Yanceys recorded on early LDS Church Records
[ See also: Yanceys West ]
[See
also: RLDS records]
Adaline Yancey [ daughter of Hiram John Yancey Sr]
Had married Gilbert Cox 15 Nov 1843
in Williamson County, Illinois
Unknown exact baptism date
(possibly 1844 - was born 1827 in Illinois)
Gilbert Cox received Patriarchal Blessing 13 July 1854 by Isaac Morely East
Weber - recorded as son of Lewis & Polly Cox
a Gilbert Cox is to have been a member of the 1853 Miller and Cooley Wagon
trains. If this is the same Gilbert Cox - one wonders if ALL the Yanceys
also came in this wagon train - or if some - such as Hiram and William
Yancey came earlier in 1851.
Adam
Yancey - [ son of Hiram John Yancey ]
1867 - Baptized 31 May 1867
(Bountiful, Utah?)
1879 - Endowed and Sealed to Alice Tolman 2 October 1879,
Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah
Benjamin Franklin Kelley & Nancy Yancey - and
possibly many of their seven children.
Unknown exact baptism date
(possibly 1844) - later joined RLDS
Charlotte Yancey
Deseret News: married 8 Jan 1854 to Lemuel A.Davis - - Davis County by J.
S.Hatch - North Kanyon Ward
Lemuel Davis - born 4 Jul 1832 (Vermont?) son of Calen & Tryphena Davis
Lemuel ordained into 37th Quorum 9 Oct 1853
Elizabeth (Pratt) Yancey [wife of
Hiram John Yancey Sr]
Unknown exact baptism date - quite possibly 1844.
Said to have died in Missouri as the family was traveling between Williamson
County, Illinois and St Joseph Missouri ( a jumping off point for wagon trains
going West)
Some records (in error) record her Father as Asahel Pratt.
note a son by name Jesse Pratt Yancey - wouldn't it make sense if Elizabeth's
father was a Jesse Pratt?
Note that Hiram John Jr had a son named Parley Pratt Yancey.
Elizabeth (Nelson) Yancey [wife of
William Riley Yancey]
Unknown exact baptism date
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 13
July 1854 at East Weber, Utah. Elizabeth recorded as daughter of
Basel Nelson and Elizabeth - born 22 May 1823 at Montgomery County,
Tenn.
Emeline Yancey [daughter of Hiram J
Yancey sr and wife of Thomas Yancey]
Unknown exact baptism date (possibly 1844 - was born 1831 in Illinois)
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 15
July 1854 at East Weber, Utah. Emeline recorded as daughter of
Hyrum Yancey and Elizabeth - born 1 January 1831, Williamson County,
Illinois - Vol. 15, page 112, no.138
George Washington Yancey
Patriarchal Blessing 24 Apr 1904 - Shelley, Idaho. Born 24 June 1869
Son of Thomas Yancey and Melvina Price.
[RLBG-302]
Hiram
John Yancey Sr - [ son of Austin Yancey ]
1844 - Baptized in Illinois
1852 - Endowed 6 August 1852 - Salt Lake City, Utah** It seems
this date(year) may be in error. Yanceys are thoght to have come
to Utah in 1853.
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 15 July 1854 at
East Weber, Utah. Hiram - recorded as son of Austin and Maria
Yancey - born 3 Aug 1804 in Casey Cty, Kentucky - Vol. 15,
page 139, no.170
[DJY - Many have interpreted this as Cary City, Bell Co., KY - it
now seems certain that this was Casey County,
Kentucky. For a full transcript of the Patriarchal Blessing
contact Dennis Yancey - djyancey1965@gmail.com
]
Hiram John Yancey Jr.
1853 - Some records give baptism as Sep 1853, Utah (but seems no
one can produce a record to back this up)
1853 - Sealed 22 Nov 1853, Salt Lake City, Utah to Harriet Wood - performed by
Heber C. Kimball. Records shows
An endowment is recorded 10 Nov 1855 (yet he was sealed in 1853??? Some
family records seem to indicate the sealing by Heber C KImball was not really a
temple sealing but simply a marriage).
1859 - Hirams' son Adam Yancey was born 6 April 1859 (after his Father had left
the Utah Valley) - one would expect then that Hiram's last year in the valley was
late 1858 or early 1859. (keep in mind though long distance travel usually didn't
happen in the winter).
Newspaper Articles about Hiram Yancey
Also of note is that Harriet Wood was supposedly endowed
7 Feb 1852 in Salt Lake - - -at which time she would have been single and
possibly not even have known her future husband Hiram Yancey.
Also of significance is that some records report Harriet Wood as having
married James Brown 17 Sep 1859 - - and sealed to him 19 Sep 1861 in the
endowment house (though in 2014 - Familysearch does not record any sealing
between this couple - could it have been annulled?).
