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Show 369 Appendix His daughter Philomelia was born in Kirtland in 1835 and his son David Dan was born in Kirtland in winter of 1837-1838. While on the journey to Missouri Philomelia died on 27th of May at Father Eldridges near Indianapolis, Indiana. He borrowed money of Mr. Stope on his journey to repair a broken wheel. got In Far West with his sons, he went to work and ahead. paid means In the fall of 1838 he and his his debts and I . Myron went about nine miles to mill on Log Creek and as they were about returning home, the State Militia in mob style came upon them, and he told Myron to run and take care of himself and Myron crawled under a large pile of clearing brush and was not discovered by the mob. The mob came upon Father Tanner and one of them snapped his gun at him and it refused to go off and he son then took hold of the muzzle and struck him over the head with the breach and cut a great ugly gash in his head and would most likely have killed him out-right had it not been for his heavy felt hat, the doublt of which caught the blow first. was dealt by Capt. Odell. He was taken prisoner and kept three days and wore his bloody clothes, and stubbornly refused to wash the blood off himself. They also kept his team and wagon. They let him go out upon his honor to take a wounded man to his family, after which he returned to their custody and redeemed his honor. The blow two or Prophet Joseph was sentenced to be shot, but General Donoughfen protested and withdrew his men, and on the day the execution was to take place, the Saints laid down their arms, and some of the prison At this time the ers were released, and among them was father John Tanner. the militia raid he lost very heavily in stock stolen, and as soon as he was released he went right to work getting things together for his anticipated journey to Illinois. During Sidney on ahead with a load of things to the landing 1839 he on Mississippi opposite Quincy. On the 3rd day of March started with his family and his sons families for Illinois and arrived in New Liberty about the 1 st of April where he stopped for a year to re cruit and he prospered well. About the middle of March 1840 he again gathered up his worldly He sent his son the effects and moved onto the Half Breed tract of land about four miles from Montrose in Lee County, Iowa where his daughter Sariah was born in 250 acres July 1840. Here he opened and cultivated a large farm putting here under all fence; good under the plow, and about 200 into pasture, he lived and prospered well for six years. In 1842 he called upon bro. Hyrum Smith and asked him if it would had be all right for him to sell the Temple Committee's note which he Bro. interest. with now held for 7 years for the amount of $1,300.00 |
