Someone asked on our Facebook page about which handcart pioneers settled in Springville? Thought I could figure this out - maybe. After looking around online, I'm not so sure there is an easy way to figure this out. So, I'll do a little shift from that and look at all who were here in Springville in 1860 on the US Federal Census and determine which pioneer company they came with. Mormon handcart companies came West in 1856-1860, so 1860 seemed like a good place to start to see who was here in 1860 and determine who came in a handcart company. For an overview of the 10 different handcart companies look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_handcart_pioneers.
Here's our Facebook page for any who are interested: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Springville-Mapleton-Daughters-of-Utah-Pioneers/117726191587108?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
See our website at http://www.springvillepioneermuseum.org/index.htm.
1. First family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Simeon Riley Alvord age 24 born Missouri, D. L. (Day Laborer). Came with the Silas Richards Company (1849), Age 12. (Link to Pioneer Overland Travels.) He is listed with his wife (see above) Jane Elizabeth Blanchard, age 15, whom he married here in Springville, Utah, 3 April 1859 according to https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWJD-ZW1§ion=details. He was born 3 January 1837 in Clay County, Missouri. He died 22 April 1873, age 36. Death place is listed as Corn Creek, Millard County, Utah on familysearch.org.
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| Simeon Riley Alvord Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Jane Elizabeth Blanchard came with the Isaac Bullock Company (1852), Age 7. (Click on link for more information.) She was born 22 January 1845, in Hancock County, Illinois. She died 21 July 1929 in Pleasant View, Weber County, Utah.
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| Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord family Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Son Thaddeus E Alvord is also listed on census age 4 months. On https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=K2M3-K6T he is listed as Irwin Thaddeus Alvord. He was born in Springville 26 April 1860. So is a "native" pioneer as he was born before the train came to Utah which is how the International Society of Daughters of Utah Pioneers (ISDUP) designates those born in Utah before 10 May 1869.
Two other children were born here in Springville: Aseph Leroy Alvord, 8 March 1862 https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWV3-V5N and Junietta Jane Alvord, 14 July 1864 (born after the 1860 Census.)
https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWCL-8T7
Since our focus is Springville - Mapleton area, I won't list other children or Jane's 2nd spouse as they lived out of our area. You can find that information in the above familysearch links. They moved to Weber County in 1865.
Note: These pictures are from familysearch.org and have no details about the people. Top photo is linked to Simeon Riley Alvord and middle picture is linked to Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord.
Found the 50th Wedding anniversary of Jane Elizabeth to her 2nd husband so will include it here. Ogden Standard Examiner, 1925-07-12 Pleasant View Couple in Golden Wedding Celebration. http://udn.lib.utah.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ogden13/id/638/show/901/rec/3
2. Second family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Joseph Kelly age 53 born in Ohio, F (Farmer). Name is spelled "Jos" (first 3 letters of his name) with ending "h" - abbreviation for Joseph. He came with the Orson Hyde Company (1850), Age 44. (Link to Pioneer Overland Travels.) According to familysearch.org he was born 4 February 1806 in Butler County, Ohio. He died 9 August 1886 in Springville, Utah.
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| Joseph Kelly Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Elizth, which is an abbreviated form of Elizabeth (again the first 4 letters of her name "Eliz" with the last two letters "th") age 26. This large difference in age is a clue that she isn't his first wife. Census states she was born in Ohio. FamilySearch.org has her listed as Elizabeth Potter, born 18 December 1835 in Avon, Ohio; died 26 June 1905 in Springville, Utah. She traveled in an unknown company 1847, age 11 according to https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/search?first-name=Elizabeth&last-name=Potter&birth-year=1835&death-year=
See https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWVQ-L2P for more details about Joseph and Elizabeth and their family.
Also check out http://www.earlylds.com/getperson.php?personID=I15038&tree=Earlylds
Joseph Harris Kelly, age 18, born in Illinois, according to the census. He traveled to Utah with the Orson Hyde Company (1850), Age 7 FamilySearch.org has that he was born 28 July 1842 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. His mother was Matilda Hull the second wife of Joseph Kelly. He died 8 March 1912 in San Bernardino, California.
John Kelly age 14, also born in Illinois according to census. He also traveled with Orson Hyde Company (1850), Age 5 He was born 30 April 1846 In Nauvoo, Illinois and died in 1910 in Texas according to familysearch.org. His mother was Matilda Hull.