Jesse Pratt Yancey [son of Hiram John Yancey]
Unknown exact baptism date
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing
given by Isaac Morley 18 July 1856 at East Weber, Utah. Jesse
recorded as son of Hyrum Yancey and Elizabeth - born 10 Nov 1836,
Williamson Cty, Illinois - Vol. 16, page 186, no.169
Joseph Smith & Mahala Yancey and possibly some
of their children
Unknown exact baptism date
(possibly 1844??) - later joined RLDS
Matilda Yancey [daughter of Austin
Yancey]
1844 - (Jan?) 1844 Baptized, Illinois
1848 - traveled to Council Bluff
1850 - Arrived in in 1850 with Stevens Family as part of the William Snow / Joseph Young Company
1852 - Endowed & Sealed to William Stevens 6 August 1852,
Utah (was he civilly married to her before this???)
1870 - Received Patriarchal Blessing 25 Aug 1870 - in Holden Utah by Patriarch
Perkinse
1875 -
Grave Marker in Holden Utah, records dates 26 Jan 1803 - 5
Feb 1875 and daughter of Austin & Myran [Mariah?] YanceyObituary: The
Deseret News, Vol. XXI, No. 3, Wednesday, 21 Feb 1872:
Died: At Holden, Millard County, Feb. 4th, MATILDA, wife of Wm. Stevens, sen.,
and daughter of Austin Yancy and Myrum Gibbs.
Deceased was born in Kentucky, Jan. 26th, 1803, joined the Church in the
southern part of Illinois, came to Council Bluffs in 1848, emigrated to Utah in
1850.--Com.
Richard K. Yancey & wife and children
[son of Austin Yancey]
Uncertainty whether they were 1844 LDS converts or not.
There are no extant membership records for him or his wife (though they could
have been members)
Temple Baptism was done for him December 1925.
However of note is the fact hat his grandson James William Yancey was baptized
in 1887 (in Utah??) and Richard's son Richard Jr was baptized in 1896. and ended
up living and dying in Bonneville Co., Idaho and is buried in the Ucon Cemetery.
Susannah Catherine Yancey
[wife of Jesse P. Yancey]
No extant baptism/membership record has been found. Her parents were of Union Couny, Illinois.
Her mother died in 1836 - most probably from the effects of childbirth - leaving Susannah motherless.
Her Father remarried - but died in Illinois in 1863.
One
wonders if Susannah was raised by her maternal Penrod grandparents -
and came West with the Penrods. She is recorded as coming to Utah
in 1852.
She was married in 1854 in Utah.
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 18
July 1856 at East Weber, Utah. Susannah recorded as daughter of
Edmund and Hannah Hagler - born 17 March 1836, Union County,
Illinois - Vol. 16, page 186, no.169
Thomas Yancey [ son of Richard
Kelley Yancey and husband of Emeline Yancey]
Unknown exact baptism date (possibly 1844)
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 15
July 1854 at East Weber, Utah. Thomas recorded as son of
Elizabeth Yancey - Thomas born 15 March 1827, Warren County,
Tennessee - Vol. 15, page 112, no.137
William Riley Yancey [ son of Hiram John
Yancey ]
1844 - Baptized (Jan?) 1844, Illinois, by Levi Stewart
1852 - various
records show son William Henry being born in Oct 1852 in Illinois
1854 - Patriarchal Blessing given by Isaac Morley 13 July 1854 at
East Weber, Utah. William recorded as son of John Hiram and
Elizabeth - born 3 June 1825 Vol. 15, page 112, no.134 (some
records give birth date as 30 June 1825.
1854 - Ordained a Seventy 1 Jan 1854 by Joseph Young. - Record No
1 C 38th Quorum, page 235
1856 - Endowed & Sealed 10 June 1856, Salt Lake City, Utah
William Riley Yancey [ son of Austin Yancey ] & Rachel
Duncan
Uncertainty whether they were 1844 LDS converts or not.
James Duncan (1794-1874) son of John P Dunkin and Lydia Spiller
possibly baptized in 1844 - later went west and died in Bountiful Utah
Endowed Dec 1845 in Nauvoo Temple.
(James was brother of Rachel Duncan who married William R. Yancey)
Research would seem to indicate that the first Yanceys were baptized into the LDS faith as result of the preaching of Levi Stewart in 1844 in Illinois.
see this site for more information. http://www.stewartkin.com/foundation/missionary.html
Oct 1843-April 1844 Levi Stewart writes a letter to the Times & Season, Nauvoo, Illinois, dated 13 April 1844. “I have traveled near six months since July last, most of which time I labored in Franklin, Williamson, and Johnson counties, in the south part of this state, Illinois. There had been but few discourses delivered by any of the elders in these parts, therefore, prejudice was great. After hearing the Gospel for themselves, the honest in heart began to discover the many falsehoods that have over ‑run the country, and began to investigate the doctrines of Christ. The result was, many believed, and I had more calls for preaching than I could attend to, and through the assistance of God, I was enabled to baptize 24 souls. I left many more believing; whom I hope will obey the Gospel. There is a great door open for preaching. My prayer to God is for the rolling forth of His Kingdom, Until the kingdoms of this world become the Kingdoms of our God.” Your brother in the Everlasting Covenant, Levi Stewart
The exact details of the Yanceys conversion is not known - but among those that converted were probably: Hiram Yancey and wife Elizabeth, William Riley & wife Elizabeth, Matilda Yancey, Thomas Yancey, Benjamin Kelly & wife Nancy Yancey, Joseph Smith & wife Mahala Yancey, James Duncan
A few interesting letters in relation to LDS records - note the signature of Joseph Fielding Smith
Another letter of interest:
[Ref: RLBO-7438]
Firth, Idaho
Route #1 Box 123B
June 23, 1965
Sister Bertha Y Jensen
Dear Sister Jensen:
I am sure I should be calling you a cousin. How far removed I don't
know. I am very new at this genealogy work having spent almost forty two years
(August 30th) teaching in the different organizations of the church.
