Isaac Brough Law and Bright's Disease

Isaac Brough Law suffered from Bright's disease at least the last six years of his life. When his mission to the Central States was concluded in October of 1901 he returned home to Paris, Idaho. Soon after arriving home they built the ranch home that sits on the west of the road leading North out of Paris. Sometime about 1904 he was diagnosed with Bright's disease. Bright's disease was a catchall term used to describe many different ailments relating to the kidneys. On July 17, 1908 a brief article indicated that he was feeling a bit better:

Then on June 13, 1910 a brief article reported that he was again seriously ill:

The sad and ironic thing about this was that Isaac had passed away on June 12th--the day before this article appeared in The Paris Post. The LDS Church records for the Paris 2nd ward indicate that Isaac passed away on June 11, 1910 and a written history of Isaac's life indicates that he died on June 1st; however, the date of June 12th is more likely given the appearance of this article on July 13th indicating that he was "again seriously ill."

Isaac was laid to rest on June 15, 1910 in the Paris City Cemetery.

I have not seen an obituary for Isaac. Unless someone has an original clipped from the newspaper (or a photocopy of the clipping), I'm afraid it may not exist, as the newspaper which was issued on June 20th does not appear have survived.

The Law-Price-Juchau Annual Cousin's Meeting - April 2014

The annual meeting of the Law-Price-Juchau Cousins' Group was a nice success. There were 28 in attendance. From the Law lines we had 4 representing the Charles Law line, 3 representing the Jesse Law line, 2 representing the Charlotte Law line, 1 from the Ira Law line, 3 from Cora's line, and 4 representing Milford's line. There were none representing the Hazel (Law) Minson line, the Orrin Law line, or Arvid's line.

Land of the Sky-Blue Water

Back in 1963 Dr. Russell R. Rich, a BYU professor, reworked his master's thesis from BYU and published it as Land of the Sky-Blue Water: A History of the L.D.S. Settlement of the Bear Lake Valley. I've read this work and it is a fine little history and a great resource.

Now this resource has been made even more widely available, now that it has been digitized and published as part of FamilySearch Books: Land of the Sky-Blue Water.

Happy reading!

Isaac Brough Law's Mission Photos

Isaac had at least two photographs taken during his time in the Northern States Mission. Isaac's Mission Diary includes the following two entries:

Chicago, Ill Sat Mar 31-1900 (weather fine) -- I went and had my photo taken and spent the rest of the day in study.

Chicago, Ill Sat Dec 15-1900 (Weather cool) -- We went over on North Ave and had my photo taken then returned to our room and spent the rest of the day in study.

We have four photographs, two of which likely are recorded in the above diary excerpts. As you can see two are individual portraits and 2 are group portraits.

Unfortunately there are not enough details to determine which of these photos might have been taken on the days mentioned in the diary. Presumably some descendants of other missionaries in these group photos might have dated copies of these photographs, but first we would need to identify the individuals in the photo.

Anyone up to the challenge?

Scott Law - A Few Pet Phrases

Last night I heard myself say something that I heard my Dad say many times--especially when I was young. He would ask us to do something and then follow it up with "Quick, like a bunny". It's one of those phrases that when I hear it or say it, I think of my Dad. Another one that he would say when we didn't believe that he was going to do something. For example, when we were playing a game and we thought we were winning and he'd make some claim that he was going to win. We'd say you're not going to win this time... He'd respond with "you just hide and watch". There was something endearing about both of these pet phrases. It's good to remember.

The Law Brothers & WWI

Four of the sons of Isaac Brough Law registered for the draft during WWI. The following are images of their draft registrations, all of which come from Ancestry's World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

Charles Isaac Law (b. 23 Sep 1886) registered 5 Jun 1917 (First Registration)

Jesse Law (b. 30 Nov 1887) registered 5 Jun 1917

Ira Law (b. 5 May 1891) registered 5 Jun 1917

Orrin Law (b. 26 Jul 1898) registered 12 Sep 1918 (Third Registration)

Milford was too young and Milan had died as an infant. Charles, Jesse, and Ira were all married--Orrin was not.

After registering for the draft, were any of these called up to service?

Following the Line: Charles - Isaac - John - Isaac - ?

Here's the Brick Wall: Isaac Law and Martha Parkinson were married in Felkirk Parish, Yorkshire, England on May 8, 1764. Prior to his marriage we really don't know where Isaac came from: where he was born, where he lived, etc.

The marriage record is very brief: "May 8th. Isaac Law & Martha Parkinson of this Parish & Banns."

