PIONEER HISTORY OF Samuel Park Jr. (1828 – 1898) & Jean (Jane) Harvey (1831 – 1920)

1. PIONEER HISTORY OF
Samuel Park Jr. (1828 – 1898) &
Jean (Jane) Harvey (1831 – 1920)
Written by daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939, Files of: Erma P. Gordon Anderson
(Additions by Joe Anderson) Joe Anderson: A great great grandson
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Samuel Park Jr.
Born: 14 Aug 1828 Newtonstewart, Tyron, Ireland
Died: 28 May 1898 Tooele, Tooele, Utah
Jean Harvey (sometimes referred to as Jane)
Born: 14 Aug 1831 Kilburnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 18 Jan 1920 Tooele, Utah, Utah
Married: December 31, 1849 at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Samuel’s brother, Hamilton Gray was baptized a member of the LDS Church on Nov. 1840. In about
1844 Hamilton Gray Park married Agnes Steele at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. During 1850 he
emigrated to SLC, Utah aboard the LDS charted ship “North Atlantic”.
Samuel Jr., married Jean Harvey at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland on 31 Dec 1849. During 1850-51
Samuel, Jr became a member of the LDS Church being baptized in 1851. Later his wife (Jean); mother
(Isabella) and other family members joined the church. In 1853 a son, Samuel, was born.. In late 1854 or
early1855, with his wife and sick child, Samuel Jr. left home and started to Utah, the home of the LDS
Church. They sailed on the "Charles Buck,"
Samuel’s sister, Mary Jean Park Draney was Baptized on 24 Mar 1852
During 1855-56 Samuel’s mother, Isabella Gray Park, with his sister and her family (husband, John
Draney plus two children, Samuel and Isabella) made the decision to emigrate to Salt Lake City, Utah.
They Departed: Liverpool, England; Aboard ship “Enoch Train” 23 March 1856.

2. Samuel Park Jr.
Born: 14 Aug 1828 Newtonstewart, Tyron, Ireland
Died: 28 May 1898 Tooele, Tooele Co., Utah
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Samuel Park Jr. Born: 14 Aug 1828 at Newtonstewart Tyron, Ireland
Newtownstewart is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy
Bell and Mary Gray and is at the confluence of the River Strule and the Owenkillew River. It lies within
the Strabane District Council area.
History of Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park
Written by daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939 (additions by J.E. Anderson 2007)
Samuel Park, Jr. son of Samuel Park (Sr) and Isabella Gray, was born August 14, 1828, at
Newtownstewart, County of Tyrone, Ireland.
He had blue eyes, dark brown hair, about five feet eight inches in height, and weighed about one hundred
and fifty pounds. He was the fifth child in a family of six children. His father died (1833) before he was
five years old and he was brought to Kilbirnie, Scotland, by his widowed mother when still a very small
child. There he made his home till young manhood. He was a coal miner for some years. He was
employed as a rock hauler for the Salt Lake Temple.

3. Kilbirnie is a small town situated in North Ayrshire on the West Coast of Scotland. Historically the town
built up around the flax and weaving industries.
Kilbirnie derived its name from the parish church and the church obtained its name from the saint to
whom it was dedicated; the celtic Cil, pronounced Kil, signifying a church, being prefixed to the name of
the saint; St Birinie, or Birinus, is said to have been a bishop and confessor who converted the West
Saxons and died at Dorchester in 650 AD and was commemorated on the 3rd of December. In the vicinity
of the church of Kilbirnie, a village has arisen during late times. In 1740, there were only three houses;
but, by means of manufactures, it grew to be a village of 80 houses which were inhabited by about 300
people in 1791. In 1821, the village of Kilbirnie contained about 800 people and in 1871: 3,313 people.
What with manufactures, and the recent impulse given to the locality by the Ayr and Glasgow railway,
and the vicinity of numerous ironworks. Since Kilbirnie was not a large town before the 1840s, there is
not much written history except for the farms in the area.
Jean Harvey
Jean Harvey Park, daughter of David Harvey and Margaret Law, was born August 25, 1831, at
Kilbirnie, Aryshire, Scotland. As a girl, she worked in the factory weaving linen. She had light blue eyes
and auburn hair, about five feet three inches in height and weighed about one hundred and thirty
pounds.
She was the youngest of ten children, and when very young, she was led by her Father to hear the Latter-
Day Saint Elders preach the gospel.
Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey were married on December 31, 1849 at Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Samuel Park Jr. became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was
baptized in 1851
Their first child, Isabella, was born 17 Jul 1851 Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Unfortunately the child died 6 Jan 1852. As was the custom in those times, the baby was buried in her
grandfather's grave and at his death (24 Dec 1866) she was lifted and placed on his casket.
Jean Harvey Park joined the Church, was baptized in 1852. For this she was turned from her home by
her mother and one brother. Her mother was very proud and felt the disgrace keenly.
On 3 Jan 1853 a son (Samuel) was born. In 1855, when the word came that they could take passage for
Zion, as it was called, there was no time for good-bye, so she (Jean) left notes on the best pieces of
furniture, giving it to her mother. Closing the door and leaving all that was near and dear to her, she and
her husband and small son left Kilbirnie and started for the new home in the Rocky Mountains.

