PIONEER HISTORY OF William Peacock Jr. (1810 – 1875) & Phyllis Hyom (1810 – 1890)

1. PIONEER HISTORY OF
William Peacock Jr. (1810 – 1875) &
Phyllis Hyom (1810 – 1890)
Files of: Erma P. Gordon Anderson (additions by Joe Anderson)
Joe Anderson: A Great Greatgrandson
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William Peacock Jr.
Born: 9 May 1810 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 25 May 1875 at Smithfield, Cache, Utah
Phyllis Hyom Peacock
Born: 5 Jul 1810 at St.Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Died: 12 Oct 1890 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Buried: Smithfield, Cache Co., Utah
Married: 9 Nov 1834, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Saint James, Paddington, London, England https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NV6H-T42
Watford & St. Albans were fairly cosmopolitan towns during the mid 1800’s. But let’s remember life
could be rather grueling for middle class working families in England. Children went to work at age 10-
12 and 12 to 14 hour days were common. This being much different than the “wild west” of Northern
Utah during mid to late 1800.
St James, Paddington, London

2. Watford, Hertfordshire, England St.Albans, Hertfordshire, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watford
Watford is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England situated 21 miles northwest of London. The
borough lies just to the north of Greater London.
Watford remained an agricultural community with some cottage industry for many centuries. The
Industrial Revolution brought the Grand Junction Canal in 1798 and the London and Birmingham
Railway in 1837, both located here for the same reasons the road had followed centuries before, seeking
an easy gradient over the Chiltern Hills.
Water: Watford is on the main Grand Union Canal route northwards from London. Today there is little
commercial use, since the advent of the railway, but the canal is used for recreational purposes.
The River Gade and the River Colne also run through Watford.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbots_Langley
Abbots Langley, Hertford or Hertfordshire, England, is listed as William Peacock Jr.’s birthplace in
some genealogical reports. Abbots Langley is a village in the English county of Hertfordshire.
Economically the village is closely linked to Watford part of the Rural District of Watford., until 1974.
Now is included in the Three Rivers district.
Hertfordshire, Watford, Canal Locks 1900's - Hertfordshire, Watford, High Street late 1900's

3. Hertfordshire, Watford, Hertfordshire, Watford, Grove Mill Lane
Cassiobury Park Canal Locks
Watford Horticultural & St Mary's Parish Church
Floricultural Show, Cassiobury Park Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Illustrated London News, 1855
Navigation Bridge From Britton's Cassiobury, The Canal, Cassiobury Park, Watford
published 1837

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Albans
St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire,
England, around 22 miles north of central London. It was originally named Verlamion by the Ancient
British, Catuvellauni tribe. It was the first major town on the old Roman road of Watling Street for
travelers heading north and became the Roman city of Verulamium. After the Roman withdrawal, and
prior to becoming known as St Albans, the town was called Verlamchester or Wæclingacaester.
The mediaeval town grew up on the hill to the east of this around the Benedictine foundation of St Albans
Abbey. This at the spot where tradition has it that St Alban, the first British Christian martyr, was
beheaded sometime before AD 324. It was, at one time, the principal abbey in England and the first draft
of Magna Carta was drawn up there, reflecting its political importance.
The Abbey Church, now St Albans Cathedral (formally the Cathedral & Abbey Church of St Alban but
still known locally as The Abbey) became the parish church when it was bought by the local people in
1553, soon after the priory was dissolved in 1539. It was made a cathedral in 1877 when the City Charter
was granted.
The Clock Tower, the only medieval example in the country. From the beginning it had a mechanical
clock, a great rarity at that time. As the Abbey also had one, this was probably the reason for having the
same. Indeed, the Clock Tower itself seems to have been intended as a visible statement of St. Albans'
civic ambitions against the power of the Abbot. It was both a look out as well as a curfew, ringing out the
times when people had to be indoors "covering the fire".
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher,
statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method.

5. St Albans and Watford are about 8 miles apart
William Peacock Jr. and Phyllis Hyom Peacock
MARRIED
9 Nov 1834 at Watford, Hertfordshire, England,
and were sealed 28 Nov 1866, at Endowment
House, Salt Lake City, Utah
Name/Date Born
William Peacock Jr. B: 9 May 1810 Emigrated 1866
Phyllis Hyom B:5 Jul 1810 Emigrated 1866
CHILDREN
Their children were all born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
William John B:14 Sep 1834 Died: 2 May 1849 (drowned) 14 yr. 8 mo. old
Harriet Louisa B: 10 Nov 1836 Emigrated 1863
Alfred James B: 4 Mar 1838 Emigrated 1856
John B: 11 Dec 1839 Died: 22 May 1852 - Abt 12 ½ yrs. old.
Mary Ann “Annie” B: 19 Mar 1842 Emigrated 1863
Emily Ellen B: 25 Jan 1844 Emigrated 1861
Martha B: 8 Jan 1848 Emigrated 1866
Thomas Joseph B: 13 Apr 1851 Emigrated 1866
Clara Elizabeth Jane B: 19 Jul 1854 Emigrated 1866

