spread and Pres. I. Morley and lady, L. Stewart and lady, F. W. Cox and lady, G. W. Hickerson and lady, Sister C. H. Saunders, Drusilla Pearson [Holt], Nancy Gibbons [No. 12], A. D. Young and lady and J. D. Lee's family sat down and partook of the rich festival that had been prepared by J. D. Lee. . . . names of children blessed included: George W. Hickerson and Sarah, parents of Joseph William Hickerson, born Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill, 21 Mar 1845, blessed by I. Morley and F. W. Cox. 20 mi. to 3 p.m. Thomas and Julia Ann Woolsey, parents of Margarett, born Summer Quarters, Omaha Nation, 29 Apr 1847, blessed by Pres. I. Morly and F. W. Cox. and others.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 184. Summer Quarters, Saat., 3 Jul 1847. Clear, warm and sultry. Ploughing was the business of the camp. Alanson Allen started for Winter Quarters taking with him old mother Lytle, Nancy Lee, Mary Lane and Julia Wool[s]ey who all met a fatal accident by the upsetting of the waggon in Mire Creek, throwing the 4 women into the creek with their children with the waggon bottom side upwards over them. Old Mother Lytle unfortunately fell on a leg, one of the women fell on her, and 2 or 3 sacks of grain, which bruised and mangled her shockingly, disjointing her hips and bruised her bowles. The others received no serious injury. About 2 P.M. S. Gully returned from W. Q. and brought the information. J. D. Lee immediately sent another waggon and team and brought them back to camp. Alanson, after drying his grain, went on to Winter Quarters. About 6 Marshal Allen who was returning back with the broken waggon, saw some of J. D. Lee's boys on the prairie, who had been out on a hunt (of deer). Supposed them to be a party of Indians, left his oxen and fled to camp with the report, whereupon J. D. Lee took some 8 or 10 of the brethren and started to rescue the team; met the boys with it and told the joke. Evening pleasant.
CENSUS: 1850 Census of Pottawattamie County, Iowa. District No. 21. 6 Nov. FHL film # 442963. p. 141. 1216-1216.
CENSUS: Utah 1880 Census. Escalante, Iron Co, UT FHL film # 1255336. 7-136-19 Wm. L. Mitchell. p. 332 45-45
WAR PENSION: Index to Old Wars Pension Files, 1815-1926. Transcribed by Virgil D. White. FHL# 973.M22Wa National
Historical Pub Co, Waynesboro, Tennessee. 1993. p. 783. Woolsey, Thomas, IA-24487R filed 7 Sep 1888 in the UT Terr, Mex War Sc-6710, srv in Cooke's Mormon Bttn in 1846-7.
CEME: Cemetery Records of MANTI, Sanpete, Utah. FHL #979.256/M1 V3t. n.p. Julia A. Woolsey, b 18 Feb 1828, Ohio, dau of Abraham Mitchell d. 10 Jan 1896. Plat B Block 1 Lot 13 Grove 8.
2S. Elizabeth Ann HOLDAWAY-6421
RESEARCH: DEATH: Trent Family, p. 5 MARR: Trent Family, p.5 states that Elizabeth Ann married Henry Rabel.
IGI:
2S. Mary LANE-8390
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 174. Summer Quarters, Teus. 8 Jun 1847. Clear, Warm. About 10 Samue Gully, Nancy the 2nd [No. 12], Mary Woolsey the 2nd, Clarissa Allen, 2 Mrs. Gulleys and James Young started for W. Q. The day pleasant. [www who is Mary Woolsey 2nd? www supposes that Mary Woolsey 1st is Mary Burrell, wife of Thomas. Is Mary the Lane girl who md. Thomas?]
AF: Ancestral File.
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 184. Summer Quarters, Saat., 3 Jul 1847. Clear, warm and sultry. Ploughing was the business of the camp. Alanson Allen started for Winter Quarters taking with him old mother Lytle, Nancy Lee, Mary Lane and Julia Wool[s]ey who all met a fatal accident by the upsetting of the waggon in Mire Creek, throwing the 4 women into the creek with their children with the waggon bottom side upwards over them. Old Mother Lytle unfortunately fell on a leg, one of the women fell on her, and 2 or 3 sacks of grain, which bruised and mangled her shockingly, disjointing her hips and bruised her bowles. The others received no serious injury. About 2 P.M. S. Gully returned from W. Q. and brought the information. J. D. Lee immediately sent another waggon and team and brought them back to camp. Alanson, after drying his grain, went on to Winter Quarters. About 6 Marshal Allen who was returning back with the broken waggon, saw some of J. D. Lee's boys on the prairie, who had been out on a hunt (of deer). Supposed them to be a party of Indians, left his oxen and fled to camp with the report, whereupon J. D. Lee took some 8 or 10 of the brethren and started to rescue the team; met the boys with it and told the joke. Evening pleasant. [It looks like there really was a Mary Lane. www]
2S. Lucretia WILLIS-15725
HIST: Kelly, Charles. JOURNALS OF JOHN D. LEE 1846-47 AND 1859. Univ. of Utah Press. Salt Lake City. 1984. p. 146. Summer Quarters, Thurs., 8 Apr 1847. Morning clear. W.N.W. . . . .When I met T. Woolsey he pressed me close for the liberty of having Miss Willis sealed to him. About 9 I walked to Pres. B. Young and asked him the liberty of giving T. Woolsey the girl which he granted and said that he would return from the Horn about Sunday next and would then attend to it. Having communicated the same to T. W. and instructed him to tyle acordingly, . . . .
