Nehemiah Hartle (1808 - 1844)

Born 1 Oct 1808 in Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Jones) Hartle — married 9 Aug 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 May 1844 at age 35 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Nehemiah Hartle was born in Derbyshire, England.

Nehemiah Hartle was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Nehemiah, son of John & Lydia, was born on 1 Oct 1808 and was baptised on 1 January 1809 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.^[1] He was the son of John Hartle and Lydia Kniveton.^[2]

He was baptised into the LDS in Manchester^[3]

Nehemiah married Margaret Jones on 9 August 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.^[4] Nehemiah and Margaret emigrated to the America on the ship named 'Hope' in 1842 and this is recorded in the New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 Nehemiah arrived on 1 April 1842 in New Orleans^[5]

A unique feature of the Mormon migration was their use of handcarts. Handcarts, two-wheeled carts that were pulled by emigrants, instead of draft animals, were sometimes used as an alternate means of transportation from 1856 to 1860. They were seen as a faster, easier and cheaper way to bring European converts to Salt Lake City. Almost 3,000 Mormons, with 653 carts and 50 supply wagons, traveling in 10 different companies, made the trip over the trail to Salt Lake City. While not the first to use handcarts, they were the only group to use them extensively. The handcarts were modelled after carts used by street sweepers and were made almost entirely of wood. They were generally 6 to 7 feet long, wide enough to span a narrow wagon track and could be alternatively pushed or pulled. The small boxes affixed to the carts were 3 to 4 feet long and 8 inches high. They could carry about 500 pounds, most of this weight consisting of trail provisions and a few personal possessions.

All but two of the handcart companies completed the journey with few problems. The fourth and fifth companies, known as the Martin and Willie companies, left Winter Quarters in August 1856. This was very late to begin the trip across the plains. They encountered severe winter weather west of present-day Casper, Wyoming, and hundreds died from exposure and famine before rescue parties could reach them. While these incidents were a rarity, they illustrate that the departure date from the trailhead was crucial to a successful journey. ^[6] It would seem as though John and his family were in the unfortunate companies of Martin and Willie who perished on the journey.

He died of dropsy in Navaho 1844 at the age of 36.^[7] and listed as one of the pioneers who died in the early years of the church, crossing the plains ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 27 January 2022)
   Nehemiah Hartle baptism on 1 Jan 1809 (born 1808), son of John & Lydia, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England.
2. ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry uk Record 9841 #98016126
3. ↑ Baptism:

   Name:	Nehemiah Hartle
   Gender:	Male
   Birth Date:	1 Oct 1808
   Father:	John Hartle
   Mother:	Lydia

4. ↑ Marriage: "Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2576 #44580501 (accessed 10 February 2022)
   Nehemiah Hartley marriage to Margaret Jones on 9 Aug 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
5. ↑ Passenger List: "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7484 #33676 (accessed 10 February 2022)
   Name: Nehemiah Hartley; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 33; Birth Date: abt 1809; Port of Departure: Liverpool, England; Arrival Date: 1 Apr 1842; Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England; Ship Name: Hope.
6. ↑ The Ones Who WalkedThe Handcarts: 1856 to 1860 (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/179605681/person/112340722104/media/fbfd4ea8-5a1b-4843-9f53-9a41e39df1ce?_phsrc=OEi1644&usePUBJs=true) accessed 27 January 2022
7. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. Ancestry uk Record 60525 #21595138 Death: Name:||Nehemiah Hartle; Death Date:||1844 Death Place:||Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America
8. ↑ LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45: Platt, Lyman. LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Index to Sources for Encyclopedia of Early Mormon Names. Ancestry uk Record 4165 #11513 LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45: Name:||Nehemiah Hartle

• *LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45: Platt, Lyman. LDS Member Name Index, 1830-45 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Index to Sources for Encyclopedia of Early Mormon Names. Ancestry uk Record 4165 #11513

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