Contemporary reports indicate that 20+ members emigrated from Cane Creek and settled in Conejos County, Colorado. Working from a list of members I had cobbled together, I have identified seventeen people in three families who made the trip. That list includes Eli & Barby Talley and their four children William & Mary Seeley and their daughter and John & Sarah Lancaster and their six children.
It has bothered my mild OCD tendencies to miss one other family who appears to have made the trip as well. But based on my research the other families who were members of the branch all went other places; other counties in Tennessee, or other states like Missouri. I was missing something, someone, but I couldn't figure out what.
Part of my problem was the lack of good records on who was baptized at Cane Creek. Missionary journals from 1879 to mid 1881 are pretty good at listing every baptism at the small branch since its formation. And from late 1883 through 1884 there are more good journals. But for about two years in between there is little to no information about who was baptized. I know there were some, at least three who were named as members who were baptized during that time, but I wonder if there were more. Is there another family whose presence in the November 1884 emigration company I can not ascertain simply because I don't know their name.
Oddly enough this was the time when perhaps the most famous missionary to every serve at Cane Creek was there: B. H.Roberts. But even with his journal and his autobiography he just doesn't give enough detail to piece together the rest. There could have been several baptisms about which I know nothing.
So this week I started to systematically attempt to fill the whole. In 1885 Colorado conducted a census. I figured, if there was a family from Cane Creek who went to Colorado in November 1884, they would probably still be there in June 1885. I began with Section 2 of the Census for Conejos County. Section 2 appears to list families who lived in towns, whereas Section 1 lists those outside towns. I'll get back to section 1 later, but Mormon settlement patterns at the time seems to favor being in the towns. I transcribed every family that had at least one member born in Tennessee. Over the next little while I will try to find out which families were LDS and where each family joined the Church.
So below is my list. Those of you who have done family research in Tennessee, is there a name you recognize? I see a few I recognized right off.
| Last | First | Sex | Age | Birth | Residence |
| Downey | A. J. | M | 33 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Downey | M. C. | F | 25 | Ga | Manassa |
| Downey | J. H. | M | 8 | Ga | Manassa |
| Downey | J. M. | M | 6 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Downey | A. J. | M | 4 | Ga | Manassa |
| Downey | J. W. | M | 1 | Colo | Manassa |
| Adams | John | M | 47 | Va | Manassa |
| Adams | G. M. | F | 38 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Adams | W. J. | M | 20 | Colo | Manassa |
| Adams | A. | F | 14 | Colo | Manassa |
| Adams | Jas | F | 11 | Colo | Manassa |
| Adams | G. A. | F | 7 | Colo | Manassa |
| Huffaker | J. A. | M | 52 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Huffaker | M. A. | F | 49 | SC | Manassa |
| Huffaker | W. B. | M | 18 | Ga | Manassa |
| Huffaker | T. O. | M | 14 | Ala | Manassa |
| Huffaker | L. E. | F | 12 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | J. H. | M | 53 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Jack | G. A. | F | 44 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | M. | F | 20 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | Allen | M | 17 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | Preston | M | 15 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | Elida | F | 13 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | John | M | 11 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | Ala | F | 9 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | Ada | F | 7 | Ala | Manassa |
| Jack | May | F | 3 | Ala | Manassa |
| Rard | Land | F | 54 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Irvin | W. G. | M | 26 | Ark | Manassa |
| Irvin | E. S. | F | 25 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Irvin | M. B. | F | 4 | Tenn | Manassa |
| DeForest | G. W. | M | 26 | Tenn | Manassa |
| DeForest | M. D. | F | 27 | Tenn | Manassa |
| DeForest | W. O. | M | 3 | Tenn | Manassa |
| DeForest | H. R. | M | 1 | Colo | Manassa |
| Moore | T. P. | M | 37 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Moore | S. J. | F | 30 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Moore | Annie | F | 12 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Moore | Nora | F | 10 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Moore | Henry | M | 7 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Moore | Florence | F | 4 | Colo | Manassa |
| Moore | T. P. | M | 2 | Colo | Manassa |
| Tally | E. T. | M | 50 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Tally | B. E. | F | 52 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Tally | L. E. | F | 20 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Tally | H. E. | M | 17 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Tally | U. B. | M | 14 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Tally | L. C. | M | 9 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Seely | Wm | M | 39 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Seely | M. C. | F | 26 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Seely | S. B. | F | 11 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Marcon | W. | M | 59 | Ga | Manassa |
| Marcon | M. W. | F | 34 | Tenn | Manassa |
| Marcon | R. A. | M | 12 | Ga | Manassa |
| Irvin | G. W. | M | 27 | Ark | Ephraim |
| Irvin | E. S. | F | 24 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Irvin | M. B. | F | 4 | Colo | Ephraim |
| Reed | John | M | 44 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | P. | F | 34 | Ark | Ephraim |
| Reed | M. E. | F | 15 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | M. | F | 14 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | Josephine | F | 12 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | J. B. | M | 9 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Witte | K. | F | 8 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Witte | R. H. | M | 7 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Witte | H. B. | M | 6 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Witte | R. E. | F | 4 | Colo | Ephraim |
| Witte | W. R | M | 6m | Colo | Ephraim |
| Schneider | J. | M | 43 | Switzerland | Ephraim |
| Schneider | M. C. | F | 42 | Germany | Ephraim |
