Don Giles Nelson

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWCN-V52
• Census: 1910, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1920, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Initiatory (LDS): 28 Apr 1922, LOGAN
• Census: 1930, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1940, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States

Notes:

Birth: Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962

Death:, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Obituary: Salt Lake Tribune

Don Giles Nelson, 80, of Salt Lake City, passed away Jan. 25, 1985 of na t ural causes. Born Sept. 15, 1904 Preston, Idaho to Joseph G. and Aleme d a Giles Nelson. Married Gladys Benson Dec. 8, 1930 in Evanston, Wyomin g ; later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple. He served a mission in th e Ha waiian Islands. He learned responsibility early in life, running a f arm a t the age of 12. He earned an associate degree from Utah State Coll ege. T aught auto mechanics and body and fender repair at Utah Tech. He r an hi s own business for many years. He took great joy in the achievement s of h is children. He left them a great legacy: The value of honest work . Survi ved by his wife, Gladys, children, Kaye Fred, Mrs. A. Eugene (Fra nkie) Wh ipple, Mrs. John (Lorraine) Brown, all Salt Lake City; 14 grandc hildren , nine great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Scott G., Phoeni x, Ariz. ; Mrs. Ed (Anna) Laub, Carson City, Nevada; Jarl G., Boise, Idah o; John A ., Salt Lake City. Funeral services Monday, 12 noon, Mountain V iew Memori al Estates, 3115 East 7800 South, where friends m ay call on e hour prio r to services. Internment Mountain View Memorial Estates. Fun eral directo rs Memorial Estates Mortuary.

LDS Mission:
Hawaiian Sandwich Islands
October 1922–1924
Age Called: 18
Hawaii

Set Apart: 10 October 1922
End Date: 1924
Departed From Home: 7 November 1922
Priesthood office: Elder
Priesthood: Elder
Called From: Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Set apart by: Richard R Lyman

Don married Gladys Benson on 8 Dec 1930 in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. Gladys (daughter of Frank Taft Benson and Elizabeth Greaves "Lillie" Eames) was born on 12 Nov 1909 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States; died on 27 Jan 1995 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 31 Jan 1995 in Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Kaye Fred Nelson was born on 10 Mar 1932 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States; died on 11 Jun 2009 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States; was buried on 17 Jun 2009 in Hurricane City Cemetery, Washington, Utah, United States.
2. Frankie Nelson was born on 1 Jan 1937 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened on 25 Apr 1937 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 22 Nov 2021 in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 11 Dec 2021 in West Jordan City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
3. Lorraine Nelson was born on 30 Dec 1943 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 30 Jan 2016 in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 4 Feb 2016 in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWC1-JQK
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Jun 1888, MANTI
• Census: 1900, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1910, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1920, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1930, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States

Notes:

1860 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

1870 Census of Holden, Millard, Utah

1900 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

From Kay F. Nelson genealogy sheet.

Occupation: School teacher

SOURCE: Death Certificates, State of Utah

Joseph married Almeda Artiamissa Giles on 27 Jun 1888 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. Almeda (daughter of Joseph Sinkler Giles and Sarah Huntsman) was born on 1 Nov 1870 in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States; died on 7 Aug 1950 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States; was buried on 10 Aug 1950 in Logan City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWZ9-548
• Initiatory (LDS): 27 Jun 1888, MANTI
• Census: 1900, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1910, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1920, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
• Census: 1930, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States

Notes:

1860 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

1870 Census of Holden, Millard, Utah

1900 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

SOURCE: TEMPLE_WORK: Temple Index Bureau

Birth: Preston 1st Ward Rec. GS#007,540

Death: Deceased Member File, Logan Cemetery Rec.

LIVE_LDS_BAPTISM: Preston 1st Ward Rec. GS#007,540

SOURCE: Death Certificates, State of Utah

Notes:

Marriage: Utah, Marriages, 1887-1966, U.S. and International Marriage Re c ords, 1560-1900

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWJD-CWC
• Initiatory (LDS): 17 Jun 1865, EHOUS

Notes:

Gelsted is also spelled Gjeldsted, Veilby is today spelled Vejlby.

BIRTH: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,483

DEATH: 1870 Utah Mortality Schedule GS#865,236

LIVE_LDS_BAPTISM: Store Lihme Branch Rec.

Lars married Marchen "Martha" Bendtsdatter in 1859 in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States. Marchen (daughter of Bendt Nielsen and Ane Svendsdatter) was born on 19 Jan 1833 in Tømmerup, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark; was christened on 17 Feb 1833 in Tømmerup, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark; died on 5 May 1914 in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States; was buried in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWJD-H1R
• Initiatory (LDS): 26 Jan 1955, LOGAN

Notes:

BIRTH: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,407

DEATH: Goshen Cemetery Records SL BK#979.224/G1 V3r

LIVE_LDS_BAPTISM: Christianshaven LDS Branch Rec. GS#041,939

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWN6-PL9
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 May 1869, EHOUS

Notes:

1860 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

1870 Census of Holden, Millard, Utah

1900 Census of Fillmore City, Millard, Utah

Military papers include:
Declaration for Survivors pension-Indian wars
Declaration for Widow's pension

BIRTH: Fillmore 2nd Ward Rec. GS#025,951

DEATH: Fillmore 2nd Ward Rec. GS#025,951

Occupation: Surveyor

"Builders of Early Millard," pp. 276-277:


SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF LIFE OF JOSEPH SINKLER GILES

Note to reader: This file contains a family group sheet of Joseph Sinkl e r Giles and Sarah Huntsman. Lists 15 children. On file at the Territ or ial Statehouse Museum in Fillmore, Utah.

