CROWTHER, Robina

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• Name	CROWTHER, Robina
  Birth	5 Jan 1850	Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  WAC	6 Dec 1869	EHOUS
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  Death	1 Oct 1923	Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
  Burial	5 Oct 1923	Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States
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  Father	CROWTHER, George ,   b. 25 Nov 1825, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Ironbridge, Shropshire, Englandd. 16 Apr 1895, Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 69 years)
  Mother	WYLEY, Janet ,   b. 29 Oct 1823, Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotlandd. 22 Dec 1904, Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1848	Kilberney, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 27 Dec 1861, EHOUS.
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  Family	COLLARD, Albert ,   b. 15 Oct 1846, Almondbury, Gloucestershire, England Almondbury, Gloucestershire, Englandd. 16 Apr 1924, Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1869	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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  CORNELIUS COLLARD English Immigrant-Mormon Pioneer-Husband and Father-Blacksmith, Butcher, Hotel Keeper and Choir Leader of Fountain Green, Utah 1 May 1832, BORN: Cornelius Collard, the son, and sixth child of John Collard and Elizabeth West, in Patchway, Almondsbury, Gloucester, England. *See notes on Patchway, Almondsbury, Gloucester, England, at end of biography. The children of John Collard and Elizabeth West were: 1- Rachel Collard (b. 1822) 2- Edward Collard (b. 1823) 3- Elizabeth Collard (b. 1826) 4- Thomas Collard (b. 1827) 5- Sarah Ann Collard (b. 1830) 6- Cornelius Collard (b. 1832) 7- Sidney Collard (b. 1833) 8- Albert Collard (b. 1837) 9- Clara Collard (b. 1840) c.1840's, AS A YOUTH, IN GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND: Cornelius Collard learned the trade of a blacksmith. Cornelius took care of the noblemen’s horses (wealthy men’s horses). Cornelius had to shingle (cut the horse’s manes in a short haircut tapered at the neck of the horse) and wash the horses and wipe them all over with a pocket handkerchief. Cornelius’s older brother, Edward Collard, learned the trade of wheelwright (he made wheels for horsedrawn coaches and wagons). 13 FEBRUARY 1844, BROTHER MARRIED: Edward Collard, 21, married Eliza Marchant, 26, in Bristol, Gloucester, England. Edward and Eliza had three sons together: Earnest Edward Collard (b. 1848); James Edward Collard (b. 1844); and Albert Collard (b. 1846). 23 JANUARY 1851, BROTHER BAPTIZED: Edward Collard, 28, Cornelius’s brother, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 24 JANUARY 1851, MOTHER BAPTIZED: Elizabeth West Collard was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time, Cornelius and his younger brother, Sidney were living with their married sister, Rachel Collard Hood, and her three children, on Rachel’s farm. (Probably helping with farmwork). 19 JANUARY 1853, MOTHER DIED: Elizabeth West Collard died, in Henbury, Gloucester, England. 27 MARCH 1853, CORNELIUS JOINED THE LDS CHURCH: Cornelius Collard was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother, Edward Collard. 24 NOVEMBER 1853, NEPHEW DIED: Little Earnest Edward Collard, age 5, youngest son of Edward Collard and his wife, Eliza Marchant, died, probably in Gloucester, England. ORDAINED A PRIEST: Cornelius Collard was ordained a Priest by Elder Jesse Griffin at “Briston” (?Briston, Norfolk, England) or (?Bristol, Gloucester, England). 27 FEBRUARY 1854, BROTHER, EDWARD, EMIGRATED TO AMERICA: Edward Collard sailed for America on the ship, “Siddon” with his wife Elizabeth Marchant Collard and their two living sons, James Collard, 10; and Albert Collard, 8. Of the 430 LDS people traveling on the “Siddon,” all were reportedly financed by the Perpetual Emigration Fund. The LDS people in this company were led by John Solomon Fullmer. The ship arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 20 April, 1854. The company traveled by rail to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then on steamboat down the Ohio River to St. Louis, Missouri, then up the Missouri River to Atchinson, Kansas. *See notes on John Solomon Fullmer, LDS Missionary to England, at end of biography. 18 FEBRUARY 1856, CORNELIUS EMIGRATED TO AMERICA: Cornelius Collard sailed for America on the ship, “Caravan” leaving Liverpool, England, with 455 Saints, under Captain Daniel Tyler, and landed in New York, 27 March 1856. Listed address: Kings Weston No E 239.Notification: Feb’56. Cornelius lived in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware for three years, working to save up money for the journey west. While living in Delaware, Cornelius Collard met and fell in love with Francis Peele, another English immigrant. *See notes on the voyage of the ship, “Caravan” at end of biography. 27 FEBRUARY 1857, CORNELIUS ORDAINED AN ELDER: Cornelius Collard was ordained an Elder by Angus M. Cannon, at Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. *Notes on Angus Munn Cannon, LDS Missionary to the eastern states, at end of biography. 27 MARCH 1857, MARRIED: Cornelius Collard married Francis Peele, the daughter of Sarah Hodgkins and John Peele, Sr., at Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. The marriage was performed by Junus F. Wells. 23 OCTOBER, 1857, CORNELIUS’ SISTER-IN-LAW DIED: Edward’s wife, Eliza Marchant Collard, died and was buried in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, leaving Edward Collard a widower with two living children. Edward and Eliza had two living sons, James Collard, 13; and Albert Collard, 11. Edward and Eliza's little son, Earnest Edward Collard, had died previously in England. 1858, MOVED: Cornelius and Francis Collard moved to Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cornelius’ brother, Edward Collard, now widowed, probably joined them in the move, with his two young sons. 1858, SON BORN: John Edward Collard, the first child, first son of Cornelius Collard and Francis Peele, in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Edward Collard was blessed and given a name on 26 December 1858. 10 OCTOBER 1859, BABY SON DIED: John Edward Collard, the first child, first son of Cornelius Collard and Francis Peele, died in either Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. c.1860, MOVED: Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard moved to Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. Cornelius’s brother, Edward, apparently lived there, too, as Cornelius and Edward got jobs repairing wagons. They also built wagons to sell. They were able to save up enough money to prepare to head West. 28 MARCH 1860, DAUGHTER BORN: Elizabeth Collard, the second child, first daughter, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. 24 MAY 1861, DAUGHTER BORN: Mary Collard, the third child, second daughter, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. c.1861, CROSSED THE PLAINS: Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard crossed the plains with their two little daughters: Elizabeth Collard, age 1; Mary Collard, age 8 months. They crossed the plains in an independent ox-train under Captain [?Duncan Spears?] Casper. Cornelius drove a cow called Lizzard and one cow to pull their wagon, and the milk from Lizzard the cow helped to feed baby Mary Collard. Harriet was told by her father, Cornelius, in later years, that if the wagon was not close to any water supplies during the journey, they would have to hang the wet diapers up to air dry, and reuse them until they could be washed. [This story is mentioned in the records of Harriet Collard; Cornelius Collard is included in a book, entitled, “These Our Fathers” published by Art City Publishing, Co., Springville, Utah. Compiled by the DUP in 1947. The book mentions Cornelius Collard and has a picture of him.] 1861, ARRIVED IN SALT LAKE VALLEY: Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, and moved to Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, where Cornelius Collard obtained a job constructing a flour mill. Ephraim was still a new town, only recently settled in 1854, and a fort built at that time. In 1860, the settlers had begun to build homes outside the Fort. 1862, MOVED: Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard moved to Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. Cornelius built a shop and worked at his blacksmith trade for twenty years. He also purchased a farm which he owned until his death. The year that Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard arrived in Fountain Green with their little family, an LDS Ward was organized, with Bishop Robert L. Johnson. The Fountain Green Choir was organized, founded by Englishman Samuel Jewkes. Cornelius Collard was one of the first choir members. In the absence of printed music, Mr. Jewkes wrote down from memory melodies of English tunes and adapted words to them. *See notes on Fountain Green, Utah, at end of biography. 