4. Her Father believed in the gospel and wanted her to go with the Saints but said, "Do not go for a little
while, then I won't see you go."
They made their way from Scotland to Liverpool, England. They were originally scheduled to sail aboard
the ship “Helios”. However Helios slipped anchor during a storm and was beached and damaged. The
passengers were transferred to the “Charles Buck”. Unfortunately, a large quantity of the provisions for
Helios passengers never made it to, were not transferred to, the “Charles Buck”.
Charles Buck (17 Jan 1855 - 14 Mar 1855)
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:78/keywords:charles+buck
From there they sailed on 17 January 1855, aboard the "Charles Buck," a sailing vessel bound for
America.
Charles Buck Passenger list:
PARK, Samuel <1831> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 24 Origin: Kilbirnie Occ: Miner
Note: BMR, p. 107 Great Salt Lake Valley
PARK, Jean <1833> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 22 Origin: Kilbirnie
PARK, Samuel <1853> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 2 Origin: Kilbirnie
Note:Age:"1 1/2 years" (BMR)
Vessel Rig Registry Tons Master
No.
LDS
Pass.
Depart.
Port
Depart.
Date
Arrival
Port
Arrival
Date
Passage
Days
Comp.
Leader
Charles
Buck
Ship U.S. 1424
W.
Smalley
403 Liv. 1-17-55 N.O. 3-14-55 56
R.
Ballantyne
LDS Emigration - Park, Samuel, 1855, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
17 Jan 1855 Departed Liverpool England, aboard ship “Charles Buck”
14 Mar 1855 Arrived New Orleans, Louisiana
16 Mar 1855 Departed New Orleans, Louisiana, on Miss. River aboard steamer Michigan
27- 29 Mar 1855 Arrived St. Louis, Missouri
27 Mar1855 In St Louis They buried their young son, Samuel,
and join the Gill Greer Co on its way to SLC, Utah.
11 Sep 1855 Samuel & Jean Park arrived in Salt Lake City with Gill Greer Co.
3 Apr 1855 Depart St Louis – The other passengers from the “Charles Buck”
depart St Louis in route to Atchinson near Mormon Grove and onward to Utah
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Excerpts from: “Mormon Migration”
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Ship: Charles Buck
17 Jan 1855 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
LDS Immigrants: 403, Church Leader: Richard Ballantyne
14 Mar 1855 Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
DEPART LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND ABOARD “CHARLE BUCK” 17 Jan 1855
Compilation of General Voyage Notes - Richard Ballantyne
Notes: "EIGHTY-SECOND COMPANY. -- Charles Buck, 403 souls. On the seventeenth of January, the
clipper ship Charles Buck, Captain Smalley, sailed from Liverpool, England, with four hundred and
three souls on board. The following are the names of those appointed for each ward; […] Ward No. 4
David Hutchinson, president. Matthew King and William Irvin counselors. Samuel Park and John
Todd, teachers. [Later Samuel Park and John Todd & their families travel together with Gill Greer Co]

5. January 17th
I also observed that if any one felt disposed to grumble while on this voyage we would like
him to volunteer his services and we would set him apart to that work. No one would volunteer.
I then gave instructions concerning the cleanliness of the ship, and appointed the male members of each
ward to take their turn in cleaning out all the filth in the morning, at 6 o'clock, before any of the families
are up. Then as soon as the ship is cleaned the people shall be called upon to arise and dress themselves
and immediately thereafter unite, under the direction of the president of each ward, in prayer, praise,
and thanksgiving to the Lord. Then after morning devotion prepare breakfast and enter with cheerful
hearts upon the duties of the day.
Passengers socializing, singing, dancing.
1855 January 18th
: In like manner, in the
evening, I instructed the presidents of
wards, with their counselors, to call the
people of their wards together at 7 o'clock
before retiring to rest that they may again
call upon the Lord in a united capacity,
and receive such instruction as may be
necessary from time to time, doing all
things, and exercising themselves in
meetings in that way, that the Holy Spirit
shall dictate.
Council meeting January 20th Elder Ballantyne presided. The council discussed the following subjects;
keeping guard by night, cleaning out the ship, arranging about the water closets, and the management of
the cooking galley. It was unanimously voted that each ward take it in their turn to guard the hatchways
by night, cleaning out the ship every morning and that the water closets on the left hand side of the ship
be left for the use of the ladies and those on the right side for the gentlemen. The management of the
cooking galley was found to be a very difficult subject to legislate about and as some of the brethren were
getting rather warm on the subject.
The emigrants, who sailed on the Charles Buck, were somewhat depressed in spirits, because of their long
detention in Liverpool; and by living in unhealthy places as well as on scanty diet, their general health
had become somewhat impaired. When they came on board seasickness also prostrated many […] and
only three children died during the voyage. One of these was a boy, seven years old, who got entangled in
the ropes of the ship and was thrown overboard and drowned. One birth also occurred on board.
1855 January 21st [between Spain and the Azores] It was then agreed that 8 men be appointed to stand
successively at the galley doors, two at a time, to see that every person has their turn in cooking.
That the teachers make it their special duty to watch over the sisters and see that they have no improper
familiarity with the sailors. Samuel Park and John Todd, were the teachers.
That the sisters have the use of the water closets on one side of the ship, and that the brethren, and the
sailors, have the use of those on the other side.
A meeting was appointed for the sisters the evening to know their determination in regard to keeping
aloof from the sailors. […] The Spirit of the Lord was copiously poured out upon the sisters, and all
present, and we had a heavenly time and an entire amalgamation of our feelings in one. I rejoiced greatly
and felt to praise the Lord because of His good spirit and the unity that prevails. During the meeting I
united in marriage two young couples. Previous to so doing I instructed them concerning what would be
their duties as husbands and wives and of the sacred and endearing ties which they were about to form.

