Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 2

Name: James Leithead
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1816
Birth Place: Birwood, Ashkirk Parish, Roxburgh, Scotland
Parents: John and Jane Harvey Leithead
Death Date: 31 Mar 1907
Death Place: Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming
Arrival: Milo Andrus Co.
Spouse: Deborah Lamoreaux
Marriage Date: 16 May 1835
Marriage Place: near Scarbrough, Ontario, Canada
Spouse's Parents: Joshua and Ann Cross Lamoreaux, Jr.
Spouse's Birth Date: 04 Feb 1808
Spouse's Birth Place: of New Brunswick, Ontario, Canada
Spouse's Death Date: 29 Feb 1888
Spouse's Death Place: Glendale, Kane, Utah
Married 2nd: Lucinda Sevella Gardner Date: 7 May 1856 , Salt Lake City, Utah Born: 30 May 1837 , Washington, Erie, Pennsylvania Died: 16 Apr 1917 , Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming James went to school and labored as a boy near his home in Scotland , until he was about 16 years old. His uncle Robert had emigrated to Canada several years previously and had urged James ' parents to leave Scotland . Being full of adventure, James left home in 1832 for Canada . He soon met Deborah and they were married. They lost twin girls but were soon introduced to the gospel by Parley P. Pratt and were baptized. They were urged to move to Missouri , and they settled in Adam-Ondi-Ahman with the other saints. They left Missouri in the spring of 1839 and moved to Quincy . The following spring they joined the saints in Nauvoo . James worked on the temple and also worked for Hyrum Smith . He was a member of the Nauvoo Martial Band. When persecution became intolerable, they moved to Bentonsport, Iowa . James prepared to leave for the west and, in the fall of 1849 , they moved to Kanesville . They joined the Milo Andrus company in the spring of 1850 . After arriving in Salt Lake , he was asked to help build a sawmill in Big Cottonwood Canyon and later a grist mill on the Weber River near Ogden . He was then hired to build a grist mill in Farmington . While there he helped lay out the town and was appointed Postmaster. He served as a counselor in the bishopric and as ward clerk. He was County Clerk from 1851 to 1866 . While living there he married as a polygamous wife, Lucinda . In 1866 he was called to move to the Muddy River settlement, 90 miles southwest of St. George . He and his families settled in St. Thomas , where two years later he was made bishop. While there, he assisted Major John W. Powell with his trip. When it was found through surveys that the Muddy was actually in Nevada , the town was abandoned and they moved to Glendale . He moved the grist mill to Glendale and also put in a saw mill. He was made bishop and later put on the high council. Later, he was made a patriarch. In 1903 he moved his second wife and family to Lovell, Wyoming , where he died. He left an autobiography and journal for his posterity. Children of 1st wife: Jane (twin), b. 3 May 1836 , Scarborough, Canada . D. 8 May 1836 . Child. Janet (twin), b. 3 May 1836 , Scarborough, Canada . D. 3 May 1836 . Child. Daughter, b. abt 1841 , Hancock Co., Illinois . D. Infant. Ann Cross , b. 7 Apr 1848 , Bentonsport, Van Buren, Iowa . Md. 1864 , Thomas Goldman Smith . D. 20 Jul 1909 , Glendale, Utah . Nellie Waddie (adopted-Indian), b. abt 16 Feb 1844 , Uintah Springs, Sanpete, Utah . Md. 6 Jan 1870 , Daniel Justet Jr. D. 20 Jul 1909 , Glendale, Utah . Children of 2nd wife: James Gardner , b. 6 Apr 1857 , Farmington, Davis, Utah . D. Oct 1860 , Farmington, Utah . Child. Ben Lomand , b. 31 Aug 1859 , Farmington, Utah . Md. 3 Sep 1878 , Eliza Ann Brinkerhoff . D. 15 Dec 1926 , Lovell, Wyoming . William , b. 10 Oct 1860 , Farmington, Utah . D. 10 Oct 1860 . Child. Helen (Hellen) Lucinda , b. 15 Nov 1861 , Farmington, Utah . Md. 1st, 14 Nov 1879 , John Brinkerhoff . Md. 2nd, 13 Jan 1882 , Hyrum Brinkerhoff . D. 25 Dec 1936 , Phoenix, Arizona . Effie Sevella , b. 15 May 1864 , Farmington, Utah . Md. 19 Oct 1881 , Haskell Shurtliff Jolley . D. 20 Jan 1918 , Lovell, Wyoming . Electa Belinda , b. 21 Mar 1869 , St. Thomas, Nevada . Md. 5 Sep 1889 , Moses David Harris . D. 2 Oct 1945 , Lovell, Wyoming . Edithmahala , b. 14 Nov 1871 , Glendale, Utah . Md. 22 Jan 1892 , George Averett . D. 3 Apr 1938 , Lovell, Wyoming . Alva Milo , b. 17 Apr 1873 , Glendale, Utah . Md. 1 Mar 1892 , Elizabeth Melvina Clark . D. 1 Aug 1902 . John Owen , b. 1 Jun 1878 , Glendale, Utah . Md. 1st, 27 Sep 1905 , Malita Brittania Jolley (Div). Md. 2nd, 7 Jun 1960 , Pearl Beddes . D. 26 Dec 1970 . written by Dee Smith