Person:William Scogings (1)

Immigration: Henry Hobbs 1835-1917, Journal of Henry Hobbs 1859-1860. (Manuscript Record, Unpublished) Journal of Henry Hobbs . . . Thursday the 7 of April. [p.13] Spent most of the day on board the ship. Went onshore to do some shopping for several of the sisters. Returned by the packet. Spent a comfortable evening with the Saints. Friday, the 8th of April. Several of the brethren were taken up by the police for leaving their families. Today we received instructions how to proceed on our way. We were told to be on in bed by 1/2 9 or 10 & a guard to be appointed to watch the sailors to see that they did not infringe on our rights. Also that we have prayers at 8 in the morning & 8 at night; Brother Nelsin was appointed captain & Brother Boyd [-] Harrison as his counselor. The ship was divided into 10 wards. Brother George [D.] Keaton was appointed president over the 1 cabin; Brother Henry Olpin over the [-] & Brother Henry Hartley over the bachelors hall. [p.14] We were told not to go on the poop deck. Neither to bother the sailors while they were attending to their duty & we were specially requested to take a good stock of patience & bear with each other's frailties & this in my experience is a wise course to adopt as those who have not got a sufficient portion of it will soon be filled with an evil spirit & lose the good one. A proclamation was read to the Saints by Brother Williams stating that if we would be obedient to the one appointed to lead us we should be blessed & prospered on our journey.......... .......Monday the 23rd. Weather not quite so warm. About 2 p.m. our packet stayed still on account of a head wind. Last night quite a number of the sisters went on the upper deck to sleep. Today several hats has blown overboard. In the night while I was on guard I heard a row & made for it; when I got there I found the sailors arguing with some of the Danish. One threatened to use his knife. I immediately went for President Neslen & he came & spoke as one having authority he said they could not come their Missouri tricks with us & if they wanted a [p.64] row we were on hand. At 1 p.m. Frank Pittman took my place as captain of the guard. Tuesday the 24. Weather fine. Stopped a short time at Nebraska [City], a flourishing town about [-] miles from [-]. Saw Iowa Hills at the distance & much fine scenery. Yesterday a large stick of timber fell & struck Brother Keaton on the head & bent him double. But I am thankful to say he is recovering today. The folks were short of bread so we had to share the spoils. Wednesday the 25. Got up early & was very cold from sleeping on the deck. At 6 a.m. we landed in Florence. Built a fire & got a good breakfast out of doors & felt to thank God for the peaceful asylum we had been brought to & for being surrounded with our friends. . . . [p.65] Wednesday [June] the 8th. . . [p.73] . . . we started . . . with 56 hand carts & 230 persons. . . . [p.74] Sunday 4 Sept. . . . [p.89] . . . [AFTER NEARLY 3 MONTHS ON THE TRAIL, HOBBS DESCRIBES THE ENTRY INTO THE SALT LAKE VALLEY] Started for the Valley. All the horsemen in front. We had not gone far before we were met by 2 bands of music. The first tune I recognized was [-] Mountains high where the clear blue sky arches over the vales of the free & cetera. There was thousands of spectators who seemed pleased to see us. We passed through many beautiful streets went by Brigham's [Young]. There was a large crowd on top of his house looking at us. Brigham among the rest. I was much delighted [p.91] with the beautiful appearance of the city. When we reached the public square the brethren played Home Sweet Home after being greeted by our friends. . . . [p.92]BIB: Hobbs, Henry, 1835-1917. Journal, 1859 May-1860 Jul, pp. 13-65, 73-74, 89, 91-92. (HDA)

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Davenport, Dortha B (Main Author). Thompsonville Cemetery (Utah). (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998)
   Page 4, #2, 2 Sep 2001.
2. ↑ Utah. Probate Court (Piute County) (Main Author). Probate records, 1869-1910. (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983)
   Folio 119, 4 Aug 2001.