6. Perpetual Emigrating Fund
The Church inaugurated the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company (PEF) in 1849. The PEF used Church
assets and private contributions to assist poor emigrants from the eastern U.S. and Europe on their
journey to the Salt Lake Valley. The funds were extended as a loan rather than as a gift, and sponsored
emigrants signed a note obligating themselves to repay the PEF after they arrived in Utah. This
obligation could be met through cash, commodities, or labor. It is estimated that prior to its dismantling
in 1887, the PEF assisted more than 30,000 people to travel to Utah by wagon, by pulling a handcart or
(after 1869) by rail.
Peacock, William, 1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
Peacock, Phillis, 1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
Peacock, Martha, 1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
Peacock, Thomas, 1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
Peacock, Clara, 1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
William Peacock Jr. and Phyllis Hyom Peacock along with their three youngest children:
Martha, Thomas Joseph, and Clara Elizabeth Jane.
6 Jun 1866 Departed: Liverpool, England aboard the ship “St Mark”
24 Jul 1866 Arrived: New York, New York, USA
26 Jul 1866 Departed: New York
3 Aug 1866 Arrived: Wyoming, Nebraska
8 Aug-1866 Departed: Wyoming, Nebraska with Scott Co. and Lowery Co.
8 Oct-1866 Scott Co. Arrived: Salt Lake City, Utah, William, and 2 children
22 Oct-1866 Lowery Co. Arrived: Salt Lake City, Utah, Phyllis & Martha (SEE NOTES at end)
The family made their home in Smithfield, Cache Co., Utah
Smithfield, Cache Co., Utah
William and Phyllis Peacock were sealed, 28 Nov
1866, at Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Utah,
William Peacock, Jr. Died 25 May 1875, Smithfield, Cache, Utah
Phyllis Hyom Peacock Died 12 Oct 1890 at SLC, Utah; buried at Smithfield,Cache Co.,Utah

7. FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR IMMIGRATION FROM ENGLAND TO UTAH.
ST MARK PASSENGER LIST
MORMON IMMIGRATION INDEX British Mission Registers
PEACOCK, William <1810> St.Mark 1866 Age:56 Origin: England Occ:Painter Note:BMR,p.291.
PEACOCK, Thomas J. <1851> St.Mark 1866 Age:15 Origin: England Occ:Laborer
PEACOCK, Clara E. J.<1855>St.Mark 1866 Age:11 Origin: England
PEACOCK, Phillis <1810> St.Mark 1866 Age:56 Origin: England Occ:Wife
Note: SMR, p.291; Listed on the St. Mark [6 Jun 1966]"Did not go"(BMR).
PEACOCK, Martha <1848> St.Mark 1866 Age:18 Origin: England Occ:Spinster
Note: SMR, p. 291; Listed on the St. Mark [6 Jun 1866]"Did not go"(BMR).
I believe: Phyllis Hyom Peacock<1810> Age 56 and daughter Martha Peacock<1848> Age 18
DID GO & were aboard the St Mark. Probably as paid passengers. (SEE NOTE AT END).
Ship: St. Mark
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:335/keywords:St.+Mark+1866
Date of Departure: 6 Jun 1866 Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
LDS Immigrants: 104, Church Leader: Alfred Stevens
Date of Arrival: 24 Jul 1866, Port of Arrival: New York, New York
The second cabin was occupied by 95 adult passengers, members of the Church of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Alfred Stevens, an English sea captain, was appointed president and unanimously sustained by the
vote of the Saints. The Saints were suitably instructed in relation to the voyage, and were promised a safe
passage on conditions of due diligence to all their duties. . . ."
Autobiography and Diary of William Edmund
Gooch
". . . On the 6th June 1866 instant the fine packet
ship Saint Mark cleared from Liverpool for New
York, carrying several hundred emigrants. The
second cabin was occupied by 95 adult
passengers, members of the Church of Latter-
day Saints. Elder Alfred Stevens, an English sea
captain, was appointed president and
unanimously sustained by the vote of the Saints.
The Saints were suitably instructed in relation to
the voyage, and were promised a safe passage on
conditions of due diligence to all their duties. . .
."
Autobiography and Diary of William Edmund Gooch
[…]
4 June 1866 - Through the wonderful assistance of the Lord I am safe on board the ship St. Mark leaving
all I had behind me. Nothing but divine power could have brought me away from my beloved family.
15 June 1866 I have a little work to teach a few boys since the 9th but some seem to care more for play
and eating then come an hour to receive instruction. We have many things yet to learn before Zion is
perfected
27 June 1866 - I have been poorly for the last 4 days haven taken cold and have stomach disorders.
Windy. Brought on bad circulation. The ordinance received and feel better. Lord, strengthen my heart
and faith in thee.
29 June 1866 – […] I am in tolerable health this morning.