Oscar Kelly is the next child listed on the census. He was 11 years old, born in Iowa. He also traveled with Orson Hyde Company (1850), Age 2 His mother was Abiah Huckins according to familysearch.org. He was born 31 March 1849 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He died 30 August 1868 in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Virgil Kelly was 9 years old, born in Utah Territory according to census. He was born 10 October 1851 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died 2 July 1914 in Deseret, Millard, Utah. His mother was Abiah Huckins. She died in Salt Lake City, Utah, 24 Aug 1854, before they moved to Springville, Utah.
Matilda Kelly is listed as 2 years old on census. She was born 31 May 1858 in Springville, Utah according to familysearch.org. She died 10 Nov 1936 in Halfway, Oregon. Her mother was Elizabeth Potter.
George Kelly is listed as 8 months on census. He was born 1 January 1860 in Springville, Utah. He died 8 May 1923 in Springville, Utah, according to familysearch.org. His mother was Elizabeth Potter.
Sorry to say no more pictures are posted on familysearch.org at this time other than the one for Joseph Kelly shown above.
3. Third family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
William Hildreth Atchison, age 62, Farmer (F), born in Georgia. William traveled in the Atchison-Pilling Company (1853), Age 58 (Link to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel). His wife Elizabeth Hood Atchison, age 51 on the census was also born in Georgia. She accompanied her husband in the Atchison-Pilling Company, age 51. (Notice their ages on the census do not match up with the ages on the Overland Trail website.) The mark on the right side of the census indicates that neither could read or write. (Atchison is actually spelled Aitchison here in the census, but will go with more commonly used spelling. There is another Atchison family on the next page of the census, Page No. 270.)
The Pilling and Atchison families traveled to Utah from Kanesville, Iowa, in a small group with four wagons. See https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companies/490/atchison-pilling-company They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 13 Sep 1853 with 13 in their company. (Other Atchison family members are listed further down the first page on the census and continues on the 2nd page.
William died 8 Oct 1865 in St George, Utah. Elizabeth Hood Atchison died 30 January 1884, in Apache, Arizona. This may explain why we have a picture of Elizabeth and not William as he died nearly 20 years earlier than she did.
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| Elizabeth Hood Atchison Photo from FamilySearch.org |
4. Fourth family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Lawson Atchison (spelled Aitchison on the census.) He is the son of William Hildreth and Elizabeth Hood Atchison above. (See Family 3.) He is 32 years of age on this census, F (Farmer), and was born in Illinois. His wife Caroline is age 30 and she was born in Ohio. Next is listed three daughters: Emeline, age 10, born in Iowa; Maria, age 7 and Caroline M age 1 were both born in Utah Territory. On Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, he is listed as coming in "Unknown Companies (1847-1868) (1847), Age 22" See https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/search?first-name=Lawson&last-name=Atchison&birth-year=&death-year=
FamilySearch.org has a little more detail about Lawson, he was born 20 August 1828 in Jefferson County, Illinois. No death date is known at this time. He was last found on 1900 Census. So died after that time. See https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LV79-TTS&spouse=LVKH-MNT&parents=K27Y-8KB_LZTL-WTX
Lawson's wife Caroline Amelia Stanton is the daughter of Daniel and Clarinda Graves Stanton. She was born in Mayfield, Bollinger, Missouri according to Caroline Amelia Stanton Atchison in the Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850. But this place seems unlikely as she is listed as being born in Ohio in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 Censuses. Her father's life sketch on familysearch.org says they lived in Mayfield, Cuyahoga, Ohio. So think this is more likely that she was born in Ohio.. Here's the link to that sketch: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWVQ-VBL Daniel Stanton came to Springville in 1852.
We find family members in Panaca, Nevada in 1870 census. Interesting thing is that it is listed as Panaca, Washington, Utah Territory. Here's a little website about Panaca. http://www.lccentral.com/panaca-where-it-all-began/
Quoting an article on Wikipedia, "Panaca was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement, founded as a Mormon colony in 1864. It was originally part of Washington County, Utah, but the congressional redrawing of boundaries in 1866 shifted Panaca into Nevada." So that explains it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaca,_Nevada for more information.
