Allen Family History

Sources of Information: 1. Provided by client.

ROBERT ALLEN PROJECT SUMMARY [history011606 / 0346] 25 January 2006

OBJECTIVES

Collect histories, diaries, biographies, and historical information on ancestors of Daryl (Lieurance) Allen for book to be written.

RESULTS

Found historical/genealogical information and some photographs on the Lieurance line at www.lieurance-legacy.com <http://www.lieurance-legacy.com>.
Found historical information on the Jared line through a family history.
Searched for information on the early LDS families through many LDS Church records, such as Church censuses, genealogical surveys, the Early Church Information File, the Journal History of the Church, and records in the LDS Church Archives and Library.
Found immigration histories for many LDS families.
Learned more about the Schofield family through a family history.
Contacted several descendants of these families for additional information and especially for information on any extant family histories, journals, or photographs.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Continue to contact descendants and call those who have not returned our calls during this session. Seek to find more descendants through genealogical message boards.

2. Call public libraries, county courthouses, state archives, etc. to determine what historical records may be available for the areas in which these ancestors lived, especially those which were not LDS.

ROBERT ALLEN RESEARCH REPORT [history011606 / 0346] 25 January 2006

The objective of this session was to collect histories, diaries, biographies, and historical information on ancestors of Daryl (Lieurance) Allen for a book to be written on Allen and Lieurance ancestry.

LIEURANCE Research first focused on all ancestors of Richard Edward Lieurance. The best source for historical information on the Lieurance family was found at www.lieurance-legacy.com http://www.lieurance-legacy.com. Since Richard was born in 1922 and was the first in this line to join the LDS Church, we did not have success finding this line in LDS Church historical records. Richard Edward Lieurance Information from the above website added Richard’s death information [document #1a]: Dr. Richard “Dick” Edward died in Napa, Napa Co., CA on 17 Jun 1998, he was 75. Chester Ivan Lieurance According to this website, Chester was born 11 April 1897 in Scottsville, Mitchell County, Kansas (previous research has found he was born 16 April 1895 in Cherry Vale, Montgomery County, Kansas) [document #1a]. Chester died of a heart attack 18 May 1943. The site received the following letter about him: “My father [unknown] told me that Chester was a man about town and he had to quit school and take care of the girls [at home?] as Grandmother Lieurance was [n]earing the end of her life. She died at age 49 or so Dad said.” The site listed Chester in the 1900 Federal Census in El Dorado, Butler, Kansas and in the 1910 Federal Census in Stockton, Rooks, Kansas. Information for Chester’s daughter, Phyllis, was given as follows: Phyllis. Born on 9 Jan 1914 in Lusk, Niobrara, WY. Phyllis died in Seattle, King Co. WA on 1 Jul 1982, she was 68.

Our current information states Phyllis was born 1928 in Lusk, so this will have to be researched further. 

Delbert Calvin Lieurance There are several differences between our current information on Delbert Calvin Lieurance and the Lieurance family website. First, Delbert’s death place is given as Cherryvale, Kansas, rather than Scottsville and his death date is reported as 27 April 1939 rather than 26 April [document #1b]. He died of throat cancer. His occupations were a postmaster and pharmacist. The site reports that Delbert’s wife, Alice Adelaide Shewell, was an art teacher and later died of a stroke. The couple was reportedly found in El Dorado, Butler, Kansas in 1900, in Stockton, Rooks, Kansas in 1910, and in Scottsville, Mitchell, Kansas in 1930. Concerning the death of their two oldest children, one grandchild, M.E. Lieurance Gates, wrote: Aunt Heloise told us (Mom and I) that every summer grandmother took the kids and went somewhere that had a different climate. She was not really well. She took Fred and Bruce, Fred as a baby and Bruce as a toddler and she did not come home with them. That was the time dysentary was a tragic killer of people.

According to this website, Delbert Calvin remarried in about 1921 to a woman named Mary C., born about 1879 in Maryland [document #1c]. This information was probably found in the 1930 Federal Census and should be verified in the future. 
The website included several pictures of the Delbert Lieurance family, including a photo of Delbert and his wife, Alice, as well as several photos of their children and of Delbert as a grown man [document #1d-g]. Concerning their daughters, Dorothy (born 1903), Helen (born 1905), and Heloise (born 1909), the site relates the following [document #1e-f]:

M.E. Lieurance Gates: Aunt Dorothy sent me a gift after our [daughter] was born and she and uncle Marvin were living in Longmont, Colorado. She was a typical farm wife. She was the heaviest of the girls and jolly. I remember her pouring heavy cream on our cereal which I thought was gross and the rest [o]f the kids thought it was wonderful! She made her own butter and was a wonderful cook. She also died of a heart attack! Aunt Dorothy moved to Alhambra, California and finished raising her family there. I think, but do not know, that she is buried there.

M.E. Lieurance Gates: Aunt Helen and Uncle Marvin Motes sold their farm in Kansas and settled in Longmont, Colorado and passed away there but since they are both from Kansas they may be buried in Kansas. I have some contact with their youngest Daughter. She has never married and has worked as a nursing aide. She sends me wonderful cards but not many letters. Their oldest daughter Peggy Motes Ball has passed away [no date]. She was a nurse with a wonderful sense of humor.

M.E. Lieurance Gates: At the family reunion, and Aunt Heloise was there, was the first I had ever heard of a George Lieurance. My father’s youngest sister Heloise Lieurance Boyle always kept in touch with us. Every time they went on an extended vacation they came through wherever we were living. After I had lost both my parents I would pump Aunt Heloise for Lieurance information. She always spoke of Andrew Jackson Lieurance and as an Uncle Joe. Aunt Heloise died in a nursing home near her youngest daughter’s place. Her Judy Jo died of an aneurysm.