Brother Joseph Sinckler Giles was born on April 5, 1832, at West Nottin g ham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph and Jan e Mo ore Giles. He spent his early childhood on his father’s 160-acre tr act i n Chester County and received part of his education in the school s of tha t vicinity. At the age of eighteen years he left home and wen t to Ohio a nd from that state to Illinois where he taught school at th e age of 19 ye ars. He taught at Red Oak Prairie and boarded with the sc holars in thei r homes, partaking, as he often said, “of their bacon, goo d corn bread, a nd coffee.”
While in Illinois he studied Law at Princeton, Bureau County, in the of f ice of John Porter Jr, and practiced his profession for a short perio d i n the inferior courts. He later came to Utah and became admitted t o th e Bar of this state and became one of the honored members in the act ive p ractice of the profession. He attended each session of the court i n Mill ard County almost to the day of his death.
Brother Giles joined the United States Army at the age of twenty-thre e y ears. He participated in the Indian and Mexican raids in Texas and F lori da at the time when Billy Bowlegs, an educated Seminole Indian, wit h abou t thirty dusky warriors were making raids on the settlements in th ose loc alities. He was with the Johnston Army when General Johnston wa s ordere d to Utah Territory to put down the alleged plans of the Mormon s to overt hrow the Government. He went through the starvation period o f that arm y when for a time it appeared that the entire army would be wi ped out bef ore sufficient food could reach them. He served as a surgeo n in the arm y and gained valuable experience in setting broken limbs, ex tracting teet h etc., which experience he put to use in serving his fello w citizens i n the early pioneer settlements in Millard County. Friend a nd stranger a like always found a warm welcome in his home.
He became converted to the Mormon faith through reading the sermons a n d writings of Parley P. Pratt and joined the Mormon Church in the yea r 18 58. Shortly after arriving in Utah he married Sarah Huntsman. Fro m thi s union thirteen children were born. Two of his sons, Freeman an d Jesse , and three of his daughters by his first marriage, Jennie Spragu e, Med a Nelson, and Lena Suthern still survive him.
After the death of his wife, Sarah, brother Giles married Ann Elizabe t h Carling, daughter of Abram and Ann E. Carling, of Fillmore City, Uta h . Of this union there were three daughters, Lou Frampton, Laura Broug h , and Florence Brough, and one son Grover A. Giles. Laura Brough follo we d her mother in death within one year of the date of death of Mrs. Gil e s which took place in March 1925. The two girls, Lou and Florence, an d t he one son Grover A., still survive Joseph Giles, who died on Novembe r 5t h 1921.
Brother Giles was a faithful and devout member of the church. He w a s a meticulous tithe payer, never failing to pay his monthly contributi o n strictly on the basis of ten per cent of his income, the items of hi s g ross income, the items of which were carefully recorded in a journa l kep t for that purpose. In civil affairs he served in many capacities . Fo r many years he was the only licensed abstracter, surveyor and lawy er i n the county, aside from giving of his talent and medical experienc e as r elated above. He said, “It was a real pleasure to walk twenty-fiv e mile s to set the broken limb of a friend or neighbor and then return b y the s ame means of transportation”.
Brother Giles did not accumulate great material wealth but he left a he r itage of great love and much service to his memory. He was indeed a mi ll ionaire in point of unselfish service to his fellowmen.
The concluding paragraph of the obituary in the local paper, The Progre s s, simply but beautifully expresses the epitome of his life’s work in t h e following language:

“In conclusion let us say that we have lost, for awhile, the associati o n of a faithful, true and loving friend; a man who became personally ac qu ainted with Christ’s life and works, and who consecrated all his power s o f mind, body and heart to the love of God and his fellow men”.


