Show OBITUARY NOTES AMBROSE GREENWELL SR ogden city utah nov 8 1897 ambrose greenwell sr w was as for m many any years a benefactor to scores of his less fortunate fellow citizens of ogden city and weber county his demise which occurred at his home here on october 27 1897 was the cause of genuine grief to all his friends ambrose greenwell was the son of ambrose greenwell and mary barrs greenwell he was born at dunton bassett leicestershire Leicester shire england on the of april 1833 he comes of a prolific stock and he traced back his genealogy in a direct male line for hundreds of years his ancestors on both sides were remarkable for their longevity all of them exceeded by at least a decade the time generally allotted to mankind his grandmother taught an infant school when she was ninety years old the ages of four of the Green wells who lived contemporaneously aggregated years thus averaging 91 years each the present mrs elizabeth Green wells father died in may 1855 at the patriarchal age of 92 years his own father lived to the age of 84 years the Green wells were a thoroughly domesticated people and as a rule much attached to their domi ciles they seldom traveled far from the place of their birth as an instance it Is related that one of am broses ant ancestors estors lived in one house seventy years after he was married and there raised a posterity in 1849 ambrose left his native village and went to walsall in staffordshire at the age of 19 he was baptized into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints by elder tomlinson president of the walsall branch of the birmingham conference there for several years he devoted all his energies mind and money to promote the work of god which he had espoused on sept 6 5 1854 ambrose greenwell was married to miss elizabeth hill daughter of henry hill and louisa brindley in the fall of the same year he emigrated to the united states on board the ship tonawanda he landed in philadelphia with sixty two and one half cents that being the sum of his worldly gear still he felt rich he soon obtained employment his soul was liberal and he had faith in god he established a home for his family and devoted his spare time in helping to build up the church in that city he also rendered material assistance si in establishing the mormon 6 a weekly journal published at new york city by apostle john taylor elder greenwell frequently donated hla his entire weeks wages to sustain that paper he also contributed liberally of his means to the general funds of the church while in philadelphia he sent back means to england and emigrated his brothers family five in number and his cifes sister and provided provid pd homes for them when they arrived in this country in 1855 1865 he was ordained an elder by jeter clinton in the spring of 1859 he went to st louis and from there to florence which latter place he reached on may fth it being the outfitting outwitting out fitting place for the immigration to the far west at that time at florence elder greenwell was appointed by elder george Q cannon to purchase all the rolling stock cattle wagons cows provisions medicines nedi cines and all other materials necessary for the outfit of the emigrants across tho the plains to salt lake city he labored without fee or reward and acquitted himself honorably and to the entire satisfaction of the presiding authorities of that part that same year he crossed the plains and arrived in salt lake city august 28 where he also wintered in 1860 he came to ogden city where he purchased a farm on which he raised a good crop had abundance of provisions to feed his family and a surplus with which to help to sustain the church in 1879 he opened a meat market in ogden the following year he erected a large brick building and associated his son charles henry with him in the business as partner on feb 23 1886 ambrose greenwell Green weH 5 was arrested and charged with infringing the edmunds tucker law and on the ath of may following he was again called into court to hear his doom he had pleaded guilty he was plied with numerous questions regarding garding his future intentions in relation to obeying the law against plural marriage he had no promise tc make he was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment there being two indictments against him and to pay a fine of on of july last he became if flirted with dropsy all that faith and medical skill could do was done for him but without avail ambrose was reconciled to his lot he did not fear far death he patiently waited the end he lingered until october when surrounded by a large number of hla his family he passed peacefully away to his rest the funeral curf ral were held on october 29 1897 which were numa r ousia attended by all classes of this community bishop E stratford presided the music was furnished by the fourth ward choir the te speakers were elders joseph hall joseph parry D M stuart charles welch and bishop stratford these brethren had known elder greenwell for many long years they spoke of his open heartedness his generosity his unbounded benevolence to the poor and his kindness and good will to all nien men regardless of creed or color he never turned any one away hungry or empty handed from his door for a number of years as regular as yule tide came ambrose greenwell killed several beeves muttons buttons mut tons etc all of which were divided among the poor and even while in prison he wrote to hit ate sons to be supe and not forget the jor at christmas and new years besides these private donations found their way silently to the hearths of dozens of indigent families who would otherwise have been meatless while others were feasting on the fat things of life ambrose greenwell was the father of twenty seven children seventeen sons and fen an daughters he has over forty grandchildren he leaves two wives and a large and increasing posterity to build up his home and carry his name down through the ages to the latest generation JOSEPH HALL MARTHA WILSON smithfield cache county utah nov 8 3 1897 hied at smithfield of old age ion sunday oct 31 1897 1997 martha wilson aged 86 years arid and 2 months deceased was born sept 6 1811 in pre county kentucky U S A was married to elijah wilson dec 12 1830 and they received rec elved and obeyed the gospel in 1840 tn hi caldwell county missouri she with her husband shared in the dobbings mob bings and dr ivings of the saints both in missouri and illinois and while her husband was guarding the joseph arid and the saints she and her little ones were driven from their home f JA in the night and cold winter building a hut of willows to protect heraelto and