Interesting information on the Hulets

I found some interesting information in a blog about the Hulets.
This one shows the Native American ancestors which are disputed by others. It also has histories of many of the Hulet ancestors.

Hulet line

This one has a video of the Charles Hulet farm area and the Sylvanus Hulet grave headstone in Ohio. (Click on the First LDS Member
link)

Gardner Blog

Letter

It has been quite a while since I posted anything. I started to post an old letter that I found among Grandpa Wilkinson's things from William Wilkinson last week. I am not sure how he is related. I wanted to post a transcript with it but I found that my eyesight is not as good as it used to be and I couldn't get it all transcribed in a reasonable time so I will post it anyway and maybe we can make it a group effort. Anyone who is interested can add to what I have. This is what I have so far.

Old England
Cawthorpe, Novr 15, 1853

My Dear Brother, Sisters, Nephews, and Nieces,

With great pleasure I have again written a few lines to inform you that I received your kind and welcome letter of the 22nd of September and myself and family were very glad to hear of you and yours being thankfully well and we hope this will find you all still in the enjoyment of good health. I feel truly thankful to our Heavenly Father for his preserving care over me and mine to the present moment of time and that through His mercy I am ___________ to say we are all in good health for the present. And I think I shall not be wrong in saying all our relatives are tolerably well. I have not heard anything to the contrary lately. I was over at Birmingham and .........

The Cowles Family

There is also a Cowles book online that has Suzanne's ancestors in it.

A picture of Samuel Bringhurst, father of Wm. Augustus, from the book

History of the Bringhurst Family with Notes on the Clarkson, De Peyster, and Boude Families By Josiah Granville Leach

A clip about 'Wm. Augustus Bringhurst from the book.

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and a picture from the book


Another version, perhaps easier to read from the American Library

History of the Bringhurst Family with Notes on the Clarkson, De Peyster, and Boude Families By Josiah Granville Leach

I found the Bringhurst book online for those who may be interested. It has a history of the Bringhurst family from a couple of generations before they came to America down to when they came to Utah.

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Missionary Service

I found this information in Grandpa Wilkinson's book of remembrance. I didn't remember hearing about this short-term mission before. It is one of several missions he served for the Church.

Tis is the official Call letter from President Grant


At the time (Nov 16, 1925) Grandpa was about a month away from his 36th birthday. He was married and had 4 children ages 11, 8, 5, and 3 years old. I don't know what his occupation was at the time, but probably some sort of sales.

Elder S.R.W. Wilkinson

Grandpa Wilkinosn

I don't remember if I posted these already.  I went back and looked through the posts briefly and didn't see them.  Too bad these are not in color so you could see his red hair.  I am told it was very red when he was young though by the time I knew him it was gray.

Another choir

To show that I am not the only old man singing in a ward choir.

M.J. Stapely and her children

These two pictures are of Mary Janet Stapely Bringhurst and her children.  This one is of her with her sons (l to r) Marias William (will), Charles, Samuel, and Leo.

This one is of her and her daughters (l to r) Arvilla, Vera, and Veda. (Taken about 1926 so Grandma would have been about 38 years old)

 

The children in order of age were Will, Veda, Samuel, Vera, Leo, Charles and Arvilla.  For our children who remember Julia Blake who lived in our ward and her cousin who lived in the North Stake, they are descendents of Leo.

50th Wedding Anniversary

OK Since I posted a picture of Lynda that she didn't like, I'll post my least favorite picture of me. That was an awkward age. I don't have many fond memories of my early teenage years. As the caption says, this is a picture from my grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary celebration. All of their descendants at the time were gathered there. The year was 1962 and they were married December 24 but I'm quite sure it wasn't the anniversary of the actual wedding day that the celebration was held. So Lynda was 18, I was 15, Kathy was 14, Carol Ann was 12 and Barbara was 9. As to the names, I will try to identify all, but may not be correct on some. W&L is wells and Lorraine, W&M is Willard and Marian and W&W is Winifred and Wood. Left to right seated in front Neal (W&L), Jayne (W&M), Janice (W&L), Jeffrey (W&M), Emile (W&L), Douglas (W&W). Seated L to R on the couch Susan (W&M) Grandpa, Lyle (W&W) Grandma, Barbara. Standing next to Susan on left Karen (W&L), on right Marsha (W&L), Standing behind Barbara, David (W&L) and to the right of Barbara in front of Kathy, Kevin (W&W) . Standing across the back L to R, Lynda, Lynne (W&M), Craig (W&M), Carol Ann, Woodrow holding Lorna, Winifred, Willard, Marian, Aubrey, Sibyl, Wells, Lorraine, Steven (W&L) Joanne (W&L), Kathy, Richard. Wells and Lorraine's youngest, Rachel, was not born yet. Feel free to correct if that is incorrect.