THE LIFE OF BROTHER JOSEPH SINKLER GILES

Brother Giles was born on April 5th 1832, at West Nottingham Township , C hester County, Penn. The son of Joseph, and Jane Moore, Giles. He s pen t his early childhood on his father’s 169 acres tract in Chester Coun ty , Penn. He received part of his education in the schools of that vici nit y. At the age of 18 years he left home and went to Ohio and from tha t st ate to Illinois where he taught school at the age of 19. He taugh t at Re d Oak Prairie, and boarded with the scholars at their homes, part aking, a s he was said many times, of their good bacon, corn, bread, an d coffee.
While in Illinois he studied law at Princeton Bureau County in the offi c e of John Porter Jr. and practiced his profession for a short period i n t hat state before the inferior courts. Later when he came to Utah h e beca me admitted to the Bar of this state and was an honored member o f that as sociation to the date of his death. Brother Giles joined the U nited Stat es Army at the age of 23 and participated in the Indian and Me xican raid s in Texas and Florida during the time when Billy Bow Legs, a n educated S eminole Indian, with about thirty dusky followers, were maki ng raids on t he settlement for those localities. He was with the Johnst on Army durin g the period of their starvation when it seemed that thei r entire number s would be annihilated. He served as a surgeon in the ar my and gained ex perience along the medical line, which later proved of g reat value to hi m in the service of his fellows during the early settlem ent of the commun ities of Millard county Utah. Stranger or friend alwa ys found a warm we lcome in Brother Giles home. He became converted to t he Mormon faith thr ough reading the sermons and writings of Parley P. Pr att and joined the M ormon Church about the year 1858. Shortly after hi s arrival in Utah he m arried Sarah Huntsman, (daughter of James and Mar y Huntsman who gave hi m thirteen children, ten of whom are now living, a nd have children and gr andchildren of their own.) After the death of hi s wife, Sarah, brother G iles married Ann E. Carling (daughter of Abraha m and Ann E. Carling of Fi llmore City, Utah.) Who, with her daughters , Low Frampton, Laura Brough , Florence Brough and her son Grover A. Gile s, survive him .
The members of his first family who survive him are as follows: Rile y , Freeman, John, Jesse, Mrs. James Sprague, Mrs. Emily McKee, Mrs. Mara nd a Turner, Mrs. Meda Nelson, Mrs. Melissa Miller, and Mrs. Lena Suther n . Practically all of his surviving children attended his funeral. A s wa s stated at he funeral, brother Giles has spent his life in the serv ice o f his fellowmen, and the sacrifice which he made for their welfar e will l ong be remembered and cherished by those who knew him.
For a great many years he was the only medical aid obtainable in Milla r d County and the good he has done in that regard can hardly be estimate d.
He was a devout member of his church and always paid an honest tithin g . In civil affairs he served well in every instance. For many year s h e was the only licensed abstractor, surveyor and lawyer in Millard Co unty , besides giving the medical dentist attention spoken of herein. I n hi s civil and religious duties he made sources of friends, and the wri ter d oes not know of a soul on earth who holds any malice or ill-will to ward t his noble brother who lived upon the earth 88 years, and 6 month s to th e day of his death.
He will be sorely missed by his family and his many friends, but ther e a re none who will wish him back from the happiness, which he has mos t sure ly found as the reward of his good deeds on earth. As one of th e speaker s remarked, “His life was a prayer and his death a benediction , and we ar e wex who are left behind”.



AN INCIDENT OF EARLY DENTISTRY IN HOLDE N
Related by Franklin Badger

I have heard my mother relate this story a number of times; of her fath e r Albert Stevens and Brother J. S. Giles. My Grandfather like this gra nd son and possible others—was very sensitive about having a tooth pulled .
After enduring the ache of one about as long as he could endure it, a n d trying every known and recommended remedy without relief, --he very r el uctantly decided to visit Brother Giles, as a last resort.
On making the purpose of the visit known, the dentist procured his forc e ps and together they went out to the woodpile. Grandfather sat on a l o g for the latter to have just a look at the offending tooth. While doi n g so he slipped the forceps on with a firm grip. Grandfather hollere d “h old on, hold on”. Brother Giles replied, “I am holding on”, and h e did t ill the tooth came out.




JOSEPH SINKLER GILES

Joseph Sinkler Giles was born April 5, 1832, in West Nottingham, Chest e r County, Penn. To Joseph and Jane Moore Giles. He helped his parent s a t home until he was eighteen years old and then he had a desire to wa nder , and see the country.
He left home and met a Mr. Church, who was Superintendent of Schools . M r. Church asked him to take an examination to see if he were eligibl e t o each school. “He had to study Webster’s speller, had to give the v owe l and consonant combinations, then Mr. Church asked me some very od d ques tions. I studied for ten days, passed my examination and began te achin g school”.
For the next two years Sinkler taught school. Seventy students from s i x years old to twenty-five years old, for twenty-two dollars a month . Th e next year he went to Mt. Privide Academy, Boro County, Penn. an d studie d Law for two years. In 1855 he joined the United States Army a nd was se nt to Governor’s Island as Assistant Clerk to the commanding of ficer fo r several months.
He was sent to Florida to help hunt Billy bow Legs, a small tribe of Se m inole Indians who rebelled against being sent to Indian Territory. He r e I was in charge of the chemicals, being appointed the Hospital Stewa r t [steward]. He had charge of the medicine and was called “Dr. Joe” . H e was with Johnston’s Army when they were ordered to go to Utah.
Brigham Young sent the army a wagon load of salt but Commander Johnst o n had the salt dumped out a long way from camp, as he would not let th e s oldiers eat it. Sinkler Giles asked permission to test the salt an d foun d it clean and pure. It proved to be a blessing for the army an d those w ho had settled there.
Sinkler Giles left Johnston’s Army in 1958 and came to Fillmore. He wo r ked in Fillmore, Scipio, and Holden. Thomas Robins of Scipio began tea ch ing Sinkler the principles of the Mormon Church. He was baptized in C hal k Creek by Daniel Thompson December 13, 1858.
Sinkler met Sarah Huntsman in December 1858. Sarah was the daughte r o f James and Mary Huntsman and was born June 5, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illino is . It was love at first sight. They were married January 30, 1860 b y Bis hop Lewis Brunson, at the home of the bride but we were later endow ed a t the Old Endowment House in Salt Lake City.
Joseph was the first Superintendent of the Sunday School in Holden, Uta h . He held positions in the church all of his life and also acted a s a do ctor, setting broken bones and relieving the sick whenever he wa s called . He was a very talented person and did much to help with the a musement s of the wards in which he lived.
Joseph Sinkler and his wife Sarah were the parents of thirteen childre n , all of them faithful members of the church (Mormon). He served as Co un ty Surveyor, County Attorney, and several other civic jobs besides alw ay s serving as a “doctor” whenever he was called.
His wife, Sarah Huntsman Giles, died April 5, 1881 and is buried in t h e Fillmore Cemetery.
After the death of his wife Sarah Huntsman Giles, Joseph Sinkler Gile s m arried Elizabeth Carling, daughter of Abraham and Ann Ashman Carling . T o this union were born four children, Lou Frampton, Laura Brought, F loren ce Brough, and Grover A. Giles.
Joseph Snkler Giles passed away November 5th 1921, in Fillmore, Utah, a n d is buried in the Fillmore Cemetery.
The names of his children born to him and his wife Sarah Huntsman Gil e s are: Joseph Riley, Mary Miranda, James Freeman, Sarah Jane, Emily An n , Jesse Huntsman, Elemeda Aratimisia, John Thomas, William Sinkler, Lor in da Melissa, Selina Merila, Eva May, and Jacob.