babies from the cold but first leaving to shovel the snow away so that a dry resting place could be found shaving been driven from jackson munty county to day clay county and from there to nauvoo they were also driven from f rom there to winter quarters here starvation seemed inevitable orre one day she had nothing to give her children to eat she went out to pray and on looking to her hut she saw a man main coming fromherz from her place and saw it wax waa the late president kimball and on the box used as a table was a very large loaf pf af bread she went to thank brother kimball for his great kindness but tia h made no sign that he the bread there she crossed the plains in 1852 settled in tooele thoele and remained there during the grasshopper war As shown by her face of character in these hard times it may be said that she had th the wool from eighty five head of sheep but no cotton yarn could be had for love or gold in salt lake city she asked mr john barnes her son in tn law if any wild flax grew he found some in tooele thoele canyon and preparing it she spun it and u it tor for warp and thus weaver vv 1 A cloth tor for herself and children she fihe was left a widow at gra in 1860 with twelve children eight of whom were unable to earn 6 living she moved to wellsville cache county ln in 1861 and came to smithfield in 1868 1869 where she has resided till the time af t her death tha pioneer lived and died a faithful latter day saint honored and respected by all who knew her she leaves IN descendants funeral services were held on wednesday november 8 3 1897 at the tab 8 er nacle when consoling remarks were made by elder charles C shaw and J F P hunt sister wilson was a woman of unbounded faith in god and in the divine mission of joseph smith and in all her hardships and trials never murmured against the lord or his servants she counseled her I 1 family always to walk in the way of the lord JAMES SIMPKINS james simpkins who departed this life last thursday evening was born in staffordshire england july 27 1823 1 he joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints at the age of 19 years in his native land was married later to jane kirkbride and in 1848 emigrated to the united states was retained in st louis about four years as presiding elder over the fifth ward here his wife and two children died and he married mary ann gillis in 1852 he moved onto on ito salt lake where he arrived on the second day dav of september of the same year here he was called to assist in the establishment lish ment of the jordan woolen mills salt lake county shortly after he was called to provo and assisted in the construction of the woolen mill at that place there his second wife died and soon after in company with george A smith he moved to iron county upon his arrival here he was married to mary walker and was soon busted busied once more on a woolen mill project upon his own responsibility he established the first woolen mills in southern utah which proved a financial failure and lost him what little fortune he had succeeded in accumulating he be played a prominent part in the establishment of the old iron works and with his own hands manufactured a threshing machine which did good service all through southern on them utah for a number of years nothing daunted by the failure of his woolen mills and loss of his property he was busy and cheerful to the last he leaves seven children to mourn his departure his last wife preceding him some three years to the great beyond during his life time the deceased passed through many mank severe trials and was several times brought face to face with the grim monster death he was crossing the provo river in company with chas waters u upon pon the back of the same horse when that unfortunate was drowned notwithstanding the fact that waters was a good swimmer and he was totally unacquainted with the water to the very last he remained a staunch supporter to the religious cause he had espoused and his departure is lamented by hosts of fervent friends corn JESSE HOPKINSON died at kanosh millard county utah november 3rd ard 1897 bishop jesse jease hopkinson aged 49 years brother hopkinson embraced the G gospel at bury lancashire england being baptized by elder john in 1871 he became acquainted with elder A A kimball when he was on a mission to that country and this friendship induced brother hopkinson to migrate emigrate and make his future home j in kanosh after the death of bishop kimball brother hopkinson was called by elder F P M lyman to preside as bishop of the kanosh ward and for the past eight years he has been the successful head of the ward endearing himself to the people as a exem of a true latter doty day saint for several years past he had been a sufferer from rom kidney and lun lung g troubles which seemed beyond human huma n skill to stay and his demise was not a surprise to those who knew the insidious nature of his affliction his desire for life avas wa only to do good but it it eventually dawned upon him that the end was drawing near and grateful for every kindness of his friend and his ever faithful wife he asket asked them all to cease praying for his re covery and let him go as the lord had ha willed frequently and tenderly commending her who had been his hia lone companion in domestic life to their kind consideration having no children nor blood relatives in utah nd he would frequently say poor ann she will be so lonely I 1 want all of you to be to her to such a man death comes but with a lighted lamp to lead on to higher duties the funeral took place at kanosh nov ath and the whole ward and precinct seemed by one impulse moved tf to do honor to a good man called from successful labors here in the work of god stake president ira N hinckley said orl rl things of the deceased he was faithful and true honest ant and just stake clerk C anderson andersen testified to the precision and diligence of his performance of every e ery duty patriarchs jos D smith and johei jobre ashman also spoke in high honor of the dead as also did bishop bennett of meadow ward and a number of elders of kanosh ward all dwelling upon the good life and regretful death of their beloved and brother the funeral col cortege tege wa wa composed of thirty nine ehi chicles chicles cles ani the grave was dedica dedicated teI by aldel james abraham into which was reverently lowered clothed in robes olt righteousness one who had Writ written his name in love uron unon the hearts ot of his people near that grave sto stood little band of indians whose solemn countenances told in mute that they too mourned a friend GEO CRANE j millennial star please copy 4 |