Daughter of Heloise: In Feb Heloise Boyle, my mother, died of a stroke in Minneapolis. She was living at the Redeemer Residence, a very warm and caring place. My sister . . . and her family live a few blocks form [sic] Redeemer and have been very instrumental in all the wonderful care that mom received in Minn. during the four years she lived there. We had a service for her at the residence and another in Kansas City at Roanoke Presbyterian Church. It was so comforting to hear from all the people whose lives she had touched over the years. The burial service was on Memorial Day in Scottsville, Kansas. It was a beautiful day to remember Heloise, with all the family. . . . George A. Lieurance The Lieurance website says the following about George and his wife, Amanda Jared [document #1h-i]: George and Amanda were living in Warren County, Illinois when they met. Amanda’s parents removed to Oskaloosa, Mahasko Co. IA from Warren Co. Illinois some years prior to George and Amanda’s wedding in 1844. The two traveled from Warren Co. Illinois to Oskaloosa, IA to be wed in the home of her father, Joel Jared. They became the first couple to marry in that county. It isn’t until 1860 that George actually moved his family to Mahaska County, Iowa. . . . (. . . now known as Indianapolis, IA). . . . On 13 August 1862 at the age of 37, George enlisted as Lieutenant in the Civil War, commissioned in Company C, 40th Infantry Regiment Iowa. He resigned on 19 Jun 1863 and went home to Indianapolis, Iowa. . . . George Lieurance was a Reverend in Whatcheer, IA. Sometime after 1870, George and Amanda followed their sons to Neosho Falls, Kansas.

George was a Methodist. The website gives his and Amanda’s wedding date as 27 June 1844 rather than 26 June [document #1h]. A biography of George was published in the Portrait & Biographical Album of Mahaska County, Iowa in 1887, when George sixty-two years old [document #1j-L]:

“GEORGE LIEURANCE,” of Monroe Township, was born in Clinton County, Ohio in 1825 and resided there with his father until 1836, when the family removed to and settled in Warren County, Illinois. He came to Mahaska [Iowa] in 1844 and on June 26 of that year was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Jared, born in Kentucky in 1827, being the first couple married in the county. They are the parents of four children: Cynthia L. is the wife of John Witt, and lives in this township; Andrew J. is at Neosha Falls, Kansas; Joseph M. lives in Stafford County, Kansas; Calvin D. is at home. George Lieurance served in the late war for a period of twelve months as First Lieutenant of Company C, 40th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, when by reason of sickness he resigned his commission and came home. He is a member of the A.F. & A.M. Himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Immediately following his marriage Mr. Lieurance came to Iowa and settled in Monroe Township, this county. His home farm consists of 242 acres of very fertile land, which he has brought to a high state of cultivation, and otherwise splendidly improved. He engages in mixed farming and stock raising, and has prospered exceedingly well in them. He is a pioneer who has grown with the growth of the county, is a man of considerable individuality and force of character, and is deserving of all the prosperity that has attended him in the past or may fall to his lot in the future. In every respect an estimable citizen, most honorable and of the strictest integrity, he is highly regarded by a very large circle of acquaintances. Amanda Lieurance’s obituary reads as follows [document #1j]:

Died at her home near Neosha [sic] Falls, Kansas, on Saturday, February 8th, 1896, of neuralgia of the heart, Mrs. Amanda Lieurance, wife of Rev. George Lieurance, aged 69 years.

The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the M. E. Church in this city. Rev. P. B. Knepp, assisted by the other ministers of the city, conducting the service. The interment took place in the city cemetery. Mrs. Amanda Lieurance, whose maiden name was Jared, was born in Breckenridge County, Kentucky March 31, 1827 and in 1836 removed with her parents to Warren County, Illinois. In 1844 she removed with her parents to Mahaska County, Iowa and on the 27th day of June of that year was united in Marriage to George Lieurance. Nine children blessed the union, four of whom survive her, one daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Witt, of Barnes Iowa. Three sons, Dr. A. J. Lieurance and Joseph Lieurance of this city, and Calvin Lieurance of Cherryvale and today mourn the loss of the dearest earthly friend. When thirteen years old the deceased was converted and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but since 1874 she and her husband have been active members of the Methodist Church. The bereaved family have the entire sympathy of all in this hour of sorrow, and especially her aged husband who most of all must feel the pangs of sorrow that the death of this dear on[e] has brought into his life.

Cards of thanks: I desire to thank the friends for their kindness and assistance during the sickness and death of my loved companion. [signed] Geo. Lieurance

