PIONEER HISTORY OF

Samuel Park Jr. (1828 – 1898) &

Jean (Jane) Harvey (1831 – 1920)

Written by daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939, Files of: Erma P. Gordon Anderson

(Additions by Joe Anderson) Joe Anderson: A great great grandson

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Samuel Park Jr. Born: 14 Aug 1828 Newtonstewart, Tyron, Ireland

Died: 28 May 1898 Tooele, Tooele, Utah

Jean Harvey (sometimes referred to as Jane) Born: 14 Aug 1831 Kilburnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died: 18 Jan 1920 Tooele, Utah, Utah

Married: December 31, 1849 at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Samuel’s brother, Hamilton Gray was baptized a member of the LDS Church on Nov. 1840. In about

1844 Hamilton Gray Park married Agnes Steele at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. During 1850 he

emigrated to SLC, Utah aboard the LDS charted ship “North Atlantic”.

Samuel Jr., married Jean Harvey at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland on 31 Dec 1849. During 1850-51

Samuel, Jr became a member of the LDS Church being baptized in 1851. Later his wife (Jean); mother

(Isabella) and other family members joined the church. In 1853 a son, Samuel, was born.. In late 1854 or

early1855, with his wife and sick child, Samuel Jr. left home and started to Utah, the home of the LDS

Church. They sailed on the "Charles Buck,"

Samuel’s sister, Mary Jean Park Draney was Baptized on 24 Mar 1852

During 1855-56 Samuel’s mother, Isabella Gray Park, with his sister and her family (husband, John

Draney plus two children, Samuel and Isabella) made the decision to emigrate to Salt Lake City, Utah.

They Departed: Liverpool, England; Aboard ship “Enoch Train” 23 March 1856.

Samuel Park Jr. Born: 14 Aug 1828 Newtonstewart, Tyron, Ireland

Died: 28 May 1898 Tooele, Tooele Co., Utah

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Samuel Park Jr. Born: 14 Aug 1828 at Newtonstewart Tyron, Ireland

Newtownstewart is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy

Bell and Mary Gray and is at the confluence of the River Strule and the Owenkillew River. It lies within

the Strabane District Council area.

History of Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park

Written by daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939 (additions by J.E. Anderson 2007)

Samuel Park, Jr. son of Samuel Park (Sr) and Isabella Gray, was born August 14, 1828, at

Newtownstewart, County of Tyrone, Ireland.

He had blue eyes, dark brown hair, about five feet eight inches in height, and weighed about one hundred

and fifty pounds. He was the fifth child in a family of six children. His father died (1833) before he was

five years old and he was brought to Kilbirnie, Scotland, by his widowed mother when still a very small

child. There he made his home till young manhood. He was a coal miner for some years. He was

employed as a rock hauler for the Salt Lake Temple.

Kilbirnie is a small town situated in North Ayrshire on the West Coast of Scotland. Historically the town

built up around the flax and weaving industries.

Kilbirnie derived its name from the parish church and the church obtained its name from the saint to

whom it was dedicated; the celtic Cil, pronounced Kil, signifying a church, being prefixed to the name of

the saint; St Birinie, or Birinus, is said to have been a bishop and confessor who converted the West

Saxons and died at Dorchester in 650 AD and was commemorated on the 3rd of December. In the vicinity

of the church of Kilbirnie, a village has arisen during late times. In 1740, there were only three houses;

but, by means of manufactures, it grew to be a village of 80 houses which were inhabited by about 300

people in 1791. In 1821, the village of Kilbirnie contained about 800 people and in 1871: 3,313 people.

What with manufactures, and the recent impulse given to the locality by the Ayr and Glasgow railway,

and the vicinity of numerous ironworks. Since Kilbirnie was not a large town before the 1840s, there is

not much written history except for the farms in the area.

Jean Harvey

Jean Harvey Park, daughter of David Harvey and Margaret Law, was born August 25, 1831, at

Kilbirnie, Aryshire, Scotland. As a girl, she worked in the factory weaving linen. She had light blue eyes

and auburn hair, about five feet three inches in height and weighed about one hundred and thirty

pounds.

She was the youngest of ten children, and when very young, she was led by her Father to hear the Latter-

Day Saint Elders preach the gospel.

Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey were married on December 31, 1849 at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Samuel Park Jr. became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was

baptized in 1851

Their first child, Isabella, was born 17 Jul 1851 Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Unfortunately the child died 6 Jan 1852. As was the custom in those times, the baby was buried in her

grandfather's grave and at his death (24 Dec 1866) she was lifted and placed on his casket.

Jean Harvey Park joined the Church, was baptized in 1852. For this she was turned from her home by

her mother and one brother. Her mother was very proud and felt the disgrace keenly.

On 3 Jan 1853 a son (Samuel) was born. In 1855, when the word came that they could take passage for

Zion, as it was called, there was no time for good-bye, so she (Jean) left notes on the best pieces of

furniture, giving it to her mother. Closing the door and leaving all that was near and dear to her, she and

her husband and small son left Kilbirnie and started for the new home in the Rocky Mountains.

Her Father believed in the gospel and wanted her to go with the Saints but said, "Do not go for a little

while, then I won't see you go."

