When I went on my little cemetery tour I was
struck by the three tombstones of Lewis Curtis Zabriskie. He has been on my mind so I decided to see if
I could find more about him. In a Google
search I found a brief history about Lewis Curtis Zabriskie in an ebook
entitled Polish Pioneers in Illinois, 1818-1850 by James D. Lodesky, who
gathered his information from George Olin Zabriskie. Apparently this George Olin Zabriskie, was
quite the genealogist, he was a descendant of Lewis Curtis Zabriskie through
his second wife and I descend from Lewis’ first wife.
LEWIS CURTIS ZABRISKIE
My 3rd Great-grandfather
According to George Olin Zabriskie, [George
Olin Zabriskie, The Zabriskie Family, Copyright 1963 by George Olin Zabriskie,
pp.348-9] Lewis was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on September 17, 1817. He converted to the Mormon faith April 19,
1836. Lewis fled Missouri during the
Mormon exodus of 1838-1839. He settled
in Adams County, Illinois, first, but later moved to Hancock County. Lewis was not done moving yet, and at some
point moved across the Mississippi River to Lee County, Iowa. Lewis’ father, uncle, and brother were all
living in Lee County at the time.
Lewis was married twice. His first marriage was to Mary Keziah Higbee
on April 5, 1839. Mary was born in
Clermont County, Ohio, September 5, 1821.
The marriage produced six children, William, Isaac, Eleanor, Huldah, John, and Mary. Mary Higbee Zabriskie died March 2, 1847, in
Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lewis’ second
marriage was to Sarah Ann Park. Their
marriage took place in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 25, 1847. Nine children were born from this marriage,
Hyrum, Joseph, Matilda, George, David, Louisa, Sara, Esther, and Charles.
Lewis and his family participated in the
famous Mormon trek to Utah in 1846. The
family took up residence in Provo, Utah, September 23, 1851. Lewis’ father was also living in Provo. Lewis moved several times after arriving in Utah. In 1859, he moved to Salem, Utah County. In 1860, he moved to Fairview, Sanpete County,
Utah. Lewis made his last move in 1862,
his final destination Spring City, Utah, Lewis died in Spring City, November
17, 1872.
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