Samuel Pollock - Revision history

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	In 1846, Pollock and other family members joined the Mormon exodus from western Illinois. Around 1847, he married Elizabeth Reeves (1829-1864) of Shropshire, England and their first child was born while they resided in Nebraska territory.		In 1846, Pollock and other family members joined the Mormon exodus from western Illinois. Around 1847, he married Elizabeth Reeves (1829-1864) of Shropshire, England and their first child was born while they resided in Nebraska territory.

	They ~~immigrated to Utah~~ in ~~1850~~ and Pollock ~~immediately~~ went to work as a laborer.		By 1850, they had collected the means to equip and provision an outfit for the western trek. They joined the William Snow-Joseph Young Company at the outfitting post at Kanesville (present-day Council Bluffs), Iowa. This company was organized near the Missouri River and departed in late June. In the Pollock family were Samuel, 26, Elizabeth, 21, and Hyrum Reeves, 2.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			They 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 arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in mid-September.

			Almost immediately, Pollock went to work as a laborer.

	=== Settling in Utah County ===		=== Settling in Utah County ===

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

	In 1846, Pollock and other family members joined the Mormon exodus from western Illinois. Around 1847, he married Elizabeth Reeves (1829-1864) of Shropshire, England and their first child was born while they resided in Nebraska territory. They immigrated to Utah in 1850 and Pollock immediately went to work as a laborer.		In 1846, Pollock and other family members joined the Mormon exodus from western Illinois. Around 1847, he married Elizabeth Reeves (1829-1864) of Shropshire, England and their first child was born while they resided in Nebraska territory.

			They immigrated to Utah in 1850 and Pollock immediately went to work as a laborer.

	=== Settling in Utah County ===		=== Settling in Utah County ===

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	=== Setting Down Roots in Kanarraville ===		=== Setting Down Roots in Kanarraville ===
			[[Image:Iron_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''Map of Iron County, Utah.'''</center>]]

	By 1862, the Pollocks had moved to Kanarraville where Pollock remained for the next three decades. In 1864, his wife Elizabeth died, having bore Pollock eight children. The following year, the 40-year-old Pollock married twenty-nine-year-old Welsh emigrant Ann Meredith Mathews (1836-1889) who became step-mother to his children and also bore him three other children.		By 1862, the Pollocks had moved to Kanarraville where Pollock remained for the next three decades. In 1864, his wife Elizabeth died, having bore Pollock eight children. The following year, the 40-year-old Pollock married twenty-nine-year-old Welsh emigrant Ann Meredith Mathews (1836-1889) who became step-mother to his children and also bore him three other children.

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	Samuel Pollock served as the ward clerk and had a large store of personal and community records. However, a girl identified as his step-daughter set fire to the meetinghouse, destroying the building and its contents including Pollock's records.		Samuel Pollock served as the ward clerk and had a large store of personal and community records. However, a girl identified as his step-daughter set fire to the meetinghouse, destroying the building and its contents including Pollock's records.


			=== Testifying in Lee's First Trial ===
	[[Image:Lee_at_trial.jpg\|thumb\|right\|155px\|<center>'''John D. Lee at trial.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Lee_at_trial.jpg\|thumb\|right\|155px\|<center>'''John D. Lee at trial.'''</center>]]
	~~=== Testifying in Lee's First Trial ===~~

	During the summer of 1875, Pollock traveled to Beaver where he testified as both a prosecution and defense witness in the first trial of [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]]. He testified concerning the muster in Cedar City, the march to Mountain Meadows, and the massacre itself. Contrary to the myth that militia witnesses never identified anyone at the massacre other than [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], Pollock named eight other militiamen at the Meadows besides himself and Lee.		During the summer of 1875, Pollock traveled to Beaver where he testified as both a prosecution and defense witness in the first trial of [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]]. He testified concerning the muster in Cedar City, the march to Mountain Meadows, and the massacre itself. Contrary to the myth that militia witnesses never identified anyone at the massacre other than [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], Pollock named eight other militiamen at the Meadows besides himself and Lee.

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	=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===		=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===

	In 1858, Samuel Pollock and his family were among those who departed Cedar City. Pollock, [[John_M._Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], and others traveled to lower Ash Creek, below Fort Harmony and near the encampment of the Paiute headman Toquer. There they founded the new settlement of Toquerville, 20 miles east of modern-day St. George. Reportedly, Pollack and one Palmer tilled the first ground in Toquerville, using a plow they had made "from old wagon tires at their shop in Cedar [City]." (Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 256-57.) The Pollacks remained there for several years.		In 1858, Samuel Pollock and his family were among those who departed Cedar City.

			Pollock, [[John_M._Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], and others traveled to lower Ash Creek, below Fort Harmony and near the encampment of the Paiute headman Toquer. There they founded the new settlement of Toquerville, 20 miles east of modern-day St. George.

			Reportedly, Pollack and one Palmer tilled the first ground in Toquerville, using a plow they had made "from old wagon tires at their shop in Cedar [City]." (Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 256-57.) The Pollacks remained there for several years.

	=== Setting Down Roots in Kanarraville ===		=== Setting Down Roots in Kanarraville ===

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In the Iron Military District: Sergeant Samuel Pollock, Company E, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion

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	On Friday the 11th, Pollock later testified, he was sick and observed the massacre from one of the militia camps where he heard the volleys of shots and saw the pall of smoke rising from the field.		On Friday the 11th, Pollock later testified, he was sick and observed the massacre from one of the militia camps where he heard the volleys of shots and saw the pall of smoke rising from the field.

	Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. [[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~350px~~\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]		Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. [[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]

	=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===		=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===

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	On Friday the 11th, Pollock later testified, he was sick and observed the massacre from one of the militia camps where he heard the volleys of shots and saw the pall of smoke rising from the field.		On Friday the 11th, Pollock later testified, he was sick and observed the massacre from one of the militia camps where he heard the volleys of shots and saw the pall of smoke rising from the field.

	Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]].		Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. [[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>]]

	=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===		=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===

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In the Iron Military District: Sergeant Samuel Pollock, Company E, Isaac Haight's 2nd Battalion

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	Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]].		Pollock was listed in Judge John Cradlebaugh's 1859 arrest warrant. In 1875, he testified in the first trial of John D. Lee. Besides testifying concerning [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]] and [[William C. Stewart\|William Stewart]], he also identified [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[Charles Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]] and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]].

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

	=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===		=== Leaving Cedar City for Toquerville ===