DEATH OF DAVIS COUNTY PIONEER
24 November 1903
HENRY RAMPTON
Henry Rampton, an old and respected resident of Utah, passed away at his home in Bountiful Wednesday evening, November 24. He had been sick about a week with what at first seemed to be only a bad cold, but which later developed into pneumonia. The funeral services will be held Sunday, in the East Bountiful tabernacle, at 1 o'clock.
Henry Rampton was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England, Sept. 8, 1829, being 74 years old at the time of his death. As a youth he learned his father's trade, that of blacksmithing, and worked at it all his life. Early in the year 1853, he and his wife first heard the Gospel message, and Feb. 6 of the same year were baptized by Elder William Budge, who had first preached the Gospel to them.
On receiving the Gospel, he soon learned what it meant to be a follower of Christ. The prosperous little business which he had established soon fell off to almost nothing, not only on account of the bitter prejudice and hatred of "Mormonism," but because his own folks and well-meaning but misguided friends thought that by ruining his business they could, as they termed it, "bring him to his senses." Giving up his shop he moved to the little town of Invarton, and remained there until February 1854, when he started for Utah, having to dispose of everything possible to raise the means.
On May 14, 1854, he and his wife arrived in St. Louis by way of New Orleans. Obtaining work he remained two years, during which time he was an active worker in the Priesthood. Six weeks after arriving in St. Louis his wife Catharine died, and some time after he was married to Frances Dinwoodey, sister of Henry Dinwoodey, the well-known furniture dealer. In 1856 he started across the plains to the valley, arriving here Oct. 5, 1856.
Soon after reaching the valley Brother Rampton located in Bountiful, or what was then called Sessions Settlement, and has resided there ever since, working at his trade of blacksmithing. He has in the early days made nearly everything that could be made from iron, from a horseshoe nail to a threshing machine. Elder M. W. Merrill has in his possession a plow made by Brother Rampton, which he claims was one of the very first to be had in Utah. In 1862 he married Eliza Stratford, who died a year later, and in 1868 he married Ada MacDuff.
In 1878 he was called on a mission to Great Britain. During his mission, he being a man of considerable experience, he was given a number of young and inexperienced Elders as companions. Among these were Abraham H. Cannon, Judge Rolapp and B.S. Young, and between whom there sprang up the warmest friendship and affection.
He was an active member of the Nauvoo legion, holding the office of lieutenant and later of captain in the Bountiful company. When the United States troops were sent here in 1859, he was called to go to Echo canyon, but later was relieved in order that he might help shoe ox teams used to go out there. In 1862 he was called out with his company to put down the Morrisite rebellion.
Brother Rampton has always been an active worker in the Priesthood. He was for more than 25 years a teacher in the East Bountiful ward; superintendent of the East Bountiful Sabbath school, and when the ward was divided into three was made president of the three schools, in which capacity he acted until called on his mission; for a number of years an alternate High Councilor in the Davis stake; from 1883 to 1897 he was second counselor to Bishop Chester Call, and since that time, up to within a few months ago, when he resigned, first counselor to Bishop David Stoker. His posterity numbers 14 children and 34 grandchildren.
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An obituary from the Davis County Clipper:
The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Rampton, who passed away on Nov. 24th, were held in the East Bountiful tabernacle, Sunday, Nov. 29th at 1 p.m.
In addition to the local speakers there were present and spoke, Editor C. W. Penrose of the Deseret News, Elder B. S. Young of Salt Lake City and Judge Rolapp of Ogden. Elder Young and Judge Rolapp were in England on a mission with the deceased, twenty years ago.
The attendance at the funeral was very large. Deceased was seventy-four years old. He was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England. He arrived in Utah in 1856, located in Bountiful, which has been his home since.
Deceased run a blacksmith shop in the center of town from shortly after he arrived in the valley until just a year of two before his death, so there was scarcely a boy or girl in the south end of Davis Co. who did not know "Brother Rampton."
He was a very active worker in the Sabbath school, being one of the first, if not the first, superintendent of the Bountiful Sunday school. For many hears he also served as counselor to Bishops Call and Stoker, which position he held up to not so very long before his death. He leaves fourteen children and thirty-four grandchildren.
Children not listed below: Henry James Rampton, Charles Hyrum Rampton
24 November 1903
HENRY RAMPTON
Henry Rampton, an old and respected resident of Utah, passed away at his home in Bountiful Wednesday evening, November 24. He had been sick about a week with what at first seemed to be only a bad cold, but which later developed into pneumonia. The funeral services will be held Sunday, in the East Bountiful tabernacle, at 1 o'clock.