They made their way from Scotland to Liverpool, England. They were originally scheduled to sail aboard

the ship “Helios”. However Helios slipped anchor during a storm and was beached and damaged. The

passengers were transferred to the “Charles Buck”. Unfortunately, a large quantity of the provisions for

Helios passengers never made it to, were not transferred to, the “Charles Buck”.

Charles Buck (17 Jan 1855 - 14 Mar 1855) http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:78/keywords:charles+buck

From there they sailed on 17 January 1855, aboard the "Charles Buck," a sailing vessel bound for

America.

Charles Buck Passenger list:

PARK, Samuel <1831> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 24 Origin: Kilbirnie Occ: Miner

Note: BMR, p. 107 Great Salt Lake Valley

PARK, Jean <1833> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 22 Origin: Kilbirnie

PARK, Samuel <1853> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 2 Origin: Kilbirnie

Note:Age:"1 1/2 years" (BMR)

Vessel Rig Registry Tons Master

No.

LDS

Pass.

Depart.

Port

Depart.

Date

Arrival

Port

Arrival

Date

Passage

Days

Comp.

Leader

Charles

Buck Ship U.S. 1424

W.

Smalley 403 Liv. 1-17-55 N.O. 3-14-55 56

R.

Ballantyne

LDS Emigration - Park, Samuel, 1855, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686 17 Jan 1855 Departed Liverpool England, aboard ship “Charles Buck”

14 Mar 1855 Arrived New Orleans, Louisiana

16 Mar 1855 Departed New Orleans, Louisiana, on Miss. River aboard steamer Michigan

27- 29 Mar 1855 Arrived St. Louis, Missouri

27 Mar1855 In St Louis They buried their young son, Samuel,

and join the Gill Greer Co on its way to SLC, Utah.

11 Sep 1855 Samuel & Jean Park arrived in Salt Lake City with Gill Greer Co.

3 Apr 1855 Depart St Louis – The other passengers from the “Charles Buck”

depart St Louis in route to Atchinson near Mormon Grove and onward to Utah

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Ship: Charles Buck

17 Jan 1855 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

LDS Immigrants: 403, Church Leader: Richard Ballantyne

14 Mar 1855 Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana

DEPART LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND ABOARD “CHARLE BUCK” 17 Jan 1855

Compilation of General Voyage Notes - Richard Ballantyne

Notes: "EIGHTY-SECOND COMPANY. -- Charles Buck, 403 souls. On the seventeenth of January, the

clipper ship Charles Buck, Captain Smalley, sailed from Liverpool, England, with four hundred and

three souls on board. The following are the names of those appointed for each ward; […] Ward No. 4

David Hutchinson, president. Matthew King and William Irvin counselors. Samuel Park and John

Todd, teachers. [Later Samuel Park and John Todd & their families travel together with Gill Greer Co]

January 17th

I also observed that if any one felt disposed to grumble while on this voyage we would like

him to volunteer his services and we would set him apart to that work. No one would volunteer.

I then gave instructions concerning the cleanliness of the ship, and appointed the male members of each

ward to take their turn in cleaning out all the filth in the morning, at 6 o'clock, before any of the families

are up. Then as soon as the ship is cleaned the people shall be called upon to arise and dress themselves

and immediately thereafter unite, under the direction of the president of each ward, in prayer, praise,

and thanksgiving to the Lord. Then after morning devotion prepare breakfast and enter with cheerful

hearts upon the duties of the day.

Passengers socializing, singing, dancing.

1855 January 18th

: In like manner, in the

evening, I instructed the presidents of

wards, with their counselors, to call the

people of their wards together at 7 o'clock

before retiring to rest that they may again

call upon the Lord in a united capacity,

and receive such instruction as may be

necessary from time to time, doing all

things, and exercising themselves in

meetings in that way, that the Holy Spirit

shall dictate.

Council meeting January 20th Elder Ballantyne presided. The council discussed the following subjects;

keeping guard by night, cleaning out the ship, arranging about the water closets, and the management of

the cooking galley. It was unanimously voted that each ward take it in their turn to guard the hatchways

by night, cleaning out the ship every morning and that the water closets on the left hand side of the ship

be left for the use of the ladies and those on the right side for the gentlemen. The management of the

cooking galley was found to be a very difficult subject to legislate about and as some of the brethren were

getting rather warm on the subject.

The emigrants, who sailed on the Charles Buck, were somewhat depressed in spirits, because of their long

detention in Liverpool; and by living in unhealthy places as well as on scanty diet, their general health

had become somewhat impaired. When they came on board seasickness also prostrated many […] and

only three children died during the voyage. One of these was a boy, seven years old, who got entangled in

the ropes of the ship and was thrown overboard and drowned. One birth also occurred on board.

1855 January 21st [between Spain and the Azores] It was then agreed that 8 men be appointed to stand

successively at the galley doors, two at a time, to see that every person has their turn in cooking.

That the teachers make it their special duty to watch over the sisters and see that they have no improper

familiarity with the sailors. Samuel Park and John Todd, were the teachers.

That the sisters have the use of the water closets on one side of the ship, and that the brethren, and the

sailors, have the use of those on the other side.