8. 7 July 1866 - Felt thankful for a wind to deliver us from our prison here and gratitude for my Father's
care. I went to the forepart of the ship at bedtime. Felt a whisper to go back to the other side of the
vessel for such is the desperate state of the sailors. They would throw any Mormons overboard if they
could do it in the dark.
24 July 1866 - Landed at New York on the 24th of July 1866 after a fun, but long, voyage. Got registered
at Castle Garden. Left there, passed through Canada by New Haven to Montreal, Toronto up to Point
Edward cross the river. St. Clair to Fort Huron, passed on to Quincy, ILL. crossed the Mississippi, then
onward to St. Joseph, MO. Embarked on a steamer, got to Wyoming [Nebraska] on the 3rd in the
afternoon.
Cattle Garden, New York: The customs immigration receiving area .
First name Surname Occup, Age Sex Arrived Origin Ship
William Peacock Farmer 56 M 24 Jul 1866 England Saint Mark
Thomas J. Peacock Child 5 M 24 Jul 1866 England Saint Mark
Clara Peacock Child 11 F 24 Jul 1866 England Saint Mark
Phyllis Hyom Peacock and Martha Peacock still do not show up at Castle Garden, New York
BUT I believe they were there. SEE NOTE at end
Castle Gardens 
DEPART: FROM NEW YORK TO
WYOMING, NEBRASKA
"Returned," Deseret News [Weekly], 19
Sept. 1866
“Elder Taylor informs us that the
immigration traveled from New York
this season by a new route, by New
Haven, through Connecticut, into
Massachusetts, then to Vermont, and by
the Vermont Central line to Canada;
thence west. This route, although longer,
proved healthier than that usually
traveled by our immigration, while the
cost of transportation was $5 per head cheaper than by any other line. Br. Taylor speaks in very high
terms of Lansing L. Millis, Esq., of the Vermont Central line, who contributed in every way he could to
make the passengers comfortable and expedite their progress.
Autobiography and Diary of William Edmund Gooch
(aboard the St Mark)
“Got registered at Castle Garden. Left
there, (by train) passed through Canada by
New Haven to Montreal, Toronto up to
Point Edward cross the river. St. Clair to
Fort Huron, passed on to Quincy, ILL
crossed the Mississippi, then onward to St.
Joseph. Embarked on a steamer, got to
Wyoming, Nebraska on the 3 Aug 1866 in
the afternoon.”

9. Autobiography and Diary of William Edmund
Gooch (aboard the St Mark)
“Got registered at Castle Garden. Left
there, passed through Canada by New
Haven […] on to Quincy, ILL crossed the
Mississippi, then onward to St. Joseph.,
Embarked on a steamer, got to Wyoming,
Nebraska on the 3 Aug 1866 in the
afternoon.”
St. Joseph to Wyoming, Neb = 95 miles
Got to Wyoming, Nebraska on the 3 Aug 1866 in the afternoon.”
FROM WYOMING, NEBRASKA TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
http://www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/company.htm A list of Wagon Companies, not individuals.
Pioneer Companies that Crossed the Plains latter part of 1866
Departure Post Departure Date Company Captain - Company Name or No. Number of People Wagons Arrival Date Roster
2 Wyoming, Nebraska 8-Aug-1866 Andrew H. Scott (8) About 300 49 8-Oct-1866 No roster
4 Wyoming, Nebraska 8-Aug-1866 Abner Lowery (10) 300 22-Oct-1866 J.H. 22 Oct 1866
1- The majority of names appearing in the St Mark Roster were with the Andrew H. Scott Co. Including
Peacock, William, Thomas & Clara
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2- Phyllis Peacock is listed, with daughter Martha Peacock, as traveling with Abner Lowery Co.
It may be that Martha Peacock and her future husband, Martin Luce meet along the way and were
becoming “serious toward one another” Mother, Phyllis Peacock, decided to accompany her with the
Abner Lowery Co. Martin Luce may have been a teamster with Abner Lowery Co. I can find no
reference for him.
Martha Peacock and John Martin Luas were married during 1866 – (SEE NOTE at end)
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/0,15797,4017-1-262,00.html
Andrew H. Scott Company (1866)
Company: Andrew H. Scott Company (1866)
Departure: Wyoming, Nebraska 8-9 August 1866 –
Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 7 October 1866
Company Information: About 300 individuals and 49 wagons were in the company
when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west
bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of Omaha)
View a list of individuals known to have traveled in this company.
Peacock, William, Birth Date: 9 May 1810, Death Date: 21 May 1876, Gender: Male Age: 56
Peacock, Thomas Joseph, Birth Date: 13 Apr. 1851, Death Date: 15 June 1930 Gender: Male, Age: 15
Peacock, Clara Elizabeth Jane, Birth Date: 19 July 1854, Death Date: 22 June 1935, Gender: Female,
Age: 12
Phyllis Peacock was originally included here, but later deleted. SEE NOTE at the end.

