Henry Clegg Jr.

Henry Clegg Jr. Henry Clegg J. was the last child born to Henry Clegg Sr. and Ellen Cardwell on June 7, 1825. He is my great-great-great grandfather. Henry was born at Bamberbridge, England. Henry's family heard the missionaries and joined the church in 1837. Henry had a good upbringing. His father is listed as a flugger and a hatch for an occupation. When Henry was 19 years old he married Hannah Eastham. They were married December 24, 1844. Their first son Thomas was born the next day, December 25, 1844. Henry would lose his son to a fire when he was only nine. Henry had a two more sons, Isreal and Henry James. Henry was called to be a Branch President of the Rose Place Branch. During this calling he was asked to head to Utah to help build up Zion. On March 31, 1855 Henry and his family left for America on the ship Juventa. They had some days of seasickness and their little Isreal had an abscess in a tooth. To sooth their souls, and stomachs, Henry would get out his dulcimer and play music for everyone. The ship arrived in Philadelphia harbor on May 5th, 1855. Not long after they had arrived in America Hannah, Isreal, and Henry James became sick. On May 28th, 1855 Hannah and three year old Henry James passed away, probably from cholera. Henry also got sick, but him and his six year old son Isreal pulled through. Henry and his son were one of the first people to head to Utah. They were to travel by a wagon with oxen. They had to get used to driving the oxen, but they caught on quickly. Along the trail to Utah they once lost their oxen, but they were shortly recovered. Another time Henry forgot to move his foot and the wagon ran over it. He could still move his toes, so he didn't think it had been broken. His foot felt a lot better the next day. They had an exciting journey and arrived in Salt Lake on September 25th. Henry and Isreal settled in and Henry made it a practice to greet new arrivals. He met Ann Lewis on one such morning. They fell in love and got married December 3, 1855. My 5th Great-grandmother came into the picture in 1857. She would later enter into a polygamy relationship and become a second wife to Henry. Henry and his families were poor and worked hard, but they were happy. Henry Clegg Jr. died when he was serving as a Bishop. He died August 1894 in Heber, Utah Notes: (Newbold N. C., 1998)

Margaret Ann Griffiths Clegg

Margaret Ann Griffiths My Great-great-great grandmother's name is Margaret Ann Griffiths Clegg. Margaret was born in Liverpool, England on April 15,1840. Four months before Margaret was born, both of her parents were baptized into the gospel. The family moved from Liverpool to Woolwich and were an influence on bringing many to the gospel. When Margaret was thirteen it was decided that her older brother Tom would head to America so that he wouldn't be drafted into the army. Little did the family know it, but this would be the last time that they would see Tom. This same year, 1853, Margaret`s mother died from a pregnancy. A few months after her mother died, Margaret`s father remarried. Three years later, in 1856, Margaret`s family decided to go to America and help the saints settle in the west. They left from Liverpool, with almost 900 other saints who were headed to "Zion". The group left May 25, 1856 on the ship Horizon. They arrived at Iowa City on July 9th. Not much was said about the journey that they had on the way from England to America. Margaret and her family would be traveling out west in the Martin Handcart company. There were many things that slowed down the handcart company from leaving on time, and with an early winter many of these saints wouldn't make it to Utah. Margaret's journey, like so many others, was one of heartache and pain. Margaret traveled out west with her father, step-mother, younger sister and two younger brothers. They endured many hardships along the way. When the company of saints came to the North Platte River, Margaret notes in her journal that she believes she was the only woman who pulled the handcart through the icy river. On their journey, Margaret lost half of her family. Her eleven year old brother died first, two days later her five year old brother died. The day after the group arrived in Salt Lake her father died. Margaret and her sister were put into homes of the saints. Margaret was in a few different homes and then came to Henry Clegg's home. It was stated that it was love at first site. Margaret became Henry's second wife on August 14, 1857. Margaret and Henry's first wife Ann got along wonderfully. They both worked hard to raise their families. Ann had seven children and Margaret had six. Some of the jobs Margaret had were things like washing whites, making soap and candles, mending clothes, and gleaning the fields. Margaret and Ann lost their husband in August 1894. Margaret died July 29, 1929 at her home in Heber city. Notes: (Newbold, 1996)