Henry Rampton was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England, Sept. 8, 1829, being 74 years old at the time of his death. As a youth he learned his father's trade, that of blacksmithing, and worked at it all his life. Early in the year 1853, he and his wife first heard the Gospel message, and Feb. 6 of the same year were baptized by Elder William Budge, who had first preached the Gospel to them.
On receiving the Gospel, he soon learned what it meant to be a follower of Christ. The prosperous little business which he had established soon fell off to almost nothing, not only on account of the bitter prejudice and hatred of "Mormonism," but because his own folks and well-meaning but misguided friends thought that by ruining his business they could, as they termed it, "bring him to his senses." Giving up his shop he moved to the little town of Invarton, and remained there until February 1854, when he started for Utah, having to dispose of everything possible to raise the means.
On May 14, 1854, he and his wife arrived in St. Louis by way of New Orleans. Obtaining work he remained two years, during which time he was an active worker in the Priesthood. Six weeks after arriving in St. Louis his wife Catharine died, and some time after he was married to Frances Dinwoodey, sister of Henry Dinwoodey, the well-known furniture dealer. In 1856 he started across the plains to the valley, arriving here Oct. 5, 1856.
Soon after reaching the valley Brother Rampton located in Bountiful, or what was then called Sessions Settlement, and has resided there ever since, working at his trade of blacksmithing. He has in the early days made nearly everything that could be made from iron, from a horseshoe nail to a threshing machine. Elder M. W. Merrill has in his possession a plow made by Brother Rampton, which he claims was one of the very first to be had in Utah. In 1862 he married Eliza Stratford, who died a year later, and in 1868 he married Ada MacDuff.
In 1878 he was called on a mission to Great Britain. During his mission, he being a man of considerable experience, he was given a number of young and inexperienced Elders as companions. Among these were Abraham H. Cannon, Judge Rolapp and B.S. Young, and between whom there sprang up the warmest friendship and affection.
He was an active member of the Nauvoo legion, holding the office of lieutenant and later of captain in the Bountiful company. When the United States troops were sent here in 1859, he was called to go to Echo canyon, but later was relieved in order that he might help shoe ox teams used to go out there. In 1862 he was called out with his company to put down the Morrisite rebellion.
Brother Rampton has always been an active worker in the Priesthood. He was for more than 25 years a teacher in the East Bountiful ward; superintendent of the East Bountiful Sabbath school, and when the ward was divided into three was made president of the three schools, in which capacity he acted until called on his mission; for a number of years an alternate High Councilor in the Davis stake; from 1883 to 1897 he was second counselor to Bishop Chester Call, and since that time, up to within a few months ago, when he resigned, first counselor to Bishop David Stoker. His posterity numbers 14 children and 34 grandchildren.
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An obituary from the Davis County Clipper:
The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Rampton, who passed away on Nov. 24th, were held in the East Bountiful tabernacle, Sunday, Nov. 29th at 1 p.m.
In addition to the local speakers there were present and spoke, Editor C. W. Penrose of the Deseret News, Elder B. S. Young of Salt Lake City and Judge Rolapp of Ogden. Elder Young and Judge Rolapp were in England on a mission with the deceased, twenty years ago.
The attendance at the funeral was very large. Deceased was seventy-four years old. He was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England. He arrived in Utah in 1856, located in Bountiful, which has been his home since.
Deceased run a blacksmith shop in the center of town from shortly after he arrived in the valley until just a year of two before his death, so there was scarcely a boy or girl in the south end of Davis Co. who did not know "Brother Rampton."
He was a very active worker in the Sabbath school, being one of the first, if not the first, superintendent of the Bountiful Sunday school. For many hears he also served as counselor to Bishops Call and Stoker, which position he held up to not so very long before his death. He leaves fourteen children and thirty-four grandchildren.
Children not listed below: Henry James Rampton, Charles Hyrum Rampton
DEATH OF DAVIS COUNTY PIONEER
24 November 1903
HENRY RAMPTON
Henry Rampton, an old and respected resident of Utah, passed away at his home in Bountiful Wednesday evening, November 24. He had been sick about a week with what at first seemed to be only a bad cold, but which later developed into pneumonia. The funeral services will be held Sunday, in the East Bountiful tabernacle, at 1 o'clock.
