Born in North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
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Born April 7, 1813 at North Dalton, Yorkshire, England
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My father, John Heward, was born April 7, 1813 in North Dalton, Yorkshire, England. His parents were William Heward and Elizabeth Swift. His grandparents were Richard Heward and Jane Tindal and were both born in England.

Nearly all the land in England was then owned by a few English Lords; and no one was allowed on that land for shooting and trapping hare, or shooting pheasants. If anyone was caught they were banished to the Isle of Patmar. But men often caught and sold hare for a living.

My father was from a poor family and his only way of getting a few cents was by getting and selling game. One night he and two other men were chased by the keeper. The two men were caught and told on my father. So he boarded a ship and sailed for America. They arrived in America in 1836.

John's brothers and sisters were: Hannah, Jane, David, John, Rachel, Elizabeth Ann, William, Mary, Richard, and Francis.

All of them came to America, but none came to Utah or joined the church, as far as we know. One of my father's nephews came to Draper to see him, otherwise he never saw any of them again.

My mother, Elizabeth Terry, was born in Palmyra, New York, November 17, 1814. She was the daughter of Parshall Terry and Hannah Terry, cousins. Her parents had 13 children, Elizabeth was the sixth child. James Terry, my mother's brother, was one of the ten men that went with Lot Smith and burned all of the wagons of Johnston's Army, when they were on there way to fight the Mormons.

About 1834, Mother was married to Frank Kirby. She lived with him about nine years but had no children. He was a non- Mormon and bitter against the church. He kept a tavern. At one time he would have killed my mother had it not been for John, who was a hired man, knocking the hatchet. Told to us by John L. Heward son of John Heward Living at Wallsburg Utah 1939 away. He got worse and finally Mother went to visit her family in Nauvoo and to ask the Prophet what to do. When she got to Nauvoo, Joseph was not there, so she asked Hyrum what she should do and he told her to go back home (Canada) and everything would be alright. When she arrived her husband had died and was already buried.

She sold all she could of his land for $700.00 and she moved to Nauvoo. Father was baptized, May 19, 1844 by Alexander Bradlaw and the same day they were married by Hyrum Smith. Just a short month later, Hyrum and Joseph were killed at Carthage Jail, in Carthage, Illinois.

They bought a farm of 80 acres on the Missouri bottoms. They left it in the spring before the Saints were driven out and moved to Council Bluffs. Mother gave her last 50 cents to get the Prophet out of jail. He promised her that her seed should never suffer for bread, and we never have.

My sister Rachel was born in Council Bluffs on December 1, 1845 and died March 5, 1846 in Nauvoo. My sister Sarah was born on Mosquito Creek, March 4, 1848, in a little hut father had built. In 1849, they came to Utah. They lived in Salt Lake where Mary was born March 5, 1850 and died 2 years later in December 1852. Lehi was born in Salt Lake City, Utah August 7, 1851. Nephi Parshall was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 30, 1852. He died December 23, 1936.
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Parents
William Heward (1785-1872) Elizabeth Swift 91783-1858) married 1807
Siblings
Hannah (1809-1826)
Jane (1810-)
David (1811-1811)
William (1815-1899)
Rachael (1815-1870)
Elizabeth (1816-1875)
Ann (1818-1866)
Mary (1822-1899)
Richard (1824-1850)
Francis (1825-1899)
Died May 23, 1890 at Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah
Children
Mary Heward (1850-1852)
Teancum William Heward (1854-1915)
John Lachoneous Heward
Ann
William Alma Heward (1880-1941)
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