SOME OF THE CHILDREN OF JOSEPH SINKLER AND SARAH HUNTSMAN GILES

Emily Ann Giles: born March 23, 1867, daughter of Joseph Sinker and Sar a h Huntsman Giles, in Fillmore. She was a nurse and a homemaker. She m ar ried David McKee October 14, 1887, and lived on Main Street in Holden , Mi llard County, Utah. She raised a large family and worked in the Rel ief S ociety. She was kind and very considerate of everyone and had man y frien ds. She died April 15, 1942 in Holden, Utah and is buried in th e Holde n Cemetery.

Almedia Artemisa Giles (Nelson): was born November 1, 1870 to Joseph a n d Sarah Huntsman Giles, in Holden, Utah where her father taught schoo l . Almedia became a schoolteacher and was prominent in public school ci rc les. She later became a temple worker and worked in the Logan Temple , do ing genealogical work until her death.
She married Joseph Nelson June 27, 1888 and moved to Preston, Idaho. S h e died August 7, 1950 in Preston, Idaho.

John Thomas Giles: born January 30, 1873 to Joseph Snkler and Sarah Hun t sman Giles in Holden, Utah. He became a Blacksmith and made hardware f o r the early settlers, besides keeping the horses well shod. He also h a d a large farm where he grew most of the food for his family. He marri e d Aemina Wilson. He died December 8, 1939

Joseph Riley Giles: born October 8, 1860, to Joseph and Sarah Huntsma n G iles, in Fillmore, Utah. He became a farmer and learned the blacksmi th t rade. He was also a musician and played for the dances and entertai nment s in the church and town entertainments in Holden and Lehi, Utah . He mar ried Polly Harmon May 18, 1882. He died October 22, 1924 in Le hi, Utah.

James Freeman Giles: born November 23, 1863, son of Joseph Sinkler an d S arah Huntsman Giles, in Fillmore, Utah. He was a barber by trade an d pla yed the accordion for dances and entertainments in Fillmore, Holde n and L ehi. He married Thressa Stringham and moved later to Salt Lake c ity. H e always played his accordion for the dances of the senior citize ns in hi s ward, as well as a practicing his trade as barber. (He was ma rried Ma y 31, 1885). He died January 27, 1853.

Sarah Jane Giles: born September 14, 1865, to Joseph Sinkler and Sara h H untsman Giles in Fillmore, Utah. She was a seamstress and housewife . Sh e made suits for men and dressed for women, and continued sewing un til sh e was ninety-one years old. She remained a visiting teacher in th e Relie f Society until she was ninety-nine years old. She was a templ e worker a nd did three sessions of temple work the day after her one-hun dredth birt hday. She married Solomon Abraham Sprague January 9, 1888 . She died Dec ember 13, 1966 in Monroe, Utah.



