Caleb Clark Baldwin (1817-1905) &

Ann Eliza Robinson (1819-1873)

Caleb Clark Baldwin

Birth: 3 June 1817, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio,

Baptized member of LDS Church 7 January 1831

Ann Eliza Robinson

Birth: 15 August 1819, Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana,

Married: 22 OCT 1837, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri

CHILDREN: Prior to arriving in Utah

1st Child, Mary Ann Born: 14 August 1839 Hamburg,

Calhoun, Illinois

2nd

Child, Emma Elza Born: 3 February 1842 Nauvoo,

Hancock, Illinois

3rd

Child, William James Born: 7 January 1844,

Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

4th

Child, Caleb Hyrum Born: 19 Jul 1846, Garden

Grove, Decatur, Iowa

5th

Child, Jesse, Born: 19 April 1849, NEAR Council

Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa

6th

Child, George Henry, Born: 2 October 1851. Honey

Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa

Caleb Clark Baldwin Birth: 3 June 1817, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio

Warrensville, Ohio is about 20 Miles SW of Kirkland, Ohio

Kirkland, Ohio

From 1831 to 1838 Kirtland was the headquarters for the LDS Church. Joseph Smith moved the church

to Kirtland in 1831, shortly after its formal organization in April 1830 in Palmyra, New York. Latter

Day Saints built their first temple there. Many attending the Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836 record

seeing multiple heavenly visions and appearances of heavenly beings, including deity. For this and other

reasons, Kirtland remains a place of importance to those of all Latter Day Saint denominations. Many

sections from the Doctrine and Covenants, originated in Kirtland during the 1830s. Latter Day Saints

departed Kirtland in 1837-38

Far West, Missouri

Early Latter-day Saints began to settle in northwestern Missouri soon after the Church was organized in

1830. However, disputes between Mormon and Missourian settlers in Independence led to the expulsion

of the Mormons from Jackson County in 1833. Most Mormons temporarily settled in Clay County,

Missouri. Towards the end of 1836, Caldwell County was created specifically for Mormon settlement to

recompense Mormon losses in Jackson County. Shortly after the creation of Caldwell County, Far West

was made the county seat.

Far West became the headquarters of the Latter-day Saint movement in early 1838 when Prophet Joseph

Smith and Sidney Rigdon relocated to the town from the previous church headquarters, Kirtland, Ohio.

While headquartered in Far West, the official name of the church was changed from Church of Jesus

Christ to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Mormon-Missourian conflict of 1838 New problems erupted between the Mormons and their neighbors when the Mormons began to settle in

the counties surrounding Caldwell, including De Witt in Carroll County and Adam-ondi-Ahman in

Daviess County.

A series of escalating conflicts followed and the Governor of Missouri eventually called out 2,500 state

militiamen to put down what he alleged to be a "Mormon rebellion." Latter Day Saints poured into Far

West for protection and found themselves under siege. Joseph Smith Jr., Sidney Rigdon and others

surrendered at the end of October, 1838, and were put on trial by the state for treason. The main body of

the Mormons were then forced to sign over their property in Far West and Caldwell County to pay for

the militia muster and then leave the state. The main body later settled in Nauvoo, Illinois.

In 1844 Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum Smith

were murdered by a mob while in custody in the city

of Carthage, Illinois. In 1846, religious tensions

reached their peak, and in 1848 mobs burned the

Latter-day Saint temple in Nauvoo.

Carthage Jail,

Hancock Co., Ill.,

June 27, 1844 C. C. A. Christensen (1831–1912) Oil on canvas, between 1882–1884

The body of Joseph Smith, dressed in white, lies in the center of the picture. From a second floor window

Willard Richards looks down at the martyred prophet. After the murder, the mob fled, fearing the

arrival of a Mormon posse that never came.

During 1846, Brigham Young abandoned

Nauvoo and began leading 1,600 Mormons west

across the frozen Mississippi in subzero

temperatures to a temporary refuge at Sugar

Grove, Iowa.

Young planned to make the westward trek in

stages, and he determined the first major

stopping point would be along the Missouri

River opposite Council Bluffs.

He sent out a reconnaissance team to plan the

route across Iowa, dig wells at camping spots,

and in some cases, plant corn to provide food

for the hungry emigrants. The mass of

Mormons made the journey to the Missouri

River, and by the fall of 1846, the Winter

Quarters were home to 12,000 Mormons

After leaving Nauvoo, Caleb Clark Baldwin & Ann Eliza Robinson Baldwin and Six children remain at,

or near, Kanesville “Council Bluffs” (Winter Quarters), until 1852. They departed, 6 June 1852, as

members of the David Wood Wagon Company

MORMON TRAIL

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David Wood Company - Captain David Wood

Departure 6 June 1852 Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs)

Arrival 20 September - 1 October 1852 at Salt Lake City, Utah

About 288 individuals and about 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the

outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

"6th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852,

6th Company, David Wood, Capt., [ … ] Caleb Baldwin and 7 persons [ … ]

Member of David Wood Wagon Co.

Name Age Birth Date Death Date

Baldwin, Caleb Clark 35 3 June 1817 2 January 1905

Baldwin, Anna Eliza Robinson 32 15 August 1819 11 February 1873

Baldwin, Mary Ann 12 14 August 1839 3 June 1924

Baldwin, Emma Eliza 10 3 February 1842 4 June 1919

Baldwin, William James 8 7 January 1844 27 February 1908

Baldwin, Caleb Hyrum 5 19 July 1846 31 May 1933

Baldwin, Jessee 3 19 April 1849 4 December 1901

Baldwin, George Henry Infant 2 October 1851 1 April 1853

After arrival at Salt Lake City, Utah the family settled near Provo, Utah.

CHILDREN: Born after arrival in Utah

7th

Charlotte E Born: 28 March 1854, Provo, Utah Co., Utah

8th

Stephen Wilson Born: 1 February 1856, Provo, Utah Co., Utah

9th

Charles Alonzo, born 0 October 1858, Provo, Utah Co., Utah

Caleb Clark Baldwin wife Ann Eliza Robinson Baldwin passed away during 1873.

Probably, after 1873 Caleb Clark Baldwin relocated to Beaver, Beaver Co., Utah

Caleb Clark Baldwin MARRIED Jane Martha Taylor Riley 24 Oct 1877, St. George, Washington, Utah

Find A Grave

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Caleb Clark Baldwin Death: Jan. 2, 1905, Beaver, Beaver County, Utah

Mountain View Cemetery Beaver, Beaver County, Utah

Plot: C_276_5

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bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31753476

Anna Eliza Robinson Baldwin Death: Feb. 11, 1873 Mona, Juab County, Utah

Mona Cemetery , Mona, Juab County, Utah

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Jane Martha Taylor Riley Baldwin

Birth: Nov. 9, 1828 Whalley, Lancashire, England

Death: Sep. 14, 1889 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah

Prepared by J.E.Anderson for Uncle Earl Franklin Baldwin (1909-1970)

Great Great Grand Son of Caleb Baldwin (1791-1849) & Nancy Kingsbury (1798-1883)

AND

Great Grand Son of Caleb Clark Baldwin (1817-1905) & Ann Eliza Robinson (1819-1873)