Johnson, Joel Hills

Johnson, Joel Hills (Male)[i]
Birth: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Date: March 23, 1802 Place: Grafton, Worcester, MA, USA
Parents: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Father: Johnson, Ezekiel Mother: Hills, Julia
Death: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Date: September 24, 1882 Place: Johnson, Kane, UT, USA
Alternate Date: September 28, 1882[ii] Alternate Place: near Johnson, Kane, UT, USA
Buried: Johnson, Kane, UT, USA[iii]
Marriage Information: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Spouse: Johnson, Anna Pixley Date: May 2, 1826
Place: Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY, USA
Children: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male)[iv]
Name: Birthdate: Place:
1. Johnson, Juliana October 2, 1827 Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY, USA
2. Johnson, Sixtus Ellis October 8, 1829 Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY, USA
3. Johnson, Sariah Anna February 18, 1832 Amherst, Lorraine, OH, USA
4. Johnson, Nephi December 12, 1833 Kirtland, Geauga, OH, USA
5. Johnson, Susan Ellen July 11, 1836 Kirtland, Geauga, OH, USA
6. Johnson, Seth March 6, 1839 Carthage, Hancock, IL, USA
Marriage Number 2 Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Spouse: Bryant, Susan Date: October 20, 1840[v]
Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA
Marriage 2 Children:[vi]
Name: Birthdate: Place:
1. Johnson, Mary Marie August 2, 1841 Ramus, IL, USA
2. Johnson, Emily November 20, 1842 Ramus, IL, USA
3. Johnson, Joel H. June 23, 1844 Ramus, IL, USA
4. Johnson, Julia Ann February 20, 1847 French Creek, Knox, IL, USA
5. Johnson, David William February 12, 1849 Mill Creek, Salt Lake, UT, USA
6. Johnson, Mary Susan (twin) November 29, 1850 Cottonwood, Salt Lake, UT, USA
7. Johnson, Joel Hills (twin) November 29, 1850 Cottonwood, Salt Lake, UT, USA
8. Johnson, Almon Babbitt February 21, 1855 Fort Johnson, Iron, UT, USA
Marriage Number 3 Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Spouse: Bascom, Lucinda Alsine
Marriage 3 Children:[vii]
Name: Birthdate: Place:
1. Johnson, Joel Andrew July 22, 1847 Danville, Ogle, IL, USA
Marriage Number 4 Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Spouse: Fife, Janet [viii]
Marriage 4 Children:[ix]
Name: Birthdate: Place:
1. Johnson, Janet Mauretta December 17, 1848 Mill Creek, Salt Lake, UT, USA
2. Birth-Date: March 19, 1850 Mill Creek, Salt Lake, UT, USA
3. Johnson, James Fife May 25, 1852 Johnson Fort, Iron, UT, USA
4. Johnson, Joseph Elmer 1855 Cedar City, Iron, UT, USA
5. Johnson, Hyrum 1857 Cedar City, Iron, UT, USA
Marriage Number 5 Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Spouse: Threlkeld, Margaret [x]
Date: October 11, 1860[xi] Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA
Marriage 5 Children:[xii]
Name: Birthdate: Place:
1. Johnson, Esther Ellis December 23, 1861 Virgin, Washington, UT, USA
2. Johnson, Mary Elizabeth August 17, 1864 Virgin, Washington, UT, USA
3. Johnson, Joseph Hills December 1, 1866 Virgin, Washington, UT, USA
4. Birth-Date: April 16, 1869 Belvieu, Washington, UT, USA
5. Birth-Date: October 25, 1871 Belvieu, Washington, UT, USA
6. Johnson, Jeremiah April 9, 1874 Belvieu, Washington, UT, USA
7. Johnson, Margaret Hannah April 6, 1876 Belvieu, Washington, UT, USA
8. Johnson, Amos Partridge March 26, 1878 Belvieu, Washington, UT, USA
9. Johnson, John Henry January 7, 1881 Johnson, Kane, UT, USA
Church Ordinance Data: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Baptism[xiii] Date: June 1, 1831 Ordained Elder[xiv] Date: September 20, 1831 Ordained High Priest[xv] Date: July 15, 1840 Officiator: Hyrum Smith
Temple Ordinance Data: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Endowment[xvi] Date: December 31, 1845 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Parents[xvii] Date: April 1, 1926 Sealed to Spouse Number 1[xviii] Date: February 3, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Spouse Number 2[xix] Date: March 19, 1879 Sealed to Spouse Number 3[xx] Date: February 3, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Spouse Number 4[xxi] Date: May 4, 1861 Sealed to Spouse Number 5[xxii] Date: October 11, 1860
Places of Residence: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Amhurst, Loraine, OH, USA Knox, IL, USA Kirtland, Geauga, OH, USA Ramus, IL, USA; 1848 Kane, UT, USA; 1870 Utah, UT, USA; 1850[xxiii]
Vocations: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male) Mill at Carthage Farmer; 1850; 1870 Stockraiser[xxiv]
