Residents of Augusta, Lee County, Iowa Territory
Residents
Record of Members of the Augusta Branch, February–March 1845
On August 8, 1841 there were 50 members. By April 2, 1843, 84 members were accounted for. At a conference presided over by John Smith on April 30, 1843, 200 members were present (1). Those known to be been in the Branch were the following families:
Ames, Ira V. (born 1804)
Ames, Charity Carter (wife) (born 1808) (died 1839)
Ames, Clarissa (born 1827)
Ames, Rebecca Carter (born 1830)
Ames, Clark Carter (born 1832)
Ames, Ira James (born 1836)
Ames, Daniel Carter (born 1838)
Ames, Sarah Johnston (wife) (born 1814)
Ames, Samuel (born 1842)
Ames, Ithamer (born 1845)
Bateman, Thomas (born 1808)
Bateman, Mary Street (wife) (born 1809)
Bateman, Harriet (born 1830)
Bateman, Samuel (born 1832)
Bateman, Elizabeth (born 1834)
Bateman, Thomas (born 1836)
Other family members not listed
Bateman, Joseph William (born 1837)
Bateman, James Boame (born 1837; died 1838)
Bateman, Mary Boame (born 1840)
Bateman, James Morgan (born 1842)
Bateman, William Lehi (born 1844)
Bateman, John (born 1846)
Bateman, Martha Ann (born 1847)
Bateman, Margaret (born 1849)
Black, William (born 1784)
Black, Jane Johnston (wife) (born 1801)
Black, George (born 1823)
Black, Joseph Smith (born 1836)
Other family members not listed
Black, Mary Jane (born 1825)
Black, William Valentine (born 1832)
Brown, James
Fuller, Amos Botsford (born 1810)
Fuller, Esther J. Smith (born 1810)
Fuller Male (born 1833) (died 1833)
Alvin E. Graves
Kesler, Fredrick (born 1816)
Kesler, Emeline Parker (wife) (born 1818)
Other family members not listed
Kesler, Marrietta (born 1839)
Kesler, Antoinette (born 1840)
Kesler, Caroline Elizabeth (born 1843)
Kesler, Joseph (born 1845)
Levi Moffett (born 1810)
Elizabeth Keck Moffett (wife) (born 1804) (died 1838)
Joseph Moffett (born 1824)
Julia A. Moffett (born 1826)
Elliott Reynes Moffett (born 1828)
John Moffett (born 1831)
Lucinda Moffett (born 1833)
Elizabeth Moffett (born 1835) (died 1849)
Esther Moffett (born 1838) (died 1838)
Antoinette Chauvin Moffett (wife) (born 1815)
Emily Moffett (born 1841) (died 1842)
Euphemia Louise Moffett (born 1843)
Augustus Moffett (born 1846) (died 1848)
Josephine E. Moffett (born 1848) (died 1849)
Rigby, James (born 1809)
Rigby, Jane (wife) (Jane Lovenia Littlewood) (born 1813)
Other family members not listed
Rigby, Lavenia Jane (born 1833; died 1836)
Rigby, Ann (born 1834; died 1836)
Rigby, Mary (born 1836)
Rigby, Lavenia (born 1838; died 1840)
Rigby, Marie (born 1841; died 1843)
Rigby, Martha Jane (born 1843)
Rigby, James (born 1844)
Rigby, Margaret Melissa (born 1846)
Rigby, Charles (born 1847)
Rigby, Sophia Ellen (born 1849)
Sprague, L. L. (Samuel Lindsey Sprague) (born 1807)
Sprague, Mary Warner Woodward (born 1803)
Other family members not listed
Samuel Lindsey Sprague, Jr. (born 1843)
Mary Eliza Annette Sprague (born 1848; died 1848)
Hosea Stout (born 1810)
Samantha Peck Stout (wife) (born 1821)
Male Stout (born 1839) (died 1840)
Louisa Taylor Stout (wife) (born 1819)
Lydia Sarah Stout (born 1841) (died 1842)
William Hosea Stout (born 1843) (died 1846)
Hyrum Stout (born 1844) (died 1846)
Louisa Stout (born 1846) (died 1847)
Lucretia Fisher Stout (wife) (born 1830)
Marinda Bennett Stout (wife) (born 1826) (died 1846)
Male Stout (born 1846) (died 1846)
Walker, John (born 1802)
Walker, Charlotte Isabelle Sidebotham (born 1806)
Walker, Robert (born 1827)
Other family members not listed
Walker Mary (born 1825)
Walker, Ann (born 1831)
Walker, Charlotte (born 1832)
Walker, Mary Ann (born 1833)
Walker, Isaac (born 1836)
Walker, John (born 1837)
Walker, Ellen (born 1838)
Walker, Ruth (born 1840)
Lyman Hubbard Whitney (born 1814)
Emeline Goodnow Whitney (born 1816)
Albert W. Whitney (born 1840)
Lucy L. Whitney (born 1844)
Possible Births
| Name | Father’s Name | Mother’s Name | Birth Date |
| Marrietta Kesler | Fredrick Kesler | Emeline Parker | 23 Feb 1839 |
| James Mace | Wandle Mace | Margaret Merklee | 24 Oct 1840 |
| Antoinette Kesler | Fredrick Kesler | Emeline Parker | 9 Nov 1840 |
| James Morgan Bateman | Thomas Bateman | Mary Street | 3 Mar 1842 |
| Ash. Arrowsmith | William Arrowsmith | Elizabeth Taylor | 1843 |
| Caroline Elizabeth Kesler | Fredrick Kesler | Emeline Parker | 15 Jan 1843 |
| Martha Jane Rigby | James Rigby | Jane Lovenia Littlewood | 12 Feb 1843 |
| William Lehi Bateman | Thomas Bateman | Mary Street | 1 Jan 1844 |
| Hannah Agnes Arrowsmith | William Arrowsmith | Elizabeth Taylor | 19 Sep 1844 |
| James Rigby, Jr. | James Rigby | Jane Lovenia Littlewood | 8 Oct 1844 |
| Joseph Kesler | Fredrick Kesler | Emeline Parker | 11 Jan 1845 |
| John Bateman | Thomas Bateman | Mary Street | 21 Feb 1846 |
| Charles Rigby | James Rigby | Jane Lovenia Littlewood | 1 Oct 1847 |
| Sophia Ellen Rigby | James Rigby | Jane Lovenia Littlewood | 2 Aug 1849 |
Possible Marriages
| Groom’s Name | Bride’s Name | Marriage Date |
| William Walter | Mary Willard | 6 Aug 1840 |
| Benedict Spitzmueller | Cuningundal Louisa Dornhoefer | 27 Sep 1841 |
| Jacob Daniel | Sarah Allison | 12 Mar 1844 |
| Edward B. Cumfort | Elvira Holland | 21 Mar 1844 |
| John Ogden | Mary Bome | 27 Oct 1844 |
| John Bowman | Mary Ellen Jones | 26 Jul 1845 |
| John Graves | Hannah C. Willard | 18 Jun 1846 |
Birthdate: January 15, 1843
Birthplace: Augusta, Lee County, Iowa Territory
Name: Kesler, Caroline Elizabeth
Father: Kesler, Fredrick
Mother: Parker, Emeline
Death: April 12, 1845
Age at Death: 2 years, 2 months, 28 days
Cause of Death: Drowned in a well
Platt, Lyman D.. Early Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1850 (A to Earnestown Branch). , https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/898e1a86-3a29-4cb5-af67-b1420ee7d533/0?view=summary&lang=eng (accessed: April 16, 2023)