You will see how terribly "green" I am when you see my records
that I am sending you. I fully intended having them corrected first but I
did want you to know that the George Washington Yancey family were alive and
wanting to find out more information about father and his family. When I was a
child I remember father speaking of a cousin (first cousin as I remember
correctly) Adam Yancey who lived in Groveland used to come up to Shelley to
attend conference and have dinner with us, as we lived in Shelley all of my
life. My second sister Sophia Hannah Yancey Casper said that Hyrum Yancey
was often spoken of by father and mother and by “Aunt Sis" (Telitha Yancey
- wife of Richard Kelley Yancey ( as we always called father's half-sister
(Telitha was father's half-sister - different father but same mother).
My sister, the one mentioned, Sophia, also claims that Thomas Yancey and
Richard Kelley Yancey are brothers and she didn’t know which one was the
oldest. Also she thought that Margaret Melvina Price, father's mother was
Dutch as father always said that he was a "Dutchman" . We
always assumed that until reading in the Yancey book that they descended from
the Welsh. I bought one from your mother about two or three years
ago and was really sorry that my father's genealogy wasn’t there in it. I
didn’t even know of the book at all until I met Judson's wife Marion after we
started doing janitorial work in the Firth Elementary School where she teaches.
I got your address from Marion and also went to Gerald's testimonial hoping
that I would meet many Yanceys - but being of the shy retiring nature I
didn't make an issue of it - so didn’t meet many of them. I did meet Judson and
another of your brothers. Saw and talked to your Mother. I
sincerely appreciated her selling me of the Yancey books even if my father’s
family weren’t mentioned there.
According to my sister's understanding, Margaret Melvina evidently married a
Smith as she had one daughter Telitha Smith who married Richard Kelley
Yancey. Later Margaret Melvina married Thomas Yancey and her daughter
Telitha married Thomas's brother Richard Kelley Yancey.
Smith could have been Margaret Melvina's maiden name, we don't know.
Seems like we can't get much information on father's family.
We do now this for surety, Father had a brother Alexander Yancey (if he had
a second name we never did know it). He spent his reclining
years with his half-sister Telitha Yancey (this was after my father died as
he didn't even come to father's funeral). - we didn't know where he
was. and lamented the fact that he wished that he had married and raised a good
family like his brother George had done. I’m not sure whether he was a member
of the church or not. Father was a convert and if I remember correctly
joined in Illinois, so perhaps Uncle Alex was a member also. He suffered
much dropsy so badly that his legs would swell up and break open and the water
or fluid would run from his legs. I remember of visiting at Aunt Sis
Telitha's and seeing him sit with his legs bandished [bandaged?] in strips of
cloth each foot in a pan where the fluid would rain into. We really liked
him as he always had a good sense of humor in spite of his afflictions. I
know he had an LDS funeral and was buried in Ucon as my sister's Sophia’s husband
helped dig his grave - but there isn’t any marker and no knowledge of his being
buried there in the Ucon Cemetery books. But we know he was buried there and it
was in the lot belonging to Richard Kelley Yancey and his wife Telitha Smith
Yancey. My brother in law Earl Casper helped dig the grave but there isn’t any
record of it recorded in the cemetery books. None at all! Now Sister Jensen -
how does one get around that? I surely would appreciate any help you can
give me or help me with my father's family and his parents and grandparents.
My father was given a patriarchal Blessing "given by A. C. Jensen.
April 24th 19?? at Shelley, Idaho - upon the head of George Washington Yancey,
son of Thomas Yancey and Melvina Price. born June 24 1869, Williamson Co.,
Illinois. This is the first part of that blessing and I thought maybe this
information might help you as perhaps A. C. Jensen might be your husband's
relative. Any way it may give you some leads in helping me find records
of my father. As days go by I seem to be getting really anxious to get
this work done in spite of my many other jobs in and out of the church. When
one is in the ward ad stake one keeps busy but I still want to get this work
done very much.
Can you tell me where I can write in Illinois or other places to find out
about Father's family? Am sending an envelope along hoping you can assist
me. I understand the [ ? ? ] back there have changed and I don't know where to
write.
Please don't judge my records too harshly as when I get them fixed to send
in I'll send you them only it will probably be reversed. You will be
sending me the completed information so I can get them recorded correctly. If
you can help me I'll gladly help reimburse you for your trouble. We don’t
have much but I don’t expect you to help me without some money.
Thank You Sister Jensen. I sincerely hope I have given you something
of value to you. Hope to be hearing from you real soon.
Sincerely
Eva Yancey Nelson.