6. [NOTE: In Liverpool, England the Helios slipped anchor during a storm and was beached and damaged.
The passengers were transferred to the “Charles Buck”]
The English part of this company (this included Samuel Jr , Jean Harvey Park and their son Samuel)
who had been shipped on board the Helios at Liverpool by President F. D. Richards, had been provided
for on an unusually comfortable and liberal scale on that ship; but when finally reshipped on the Charles
Buck, the excellent provisions furnished by President Richards were withheld from them [not transfer
from the Helios to the Charles Buck], and in their stead some raw oatmeal, coarse biscuit and a little rice
and flour were furnished; and even of these articles a sufficient quantity was not shipped, so that the
passengers, after being out six weeks, were placed on short allowance of provisions.
This morning a most distressing accident occurred. One of the sons of Brother Grimmett, [Grinnett] a
boy seven years of age, fell overboard and perished in the sea. The ship was sailing so fast and the boats
so difficult to launch, that nothing could be done in time to save him. He lay on his back on the surface of
the waters for a few seconds, and then disappeared. His parents were greatly distressed. His father was
in an agony of distress. I tried to comfort him and his wife, and though a most distressing providence, the
Lord gives them grace to acknowledge His righteous hand and to reconcile their feelings to it.
Autobiography of Charles Ramsden Bailey
[…] the captain came out in his tarr poling suit and called aloud all hands on deck and I tell you there
was not much time for a black squall came up and it was awful wind and rain first mate said it was as
bad a storm as he had ever seen and it lasted 6 days sea rolling mountains high and our little craft rolled
about like a piece of wood and the crew was afraid we was doomed but I had no fear then for I was too
young to realize the danger we was in but I should fear now as I can look back and wonder how in the
world those ships ever made the trips but the Lord as ever watched his people in crossing the sea since
the year 1837 for none has ever gone down either sailing or steam vessels but all has crossed safe up to
the year 1905.
Compilation of General Voyage Notes - Richard Ballantyne (continued)
Monday and Tuesday, considerable
seasickness as the weather has been
boisterous, and the sea high for the last three
days. The between decks have been very
uncomfortable with the spillings of water and
other [-] while the ship has been rolling. And
on Wednesday 31st the day being fine and the
sea calm, every trunk and box was removed,
and the between decks was thoroughly
cleaned by sweeping, scraping, and washing.
The unwholesome vapor which, during the
stormy weather, was fast accumulating has
been removed by removing the wetness and
filth by which it was occasioned.
January 31, 1855 [Accident] Yesterday morning the daughter of Sister Hall, a girl of eleven years met
with a severe accident, by which the forepart of her leg, below the knee, was and open to the bone about
eight inches in length. A large piece of wood slid from one side of the deck and struck her leg, producing
the fearful gash referred to. Fortunately the bone does not seem to have been injured. It was so badly
laid open that the captain and I had to press the wound together and sew it up with a needle and thread.
We also poured some liniment on it after bandaging it well, and further bandaged it with four pieces of
thin wood to prevent her bending her leg and thereby injuring the wound. The little girl was very patient
and the sewing of the wound did not seem to pain her much. It now seems to be doing well. Has not
swollen much, neither does it pain her much since it was dressed.
Have commenced making tents with which to cross the plains.

7. February 6. Tuesday. This morning the upper deck is crowded with a busy crowd of cheerful Saints all
intent on sewing the tents according as they have been taught. It is truly pleasing to see so much
happiness and contentment, combined with our active desire to do all that is required.
Thursday 8. Yesterday, and today, there has been a busy scene on deck. The most of the sisters are
seated in happy groups making the tents, while the children are playing happily and contented around.
1855 February 11th Death of Brother Hartley’s child]
The corpse was sewed up in a blanket instead of being put in a coffin, and a quantity of sand wrapped up
with it, towards the feet, to make it sink. Before depositing the body in the ocean the brethren, and
sisters, assembled on deck, sung a hymn and offered up prayers, dedicating the body of the child to God
to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection. Brothers Fletcher and Hutchison then carried the
body of the child on a flat board to the bulwark of the ship and it slid down into the water, and
immediately sank out of sight.
February 19th
: This morning abut 3 o'clock Sister Sutton gave birth to a boy. She, and the child are
doing well. She was brought up to the hospital.
This was about two weeks before their arrival in New Orleans. For several days many of the Saints had
nothing to eat but oatmeal cakes or porridge, and for three days only two quarts of water was served out
to each passenger. Notwithstanding these unpleasant circumstances, the emigrants manifested an
unusual measure of cheerfulness and patience. Whatever sickness and debility they suffered was chiefly
occasioned through the want of something nutritious and desirable to eat
ARRIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 14 Mar 1855
About the fourteenth of March, 1855, the Charles Buck arrived at New Orleans from which city the
emigrants continued the journey up the Mississippi River on the sixteenth, on board the fine steamer
Michigan. Through the exertions and preferred help of Elder McGaw, the church emigration agent at
New Orleans, together with the liberal contributions of those Saints who had a few shillings to spare, the
whole company was taken along. Had it not been for this, a number of the Saints would have stopped at
New Orleans to earn means, wherewith to pay their passage to St. Louis or Cincinnati, later on.

