Arthur Morrison Rawson

Notes:

1840 BIR,1859 MG,1923 DTH,BUR: Fam Group Sheet, Arthur Morrison Rawson fam rcds, rep: Lucy Rawson Harmon, gr daughter, submitted by self, show bap as 17 Jun 1848. Also Fam Group Sheet, "Personal 'Living' records of Horace Strong Rawson & Rawson Old Fam Bible Early Mormon Hist Handcart Co of 1847-1878, rep: Mary Estella Rawson Christensen, submitted by self.

NOTES: "A Short Story of Arthur Morrison Rawson" as told by himself & finished by another fam member pg 145 of Rawson Fam Gen Bk cc Pam Hallmark Wagner:

I, Arthur Morrison Rawson, was the 9th child of Horace Strong & Elizabeth Coffin Rawson. I was born 17 June 1840 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co, Ill. When I was about 2 yrs old father moved to Lima Branch in the Yelrome Stake where we resided until the exodus from Nauvoo in 1846.
We 1st stopped at Mt Piscus where we planted a crop & stayed until June or July, then we came to Kainsville & settled abt 2 mi up Muskcrat Crk, 1 mile west of Old Indian Mill. There we cleared off a nice farm where we lived one yr. Fthr sold out to Wm Coffin, mthr's cousin & we made another home abt 1/2 mi west, where we lived until spring of 1850 when we sold to a Mr Wolfe, & then we started for the Valley of the Mtns.
We joined Pres Wilford Woodruff's Co & were in Capt E Whipple's 10 fams. I helped to drive. Experiences while traveling...one day when we were traveling up the Platt Rvr, dogs got aft an old buffalo & he started toward the train, frightened a team of horses & in a few minutes a doz or more teams were running in all directions. Our dear old mthr was in the wagon, sick with cholera, but she took no harm, for our team did not run, but there was a terrible excitement, cattle bellering, men hollering & women crying. One woman was run over & badly hurt. Soon got everything in shape & arrive in SL pretty well tired out but glad to get there.
We all went to Ogden & settled between 8-9th Streets until Ogden City layed out, when we moved houses & everything we could on lots, in the city, lying just south & east of where the PO is no located.
The winter of 1850 I attended school in Browns Fort. The next yr I went to school in the 1st one built in this part. Early spring I hired out to John Thomas to drive a team & plow his farm, then I worked for Edward Bunker, helping him get his crops in. I went to sev different schools, then we moved to Kaysville & bought a farm from Allen Taylor near the foot of east mtns, nr Bares saw mill-put a large crop in & planned for a splendid harvest, but in July, the swarm of grasshoppers destroyed all the crops, so in the fall we moved to Farmington, where I went to school. Next spring we rented land & planted corn & raised a fine crop. This was the hardest time we ever had in the valley. We saved some corn & fodder for Br Clark & ourselves, but we lost most of ours, as well as everyone who turned their stock out onto the range-most had to that winter.
In the spring of 1857, we sold out & moved to Payson UT. I worked for my bro Daniel, went to school, then worked for the Church, helping Joseph & Brigham Young take care of the Church stock. We drove them west of town on the lake shores, as that was good feed grass, then to the east shore. We stayed home at night, then rounded the poor cattle & drove them to parts that had the best feed. In that way, we saved nearly all of the Church herd. In the spring I went to work for the Bishopric, working in the canyon lumbering & making roads & working on the meeting house.
24 May 1857 - ordained a Seventy by Daniel B Rawson. That fall Johnson's army came to UT & our Militia was called out to keep them from coming into the valley. I was kept home to haul wood & ride express. My bro was brought home with rheumitism & I looked after him & my bro Daniel's fam, besides my mthr & fthr & others.
I had sown part of the winter wheat & after getting Wm's crop in & fthr's work done, I went up Provo Canyon & contracted 2 mi of road for the summer. After putting up hay, I went to Camp Floyd & made dobies until I earned $300 in gold. Ran a wagon & peddled while, then hired out to Br Thorn to thrash wheat at Payson, then went to Ft Ephraim & thrashed.
3 Feb 1859 - md Margaret Angeline Pace, living in Payson until 1860 when we moved to Ogden. We have raised a fam of 10 children, burying 2. The above was taken from the Autobiography of Arthur Morrison Rawson. He dd 28 Feb 1923 in Ogden; was bur in Ogden City Cem. He was 5'10" tall, abt 180 lbs, dark complected & hair. He was a Patriarch (1915). He was elected constable & served 20 yrs in Harrisville. He was a SS teacher for 16 yrs, ordained HP & Bishop 15 Nov 1891 at Rexburg ID by Heber J Grant & set apt to preside over the Ammon Ward in ID. He was ordained a Patriarch 9 June 1901 by Mathias F Cowley in the Union Stake & sustained Patriarch on 20 Oct 1915.



