Lehi Heward

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• FamilySearch ID: KWZ4-7CC
• Census: 1860, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 19 Jan 1869, EHOUS
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Navajo Indian Reservation, Coconino, Arizona, United States
• Census: 17 Jan 1910, Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States

Notes:

LEHI HEWARD

Lehi Heward was born 7 August 1851, in the old fort in Salt Lake City, U t ah. He was the fourth child (first son) of John Heward and Elizabeth Te rr y. His parents came to Salt Lake City in 1847, in the same company a s Bri gham Young. The family moved several times during his childhood, a t one o ccasion "going south" prior to the arrival of Johnston's Army. Th ey event ually settled in Draper, Utah. Lehi progressed through the chore s commo n to that period, that included herding sheep, planting and harve sting wh eat, and pruning orchards.

At 18 years of age, he was called to make two trips to Ft. Laramie, Wyom i ng (a distance of 500 miles) to help companies of emigrating saints. Th i s involved driving a four-horse team, something that Lehi had never tri e d before, and he suffered a few mishaps before mastering the nuances. B lo wing dust on these trips was a problem, and Lehi's eyes were irritate d fo r the next 8 months.

Lehi courted Susannah Talbot, and asked her hand in marriage, but Susann a h, who didn't feel ready for marriage, declined. Sometime thereafter ( 2 6 May 1873), Lehi married Janet Branden. A set of premature twin girl s we re born to them on 24 December 1873, but both babies survived less t han 1 5 minutes. As a complication of childbirth, Janet developed "milkle g" ( a condition characterized by painful swelling of the legs caused b y infla mmation and clotting of the femoral veins, so called because it o ccurs mo st often during lactation following childbirth) and died three m onths lat er (23 March 1874).

More than a year later, Lehi again asked Susannah Talbot to marry him, a n d this time she accepted. They were married 26 October 1875, in the End ow ment House in Salt Lake City. Lehi later teased Susannah, by suggestin g t hat, "Pity was akin to love. " Twelve children were born to this unio n .
They first homesteaded 100 acres of land at Lewiston, Utah, and lived th e re until the fall of 1877. Then, because of plagues of grasshoppers, th e y abandoned the farm and moved back to Draper, Utah, living at the hom e o f John Heward (Lehi's father). During the winter of 1877/87 Lehi wa s ver y ill for several weeks.

Susannah wanted to be with her own mother when her second child was bor n , so Lehi took her there. After visiting her sister, she left carryin g he r son Stephen. A big dog, belonging to neighbors by the name of Adam s, at tacked her, grabbed her skirt, and yanked her first one way then th e othe r. Susannah was terrified and screamed, but the Adams (man and wif e) thou ght it was funny and just stood by, laughing. Henry James Talbo t (Susanna h's brother), alerted by her screams, rushed to her aid, arriv ing just i n time to catch her as she fainted. When Lehi come home from w ork and lea rned what had happened, he was furious, so bright and early t he next morn ing he paid a visit to the Adams family. After telling them , "No dog is g oing to scare my wife nearly to death and live! " he sho t the animal. Th e scare brought on labor, and after two days, the baby w as born. When Sus annah recovered from childbirth, they moved back to Dra per and kept hous e for John Heward (his wife [and Lehi's mother] havin g died shortly befor e the baby's birth).

Lehi and Susannah responded to a call by Brigham Young for volunteer s t o settle in Arizona. In November of 1879, they moved (using a team an d wa gon) all their worldly goods and their two children to St. Joseph, A rizon a. On the trip, one of their horses died, and Lehi traded Susannah' s sewi ng machine for a replacement. During this trip, Lehi again becam e ill t o the point that he could not get out of the wagon. Susannah, wh o did no t know how, unhitched the horses, undoing every buckle she coul d find. Th e next day when it was time harness the team, she had a very d ifficult ti me, but, after a fashion, managed (with the help of another w oman and h e little boy). When Lehi recovered (in about two days), he vow ed, "If I r aise a dozen girls, I will teach them all to harness a hors e He ended u p with 8 daughters, and taught them all, along with his wife . Three week s after their arrival at St. Joseph, their second daughter ( Eliza Jane) w as born. Lehi's first mother-in-law accompanied them on thi s journey, t o help where she could. Not surprisingly, there was some fri ction betwee n her and Susannah, and it was not long before Mrs. Brando n returned to U tah.

