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John Molyneux Barnes, Joseph Barnes Woodward, Charles Graham Parkinson, Sarah Hill Parkinson, Charles Graham Parkinson

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John Molyneux Barnes, brother of Margaret Molyneux Barnes Woodward

from Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 1, viewed at www.ancestry.com

John Molyneux Barnes came to America with his oldest sister Margaret, who had married Joseph Woodward. He was 12 years old at the time. His mother sent him with the request that when he was old enough, he should do the work in the temple for all the family he was leaving behind. His parents had embraced the gospel early in his life. The group came to America in 1842, remaining in the Eastern States for a time. When the saints settled in Nauvoo, John was taken into the home of Joseph Smith where he lived as part of the family. He helped in the fields or wherever he was needed. He crossed the plains with the Jacob Gates Company. Shortly after his arrival there, and his marriage to Eleanor, they moved to Grantsville. Several of their children were born there. In 1860 they moved to Wellsville, Cache, Utah, where he built a log house. At first it had a dirt roof but later he replaced it with a wooden roof and added a lean-to to make more room for their growing family. They made their living from the land. After Eleanor 's death, he married Angeline Jenkins and had three more children. He died and is buried in Wellsville, Utah. 

Children of 1st wife: Ephraim, (twin), D. Infant. Manassah, (twin), Md. Eliza Allen, lived in Richmond, Utah Martha Maria, D. age 1 year. Mary Ellen. Md. Robert Baxter, lived in Mt. Sterling and then Hyrum, Utah. Sarah Jane, Md. John Wyatt, lived in Wellsville, Utah. John W., Md. Sarah Ann Anderson, lived in Rexburg, Idaho. Henry, was supposedly killed in a cattle drive. Harriet, D. at age of nine years. Margaret Ann, Md. James Bradshaw, lived in Wellsville and Mt. Sterling. Joseph, Md. Inez Miner, lived in Nephi, Utah. Rachel, Md. William Garrett. D. at age 33. Jeanette, Md. William Jones, widowed after five children. 

Children of 2nd wife: Phoebe, Md. Thomas S. Bradshaw, lived in Wellsville, Utah. Mary, Md. Nickoli Jorgenson, lived in Hyrum, Utah. William, Md. Martha Christofferson, lived in Montpelier, Idaho.   John Baxter

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Joseph B. Woodward, brother of Betsy Barnes Woodward and son of Joseph Hague Woodward and Margaret Molyneux Barnes

as viewed at www.ancestry.com (also from Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers?)

Joseph B. Woodward is now living retired at Wellsville but is still the owner of a valuable property. For many years he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and at an earlier period spent many years in freighting between Corinne and Deerlodge and Helena, Montana, at a time when there was much danger attending this work. Mr. Woodward was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 23, 1850, a son of Joseph and Margaret (Barnes) Woodward, who were natives of Manchester, England, and came to America about 1840. The parents of Joseph Woodward, Sr., died when he was about ten years of age and he was bound out as a cotton spinner, so that he had but meager educational opportunities. He arrived in Utah in 1852, settling in Tooele county, and in 1857 removed to the Cache valley, establishing his home at Wellsville, where he engaged in farming, following that pursuit until his death. He was active in the building of the first canals in this section of the state and also dug the first well in the Cache valley. He did guard duty at the fort in pioneer times and went through all the experiences incident to the settlement of the frontier. In the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he remained active to the time of his death, which occurred in 1891. He had served as a member of the Quorum of Seventy and also held other offices in the church.

Joseph B. Woodward is indebted to the public school system of Wellsville for his educational opportunities. When about eighteen years of age he began freighting on the Montana road from Corinne to various mining towns in Montana. For fourteen years he was thus engaged and was on the road at the time of the Nez Perce Indian troubles. Several times he was obliged to corral his stock. There is no phase of frontier life with which he is not thoroughly familiar owing to his long experience as a freighter, with the attendant hardships, trials, privations and dangers. Later he concentrated his attention upon ranching and profitably conducted his agricultural interests until about three years ago, when he leased his ranch to his sons and has since lived retired, enjoying a rest which he has truly earned and richly deserves.

In 1876 Mr. Woodward was married to Miss Mary A. Ball, a daughter of John and Martha (Sutliff) Ball, who were natives of England and came to Utah in 1851, settling in Iron county, whence in 1861 they removed to Wellsville, in the Cache valley. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward have become the parents of ten children: Martha Ann and Joseph, who are deceased; Margaret; John; Hyrum; Mary; Rose, who has also passed away; Alonzo; Garland; and Ernest.