1880 CENSUS: UT,Weber Co-Harrisville, film #1255339 pg 591c, Dw(11-02, FS.org-must chk real census):
RAWSON, Arthur 39/IL (NY/VA) farmer, md

1889-1891 HIST: Encyclopedic Hist of the Church, Andrew Jensen, p 22, also Treasures of Pioneer History V2 p486, says almost the same thing, except "part of great Snake River Valley, in which nearly all inhabitants are farmers and stock raisers":

"Ammon Ward is an outgrowth of Iona...suggested by the Book of Mormon, honoring Ammon, son of King Mosiah and a great missionary to the Lamanites. As the Snake River Valley filled up with Latter-Day Saints, and a number of families located south of Iona, these were organized into a Branch of the Church 26 Nove 1889, called S Iona Branch, with Arthur M RAWSON as presiding Elder. This Branch was organized as a ward in 1891, with Arthur M RAWSON as Bishop..."

1889-1913 HIST: Treasures of Pioneer History v2 p486: The first public school building was log structure and used for church and school purposes. It was built on same property as marker (shown on same page) ...and where present church and shool buildings are located. The land where the RAWSON home was located is in private hands, so this marker was placed on church grounds where it could stay for all time. It says:
"This village, first called South Iona, was settled by Latter-day Saints. A branch of the church was org Nov 26 1889, with Arthur M Rawson as presiding Elder. Later he became Bishop. On 12 Feb 1893, the Ward was changed to Ammon, honoring the son of King Mosiah of the Book of Mormon history, a great missionary to the Lamanites. The first public building was made of logs and was erected on this site to serve as both church and school. The present brick meeting house was built in 1912-13"...Bonneville Co ID

1900-02 HIST: Heart Throbs of the West v8 pg 185-86:
"As people moved ever westward to seek new frontiers of trade, adventure and land, so did LDS become colonizers of other states beside Utah. In 1889 David Eccles and John Stoddard became interested in lumber business in N Powder OR, a thriving town on Old OR Trail between Baker and LaGrande. These 2 men org OR Lumber Co...mills were immediately built at N Powder, Pleasant Valley, Hood River, and Baker. Among the employees were LDS. The missionaries from San Diego CA, who labored in OR as early as 1851, began to seek out these saints and encourage them in church work.
In 1900 Charles W Nibley and George Stoddard purchases an 8,000 acre tract of land in the Grand Rhonde Valley...made a settlement on it....Arthur M Rawson was the first permanent settler. There were 9 LDS families located there when a townsite was surveyed and named "Nibley" in honor of Charles W. A frame building, a meeting house, was constructed in 1901. The branch was organized Mar 17, 1901. Samuel Southwick was president of the branch. When Union Stake was org pm 9 Jun 1901, William J. Rawson was chosen as bishop of Nibley Ward.
By 1902 Nibley was a thriving Mormon settlement and many more families moved in. Among these were the Rawsons, Sargents, Roundye, Dewell, Wm David Hanks, Joel H Orton, HJ Neilson, Reuben Hiatt, Francis Hiatt... Joe Lae GROW (??) ...and other families.
One of the early pioneers of Nibley used to say, "We were never lonely; we could laugh at anything because no tragedy came our way. Did the wind blow terrifically? Oh, es but we laughed at that too. Our social life was enjoyable. We knew it took us all to have a good dancing party, so we all came. The young folks of Cove and nearby towns, who were not of our faith, came to join in our social life. Mr. Marion L Carter, not a member of our church, was violinist and he also wrote a poem about our town. Then there Geo R Lyman with dancing feet and and happy heart, who also had a violin and Wm David Hanks at the piano, we had music fit for a king. Babies were parked on the bed almost under the heap of coats, plenty of food and fun."

