Residents of the Settlement of Lake Branch, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Residents

1850 U. S. Census

The enumeration of the 1850 U. S. Census of Davis Camp was started on October 17th with Dwelling #801. It most likely ended on October 21st and Dwelling #823. There may be some overlap with Big Spring. The following families with their ages and occupations were listed. Corrected names and additional information are listed in parenthesis and in bold print.

Dwelling #801

Huntsman, Isaiah (age 24) (none) (born 1826)

Huntsman, Rebecca (age 20) (Rebecca Carter Ames) (born 1830) (wife)

Huntsman, Ezra (age 1) (Ezra Ames Huntsman) (born 1849)

Isaiah served as a Private in Company B of the Mormon Battalion. The family came west in 1851 with the Henry Walton/Garden Grove Company.

Dwelling #802

West, Samuel (age 46) (farmer) (Samuel Walker West) (born 1804)

West, Margaret (age 46) (Margaret Cooper West) (born 1804) (wife)

West, John (age 19) (farmer) (John Anderson West) (born 1830)

West, Susan (age 16) (Susan Elizabeth West) (born 1833)

West, Emma (age 14) (Emma Seraphine West) (born 1836)

West, Margaret (age 12) (Margaret Fletcher West) (born 1838)

West Lydia (age 10) (Lydia Clementine West) (born 1840)

West. William (age 8) (William Moroni West) (born 1842)

West, Nancy (age 6) (Nancy Melinda West) (born 1844)

Other family members not listed

Sarah Esther West (born 1829)

Isles Marion West (born 1832) (died 1833)

Wesley West (born 1835)

Came west with the Samuel Walton/Garden Grove Company in 1851.

Smith, Lavira (age 36) (Levira Clark Smith) (born 1815) (widow of Samuel Harrison Smith)

Smith, Lavira (age 9) (Levira Annette Clark Smith) (born 1842)

Other family members not listed

Samuel Harrison Smith (born 1808) (died 1844)

Lovisa Clark Smith (born 1843) (died 1843)

Levira and her daughter Levira Annette came west with an unknown company in 1851.

Dwelling #803

Thomas, Charles (age 40) (blacksmith) (born 1811)

Thomas, Elizabeth (age 40) (Elizabeth Carter Thomas) (born 1811) (wife)

Thomas, Eliza (age 19) (Eliza Woodyatt Carter Thomas) (born 1831) (married William Robertson in 1851)

Thomas, Elisha (age 17) (Elisha Thomas) (born 1834)

Thomas, Charles (age 11) (Charles Carter Thomas) (born 1839)

Thomas, John (age 8) (John Henry Thomas) (born 1843)

Thomas, Jacob (age 5) (Jacob Thomas) (born 1845)

Thomas, Joseph (age 2) (Joseph A. Thomas) (born 1848)

Other family members not listed

Louisa Emma Thomas (born 1837) (died 1841)

James William Thomas (born 1850)

Came west with the Isaac M. Stewart Company in 1852.

Dwelling #804

Horlick, John (age 40) (waggon maker) (born 1809)

Horlick, Elizabeth (age 32) (Elizabeth Pear Horlick) (born 1814) (wife)

Horlick, Ann (age 15) (born 1836)

Horlick Frances (age 13) (born 1837)

Horlick Elizabeth (age 1) (born 1849)

Other family members not listed

Emma Horlick (born 1833) (died 1847)

Edwin Horlick (born 1839)

Thomas Horlick (born 1841)

Elen Horlick (born 1843)

Julia Horlick (born 1846) (died 1847)

Susan Horlick (born 1851)

Came west with an unknown company in about 1853.

Dwelling #805

Tippets, Joseph (age 33) (laborer) (Joseph Harrison Tippets) (born 1814)

Tippets, Amanda (age 27) (Amanda Melvina Perry Tippets) (born 1821) (wife)

Tippets, Joseph (age 12) (Joseph Mahonri Tippets) (born 1838) (son of Joseph Harrison Tippets and Rosalia Elvira Perry)

Tippets, Caroline (age 10) (Caroline Cornelia Tippets) (born 1840) (daughter of Joseph Harrison Tippets and Rosalia Elvira Perry)

Tippets, Hyrum (age 7) (Hyrum Henry Tippets) (born 1843) (son of Joseph Harrison Tippets and Amanda Melvina Perry)

Tippets, Weber (age 5) (Heber Chase Tippets) (born 1845) (son of Joseph Harrison Tippets and Amanda Melvina Perry)

Tippets, Amanda (age 3) (Amanda Jane Tippets) (born 1848) (daughter of Joseph Harrison Tippets and Amanda Melvina Perry)

Tippets, Abigail (age 60) (Abigail Lewis Tippets) (born 1783) (mother of Joseph Harrison Tippets)

Tippets, Pamela (age 40) (Permillia Tippets) (born 1807) (daughter of Joseph Harrison and Abigail Lewis Tippets)

Other family members not listed

Joseph Tippets (born 1785) (died 1826) (husband of Abigail Lewis Tippets)

Rosalia Elvira Tippets (born 1819) (died 1841)

Brigham Lewis Tippets (born 1850) (son of Joseph Tippets and Amanda Melvina Perry)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852.