8. By artist J. Bachman in 1851. The seafaring sailing ships are at the right of the picture, and just a few
hundred yards along the riverbank are the riverboats, some of which are setting off upstream along the
Mississippi.

9. DEPART NEW ORLEANS TO ST. LOUIS
16 MAR 1855
Depart New Orleans; 16 Mar 1855 It took
us about 12 days to get to St. Louis as there
was a heavy current. River was rising ice
breaking up large trees coming down the
river the Mississippi & Ohio and Missouri
Rivers all rising made a large steam and a
heavy current and the trees would get into
the wheels and smash them. Then we would
have to stop and repair and altogether
made us about 3 days longer than we
should have been.
The fare from New Orleans to St. Louis was three dollars and a half for each adult passenger; children
under fourteen and over one year, half price. The captain of the Michigan behaved very badly toward
the Saints. As the boat left the wharf in New Orleans, John Eccleson fell overboard and was drowned.
Four children died on the way to St. Louis. (This may have included Samuel Jr & Jean Park’s son
Samuel) A Danish brother by the name of Nordberg fell overboard the morning before arriving at St.
Louis and perished.
ARRIVED ST LOUIS, 27-29 Mar 1855
We arrived at St. Louis on the 29th of March in the evening dark and we had to get off the boat
and get our luggage on the wharf and fix the best we could for the night to sleep. Mother, two sisters and
myself got our boxes and walled them around and spread a tent over and then we got inside and laid
there till morning. The tent we had was made on sea coming along Mary Ann and Sarah after making or
help to make 40 or 50 tents kept one so we made use of it as I mentioned.
On the twenty-seventh of March the company arrived at St. Louis, from whence one hundred and ninety-
one Saints reembarked on the third of April, in charge of Elder Richard Ballantyne, who was instructed
to land at Atchison, and take charge of all P. [Perpetual] E. [Emigration] Fund passengers who would be
shipped to that place.
In consequence of the rivers being low, boats were scarce, and fares very high, and it was with
considerable difficulty that the brethren at St. Louis succeeded in shipping the company to Atchison.
The unprecedented rush of people to Kansas and Nebraska also materially increased the rate of fares and
the difficulty of shipping to the upper county. (Samuel Park Jr and family left the travelers from the
“Charles Buck” and joined the Gill Greer Co in St Louis) – part of Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson
Company.
Follow from Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/trailExcerptMulti?lang=eng&companyId=69&sourceId=7802
"Departure for the Plains," St. Louis Luminary, 26 May 1855, 106
DEPARTURE FOR THE PLAINS.
On Monday evening, the 21st inst., about three hundred and fifty souls of Saints, left this city on board
the Equinox bound for Atchison, in charge of Elder William Glover …
Elder Seth M. Blair (with Gill Greer) has recently returned from Texas with a faithful band of brethren.
He has been out on his mission about twelve months—has done a good work and is returning home to
Zion with our approval and blessing, and has the satisfaction and honor of taking many of his sheaves
with him. He had been engaged for several days purchasing goods for himself and company, and is now
preparing join his brethren at Atchison, and will there make arrangements to lead them home to Zion.

10. http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/trailExcerptMulti?lang=eng&companyId=355&sourceId=7824
"Atchison An Outfitting Point," St. Louis Luminary, 23 June 1855, 122.
To give our readers an idea of the amount of business done in our city (Atchison, Kansas), we give the
names of some of the principle shippers who are now outfitting here. …
In addition to the large shipments of the traders named above, the entire Mormon emigration, which is of
itself sufficient to build up a large town, starts from Atchison. We cannot give the exact number of
wagons necessary to convey five thousand emigrants, with their goods and effects, so long a journey, but
out readers can see that the number must be large. They have already landed at our wharf about a
thousand tons of freight, and a much larger quantity is yet to arrive.
This is the first season that shippers have been suited in an outfitting point. Here all advantages offered,
(separate, in other places,) are combined. The best range in the world, with a great quantity of good
water, a healthy City, with a good landing; large an commodious warehouses, and stores well filled with
goods, adapted to the wants of the emigration. Shippers who have examined this place, endorse it as the
best outfitting point for the California, Oregon and Salt Lake Emigrants, on the Missouri river.
[Atchison, Kansas is near Mormon Grove where al large number of Mormon immigrants died during
1855 from a Cholera epidemic]
(Continued) History of Samuel Park Jr. and Jean Harvey Park
Written by their daughter Ellen H. Park in 1939 (continued)
She (Jean Harvey Park) and her husband (Samuel Jr Park) were one on all things: sorrow and sacrifice.
After a hard voyage of six weeks they reached St. Louis, MO. . (about) March 22, 1855 There their son
died, and was buried with the Mormon dead
While waiting in St. Louis, a company from Texas, under the leadership of Gil Greer (Gilbert Dunlap
Greer), with a train of wagons loaded with merchandise, one thousand head of cattle and horses came by,
on their way to Utah. They were in need of teamsters, so Father and John Todd decided to work their way
across the plains independent of the Emigration Fund. They left St. Louis on March 27, 1855.
The Greer Company moved to Mormon Grove,
near Atchison, KS to meet up with the rest of the
Company from Texas.
As soon as they started on this journey they found
it necessary to night watch the animals that they
might come to no harm and it became Father's
(Samuel Jr Park) duty to watch the stock every
night. Before they had traveled far, the cholera
broke out in camp
[Cholera is a serious bacterial disease that often
causes severe diarrhea. Cholera usually spreads
through contaminated water. Left untreated,
cholera can cause death in a matter of hours.]
In order that Father could rest after his night watch, it fell to Mother's (Jean Harvey Park) lot to drive
the four oxen team all the way across the plains to Salt Lake City. So tired did she become that, passing a
little log cabin she said, "Oh, if only I had a home like that, how happy I should be."

