My great great grandfather, Isaac Smith joined the LDS Church in Burbage, England, in the early 1850s. He walked 20 miles to the railroad and went to the port in Liverpool, England. Liverpool had the greatest port in the world at the time. Most immigrants from Europe came to Liverpool to come to America. He settled in Lewiston, Utah. I have a great many ancestors living in Lewiston, Utah.
His wife to be, Sarah Choules, also from Burbage, England, came on the Willie handcart company. They were married and had four children. I am decended from one of those children, Joseph Choules Smith. I am decended from one of his sons, Joseph Albert Smith.
We must be cousins because Isaac Smith is my Great Great Grandfather also. Joseph Albert Smith is my fathers Great Uncle.
ReplyDeleteZelma Smith Wiser is my Great Grandma I remember her telling me about her father being murdered. She was beginning to loose her memory but she had news paper clippings about the investigation. Its still a cold case even though the family had their suspicions about a neighbor farmer. she said that he would turn white and leave when seen by the family.