Dwelling #806

Ames, Ira (age 46) (farmer) (Ira V. Ames) (born 1804)

Ames, Sarah (age 37) (Sarah Johnston Ames) (born 1814) (wife)

Ames, Clarissa (age 23) (born 1827) (daughter of Ira V. Ames and Charity Carter)

Ames, Ira (age 14) (Ira James Ames) (born 1836) (son of Ira V. Ames and Charity Carter)

Ames, Samuel (age 7) (born 1842) (son of Ira V. Ames and Sarah Johnston)

Ames, Hannah (age 2) (born 1848) (died 1850) (son of Ira V. Ames and Sarah Johnston)

Other family members not listed

Charity Carter Ames (born 1807) (died 1839) (wife)

Clark Carter Ames (born 1832) (son of Ira V. Ames and Charity Carter)

Daniel Ames (born 1838) (died 1840)

Ithamer Ames (born 1845) (died 1845)

Came west with the Easton Kelsey Company in 1851.

Dwelling #807

Parson, William (age 42) (none) (William Parsons) (born 1807)

Parson, Mary (age 35) (Mary Jenkins Parsons) (born 1813) (wife)

Parson, Jane (age 8) (Jane Parsons) (born 1842)
Parson, William (age 10/12) (born 1849)

Other family members not listed

Mary Parsons (born 1836) (died 1836)

Ann Parsons (born 1837) (died 1837)

Esther Parsons (born 1847) (died 1848)

Came west with the James Jepson Company in 1852.

Dwelling #808

Busby, Joseph (age 35) (none) (Joseph Bushy) (born 1815)

Busby, Mary (age 25) (Mary) (born 1825) (wife)
Busby, Henry (age 8/12 m) (Henry Bushy) (born 1850)

Busby, John (age 30) (none) (John Bushy) (born 1820)

No other information found.

Dwelling #809

Perry, Gustavus (age 60) (none) (Gustavus Adolphus Perry) (born 1797)

Perry, Polly (age 65) (Eunice Wing Perry) (born 1794) (wife)

Perry, Sarah (age 40) (Sarah Jenkins Perry) (born 1822) (wife)

Perry, Lucy (age 12) (Lucy Ann Perry) (born 1839) (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus Perry and Eunice Wing)

Perry, Mary (age 6) (Mary Ann Grover) (born 1844) (daughter of Joseph True Grover and Sarah Jenkins)

Perry, Gustavus (age 1) (Silas Gustavus Perry) (born 1849) (son of Gustavus Adolphus Perry and Sarah Jenkins)

Other family members not listed

Orrin Alonzo Perry (born 1817)

Rosalie Elvira Perry (born 1819)

Amanda Melvina Perry (born 1821)

Lorenzo Perry (born 1824)

Henry Elisha Perry (born 1827)

Cornelia Perry (born 1830)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852.

Dwelling #810

Robertson, Elizabeth (age 48) (Elizabeth Edward Robertson) (born 1802) (mother) (widow of John Robertson)

Robertson, William (age 27) (none) (born 1824)
Robertson, Thomas (age 26) (none) (born 1825)
Robertson, James (age 19) (none) (James Kent Robertson) (born 1827)

Robertson, John (age 17) (none) (born 1829)

Robertson, Alexander (age 15) (born 1831)

Robertson, Charles (age 13) (Charles Ogilvy) (born 1839) (son of Thomas Ogilvy and Elizabeth Edward)

Other family members not listed

John Robertson (born 1793) (died 1832)

Peter Robertson (born 1826) (died 1826)
Margaret Robertson (born 1832) (died 1832)

Elizabeth died in 1850 at Lake Branch. William, one of the children, married Eliza Woodyatt Carter Thomas (see Dwelling #803) in 1851. They came west with the Isaac M. Stewart Company in 1852.

Dwelling #811

Alleman, John (age 42) (laborer) (born 1808)

Alleman, Christianna (age 39) (Christeana Stentz Alleman) (born 1811) (wife)

Alleman, Catherine (age 17) (Anna Catharine Alleman) (born 1833)

Alleman, Benjamin (age 15) (Benjamin Jordan Alleman) (born 1835)

Alleman, Susannah (age 12) (born 1837)

Alleman, John (age 10) (John Henry Alleman) (born 1840)

Alleman, Mary (age 10) (Christean Mary Alleman) (born 1840)

Alleman, Joseph (age 7) (Daniel Joseph Alleman) (born 1843)

Alleman, Sarah (age 4) (Sarah Jane Alleman) (born 1847)

Alleman, Martha (age 1) (Martha Elizabeth Alleman) (born 1849)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852

Dwelling #812

Cook, David (age 31) (none) (David Beveridge Cook) (born 1818)

Cook, Mungumey (age 32) (Montgomery Muir) (born 1816) (wife)

Cook, James (age 9) (born 1839)

Cook, Ealand (age 7) (Viola Ellen Cook) (born 1842)

Cook, Mary (age 5) (Mary Ann Cook) (born 1844)

Cook, Jeanette (age 3) (Janet Cook) (born 1847)

Cook, Walter (age 1) (Walter M. Cook) (born 1848)

Other family members not listed

David B. Cook (born 1851)

Came west with an unknown company in about 1851.

