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Daniel Alexander Sessions

Daniel Alexander Sessions

Male 1829 - 1903  (74 years)

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  • Name Daniel Alexander Sessions 
    Born 11 Jan 1829  Wayne, DuPage, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 4 Oct 1860  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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
    1880 US Federal Census - Daniel A. Sessions Family and Isaac Cummings Family
    Census 15 Jun 1900  Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Ancestors Janetta Rachel Baum,   b. 17 Jul 1837, Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1910, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1856  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    Married: 1x01. Rachel Sessions,   b. 13 Dec 1861, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1939, Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Married: 1x02. Adolphus Sessions,   b. 13 May 1863, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1938  (Age 74 years)
     03. Adolpha Sessions,   b. 13 May 1863, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1911, Hayden, Uintah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +04. William Ferdinand Sessions,   b. 13 Dec 1866, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1941, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +05. Jane Elizabeth Sessions,   b. 28 Jan 1867, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1959, American Falls, Power, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     06. Alfred Sessions,   b. 10 Feb 1873, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1938, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Married: 1x07. Agnes Sessions,   b. 13 Mar 1876, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     08. John Bradford Sessions,   b. 17 May 1880, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1882, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2009 
    Family ID F419  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [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).

    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).