HOLLINGSHEAD, Amanda Ellen^[1]

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• Name	HOLLINGSHEAD, Amanda Ellen
  Birth	27 Jul 1838	Jobs, McDonough, Illinois, United States
  Gender	Female
  WAC	21 May 1856	EHOUS
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  Burial	Sep 1903	Magrath, Alberta, Canada
  Death	21 Sep 1903	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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  Person ID	I49603	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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  Family	SMITH, Thomas Sasson ,   b. 3 Apr 1818, Junius, Seneca, New York, United States Junius, Seneca, New York, United Statesd. 1 Jul 1890, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1857	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Children	+ 1. SMITH, Cytha Ellen ,   b. 10 May 1863, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Farmington, Davis, Utah, United Statesd. 15 Feb 1947, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States (Age 83 years)
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  Copied from Ancestry.com Thomas' faithful wife, Amanda, who has so courageously shared two of his pioneering missions, remained in Idaho until 1893. It has been hard to part with her beloved companion but she was blessed to have a loyal family to stand by her. When her sons moved to Canada in 1893 Amanda went with them. This meant she must once more give up a comfortable home filled with happy memories and again be faced with the hardships of pioneering in a new country. Amanda never complained, but was always cheerful and kind, making friends wherever she went. In 1890 or 91 she moved into the Margrath Ward where she was soon known and loved by newly found friends. Amanda was an active member of the Relief Society as long as she was able to do her part, being a teacher for many years. In August 1903 she met with a fatal accident dislocating her hip which caused her death in the Galt Hospital at Lethbridge, Canada on September 1, 1903. Her great faith in God and her testimony of the gospel sustained her to her last and she passed peacefully away. Of eight children, five sons and one daughter survived her, also numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her oldest son Jesse Lucius Smith was serving on a mission in the Eastern States at the time of her death. Funeral services were held in Margarth Ward Chapel September 25, 1903 and she was buried in Margarth, Alberta, Canada. (Excerpts from an obituary written for Amanda Ellen Hollingshead Smith by her friend, Mrs. Fletcher, and sent to the writer by a grandson Ersel Smith, Cardston, Alberta, Canada) Amanda Ellen Hollingshead was born in Jobs Settlement, Ill. It has been said that she was the first white baby born there. Her mother Mercy ( Mercy Mary) Wilcox Hollingshead died when Amanda was born and on her death bed she ( Mary ) gave baby Amanda to William and Diecy Perkins to raise. The Perkins brought her to Utah. William Perkins was a Patriarch in St. George. ====================================================== Family of Perkins: William G. Perkins (1801-1886) married Dicey Perkins (1785-1883) 22 February 1818 , White, Tennessee, USA Children: Martha Randall "Patty" Perkins (1819-1887) Levi Macfadden Perkins (1821-1834) Albert Perkins (1842-) Perkins Randall Perkins ======================================================== !Endowment House record # 183404 says-- Amanda Ellen Perkins born 27 July 1838 Jobs Settlement, Mac Donaugh Co., Illinois Bap. 28 July 1846 - Isaac and Mercy Hollingshead pg 81 Endowment- 21 May 1856 Her obituary was in the Lethbridge ( Alberta Canada) Herald Examiner. BURIAL:in Magrath, Alta., Canada. BIRTH:27 Jul 1838 FATHER:Isaac Hollingshead MOTHER:Mercy Wilcox SIBLINGS: Married:Thomas Sasson Smith 16 July 1857 ENDOWMENT:21 May 1856 SEALING_SPOUSE:16 Jul 1857 E.H. BAPTISM:28 Jul 1846 MISSION:In 1864 she and her husband Thomas Sasson Smith were called as pioneers to settle Muddy River(Utah) EMIGRATION: 1893 She went with her children to Alberta, Canada Her first three children were born in Farmington. They were able to enjoy a comfortable home for a time, The fruit trees, berries, shrubs, and flowers however, had to be left and they went on a colonizing mission to Clark County, Nevada in the fall of 1864. This was called the "Cotton Mission" where they arrived in January of 1865. A town was laid out and named St. Thomas for Amanda's husband who was the leader. This Nevada town site is now under Lake Mead. Here, in primitive circumstances, she cared for her three little ones. Here, Frederick Thomas was born, Amanda used her ability to teach and her skill in making clothing. She taught the Indian women to do housework and to prepare gardens. Thomas had malaria and Amanda nursed him until in 1868 he returned to Utah for medical help. She and the four children were likely very happy to return to Farmington and join with Thomas. Here (Farmington), four more children were born; Jacob Henry, George S., Jonathan, and Albert. Next they went on a colonizing mission to Wilford Flats, Fremont, Idaho. Amanda was always cheerful and kind, making friends wherever she went. She was an active member of the Relief Society and a teacher for many years. Her daughter, Cynthia Ellen Smith sometimes accompanied her mother while she was visiting teaching. Cynthia remembered that Amanda always carried a basket when visiting teaching. Sisters donated spools of thread, homemade soap, or eggs which went into the basket to be taken to the Relief Society president for the needy. After Thomas' death in 1890, Amanda moved to Magrath, Alberta, Canada. In August of 1903, she fell and dislocated her hip. She died on 21 September 1903 in the Galt Hospital in Lethbridge. Her great faith in God and her testimony of the Gospel