Thomas Innes

Biography of Thomas Innes

Arrived In Utah Sept l86l

My father was born in Rytton, Durham County, England, December l(7), l8l6.  He was the only son of Charles and Mary Blench Innes, but had six sisters, Isabelle, Hannah, Margaret, Mary, Jane, and Charlotte.  Father was a graduate of the University of Scotland where he received a splendid education it being customary to educate the boys much better than the girls in the family.  He and his father joined the L.D.S. church in England and came to America about l849, they located in Penn. where he first met my mother, Margaret Loutitt.  They were married at Elizabethtown, Pa. about l853.  Four children were born in Pa.: Emma at Elizabeth; and Charles, Thomas and Mary at McKeesport.

GEORGE E. SIMMONS

                                              HISTORY OF GEORGE E. SIMMONS

                                                                  by Maude Bate

George E. Simmons was born in Clayton, Sussex, England, January 19, 1828 a son of John and martha Brayser Simmons.  He was baptized September 19, 1852.  He was married to Charity Waller.  After the death of charity, he married Dora Turner (my Mother) January 1875.  Eleven children were born to each marriage: twin girls to the first marriage and twin boys to the second marriage.  The first family was musically inclined. 

Maude and John Bate

November 16, 1958         OUR LIFE IN DETAIL    Maude and John Bate           

by Maude Bate

 

   Sitting here just thinking of the past--when you get old it seems you live in the past.  My life was a very simple one.  I was a happy-go-lucky one up to a certain part of my life.  Up to 15 years I was kept home much of my life.  At 16, I met friends--boy friends--and had some experiences with a few.  One I came home with from singing practice.  His sister, Josie Murdock, was a bosom friend of mine.  Her parents were better off than mine.  She played the piano-not very good, but I wished I could do as good, as I was a lover of singing and music.  She bought the music and taught them to me, I sang them.  I sang with a quartet-Heber Wagstaff, Jimmie Richie, Mrs. Phoebe Daybell, and I.  Josie's brother would walk me home.

Life of Maude Bell Bate

Presumed to be written by Maude Bell Bate.

I was born in Charleston, Utah, Aug 2, 1882. My parents were George E. Simmons & Dora Turner Simmons. I was born in a little log house.

My parents came form England when my oldest sister was just a small baby; being fairly well off when they came, but found living in Utah a hard struggle. And little by little, their cash dwindled; until by the time I was born, they were the poorest knowing nothing about American money. The neighbors got the most of it for milk butter and other living expenses. And, after I was born, Mother had to go out washing for the neighbors for milk and butter for the family. All Mother’s beautiful little baby clothes also went for living during the first year I was born. Then, Father bought a farm in the same town and put up a little house on it. I am told that was very hard on Mother but she was a brave wife, doing work for the neighbors to help while Father broke up land and got, little by little, ready to put crops on it.

HISTORY OF MAUDE SIMMONS BATE

                                                                           By Maude Simmons Bate

I was born August 2, 1882 in a little dirt roof and floor hut of Georger Price Place in Charleston, Utah.  I was the 5th child of the family.  We moved from that place to a little home father built in the same town.  The first I remember of my baby life was the birth of my half sister.  I just remember going into the bed room and climbing on a chair and pulling the sheet off a very white face and screaming.  Father came running in a took me in his arms and I will never forget the sight of that face.  They say I was two years old at the time.

Hannah Shelley Bate

(From a hand written account when Grandpa was in his eighties)

 This is John T. Bate writes a little of his Mother Hannah Shelley Bate

Hannah was the oldest girl in the family so had most of the house work to do.  All the other children in the family went to school but Hannah had to stay - never went to school.  Her folks was farmers and lived in American Fork, Utah County, Utah.  She was married to William Bate.  They lived in American Fork until years later, then moved to Riverton, Salt Lake County, Utah.  Hannah was one of ten children that I remember.  They were Joseph, Steven, Sam, Jim and Dave, Hannah, Jane, Ellen, Sarah Ann. 

     Some time after they was married, William, her husband, took a sun stroke;  was in bed for a long time;  Doctor gave him up.  The Elders came again and he got well.  The Doctor said he wouldn't do a days work, but he did. 

HISTORY OF MARGARET CROSS BATE VOWLES

 This sketch arranged for great granddaughters-Eva Voorhees, and Elsie Chytrous by Nora Lund.

Margaret Cross was born l5 June l8l9 at Liverpool Lncshr, England.  She was the daughter of William Cross and Sarah Roaks Cross.  When she was about l8 years old (abt. l837) she married Peter Bate.  He was the son of Samuel Bate and Francis (Fanny) Sylvester Bate and was born in l8l4 in Bucknall, Staffordshire, England.

HISTORY OF WILLIAM E. BATE

                                                                 by John T. Bate

William E. Bate was born May 12, 1846 in Staffordshire, Potreries, Hanley England.

At that time financial conditions were very serious which prevented the children from going to school.  At six years old he worked with his father in the coal mines and worked very hard helping push the car loaded with coal.

The family consisted Father, Peter, Hannah, brother, Herbert, my father,William; Sister, Emily and brother Samuel.