3. ↑ Davenport, Dortha B (Main Author). Thompsonville Cemetery (Utah). (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1998)
   Page 4, #2.
4. ↑ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Endowment House (Main Author). Endowments of the living, 1851-1884. (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978)
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5. ↑ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. European Mission (Main Author). Emigration records, European Mission; 1849-1885, 1899-1923. (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951)
   William Scogings entry; 1856-1860, 11 April 1859, Book 1046, folio 130, FHL film 25691, 28 Jul 2001.
6. ↑ United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service (Main Author). Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897 micropublication M237. (Washington, D.C. : National Archives, 1957-1958,1963,1970)
   William Scoggings entry; William Tapscott Manifest, roll 191, lists 367, 13 May 1859.
7. ↑ Nellie Jenson; Daughter of Utah Pioneers, Washington County Chapter. Under Dixie Sun: A History of Washington County by those who loved their forebears. ([S.l.] : Washington County Chapter, c1978)
   Page 280.
8. ↑ United States. Census Office. Utah, 1870 federal census : population schedules M593. (Washington, D.C. : The National Archives, 1962, 1968)
   William Scogins household, Rockville, Kane County; roll 1611, folio 453 FHL film 553110.
9. ↑ United States. Census Office. Utah, 1880 federal population census T9.. (Washington : National Archives and Records Service, [19--])
   W B Scroggings household, Piute County; Roll 1336, Page 533C FHL film.
10. ↑ United States. Bureau of Land Management (Main Author). Tract books. (Washington, D.C. : Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957)
    Utah; Volume 109-111; Township 27-S, Range 3-W, Section 28, 29; William B Scogings; FHL film 1445162.
11. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ancestral File (R). (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).
12.   Henry Hobbs. Journal of Henry Hobbs 1859 -1860. (Unpublished)
    Call # MS 8477.
13. ↑ The only record to specify the date of his conversion into the Mormon church in England was recorded in 1862 when he was married to Susan Page in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City.
14. ↑ A list of emmigrants on the ship William Tapscott prior to its departure from LIverpool on 11 April 1859. William was a seaman. A description of him says he was a Handcart Emmigrant.
15. ↑ William Scogings, a seaman by trade, arrived in the harbour in New York City on May 13, 1859 aboard the ship, William Tapscott. The ship left Liverpool on April 12, 1859. It took 31 days to cross the ocean.
16. ↑ ...about a dozen families wintered at Rockville the winter of 1862-1863...
    Beginning down the street at the bottom of town on the south side of the street where Dewey Hirsehi now lives, Mr. Newman, a miller by trade, lived. Next came Edward Frodsham, William Scroggins, from England, John C. Hall, a very learned man, liked to read and write, was literary inclined. Then came George Sta- pels, Albert Huber, Edward Huber, Thomas Hall, James McFate, Jacob Terry, then came the school house. Mr. Coon lived on the Hirsehi place. Bottom of town again, Samuel Kenner came next, Henry Jennings, W. H. Carpenter, Hyrum Strong, Hen- ry Stocks, Moroni Stocks, William Ashton, William Crawford, John Langston, Dan- iel Q. Den-nett, who was a fifer in the Nauvoo Illinoiii in the Mormon Battalion, Thom- as Flanigan and James Greene....
17. ↑ William a farmer, age 38, lived on a farm that had a value of $300
18. ↑ In the small town of Marysvale is where the Scogings family lived. It is unknown why the surname was recorded Scrogings since in every other instance it was recorded Scogings. William was a Widower. His son William, age 17, was a miner. Susan, age 13, was keeping house. Grace, age 11 was going to school. Zina, age 9 and Philip, age 7 the youngest in the family were recorded as well.
19. ↑ William obtain 160 acres of land from the Federal goverment through the homestead act of 1862.
20. ↑ This death dates comes from the ancestral file and cannot be substantiated by any document.
21. ↑ This death date comes from the cemetery record and was the most common date used for his death.