A meeting was appointed for the sisters the evening to know their determination in regard to keeping

aloof from the sailors. […] The Spirit of the Lord was copiously poured out upon the sisters, and all

present, and we had a heavenly time and an entire amalgamation of our feelings in one. I rejoiced greatly

and felt to praise the Lord because of His good spirit and the unity that prevails. During the meeting I

united in marriage two young couples. Previous to so doing I instructed them concerning what would be

their duties as husbands and wives and of the sacred and endearing ties which they were about to form.

[NOTE: In Liverpool, England the Helios slipped anchor during a storm and was beached and damaged.

The passengers were transferred to the “Charles Buck”]

The English part of this company (this included Samuel Jr , Jean Harvey Park and their son Samuel)

who had been shipped on board the Helios at Liverpool by President F. D. Richards, had been provided

for on an unusually comfortable and liberal scale on that ship; but when finally reshipped on the Charles

Buck, the excellent provisions furnished by President Richards were withheld from them [not transfer

from the Helios to the Charles Buck], and in their stead some raw oatmeal, coarse biscuit and a little rice

and flour were furnished; and even of these articles a sufficient quantity was not shipped, so that the

passengers, after being out six weeks, were placed on short allowance of provisions.

This morning a most distressing accident occurred. One of the sons of Brother Grimmett, [Grinnett] a

boy seven years of age, fell overboard and perished in the sea. The ship was sailing so fast and the boats

so difficult to launch, that nothing could be done in time to save him. He lay on his back on the surface of

the waters for a few seconds, and then disappeared. His parents were greatly distressed. His father was

in an agony of distress. I tried to comfort him and his wife, and though a most distressing providence, the

Lord gives them grace to acknowledge His righteous hand and to reconcile their feelings to it.

Autobiography of Charles Ramsden Bailey

[…] the captain came out in his tarr poling suit and called aloud all hands on deck and I tell you there

was not much time for a black squall came up and it was awful wind and rain first mate said it was as

bad a storm as he had ever seen and it lasted 6 days sea rolling mountains high and our little craft rolled

about like a piece of wood and the crew was afraid we was doomed but I had no fear then for I was too

young to realize the danger we was in but I should fear now as I can look back and wonder how in the

world those ships ever made the trips but the Lord as ever watched his people in crossing the sea since

the year 1837 for none has ever gone down either sailing or steam vessels but all has crossed safe up to

the year 1905.

Compilation of General Voyage Notes - Richard Ballantyne (continued)

Monday and Tuesday, considerable

seasickness as the weather has been

boisterous, and the sea high for the last three

days. The between decks have been very

uncomfortable with the spillings of water and

other [-] while the ship has been rolling. And

on Wednesday 31st the day being fine and the

sea calm, every trunk and box was removed,

and the between decks was thoroughly

cleaned by sweeping, scraping, and washing.

The unwholesome vapor which, during the

stormy weather, was fast accumulating has

been removed by removing the wetness and

filth by which it was occasioned.

January 31, 1855 [Accident] Yesterday morning the daughter of Sister Hall, a girl of eleven years met

with a severe accident, by which the forepart of her leg, below the knee, was and open to the bone about

eight inches in length. A large piece of wood slid from one side of the deck and struck her leg, producing

the fearful gash referred to. Fortunately the bone does not seem to have been injured. It was so badly

laid open that the captain and I had to press the wound together and sew it up with a needle and thread.

We also poured some liniment on it after bandaging it well, and further bandaged it with four pieces of

thin wood to prevent her bending her leg and thereby injuring the wound. The little girl was very patient

and the sewing of the wound did not seem to pain her much. It now seems to be doing well. Has not

swollen much, neither does it pain her much since it was dressed.

Have commenced making tents with which to cross the plains.

February 6. Tuesday. This morning the upper deck is crowded with a busy crowd of cheerful Saints all

intent on sewing the tents according as they have been taught. It is truly pleasing to see so much

happiness and contentment, combined with our active desire to do all that is required.

Thursday 8. Yesterday, and today, there has been a busy scene on deck. The most of the sisters are

seated in happy groups making the tents, while the children are playing happily and contented around.

1855 February 11th Death of Brother Hartley’s child]

The corpse was sewed up in a blanket instead of being put in a coffin, and a quantity of sand wrapped up

with it, towards the feet, to make it sink. Before depositing the body in the ocean the brethren, and

sisters, assembled on deck, sung a hymn and offered up prayers, dedicating the body of the child to God

to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection. Brothers Fletcher and Hutchison then carried the

body of the child on a flat board to the bulwark of the ship and it slid down into the water, and

immediately sank out of sight.

February 19th

: This morning abut 3 o'clock Sister Sutton gave birth to a boy. She, and the child are

doing well. She was brought up to the hospital.

This was about two weeks before their arrival in New Orleans. For several days many of the Saints had

nothing to eat but oatmeal cakes or porridge, and for three days only two quarts of water was served out

to each passenger. Notwithstanding these unpleasant circumstances, the emigrants manifested an

unusual measure of cheerfulness and patience. Whatever sickness and debility they suffered was chiefly

occasioned through the want of something nutritious and desirable to eat

ARRIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 14 Mar 1855

About the fourteenth of March, 1855, the Charles Buck arrived at New Orleans from which city the

emigrants continued the journey up the Mississippi River on the sixteenth, on board the fine steamer

Michigan. Through the exertions and preferred help of Elder McGaw, the church emigration agent at

New Orleans, together with the liberal contributions of those Saints who had a few shillings to spare, the

whole company was taken along. Had it not been for this, a number of the Saints would have stopped at

New Orleans to earn means, wherewith to pay their passage to St. Louis or Cincinnati, later on.

