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From: "Ronald Colby" <>
Subject: Re: [HANDCART-L] Fisby / Holling
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 98 15:49:52 PST


So far this is all I can find. From "LDS Family History Suite"
If your family came in 1865 or 1866 they couldn't have been in a Handcart Company
The last one to come was in 1860

FRISBY, WILLIAM (son of David and Jane Frisby of Wolverhampton, Eng.). Born May, 1809, at Wolverhampton. Came to Utah 1866. Married Elizabeth Ruff 1832 Birmingham, Eng. (daughter of James and Betty Ruff), who was born Oct. 7, 1813. Their children: William; Jane; Elizabeth; David; Emma; Ephraim; Joseph H.; Lorenzo; Esther; Rachel; Ann.

FRISBY, JOSEPH H. (son of Willlam Frisby and Elizabeth Ruff). Born May 15, 1850, at Birmingham. Came to Utah 1864, Warren Snow company. Married Dicy A. Staley (daughter of Merrit Staley and Rebecca Farley), who was born Feb. 22, 1860, Ogden. Their children: Priscilla b. Aug. 3, 1877, m. O. O. Shill 1908; Joseph Merrit b. Feb. 2, 1879; Dicy Ann b. April 13, 1880, m. W. G. Ritchie 1908; William b. May 6, 1883, m. Cora Ward 1911; Minnie E. b. Dec. 13, 1884; Cora L. b. Jan. 4, 1888, m. Arnold Burgerner 1908; H. LeRoy b. April 27, 1892; Karl b. Sept. 20, 1895. Missionary to England 1899-1901. Settled in Arizona 1877. Justice of peace 1880; Navajo, Ariz., county recorder 1896; moved to Provo 1903, where he served as mayor 1905. General manager Frisby Mercantile Co. of Provo 1905-11.

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Ronald Colby


Salt Lake City, Utah
Home of the 2002 Winter Olympics
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> How do I find out which Handcart company the following families we part
> of ?
>
> William Frisby & Elizabeth (Ruff) Frisby from England
> William died 8 Apr 1869 Coalville UT
> Elizabeth died 24 Jul 1877 Coalville UT
> 13 children - born in England but most died in the United States.
> daughter - Emily Frisby married 19 Jun 1865 SLC UT to Marcus Holling
>
>
> Marcus Holling traveled with this same company, met his wife on the trip
> and married her
> in SLC UT - Emily Frisby 19 June 1865
>
> So it would appear that the Frisby family all traveled together and that
> after their arrival
> in SLC daughter Emily married Marcus. How do I locate which Handcart
> Co?
>
> Pat Holling
>
> --
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4070/index.html
>
> Aldrich, Berry, Blackmer, Bowen, Bradshaw, Bruce, Earle, Ellis, Fish,
> Frisby, Gaffield,
> Holling, Jung, Knapp, Lallis, Laackman, Nash, Nuttal, Thomas, Towner,
> Webb, West, Wilkins, Wright
>
>
>

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