4 DECEMBER 1862, SON BORN: George Collard, the fourth child, second son, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. 6 FEBRUARY 1864, SON BORN: William Collard, the fifth child, third son, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. At the time, Cornelius and Francis were living “at the old Lund home, down across from Bishop Chris Christiansen.” 1864-1872, BLACK HAWK WAR: Cornelius Collard volunteered to serve with the other settlers in the local militia during the Black Hawk War. The settlers had to carry guns with them at all times for protection against the Indians, and stand guard over their stock, to keep them from being stolen. Cornelius’s daughter, Mary Collard, when she was old enough, had to carry her father’s rifle and stand guard, while he worked in the fields. Francis and the children would sometimes have to stay inside the house at times, when Cornelius was out working in the fields. 8 JULY 1865, TRAVELED TO SALT LAKE CITY, TO MARRY IN THE ENDOWMENT HOUSE: Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard decided to have their marriage sealed, and so traveled to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Their little children were sealed to them later. MAY 1866, MOVED INTO A FORT FOR PROTECTION UNTIL SUMMER 1867 (DURING THE BLACK HAWK INDIAN WAR.) The Fountain Green Choir sang in the bowery inside the fort. 20 APRIL 1867, SON BORN: Harriet Jane Collard, the sixth child, third daughter, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. At the time, Cornelius and Francis were living “on the lot which was later his son William’s garden lot. In a two-room frame house.” 4 SEPTEMBER 1867, SON DIED: George Collard, age 5, died, the fourth child, second son, of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. This was the second son of Francis and Cornelius to die. 12 APRIL 1868, BROTHER DIED: Cornelius Collard’s brother, Edward Collard, died, leaving three widows: Harriet Barradale, Mary Taylor, and Sarah Booth, whom he had married in polygamy. At that time, it was deemed necessary for Cornelius to marry one of the widows and care for her family. Harriet apparently never had children, and never remarried. Mary Taylor apparently never remarried, and had no known children. Sarah Booth had two boys with Edward, and went on to have four daughters with Cornelius. AUGUST 1868, CORNELIUS MARRIED A SECOND WIFE: Cornelius Collard married Sarah Booth Collard, his brother’s widow, as his second wife. Sarah had only the two boys from her marriage to Edward: James Collard, 24; and Albert Collard, 22. James had already married (1865, Hannah Hunt) and left home. Albert Collard married (1869, Robena Crowther) shortly thereafter, and left home. 10 MAY 1869, (Utah History) THE INTERCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, SPANNING THE UNITED STATES, WAS COMPLETED AT PROMONTORY POINT, UTAH. FRANCIS BECAME ILL: The Indians regularly harassed the settlers, “with war cries and shooting of arrows.” Francis Peele Collard, Cornelius’s first wife, began to have a kind of mental breakdown. She would wander away from the house periodically and say she was going back to England to her mother. She had been raised in a wealthy home in England, and after the deaths of two of her young children, the physical hardships of crossing the plains, and now the stress of living in fear of the Indians, contributed to her difficulties. She became increasingly unhappy, and wrote constantly to her mother back in England, saying she was leaving. Cornelius went after Francis several times, and brought her back home. 22 MARCH 1870, CORNELIUS AND FRANCIS RECEIVED THEIR PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS: In Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. c.1870, AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF WANDERING FROM HOME, Francis Peele Collard left Utah for good, and never did return, although she later wrote letters to her children. For a time, Francis reportedly worked in a hospital in Logan, Cache County, Utah, briefly, to save up money for her trip. Then she moved back east to live with her brother, Peter Peele, and his wife in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After Francis left, there was “always a feeling of two separate families. The children and grandchildren of Francis called the second wife Aunt Sarah.” AS LIFE SETTLED DOWN, IN FOUNTAIN GREEN, and Indian hostilities lessened, Cornelius Collard, having “great musical ability” became assistant director, under Samuel Jewks, and then, later, Director, of the Fountain Green Choir. Cornelius served as Director for 30 years. Cornelius had “a good baritone voice” and “could read music well” while “many of the members learned the notes only by ear.” No organ was available, so the choir sang accompanied by two violins (one being played by Cornelius’s son, William Collard; the other by his friend, William Orson Crowther) and a cello (played by an elderly gentleman, Benjamin Gould). No tuning fork was available, to help the choir stay on pitch, so Cornelius utilized his blacksmithing skills and made one, and it actually worked. The choir sang at church, on special occasions, and at funerals. William Collard later inherited his father’s position leading the choir. *See notes on William Orson Crowther, at end of biography. CORNELIUS WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ELDERS’ QUORUM: for 21 years, and was later ordained a High Priest. He was also a Ward Teacher (Home Teacher). He had a wonderful gift of healing the sick and was known for his kindness to others. He loved little children, especially his children and grandchildren. CORNELIUS WORKED IN FOUNTAIN GREEN: Cornelius stayed busy with farmwork, and in his blacksmith shop. Before factories produced much of this world’s goods, a blacksmith was in high demand. Skilled Blacksmiths could make almost anything out of metal: Nails, Hand tools of many different kinds, plough shares (metal blades that fit on a plough and cut through the soil), door hinges, door handles, etc. Cornelius also worked hard on his farm, with his children helping as they grew old enough. There was work feeding the livestock (cows and sheep), gardening (they had to grow any produce the family would eat), and planting, irrigating, and harvesting crops in the fields. The family grew wheat, which his daughter, Mary, helped bind (into bundles after it was dry), after Cornelius cut it with a scythe, and cradled (held it up) in his arms for binding, at harvest time. The family grew crops of corn and potatoes, which grew well in Fountain Green. Cornelius' children would also take turns herding the sheep and cattle. AFTER PEACE WITH THE INDIANS WAS MADE, Cornelius Collard would routinely invite the Indians home to have dinner with his family. 3 FEBRUARY 1870, MARY’S HALF-SISTER WAS BORN: Sarah Jane Collard, the first child and first daughter of Sarah Booth Collard and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. 1 MAY 1872, MARY’S HALF-SISTER, WAS BORN: Annie Eliza Collard, the second child and second daughter of Sarah Booth Collard and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. 