sustained her to the last and she passed peacefully away. One of her great granddaughters, Alta Lyons Ferrin attended the funeral and remembered that Amanda was wearing a beautiful black dress. Amanda taught her children well! When she died, her oldest son, Jesse Lucius was serving a mission in Tomstown, Pennsylvania. Many of her descendants have or are serving missions in many parts of the world. She taught her children to share their worldly goods and the Gospel with others. Descendants have been aware of the need to do this and have followed in her footsteps. At her death, a sister Fletcher, a very dear friend of Amanda wrote a memorium in her honor. Resolve: That we, the members of the Magrath Relief Society, extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family in this, their hour of sorrow. That we ever cherish her memory, and regard her virtues as worthy of emulation. O Lord, responsive to Thy call In life, or death whate'er befall Our hopes for bliss on Thee depend, Thou art our everlasting Friend. What were those blessings given to Amanda by the Prophet Joseph Smith? We do not have a record of the blessing he gave, but we can surmise from her life that there may have been some reference to maintaining faith, making wise decisions, and experiencing inspiration by following priesthood authority. Her posterity calls her "blessed". Wilburta Moore, pres. Jeremiah Smith Permanent Family Organization 160 N. 200 W. #6 Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 (801-595-8191) A Copy of a Note written by Mrs. Fletcher,(a dear friend of Amanda) from Magrath , Alberta, Canada. IN MEMORIUM It is painful to record the death of a dear friend at all times, but when one has lived out the full time, we cannot mourn as we would if their life were in its morning or noonday season. Sister Amanda Ellen Hollingshead Smith was born July 27, 1838. She was a daughter of Isaac and Mercy Wilcox Hollingshead, but at the age of two weeks was given to Sister Dicey Perkins who was the only mother she ever knew. Her own mother having died at her birth. On July 29, 1857 she was married to Thomas S. Smith of Farmington, Utah. In 1864 they were called as pioneers to settle in Muddy (Utah). Some years later they again returned to Farmington. After this they moved to Idaho. On July 1st, 1890 her husband was taken from her in death which was a severe trial to her. She came with her children to Canada in 1893 enduring many hardships and trials, but still trusting in her Heavenly Father and remaining steadfast to the principals she had embraced. She has been a member of this ward (Magrath, Alberta, Canada) for two years. On August 1st,1903 she met with a fatal accident in dislocating her hip which caused her death in the Galt Hospital at Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 21, 1903. In her earlier days she was an active worker as a teacher in the Relief Society. She was of great faith even to her last moments, and passed peacefully away. She is the mother of eight children. Five sons and one daughter survive her. She has a number of Grandchildren and several great Grandchildren. The oldest son Jesse is now on a mission to the Eastern States. She was a kind mother, a true Latter-day Saint and a good friend always. The funeral being held in the meeting house at 2 P.M. Friday September 25, 1903. Resolve: That we, the members of the Magrath Relief Society, extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family in this, their hour of sorrow. That we ever cherish her memory, and regard her virtues as worthy of emulation. . O Lord, responsive to Thy call In life, or death whate'er befall Our hopes for bliss on Thee depend, Thou art our everlasting Friend. That a copy of this be presented to the bereaved family, and one be placed on the record of the B.L. and one be sent to the Woman's Exponent for publication. ====================================================== Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Brigham Young Company (1848) Departure: 5 June 1848 Arrival: 20-24 September 1848 Company Information: 1220 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 You searched for Company All Companies... Year All Years... First Name Amanda Ellen Search results: (The number shown in parentheses next to each name is the age of the pioneer at the time of the journey.) Brigham Young Company (1848) Perkins, Amanda Ellen Hollingshead (9) ======================================================== Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868 Source of Trail Excerpt: Belcher, Elizabeth Jane Perkins, [Autobiography], in Anson G. Perkins, "On to the Valley," [1957]. Read Trail Excerpt: We left the Bluffs in a company of several hundred other Saints. The people were divided into companies, 50 people to a company. After we had traveled a short distance, it was found that 50 wagons were too many to travel together on account of the cattle which traveled more slowly in large herds than in smaller ones, so the company was divided, 25 wagons each. The people took their milk cows along with them and some of them were compelled to work the cows on their wagons; this was usually when the oxen would give out or die. I remember that father [Wilson Gardner Perkins] loaned Brother Erastus Snow a yoke of cows and he drove them through to Salt Lake Valley. This immigration of wagons was called a train, and there were many trains scattered along the route. President Brigham Young was with one of these trains, but not the one we were in (as this was in 1848, it must have been a second trip for President Young). I remember seeing him many times riding in his carriage. Uncle Billie [William Gant] Perkins was captain of our company, he was grandfather’s brother. I have forgotten most of the names of people who traveled with us for I was only 11 years old. I