Comments: Johnson, Joel Hills (Male)In 1850, Joel had a household of 11, a real wealth of $800, and no personal wealth.In 1870, Joel had a household of 4, a real wealth of $1000, and a personal wealth of $500. [xxv] Comments: #21. Joel went to Kentucky with his uncle, 1813. To Pomfret, New York, 1815. Bought sawmill and built house, 1823. Marriage, 1826. Inventor. ("In the year of 1829 I invented and patented the shingle cutter machine now used for making or cutting shingles throughout the United States and Canada.") Move to Amherst, Ohio, 1830. Conversion to Mormonism, 1831. Mission to relatives in New York. To Kirtland, 1832. ("President Smith counseled me to move to Kirtland and buy out certain obnoxious individuals.") [xxvi] Comments: #31. Joel came to Utah, October 19, 1848 in the Willard Richards company. Joel was a missionary to Iowa and Nebraska 1857-60; bishop; high councilor; patriarch. Member city council; chaplain of territorial legislature at Fillmore. Farmer and Stockraiser. Was present at the dedication of the Kirtland temple. Died September 24, 1882, Johnson, Utah. [xxvii] Comments: #41. Joel labored as a missionary in Ohio and New York. He came to Utah in 1848. He was baptized June 1, 1831, ordained an Elder the following September 20th and appointed to preside over the Amherst Branch of the Church. He was called on a mission to the State of New York, in January 1832. Elder Johnson arrived with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9, 1848, and died September 24, 1882, at Johnson, Kane County, Utah. [xxviii] Comments: #51. Joel presided over branch in Amherst, Ohio. He was president of the Crooked Creek branch and Stake President there. He was President of the Ramus, Illinois Stake also. He organized Kirtland Camp. [xxix] Comments: #61. Joel was a composer of songs and hymns. He owned negroes. He was a chaplain of the House of Representatives. He was a justice of the peace and a legislator. [xxx]
[i]Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46A Profile of ...Camp, 1830-39. Backman, Jr., Milton V.Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977Temple Index BureauFamily Group Sheet-SelfFar West Record, by Don CannonPage: 271A Sketch of the Life of Joel H. Johnson(microfilm-BYU Library)Index to the Kirtland High Council Minute BookPage: 193, 196Kirtland High Council Minute Book ListPage: 3Utah Federal Census; Year: 1851, 1870Mormons and Their Neighbors. Wiggins, MarvinA History of Kane CountyPage: 425, 517LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. Jenson, Andrew. 1951Volume: 4 Page: 444Our Pioneer Heritage. Carter, Kate. 1958Volume: 15 Page: 223Volume: 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17Stories of our Mormon Hymns.Page: 71Family Group Sheet-FatherNauvoo Social History Project. Smith, JamesJournal History of the ChurchDecember 31, 1831, 1832, 1833; April 16, 1835A Voice From the Mountains; Life and Works of JoelHills JohnsonDiary of Joel Hils JohnsonHeart Throbs of the West. Carter, KateVolume: 3:27; 1:149Treasures of Pioneer History. Carter, Kate. 1952Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Esshom, Frank. 1913Page: 970
[ii]Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977Family Group Sheet-Self
[iii]Temple Index BureauFamily Group Sheet-SelfFamily Group Sheet-Father
[iv]Family Group Sheet-SelfChildren's-Data:Child-Number: 1Johnson, JulianaBirth-Date: October 2, 1827Birth-Place: Pomfret, Chautauqua, NY, USA
[v]Family Group Sheet-Self
[vi]Family Group Sheet-SelfChildren's-Data:Child-Number: 1Johnson, Mary MarieBirth-Date: August 2, 1841Birth-Place: Ramus, IL, USA
[vii]Family Group Sheet-SelfChildren's-Data:Child-Number: 1Johnson, Joel AndrewBirth-Date: July 22, 1847Birth-Place: Danville, Ogle, IL, USA
[viii]Family Group Sheet-Self
[ix]Family Group Sheet-SelgChildren's-Data:Child-Number: 2Johnson, Janet MaurstiaBirth-Date: December 17, 1848Birth-Place: Mill Creek, Salt Lake, UT, USA
[x]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xi]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xii]Family Group Sheet-SelhChildren's-Data:Child-Number: 6Johnson, Esther EllisBirth-Date: December 23, 1861Birth-Place: Virgin, Washington, UT, USA
[xiii]Temple Index BureauFamily Group Sheet-SelfFamily Group Sheet-Father
[xiv]Far West RecordPage: 271Journal History of the Church
[xv]Mormons and Their Neighbors. Wiggins, MarvinJournal History of the Church
[xvi]Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46Family Group Sheet-FatherFamily Group Sheet-Self
[xvii]Temple Index Bureau
[xviii]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xix]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xx]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xxi]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xxii]Family Group Sheet-Self
[xxiii]Utah Federal Census; Year: 1851, 1870Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977Far West RecordPage: 271
[xxiv]Utah Federal Census; Year: 1851, 1870Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Esshom, Frank. 1913Page: 970
[xxv]Utah Federal Census; Year: 1851, 1870
[xxvi]Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977
[xxvii]Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah. Esshom, Frank. 1913Page: 970
[xxviii]Journal History of the Church
[xxix]Journal History of the Church
[xxx]Our Pioneer Heritage. Carter, Kate. 1958