10. Autobiography of Andrew Jenson
Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant and who became an Assistant Church
Historian of LDS Church for much of the early-twentieth century
It was the intention that our company
should roll out of Wyoming on August
7th, but a terrible rain storm,
accompanied by thunder and lightning,
such as none of us from Scandinavia
had ever experienced, visited the camp.
The rain poured down in torrents
nearly all day and the following night.
The ground was thoroughly soaked by
the downpour, and while the storm was
at its worst the whole village seemed to
be a perfect lake. Such storms occurred
frequently in this locality in July and
August every year.
Wednesday, August 8, 1866, will always remain a red-letter day in my recollection. At 10:00 o'clock in
the forenoon, as passengers in Capt. Andrew H. Scott's ox train, we left Wyoming, [Nebraska] to cross
the plains. Our teams pulled out slowly, traveled five miles out on the prairie and encamped on the brow
of a hill where we remained till the next day.
The rations allowed consisted of 1 1/2 pounds of flour and one pound of bacon each day for each adult
besides sugar, molasses, dried fruit, and other eatables, all of which we were to cook and prepare
ourselves to suit our respective tastes. Some of us found the baking of bread and the cooking of meals in
the open air a somewhat difficult task, as we had never done the like before, but after a few days practice
we mastered the situation, and life on the plains soon became quite natural and pleasant to those of us
who were young and hearty. To the older members of the company, and to those who had large families
of children, the case was quite different.
At several points on the journey we came in friendly contact with Indians, but we only saw a few
buffaloes, for many of these noble animals had been wantonly destroyed by white hunters, thus wasting
the food of the Indians, which made them very angry and while the Sioux Indians and other tribes
showed hostilities to travelers generally, they usually distinguished between the "Mormon" caravans and
others, and would steal from other travelers when they would leave the "Mormons" alone. Quite a
number of the people in our company died on the plains, but I failed to make a record of them, as I as yet
was an amateur in record-keeping
During the early part of our journey we had plenty of food and some to spare, but on reaching the
mountain country, where the temperature was colder, our appetites increased and yet our daily rations
were cut down until we suffered for the lack of food, owing to the fact that the provisions which Capt.
Scott's train had cached at different points on the road to be taken up and used when the train returned
with emigrants, had been stolen by Indians, or perhaps renegade whites, so we were put on half rations
which made us go hungry at times. Before we reached places where our stock of provisions could be
replenished, we suffered considerably, and I, who was a robust and growing boy with a good appetite,
could at times think of nothing more desirable than to live long enough to enjoy a square meal, or to have
my appetite satisfied.