By artist J. Bachman in 1851. The seafaring sailing ships are at the right of the picture, and just a few

hundred yards along the riverbank are the riverboats, some of which are setting off upstream along the

Mississippi.

DEPART NEW ORLEANS TO ST. LOUIS

16 MAR 1855

Depart New Orleans; 16 Mar 1855 It took

us about 12 days to get to St. Louis as there

was a heavy current. River was rising ice

breaking up large trees coming down the

river the Mississippi & Ohio and Missouri

Rivers all rising made a large steam and a

heavy current and the trees would get into

the wheels and smash them. Then we would

have to stop and repair and altogether

made us about 3 days longer than we

should have been.

The fare from New Orleans to St. Louis was three dollars and a half for each adult passenger; children

under fourteen and over one year, half price. The captain of the Michigan behaved very badly toward

the Saints. As the boat left the wharf in New Orleans, John Eccleson fell overboard and was drowned.

Four children died on the way to St. Louis. (This may have included Samuel Jr & Jean Park’s son

Samuel) A Danish brother by the name of Nordberg fell overboard the morning before arriving at St.

Louis and perished.

ARRIVED ST LOUIS, 27-29 Mar 1855

We arrived at St. Louis on the 29th of March in the evening dark and we had to get off the boat

and get our luggage on the wharf and fix the best we could for the night to sleep. Mother, two sisters and

myself got our boxes and walled them around and spread a tent over and then we got inside and laid

there till morning. The tent we had was made on sea coming along Mary Ann and Sarah after making or

help to make 40 or 50 tents kept one so we made use of it as I mentioned.

On the twenty-seventh of March the company arrived at St. Louis, from whence one hundred and ninety-

one Saints reembarked on the third of April, in charge of Elder Richard Ballantyne, who was instructed

to land at Atchison, and take charge of all P. [Perpetual] E. [Emigration] Fund passengers who would be

shipped to that place.

In consequence of the rivers being low, boats were scarce, and fares very high, and it was with

considerable difficulty that the brethren at St. Louis succeeded in shipping the company to Atchison.

The unprecedented rush of people to Kansas and Nebraska also materially increased the rate of fares and

the difficulty of shipping to the upper county. (Samuel Park Jr and family left the travelers from the

“Charles Buck” and joined the Gill Greer Co in St Louis) – part of Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson

Company.

Follow from Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel

http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/trailExcerptMulti?lang=eng&companyId=69&sourceId=7802

"Departure for the Plains," St. Louis Luminary, 26 May 1855, 106

DEPARTURE FOR THE PLAINS.

On Monday evening, the 21st inst., about three hundred and fifty souls of Saints, left this city on board

the Equinox bound for Atchison, in charge of Elder William Glover …

Elder Seth M. Blair (with Gill Greer) has recently returned from Texas with a faithful band of brethren.

He has been out on his mission about twelve months—has done a good work and is returning home to

Zion with our approval and blessing, and has the satisfaction and honor of taking many of his sheaves

with him. He had been engaged for several days purchasing goods for himself and company, and is now

preparing join his brethren at Atchison, and will there make arrangements to lead them home to Zion.

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"Atchison An Outfitting Point," St. Louis Luminary, 23 June 1855, 122.

To give our readers an idea of the amount of business done in our city (Atchison, Kansas), we give the

names of some of the principle shippers who are now outfitting here. …

In addition to the large shipments of the traders named above, the entire Mormon emigration, which is of

itself sufficient to build up a large town, starts from Atchison. We cannot give the exact number of

wagons necessary to convey five thousand emigrants, with their goods and effects, so long a journey, but

out readers can see that the number must be large. They have already landed at our wharf about a

thousand tons of freight, and a much larger quantity is yet to arrive.

This is the first season that shippers have been suited in an outfitting point. Here all advantages offered,

(separate, in other places,) are combined. The best range in the world, with a great quantity of good

water, a healthy City, with a good landing; large an commodious warehouses, and stores well filled with

goods, adapted to the wants of the emigration. Shippers who have examined this place, endorse it as the

best outfitting point for the California, Oregon and Salt Lake Emigrants, on the Missouri river.

[Atchison, Kansas is near Mormon Grove where al large number of Mormon immigrants died during

1855 from a Cholera epidemic]

(Continued) History of Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park

Written by their daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939 (continued)

She (Jean Harvey Park) and her husband (Samuel Jr Park) were one on all things: sorrow and sacrifice.

After a hard voyage of six weeks they reached St. Louis, MO. . (about) March 22, 1855 There their son

died, and was buried with the Mormon dead

While waiting in St. Louis, a company from Texas, under the leadership of Gil Greer (Gilbert Dunlap

Greer), with a train of wagons loaded with merchandise, one thousand head of cattle and horses came by,

on their way to Utah. They were in need of teamsters, so Father and John Todd decided to work their way

across the plains independent of the Emigration Fund. They left St. Louis on March 27, 1855.

