 1839 - 1929 (89 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has more than 100 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Peter Huntsman |
| Birth |
28 Feb 1839 |
Clark, Missouri, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
14 Sep 1867 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWNK-BS9 |
| Death |
4 Feb 1929 |
Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Burial |
6 Feb 1929 |
Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I2722 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
James Huntsman, b. 6 Jun 1801, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States d. 10 Nov 1871, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 70 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Johnston, b. 6 May 1801, Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States d. 15 Aug 1895, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, United States (Age 94 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Nov 1822 |
Perry Township, Lake, Ohio, United States |
| Family ID |
F207 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jessie Powell, b. 3 Jun 1849, London, Middlesex, England d. 16 Mar 1922, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Nov 1865 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Fannie Huntsman, b. 6 Sep 1868, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 21 Jun 1912, Groveland, Bingham, Idaho, United States (Age 43 years) |
| | 2. Mary Huntsman, b. 15 Dec 1870, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 24 Jun 1889 (Age 18 years) |
| | 3. Charles Huntsman, b. 17 Oct 1874, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 22 Nov 1944, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 70 years) |
| | 4. Alfred Huntsman, b. 7 Sep 1878, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 23 Mar 1951, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 72 years) |
| + | 5. Laura Huntsman, b. 25 Dec 1881, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 25 Aug 1962, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) |
| | 6. John William Huntsman, b. 30 Jan 1884, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 3 Nov 1914, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 30 years) |
| | 7. Susan Huntsman, b. 1 Nov 1886, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States d. 8 Nov 1949, Alameda, California, United States (Age 63 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1947 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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 | Birth - 28 Feb 1839 - Clark, Missouri, United States |
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 | Marriage - 13 Nov 1865 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 14 Sep 1867 - EHOUS |
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 | Death - 4 Feb 1929 - Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
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| Burial - 6 Feb 1929 - Ely, White Pine, Nevada, United States |
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| Notes |
- Some days after his passing, February 5, 1929, this death notice appear e d in the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE:
"RITES MARK PASSING OF PIONEER DEPUTY
Special to The Tribune
Ely, Nevada -- Funeral services were held in Ely L. D. S. church Wedne s day afternoon for Peter Huntsman 90, Nevada-Utah pioneer, who died at h i s home in this city Monday evening. He is survived by his widow, Rebec c a Huntsman; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Johnson of Delta, Utah, and Mrs . Su sie Strange of Elko, Nevada; [and] a son, Dal Huntsman, of Fillmore , Utah ... Mr. Huntsman pioneered many years at Fillmore, where he serve d a numb er of terms as deputy sheriff.
He also was prominent in the early days at Salt Lake, where he serve d s everal years as deputy United States marshal."
In a letter, dated April 4, 1923, to his daughter Laura H. Johnson of De l ta, Utah, Peter wrote (to the best of his knowledge) the following hist or y of his family:
PETER HUNTSMAN FAMILY HISTORY
"Now my dear child, you wanted me to give you genealogy of my father a n d mother. I am glad you have written to me for it, as I am the only on e l iving that knows anything about them; all are dead, but me... I wil l no t be able to give you all of my father's and mother's relations. I c an gi ve you the names of all of my father's brothers, but not their ages . I ne ver saw my grandparents as I know of. My father and mother [were ] born i n the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1801... Father James Hun tsman wa s born June 6, 1801, my mother Mary Johnston Huntsman born in Se ptember 1 801."
"I will now give you my father's brothers names as follows: Uncle Jona t han Huntsman, stabbed to death by Indians; Jeremiah, died a natural dea th ; Peter; Jacob; (James, my father); William, died in Cache Valley; an d Un cle Samuel. My father had two sisters; I don't remember their names . I ne ver saw my mother's brothers and only one of her sisters; her nam e was Sa rah Johnston; she married Ira Ames [and] they both died in Cach e Valley."
"My father and mother were married in Pennsylvania* and moved from the r e to Kirtland, Ohio. 1830 they joined the Mormon Church when it first o rg anized. Father was the 36[th] member to join the Church... there [in K irt land]. They moved to Missouri [and were driven] out of Missouri in 18 39 a nd went to Nauvoo, Illinois. I was born on the way in a blacksmith s hop b efore they got out of the state [of Missouri]. They [were driven] o ut o f Illinois... in 1846 and moved to Iowa. In 1851, we emmigrated t o [the ] Salt Lake Valley." *Actually records indicate they married in O hio; se e Ohio County Marriage Records for James Huntsman and Mary Johnst on in Ri chland County, 19 November 1822.
"There [were] eleven children in Father's family, the oldest a girl La v ina... had quite a family and died in Illinois; Catherine, had a larg e fa mily, and died in California; Isaiah, the oldest boy, died in Annabe ll, U tah; Isaac died in Council Bluffs, Iowa -- he was 21 years old; Gab riel d ied in Fillmore; William died in Watsonville, California; Jacob di ed in H ollister, California; Jess died [at] St George, Utah; Peter Hunts man you r father; Sarah Huntsman married Joseph Giles -- she died in Hold en, Utah ; Kesiah, Doyle's mother, died in Fillmore. That makes 11 of us . My uncle s all had large families, too numerous to mention."
Excerpts Quoted from the book HISTORY OF MILLARD COUNTY concerning Milla r d County Sheriff Peter Huntsman (pages 138-140):
"... In 1866 the court appropriated $256 to reimburse acting Sherif f P eter Huntsman and eight temporary deputies, each at four dollars a da y fo r man and horse, for services rendered 'pursuing supposed thieves. ' Two o f the deputies were N.M. McBride and Wise Cropper. William S. Haw ley an d John Kenny were similarly remunerated two years later."
"...Peter Huntsman was elected county sheriff in 1875 during a tim e o f growing crime in the county. Particularly troublesome was a gang o f cat tle rustlers, robbers, and murderers headed by noted outlaw Ben Tas ker. T asker made his head quarters in western Iron County near Modena, b ut hi s illegal activities took place throughout west central Utah. Taske r an d his gang of robbers were attracted to western Utah because of th e exten sive mining activities that were occurring in Pioche, Nevada, an d at Silv er Reef, Frisco, and the Tintic Mining District in Utah. Count y farmers a nd ranchers who contracted to haul supplies and ore for the m ines or pedd led fresh produce and trailed cattle to the various mining c amps generall y were easy targets for the outlaws."
"...Ben Tasker also stole cattle from county ranchers. On one occasio n , near Deseret, [Tasker] and his men made off with twenty head of cattl e . Sheriff Huntsman had been warned earlier by Judge Emerson of Provo ne ve r to try to apprehend Tasker without at least twenty men and a cannon . Th e loss of cattle to the ranchers was significant, however, so Huntsm an an d part-time deputies Joe Ray and Wise Cropper of Deseret followed t he thi eves south into Iron County, discounting the judge's warnings."
"Huntsman and his two deputies were able to get ahead of the thieve s a nd the cattle before the rustlers could reach their hide-out. Huntsma n, w ith some difficulty, was able to arrest Tasker, returning him to Fil lmore , where he was placed in Huntsman's home. The county, apparently, l acke d a suitable jail. Huntsman's house proved to be unsuitable, with Ta ske r soon making his escape. Huntsman again was able to capture Tasker w itho ut incident. However, the cattle rustling problem would not be perma nentl y solved for some time."
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