read this from http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:tKp1TAdWtrgJ:www.irafears.com/rubyleebowlingancestors/pafn04.htm+%22mormon+springs%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=130 THE MORMON CHURCH In the late G.J. Leftwichs files is found a letter from B.H. Roberts telling of an early migration of Mormons from Mississippi, principally from Monroe County, to Utah. The Facts are taken from a history of the Mormon People found in Chapter 70 of Americana, Page 659. An abstract of the article reads: The Mississippi colony of Saints were converts chiefly from Monroe County. This colony originally consisted of fourteen families from Monroe County, Mississippi, who, under the leadership of William Crosby, and John Brown, left their homes April 8, 1846. They arrived in Independence, Missouri in the latter part of May, where they were joined by others (not of Mississippi.) The united company had twenty-five wagons and they organized for the Western journey by choosing William Crosby Captain, and Robert Crow, (not from Monroe, but probably a relative of Monroe Crows) and John Holladay, Counsellors. They wintered at Pueblo, Colorado, which point they reached August 7, after traveling 1600 miles. They started a church at Pueblo. On Sept. 1, eight members of the company including William Crosby and John Brown, started back to Monroe County for the purpose of brining their families out. They arrived at Monroe County Oct. 29, 1846. They there received orders from Brigham Young not to bring their families out until the following year, but instead thereof, to fit out and send all the men that could be spared to go west as pioneers. Accordingly, a small company of men, including four colored men servants were fitted out with two wagons. John Brown, Matthew Ivory, David Powell and two colored men, Hark Lay and Oscar Crosby, joined the first colony at Fort Laramie, Wyoming in June 1847. Presumably, the survivors of this second expedition, and the after-coming families eventually joined those who preceded them to Utah. The other names given as members of the first party were: Ten of the name of Crow, four of the name Threlkill (Probably Thrailkill) Archibald Little, James Chesney and Lewis B. Myers. This Company had a splendid outfit, strong, fresh mules, four to a wagon, and good wagons. Beyond this, the writer knows nothing of the Mormon Church in Monroe County. He has heard that a large umber of Mormon converts have moved to the West from adjacent counties in Alabama and some from Monroe County since 1847, and that some have remained in the County. The original Mormon Church was located near Mormon Springs. -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > it's at: > http://heritage.uen.org/resources/Wcb8eb941dc3be.htm > r/Steven Mitchell > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: > > > Somewhere embedded in the LDS website is a history of this group. What I > > remember about their history is how they were described as been very hardy, > > rough and tumble, and resourceful. The article relates how many of the pioneer > > groups leaving Salt Lake City later was led by members of this group because > > these characteristics. > > > > Greg > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > Date: 2006/12/18 Mon PM 04:16:51 EST > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Mississippi Saints > > > > > > I've found out that the Mormon marker was erected in 1996 near the Mormon > > Springs Branch... Aha! See the topozone map at: ..you'll probably have to cut > > and paste the whole address.... > > > > > > > > > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.8264&lon=-88.2956&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=D > > > RG&size=l&s=50 > > > > > > ....still don't know what it says or looks like.... > > > r/Steven Mitchell > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: > > > > > > > For those interested he is a place to start looking at the Mormons of > Monroe > > > > County: http://www.utahcrossroads.org/newsv8n2.htm > > > > > > > > Scroll down page until you see this article: The Forgotten Pioneers, Part > I > > by > > > > Norma B. 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