He married his second wife Susan Green November 15, 1855. Their children: Susan Melvina Bingham, Nephi Bingham, Lucy Ann Bingham, Marintha Eltharia Bingham, Edda Bingham, Enoch Bingham, Daniel Bingham, Harriet Adeltha Bingham, Mary Jane Bingham, Erastus Alma Bingham, Violetta May Bingham, Benjamin Wisdom Bingham, Myrtle Adell Bingham, Clara Isabella Bingham, Rozina (Zina) Diantha Bingham and Jacob Moroni Bingham.
When the exodus begun in 1846, leaders of the church called upon Erastus to make the roads, build the bridges, and plant the crops the Saints would need in their trek acroos Iowa. His wife, Olive and his two small children joined him in Council Bluffs, with the main body of the church, just in time to hear the call for the "Mormon Battalion".
Erastus was president of the 38th Quorum of Seventies. In 1858, having served in the Mormon Battalion and then in state militia, Erastus was called to serve again, with the rank of Major, in the Echo Canyon campaign against Johnston's Army.
In 1860, Erastus took his second wife, Susan and her small children to Slaterville, where he farmed and herded cattle. He served the Lord as a missionary in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to many of his cousins which lived in the area. By 1879, polygamy laws made it difficult to live in South Fork, so he moved Olive (his first wife) and Susan (wife #2) to southeastern Utah. They then moved to Macious, Colorado and finally Tucson, Arizona.
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Erastus Clarence Bingham was born in "Concord, Essex County, Vermont". He moved to Mesa Arizona from Tuscon in 1904 and died Wednesday, 04 Apr 1906 at 11 o'clock A.M. in Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, his tombstone is marked
incorrectly. He married Olive Hovey Freeman,29 Oct 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
1880 US Federal Census
Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
Erastus ( C.) Bingham
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Feb 19, 1904
Mr. E. Bingham came in from Tuscon
yesterday, and has arranged a home
for his father and mother and sister,
who will make their future home here.
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Thursday Morning- April 5, 1906
Erastus Bingham, aged 83 years,
died yesterday at 11 o'clock. Mr Bing-
ham was a member of the Mormon
faith the greater part of his life. He
leaves a wife and a large family. In
the short time he had lived in Mesa he
had made many friends and the fami-
ly has the sympathy of the whole
community.
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Friday Morning April 6, 1906
The funeral service of Erastus
Bingham was held in Relief Society
Hall at 2 P.M. a good crowd being in
attendance. Mr. Freeman, President
Leusuer and bishop Horne being the
speakers. Four of Mr. Bingham's sons
arrived on the morning train to attend
the funeral
-Thanks to an unknown visitor
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Middle name "Clarence" provided by 2nd great granddaughter, Nancy Day. Thanks Nancy
My father, Great grandson of Erastus Bingham, Jr., says his great grandpa was never known by a middle name of Clarence. Somehow on the 1880 US Census that middle initial was attached to his name but it is an error. I hate to argue with my cousin Nancy Day, but this really needs to be corrected. My daddy, who is 90 years old, was born after the decease of his Great grandpa, but he, his dad, mother, and older brother, visited with the relatives in Tucson and Mesa when he was a little boy. My daddy bears the surname Bingham and the middle initial E
for Erastus, but not the full name, thank goodness, and has always been quite clear that this middle name of Clarence was added by error. Thank you for considering this clarification. Colleen Bingham Reep
He married his second wife Susan Green November 15, 1855. Their children: Susan Melvina Bingham, Nephi Bingham, Lucy Ann Bingham, Marintha Eltharia Bingham, Edda Bingham, Enoch Bingham, Daniel Bingham, Harriet Adeltha Bingham, Mary Jane Bingham, Erastus Alma Bingham, Violetta May Bingham, Benjamin Wisdom Bingham, Myrtle Adell Bingham, Clara Isabella Bingham, Rozina (Zina) Diantha Bingham and Jacob Moroni Bingham.
When the exodus begun in 1846, leaders of the church called upon Erastus to make the roads, build the bridges, and plant the crops the Saints would need in their trek acroos Iowa. His wife, Olive and his two small children joined him in Council Bluffs, with the main body of the church, just in time to hear the call for the "Mormon Battalion".