11. From South Pass on Sept. 21st Captain Scott sent the following telegram to President Brigham Young:
"Encountered a very severe snow and wind storm for twelve hours while passing from Sage Creek over
the Rocky Ridge. Some cattle were badly frozen, eight head died and fifty more are disabled. The snow
was six inches deep, feed covered up, heavy wind from the northwest, very cold. Today fine weather,
cattle looking better. Camp in good condition. Shall move from here tomorrow."
On the 7th of October 1866 our train emerged from the mouth of Parley's Canyon
Abner Lowry Company (1866) Phyllis Hyom & Martha Peacock
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/1,15797,4017-1-22,00.html
Company: Abner Lowry Company (1866)
Departure: 13 August 1866 ,
Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 22 October 1866
Company Information: 300 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the
outfitting post at Wyoming, Nebraska (the west bank of the Missouri River about 40 miles south of
Omaha)
View a list of individuals known to have traveled in this company.
Peacock, Phyllis Hyom Birth Date: 5 July 1810, Death Date: 12 Oct. 1890 , Gender: Female, Age: 56
Peacock, Martha: Birth Date: 8 Jan 1848, Death Date: 1907, Gender: Female, Age: 19
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Rasmussen, Niels, [Autobiographical sketch], in Andrew Jenson, comp., Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 4 vols.
[1971], 1:597.
While staying two days at Wyoming, preparing for the journey across the plains, and during the early
part of that journey, across the plains, the mortality continued among us at a fearful rate, until about one
hundred persons out of a total of between two and three hundred had perished by the wayside.
My own brother [Hans Peter] and mother [Rebecca] fell victims to the terrible disease Aug. 16th and
24th respectively, and were, like the other dead, buried without coffins, in shallow graves by the roadside,
after being sewn up in sheets. The survivors passed on, never more to behold their lonely resting places
again.
We traveled in the ill-fated train in charge of Captain Abner Lowry, who was ably assisted by Elder Geo.
Farnsworth, of Mount Pleasant, Sanpete County. His name will ever be held in affectionate remembrance
by all the survivors from that fearful journey, especially by those who recovered from their sickness
through his untiring efforts in alleviating their sufferings, which he did in many instances very
successfully.
Jensen, Julius, [Interview], in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 15:98,100.
The leader was Abner Lowry, and we traveled by ox team. I recall seeing buffalo while crossing the
plains. The leader called a halt. There were fifty wagons in the company. These were stationed thirty to
forty feet apart, all facing the oncoming herd. We could see a dust at first but had no more than got lined
up as commanded, when the herd was on us. The buffalo went in between the wagons. We were afraid
the teams would stampede, but the drivers held them <in> control. We had plenty of buffalo meat for
quite a few days

12. A relief mule train, under Captain Arza E. Hinckley (sent out by Pres. Brigham Young), met us about
four hundred miles east of Salt Lake City. All the orphans, of which there were many in our company,
were taken by that train. This included our family, which now had been reduced to five in number. We
arrived in Salt Lake City Oct. 7, 1866, while the main company, which lost nearly half their cattle in the
snows in the mountains, reached the valley about two weeks later. The day after our arrival in Salt Lake
City the orphan emigrants were all provided with homes.
Got Back," Deseret News [Weekly], 10 Oct. 1866 GOT BACK.— Cap. Arza E. Hinckley returned to the
city on Sunday night, bringing with him 10 wagons of the 20 he took away to meet the immigration, and
87 passengers brought from Cap. [Abner] Lowry's company.
The other 10 wagons he sent back with
different trains as they were needed. Cap.
Hinckley carried assistance and supplies to
all the companies as they might be
required. He travelled east 450 miles until
he met the last company— Cap. Lowry's—
which he did in the midst of a snow storm.
His arrival in their camp must have seemed
like the visit of an angel.
He then started on the return, bringing
with him the number of passengers named.
Cap. Lowry, he believed, would camp at
Ham's fork on Sunday night. This is the
last immigrant train [for 1866], and may be
looked for about Wednesday 17th.
"Got In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 11 Oct. 1866, 2.
Capt. Arza E. Hinkley got back to the city on Sunday evening with about 70 of the immigrants from
Capt. [Abner] Lowry's train— 450 miles east of this. Captain Lowry has probably by this time passed
Ham's Fork.
The prudential measures of the President in sending out Capt. Hinkley to render assistance to the late
trains, have been singularly favored, and much credit is due to Capt. Hinkley, those who accompanied
him, and those who fitted out that relief to the poor. We hope they will all get in before a change of
weather.
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"Arrived," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 25 Oct. 1866
:TUESDAY MORNING, 23 Oct. 1866 ARRIVED.—Yesterday evening, Captain [Abner] Lowry's
expected train arrived. The company found very acceptable accommodations provided for them within
the Immigrant yards, rear of Tithing Office.
The company consisted chiefly of Swedes and Danes. Were ten weeks out from Wyoming. Quite a
number of persons died on the journey, and a good number of cattle perished. Had severe weather all the
way from Laramie: two feet of snow on the Summit, Friday night. Most of the company were on their
winding way to find and make homes in Sanpete, before dark last evening.

