Name: David Tully LeBaron Jr.
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1847
Birth Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Parents: David Tully and Esther Maleta Johnson LeBaron, Sr.
Death Date: 1899
Arrival: 1854
Spouse: Harriet Naomi Johnson
Marriage Date: 03 Apr 1876
Marriage Place: Salt Lake City, Utah
Spouse's Parents: Benjamin F. Johnson
Spouse's Birth Date: 1861
(a cousin) David left Nauvoo with his family when he was only five years old. Being the oldest boy in the family, he felt a deep responsibility to help his parents and siblings even when he was young. His parents taught him well in all phases of life. He learned early how to make a living, how to build a home, farm, hunt, card wool, and run a sawmill. His first home in Utah was in Santaquin . Two years later they returned to Salt Lake . By the time he was 18, the family homesteaded a farm on the west side of Utah Lake . After his mother died in his arms, David had a difficult time because he missed her so much. David 's mother was a daughter to Benjamin Johnson , making her and her husband cousins. They were close friends and so it was natural that when David sought a wife, it was from the Johnson family, making them cousins also. He was 29 and she was 15. The first six years of their marriage, they lived on the homestead. In 1882 , they were called to help settle Tempe, and later, Mesa, Arizona . While there, David taught school, and was a colonizer and missionary. The Johnson family was also sent there. When visiting general authorities came, they would stay with the Johnsons , so David and his family came to know the visiting authorities. In 1889 , David was called on a mission to South and North Carolina and Georgia . Upon his return, he and his brother Don operated a general store and bakery. He also served as mayor. By 1899 , David 's health was poor and he contracted the influenza that was sweeping the area, and he died. Later when Harriet 's brothers were called to homestead in Alberta, Canada , she took her children and went with them. Children: Zina Ann , b. 4 Nov 1878 , Spring Lake, Utah . D. same day. Ellaeve , b. 18 Aug 1880 , Spring Lake, Utah . Md. 1 Dec 1904 , Parley Parker Palmer . D. 26 Nov 1926 . Alberta, Canada . Hattie May , b. 29 Oct 1881 , Spring Lake, Utah . D. 3 days later. David Tully III, b. 20 Dec 1882 , Tempe, Arizona . D. 3 days later. William Farland , b. 17 Mar 1884 , Tempe, Arizona . Md. 11 Apr 1906 , Ellice Marie Bentley . D. 11 Apr 1968 , Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada . Frances Delmina , b. 11 Aug 1887 , Tempe, Arizona . D. Nov 1888 . Child. Roberta Ray , b. 3 Oct 1889 , Lehi, Arizona . D. 5 days later. Donald Theron , b. 23 Oct 1893 , Mesa, Arizona . D. 26 Jul 1894 . Child. Homer Neal , b. 29 Jan 1896 , Mesa, Arizona . Md. 8 Jun 1921 , Luella Pearl Wight . D. 26 Jul 1971 , Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada . Theiss Ralph , b. 30 Jun 1898 , Mesa, Arizona . Md. 3 May 1923 , Mary Louise Cheney . D. 4 Oct 1971 , Barnwell, Alberta, Canada . written by Homer LeBaron