Ingrid Larson (1852-1920): Story

This story appeared in the July 1981 issue of the Friend magazine.  It is about Ingrid Larson (my 2nd great grandmother pictured above) and the first time she met the LDS missionaries in her homeland of Sweden.

Also mentioned in the story are her father (my 3rd great grandfather) Per Larrson and her children including my great grandmother Anna Person.

The article was written by my aunt Patricia.

Lucinda Romig (1816-1896): Death Notice

This is the death notice for Lucinda Romig, my 3rd great grandmother.  She was married to William Andrew Neimoyer.  This appeared in the Salt Lake Herald on April 18th, 1896.  Lucinda had passed away the previous day on April 17th, 1896.

Cause of death is listed as old age.  She was 80 years old when she passed away.

Henry Maiben: Song

I stumbled across this song entitled Reformation written by my 3rd great grandfather Henry Maiben.  It appeared in the Deseret News on December 31st, 1856.  The article says it was sung in a meeting of the "37th Quorum" on December 6th, 1856.

The song is sung to the tune of "Paddy Miles" (which I am not familiar with.)

Here are the words:

Oh! now is the time for us all to be proving
  Ourselves and determine to whom we belong -
Whether God or the Devil our spirit is moving,
  And which we desire, to do right or do wrong:
For the hour is approaching when those who've neglected
  To weigh up themselves, will by others be weighed
In a balance by which ev'ry fault is detected
  And even the thoughts of the heart are displayed.

Chorus:

Then - let's wake from our slumbers,
And rise up in numbers,
And prove that we're servants and saints of the Lord!

The word has gone forth that it is the intention
  Of those who now lead us this people to prove,
And where they discover the seeds of dissention,
  To take proper measures the cause to remove -
That is, they've resolved on a grand revolution
  In moral, as well as religious complaints;
And mean to eradicate sin and pollution
  And sinners themselves from the midst of the Saints

'Tis surely no fable our teachers are telling -
  The time has arrived when the Saints must be pure;
Not only each person, but even each dwelling
  Must really be clear, or it cannot endure:
Then woe to all those who love filth and corruption,
  Whose thoughts and desires and to evil inclined;
But joy and rejoicing without interruption,
  All lovers of truth will eventually find.

Yet still there is mercy for those who have faltered,
  If they will give proof of their honest intent,
That what has been wrong in their lives shall be altered -
  Confess all their faults and sincerely repent;
To make them feel free, they will be permitted
  To enter the font and be baptized again,
Whereby they may have all their past sins remitted,
  Unless blood in needed to take out the stain.

Then who is so foolish as not to take warning,
  While mercy's extended to those who repent?
'Twould be worse than madness for us to be scorning
  The counsel which for our salvation is sent.
Oh! let us then come to a fixed resolution,
  No matter what may be to us the expense,
Wherein we have wronged to make full restitution
  And live our religion in every sense.

Henry Maiben
G.S.L. City, Nov, 20, 1856

William Andrew Neimoyer (1817-1893): Death notice

This was a death notice for my 3rd great grandfather William Andrew Neimoyer.  It appeared in the Salt Lake Herald on February 11th, 1893.  He had died the prior day, on February 10th, 1893.

The article says he died of grippe, which we would call the flu today.  He was 75.

The article says he is the son of Andrew and Mary M Neimoyer.  My records say that his mother's name is Polly Mira so there is a disconnect somewhere.

This article from the Salt Lake Herald on February 12, 1893 was a follow-up to the previous day's article to give the funeral information.

William Henry Stevens: Funeral Notice

This article is about the funeral of my 2nd great grandfather William Henry Stevens.  This article appeared in the Deseret News on November 21, 1896 on page 22.

He was survived by his wife, Ellen Neimoyer.  They had four children but according to the article, their oldest daughter passed away about a year prior to this.

Henry Maiben: Actor

The above comes from the blog All Things Ancestor.  It shows information about a play called Lady of Lyons. Henry Maiben, my 3rd great grandfather, played the part of Glavis.  The play was to be performed one night only, Wednesday, November 4th, 1863 in the Salt Lake Theatre.  It seems some professional actors were passing through the city and agreed to put on this performance with some of the local talent playing the supporting roles.

Just another example of Henry's love of the arts.

Alice Penn Maiben (1847-1920): Gravesite

The is the gravesite of Alice Penn Maiben, my 2rd great grandmother. These photos come from the findagrave.com website.

