LAVINA MITCHELL BROWN HORROCKS 1837-1905

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11th Wife of Captain James Brown of the Mormon Battalion    Lavina Mitchell Brown Horrocks July 22, 1837 to March 16, 1905 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England to  Ogden, Weber, Utah Compiled by Lucy Brown Archer Lavina [Lavinia, Lovina] Mitchell was born 22 July 1837, at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, a daughter of Hezekiah Mitchell and Sarah Mallinson. She was baptized 4 July 1847.  Lavinia came to America with their parents in 1848 and they settled in Ogden, Weber, Utah.  Lavina Mitchell's Parents Sarah Mallinson Mitchell Hezekiah Mithcell Lavinia's Siblings Standing, L to R: Priscilla, Frederick, Lavinia. (Lavina is about age 38 years old.) Sitting, L to R: Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, Maria. Lavina married (1) Captain James Brown, 7 September 1856, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were later sealed in the Endowment House [Logan?], 27 March 1857, by Heber C. Kimball. Captain James Brown wrote a letter from Ogden, Utah to Hezekiah Mitchell in to inform the family that he had married their daughter Lavinia. Children of Captain James Brown and Lavina Mitchell Brown: 1.   Lavina Sarah Brown, born October 31, 1858 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. Sarah married Sam Drysdale 2.   Augustus Hezikiah Brown, born March 1, 1861 in Ogden, Weber, Utah; md. Eliza Harriet Plant (b. c.1866 at Walton, Northampton, England); d. March 29, 1916. After Captain Brown's death, Lavinia married (2) John Horrocks on 20 January 1865. Horrocks was born around 1833 and was from Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Lavina and John Horrocks had a son, Samuel Alexander Horrocks, born on July 17, 1873. in Ogden Samuel married Jean [Jane] Weir Purdie on December 2, 1896, born May 30, 1877 in Scotland. Samuel and Jean had a daughter, Verna Horrocks born in 1897. Lavina's sisters, Maria Mitchell Brown and Elizabeth Mitchell, married John's brother, Edward Gregory Horrocks. Lavina married (3) Captain James Beacon. Little is known about this marriage. [It seems that husband one and three could be the same person.] Lavina died 16 March 1905 in Ogden, Weber, Utah. She was buried the 18 March 1905, the headstone has not yet been located. Lavina Mitchell's Pedigree http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/pedigree.php Lavina Mitchell B:  22 Jul 1837    Sheffield, Yorkshire, England M:  7 Sep 1856 D:  16 Mar 1905    OGDEN, Weber, UT Family: 1 James BROWN ***   Family: 2 John HORROCKS   Family: 3 James BEACON, [Capt] same as number 1 above  Hezekiah Mitchell Lavinia's Father B:  31 May 1810    Simondsley Gloss, Derbyshire, England M:  7 Oct 1832    Manchester, Lancaster, England D:  25 Sep 1872    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT Family: 1 Sarah Mallinson      Children   •  Martin Luther Mitchell     •  Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell     •  Lavinia Mitchell ***     •  Priscilla Victoria Mitchell     •  Martha Ann Mallinson Mitchell     •  Maria Mitchell ***   •  Elizabeth Mitchell   •  Ebenezer Israel Mitchell     •  Sarah Ann Mitchell   Family: 2 Elizabeth (Betsey) Bowers      Children   •  Brigham Henry Mitchell     •  Hezekiah Mitchell     •  Heber Mitchell     •  Margaret Salina Theresa Mitchell   Thomas Mitchell Lavinia's Paternal Grandfather B:  29 Aug 1777    Honley, Yorkshire, England M:  4 Nov 1804    Scholes, Yorkshire, England D:  8 May 1855    Yorkshire, England Family: 1 Sarah BERRY   Family: 2 Martha Haigh      Children   •  George Mitchell     •  Joseph Mitchell     •  Hezekiah Mitchell ***     •  Reuben Mitchell   Joseph Mitchell Lavinia's Paternal Great-Grandfather B:  28 Feb 1752    Honley, Yorkshire, England M:  15 May 1774    Saint Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England D:  1830    Honley, Yorkshire, England Family: 1 Nancy Crowther    Children   •  Joseph Mitchell     •  John Mitchell     •  Thomas Mitchell ***     •  Joseph Mitchell     •  James Mitchell     •  George Mitchell     •  Mitchell     •  Isaac Mitchell     •  Joshua Crowther Mitchell   Nancy Crowther Thomas Mitchell's Paternal Grandmother Lavinia's Paternal Grandmother A:  5 Dec 1740    St. Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England M:  15 May 1774    Saint Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England D:  1824    England Family: 1 Joseph Mitchell      Children   •  Joseph Mitchell ***     •  John Mitchell     •  Thomas Mitchell     •  Joseph Mitchell     •  James Mitchell     •  George Mitchell     •  Mitchell     •  Isaac Mitchell     •  Joshua Crowther Mitchell   Family: 2 Flaxton Hill   Martha Haigh Lavinia's Paternal Grandmother B:  13 Sep 1771    Scholes, Yorkshire, England M:  4 Nov 1804    Scholes, Yorkshire, England D:  19 Oct 1843    Bolton, Lancashire, England Family: 1 Thomas Mitchell      Children   •  George Mitchell     •  Joseph Mitchell     •  Hezekiah Mitchell ***     •  Reuben Mitchell   Jonas Haigh Hezekiah Mitchell's Maternal Grandfather A:  25 Mar 1749    Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England M:  26 Dec 1769    Penistone, Yorkshire, England D:  Family: 1 Elizabeth Woodcock      Children   •  Martha Haigh ***     •  John Haigh     •  Abel Haigh     •  Sarah Haigh     •  Thomas Haigh     •  Ann Haigh   Family: 2 Sarah Hinchliff      Children   •  Elizabeth Haigh     •  Lydia Haigh   •  Rachel Haigh     •  Esther Haigh     •  Joseph Haigh     •  Benjamin Haigh   Elizabeth Woodcock Hezekiah Mitchell's Maternal Grandmother A:  12 Nov 1749    Penistone, Yorkshire, England M:  26 Dec 1769    Penistone, Yorkshire, England D:  Family: 1 Jonas Haigh      Children   •  Martha Haigh ***     •  John Haigh     •  Abel Haigh     •  Sarah Haigh     •  Thomas Haigh     •  Ann Haigh   Sarah Mallinson Lavinia's Mother B:  16 Nov 1810    Pitsmoor, Yorkshire, England M:  7 Oct 1832    Manchester, Lancaster, England D:  10 Apr 1883    Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT Family: 1 Hezekiah Mitchell      Children   •  Martin Luther Mitchell     •  Frederick Augustus Herman Frank Mitchell     •  Lavinia Mitchell ***     •  Priscilla Victoria Mitchell     •  Martha Ann Mallinson Mitchell     •  Maria Mitchell     •  Elizabeth Mitchell     •  Ebenezer Israel Mitchell     •  Sarah Ann Mitchell   John Mallinson Lavinia's Maternal Grandfather B:  7 Dec 1776    Grimesthorpe, Yorkshire, England M:  16 Jul 1797    Sheffield, Yorkshire, England D:  18 Dec 1844    Pillsmoor, Yorkshire, England Family: 1 Martha Short   Family: 2 Mary Shaw      Children   •  Maria MALLINSON     •  Joseph Mallinson     •  Elizabeth Mallinson     •  Ann MALLISON     •  Mary Mallinson     •  John Mallinson     •  Sarah Mallinson ***     •  Sarah Mallinson     •  Maria MALLISON     •  Ann MALLINSON     •  Elias MALLISON   Joseph Mallinson Lavinia's Maternal Great-Grandfather A:  25 Nov 1733    Penistone, Yorkshire, England M:  15 Jan 1758/1759    Sheffield, Cathedral Saint Peter, Yorkshire, England D:  Family: 1 Mary Birley      Children   •  Thomas MALLISON   •  Elias MALLISON     •  Mary Mallinson   •  Sarah MALLISON   •  Sarah MALLISON   •  Joseph MALLISON     •  Joseph Mallinson     •  Mary Mallinson     •  John Mallinson ***     •  Joanna Mallinson   •  Samuel Mallinson Mary Birley Sarah Mallinson's Paternal Grandmother A:  21 Jun 1741    Cathedral Saint Peter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England M:  15 Jan 1758/1759    Sheffield, Cathedral Saint Peter, Yorkshire, England D:  Family: 1 Joseph Mallinson    Children   •  Thomas MALLISON   •  Elias MALLISON     •  Mary Mallinson   •  Sarah MALLISON   •  Sarah MALLISON     •  Joseph MALLISON     •  Joseph Mallinson     •  Mary Mallinson     •  John Mallinson ***     •  Joanna Mallinson     •  Samuel Mallinson   Mary Shaw Lavinia's Maternal Grandmother B:  13 Jul 1781    of Yorkshire, England M:  16 Jul 1797    Sheffield, Yorkshire, England D:  3 Oct 1853    Sheregreen, , England Family: 1 John Mallinson      Children   •  Maria MALLINSON     •  Joseph Mallinson     •  Elizabeth Mallinson     •  Ann MALLISON     •  Mary Mallinson     •  John Mallinson     •  Sarah Mallinson ***     •  Sarah Mallinson     •  Maria MALLISON     •  Ann MALLINSON     •  Elias MALLISON   Shaw Sarah Mallinson's Maternal Grandmother Family: 1 Unknown      Children   •  Mary Shaw ***     •  Hannah or Ann Shaw   Hezekiah Mitchell headstone - Salt Lake City, Utah Position #9 on map below (G-6). SALT LAKE CITY CEMETERY Hezekiah and Sarah Mitchell - Position #9 on map (G-6). Frederick Mitchell - Position #8 on map  Sources:  PAF - Archer Files  = Captain James Brown (11) Lavina Mitchell. "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Vol. II, International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers,  Publishers Press, 1998. Page 1415 (Horrocks)  ISBN: 0-9658406-1-1  http://www.lythgoes.net/genealogy/index.html http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/showphoto.php?personID=1350&tree=&ordernu... http://hometown.aol.com/boisebound/family/horrocksa/aqwg03.htm Copyright 2001 www.orsonprattbrown.com

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