69. Richard Henwood, handcart pioneer, and wife Ann Kirk, revised.
Last night, with a few minutes before bed, I decided to post the story of Richard and Ann Kirk Henwood. I couldn't get it to copy and paste, so I did a "print screen", and I decided it was to small to read good, so I'm rewriting it today, condensed, and with information about handcart traveling, which Richard did. I hope this gives their sweet story more exposure: ---- JOHN HENWOOD, AND RICHARD AND ANN KIRK HENWOOD written by Gladys Tregenna Dayton Eckman My Grandfather, Richard Henwood, born 5th December 1837, at Plymouth, Devonshire England, was the son of John Henwood and Jane Tregenna Henwood. (Note, Glady's middle name is Tregenna, and that name is the maiden name of Richard Henwood's mother.) Richard came to Utah with the Captain Edward Ellsworth Company in 1856, the very first handcart company, pulling the handcart of a widow with five children who were bound for Utah. His father, John, step-mother Elizabeth, and sister Elizabeth, were...