The people in St. Joseph were living the United Order, and Lehi drew t h e job of freighting with oxen to Albuquerque, New Mexico, bring back sa lt , flour, sugar, and other staples. After four years, the family took a n e xtended visit to Utah and was gone for six months. Ruth (born 24 Sept embe r 1881 was a baby at the time). When they returned, Lehi was given t he jo b of caring for the United Order cattle. This made it necessary fo r the f amily to move to the mountains, where pasture was good, and the d anger fr om quicksand less. They made their home at Heber, Arizona, and t here Leh i became a cattleman when the United Order was dissolved .

Lehi was a cattleman during the so called "Pleasant Valley War" that rag e d between the "Grahams and Tewksburys," and was acquainted with many m e n that rode for the Hash Knife outfit. From a cane patch near their hom e , the made molasses, and Lehi habitually carried a sack of molasses coo ki es with him when he was riding, caring for his livestock. He would sha r e these cookies with other cowboys (including Hash Knife employees). Th ou gh this medium he gained confidence of these rough men, and instead o f st ealing his cattle, they would drive them back to his pasture. A smal l inv estment in cookies saved a lot of livestock .

Still, this was rough country with thievery rampant. Lehi had a beautif u l horse he had raised and trained, that he called, "Boxer" When he wa s aw ay from home, he had some chain hobbles made of steel and padlocke d the f ront leg of several horses together. The stable had a door like a n ordina ry house, so only one horse could come out at a time. Many night s Susanna h was awakened by the sound of someone trying to steal the hors e. One nig ht, she even saw someone peering over the top of her window bl ind, and sh e was afraid the man was going to come in and demand for th e key to the h obbles. Instead he contented himself with stealing some co rn .

A little neighbor boy often visited the Heward home and was very mischie v ous. One day Susannah saw the cellar door open and she thought he was i nt o the milk. She yelled as she rushed down into the cellar, but was cha gri ned to find Lehi drinking milk with several of the Hash Knife cowboy s .
Because he often wore clothing Susannah had made from deer hide, Lehi ac q uired the nickname of, "Buckskin." Being a tall man (well over six feet ) , his figure was unmistakable, even from a distance. He was an accompli sh ed tracker, and was often called on to help find horse and cattle thie ves . This was dangerous business, and during one outing, the came upon t hre e bodies hanging in a tree near the road they were following. Vigilan te l aw was quick, though not always thorough or just .

Because of continuing trouble with rustling, Lehi gave up the cattle bus i ness about 1888, and moved to Pine Creek (now Pine, Arizona), where hi s f amily lived for about three years. From here he moved to Tuba City, A rizo na, then joined with two other families to purchase the Moenava Ranc h. Le hi often worked with Fred Randall, a friend with a short stature. O ne day , their bedrolls got switched. Lehi's comment on that episode wa s that h e could not keep his navel warm. "If I covered my feet, my nave l froze. I f I covered my shoulders, my navel still froze." Because of hi s height, S usannah always had to make extra long quilts for him. The Ind ians in th e area called him, "Hostein Nez" which literally translated is , "old ma n long."

In 1903, the Federal Government seized the land around Tuba City, for us e s as an Indian reservation. Property owners were reimbursed at rates s e t by government assessors. The Indian School in that area was built o n th e foundation Lehi had constructed for his new home. The Heward famil y mov ed to Woodruff, where they maintained a home for the rest of thei r lives . Susannah was unhappy with this decision, wanting to be near he r famil y in Utah, and considering Woodruff to be, "on the very edge of c reation. " During this time, Lehi homesteaded in Dry Lake (also known a s Zeniff) , Arizona, moving out there to dry land farm during the numerou s times th at the Woodruff dam washed out. The family maintained a home i n Dry Lak e for several years before permanently returning to their hom e in Woodruf f in 1925.

