Washington County, Utah/1860 U.S. Census

Main Plaque

• Location : City of Washington, Washington County, Utah
• Inscription:

In early 1857 Brigham Young called a group of Southerners on a cotton mission to southern Utah to raise cotton. Samuel Newton Adair (this is a mistake; should be Samuel Jefferson Adair), the leader of ten families, arrived at this spot Apr. 15, 1857, after leaving Payson, Utah on Mar. 3. They camped here a short time and then moved down near the Virgin River on what became known as the "Sand Plot." Apostle Amasa M. Lyman who was passing through the area recommended that they move back to the spring area which they did. Robert Dockery Covington arrived here May 5 or 6, 1857, with 28 more southern families. They left the Salt Lake area shortly after the L.D.S. Spring Conference held around Apr. 6. On May 6 or 7 a two day meeting was held at this sight under direction of Isaac C. Haight, President of the Parowan Stake. They sang, prayed and selected Robert D. Covington to be President of the L D S branch, and Harrison Pearce and James B. Regan as assistants. Wm. R. Slade and James D. McCullough were appointed Justices of the Peace, John Hawley and James Matthews as constables, G.R. Coley was stray pound keeper and Wm R. Slade, Geo Hawley and G. W. Spencer as school trustees. They named their city Washington. It was too late to plant wheat, so they prepared the ground for corn and went right to work making dams and ditches to water their crops. Their first homes were their wagon boxes, willow and mud huts and dugouts dug in the bank east of this monument. Their new home soon was called "Dixie." Those who came in the spring of 1857 were:

Adair, George W. Adair, John M. Adair, Joseph Adair, Newton (L.N.) Adair, Samuel Adair, Thomas Clark, John W. Coley, Gabriel Reynolds Couch, John Jr. Couch, John Sr. Covington, Robert D.

Crawford, William H. Dameron, William Dodge, Enoch Duggins, William (Dugas) Fream, William Freeman, John W. Hatfield, Joseph (Hadfield) Hawley, George Hawley, John Hawley, William Holden, J.

Johnson, Alfred Lloyd, Robert Mangum, John Mangum, William Matheny, Sims B. Mathew, James Nichols McCullough, James D. Pearce, Harrison Price, John Reagan, James B. Rencher, Upsted

Rickey, James Slade, William R. Smith, Joseph Smith, Thomas W. Spencer, George W. Sprouse, Balus (Spouse) Thomas, Preston Tyler, Oscar Wilkins, James B. Young, William J. and others.

Erected 1996 by Citizens of Washington City and the Washington City Historical Society.

Correction Plaque

CORRECTION: It is recorded in the "John Mangum American Revolutionary War Soldier and Descendants" book that Samuel Jefferson Adair was the leader of the Adair Group. It was not Samuel Newton Adair who was the son of Samuel Jefferson Adair. Apparently the father was known only as Samuel Adair since the property he owned was recorded as Samuel Adair. The names of Samuel Adair and Samuel N. Adair were erroneously assumed to be the same person and the initial "N" omitted at various times. They both were in the original ten families that arrived here on 15 April 1857 but only the name Samuel Adair is listed as one of the originial (sic) 1857 pioneers. This plaque is to correct the information as shown on the large plaque. Samuel Newton Adair did become a prominent person in Washington but was not the leader of the Adair Company it was Samuel Jefferson Adair, his father, listed only as Samuel Adair, who led the Adair Company.

History of the Cotton Mission

In 1854, Jacob Hamblin (1819-1886), founded the headquarters of the "Indian Mission" in Santa Clara, Utah. Besides preaching to the local native Americans, some major experiments were done in growing a variety of agricultural products in the Virgin River valley, including cotton, flax, hemp, grapes, figs, sweet potatoes, fruits and more.