23 MAY 1874, MARY’S HALF-SISTER WAS BORN: Clara Collard, the ninth child and sixth daughter of Sarah Booth and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. ABOUT 1875, WHEN DAUGHTER, MARY, WAS FOURTEEN YEARS OLD, SHE BECAME VERY ILL: for six weeks. President Orson Hyde (the presiding Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at that time) and Elder [?George?] Peacock (LDS Stake President of Sanpete County), were traveling through the area, and Mary’s father, Cornelius Collard, stopped them, and asked them to administer to Mary. In the blessing, they promised her that she would get well and live to do a great work here on earth. Mary recovered. 18 DECEMBER 1876, DAUGHTER WAS BORN: Rachel Collard, the tenth child and seventh daughter of Sarah Booth and Cornelius Collard, was born in Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah. 6 APRIL 1877, (LDS Church History) -THE ST.GEORGE TEMPLE WAS DEDICATED, in St.George, Utah. (Several young men from the area of Fountain Green helped to build it.) 1877-1888, CORNELIUS’S SON, WILLIAM COLLARD, HELPED TO BUILD THE MANTI LDS TEMPLE: William Collard, and his friend, fellow violinist, William Orson Crowther, assisted in constructing the Manti Temple, in nearby Manti, Sanpete, Utah. They also helped to haul lumber for the temple from the east Sanpete mountain. The Manti Temple was dedicated in May 1888. William Collard was present at the Temple Dedication. His family still has his admission ticket, autographed by President Wilford Woodruff, then the president of the LDS Church. 4 NOVEMBER 1878, DAUGHTER MARRIED: Elizabeth Collard, Cornelius and Francis Peele’s oldest daughter, married James C. Jensen, son of Neils Jensen and Karen Jensdatter, Danish emigrants, in Sanpete County, Utah, and they had five boys and two girls together. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple in 1890. AT AGE SEVENTEEN, ABOUT 1878, Mary went to Santaquin, Utah, to do housework and visit Will Greenhalgh’s mother. She got a job at the depot, working for Mrs. Claude Wheeler. Here she met a young man, Isaiah Holladay. Mary and Isaiah began “courting” to the town’s social affairs. 26 JULY 1879, DAUGHTER MARRIED: Mary Collard, Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard’s second daughter, married Isaiah Holladay, in Santaquin, Utah, and they had 9 children together. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple in 1889, after it had been dedicated. c.1880, BUILT A NEW BRICK HOUSE: Cornelius decided to build a new house on the lot above the old one. William Collard gathered the wood that was needed to build the fire to fire the bricks. Neighbor John Green, Cornelius, and his children, William, Hattie, and Sadie helped in the construction. They made the bricks at John Green’s brickyard. This process took several weeks. Then they hauled them to the building site, Harriet stayed on the scaffold, Cornelius tossed the bricks up to her, and Will packed up the mortar to the bricklayers. 1883, Francis Peel Collard sent a letter, addressed to Mary Collard. (The letter is found in the notes after the biography.) 1884, SON WORKED ON RAILROAD: William Collard helped build the Sanpete railroad, working for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, from Fountain Green to Wales, Sanpete, Utah. 1885, A MEETINGHOUSE WAS BUILT IN FOUNTAIN GREEN. The Fountain Green Choir finally got their first organ. 20 APRIL 1885, FRANCIS SENT A POSTCARD AND A LETTER: Postmarked from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Collard. She apparently had received word that Elizabeth was married, because she makes mention of it in the address listed, but apparently didn’t know Lizzie’s married name. That same year, Frances also sent a letter to her son, William, while she was in the hospital in Philadelphia. (To read these letters, see notes section after biography.) 1 OCTOBER 1886, SON MARRIED: William Collard, 22, son of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, married Matilda Weeks, daughter of Thomas Weeks and Bettey Bates, English emigrants, in the Logan LDS Temple, in Logan, Cache County, Utah. William and Mathilda, known to the family as, “Will and Till” had seven children together. 1886/87, FRANCIS PEELE COLLARD DIED. Cornelius Collard had a dream, or impression, that his wife, Francis Peel Collard, had died, far away in Philadelphia. Cornelius was taking caring of his daughter, Clara, ill with diphtheria, at the time, and he was in isolation, under quarantine with her. He later told his family that Francis Peele had come to him. “He cried when he told of it.” Cornelius and Francis had been apart for about 16 years. MAY 1888, MANTI TEMPLE WAS DEDICATED: William Collard was in attendance. William had the number two admittance card to the dedication, which was autographed by President Wilford Woodruff, after the ceremony. Cornelius Collard was called as a Temple worker. 13 FEBRUARY 1889, FRANCIS AND CORNELIUS HAD THEIR MARRIAGE SEALED: Francis Peel and Cornelius Collard, in the Manti, Utah Temple. A relative stood in as proxy for Francis. All of the children of Francis Peel and Cornelius Collard were sealed to them that day as well, including: John Edward (deceased, done by proxy); Elizabeth, age 28; Mary, age 27; George (deceased, done by proxy); William, age 25; and Harriet, age 21. Mary Collard and Isaiah Holladay were sealed to each other, and also sealed to their children: Isaiah Cornelius, 9; John August, 7; William Arthur, 5; Loren Eugene, 3; and Francis May, 2; in the Manti, Utah Temple, by Temple President, Daniel Hanmer Wells. This would have been a very special day for Mary and Isaiah, and the Collard family. 15 MARCH 1890, DAUGHTER MARRIED: Harriet Jane Collard, daughter of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, married William Dunn II, in Utah. They were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti LDS Temple, in 1926. 1890, SON WENT ON LDS MISSION: William Collard, son of Francis Peele and Cornelius Collard, went on an LDS Mission to the Southern states, mainly in Georgia and South Carolina, USA. *See notes on the LDS Southern Mission, c. 1890, at end of biography. THE FOUNTAIN GREEN BAND: William Collard became a member of the Fountain Green Band when it was organized. From the photo of the band, it appears that William played the French horn. 1895, CORNELIUS OPENED A HOTEL: Cornelius Collard opened a hotel in his home. He also worked as the town butcher “and had his slaughterhouse down by the creek.” He made enough money to purchase stock in the local Fountain Green Co-op Store, of which he was president for twenty years. Cornelius’s son, William Collard, worked in the store. William Collard would freight goods for the store by team and wagon from York, a short distance north of Nephi, which was the terminal of the railroad into south central Utah at that time. He also made trips into Salt Lake City, a distance of about 130 miles, with fruit, butter, and other produce, which he exchanged for dry goods, and yardage (fabric) at the Co-op Store. At that time, Heber J. Grant was clerk in the ZCMI store. 2 MAY 1903, DIED: Cornelius Collard died and was buried in the lot fenced in beside his 2nd wife Sarah Booth Collard, near the burial plot of his son, William Collard (who died in 1946). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES SECTION *Notes on the emigration of Englishman Cornelius Collard, who sailed for America on the ship, “Caravan” in 1856-- **************************************************** 1856 Sailed Port Ship Leader People Landed Feb 18 Liverpool Caravan Daniel Tyler 457 New York Mar 23 Liverpool Enoch Train Jas. Ferguson 534 Boston Apr 19 Liverpool Samuel Curling Dan Jones 707 Boston May 4 Liverpool Thornton Jas. G. Willie 764 New York May 25 Liverpool Horizon Edward Martin 856 Boston Jun 1 Liverpool Wellfleet John Aubray 146 Boston Nov 18 Liverpool Columbia J. Williams 223 New York Miscellaneous 69 [This is an excerpt from a record of one of those emigrants, named James Thurston, traveling on board the ship “Caravan” with Cornelius Collard.] “Brother Thurston and wife were converted to the faith of the Latter-Day-Saints or "Mormon" religion in 1855 and immigrated to America February 18, 1856 (on the ship "Caravan" with Captain William Sands) under the directions of Daniel Tyler. Arrived in New York March 27, 1856. During the voyage across the ocean, a terrible storm arose in which one of the ships masts was broken off, and one sailor killed and another had his thigh broken and the ship was driven back five hundred miles before the damage could be repaired sufficient to make headway again.” ************ History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous ..., Volume 4 By Orson Ferguson Whitney [p. 195] [Excerpts of notes on the LDS Mission of William Holmes Walker, who traveled on the ship “Caravan” with Cornelius Collard, on the way home from his mission.] “Elder Walker started upon his mission about the middle of September, 1852, accompanied by Jesse Haven and Leonard I. Smith. . .December sailed from New York, landing at Liverpool on the 3rd of January.” “Late in February he sailed from Liverpool on the ship "Caravan," with a company of Saints presided over by Daniel Tyler, to whom he acted as first counselor; Edward Bunker and Leonard I. Smith being the other counselors. From New York, where they landed late in March, Elder Walker had charge of the company to Iowa City, which was reached early in April..” ************************************************* ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* The Latter-Day Saints' millennial star, Volume 18 [p. 300-301] “NEW YORK. New York, April 3,1856. Dear President Richards—We take this opportunity to inform you that we arrived at this port on the 27th ult., after a voyage of 41 days in the Caravan. On arriving on board the vessel we proceeded immediately to organize the Saints and place over them their respective officers, and on February 15, we divided them into five sections or wards. With this arrangement all seemed satisfied, and sustained the various appointments unanimously. We did not get under weigh until the night of the 18th, at which time we were towed out by the steamer Constitution. In our detention in the river Mersey, from the 15th to the 18th, we have to acknowledge the good hand of the Lord. On the day appointed for sailing, many vessels were driven into ports. [they couldn’t sail out of port because of a strong wind in the area.] The captain of the ship Salem, which was driven into Queenstown, said "It was the severest time I ever experienced in the [English] channel." After the steam-tug had left us we sailed along with a fair but rather cold wind for the first week, from this time until the 1st of March the weather was variable. On that day we encountered the most severe storm that we experienced during the voyage. While the storm was at its height a sailor, David Kirby, fell headforemost from the fore yard, and expired almost instantly. Brother Thomas Bartlett had his ancle severely injured by a loose spar, and several others were slightly bruised; but none seriously. We have had three births—one male, and two females, and one death—a daughter of Charles and Phebe Gibson, aged three years. We have to record one marriage—brother William Harrison and sister Hannah Adams, from the London Conference, who were united in the bonds of wedlock, by Elder Daniel Tyler, on which occasion the American flag was unfurled to the breeze, bells rung, and all the jollification was made that could be on shipboard in fair weather. In relation to provisions, they have been abundant, and of the best quality, and many of the Saints expressed themselves, that they had lived better on board than at their homes. President John Butler, from Wales, was ordained an Elder to preside over the Welsh Saints on board. I take pleasure in informing you that the speed of our vessel eclipsed that of many others that left Liverpool and adjacent ports about the same time. In this the good hand of our Father in Heaven is to be acknowledged, as well as in the general good health and other blessings which have been bestowed upon us. The Saints, have been faith-ful in their duties, and obedient to counsel, and have proved by their works that they are worthy of the name they profess. With regard to the well-ventilated and convenient ship, Caravan, we take great pleasure in recommending her as being well-adapted for passengers, or freight; her commander, Captain Sands, has acted like a gentleman, and has given general satisfaction. He was always ready to hear, and grant any reasonable petition, and has manifested an interest in the welfare of the sick and infirm. He has often ministered to their necessities from his own table, and is deserving of our gratitude, which he has. We are also much indebted to Dr. Lindsay, who is a gentleman in every sense of the word, for the disposition he has shown to befriend the Saints during the voyage. With these few lines and prayers for your prosperity, and success in the promulgation of truth, we remain your brethren in the bonds of the covenant. President, Daniel Tyler, Counsellors, ( Edward Bunker, Leonard I. Smith, William Walker.) Jesse Tye, Clerk.” ********************************************** ************************************************ The Caravan was chartered by the church to carry return missionaries and converts from Liverpool, England to New York. They left Liverpool on 18 February, 1856 and arrived in New York on 27 March, 1856. The following information is from the Mormon Immigration Index. "THE SHIP CARAVAN. -- On the 14th February we cleared 457 passengers (Saints) on this ship bound for New York, under the presidency of Elders Daniel Tyler, Edward Bunker, Leonard I. Smith, and William Walker. Among the passengers were two families of Scandinavian Saints, who were detained, by sickness, from going on the J. J. Boyd." "THE SHIP CARAVAN. -- Elder J. Taylor writes from New York, under date of April 2, as follows -- 'The Caravan arrived on the 27th ultimo, all well, no death but one child three years old. Those going forward have already started for their places of destination, the remainder, I think, will get employ.'" "NINETY-SECOND COMPANY. -- Caravan. on the fourteenth of February, 1856, the ship Caravan cleared from the port of Liverpool, with 457 Saints on board, under the presidency of Elders Daniel Tyler, Edward Bunker, Leonard I. Smith and William Walker. Among the passengers were two families of Scandinavian Saints, who were detained, by sickness from going on the John J. Boyd. On the fifteenth the presidency of the company divided the Saints into five sections, or wards, and Elder John Butler was placed in charge of the Welsh Saints on board. Owing to storms and contrary winds, the ship did not get under weigh until the eighteenth. After a prosperous voyage, though stormy at times, the Caravan arrived in New York on the twenty-seventy of March, after a passage of forty-one days. During the voyage three children were born, and one passenger died. One couple were united in the bonds of matrimony, on which occasion the American flag was unfurled to the breeze, bells were rung, and all the jollifications made that were possible on shipboard in fair weather. On one occasion, while a storm was raging, a sailor fell head foremost from the foreyard of the vessel and expired almost instantly. Soon after arriving in New York, those who expected to go forward to the outfitting place on the frontiers started for Iowa City, while a number who had not the means wherewith to continue the journey, obtained temporary employment in New York and elsewhere. (Millennial Star, Vol. XVIII, [Compiler’s notes on Caravan, from a passenger named Edward Bunker. Edward Bunker mentions that he was called to preside over the Bristol Conference after its’ previous presiding missionary, George Halliday. Note that Cornelius Collard sailed with the Edward Bunker group, but did not proceed with this company after they arrived in America. Cornelius went to Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, where he worked for a year or so, to earn money for the journey west.] Autobiography of Edward Bunker–‘After landing in Liverpool we reported ourselves to the presidency of the mission in Liverpool at the office of the Millennial Star. I was