Henry Rampton was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England, Sept. 8, 1829, being 74 years old at the time of his death. As a youth he learned his father's trade, that of blacksmithing, and worked at it all his life. Early in the year 1853, he and his wife first heard the Gospel message, and Feb. 6 of the same year were baptized by Elder William Budge, who had first preached the Gospel to them.
On receiving the Gospel, he soon learned what it meant to be a follower of Christ. The prosperous little business which he had established soon fell off to almost nothing, not only on account of the bitter prejudice and hatred of "Mormonism," but because his own folks and well-meaning but misguided friends thought that by ruining his business they could, as they termed it, "bring him to his senses." Giving up his shop he moved to the little town of Invarton, and remained there until February 1854, when he started for Utah, having to dispose of everything possible to raise the means.
On May 14, 1854, he and his wife arrived in St. Louis by way of New Orleans. Obtaining work he remained two years, during which time he was an active worker in the Priesthood. Six weeks after arriving in St. Louis his wife Catharine died, and some time after he was married to Frances Dinwoodey, sister of Henry Dinwoodey, the well-known furniture dealer. In 1856 he started across the plains to the valley, arriving here Oct. 5, 1856.
Soon after reaching the valley Brother Rampton located in Bountiful, or what was then called Sessions Settlement, and has resided there ever since, working at his trade of blacksmithing. He has in the early days made nearly everything that could be made from iron, from a horseshoe nail to a threshing machine. Elder M. W. Merrill has in his possession a plow made by Brother Rampton, which he claims was one of the very first to be had in Utah. In 1862 he married Eliza Stratford, who died a year later, and in 1868 he married Ada MacDuff.
In 1878 he was called on a mission to Great Britain. During his mission, he being a man of considerable experience, he was given a number of young and inexperienced Elders as companions. Among these were Abraham H. Cannon, Judge Rolapp and B.S. Young, and between whom there sprang up the warmest friendship and affection.
He was an active member of the Nauvoo legion, holding the office of lieutenant and later of captain in the Bountiful company. When the United States troops were sent here in 1859, he was called to go to Echo canyon, but later was relieved in order that he might help shoe ox teams used to go out there. In 1862 he was called out with his company to put down the Morrisite rebellion.
Brother Rampton has always been an active worker in the Priesthood. He was for more than 25 years a teacher in the East Bountiful ward; superintendent of the East Bountiful Sabbath school, and when the ward was divided into three was made president of the three schools, in which capacity he acted until called on his mission; for a number of years an alternate High Councilor in the Davis stake; from 1883 to 1897 he was second counselor to Bishop Chester Call, and since that time, up to within a few months ago, when he resigned, first counselor to Bishop David Stoker. His posterity numbers 14 children and 34 grandchildren.
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An obituary from the Davis County Clipper:
The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Rampton, who passed away on Nov. 24th, were held in the East Bountiful tabernacle, Sunday, Nov. 29th at 1 p.m.
In addition to the local speakers there were present and spoke, Editor C. W. Penrose of the Deseret News, Elder B. S. Young of Salt Lake City and Judge Rolapp of Ogden. Elder Young and Judge Rolapp were in England on a mission with the deceased, twenty years ago.
The attendance at the funeral was very large. Deceased was seventy-four years old. He was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England. He arrived in Utah in 1856, located in Bountiful, which has been his home since.
Deceased run a blacksmith shop in the center of town from shortly after he arrived in the valley until just a year of two before his death, so there was scarcely a boy or girl in the south end of Davis Co. who did not know "Brother Rampton."
He was a very active worker in the Sabbath school, being one of the first, if not the first, superintendent of the Bountiful Sunday school. For many hears he also served as counselor to Bishops Call and Stoker, which position he held up to not so very long before his death. He leaves fourteen children and thirty-four grandchildren.
Children not listed below: Henry James Rampton, Charles Hyrum Rampton
24 November 1903
HENRY RAMPTON
Henry Rampton, an old and respected resident of Utah, passed away at his home in Bountiful Wednesday evening, November 24. He had been sick about a week with what at first seemed to be only a bad cold, but which later developed into pneumonia. The funeral services will be held Sunday, in the East Bountiful tabernacle, at 1 o'clock.
