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Show JOSEPH BARTON Excerpts from Journal I, Joseph Barton, was the sixth son of John and Elizabeth (Bell) Barton, born July 25, 1848, at St. Helens, Lancashire, England. ;.l attended Cowley's British schools (Mrs. Newton Lucey Leicher) until May 1, 1862. *I emigrated to the United States. We left St. Helens May 3, 1862 for Liverpool. We left Liverpool May 6, 1862. We arrived at New York in the U.S. on Friday, June 13, 1862 after a voyage of 38 days on the sailing vessel "Manchester" under Captain Trask. We left New York, Saturday, June 14, 1862 and traveled by rail and river steamboat to Florence, Nebraska, arriving there on Thursday, June 26, 1862. The last railroad I saw on the journey was the Hannibal and St. Joe at St. Joseph, Missouri on June 23, 1862. Crossing the Plains After outfitting with ox team and supplies we left Florence on August 1, 1862 for Salt Lake City, Utah where we arrived Sunday, October 5, 1862, a journey of 66 days, 1060 miles, average travel approximately 16 miles per day. We left Salt Lake City Saturday, October 26, 1862 for Kaysville, Davis County, Utah. We arrived there the same day at about 11 o'clock p.m. and made our home for the time being on the "David Day Farm" on the "Lower Road". This farm was later known as the ''James Green" place. School Teacher In the spring of 1863 I was not yet 15 years of age; I was engaged to teach school in the old adobe school house on the "lower road" in Kaysville. I taught for three months. Many of the students were older than I. Pioneer Life For several years and until I attained my maturity I lived and worked on the farm, rode the range after stock, went to the mountains for wood, and sawed logs to make lumber for our new home -- a real old-time pioneer life, Kaysville Brass Band The band was organized in 1866. I was a member. The 1st Cornet was my instrument. George Parkman was our director until 1868 when he removed to Salt Lake City. I was chosen to be Captain and Director and remained such until 1890 when I removed to Ogden City, Utah. (I was the youngest member of the band, three of whom were my brothers). Union Pacific Railway In the fall of 1868 I worked with pick and shovel on the grade in Weber County, Utah, and later rode on the first car and on the first rails laid in the Great Salt Lake Valley. Early in 1869 the track layers reached the mouth of Weber Canyon. I took the Kaysville Brass Band to the canyon about six miles from Kaysville -- and as the rails were being laid and the work train moved west, slowly down the canyon, it 7~ Joseph Barton doesn't say how many of his family emigrated to Utah |