13. Got In," Deseret News [Weekly], 24 Oct. 1866, 373.
GOT IN.—Captain Abner Lowry's train of 60 wagons and about 100 passengers [started with 300 – about
70 “rescued” by Capt. Arza E. Hinkley - about 100 arrived in SLC ] got into the city on Monday, a little
before noon. This is the last immigrant train of the season. They encountered some severe weather on the
latter part of the trip; but the immigrants stood it very well. We are glad that this train has got in, and
that all the immigration is safe in the Territory as early as it is. There was more mortality than ordinary
in Cap. Lowry's train, in consequence of a malignant form of dysentery which afflicted many on the first
part of the journey across the plains; but the deaths, we are happy to say, were not so numerous as was
currently reported some time ago.
After arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah the Peacock family moved on to Smithfield, Utah.
NOTE: The following is a bit of documented events & speculation.
Alfred James Peacock – 1856
* Alfred James Peacock is well documented as a passenger aboard the ship “Thornton” and as being a
member of the Willie’s 4th
Handcart Co. up to Fort Laramie, where he left. We have no further
information about him other than his reported death 15 Jan 1891, Salt Lake City, Utah
Emily Ellen Peacock - 1861
* Emily Ellen Peacock with her new husband, Thomas Smith and his daughter, were aboard “Monarch
of the Sea” – 1861.
* Emily Ellen Peacock is recorded as a passenger. However Thomas Smith obtained employment as a
ships cook, to pay for his and his daughter’s passage. Therefore, he and his daughter are not listed as
passengers aboard Monarch of the Sea. (SOURCE: Biography from Smithfield Historical Society)
* They are all recorded as traveling to Utah with the John R. Murdock Company (1861)
Emily Ellen Peacock Smith, Thomas Smith & daughter Sarah Ann Smith. They spent the rest of their life
in Smithfield, Utah.
Harriet Louisa Peacock - 1863
* 1863, Harriet Louisa Peacock is recorded as a passenger aboard the ship “Amazon” - 1863
* There are no records concerning which wagon train she traveled with, but she is listed as being with an
“unknown company” during 1863. Based on PEF record.
* SPECULATION: She may have traveled with her sister, Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock who was with the
Horton D. Haight Co of 1863, but no documentation can be found to substantiate this. Church Historian
looked at the records for me. The biography for Harriet uses the “Unknown Co.”.
6 Jan 2009 Dear Joe,
“ I am sorry, but Harriet Louisa Peacock’s name is not listed in any of the church financial records that
have been searched.
I don’t know if this individual is related to you, but we do have a William Peacock in the Cache Valley
church financial records shown as having traveled with the 1866 Andrew H. Scott Company. These church
records are confidential and, unfortunately are not available to the general public.
Best wishes with your search for your ancestors. Sister W., Church History Library”

14. Harriet Louisa Peacock married James Joseph Meikle and spent the rest of her life in Smithfield, Utah.
Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock - 1863
* Harriet’s sister, Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock is identified as traveling with the Horton D. Haight
Company (1863). (LDS Church financial records from Smithfield, Utah).
On Tue, 12/2/08, Church.History.Library@ldschurch.org wrote:
To: "Joe Anderson" Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Dear Joe, I am certain that the Annie Peacock in the 1863 Horton D. Haight Company is yours. The
financial records that are noted in connection with her are from Cache Valley, and I noted that your Annie
died in Smithfield
Many thanks for helping us identify her! Sister W., Church History Library, W.@ldschurch.org
* Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock is not listed as a passenger aboard “Amazon” or any LDS chartered ship.
* Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock married Thomas Pilgrim. His sister, Susan Pilgrim, and Harriet Louisa
Peacock) were both recorded as a passenger aboard the “Amazon” 1863
* SPECULATION: I suspect Mary Ann “Annie” Peacock was also aboard “Amazon” in 1863; along with
her sister, Harriet Louisa Peacock and her future sister-in-law, Susan Pilgrim All 3 went to Smithfield,
Utah. Susan Elizabeth Pilgrim Died 1 May 1888 at Smithfield, Cache Co, Utah.
* SPECULATION: I don’t know if she got employment with the “Amazon” ships crew, was missed (895
listed LDS passengers) when the passengers roll was being recorded, or was just hidden among the
passengers, but I suspect she was aboard.
Annie Peacock married Thomas Pilgrim.they lived at Smithfield, Utah.
Annie Peacock died 5 Jan 1915 Smithfield, Cache, Ut
THE REST OF THE FAMILY - 1866
FATHER: William Peacock MOTHER: Phyllis Hyom Peacock
DAUGHTER: Martha Peacock, SON: Thomas Joseph Peacock
DAUGHTER: Clara Elizabeth Jane Peacock
Peacock, William; Peacock, Phillis; Peacock, Martha; Peacock, Thomas; Peacock, Clara;
1866, Perpetual Emigration Fund (Book)-Microfilm 25686
http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/Search/showDetails/db:MM_MII/t:voyage/id:335/keywords:St.+Mark+1866
MORMON IMMIGRATION INDEX British Mission Registers
PEACOCK, William <1810> St.Mark 1866 Age:56 Origin:England Occ:Painter Note:BMR,p.291.
PEACOCK, Thomas J. <1851> St.Mark 1866 Age:15 Origin:England Occ:Laborer
PEACOCK, Clara E. J.<1855>St.Mark 1866 Age:11 Origin:England
PEACOCK, Phillis <1810> St.Mark 1866 Age:56 Origin:England Occ:Wife
Note: SMR, p.291; Listed on the St. Mark [6 Jun 1966]"Did not go"(BMR).
PEACOCK, Martha <1848> St.Mark 1866 Age:18 Origin:England Occ:Spinster
Note: SMR, p. 291; Listed on the St. Mark [6 Jun 1866]"Did not go"(BMR).m

