Married 1st: Martha Stephens

Date: 2 Mar 1823, Rowan, No. Carolina

Born: 12 Oct. 1806

Died: 28 Sep 1840

Married 2nd: Susan Foutz

Date: 26 Jan 1841, Adams Co., Illinois

Born: 14 Feb 1823

Died: 18 Aug 1842

Married 3rd: Esther Jones [Roper, widow][Raper]

Date: 20 Nov 1842, Nauvoo, Illinois

Married 4th: Sarah Steadwell [Wood] (Div)

Date: 10 Jan 1845, Nauvoo, Illinois

Born: 31 March 1814

Died: 18 Mar 1893

Married 5th: Abigail Smith [Abbott, widow] -- [No Children]

Date: 8 Feb 1846, Nauvoo, Illinois

Born: 11 Sep 1806

Died: 23 July 1889

Married 6th: Mary McRee Black, widow

Date: 16 Jul 1846

Born: 17 Oct 1819

Died: 2 Nov 1906

Married 7th: Phoebe Abigail Abbott

Date: 17 Oct 1850

Born: 18 May 1831

Died: 9 Jan 1914

Married 8th: Cecelia Henrietta Cornu [Robellaz, widow]

Date: 26 Dec 1854

Born: 17 May 1825

Died: 14 Sep 1882

Married 9th: Mary Woolerton

Date: 7 Feb 1855

Died: 16 Jan 1877, Ogden, Utah

Married 10th: Darthula Catherine Shupe -- No children

Date: 17 Feb 1856

Married 11th: Lavina Mitchell -- No children

Date: 7 Sep 1856

Married 12th: Harriet Wood -- No children

Date: 17 Sep 1859

Married 13th: Maria Mitchell -- No children

Date: 22 Sep 1861

Born: 14 Apr 1843

Died: 19 Feb 1923

James, a native of North Carolina, was a convert to the Church, a member of the Mormon Battalion, early pioneer, and founder of Ogden, Utah. He worked on his father’s farm as a young man. He was the most studious of the children and acquired sufficient knowledge to qualify for a teacher’s certificate at age 18. He was elected to the office of constable and later sheriff.

Upon receipt of a letter from his brother in Illinois, James moved his family to Brown county, Illinois, and later to Adams County. He farmed and sold his produce at markets and became a wealthy man. He and his wife joined the church in 1839. He filled three missions for the church while in Illinois.

After the death of his first wife, he remarried and moved to Nauvoo, where he helped in the building of the Nauvoo Temple. When the saints started west, and volunteers for the Mormon Battalion were called up, James enlisted and was made Captain of Company C. When a group know as the "sick detachment" was sent to Pueblo, Colorado, Captain Brown led them. He arrived in the Valley five days after the main company in 1847.

He was sent to California to collect the pay for the soldiers under his command. He was advised by the brethren to take some of the money and buy out Miles Goodyear, who had established a fort where Ogden now stands.

He served a mission to British Guiana. He was a member of the Ogden City Council, first magistrate, and first legislator from Ogden. He held many positions in the church and was a stalwart pioneer, caring for and helping others when needed.

SEVEN WIVES BORE HIS CHILDREN:

Children of 1st wife [Martha Stephens]:

JOHN MARTIN, b. 29 Jun 1824, No. Carolina.

ALEXANDER, b 3 Mar 1826, No. Carolina.

JESSE STOWELL, b 26 Mar 1828, No. Carolina.

NANCY, b. 27 Dec 1830, No. Carolina.

DANIEL, b. 7 Dec 1832, No. Carolina.

JAMES MOORHEAD, b 17 Nov 1834, Illinois.

WILLIAM, b 21 Aug 1836, Illinois.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 9 May 1838, Illinois.

MORONI, b. 25 Sep 1840, Illinois.

Children of 2nd wife [Susan Foutz]:

ALMA, b. 1842. Lived 3 weeks.

Children of 3rd wife [Esther Jones Roper, widow] [Raper]:

ESTHER ELLEN, b. 18 Mar 1849. Md. James Leech Dee. D. 26 Oct 1893.

ALICE, D. age 16 in Ogden.

AUGUST (twin), b. 1843. Lived one day.

AUGUSTA (twin), b. 1843. Lived one day.

AMASA LYMAN, lived two months.

Children of 4th wife [Sarah Steadwell (Div)]:

JAMES HARVEY, b. 8 Oct 1846/7. D. 7 Oct 1912.

Children of 6th wife [Mary McRee Black, widow]:

MARY ELIZA, b. 8 Nov 1847, Utah. Md. William F. Critchlow. D. 20 Mar 1903.

MARGARET, b. 17 Dec 1849. D. 6 Feb 1855-age 5 years.

MARY ANN, b. 5 May 1852. Md. Edward Edwards.

JOSEPH SMITH, b. 4 Jan 1856. Md. Sarah Wealthy Patten. D. 22 Mar 1903.

JOSEPHINE VILATE, b. 8 Jan 1858. Md. 25 Oct 1875, Henry James Newman. D. 4 Apr 1917.

Children of 7th wife ([Phoebe Abigail Abbott ] daughter of 1st husband of 5th wife, Abigail Smith.):

STEPHEN ABBOTT, b. 22 Aug 1851. D. 22 Dec 1853. Child.

PHOEBE ADELAIDE, b. 24 Oct 1855. Md. Henry Theodore Snyder. D. 11 Jun 1930.

ORSON PRATT, b. 22 May 1863. Md. Martha Dianna Romney. D. 11 Jun 1930.

Children of 8th wife [Cecelia Henrietta Cornu Robellaz, widow]:

CHARLES DAVID, b. 23 Jan 1856. Md. 26 Jun 1879, Sarah Ellen Dixon D. 23 Aug 1926.

JAMES FREDRICK, b. 2 Jul 1859. Md. 27 Mar 1884, Esther Amelia Marriott. D. 19 Apr 1923.

Sources:

PAF - Archer files

Belva Moyle

Above information has been updated, corrected, and expanded in the file Wives and Children of CJB