The Greer Company moved to Mormon Grove,

near Atchison, KS to meet up with the rest of the

Company from Texas.

As soon as they started on this journey they found

it necessary to night watch the animals that they

might come to no harm and it became Father's

(Samuel Jr Park) duty to watch the stock every

night. Before they had traveled far, the cholera

broke out in camp

[Cholera is a serious bacterial disease that often

causes severe diarrhea. Cholera usually spreads

through contaminated water. Left untreated,

cholera can cause death in a matter of hours.]

In order that Father could rest after his night watch, it fell to Mother's (Jean Harvey Park) lot to drive

the four oxen team all the way across the plains to Salt Lake City. So tired did she become that, passing a

little log cabin she said, "Oh, if only I had a home like that, how happy I should be."

She (Jean Harvey Park) was only a young girl when the cholera broke out and she nursed the sick and

prepared the dead for burial. They would wash and put clean clothing on the dead and then they rolled

them in a quilt and placed them in the ground. One night, thirty died and it was not possible to do more

than just cover them in a trench. Some of the women told her she would die if she cared for the sick, but

she (Jean Harvey Park) answered, "Well, then I died."

Family Histories refer to the Gill Greer Company because that is who Samuel Park and John Todd meet

in St. Louis. However, the “Official” Name of the Company is Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson

Company (1855)

PIONEER & OVERLAND TRAVEL Gilbert Dunlap Greer

http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=17754

ABOVE LINK PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GIL GREER COMPANY

Also refer to as: Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company (1855)

http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=69

Dickson HamblinGreer , Autobiography and biographical sketches

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A portion of our company left Milam Co Texas March 5, 1855 with a company of 8 Families, Father N H

Greer [..,] and 12 wagons one Buggy—105 head of cattle 75 or 80 horses & mules was bound for Salt

Lake as new converts to Mormon Faith abt 35 soles all told–—

[ … ] arrived at Atchison (Mormon Grove, KS) about 1 June 1855 a distance of about 12 or 1300 miles

from starting place where we previously arranged to load 35 wagons with merchandise which were

purchased at St. Louis by my Father N H Greer & in addition to our company added there was about 70

emigrants mostly English.

N H Greer died of cholera and buried in Kansas. N.H. Greer is Gilbert Dunlap Greer’s father

when we arrived in Salt Lake City, which a portion of us did about 10th Sept, but we had a hard time to

reach the valley as we used to say. We laid away (buried) 35 out of the 105 about 1/3 Cholera struck our

camp one days journey from Atchison & stayed until we reached the Platte, then had measles—

They arrived in Salt Lake City September 11, 1855, travel stained but happy.

Samuel Park Jr and Jean Harvey Park first made their home in Salt Lake City but later moved to Lehi, at

the time of the Johnson's Army trouble. At this time

Father was made one of the guards at Echo Canyon to

watch the movement of the U.S. Soldiers and prevent

them from entering the valley.

After reaching Salt Lake she pioneered with her husband,

ever at his side in all he undertook to do for the benefit

and betterment of the community

In August 1856 there was no food to get. The crop was not

ready for harvesting and so she cooked weed greens for

Father, but could not eat any herself After she had been

without food a day she said to her husband, "Lay me on

the floor and let me die." He laid her down and said,

"Don't give up. I will go and see if there are any

potatoes." She said, "I tried all over the patch yesterday and there was none." He said, "I will try again."

The first hill he dug he found potatoes. He hurried home with them and she laid on the floor before the

fire and cooked the potatoes.

Five days later she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. At the present time of this writing (1939) they are

both living, in their 84th year. (The twin girl, Mary Jean Park, married Foster Gordon, and they are Erma

P. Gordon Anderson’s grandparents) Mother (Jean Harvey Park) always said that the Lord tried them to

see if they were loyal to Him.

One year after arriving in Utah, (Fall 1856) President Brigham Young issued an appeal to the brethren to

provide aid to the Handcart Companies (Number 1 and 2) who were in the Wyoming territory and

badly in need of supplies. Samuel was quick to respond because he knew that his aged Mother (Isabella

Gray Park) and sister (Mary Jane Park Draney ) were in Handcart Company #2. The following

paragraph describes his meeting up with the Handcart Company and what happened the first meeting

with his Mother.

At this time Father (Samuel Park Jr) was one of the men sent out to meet the Saints with food. Meeting

the advance guards he was told to stop at the place chosen for the night camp. Knowing his Mother and

sister's family were in the company, he walked on and met the train.

His Mother had seen her son last as a fair-faced boy. When he tapped her on the shoulder, she looked up

very indignant that this man with a long beard, brown from the sun, would speak to her.

Someone said, "Is it your son Sister Park?"

"No," she said, "I never reared a son like that."

At which Father laughed and his sister cried, "Mother, it is Samuel."

Ever after that they teased Grandma about her son, "Imagine not recognizing your own son."

Soon (many of) the company with whom they crossed the plains (Gill Greer Co) became discouraged and

went back to Texas. They offered Mother and Father a farm and all the slaves to work for them and they

could be waited on for the rest of their lives, but they answered, "No! We came for the Gospel, and we

will stay with the Church."

