HENRY JOHN AND ANN LLOYD
Henry John was born 9 June 1822, at Morriston, Llangyfelach Parish, Glamorganshire, Wales,
the son of William John and Margaret Burton. He was about the size of his
daughter Ann John Richards and was of sandy complexion. He sailed to America
aboard the ship Wyoming
and landed in New York 22 May 1870.
From the Bible of Henry John we learn the following
regarding his family: "Henry John was born June 9, 1822; Ann Lloyd was
born March 9, 1825; Ann John, daughter of the parents just named, was born
October 1, 1845, at seven o'clock in the evening; Hannah and Margaret John,
twins, were born September 24, 1847, at six o'clock in the morning; William
John was born February 1853 at twelve o1clock at night; Elinor
John was born July 19, 1856, at one o'clock in the morning; Mary was born March
31, 1859, at twelve o'clock in the morning. She died September 8, 1864. All of the above children were
born in Llangyfelach Parish, Glamorgan County.
Mary John died and was buried in Llangyfelach Parish September 8, 1964. Lizzie John was
born December 2, 1866, at two o'clock in the morning at Llangyfelach, Glamorgan
County. Henry John landed in New
York 22 May
1870. William, Elinor, and Lizzie John
landed in America
July 24, 1873. Henry John
came to Utah 3 January 1872. January 31, 1874, Henry John was in the meeting of the
quorum of the high priests Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was ordained."
Henry was the life of any party because he could sing and
step dance. He also played the flute a little, and was a good story teller. His
first home was one-fourth mile south from where Archie E. Scott's home now
stands. His son, William Lloyd John's farm joined on the south; his home was
across the river to the south. The ranch owned by Henry John was called
"Caribou." He later sold his ranch to Mr. Scott and moved to Malad City, Idaho,
where he built a two-room log home. Whenever the grandchildren went to Henry's
place and stayed for dinner he would caution them with his finger not to eat
too much, but the children gave little heed to his warning. They were children
and hungry; therefore they ate what they wanted. He had a black and white team,
Nellie and Jimmie. He plowed with a hand plow. His crops consisted mainly of
potatoes, wheat, and oats. He also raised chickens and turkeys.
For his doctor's remedies he was especially famous. He
was noted for his pills which were made from castile soap, flour, salts, and
some herbs. He also believed in giving sulphur and
molasses, and he also administered senna tea for the
purifying of the blood.
During his later years, after the death of his wife, he
lived with his daughter, Lizzie John Bell, in Woodruff, Idaho
where he died. He wanted to live with Ann but she was a widow and had
difficulty in making a living which prevented her from taking him. He spoke English
well. He died 5 February 1912
at Woodruff, Idaho and was buried
in Malad.
Ann Lloyd John was born 9 March 1825 at Morriston, Llangyfelach Parish, Wales,
the daughter of William and Ann Lloyd. She was about the same size as her
husband in height, but her hair was a little darker brown.
She set sail for America with her three children:
William, Elinor, and Lizzie, 2 July 1873 aboard the
ship Wisconsin. The ship arrived safely in New
York July 15th.
Ann believed that she should preserve her mother tongue;
therefore, she spoke little English even though she could speak the English
language, but not as well as her husband. She dressed plainly. Because she
could not sew, she asked her granddaughter, Maggie Richards, to make a dress
for her that had on it a pollenade. This pollenade was the way the dress was made, or one might say
the style of dress. It came to a point in front, then
the material was draped around the sides.
She was as clean as a "new pin." Also, she was
a good cook. Her cooking was mainly of beans, potatoes, chicken, and turkey.
She was particularly famous for griddle cakes, was an excellent bread maker and
was noted for her flapjacks in which were raisins.
She never had a doctor until her last illness of
pneumonia from which she died 9 March
1905. Her doctor at that time was Dr. Marion Kerns.
- Esther and Mary Williams and Ann Jones, Granddaughters