Arthur married Margaret Angeline Pace 3 Feb 1859, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Margaret (daughter of James Edward Pace and Lucinda Gibson Strickland) was born 14 Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States; died 18 Feb 1929, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried Feb 1929, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Lucinda Elizabeth Rawson was born 9 Mar 1860, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States; died 6 Nov 1941, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States; was buried Nov 1941, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
2. Amanda Jane Rawson was born 14 Oct 1861, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; died 13 Feb 1947, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States; was buried 18 Feb 1947, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States.
3. Margaret Ann Rawson was born 20 Jan 1864, Harmony, Utah, Utah; died 3 Aug 1954, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried 6 Aug 1954, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
4. Martha Amelia Rawson was born 4 Apr 1866, Harmony, Utah, Utah; died 16 Apr 1900, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried 19 Apr 1900, City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah.
5. Arthur Franklin Rawson was born 7 Apr 1869, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 26 Mar 1874; was buried Mar 1874.
6. Dora May Rawson was born 14 Jun 1871, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; was christened 7 Dec 1871, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 10 Oct 1936, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States; was buried 13 Oct 1936, Ammon Cemetery, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho.
7. William John Rawson was born 21 Aug 1873, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 17 May 1958, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried May 1958, Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
8. Mary Luetta Rawson was born 10 Aug 1875, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 1 May 1965, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; was buried May 1965, Cove, Union, Oregon, United States.
9. Horace Edward Rawson was born 25 Apr 1877, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 30 Oct 1946, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried 2 Nov 1946, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
10. James Daniel Rawson was born 3 Feb 1879, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 14 Aug 1959, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried Aug 1959.
11. Laura Rawson was born 26 Jul 1882, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; was christened 18 Aug 1882; died 6 Jan 1958, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried Jan 1958.
12. Samantha Priscilla Rawson was born 30 Mar 1884, Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States; died 7 Apr 1958, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried Apr 1958, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

Notes:

1799 BIR,1825 MG,1882 DTH,BUR: Fam Group Sheet, "Pers Living rcds Horace Strong Rawson & "Rawson Old Family Bible" Early Mormon History Handcart Co of 1847-1878, pg 5 of Rawson Genealogy Book, rep: Mary Estella Rawson Christensen, subd by self.
Rawson Family Memorials, Horace Strong Rawson rcd bk & Logan Temple sealing rcds Bk B C to pg 392 pg 207 Rawson Genealogies cc Pam Hallmark Wagner: Horace dd 12 Oct & endowed 22 Mar 1862. Ped Chart in same bk shows Horace dd Farr West, Utah. Shows earlier sealing for children - 16 Oct 1895.

1882 DTH: Obit-Daily Herald 14 Oct 1882:

Funeral Services over the remains of the late Patriarch Horace Strong Rawson were held at the fam res Thursday afternoon, 12 Oct 1882. The services were conducted by Bishop N C Flygare. Aft opening hymn, Patriarch Samuel Eggleston engaged in prayer. The assembly, which was very large, was addressed by President D H Perry. Elders Joseph Hall, Lorin Farr, S Eggleston & Bishop Flygare, all of whom have been acquainted with the
deceased for many yrs, some for a qtr of a century & one, Elder Lorin Farr had known him for 40 yrs.
Father Rawson was one of the earliest recipients of the Gospel as revealed to the Prophet, having embraced it in 1831, & was identified with much of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He bore an excellent charactor for honesty & uprightness. His faith was unimpeachable. His last words to his family were "Hold fast to these glorious principles of truth".

NOTES: "A SHORT SKETCH OR BIOG OF HORACE STRONG RAWSON," by himself in his own handwriting, no date, finished by Wm J Rawson. See Bk of Rem pg 7-Pam B Wagner. Also included is a talk given by Horace at a fam reunion in Ogden, blessings given by him to his children, & baptisms & sealings done at the Endowment House in SLC. Here are the highlights of his story:
Nothing very particular transpired in my childhood, only what is common until War of 1812 with Gr Britain. In 1813 the British came over Niagra Rvr & burned Buffalo City & sev other towns & drive the inhabitants off the frontiers, my Fthr & his fam with the rest, but they again returned & in 1819 my Father & his fam moved by water down the Allegany Rvr to Pittsburg, then down Ohio Rvr to the Falls, just below Cincinnati.
Father: Baptist preacher dd 17 Sep 1824 WA Co Ind-54, leaving my mthr with 6 children, Horace to help mother. Mother: dd 16 May 1825, 35 yrs old, WA Co, Ind-Horace to care for children till grown.
9 Oct 1925, married and moved to Randolph Co, Ind, bought a qtr section of land-nice farm.
1831: baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Levi W Hancock, confirmed by Zebede Coultrin. Bore testimony to congregation.
Moved to Jackson Co, MO with Saints, ordained a teacher by Wheeler Baldwin, Br Pres. Mobs hurt & destroyed-saints began to fight back some. "Limon Wite", captain of militia, turned sword over to Co. Boggs, & everyone ordered to lay guns down on Temple lot in Jackson Co. Saints left Jackson Co, some moving to Lafayette Co, Easton & found friends.
Spring 1834 moved to Clay Co, MO & people friendly till Joseph arrived, then hostilities began again. Saints protected by Lord when mobs came in night-hail storm destroyed their arms.
1836: Heard Joseph speak first time. Church moved to Caldwell Co & settled down until 1838, was commenced again. 8000 men called against Farr West & "Diamon". Prophet betrayed by Hinckel. Boggs issued extermination orders. Joseph & followers to be shot, but Gen Donophen frustrated this by not having anything to do with.
1837: (Says 1857) Moved to Nauvoo, Ill. Says 1845, driven to Nauvoo (confusing), houses burned.
1841: Ordained an Elder by Charles Rich & Simeon Carter. 1842, moved to Lima, where ordained a High Priest by Isaac Morley, Br Pr, serving on the High Council & preside over HP Quorum. The Prophet was martyred.
1846: Forced to leave Nauvoo & cross the desert, stopping at Council Bluffs, where 500 men, including Horace's oldest son, Daniel, marched to help US fight Mexicans.
1850: Moved to Odgen City, re-baptized by Elder Glasgo at organization of the branch, again on the High Council & elected selectman for city council.
1855: moved to Farmington, presiding over HP.
1856: moved to Payson by Brigham Young. (Driven from our homes 5 times in 27 years) Church grew from 6 to over 100,000 in 1859. Organized into a terr gov, with Brigham Young as governor. 1857: Army of 13,000 men sent by US to oppose saints agn. Signed by H.S.Rawson & appears to be in his hand, written in fam rcd bk in the hands of William J Rawson, Murray UT.