Erastus was president of the 38th Quorum of Seventies. In 1858, having served in the Mormon Battalion and then in state militia, Erastus was called to serve again, with the rank of Major, in the Echo Canyon campaign against Johnston's Army.
In 1860, Erastus took his second wife, Susan and her small children to Slaterville, where he farmed and herded cattle. He served the Lord as a missionary in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, to many of his cousins which lived in the area. By 1879, polygamy laws made it difficult to live in South Fork, so he moved Olive (his first wife) and Susan (wife #2) to southeastern Utah. They then moved to Macious, Colorado and finally Tucson, Arizona.
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Erastus Clarence Bingham was born in "Concord, Essex County, Vermont". He moved to Mesa Arizona from Tuscon in 1904 and died Wednesday, 04 Apr 1906 at 11 o'clock A.M. in Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, his tombstone is marked
incorrectly. He married Olive Hovey Freeman,29 Oct 1843 at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
1880 US Federal Census
Ogden, Weber Co., Utah
Erastus ( C.) Bingham
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Feb 19, 1904
Mr. E. Bingham came in from Tuscon
yesterday, and has arranged a home
for his father and mother and sister,
who will make their future home here.
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Thursday Morning- April 5, 1906
Erastus Bingham, aged 83 years,
died yesterday at 11 o'clock. Mr Bing-
ham was a member of the Mormon
faith the greater part of his life. He
leaves a wife and a large family. In
the short time he had lived in Mesa he
had made many friends and the fami-
ly has the sympathy of the whole
community.
Arizona Daily Republican
Mesa, Arizona Friday Morning April 6, 1906
The funeral service of Erastus
Bingham was held in Relief Society
Hall at 2 P.M. a good crowd being in
attendance. Mr. Freeman, President
Leusuer and bishop Horne being the
speakers. Four of Mr. Bingham's sons
arrived on the morning train to attend
the funeral
-Thanks to an unknown visitor
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Middle name "Clarence" provided by 2nd great granddaughter, Nancy Day. Thanks Nancy
My father, Great grandson of Erastus Bingham, Jr., says his great grandpa was never known by a middle name of Clarence. Somehow on the 1880 US Census that middle initial was attached to his name but it is an error. I hate to argue with my cousin Nancy Day, but this really needs to be corrected. My daddy, who is 90 years old, was born after the decease of his Great grandpa, but he, his dad, mother, and older brother, visited with the relatives in Tucson and Mesa when he was a little boy. My daddy bears the surname Bingham and the middle initial E
for Erastus, but not the full name, thank goodness, and has always been quite clear that this middle name of Clarence was added by error. Thank you for considering this clarification. Colleen Bingham Reep
Family Members
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Olive Louisa Bingham Walker
1844–1921
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Erastus Perry Bingham
1846–1929
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Lucinda Maria Bingham Foy
1848–1924
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Lydia Roxana Bingham Lish
1850–1936
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Mary Ann Bingham Geertsen
1854–1941
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Lorenzo Freeman Bingham
1855–1938
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Susan Melvina Bingham Farr
1856–1903
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Susan Melvina Bingham
1856–1903
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Diania "Diana" Bingham Smith
1857–1935
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Nephi Bingham
1858–1916
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Ophelia Cedenia Bingham Foy
1859–1936
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Lucy Ann Bingham Wheeler
1860–1930
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Marintha Elthira Bingham Eccles
1862–1948
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Edda Bingham
1863–1863
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Enoch Bingham
1864–1932
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Daniel Bingham
1864–1940
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Harriet Adeltha Bingham Wheeler
1865–1920
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Mary Jane Bingham
1867–1867
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Erastus Alma Bingham
1868–1955
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Violette May Bingham Holt
1870–1946
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Benjamin Wisdom Bingham
1872–1879
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Myrtle Adell Bingham
1873–1877
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Rozinah Diantha "Zinah" Bingham McGee
1878–1974
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Jacob Moroni Bingham
1881–1968