Father (Samuel Park Jr and wife Jean) remained in Lehi sometime and leased a piece of land on which

he planted wheat. When he had harvested it he had ten bushels of wheat. He carried one bushel to Bishop

Evans and the Bishop said, "Promise me you will let me know if you get out of bread. Do not let your

loved ones go hungry." Father said he would let him know if he needed it, but it seemed that the flour

grew in the bin. When the next harvest came they still had a little flour left.

While in Lehi, the bugle sounded one morning that meant

an Indian uprising. All the men must hurry to the Square

where lots were drawn. Father had a gun, but the man the

lot fell upon didn't have one, so Father gave his gun to the

man. He disobeyed orders and was killed and the gun was

stolen by the Indians.

Father was a pioneer in the full sense of the word. He helped

build Weber, West Weber, and Plain City, Utah.

Moving back to Salt Lake City and later to Skull Valley,

Father became a very successful rancher and stock raiser.

He was a friend of the Indians. He gave them food and

helped them in any way that he could. He respected their

rights and they in turn loved and respected him. His Indian

friends were set to the table like honored guests.

Father was loyal to his country, faithful and loyal to his

church, and liberal with his money for the up-building of the

church and state.

He worked in the building of the Salt Lake Temple, hauling granite blocks from the quarry. He made

several trips to meet the emigrant companies with food and to assist them into the valley.

INSERT http://www.cachesheriff.com/about/our-history.html

Cache County Sheriff’s Office

SHERIFF SAMUEL PARK 1859-60– Born: August 14, 1828 – Died: May 28, 1898, at age 69

Samuel Park immigrated to the United States having been born in Ireland. He was

hired as a teamster in the East and drove a wagon to Utah arriving in Salt Lake City

in September 1855.

Park was employed as a rock hauler for the Salt Lake Temple. He was appointed

Sheriff by Territorial Probate Judge Peter Maughan in May 1859 and had a ten-

month tenure to March 1860. By this time five more towns had been settled in

Cache County including Mendon, Providence, Richmond, Smithfield and Logan.

Sheriff Park appointed the county’s first deputy sheriff, Martin Harris, Jr. of

Smithfield

CONTINUED

Father's word was his bond. He never signed a note or gave a mortgage. In all his business dealings no

man asked more than his word.

He moved to Skull Valley in about 1872 where he remained twenty five (25) years. Then moving to

Tooele (about 1897) where he remained until his death, May 28, 1898.

Samuel Park Jr, the father of six sons and six daughters.

He was mourned by his loving wife and children.

His burial was in the Tooele City Cemetery.

Jean Harvey Park Mother was one of the Relief Society of Weber that decided to buy the knitting machine and pledged to

give the Sunday eggs and turn them into the fund. (In our case) it was strange that there were few eggs on

Saturday night, but a large number on Sunday. It was later discovered that the young twin boy (David

Harvey) would slip out as many eggs on Saturday as he dared, and then would put them back in the nest

Sunday so his Mother would have a large number of eggs to give for the knitting machine.

She was the mother of six sons and six daughters, raising eight to man and womanhood. She assisted at

the birth of more than one hundred babies.

Many years passed before she sent a letter to Scotland, addressed to David Harvey. She had one brother,

William, and his wife, Margaret, who always thought their baby sister could do nothing wrong and

joining the church made no difference to them so the letter fell into the hands of their son, David, who in

turn gave it to his Father. In answer they wrote that at the death of the older brother, John, his money,

by law, was divided with his brothers and sisters. Mother's portion was placed in a bank in her name. As

was the law, the oldest son took their Father's estate from his mother and he and his wife put

Grandmother in a little old building and sold all the property and left Kilbirnie. This left Grandmother

without money for living expenses, so Mother's brother, William, went to the bank and signed for money

to help Grandmother and pay all funeral expenses so she could be buried like the rest of her family had

been.

When William received the letter, he wrote and told Mother what he had done and that there was still

twenty pounds in the bank for her. And soon as she received this word, Mother wrote to William and told

him that as her Mother had been made comfortable and buried as became her estate in life, that was all

she desired and wished him to draw the remaining twenty pound out of the bank and use it in making his

wife and himself comfortable in their old age.

Samuel Park Jr. died May 28, 1898 at Tooele, Tooele Co., Utah

He was buried in the Tooele Cemetery 1 Jun 1898

Jean Harvey Park died January 18, 1920 at Tooele .Tooele Co., Utah

She was buried in the Tooele Cemetery January 24, 1920.

Samuel Park and Jean Harvey Park children are:

NAME BIRTH DATE , PLACE DEATH/BURIAL, PLACE

Isabella /Park/ 17 Jul 1851, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland - 6 Jan 1852, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Samuel /Park/ 3 Jun 1853, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland 13 Apr 1855, St Louis, Missouri

David Harvey /Park/ 26 Aug 1856, Lehi, Utah, Utah 18 Sep 1940, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho

Mary Jean /Park/ 26 Aug 1856, Lehi, Utah, Utah 25 Jun 1940, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

Sir Agnes /Park/ 26 May 1858, Plain City, Weber, Utah 1 5 Dec 1862,

Hamilton Gray /Park/ 15 Sep 1860, Plain City, Weber, Utah 14 Sep 1861, Plain City, Weber, Utah

John William /Park/ 4 Jul 1862, Plain City, Weber, Utah 11 Jan 1914, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

Margaret Ann /Park/ 9 Aug 1863, Plain City, Weber, Utah 15 Dec 1954, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

George Albert /Park/ 25 Sep 1866, West Weber, Weber, Utah 22 Jun 1945

Jeant Alexandria /Park/ 25 Dec 1868, West Weber, Weber, Utah 23 Dec 1956, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

Joseph Robert /Park/ 12 Oct 1871, Salt Lake City, SL Co., Utah 13 Feb 1952, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

Ellen Hannah /Park/ 18 Jan 1874, St John, Tooele, Utah 20 Dec 1967, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

"Another …” Utah Digital Newspapers

"The Tooele Transcript”, 23 Jan. 1920, pg 1.