The success in growing cotton and an eye on Joseph Smith's 1832 prophecy of impending civil war most likely contributed to the church leader, Brigham Young (1801-1877) calling 38 Southern families to organize a "Cotton Mission" to the area in early 1857. They arrived at spot a called Adair Springs"", that was later renamed Washington, Utah. First ten families led by Samuel J Adair arrived on 15-Apr-1857 and another 28 families led by Robert D. Covington arrived a the same spot on 05-May-1857.

Very shortly after their arrival, they held a two day meeting with Isaac Haight, president of the Cedar City Stake. They assigned every needful position to operate their new city including fence viewers and stray pound keepers. But primarily all of these families had either direct experience or indirect familiarity with growing southern cotton.

In 1858, they planted400 acres of cotton, because of difficulties with soil mineral cotton and poor irrigation, only 130 acres grew a crop, yielding about 70,000 pounds of ginned cotton. This was when the the southerners first began to call the area "Dixie" after their ancestral home.

In 1861, another 309 families were called as the St. George Pioneers of 1861-62 to settle St. George, Utah and further augment the "Cotton Mission".

Research Notes

The Cotton Mill in Washington County.

1. On this historical marker Samuel Newton Adair (1839-1924) is listed as Newton Adair (L.N.) and as group leader, which was actually led by his father Samuel Jefferson Adair (1806-1889).
2. James Richey (1821-1890) is listed as James Rickey. He is a cousin of the Adairs, married to Lucinda Mangum (1826-1903), a sister of the Mangum men.
3. Gabriel Reynolds Coley (1821-1864), (married into the Mangum Family) would later goto fight for the Confederate Army in the American Civil War where he died.
4. Many names are cross referenced on the Washington County, Utah/1860 U.S. Census.
5. The Whole Cotton Picken' Story - Washington County Historical Society.

See Also

• Adair Family
• Adair in Washington County, Utah
• Covington in Washington County, Utah
• Mangum in Washington County, Utah
• Hawley in Washington County, Utah
• St. George Pioneers of 1861-62
• Adair Spring - The Historical Marker Database #59321
• This profile prepared courtesy of Utah Scouting, helping to preserve our shared heritage.

Tonaquint, Utah

• Enumerated 27-July-1860, by Jessie Bishop, Santa Clara Post Office.
• Note: This listing includes many pioneer families living in what today is Santa Clara, Utah.
• See Also Tonaquint Cemetery
• See Also Tonaquint Veterans Memorial

