Henry OHLWILER

                        1.  Temple Index Bureau (GS 1263268) husband, children 1-8 for birth,
marriages, death, baptism and endowments.
     2.  Temple Index Bureau (GS 1262981) wife-birth, baptism, endowments
3.  Endowment House Record (GS 183,402) sealing of husband and wife.
4.  Heber City 1st and 6th ward records (GS 026, 028, and 026,026) birth and
baptism  of children 1-8)
5.  Stamped Archive record for endowment #4 Mary Adelia and sealing to
parents # 1 & 2
        In 1863, 6 young men, Isaac, Henry and Jacob Ohlwiler: Bob and Horace
Chalmers;
and Pomp Dennis started west with a team of oxen from the state of Pennsylvania
to seek adventure and gold.  When they reached Pikes Peak, Colorado, Isaac
took heart trouble and went back home.  Later he went on to Butte, Montqana
where he found a body of ore.  Still later he returned to Salt Lake.  From
there he went to San Diego, California, where he lived until his death at the
age of 92.
         The other boys came on to Utah.  Here they decided to go into the cattle
business, so they put all their money together.  Bob and Horace Chalmers were
to go to Montana to buy the cattle.  Two stranger, finding out about the boys
plans, asked to travel with them.  They left and the Chalmers boys were not
heard from mor seen again until their bodies were found later.  It is supposed
that they were robbed of their money and killed.
         Jacob spent several years mining in the Western states and returned home.
Later he lived in Colorado where he lived until he died, leaving 2 sons.
         Henry having been impressed not to go with the Chalmers boys, remained in
Utah with the Mormons.  He was my grandfather and it is with his life that this
history deals.
         Henry Ohlwiler was born September 15, 1833 in Harbor Creek, Erie Counry,
Pennsylvania.  His father, Frederick Ohlwiler and his mother, Anna May Chule,
were stron and devout Presbyterians.  The children were never allowed to cut or
carry wood on Sunday, not even to whistle.  The clothing was prepared for wear
on Saturday.
         The family lived on a large and prosperous farm and orchard in a mine
home.  There were in the family nine boys and two girls.  The training of these
sons and daughters in honesty and fear of God stayed with them through life.
         The mother wen blind while Henry was in Utah.  One day as she was coming
from the spring with water she exclaimed, "I have gone blind".  She was never
to see again.  When grandfather went home in 1892, thirty years after leaving
home, his mother knew him.  When he entered the house one of his brothers said
"Mother, do you know who this is?" She went to him, felt his face and hair and
exclaimed, "It is Henry".
         Soon after Henry came to Utaqh in 1863, he and Pomp Dennis met Peter
Shirts, who brought them to Heber, stopping at Midway, then called Mound City.
One of the first families he met in Heber with that of Dick Sessions with whom
he lived unti his marriage.  He lived among the Mormon people--liked them and
accepted their religion as the true one.  He was baptized within a year by Dick
Sessions.  He and Dennis went to Provo and raised tobacco which they brought to
Heber to sell. (The Word of Wisdom was not emphasized at that time as it is
now.  Also, tobacco was a primary tool of doctoring animals.)
         In 1866 he married Eliza Jane Baker (her adopted? name was Harvey).  They
lived i8n a one-room log cabin o0n the lot where the home now stands.  Their
furniture was meager, but they were proud of the first set of chairs which were
purchased with the rails my grandfather cut and sold.
         Through his industry he provided well for his family.  He was the first
man to have charge of the lakes at the head of the Provo River.  In 1868 he had
a contract on the new railroad with John Hdarvey.  He also freighted from Salt
Lake to Heber.  Once he took a load of wood down and ten yards of bleach for it
at $1.00 a yard.  In 1869 he worked with Joseph Moulton and others at Witt's
Sawmill.  Brother Moulton said of him, when he came to his father's house,
that he could tell by his looks and manner that he was a good man.  One of his
outstanding characteristics for which he ws noted was his honesty.
         He was a splended woodsman.  He could cut and load wood quicker than most
men.  At one time, two young men went to the canyon with him.  When they
separated to lad and cut their wood, one of the young men said, "Let's hurry
and go help the old gentleman get his".  When they go through, Grandfather had
his load on and was lying under the wagon waiting.  We was also an excdellent
carpenter.  He made each of his first three granddaughters a beautiful little
cupboard.
         During these early years of settlement, Indian troubles were common.  It
was at this time that the Black Hawk War brought a need for men from our valley
to give their services.  My Grandfathr was among those who served.  He often
stood guard to protect the people.  At one time an Indian was caught stealing
some cattle.  Grandfather sent with him to the head of the canyon to send
him back to his people.  The Indian went quite peaceably.
         Though a quiet and unassuming man, he was active in community and church
affairs.  He held the polition of schood trustee for several terms.  He was
also road supervisor for a number of years.  He was in the Presidency of the
Elders Quorum.  He as faithful in the payment of tithing,and responded to any
call from authority.
         Henry Ohlwiler was the only member of his family who joined the Mormon
Church, but through his efforts, temple ordinances have been performed for his
father and mother and for other members of his family.  The attitude of hsi
family (back East) is shown by a letter he recedived from his mother, saying
she was afraid for his welfare and asking if it was true that Mormons had
horns. However the famiily have been very broad-minded and some of them have
made trips to Utah to vist the family./
        Henry and Eliza Jane were the parents of eight children, six daughters and
two sons.  One son filled a mission and four grandchildren have accepted calls
to labor in the mission field.
        He died February 25, 1910 of pnemonia, leaving a posterity of 61 which
honor him as a noble pioneer, as a patient and understanding father, and as a
grandfather whose life is wort5h of emulation.
        A worthwile tribute was paid to him after he died and as his body lay in
state by aneighbor and friend, Mry Millie Witt, who said, "There lies a Prince
of Israel, the finest man I ever knew.