Miscellaneous information about Atchisons and related families: http://winterquarters.byu.edu/portals/121/PAF/Springville/pafg05.htm
5. Fifth family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Saml (abbreviation for Samuel) Grange; age 35, born in England. Daughters Ann E, age 8, Lydia, age 5, and Cemira M, age 3 - all born in Utah Territory; also son Jno (John) W, age 9 months, also born in Utah. In checking FamilySearch.org his wife was Ann Bunting. She passed away 9 December 1859 in Springville, Utah before the 1860 Census was taken. See burial listing: http://parks.springville.org/burial-search-listing?id=5954. Son John W (William) age 9 months above, died August 1860. See burial listing http://parks.springville.org/burial-search-listing?id=6135 Interesting to note that his burial listing has him dying in August but he appears on the census which was taken September 3rd, 1860. Daughter listed as Cemira M age 3, is spelled Semira Maria Grange on FamilySearch.org.
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| Samuel Grange Photo from FamilySearch.org |
6. Sixth Family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Moses Clawson, age 58, Carpenter, born 8 October 1801, in New York. His second wife is listed here on census: Sarah Ann Inkley, age 26, born 14 September 1833, in England. (Dates found on familysearch.org.) According to familysearch.org, his first wife was Cornelia Brown - she died in 1853 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The family came in the George A Smith/Dan Jones Company (1849), Moses was age 47. See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/search?first-name=moses&last-name=clawson&birth-year=&death-year=
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| Moses Clawson Photo from FamilySearch.org |
She married Moses Clawson, 25 September 1853, 10 days after her arrival in the valley. His first wife Cornelia Brown Clawson died 21 October 1853.
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| Sarah Ann Inkley Clawson Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Artimacea (as listed above in census) was age 14, born in Iowa. FamilySearch.org lists the spelling of her name as Artemisia. She was the daughter of Moses and his first wife, Cornelia Brown. Artemisia was born 9 February 1846 in Lima, Hancock, Illinois and died 4 September 1898 in Menan, Fremont, Idaho according to familysearch.org. She married Peter Barbour Clark. She came with her family in the George A Smith/Dan Jones Company in 1849. She was 3 years old at the time. Spelled Artemesia on the list of individuals in the Company on https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companies/270/george-a-smith-dan-jones-company-1849.
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| Artemisia Clawson Clark Photo from FamilySearch.org |
See: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWNJ-KKK
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| Harriet Smith Clawson and David Clawson Photo from FamilySearch.org |
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| Georgina Clawson Elliott Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Joseph Clawson, age 4 was born in Utah, son of Moses and Sarah Ann Inkley. He is listed as Joseph Inkley Clawson on familysearch.org. He was born 29 January 1856, in Ogden Utah. He died 20 December 1924 in Tucson, Arizona.
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| Joseph Inkley Clawson Photo from FamilySearch.org |
Lola A, age 1, was born in Utah, daughter of Moses and Sarah Ann Inkley. She is listed as Lola Ann Clawson, on familysearch.org, born 14 November 1858 in Springville, Utah. She died 26 December 1862 in Virgin, Washington, Utah.
7. Seventh family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Thos (Thomas) C Smith, age 33, F (Farmer), born in Tennessee. Wife Sarah Ann Frampton, age 26, born in Missouri. Daughter Mary Elizabeth, age 8 born in Iowa. Son John Alma, age 6, born in U T (Utah Territory). Daughter Sarah Irinda, age 3 born in U T (Utah Territory). And Amanda Jane, age 1, also born in Utah Territory. (See FamilySearch - source of maiden and middle names.)
Thomas C Smith and Sarah Ann Frampton
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Photo from FamilySearch.org
Thomas C Smith was born 27 February 1825 in Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee. Married Sarah Ann Frampton, who was born 14 November 1834 in Clay County, Missouri, on 3 January 1850 at Mt Pisgah, Pottawatomie, Iowa. Daughter Mary Elizabeth Smith was born 6 October 1851 at Mt Pisgah. They came to Utah in 1852 with the Isaac M Stewart Company and settled in Provo, Utah for a year after they arrived. They then moved to Springville, Utah, where three of their children were born: son John Alma Smith was born 16 May 1854; daughter Sarah Irinda Smith was born 10 February 1857; and Amanda Jane was born 12 July 1859. See: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneers/54799/mary-elizabeth-smith
Thomas and Sarah moved to Heber City, Utah, in the Spring of 1862 and remained there the rest of their lives. Six children were born to them in Heber City: Annie Lenora, born 2 July 1863; Martha Ellen, born 20 April 1866; Eliza Levernia born 11 July 1868; Dempsey Matilda, born 11 April 1872; Thomas DeVera, born 23 August 1874; and James Richard, born 23 February 1880. For more information on the Thomas C Smith family go to: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KWJD-KPP
8. Eighth family on Page No. 269 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Chas (Charles) Hulet, age 70, born in Massachusetts. (Charles is the last line of Page No. 269 - the rest of the family continues on the top of Page No. 270.)