She is buried in the Logan City Cemetery in Logan, Utah.

The following paragraph about her life is included with the website:

Alice Penn Maiben Squires was the oldest child of Henry and Caroline Penn Maiben. Her parents were converted to the LDS church in 1851. The family left for America in 1853 and arrived in Salt Lake Valley. She walked most of the way across the plains. She married a young man who was in the same pioneer company as her John Fell Squires on 7 Aug 1868. They had 12 children together. Her descendants remember her as being a wonderful cook and lovely lady. Heber J. Grant spoke at her funeral in the Logan Tabernacle.

Henry Maiben (1819-1883): Gravesite

The is the gravesite of Henry Maiben, my 3rd great grandfather. The photo comes from the findagrave.com website.

He is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This short paragraph about his life is included on the website:

Born in England, Henry worked with his father's business as coach maker/ painter and was educated at Eton and Oxford Colleges. He married Caroline in 1845 at the Parish Church of St. George in London. They were baptized into the LDS Church in 1851 and came to America in 1853, settling in Salt Lake City. Henry was a lead actor in the old Salt Lake Dramatic Company, a poet, lyricist, dance master, and painter. He moved to Provo for a while with his second wife Flora and eventually settled back in Salt Lake City where he passed away and is buried next to Caroline and Flora.

Eliza Symons (1815-1878): Death Notice

This death notice appeared on page 16 in the Deseret News on January 1, 1879 for my 3rd great grandmother Eliza Symons.

She was married to Jacob Stevens.

The notice says, "she was one of God's best children, a noble wife and mother."

Morman Overland Trail Database: Part 5

This is the 5th post on the Mormon Overland Pioneer Database.  The 4th is here.

This post is about the family of James Sheen Sr, my 4th great grandfather.  The Sheen family crossed the plains in the Edmund Ellsworth Company in 1856. This was the very first handcart company to cross the plains.  They left Iowa City, Iowa on June 9, 1856 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 26, 1856.  Traveling with the family were the following (and the information in the database is quite confusing):

James Sheen Sr.
Son Robert Sheen
  -Robert's Wife Eliza Elizabeth Taylor Sheen
  - Child Mary
  - Child Louisa ??
  - Child Annie
  - Child Emma (Died en route)
Son James Jr. (my 3rd great grandfather)
  - James' wife Mary Shields Jaynes (3rd great grandmother)
  - Child Annie Eliza  ?????
  - Child Sidney (Died en route)
Daughter Hannah
Daughter Ellen


Questions:
1.  Who is Louisa a child of?  I guessed Robert and Eliza but I'm not sure.
2.  James Sr. wife, Maria Loveridge, came across on the ship but isn't listed here.  My genealogy records indicated she dies on June 9, 1856 (the same date the handcarts set out from Iowa City) but no mention is made of this anywhere here in the Mormon Overland Pioneer Database.  Need more info on this.
3.  Annie Eliza.  This is apparently my 2nd great grandmother.  However her death certificate, obituary, and headstone all show her as having been born in 1860 in Utah.  There's something going on here that I need to sort out.  Maybe this Annie Eliza isn't the daughter of James Jr. and Mary (as is indicated in the database) but of someone else.

Below is a journal entry that mentions the death of Sidney

23^rd Came 14 miles to 4 mi. Creek 4 mi. from the Fort Des Moin[es] town. burried a litle child Sidney Chein [Sheen] 3 mos & 14 days old[.] suposed to have ben lain on by its mother during the night[.] I burried him about 30 yds South of the Bridge on the E. Bank

Joseph Knight Jr. (1808-1866): Gravesite

The is the gravesite of Joseph Knight Jr., my 4th great grandfather. The photos come from the findagrave.com website.

Joseph is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.  There is a discrepincy between the 2 stones.  One says he died in 1865 and the other in 1866.  My records show that he died in 1866 so I'll stick with that for now.

William Henry Stevens (1845-1896): Death Notice

This is the death notice of my 2nd great grandfather William Henry Stevens.  This notice appeared in The Ogden Standard on November 13th, 1896 on page 5.  Here is a link.

He passed away on November 12th, 1896. He had contracted pneumonia about a week prior.

He was survived by his wife (Ellen Neimoyer), one daughter, and 2 sons including my great grandfather George Earl Stevens.