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Parkinson, Samuel Rose, a Patriarch in the Oneida Stake, was born April 12, 1831, in Barrowford, Lancashire, England, the son of Wm. Parkinson and Charlotte Rose. In 1839 he went with his parents to the Cape of Good Hope, Africa, thence to Sydney, Australia, thence to New Zealand in 1842, thence to Valparaiso, Chili, and then back to England in 1846. The family came to America in 1848 and located in St. Louis, Missouri, where the subject of this sketch accepted the Gospel, and was ordained a Teacher. He emigrated to Utah in 1854 and located in Kaysville, where he resided till 1860, when he changed his residence to Franklin, Idaho, being one of the pioneer settlers of that place, where he has lived ever since. He assisted in locating the present site of Franklin and was one of three men who surveyed the farming land and made allotments to the settlers. He was ordained a Seventy in 1857 (when the 55th quorum of Seventy was organized in Kaysville, Utah); ordained a High Priest by Moses Thatcher in 1877 and ordained a Patriarch by Joseph F. Smith April 29, 1892. Elder Parkinson acted a first counselor to Bishop Hatch, of Franklin Ward, filled a colonizing mission to Arizona in 1873 and crossed the plains several times to help immigrating Saints to the Valley. In 1852 (Jan. 1st) he married Arabella Ann Chandler. In 1866 (Dec. 16th) he married Charlotte H. Smart and in 1867 (Feb. 15th) he married Maria H. Smart. By these wives he became the father of 32 children, of whom 27 are now alive. In June, 1877, he was tried in Malad, Idaho, for unlawful cohabitation, but was acquitted for lack of evidence. In 1886 he was convicted for unlawful cohabitation at Blackfoot, Idaho, and served six months in the Boise penitentiary. In the year 1879 he built and operated the first woollen mill in southern Idaho. This mill, which was known as the North Star Woollen Mill of Franklin, did an extensive business for many years. Elder Parkinson has filled many civil positions in Franklin, where he is known as a successful farmer and merchant. He has also imported a great deal of machinery from the East and is engaged extensively in sheep business. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 2:177 |
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