Delwin Fay Hamblin

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• Initiatory (LDS): COMPLETED
• FamilySearch ID: KWC3-1C6

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• FamilySearch ID: KWD2-RFJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 Jul 1891, MANTI

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The Proposal

Jacob Hamblin married widow Rachel Judd Henderson of Council Bluffs. Hav i ng dreamed that he would marry her, he knocked on her door and announce d , "My name is Jacob Hamblin, I was impressed to come to your home and a s k you to be my wife." She replied, "I am Rachel Judd, and am willing t o m arry you, but it will be impossible for us to have children." Hambli n res ponded, "My name is Jacob, yours is Rachel, we will have two sons a nd sha ll name them Joseph and Benjamin." They also had three daughters.

The Jacob Hamblin Home

The Jacob Hamblin home was built of sandrock quarried from the red hil l s behind the home. In 1863 stone masons, including Elias Morris and th e A verett Brothers, were called by the Mormon Church to build a home fo r th e Buckskin Apostle to the Lamanites (Indians), The builders left "Ir ontow n" near Cedar City, crossed the mountains to Santa Clara. In a shor t tim e a two story home was constructed, built into the hillside so tha t the s econd story could be entered from the outside at ground level.

The home has a regular gabled roof with shed extension in the rear, an d t wo porches running the full length of the house. The upper porch floo r sl opes so that fruits could be dried on it. The main entrance is on th e sou th, opening into a hallway that leads to the rear of the home int o the ki tchen and storage areas.

Because Jacob had two wives at the time the home was built, the room t o t he right (east) and the room to the left (west) are nearly identica l wit h beds, fireplaces on the outside walls, and small stairs ascendin g to th e second floor from the back outside corner of each room.

On the second floor is a large room, used for religious, civic and soci a l events. People could enter it directly from the outside without goin g i nto the main private quarters. Behind the main room, in the lower she d po rtion of the back room, were two small, short-cei1inged sleeping roo ms us ed by the smaller children.

Hamblin's two wives, Rachel Judd and Priscilla Leavitt, apparently dear l y loved each other. Together they had five and three children respectiv el y and cared for some of Jacob's older children by his first wife. Late r J acob married a young Indian girl as a fourth wife, and finally Louis a Bon elli, as a fifth. It seems probable the house may have been home t o as ma ny as ten to fifteen children and three or four wives. His secon d wife, R achel, died in the home in 1865. However, Louisa preferred to l ive by her self and other arrangements were provided.

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Spouse:
Jacob Vernon Hamblin (1819 - 1886)

children:
Lois Hamblin Burk (1851 - 1891)*
Joseph Hamblin (1854 - 1924)*
Rachel Tamer Hamblin Stewart (1856 - 1877)*
Benjamin Hamblin (1858 - 1930)*
Arminda Hamblin (1861 - 1862)*
Burial:
Santa Clara Cemetery
Santa Clara
Washington County
Utah, USA
Plot: A15
Created by: SMSmith
Record added: Feb 02, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 42000

Benjamin married Della Jane Brown on 10 Jul 1891 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. Della (daughter of Joseph Gurnsey Brown and Lovina Manhard) was born on 25 Jul 1868 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 30 Aug 1939 in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; was buried in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZM-22K
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 Jul 1891, MANTI

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZP-8X6
• Initiatory (LDS): 5 Jan 1846, NAUVO

Notes:

Jacob Hamblin was born 6 April 1819 in Ashtabula County, Ohio. His paren t s were farmers, and he learned farming as a youth. In 1836 his family m ov ed to Wisconsin Territory and homesteaded at a place called Spring Pra iri e. Hamblin’s father told Jacob when he was nineteen that he had bee n a fa ithful boy and that it was time for him to go into the world and d o somet hing for himself. Hamblin then traveled more than a hundred mile s west an d went to work in the Galena mines. After working for a few mon ths, he ba rely escaped a rock fall that killed his co-worker. The incide nt gave hi m an aversion to mining, and he never returned to the mines. C ollecting h is wages, he returned to Wisconsin and paid for the land he h ad helped ho mestead.