15. http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/1,15797,4017-1-262,00.html
Andrew H. Scott Company (1866)
View a list of individuals known to have traveled in this company.
Peacock, William, Birth Date: 9 May 1810, Death Date: 21 May 1876, Gender: Male Age: 56
Peacock, Thomas Joseph, Birth Date: 13 Apr. 1851, Death Date: 15 June 1930 Gender: Male, Age: 15
Peacock, Clara Elizabeth Jane, Birth Date: 19 July 1854, Death Date: 22 June 1935, Gender: Female,
Age: 12
Phyllis Peacock was originally listed here, and later deleted. SEE NOTE at end
http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompany/1,15797,4017-1-22,00.html
Abner Lowry Company (1866)
View a list of individuals known to have traveled in this company.
Peacock, Phyllis Hyom Birth Date: 5 July 1810, Death Date: 12 Oct. 1890 , Gender: Female, Age: 56
Peacock, Martha: Birth Date: 8 Jan 1848, Death Date: 1907, Gender: Female, Age: 19
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SPECULATION Phyllis Hyom & Martha Peacock were aboard the “St Mark”
St Marks Passenger List: Phyllis Hyom Peacock and Martha Peacock are shown with a note “DID NOT
GO” in Mormon Immigration Index and they are not shown at Castle Garden. They are not aboard any
other ships of the period. But they showed up in Wyoming, Nebraska at the same time as the rest of the
Peacock family and the rest of the St Mark passengers.
MARTHA PEACOCK
SPECULATION: As a 19 year old, young lady, I expect Martha was a real handful for her parents. She
had friends and “a life” in England and her parents are “dragging her away”. When they arrive at the
“St Mark” and she looks at the accommodations, she informs her parents “I AM NOT GOING TO LIVE
IN THOSE ACCOMIDATIONS, I AM NOT GOING”. An intense discussion ensues, until an alternative
accommodation can be made. Out of concern for the rational behavior of a 19 year old, her mother,
Phyllis, accompanies her with the “new accommodations”; probably as paid passengers instead of PEF
passengers, aboard the St. Mark.
Father and the younger children, Thomas & Clara, continues on as PEF passengers.
The St Mark’s carried “several hundred emigrants” but just 95 PEF emigrants.
Finally, they are underway and make their way to Wyoming, Nebraska. They are all schedule to travel
with the Andrew H. Scott Co.
[Round trip teamsters DO NOT appear on the wagon train roster (SLC to Neb and back to SLC) .
Hundreds of young men in Utah preformed this work and many meet their brides this way]
SPECULATION: Martha meets Martin Luce, possibly a teamster (from SLC) for the Abner Lowry Co.
An attraction develops and Martin Luce invites Martha Peacock to travel with him. Mother, Phyllis, says
“No Way”, but compromises and decided she will travel with her daughter and the Abner Lowry Co.
Father, William and two younger children, continue on with Andrew H. Scott Company.
Mother, Phyllis and daughter, Martha, travel with Abner Lowry Co.
Both Co.’s are expected to be very close to one another during the journey to Utah. However. they got
separated and the Lowry Co. had a much more difficult journey.
This is speculation.
Family records show Martha Peacock married John Martin Luce in 1866 or 1868
Notice different spellings LUCE & LUAS

