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Show HISTORY OF OZIAS KILBOURN, JR. BORN MARCH 20, 1810 IN MILF0RD, OSTGO COUNTY, NEW YORK DIED JANUARY 19, 1901 IN PORTERVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY UTAH ARRIVED IN UTAH 1848 WIVES: 1. ELECTA GRANTIER, Sept 15, 1832 died, 1853. 2. RACHEL BENNET, 1874 Divorced 3. ANGELINE COLE, Feb 4, 1877. History written by his daughter bertha kilbourn mikesell, May 1962, porterville; morgan county, utah. Submitted by Jessie Creager, Mount Joy Camp, Morgan County, Utah Submitted by Jessie Creager, Historian Morgan County Daughters of Utah Pioneers HISTORY OF OZIAS KILBOURN My father was Ozias Kilbourn, Jr born March 20th 1810, at Milford Ostgo County, New York. He died January 19, 1901 in Portervllle, Morgan County, Utah. Buried in Centerville, Davis County, Utah. He was a farmer, trapper and a hunter. He married Electa Crantier Sept 15th, 1832. Ten children were born of this marriage they moved to Handcock County, Illinois in 1843 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Nauvoo, Illinois. He was closely associated with Joseph Smith the Prophet, and was a guard to help protect him from the mob. He used to tell us how darkness seemed to settle over the Saints after Joseph and Hyrum were killed. The family prepared to make the move with the first company, but my father was taken sick with a fever and had to stay at Winter Quarters until the next spring. He with another of the brethern were chosen to furnish fresh meat for the company. When the train was ready to move each morning these two men would start out in the general direction, on each side of the trail, if they were lucky to kill something for meat they would put it on their back and start back toward the trail that the wagons were following. The meat was divided among the people of the train and when there was more than was needed the two hunters could take it and do what they wanted with it. Father's second oldest daughter Electa Mariah later married Lyman Porter, they would sit in the back of the wagon and cut the meat in thin strips and string it on wire and hang it across the back of the wagon, the motion of the wagon kept the flys away, and the hot sun and wind dried it. It was called jerked venison, when it was dry it was packed in a large churn so when they got to the valley they had enough jerked venison to flavor their meals all winter. In 1849 they moved to Centerville Davis County, Utah where he raised many thorough bred horses and had large orchards. In 1852 a ward was organized and he was chosen first counelor to Bishop Sanford Porter, he served until 1855. (2) Ozias Kilbourn History He was one of the volunteers to take a wagon back to meet the hand cart company and help them through to Salt Lake City, Utah. The weather was so severe he froze his feet and was lame the rest of his life. In the spring of 1853 his wife died, and Heber C. Kimball advised him to marry again. He married Rachel Sennet in 1874 and two children were born to this marriage, but the marriage was not a success and they were divorced. On February 4th 1877 he married Angeline Cole and they were the parents of five children, Ozias C., Fredrick, Hyrum, Susanna and Bertha. They moved to Morgan County in 1890 and bought a farm from his son-in-law, Lyman W Porter in Porterville. In his patriarchal blessing my Father was promised if he would give to everyone that came for flour that his bin would never be empty. I heard him testify many times that he gave to every one that came and his bin was never empty. He said some would come and ask for just a cup full to make gravy, some would ask for enough to make biscuts or may be a batch of bread but he gave to all. I was just a child when he died, but I remember him telling of the flour episode but I did'nt take much notice, but just a few years ago I went with my half sister to visit an old friend in Centerville and when we began to talk he brought out his records and he said your dad had a flour bin that never ran dry and I said was that really so and he said it sure was. By Bertha Kilbourn Mikesell |
