John Price - Revision history

1857admin: /* Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission */

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Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission

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	[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County.'''</center>]]

	By early 1857, the Prices had joined the Adairs and other kin in the Southern colony in southwestern Utah. Price was among the original settlers in Washington, Washington County. The Adairs, Mangums and Prices were all interrelated by marriage. The mission of these ~~Southerners~~ was to establish cotton culture in Utah's "Dixie."		By early 1857, the Prices had joined the Adairs and other kin in the Southern colony in southwestern Utah. Price was among the original settlers in Washington, Washington County. The Adairs, Mangums and Prices were all interrelated by marriage. The mission of these southerners was to establish cotton culture in Utah's "Dixie."

	Washington appeared to have many advantages over other nearby locales. It was located near several fine springs and the Washington fields seemed to provide a lush expanse of farmland. However, appearances proved to be deceiving and soon "Dixie" was considered one of the most difficult areas to colonize. The broad fields were actually floodplains so if their dams washed out, as they did with discouraging frequency, their crops were jeopardized. Meanwhile the springs, so inviting in an arid, hot country, created marshes, the perfect habitat for mosquitos. Many of them suffered from bouts of malaria (the "fever and ague" or "chills") for many years.		Washington appeared to have many advantages over other nearby locales. It was located near several fine springs and the Washington fields seemed to provide a lush expanse of farmland. However, appearances proved to be deceiving and soon "Dixie" was considered one of the most difficult areas to colonize. The broad fields were actually floodplains so if their dams washed out, as they did with discouraging frequency, their crops were jeopardized. Meanwhile the springs, so inviting in an arid, hot country, created marshes, the perfect habitat for mosquitos. Many of them suffered from bouts of malaria (the "fever and ague" or "chills") for many years.

1857admin: /* Migration to Utah */

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Migration to Utah

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	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

	John and Eliza Jane Price ~~had a~~ son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. ~~This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they~~ passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son, Hyrum Wiley, was born April 5, 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.		John and Eliza Jane Price followed the Adairs to Illinois in 1846. Later that year, they joined the Mormon exodus from western Illinois across the Mississippi River to cross the Iowa mud and settle in Iowa. Their son, George Thomas, was born in Iowa in July 1847. They passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son, Hyrum Wiley, was born April 5, 1851.

			By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west. They started the trek with Eliza Jane's older children, and their two sons, George Thomas, 4, and Hyrum Wiley, the latter of whom could not been more than two or three months when they started their journey.
	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

	The name of the company they joined is unknown. But they crossed the plains during the 1851 travel season, traveling that summer. They started the trek with their two sons, George Thomas, 4, and Hyrum Wiley, who could not been more than two or three months when they started their journey. There was a flood of travelers on the overland trails that season, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was endemic that season and the company in which the Prices traveled may have experienced cholera-related deaths. They would have passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they would have arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late summer or early fall.		The name of the company they joined is unknown. There was a flood of travelers on the overland trails that season, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was endemic that season and the company in which the Prices traveled may have experienced cholera-related deaths. They would have passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they would have arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late summer or early fall.

	Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City. ~~They may have later~~ settled in Payson to the south of Utah Lake in Utah County where the Adairs, Mangums, Pearces, and other southern families settled there for a time.		Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City. Later, they probably settled in Payson to the south of Utah Lake in Utah County where the Adairs, Mangums, Pearces, and other southern families settled there for a time.

	=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===		=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===

1857admin: /* Early Years: From Tennessee to the Deep South */

2014-01-09T20:16:09Z

Early Years: From Tennessee to the Deep South

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	John Buren Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.		John Buren Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.

	Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior and she had several children from previous marriages. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''		Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior and she had several children from previous marriages. Price became stepfather to these children. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''

	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

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Early Years: From Tennessee to the Deep South

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	John Buren Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.		John Buren Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.

	Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''		Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior and she had several children from previous marriages. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''

	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

1857admin: /* Migration to Utah */

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Migration to Utah

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	John and Eliza Jane Price had a son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son Hyrum Wiley was born April 5, 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.		John and Eliza Jane Price had a son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son, Hyrum Wiley, was born April 5, 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.
	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

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Later Years

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	Price remained in Washington County the remainder of his life. Among other things, he worked as a stone mason, cutting tombstones. According to the 1880 census, he also worked as a "bee raiser." Southwest of St. George, a small settlement named Price was founded on the east bank of the Virgin River opposite Bloomington. Whether this was named after Price or one of his children or descendants is ~~not known~~.		Price remained in Washington County the remainder of his life. Among other things, he worked as a stone mason, cutting tombstones. According to the 1880 census, he also worked as a "bee raiser." Southwest of St. George, a small settlement named Price was founded on the east bank of the Virgin River opposite Bloomington. Whether this was named after Price or one of his children or descendants is unclear.

