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- Hyrum King Elmer in the Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2
Name: Hyrum King Elmer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Jun 1816
Birth Place: Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Arrival date: 1 Oct 1852
Arrival Place: Payson, Utah
Arrival Company or Notes: Uriah Curtis Co.
Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1840
Marriage Place: Probably Vermont
Marriage Age: 23
Death Date: 30 Sep 1909
Death Place: Payson, Utah, Utah
Father: John Elmer
Mother: Sarah Elmer
Spouse: Lucina Elmer
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Date: 2 Jun 1822
Spouse Birth Place: Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont
Spouse Death Date: 4 Jan 1844
Spouse Death Place: Lee Co, Iowa
Submitted By : Lorna Belnap
Notes: (cousin) Married 2nd: Mary Huffman Date: 9 Jun 1845 , Lee Co., Iowa Born: 16 Apr 1829 , Columbia, Wood, Ohio Died: 10 Dec 1902 , Payson, Utah, Utah Hyrum was a river-runner. He would go up the river and cut logs, which were then bound together in a raft and floated down river to their destination. His father was a shingle maker. Hyrum grew up hearing and reading the Bible. He was ready when the missionaries came with the gospel in 1835 and was soon baptized, as was his family. He lived in Vermont for 22 years and after his conversion, he went to Massachusetts to work to earn the money for his parents and family to join the saints. After two years, he went home, got his parents and left for Missouri . His mother and brother died in Indiana but the rest of the family gradually made their way west. Upon their arrival they made their home near Bingham Canyon in Wight's Fort . Hyrum made shingles and ran Bishop Hunter 's cattle and dairy. In the spring of 1857 , Hyrum moved his family to Payson where they remained. He helped build up the community, where he was well liked and respected. Besides his own children, he and his wife took five children into their home to raise. He lived to be 93 years old. Children of 1st wife: Henry , b. 7 Mar 1841 , Sand Prairie, Adams, Illinois . Lucy Lodisa , b. 3 Jul 1843 , Lee County, Iowa . Children of 2nd wife: Francis Marion , b. 11 Nov 1848 , Lee Co., Iowa . Cynthia , b. 13 May 1850 , Lee Co., Iowa . Sally , b. 21 Mar 1852 , Council Bluffs, Union, Iowa . Mary Elizabeth , b. 7 Jun 1854 , White Fort, Utah . Diana , b. 12 Dec 1857 , Payson, Utah . Tryphena , b. 5 Apr 1860 , Payson, Utah . Ursula Lovina , b. 11 Dec 1863 , Payson, Utah . Almira Jane , b. 28 Apr 1865 , Payson, Utah . Lucina , b. 20 Sep 1867 , Payson, Utah . Hyrum John , b. 1 Apr 1871 , Payson, Utah . Roxy Ann , b. 7 Jan 1873 , Payson, Utah . Lorna Belnap
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1816 - 1909 (93 years)