Marriage by banns indicates that the impending marriage was announced for three consecutive weeks prior to the ceremony so that any objections from the Parish could come forth.

Isaac died September 15, 1819 and was buried 2 days later on the 17th. He died in South Hiendley, a village in the Felkirk Parish. The burial record indicates that he was 89 years of age, placing his birth sometime about 1730.

So in 1764 Isaac was of the Parish of Felkirk, but this only means that he had resided in the parish for the minimum of a few weeks. He could have been there for a few weeks, a few years, or decades. However, careful inspection of the parish registers reveals no birth record for Isaac in the Felkirk Parish.

So where was he born? In an attempt to come up with some good possibilities I culled from FamilySearch 5,000 Laws born in Yorkshire. I would have limited to a specific range of years, except the search engine won't allow that without a given name. After deleting some some that were women whose married name was actually something other than Law (or Lawe, Lawes, or Laws) I have a list of just over 4,600 Laws. Here are the top 22 towns and cities for Laws being born and/or christened in Yorkshire.

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England	701
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	632
Halifax, Yorkshire, England	275
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England	136
Yorkshire, England	112
Birstall, Yorkshire, England	104
York, Yorkshire, England	93
Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, England	89
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England	88
Leeds, Yorkshire, England	80
Cantley, Yorkshire, England	77
South Hiendley, Yorkshire, England	77
Bradford, Yorkshire, England	72
Hartshead, Yorkshire, England	71
Horbury, Yorkshire, England	63
Egton, Yorkshire, England	50
Elland, Yorkshire, England	50
Swinton, Yorkshire, England	47
Brampton, Yorkshire, England	40
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England	39
South Kirkby, Yorkshire, England	39
Walsden, Yorkshire, England	38
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England	37
Heck, Yorkshire, England	36

Obviously Todmorden and Sheffield have the "Lion's Share" of Laws. I've contacted a researcher who has connected up most of the Laws in Todmorden and our Isaac doesn't fit in anywhere.  Some of the other localities here remain good possibilities. Isaac married Martha Parkinson who was born in Hunslet, which was a Chapelry of Leeds until 1719 when it was made a parish itself. Hunslet is 130th in the ranking of places with Laws in Yorkshire, having only 4 in the IGI. The four entries are all for Hannah Law with two records indicating her birth on 12 Aug 1759 and two other records indicating her christening on 12 Aug 1759.

It's also worth noting that the last entry in the list shows that some of the Laws came from Heck (is that a good place to be from?).

The following map shows the proximity of Hunslet and Leeds to South Hiendley and Felkirk.

To see this map on FamilySearch's English Jurisdictions project click Here.

Charles Law Photograph or Not?

For decades a blurry, poor quality photograph has been circulated in the Law family purporting to be a representation of Charles Law (1832-1862). For decades I accepted it as actually being Charles Law. Then about 10 years ago doubts concerning this identification began to fester when a colleague pointed out that the hairline, broadened nose, and general appearance was not that of a man who died at age 29, but rather that of someone upwards of 50 years of age. Here is the photo with which many of Charles' descendants are familiar:

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I now believe that this photograph is of Simon Price (1808-1890), Isaac Brough Law's father-in-law.

The photograph below depicts Susan Juchau (Price) Law and her daughter, Cora (Law) Wilhelmsen. Also in the photograph are portraits of Isaac Brough Law (Susan's husband), Mary Lousia Stanners Price (Susan's grandmother), and Simon Price (Susan's grandfather).

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Cropping the Simon Price portrait from the larger photograph above and enlarging and straightening it resulted in the following photo:

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Finally, I took this photo and cropped it down to the head, straightened it and removed the slight tint resulting in the following portrait:


Placing this photo side-by-side with the photo of Charles Law it becomes apparent that it is the same photograph:

















My conclusion is that we have no photograph of Charles Law (1832-1862). If we could locate the portrait depicted in the photograph of Susan (Price) Law and Cora (Law) Wilhelmsen we could undoubtedly obtain a much better copy of this photo of Simon Price.

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Scott Milan Law Memorial Slideshow

Charles Law - Arrival in Boston, Massachusetts

Charles Law came to the United States on the ship George Washington, a clipper ship built in Boston in 1851. As part of the Williams & Guion Line, Train's Line, and Warren & Thayer's line, this ship made many trips between Liverpool and Boston. In 1857 the ship carried 817 Mormons immigrants from Liverpool to Boston in just 23 days.