Dwelling #813

Muria, David (age 30) (none) (David Muir or Murie) (born 1818)

Muria, Jennette (age 29) (Jane Pollock Muir or Murie) (born 1821) (wife)
Muria, James (age 10) (James Muir or Murie) (born 1839)

Muria, John (age 1) (John Muir or Murie) (born 1849)

Other family members not listed

Ellen Muir or Murie (born 1847) (listed in the 1851 Iowa State Census)

Came west with the Harmon Cutler Company in 1852.

Dwelling #814

Muria, Walter (age 64) (none) (Walter Muir) (born 1786)

Muria, Ellen (age 62) (Helen R. Beveridge Muir) (born 1789) (wife)

Muria, David (age 19) (David Muir) (born 1829)

Muria, Mary (age 17) (Mary Ann Muir) (born 1831)

Other family members not listed

Janet Muir (born 1811) (died 1814)

Montgomery Muir (born 1816) (married David Beveridge Cook) (see Dwelling #812)

Thomas Muir (born 1818)

Betty Muir (born 1821) (died 1845)

George Muir (born 1823) (died 1847)

Grace Muir (born 1825)

Came west with the Isaac M. Stewart Company in 1852.

Dwelling #815

Malin, Sarah (age 46) (Sarah McGuckin Malin) (born 1803) (mother) (widow of Elijah Malin)

Malin, John (age 17) (John McGuckin Malin) (born 1833)

Malin, Margaret (age 15) (Margaret Ann Malin) (born 1835)

Malin, James (age 11) (James Elijah Malin) (born 1838)

Other family members not listed

Elijah Malin (born 1808) (died 1849)

Catherine Malin (born 1837) (died 1839)

Came west in an unknown company in 1852.

Dwelling #816

Browett, Martha (age 70) (Martha Pulham Browett) (born 1779) (widow of Thomas Browett)

Browett, Martha (age 31) (Martha Rebecca Browett) (born 1817)

Other family members not listed

Thomas Browett (born 1787) (died 1824) (husband)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852.

Dwelling #817

Scott, Andrew (age 33) (tailor) (Andrew Hunter Scott) (born 1815)

Scott, George (age 10) (George Comb Scott) (born 1840) (son of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Leeds Sleeper)

Scott, Hyrum (age 5) (Hyrum Smith Scott) (born 1845) (son of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Leeds Sleeper)

Humphreys, Sarah (age 18) (Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe Scott) (born 1832) (wife)

Other family members not listed

Sarah Leeds Sleeper (born 1816) (wife)

Mary Emma Scott (born 1843) (daughter of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Leeds Sleeper)

Ann Eliza Scott (born 1849) (daughter of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Leeds Sleeper)

Ann Margaret Scott (born 1849) (daughter of Andrew Hunter Scott and Sarah Leeds Sleeper)

After serving a mission Andrew returned home to bring his family to Iowa. His wife refused to go. Apparently, the boys went with Andrew to Lake Branch and he married Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe. They came west with the Morris Phelps Company in 1851.

Dwelling #818

Johnson, Franklin (age 54) (carpenter) (Huntington Johnson) (born 1795)

Johnson, Jemima (age 56) (Jemima Davis Johnson) (born 1794) (wife)

Came west with an unknown company in about 1852.

Dwelling #819

Bisselle, Joseph (age 20) (none) (Joseph Wadsworth Bissell) (born 1830)

Bisselle, Dolly (age 50) (Dorothy Elizabeth Plummer Bissell) (born 1791) (mother) (widow of Henry Bissell)

Other family members not listed

Henry Bissell (born 1782) (died 1832)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852. Dorothy or Dolly died on the way.

Dwelling #820

Currie, John (age 49 (none) (John Currie) (born 1803)

Currie, Thomenie (age 49) (Thomina Blyth Currie) (born 1810) (wife)

Currie, Agness (age 20) (Agnes Toprith Currie) (born 1830)

Currie, James (age 18) (James Currie) (born 1832)

Currie, John (age 16) (John Currie, Jr.) (born 1834)

Currie, Robert (age 14) (Robert Currie) (born 1835)

Currie, William (age 12) (born 1837)

Currie, Margaret (age 11) (born 1840)

Currie, Euphemia (age 8) (Euphemia Pearson Currie) (born 1841)

Other family members not listed

Ellen Currie (born 1843) (died 1843)

Thomas Currie (born 1845) (died 1845)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852.

Dwelling #821

McKee, Robert (age 26) (none) (Robert McKell) (born 1823)

McKee, Ellen (age 29) (Helen Whytock McKell) (born 1819) (wife)

McKee, Robert (age 10) (Robert Moncur) (born 1839) (son of Robert Moncur and Helen Whytock)

Other family members not listed

Robert Moncur (born 1815) (died 1844)

Came west with the John Tidwell Company in 1852.

Dwelling #822

Muria, John (age 23) (none) (John Walter Muir) (born 1826)

Muria, Grace (age 23) (Grace Muir Muir) (born 1825) (wife)

Muria, John (age 10/12 m) (John Muir, Jr.) (born 1849)

Came west with the Isaac M. Stewart Company in 1852.

Dwelling #823

Muria, Thomas (age 27) (Thomas Muir) (born 1818)

Muria, Christianna (age 25) (Christina Muir Muir) (born 1814) (wife)

Came west with the Isaac M. Stewart Company in 1852.

