Christopher was the second of five sons born to William and Elizabeth Sharp Wilcock. His parents had married and made their early home in Yorkshire. Edward, Christopher's older brother, was born there. Christopher, however, was born in Newton-Le-Willows, a small town in Lancashire County, where his father had returned to work as an engineer in the mines.
He spent his early childhood years in the towns of New-Le-Willows and St. Ellens (Helens), growing up in a mining town. He and his brother Edward were happy over the birth of their little brother Henry Sylvester and the three little boys were very close during their early life. Christopher's father decided to become a member of the Mormon Church and to emigrate from England to the United States.
The Wilcock family sailed from England on the ship "William Tapscott" on April 11, 1859, crossing the Atlantic with Robert F. Nelson's "Ox Team" company which would later make the trek across the plains to Utah. Christopher was only five years old. The family landed in New York City and from there they made their way to Salt Lake City, Utah arriving on September 15, 1859. They lived in the Sugar House Ward where his father William helped to build and install the first sugar factory there. While living in Salt Lake City, William Sharp was born, Christopher started school that same year.
In 1863 William received orders from Brigham Young to accompany Ebeneezer Hanks to the settlement of Parowan and assist him in the engineering of the iron foundry. While living in Parowan, his youngest brother John Joseph was born in 1865. Less that two years later when he was only twelve, the whole family was greatly saddened when his mother passed away on February 26, 1867. He loved his mother dearly and he missed her very much. About a year later, his father married Elizabeth Brown in Parowan. She was a kind and wonderful woman who treated her stepsons as her own, and Christopher remembered her as his mother almost as much as he remembered his own. As he grew to manhood, he was a great help to his father along with his other brothers, at the family sawmill in Parowan Canyon.
He attended all of his school days in Parowan, except for the first few years in Salt Lake City. He also enjoyed a whole family of new little half-brothers. Ebenezer, Samuel Richard, Thomas Israel, and Ralph James.
When he turned twenty one he fell in love with a dainty little dark haired, blue-eyed girl by the name of Mary Ellen Mitchell, a native of Parowan. They were married on November 1, 1875 in Parowan. For the first few years of his married life he engaged in farm work and hunting as a livelihood. He was a strong man, six feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Christopher and Mary Ellen were thrilled over the birth of their first child on May 13, 1877. It was a son and they named him Christopher E. While living in Parowan, two more children were born, Elizabeth Louisa, and William Clarence.
In the spring of 1881, Christopher decided to go into the merchandising business in the little town of Huntington in Emery County. He began freighting produce by team and wagon from Huntington and Price to Vernal. He followed the trade of a sawyer for six or seven years. His life in Huntington was an interesting one. He was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian War, County Bee Inspector from 1890 to 1894, and Norary Public from 1893 to 1896. He served as Superintendent in the Co-Op Store in Huntington from 1890-1896 and under his supervision, the store had it's greates prosperity. He was President of the Huntington Roller Mills afor two years and later served as one of it's directors. He built the second brick residence in the town of Huntington. Later on he purchased and ran a 130 acre farm that had an apiary of 35 stands of bees. He produced as much as 400 gallons of honey from 17 stands.
He played the violin in an orchestra which played for dances on Saturday nights at different places all over Emery County.
He went on a mission to his native England in February of 1896. He was in Sheffield and Liverpool for a year and nine months, returning home three months early in November of 1897 due to his wife's health.
All of their remaining children were born in Huntington. Mary Madora, John Ralph, Thomas Melvin, Mabel, and Don Alvin. Tragedy struck in December of 1894 when a serious diphtheria epidemic took the lives of two of Christopher's sons. Thomas Melvin died December 9th and three weeks later John Ralph age eight passed away. Don Alvin died from convulsions at the age of only five months.
Some of their children had grown up and settled in the area of Idaho Falls, Idaho, near Shelley. In 1918 they decided to leave Huntington and move to Shelley where they could be near their family. It was a sad time for Christopher when Mary Ellen passed away after an attack of gall stones. He was lonely for a long time. He married Anna Lorentze Hansen on June 8, 1922, a woman from Bergen, Norway.
