Dan Heres a start "There's a mighty big difference between good, sound facts and facts that sound good." Ronald Colby rmcolby@micro-net.com Salt Lake City, Utah Researching the descendants and ancestors of Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-? Visit us at: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rcolby/colby_ft.htm Willey, James Grey (Male)or Willie, James Grey Birth: Willey, James Grey (Male) Date: November 1, 1814 Place: Murrell Green, Hampshire, ENG Alternate Place: Taunton, Somersetshire, ENG Parents: Willey, James Grey (Male) Father: Willie, William Mother: Sutton, Mary Death: Willey, James Grey (Male) Date: October 9, 1895 Place: Mendon, Cache, UT, USA Alternate Date: September 9, 1895 Burial Date: October 13, 1895 Buried: Mendon, Cache, UT, USA Marriage Information: Willey, James Grey (Male) Spouse: Pettit, Elizabeth Ann Date: June 13, 1846 Place: New York City, New York, NY, USA Children: Willey, James Grey (Male) Name: Birthdate: Place: 1. Willie, William Pettit July 12, 1848 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA 2. Willie, Mary Sutton May 31, 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA 3. Willie, John Smith May 12, 1852 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA 4. Willie, James Nephi September 27, 1857 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA 5. Willie, Elizabeth Emma April 28, 1859 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Marriage Number 2 Willey, James Grey (Male) Spouse: Gregory, Elizabeth Marriage Number 3 Willey, James Grey (Male) Spouse: Gregory, Charlotte Ann Church Ordinance Data: Willey, James Grey (Male) Baptism Date: February 1842 Ordained Bishop Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT 7th ward Ordained Patriarch Temple Ordinance Data: Willey, James Grey (Male) Endowment Date: June 12, 1852 Sealed to Parents Date: February 25, 1943 Temple: Logan, Cache, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Number 1 Date: June 22, 1867 Temple: Endowment House, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Places of Residence: Willey, James Grey (Male) Mendon, Cache, UT, USA; 1859-1895 Vocations: Willey, James Grey (Male) Merchant Comments: Willey, James Grey (Male)James emigrated to the United States when about twenty-twoyears of age. He came to the Great Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1847, crossing the plains in Captain J. B. Noble's Fifty of Jedediah M. Grant's Hundred. In 1852-56 he filled a mission to Great Britain, and on returning home in 1856 he was captain of one of the belated handcart companies which suffered so much that year in crossing the mountains in the snow. Many of the emigrants lost their lives on that memorable journey, exposed to hunger and cold. Soon after his return from his mission Brother Willie was called to succeed William G. Perkins as Bishop of the 7th ward, Salt Lake City, which position he held until the spring of 1859, when he moved to Cache Valley, making his residence at Mendon. Here he resided until the time of his death. Brother Willie held many important positions, both civil and ecclesiastical, which he filled with honor. At his death he left a wife, three! daughters and two sons and upwards of thirty grandchildren. He died as he had lived, a faithful Latter-day Saint, and held the office of a Patriarch when he passed to the great beyond. Comments: #21. James was among the 3rd ten in the Kimball company that came to Utah in 1847. ---------- > Can someone tell me where I may find information on > James G. Willie ancestors and relatives? .... His Genealogy? > > Thank You! > > Sincerely, > Dan Rynearson >