History of John O'Driscoll by Susie O'Driscoll Wilde

History of John O'Driscoll

Written by his daughter, Susie O'Driscoll Wilde

My father, John O'Driscoll, was born in the town of Humans Dork (sic) near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, 21 Dec. 1845. He was the oldest son of James O'Driscoll and Rachel Knight O'Driscoll.

James O'Driscoll was born in Ireland and his wife, Rachel was born in England. In the family besides my father, there were three boys -- Cornelius, Jams, and Henry and two girls -- Mary and Annie.

When my father was just a young boy, his father died; and he (my father) went to live with his Uncle and Aunt Henry and Martha Smith and for many years was known as John Smith. Many of his old friends still remember him by that name.

He spent his young boyhood days as most boys in that tropical land did -- swimming in the ocean, gathering wild honey and fruits, and hunting wild birds and animals. Many are the stories he would tell to us about the different birds, plants, animals, snakes, etc. that are found in the tropical lands.

John O'Driscoll and Sarah Ellen Neibaur O'Driscoll headstones

Albey Lyman Sherman

 

Amburs Evit Draper headstone

Albey Lyman Sherman military headstone

Elias Cox military headstone

Jehu and Elias Cox in the Blackhawk war

Elias was involved in the Blackhawk Indian war. In 1864 some of the Cox boys were herding sheep near Fairview when a band of Indians surprised them and drove the sheep off. The boys ran quickly into town to tell the adults. Jehu and Elias, heavily armed, rushed out after the Indians. When the Indians saw the coming, they quickly left the sheep and fled into the mountains. This was probably one of the first incidents of the Blackhawk war. On May 29, 1865, Elias and his brother-in-law David H. Jones were riding together out on guard against Indian attack. At one point they had to ride single file through some willows. The Indians attacked and David H. Jones was killed. Elias expected to be killed but managed to escape to bring back help, but the Indians had fled. Later in his life Elias was presented a badge at one of the Blackhawk war reunions.

Jehu Cox Blackhawk War Memorial

Albey Lyman Sherman biography (by Mary Jones Brown?)

HISTORY OF ALBEY LYMAN SHERMAN

Grandfather lived in Nauvoo at the time when great persecutions were taking place, when the mob was after the Prophet Joseph Smith and other leaders of the Church. He witnessed the sorrow and mourning among the Saints when their beloved Prophet, Joseph Smith and Patriarch, Hyrum Smith were shot and killed by the mob. Grandfather was about fourteen years old at the time.
The persecution became so great that the Saints were threatened with their lives if they did not leave Nauvoo and the state of Illinois. So in the middle of the winter they left their homes, farms and everything they had except what few things they could take with them in their wagons and crossed the Mississippi River on the ice and made camp on the other side which was in the state of Iowa.

Elias Cox biography

ELIAS COX

1835-1917

Elias Cox, the seventh of sixteen children born to Jehu Cox and Sarah Pyle, was born on January 15, 1835 in Green Castle, Putnam County, Indiana (35 miles west of Indianapolis) Because his wife Sarah was in poor health, Jehu moved the family from Indiana to Crawford County, Missouri, in the heart of the Ozarks, in 1836. There the family found a better climate and all enjoyed good health. In the winter of 1837-1838, Mormon missionaries came to the area and Jehu was converted to the Mormon Church. He was baptized January 12, 1838; Sarah was baptized February 13, 1838. Both were baptized outside and had to have the ice broken in order to be baptized. Joining the church at this time must have taken a great deal of courage because the Mormon Church was then undergoing the height of the Missouri persecution. The saints were being threatened with extermination and were being driven from the state. Despite the persecution, the family remained in Missouri, however, until November of 1839 when they moved to Hancock County, Illinois, within three miles of Nauvoo. It was while they were living here on October 7, 1844, that Elias Cox was baptized.

Albey Lyman Sherman biography

BORN: 30 October 1832 at Pomfret, Chautaqua, New York
PARENTS: Lyman Royal Sherman & Delcena Didamia Johnson
PIONEER: October 1854 before the 21st unidientified company (21 years old)
SPOUSE: Mary Elvira Swan
MARRIED: 10 June 1854 at the North Platte River
DIED: 18 September 1911 at Huntington, Emery, Utah

ALBEY LYMAN SHERMAN

The story of Albey Lyman Sherman begins in Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York where he was born, 30 October 1832 and ends with his death at Huntington, Emery County, Utah on the 18 September 1911. His life’s journey of 79 years and 3,000 miles led from New York to Kirtland, Ohio in 1833 from there to Far West, Missouri, 1838 Nauvoo and 1840 Illinois across Iowa to Council Bluffs in 1849, where in June 1854 the long trek to Utah began concluding in pioneering in Payson, Santaquin, Fountain Green and finally Huntington, Utah.

Albey Lyman Sherman biography (by Mary Jones Brown)

ALBEY LYMAN SHERMAN

by Mary Jones Brown

Albey Lyman Sherman was born 30 October 1832 at Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York, son of Lyman Royal Sherman and Delcena Diadamia Johnson. Pomfret was no far from Palmyra and Hill Cumorah from which Joseph Smith got the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated.

His parents were converts to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints before he was born, they being baptized in the fall of 1831, thus being among the earliest members.