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| Name |
Margaret Jean Watson |
| Birth |
21 Dec 1865 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
29 Jun 1887 |
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| FamilySearch ID |
KWZ9-L26 |
| Death |
16 Apr 1904 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Charleston Cemetery, Wasatch, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I175804 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Andrew Watson, b. 13 Oct 1832, Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 14 May 1915, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Jean Allan, b. 29 Aug 1830, Carnoustie, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1883, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Oct 1860 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F43262 |
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| Notes |
- Margaret Jean Watson was born 21 December 1865 in Provo, Uta h , Utah Territory to Andrew and Jean Allan Watson. She was baptized in t o the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1874 at the age o f n ine.
Her father, Andrew Watson was born in Kettlebridge, Fifeshir e , Scotland on 13 October 1832 to James and Janet Rumgay Watson. He joi ne d the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 5 December 1852 a t t he age of 20. He wanted to come west with the gathering of the saint s.
On Thursday 1 May 1856 the Ship “Thornton”(Collins Captain ) r eceived the saints, 761 in number, on board in the Bramley Moore Dock , Li verpool, and on the following Saturday. President F. D. Richards , accom panied by the Government Inspector and Doctor, came on board an d the sain ts underwent the usual inspection, and were all pronounced b y those offic ers to be in good health. President Richards appointed J. G. Willie, cap tain of the Company and elders Millen Atwood, Moses Clough [Cluff], and [J ohan August] Ahmanson, counsellors; and afterwards, i n a few appropriat e remarks, exhorts the people to strict obedience on t he passage, as othe rwise they could not expect and would not have a pros perous voyage. Presi dent Richards then blessed them in the name of the L ord, and by the autho rity of the Holy Priesthood. Captain Willie then ma de the usual appointme nts for the promotion of cleanliness and good orde r.
Andrew Watson traveled by himself at the age of 24. Thi s i s from his journal: “We travelled from New York by railway and stea m boa t across Lakes and up the Rivers to Iowa, where we pitched our tent s, mad e our hand carts previous to starting for Salt Lake City, the dat e in sta rting from there I don't remember.We finally came to Council Blu ffs, her e we stopped to recruit and repair our carts and lay in provisio ns previo us to crossing to the Great Plains as it was then termed.
On the 15th of July we started from the Iowa camping groun d , for old Winter Quarters, now known as Florence, and pursued our journ e y as far as till the 20th. when Adelaide R. Baker, of the Portsmouth br an ch of the Southampton conference, with her two children, Ann and Sabin a B ird of the Eaton Bray branch of the Bedfordshire conference, and Harr ie t Smith, of the Bristol branch of the south Conference left us for th e le eks and onions. I would here mention an act of kindness performed b y a ge ntleman Mr. Charles Good, of Fort Desmoines. He presented me wit h fiftee n pairs of childrens boots, which I readily accepted, as he seem ed to b e influenced by a sincere desire to do good.
After stopping at Council Bluffs a short time we started f o r the Plains. They were with the James G. Willie Handcart Company. "17 "l bs. of luggage to the person was allowed and one man to the handcart w it h a wife or a girl or two to help push. We started with one hundred po und s of flour on each cart to lighten what few teams we had with us to c arr y the sick and infirm. It was considered necessary to make a stil l furt her reduction in the ration of flour, and accordingly, i t was fix ed at 10½ oz. for men, 9 oz for women, 6 oz for children, an d 3 oz for in fants.
This turned out to be a very salutary arrangement, as it ju s t enabled us to eke out our provisions until the very day that we recei ve d material aid from the Valley, which arrived,(when the little ones we r e crying for bread,) on the 20th of Oct., in the shape of 14 wagons lad e n with flour, onions and clothing. The last bit of breadstuffs, (whic h co nstituted all the provisions we then had,) was served out two night s prev iously. We all felt rejoiced at our timely deliverance, and attrib uted i t entirely to the hand of God which had been over us during the wh ole o f our journey.
I feel to conclude by saying, that on the whole, the Saint s b ore the heavy trials of the journey with a becoming and praiseworth y fort itude. I may add too, that in consequence of their having to cros s the No rth Fork of the Platte, and the Sweetwater several times, thru t he cold w ater, and to sleep on the snow, each person having only sevente en pound s of luggage including bedding, and thru other privations necess arily inc ident to the journey at so late a period of the season, many o f the age d and infirm failed in strength and died.