16. 1880 United States Census: Household:
Marital Birth- Father’s Mother’s
Name Relation Status Gender Race Age place Occupation Birthplace Birthplace
----------------- --------- ------ --------- ----- ---- ---------- -------------- ----------- ------------
Martin LUAS Self M Male W 42 UT Teamster ME ME
Martha LUAS Wife M Female W 30 ENG Keep House ENG ENG
Nelie LUAS Daugh S Female W 12 UT Home UT ENG
Frank LUAS Son S Male W 11 UT ---- UT ENG
Alfred LUAS Son S Male W 7 UT ---- UT ENG
Martha LUAS Daugh S Female W 5 UT ---- UT ENG
Hattie LUAS Daugh S Female W 2 UT ---- UT ENG
*Phillis PEACOCK,Mother L Widow Female W 69 ENG Keep House ENG ---
Thomas PEACOCK Bro L, S Male W 29 ENG Farms --- ENG
*Phyllis Hyom Peacock is the mother of Martha Peacock Luas and Thomas Peacock,
Mother-in Law to Martin Luas and Grandmother to the children.
Phyllis Hyom Peacock's husband was William Peacock Jr.<1810> He died: 1875 at Smithfield, Utah
TO: <.W..@ldschurch.org>
Dear Sister W.
The Peacock branch of my ancestors have given me some interesting investigation challenges. You have
been a significant help with this. My last (I hope) Peacock question:.
1- How did Phyllis Hyom Peacock end up being listed with both the Andrew H. Scott Company (1866)
and the Abner Lowry Company (1866).
2- Why is daughter Martha Peacock (and her mother Phyllis) shown as being with the Abner Lowry Co
(1866) when the rest of the family is shown with the Andrew H. Scott Co. (1866)
3- Was Martin Luce a teamster for the Abner Lowry Co (1866) ??
You may not have anyway of knowing the answer, but I thought I should ask.
At least I can add a little information to the names of individuals with the Abner Lowry Co. (1866)
(Phyllis & Martha Peacock -This was providing birth, death dates & age for the data base).
REPLY
FROM <.W..@ldschurch.org>
Dear Joe,
OK, you stumped us for awhile, but I think we figured it out. Apparently Phyllis Hyom Peacock had
been placed in the 1866 Scott company with her husband because when he paid on his PEF indebtedness,
he said that he came in the 1866 Scott Company. We assumed that his family was with him. However, we
have a hand-written roster for the 1866 Lowry Company that clearly lists Phyllis and her daughter
Martha in the Lowry Company. There was no other member of the family with them. We do not have
any kind of roster for the 1866 Scott Company, so we cannot confirm names through that. The tithing
record for William Peacock is our most reliable source.
The two companies left within days of each other—the Scott Company leaving 8-9 August and the Lowry
company left 13 August. It is entirely possible that the family members had contact with each other
along the way. We can only guess the reason why they did not travel together. Maybe a family history
will give some clues.

17. I have deleted Phyllis Hyom Peacock from the 1866 Andrew H. Scott Company and she now only appears
only on the 1866 Abner Lowry list with her daughter Martha.
There is only one individual in the Lowry Company with the given name of Martin—Martin Lund, a
returning missionary, born about 1824. Returning missionaries sometimes served as teamsters for
companies going west, but this individual is 20 years older that Martha’s husband. We do not have a
John Luce or John Luas in our system. I’m sorry I can’t give you more information on him.
Thanks so much,
Sister W..
1841 England Census
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TG7
"England and Wales Census, 1841," William Peacock, Watford, Hertfordshire, England
name: William Peacock, event: Census, event date: 1841, gender: Male, age: 30
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TGW
name: Phillis Peacock , gender: Female, age: 30
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TG4
name: Wm John Peacock, gender: Male, age: 5
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TGH
name: Harriett Louisa Peacock, gender: Female, age: 4
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TGC
name: Alfred James Peacock, gender: Male, age: 3
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQYD-TGZ
name: John Peacock, gender: Male, age: 2
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http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/cgi-
bin/sse.dll?db=uki1851&h=6078630&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8767
1851 England Census - Citation; Ancestry.com
William Peacock age 40
Phillis Peacock age 40
Harriet Peacock age 14
Alfred Peacock age 13
John Peacock age 11
Anne Peacock age 9
Emily Peacock age 7
Martha Peacock age 3
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1870 "United States Census" index and images, FamilySearch, William Peacock in household of William
Peacock, Utah, United States.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNCR-K2K
Name: William Peacock Estimated Birth Year: 1810 Gender: Male
Age in 1870: 60y Color: White, Birthplace: England
Home in 1870: Smithfield, Utah, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Peacock M 60y England
Phillis Peacock F 60y England
Thomas Peacock M 19y England
Clara Peacock F 16y England

18. Your tombstone stands neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out on polished, marbled stone.
It reaches out to all who care. It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist. You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you in flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our heart contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled so many years ago.
Spreads out among the ones you left who would have loved you so.
I wonder as you lived and loved, I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot and come to visit you.
Author Unknown
FIND A GRAVE
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=181638 <= William Peacock
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=181606 <= Phyllis Hyom Peacock
Burial: Smithfield City Cemetery , Smithfield, Cache County, Utah, USA
Plot: B_23_2 and Plot: B_23_3