SPECULATION: This is totally speculation by www but the only LDS Willis that I have been able to find that would fit the age, place, etc. www.
2S. Catherine Lucretia HICKERSON-1537
PHOTO: www has a photo of Catherine. Sis. Dennis (Sheila) Woolsey has a photo of her.
MARR: Fayette County, IL. "Marriages 1821 - 1897" prepared by Alenia McCord. 1983-1986. 2 vols. : map p. 406. my page
417. Catherine Hickerson and Sampson Miles, M 11 Dec 1836.
MARR: Fayette Co,IL Marriage Records 1821 - 1877. Sampson Miles and Catherine Hickerson, L 10 Dec 1836. Age proved.
Sampson Miles swore that he was over 21. Akin Evans swore that Catherine was over 18. M 11 Dec 1836 by Thomas S. Thompson, J. P. Bi Old A, p. 10, 1.31.
p. 406. Catherine Hickerson md Sampson Miles. md 11 Dec 1836.
Ette Hickerson md John R. Smith. md 1 Jan 1876.
Susan (Hickman) Hickerson md Richard Thompson md 17 Dec 1856.
NOTE: The family called her Catherine Lukitis Hickerson, but ww thinks this is just a misspelling of the name Lucretia.
TEMPLE: Thomas Woolsey, b 3 Nov 1804, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, was sealed 22 Jan 1859, to his spouse Catherine
Hickerson, in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Utah.
WARD: Kanosh [Millard Co, UT] Ward Records. Reel #3264. p. 9. Catherine Woolsey, #107, d/o Wm. L. Hickerson & Lina Lester, b. 3 Feb 1817, ILL. Bapt & confirmed Apr 1867, by Jas Brown.
BIO: Daughters of Utah Pioneers (DUP) "History of Catherine Lukitis Hickerson Miles Woolsey" Born 3 Feb 1816 - Smith Co. TN. Died 2 Apr 1897 Kanosh, Millard, UT Came to UT 1856 Benj Clapp Co. md. 1st Sampson Miles of KY 2nd Thomas Woolsey 1863
History written by Grand-daughter Emma Avery Christensen, Richfield, UT, 1948, History submitted by Agnes Pautsch, great granddaughter Wilford Camp, South Center Salt Lake Co, UT, Oct 1968 - Catherine Hickerson was born 3 Feb 1816 in Smith Co,Tn. She was the dau of William or Loving and Melinda Luster or Lester Hickerson. I do not know if she had any sisters, and heard of one full brother, George Washington Hickers, and two half brothers Manly and Andy Hickerson. Nothing could be found of her life history until she was about 21 years of age, when she married Sampson Miles, of Perch, Kentucky, The young couple settled in Fayette, Polk Co, IL or Fayette Co, IL, secured land and began to till the soil.
Eight children were born to them but four of these, including a pair of twin boys, passed away during childhood. In 1855 the
father, too, was called home, and she was left with four children. The oldest was a boy of 18, the other 3 were girls.
One year after the father's death, Grandmother's brother who had migrated to Utah in 1849, called at his sisters home on his return from a mission to his old home in Tennessee, and persuaded her to take her family and go to Utah with him. She had not received the Gospel, and although her husband had favored going west with the Mormons, she would not consent, (being a staunch Methodist) to follow those wicked Mormons. She was very fond of her brother and probably the thoughts of being left without any kin, caused her to change her mind and accompany him to his new home. On 15 Jun 1856 they left their all to over take the first covered wagon train of Mormons, to cross the plains that year.
The oldest daughter was sick with chills and fever when the journey began, and had to be carried from the house to the wagon.
Her father's brother who did not belong to the LDS church and was opposed to their leaving their home, predicted she would not live to go far, but Elder Hickerson promised her she would not have another chill, and she never did.
27 Jun 1856, they crossed the Missouri River and were met by a squad of 25 U.S. armed soldiers, who searched their wagon for
fire arms and ammunition, but not finding any allowed them to proceed unmolested.
Four days later they approached a wagon train camped for the night; it was dark, Elder Hickerson thought it best to camp at a safe distance from the company while he did some scouting. Imagine his joy when he found it to be, not only the train he was expecting, but led by a former missionary companion of his, Elder Benjamin Clapp, as captain who made them very welcome.
