John Paternoster Squires (1820-1901): Funeral

The above article is from the Deseret News on November 18, 1901 and talks about the funeral of my third great grandfather John Paternoster Squires.

The list of those who spoke at his funeral is impressive but I find most interesting the name of one of the pall bearers, H. A. Thorup, which I presume to be another third great grandfather of mine, Herman August Thorup.

Below is the text of the article.

JOHN SQUIRES LAID AWAY.

Impressive Funeral of Pioneer at the First Ward Meeting House.

The last kindly offices that could be performed for John Squires, the pioneer barber, were done yesterday afternoon. The services at the First ward meeting house were conducted by Bishop Warburton and were very impressive. The house was crowded to overflowing by those who had known him for years, and their presence, together with the fragrance of the many beautiful flowers were eloquent testimonies of the high respect in which men held him. The music was furnished by the ward choir and a quartet.

The opening prayer was offered by Elder James Sharp and the choir sang "I Need Thee Every Hour," and "O, My Father." The quartet, consisting of Thomas Ashworth, Fred C. Graham, Victor Christopherson and Charles R. Pike, rendered "The Night of Rest," "The Beautiful Country," and "Nearer My God to Thee."

Appropriate remarks were made by Apostle George Teasdale, Bishop George Romney, Thomas Udahl, of Nephi, J. Golden Kimball, Joseph McMurrin, George Reynolds, Joseph E. Taylor and Bishop Warburton, and the benediction was pronounced by Elder Richard W. Young. A very long cortege of carriages followed the remains to the grave. The pall bearers were: A.Milton Musser, William Campbell, Thomas Johnson, George Hilton, Francis Scholes and H. A. Thorup.

John Paternoster Squires (1820-1901): Newspaper Article

The above is a newspaper article from the Deseret News November 14th, 1901.  It discusses the death of my 3rd great grandfather John Paternoster Squires.

Below is the text of the article.

DEMISE OF ANOTHER PIONEER

John Squires, one of the best known pioneers of the state, passed into the great beyond last night, with but one month needed to make him eighty-one years old. His demise was the result of the ravages of years and he had been falling for the last few months.  He was born in Wellwyn, Herefordshire, Eng., December 23, 1820 and emigrated to Utah in 1853, having cast in his lot with the "Mormon" people. He entered the barber business at the age of thirteen and followed it actively until about three years ago. He was, for many years, Prest. Brigham Young's barber and went with him on all his journeys through the state. He performed an honorable two-years' mission in England and with that exception he resided continuously in Utah. Mr. Squires possessed a strong constitution and had many more years of activity to his credit than is usually incorporated in one life. He had four wives and thirty-nine children and is survived by his fourth wife, twenty-two children and four great grandchildren. Nearly all of his sons and grandsons are following his calling.
The funeral will be held from the First ward meeting house Sunday and 12 o'clock.

John Fell Squires (1846-1933): Gravesite

The is the gravesite of John Fell Squires, my 2nd great grandfather. These photos come from the findagrave.com website.

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

The following paragraph is included in the website:

John Fell Squires was the 2nd child of John Paternoster and Catherine Harriet Fell Squires. The family was converted to the LDS church in 1853 and left for America on the ship the International the same year. It took ten weeks to reach New Orleans, and from there they traveled up the Mississippi river to Iowa and on to the Salt Lake Valley. John met his future wife as a small child traveling in the same pioneer company across the plains. Alice Penn Maiben and John were married 7 Aug 1868 and had 12 children together, 9 of which grew to adulthood. John was a colorful and witty man, a writer and teller of exaggerated and entertaining stories. He was the first Cache National Forest ranger.

Mormon Overland Pioneer Database: Part 2

This is the second post on the Mormon Overland Pioneer Database.  This first is here and is about the Henry Maiben Family.

This post concerns the family of John Paternoster Sqiures, my third great grandfather.  This family, like the family of Henry Maiben, also crossed the plains with the Jacob Gates Company in 1853. The company left Keokuk, Iowa on June 3rd, 1853 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley September 26-30 of that same year.
Traveling with the family was John Paternoster Squires, his wife Catherine Harriet Fell, and their children Mary, John Fell Squires (My 2nd great grandfather), Richard, and Henry.  Their son Richard died along the trail on September 12th about 200 miles from Salt Lake City.

This except from the life of my 2nd great grandfather John Fell Squires that can be found in the database is interesting as it talks about meeting his future wife (He was 6 or 7 years old on the trip.).

"There was a little black eyed curly headed girl [Alice Penn Maiben] under six years of age. Her Father’s [Henry Maiben’s] wagon was next to ours most of the way. She was gritty and tougher than myself. She truged along day after day walking nearly the entire distance from the Missouri River to S.L. City.

I used to watch her at this and I might say kept my eye on her until we grew up and became husband and wife. Since then she has kept her eye on me."

John Fell Squires (1846-1933): News Article

John Fell Squires was my 2nd great grandfather.

I found this article in the Logan, Utah Herald Journal from 2003.  Apparently the owners of the house of John Fell Squires wanted to tear it down.  A historic committee had to decide whether to allow this or to preserve this house in Logan, Utah of a historic figure from Logan's past.  I'm not sure what was decided on the house but I found the information about my 2nd great grandfather very interesting.

Among the interesting things was that he was the first ranger Cache National Forest.  He had also worked as a barber like his father John Paternoster Squires  (although it sounds like he didn't really enjoy that work.)