	[[Image:Price,_John_marker.jpg\|right\|250px]]		[[Image:Price,_John_marker.jpg\|right\|250px]]

1857admin: /* In the Iron Military District: Private John Price, Company I, John D. Lee's 4th Battalion, Washington */

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In the Iron Military District: Private John Price, Company I, John D. Lee's 4th Battalion, Washington

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	During the week while the wagon train was beseiged, where John Price was present and if so, what his was role and actions were is unknown. Similarly, on the day of the final massacre, September 11, Price's exact role, if any, is no known and will probably never be known with certainty.		During the week while the wagon train was beseiged, where John Price was present and if so, what his was role and actions were is unknown. Similarly, on the day of the final massacre, September 11, Price's exact role, if any, is no known and will probably never be known with certainty.

	A "James Price" was listed in 1859 arrest warrant and also in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' which followed the 1859 arrest warrant. But in ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Leonard and Turley observe that "James Price" may refer to James Pearce, the son of Harrison Pearce who was also listed in the arrest warrant. At any rate, John Price was not mentioned in any other list of participants. Did Judge Cradlebaugh intend John Price or James Pearce? The argument that the arrest warrant intended John Price is that had they intended James Pearce, it is difficult to understand how they would have misspelled young Pearce's last name as "Price" ~~when~~ his father, Harrison Pearce, was also in the same arrest warrant.		A "James Price" was listed in 1859 arrest warrant and also in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' which followed the 1859 arrest warrant. But in ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Leonard and Turley observe that "James Price" may refer to James Pearce, the son of Harrison Pearce who was also listed in the arrest warrant. At any rate, John Price was not mentioned in any other list of participants. Did Judge Cradlebaugh intend John Price or James Pearce? The argument that the arrest warrant intended John Price is that had they intended James Pearce, it is difficult to understand how they would have misspelled young Pearce's last name as "Price" since his father, Harrison Pearce, was also in the same arrest warrant.

	[[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]

	=== Later Years ===		=== Later Years ===

1857admin: /* External Links */

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External Links

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	* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen		* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen
	* http://www.visitourfamilytree.net/showmedia.php?mediaID=74&medialinkID=211		* http://www.visitourfamilytree.net/showmedia.php?mediaID=74&medialinkID=211
			* http://myfamilysearch.net/getperson.php?personID=I1410&tree=2005217a

	Further information and confirmation needed. Please comment or contact 1857_militia@roadrunner.com.		Further information and confirmation needed. Please comment or contact 1857_militia@roadrunner.com.

1857admin: /* Migration to Utah */

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Migration to Utah

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	John and Eliza Jane Price had a son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son Hyrum Wiley was born in April 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.		John and Eliza Jane Price had a son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son Hyrum Wiley was born April 5, 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.
	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

	The name of the company they joined is unknown. But they crossed the plains during the 1851 travel season, traveling that summer. There was a flood of travelers on the overland trails that season, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was endemic that ~~seasons~~ and the company the Prices traveled in may have experienced cholera-related deaths. They would have passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they would have arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late summer or early fall.		The name of the company they joined is unknown. But they crossed the plains during the 1851 travel season, traveling that summer. They started the trek with their two sons, George Thomas, 4, and Hyrum Wiley, who could not been more than two or three months when they started their journey. There was a flood of travelers on the overland trails that season, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was endemic that season and the company in which the Prices traveled may have experienced cholera-related deaths. They would have passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they would have arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late summer or early fall.

	Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City. They may have later settled in Payson to the south of Utah Lake in Utah County where the Adairs, Mangums, Pearces, and other southern families settled there for a time.		Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City. They may have later settled in Payson to the south of Utah Lake in Utah County where the Adairs, Mangums, Pearces, and other southern families settled there for a time.