In the autumn of 1839 he married Lucinda Taylor and settled down to sta r t a family. However, in February 1842 he heard that Mormon elders wer e pr eaching nearby. After listening to the Mormon preaching, he joined t he Mo rmon church on 3 March 1842. Hamblin started missionary work almos t immed iately and became known as a faith healer, showing the signs of “ those th at believe,” in his words. The next year he moved to Nauvoo, Ill inois, wh ere the Mormon church headquarters were located.

Anti-Mormon sentiment was building and Hamblin and his family received t h eir share. At that time he met and married Rachel Judd as his second (t ha t is, plural) wife. His families moved west with the Mormons. He settl e d in Tooele Valley and became acquainted with local Indians who knew h i m as a friend. In 1854 Hamblin was called as a missionary to the India n s in southern Utah.

Again, he became known for his influence with Native Americans becaus e o f his integrity and his willingness to be friends with them. He had m an y spiritual experiences that caused the Indians to consider him invest e d with godly powers. After serving in his Indian mission for more th a n a year, Hamblin moved his family from Tooele to what is now Santa Cla ra . He then became president of the southern Utah Indian mission.

In the fall of 1857 Hamblin went north to confer with Brigham Young in S a lt Lake City. On the way he encountered the Fancher Party of emigrants , C alifornia bound from Arkansas and Missouri. They asked him about th e roa d and places to camp. He directed them to Mountain Meadows on the o ld Spa nish Trail, about three miles from his home. He later expressed ho rror an d repugnance at news of the massacre of the Fancher Party at Moun tain Mea dows. His wife Rachel helped care for the massacre survivors a t the ranch .

Hamblin continued to serve as a missionary to the Native American trib e s in the Southern Utah area. Following enactment of the Edmunds Act o f 18 82, an arrest order was issued naming Hamblin and others known to pr actic e polygamy. Hamblin moved his families from Utah into Arizona and N ew Mex ico and some even moved into Chihuahua, Mexico. Until his death o n 31 Aug ust 1886, Hamblin was usually moving from one family to anothe r to evad e federal officers and see to the needs of his widespread famil y. He ha d four wives: Lucinda Taylor (married April 1839, separated Febr uary 1849 ); Rachel Judd (married 30 September 1849); Sarah Priscilla Lea vitt (marr ied September 1857); Louisa Boneli (married 16 November 1865) . He fathere d twenty-four children and had several adopted children. Hi s lasting lega cy was as a missionary and friend to the Native Americans , helping smoot h relations between them and the more recent arrivals t o the land.

Jacob married Rachel Judd on 30 Sep 1849 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. Rachel (daughter of Arza Judd, Jr and Lucinda Abigail Adams) was born on 15 Sep 1821 in Johnstown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Feb 1865 in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States; was buried on 21 Feb 1865 in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LLQK-2WP
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Jul 1928, LOGAN

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• FamilySearch ID: KWN2-8LW
• Initiatory (LDS): 26 Jan 1846

Joseph married Lovina Manhard on 23 Mar 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Lovina was born on 14 Jan 1838 in Pittsburgh, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jul 1918 in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; was buried on 21 Jul 1918 in Kanab City Cemetery, Kane, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: K2JH-TQS
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Apr 1865, EHOUS

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJY-NSJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Jan 1846

Isaiah married Daphne Haynes on 30 Nov 1812 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States. Daphne (daughter of William Haynes and Mary Stoddard) was born on 29 Aug 1797 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States; died on 29 Aug 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; was buried on 31 Aug 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJY-NSN
• Initiatory (LDS): 2 Feb 1846, NAUVO

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ2Q-TZL
• Initiatory (LDS): 19 Dec 1877, SGEOR

Arza married Lucinda Abigail Adams on 24 Feb 1817 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda was born on 13 Dec 1799 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Feb 1834 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 6 Feb 1834 in Johnstown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZXJ-WCL
• Initiatory (LDS): 19 Dec 1877, SGEOR