appointed to preside over the Bristol conference in the place of George Halliday who was released to emigrate. I presided there about three months, then I was called to care for Mr. Clayton’s field of labor, he being sent home. That field included Sheffield, Bradford, and Lincolnshire conference. I labored there two years then was released to preside in Scotland which included the conferences of Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. I labored there one year then was released to come home. There were about five hundred emigrants, all Saints, and some returning elders on board ship and presided over by Daniel Tyler. [p.7]] The voyage was pleasant with the exception of one storm during which one sailor was drowned. We landed in New York, at Castle Garden, thence by rail to St. Louis, then by steamboat up the Mississippi River to Iowa City, which place we reached in the month of June, 1856. Here the company were fitted out with handcarts. I was given charge of a Welsh Company and left Iowa City, June 28, 1856. We procured our provisions and teams to haul our supplies at Council Bluffs. After leaving Iowa City we encountered some heavy rain and wind storms which blew down our tents and washed away our handcarts. I got a heavy drenching which brought on a spell of rheumatism that confined me to my bed a portion of the journey. I had for my counselors brothers Grant, a Scotchman and a tailor by trade, and MacDonald, a cabinet maker, neither of whom had had much experience in handling teams. Both were returned missionaries. The Welsh had no experience at all and very few of them could speak English. This made my burden very heavy. I had the mule team to drive and had to instruct the teamsters about yoking the oxen. The journey from Missouri River to Salt Lake City was accomplished in 65 days. We were short of provisions all the way and would have suffered for food had not supplies reached us from the valley. However, we arrived safely in Salt Lake City, October 2, 1856. . .’ [p.8]” ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *Notes on John Solomon Fullmer, LDS Missionary to England– (John Solomon Fullmer is the LDS Missionary that led the group of emigrating English LDSaints that included Cornelius Collard’s brother, Edward Collard, in 1854. In this record, it stated that the Siddons sailed in 1855. Apparently one of these dates was recorded incorrectly.) ******************************************* [These notes came from a website run by the family and descendants of John Solomon Fullmer. For the full story of John, see this very well done website, including more pictures of John.] Mission to England“In the fall of 1852, he [John Solomon Fullmer] was called to fulfill a mission to England. He left his wives, who between them had twelve children - all under fourteen years of age - and journeyed to England. Mary Ann taught school to help with their livelihood while he was away and the 6th Ward records show that they received some help from the Ward storehouse. It was a difficult time for these women and their children. Mary Ann had the added sorrow of losing, Mary Ann Francis who died while John S. was away. While on his mission, John S. presided over three large conferences in England: the Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston conferences. While in laboring at Rochdale, England, on 29 March 1853, he and his companion administered[xiv] to an 18 year old boy by the name of Halsden Marsden, who had been born deaf and dumb. As they finished administering to him, the boy spoke and indicated that he could also hear. On the 27th of February 1855, upon completion of his mission, he sailed for home on the ship "Siddons", during which time he served as president of a company of 430 Saints who were emigrating to the Salt Lake Valley. After seeing this company of Saints to Philidephia, PA, he returned to New York to meet two more ship loads of Saints (the Juventa and Chimborozo to their outfitting place and boarding boats for St. Louis. Feeling a “little weary” he went to Iowa to visit his two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Fellows and Charlotte Ferris before returning to the Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1855.” ************************************** *Notes on Angus Munn Cannon, who was the LDS Missionary who ordained Cornelius Collard an Elder, in Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware, on 27 February 1857– *********************************************************************************************************************** `Donald Q. Cannon, “Angus M. Cannon: Pioneer, President, Patriarch,” in Supporting Saints: Life Stories of Nineteenth-Century Mormons, ed. Donald Q. Cannon and David J. Whittaker (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, Religious Studies Center, 1985), 369–401. Angus M. Cannon: Pioneer, President, Patriarch “In the fall of 1854 Angus received a call to serve a mission in the eastern United States, in company with Elder John Taylor. In New York City, he assisted Elder Taylor in publishing The Mormon. Following his labors in New York, Elder Cannon preached in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, baptizing several people. As a consequence of the Utah War, Angus returned to Salt Lake City, arriving on 21 June 1858.” ******************************************** Angus Munn Cannon (May 17, 1834 – June 7, 1915) was an early Latter Day Saint leader and Mormon pioneer. Cannon was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. His Manx parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1840, being baptized by his uncle John Taylor.[1] In 1854, Cannon went on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) to the Eastern United States, where he assisted John Taylor in publishing a periodical entitled The Mormon. He also preached and baptized in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.[2] In 1869 and 1870 Cannon served a second mission in the Eastern United States.[3] In April 1876, Cannon became president of the Salt Lake Stake of the LDS Church. He served in this position until April 1, 1904.[4] After his time as stake president Cannon served as a patriarch in the church. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Notes on Construction and Dedication of the Manti Temple in 1888– **********************************************************************************************************************- On the afternoon of April 25, 1877, Brigham Young dedicated the site for the Manti Temple. The cornerstones were each separately dedicated on April 14, 1879. The temple building itself was dedicated by Apostle Lorenzo Snow on May 21, 1888. During the temple dedication services, there were several spectacular spiritual manifestations. Former prophets and apostles who had already passed on were present for that sacred occasion. When Brother John W. Taylor, was speaking, “a bright halo surrounded him, in which the personages of President Brigham Young, John Taylor, and a third personage whom [some] believed to be the Prophet Joseph, were seen.” Brother Jedediah M. Grant was also seen standing next to his son, Heber J. Grant.[27] Brother Smyth was playing a selection from Mendelssohn on the organ when “a number of the Saints in the body of the hall and some of the brethren in the west stand heard most heavenly voices singing. It sounded to them as angelic, and appeared to be behind and above them, and many turned their heads in that direction wondering if there were not another choir in some other part of the building. There was no other choir.”