	=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===		=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===

1857admin at 19:46, 9 January 2014

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	John Price was a native of Tennessee with other American forbears from backcountry Virginia. He moved from Tennessee to Mississippi, then to frontier Utah where he was a pioneer in southern Utah.		John Buren Price was a native of Tennessee with other American forbears from backcountry Virginia. He moved from Tennessee to Mississippi, then to frontier Utah where he was a pioneer in southern Utah.

	=== Early Years: From Tennessee to the Deep South ===		=== Early Years: From Tennessee to the Deep South ===

	Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.		John Buren Price was born on November 11, 1815 in Tennessee. His mother had been born in Tennessee; his father in Virginia. His earliest known American forebears were in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and were from Scots-Irish descent.

	Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''		Price married Eliza Jane Adair (1811-1892), a native of Tennessee whose parents were from South Carolina. His wife was nearly five years his senior. Evidently, in the mid-1840s they were in Pickens County, Mississippi. Price’s wife was part of the large Adair clan who joined the Mormons ''en masse.''
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	=== Migration to Utah ===		=== Migration to Utah ===

	~~During~~ the ~~late 1840s to early 1850s~~, the ~~Adair clan and~~ the Prices ~~immigrated~~ to ~~Utah Territory~~. ~~Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City~~.		John and Eliza Jane Price had a son, George Thomas, born in Iowa in July 1847. This confirms that they were in Iowa in 1847 and they may have arrived in 1846 because the Adairs reached Iowa that year. At any rate, they passed several years in the temporary Mormon settlements in western Iowa. Their second son Hyrum Wiley was born in April 1851. By that year, the Prices had gathered sufficient means to equip and provision an outfit for the trek west.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			The name of the company they joined is unknown. But they crossed the plains during the 1851 travel season, traveling that summer. There was a flood of travelers on the overland trails that season, most of them bound for the California Gold Rush. Cholera was endemic that seasons and the company the Prices traveled in may have experienced cholera-related deaths. They would have passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they would have arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late summer or early fall.

			Price and his wife and family settled first in Salt Lake City. They may have later settled in Payson to the south of Utah Lake in Utah County where the Adairs, Mangums, Pearces, and other southern families settled there for a time.

			=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===
	[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Cotton Mill 02.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>'''The Cotton Mill in Washington County.'''</center>]]
	~~=== Joining the Southerners in Washington County and the Cotton Mission ===~~

	By early 1857, the Prices had joined the Adairs and other kin in the Southern colony in southwestern Utah. Price was among the original settlers in Washington, Washington County. The Adairs, Mangums and Prices were all interrelated by marriage. The mission of these Southerners was to establish cotton culture in Utah's "Dixie."		By early 1857, the Prices had joined the Adairs and other kin in the Southern colony in southwestern Utah. Price was among the original settlers in Washington, Washington County. The Adairs, Mangums and Prices were all interrelated by marriage. The mission of these Southerners was to establish cotton culture in Utah's "Dixie."
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	During the week while the wagon train was beseiged, where John Price was present and if so, what his was role and actions were is unknown. Similarly, on the day of the final massacre, September 11, Price's exact role, if any, is no known and will probably never be known with certainty.		During the week while the wagon train was beseiged, where John Price was present and if so, what his was role and actions were is unknown. Similarly, on the day of the final massacre, September 11, Price's exact role, if any, is no known and will probably never be known with certainty.

			A "James Price" was listed in 1859 arrest warrant and also in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' which followed the 1859 arrest warrant. But in ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Leonard and Turley observe that "James Price" may refer to James Pearce, the son of Harrison Pearce who was also listed in the arrest warrant. At any rate, John Price was not mentioned in any other list of participants. Did Judge Cradlebaugh intend John Price or James Pearce? The argument that the arrest warrant intended John Price is that had they intended James Pearce, it is difficult to understand how they would have misspelled young Pearce's last name as "Price" when his father, Harrison Pearce, was also in the same arrest warrant.

	[[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]
	A "James Price" was listed in 1859 arrest warrant and also in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' which followed the 1859 arrest warrant. But in ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Leonard and Turley observe that "James Price" may refer to James Pearce, the son of Harrison Pearce who was also listed in the arrest warrant. At any rate, John Price was not mentioned in any other lists of participants. Did Judge Cradlebaugh intend John Price or James Pearce? The argument that the arrest warrant intended John Price is that had they intended James Pearce, it is difficult to determine how they would have misspelled young Pearce's last name as "Price" when his father, Harrison Pearce, was also in the same arrest warrant.

	=== Later Years ===		=== Later Years ===