Lehi passed away 2 December 1926, one year after he and Susannah celebra t ed their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Susannah had a horror of gophers dig gi ng into the graves in the Woodruff cemetery (as they often did then) s o s he had Lehi taken to Snowflake for burial. After her death three year s la ter, she was buried beside him in Snowflake.

Lehi married Susannah Talbot on 26 Oct 1875 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Susannah (daughter of Henry Talbot and Ruth Sweetnam) was born on 12 Mar 1854 in Whittlesea, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Apr 1929 in Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was buried on 2 May 1929 in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lehi Stephen Heward was born on 10 Aug 1876 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 14 Mar 1946 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States; was buried on 20 Mar 1946 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
2. Susannah Janet Heward was born on 29 Mar 1878 in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States; died on 17 Feb 1940 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; was buried on 19 Feb 1940 in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
3. Eliza Jane Heward was born on 4 Dec 1879 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was christened on 1 Jan 1880 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States; died on 23 Dec 1961 in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States; was buried on 27 Dec 1961 in Fielding, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
4. Ruth Elizabeth Heward was born on 24 Sep 1881 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was christened on 3 Nov 1881 in Joseph City, Navajo, Arizona, United States; died on 9 Apr 1974 in Morenci, Greenlee, Arizona, United States; was buried on 13 Apr 1974 in Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
5. John Edwin Heward was born on 19 Oct 1883 in Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was christened on 18 Nov 1883 in Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States; died on 18 May 1971 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 20 May 1971 in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
6. Margaret Olive Heward was born on 13 Mar 1885 in Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was christened on 19 Apr 1885 in Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States; died on 27 Apr 1966 in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried on 30 Apr 1966 in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
7. Lois Heward was born on 26 Nov 1886 in Heber, Navajo, Arizona, United States; died on 30 May 1977 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; was buried on 1 Jun 1977 in Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
8. Laura Heward was born on 27 Oct 1888 in Pine, Gila, Arizona, United States; died on 8 Nov 1975 in Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States; was buried on 10 Nov 1975 in Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
9. Russletta Heward was born on 24 Mar 1891 in Pine Creek, Gila, Arizona, United States; was christened on 2 Apr 1891 in Pine Creek, Gila, Arizona, United States; died on 10 May 1970 in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried on 13 May 1970 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
10. Minnie Heward was born on 20 Jun 1894 in Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States; died on 14 Mar 1990 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; was buried on 17 Mar 1990 in Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States.
11. Lovinia Heward was born on 29 May 1896 in Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States; died on 6 Sep 1896 in Moenave, Coconino, Arizona, United States; was buried on 7 Sep 1896 in Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States.
12. Henry Vernon Heward was born on 21 Apr 1899 in Coconino, Coconino, Arizona, United States; died on 20 Oct 1970 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; was buried on 31 Oct 1970 in Woodruff Cemetery, Navajo, Arizona, United States.

Lehi married Susan Janet Brandon on 26 May 1873 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Susan was born on 9 Jul 1855 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States; died on 23 Mar 1874 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 24 Mar 1874 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Heward was born on 23 Dec 1873 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 24 Dec 1873 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States; was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, United States.
2. Mary Heward was born on 23 Dec 1873 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States; died on 24 Dec 1873 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States; was buried in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States.

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCY-7BX
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Feb 1846, NAUVO

Notes:

The Life of John Heward
Written by himself
(Rewritten by Aseneth Heward Burke, daughter ofTeaneus Burke of Woodvill e ; Idaho)
(Recopied by Sara and Margaret Stocks, February 1992)