Utah Digital Newspapers Website

The Tooele Transcript, 23 Jan. 1920

ANOTHER WORTHY PIONEER PASSES AWAY

MRS. JEAN HARVEY PARK PIONEER OF 1855 DIES AT HER HOME ON EAST

STREET SUNDAY FUNERAL SERVICES HELD THURSDAYY

Mrs. Jean Harvey Park one of our worthy pioneers died last Sunday night January 18, 1920

at her home on east street at the age of 88 years. Two weeks prior to her death she had suffered

a fall and this along with other complications was the cause of her death.

Mrs. Park was born at Kilburnie Scotland August 25 1831 She was married to Samuel Park

in their native land in 1849 She became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter

Day Saints in 1851, her husband having joined the Church a short time before. They immigrated

to Utah in the year of 1855 arriving in Salt Lake City in the fall.

An independent ox team Company, headed by Capt Green [Greer] was the company in which

Mrs. Park and her husband crossed the plains. After living in Salt Lake City a short time they moved

to Utah county thence to Weber county and coming to Tooele County in the year 1872

They finally settled in Tooele City thirty four years ago. Samuel Park died 21 years ago in this City.

Mrs. Park was the mother of 12 children five of whom preceded her to the great beyond,

and seven living namely, David Park of Lorenzo, Idaho; Mrs. Mary J. Gordon of Salt Lake City,

Utah; Mrs. John K Orme of Sugar City, Idaho; Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, George Park, Joseph Park and

Ellen Park all Of Tooele, Utah. She also leaves

52 grandchildren and 87 great grandchildren.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Park were held in the North Ward church Thursday afternoon

at 2 o’clock. Many friends and relatives gathered to pay respect to the departed. Bishop Alfred L.

Hanks conducted the services.

The choir rendered as the opening selection “Resting Now From Care and Sorrow”. Elder John A. Bevan

offered the opening prayer. A quartet, consisting of Mr and Mrs Leo Isgreen, M. H. Ostler and Rebecca

Atkin Rendered, “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” as the second Selection.

The speakers were Elders Matthew Speira, and Moroni England, and Pres. G.C Alvin Orme. Each

speaker eulogized the life of the deceased.

Between the speakers S W Leo and Mrs. H.H. Johnston rendered the solos, “Face to Face”.

and “If Not, I Would Have Told You So” respectively. The choir rendered as the closing

selection “Till We Meet Again”. The benediction was by Elder John W. Tate.

The interment was at the Tooele Cemetery. Bishop E. M. Atkin of the South Ward dedicated the grave

The Tooele Transcript, 23 Jan. 1920

Daughter: Ellen H. Park is the primary author of this biography, 1939

http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:78/keywords:charles+buck#.UQv4Sx00WSo

Roster of the “Charles Buck” 1855

PARK, Samuel <1831> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 24 Origin: Kilbirnie Occ: Miner

Note: BMR, p.107 Great Salt Lake Valley

PARK, Jean <1833> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 22 Origin: Kilbirnie

PARK, Samuel <1853> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 2 Origin: Kilbirnie

Note:Age:"1 1/2 years" (BMR)

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Park, Samuel, 1855, Charles Buck, Ship roster on microfilm(s) 200181 25690

Park, Jean, 1855, Charles Buck, Ship roster on microfilm(s) 200181 25690

Park, Samuel, 1855, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686

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1870 Samuel Park, "United States Census" name: Samuel Park estimated birth year: 1827 gender: Male

age in 1870: 43y color : White birthplace: Ireland home in 1870: Utah, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Samuel Park M 43y Ireland

Jane Park F 37y Scotland

David Park M 14y Utah

Mary Park F 14y Utah

John Park M 8y Utah

Margaret Park F 7y Utah

George Park M 4y Utah

Jannette Park F 2y Utah

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1880 United States Census

Name Relation

Marital Status

Gender Race

Age Birthplac

e Occupation

Father's Birthplac

e

Mother's Birthplace

Samuel PARK Self M Male W 51 1829 IRE Laborer IRE IRE

Sarah PARK Wife M Female W 48 1832 SCO Keeping House SCO SCO

John W. PARK Son

Male W 18 1862 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO

Margret PARK Dau

Female W 16 1864 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO

George A. PARK Son

Male W 14 1866 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO

Gennett PARK Dau S Female W 12 1868 UT Working At Home IRE SCO

Joseph R. PARK Son S Male W 9 1871 UT

IRE SCO

Ellen H. PARK Dau S Female W 6 1874 UT

IRE SCO

Source Information: Census Place Clover, Tooele, Utah Family History Library Film 1255338

NA Film Number T9-1338

Sarah = Jean Harvey Park & Gennett Park = Janet Alexandria Park

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1900 Jean Park, "United States Census" name: Jean Park event place: ED 149 Tooele Precinct Tooele city, Tooele, Utah, United States

birth date: Aug 1831 birthplace: Scotland

relationship to head of household: Head

father's birthplace: Scotland mother's birthplace: Scotland

race or color (standardized): White gender: Female marital status: Widowed

years married: 50 estimated marriage year: 1850

mother how many children: 12 number living children: 8 immigration year: 1855

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Head Jean Park F 69 Scotland

Daughter Ellen H Park F 26 Utah ----------------------------------------------------------------

Your tombstone stands among the rest neglected and alone.

