Polly Zerviah Kelsey (1808 - 1850) Profile

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"From the Valley," Frontier Guardian

"From the Valley," Frontier Guardian, January 8, 1851.

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Mr. Lorenzo Johnson, of this place, received a letter, dated G. S. L. City, Oct. 15th, 1850, from Bishop Aaron Johnson, his brother, who left this section last spring with a company of 135 wagons; and in the letter he solicits his brother to have the names published of those who died in his company on the way, believing that it might afford some satisfaction to their friends at this place, or wherever they may at present reside. The names copied from the letter are as follows:



John Shipley, Willis K. Johnson, Adalad Redfield, Thomas Kirk, Ruth Ann Kington, Abel Sargeant, Thomas Sargeant, Alonzo Russell, Polly Z. Johnson, Susan Hunt, Son of Elijah Pond, Eliza Hill, Lester Russell, Sarah M. Johnson, Margaret McDougal Sister Ritchie, Sister Browitt, and a gold digger.

Transcript for "From the Valley," Frontier Guardian, 8 January 1851, 2

"From the Valley," Frontier Guardian.

Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877

Journals and letters of Jacob Hamblin

"Journals and letters of Jacob Hamblin", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, Page 13-15.

Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.

"Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, 1850, Page 47.

I Started for the vally of the great Salt Lake[.] I had nine in family[.] the Second of June we war [were] organedise [organized] with the Saints that ware the[n] redy <s>to</s> to cros the plaines by Elder Orsen Hide [Orson Hyde.] this company cansisted of one hundred wagons with from three to nine pursones [persons] to a wagon



I c[r]osed the Missourie [Missouri] River with my family the 8th of June



10th <stood gard="">[.] we ware visited by the Chiefs of the Oto [Ottawa] tribe of Indians[.] with thare interpeter they demanded ten cents a wagon f[o]r the privilige of pasing through thare teritory </stood>



11th travailed ten miles[.] campt and finished organiseing the company



12th went about 13 or 14 miles[.] wood and water plenty



13th travailed 17 miles[.] butiful preitie[prairie] Country



14th 18 miles[.] crosed Salt Creek[.] Campt in the Pawnee teritory[.] <s>15 trav</s> traval some twenty miles[.] wood and water Scars [scarce.] Stood gard



15th travaild ten miles[.] Brothr John Shipley d[i]ed with the colery [colera] and willes [Willis] Johnson and some two or three others[.] this was <s>in</s> truly a mournfull Scene to See women mourning for thare Husbands and Childrin for thare Fathers[.] but we ware obliege [obliged] to leav them on the plaines burying them as desent [decent] as we could



16th travald Some eight or ten mile[.] Campd to rest our teames



17th travild eightten miles[.] <s>no</s> no wood[.] level Cuntry[.] poor water



18th fourteen miles[.] Br thomas kerk [Kirk] died of Colery betwen elevn <s>and twelve o</s> and twelve o clock atnight[.] rain



19th travaild Sixteen miles[.] Sevrel atacted [attacked] with the Colery



<s>19</s>20th 15 miles[.] the Company was devided in to four divisions[.] Capt Evrits [Elijah Averett] and martha Meacham was violant attacted with the colery and ware held [healed] by the blessing of <s>good</s> god



21 19 miles[.] pased throu old Purntown[.] no wood



22 t[raveled] 15 miles[.] Stood gard



23 t[raveled] Eight miles[.] laid by[.] Widow loron mared [married] to my father [Isaiah Hamblin] by Capt [Isaac] Hill



24th Eight miles[.] Abel [Morgan] Aarjent [Sargent] and Son [Thomas Sargent] died of Colery[.] 2 Childrin died also[.] Sevral taken Sick tain



<s>25th 9 miles</s>



Capt Johnson cold [called] a meting[.] it was agreed that Bro hunt Should chose two from the Company to offer Prayr to god for the wellfaire of the Saints