Elijah Lieurance According to the Lieurance family website, Elijah was born in North Carolina and came to Clinton County, Ohio with his father in 1806 [document #1m]. He served in the War of 1812 and was captured and imprisoned at Hull’s surrender. He later returned home and lived in Washington Township, Clinton County until he left for Warren County, Illinois in 1836. He was a farmer and wagon maker. He was buried in Section 6 at the Greenbush Cemetery in Greenbush Township, Warren County. Additions to information about his children are the following: Cynthia (born 1821) died 1911, Melissa was born 1827, and Mariah “Myra” was also born in that year and died 1877 [document #1m-n]. A photograph of the tombstones of Elijah and his wife, Cynthia, was also included on the website [document #1o]. We have also included historical information about Peter’s father in case it is needed [document #1p-r]. A history of Washington Township, Clinton County which describes Peter and also talks about Elijah’s life is also included [document #2a-b]. JARED We searched for family histories at the Family History Library for nearly all surnames in the pedigree of Daryl Lieurance, but found only two relevant histories, one of which was for Amanda Jared, daughter of Joel Jared [document #4a-ca]. This book focuses mainly on Joel’s grandfather, John, and his descendants. Pages 2-14 of the first volume give a good history on John [document #4a-g]. We found it interesting that a branch of these descendants, children of Moses Jared who was Joel’s cousin, joined the Church in 1842 and were with the Saints in Nauvoo [document #4L-o]. Information about Joseph Jared, Joel’s father, stated he died 4 March 1835 in Jackson (now Putnam) County, Tennessee (our information states he died 7 January 1848, place unknown) [document #4s]. The book also gives additional information for his marriage to Agnes Beard, stating that their marriage bond is at the Bedford County (Virginia) Courthouse [document #4s]: An interesting marriage contract lies in the vaults of the Bedford County Court House in Virginia. It reads: “Know all men by these presents that we Joseph Jarrett and George Simmons are held and firmly bound unto Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of Chief Magistrate of the State of Virginia in the sum of Fifty pounds to which paim’t. (payment) well and truly to be made to the said Patrick Henry or his Successors we bind ourselves and each of our Joints and several Heirs. Exor’s and Admir’s. firmly by these present. Sealed with our seals and dated this 23 day of Oct. 1780.

The condition of the above oblign. is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly to be had and solemnized between Joseph Jarrett and Aggy Beard. Now if there shall be no lawful Cause to Obstruct the s’d marriage then the above Oblign. to be void. Else to remain in full force and virtue.”

Filed with this bond was a paper stating that Margit Young, mother of Aggy Beard, gave her consent to said marriage.

The book also includes a date for his second marriage to Elizabeth Baker: 19 January 1902 [document #4s]. It also states Joseph was a veteran of the American Revolution-he enlisted 12 October 1779 in Loudoun County, Virginia at a place called Lacey’s Tavern on Bulskin Creek. Concerning his experiences in the war, the book states [document #4s-t]:

His regiment was immediately marched from Lacey’s Tavern aforesaid to Richmond, Virginia, with an expectations of going from that place to Hillsborough but when they arrived at Richmond, they were ordered to march on Portsmouth on Nancymond River. After being at Portsmouth a few days they were marched to Cabbin’s Point, here they stayed a few days and were thence marched to an oil field, the distance not recollected, where they were stationed about ten or fifteen days. At this place they built large tents of green pines with much order and regularity as to their arrangement after the manner of streets of a town and in consequence of this circumstance they called the place Green-Town, by which name it has been called and known ever since. From Green-Town they were marched to Petersburg, Virginia, and were stationed about one mile from that place. Here they remained until the time for which they had volunteered, had expired, and during the time they were at this place, the Regiment was reviewed by General Stuban, after which the General complimented the soldiers for their patriotism in volunteering in the service of our country, called them good boys, and then dismissed the soldiers from further service at that time. They received no written discharges.

After his discharge, Joseph later entered the service once again:

Joseph returned home and remained until sometime in the summer of 1781, and again volunteered in the service of the United States in Loudoun County, Va., and at the same Lacey’s Tavern. They again marched to Richmond, thence immediately to Gloucester in Gloucester County near Little York, where he joined the main Army under General Washington. Here he remained during the balance of the summer and fall until sometime after Cornwallis’ surrender. After the battle was over they were employed in guarding the prisoners, until they started to Nowling’s Ferry on the Potomac River, to which place they guarded the prisoners. They were again discharged from service without receiving written discharges. He was not engaged in any other battle or engagement but the Battle of Little York. He was engaged in the service during the last campaign at least three months and to the best of his knowledge it was more than that length of time-which together with his first mentioned service would make more than six months . . .

It appears that the above information came from Revolutionary War pension papers. These should be obtained in the future if we have not already done so. 
Joseph apparently moved from Virginia to Jackson County, Tennessee in about 1810. He may have been influenced by his brother, William, who was in Putnam County, Tennessee by 1795. 
Joseph’s son, Joel, was likely named after Joseph’s brother, Joel, who was born 19 July 1785 [document #4bn]. More information about this older Joel can be found on page 574 of the history. 
The history traces the Jared family back through a Thomas Jarrell to Sir Thomas Gerrard of 1578 [document #4bp]. It also traces the line of Hannah Whiteacre (wife of Joseph) back several additional generations. These genealogies would of course need to be verified in the future. 
This history also includes information for many Jared descendants. These could be contacted in the future for additional information. 