[28] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Notes on William Orson Crowther, friend of William Collard, Cornelius Collard’s son. Robena Crowther, a relative of William Orson Crowther, later married Albert Collard, son of William Collard– [Compiler’s note: William O. Crowther published a book about the Crowther Family of Fountain Green Utah. It can be read online at a digitized book archive, at: *****************************************************************************************] William O. Crowther was named, “family historian” and reportedly worked on recording his Crowther family history for 30 years. His brother, Thomas Orson Crowther, was called on an LDS Mission to the Southern States in 1903, just as William Collard was called, c. 1890. This section is included here, because it mentions William Collard, but also because it gives a good description of an average life in Fountain Green at this time period.] [Pp. 146-149] LIFE SKETCH OF WILLIAM ORSON CROWTHER AND MARY C. MORTENSEN “WILLIAM ORSON CROWTHER, son of Thomas Crowther and Jane Jewkes, was born 27th of October, 1866, at Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah (in a fort built for protection from the Indians). He was born of good parents. He was the seventh child of a family of ten children, three sons and seven daughters. All grew to maturity, married and reared families. Owing to the early settlement of Utah, separated a thousand miles from civilization with transportation so slow and difficult, this family had to live principally from their immediate surroundings. The family grew up under privations and hardships, learning the lesson of self-support. Land was productive and abundance of wild game existed in the nearby mountains, particularly deer, rabbits, sage hens and prairie chickens. "My brothers and I became Nimrods in supplying the family with meat. Well do I remember paying my subscription to the school teacher with venison. At times we would get a surplus, and again we would go scant. "My parents were devoted Latter-day Saints and taught their children after them to pray and have faith in God. I was taught to pray at mother's knee. Mother was a beautiful singer, possessed a beautiful voice, taught me when a child many lovely songs. When about ten years of age I would invite my playmates, boys about my age, [this may have included Cornelius’ son, William Collard, as he was close in age to William O., and later mentioned as a good friend] to our home, a short time before Christmas. There we would drill on these songs preparatory for Christmas carroling. We would start on Christmas eve, visit as many homes as time would permit until bedtime. Then again in the morning until we had visited the entire town, about one hundred families, never daring to miss anyone. The people expected us, they would prepare some little dainties for us, Danish beer, cakes, apples, candy and make our visits pleasant for us and themselves. "As I grew to be a young man, my parents assisted me in getting a gun, a violin and a piccolo. I was sent to night school, to Professor A. C. Smyth, a very competent musician from London, England. I mastered vocal music very well. Played the piccolo in the band and the violin in the orchestra. I with a companion, William Collard, who also learned the violin, were put in charge of the Sunday School choir. We had no organ. We two played the violins and an aged man from England, a new arrival, Benjaman Gould, a very large man and a powerful bass singer, played the cello. This combination answered very well as a substitute for an organ. "We had many good times, took our choir to the Stake Jubilee at Mount Pleasant in competition with ten or more choirs from much larger towns, in all, we thought we held our own in quality and efficiency. I became very efficient with my gun, which was a 44 caliber rim fire Ballard, octagon barrel, one of the best in the country at that time. "I had been taught an abiding faith in the Lord, that He would direct us in all the affairs of life. I had read and pondered over the history of Nephi (Book of Mormon Prophet) and his sojourn in the wilderness with his parents and brothers. The occasion of him breaking his bow, and all the others had lost their spring; the sorrow and mourning that followed, impressed me of our condition at times; and often when wandering over the hills tired and weary, knowing our family was in need, I have humbly knelt and asked the Lord to guide me in the direction to find game. I never failed to meet with success when we were in need. Many people thought and said what a successful hunter, but there was a secret underlying the whole matter. "When a young boy I met with a bad accident. My brother James F. and I were told to cut some Alfalfa (Lucerne) for the calves at noon. Father and my oldest brother had gone to our field two miles away from town for the day. While cutting this hay I crowded to close to him, was barefoot, and when he made a stroke with the cythe he brought it around so far behind him it caught me just on the front of my right foot at the ankle, cutting an ugly gash about three inches long, causing me to go on crutches the rest of that summer. It finally healed but left a life mark that always remained. "I grew up having all the opportunities of schooling that could be offered in a new settlement. In those days there were no free schools. Father had to pay our tuition which was about two dollars and fifty cents a month for each pupil. I attended until I was eighteen years of age. My brother, James F., fresh from the University of Utah, was employed to teach school in our home town. I was employed to help him with the lower grades during the winter of 1883 and 84. During the summers of these years I worked on the D. and R. G. Western Railroad in Spanish Fork Canyon. This environment was surely degrading, the worst I was ever in. The riff-raff of the west had gathered there and many of the Mormon boys from Utah and Sanpete Counties were employed also; about two hundred men in all. We were laying big steel rails. The grade being new, the high waters from the melting snow washed the grade away and caused a number of accidents; sometimes we were called on to work all night to repair the washouts. The Railroad Company furnished two large tents, which we put up on a level grass spot. Each man furnished his own bed and there we spent our evenings and Sundays. Profanity, vulgarity, card playing, smoking and competing in the singing of vulgar songs was the theme of our associations, and sorry to say, one of our Mormon boys was among the champions in these contests. I had been taught to reverence the name of God, but these men would profane His name in their common talk and conversation and think no more about it. The crowd would applaud, clap their hands for more as each competitor finished his song. At the end of each month when pay day came, some of them would go to Salt Lake City, spend their earnings; on their return would tell in a boastful way where they had been and what they had done. I never was nearer hell than this. I went out among the willows along side the river after dark, knelt down and prayed earnestly unto my Father in Heaven to assist me to make a living without having to work in such environment. However I endured it until the work was finished. The following shows how my prayer was answered. My oldest brother, Thomas A. and wife, my sister Laura and husband, George Morgan, had previously located in Colorado in the San Luis Valley, which is one of the largest valleys in the inter-mountain west. It is in the central part of Colorado, east and west on the southern border next to the state of New Mexico, east of the Continental Divide, elevation 7500 feet, a cold, bleak country to live in, but very productive. My brother-in-law, William H. Kirby, husband of my sister Emmaline, had recently returned from a mission in the state of Georgia. For his last three months he had been transfered to the San Luis Valley, Colorado, to encourage the Saints there and teach them the art of irrigation. On his return home he and my sister decided to make the San Luis Valley, Colorado, their future home. As they had no one to accompany them but their two small children (Will and Mary Jane), they asked my parents to give their consent for me to go with them and drive one of their teams and assist them on their way to Colorado, which was agreeable to all concerned. "I had many associates and friends I held dear and it was a trial and sacrifice to leave them. I had been quite active in church duties, was ordained a teacher, March 3, 1881, and a Seventy, August 5, 1884; had taken part in the ******** of a good chapel at Fountain Green; had hauled lumber to the Manti Temple