Lake Branch Historical Record and Record of Members

On July 17, 1848, Elders George A. Smith and Ezra T. Benson conducted a meeting at the home of Brother Green to organize the Branch. At that meeting, Father Burd (Benjamin F. Bird) was approved as President and Bishop. Ira Ames was Counselor and Joseph Tippets as Clerk. The time period listed 1848-1852 was for the Historical Record and Early to 1851 was for the Record of Members. The names listed in that record printed in bold type (1). Corrections, family members and information about the family have been added in bold type.

Early Members

Joseph Tippets (Joseph Harrison Tippets) (see Dwelling #805)

Amandy M. Tippets (Amanda Melvina Perry Tippets) (wife)

Joseph M. Tippets (Joseph Mahonri Tippets)

Caroline C. Tippets (Caroline Cornelia Tippets)

Hyrum H. H. Tippets (Hyrum Henry Tippets)

Heber C. Tippets (Heber Chase Tippets)

Amanda J. Tippets (Amanda Jane Tippets)

Abigail Tippets (Abigail Lewis Tippets) (mother of Joseph Harrison Tippets)

Pamelia Tippets (Permillia Tippets)

Other family members not listed

Joseph Tippets (born 1785) (died 1826) (husband of Abigail Lewis Tippets)

Rosalia Elvira Tippets (born 1819) (died 1841)

Brigham Lewis Tippets (born 1850) (son of Joseph Tippets and Amanda Melvina Perry)

Caroline Tippets (Caroline Beard Tippets) (born 1826) (widow of Alvah Lewis Tippets)

Joseph H. Tippets, Jun. (Joseph Harrison Tippets) (born 1847) (son of Alvah Lewis Tippets and Caroline Beard)

Elizabeth Tippets (Elizabeth Beard Tippets) (born 1830) (widow of Alvah Lewis Tippets)

Rachael Tippets (Rachel Abigail Tippets) (born 1847) (daughter of Alvah Lewis Tippets and Elizabeth Beard)

Other family members not listed

Alvah Lewis Tippets (born 1809) (died 1847)

Margaret Tippets (born 1844) (died 1844)
Alvah Tippets (born 1846) (died 1847)

Caroline Beard Tippets married Benjamin Franklin Barney in 1849 and they came west with the Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company in 1852.

Elizabeth Beard Tippets married Lewis Barney in 1851 and they also came west with the Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company in 1852.

Iria Ames (Ira V. Ames) (see Dwelling #806)

Sarah Ames (Sarah Johnston Ames) (wife)

Rebecca Ames (Rebecca Carter Ames)

Clark Ames (Clark Carter Ames)

Iria Ames, Jun. (Ira James Ames)

Samuel Ames

Hannah Ames

Other family members not listed

Charity Carter Ames (born 1807) (died 1839) (wife)

Daniel Ames (born 1838) (died 1840)

Ithamer Ames (born 1845) (died 1845)

Clarisy Monjar (Clarissa Ames Munjar) (born 1827) (daughter of Ira V. Ames and Sarah Johnston)

Other family member not listed

Thomas LaFlesh Munjar (born 1825)

Caroline Munjar (born 1846) (died 1846)

Clarissa married John D. Williams in 1850 and they came west with an unknown company in 1851.

Benjame R. Burd (Benjamin Freeman Bird) (born 1779)

Jane Burd (Margaret Jane Crain Bird) (born 1797) (wife)

Benjamin was referred to as Father Bird. Early in the organization of the settlement, it may have been known as the Bird settlement. They came west to the Milo Andrus Company in 1850.

Gustavous A. Perry (Gustavus Adolphus Perry) (see Dwelling #809)

Eunis Perry (Eunice Wing Perry) (wife)

Larenso Perry (Lorenzo Perry)

Sary A. Perry (Sarah Jenkins Perry) (wife)

Syrus Perry (Silas Gustavus Perry) (born 1849) (son of Gustavus Adolphus Perry and Sarah Jenkins)

Huntington Johnson (see Dwelling #818)

Jemima Johnson (Jemima Davis Johnson) (wife)

David Cook (David Beveridge Cook) (see Dwelling #812)

Montgumary Cook (Montgomery Muir Cook) (wife)

James Cook

Elen Cook (Viola Ellen Cook)

Maryan Cook (Mary Ann Cook)

Janet Cook

John Alamen (John Alleman)

Christiana Alimen (Christeana Stentz Alleman) (wife)

Catherine Alimen (Anna Catharine Alleman)

Benjamin Alimen (Benjamin Jordan Alleman)

Susanah Alimen (Susannah Alleman)

John Alimen, Jun. (John Henry Alleman)

Christiana M. Alimen (Christean Mary Alleman)

Daniel Alimen (Daniel Joseph Alleman)

Sarah J. Alimen (Sarah Jane Alleman)

Martha E. Alamon (Martha Elizabeth Alleman) (born 1849)

William Omsby (William Abner Ormsby) (born 1796)

Olive Omsby (Olive Minerva Gardner) (born 1805) (wife)

William W. Omsby (William Wallace Ormsby) (born 1834)

Levi W. Omsby (Levi Washington Ormsby) (born 1836)

The family came west in the Milo Andrus Company in 1850.