BURKHEAD Searching the internet, we found only one reference to the Burkhead line. A Nathan Burkhead was Postmaster when the Post Office at Alanthus in Larrabee Township, Gove County, Kansas was established in 1887 [document #5]. We do not yet know if this was the ancestral Nathan. Research thus far has not found evidence that he ever went to Kansas, although several of his children did settle in that state. COLEMAN Research next turned to the early LDS ancestors of Daryl Lieurance and was first focused on the Coleman ancestry of her mother, Leah Florence Coleman. Charles William Harold Coleman Searching for Leah’s parents, we found that her father was registered for the World War I draft at the age of thirty [document #6]. At that time he lived at 2132 Richard Street in Salt Lake City and worked at a warehouse in Salt Lake City for Anderson and Taylor Coopers [name difficult to read]. He was married with four children. His physical description is difficult to read on the printout and should be searched again. Searching LDS Church census records, we found the Charles Coleman family from 1914 to 1960 [document #7a-g]. It appears they lived at “Rear” 2125 S. West Temple in 1914 and at 2132 South Richards Street from before 1921 to 1925 [document #7a-c]. During these years the family was in the Burton Ward, Granite Stake. From 1930 to 1960 they lived at 3041 South 20th East and were part of the Wilford Ward in the same stake until 1935; they became part of the Grandview Ward in 1940 but remained at the same address. There must have been a great amount of growth in this area from about 1935 to 1960 because their ward and stake name changed several times during this period. Extracts of these records are as follows [document #7a-g]: Coleman, 1914 Census, Burton Ward, Granite Stake, Rear 2125 S. West Temple Name Age Sex Priesthood Status Birth
Chas Wm 29 M Elder Married Europe
Irene S 25 F Member Married Utah
Irene Elizabeth 4 F Child Single Utah
Hellen 2 F Child Single Utah
Chas Wm 3 wks M Child Single Utah

Coleman, Census 2-10-1921, Burton Ward, Granite Stake, 2132 S. Richards Street Name Sex When Born Where Born Priesthood Status Enrolled
Charles William M 2 Nov 1886 Europe S[eventy] Married
Irene Schofield F 25 June 1888 North Amer Member Married Primary Irene Elizabeth F 20 Apr 1911 North Amer Member Sunday School, Primary, & Religion Class
Helen F 19 Dec 1913 North Amer Child Sunday School, Primary, & Religion Class
Charles William Jr. M 28 Nov 1915 North Amer Child Sunday School, Primary, & Religion Class
Harrold Schofield M 24 Mar 1917 North Amer Child Sunday School, Primary
Leah Florence F 28 Dec 1919 North Amer Child

Coleman, 30 September 1925, Burton Ward, Grant Stake, 2132 Richard St. Name Sex When Born Where Born Priesthood
Charles William Coleman M 2 Nov 1886 Europe S
Irene Schofield F 25 June 1888 North Amer
Irene Elizabeth Coleman F 20 Apr 1911 North Amer Member
Helen Coleman F 19 Dec 1913 North Amer Member
Charles William Coleman M 28 Nov 1915 North Amer Member
Harold Schofield Coleman M 24 Mar 1918 North Amer Child
Leah Florence F 28 Dec 1919 North Amer Child
Richard Hary M 3 Nov 1922 North Amer Child
Wallase John M 8 Jul 1925 North Amer Child

Coleman, August 1930, Wilford Ward, Grant Stake, 3041 So. 20 East Name Sex Priesthood When Born Where Born
Charles William M S 2 Nov 1887 England Irene Schofield F M 25 May 1888 Salt Lake
Irene Elizabeth F M 20 Apr 1911 Salt Lake
Helen F M 19 Dec 1913 Salt Lake
Charles William Jr. M D 28 Nov 1914 Salt Lake
Harold Schofield M D 24 Mar 1917 Salt Lake
Leah Florence F M 28 Dec 1919 Salt Lake
Richard Harris M C 3 Nov 1922 Salt Lake
Wallace John M C 8 July 1925 Salt Lake
Gloria Ruth F C 12 Jul 1928 Salt Lake

Coleman, 1935, Wilford Ward, Grant Stake, 3041 So. 20 East Name Sex Priesthood When Born Where Born
Charles Wm M S 2 Nov 1886 Chelteham[sic], England Irene Scofield F M 25 June 1888 Salt Lake, Utah Helen F M 19 Dec 1912 Salt Lake, Utah Chas Wm Jr. M E 28 Nov 1914 Salt Lake, Utah Harold S. M P 24 Mar 1917 Salt Lake, Utah Leah Florence F M 28 Dec 1919 Salt Lake, Utah Richard Harris M D 3 Nov 1922 Salt Lake, Utah Wallace John 8 Oct 1925 Salt Lake, Utah Gloria Ruth F C 12 Jul 1928 Salt Lake, Utah Charlene Coleman F C 17 Oct 1930 Salt Lake, Utah

Coleman, 11-10-1940, Grandview Ward, Grant Stake, 3041 So. 20 E. Name Sex Priesthood Status When Born Where Born
Charles William M S Md 2 Nov 1886 Cheltenham, Eng Irene Schofield F M Md 25 May 1888 Salt Lake, Utah Charles William Jr. M E Sing 28 Nov 1914 Salt Lake, Utah Harold S. M E Sing 24 Mar 1917 Salt Lake, Utah Leah Florence F M Sing 28 Dec 1919 Salt Lake, Utah Richard Harris M P Sing 3 Nov 1922 Salt Lake, Utah John Wallace M D Sing 8 Oct 1925 Salt Lake, Utah Gloria Ruth F M Sing 12 Jul 1928 Salt Lake, Utah Charlene F M Sing 17 Oct 1930 Salt Lake, Utah

Coleman, May 1950, Kenwood Ward, East Mill Creek Stake, 3041 So. 20th East Name Sex Priesthood Status When Born Where Born
Charles Will M HP M 1 Nov 1886 Cheltenham, England Irene Schofield F M M 25 June 1888 Salt Lake City, Utah
Richard Harris M E S 3 Nov 1903 Salt Lake City, Utah
Wallace John M S S 8 Jul 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah
Gloria Ruth F M S 12 Jul 1928 Salt Lake City, Utah
Charlene F M S 17 Oct 1931 Salt Lake City, Utah

Coleman, May 1955, Kenwood II Ward, Wilford Stake, 3041 So. 20th East Name Sex Priesthood Status When Born Where Born
Charles William M HP Married 2 Nov 1886 Cheltenham, England Irene Schofield F Mem Married 25 June 1888 Salt Lake City, Utah
Where previously of record: Richards St.

