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Henry John

Henry John[1]

Male 1851 - 1922  (71 years)

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  • Name Henry John 
    Born 15 Feb 1851  Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Henry born at Castle Redding near Mathry, 15 February 1851 [2]
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 16 Apr 1861  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Departure from Liverpool, England aboard The Manchester.

    Manifests included: Margaret John (abt 1814) and her children: William, son (abt 1842); Charles, son (abt 1844); Ann, daughter (abt 1846); James, son (abt 1848); Levi, son (abt 1853); Henry, son (abt 1854); Letitia, daughter (abt 1855); and Mary J., daughter (abt 1857). The family subsequently traveled to Salt Lake City in the Henry W. Miller Company of 1862.

    Also aboard the same ship were: Mary John (abt 1832); her husband, David (abt 1834); and their daughter Ann J. (abt 1861). This family subsequently traveled to Salt Lake City under the direction of the Home Duncan Company of 1861.

    Relationship between the two families are unknown. 
    Ship Manifest for the Thomas John Family, The Manchester, 4 Apr 1861
    Ship Manifest for the Thomas John Family, The Manchester, 4 Apr 1861
    Departure from Liverpool, England aboard The Manchester.

    Manifests included: Margaret John (abt 1814) and her children: William, son (abt 1842); Charles, son (abt 1844); Ann, daughter (abt 1846); James, son (abt 1848); Levi, son (abt 1853); Henry, son (abt 1854); Letitia, daughter (abt 1855); and Mary J., daughter (abt 1857). The family subsequently traveled to Salt Lake City in the Henry W. Miller Company of 1862.
    Immigration 14 May 1861  New York City, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Immigration

    Place of Origin England; Port of Departure Liverpool, England; Destination Utah; Port of Arrival New York, New York; ship Manchester.

    Manifest lists Margaret John 47; William John 19; Charles John 17; Ann 15; James 13; Levi 8; Henry 7; illegible female 6; and May 4  
    Age: 7 
    Manchester Ship Manifest for the Thomas John Family, 14 May 1861
    Manchester Ship Manifest for the Thomas John Family, 14 May 1861
    Immigration Aft May 1861  Williamsburgh, Brookyln, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence

    Rented home on Northfife Street, Williamsburgh, New York where the family remained for approximately 14 months before traveling to Florence (Winter Quarters in Nebraska) where they remained for 5 to 6 weeks before traveling to Salt Lake City 
    Immigration 5 Aug 1862  Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel

    Departure on 5 or 8 August 1862 Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha) in the Henry W. Miller Company. 665 individuals and 60 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post. Arrival 17-18 October 1862  
    Census 8 Jul 1870  Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1870

    Utah Territory, Box Elder, Portage, page 3, 8 Jul 1870, dwelling 23, family 19

    Thomas Johns, head, 40. Margaret, wife 46. Children: Levi, son 20; Henry, son 18; Atria (possibly Stria), daughter 18; Mary, daughter 16. Thomas is a farmer; Levi is a farmer helper. All were born in Wales. Value of personal property is $200. Margaret cannot read or write. Next door to Charles and Elizabeth Johns.  
    Age: 18 
    Naturalization 13 Oct 1875  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 24 
    Naturalization Document for Henry John, 13 Oct 1875
    Naturalization Document for Henry John, 13 Oct 1875
    Census 23 Jun 1880  Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1880

    Utah, Box Elder, Portage, 23 Jun 1880, page 42, SD 136, ED 6, dwelling 434, family 438

    Henry John, head 29. Margrett, wife 21. Children: Thomas, son 2; Margrett R., daughter 1 month. He is a farmer; she is keeping house. Both were born in Wales; the children in Utah. Next door to Levi and Ellen John; Charles John and his wives, Agnes and Elisabeth. 
    Age: 29 
    Census 20 Jun 1900  Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1900

    Utah, Box Elder, Portage, 20 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 207, sheet 10B, dwelling 154, family 156

    Henry Johns, head 49 (Feb 1851). Margret, wife 41 (Nov 1858). They have been married for 23 years; 11 children born, 8 living. Children: Brigham, son 17 (Feb 1883); Ethel M., daughter 15 (Sep 1884); Ruth, daughter 13 (Sep 1886); Bertha M., daughter 10 (Sep 1886); William, son 9 (May 1891); Noah, son 5 (Dec 1894). He immigrated to the US from Wales in 1862. He is a farmer working on his own account; Owns farm free of mortgage. All the children are attending school except for Brigham who is a farm laborer. Parents can read and write. Henry and Margret were born in Wales as were their parents. The children were born in Utah. Next door to Levi and Ellen John (brother and wife). 
    Age: 49 
    Census 5 May 1910  Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Utah, Box Elder, Portage, 5 May 1910, 14 North Range 3rd West, SD 1, ED 12, sheet 11A, dwelling 167, family 168