SARAH HUNTSMAN GILES
Written by daughter, Almeda Giles Nelson

Sarah Huntsman was the tenth child of James and Mary Johnston Huntsma n , born 5 June 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, during the pers ec ution and mobbing of the Latter-day Saints.
Her father was the 36th member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d a y Saints. He came west with one of the Brigham Young’s first companie s , but his wife and family came a year later
James Huntsman, her father was a mechanic. He invented a gadget call e d the milometer, with which to measure the daily mileage the Saints tra ve led. Appleton Harmon takes the credit for the making of it, but Jame s Hu ntsman invented it.
Nothing much is recorded of Sarah Huntsman’s early life, but she knew t h e Prophet Joseph Smith and mourned his martyrdom. She taught her child re n to love and revere him. She remembers him riding on a spirited hors e s itting so straight coming down the street.
Mother was beautiful with long black hair either coiled around her shap e ly head in broad braids, or on some occasions, hanging loose to her wai st . She had large grey eyes that could either by sympathetic or indigna n t as circumstances demanded. She never punished us except by her looks .
Her romance began when she and several girl friends worked at the Hunts m an Hotel in Fillmore. They filled thimbles with water, and if successf u l not to spill the water as they walked backwards and placed it under t h e pillow, their dreams would disclose to them who their future husband s w ere to be. The next morning there was great fun making while each gi rl t old her dream. Mother had seen a man dressed in an oilcloth coat, w alkin g with a soldiers step. As the day proceeded one of the girls excl aimed , “Oh Sarah, here comes your future husband.” Unbelievingly she lo oked o ut into the street and surely enough she saw her “Dream Man” wit h an oilc loth coat and the step of a soldier. They met and became frien ds, and la ter she was married to her dream man Joseph Sinkler Giles. Th ey were mar ried by Bishop Lewis Brunson 30 January 1860 in Fillmore, Uta h. They wer e later endowed in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Ut ah, and wer e blessed with 13 children.
Sarah was exceedingly frugal, experiencing all the privations of the ea r ly pioneers.
Their first home was a dugout between Holden and Fillmore. Their equip m ent consisted of a sort of fireplace, a dutch oven and a large brass ke tt le in which soap as well as hominy was made. She made her own lye fro m w ood ashes, and used this for making soap, and also in the hominy maki ng . She made candles from animal fat, which furnished the only light fo r t he early Pioneers.
While living in the dugout, Father built an adobe house in the Easter n p art of Holden, Utah. (Where Arvin Stevens home now stands.)
Mother was faithful in teaching us children to pray and to otherwise ke e p the commandments of God.
I recall a song she taught us about the martyrs which she sang in her b e autiful clear voice.
Besides making all the clothing for her large family, she tailored sui t s for many of the town folks.
Father purchased one of the first sewing machines in that part of the c o unty, which greatly aided in her sewing projects. He also bought on e o f the first organs, and cook stoves in Holden.
Mother loved music and dancing, no girl in the community could out do h e r in rhythm and step dancing. Her pretty little feet fairly flew to t h e music.
She loved her religion and did her Relief Society teaching, worked zeal o usly, even when her health would scarcely justify the effort. Her bush e l of wheat was gleaned and turned to the Relief society regularly. Sh e a nd her children passed through the “no flour” time when only corn mea l co uld be had. This was served in various ways three times daily. Cor ndodg ers, straight mush, or gruel. However there was no variety in tast e.
Mother was an artist in all the crafts of those early settlers. Her ha n dwork in quits, laces, crochet work and knitting was unexcelled. She c ar ded, spun wool and taught these arts to her girls as they grew up.
Meticulous in the care of her home and children, I marvel now how she k e pt our hair in ringlets, (for it was not naturally curly) and dresse d u s in white aprons for school wear. On the whole, I have concluded si nc e I have a large family of my own to care for that my mother must hav e be en a wonder indeed. Her and her husband lived a very happy and cont ente d life together even if they didn’t have all the fancies of life.
She died giving birth to her thirteenth child at the age of 40. The me m ory of her beauty and accomplishments forever lives in her children’s h ea rts, and with all her many friends who knew her as, “Aunt Sarah”.
Sarah Huntsman Giles died April 5th 1881, and is buried in the Holden C e metery. Her baby Jacob, born April 5, 1881 is buried in the same cask e t with his mother. Her children are as follows: Joseph Riley Giles, b or n Oct. 8, 1860 at Fillmore Utah. Mary Maranda Giles Turner, born Janu ar y 16, 1862, Fillmore, Utah. James Freeman Giles, born Nov. 23, 1863 , Fil lmore, Utah. Sarah Jane Giles Sprague, born Sept. 14, 1865, Fillmo re, Ut ah. Emily Ann Giles McKee, born March 23, 1867, Fillmore, Utah . Jesse H untsman Giles, born Dec. 31, 1868, Holden. Almeda Artemesia G iles Nelson , born Nov. 1, 1870, Holden, Utah. John Thomas Giles, born J an. 30, 1873 , Holden, Utah. William Sinkler Giles, born Aug. 6, 1874, H olden, Utah . Lorinda Melissa Giles Miller, born Oct. 1, 1875, Holden, U tah. Salen a Marailla Giles Southern, born Oct. 29, 1877, Holden, Utah . Eva May Gil es, born Dec. 27, 1879, Holden, Utah. Jacob Giles, born A pril 5, 1881, H olden, Utah; died April 5, 1881.

Biography obtained from the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Fillmore, Ut a h, Territorial Statehouse Museum.

Joseph married Sarah Huntsman on 15 Jan 1860 in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States. Sarah (daughter of James Huntsman and Mary Johnston) was born on 3 Jun 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States; died on 5 Apr 1881 in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States; was buried on 8 Apr 1881 in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWJ8-GDJ
• Initiatory (LDS): 24 May 1869, EHOUS

Notes:

Pioneer
Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company (1851) Age at departure: 9
About 21 families from Garden Grove plus other individuals and 60 wago n s were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting po s t at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They left Garden Gr ov e, Iowa on 17 May 1851


This story was written by one of Sarah Huntsmans’ children. I do not kn o w how or where I got it, but I am her Great Granddaughter, Earline Gil e s Kvist.