Their journey seemed much more safe now, and one boy and man could not have been much protectrion against a band of Indians if attacked.
At the Black Hills, grandmother was taken seriously ill, and after four weeks of travel without any signs of improvement in her
condition, the Capt. advised them to lay over until she was better. He had placed his buggy at her disposal, that she might be more comfortable on the trip. This was a Friday evening, and as was the custom, the company laid over until Monday morning; that the clothing might be washed and patched and necessary repairs made in the outfits. Church services were held on the Sabbath, as usual. Capt. Clapp asked all the Saints to fast and pray for Grandmother, which they did. The leaders annointed and administered to her. She was promised she would recover and proceed to the mountains with her family. Where they would have the privilege of receiving the Gospel and enjoying its blessings. This was all fulfilled and proved to be a testimony which she never forgot.
Monday morning she was so much better that she felt able to travel on. Her son was driving the buggy, which by accident was
overturned and Grandmother landed in the dirt and brush. All were excited for fear the fall would badly injure the invalid, but by the help of two of the brethren, she walked up the incline and was safely deposited in the buggy again.
Along the Platte River they encountered a herd of buffalo, which took four days for their wagons to pass through; as men on horse back rode ahead and separated the animals. "As far as the eye could see it look like a grove of cedars", mother used to say. Although she was not quite 5 years old, she could remember this strange occurance. It was a remarkable sight and the bellowing which seemed to shake the earth. The cattle and horses however, were not frightened at this strange sight. The buffloes took everything in the life of feed, and the emigrants were hard pressed to find forage for their animals.
On the 23rd of July the company halted to celebrate Pioneer Day. Grounds were cleared by the men and wagon covers spread for shade, while the sisters brought out pots and pans and cooking for the next days few days was soon underway. Many banjos, Violins, and other instruments had been stored with their belongings; and songs, prayers, speeches, music and other entertainment made it a joyful affair. A dance in the evening by the camp fires brought a pleasant ending to their celebration.
The next morning they were on the road again, anxious to reach the valley. They had a long journey before them and summer was half gone. It was 2 Sep 1856 when they reached the home of Elder Hickerson in South Weber, where Grandmother took up her residence. During their journey of about three months crossing the plains there were no deaths and but two births in the company.
The testimonies gained by her during the joiurney grew and was added to until 19 Apr 1857 she and her 3 children, Lee, Jane,
Malinda (and Susan) were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The youngest Susan was too young to
comply with this ordinance at this time.
In 1863 Grandmother became the plural wife of Thomas Woolsey, brother in law of her brother Elder Hickerson. She assumed the care of three, two girls and a boy belonging to a former wife.
The husband owned a herd of sheep and from these she sheared the wool, washed, corded spun and wove and dyed the cloth. They made their clothing, sewed by hand for the family of eight or more in number.
Sometime between 1866-68 the Woolsey family moved to Lower Corn Creek to a site three miles south, which from its location
near the mountains was found to be better protected from the late frosts in the spring and summer. This placed them among the first settlers of the village, later named Kanosh, in honor of the Indian Chief of that time, who proved very friendly to the colonists. He signed or agreed to a peace treaty with the whites, which has been faithfully kept. In return for the Indian's promise of peace the white agreed to give their Lamanite brothers a certain amount of the tithing gathered each year.
In this new locality, "Aunt Catherine", as she was lovingly called by all who knew her, spent the remainer of her days. After ten years of marriage her ties were dissolved and my father, the husband of her youngest daughter, assumed the responsibility of taking care of her.
The last 8 years or more of her life were spent in our home where she was dearly loved and respected by us children. Her life was one of usefulness and remained true to the last of her newly espoused religion. On 2 Apr she passed to the well earned reward at the age of 81 years. - Written by her Grand-daughter, Emma Avery Christensen, Richfield, UT 1948
TEMPLE: Thomas Woolsey, b. 3 Nov 1804 (a different date), Lexington, Fayette, Ky. sealed to his spouse Catherine Hickerson 22 Jan 1859 in the Endowment House.
CENSUS: 1880 Census of Utah. Kanosh, Millard, UT. FHL film # 1255336. 8-136-33. p. 498 76-76. 4 June
CENSUS: 1880 Census Kanosh, Millard, Utah FHL film 1255336. N. A. film T9-1336. P. 498A.
Cathrine Woolsey Self M W 63 ILL Keeping House TN NC
2S. Susan Maria MILES-8394
WARD: Kanosh Ward Records. Reel #3264. p. 13. Susan Maria [Miles] [Woolsey] Avery. d/o Sampson Miles & Catherine
Hickerson, b. 28 Oct 1851, Fayette Co, Ill, bapt 1861 by John D. Lee, conf. 1861 by Reuben Woolsey. Rec'd 1866 from Scipio.
CENSUS: 1880 Census of Utah. Kanosh, Millard, UT. FHL film # 1255336. 8-136-33. p. 498 76-76. 4 June
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