Daniel Alexander Sessions

1829 - 1903  (74 years)

• Name	Daniel Alexander Sessions
  Born	11 Jan 1829	Wayne, DuPage, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [1]
  	Census 1860 Utah, Utah, Provo Valley, Provo Post office, page (4xx) unreadable, 4 Oct 1860, Dwelling 3729, Family 1809 Danl A. Sessions, head, 31. Jeanette, wife, 23. Children: Jacob R., son, 2. Living with them is Jack H. Born, 24. Danl is a farmer, born in Illinois. Jeanette is born in Penn, Jacob is born in Utah. Jack is 24 a laborer, born in Penn. Value of Danl's real estate is $200; personal property is $350. Jack's personal property is valued at $200. Next door to Isaac and Sarah Comins; Hyrum and Sarah Oakes. It is presumed that Jack is the brother (Jacob) of Janetta Baum Cummings. Jacob was born in 1836 which would make him 24 in 1860. The census is littered with misspellings or phonetic spellings of the individual's names.
  	Age: 23
  Census	9 Jun 1880	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [2]
  	Census 1880 Utah, Wasatch, Heber, ED 90, page 18, 9 Jun 1880
  	Age: 51
  		1880 US Federal Census - Daniel A. Sessions Family and Isaac Cummings Family
  Census	15 Jun 1900	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Wasatch, Heber City, 15 Jun 1900, ED 171, sheet 11B, dwelling 198, family 204 Alexander Sessions, head, 73 (Jan 1827). R. Janet, wife 62 (Jul 1837). They have been married for 46 years; 11 children born, 7 living. Children: F. William, son 30 (Dec 1870); O. Alfred, son 23 (Feb 1877); R. Adolphis, grandson 13 (Sep 1886). Owns farm free of mortgage; unemployed. William is a farm laborer; Alfred is a day laborer and Adolphis is attending school. All can read and write. Alexander was born in Illinois; his father in Maryland, mother in Kentucky. Janet and her parents were born in Pennsylvania. All the children were born in Utah.
  	Age: 73
  Died	11 Sep 1903	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA
  Notes	Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory, Page: 002191 Name: Daniel Alexander Sessions Gender: male Birth Date: 11 Jan 1829 Birth Place: Wayne, IL Parent1: Richard Sessions Parent2: Lucretia Haws Spouse: Janetta Baum Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1856 Marriage Place: Provo, Utah, UT Departure Date: Jun 1850 Departure Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattomie, IA Travel Company: Father, Richard (51); Mother, Lucretia (48); 1 bro John (27) 2bro William B. (23); 3 sis Louisa (17); 4 Sis Millissa (12); 5 Sis Emeline (10); 6 sis Elizabeth (8); 7 sis Hannah (4) Party: James Pace Co Trail: Morman Pioneer Trail Arrival Date: 20 Sep 1850 Arrival Place: Great Salt Lake Valky Religion: LDS Place Settled: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT; Provo, Utah, UT; Heber City, Wasatch, UT Occupation: Farmer, Cattleman Death Date: 11 Sep 1903 Death Place: Heber City, Wasatch, UT Burial Place: Heber City, Wasatch, UT Sources: Frank Esshom, Pioneer and Prominent Men of UT; Kate B. Caster, Heart Throbs of the West Vol. 9; Fam Group sheet, FHL Archive; UT Immigration Card Inder, Sextons Records Comments: Heber City Cem. Stayed in Winter Quarters to help care for Mother and younger Sisters While Father and older brothers Served with Morman Battalion, Co A. Sub Name: Larry P. Wardle Sub Date: 01 Oct 1992
  Person ID	I1166	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family	Janetta Rachel Baum,   b. 17 Jul 1837, Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Sep 1910, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1856	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA
  Children	01. Rachel Sessions,   b. 13 Dec 1861, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 12 Jun 1939, Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years) 02. Adolphus Sessions,   b. 13 May 1863, Utah, USA ,   d. 3 May 1938  (Age 74 years)   03. Adolpha Sessions,   b. 13 May 1863, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Jun 1911, Hayden, Uintah, Utah, USA  (Age 48 years) + 04. William Ferdinand Sessions,   b. 13 Dec 1866, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1941, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years) + 05. Jane Elizabeth Sessions,   b. 28 Jan 1867, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1959, American Falls, Power, Idaho, USA  (Age 92 years)   06. Alfred Sessions,   b. 10 Feb 1873, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1938, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, USA  (Age 65 years) 07. Agnes Sessions,   b. 13 Mar 1876, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 95 years)   08. John Bradford Sessions,   b. 17 May 1880, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 11 May 1882, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F419	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 890 (Reliability: 3). [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Heber, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: T9_1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 321.2000; Enumeration District: 90 (Reliability: 3). [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Heber, Wasatch, Utah; Roll: 1688; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0171; FHL microfilm: 1241688 (Reliability: 3).