Walter Mure (Walter Muir) (see Dwelling #814)

Alen B. Mure (Helen R. Beveridge Muir) (wife)

Grace Mure (Grace Muir)

David Mure (David Muir)

Mure Mure (Mary Ann Muir)

Thomas Mure (Thomas Muir) (see Dwelling #823)

Christiana Mure (Christina Muir Muir) (wife)

John Smith (John A. Smith) (born 1814)

Ann Smith (Ann Campbell Anderson Smith) (born 1817) (wife)

Catherine Smith (Catherine Ann Smith) (born 1836)

James Smith (born 1838) (James Anderson Smith) (born 1838)

John Smith (John Anderson Smith) (born 1840)

Mary Smith (Mary Anderson Smith) (born 1842)

William Smith (William Anderson Smith) (born 1844)

Emma Smith (Emma Anderson Smith) (born 1847)

Other family members not listed

Joseph Hyrum Anderson Smith (born 1849)

Went west with the Silas Richards Company in 1849.

Henry Box (John Henry Box) (born 1801)

Elisabeth Box (Elizabeth Haynes Box) (born 1816) (wife)

Martain Box (Martin Luther Box) (born 1840)
Malinda Box (Melinda Box) (born 1843)

Andrew Box (William Andrew Box) (born 1848)

Lusindy Box (Lucinda Box) (born 1838)

Maroni Box (Moroni Box) (born 1850)

Other family members not listed

William Henry Box (born 1845) (died 1847)

They came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852. Elizabeth and Moroni both died on July 3, enroute to the Salt Lake Valley.

Thomas Ashton born 1813)

Mary Ashton (Mary Howard Ashton) (born 1814) (mother)

Josep Ashton (Joseph Howard Ashton) (born 1837)

Other family members not listed

Catherine Ashton (born 1840) (died 1845)

Margaret Elizabeth Ashton (born 1843) (died 1845)

Mary Ann Ashton (born 1846)

Elizabeth Eleanor Ashton (born 1849) (died 1849)

Thomas and Joseph came west with the Morris Phelps Company in 1851.

John Harlick (John Horlick) (born 1809) (see Dwelling #804)

Elisabeth Harlick (Elizabeth Pear Horlick) (born 1814) (wife)

Ann Harlick (Ann Horlick) (born 1836)

Francese Harlick (Frances Horlick) (born 1837)

Elisabeth Harlick (Elizabeth Horlick) (born 1849)

Other family members not listed

Emma Horlick (born 1833) (died 1847)

Edwin Horlick (born 1839)

Thomas Horlick (born 1841)

Elen Horlick (born 1843)

Julia Horlick (born 1846) (died 1847)

Susan Horlick (born 1851)

William Pitt (born 1813)

Canelia Pitt (Cornelia Melvina Divine Pitt) (born 1815) (wife)

Maroni Pitt ( Moroni William Pitt) (born 1842)

William H. Pitt (William Pitt) (born 1844)

Came west with the Edward Hunter Company in 1850.

John Green (John Hyrum Green) (born 1801)

Sasanah Green (Susannah Phillips Green) (born 1816) (wife)

Thomas Green (born 1826) (son of John Hyrum Green and Susannah Burrup)

James Green (born 1844)

Ann Green (born 1835)

Charlot Green (Charlotte Ann Green) (born 1838)

Robert Green (John Robert Green) (born 1842)

James Green (born 1844)

Other family members not listed

Susannah Burrup (born 1804) (died 1834)

William Green (born 1837) (died 1837)

Joseph Green (born 1837) (died 1837)

William Robert Green (born 1840) (died 1851)

Mary Elizabeth Green (born 1847)

John Charles Green (born 1849)

Came west with the George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company in 1849.

Marian Philops (Mary Ann Presdee Phillips) (born 1773) (mother of Susannah Phillips Green)

Other family members not listed

William Phillips (born 1763) (died 1825)

Came west with the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company in 1849.

Benjamen R. Hults (Benjamin Robinson Hulse) (born 1815)

Jane Hults (Jane Gordon Bennett Hulse) (born 1816) (wife)

Other family members not listed

Elizabeth Ann Hulse (born 1842) (died 1843)

David Hulse (born 1844) (died 1846)

Anna Hulse (born 1848)

Benjamin served in the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign in 1844. They came west with an unknown company in 1849.

Christian Mosas

No further information found.

James Burup (James Burrup) (born 1831)

Came west with Mary Ann Presdee Phillips in the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company in 1849.

Prissily Slater (Priscilla Slater) (born 1840)

Margaret Slater (Margaret Ellen Slater) (born 1844)

Other family members not listed

Richard Slater (born 1811) (father)

Ann Corbridge Slater (born 1812) (mother)

Thomas Slater (born 1835)

William Slater (born 1836) (died 1842)

Mary Ann Slater (born 1838)

Rachel Jane Slater (born 1846)

Enoch Slater (born 1847)

Richard Slater, Jr. (born 1849)

Annie Slater (born 1849)

Elizabeth Slater (born 1852)

Richard served as a Private in Company E of the Mormon Battalion. They came west with the Thomas C. D. Howell Company in 1852.

Joseph Hill (born 1806)

John Hill (John Calvert Hill) (born 1835)

Alis A. Hill (Alice Ann Marston Hill) (born 1839)

Other family members not listed

Ann Marston Hill (born 1809) (wife)

Joseph Hill (born 1837)

Came west with the Aaron Johnson Company in 1850.

