Jonathan Ostler

1831 - 1914  (83 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 34 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Jonathan Ostler
  Birth	23 Feb 1831	Bridport, Dorsetshire, England
  Christening	13 Mar 1831	Poole, Dorsetshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	10 Oct 1867	EHOUS
  FamilySearch ID	KWJ7-Q1Z
  Death	12 Apr 1914	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
  Burial	15 Apr 1914	Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
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  Person ID	I164368	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Ostler,   b. 6 Apr 1809, Charmouth, Dorsetshire, England d. 25 Aug 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Sarah Endacott,   b. 7 May 1809, Stoke Abbott, Dorsetshire, England d. 24 Apr 1872, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1830	Bridport, Dorsetshire, England
  Family ID	F41679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1831 - Bridport, Dorsetshire, England Christening - 13 Mar 1831 - Poole, Dorsetshire, England Initiatory (LDS) - 10 Oct 1867 - EHOUS Death - 12 Apr 1914 - Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States Burial - 15 Apr 1914 - Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan Ostler was born at Poole, Dorsetshire, England, 23 February, 18 3 1. He was the oldest child of John and Sarah Endacott Ostler. Jonathan’s early life was spent about Bridport surrounded by his paren t s and other relatives. Jonathan most likely served as part of the Navy, though no re c ord has been found of this service. Bridport was a very small port on t h e English Channel, so Jonathan grew up with the sea around him. Jonath a n also grew up knowing the sail cloth trade, which his father and moth e r were involved in, but was apprenticed as a shoemaker and learned tha t t rade. When Jonathan was sixteen, his family was taught the gospel and joined t h e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jonathan was baptized on 4 November , 1 847. He was ordained as a priest 31 July, 1850. A family by the name of Croom, were members of the new branch. Ann Cro o m a girl of 13 when baptized was part of this branch. Jonathan and Ann met and gre w u p in this little branch. The two were married 29 July, 1853, at the time only the Church of Engla n d and the Civil Registrar were recognized as having the authority to marry, so Jonatha n a nd Ann were married in the Bridport Parish Church. Jonathan and Ann d id n ot long remain in the Bridport area. Employment made it necessary to move. So Jonathan and Ann lived in Pool e , Dorsetshire and Yeovill, Somersetshire at different times. When Joh n an d Sarah went to Southampton, Jonathan and Ann followed after. While at Southampton, Jonathan became interested in missionary work. When Jonathan’s parents emigrated, Jonathan and Ann moved to Covely, Essex a n d Jonathan spent his time teaching the gospel to the people. Jonathan a n d Ann also prepared to follow his family to Utah. On 5 May, 1866, Jonathan and Ann sailed from London on board the “Caroli n a” for Zion. The ship barely missed a long delay due to the out break of Cholera. T h e ship arrived safely, 11 June, 1866, and the passengers were routed quickly to Wyoming, Nebraska. Upon reaching Nebraska the family was quickly assigned to a company. Jon a than Ostler was given the duty of “Food Captain” on the trip. The food was very scar c e and he was in charge of rationing it out. Their company was lucky i t ha d very little of the trouble with Indians that the company before th em ha d experienced. When their family arrived in Salt Lake, they found one of Jonathan’s bro t hers living there. They made their home in Salt Lake City until 1868 wh e n they moved to Nephi, and Jonathan served as a guard in the Indian War. While living in Salt Lak e , Jonathan was encouraged to take a second wife. He took, Mrs. Harriet Hodder Flower s , a widow, as a wife on 10 October, 1867. She did not want to leave Sa l t Lake though, and when Jonathan went to Nephi, she divorced him. The y ha d one child who died at birth: Mary Ellen. Ann and Jonathan were sea led t he day he took the second wife, but Harriet was only married for ti me, si nce she had previously been sealed. Jonathan was only in Nephi a couple of years, when he was called in 187 1 , to go and settle in Richfield. He labored there building a meeting house, school , a nd amusement hall. The little settlement had been abandoned and was b ein g resettled. Jonathan did not stay, however, and when his mission wa s fin ished he returned to Nephi and helped build that community. Jonathan tried many different kinds of work, but was best at making shoe s . He built himself a shop in Nephi and made shoes for the rest of his life. His sh o p was the first in Nephi and quickly grew to also include a tannery. Jo na than made many trips to Spanish Fork to get leather for his shop. Jonathan had a wonderful way with young people. He was constantly bein g o f help to them, teaching them to better their lives, helping them appreciate the g o spel and live its teachings. He had come a long way for the gospel and he dearly loved a n d appreciated it. He always lived a life of example to others. He lost the sight of his right eye which never impaired his work unti l h e became older. When he was 82, he had to give up his trade which he loved very much. Ann and Jonathan raised ten children: William Mounster Croom, Sara Ann E l iza, Lavinia Tabitha, Jonathan “M,” John, George, Susannah Mary, Eliza, Ann, and Harr i et Marian. They always taught their children to live and acknowledge t h e blessings of the Lord in all their undertakings, pleasure or hardshi p s through life. Jonathan enjoyed relating early experiences of his life and giving fathe r ly advice in rearing the future generation in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Wh e n Ann died, Jonathan went to live with his daughter, Susannah Mary, an d r emained with her the rest of his life. Jonathan died 12 April, 1914, in Nephi at age 83. He was loved by all w h o knew him. He is buried in the Vine Bluff Cemetery. “Sarah Endacott Gollop Ostler.” in Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitud e . 2251-2252. Teerlink, Mary L. John Ostler and Sarah Endacott Gollop, their Descendan t s and Ancestors. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: n.a., 1979.