remember John Wakley and old Dr. Parker who had a wooden leg; also the noted John D. Lee was in our company. He seemed to be a very nice man, one would never have thought him capable of such evil deeds as he committed later (John D. Lee brought the plunder he obtained from the Mountain Meadow Massacre and offered it to President Young; he refused to take one cent of it and said that he felt like weeping; that this crime was the worst thing that ever could happen to this people; that the black smirch would never be erased from the name of Mormon). He was executed, by hanging, by the State of Utah for his inhuman act. As we traveled along the Platt[e] River, we saw a lone tree which was the only tree for miles around. There was a dead Indian papoose in top of the tree; the Indians’ way of burying their dead. Aunt Betsy Whitson Perkins, John Calvin’s mother, told me that when they came through the following year with Grandfather Perkins, the buffalo frightened the ox teams so badly that some of them stampeded and ran away and killed one woman, I think her name was Hawk [Hauck]. It was almost impossible to keep the ox teams from plunging into the Platt River. Aunt Betsy’s team ran away and when she dashed past her sister Mimey’s [Jemima Whitson's] wagon, Mimey called out to her, "Goodby, Bets." Game was scarce crossing the plains, but there were great herds of buffalo. I have many times seen them plunge into the Platt River and swim across; they looked like a black streak in the water. Our trip was full of exciting experiences; one which I will never forget was the day our brothers went to see their first Indian camp and left us girls to drive the ox team. They told us not to touch the oxen with the whip; they were hardly out of sight when sister [Mary] Ann [Perkins] took the whip and walked out on the wagon tongue between the oxen and whipped the leaders. As she came back, she fell off the tongue and the wagon loaded with flour passed over her stomach, both the front and back wheels. She had bread and milk for her dinner which came pouring out of her mouth as the wheels passed over her. She was picked up for dead, but Uncle Billie administered to her and she came to and was playing with the other children when we camped that night. This would seem impossible to some, but I saw it with my own eyes. My oldest brother William killed an elk which we ate with great relish. Some of the men killed a buffalo and the train laid over and jerked the meat. Jerking consists of cutting the meat in strips, stringing it on sticks, then smoking it. This meat was not very good even when fresh, as it is very coarse-grained. One evening, we children built a bonfire on the side of the mountain, and were sitting around telling stories, and having fun. William took the buffalo hide unbeknown to us and wrapped it around himself, and came pawing and bellowing down the mountainside throwing dirt and rocks in every direction. We could not see very well as we only had the light from the bonfire, so we thought that some wild animal was about to spring on us. We all went tumbling down the mountainside screaming and yelling at the top of our lungs. William thought this was a big joke. His would-be girl hurt her shinbone. The dresses were ankle length then, and when the girl started to pull up her skirt to show him her skinned shin, William yelled; "Never mind, never mind, I’ll take your word for it." I cannot remember any other events on our trip from the east, for it is like a dream to me. I know that when we first arrived in Salt Lake Valley, it was nothing but a fort, and just a few scattered houses. I think we arrived here in July 1848. Research: Other source lists her birth place Jobs Settlement, McDonough County, Illinois. All in Hancock County now ? Raised with the Perkins DEATH: Vera told the story to daughter Dorothy Orcutt that Amanda had dropsy, congestive heart failure or kidneys causing edma. They had special rocking chair to keep her comfortable that still is in the family somewhere. BIOGRAPHY: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Perkins, Amanda Ellen (Hollingshead) Birth Date: 27 July 1838 Death Date: 21 Sep. 1903 Gender: Female Age: 9 Company:Brigham Young Company (1848) Pioneer Information: She was the daughter of Isaac and Mercy Wilcox Hollingshead, but at the age of two weeks she was given to Dicy Perkins who was the only mother she ever knew. Her own mother died at her birth. She crossed the plains as a "Perkins." Sources: Smith, Amanda Ellen Hollingshead Perkins, Memorial from Magrath Ward Relief Society, before 25 Sep. 1903. ================================================ Amanda Ellen Hollingshead 1/16/2007 I found following information: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Perkins, Amanda Ellen Hollingshead Birth Date: 27 July 1838 Death Date: 21 Sep. 1903 Gender: Female Age: 9 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) Pioneer Information: She was the daughter of Isaac and Mercy Wilcox Hollingshead, but at the age of two weeks she was given to Dicy Perkins who was the only mother she ever knew. Her own mother died at her birth. She crossed the plains as a "Perkins." Sources: Ancestral File Source Locations Smith, Amanda Ellen Hollingshead Perkins, Memorial from Magrath Ward Relief Society, before 25 Sep. 1903. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Perkins, Dicey Ray Birth Date: 12 Aug. 1796 Death Date: 28 Mar. 1883 Gender: Male Age: 51 Company: Brigham Young Company (1848) Sources: 1850 Utah Census, Salt Lake Co., p. 108 Source Locations Neibaur, Alexander, Journal, 1841 Feb.-1862 Apr., 26-38. Read Trail Excerpt Trail Exerpt: Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt: Neibaur, Alexander, Journal, 1841 Feb.-1862 Apr., 26-38. Read Trail Excerpt:

  
  

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