John W. Hess and Emeline Bigler Grandparents of ... - Bateman Family

Across Three Centuries Alfred John Bateman & Clara May Hess FamilyS. Laughlin, Elam Luddington, Maxie Maxwell, ErastusD. Mecham, Peter I. Mesick Daniel M. Miller, Harley W.Mowrey, William C. McClelland, Jabez T. Nowlin, JamesE. Oakley, William A. Park, David M. Perkins, HarmonD. Pierson, Judson A. Pierson, Thomas L. Richardson,Benjamin B. Richmond, Benjamin M. Roberts, Caratat C.Rowe, William Rowe, William W. Rust, Henry W. Sanderson,Abel M. Sargent, John Sessions, Albert Sharp, SebertC. Shelton, Joseph Shipley, Andrew J. Shupe, James W.Shupe, Joseph Skeen, John G. Smith, Richard D. Smith,William Squires, John Steele, Lyman Stevens, Benjamin F.Stewart, James Stewart, Clark Stillman, Dexter Stillman,Myron Tanner, Joel J. Terrell, Hayward Thomas, NathanT. Thomas, Solomon Tindell, William Tubbs, MadisonJ. Welch, Almon Whiting, Edmond W. Whiting, FrancisT. Whiney, David Wilkin, Thomas S. Williams, WilliamWesley Willis, George D. Wilson, Lysander Woodworth,Charles Wright, Isaac N. Wriston, and John P. Wriston.][Let us not forget the battalion children who arrived, including:Mary Ann Brown (five years), David Black Brown,John Taylor Brown (one month), Sarah Jane Brown (thirteenyears), John Reed Hancock (five years) Nathan Hart,Louisa Button, Almira Higgins Drusilla Higgins (fourteenyears), Wealthy Matilda Higgins, (two months), MaryHunt (two years), Martha Zina Huntington (three years),Parley Kelly, Sarah Mayfield, Jackson Mayfield, John Mayfield,Andrew Duncan Park (two years), Caroline Sargent(eleven years), Sarah Ellen Sharp (eight months), CarolyneShelton, Mariah Shelton, Elizabeth Margaret Shupe (fourmonths), Mary Steele (six years), Caroline Marian Williams(four years), and Ephraim Thomas Williams (twoyears)][The Mississippi company of Saints coming into the valleythis day, usually forgotten in history, included this partiallist: Absalom Porter Dowdle, Sarah Robinson Dowdle,Sarah Catherine Dowdle (age two months), George WashingtonGibson, Mark Sparks Gibson, Robert M. Gibson,Mary D. Gibson, William Gibson (twelve years), MosesGibson (seven years), Frances A. Gibson (fifteen years),Laura A. Gibson (thirteen years), Manomas L. Gibson(five years), Joseph Smith Gibson, James Harmon, MaryBlanks Harmon Josephine Harmon (two years), JamesB. Harmon, Paralee A. Harmon, Sarah E. Harmon, JohnT. Harmon (three months), (two years), John Holladay,Catherine Higgins Holladay, John Daniel Holladay, KarenH. Holladay (seventeen years), Kezia D Holladay (fifteenyears), David H. Holladay (Thirteen years), Thomas M.Holladay (eleven years), Leonora Holladay (eight years),Lydia Gibson Hunt, William Decatur Kartchner, MargaretCasteel Kartchner, Allen Freeman Smithson, Letitia HolladaySmithson, John Bartley Smithson (five years), SarahCatherine Smithson (four years), James David Smithson(two years), Mary Emma SMithson (one year), WilliamCox Smithson, George W. Sparks, Lorena Roberds Sparks,Benjamin F. Mathews, Temperance Weeks Matthews, andMary E. Matthews].At 5 p.m. the Twelve returned and then went north to thewarm springs and bathed. They returned for supper. Afterhe ate, Heber C. Kimball asked Howard Egan to come intohis wagon and read the minutes of the last Sunday’s meeting.After that, Heber C. Kimball, Edson Whipple, andHoward Egan took a walk. Brother Egan recorded: “Wehad a very pleasant evening’s conversation, then joined inprayer and returned to camp about 11 p.m. The eveningwas pleasant.”350(Hess, Charles. Mar 9, 2005 in www.myfamily.com)I found this account in a Pioneer Journal (Charles HessAugust 3, 2003):President John W. Hess spoke next. His talk was on theevils in our midst which he said must be stopped. Hewanted the bishops of the various quorums to watch theirmembers, and if they would not refrain from attendingsaloons and profaning the name of the Lord to drop themfrom their quorums, and if they would not repent to cutthem from the church. He also said he wanted the Bishopto assist the president of the Stake in this matter, so thatthe stigma that was on this ward in supporting two saloonsmight be stopped. Whenever members from other wardscame up and got drunk, thereby causing a disturbance, itwas the bishop’s duty to report the matter to their bishop.He said these matters were being placed before the variousbishops for their approval in order that each bishop shouldbe entirely responsible for the condition of his ward. BishopStoker said he could not sustain him in this, saying hewould rather tender his resignation to take effect at once.President Grant, the first counselor to Brother Hess, askedthat it be moved and seconded Bishop Stoker’s resignationbe accepted, and President Hess seconded his motionwhich made quite a stir in the meeting. Brother Robertssaid they were altogether too hasty, and I am sorry to saythere was [p.322] an evil spirit surrounding us. The followingSunday I attended Priesthood meeting where thepresidency of the stake was in attendance and the misunderstandingbetween them and the bishop was satisfactorilysettled. This made the saints very glad as they all feltthat if our Bishop had been removed we would have lost akind father. (Thomas Bridge) www.myfamily.com)