• • ISi Sr· HISTORY OF ROBERT HOGGAAND JANET McNIVEN HOGG Robert Hogg was born at Berwick, Scotland on 1 March 1815. His parents were Robert Hogg and Janet Andison.He was raised as a farmer on his father's homestead and was one of those choice spirits who were divinely prepared for the reception of the gospel as revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith . In his youth he belonged to the United Presbyterian Church but never was satisfied with its doctrine. To his mind it did not agree with the scriptures . Hearing the Reverend Mr. Cooper of the church he attended preaching unscriptural doctrine in relation to baptism and other subjects, he objected, and was excommunicated from that church. He and others who had similar views banded together as brethern and baptised each other according to the scriptura l pattern--that is baptism by immersion. He married Isabella Swan and they had seven children: Isabella, Robert, Janet, Annie, twins, Jemima and Alice, and then Adam. In, or about, 1847, the Mormon elders visited him in the city of Edinburgh and he embraced the gospel with a joyful heart. From that time he took and maintained a position in the front ranks as a zealous and fearless preacher, proclaiming the latter day message in public halls, private homes or on street corners. He was f requently subjected to jeers, insults, threats and actual violence, but never wavered. His wife and children did not share his beliefs. In 1861 he came to Utah and a year later, on 24 November 1862, he married a young widow who had two small children . He had met her on the ship "Underwriter" as they had sailed across the Atlantic . The couple moved to Morgan, Utah. Two children were born to them, Robert George, who died when he was ten years old from smallpox, and Janetta Anderson who later married Alfred Owen Durrant. When Morgan Stake was organized he was set apart as counselor to Bishop Turner. In 1874 he was cal led to go on a mission to his native land. Part of this time was spent in jail on charge of bigamy. He had left a wife and family in Scot land when he immigrated to America because they refused to Join this new religion. Only after intervention of the authorities of the church was he released to finish his mission, adding a number of converts to the church. -Only one of the children from the first marriage, a son. Robert, joined the church a~d came to Utah. After his return to Utah he married Mary Ann Robert Buist. They were married in the Endowment House 27 February 1897. They had two children, Charles and George. In 1895 he was set apart as Stake Patriarch . •• • J52 His three wives Preceded him in death. His first wife, Isabella Swan , never came- to Utah . Mary Ann, the third wife, died after they had been married only four years. After his wife, Janet, died in 1897, he lived with his daughter, Janetta Durrant. Rober t Hogg died 11 November 1900 at the age of eighty-six. Janet McNiven Hogg was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 14 October 1826. Her father died when she was three years old, her mother died ten years later, leaving Janet an orphan at thirteen. It was necessary for her to support herself, and she entered the employ of a doctor's family . The experiance gained here was very useful to herself and others. When she was bout twenty-one, she married John McNiven and they had two children, James and Jessie. When her husband died after five years of marriage, it was necessary for her to leave her children to be cared for by others while she worked for their support. She started a laundry on a small scale and was very successful in becoming finacially independent. When she heard the message of the Mormon elders she was convinced their message was true. She disposed of her business and in due time left Liverpool with her two children on the ship "Underwriter". She arrived in New York on 22 May 1861. She had brought a quantity ogf clothing, bed linen and china from her home in Scotland, but was advised to sel 1 them before crossing the plains. This she did at a great sacrifice as she had expected to have them to help make a new home . She obtained oxen, a wagon and a cow to cross the plains and shared them with another family as they traveled. This made it necessary to walk much of the way. She traveled in the Char 1 es Penrose Company, and arrived in Salt Lake City in the fall of 1861. On 24 November, 1862, she married Robert Hogg. The couple had met on the ship as they crossed the Atlantic. Janet held many positions of trust. She was active in Relief Society and Primary. There being no doctors in the settlement she was cal led to assist in sickness and was very successful iJ.:;l. -·this. She attended the birth of two hundred babies with very few fatalities. She was a woman of great faith and always had the priesthood present in sickness. She passed away at her home in Morgan 1 August 1897 and was buried in the Morgan City Cemetery. They Moved to Morgan, Utah where they lived until their death. • • • )< JANET MCNIVEN HOGG Janet McNiven Hogg was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, October 14,1826. Her father died when she was three years of age and her mother died ten years later leaving her an orphan at thirteen. It was necessary for her to support herself, and she entered the employ of a Doctor's family. The experience gained their was useful to herself and others later. She was left a widow with two children early in life. She left them to be cared for by other people while she worked for their support, but finding this very unsatisfactory, she started a laundry on a small scale and was very successful, becoming financially independent. After having the privilege of hearing the Mormon Elders, she became convinced their message was true. Disposing of her business, she left Liverpool, with her two children on the ship "Underwriter''. Milo Andrews, Homer Duncan and Charles w. Penrose were in charge of the company of Saints which arrived in New York, May 22, 1861. She had brought a quantity of clothing, bed linen, and china from her home but was advised to sell them before crossing the plains. This she did at a great sacrifice, which was quite a trial as she expected to have them to help make her new home. She obtained oxen, a wagon and a cow to cross the plains with and shared them with another family, thus making it necessary for her to walk a great part of the way . Suiting herself as best she could to the new conditions, and using her native thrift and genius to make the trip as pleasant and comfortable as possible, resorted to many unique methods to supply themselves with some comforts, one of which was, to fasten a pail of milk on the back of the wagon . The constant motion would churn butter for their meals. Arriving in Salt Lake in the fall of 1861, she was married to Robert Hogg in 1862 and they moved to Morgan County where they lived until the time of their death. From this union two children were born. A son Robert who died in childhood from small-pox, and a daughter now Mrs. A.O. Durrant of Morgan City. Mother held many positions of trust. She was active in Relief Society and Primary. There being no Doctor in the settlement she was called to assist in sickness and was very successful in this, attending the birth of six hundred babies, with very few fatalities. She was a woman of great faith and always had the priesthood present in sickness. She passed away at her home in Morgan, August 1,1897 and was buried in the cemetery there. By Mrs. A.O. Durrant ################################### 1S3 • • • ROBERT HOGG JR. and his wife MARY ANN NORMAN Robert Hogg Jr. was born to Robert Hogg Sr. and Isabelle Swan on 26 August 1840 in the Parish of Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland. Other children in the family were Isabelle, Janet, Annie, twins-- Jemima and Alice, and Adam. Adam died when he was about a year old. When Robert Jr. was about twelve years old, his father joined the Latter Day Saints Church. His mother wanted nothing to do with this new rel igion and this caused much family strife. It also caused dissension in the branch of the church in that locality, and the father was finally advised to leave and migrate to America. This left the boy, Robert, to care and provide for the family. He worked at different occupations: carpenter, farmer and overseer of parks and grounds of a large estate. Here, in 1870, he married Mary Ann Norman, daughter of William Norman and Sarah Thomson. Three children were born to them: Sarah, Isabella and Robert. In 1875, his father returned to his home country as a missionary, and hoped to convince his family there to acc~pt the Gospel. This did not work out for the mother and Robert Jr. 's sisters, but Robert and his wife Mary Ann were baptized and quickly made preparation to join the Saints in Utah. In that same year, they sailed from Liverpool to New York on the ship Idaho. They traveled by rail to the Salt Lake Valley. They settled in Morgan where they were active in the church organization. Robert Jr. later fulfilled a mission to his native land. They built a home in Morgan City at 170 North 300 West. Five more children were born to them: Norman, George, Ann, Jemima, and Charles. On 15 May 1913, Mary Ann died. Robert died 21 July 1914 at the age of 74. He and his wife are both buried in the South Morgan Cemetery .