The ship set sail on on March 28 from Liverpool when Josiah Cummings was captain. The Mormon immigrants were under the leadership of James P. Park and his counselors Jesse B. Martin and Charles R. Dana. Amos Musser served as secretary for the ship, recording events of the journey. The ship arrived in Boston Harbor on April 20, 1857, but it wasn't until April 23rd that the passengers were allowed to disembark.

The passenger list of those arriving in Boston show Charles Law, age 25, a merchant, as the 9th person listed on this page from the record.

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Source: United States. Department of the Treasury. Bureau of Customs.
"Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving in Boston, 1820-1891; with index, 1848-1891";
FHL 419943.

Isaac Brough Law basic documents needed

Does anyone know who has the following original documents (or even a good photocopy) that we could scan and share with everyone in the family?

Isaac Brough Law - Death Certificate (12 Jun 1910, Bear Lake County, Idaho)
Susan Juchau Price Law - Death Certificate (18 Jun 1939, Bear Lake County, Idaho)
Isaac & Susan's marriage certificate (17 Sep 1885, Cache County, Utah)

These basic documents would make great additions to this research blog or to our MyFamily.com Law and Price family websites.

Isaac Brough Law in the 1870 Census

Isaac is found with his siblings, mother, and step-father, John Humphries in Paris, Rich county, Utah in the 1870 census. At the time this census was taken, it was believed that Paris (and all the other LDS Bear Lake settlements) was in Utah. Shortly thereafter it was determined by surveyors that these were actually in Idaho.

Residence number 6 lists the following individuals:

Name of Person	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Birthplace
[Humphries], Hannah	39	F	W	Keeping house	England
[Humphries], Hannah M	12	F	W	At home	Utah
[Humphries], Frederick W	10	M	W	At home	Utah
[Humphries], Isaac	8	M	W	At home	Utah
[Humphries], Sarah E	5	F	W	At home	Utah
[Humphries], Marshal J	3	M	W	At home	Utah
[Humphries], George A	3/12	M	W	At home	Utah

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Bocock Sisters Wanted!

Here is an interesting item from the Salt Lake Tribune (6 Jul 1887). The Bocock sisters apparently inherited something (presumably a small amount of money) and the Solicitors in England took out this article in the Salt Lake Tribune in an attempt to locate them 20 years after they had immigrated to the United States.

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Does anyone know the outcome of this? What was inherited and from whom did they inherit it?

Martha Parkinson Law - Christening and Burial Records

The record of Martha Parkinson's marriage to Isaac Law (1730-1819) appeared in the previous post. Now let's examine Martha's christening and burial records.

Martha was christened in the chapelry of Hunslet in the parish of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

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This brief entry in the Sheffield parish registers, listing christenings in Hunslet indicates "Martha d. of Wm Parkinson 25" The 25 refers to the day of the Month, which was October of 1734 which details appears elsewhere on the page.

Martha Parkinson was born and christened in the parish of Sheffield but was later married to Isaac in his parish, the Parish of Felkirk. This is where she spent the remainder of her life. The burial record which follows shows her burial date of 28 Jan 1798 in the Felkirk Parish (she is the second entry in the list).

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Marriage of Isaac Law (1730-1819) and Martha Parkinson (1733-1798)

Isaac Law and Martha Parkinson were married by banns in the Parish of Felkirk, Yorkshire, England, on 8 May 1764. The entry indicates that they were both "of this parish" at the time they were married.

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This marriage entry comes from FHL film 919298, item 3.

Siblings of Isaac Law (1803-1876)

Previously I posted the christening record of Isaac Law (1803-1876). Here are the christening records for his siblings: Martha, Abram, Mary Ann, and Charlotte. All of these are from FHL film 919298, item 3, "Bishop's Transcripts for Felkirk, 1598-1834"/ Church of England. Parish Church of Felkirk (Yorkshire).

The following record indicates that Martha Law was born on 3 Apr 1796 to John and Sarah of South Hiendley and was christened on 1 May.

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This next entry is for Abram Law born 2 Dec 1797 to John and Sara of S. Heindley and was christened 25 Dec.

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Mary Ann Law was born 10 Mar 1800 to John and Sarah of S. Hiendley and was christened 13 April. Anyone know if Mary Ann married, who she married, when and where? Anyone know when and where Mary Ann died?

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The last sibling prior to Isaac was Charlotte who was born 13 Dec 1801 to John and Sarah of S. Heindley and was christened 14 Feb 1802.

