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Show 45 44 They observed their Golden Wedding at their home in Sandy, January 24,1933. This school house they remodeled and I ived in it when Mr. Nelson bought the school property. Their first Home burned down. This information was received from a daughter Fidelia Ellen Nelson Dawson, 235 West Gentile, Layton, Utah and from the Ward records of Crescent. * * * * * * * * * *• HENRY WILLIAM BROWN October 11,1839 - June 9,1913 Henry William Brown was born in Newbury, Berks, England, October 11,1839 and was the son of Jonathan Brown and Sarah Cousins Brown. His parents joined troe L.D.S. Church in England in 1852 and emigrated to America in January 1853, crossing the Atlantic Allantic in a sailing vessel and bringing 7 children with them, the oldest being Henry William. They took up land east of State Street on what is now 4600 South, where they built a home. Henry's father died in 1860 and Henry then had to run the farm and help his mother raise the family. Henry received his education in South Cottonwood. In 1869 he married Sarah Ann Kilpack. they were the parents of 10 children In 1883, he married a second wife, Emily Robinson, and they were the parents of 6 children. They suffered all !he hardships of Pologamy and he had to move the second wife to Davis County, but in 1890 he moved the family to Crescent ,buying 40 acres from his borther Edwin who had homesteaded a quarter section earlier and which had been bought by William Fairbourn, Albert G. G . Brown and James Cunliffe and Henry W. Brown. " He filled a mission to England,1881England,1881 - 1883 at which genealc.gy of his parents family. time he collected much genealc..gy He was a very enterprising man and helped put over ." many projects in Crescent. He was Secretary- Treasur~r oi the East Jordan Canal Co. ,and later became the PresIdent for many years. He was chairman of the Board of Canals, and was also chairman of the South Cottonwood Irrigation Co. He was a school Trustee for 1 5 y~ars. He was a faithful Church worker and was a councilman to the 72nd Quorum of Seventy. He suffered a ." stroke in 1910 and died from its effects "June June 9,1913. Burial was in the Murray City Cemetery. Emily Robinson was born In· in" Great Barrington Glous, England, May 22,1862. She joined the church in England and was baptized in 1880 and came to America soon after. She was a quite woman; woman, very. English in her speech, and was a good kind mother. Their Children were: William Henry Brown, married Ida Heuser of Sandy. Joseph Hyrum Brown, married Hilda Bloom of Sandy. Ralph Truman Brown, married Hazel Goff of Sandy . Horace Eugene Brown, married Edna Wennerstrom of Sandy. Viola May Brown, never married. Gladys Emily Brown, married Raymond E. Larson of Salt Lake City. They received their schooling at the Crescent Elementry. The two older boys moved to Sandy when they married, Ralph lived in the old home in Crescent, but later moved to Sandy. Viola was Secretary of Sunday School for several years. Gladys moved to Salt Lake City when she married. * ** ** ** * ** * WILLIAM GEORGE TAYLOR and PHOEBE SUSANNAH BOWTHORPE William George Taylor was born August 28,1848 In in Salt Lake City. He was the first male child born in Utah. (There was one girl born in Utah before him). His father was William Taylor ,born September 2,1823, in England, and was the brother of 01 President John Taylor. His mother was Lovina Chandler and was born in New York, December 19,1822. His parents were among those persecuted Saints who were driven from one place to another in search of peace and freedom. They as Pioneers, came accross the pi ains in the early part of 1848, and settled in Salt Lake City, here he received his education as he grew up. He married Phoebe Susannah Bowthorpe, June 17, 1872 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City and lived in the Big Cottonwood area (later called Holliday), aiter after their marriage. Phoebe Susannah Bowthorpe was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England on October 22.1848. 22,1848. Her family left England for America, January 8,1853 when she was 5 years old. From Liverpool they sailed on the ship,"Ellen ship, "Ellen Maria", which sailed January 15,1853. They landed by way of New Orleans, after spending seven weeks on the water with severe storms; travel ed by steamboat up the river to St. Louis, stayed there six weeks then went as far as Caricut where they stayed 7 weeks to gather cattle, horses and wagons together, and prepared to travel west. There Were hundreds of people ready to start at that time. They then started the long journey on foot; walked first to the |