Henry Rampton was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England, Sept. 8, 1829, being 74 years old at the time of his death. As a youth he learned his father's trade, that of blacksmithing, and worked at it all his life. Early in the year 1853, he and his wife first heard the Gospel message, and Feb. 6 of the same year were baptized by Elder William Budge, who had first preached the Gospel to them.
On receiving the Gospel, he soon learned what it meant to be a follower of Christ. The prosperous little business which he had established soon fell off to almost nothing, not only on account of the bitter prejudice and hatred of "Mormonism," but because his own folks and well-meaning but misguided friends thought that by ruining his business they could, as they termed it, "bring him to his senses." Giving up his shop he moved to the little town of Invarton, and remained there until February 1854, when he started for Utah, having to dispose of everything possible to raise the means.
On May 14, 1854, he and his wife arrived in St. Louis by way of New Orleans. Obtaining work he remained two years, during which time he was an active worker in the Priesthood. Six weeks after arriving in St. Louis his wife Catharine died, and some time after he was married to Frances Dinwoodey, sister of Henry Dinwoodey, the well-known furniture dealer. In 1856 he started across the plains to the valley, arriving here Oct. 5, 1856.
Soon after reaching the valley Brother Rampton located in Bountiful, or what was then called Sessions Settlement, and has resided there ever since, working at his trade of blacksmithing. He has in the early days made nearly everything that could be made from iron, from a horseshoe nail to a threshing machine. Elder M. W. Merrill has in his possession a plow made by Brother Rampton, which he claims was one of the very first to be had in Utah. In 1862 he married Eliza Stratford, who died a year later, and in 1868 he married Ada MacDuff.
In 1878 he was called on a mission to Great Britain. During his mission, he being a man of considerable experience, he was given a number of young and inexperienced Elders as companions. Among these were Abraham H. Cannon, Judge Rolapp and B.S. Young, and between whom there sprang up the warmest friendship and affection.
He was an active member of the Nauvoo legion, holding the office of lieutenant and later of captain in the Bountiful company. When the United States troops were sent here in 1859, he was called to go to Echo canyon, but later was relieved in order that he might help shoe ox teams used to go out there. In 1862 he was called out with his company to put down the Morrisite rebellion.
Brother Rampton has always been an active worker in the Priesthood. He was for more than 25 years a teacher in the East Bountiful ward; superintendent of the East Bountiful Sabbath school, and when the ward was divided into three was made president of the three schools, in which capacity he acted until called on his mission; for a number of years an alternate High Councilor in the Davis stake; from 1883 to 1897 he was second counselor to Bishop Chester Call, and since that time, up to within a few months ago, when he resigned, first counselor to Bishop David Stoker. His posterity numbers 14 children and 34 grandchildren.
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An obituary from the Davis County Clipper:
The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Rampton, who passed away on Nov. 24th, were held in the East Bountiful tabernacle, Sunday, Nov. 29th at 1 p.m.
In addition to the local speakers there were present and spoke, Editor C. W. Penrose of the Deseret News, Elder B. S. Young of Salt Lake City and Judge Rolapp of Ogden. Elder Young and Judge Rolapp were in England on a mission with the deceased, twenty years ago.
The attendance at the funeral was very large. Deceased was seventy-four years old. He was born in Old Alsford, Hampshire, England. He arrived in Utah in 1856, located in Bountiful, which has been his home since.
Deceased run a blacksmith shop in the center of town from shortly after he arrived in the valley until just a year of two before his death, so there was scarcely a boy or girl in the south end of Davis Co. who did not know "Brother Rampton."
He was a very active worker in the Sabbath school, being one of the first, if not the first, superintendent of the Bountiful Sunday school. For many hears he also served as counselor to Bishops Call and Stoker, which position he held up to not so very long before his death. He leaves fourteen children and thirty-four grandchildren.
Children not listed below: Henry James Rampton, Charles Hyrum Rampton
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Henry James Rampton
1855–1927
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William Rampton
1858–1906
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James Rampton
1862–1863
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Arthur Rampton
1864–1948
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Walter Rampton
1866–1949
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Catherine Rampton Pace
1869–1953
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George Albert Rampton
1870–1955
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Frederick Irvin Rampton
1872–1928
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John Robertson Rampton
1872–1944
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Thomas Rampton
1876–1953
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Nellie Rampton Barlow
1878–1940
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Malcolm MacDuff Rampton
1881–1961
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Elizabeth Ellen Rampton Barlow
1883–1959
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Laura Olive Rampton
1887–1891
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