Moses WILKINSON

                   Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men:

WILKINSON, MOSES (son of Charles Wilkinson and Sarah Merser). Born Feb. 13, 1837, at Bradford, Eng. Came to Utah 1862, Henry W. Miller company. Married Sarah Ann Butterworth January, 1858 at Lawrence, Mass. (daughter of James and Susan Butterworth, both of Lawrence, Mass., the former came to Utah with Henry W. Miller company). She was born Nov. 18, 1840. Their children: Mary J. b. Nov. 21, 1859, m. Peter Midwed; Etty H. b. Aug. 14, 1861, m. David Broadhurst; Emily b. Jan. 12, 1864, m. Carl Lund; Lovenia b. Jan. 14, 1866, m. Julius Jensen; Martha Ann b. Oct. 14, 1867, d. aged 11; Roseatta b. Oct. 13, 1869, m. Nuten Brown; Moses b. Oct. 3, 1871, m. Alice Peck; Ella May b. June 14, 1873, d. aged 6; Laura Isabella b. March 28, 1875, m. Henry Lidyard; James A. b. Sept. 30, 1876, m. Clyde Boyal; Ernest E. A. b. March 28, 1879, m, Cora Midwed; Forest Butterworth b. Nov. 8, 1880; Alvin M. b. Sept. 27, 1882. Family home East Mill Creek, Utah. Married Mary Ellen Bircumshaw Jan. 11, 1869, at Salt Lake City (daughter of Joseph Bircumshaw and Rosetta Plackett, both of Taghill Ena, Derbyshire, Eng.—pioneers August, 1865, Captain Atwood company). She was born Aug. 13, 1851. Their children: Alma b. July 16, 1870, m. Jennie M. Decker; Drucilla b. Feb. 21, 1873, died; John Willard b. Aug. 12, 1875; Joseph Albert b. April 19, 1878, m. Maggie Gilless; Rosa Hanna b. Sept. 5, 1880, m. Alma M. Peck; Amelia May b. May 17, 1883, m. Thomas Reese; Charles Henry b. Nov. 20, 1885; Samuel Bircumshaw b. Nov. 23, 1887, m. Olive Peck. Family home Mill Creek, Utah. Seventy; chorister of East Mill Creek ward 30 years. Farmer. Died Jan. 11, 1899, at East Mill Creek, Utah.