    Henry John, head 59. Margret R., wife 51. They have been married for 33 years; 1st marriage for both; 12 children born, 7 living. Children: William A., son 18; Noah J., son 15. He is a farmer of small grain; working on his own account. Owns farm free of mortgage. William is working as a sale merchandiser for wages. All can read and write. Henry and Margret were born in South Wales as were their parents. The children were born in Utah. Next door to Enoch and Jane Karre; Henry P. (probably son). 
    Age: 59 
    Census 20 Jan 1920  Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 1920

    Utah, Box Elder, Portage, 20 Jan 1920, SD 1, ED 8, sheet 3A, farm, dwelling 41, family 41

    Henry John, head 68. Marguret, wife 61. Owns farm. He immigrated from Wales in 1861; wife from Wales, immigration date unknown. Both can read and write. He is a farmer working on his own account. Both of their parents were born in Wales. Next door to John W. Knudsen. 
    Age: 68 
    Died 7 Mar 1922  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Death Certificate for Henry John, 7 Mar 1922
    Death Certificate for Henry John, 7 Mar 1922
    News Article, 'Father Drops Dead Walking with Son', Henry John, Salt Lake City, 1922
    News Article, "Father Drops Dead Walking with Son", Henry John, Salt Lake City, 1922
    Published in the Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, UT), Wednesday, March 8, 1922, Page 9
    Buried 22 Mar 1922  Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Henry John (1851 - 1922) - Find A Grave
    Henry John (1851 - 1922) - Find A Grave
    Person ID I5007  clanSoren
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2014 

    Father Ancestors Thomas John,   b. 29 Jan 1820, Woodroach, Mathry, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1890, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Margaret Thomas,   b. 18 Aug 1814, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1894, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 14 Jul 1840 
    Family ID F1734  Group Sheet

    Family Margaret Rees,   b. 15 Nov 1858, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1923, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     01. (child 12) John
    +02. Thomas Parley John Married: 3x3x ,   b. 17 May 1878, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1937  (Age 58 years)
    +03. Margaret Rebecca John,   b. 25 May 1880, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1955, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     04. Elizabeth John,   b. 15 Jul 1881, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1881, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +05. Brigham Henry John,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1967  (Age 84 years)
    +06. Ethel Mary John,   b. 13 Sep 1884, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1972, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     07. Ruth John,   b. 5 Sep 1886, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1906, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     08. Samuel Franklin John,   b. 23 Feb 1888, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1888, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +09. Bertha Naomi John,   b. 21 Sep 1889, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1963, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +10. William Arthur John,   b. 24 May 1891, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1942, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +11. Noah James John,   b. 2 Dec 1894, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1967, Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     12. Edwin John,   b. 23 Dec 1898, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1898, Portage, Box Elder, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F1855  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] Utah Death Certificates (Series 81448), 1904 to 1965, Utah State Archives, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, (historyresearch.utah.gov), Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Death Certificate 00002201797 (Reliability: 3).
      Parents Thomas John (Wales), mother unknown. William Arthur John informant. Married to Margaret R. John at time of death. Retired farmer. Burial in Portage.

    2. [S293] Welsh Mormon History, (http://welshmormon.byu.edu/), John, Thomas - Biography, Life of Thomas John and Descendants (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S230] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; Immigration and Naturalization Service, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), New York; Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_211; Line: 16; List Number: 421; . (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S230] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; Immigration and Naturalization Service, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), Microfilm Serial: M237; Microfilm Roll: M237_211; Line: 14; List Number: 421; . (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch), Henry W. Miller Company, 1862 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Portage, Box Elder, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 90B; Image: 185; Family History Library Film: 553109. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S315] Utah, Naturalization and Citizenship Records, 1858-1959, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, Utah; County: Salt Lake; Record Group: Third District Court Declarations of Intention Record Books, 1869-1895; Series: 85111., (Ancestry.com. ), 13 Oct 1875 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Portage, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: 1335; Family History Film: 1255335; Page: 102B; Enumeration District: 006 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Portage, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: T623; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 207. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Portage, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: T624_1602; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 379; FHL Number: 1375615 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Portage, Box Elder, Utah; Roll: T625_1861; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 342. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, Published in the Salt Lake Telegram (Salt Lake City, UT), Wednesday, March 8, 1922, Page 9 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 14926596 (Reliability: 3).