1. First family on Page No. 270 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory.
Mary Hulet age 37, born in England; Robt C (Robert) age 14, born in England; Jno (John), age 12 born in England; Josh (Joseph - letter h is raised as an ending letter), age 10 born in England; Hyrum, age 8, born in England; Jas (James - letter s is raised as in an ending letter); age 6, born in England; Margt (letter t is raised as an ending letter - Margaret) H (actually A for Ann), age 2 born in U T (Utah Territory).
Charles Hulet (see last entry on page 269) traveled to Utah with his wife Margaret Ann Noah Hulet and son Sylvanus Cyrus Hulet and an adopted or foster daughter (according to familysearch.org) Dorcus Tabitha Stewart Hulet in the James Pace Company in 1850. His wife Margaret died in Springville in 1851 so is gone before the 1860 Census. Sylvanus and Dorcus are listed elsewhere in 1860 Census.
Charles Hulet was born 3 March 1790 in Lee, Massachusetts and died 9 May 1863 in Springville, Utah. He married Mary Lawson in 1857. She is listed with him here on the 1860 Census with her 5 children from a previous marriage and their daughter Margaret. (See https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companies/230/james-pace-company-1850)
Mary Lawson Kirkman Hulet Cook
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After Mary and Charles Hulet married, they had Margaret Ann Hulet, born 30 Jan 1858 in Springville, Utah. She is the Margaret listed above, age 2. They also had another daughter, Mary Frances Hulet, born 16 Feb 1861 in Springville, Utah. Charles Hulet died 9 May 1863 in Springville, Utah. Charles was 33 years older than Mary. Mary was 40 years old when he died. She remarried to Joseph Wood Cook in 1864 and they had a daughter Viola Cook born 6 Apr 1865 in Springville, Utah.
2. Second family on Page No. 270 of the 1860 Census in Springville, Utah Territory:
Jno (John) B. Atchison, age 37, born in Illinois; Malinda E Atchison, age 37, born in Ohio; Wm S (William), age 15, born in Illinois; Lucy, age 13, born in Iowa; Sarah, age 11, born in Iowa; Jno A (John) age 9, born in Iowa; Dan'l (Daniel) age 7, born in Utah Territory; Lawson T, age 1, born in Utah Territory. The ticks marked on the edge of the page mean they attended school. The surname is actually spelled Aitchison on the Census, but will use the more commonly used spelling. The family traveled to Utah in 1853 in the Atchison-Pilling Company. (See https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/)
John Barton Atchison
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According to familysearch.org, John Barton Atchison was born 19 January 1823 in Jefferson, Illinois. He died 2 July 1897 in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada. He married Melinda Elizabeth Stanton 4 April 1844 in Hancock, Illinois. She was born 31 March 1823 in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. She died 10 August 1898 in Panaca, Nevada.
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William Stanton Atchison, their son, was born 12 May 1845 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He died 10 May 1910 in Tonapah, Nevada. Their daughter Lucy Clarinda Atchison was born 28 October 1847 in Council Bluff, Iowa. She died 17 October 1922 in Springerville, Apache, Arizona. Sarah or Sadie Elizabeth Atchison was born 13 March 1849 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died 25 February 1890, in Springville, Utah. John Arlington Atchison was born 26 April 1851 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died 4 October 1883 in Apache County, Arizona. Daniel Barton Atchison was born 19 January 1853 in Springville, Utah and died 24 June 1876 in Apache County, Arizona. A son Andrew Warren Atchison was born 21 March 1857 and died 4 August 1858 so wasn't recorded on the census. Last one entered on census is Lawson Teancum Atchison. Born 21 March 1857, in Springville, Utah. Died 4 August 1858, not sure where, most likely Springville as they were still there in 1860.