1799 BIR, 1825 MG, 1882 DTH: Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p 1121:
Horace Strong RAWSON, son of Daniel Rawson and Polly Strong of NY, bn 15 Jul 1799, Oneida Co NY. Came to UT 16 Oct 1850, Wilford Woodruff Company.
Md Elizabeth Coffin 9 Oct 1825, who was bn 1807. Children: Mary Ann Olive bn 8 Oct 1826 m John Garner; Daniel Berry bn 16 Dec 1827 m Nancy Boss; Samantha Priscilla bn 26 Apr 1830 m Chas Hancock; Wm Coffin bn 13 Jan 1832 m Eliza Jane Cheney; Oriah bn 15 Mar 1834 dd young; Sariah bn 15 Mar 1834 m James Owens; Chloe Ann bn 15 Aug 1836 m CB Hancock; Caleb Linsey bn 5 Mar 1839, dd young; Arthur Morrison bn 17 Jun 1840 m Margret Pace; Sariah Urinda bn 8 Feb 1844 m Orvil R Child; Cyrus bn 15 Jun 1846 m Mary Dixon; Horace Franklin bn 9 Oct 1848 m Malinda Hancock; Elizabeth bn 21 Aug 1853 m Myron Butler. Family home in Ogden Utah.
Member of the High Council of Weber Stake. Weber Co selectman; member Ogden City Council, Justice of Peace 7 years. Died 10 Oct 1882

Horace married Elizabeth Coffin 9 Oct 1825, Washington, Indiana, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of William Coffin and Mary Duncan) was born 18 Oct 1807, Montgomery, Virginia, United States; died 21 Apr 1890, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States; was buried Apr 1890, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1807 BIRTH: VA,Montgomery Co: Elizabeth Coffin born 18 October 1807, dau of William Coffin and Mary Duncan

1825 MARRIAGE: IND,Washington Co: Horace Strong Rawson md Elizabeth Coffin 9 October 1825

1890 DEATH,BURIAL: UT,Weber Co-Ogden: Elizabeth Coffin Rawson died 21 April 1890; buried Ogden

"NE Hist. Gen Reg Vol 35-376, Vol 24 pg 149 & Amer Quaker Gen by Hinshaw, Vol 1 pg 778, Rep: Mary Estella Rawson Christensen, subm by self pg 219 of Rawson Gen-cc Pam Hallmark Wagner. This page shows Elizabeth bn 18 Oct, dd 27 April, endowed 22 Mar 1862.
LDS Fam Hist Suite 2, computer software: Elizabeth Coffin bn 18 Oct 1807-Montgomery VA, Md Horace Strong RAWSON 9 Oct 1825; dd 21 Apr 1890. ORD: Bapt 1832, Temple bapt 27 May 1964-SLAKE; E: 3 Feb 1846 NAVOO; SS 27 Sep 1852, 22 Mar 1862; SP 10 Jan 1962 IFALL



NOTES: On page 219, a note was written by "Lois" ?, which said she put ? aft fam names & added last two children-more research to be done on this family. Right clues not found at that time after 10-15 yrs search.

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Family Group Sheet: "Rawson Family Memorials, Horace Strong Rawson Record Book, Logan Temple Sealing Records Book B.C. to pg 392", submitted by Estella R Christensen. Sealed to wife-2 dates: 1870 and 1873. Shows Reverend Daniel Rawson.