My folks were all born in North Delton, Yorkshire, England. I, John Hewa r d, was born in
the same place April 7, 1813. My father, William Heward, was born Octob e r 9, 1785. My
grandfather, Richard Heward was born about 1769. Jane Trendal and John a n d Elizabeth
Smith were born about 1749. My brothers were William, Richard, Francis . M y sisters Jane,
Rachael, Elizabeth, Anna, Mary and Hannah. My parents were poor but th e y tried to give
us what education they could while we were young, but as soon as we we r e large enough
to work out we had to quit school to work so we had little education.
When I was nine years I went to work for William Wilberfop to herd pig s a nd sheep. My
father worked at the same place for a great many years. It was four mil e s from where we
lived and he only went home Saturday nights 'and back Sunday or Monday m o rning.
Sometimes he would go with me to catch sparrows. We would sell them f o r a half penny
each. He bought me some good useful books with the money so I could prac t ice my figures in this way.
Wages were low in England. A man that had a family had wages accordin g t o the size
of his family. The greater part of the year a man who had a wife and a c h ild could couple
them to give him three shillings per week and a shilling per child. Ye t , these were
sometimes in the year in the harvest and hay time and turnip times hoein g , that they could
get more work. They generally took jobs as so much an acre for cutting t h e wheat and
hoeing the turnips.
I went to grand father and grandmother in the winter that I was nine i n K irby, England,
a distance of eight miles, As soon as I got there it began to snow so th e y wouldn't let me
go until father came for me. My grandmother was sick in bed for seven ye a rs and only sat
up while her bed was made. My sister, Hannah came to take care of her. S h e stayed eleven years.
I was bound to John Newbone, 96 Wetwang, until I was 21 years. He wa s a f armer and
he had two boys of his own about my size and he did not wish to take m e , but on account
of the law which he helped to make he had to do it, but he agreed with F a ther to pay one
shilling per week for me to stay home through the winter. In the sprin g , I went to live with
him again, I was ten years old, I did not like it there so I did not st a y long. Father got me, hired to a Thomas Wilberfope. He had two farms , on e in Wetwang and the other at Nugate Lodge. I went to live in that p lac e three years but my wages were small. I had to work hard. I had t o d o a mans work, such as ploughing, harrowing and other hard jobs.
When I was16 years old, I was hired to John Negferth of Frodingham. I st a yed one year.
The next year I hired out to James Noble of Frodingham. My father was re n ting his home
and garden from him. After the death of his mother Fanny Noble, who liv e d more than 100
years, the old lady lived under the same roof as we did. She took a liki n g to me more than
the rest of the children. I worked with John Noble till May 1832 and th e n I quit farming. I
hired out to Robert Casbey for the remainder of the years.He lived at Fr o dingham. During
this part of the year I was taken with a fever and we had to employ th e d octor but I soon
found out he did me no good and I quit him. I got some quinine powder a n d when I felt the
"ague" coming on I would take a little and it would stop it from comin g o n. But it kept coming until I had to quit work for two or three week s an d he paid me the same. He was a man that gave a lot and I found me a nothe r job. I went to live with Wilberfope in Wetwang. I was what is cal le d a groom in that country to take care of the horses and harnesses, sa ddl es and bridles and sometimes had money given to me by people who stay ed o ne night for attending horses, etc. But the traveling preachers neve r gav e me anything. They were Methodist preachers but they had just as g oo d a care taken of their things.

When I was 19 years old, I hired to Jonathan Harrison in a place calle d B etesa. His wife
was one of the worst tempered women I've ever seen and it was difficul t t o get a girl to stay there the year out. Sometimes they would have fi ve o r six in a year. There was a great deal of chaff that grew among th e whea t in that part of the country. We cleaned up some for market and t he bes t was sent to market and the tailings was sent to the mill. But i t made u s all sick and we could not eat it. They had a very large famil y of child ren and they were all as hard to govern as the woman. The nex t year I wa s hired to Thomas Oliver of Little Beattsop. He sometimes go t drunk whe n we went to market and sometimes he was very cross, and woul d scold ever y person that lived with him and sometimes was good tempered .

In 1834, I was out of work a good part of the time. Part of the wint e r I worked at thrashing.
Most times I attended market every Thursday to try to get hired. In th e s pring I was hired
to William Semore (?) of Wetwang. In 1835, I was out of work a great pa r t of the time again.

In the spring, I found work until November 25. I was then out of work.