Coleman, May 1960, Kenwood II Ward, Wilford Stake, 3041 So. 20th East, Salt Lake City, Utah Name Sex Priesthood Status When Born Where Born
Charles W. M HP M 2 Nov 1886 Cheltenham, England Irene Schofield F M M 25 June 1888 Salt Lake City, Utah

Charles was ordained an Elder by his father, John W. Coleman, in 1909 and a Seventy by Lawrence R. Derbidge 26 April 1920 [document #8a]. This was during the time that the office of a Seventy was a ward ordination rather than a general church calling. Charles Coleman and Dwight Jones compiled a history of Granite Seminary in 1933. We do not yet know how Charles was connected with the seminary.
Charles William Coleman, Jr. was blessed by his great-grandfather, John Dean Swift, 7 February 1915 [document #8c]. 
Charles’ wife, Irene, was listed as a former Sunday School Teacher in the Sixteenth Ward, Riverside Stake (written 1945) [document #9d]. She is included in a photo of a group of teachers. A brief sketch of her life states she taught Sunday School, Primary, Mutual, and Relief Society in the various wards she attended. She graduated from Jackson School (High School?) and then went to Garteells School of Shorthand and Typing [document #9e]. This sketch lists an additional son, Douglas, between her children Wallace and Gloria. Since he was not included in LDS Church census records, he was probably born about 1926 and died before 1930. 

John William Coleman The family of Charles’ father, John William, was included in a Granite Stake Genealogical Survey taken in August of 1920 [document #10a-c]. The family was in the Burton Ward and is reported as follows:

Name Born Place of Birth Present Address John William Coleman 3 Feb 1858 Cheltenham, England 2131 So. West Temple
Mary Elizabeth Harris Coleman 22 June 1859 Cheltenham, England 2131 So. West Temple
Beatrice Annie Coleman Brain 12 Aug 1882 Cheltenham, England Jefferson St.
Charles William Coleman 2 Nov 1885 Cheltenham, England Richards St.
Harry James Coleman 26 Oct 1889 Cheltenham, England Richards St.
Wilford Woodruff Coleman 12 Nov 1895 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 So. West Temple
Owen Acton Coleman 9 Apr 1898 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 So. West Temple
David George Coleman 7 Nov 1901 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 So. West Temple
Ernest John Coleman 4 Mar 1904 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 So. West Temple

A survey taken 13 March 1922 reports [document #10d]:

Name Born Place of Birth Present Address John William Coleman 3 Feb 1858 Birmingham, England 2131 S. West Temple, SLC
Mary Elizabeth Harris 22 June 1859 Cheltman [sic], England 2131 S. West Temple, SLC
Beatric Annie Coleman Brain 1890 Cheltman, England 1638 Jefferson St., SLC Charles William Coleman 2 Nov 1885 Cheltman, England 2150 Richards St.
Harry James Coleman 26 Oct 1889 Cheltman, England 2130 S. 8th East
Wilford Woodruff Coleman 17 Nov 1895 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 S. West Temple, SLC
Owen Acton Coleman 9 Apr 1898 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 S. West Temple, SLC
David George Coleman 7 Nov 1901 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 S. West Temple, SLC
Ernest John Coleman 4 Mar 1904 Salt Lake City, Utah 2131 S. West Temple, SLC

LDS Church census records report the following on the John William Coleman family [document #11a-d]:

Coleman, December 1914, Burton Ward, Granite Stake, 2125 S. West Temple Name Age Sex Priesthood Status Where Born
John Wm 56 M Elder Married Europe
Mary E 53 F Member Married Europe
Wilford Woodruff 19 M Deacon Single Utah
Owen A 16 M Deacon Single Utah
David George 13 M Deacon Single Utah
Ernest John 10 M Member Single Utah

Coleman, 2-10-1921, Burton Ward, Granite Stake, 2131 S. West Temple Name Sex When Born Where Born Priesthood Status Enrolled
John Wm Coleman M 3 Feb 1858 Europe H.P. Married
Mary E. Harris F 22 June 1859 Europe Member Married Relief Society
Beatrice A. F 12 Aug 1882 Europe Married (line crossed out)
Charles W. M 2 Nov 1885 Europe Married (line crossed out)
Harry J. M 26 Oct 1889 Europe (Line crossed out)
Owen Acton M 9 Apr 1898 North Amer T Single
Wilford Woodruff M 17 Nov 1895 North Amer D Single
David George M 7 Nov 1901 North Amer T Single
Ernest John M 4 Mar 1904 North Amer P Single Sunday School, Y.L.M.I.A.

Coleman, Oct 1925, Belvedere Ward, Grant Stake, 1758 S. 68 [W.] Name Sex When Born Where Born Priesthood Status
John Wm M 7 Feb 1858 Europe HP (Died Dec 1925) Mary E Harris F 22 June 1859 Europe Member
Ernest John M 4 Mar 1904 North Amer P

Coleman, 13 June 1935, Emerson Ward, Granite Stake, 1065 Bryan Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah Name Sex Priesthood When Born Where Born Status
Mary Elizabeth Harris F M 22 June 1859 Cheltenham, England Widow

According to a Granite Stake Genealogical Survey, John William Coleman was a painter  [document #12a-b]. He was baptized 18 November 1891 by Robert Jones and was confirmed 22 November 1891 by Charles Black. He was ordained a Priest by Thomas B. Evans 19 June 1892, an Elder by William Howell 24 or 26 August 1893, and a High Priest by John M.. Cannon 9 January 1916. John reported that he and his wife, [Mary] Elizabeth Harris, were married 10 April 1880 in England (one year earlier than stated by our previous information). He was endowed October 1898 and was sealed to his wife the same day. 
John’s wife, Mary Elizabeth Harris, was baptized by William Panther in 1882 and was confirmed the same year by John Bishop [document #12d]. She was also endowed in October 1898 (probably the same day as John). 
Ordination and family information for several of John’s children was also included in LDS Church census records [document #13a-f]. John’s daughter, Beatrice, married Fred Brain 28 June 1905 in Salt Lake City [document #14]. 

