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Show • • • JOHN HENRY GILES AND HIS WIVES, LOUISA CANDY AND ANN KINGMAN r . ... ·ohn. Henry Giles was born 20 November 1826, at Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England/ He was the son ofLauncelot and Lucretia Friday Giles .When he was three years old, his mother died and he was placed in the care of his uncle, John Giles, with whom he lived during the early period of his life. He was provided with an education and learned the carpenter trade. In 1850 he married Louisa Candy. She was born 28 May 1827, in England, the daughter of James and Nancy Candy. Soon after their marriage, they became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His uncle, opposed to his becoming a member of the church and his plan to immigrate to America, offered him a substantial amount of wealth to renounce his religion and remain in England. He refused, and in 1855, with his wife and their two small children, Louise and Oliver (a third child, Thomas having died in infancy), set sail for America. They arrived in Salt Lake City in the fall of the same year. Here they established residence for a time. In March, 1856, he married Ann Kingman under the plural marriage covenant of the church. Ann Kingman was born at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, on 19 February 1836, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Bowden Kingman. She was an outstanding Bible scholar and early in life, along with her mother and sister, accepted the Gospel and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In 1855, in the company of her mother and sister, she set sail from England to America. During the voyage, her sister died and was buried at sea. She crossed the plains with a company of saints and arrived in the valley in the fall of the same year, 1855. When she married into polygamy, the next March, she was warmly welcomed and accepted by Louisa to share equally with her the life of John Henry Giles. In 1858, when the Salt Lake Valley was threatened by Johnson's Army, John Henry, with his wives and two children, moved to Provo. In 1962, they moved back to Salt Lake City. There they resided for a short time, then settled in Farmington, Utah. Six years later, in 1868, they moved and established a permanent residence in Littleton, Morgan County, Utah. He pursued his trade as a carpenter and assisted in the building of the first Littleton schoolhouse, the Joseph Williams store, the T.R.G. Welch home, and others. He constructed two homes for his families. He built caskets for the residents of Morgan County, built farm implements and machinery. He established and operated a sawmill in Smith Creek Canyon. This was later moved to Sheep Canyon in the southern part of Morgan County. -addition to his carpentry and lumber business, he purchased and operated a farm and raised livestock, which in the main, supported his large family of seventeen children. He was prominent in religious, educational and civic affairs of the county, acting as superintendent of the Littleton Sunday School and serving as first counselor in the Littleton bishopric for 20 years, and as trustee of the Littleton School District for 15 years. He was a member of Morgan County's first band. t I 't . . . .. - • • • On 16 January 1890, his accidental death occurred when the roof of his barn collapsed; causing a rafter to strike him on the head .So ended the life of a chosen servant of the Lord and a noble pioneer of Morgan County. He was buried in the Milton Cemetery. When Ann Kingman married John Henry Giles, she and the first wife, Louisa Candy, began sharing a home and family life and this close relationship, which brought love and respect for each other, continued throughout their lives. Such harmony is a credit to those noble women who experienced the hardships and joys of pioneer life, and remained equally devoted to their husband, their eighteen children, and to each other. Louisa became the mother of seven children: James, Louise, Oliver, Joseph, Sophia, Emily and Isabelle. Ann became the mother of eleven children: Harry, Frederick, John, Annie, Charles, William, Elizabeth, Fannie, Minnie, Albert and David. In addition to their responsibilities as wives and mothers, they gave freely of their time, efforts and substances to help others who were in need, and served in many religious, educational and civic capabilities. The close association between these two honorable women came to an end in May 1897, when Louisa died of a stroke. Four years later, in 190 l , Ann passed away, thus closing the chapter of that generation of the John Henry Giles family. Both of these women were laid to rest in the Milton Cemetery . J 15 |