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Does anyone know if Charlotte married? Who did she marry? When? Where? I've seen some indication that she died in 1877 but I don't know exactly when or where this took place. Does anyone have this information?

Marriage Record of John Law and Sarah White

Here is the marriage record of John Law and Sarah White. This comes from the parish registers of the Church of Clayton-with-Frickley in Yorkshire, England on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL 1595241).

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No 67 John Law of the Parish of Felkirk Batchelor
and Sarah White of this
Parish spinster were
Married in this Church by License
this tenth Day of May in the Year One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety five by me Jo: [John] Armitage Minister
This Marriage was solemnized between us John Law [and] Sarah White
In the Presence of Jonathan White [and] Abraham White

Jonathan was Sarah's brother and Abraham was Sarah's father.

Christening Record of Isaac Law (1803-1876)

Isaac Law was born on December 19, 1803 in South Hiendley, Yorkshire, England and was christened February 5, 1804 in the Felkirk Parish. Here is a copy of the christening record:

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Image from FHL 919298, item 3

Isaac is the last name in this (cropped) image. It indicates that he was born in 19 Dec 1803 and was christened on 5 Feb 1804. His father's name was John and his mother's name was Sarah. John and Sarah were living in South Hiendley.

Christening Record of Charles Law (1832-1862)

Charles Law was born December 19, 1832 in South Hiendley, a small town in the West Riding of Yorkshire. There is no record of his birth--this was still several years prior to the beginning of civil registration and the Church records only provide his christening information. Charles was christened January 27, 1833. Here is a copy of the record:

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Image from FHL 919298, item 3

This image comes from the Bishops' transcripts of the Felkirk parish records. The originals are in the Borthwick Institute in York. We learn from this record that Charles, was the son of Isaac and Mary Law. He was christened on January 27, 1832. The parents lived in South Hiendley. Isaac was a cordwainer (a shoemaker). I can't quite make out the beginning of the curate's name, but the "bachcroft" is the ending portion of the name.

Isaac Brough Law and the 1880 Census

Isaac Brough Law does not appear in the 1880 census ... not that we've ever found, anyway. I was once hopeful of locating him, but I now believe that he simply was not recorded.

The 1870 census is the first to list Isaac. He appears in Paris, Rich County, Utah Territory (this was before the survey that determined that Paris was actually in Idaho).

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The main portions of the census entry reads as follows:
Dwelling 5, Family 5:
Humphries, John, age 33, farmer, born in England
Humphries, Mary A, age 26, keeping house, born in Missouri
Humphries, Harriet A, age 7, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, John F, age 4, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Samuel, age 2, at home, born in Utah

Dwelling 6, Family 6:
Humphries, Hannah, age 39, keeping house, born in England
Humphries, Hannah M, age 12, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Frederick W, age 10, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Isaac B, age 8, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Sarah E, age 5, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, Marshal J, age 3, at home, born in Utah
Humphries, George A, age 3/12, at home, born in Utah

Isaac is listed here as Isaac Humphries; however, he and his older siblings Hannah Mariah and Frederick William were all children of Charles and Hannah Bocock Law. After Charles Law passed away (20 Sep 1862) Hannah married John James Humphries (2 Jul 1864) and Sarah, Marshal, and George are children from that second union.

Moving on to the 1880 census we find the family in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho.

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Dwelling 65, Family 65:
Humphreys, J. J., age 43, farmer, born in England
Humphreys, Mary A, age 35, wife, keeping house, born in Missouri
Humphreys, Harriet Ann, age 16, daughter, at school, born in Utah
Humphreys, John Thomas, age 14, son, at home, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Samuel S, age 11, son, at school, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Mary L, age 8, daughter, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Sarah L, age 5, daughter, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Charles E, age 9/12, son, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Hannah, age 49, wife, keeping house, born in England
Humphreys, Frederick Wm, age 20, son, at home, born in Utah
Humphreys, Sarah E, age 15, daughter, at school, born in Utah
Humphreys, Marshal J, age 13, son, at school, born in Idaho
Humphreys, George, age 9, son, born in Idaho
Humphreys, Clara, age 8, daughter, born in Idaho

You will note that Isaac's older brother, Frederick William is still there, but both he and his sister, Hannah Mariah are not listed. Hannah Mariah had married Thomas Harrison and shows up in the 1880 census living in Providence, Cache, Utah with her husband and two children.

Isaac is nowhere. After searching for him unsuccessfully throughout Idaho, Utah, and a little in neighboring states, I now believe that he was simply missed by whoever reported the information to the census enumerator.