(Info gathered from many sources and may not be correct)
He spent his early childhood years in the towns of New-Le-Willows and St. Ellens (Helens), growing up in a mining town. He and his brother Edward were happy over the birth of their little brother Henry Sylvester and the three little boys were very close during their early life. Christopher's father decided to become a member of the Mormon Church and to emigrate from England to the United States.
The Wilcock family sailed from England on the ship "William Tapscott" on April 11, 1859, crossing the Atlantic with Robert F. Nelson's "Ox Team" company which would later make the trek across the plains to Utah. Christopher was only five years old. The family landed in New York City and from there they made their way to Salt Lake City, Utah arriving on September 15, 1859. They lived in the Sugar House Ward where his father William helped to build and install the first sugar factory there. While living in Salt Lake City, William Sharp was born, Christopher started school that same year.
In 1863 William received orders from Brigham Young to accompany Ebeneezer Hanks to the settlement of Parowan and assist him in the engineering of the iron foundry. While living in Parowan, his youngest brother John Joseph was born in 1865. Less that two years later when he was only twelve, the whole family was greatly saddened when his mother passed away on February 26, 1867. He loved his mother dearly and he missed her very much. About a year later, his father married Elizabeth Brown in Parowan. She was a kind and wonderful woman who treated her stepsons as her own, and Christopher remembered her as his mother almost as much as he remembered his own. As he grew to manhood, he was a great help to his father along with his other brothers, at the family sawmill in Parowan Canyon.
He attended all of his school days in Parowan, except for the first few years in Salt Lake City. He also enjoyed a whole family of new little half-brothers. Ebenezer, Samuel Richard, Thomas Israel, and Ralph James.
When he turned twenty one he fell in love with a dainty little dark haired, blue-eyed girl by the name of Mary Ellen Mitchell, a native of Parowan. They were married on November 1, 1875 in Parowan. For the first few years of his married life he engaged in farm work and hunting as a livelihood. He was a strong man, six feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Christopher and Mary Ellen were thrilled over the birth of their first child on May 13, 1877. It was a son and they named him Christopher E. While living in Parowan, two more children were born, Elizabeth Louisa, and William Clarence.
In the spring of 1881, Christopher decided to go into the merchandising business in the little town of Huntington in Emery County. He began freighting produce by team and wagon from Huntington and Price to Vernal. He followed the trade of a sawyer for six or seven years. His life in Huntington was an interesting one. He was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian War, County Bee Inspector from 1890 to 1894, and Norary Public from 1893 to 1896. He served as Superintendent in the Co-Op Store in Huntington from 1890-1896 and under his supervision, the store had it's greates prosperity. He was President of the Huntington Roller Mills afor two years and later served as one of it's directors. He built the second brick residence in the town of Huntington. Later on he purchased and ran a 130 acre farm that had an apiary of 35 stands of bees. He produced as much as 400 gallons of honey from 17 stands.
He played the violin in an orchestra which played for dances on Saturday nights at different places all over Emery County.
He went on a mission to his native England in February of 1896. He was in Sheffield and Liverpool for a year and nine months, returning home three months early in November of 1897 due to his wife's health.
All of their remaining children were born in Huntington. Mary Madora, John Ralph, Thomas Melvin, Mabel, and Don Alvin. Tragedy struck in December of 1894 when a serious diphtheria epidemic took the lives of two of Christopher's sons. Thomas Melvin died December 9th and three weeks later John Ralph age eight passed away. Don Alvin died from convulsions at the age of only five months.
Some of their children had grown up and settled in the area of Idaho Falls, Idaho, near Shelley. In 1918 they decided to leave Huntington and move to Shelley where they could be near their family. It was a sad time for Christopher when Mary Ellen passed away after an attack of gall stones. He was lonely for a long time. He married Anna Lorentze Hansen on June 8, 1922, a woman from Bergen, Norway.