and spent part of one winter working on the grounds leveling the hill. [William Collard was known to have worked with William Crowther].The home of my youth had become dear to me. I bid my parents, brothers and sisters and sweetheart good bye on the 29th of July, 1885, and we started for Colorado.” [p. 23, William Orson Crowther, on the Dedication of the Manti Temple.] "On the 21st of May of the same year [1888] we attended the dedication of the Manti Temple; where we witnessed the power of God made manifest to a wonderful degree. Some heard Heavenly music, some saw a halo of light around the speakers.” [p. 41, Fountain Green resident, Lewis Anderson, who was Stake President of the South Sanpete Stake area for many years, mentioned the following, about the building of the Manti Temple. Our family records mention that William Collard helped haul wood from the canyons to the temple site, during construction:] “He [Lewis Anderson] labored at the Temple sawmill, in Canal Creek canyon, above Spring City, assisting there in sawing lumber for the Manti Temple. With Bishop Amasa Tucker he selected every stick of native timber for that building.” [pp. 86-87, James Franklin Crowther (b. 1860), Fountain Green Resident, a friend of William Collard, who probably did work similar to what William Collard did, in helping to construct the Manti Temple:] “In July of 1881 he [James Franklin Crowther] turned to Fountain Green where he helped his father harvest the crop and then worked in the sawmill in Spring Creek Canyon getting out logs and sawing lumber for the Manti Temple. He also worked with his father [Thomas Crowther] building the terrace walls of the Manti Temple.” *********************** [p. 152, more from James Franklin Crowther, a friend of William Collard, concerning their marriages at the Logan Temple. Note that the Manti Temple was still under construction at this time, and would not be dedicated until 1888] "During the summer of 1886, I [James Franklin Crowther] worked for wages and courted my wife which took 10 hours for my employer and long hours at night, especially when there was a dance, but it all had to be done so we made the best of it. I worked in the hay field along the La Jara river, and she cooked for the crew; by the October Conference in Salt Lake City, at which time the railroads gave reduced fare, we had saved enough to take us to the Temple at Logan, in northern Utah. We went in company with Anders Mortensen, my wife's brother and his bride, Sina Heiselt. There we met William Collard and his bride Matilda Weeks from my old home [in Fountain Green], also Willard T. Guymon from Fountain Green, with his bride from Parowan. We four couples were married in the Logan Temple by Apostle Marriner W. Merrill on October 1st, 1886.” ************************ [p. 197-199, Notes from a Fountain Green resident, named Richard Crowther, who also helped in the construction of the Manti Temple] “RICHARD CROWTHER was born in October, 1839, at the Parish of Bridge North, Shropshire, England. Son of Thomas Crowther and Ann Preece.” “Richard met the elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was converted to that faith.” “He left England and came to the U. S. A. in 1864.” “When the railroad came through Fountain Green about 1880, he had a little span of mules, and they were pert and full of life. At one time he was working on the railroad about three miles south of town. At quitting time as the train came by he undertook to keep up with it for the three miles to home. When the whistle sounded from the engine he was unhitching the tugs, declaring it was a good race. Some of the people called him 'wild Dickey Crowther.' He was a good driver but liked to let his team run once in a while. "During the winter of 1884 Richard Crowther, David Coombs, William O. Crowther, his nephew, and William Collard took their turn as assigned by the Bishop of the ward to go down and work on the Manti Temple. For leveling the grounds on the north side of the Temple, Richard took his little mule team and his wagon equipped for hauling dirt. By using planks, loose on the bottom and sides, he could unload by turning the planks one at a time and quickly get the load off. Two men stayed at the west edge of the high hill or crest to help dump the loads. They would insist that the driver keep out close to the edge so they would not have to shovel so much. Richard drove the little mules out a bit to far. The wagon began to slide in the loose dirt, tipped over and over, mules and all, going about one hundred feet to the bottom. Another instance while working on the Temple grounds: A fire alarm was sounded in the northwest part of Manti. The home of Brother Parsons was on fire and the men working on the temple grounds were ordered to go and help extinguish the fire. Richard Crowther said, "Jump on boys and we will be off." About ten or more men jumped on the loose planks on his wagon and we were soon down off the Temple Hill and a couple of blocks on our way to the fire. The little mules were sped up to full speed and the men and planks were strewn along the road. The driver, Richard, got the mules stopped and the men and planks were soon replaced and away they went again. In two more blocks the same thing was repeated. Richard shouted, "Hurry on boys, they need our help." The men jumped up and motioned for him to go on shouting, "We'll walk." So he arrived without a passenger, the men following him and rendering their services in putting out the fire. They then arranged the planks on the wagon and agreed to ride back with Richard on condition that he would go on slowly and agree to get them back safely.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Notes on Fountain Green, Sanpete County, Utah, and on Cornelius Collard, hotelkeeper in Fountain Green (Cornelius opened a “hotel,” which he ran out of his house (which may have been more like an informal boarding house, or bed-and-breakfast) in 1895)— ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ W. H. Lever. History of Sanpete and Emery counties, Utah : with sketches of cities, towns and villages, chronology of important events, records of Indian wars, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens book originally published 1898 [digitized version seen here, so expect typos and misspellings.] (page 41 of 54) FOUNTAIN GREEN, "Fountain Green is a nice little town of 1,200 or more honest, industrious and enterprising people, located on Uinta Creek, twenty-five miles north of Manti, and within six miles of the northern boundary line of Sanpete county." [1859- Fountain Green was Surveyed] "In the spring of 1859 George W. Johnson obtained permission from Brigham Young to locate the town and get settlers, and immediately after July 4th he secured the services of Albert Petty, then surveyor for Sanpete, and surveyed the original site, consisting of five blocks. The chain-carriers in this hazardous expedition were Amos P. Johnson and Heber Petty. While the party were engaged in running the lines and setting stakes, a band of Indians dashed down from the cedars on the mountain slope and stole the horses, then grazing on the native grass. This left the company alone, with no choice except to walk to Santaquin, thirty-two miles away, or return to Manti, twenty-five miles south. After a weary journey on foot Pioneer Johnson and son reached their home at Santaquin and began making preparations for returning and building a new home on the site surveyed." HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 509 [August 1, 1859, first homes built in Fountain Green] "August 1st the family, consisting of father, mother and three sons, Amos P., Horace and Oliver, reached the townsite and proceeded to erect a log house, cutting quakenasp[en] poles for the purpose and using lumber hauled from Santaquin for flooring and doors. They were joined by J, S. Holman and family, who built the second house, and John Green, Sam Allen, Christian Otteson and families, with Jacob Miller and William Gibson, two young men. These colonists built homes and put up hay for the winter, which was spent as pleasantly as the circumstances permitted. They were joined by