House#	Fam#	Name	Age	G	Occupation	Birthplace	Research Notes
1301	1122	Jno W Young	32	M	-	Illinois
1301	1122	Malinda M Young	26	F	-	Tenn.
1301	1122	Malinda J Young	6	F	-	U.T.
1301	1122	Jno. D	6	M	-	U.T.
1301	1122	Leah A.M.	2	F	-	U.T.
1302	1123	B.B. Crow	40	M	Farmer	Missouri
1302	1123	Lucinda J	19	F	-	Mississippi
1302	1123	Harriet	12	F	-	U.T.
1302	1123	Wm.	10	M	-	California
1302	1123	Patrick Larkins	35	M	-	Ireland
1302	1123	Josh B Crow	2	M	-	U.T.
1303	-	Unoccupied
1304	-	Unoccupied
1305	1124	Michael Stephens	30	M	Farm Labor	Tenn.
1305	1124	Arta A	34	F	-	Alabama
1305	1124	Elmira	11	F	-	Miss.
1305	1124	Michael M	8	M	-	Iowa
1305	1124	Mary E	5	F	-	U.T.
1305	1124	William A	3	M	-	U.T.
1305	1124	Geo M	1	M	-	U.T.
1306	-	Unoccupied
1307	1125	Ensign Biggs	28	M	Farmer	Mass.
1307	1125	Adeline	29	F	-	Ohio
1307	1125	Charles	12	M	-	Iowa
1307	1125	Albert	7	M	-	U.T.
1307	1125	Edwin	5	M	-	U.T.
1307	1125	Adeline	5	F	-	U.T.
1307	1125	Brigham	3	M	-	U.T.
1307	1125	Wallace	6/12	M	-	U.T.
1308	1126	Franklin Hamblen	26	M	Farmer	Missouri
1309	1127	Judie Jud	30	M	Farmer	Missouri
1309	1127	Mary M	22	F	-	N.Y.
1309	1127	Lucinda	6	F	-	U.T.
1309	1127	Samuel	4	M	-	U.T.
1309	1127	Louiza	1	F	-	U.T.
1309	1127	J Richards	70	M	-	Wales
1310	-	Unoccupied
1311	-	Unoccupied
1312	1128	Jno R Stoddard	33	M	Carpenter	Canada
1312	1128	Martha E	23	F	-	Missouri
1312	1128	Jno F	4	M	-	California
1312	1128	Isabella	2	F	-	U.T.
1312	1128	George	0	M	-	U.T.
1313	-	Unoccupied
1314	-	Unoccupied
1315	1129	Samuel Knight	27	M	Farmer	Unknown
1315	1129	Caroline	27	F	-	Denmark
1315	1129	Caroline	2	F	-	U.T.
1315	1129	Mary J	9/12	F	-	U.T.
1316	1130	Oscar Hamblin	25	M	Farmer	Iowa	Brother of Jacob H #1140 below, died in 1862.
1316	1130	Mary A	23	F	-	England
1316	1130	Elizabeth	3	F	-
1316	1130	Oscar	2	M	-	U.T.
1316	1130	William Cordridge	22	F	Farm Labor	England
1317	-	Unoccupied
1318	1131	Luke Cyrus	33	M	Farmer	England
1318	1131	Christa H	28	F	-	England
1318	1131	Luvina	5	F	-	Australia
1318	1131	Edward H	3	F	-	U.T.
1318	1131	Martha H	1	F	-	U.T.
1319	1132	T.D. Allan	53	M	Farmer	Georgia
1319	1132	Sarah Hawley	33	F	-	England
1319	1132	Harriett W	13	F	-	Texas
1319	1132	William W	8	M	-	Texas
1319	1132	Malipha H	2	F	-	U.T.
1319	1132	Mary D	1	F	-	U.T.
1320	1133	>Scratched House
1321	1134	Joseph Hadfield	28	M	Farm Labor	England	Adair Spring Monument
1322	1135	Daniel Tullis (?)	26	M	Farmer	Scotland
1322	1135	Jeanett Goudy	20	F	-	Scotland	Wife of Joseph Hadfield #1134
1322	1135	Henry	1	M	-	U.T.
1322	1135	Ann Richard	24	F	-	Wales
1322	1135	Alson	6	M	-	U.T.
1322	1135	David	4	M	-	U.T.
1322	1135	Isaiah	2	M	-	U.T.
1322	1135	Lois	11/12	F	-	U.T.
1323	1136	C.L. Riding	43	M	Jinman	England	Christopher Lister Riding
1323	1136	Eliza	26	F	-	France
1323	1136	Henry	14	M	-	England
1323	1136	Alfred	12	M	-	Mo.
1323	1136	Christiana	2	F	-	U.T.
1323	1136	Heber E	1	M	-	U.T.
1324	1137	Andrew Givins	35	M	Farmer	Ohio
1324	1137	Rizpah	31	F	-	N.Y.
1324	1137	Martha S	13	F	-	Iowa
1324	1137	Andrew W	10	M	-	Iowa
1324	1137	William	9	M	-	Iowa
1324	1137	Eliza	7	F	-	U.T.
1324	1137	Richard	1	M	-	U.T.
1324	1137	Baby	3/12	M	-	U.T.
1324	1137	Martha Knight	55	F	-	N.Y.
1325	1138	Phoebe Dart	27	F	Seamstress	Conn.
1325	1138	Mary E	8	F	-	U.T.
1325	1138	Robert H	6	M	-	U.T.
1325	1138	Franklin D	3	M	-	U.T.
1325	1138	Josephine	2/12	F	-	U.T.
1326	1139	W. E. Dodge	37	M	Farmer	N.Y.
1326	1139	Ellen E	30	F	-	Mass.
1326	1139	Ellen J	11	F	-	Wis.
1326	1139	Chas W	4	M	-	Cal
1326	1139	Geo A	1	M	-	U.T.
1327	-	Unoccupied
1328	-	Unoccupied
1329	-	Unoccupied
1330	-	Unoccupied
1331	1140	Ira Hatch	23	M	F. Labor	N.Y.
1331	1140	Amanda	17	F	-	Ill
1331	1140	Sarah	16	F	-	U.T.
1331	1140	Jacob Hamblin	35	M	Farmer	Ohio	Famous local indian missionary
1331	1140	Priscilla	18	F	-	Iowa
1331	1140	Dwain	19	M	-	Wis.	Died in 1862
1331	1140	Olive	1	F	-	U.T.
1332	1141	J.R. Wright	43	M	Millwright	N.Y.
1332	1141	Mary A	43	F	-	Can.
1333	1142	B.E. Brown	45	M	Blacksmith	???
1333	1142	Mary A	31	F	=	Louisiana
1333	1142	N.M.(?)	7	M	-	Iowa
1333	1142	Sarah A	5	F	-	U.T.
1333	1142	Joseph B	3	M	-	U.T.
1333	1142	Aaron J	11/12	M	-	U.T.
1334	-	Unoccupied
1335	-	Unoccupied
-	-	Tonaquint Concluded