(Info gathered from many sources and may not be correct)
Christopher was the second of five sons born to William and Elizabeth Sharp Wilcock. His parents had married and made their early home in Yorkshire. Edward, Christopher's older brother, was born there. Christopher, however, was born in Newton-Le-Willows, a small town in Lancashire County, where his father had returned to work as an engineer in the mines.
He spent his early childhood years in the towns of New-Le-Willows and St. Ellens (Helens), growing up in a mining town. He and his brother Edward were happy over the birth of their little brother Henry Sylvester and the three little boys were very close during their early life. Christopher's father decided to become a member of the Mormon Church and to emigrate from England to the United States.
The Wilcock family sailed from England on the ship "William Tapscott" on April 11, 1859, crossing the Atlantic with Robert F. Nelson's "Ox Team" company which would later make the trek across the plains to Utah. Christopher was only five years old. The family landed in New York City and from there they made their way to Salt Lake City, Utah arriving on September 15, 1859. They lived in the Sugar House Ward where his father William helped to build and install the first sugar factory there. While living in Salt Lake City, William Sharp was born, Christopher started school that same year.
In 1863 William received orders from Brigham Young to accompany Ebeneezer Hanks to the settlement of Parowan and assist him in the engineering of the iron foundry. While living in Parowan, his youngest brother John Joseph was born in 1865. Less that two years later when he was only twelve, the whole family was greatly saddened when his mother passed away on February 26, 1867. He loved his mother dearly and he missed her very much. About a year later, his father married Elizabeth Brown in Parowan. She was a kind and wonderful woman who treated her stepsons as her own, and Christopher remembered her as his mother almost as much as he remembered his own. As he grew to manhood, he was a great help to his father along with his other brothers, at the family sawmill in Parowan Canyon.
He attended all of his school days in Parowan, except for the first few years in Salt Lake City. He also enjoyed a whole family of new little half-brothers. Ebenezer, Samuel Richard, Thomas Israel, and Ralph James.
When he turned twenty one he fell in love with a dainty little dark haired, blue-eyed girl by the name of Mary Ellen Mitchell, a native of Parowan. They were married on November 1, 1875 in Parowan. For the first few years of his married life he engaged in farm work and hunting as a livelihood. He was a strong man, six feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Christopher and Mary Ellen were thrilled over the birth of their first child on May 13, 1877. It was a son and they named him Christopher E. While living in Parowan, two more children were born, Elizabeth Louisa, and William Clarence.
In the spring of 1881, Christopher decided to go into the merchandising business in the little town of Huntington in Emery County. He began freighting produce by team and wagon from Huntington and Price to Vernal. He followed the trade of a sawyer for six or seven years. His life in Huntington was an interesting one. He was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian War, County Bee Inspector from 1890 to 1894, and Norary Public from 1893 to 1896. He served as Superintendent in the Co-Op Store in Huntington from 1890-1896 and under his supervision, the store had it's greates prosperity. He was President of the Huntington Roller Mills afor two years and later served as one of it's directors. He built the second brick residence in the town of Huntington. Later on he purchased and ran a 130 acre farm that had an apiary of 35 stands of bees. He produced as much as 400 gallons of honey from 17 stands.
He played the violin in an orchestra which played for dances on Saturday nights at different places all over Emery County.
He went on a mission to his native England in February of 1896. He was in Sheffield and Liverpool for a year and nine months, returning home three months early in November of 1897 due to his wife's health.
All of their remaining children were born in Huntington. Mary Madora, John Ralph, Thomas Melvin, Mabel, and Don Alvin. Tragedy struck in December of 1894 when a serious diphtheria epidemic took the lives of two of Christopher's sons. Thomas Melvin died December 9th and three weeks later John Ralph age eight passed away. Don Alvin died from convulsions at the age of only five months.
Some of their children had grown up and settled in the area of Idaho Falls, Idaho, near Shelley. In 1918 they decided to leave Huntington and move to Shelley where they could be near their family. It was a sad time for Christopher when Mary Ellen passed away after an attack of gall stones. He was lonely for a long time. He married Anna Lorentze Hansen on June 8, 1922, a woman from Bergen, Norway.