There were many pheasants in that part of England and timberland. The ph e asants
would sell for nearly a dollar a pair but the great men made a law tha t n o person should
shoot them unless he paid five pounds sterling and not then unless he h a d land that
belonged to him. Very few landowners would let them shoot unless he pa i d five pounds
sterling. A very few would let people shoot on their land. I went and g o t some pheasants
sometimes. I had nothing else to do. One time few of us boys, William Tr a in, Bethel
Steveboy, and John Gilbrand and I went one night to shoot pheasants. W e h ad been out
sometime when I heard some person shout. When I went to the rest of th e b oys and told
them we had been warned and the best we could was to Change our directio n . The night
was dark and there was a thick thorn fence that went across the weeds a n d when we came to it we headed to one side to go through. I was the nea re st to the gap and got to it first, but I waited until they all came. W he n they came, John Gilbrand went through first and the game keeper seiz e d him. There were several men. The rest of us went back a few paces an d l istened. William Train and I were together. We did not know where Bet he l was. I had lost my hat and I tied my handkerchief around my head. W e ma de for Daggleby and got another hat there and we started for Nolte n abou t nine miles away. We got there before .daylight, got breakfast bu t consi dered we were not safe there. William Trains parents lived near H all an d we made it for there. He was a (sheepherder or shipmaker). We st ayed th ere two nights but saw a man from Wetwang and he said that Gilbra nd had t old on us and they were after us. So we went to Barton in Limela chire. W e tried to get work but it was still winter and little to do. Wi lliam Tra in was a shoemaker and he got a shop. I worked a few days wit h a very rou gh set of men,---------and they stole my watch. They were dr unk almost ev ery night. I went to Darbyshire and then back to Nottingha m then I made f or home.

I stayed one night at William Trains fathers and then went home and stay e d one day and
two nights. He said they had been looking for me. I then went to Helde m t o William Weble
and stayed there for two weeks then went home again. My father told me t h e constable and gamekeeper had searched the house for me a week befor e . I had talked of going to
America for a long time and my father now advised me to go. The pheasan t s did not belong to anybody but they made a law that the rich could ha v e them when the poor should have had them and had an equal chance.

So January 2,1836, I started for America. I walked to Liverpool, a dista n ce of 100 miles.
I set sail for America about February 15, 1836, in a Ship called "Robe r t Isaac." We had
stormy weather a great part of the time. In five weeks landed in New Yo r k about March 21,
1836. My money was nearly gone. The winter broke up nicely and I hunte d a round for work.

I was hired to a milkman for $10 a month. His name was-John Dutton (or B u tton). I had
intended to go on to Canada but the river was frozen up and I had but li t tle money. John
Dutton (or Button) sold out to Edward and Mark Alexander and went to kee p ing a grocery
store. Edward Alexander hired me for $11 a month and I stayed with him f o r nearly four
months until he was drown in a ferry boat accident. Joseph Alexander bro u ght the cows
of Edwards widow and hired me for $11 a month. I stayed there until Janu a ry 1837 then
I started for Canada. I went to Chynguacaway to Mathis Haltby and Richa r d Foster who
had come from the same place in England that I did. I soon got hired t o J ames Hewson for
$10 a month. I was there two months then went to his brother Mehalos Hew s on for the same pay. I was there working in timber, logging and choppi n g trees and cleaning burnt timberland. This was new business to me an d ve ry hard work.

About December 6, 1837, the rebellion broke out in Canada. The Orange Ir i sh ran about
in search of guns, liquor and vituals in the name of the Queen and nev e r paid for them.
December 10, I helped Joel Terry hide some pistols and guns in stack s t o keep them from
the Irish. Joel Terry went to Toronto and was engaged on the Machengie s i de against the
government. December 13, 1837, I heard Robert B. Thompson preach Mormoni s m. I
heard him twice. I went to see Matthias Holtby, a Methodist preacher, a n d he asked me if I
had been to hear the Mormons. I told him I had. He wanted to know if I h a d become one
and how many times I had heard them. I told him twice. He said he did n o t blame anyone
for going once, but he thought a person might have more sense than goi n g anymore.