The name and date are chiseled out on polished, marbled stone.

It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to mourn.

You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.

Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh, in blood, in bone.

Our heart contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.

Dear Ancestor, the place you filled so many years ago.

Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so.

I wonder as you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew

That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you.

Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98828

Samuel Park Birth: Aug. 14, 1828 Newtwonstewart,Tyrone, Ireland

Death: May 28, 1898 Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Son of Samuel Park and Isabella Gray

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98828

Married Jean Harvey, 31 Dec 1849, Kilburnie, Ayr, Scotland

Jean Harvey Park

Birth: Aug. 25, 1831, Ayr, Scotland

Death: Jan. 18, 1920 , Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA

Daughter of David Harvey and Margaret Law

Children: Ellen Hannah Park, Joseph Robert Park, Sir Agnes

Park, Samuel Park, John William Park, Isabella Park, Margaret

Ann Park, Mary Jean Park, David Harvey Park, Hamilton Gray

Park, George Albert Park, Jeannet Alexandria Park

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SUMMARY Captain Gilbert Dunlap Greer http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jrterry/families/greer/greerswest/bios/bio_gdg.htm

(Check the above link for a more detailed account)

Gilbert Dunlap Greer

Gilbert Dunlap Greer, the eldest child of Nathaniel Hunt Greer and

Nancy Ann Terry Roberts, was born October 11, 1822, in Bedford

County, Tennessee

Gilbert was 14 when the family sailed to Texas and only 17 when the

new republic granted him a headright of 320 acres, on December 5,

1839

Although the Greer clan had moved to Texas after its independence

was won in 1836, conflict with Mexico continued frequently for

several years.

On June 18, 1843, Gilbert married Susan G. Corathers (no photo

exists) in Austin County, Texas. She was born in 1824, the daughter of

George Corathers and Susanah Durham who hailed from Jones

County, Georgia. record is silent.

By 1850 settlements had pushed much further up the Brazos River.

Gilbert, Susan and their children accompanied this advancing

frontier and in about 1851 set up residence in lower Milam County at "Sullivan's Bluffs" near where the

Little River joined the Brazos.

On October 13, 1853, Gilbert married Marion Bonita Lane the

eldest daughter of James Addison Lane. The little evidence we have

suggests that Marion was a what Mormons called a "plural wife,"

but we cannot be sure.

1855 on the ill-fated journey to Utah, many died of cholera.

"Gilbert's first wife, Sue, and most of his children died" of cholera.

The roster lists Susan Greer as dying on June 20, 1855, placing the

wagon train in what would later become Brown County, Kansas.

On August 10 the wagons stopped while Gilbert's second wife

Marion delivered their first-born whom they named Margaret.

They arrived in Salt Lake City September 11, 1855. Although little

Margaret lived long enough to reach Salt Lake City, she died there

a few weeks later on October 28. The following winter was a

terrible one and the Greer’s lost most of their herd. Next spring,

over Brigham Young's objections, Gilbert and most of his kin returned to the milder climate of Texas

with what remained of their livestock.

Refer to Pioneer History Samuel Park Jr. & Jean Harvey

Gilbert Dunlap Greer was married on 18 Jun 1843, in Austin Co, TX, to a first wife ...

Susan G. Corathers — b 1824, site unknown — d 20 Jun 1855, Brown Co, KS.

Gilbert Dunlap Greer was married on 13 Oct 1853 in Washington Co, TX, to a second wife ...

Marion Bonita Lane — b 6 Sep 1838, Jasper Co, GA — d 15 Apr 1916, Bosque Co, TX.

Return to the list of children of Nathaniel Hunt Greer

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"Greer Park" — The Pioneer Home of Gilbert Dunlap Greer

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Gilbert Dunlap Greer296,297,297, born 29 Oct, 1792 in Hancock Co, GA; died 23 Mar, 1852 in Cowetta Co,

GA; married (1) Sarah Ann Lewis; married (2) Martha Moore 23 Oct, 1814.

More About Gilbert Dunlap Greer:

Fact 1: 1814, Served as Captain of Militia in Jasper Co, GA

Fact 2: 1836, Served as Captain of Cavalry in Coweta Co, GA

FIND A GRAVE

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14010208

Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Plot: Section 30.

PIONEER & OVERLAND TRAVEL

Gilbert Dunlap Greer

http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=17754

ABOVE LINK PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GIL GREER COMPANY

Officially referred to as: Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company (1855)

Blair became ill and was succeeded by Edward Stevenson.