Son of Thomas Burgess and Mary Ann Nullis
Married Marinda Hartwell, 2 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Children - Laura Marinda Burgess, Israel Burgess, Mary Elizabeth Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Cleopatra Burgess
Married Mahala Jane Mathis, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - Samuel and his parents joined the church in 1836 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. Samuel and his parents both owned property in Nauvoo and after his father's property was damaged by the mobs, they fled Nauvoo in 1846 to Iowa.
He married Marinda Hartwell 2 June 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and in the summer of 1850 traveled with his new wife and parents to SLC, Utah. They lived in SLC, Cottonwood, Lehi and Springville, UT. These respective places are where their 5 children were born.
About 1859, his wife Marinda Hartwell, left Samuel and her 5 small children never to be heard from again. At the time, their children were very young: Laura, age 7, Samuel age 6, Liza age 3, Thomas age 2 and Cleopatra was a baby. Marinda remarried John Hughes, Jr about 1859 in Utah. Samuel's mother, Mary Ann Nullis, helped to raise the children, but she died just four years later leaving them alone again.
Samuel was called by Brigham Young to the cotton mission in St. George & Washington, Utah. November 7, 1861, they left Salt Lake City in the company of Hugh Moon, John Ludd, Richard Hawkins, John Filling and William McMellon to go south to raise cotton and tobacco and the first night they camped at Cottonwood, at Thomas Bullock's farm. Samuel's mother came too, as she was one of the first to be buried in the St. George cemetery.
Once the cotton mission failed, he moved to Pine Valley, Utah with his five children. It was a canyon with a beautiful stand of virgin pine trees, these trees were found to be without knots and perfect for the organ pipes of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel and Ebenezer Bryce built the 4th sawmill in the valley. They must have lived there for about 11 years during which time they harvested much of the timber in the area. He hauled many wagon loads into Salt Lake City.
Pine Valley had become a thriving little community with saw mills on a rambling creek, schools, a bar to accommodate the outside workers hired to work at places of labor. In this setting, Samuel Israel Burgess was raising his family alone. Later, he married Mahala Jane Mathis Thomas, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel's 2nd daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie", now a young lady, became infatuated with a young man, Ransom William Allphin, and they became sufficiently intimate that she became pregnant. Samuel insisted that Rance marry his daughter and even threatened him but Rance refused. They both went armed after that. As time went by, Sam became more upset almost to the point of insanity. Samuel made Lizzie leave home and she went to live with her sister, Laura Burgess Nay, until the baby was born. The baby was named George Allphin, born December 1874, and died 3 years later.
Rance refused to marry her because he said he was already a married man. This situation went from bad to worse. October 10, 1875, Rance was hauling a load of supplies and carried a gun for protection. Samuel pulled a gun and shot Rance in the back. Rance, being a crack shot, whirled round and dropped Samuel dead in his tracks. Sam died instantly and Rance died a few hours later. Both are buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery.
This incident was a great tragedy in the little town. Despite this sorrow, the Keele and Burgess families operated separate sawmills near each other on the creek. They became very close.
Married Marinda Hartwell, 2 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Children - Laura Marinda Burgess, Israel Burgess, Mary Elizabeth Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Cleopatra Burgess
Married Mahala Jane Mathis, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - Samuel and his parents joined the church in 1836 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. Samuel and his parents both owned property in Nauvoo and after his father's property was damaged by the mobs, they fled Nauvoo in 1846 to Iowa.
He married Marinda Hartwell 2 June 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and in the summer of 1850 traveled with his new wife and parents to SLC, Utah. They lived in SLC, Cottonwood, Lehi and Springville, UT. These respective places are where their 5 children were born.
About 1859, his wife Marinda Hartwell, left Samuel and her 5 small children never to be heard from again. At the time, their children were very young: Laura, age 7, Samuel age 6, Liza age 3, Thomas age 2 and Cleopatra was a baby. Marinda remarried John Hughes, Jr about 1859 in Utah. Samuel's mother, Mary Ann Nullis, helped to raise the children, but she died just four years later leaving them alone again.