(Info gathered from many sources and may not be correct)
He spent his early childhood years in the towns of New-Le-Willows and St. Ellens (Helens), growing up in a mining town. He and his brother Edward were happy over the birth of their little brother Henry Sylvester and the three little boys were very close during their early life. Christopher's father decided to become a member of the Mormon Church and to emigrate from England to the United States.
The Wilcock family sailed from England on the ship "William Tapscott" on April 11, 1859, crossing the Atlantic with Robert F. Nelson's "Ox Team" company which would later make the trek across the plains to Utah. Christopher was only five years old. The family landed in New York City and from there they made their way to Salt Lake City, Utah arriving on September 15, 1859. They lived in the Sugar House Ward where his father William helped to build and install the first sugar factory there. While living in Salt Lake City, William Sharp was born, Christopher started school that same year.
In 1863 William received orders from Brigham Young to accompany Ebeneezer Hanks to the settlement of Parowan and assist him in the engineering of the iron foundry. While living in Parowan, his youngest brother John Joseph was born in 1865. Less that two years later when he was only twelve, the whole family was greatly saddened when his mother passed away on February 26, 1867. He loved his mother dearly and he missed her very much. About a year later, his father married Elizabeth Brown in Parowan. She was a kind and wonderful woman who treated her stepsons as her own, and Christopher remembered her as his mother almost as much as he remembered his own. As he grew to manhood, he was a great help to his father along with his other brothers, at the family sawmill in Parowan Canyon.
He attended all of his school days in Parowan, except for the first few years in Salt Lake City. He also enjoyed a whole family of new little half-brothers. Ebenezer, Samuel Richard, Thomas Israel, and Ralph James.
When he turned twenty one he fell in love with a dainty little dark haired, blue-eyed girl by the name of Mary Ellen Mitchell, a native of Parowan. They were married on November 1, 1875 in Parowan. For the first few years of his married life he engaged in farm work and hunting as a livelihood. He was a strong man, six feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.
Christopher and Mary Ellen were thrilled over the birth of their first child on May 13, 1877. It was a son and they named him Christopher E. While living in Parowan, two more children were born, Elizabeth Louisa, and William Clarence.
In the spring of 1881, Christopher decided to go into the merchandising business in the little town of Huntington in Emery County. He began freighting produce by team and wagon from Huntington and Price to Vernal. He followed the trade of a sawyer for six or seven years. His life in Huntington was an interesting one. He was a member of the Home Guard during the Indian War, County Bee Inspector from 1890 to 1894, and Norary Public from 1893 to 1896. He served as Superintendent in the Co-Op Store in Huntington from 1890-1896 and under his supervision, the store had it's greates prosperity. He was President of the Huntington Roller Mills afor two years and later served as one of it's directors. He built the second brick residence in the town of Huntington. Later on he purchased and ran a 130 acre farm that had an apiary of 35 stands of bees. He produced as much as 400 gallons of honey from 17 stands.
He played the violin in an orchestra which played for dances on Saturday nights at different places all over Emery County.
He went on a mission to his native England in February of 1896. He was in Sheffield and Liverpool for a year and nine months, returning home three months early in November of 1897 due to his wife's health.
All of their remaining children were born in Huntington. Mary Madora, John Ralph, Thomas Melvin, Mabel, and Don Alvin. Tragedy struck in December of 1894 when a serious diphtheria epidemic took the lives of two of Christopher's sons. Thomas Melvin died December 9th and three weeks later John Ralph age eight passed away. Don Alvin died from convulsions at the age of only five months.
Some of their children had grown up and settled in the area of Idaho Falls, Idaho, near Shelley. In 1918 they decided to leave Huntington and move to Shelley where they could be near their family. It was a sad time for Christopher when Mary Ellen passed away after an attack of gall stones. He was lonely for a long time. He married Anna Lorentze Hansen on June 8, 1922, a woman from Bergen, Norway.
(Info gathered from many sources and may not be correct)
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