Sarah Huntsman Giles was the 10th child of James Huntsman and Mary Johns t on Huntsman. She was born in Nauvoo, Illinois on the 3rd of June, 1841.
Her father was the 36th member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-D a y Saints.
The family moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1830. From there they moved to Jac k son County, Missouri where they stayed until 1839. They were driven ou t o f Missouri on 27 February, 1839. The next day their son was born in a n ol d blacksmith shop. The next day, 28 February, 1839, they began the j ourne y to Nauvoo, Illinois. They lived there until the martyrdom of th e Prophe t Joseph Smith.
In 1846 they moved to Council Bluff. They were among the first settler s t here.
Grandfather Huntsman built a grist mill there and sold flour to the immi g rants
They traveled to Utah in Captain Merriotts’ Company of 50 wagons. Capta i n William Barton was Captain over their 10 wagons. They settled in Sal t L ake City on Mill Creek.
They were called by President Brigham Young to go to Fillmore, Millard C o unty in 1853. Grandfather Huntsman held a great many positions to trus t i n Fillmore, which was once the State Capitol of Utah.
During the early days he acted as Santa Claus to the poor of that town.
My mother, Sarah, married Joseph Sinkler Giles on January 30, 1869 in Fi l lmore.
My father came to Utah as a surgeon in Johnstons Army
My mother made buckskin shirts and pants for many of the young men of Ho l den, Utah, and also made clothing for men which she sold in the store . Sh e owned the first sewing machine in Holden. She was a great dancer a nd si nger. She gave birth to thirteen children. She was also a Relief So ciet y teacher when it was first organized and was a faithful teacher unt il he r death

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Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L4Q9-JNR
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Aug 1888

Notes:

1834 Census of Gelsted, Vends Herred, Odense, Denmark GS#039,074

Occupation: Servant

BIRTH: Gelsted Church Rec. GS#050,220

MARRIAGE: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,483

DEATH: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,484

Niels married Ane Marie Madsdatter on 31 May 1817 in Vejle, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark. Ane (daughter of Mads Jorgensen and Ane Nielsdatter) was born in Vejle, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark; was christened on 13 Nov 1791 in Vejle, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark; died on 19 Sep 1829 in Vejle, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark; was buried on 23 Sep 1829 in Vejle, Faaborg-Midtfyn, Syddanmark, Kongeriget Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L4QS-S7R
• Initiatory (LDS): 22 Sep 1958, SLAKE

Notes:

1787 census of Vejlby, Odense, Denmark GS#039,000

BIRTH: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,482

DEATH: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,484

MARRIAGE: Vejlby Church Rec. GS#050,483

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• FamilySearch ID: L5F3-RHV
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Aug 1888

Notes:

Occupation: Farmer, Landholder

BIRTH: Store Magleby Church Rec. GS#048,373

MARRIAGE: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,407

DEATH: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,411

Bendt Nielsen was born 6 August 1802 in Taarnhy, Copenhagen, Denmark, t h e son of Niels Bendtsen and Marchen Mogensen. Ane Swendsen was born 8 J an uary 1801 in Taarny, Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Svend Svends e n and Elm Tonnesen. They were descendents of those Holland Colonist bro ug ht to Denmark by the King’s request to do gardening for the royalty an d w ere given the island of Amager which is now part of Copenhagen. Bend t an d Ane became the parents of seven children .
Bendt served as night watchman for forty years in his own village of Ta a rnby on Amager island. He must have been an honored officer to have he l d this important position for so many years. His duty was to call out e ac h hour, “Two o’clock and all is well.” He also called out conditions o f t he weather. His only weapon of defense was a stick armed on one end w it h spikes. At dawn he retired to his home to rest and sleep for a few h our s. Then he went fishing in a boat and seined a red spotted fish calle d “r od spetter.” His wife Ane would dress and carry the fish to market w ith v egetables and fruits in season. They only had one cherry tree on th e hom e plot but the children never had a cherry, all had to go to marke t to he lp buy the essentials.
The island of Amager is connected with Copenhagen by a little causewa y o ver which Marchen, the eldest daughter, went to visit her parents an d bro thers and sisters each week. March, also known as Martha was the fi rst t o accept the gospel, hearing it in the early years of it’s introduc tion i nto Denmark under Apostle Erastus Snow. She was baptized in wate r from wh ich two feet of ice had to be cut in order to perform the ordin ance. Sh e hastened to carry the good tidings to her loved ones. Her moth er all bu t disowned her crying, “Our Martha is lost, she has joined thos e awful Mo rmons!” Martha left to go back to Conpenhagen and little Peder , her broth er, ran after her crying, “Marta, come back!” She turned an d said to him , “Never mind, Peder, you will come to America also.” All o f the family i n due time came to America, except the parents, who remain ed until death . Bendt died 6 May 1857 and Ane died 27 June 1862.