Samuel was called by Brigham Young to the cotton mission in St. George & Washington, Utah. November 7, 1861, they left Salt Lake City in the company of Hugh Moon, John Ludd, Richard Hawkins, John Filling and William McMellon to go south to raise cotton and tobacco and the first night they camped at Cottonwood, at Thomas Bullock's farm. Samuel's mother came too, as she was one of the first to be buried in the St. George cemetery.
Once the cotton mission failed, he moved to Pine Valley, Utah with his five children. It was a canyon with a beautiful stand of virgin pine trees, these trees were found to be without knots and perfect for the organ pipes of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel and Ebenezer Bryce built the 4th sawmill in the valley. They must have lived there for about 11 years during which time they harvested much of the timber in the area. He hauled many wagon loads into Salt Lake City.
Pine Valley had become a thriving little community with saw mills on a rambling creek, schools, a bar to accommodate the outside workers hired to work at places of labor. In this setting, Samuel Israel Burgess was raising his family alone. Later, he married Mahala Jane Mathis Thomas, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel's 2nd daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie", now a young lady, became infatuated with a young man, Ransom William Allphin, and they became sufficiently intimate that she became pregnant. Samuel insisted that Rance marry his daughter and even threatened him but Rance refused. They both went armed after that. As time went by, Sam became more upset almost to the point of insanity. Samuel made Lizzie leave home and she went to live with her sister, Laura Burgess Nay, until the baby was born. The baby was named George Allphin, born December 1874, and died 3 years later.
Rance refused to marry her because he said he was already a married man. This situation went from bad to worse. October 10, 1875, Rance was hauling a load of supplies and carried a gun for protection. Samuel pulled a gun and shot Rance in the back. Rance, being a crack shot, whirled round and dropped Samuel dead in his tracks. Sam died instantly and Rance died a few hours later. Both are buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery.
This incident was a great tragedy in the little town. Despite this sorrow, the Keele and Burgess families operated separate sawmills near each other on the creek. They became very close.
Son of Thomas Burgess and Mary Ann Nullis
Married Marinda Hartwell, 2 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Children - Laura Marinda Burgess, Israel Burgess, Mary Elizabeth Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Cleopatra Burgess
Married Mahala Jane Mathis, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - Samuel and his parents joined the church in 1836 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. Samuel and his parents both owned property in Nauvoo and after his father's property was damaged by the mobs, they fled Nauvoo in 1846 to Iowa.
He married Marinda Hartwell 2 June 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and in the summer of 1850 traveled with his new wife and parents to SLC, Utah. They lived in SLC, Cottonwood, Lehi and Springville, UT. These respective places are where their 5 children were born.
About 1859, his wife Marinda Hartwell, left Samuel and her 5 small children never to be heard from again. At the time, their children were very young: Laura, age 7, Samuel age 6, Liza age 3, Thomas age 2 and Cleopatra was a baby. Marinda remarried John Hughes, Jr about 1859 in Utah. Samuel's mother, Mary Ann Nullis, helped to raise the children, but she died just four years later leaving them alone again.
Samuel was called by Brigham Young to the cotton mission in St. George & Washington, Utah. November 7, 1861, they left Salt Lake City in the company of Hugh Moon, John Ludd, Richard Hawkins, John Filling and William McMellon to go south to raise cotton and tobacco and the first night they camped at Cottonwood, at Thomas Bullock's farm. Samuel's mother came too, as she was one of the first to be buried in the St. George cemetery.
Once the cotton mission failed, he moved to Pine Valley, Utah with his five children. It was a canyon with a beautiful stand of virgin pine trees, these trees were found to be without knots and perfect for the organ pipes of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel and Ebenezer Bryce built the 4th sawmill in the valley. They must have lived there for about 11 years during which time they harvested much of the timber in the area. He hauled many wagon loads into Salt Lake City.
