annwalmsley
History of Bear Lake Pioneers, pages 851-852
by Lola Thornock Dunn
Ann Elizabeth was the ninth child born to Francis Hodgkinson and Jane Malley on August 24, 1807 in Chipping, Lancashire, England. She was also baptized and confirmed a member of the Chipping Roman Catholic Church on her birth day. On December 25, 1826, Ann married a young fellow by the name of Thomas Walmsley who was also from Chipping. He was a blacksmith by trade. Together the couple had six children, four of whom made it to adulthood.
Children of Thomas Walmsley and Ann Elizabeth Hodgkinson
John Walmsley b-25
Mar 1830 in Chipping England; d-28 May 1908 in Montpelier; m-Sarah McCann
Francis Walmsley b-1833 in Chipping England
William Walmsley b-1834 in Chipping England
Thomas Walmlsey d-1835 in Chipping England; d-1899
Nancy Marinda Walmsley b-1839 in Chipping England
Heber Chase Kimball Walmsley b-1841 in Chipping England; d-1863 in America in
Cache Co Utah
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Ann Elizabeth Walmsley was one of the first nine converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the British Isles. At the time of her baptism, she was plagued with consumption. She was partially healed when she was baptized and then completely when she was confirmed a member. She was taught the Gospel by Heber C. Kimball.
She and her first husband, Thomas Walmsley, with their family came over to America to join the Saints. In Nauvoo, Illinois, Thomas died Nov 16, 1842. She later married Isaac Palmer, Jr. They helped settle the Salt Lake Valley. Isaac left for the gold fields of California and never returned.
Children of Isaac Palmer and Ann
Elizabeth Hodgkinson
Journal Palmer b-1846 in Winter Quarters Iowa
Isaac Hodgkinson Palmer b-12 Oct 1848 in Winter Quarters Iowa; d-19 Dec 1928 in
Thatcher Arizona; br-Eden Cemetery; m-Alice Elizabeth Holmes
Rhoda Palmer
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Ann married a third time to John Dalton, by and in the house of Brigham Young. She was his second wife, as John decided to practice polygamy. There were no children born to this union and the marriage only lasted a couple of weeks. She and her children moved to Bloomington in the Bear Lake Valley to settle and to be near her oldest son, John. Even though her home was a crude one, she was a neat, orderly, and splendid housekeeper.
In her later years, when her eyesight failed her, she would have family members read the Bible to her. They would purposely miss verses, and Ann had them go back and read what they skipped over. She died in Wardboro Idaho 2 Nov 1890 and was buried in Bloomington, where a monument was erected to her memory.
It reads: 'Ann Elizabeth Walmsley, August 24, 1806-November 16, 1888. The first female convert to the LDS. Church in Europe, Baptized by Heber C. Kimball July 30, 1837. At the time she was ill and a cripple, unable to walk. She was healed by the Power of the Priesthood.'
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Children of Isaac Hodgkinson Palmer and Alice Elizabeth Holmes
Ann Elizabeth Palmer b-24 Dec 1871 in
Bloomington; d-8 Apr 1929 in Eden Arizona; br-Eden Cemetery
Isaac James Palmer b-3 Oct 1873 in Bloomington; d-6 Oct 1945 in Safford Arizona;
br-Thatcher Cemetery
Emanuel Palmer b-2 July 1877 in Bloomington; d-2 May 1964 in Thatcher Arizona;
br-Thatcher Cemetery
Minnie Palmer b-28 Aug 1881 in Preston; d-1 July 1962 in Mesa Arizona; br-Eden
Cemetery
Ellis Palmer b-22 Sep 1883 in Bloomington Idaho; d-23 Aug 1952 in Ashland
Oregon; br-Mountain View Cemetery
Van Doran Palmer b-29 Sep 1888 in Preston Idaho; d-10 Jan 1941 in Phoenix
Arizona; br-Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
Levi Lester Palmer b-6 Sep 1891 in Preston; d-18 Aug 1965 in Safford Arizona; br-Eden
Cemetery
Alice Miranda Palmer b-27 Mar 1895 in Eden Arizona; d-23 Jan 1974 in Mesa
Arizona; br-City of Mesa Cemetery
Amy Palmer b-12 June 1897 in Eden Arizona; d-17 Mar 1978 in Globe Arizona; br-Eden
Cemetery
Zilphra Sophronia Palmer b-2 July 1899 in Eden Arizona; d-23 Aug 1967 in
Thatcher Arizona br-Thatcher Cemetery