Bendt married Ane Svendsdatter on 3 Sep 1826 in Tårnby, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark. Ane (daughter of Svend Svendsen and Elm Tonnesdatter) was born on 8 Jan 1801 in Maglebylille, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark; was christened on 21 Jun 1801 in Tårnby, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark; died on 27 Jun 1862 in Tømmerup, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark; was buried on 23 Jul 1862 in Tårnby, Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LZGD-VYN
• Initiatory (LDS): 1 Aug 1888

Notes:

BIRTH: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,405

DEATH: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,412

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LHPQ-SY8
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Feb 1916, LOGAN

Notes:

MARRIAGE: "American Republican" Newspaper, 12 Dec 1827

DEATH: "Village Record" Newspaper, 30 Nov 1858, 21 Dec 1858

Occupation: Cotton mills


Joseph and Jane Moore Giles had a 160-acre tract in Chester County, Penn s ylvania. Their children attended schools in that vicinity. They were me mb ers of the Oxford Presbyterian Church.

Joseph Gyles worked as a supervisor at the S.E. Dickey Cotton Mill in Ho p ewell. The Joseph Gyles home near Hopewell was bought from James Whites id e Turner and James MacQueen. The Ebenezer T. Gyles home on South 3rd S tre et, Oxford was at one time a shopping mall. It has since been torn do wn.

In 1834, Joseph Gyles was the tax assessor for West Nottingham.

Joseph married Jane Moore on 6 Dec 1827 in Lower Oxford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Jane (daughter of John Moore and Jane Gray) was christened on 2 Feb 1790 in Lacock, Wiltshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1882 in Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L56B-CJ3
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Feb 1916

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K14S-B65
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Sep 1855, EHOUS

Notes:

SOURCE: A Profile of...Camp, 1830-39. Backman, Jr., Milton V.

SOURCE: Nauvoo: Early Mormon...Series 1839-46. Platt, Lyman. 1980

SOURCE: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Esshom, Frank. 1913 Page: 950

SOURCE: Utah Federal Census; Year: 1860, 1870

SOURCE: Nauvoo Social History Project. Smith, James

SOURCE: LDS Missouri Petitions of 1830's Johnson, Clark

Pioneer
Harry Walton/Garden Grove Company (1851) Age at departure: 49
About 21 families from Garden Grove plus other individuals and 60 wago n s were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting po s t at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They left Garden Gr ov e, Iowa on 17 May 1851.


Brief History of James HUNTSMAN and Mary JOHNSTON HUNTSMAN Written by: E s tella Rebecca Spafford Sampson (a Great Granddaughter)

James Huntsman was born on 6 June 1801 in the state of Pennsylvania. H i s wife, Mary Johnston was born 6 May 1801 in Pennsylvania. They were ma rr ied in the same state, then moved to Kirtland Ohio, USA in 1830. Ther e th ey joined the Mormon Church when it was organized. His son tells u s tha t James was the 36th member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte r Day S aint. They moved from Kirtland Ohio to Jackson County, Missouri . They liv ed there until 1839 when they were driven out on the 27th Feb . 1839. On t he second day out on the road Feb 28th 1839, their son Pete r was born i n an old blacksmith shop, which is still standing in Jackso n County, Miss ouri. The next day on the 29th, they started on their jour ney to Nauvoo , Illionios. In Nauvoo on the 3rd of June 1841, their daugh ter Sarah wa s born. They lived in Nauvoo until the Prophet Joseph and hi s brother Hyr um Smith were Martyred. In 1846 they moved to Counsil Bluff s and settle d there. Their son Isaac died there in 1850. they ere amon g the first se ttlers at that place. He (James) built a grist mill and so ld flour to th e emigrants as they came along. In 1851 they, with other s aints, left the re on their way to the Rocky Mountains, in the Caption Me rott Company o f 50 wagons. Captian William Barton was captian over thei r 10. they settl ed in Salt Lake City on Mill Creek in 1851. they staye d there until 185 3 when they were called by President Brigham Young to g o South and help s ettle Fillmore, Millard County Utah. James Huntsman di ed in Fillmore on 1 0 Nov 1871 at the age of 70 years. His wife Mary John ston Huntsman died 1 5 Aug 1895 at Arrow Grand, San Louis County, Califor nia, USA. She was pla ce in the poor house by her sone Jacob. She was ver y unhappy there and lo nged many times to return to her home in Fillmore . She left the Church wh en she went to California but in her later year s longed to become a membe r of the church again. Her sons did not repor t her death to her dear one s in Utah. They didn’t know until one of he r granddaughters came from Cal ifornia to Utah and told the story of he r sad life and her sorrow and dea th. While Mary lived in Utah, she wa s a weaver of fine cloth, and dyed he r own colors, she carded wool and m ade many beautiful coverlids and blank ets. James held many responsible p ositions in Fillmore. For a number o f years after they settled there, h e acted as Santa Claus to the poor o f the town, taking apples and frie d cakes, that his wife had made. He wa s a member ot he 21st Quoram of th e Seventies and was also in the Mormo n Batalion in the Company B. He wa s ordained a Seventy 16 July 1847. He d ied June 3rd 1878 at Annabella Se vier County, Utah, USA. But was taken t o Fillmore for Burial. HE was a b lacsmith by trade. Mary Johnston Huntsma n died 15 Aug 1890 at Arrow Gran d, San Louis County, California. Her pare nts were Samuel Johnston and El izabeth Johnston.
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Isaiah HUNTSMAN and Rebecca Carter AMES Family Group Sheet notes

#1 Ezra md (2) Mary Williams, 25 Oct 1879, Annabella, Sevier, Utah. Ma r y Williams was formerly married to George Chandler, Temple cancellatio n o f this marriage recorded in President McKays Office. Two children b y thi s marriage, Mary Elizabeth Chandler and George Andrew Chandler, the y wer e adopted by Ezra. As of 25 Apr 1965, nothing has been found on Mar y Walt on or possible children of this union .