Fredrick Coleman The family of John’s father, Fredrick Coleman, was also included in the Granite Stake Genealogical Survey of 1920, although his family’s information was probably given by John [document #10b]: Name Born Place of Birth Present Address Fredrick Coleman 18 Oct 1827 Birmingham, England
Elizabeth A Coleman 12 Jul 1829 Stroud, Gloucestershire
John Wm Coleman 3 Feb 1858 Birmingham, England 2131 So. West Temple
B. T. Coleman 3 Feb 1858 Birmingham, England 7 Woodcock St. Birmingham
Annie Coleman 18 Aug 1860 Cheltenham, England
Sarah J. Coleman 25 Mar 1862 Cheltenham, England
Fred J. Coleman 25 Mar 1862 Cheltenham, England
First child, Fred J Coleman, died 1860 Birmingham, England It appears the family had two sets of twins! John apparently kept in touch with his twin, B.T. (Benjamin Thomas) because he knew his address.

HARRIS Mary Elizabeth Harris’ family was included in the Granite Stake genealogical survey of 1920 [document #10b]. They were also in the Burton Ward and their information is as follows: Name Born Place of Birth Present Address John Harris 29 Dec Tewkesbury, Worcestershire
Mary Ann Harris 30 Mar Wooton Bassett, Wiltshire
Moses Harris Abt 1855 Cheltenham, England
James Wm Harris 4 Mar 1857 Cheltenham, England
Mary E. Harris 22 June 1859 Cheltenham, England 2131 So. West Temple
Charles F. Harris 29 Mar 1861 Cheltenham, England
Grace Harris 22 Mar 1863 Cheltenham, England Emerson Ave., S.L. City Mary Ann Harris 23 June 1865 Cheltenham, England
Moses J. Harris abt 1867 Cheltenham, England

Our current family group includes several additional children. These may have died young, but their inclusion in the family should be verified in the future.

SCHOFIELD

According to a Granite Stake genealogical survey, Irene Schofield was blessed, baptized, and confirmed in the Salt Lake City 20th Ward, but her records could not be found in the 1920s [document #15a-b]. She worked as a clerk around this time [document #15c]. 

Charles Heber Schofield A genealogical survey in the Burton Ward, August 1920, showed the following concerning the family of Irene Schofield [document #10a]: Name Born Place of Birth
Charles Heber Schofield 28 Nov 1865
Elizabeth Swift Schofield 18 Jan 1865
Irene Schofield Coleman 25 Jan [Jun] 1888
Charles Hewitt Schofield 28 Nov 1890
Elsie Elizabeth Schofield 17 June 1892
Clyde Elizabeth [?] Schofield 23 Oct 1894

These birth dates differ somewhat from information we have and should be verified in the future. 

John Schofield A biography of Charles’ father, John Schofield, is included in Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah [document #17a-d]. This sketch includes a photo and states John came to Utah in October 1882. It also states John married Susanna Hewitt 21 December 1852 at Droylesden, rather 28 September 1851 at Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire as our current information states. The book also says the following about Susanna: Married Susannah Hewitt Dec. 21, 1852, at Droylesden (daughter of James Hewitt and Amelia Savage of Clitheroe, Yorkshire, Eng., died at St. Louis on way to Utah).

It would appear the writer of this biography mixed up Amelia’s maiden name [Charles] with that of Amelia’s mother, Susannah Savage. The entry is unclear, but is probably referring to the death of Amelia Charles, who died 21 May 1873 (previously presumed in Utah), because Susannah Hewitt did not died until 1891. According to this biography, John was a member of the thirteenth quorum of seventies, and was president of the Manchester, Starley, Bridge, Ashton under Lyne, Oldham, and Rochdale branches in England. He was the curator of Deseret Museum and a real estate dealer. 
John reported on several LDS conferences held in Manchester, Lancashire, England [document #18-20]. One, held 25 October 1863, was attended by President George Q. Cannon of the Twelve Apostles [document #19]. Another was held 16 May 1869 in the Temperance Hall in Manchester, at which many leaders from Utah were present [document #20]. It was likely Elder John Schofield who reported on District No. 1 in that area:

Elder Schofield said there had been a great improvement in District No. 1 during the last six months; the Saints were feeling well; in some Branches Sunday schools had been started, tracts distributed, and out-door preaching begun; about twenty had been baptized; bore testimony of the truth, and expressed his gratification and pleasure when laboring among the Saints.

Elder John Schofield was also present at a conference held at Bolton (probably in Lancashire) on 20 March 1870 [document #21]. He sought to spread the gospel in the Lancashire area and even printed the following tract for circulation in the area [document #22]:

My Brother, Read, & then Judge. A Prophecy and revelation concerning the present WAR and future destiny of AMERICA, and all other Nations; by the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, JOSEPH SMITH; given DEC. 25th, 1832, extracted from the “Pearl of Great Price.” Page 35. Printed and Published in Liverpool by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in 1851

[This is followed by a complete extract of Doctrine & Covenants Section 87.]

