Luke Johnson
Luke Johnson (1807-1861) was born in 1807 in Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vermont. He was the son of John Johnson and Alice (Elsa) Jacobs. He married Susan Harminda Poteet on 1 Nov. 1833 in Cabell Co., Virginia; widowed in 1846. He married America Morgan Clark in Mar. 1847. He was baptized 10 May 1831. He served in church leadership positions in Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio with Wilford Woodruff and traveled across the plains in the same company as Wilford in 1847. He died in 1861 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Luke Johnson (KWJC-B99), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). Luke Johnson, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/luke-johnson, accessed 9 Feb. 2022). Luke Johnson, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/luke-johnson, accessed 17 Jan. 2022).
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Excerpt:Turley spoke of the knowledge of God coveri ng the earth as the waters cover the great deep &c I blessed 5 children & lade hands upon 5 that were sick Spent the night in Burslem took supper with Brother Isaac Whittaker. distance of the day 14 miles January 28, 1840 ~ Tuesday 28th I applyed for a license but the justice had not power to grant me one [FIGURE] that he knew of. I preached in Birmingham ^Birslem^ ...Dates:January 28, 1840 January 29, 1840 -
Excerpt:A Coppy of a letter Written by Elder Thomas B. Marsh Directed to Elder Willford Woodruff Dated July 14. 1838 Elder W. Woodruff. [FIGURE] Sir; a fiew days since Prest. Joseph Smith jr and some others were assembled to attend to some Church business when it was thought proper to select those who was designed of the LORD to fill the places of those of the twelve who had fallen ^x^away^x^ namely Wm. E Mclellin, Lyman E. Johnson,Dates:July 14, 1838 August 10, 1838 -
Excerpt:President Young then baptized the following persons Joseph Young D. H. Wells A. Carrington L. W. Hardy J. C. Little & Gilbert Clements & was mouth in confirming them all except D. H. Wells. H.C. Kimball spoke upon his head, this made 10 persons which President Young Baptized & confirmed. * Heber C Kimball then baptized President Brigham Young & confirmed him & said (J. M. Grant also laid on ...Dates:October 3, 1856 October 4, 1856 -
Excerpt:July 16, 1847 ~ Friday 16 I took Brs Young & Rockwood into my Carriage & drove on with the Camp 6 1/2 miles & nooned in the same valley which we nam ed Mathews vale we travled in the afternoon 9 1/2 miles with per- pendicular rocks on one side & steep bluffs on the other thousands of feet high we had a bad road for the sick to travel in & wearied Br Young out & he was sick at night. for several mil[es] on the North ...Dates:July 16, 1847 July 17, 1847 July 18, 1847 July 19, 1847 July 20, 1847 -
Excerpt:Brother W. Woo^d^ruff. Sir, your Letter of the 9th of March, dire- cted to Bishop Partridge, Presidents Joseph Smith Jr, Sidney Rigdon, ^and^ Hyram Smith, and the Saints in Zion, came safely to them, some day's since. aAnd on account of the press of business now on their hands, ^and the request of J Smi◊th Jr,^ I have taken it upon me to answer it. You say, that you have heard of the deplorable state of things in Kirtland; and it gave me much Joy to learn ... -
Excerpt:Elder W. Woodruff. Sir; a fiew days since, Prest. Joseph Smith Jr. and somone others ware assembled togeather to attend to some church business, when it was thaught proper to select those who ware designed of the Lord to fill the places of those of the twelve who had fallen; mainely Wm. E McLellin, Lyman E. Johnson, Luke Johnson, and John F. Bointon. The persons selected were John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford ...Dates:July 14, 1838 -
Excerpt:be reapted if the wheat is sowed. & God is a[s]sisting his servents in this country, & the work is begining to roll forth more & more whare it is faithfully proclaimed & signs do truly follow believers for which we feel thankful. I believe that churches will spedily be esstablished in London, Liverpool, Birmingham & that all of the capitol places of England will hear the sound of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There appears to be many looking for truth to come ... -
Excerpt:October 16, 1857 ~ Friday Oct 16th I am vary poorly this morning yet I went to the office of President Young. An express had Just arived Bringing a long Letter to Govornor Young from Col Allexander concerning the present state of affairs also a letter from General Wells. the Breth- ren had taken a heard of cattle of some 700 head & were bringing them in. It was reported in the Army that Col Johnson would soon be up with ...Dates:October 16, 1857 October 17, 1857 October 18, 1857 -
Excerpt:March 10 put up in the upper story of my granery in the ear and the damp state began to heat and mold I went to work and carried about 200 bushels of ears in baskets down a ladder on my sholder then miy wives and children took it and carried it and spread [it] in my chambers in the house when I got through I was vary weary and sore. Elder G A Smith returned from Provo at 5 oclok March 11, 1858 ~Thursday 11th I ...Dates:March 11, 1858 March 12, 1858 March 13, 1858 March 14, 1858 March 15, 1858 -
Excerpt:March 16, 1858 ~ Tuesday March 16 The rush valley company met in the Office in the morning Luke Johnson was present the Indians are stealing horses and cattle and threatning life to such a degree that President Young sent word to Bishop Rowbury to gather in the people and stock on the outpost and set a guard to watch the passes I called upon President Young to ask his council about the Johnson settlement ...Dates:March 16, 1858 March 17, 1858 March 18, 1858 March 19, 1858