Mr. Woodward has been active in connection with public affairs and with church work. He filled the office of city marshal for four years and for eight years was constable. He also served as a member of the city council for two years and his official duties have ever been discharged in a prompt, capable and faithful manner. He was sent on a mission to the southern states, where he labored in 1895 and 1896, and he filled a mission to England in 1912, but remained only a short time, for his health failed and he was obliged to return. He was one of the presidents of the Twenty-eighth Quorum of Seventy and in 1917 was ordained a high priest. His activities in behalf of the church have been of a resultant character and his life, honorable in its purposes and fruitful in its achievements, has made him one of the valued residents of the Cache valley.

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Charles Graham Parkinson, elder brother of Henry Fielding Parkinson

My father, Charles Graham Parkinson, and his wife, Hannah Clark Parkinson, lived at Grantsville, Utah. They had eight children when Hannah died and father was left desolate. He not only missed his beloved wife, but he worried about his children, the eldest being a boy fifteen years and the youngest an eight-month-old boy. The infant had been placed in the home of his deceased wife's sister. One night after the usual ritual of family prayers and of tucking the children in, he lay on his bed deep in thought and [p.223]communing with the Lord. He seemed to see Hannah standing at the foot of an English-type house pointing to a woman on the top step. "She will make a good mother for our children." The young lady at the top of the steps was gowned in a light blue dress and was very beautiful. The vision passed and he wondered who the beautiful girl could be and where he would find her.

Soon after Charles received a letter from George Openshaw inviting him to come to his home in Salt Lake City. Another company of immigrants was expected any day and he added, "I am sure you will find a mother for your children among these emigrants from England. Do come. I feel this impression so strongly in answer to my prayers for you and your little children that I want you to be here." But father was detained and could not go to Salt Lake City just then. Sometime later Charles arranged his affairs so that he could go to Salt Lake and when he met Mr. Openshaw he said, '"Say, about that emigrant train-there were hundreds came, whole families, single people, even little children coming to Zion. It was a joyous occasion to meet them all. I'll tell you there were some happy reunions. I think there's a lady for you, too-a real lady. I want you to accompany me to President Brigham Young's home to meet her. She is helping his wife Amelia." "That sounds good, but how can I explain my presence there," father observed smiling and, a little embarrassed, "I feel queer."

When they arrived at the Young home, Amelia called the young lady and when she stood in the door she was a vision of loveliness. Father's heart gave an extra heavy thump and he felt a thrill of thankfulness for there stood the lady of his dream. Three weeks later she accompanied my father to the Endowment House where they were married. She told me many times that she was very happy and thankful for such a good man to be her husband. Mother's ten children and the eight children of Aunt Hannah always loved to hear this beautiful story about our two mothers.

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Sarah Hill Parkinson, wife of Charles Graham Parkinson

Emma Parkinson Eliason of Alameda, California relates that when she was not yet four years of age her family were living in Grantsville, Utah. Her mother Sarah Hill Parkinson, had very bad teeth, so when Dr. Clark, a dentist, made his yearly rounds in the summer with his horse and buggy, arrangements were made for him to bring his dental equipment to their home. This equipment was packed in a small bag and was a great curiosity to the children. The following story is told in her own words:

"Mother was going to have her teeth pulled. Outside the house a kitchen chair had been placed in the coolest shade. Neighbors were there to help, as well as our own family, but mother's pain and distress were severe as there was no anesthetic. I stood horrified as Dr. Clark produced forceps from his bag and pulled eighteen teeth all at one sitting with much blood and suffering and mother in a stage of partial collapse.

"After the operation mother was lifted from the straight-backed chair and carried to her bedroom where a cup of tea was administered by one of our kind neighbors. I remember mother lying very pale and sick and she was confined to her bed for three weeks.

"It was one year after the extractions before mother's mouth was considered ready for her 'store teeth'. Dr. Clark not only pulled teeth but also made the dentures. That was the line of work he had studied. We children gathered around and marveled when mother put in the new set. We loved them, too, for they made mother look her young, sweet self again."

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Charles Graham Parkinson, elder brother of Henry Fielding Parkinson

Charles Graham Parkinson was born in Lancashire, England, February 11, 1834, a son of Timothy Parkinson and Ann Fielding Parkinson. He came to Utah in 1853 with his family, who went directly to Grantsville, where he lived the remainder of his life. He established the first photograph gallery in Grantsville. Mr. Parkinson received his education in England and worked in the field of engraving on metal, stone or hard wood. When he first came to Grantsville, he had a hard time getting in with the people and learning their way of doing things. All of his young manhood had been spent in school, studying in the liner arts. His manners were very different too, and his style of dressing was different, as his father, being well-to-do, could afford to dress all of his family well, pretty much up to date. Charles was still wearing knee trousers made of black or green velvet, with bright buckles, long black stockings and low-cut shoes. He never wore socks, always long black stockings, even homemade. The menfolk called him The Tenderfoot.

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