Henry ARNOLD, III

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A History of Henry Arnold as compiled by his granddaughter, Emma Rich BinghamHenry was the son of Henry Arnold and Elizabeth Monk. He was born February 15, 1822, Kenchester, near the city of Hereford, England. He was an only son of an only son of an only son, all named Henry Arnold. [this is inaccurate as his great-grandfather had 3 sons, but only one lived to adulthood] His father died when he was 11 years old, leaving his Mother alone with her fatherless boy. Shortly after the death of his father he was put out as an apprentice for tailoring. He served as a tailor apprentice for 7 years, walking 7 miles a day to and from work.When 19 years of age he accepted Mormonism and was baptized into the church by William Kay on February 14, 1841. Soon afterward he was ordained to the Priesthood and spent the next 8 years of his life preaching the gospel in his native land. Early in the spring of 1842 he was called with Elder William Allen to preach in South Wales. They raised up a branch of 17 members in Pembrookshire. Later he was called to preside over several branches of the church in Herefordshire, England. This followed with a call as a traveling Elder in Mars Hill, formerly called Frooms Hill, Conference. He was later called to preside over Conference in Hereford City.His first wife was a lady by the name of Lucy Tayson, who died during childbirth with her first baby. The baby son died shortly after birth and they were both buried in the same grave.He later married Mary James, who also died leaving a baby daughter who was named Elizabeth Ellen. She was cared for by his Aunt.In 1848 Henry Arnold sailed on the "Sailor Princess" for America, bringing his 18 month old baby with him and landing in New Orleans. From there they traveled up the Mississippi River to St. Louis, Missouri. They were 9 weeks on the Ocean.While in St. Louis, in 1849, he married Emma Farmer, who had emigrated from England. She raised the little girl, Elizabeth. He presided over Second Ward or District in St. Louis Conference. Three children were born to Henry and Emma there. They were Mary Maria, Lucy, and a baby daughter who died at birth [Emma Louisa].In 1852 the Arnold family journeyed to Utah, crossing the Plains in Captain John Parker's Company which arrived in Salt Lake City, Aug 28, 1852.The Arnolds camped on the west side of 2nd West Street, between 2nd and 3rd South, close to where Pioneer Park is now located in Salt Lake City. He had a stove they had carried across the Plains and was offered a building lot on the South East corner of Main Street and 1st South for the stove, which offer he refused as the stove was worth more than the land. They located in the 15th Ward and on Oct 8, 1852 was ordained a Seventy.In the spring of 1853 Henry was called on an Indian expedition to the Southern Settlements of Utah, where he assisted the people in building forts as protection against the Indians. He served the entire summer in Captain L. W. Hardy's Rifle Company, under the command of Colonel George A. Smith and Colonel William H. Kimball.Then he returned to his home and family in the fall of 1853, he was called by President Brigham Young to take his family and locate at Butterfield Settlement, later called Fort Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah. There he took an active part in opening up canyons, building a fort, and digging irrigation ditches.Here another daughter was born named Sarah Allen [Sally Dean]. In the fall of 1856 when the sad members of the Martin Handcart Company arrived in Salt Lake, he was there to meet them, as he had received word that his Aunt Mary Harper was with them. She started on the journey with a young girl, Elizabeth Green and together they had pulled their handcart across the Plains. The age of his Aunt and the privations they had to endure were too much for her and one night Elizabeth came into camp late, bringing the dead body of her companion. She had stopped and ministered to her needs as best she could until she passed away. Henry took the weak, emaciated girl to his home at Fort Herriman, where Emma nursed her back to he
alth and strength. The following February, in 1857, he married Elizabeth in the old Endowment House. They lived in a log house. Emma had one room and Elizabeth had one room. Elizabeth had four children while they were at Fort Herriman. Later, she had five more children while living at Salt Lake City.Henry was very friendly with the Indians and many of them came to his home. When he was stricken with what they called "inflammation of the bowels" or, as we know it today, as appendicitis, he was extremely sick. An old squaw, called Betsy came to the house to see him. They told her he was sick but she refused to leave insisting that she see him. Then they finally let her in she looked at him and got the information about the nature of his illness. "Me fix um," she said, and went out and gathered mint that grew along the ditch bank. Then she took it to a large flat rock where she pounded it to a pulp all the time chanting and mumbling over it. The children of the family tried to gather around her to see what it was all about, but was told to go away. Then she took the poultice and laid it across his stomach. Day after day she came and repeated the performance and he got well. He always said she saved his life and he was a true friend to her and all the Indians.He was ordained a High Priest and set apart to act as Second Counselor to Bishop Alexander Barren, which position he held from 1858 to 1861. After that he had charge of the Fort Herriman Saints under Bishop A. Gardner of West Jordan Ward till 1866.In 1866 the Arnold family moved to Salt Lake City, and during the next 10 years he had charge of the Warm Springs Bath House (now known as Wasatch Springs). He owned a fine hack and John Low, his son-in-law, drove it from Townsend House and Salt Lake House to the Springs, taking many parties out to enjoy the facilities. About that time also the city was surveyed and it was found that the Springs that supplied