Reese K. Lewellyn, Albey L. Shennan, Pleasant Moenche and others, and with the company of travelers en route to or from Salt Lake City, had enough diversion to drown the monotony of complete isolation. The first birth was Lester Holman, who was born soon after the houses were completed." [Spring 1860, First Meeting House Built, Irrigation ditch started] "The following spring William Gibson and Asbury Parks contracted to cut a set of quaking aspen logs for a meeting-house, which was erected a little west of the place where the present house is located. The floor was made of lumber hauled from Santaquin, the windows consisted of two 8x10 glass put in lengthwise of the building, and the roof was made of dirt. During this spring the wife of Asbury Parks died, being the first death occurring in the new town. Aside from this death the health of the people was most remarkably good considering the rude houses and limited facilities for protection against cold. A small ditch was ploughed into the canyon and the water brought down in one stream to irrigate the little gardens planted as early as possible. It was then thought that the colony was too large for the water supply and some families would be compelled to seek homes elsewhere." 510 HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. [Land divided among colonists, first LDS Ward organized in 1861, 1866, Black Hawk War broke out, Fort built] "The land was divided among the colonists in a manner similar to that of other settlements in Utah, and the work of building up a town began with bright prospects. A ward of the Mormon church was organized and R. L. Johnson appointed bishop in '61. He opened the first store and conducted the pioneer hotel of the town. The settlement prospered as well as could be expected while so far away from other towns until the Black Hawk war forced the people to abandon their homes during the summer of '66 and remove to other more protected points for safety from Indian depredations. A fort was erected during the fall of '66 and the people returned but suffered much from Indian raids on their stock. During this war James Guyman served as Major and Thomas Robinson as Captain of minutemen." [1867, first Flour Mill built, Flour Industry started] "In '67 Bernard Snow erected a small burr mill on the creek above the town and supplied the people with flour and feed stuff until '71, when it was burned. The following year a larger and more improved mill was built and Fountain Green began to supply some flour for the general market. In '88 the roller process was adopted, but the next year the mill was destroyed by fire. The present company, consisting of Charles Foote of Nephi, Lewis Anderson of Manti, A. J. Aagard, George Peterson and Ole Sorenson of Fountain Green rebuilt the mill in '90 and put in all the modern appliances. It is now a forty-barrel model roller mill, doing an excellent custom and commercial trade, under the able supervision of Ole Sorenson, an experienced and capable miller. Fountain Green flour is in demand wherever its qualities have been tested and is found on all Utah markets." [Completion of the Sanpete Valley Railroad, c. 1880's, brought increased trade to Fountain Green, p.511] "Fountain Green was connected with the outside commercial world on the completion of the Sanpete Valley railroad into the county and was the first town in Sanpete to secure a railroad. This opened up trade in every line and gave a market for the agricultural products for which the town is noted at home and abroad. The town was organized under the direction of the County court in '93 and has continued to grow and increase in commercial importance. The Co-op store was organized [by Cornelius Collard and others] in early days and has done a good business, now being under the able management of H. C. Hansen Bogh. Another important business house is the general store conducted by Andrew Aagard, one of the most enterprising and energetic men of the town. Mrs. Eliza Anderson handles furniture of all kinds and is the obliging postmaster." [Business and Industry in Fountain Green, c. 1898] "The traveling public will find two good hotels in this town, conducted by Cornelius Collard and Bishop C. J. Christiansen. Lumbering is one of the industries and a planing mill is operated by Olof Olson. The business of stockraising and woolgrowing occupies the attention of a majority of the people and returns an immense annual cash income. Wheat, oats and potatoes are the staple farm products, the quality of which cannot be excelled in any section of Utah. Brickmaking is being developed and the natural clay is peculiarly fitted for this purpose. The quality of brick manufactured here is not found anywhere else throughout the State and many carloads are therefore shipped away every year and sold in competition with the best imported eastern building material. In this one natural facility Fountain Green excels all other localities in central Utah and her citizens are proud to know it." [Volunteers from Fountain Green in the Spanish-American War, 1898, pp. 511-512] "The people of Fountain Green are loyal and patriotic in the cause of humanity and upholding the Nation's honor. When President McKinley issued a call for volunteers to fill the ranks of the United States troops in the war against Spain for freeing Cuba, four liberty-loving sons of Fountain Green hastened to respond to the demand by enlisting. They were: Chris Lund, James Robinson, Thomas Mattson and William Olson, all prominent young men and belonging to representative families. The people gave them a grand farewell party and a purse of $100, contributed from the free-will donations of generous men and women. This is an indication of the sterling traits possessed by the steady, honorable citizens of this quiet, peaceful town in the canyon of the Sanpitch mountains." [Politics in Fountain Green; Future Potential of the area] "In political matters Fountain Green has practically the same history as that of other settlements in the county. The People's party was almost unanimous until the national parties were organized, when a division was made and the Republican party gained the majority votes. The present Town Council, with Lars Nielson as president, manages the local affairs in a very satisfactory manner, insuring peace and contentment to the citizens. No drunkenness or disorderly conduct is noticed in the amusement halls, church gatherings or social entertainments and the most perfect moral conditions prevail everywhere within the town limits, No extensive manufacturing industries are yet constructed, but the natural facilities are good for beet sugar factory, increased brick and tiling factories, starch factory and woolen mills, some of which will no doubt be erected before many years." [Education in Fountain Green] "Fountain Green has always maintained a good school system and educated some of the brightest professional men in Sanpete county. The schools are now under the able management of N. M. Anderson as principal.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Excerpt concerning Clara Collard, a daughter of Cornelius Collard--] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Utah since statehood: historical and biographical, Volume 2 By Noble Warrum [p. 1118] “On the 15th of August, 1900, Mr. Nielson was married to Miss Clara Collard, a daughter of Cornelius and Sarah (Booth) Collard, who came from England in 1861 and crossed the plains with oxen to Utah, settling at Fountain Green. Her father was for two years in the Black Hawk war, aiding throughout that period in protecting the interests of settlers from the encroachment of the red men. He was made a high priest in the church and for twenty-five years was choir leader. He was also superintendent of the Fountain Green Cooperative Institution for a number of years and was thus closely associated with various lines of church work and activity. He died in 1903, while Mrs. Collard survived until 1910. The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Nielson are: Ivy J., who was born on the 20th of May, 1901; Phares L., whose birth occurred May 15, 1905; and Alma C., whose natal day was Sept