Joseph Huntsman (James Huntsman) (born 1801) (father of Isaiah Huntsman)

The family came west in 1851 with the Henry Walton/Garden Grove Company.

Isaiah Huntsman (born 1826) (Dwelling #801)

Other family members not listed

Rebecca Carter Ames (born 1830) (wife)

Ezra Ames Huntsman (born 1849)

Sarah Malon (Sarah McGuckin Malin) (born 1803) (mother) (widow of Elijah Malin) (see Dwelling #815)

John Malan (John McGuckin Malin) (born 1833)

James Malon (James Elijah Malin) (born 1838)

Margaretan Malon (Margaret Ann Malin) (born 1835)

Other family members not listed

Elijah Malin (born 1808) (died 1849)

Catherine Malin (born 1837) (died 1839)

Reorganization of Branch

On July 5, 1850, a meeting was called to order by Elder Limon (Lyman) Stoddard at the home of Joseph H. Tippets to reorganize the Branch. The following were called:

Joseph H. Tippets, President

Iria (Ira) Ames and G. A. Perry, Counselors

John Aliman, Bishop

Joseph H. Tippets, Clerk

William Parsons, Thomas Mure (Muir), Robert McKell, Teachers

William Robertson (born 1824) (see Dwelling #810)

Thomas Robertson (born 1825)

Alexander Robertson (born 1831)

John Robertson (born 1829)

Elizabeth Robbertson (died 27 Nov 1850) (Elizabeth Edward Robertson) (born 1802) (mother) (widow of John Robertson)

James Robbertson (James Kent Robertson) (born 1827)

Charles Robbertson (Charles Ogilvy) (born 1839) (son of Thomas Ogilvy and Elizabeth Edward)

Other family members not listed

John Robertson (born 1793) (died 1832) (father)

Peter Robertson (born 1826) (died 1826)

Margaret Robertson (born 1832) (died 1832)

John Currie (born 1803) ( see Dwelling #820)

Thomas Currie (dead 15 Jan 1851) (Thomasina Blyth Currie) (born 1810) (wife)

Agness Currie (Agnes Toprith Currie) (born 1830)

James Currie (born 1832)

John Currie (John Currie, Jr.) (born 1834)

Robert Currie (born 1835)

William Currie (born 1837)

Margaret Currie (born 1840)

Auphomia Currie (Euphemia Pearson Currie) (born 1841)

Other family members not listed

Ellen Currie (born 1843) (died 1843)

Thomas Currie (born 1845) (died 1845)

Robbert McKall (Robert McKell) (born 1823) (see Dwelling #821)

Hellen McKall (Helen Whytock McKell) (born 1819) (wife)

Robbert Moncil McKall (Robert Moncur) (born 1839) (son of Robert Moncur and Helen Whytock)

Isabella Simpson (Isabella Ann Sampson) (born 1825) (married John Walter Muir on June 28, 1850)

John Mure (John Walter Muir) (born 1826) (see Dwelling #822)

Grace Mure (Grace Muir Muir) (born 1825) (wife)

John Mure, Jun. (John Muir, Jr.) (born 1849)

David Murie (born 1818) (see Dwelling #813)

Jenet Murie (Jane Pollock Murie) (born 1821) (wife)
John Murie (John Murie) (born 1849)

Other family members not listed

James Murie (born 1839)

Ellen Murie (born 1847)

William Cunington (William Cunnington) (born 1805)

John Cunington (John Cunnington) (born 1836)

Jacob Cunington (Jacob Cunnington) (born 1839)

Henry Cunington (Henry Cunnington) (born 1840)

William Cunington, Jun. (William Cunnington, Jr.) (born 1841)

Other family members not listed

Martha Pedley Cunnington (born 1816) (died 1849)

Margaret Cunington (Margaret Mitchell Lillywhite Cunnington) (born 1824) (widow of Benjamin Lillywhite)

Benjamen Cunington (Benjamin Lillywhite, Jr.) (born 1843)

Joseph Cunington (Joseph Lillywhite) (born 1847)

Other family members not listed

Ira Cunnington (born 1850) (died 1850)

Came west with the David Wilkin Company in 1853.

William Persons (William Parsons) (born 1849) (see Dwelling #807)

Jane Persons (Jane Parsons) (born 1842) (wife)

Andrew H. Scott (Andrew Hunter Scott) (born 1815) (see Dwelling #817)

Saryan Scott (Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe Scott) (born 1832) (wife)

Abigail Humphry (Abby Jane Weldon Humphreys Roe) (born 1809) (mother of Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe Scott)

Whasington Humphry (George Washington Humphreys Roe) (born 1834) (brother of Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe Scott)

Margaret West (Margaret Fletcher West) (born 1838) (Dwelling #802)

Emma West (Emma Seraphine West) (born 1836) (wife)

Numbered List of Members

The numbered list may list the place of birth, date of birth, as well as baptism date, person who baptized and confirmed that person. Later in the record, those who were ordained to an office of the Priesthood were listed by a number from the membership list. Those ordained have been printed in red.

1. Gustaus Perry

2. Eunis Perry

3. Salley Perry

4. Lucy Perry

5. Joseph H. Tippets

6. Melvina Tippets

7. Joseph M. Tippets

8. Caroline Tippets

9. Hyrum Tippets

10. Abigial Tippets

11. Pamilia Tippets

12.

13.

14.