William Bate

Born Staffordshire, Pteriss, Hanley Co. England on May l2, l846

I was taken to work in the coal pits by my father before I was 7 years old, with 5 miles to walk morning and evening for 3 years.  The pit was l00 yards deep.  I had to rise to the morning by 3:00 o'clock.

My father's name was Peter Bate, born in Staffordshire England.  My mothers maiden name was Margaret Cross, born Liverpool, Lanchire, England.

Stringham origins from French Huguenots

I always had assumed that the Stringhams were of English descent because we trace the Stringham line to a birth in England.  But the name comes from France, and the Tringhams were Huguenots.  More information can be found in this short history:

http://www.surnames.com/documented_websites/Yvonne/stringham_history.htm


I nearly identical history can be found on this website:

http://www.myplanet.net/cstringham/stringhamindex.html

Because the cursive is harder to read, I typed up the "Stringham Family Overview (1572-present)", which reads as follows:

Briant Stringham

This picture was recently discovered by Steven C. Nelson.  For years it was believed that there were no known photographs of him, so this is a real treasure.  The following note was shared with me from Aunt Donnette about the discovery:

Benjamin Freeman Bird and Marabah Reeves

Benjamin Freeman Bird (1778-1862) and Marabah Reeves (1784-1833)

In the winter of 1832, Benjamin Freeman Bird and his wife Marabah Reeves lived in a comfortable home in Southport, New York with eight of their nine living children. As the snow blanketed the New York country side, a single Elder from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints knocked on their door. He asked for admittance and keep, since he was a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and was preaching without purse or script. Benjamin and Marabah were touched by the testimony that he bore. Over the next few weeks, by reading the Book of Mormon, they became convinced that his message was true. Since the Elder had moved on, the Bird’s grasped at the only link that would tie them to the glorious message that they had received, they subscribed to the Star. Because the Church was in its very early infancy, having been only 31 months since the Church was organized, the Bird family had no where else to turn for additional information.

Alexander Schreiner

Alexander Schreiner is my great-great uncle, and as a musician I have always been intrigued by his life, and fond of my relation to this great man.  Much has been written about him, and this post only a reference for some of them.

http://alexanderschreiner.blogspot.com has quotes and pages, and was presumably created by his family.

ldschurchnews has an article with pictures written on his 100th birthday about a celebration held in his honor.  The picture on this page came from this article.

The wikipedia article for Alexander_Schreiner is a great reference of his many different works, although it does not include all or even most of them.

A prized but rare book in my collection is a book written by him, "Alexander Schreiner Reminisces".  This 179-page book includes many pictures of interest to our family history.  My grandfather has a copy of this book, and many libraries have a copy in their reference section.  It took me more than two years of checking online and at used bookstores before I finally snatched it up for $35 with shipping.  This book has many wonderful insights into his life.

The chapter headings are as follows:

IN THE BEGINNING- IN GERMANY
IN AMERICA
"GO YE INTO THE WORLD"
A GERMAN IN FRANCE
PONDERINGS
UCLA
A STUDENT AGAIN
THEMES AND VARIATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALWAYS A MISSIONARY
CO-WORKERS
SHARPS AND FLATS
AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
CODA

Elizabeth Cook Barlow

Biography of Elizabeth Cook Barlow

By Elizabeth Ann Barlow Stringham, Bountiful, Utah, October 24, 1933

This being my Mother’s 81 birthday, and also Father’s and Mother’s wedding day, I thought it a very opportune time to start a little sketch of her life.

At the last meeting of the daughters of the Pioneers, I was asked to prepare a sketch of Mother’s life for the next meeting to be held at Mrs. Sylvia Stevens home, in Bountiful, on November 10, 1933. This, too, is quite a coincident as this location is my Mothers girl hood home. The old storey and half of this home still stands in the rear of this home, (East of 8^th East and Center Street)/, and is still in a state of good preservation. It was made of adobe, by my Grandfather, Mark Cook, in ( ), and my mother assisted him greatly in carrying and placing many if the adoben on the scaffold, because help was scarce. They and a large farm to tend and only one little boy to help older than she, and one five years younger.

Israel Barlow

IsraelBarlow.org is the home of many histories and information for Isreal Barlow's descendants.  It is also THE place to purchase "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores".  Elsewhere on the internet it can cost as much as six-times the price that they offer it for here.  This book is a treasured part of our library, fully indexed, with many pictures.

I just wanted to give a shout-out that this website is available.  They have a free membership option too.

William Bate

LIFE HISTORY OF WILLIAM BATE Written by Edward William Bate

William Bate was born May 12, l846 at (poteries) Hanley, Staffordshire, England. My father Peter Bate, was born in Bucknell, Staffordshire, England in l8l4. My mother's maiden name-Margaret Cross Bate was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. I was taken to work in the coal pit by my father before I was seven years old, with five miles to walk morning and night for over three years. The pit was one hundred yards deep. I got up in the mornings at three o'clock.

John Thomas Bate

HISTORY OF JOHN THOMAS BATE

Written July 1950 by JOHN THOMAS BATE

Born January 8, 1878 at American Fork. Very cold and a blizzard. I should know, I was there.

Nothing much happened after that, that I remember, until I was about four years old. I used to go across the street to Grandmothers place. My grandmother Bate married Samuel Vowels. We used to go over and she would always have a jar of molasses cookies to give us.