#2 Harriet md (1) BANKHEAD, John Henderson, no date found and one chil d b y this union, Joseph Huntsman Bankhead. Temple Cancellation of this m arri eage. Md. (2) DALTON, Daniel Henry. Joseph Huntsman Bankhead was sea led t o Mother and Daniel Henry Dalton.

#4 Isaiah Jr. (1) DALTON, Susan. She died in fire at Meeker Colorado. ( 2 ) md Pamer, Mary. She died in child birth, child was raised by Catholi c f amily by the name of Clark. The child is known by Jack Clark and live s i n Long Beach, California, USA. Child not legally adopted. (3) md LEWI S, T hirza Ellen Lewis.

#7 Estella, md NEBEKER, Lewis Monroe, he died leaving her with a small c h ild. Another child died in infancy. She md. (2) SPAFFORD, William Nels o n Jr. children by Nebeker were sealed to Estella and William Nelson Spa ff ord Jr.

#9 William (1) THURSTON, Evelyn (Eeveline) she died and he md (2) JOHNSO N , Minnie Jane. She was previously married and her children are seale d t o her 1st husband THURSTON, Erastus.

James married Mary Johnston on 19 Nov 1822 in Perry Township, Lake, Ohio, United States. Mary (daughter of Samuel Johnston and Elizabeth Huntsman) was born on 6 May 1801 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; died on 15 Aug 1895 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States; was buried in Arroyo Grande Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KWJ5-7T7
• Initiatory (LDS): 25 Sep 1855, EHOUS

Notes:

DEATH: San Luis Obispo Tribune 23 Aug 1895

BIRTH: 1850 Census of Troy Twp., Richland Co., Ohio

Mary Johnson was born May 6, 1801 in Washington County, Pennsylvania: t h e daughter of Samuel Johnson and Elizabeth Huntsman. While yet a child , s he went with her parents to the “virgin” Ohio Valley where she met he r fu ture husband James Huntsman. In 1822 they were married and lived i n Richl and County near their parents as they began to raise their family .
In the fall of 1833, the Mormon missionaries began preaching in Richla n d County and James and Mary were among the first members of the Churc h o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is presumed that Mary’s mothe r wa s also baptized. They sold their comfortable home and huge farm to b e nea r the Saints and were among those who were in Jackson County. The y were p resent in the bloody slaughter at Haun’s Mill, where their broth er-in law , Jacob Potts was killed; a victim to the ruthless mob .
Faith and Peace was again found in the city of Nauvoo. They were clos e t o the Prophet Joseph Smith. From Joseph’s own journal is found this e ntry : “October 7, 1842; This day teachers for the school of the prophet s me t and organized in Nauvoo, Illinois, with Elish Averett, President ; Jame s Huntsman, First Counselor; James Hendricks, Second Counselor.” T hey wer e active in the building of the Temple and when it was complete d were amo ng those who did work for the dead.
A short time before the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith, James to o k his youngest son Peter to the Temple and the child was afraid of th e ox en. The Prophet lifted the child up so that he could touch one of th e oxe n and explained to the boy that they were not real .
If their testimonies had not been tested and tired, once again they we r e without a home as they watched their beautiful city burn under the ha nd s of a mob. The Huntsman’s were resettled in Council Bluffs with the r ema ining faithful Saints. It was their on July 17, 1846 at Pleasant Morn ing , Camp Israel, Council Bluffs that quote:” President Brigham Young se lect ed the brethren to act as Bishops; James Huntsman and others.” He i s reco rded as being a man of great means and generosity when called upon .” Some time after their baptism James was called to serve a mission in T ennessee , leaving his wife to raise the family in Richland County.
The family crossed the plains with the early Saints and lived in Salt La k e City, Utah Territory for one year before heading south to Fillmore i n O ctober 1852. They took up residence in an old fort once used to prote ct t he settlers from warring Indians. Time passed and James Huntsman bui l t a brick home which stands today at what is known as 150 West Center S tr eet. It was here that they farmed and raised cattle to make a living.
Brigham Young visited James Huntsman and family often, both in Salt La k e City and Fillmore, Utah. James was only married once, but his brothe r s journals indicated that he would have taken on more wives as was th e cu stom, but his wife forbade it.
On one occasion Brigham Young visited James and suggested that he migh t t ake on another family since her able to financially. James told Presi den t young he was willing if he could persuade is wife Mary to go for it . Pr esident Young preceded in the home as directly asked Mary is she wou ld pe rmit James to take another wife. She was drinking coffee at the tim e an d threw it in President Young’s face. President Young headed out th e doo r and to his horse drawn buggy saying to James, never mind you hav e all t he wife you can handle. Mary left to California with a few child ren afte r she became a widow and she followed her children seeking gol d in Califo rnia. She died August 15, 1895 in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obi spo County , California.