 1813 - 1890 (77 years) Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
John Heward |
| Birth |
7 Apr 1813 |
North Dalton, Yorkshire, England  |
| Christening |
11 Apr 1813 |
North Dalton, Yorkshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
6 Feb 1846 |
NAUVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCY-7BX |
| Death |
23 May 1890 |
Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Draper City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
 Submit Headstone Photo |
| Person ID |
I127356 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Heward, b. 9 Oct 1785, Kirby Grindalythe, Yorkshire, England d. 10 Dec 1872, North Dalton, Yorkshire, England (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Betty Swift, b. 12 Oct 1783, Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Feb 1858, Wetwang, Yorkshire, England (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Nov 1808 |
Wetwang, Yorkshire, England |
| Family ID |
F35088 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Terry, b. 17 Nov 1814, Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States d. 6 Mar 1878, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage |
20 May 1844 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Rachel Heward, b. 1 Dec 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 5 Mar 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Sarah Heward, b. 4 Mar 1848, Mosquito Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States d. 27 Dec 1921, Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Mary Heward, b. 5 Mar 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 13 Dec 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 2 years) |
| + | 4. Lehi Heward, b. 7 Aug 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 2 Dec 1926, Woodruff, Navajo, Arizona, United States (Age 75 years) |
| | 5. Nephi Parshall Heward, b. 30 Sep 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 23 Dec 1936, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| + | 6. Teancum William Heward, b. 11 Dec 1854, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 18 Aug 1915, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States (Age 60 years) |
| | 7. Hannah Elizabeth Heward, b. 24 Jun 1856, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 27 Mar 1871 (Age 14 years) |
| | 8. John Lachoneous Heward, b. 20 Feb 1858, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 30 Mar 1947, Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States (Age 89 years) |
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| Family ID |
F11041 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
| Family 2 |
Ann Jane Lupton, b. 23 Sep 1850, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England d. 23 Jun 1925, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Jul 1879 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. William Alma Heward, b. 29 Apr 1880, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 30 Oct 1941, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. Mary Lupton Heward, b. 11 Jul 1884, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 22 Mar 1978, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 93 years) |
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| Family ID |
F35087 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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 | Birth - 7 Apr 1813 - North Dalton, Yorkshire, England |
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| Christening - 11 Apr 1813 - North Dalton, Yorkshire, England |
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 | Marriage - 20 May 1844 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 6 Feb 1846 - NAUVO |
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 | Marriage - 25 Jul 1879 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 23 May 1890 - Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - - Draper City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| 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.
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