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Died:
died from Diphtheria

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John Drysdale was born 8 October 1837 at Hulme , Lancashire, England. He was the son of James and Margaret (Arnot) Drysdale. Against his parents' wishes, he emigrated on board the Elvira Owen to New Orleans, then on to Utah, with his 3 brothers. Whether he converted to a Morman in England or after he came to American is unknown. He crossed the plains in the Captain Dailey Company in 1853.

OBITUARY: DRYSDALE John Drysdale, an early pioneer of Cedar Fort, died at his home in that place April 4. Mr. Drysdale was born Oct. 10, 1837. He came to Utah in 1853. He crossed the ocean in the ship Elvira Owen in a company of emigrants in charge of Elder John R. Winder. He went to California in 1854, where he remained during the winter, coming back the next summer when Johnson's army came to Utah. He located first at Bountiful and later moved to Clearfield. He was in the Tintic war and took part in the skirmish in which George and Washburn Carson were killed. Soon after this episode he located in Cedar Fort, where he had lived until his death. He married Emma Clark July 8, 1861, and to them were born nine children, six of whom, and his widow, survive him. He had been a prominent citizen and took part in many religious and secular affairs in the community. (Deseret News 15 May 1912)

(Research):Possibly the son of James Drysdale 1810-1900 and Christina Ann Arnot 1814-1879

Birth:
Or 26. February 1835, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ???

John married Emma Clark on 8 Jul 1861 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, USA. Emma (daughter of James Clark and Elizabeth Pearson) was born on 25 Jul 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England; died on 15 Jun 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
or in Longridge, England?

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Married:
On July 8,1861, John Drysdale was married to Emma Clark, a beautiful slender girl with dark hair and dark eyes. They were married in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Emma was born July 25, 1845 in Longridge, England, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Pearson Clark, who crossed the ocean in the year 1850, when Emma was five years old. On crossing the ocean they encountered a terrific storm in the Gulf of Mexico. All the masts of their sailing vessel were broken and they drifted in the Gulf for two weeks. Finally, they landed in New Orleans and from there went up the Mississippi River to St. Louis by steam boat.

James + Margaret Arnot. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Possibly Arnott

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The family crossed the ocean in the year 1850, when Emma was five years old. On crossing the ocean they encountered a terrific storm in the Gulf of Mexico. All the masts of their sailing vessel were broken and they drifted in the Gulf for two weeks. Finally, they landed in New Orleans and from there went up the Mississippi River to St. Louis by steam boat.

James + Elizabeth Pearson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + Katherine Beveridge. Katherine was born on 8 Jun 1779; was christened on 13 Jun 1779 in Dunfermline Associate Session, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]