| Schneider | John | M | 19 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Schneider | Maggie | F | 15 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Schneider | Charles | M | 11 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Schneider | Christian | M | 8 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Schneider | M. J. | M | 4 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | J. W. | M | 37 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | J. H. | F | 29 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | J. G. | M | 10 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | A. L. | F | 7 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | N. F. | F | 5 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Reed | H. M. | F | 3 | Colo | Ephraim |
| Reed | A. J. | F | 8m | Colo | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | John | M | 40 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Elizabeth | F | 36 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Sam | M | 18 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Thomas | M | 16 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Chas | M | 14 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Job | M | 12 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | Laura | F | 7 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | B. E. | F | 3 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Mayfield | L. | F | 1 | Tenn | Ephraim |
| Denton | E. C. | M | 61 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | M. A. | F | 52 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | S. | M | 23 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | G. | M | 21 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | J. | M | 18 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | I. | M | 13 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | B. | F | 12 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Inman | Samuel | M | 65 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | S. W. | M | 37 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | H. J. | F | 26 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | M. J. | F | 13 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | J. M. | M | 9 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | M. J. | F | 7 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | E. M. | F | 4 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | W. | M | 5 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Hurst | H. B. | M | 1 | Colo | Richfield |
| Brakefield | M. A. | F | 58 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Brakefield | A. B. | M | 33 | Mo | Richfield |
| Brakefield | S. B. | F | 25 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Kilpatrick | J. M. | M | 18 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Dickson | L. P. | M | 14 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Dickson | M. L. | M | 8 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Rainbolt | D. | M | 47 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Rainbolt | E. | F | 39 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Rainbolt | M. S. | F | 21 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Rainbolt | S. E. | F | 18 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Rainbolt | L. F. | M | 7 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Thacker | W. H. | M | 27 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Thacker | B. C. | F | 26 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Thacker | W. H. | M | 2 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | John | M | 29 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | B. | F | 28 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | Thomas | M | 10 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | Elizabeth | F | 7 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | Mary | F | 6 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | N. | M | 5 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Denton | Sam | M | 1 | Tenn | Richfield |
| Blair | A. S. | M | 58 | Tenn | Antonito |
| Blair | N. B. | F | 47 | Ala | Antonito |
| Blair | A. G. | M | 23 | Utah | Antonito |
| Blair | J. H. | M | 21 | Utah | Antonito |
| Blair | N. C. | F | 18 | Utah | Antonito |
| Blair | E. L. | F | 16 | Utah | Antonito |
| Blair | M. C. | F | 14 | Utah | Antonito |
| Brown | B. K. | M | 36 | Tenn | Antonito |
| Mayere | F. B. | M | 58 | Tenn | Antonito |
| Mayere | C. E. | F | 49 | NC | Antonito |
| Mayere | L. J. | M | 12 | Ga | Antonito |
| Mayere | C. L. | F | 9 | Ga | Antonito |
| Mayere | H. H. | F | 6 | Colo | Antonito |
| Seward | G. W. | M | 45 | Tenn | Conejos Canon |
| Seward | Mary | F | 32 | Ohio | Conejos Canon |
| Seward | John | M | 16 | Utah | Conejos Canon |
| Seward | Annie | F | 8 | Utah | Conejos Canon |
| Huffaker | H. L. | M | 60 | Tenn | Rincones |
| Huffaker | H. | F | 55 | Ga | Rincones |
| Huffaker | M. R. | M | 19 | Ga | Rincones |
| Bronson | A. J. | M | 65 | Tenn | Serviletto |
| Bronson | Nancy | F | 63 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | M. H. | M | 41 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | T. W. | M | 39 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | J. H. | M | 37 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | A. J. Jr. | M | 34 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | C. P. | M | 31 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | R. D. | M | 29 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | J. A. | M | 27 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Bronson | J. D. | M | 23 | Miss | Serviletto |
| Berletson | Chas | M | 32 | Tenn | Serviletto |
| Berletson | John | M | 26 | Tenn | Serviletto |
| Heiselt | H. C. | M | 44 | Tenn | Serviletto |
| Heiselt | M. J. | F | 25 | Ohio | Serviletto |
| Heiselt | Flora | F | 12 | Utah | Serviletto |
| Heiselt | J. N. | M | 10 | Utah | Serviletto |
| Heiselt | George | M | 8 | Utah | Serviletto |
5 comments:
No help from this direction, only praise and encouragement. Your determination to know everyone connected to your story, and your creativity in research, really are inspiring.
Well, I figure since I can't learn all there is about Mormon history generally to compete with some very smart people in the field, I might as well get to know this one thing really well. Isn't specialist someone who learns more and more details about an increasingly narrow subject until they know absolutely everything about nearly nothing?
Very impressive. Some of those names are familiar from the history and I think one of the Heiselts married into the Morgan family.
Thanks Amy. I was wondering if I transcribed "Heiselt" correctly.
I have also since noticed that some families from the same area of Tennessee settled in the same town. The Dentons, Inmans, Brakefields, and Rainbolts are all from Perry County, Tenn., and they have all settled in Richfield.
Pictures of 3 of the tombstones of people you mentioned can be found in the Sanford CO Cemetery.
They are Josephine Reed Pearl who has a book written about her, John Beverly Reed and John Leverett Reed.
We also have in our posession two very old pictures that we believe to be DePriests from Manassa, but there is no one who can identify them.
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