Daniel married Polly Strong 1 Sep 1796, New York, United States. Polly (daughter of Asher Strong and Parnelle Goodrich) was born 14 Mar 1780, Scipio, Oneida, New York; died 16 Aug 1825, Washington, Indiana, United States; was buried Aug 1825. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Family Group Sheet: "Rawson Family Memorials, Horace Strong Rawson Record Book, Logan Temple Sealing Records Book B.C. to pg 392", submitted by Estella R Christensen. Dau of Asher Strong and Parnelle Goodrich. Pg 207
Rawson Gen Book, copy-Pam Hallmark Wagner. Pedigree Chart in same book shows Polly born "Oswego, Cayuga, New York".

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Family Group Sheet: NE Hist, Gen Reg Vol 35, 376, 379, Vol 24 pg 149, American Quaker Gen by Hinshaw, Vol 1 pg 778 subm by Estella Rawson Christensen; pg 219 of Rawson Gen Bk-cc Pam Hallmark Wagner. Also FGS subm by Lois Owen Chapman: bn abt 1783, Nantucket Island, Mass, Bap: 7 Jun 1958, End: 29 Jul 1958, Sealed to parents: 20 Apr 1959. Says needs to be corrected.

William married Mary Duncan Bef 1807. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

MG: Family Group Sheet: NE Hist, Gen Reg Vol 35, 376, 379, Vol 24 pg 149 and American Quaker Gen by Hinshaw, Vol 1, pg 778, submitted by Estella Rawson Christensen, pg 219 of Rawson Gen Book, copy of Pam Hallmark Wagner. Also shows "Dunkin". Says needs to be corrected.

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Family Group Record: "Rawson Family Memorials, pg 60, Chapin Recd pg 291 (B7D9) Vol l, Rawson Family Record", pg 208 Rawson Gen Bk-copy Pam Hallmark Wagner. Other ord dates-Bapt: 27 Feb 1912, End: 6 June 1932.
MG: #2 from Family Group Record: "Rawson Memorials and Utah Gen Archives" pg 209 Rawson Gen Bk.

NOTES: Gen Rawson Fam pg 277 Rawson-Coffin Fam History:

Silas Rawson, son of Nathaniel and Mary Thwing Rawson, was born in 1739
in Mendon Mass. He first settled in Conway, Mass after his marriage to
Abigail Chapin in 1762, by whom he had eight children. His second wife was
Rebecca Fellows. After the death of Abigail, he changed residence many times,moving further west along the frontier. He died in Palmyra, NY in 1819, aged 80 years.

Silas married Abigail Chapin 5 Jan 1762, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Abigail (daughter of Joseph Chapin and Mary Nelson) was born 10 May 1732, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; died 20 Jul 1774, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States; was buried Jul 1774. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Family Group Record: "Rawson Family Memorials, pg 60, Chapin Recd
pg 291 (B7D9) Vol l, Rawson Family Record", pg 208 Rawson Gen Bk-copy Pam
Hallmark Wagner. Dau of Joseph Chapin and Mary Nelson. Shows another set
of ord dates: Bapt 3 Nov 1908, End 24 Mar 1916.

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Ped Chart frm Rawson Gen BK pg 229, documentation: "Pers rcds: Horace Strong Rawson, Rawson Family Memorials pg 8-9, Utah Gen. Archives"

Asher married Parnelle Goodrich 1770. Parnelle (daughter of Samuel Goodrich and Martha Langdon) was born 16 Jul 1752, Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States; died 27 Dec 1823, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried Dec 1823. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,MG,DTH: Ped Chart frm Rawson Gen BK pg 229, documentation: "Pers rcds: Horace Strong Rawson, Rawson Family Memorials pg 8-9, Utah Gen. Archives"

Notes:

BIR,MG: Family Group Sheet: American Quaker Gen by Hinshow, Vol 1, pg 778, submitted by Lois Owen Chapman, pg 221 of Rawson Gen Book, copy of Pam Hallmark Wagner. Needs more research on this family group.

Libni married Hepsibah Starbuck Bef 1768. Hepsibah (daughter of Joseph Starbuck and Ruth Macy) was born 6 Jul 1749, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States; died , Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

BIR,MG: Family Group Sheet: American Quaker Gen by Hinshow, Vol 1, pg 778, submitted by Lois Owen Chapman, pg 221 of Rawson Gen Book, copy of Pam Hallmark Wagner. Needs more research on this family group.

DTH: Pedigree Chart, pg 251 Rawson Gen Book.