11. She (Jean Harvey Park) was only a young girl when the cholera broke out and she nursed the sick and
prepared the dead for burial. They would wash and put clean clothing on the dead and then they rolled
them in a quilt and placed them in the ground. One night, thirty died and it was not possible to do more
than just cover them in a trench. Some of the women told her she would die if she cared for the sick, but
she (Jean Harvey Park) answered, "Well, then I died."
Family Histories refer to the Gill Greer Company because that is who Samuel Park and John Todd meet
in St. Louis. However, the “Official” Name of the Company is Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson
Company (1855)
PIONEER & OVERLAND TRAVEL Gilbert Dunlap Greer
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=17754
ABOVE LINK PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GIL GREER COMPANY
Also refer to as: Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company (1855)
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?companyId=69
Dickson HamblinGreer , Autobiography and biographical sketches
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/trailExcerptMulti?lang=eng&pioneerId=17754&sourceId=17835
A portion of our company left Milam Co Texas March 5, 1855 with a company of 8 Families, Father N H
Greer [..,] and 12 wagons one Buggy—105 head of cattle 75 or 80 horses & mules was bound for Salt
Lake as new converts to Mormon Faith abt 35 soles all told–—
[ … ] arrived at Atchison (Mormon Grove, KS) about 1 June 1855 a distance of about 12 or 1300 miles
from starting place where we previously arranged to load 35 wagons with merchandise which were
purchased at St. Louis by my Father N H Greer & in addition to our company added there was about 70
emigrants mostly English.
N H Greer died of cholera and buried in Kansas. N.H. Greer is Gilbert Dunlap Greer’s father
when we arrived in Salt Lake City, which a portion of us did about 10th Sept, but we had a hard time to
reach the valley as we used to say. We laid away (buried) 35 out of the 105 about 1/3 Cholera struck our
camp one days journey from Atchison & stayed until we reached the Platte, then had measles—
They arrived in Salt Lake City September 11, 1855, travel stained but happy.
Samuel Park Jr and Jean Harvey Park first made their home in Salt Lake City but later moved to Lehi, at
the time of the Johnson's Army trouble. At this time
Father was made one of the guards at Echo Canyon to
watch the movement of the U.S. Soldiers and prevent
them from entering the valley.
After reaching Salt Lake she pioneered with her husband,
ever at his side in all he undertook to do for the benefit
and betterment of the community
In August 1856 there was no food to get. The crop was not
ready for harvesting and so she cooked weed greens for
Father, but could not eat any herself After she had been
without food a day she said to her husband, "Lay me on
the floor and let me die." He laid her down and said,
"Don't give up. I will go and see if there are any
potatoes." She said, "I tried all over the patch yesterday and there was none." He said, "I will try again."
The first hill he dug he found potatoes. He hurried home with them and she laid on the floor before the
fire and cooked the potatoes.

12. Five days later she gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. At the present time of this writing (1939) they are
both living, in their 84th year. (The twin girl, Mary Jean Park, married Foster Gordon, and they are Erma
P. Gordon Anderson’s grandparents) Mother (Jean Harvey Park) always said that the Lord tried them to
see if they were loyal to Him.
One year after arriving in Utah, (Fall 1856) President Brigham Young issued an appeal to the brethren to
provide aid to the Handcart Companies (Number 1 and 2) who were in the Wyoming territory and
badly in need of supplies. Samuel was quick to respond because he knew that his aged Mother (Isabella
Gray Park) and sister (Mary Jane Park Draney ) were in Handcart Company #2. The following
paragraph describes his meeting up with the Handcart Company and what happened the first meeting
with his Mother.
At this time Father (Samuel Park Jr) was one of the men sent out to meet the Saints with food. Meeting
the advance guards he was told to stop at the place chosen for the night camp. Knowing his Mother and
sister's family were in the company, he walked on and met the train.
His Mother had seen her son last as a fair-faced boy. When he tapped her on the shoulder, she looked up
very indignant that this man with a long beard, brown from the sun, would speak to her.
Someone said, "Is it your son Sister Park?"
"No," she said, "I never reared a son like that."
At which Father laughed and his sister cried, "Mother, it is Samuel."
Ever after that they teased Grandma about her son, "Imagine not recognizing your own son."
Soon (many of) the company with whom they crossed the plains (Gill Greer Co) became discouraged and
went back to Texas. They offered Mother and Father a farm and all the slaves to work for them and they
could be waited on for the rest of their lives, but they answered, "No! We came for the Gospel, and we
will stay with the Church."
Father (Samuel Park Jr and wife Jean) remained in Lehi sometime and leased a piece of land on which
he planted wheat. When he had harvested it he had ten bushels of wheat. He carried one bushel to Bishop
Evans and the Bishop said, "Promise me you will let me know if you get out of bread. Do not let your
loved ones go hungry." Father said he would let him know if he needed it, but it seemed that the flour
grew in the bin. When the next harvest came they still had a little flour left.
While in Lehi, the bugle sounded one morning that meant
an Indian uprising. All the men must hurry to the Square
where lots were drawn. Father had a gun, but the man the
lot fell upon didn't have one, so Father gave his gun to the
man. He disobeyed orders and was killed and the gun was
stolen by the Indians.
Father was a pioneer in the full sense of the word. He helped
build Weber, West Weber, and Plain City, Utah.
Moving back to Salt Lake City and later to Skull Valley,
Father became a very successful rancher and stock raiser.
He was a friend of the Indians. He gave them food and
helped them in any way that he could. He respected their
rights and they in turn loved and respected him. His Indian
friends were set to the table like honored guests.
Father was loyal to his country, faithful and loyal to his
church, and liberal with his money for the up-building of the
church and state.