the water for the Bath House was outside the city limits. Henry heard the men who were surveying planning to go and file on the Springs and then they could charge the City for the water used. The City had spent considerable money developing the Springs, thinking they were in the City limits. He quietly went and got his horse and buggy, drove into town and filed on the Springs himself. Then he presented his title to the City. By this means he saved the Springs for the City.His wife Emma lived at the Bath House and he bought, in 1866 or 1867, a home off Wall Street, for Elizabeth. This home on Wall Street was outside the City wall and he planted a large orchard and fields of alfalfa up the side of the hill.In the spring of 1879 he was set apart as Second Counselor to Bishop A.H. Raleigh of the 19th Ward. Later he served as Counselor to Bishop R. V. Morris and on Jun 11, 1882, became Counselor to Bishop James Watson, all in the 19th Ward. He served as Ward Teacher, school trustee, and took a leading part in the erection of public buildings and improvements of a general nature.In 1869 he married Cynthia Wilcox. Eleven children were born to her. She lived at the Springs. Later he built her a home on 6th North.In 1877, he purchased the Globe Bakery from the Richard Golightly Estate. This was located on Main Street, across the street West from Z.C.M.I. and was the first bakery in Salt Lake. There was a public dining room in connection with the Bakery and a thriving business was carried on. His wife Emma lived in 3 rooms at the rear of the Bakery. His son Henry was the baker and candy maker. Another son, Walter delivered and his daughters Etta and Della were the clerks. The Globe Bakery was a familiar landmark and a popular gathering place for all the people of the surrounding territory as well as the people of Salt Lake.The Indians also remembered their old friend of Fort Herriman days and they never left the store without a bag of the sweet cakes they loved so well. When his family remarked that the Indians would eat him out of house and home, he always reminded them that an Indian had saved his life. They came often, too, to 
the home on Wall Street to borrow a pick or shovel to bury their dead, in their burying ground in Red Hollow, just above his property. He always respected this hollow and as long as he lived he would not allow anyone to go there and molest the place.He had a sunny disposition, and loved children very much. Whenever there was a parade in the City he would be seen standing on the rear of a float with a big barrel of ginger snaps before him, which he threw to the children along the line of parade.While at the Bakery he married Christina Nordstrom, who had emigrated from Sweden or Norway. They had 3 children and lived at 50 South West Temple, which was owned by President Wilford Woodruff. He later built her a home near 5th North and 4th West.He said the only time he ever regretted coming to Utah was when he and Emma were living at the Springs. The food supply got low so they gathered up some household articles and some black silk Emma had for a dress. They got it in a wagon and he started for the flour mill to change it for flour. En route he had to cross the river. When in the middle of the river the wagon broke and the box of articles floated off down stream. By the time he got the horses and wagon out the things were gone and he had to return without the flour.He had no use for an apostate. At one time a young man Charlie Platt, son of an apostate family, was rather "sweet" on his daughter Emma. He escorted her home several times from singing practice. When her father heard what was going on and walked up between them as they were going home one night and said, "Thank you, Platt, for your kindness, but I can see this young lady the rest of the way home." He never had any further trouble on that account after he got through talking to Emma.When Fred Rich, after a 7 year courtship, asked if he had any objections to him marrying his daughter Emma, Grandfather laughingly said, "Well if you are ever going to, it is time you did it. If I'd had any objections I would have told you long ago."In 1885, he was called on a mission to Great Britain. At that time the Government was waging a bitter fight against Polygamy and many men, including Henry Arnold, were on the underground. The Government had deputies at every railroad station and road to catch any Polygamist who tried to leave. Knowing this he had his son-in-law Fred C. Rich drive him to Ogden to catch his train. They left Salt Lake when darkness set in and didn't reach Ogden until daylight the next morning. He caught his train and went to England where he served for 18 months and returned home to resume his bakery business.He still was on the "underground", hiding much of the time from the Government officials. One time he drove to Syracuse, a bathing resort on Great Salt Lake to meet his daughter Emma and her husband Fred, who were living at Plain City at the time. He told them at that time that he had had a lawyer for 2 weeks at the Bakery making his Will and putting his affairs in order. He said every wife and child was protected and provided for. He was not well at the time but spent the day visiting and picnicking.Shortly after this time he was operated on for gall stones. He never recovered; but died Sept 24, 1888. The morning he died he was scheduled to appear in court on trial for Polygamy.He was a devout Latter Day Saint and a most devoted husband and father. He thought the practice of polygamy was a commandment of God and tried to live it rightly to the best of his ability.His funeral was held in the 18th Ward meeting house and he was buried in the City Cemetery. He was survived by 4 wives, 19 children and many grandchildren who loved and revered his memory. The Will, which he had made to provide for his large family was never found. Different wives and children had been told about it by their Father and Husband but it could not be found. After 7 years the estate was divided to the best of their ability to see that each one was provided for.