The diahrea [diarrhea] took a firm hold. – our wagons we r e crowded with the sick, which broke down our teams; and thus we ofte n we re obliged to refuse the admission of many who were really worthy t o ride . In crossing the Rocky Ridge, we had to encounter a heavy snow st orm, ac companied by a strong north wind. It was the most disastrous da y on the w hole trip, 15 dying from fatigue and exposure to the cold. W e had on thi s day as on subsequent days, to clear away the snow, in orde r to make pla ces for pitching our tents. Notwithstanding the disadvantag es of our posi tion in crossing the Rocky Ridge, we traveled 16 miles o n that day with o ur hand–carts.
The total number of deaths in this company, from Liverpool, was 77, besi d es one child belonging to Capt. Silers wagon.
Had it not been for the prompt action of President Brigham Y o ung and the Blessings of the Lord in sending teams with provisions to m ee t us, we would have perished on the plains and in the mountains. Histo r y will never fully reveal the sufferings of those belated handcart comp an ies, but I have ever felt thankful that I got here. Finally after muc h to il and suffering and many deaths, we arrived in Salt Lake City on th e 9t h of November 1856, A. D.”
Her father, Andrew married his mother Jean Allan on 16 Octob e r 1860 in Provo, Utah,Utah Territory. Jean was born 29 August 1830 i n Ca rnoustie, Angus, Scotland to George and Margaret Mathewson Allan. Th ey ha d seven children with the two adopted daughters, four girls and thr ee boy s. Mary Jane Blood (adopted) born 23 January 1859; Janet was bor n 30 Jul y 1861; Andrew Allan was born 22 December 1862. Sarah Ellen Blo od (adopt ed) was born 28 February 1863; George Allan was born 14 Januar y 1864; Mar garet Jean was born 21 December 1865; and James Allan was bor n 5 July 186 7. George lived only a year. He died on 17 January 1865 i n Provo, Utah, Utah Territory. He would not get to knowhis brothers an d sisters in thi s life.
The two adopted daughters, Mary Jane Blood and Sarah Ellen B l ood were taken in by Andrew Watson. Background on the girls is as foll ow s: Mary Jane Blood Watson was born 23 January 1859 in Provo, Utah, Ut a h Territory to Moroni and Mary Wood Blood. Her mother, Mary was an ado pt ed Indian daughter of Daniel Wood (Woods Cross was named after Danie l Woo d). He adopted three Indian children from the Ute tribe. They wer e enga ged in the trade of children that they stole from other tribes. Th ey too k in the three young children so they would have better lives.
Mary met Moroni Blood who had been working in a residence ne a r the Wood home. . She married him when she was about 17 and they ha d tw o daughters named Mary Jane Blood (called Jennie), and Sarah Blood , bor n about 1861. Three years after their marriage,Mary contracted on e of th e diseases of the white man, thought to be diphtheria and died a t about a ge 20. The two little baby girls were adopted into separate fam ilies in t he southern part of Utah. Mary Jane called herself Jennie an d was adopte d by a Mormon convert from Scotland, Andrew Watson. They we re raised wit h the children of Andrew and Jean.
Margaret Jean married Alva Nymphus Murdock on 29 June 1887 in th e L ogan Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah Territory at the age of 21. He was 22 . Alva was born 2 April 1865 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territ ory t o Nymphus Coridon and Esther Mariah Davies. His father joined th e Churc h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1 January 1841 at the ag e of seven . His mother joined the Church 1 January 1846 at the age if s even. Hi s father was born 12 May 1833 in Hamilton, Madison, New York. H is mothe r was born 13 March 1838 in Pickering Town, Home District,Ontari o, Canad a to Franklin Judson and Ann Richmond Davies.
In 1846 his father’s family recorded in his journal of gettin g t o Sarpy’s Pointon the Missouri River. His brother John died and wa s buri ed in an Indian grave. They moved to Omaha the next spring wher e they wo uld start for the Rocky Mountains. He traveled with the secon d company t raveling to the Salt Lake valley in 1847. They were with th e Daniel Spen cer/Ira Eldredge Company which originated about 27 miles we st of Winter Q uarters,Nebraska on the Elkhorn River. They left on 12 Ju ne 1847 and onl y went about 25 miles then halted to organize themselves. Parley P.Prat t and John Taylor were the leaders of the camp. John You ng was Presiden t with Edward Hunter and Daniel Spencer as his counselors . They organize d into divisions of 10, 50 and 100 in the company so the y would have mor e individual attention and instructions from their leade rs.