I stayed with Nicholas Hewsom two years. He was an honest, hard workin g m an doing
well as to the things of the world. November 11, 1839, I went to live wi t h Francis Kirby who
kept a tavern in Albion, Canada. Francis Kirby often got drunk and somet i mes abused his
wife.

January 4, 1841, I hired back to Nicholas Hewsom fora month for $8. On F e bruary
12, I came back to Francis Kirbys and stayed there until May 4th, th e n I made up my mind
to go to Illinois. I went in the company with William Franks, Joseph Atk i nson, George
Hastrawer and John Metcalf. When we got to Boon County, Illinois, I we n t to "Lawrence
Fagan" and "Heartley" to see a piece of land and I worked for Ralph Gowi t y. I got Ralph
to help break four acreas for wheat. In the fall, I made rails and fenc e d it in.

In 1842, I got seven more acres plowed and I worked for Dr. Stone for so m e lumber and
one yoke of steers and bought a two year old heifer for $8.

In 1843, my two brothers, William and Richard Heward, came to Illinois f r om England.
William stayed with me and Richard worked by the month. I got me a hou s e and a barn built and bought a yoke of ox and made rates to pay the mo ne y, the rest in work.

May 1, 1844, I went to Nauvoo, Illinois and on May 19, 1844, I was bapti z ed in the
Mormon church. On May 20, I married Elizabeth Terry Kirby, widow of Fran c is Kirby, the man I used to work for. I was ordained an elder the sam e d ay I was baptized and confirmed.

On June 5, 1844, I started back to Boone County to sell my land and sett l e my affairs.
(See Land Records).

July 10, 1844, the printing press was destroyed at Nauvoo for publishi n g Iies. The
executors were apostate Mormons. My wife was taking care of the sick dur i ng my absence.

On June 27, 1844, Joseph and Hyrum Smith was murdered in cold blood in t h e Carthage
jail by a lawless mob. They were buried June 28th. My wife Elizabeth we n t to the funeral.
I sold my land to my brothers and I found Brothers Jacob C.Terry (Elizab e th's brother) .
and Snider. They had been sent to preach the gospel in Illinois. In comp a ny with them I went back to Nauvoo.

I got a Brother Kings house. I paid him a horse for it. On July 16, 18 4 4 we began to keep
house. July 18, I went to harvest for Brother Homes. I worked two days a n d never got any
pay. On July 29, 1844, I got a blessing under the hands of Father John S m ith, Patriarch.
(We can't find any record).

August 4, 1844 Sidney Rigdon preached concerning the people in Nauvoo ch o osing the
guardian of his wonderful revelations. August 18 Brigham Young preache d a nd was
chosen the president. In the voice and looks of Joseph Smith, the mant l e of the prophet
fell on him. September 8, Sidney Rigdon and his followers were cut off f r om the church.

November 4, 1844, I began to teach school but as soon as my health impro v ed from
another attack of ague, I gave it to my wife for I had to go for wood.

December 19,1844, I was ordained in the 14th Quorum of the Seventies Ha l l in Nauvoo.
I worked in the quarry for the temple for several days.

I fenced a piece of land near the river and planted corn, potatoes, melo n s, squash, etc.
I raised considerable corn this year but the bugs (boys?) destroyed th e m elons.

August 17, 1845, Jacob E. Terry and I went to Burlington Island to get f i rewood and stable lumber.

December 1, 1845,our first child Rachael was born. February 6, 1846, m y w ife and I got
our endowments in the Temple.