Pine Valley had become a thriving little community with saw mills on a rambling creek, schools, a bar to accommodate the outside workers hired to work at places of labor. In this setting, Samuel Israel Burgess was raising his family alone. Later, he married Mahala Jane Mathis Thomas, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel's 2nd daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie", now a young lady, became infatuated with a young man, Ransom William Allphin, and they became sufficiently intimate that she became pregnant. Samuel insisted that Rance marry his daughter and even threatened him but Rance refused. They both went armed after that. As time went by, Sam became more upset almost to the point of insanity. Samuel made Lizzie leave home and she went to live with her sister, Laura Burgess Nay, until the baby was born. The baby was named George Allphin, born December 1874, and died 3 years later.
Rance refused to marry her because he said he was already a married man. This situation went from bad to worse. October 10, 1875, Rance was hauling a load of supplies and carried a gun for protection. Samuel pulled a gun and shot Rance in the back. Rance, being a crack shot, whirled round and dropped Samuel dead in his tracks. Sam died instantly and Rance died a few hours later. Both are buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery.
This incident was a great tragedy in the little town. Despite this sorrow, the Keele and Burgess families operated separate sawmills near each other on the creek. They became very close.
Married Marinda Hartwell, 2 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Children - Laura Marinda Burgess, Israel Burgess, Mary Elizabeth Burgess, Thomas Burgess, Cleopatra Burgess
Married Mahala Jane Mathis, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
History - Samuel and his parents joined the church in 1836 and migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois. Samuel and his parents both owned property in Nauvoo and after his father's property was damaged by the mobs, they fled Nauvoo in 1846 to Iowa.
He married Marinda Hartwell 2 June 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa and in the summer of 1850 traveled with his new wife and parents to SLC, Utah. They lived in SLC, Cottonwood, Lehi and Springville, UT. These respective places are where their 5 children were born.
About 1859, his wife Marinda Hartwell, left Samuel and her 5 small children never to be heard from again. At the time, their children were very young: Laura, age 7, Samuel age 6, Liza age 3, Thomas age 2 and Cleopatra was a baby. Marinda remarried John Hughes, Jr about 1859 in Utah. Samuel's mother, Mary Ann Nullis, helped to raise the children, but she died just four years later leaving them alone again.
Samuel was called by Brigham Young to the cotton mission in St. George & Washington, Utah. November 7, 1861, they left Salt Lake City in the company of Hugh Moon, John Ludd, Richard Hawkins, John Filling and William McMellon to go south to raise cotton and tobacco and the first night they camped at Cottonwood, at Thomas Bullock's farm. Samuel's mother came too, as she was one of the first to be buried in the St. George cemetery.
Once the cotton mission failed, he moved to Pine Valley, Utah with his five children. It was a canyon with a beautiful stand of virgin pine trees, these trees were found to be without knots and perfect for the organ pipes of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel and Ebenezer Bryce built the 4th sawmill in the valley. They must have lived there for about 11 years during which time they harvested much of the timber in the area. He hauled many wagon loads into Salt Lake City.
Pine Valley had become a thriving little community with saw mills on a rambling creek, schools, a bar to accommodate the outside workers hired to work at places of labor. In this setting, Samuel Israel Burgess was raising his family alone. Later, he married Mahala Jane Mathis Thomas, 18 Nov 1872, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Samuel's 2nd daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie", now a young lady, became infatuated with a young man, Ransom William Allphin, and they became sufficiently intimate that she became pregnant. Samuel insisted that Rance marry his daughter and even threatened him but Rance refused. They both went armed after that. As time went by, Sam became more upset almost to the point of insanity. Samuel made Lizzie leave home and she went to live with her sister, Laura Burgess Nay, until the baby was born. The baby was named George Allphin, born December 1874, and died 3 years later.
Rance refused to marry her because he said he was already a married man. This situation went from bad to worse. October 10, 1875, Rance was hauling a load of supplies and carried a gun for protection. Samuel pulled a gun and shot Rance in the back. Rance, being a crack shot, whirled round and dropped Samuel dead in his tracks. Sam died instantly and Rance died a few hours later. Both are buried in the Pine Valley Cemetery.
This incident was a great tragedy in the little town. Despite this sorrow, the Keele and Burgess families operated separate sawmills near each other on the creek. They became very close.
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