15. John Muir

16. Grace Muir

17. Thomas Muir

18. Christina Muir

19. Robert McKell

20. Hellen McKell

21. Robt M. McKell

22. John Currie

23. Agnes Currie

24. James Currie

25. John Currie, Jun.

26. Robt Currie

27. William Currie

28. Margaret Currie

29. Euphemia Currie

30. George McKenzie

31. Mary McKenzie

32. George McKenzie

33. Mary McKenzie

34. Joseph Bisselle

35. Huntington Johnson

36. Jemima Johnson

37. Walter Muir

38. Ellen B. Muir

39. David Muir

40. David Cook

41. Montgomery Cook

42. James Cook

43. Ellen Cook

44. Thomas Dew

45. Rebecca Dew

46. Elisabeth Bisselle

47. John Alaman

48. Christina Alaman

49. Cathrine Alaman

50. Benj J. Alaman

51. Susana Alaman

52. John Alaman, Jun.

53. Christiana M. Allaman

54. John Horlick

55. Elisabeth Horlick

56. Ann Horlick

57. Frances Horlick

58. Charles Thomas

59. Elizabeth Thomas

60. Elisha Thomas

61. Charles Thomas, Jun.

62. John Thomas

63. William Robertson

64. Eliza Robertson

65. Alexr Robertson

66. Charles Robertson

67. William Parsons

68. Mary Parsons

69. Jane Parsons

70. William Reid

71. Jane Reid

72. Robert Reid

73. Rebecca Cattline

74. Henry Box

75. Elisabeth Box

76. Mattin Box

77. Lusinday Box

78. Malinday Box

79. Salley Barton

80. Joseph P. Barton

81. Stephen S. Barton

The following numbered people or families have not previously been described:

George McKenzie (George S. McKenzie) (born 1816)

Mary McKenzie (Mary Cameron McKenzie) (born 1814) (wife)

George McKenzie (George Logan McKenzie) (born 1836)

Mary McKenzie (Mary McKenzie) (born 1838)

Other family members not listed

Elizabeth Cameron McKenzie (born 1814) (wife)

Helen McKenzie (born 1848)

William Burton McKenzie (born 1850)

Rose McKenzie (born 1855)

Thomas Dew (born 1811)

Rebecca Dew (Rebecca Stagg Dew) (born 1812) (wife)

William Reid (born 1805)

Jane Reid (Jane Dyer Reid) (born 1804) (wife)

Robert Reid (born 1835)

Frances Mary Reid (born 1847)

Rebecca Cattline (Rebecca Reid Catlin) (born 1832) (married to John Catlin)

Other family members not listed

Samuel Reid (born 1828)

Ellen Reid (born 1830)

Thomas Reid (born 1838)

Ann Jane Reid (born 1840)

Came west with an unknown company in about 1851.

Salley Barton (Sarah Penn Barton) (born 1800) (mother)

Joseph P. Barton (Joseph Penn Barton) (born 1831)

Stephen S. Barton (Stephen Smith Barton) (born 1839)

Other family members not listed

John Barton (born 1796) (died 1846) (husband)

Elizabeth Barton (born 1818) (died 1823)

William Barton (born 1821)

John Wesley Barton (born 1823)

Matilda Jane Barton (born 1825)

Julia King Barton (born 1828)

Sarah Penn Barton (born 1833)

Eliza Ann Barton (born 1836)

John Samuel Barton (born 1841)

Came west with the John B. Walker Company in 1852.

Blessings

When the blessings were recorded, birth dates were listed.

No.	Name	Birth Date
1	Syrus Perry (Silas Gustavus Perry)	1850
2	Mary Ann Grover	6 Oct 1846 (1844)
3	Heber Tippets (Heber Chase Tippets)	6 Oct 1846
4	Amandy Jane Tippets (Amanda Jane Tippets)	25 Jan 1847
5	Brigham L. Tippets (Brigham Lewis Tippets)	31 Aug 1850
6	John Muir (John Muir, Jr.)	5 Dec 1849
7	W. B. McKenzie (William Burton McKenzie)	29 Nov 1850
8	Hellen McKenzie (Helen McKenzie)	(1848)
9	Mary Ann Cook	21 Mar 1844
10	Jennet Cook (Janet Cook)	20 Apr 1846
11	Walter Cook (Walter M. Cook)	24 Jul 1848
12	Joseph D. Alaman (Joseph Daniel Alleman)	25 Sep 1843
13	Sarah J. Alaman (Sarah Jane Alleman)	19 Feb 1846
14	Martha E. Alaman (Martha Elizabeth Alleman)	1 Dec 1849
15	Elisabeth Horlick (Elizabeth Horlick)	22 Jan 1849
16	Jacob Thomas	27 Jul 1845
17	Joseph Thomas (Joseph A. Thomas)	12 Nov 1848
18	James W. Thomas (James William Thomas)	21 Nov 1850
19	William Pearsons (William Parsons)	4 Dec 1849
20	Frances Reid (Frances Mary Reid)	16 Jul 1847
21	David Cook (David B. Cook)	25 Jul 1851
22	Andrew Box ( William Andrew Box)	12 Jan 1848

High Priests from Lake Branch (2)

The names are printed in bold print. These families have been described previously.

Benjamin F. Bird

Ira Ames

Gustavus A. Perry

Tabernacle Post Office Petition

In 1848, the following were listed on the Tabernacle Post Office Petition. These families have been described above (3).