February 9, 1846, I started for Canada to see the property that belong e d to my wife
before we were married. I had not sufficient money to pay my fare so I h a d to take it a
distance of 1,000 miles on foot. About the third day I fell in with a te a m going to Chicago
and was able to ride. When I wished, I stayed a day in Chicago then cont i nued on foot.
March 1, 1846, I crossed the ice over the river from Chingeracquaray. Ri c hard Carr was
my wife's agent in Charge of her property consisting of a 100 acres of l a nd, a good framed barn, a hewed log house, etc. I offered to sell the p la ce to John Johnsons but the title was not very good on account of Fran ci s Kirby dying, with out leaving a will and being an illegitimate child . H e agree to $1000 and gave me $50 down. I settled accounts with
Richard Carr and he had $80 but was too poor to pay it then and he's nev e r paid it yet.
About March 6, 1846, I started back for Nauvoo. I went to Toronto with J o hn Johnson
and Richard Carr and took a steamboat to Detroit but it got froze in t h e first night and we
had to walk across the ice 14 miles. I took the railroad from Detroi t t o Kalamazoo, walked
from St. Joseph and there took a steam boat to Chicago. At Belvidere I w e nt to see my
brothers William and Richard. William was married and had one child. Ric h ard was not
married. At Galena, I boarded a steamboat the "Prairie Bird" for Nauvo o . Arrived April 17,
1846.
I bought me a wagon April 22 to get ready to start west. I then worked f o r a French man
in Nauvoo and got good pay. June 1,1846, we received $627 for the la n d I sold in Canada. I gave $227 to the trustee in trust, Bobbitt Harwo o d and Fillner.

June 4, I bought two yoke of ox and began to pack tor the west. June 1 , 1 846, we got
to Farmington, the next night Bonapart. July 8 arrived at Council Bluf f , Iowa. July 22 we
got to Mesquite Creek, Iowa and commenced to build a log house. I thatch e d it with hay
and cut hay, (probably wild hay) for the winter .

August 15 We moved into our house.

November 18th, I went to Missouri in a company with Evan N. Greene, an d M r. Butterfield•
and others to buy some corn; We worked sometime in Missouri and did no t g et home until
December 5th. On December 27th Joshua Terry came here. January 21-23, 18 4 7, we went again to Missouri to get provisions. January 31, I came hom e a nd worked at rail-splitting and making fences to fence in a piece o f lan d and raise a crop. As soon as spring opened, I went to work and.pl oughe d up the ground and planted corn and sowed a little wheat. We als o mad e a garden.

July 17, I began to cut wheat. August 12, I cut hay for the winter.

May 3, 1848, we started west in company with Eliazer Miller for the mou n tains.
We stayed at Winter Quarters which is now called Florence, Nebraska, f o r several days.
June 2, we got to the horn. The companies were organized into 1OO'sand 5 0 's to keep out the Indians from stealing the horses and cattle.

We came from Winter Quarters with the Exerole Pulsipher company. We trav e led along
way on the Platt River. The grazings for our cattle was generally good . F or wood we used
buffalo chips. We would find a little wood and sage brush now and then.

June 30, 1848, Levi Read and I went to hunt and kill a buffalo, the fir s t that was killed by
our company. July 12th, we came to the ancient bluff ruins. July 22, w e g ot to Laramie,
Wyoming. The roads soon became gravelly and the cattles feet got sore. A u gust 26, we
were at the Pacific Springs. James P. Terry, my wife's brother, came th i s far to help us
along. With one of his fathers oxen and we agreed we should return to fe t ch Father Terry
the next season and he took one yoke of my oxen back. We could not mov e f or the want
of teams but there were teams sent from the valley to help those who nee d ed help. So
Brigham Young told Brother Vance to help us to the valley. We traveled a l ong with Brigham Young's group. Our company had gone on and left us. W e n ow traveled fast but the weather was cold and it snowed several times .

September 22, 1848, we got to the Valley of the mountains. The people we r e living in
the fort but they soon began to build all over the city. Our lot was i n t he 10th Ward. October 22, 1848, we were re-baptized. October 24th, w e mov ed into the fort. We took a house and stayed in clay (?) houses unt il Nov ember 11 where we moved to our city lot, but we had no house. I we nt to b uild it with adobe. I had the adobes made before hand. I got a ma n to hel p me by the name of Brazier, but it set in so cold we came nea r frozen t o death, especially my wife. We just had a dugout partly cover ed so we mo ved back to the fort and lived in a house with Father Lemen ( Lemmon).