Any Works of the Church, or any further information, can be obtained by applying to MR. JOHN SCHOFIELD, Daisy Bank, Droylsden.

From this record we learn John lived at a place called “Daisy Bank” in Droylsden around 1851. 
According to a family history, Remembering Thomas Jackson Schofield and Martha Whitworth Schofield (which focuses on John’s brother, Thomas), John and his brother, James, were bookkeepers in Lancashire [document #28c]. This book states Manchester “was the largest city in England to host a Mormon congregation of 240 members in 1840.” 
John Schofield, with his wife, Susanna, and children, Nephi, Charles H., and Hyrum (his daughter, Amelia Jane, had emigrated in 1873 [document #28d]) immigrated to the United States on the Abyssinia in 1882 [document #23a-i]. The family had planned their emigration since at least November of the previous year [document #28p]. The ship left Liverpool, England on Saturday, 21 October 1882 and arrived in New York, New York 3 November 1882 [document #23b]. The company of Saints on board were led by George Stringfellow. This was the fifth and last company of that season’s emigration. There were 279 English, Scotch, or Welsh persons onboard and 109 Scandinavian. The total number of emigrants in the company was 388 and there were 416 persons total (this included returning elders who had already crossed the ocean before). The journal lasted thirteen days, which was apparently longer than normal, because of unfavorable weather. This may have contributed to the large numbers of persons who suffered from seasickness during the voyage. Charles F. Wilcox, who was part of this company, stated [document #23c-f]:
Sun. Oct. 22nd 1882. Only 2 elders sat down to breakfast, (seasickness). By noon nearly all the elders & Saints were seasick, myself as well. . . . Administered to several sick persons.

Mon. 23rd Head wind & heavy sea. Ship makes very slow progress. Nearly all down with seasickness. Half a dozen elders at table. Held meeting in evening.

Tues. 24. Sea very rough indeed. Nearly everybody sick. Held a meeting in evening.

Wed. 25. Head winds & heavy sea. Vessel rolls about and makes us all sick. Held meeting in evening. Administered to several of [the] Saints.

Thurs. 26th of October 1882. High seas & but little abatement of sickness. Elder Matthew McCune had a violent fall on the deck, which injured his side, arm & head. Held meeting in the evening.

Fri. 27th Sea somewhat smoother. Seasickness abating among the Saints. . . Had a concert in the evening in the steerage among the Saints.

Sat. 28th Winds & waves moderating. I am quite myself again. Company nearly all recovered. . . . 

Tuesday 31st Lovely weather, sea calm as a lake. . . . 

After arriving in New York and passing through customs, the company was seated on a train the day they arrived, and with the help of the railroad, arrived in Salt Lake City 10 November 1882, just a week after their arrival in New York [document #23b, f].
John’s wife, Susannah, died 18 December 1891 in Salt Lake City and her obituary was printed the next day in the Deseret Evening News [document #24]:

SCHOFIELD-In the Twentieth Ward, this city, at 3:30[?] a.m. Dec. 18th, 1891, Susannah Hewitt Schofield, wife of Elder John Schofield. Deceased was born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, August 3rd, 1827, being 61 years, 4 months and two weeks old. She was baptized in Bolton, England, in 1842, and emigrated to Utah in 1882. She has been a very great sufferer for many years, but has patiently submitted to her fate. Her faith and love for the Gospel was never shaken and her life has exhibited a trust in God and His power that is absolutely sublime. Funeral at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 21st, in the Twentieth Ward meeting house.

Two articles were found in the Deseret Evening News announcing John Schofield’s death on 28 August 1899 [document #25-26]:

John Schofield, who died at his home in the Twentieth ward on Saturday, was at one time curator of the Deseret Musium [sic]. He was 78 years of age and a thoroughly respected citizen. His funeral will be conducted from the Twentieth ward meeting house tomorrow afternoon beginning at 2 o’clock.

SCHOFIELD.-Of the Twentieth ward in this city, John Schofield, formerly of Manchester, England. Deceased was born in Droylsden, near Manchester, England, February 3rd, 1827, being 72 years and 7 months old. The remains may be viewed at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Reynolds, 333 Fourth street, between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, the 29th inst. Funeral services will be held at the Twentieth ward meeting house, commencing at 2 o’clock. Friends invited.

It appears John Schofield was a firm defender of his faith and was esteemed by those around him. We learned his son, Nephi Young Schofield, was also a defender of the faith. He returned to England to serve a mission in the Manchester and London areas from about 1886 to 1888 [document #18]. In 1887 he received a pretty harsh letter from an anti-Mormon apparently threatening to challenge him to a duel [document #27]. We don’t know what became of it. 