John Alleman

John H. Alleman (son of John, age 8)

Benjamin Alleman (son of John, age 13)

Rebecca Ames (born 11 Aug 1830) (married to Isaiah Huntsman)

Thomas Ashton

Joseph Ashton (son of Thomas, age 10)

Henry Cook

James Cook (son of Henry, age 9)

John Horlick

Huntington Johnson

James Malin (son of Elijah, Jr., age 15)

John Malin (son of Elijah, Jr., age 15)

David Murie (born 4 Dec 1818)

Levi W. Ormsby

William Ormsby

William W. Ormsby

William Parsons

William Pitt (born 16 Aug 1813)

Moroni Pitt (son of William, age 5)

William H. Pitt (son of William, age 2)

John Smith

William Smith

Joseph H. Tippets

Possible Births

Name	Father	Mother	Birth Date
Mary Ann Ashton	Thomas Ashton	Mary Howard	7 Oct 1846
Enoch Slater	Richard Slater	Ann Corbridge	1847
Emma Anderson Smith	John A. Smith	Ann Campbell Anderson	11 Dec 1847
Amanda Jane Tippets	Joseph Harrison Tippets	Amanda Melvina Perry	25 Jan 1848
Walter M. Cook	David Beveridge Cook	Montgomery Muir	13 May 1848
Joseph A. Thomas	Charles Thomas	Elizabeth Carter	12 Nov 1848
Elizabeth Horlick	John Horlick	Elizabeth Pear	22 Jan 1849
Susannah Lutz	Albert Ellis Lutz	Susannah Z. DuBois	24 Feb 1849
Albert Ellis Lutz, Jr.	Albert Ellis Lutz	Susannah Z. DuBois	24 Feb 1849
Joseph Hyrum Anderson Smith	John A. Smith	Ann Campbell Anderson	16 Mar 1849
Elizabeth Eleanor Ashton	Thomas Ashton	Mary Howard	13 Aug 1849
Annie Slater	Richard Slater	Ann Corbridge	12 Oct 1849
Richard Slater	Richard Slater	Ann Corbridge	12 Oct 1849
Ezra Ames Huntsman	Isaiah Huntsman	Rebecca Carter Ames	12 Nov 1849
Martha Elizabeth Alleman	John Alleman	Christeana Stentz	1 Dec 1849
William Parsons	William Parson	Mary Jenkins	4 Dec 1849
John Muir, Jr.	John Walter Muir	Grace Muir	5 Dec 1849
Brigham Lewis Tippets	Joseph Harrison Tippets	Melvina Perry	31 Aug 1850
Charles Franklin Lutz	Albert Ellis Lutz	Susannah Z. DuBois	25 Oct 1850
Susan Horlick	John Horlick	Elizabeth Pear	3 Sep 1851
David B. Cook	David Beveridge Cook	Montgomery Muir	4 Nov 1851
Elizabeth Slater	Richard Slater	Ann Corbridge	14 May 1852

Possible Marriages

The Pottawattamie County Marriage Records provided the names of those that were residing in Lake Branch and had applied for a marriage license (4). In addition, other names have been added from various histories.

Groom	Bride	Marriage Date
Isaiah Huntsman	Rebecca Carter Ames	16 Jan 1848
John Walter Muir	Grace Muir	27 Jan 1849
Benjamin Franklin Barney	Caroline Beard Tippets	27 Apr 1849
Thomas Muir (John Walter Muir)	Isabella Simpson (Isabella Ann Sampson)	28 Jun 1850
John Catlin	Rebecca Reid	4 Sep 1850
John D. Williams	Clarissa Ames Monjar	27 Dec 1850
Andrew Hunter Scott	Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe	12 Jan 1851
Lewis Barney	Elizabeth Beard Tippets	12 Mar 1851
William Robertson	Eliza Woodyatt Carter Thomas	3 Jul 1851
Joseph Wadsworth Bissell	Anna Catharine Alleman	31 Mar 1852

Included in this section are the names of those not already covered.

Lewis Barney (born 1808)

Elizabeth Beard Tippets (born 1830)

Other family members not listed

Elizabeth Turner Barney (born 1808) (wife)

Sarah Barney (born 1834) (died 1835)

Walter Turner Barney (born 1836)

James Henry Barney (born 1840)

Alma Lewis Barney (born 1843) (died 1846)

William Orson Barney (born 1852)

They came west with the Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company in 1852.

Benjamin Franklin Barney (born 1832)

Caroline Beard Tippets (born 1826) (wife)

They came west with the Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company in 1852.

Frontier Guardian  Newspaper

The Frontier Guardian Newspaper added another family to the residents of Lake Branch (5).

Albert Ellis Lutz (born 1811)

Susannah Z. DuBois Lutz (born 1816) (wife)

Thomas Jefferson Lutz (born 1837)

William Whorton Lutz (born 1839)

Alma Lutz (born 1841)

Nathan Kimball Lutz (born 1843) (died 1846)

Elizabeth Lutz (born 1845) (died 1846)

Susannah Lutz (born 1849) (died 1849)

Albert Ellis Lutz, Jr. (born 1849) (died 1849)

Charles Franklin Lutz (born 1850)

Harriet Rank (born 1825) (wife)



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