We went to meetings three or four times a week. December 26th, I went ov e r to Jordan
for hay and froze my feet so I was not able to do that much work that wi n ter. Wood was
scarce and hard to get. In the spring, I began to work on the house an d o n the 24 of March, 1849, we moved to our home in the 10th Ward. Fathe r Pe ttigraw was the Bishop. I went to work to dig me a well. I had to di g 2 7 feet and stone it up.

March 5, 1850, Lehi Heward was born. Mary was born March 5, 1850, (he do e sn't
mention Rachels death or Sarahs birth March 4,1848 at Mesquite Creek, Io w a.)

November 11, 1850 my wife Elizabeth was taken sick with cholera. Februa r y 18, 1852, Lehi's head was badly burned.

l have a ten acre lot about five miles from where I live in the city, al s o I have or had some
land in Jordan about 10 or 11 miles away and my land being so far apar t i t takes a great
deal of time to go back and forth. .

April 5, 1852, my brother-in-law, Zemira Draper and Amy Terry came to co n ference.
December 7, 1852 Mary was taken sick and she died at night.on December 1 3 .

January 11,1853, we moved to a farm at Jordan called the 10th Ward far m . The land
was full of "saleratus". We left our house in the city without anybod y i n it and boys broke
all the windows and sashes and threw things in the well and other mischi e f.

June 29, 1853, I was sealed to Elizabeth Terry Heward by William Richard s .
My fathers name is William Heward. He was born October 9, 1786 (Chr. 9 O c t. 1785 by
Kirby Grindalythe records) My oldest sister Hannah Heward was born Apr i l 7, 1813; Rachel was born March 10,1815; Elizabeth was born November 2 9, 1816; Ann was born April 27, 1818; William born March 18,1820; Mary bo r n July 24,1822; Richard born February 29, 1824; Francis born July 25, 1 82 5.

On July 22, 1867, I was baptized for my Uncle John Heward, and for my gr a ndfather
Richard Heward, and Sarah (my daughter) was baptized for his wife Jane T y ndal Heward
and we were sealed for them.

I was baptized for my brother Richard Heward and grandfather Richard Hew a rd also
great-grandfather Thomas (?) Tyndal and grandfather on my mothers side , J ohn Swift.
Sarah was baptized for'my sisters Hannah and Ann Heward, my mother Eliza b eth Swift
Heward and grandmother Elizabeth Tyndal.

On September 21,1870, I was baptized for ten. Hannah Heward (his daughte r , she died
in 1871) and was baptized for four.

June 22, 1870, my daughter Sarah and I were sealed for: grand father Ric h ard Heward
and wife Jane Tyndal Heward; great-grandfather Thomas Tyndal and Elizabe t h Tyndal;
grandfather John Swift and Elizabeth Swift. My wife was baptized for sev e ral.

Added note: Elizabeth Kirby Heward died March 8,1878, at Draper, Salt La k e County,
Utah.
John Heward died May 23, 1890 at Draper. Both buried at Draper Cemeter y . Now have
headstones at graves. Grandfather York, 3 pt 9 14424 - says Jane Tinda l w as daughter of
George and Elizabeth Tindal.

John married Elizabeth Terry on 20 May 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Parshall Terry and Hannah Terry) was born on 17 Nov 1814 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States; died on 6 Mar 1878 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 9 Mar 1878 in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWNF-8VV
• Initiatory (LDS): 6 Feb 1846, NAUVO

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJ1-5YL
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 May 1882, SGEOR

William married Elizabeth Betty Swift on 24 Nov 1808 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth was born on 12 Oct 1783 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 12 Oct 1783 in Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Feb 1858 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 15 Feb 1858 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LLQN-MD3
• Initiatory (LDS): 10 May 1882

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJR-BGX
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Dec 1845, NAUVO

Parshall married Hannah Terry on 16 Mar 1802 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States. Hannah was born on 8 Oct 1786 in Goshen, Orange, New York, United States; died on 4 Oct 1877 in Rockville, Washington, Utah, United States; was buried on 7 Oct 1877 in Rockville Cemetery, Washington, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MB2Q-NRG
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Dec 1845, NAUVO