Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr.
31 Jul 1836-9 Jun 1910
Lemuel is one of my great+ grandfathers on my mom's side.
me --> mom --> Harold Keith Redd --> Preston Lyman Redd --> William Alexander Redd --> Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr
Jon's mom found some awesome links about him that I am sharing here.
*Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr. photo and biographyExcerpt: After safely arriving in Salt Lake, Lemuel and his parents established a home for themselves in Spanish Fork, Utah. There they set up the first sawmill south of Provo and began pioneering the new terrain. W.W. Wellis baptized Lemuel a member to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 2, 1852 in Spanish Fork. He was ordained to the office of a priest the same day and remained faithful to his duties as a priesthood holder throughout his entire life. Fighting with local Indians broke out in 1853, and consequently the sawmill and town were destroyed, at a loss of $6000 to the family. They moved to Palmyra hoping to start again on safer soil.
*Hole-in-the-Rock Remembered
Website is dedicated to the original pioneers of the San Juan Mission in Utah and those who traveled with them. (Photo: Lemuel Sr is on the right)
Excerpt about Lemuel: Lemuel Redd Sr. was not formally called to colonize the San Juan area, but his son Lemuel Redd Jr. and his young wife and baby girl were. It was out of concern for his son’s safety and his own love for adventure that Lemuel Sr. decided to go along. Another of Lemuel Sr.’s sons, Monroe, volunteered to join the company as well.
In the fall of 1879, Lemuel Sr., Monroe, Lemuel Jr. and his wife and daughter, joined the group of eighty families that were called by the Church to colonize the valley of the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. This company, with wagons, teams and some loose stock, began the difficult journey of more than three hundred miles over unsettled country in early October. Upon arriving at the banks of the Colorado River, a party of four scouts, Lemuel Redd Sr., George W. Sevy, George Hobbs and George Morrell, were called to venture ahead of the others. Their charge was to cross the Colorado River, find the most suitable places for road building and find the San Juan River. The weather had turned bitter cold and snow was falling. The area they were sent to scout was rough and unexplored. Such a large company could not safely travel through it without first knowing where to go. The tasks appeared daunting, but these men were fearless and up to the challenge asked of them. ... Kumen Jones, one of the original pioneers of the San Juan Company, wrote the following in a letter to the Redd family: “This exploring trip made by your father [Lemuel Redd Sr.], George W. Sevy, George Morrill, and George Hobbs was the most difficult and perilous of any undertaken in the colonization of San Juan.”[v] The trail these four men blazed later became a permanent road. ...
Website is dedicated to the original pioneers of the San Juan Mission in Utah and those who traveled with them. (Photo: Lemuel Sr is on the right)
Excerpt about Lemuel: Lemuel Redd Sr. was not formally called to colonize the San Juan area, but his son Lemuel Redd Jr. and his young wife and baby girl were. It was out of concern for his son’s safety and his own love for adventure that Lemuel Sr. decided to go along. Another of Lemuel Sr.’s sons, Monroe, volunteered to join the company as well.
In the fall of 1879, Lemuel Sr., Monroe, Lemuel Jr. and his wife and daughter, joined the group of eighty families that were called by the Church to colonize the valley of the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. This company, with wagons, teams and some loose stock, began the difficult journey of more than three hundred miles over unsettled country in early October. Upon arriving at the banks of the Colorado River, a party of four scouts, Lemuel Redd Sr., George W. Sevy, George Hobbs and George Morrell, were called to venture ahead of the others. Their charge was to cross the Colorado River, find the most suitable places for road building and find the San Juan River. The weather had turned bitter cold and snow was falling. The area they were sent to scout was rough and unexplored. Such a large company could not safely travel through it without first knowing where to go. The tasks appeared daunting, but these men were fearless and up to the challenge asked of them. ... Kumen Jones, one of the original pioneers of the San Juan Company, wrote the following in a letter to the Redd family: “This exploring trip made by your father [Lemuel Redd Sr.], George W. Sevy, George Morrill, and George Hobbs was the most difficult and perilous of any undertaken in the colonization of San Juan.”[v] The trail these four men blazed later became a permanent road. ...
Lemuel Redd had the distinct honor of escorting President Brigham Young on the last journey he would take to southern Utah. As Captain of twenty-two men, and bearing the full responsibility for the safety and security of the Prophet of God, Lemuel escorted President Young from Bellveau to Hamilton Fort.
Lemuel Redd had a strong testimony of temple work and made great effort to be at the temple when he could. He attended the dedication of the lower part of the St. George temple on January 1, 1877. He returned again in April to attend the forty-seventh annual general conference and the dedication of the entire temple. Once the temple opened, Lemuel and his family were among the first saints to do work for their own ancestors in that beautiful temple. Though genealogical information was difficult to gather beyond a generation or two, he was keenly interested in gathering what he could and doing the temple work for his ancestors.
In 1893, with his wife Keziah, daughter Ellen, and son William, Lemuel anxiously made the long journey to Salt Lake City for the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. His son Monroe and daughter Caroline met them there for the historic occasion.
Wooden Chest belonging to Lemuel Hardison Redd in possession of George J.Romney.
Keziah Jane Butler Redd (wife of Lemuel Sr) made this picture which she gave to her son William Alexander Redd at his marriage to Mary Verena Bryner in 1884.
Captain John Hardison Redd (Lemuel Sr's father) wore these convertible glasses/sunglasses at sea. You can see them at the Daughter's of the Utah Pioneer's Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 comments:
Carrie, I love this idea of putting family history on a blog... It may just inspire me to do something similiar! Its nice that it makes it something easily read, but also easy to add additional information later!
Thanks! Yes, I have always loved genealogy, especially photos and stories. I wasn't getting to it as much when it was just on my computer. I also had hard copies of things I wanted to make digital copies of to share. Yet another reason I love blogs!
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