There were 177 people in the company with 76 wagons. Nymphus w a s 14 years old when they came to the valley. He came with his brothe r Jo seph Stacy age 25 and Joseph’s wife Eunice age 28. Their mother Sal ly St acy Murdock was also with them. She was 59 years old.
The Vanguard Company which came with Brigham Young had left s o c alled mailboxes along the way telling them where to camp, where the b es t areas were for the animals to feed, and cautions such as Indians an d bu ffalo herds. The mailboxes were a container with a cork in one end. The y would take out the letter from Brigham Young and read it to the co mpany , then return it to its place so the next company would have the in struct ions. They also wrote messages on buffalo skulls and boards givin g the m the mileage. They stayed close together as a Company for fear o f encou ntering the Pottawattamie Indians.
William Clayton had kept a record of mileage and camping spot s f or all the pioneers who would follow this trail. After they crosse d th e Elkhorn River then went in a southwesterly direction toward the Pl att e River. They crossed the Loup Fork and traveled about 40-50 miles cr ossi ng it then came to the Platte River. They stayed on the north sid e all t he way to Fort Laramie then forded the river.
From there they went through the Black Hills on to the Sweetwat e r. On 29th July they passed Chimney Rock. As they came to the Big San d y River on 3 September they were met by Brigham Young and learned of t h e location where they would settle in the Salt Lake valley. They wer e no w 16 miles east ofthe Green River. On 18th September they camped a t th e west base of Big Mountain. Ephraim Hanks showed them where Brigha m Youn g had stopped as they were coming nearer to the valley. He was i n a bugg y. They stopped and he slowly looked over the valley and said , “This i s the place,drive on.” They came into the valley about 4 P.M . on 19 Sept ember 1847 and passed down Sloping Platteau and camped at Sm all Stream,la ter to be called City Creek.
His father, Nymphus and settled in the Salt Lake valley with h i s mother Sally Stacy Murdock. Their home was located at 5th South and j us t off Main Street,Great Salt Lake City. At nineteen he married Sara h Mel issa Barney on 30 October 1852. He was endowed in the Endowment Ho use a t age 22 on 11 September 1855. He was sealed to Sarah 21 March 185 6. Th ey had four children. He married Esther Mariah Davies 12 Novembe r 1857 a t the age of 24. They were sealed 6 December 1857 in the Preside nt’s Offi ce. They had nine children. Only three lived to adulthood. H e marrie d Zuby Stacy 3 June 1881 at the age of 48 in St. George, Washing ton, Uta h Territory. He married Elizabeth C. Chadwick 2 October 1912 a t the age o f 79 in Salt Lake City. There were no children born to the l ast two wive s.
Alva Nymphus was born to his second wife, Esther Mariah Davie s M urdock. His family consisted of Franklin Judson born 25 September 185 8 an d died 22 August 1859. Stanley Powell was born 21 September 1860 an d die d 20 December 1863. Alphonso John and Eunice Louise were born 27 M ay 186 3. Alphonzo died 12 March 1865 and his twin sister Eunice Louis e lived t o adulthood. Alva Nymphus was born 2 April 1865; Frederick Aug ustus wa s born 25 June 1867 and died 31 August 1882. Anna Mariah was b orn 17 Ju ne 1869 and died 30 March 1870. She was just nine months old w hen she di ed. She was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery,Salt Lake , Utah Terri tory. Ella Maria was born 22 February 1871; and Sarah Malis sa was born 2 0 October 1874 and died 6 September 1882.
His mother died 12 November 1909 in Charleston, Wasatch, Uta h a t the age of 71 and was buried 15 November 1909 in Heber City, Wasatc h, U tah. His father died 29 April 1917 at the age of 83 in Heber City , Wasat ch, Utah and was buried 2 May 1917 in the Salt Lake City Cemetery , Salt L ake, Utah.
Alva and Margaret had eight children, four girls and four boys . Alva Frederick was born 19 May 1888 and Lacy Jean was born 1 April 18 9 0 both in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah Territory. Lacy Jean died less th a n a year later on 10 January 1891. Ervin Watson was born 22 January 18 9 2 in Midway, Wasatch, Utah. All the rest of the children were born i n Ch arleston. Luella Purvis was born 21 December 1893; Sterling Andre w was b orn 18 September 1895; Ezra Allan was born 26 July 1898; Marguret te was b orn 22 July 1900; and Florence was born 1902.
Margaret Jean died 16 April 1904 at the age of 38 in Salt Lak e C ity, Salt Lake, Utah and was buried in the Charleston Cemetery, Wasat ch , Utah. Their children ranged in ages from sixteen down to eighteen m ont hs.
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