Joseph Hyrum Pugmire 1833-1906
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Joseph Hyrum Pugmire was born in Liverpool, England to parents Jonathan Pugmire and Elizabeth Barnes. He was the fifth child of ten born to his parents. His parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints in their native Raughton Head, England and were waiting in Liverpool for their trip across the ocean to America when Joseph was born. He was named for two special people; Joseph Smith, the Prophet of the Restoration and his brother Hyrum Smith, the Patriarch. Joseph’s family made it to Nauvoo, Illinois where they enjoyed the company of the Saints and those with common beliefs. As the persecution increased against the Mormons, Joseph tells us in his journal that his mother was distressed and wanted to leave Nauvoo as soon as possible. Joseph was baptized on the road between Nauvoo and Council Bluffs during the family’s migration in 1847. They were outfitted with others preparing for the trek of 1000 miles to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake and made their journey in the group which became known in Utah history as “the 1847 pioneers”. When the family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, they lived on roots for many months and did not have bread for eight weeks.
In 1855, Joseph married Eleanor Creighton in Cedar City, Iron County, Utah. Eleanor was a convert to the church as well and was a native of Ireland. Joseph and Eleanor became the parents of 11 children. The 6th child, Justin, is our direct ancestor. Joseph’s migrations took him and his family back and forth through the states of Utah and Idaho. They lived in:
- Parowan, Utah
- Cedar City, Utah
- Fillmore, Utah
- St. Charles, Idaho
- Evanston, Wyoming
- Randolph, Utah
- Laketown, Utah
- Fish Haven, Idaho
- Rexburg, Idaho
In 1887, after the death of his wife earlier in the decade, Joseph married Martha Ashworth. They became the parents of six children. Joseph died in Salem, Fremont County, Idaho and was buried there. Joseph has significant posterity to the present day.
The migration of Joseph Hyrum Pugmire
England to Illinois to Iowa to Utah to Idaho to Wyoming to Utah to Idaho