Aubrey and Sibyl Lawrence children

Thought the kids and grand kids might be interested in this one. It is a collage of photos from our family at various ages put together by Grandma.

Clowning around

One more picture.

This one is of Grandma and some of her brothers, cousins, and friends. L to R, half brother Lorenzo Bringhurst, cousin Clifford Wallace, Heber Naegle, and brother Will. I am not quite sure how Clifford Wallace is related, but she labeled him a cousin.

Children

This picture is of Henry Bringhurst (half brother of Veda), Veda, and Will (Marias William, Veda's older brother) at ages about 10, 5, and 3. Henry is William Augustus' child by his first wife Selinda. I think it is interesting that Grandma referred to her as Aunt Selinda when labeling the picture.
Tis one is Veda and Will. I am assuming it is at a younger age.

Brothers

This is a picture of my Grandfather Wilkinson and two of his brothers, Percy Newton and Harold Herbert.  They are listed on the back in the order of  Stephen Robert Wells, Harold Herbert, and Percy Newton so I am assuming that is in left to right order.  That matches with their relative ages as well.

Elder Stapley

Elder Stapley was a member of the Quorum of the 12 from October 1950 till his death in 1978. He was called to the quorum of the 12 by George Albert Smith while in the elevator at the Hotel Utah. He filled the vacancy left by George F. Richards. The vacancy left when he died was filled by Elder James E. Faust. I remember when he came to preside over our stake conference in Grand Junction one time when I was a young kid, and my Dad took me up to meet him after one of the sessions. The following is a letter he wrote to my Grandmother responding to a question she had about genealogy. This is a link to a short biographical sketch which gives the story of his call.

The Aussies

 

Our Stapley ancestors came to Utah via Australia.  They emigrated from the area around Rolvenden, Kent, England to Australia in search of better opportunities.  While there, they were converted through the efforts of William Hyde and other missionaries and eventually emigrated to southern Utah through southern California.  Members of the family married into both the Lawrence and Bringhurst families.  Mary Janet Stapley was the wife of William Augustus Bringhurst and they are the parents of my grandmother Wilkinson.  These top two pictures are of  Charles Stapley Jr. and Sarah Parkinson, parents of Mary Janet Stapley and the bottom two are of Charles Stapley Sr. and Sarah Bryant, parents of Charles Stapley Jr.   One of their descendents, Delbert L. Stapley,  was a member of the Quorum of the 12 in the 50s when I was growing up.  

Children of SRW & Veda Wilkinson

  

These are the children of S.R. and Veda Wilkinson as young adults.  Top Wells and Sibyl; Bottom Willard and Winifred

Pioneer ancestors

Following is a poem written by Eliza R. Snow to Mrs. Eleanor Bietler Bringhurst, wife of Samuel Bringhurst. The poem was recorded in a pioneer diary of Eliza R. Snow Sunday, March 19, 1848.

My heart is full of friendship -- but for thee
It has a holier feeling than that name
Identifies. The recollection of
Thy countenance from the first time
My eyes beheld thee -- whispers something to
My thought and feeling which I never can
Describe. 'Tis undefinable so long
As mind or understanding shall remain
As circumscribed as now. But when I think
Of thee, a thrill of near affinity
O'er spreads my senses and I truly feel
Within my bosom a strong kindred tie
As tho' we'd been associated in
Existence, ere we condescended to
Our present state of being. Lady, yes,
When our small understandings shall expand
And with the recollection of the past
Some knowledge of the future be inspired
We'll find a thousand kindred ties that form
Amalgamation's wreath, and which are twined
And intertwined, combining and combined
Connecting noble spirits here and there
And still extending on from world to world
Unto creation's undefined extent.

Thus let our hearts expand and let our minds
And acts approximate towards the point
Of true perfection, that we may attain
To an association glorified
On planets more exalted and refined --
Among intelligences long since dear,
And let us cultivate the sacred ties
Of love and friendship here that will abide
Time's rugged changes and eternally
Endure.

gg-grandparents

These are my great-great grandparents,  Father and Mother of William Augustus Bringhurst who was the father of my Grandmother Wilkinson.  They were the first in their line to join the Church along with his brother William.  They were Quakers living near Philadelphia when they joined the Church.  They later moved to Nauvoo and then across the plains to Utah. They traveled in the company of  John Taylor, with Elvin Hunter as Captain of the hundred, Joseph Horn of the fifty, and Erick C. Bowers of the ten.  They arrived in Salt Lake Valley about 6 October 1847.  His brother William was later called by Brigham Young to head the company which settled what now is Las Vegas, Nevada.