13. He worked in the building of the Salt Lake Temple, hauling granite blocks from the quarry. He made
several trips to meet the emigrant companies with food and to assist them into the valley.
INSERT
http://www.cachesheriff.com/about/our-history.html
Cache County Sheriff’s Office
SHERIFF SAMUEL PARK 1859-60– Born: August 14, 1828 – Died: May 28, 1898, at age 69
Samuel Park immigrated to the United States having been born in Ireland. He was
hired as a teamster in the East and drove a wagon to Utah arriving in Salt Lake City
in September 1855.
Park was employed as a rock hauler for the Salt Lake Temple. He was appointed
Sheriff by Territorial Probate Judge Peter Maughan in May 1859 and had a ten-
month tenure to March 1860. By this time five more towns had been settled in
Cache County including Mendon, Providence, Richmond, Smithfield and Logan.
Sheriff Park appointed the county’s first deputy sheriff, Martin Harris, Jr. of
Smithfield
CONTINUED
Father's word was his bond. He never signed a note or gave a mortgage. In all his business dealings no
man asked more than his word.
He moved to Skull Valley in about 1872 where he remained twenty five (25) years. Then moving to
Tooele (about 1897) where he remained until his death, May 28, 1898.
Samuel Park Jr, the father of six sons and six daughters.
He was mourned by his loving wife and children.
His burial was in the Tooele City Cemetery.
Jean Harvey Park
Mother was one of the Relief Society of Weber that decided to buy the knitting machine and pledged to
give the Sunday eggs and turn them into the fund. (In our case) it was strange that there were few eggs on
Saturday night, but a large number on Sunday. It was later discovered that the young twin boy (David
Harvey) would slip out as many eggs on Saturday as he dared, and then would put them back in the nest
Sunday so his Mother would have a large number of eggs to give for the knitting machine.
She was the mother of six sons and six daughters, raising eight to man and womanhood. She assisted at
the birth of more than one hundred babies.
Many years passed before she sent a letter to Scotland, addressed to David Harvey. She had one brother,
William, and his wife, Margaret, who always thought their baby sister could do nothing wrong and
joining the church made no difference to them so the letter fell into the hands of their son, David, who in
turn gave it to his Father. In answer they wrote that at the death of the older brother, John, his money,
by law, was divided with his brothers and sisters. Mother's portion was placed in a bank in her name. As
was the law, the oldest son took their Father's estate from his mother and he and his wife put
Grandmother in a little old building and sold all the property and left Kilbirnie. This left Grandmother
without money for living expenses, so Mother's brother, William, went to the bank and signed for money
to help Grandmother and pay all funeral expenses so she could be buried like the rest of her family had
been.

14. When William received the letter, he wrote and told Mother what he had done and that there was still
twenty pounds in the bank for her. And soon as she received this word, Mother wrote to William and told
him that as her Mother had been made comfortable and buried as became her estate in life, that was all
she desired and wished him to draw the remaining twenty pound out of the bank and use it in making his
wife and himself comfortable in their old age.
Samuel Park Jr. died May 28, 1898 at Tooele, Tooele Co., Utah
He was buried in the Tooele Cemetery 1 Jun 1898
Jean Harvey Park died January 18, 1920 at Tooele .Tooele Co., Utah
She was buried in the Tooele Cemetery January 24, 1920.
Samuel Park and Jean Harvey Park children are:
NAME BIRTH DATE , PLACE DEATH/BURIAL, PLACE
Isabella /Park/ 17 Jul 1851, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland - 6 Jan 1852, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Samuel /Park/ 3 Jun 1853, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland 13 Apr 1855, St Louis, Missouri
David Harvey /Park/ 26 Aug 1856, Lehi, Utah, Utah 18 Sep 1940, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho
Mary Jean /Park/ 26 Aug 1856, Lehi, Utah, Utah 25 Jun 1940, Tooele, Tooele, Utah
Sir Agnes /Park/ 26 May 1858, Plain City, Weber, Utah1 5 Dec 1862,
Hamilton Gray /Park/ 15 Sep 1860, Plain City, Weber, Utah 14 Sep 1861, Plain City, Weber, Utah
John William /Park/ 4 Jul 1862, Plain City, Weber, Utah 11 Jan 1914, Tooele, Tooele, Utah
Margaret Ann /Park/ 9 Aug 1863, Plain City, Weber, Utah 15 Dec 1954, Tooele, Tooele, Utah
George Albert /Park/ 25 Sep 1866, West Weber, Weber, Utah 22 Jun 1945
Jeant Alexandria /Park/ 25 Dec 1868, West Weber, Weber, Utah 23 Dec 1956, Tooele, Tooele, Utah
Joseph Robert /Park/ 12 Oct 1871, Salt Lake City, SL Co., Utah 13 Feb 1952, Tooele, Tooele, Utah
Ellen Hannah /Park/ 18 Jan 1874, St John, Tooele, Utah 20 Dec 1967, Tooele, Tooele, Utah