Washington, Utah

• Enumerated 25-July-1860, by Jessie Bishop, Santa Clara Post Office.
• See Also Adair Spring Monument- 1857 pioneer settlers of Washington UT.

House#	Fam#	Name	Age	G	Occupation	Birthplace	Research Notes
1236	-	Unoccupied
1237	-	Unoccupied
1238	-	Unoccupied
1239	-	Unoccupied
1240	1087	Saml J Adair	51	M	Farmer	Alabama	Age is actually 54 / Adair Spring Monument
1240	1087	Roxana M	66	F	-	England
1240	1087	Catherine G	14	F	-	Iowa
1241	-	Unoccupied
1242	1088	J.W. Clark	42	M	Farmer	Indiana	Adair Spring Monument
1242	1088	Eveline	38	F	-	Arkansas
1242	1088	Thos F	17	M	-	Arkansas
1242	1088	Jas M	16	F	-	Arkansas
1242	1088	Jno M	12	M	-	Texas
1242	1088	Lucinda M	9	F	-	Texas
1242	1088	Nancy J	7	F	-	Texas
1242	1088	Hyrum	7	F	-	Texas
1242	1088	Josephene	4	F	-	U.T.
1242	1088	Eveline	2	F	-	U.T.
1242	1088	Owen W	4/12	M	-	U.T.
1242	1088	Ann Eliza Hancock	13	F	-	England
1243	1089	Wm Young	54	M	Farmer	Tenn.	Adair Spring Monument
1243	1089	Leah	50	F	-	Tenn.
1243	1089	Rachael	22	F	-	Tenn.
1243	1089	Alma	11	M	-	U.T.
1243	1089	Leah A	5	F	-	U.T.
1244	1090	Oscar Tyler	35	M	Farmer	Ky.	Adair Spring Monument
1244	1090	Harriet A	24	F	-	Vt.
1244	1090	Harriet V	2	F	-	U.T.
1244	1090	Sarah A	1	F	-	U.T.
1245	-	Unoccupied
1246	-	Unoccupied
1247	1091	J.W. Smith	44	M	Farmer	Tenn.
1247	1091	Sarah A	33	F	-	Tenn.
1247	1091	Mary A	16	F	-	Ill.
1247	1091	Carrol	8	M	-	U.T.
1247	1091	Carrol	8	M	-	U.T.
1247	1091	Thomas	5	M	-	U.T.
1247	1091	Leah F	3	F	-	U.T.
1247	1091	Geo A	3/12	M	-	U.T.
1248	1092	Susan Smith	46	F	Seamstress	Tenn.