25th 9 miles[.] mud and rain



26th 15 miles[.] mud and rain[.] I was sick my Self[.] pain in my side



27th my Wife violantly attcted [attacked] with the Colery about three oclock in the moring[.] I prayd for hur [her] and anointed hur in the name of the Lord[.] Coled [Called] on Brs. [George] Pectal and [Isaac] Hill <to> She was relieved immediately[.] met the mail from the Salt Lake vally[.] Capt Johnson Wife died of colery[.] Daniel Hunts <s>W</s> Wife died of Colery[.] travaild fourteen miles through mud and water[.] campt within th[r]ee miles of Ft Chiles </to>



28th travaild 9 miles past Ft Chiles[.] saw Lucinda the Mother of my Chidrin[.] She was the Same old Six pense [pence] as She said[.] Br <s>Fora</s> Fords Child died



29th 7 miles[.] I was attacted with the Colery[.] <s>it</s> it was rebuked under the hands of my Father &amp; Br [George] Pictel [Pectol]



30th 9 miles[.] I found my Self <s>under the</s> attacted with a burning feaver when the Company S[t]opt[.] I was baptised by B[r]other Johnson[.] the feaver was rebuked[.] we (bairely) had aneething [anything.] Childrin war Baptisd[.] Duane Hamblin was Baptised into the Church[,] My oldest Son[,] by El[d]er Daniel Hunt and confirmed by Elisha [Elijah] Evrits [Averett]



July 1t Capt Hills Wife [Eliza] died[.] one of Capt Johnsons family died[.] travaild 20 miles



2t 20 mile[.] I was Still Sick with the feaver[.] treavild 21 miles



3d 17 the miles[.] wagon run over Duane[.] when I looked out and saw him the blood was runing out of his mouth[.] at first I gave him up for lost[.] my Father with two others administerd to <s>him</s> him[.] he was <s>im</s> immediately heeled



4th 18 miles



5th 12 miles[.] helth increasing



<s>April 10</s>



 



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o[w]ing to my Sickness on the journey and many other incon[v]eniences I hav not writeen any untill now[.] from the 5th of July untill now nothing of importance too[k] plase [place] Save my <sa>fe arival <s>in</s> too the Citty of the Great Salt Lake and location of my Selfe and family in Toela [Tooele] Settlement[.] we arived in the Citty the 6th of Sept </sa>

Transcript for Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April

Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877.

Joel W. White autobiographical sketch, 1908, 3-5

Joel W. White autobiographical sketch, 1908, 3-5.

In the Spring of 47 started on our journey again and stoped at what was called Keg Creek about ten miles east of Kanesville: went to work with my father farming land putting in crops and building a house[.] remained there about three years[.] during that time I went back to Missouria [Missouri] and worked getting flour and other provisions for the family: By this time our oxen and outfit was getting about worn out[.] we had to get a new out fit to go on with by trading flour and working around. I got a yoak of oxen and got fixed up to start on again[.] Claborn Thomases family was living at Keg Creek and Preston Thomas family at "Coesta holla[.]" there was my first acuaintince with them and also there I first met Frances Thomas (a niece of Claborn Thomas) who after became my wife[.] I was married to Francis Ann Thomas May 8 1850!



And in a few days started on our journey west again not selling any thing leaving all for the Saints that was expected to follow. Going on to the Missouria [Missouri] river where <s>we</s> large companeys of saints were gathered and were organized in Companeys of one hundred wagons with Aaron Johnston [Johnson] Captain of the hundred and traveling in Companeys of fifty wagons with Jishea [Elijah] Everett [Averett] Captain of our fifty. Cap. Johnston traveling in our company



after traveling a short time the Cholary [cholera] broke out in our companey[.] the first dying was Bro. Shipley: Cap. Johnston came to Claburn [Daniel Claiborne] Thomas captain of our ten and said you go on and travel till noon and there wait till the rest comes up[.] we did and when they came up bro Shipley was dead and buried and Cap Johnstons son [William Kelsey] was dead. "He was well when we left and helping to yoak the oxen[.] Cap Johnston lost t[w]o wives[,] a son[,] and to teamsters with Cholary. there were about 10 or 15 died out of our company[.] after that was Checked we had fa[i]rly good health[.] everything working along nicely[.] the road was well marked with graves clothing and bedding left by the emigrants gon[e] ahead of us.



we having arrived in Salt Lake City the 12 of Sep 1850 . . .

Transcript for Joel W. White autobiographical sketch, 1908, 3-5

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