Spouse 1 Christina Maria Olesdatter
Children: Sarah Ann Hemsley, Richard Hemsley, James Hemsley
Spouse 2 Frances Sarah Heaton October 9, 1868.
Children: Mary Jane, Joseph Hyrum, Christina Maria, George Edward, Francis Joseph
Spouse 3 Mary Roxburgh
Children: John, Ellen, Job, Margaret, Edward, Hamilton
Richard III was the 1st of his family to travel to Utah as a handcart Pioneer 1857. His brother Edward and sister Ellen came to Utah in 1862. His brother Job and Father, Richard Hemsley II came to Utah in 1862, within days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley his father died. His mother, Sarah Potter Hemsley, and sister Eliza Hemsley died in England. His father married Sarah Stevens Eager before traveling to Utah and she died along the trail.
He raised his family in Salt Lake Valley and moved his family to Plano Idaho area about 1880.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Hemsley, Richard (II)
Birth Date: 25 May 1836
Death Date: 23 Nov. 1915
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Company: Unidentified Companies (1857)
Pioneer Information:
He was a handcart pioneer.
Sources:
"Richard Hemsley, Hand Cart Veteran and Pioneer of Plano," Deseret Evening News, 20 Dec. 1915, 14.
Spouse 1 Christina Maria Olesdatter
Children: Sarah Ann Hemsley, Richard Hemsley, James Hemsley
Spouse 2 Frances Sarah Heaton October 9, 1868.
Children: Mary Jane, Joseph Hyrum, Christina Maria, George Edward, Francis Joseph
Spouse 3 Mary Roxburgh
Children: John, Ellen, Job, Margaret, Edward, Hamilton
Richard III was the 1st of his family to travel to Utah as a handcart Pioneer 1857. His brother Edward and sister Ellen came to Utah in 1862. His brother Job and Father, Richard Hemsley II came to Utah in 1862, within days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley his father died. His mother, Sarah Potter Hemsley, and sister Eliza Hemsley died in England. His father married Sarah Stevens Eager before traveling to Utah and she died along the trail.
He raised his family in Salt Lake Valley and moved his family to Plano Idaho area about 1880.
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868
Hemsley, Richard (II)
Birth Date: 25 May 1836
Death Date: 23 Nov. 1915
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Company: Unidentified Companies (1857)
Pioneer Information:
He was a handcart pioneer.
Sources:
"Richard Hemsley, Hand Cart Veteran and Pioneer of Plano," Deseret Evening News, 20 Dec. 1915, 14.
Family Members
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Sarah Ann Hemsley Chandler
1862–1932
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Richard Hemsley IV
1864–1923
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James Hemsley
1866–1917
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Mary Jane Hemsley Winegar
1869–1930
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Joseph Hyrum Hemsley
1872–1873
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Christina M Hemsley
1875–1879
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George Edward Hemsley
1876–1877
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Francis Joseph Hemsley
1878–1878
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John Hemsley
1881–1957
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Ellen Hemsley Davies
1882–1968
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Job H Hemsley
1884–1893
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Margaret "Maggie" Hemsley Davies
1889–1967
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Edward Hemsley
1891–1978
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Hamilton Hemsley
1896–1981
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