Jonah Schofield According to a Schofield family history [document #28a-hh], John’s father, Jonah, owned a stone pit in Droylsden, Lancashire, which was just four miles east of Manchester on the Rochdale canal. The book states “Droylsden had a population of 4,932 people mostly employed in the cotton factories [year not given]. Jonah realized a very good living and was considered well-fixed. He and his wife Elizabeth Ann owned a large home in Droylsden” [document #28d]. Concerning Jonah’s wife, Elizabeth Ann Jackson, her granddaughter related the following [document #28d-e]: My grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Jackson Schofield came to Utah from Droylsden in the year 1873. She came in the company of her granddaughter Amelia Schofield, the daughter of her son John Schofield who lived with his wife and family in Droylsden. Amelia had come to Utah to marry George Reynolds who had previously been a L.D.S. missionary in Manchester, England. My father [Thomas Jackson Schofield] had been notified that his mother would be coming with Amelia and for him to meet the train which would bring his mother to Salt Lake City. When my father arrived at the railroad station, the train from New York had just arrived, and he looked for his mother. He had left England in 1853, so it had been twenty years since he had last seen her. . . . As my father walked up and down the station platform, he could not see or recognize his mother nor she him. He finally noticed an old disheveled woman sitting on her suitcase. He stopped in front of this untidy woman, and after gazing at her for some time, he realized that she was his mother. She did not seem to recognize her first born son. When Father reached home in Nephi and was telling my mother, brothers and sisters of this experience, he broke down and cried. This was the only time that I had ever seen my father so affected. . . . My grandmother Elizabeth Ann was not too well, and her memory and mind were somewhat vague. She was a timid person and loved to sit by the warm fire. We were kind to her and missed her when she died one short year after her arrival.

It appears Elizabeth’s son, John, sent her to Utah to receive help from Thomas after her son, James, died in 1867 at the age of 33 (Thomas had come to Utah in 1853). Elizabeth died 1874 and was buried in the Nephi City Cemetery. 
Remembering Thomas Jackson Schofield contains a good history of how John’s brother, Thomas, met his wife and proposed, as well as their living conditions growing up [document #28g]. Some historical information on John’s other siblings is also included [document #28g-h]. This history also contains a history of Thomas’ conversion in England [document #28r-u]. It appears John’s father was not in favor of the Church due to his reaction to Thomas’ conversion in 1841 [document #28t]:

I went home after baptism full of peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, but the scene soon changed for my father came home soon after from the Chartist delegate meeting which had been held in Manchester that day. He heard on returning home what I had been doing and came home very angry and full of the Devil, insomuch that he threatened vehemently to beat me and flog me for having dared to go and get baptized without his knowledge and permission. He cursed and swore madly at what he would do if I ever dared to go near the Latter-day Saints again. But the Lord kept him from laying violent hands on me, and my mother sent me upstairs to be out of the way. I found it hard to endure his persecution, but the Lord gave me strength to hold fast unto the truth which I had embraced, . . . . He forbid me going to any more meeting of the Saints or reading the Book of Mormon, or any of the publications and my mother sent my brother John with those I had borrowed home again and my father swore if John ever joined the Saints he would kill him.

Thomas wrote a letter to his brother, John, in 1860 and it is recorded in the above-mentioned history [document #28y-aa]. 

HEWITT Susanna Hewitt’s mother, Amelia (Charles) Hewitt, immigrated to the United States from England with her two youngest children, Amelia and James, in 1868 [document #29a-i]. They left on the steamship Colorado on Tuesday 14 July 1868 which embarked from Liverpool, England. Their large company was made up of either 411 or 600 Saints [document #29b-c]. They apparently had good weather during their journey, although one record talks about a severe storm that drove the ship back 100 miles [document #29b, f]. They arrived in New York, New York 28 July 1868 and then traveled to Benton, Wyoming by railroad [document #29b-c]. From there the company traveled to Utah by ox and wagon. According to Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Amelia Charles Hewitt joined the Church 17 June 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire [document #31a-b]. She attended the Ashton under Lyne, England Conference and at some point was cut off from the Church and then removed to Hooley Hill, England. This same source states her daughter, Susanna, was baptized in August of 1841 in Bolton and attended the Ashton under Lyne branch [document #32a-b]. SWIFT John Dean Swift and his family immigrated to the United States in 1884 on the ship Nevada [document #33a-f]. The ship left Liverpool on Wednesday 9 April 1884 with 319 Saints, 207 of which were from Great Britain [document #33b]. This was the first company of emigrating Saints for the year. They arrived in New York on Saturday 19 April 1884 [document #33b, d]. They left New York for Utah on April 21 [document #33d-e]. We did not find immigration information for John’s parents, Thomas and Ellen Swift. They may have traveled on the ship Wyoming in 1879 [document #34a-h]. John’s older brother, Alfred, may have immigrated in 1885 on the Wisconsin [document #35a-d]. John Dean Swift was naturalized in 1894 and the event was posted in the Deseret Evening News 15 September of that year [document #36]: NATURALIZED The following were naturalized today: . . . John Dean Swift . . .

The LDS Church censuses did not begin until 1914; we found John Dean Swift in this census but not in any subsequent years [document #37]:

Swift, 12-9-1914, 11th Ward, Ensyin [sic] Stake, 128 Leakers Court Name Age Sex Priesthood Status Where Born
John Dean Swift 74 M High Priest Widower Europe

CONTACT WITH DESCENDANTS Since descendants of these families are usually the ones with additional unknown journals and histories, we sought to contact as many of the descendants of these families as possible. We searched submitted lists to the Pedigree Resource File and Ancestral File and found current contact information for several of these submitters [document #39a-w]. One gave us additional information on the Swift family, including the belief that Thomas Swift was the branch president in Upholland, Lancashire but knew of no journals. We will continue to attempt to contact as many descendants as possible and should search message boards, such as genforum.com, rootsweb.com, and ancestry.com boards for other descendants. We would appreciate any help you can give in providing us with the contact information of your relatives, as they may have additional information and know of other relatives we could contact. It is a pleasure to assist you in researching and documenting your family history. We look forward to continuing research according to your instructions. © 2006 Price and Associates, Incorporated JMT/ew

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