15. "Another …” Utah Digital Newspapers
"The Tooele Transcript”, 23 Jan. 1920, pg 1.
Utah Digital Newspapers Website
The Tooele Transcript, 23 Jan. 1920
ANOTHER WORTHY PIONEER PASSES AWAY
MRS. JEAN HARVEY PARK PIONEER OF 1855 DIES AT HER HOME ON EAST
STREET SUNDAY FUNERAL SERVICES HELD THURSDAYY
Mrs. Jean Harvey Park one of our worthy pioneers died last Sunday night January 18, 1920
at her home on east street at the age of 88 years. Two weeks prior to her death she had suffered
a fall and this along with other complications was the cause of her death.
Mrs. Park was born at Kilburnie Scotland August 25 1831 She was married to Samuel Park
in their native land in 1849 She became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints in 1851, her husband having joined the Church a short time before. They immigrated
to Utah in the year of 1855 arriving in Salt Lake City in the fall.
An independent ox team Company, headed by Capt Green [Greer] was the company in which
Mrs. Park and her husband crossed the plains. After living in Salt Lake City a short time they moved
to Utah county thence to Weber county and coming to Tooele County in the year 1872
They finally settled in Tooele City thirty four years ago. Samuel Park died 21 years ago in this City.
Mrs. Park was the mother of 12 children five of whom preceded her to the great beyond,
and seven living namely, David Park of Lorenzo, Idaho; Mrs. Mary J. Gordon of Salt Lake City,
Utah; Mrs. John K Orme of Sugar City, Idaho; Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, George Park, Joseph Park and
Ellen Park all Of Tooele, Utah. She also leaves
52 grandchildren and 87 great grandchildren.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Park were held in the North Ward church Thursday afternoon
at 2 o’clock. Many friends and relatives gathered to pay respect to the departed. Bishop Alfred L.
Hanks conducted the services.
The choir rendered as the opening selection “Resting Now From Care and Sorrow”. Elder John A. Bevan
offered the opening prayer. A quartet, consisting of Mr and Mrs Leo Isgreen, M. H. Ostler and Rebecca
Atkin Rendered, “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” as the second Selection.
The speakers were Elders Matthew Speira, and Moroni England, and Pres. G.C Alvin Orme. Each
speaker eulogized the life of the deceased.
Between the speakers S W Leo and Mrs. H.H. Johnston rendered the solos, “Face to Face”.
and “If Not, I Would Have Told You So” respectively. The choir rendered as the closing
selection “Till We Meet Again”. The benediction was by Elder John W. Tate.
The interment was at the Tooele Cemetery. Bishop E. M. Atkin of the South Ward dedicated the grave
The Tooele Transcript, 23 Jan. 1920

16. Daughter: Ellen H. Park is the primary author of this biography, 1939
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:78/keywords:charles+buck#.UQv4Sx00WSo
Roster of the “Charles Buck” 1855
PARK, Samuel <1831> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 24 Origin: Kilbirnie Occ: Miner
Note: BMR, p.107 Great Salt Lake Valley
PARK, Jean <1833> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 22 Origin: Kilbirnie
PARK, Samuel <1853> Charles Buck 1855 Age: 2 Origin: Kilbirnie
Note:Age:"1 1/2 years" (BMR)
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Park, Samuel, 1855, Charles Buck, Ship roster on microfilm(s) 200181 25690
Park, Jean, 1855, Charles Buck, Ship roster on microfilm(s) 200181 25690
Park, Samuel, 1855, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
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1870 Samuel Park, "United States Census"
name: Samuel Park estimated birth year: 1827 gender: Male
age in 1870: 43y color : White birthplace: Ireland home in 1870: Utah, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Samuel Park M 43y Ireland
Jane Park F 37y Scotland
David Park M 14y Utah
Mary Park F 14y Utah
John Park M 8y Utah
Margaret Park F 7y Utah
George Park M 4y Utah
Jannette Park F 2y Utah
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1880 United States Census
Name
Rela
tion
Marital
Status
Gender
Ra
ce
Age
Birthplac
e
Occupation
Father's
Birthplac
e
Mother's
Birthplace
Samuel PARK Self M Male W 51 1829 IRE Laborer IRE IRE
Sarah PARK Wife M Female W 48 1832 SCO Keeping House SCO SCO
John W. PARK Son Male W 18 1862 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO
Margret PARK Dau Female W 16 1864 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO
George A. PARK Son Male W 14 1866 UT Working On Farm IRE SCO
Gennett PARK Dau S Female W 12 1868 UT Working At Home IRE SCO
Joseph R. PARK Son S Male W 9 1871 UT IRE SCO
Ellen H. PARK Dau S Female W 6 1874 UT IRE SCO
Source Information: Census Place Clover, Tooele, Utah Family History Library Film 1255338
NA Film Number T9-1338
Sarah = Jean Harvey Park & Gennett Park = Janet Alexandria Park
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17. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMRR-71R
1900 Jean Park, "United States Census"
name: Jean Park event place: ED 149 Tooele Precinct Tooele city, Tooele, Utah, United States
birth date: Aug 1831 birthplace: Scotland
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Scotland mother's birthplace: Scotland
race or color (standardized): White gender: Female marital status: Widowed
years married: 50 estimated marriage year: 1850
mother how many children: 12 number living children: 8 immigration year: 1855
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Jean Park F 69 Scotland
Daughter Ellen H Park F 26 Utah
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Your tombstone stands among the rest neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out on polished, marbled stone.
It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our heart contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled so many years ago.
Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so.
I wonder as you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you.

18. Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98828
Samuel Park
Birth: Aug. 14, 1828 Newtwonstewart,Tyrone, Ireland
Death: May 28, 1898 Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Son of Samuel Park and Isabella Gray
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98828
Married Jean Harvey, 31 Dec 1849, Kilburnie, Ayr, Scotland

19. Jean Harvey Park
Birth: Aug. 25, 1831, Ayr, Scotland
Death: Jan. 18, 1920 , Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA
Daughter of David Harvey and Margaret Law
Children: Ellen Hannah Park, Joseph Robert Park, Sir Agnes
Park, Samuel Park, John William Park, Isabella Park, Margaret
Ann Park, Mary Jean Park, David Harvey Park, Hamilton Gray
Park, George Albert Park, Jeannet Alexandria Park

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22. SUMMARY Captain Gilbert Dunlap Greer
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jrterry/families/greer/greerswest/bios/bio_gdg.htm
(Check the above link for a more detailed account)
Gilbert Dunlap Greer
Gilbert Dunlap Greer, the eldest child of Nathaniel Hunt Greer and
Nancy Ann Terry Roberts, was born October 11, 1822, in Bedford
County, Tennessee
Gilbert was 14 when the family sailed to Texas and only 17 when the
new republic granted him a headright of 320 acres, on December 5,
1839
Although the Greer clan had moved to Texas after its independence
was won in 1836, conflict with Mexico continued frequently for
several years.
On June 18, 1843, Gilbert married Susan G. Corathers (no photo
exists) in Austin County, Texas. She was born in 1824, the daughter of
George Corathers and Susanah Durham who hailed from Jones
County, Georgia. record is silent.
By 1850 settlements had pushed much further up the Brazos River.
Gilbert, Susan and their children accompanied this advancing
frontier and in about 1851 set up residence in lower Milam County at "Sullivan's Bluffs" near where the
Little River joined the Brazos.
On October 13, 1853, Gilbert married Marion Bonita Lane the
eldest daughter of James Addison Lane. The little evidence we have
suggests that Marion was a what Mormons called a "plural wife,"
but we cannot be sure.
1855 on the ill-fated journey to Utah, many died of cholera.
"Gilbert's first wife, Sue, and most of his children died" of cholera.
The roster lists Susan Greer as dying on June 20, 1855, placing the
wagon train in what would later become Brown County, Kansas.
On August 10 the wagons stopped while Gilbert's second wife
Marion delivered their first-born whom they named Margaret.
They arrived in Salt Lake City September 11, 1855. Although little
Margaret lived long enough to reach Salt Lake City, she died there
a few weeks later on October 28. The following winter was a
terrible one and the Greer’s lost most of their herd. Next spring,
over Brigham Young's objections, Gilbert and most of his kin returned to the milder climate of Texas
with what remained of their livestock.
Refer to Pioneer History Samuel Park Jr. & Jean Harvey

23. Gilbert Dunlap Greer was married on 18 Jun 1843, in Austin Co, TX, to a first wife ...
Susan G. Corathers — b 1824, site unknown — d 20 Jun 1855, Brown Co, KS.
Gilbert Dunlap Greer was married on 13 Oct 1853 in Washington Co, TX, to a second wife ...
Marion Bonita Lane — b 6 Sep 1838, Jasper Co, GA — d 15 Apr 1916, Bosque Co, TX.
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"Greer Park" — The Pioneer Home of Gilbert Dunlap Greer
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Gilbert Dunlap Greer296,297,297
, born 29 Oct, 1792 in Hancock Co, GA; died 23 Mar, 1852 in Cowetta Co,
GA; married (1) Sarah Ann Lewis; married (2) Martha Moore 23 Oct, 1814.
More About Gilbert Dunlap Greer:
Fact 1: 1814, Served as Captain of Militia in Jasper Co, GA
Fact 2: 1836, Served as Captain of Cavalry in Coweta Co, GA
FIND A GRAVE
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Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 30.
PIONEER & OVERLAND TRAVEL
Gilbert Dunlap Greer
http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=17754
ABOVE LINK PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE GIL GREER COMPANY
Officially referred to as: Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company (1855)
Blair became ill and was succeeded by Edward Stevenson.