Charles Jameson
submitted by: Ryley Jameson
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They built a home on Shoal Creek near Haun’s Mill where Charles was a blacksmith and a wheelwright. On October 30, 1838 a mob attacked Haun’s Mill. A lady named Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner wrote about how the mob killed 17 men and then threw the bodies down a well. And how one man named Charles Jameson who was shot a ton of times and crawled into the brush. He laid there for 4 days the mob had left him there thinking he would suffer before dying! However, even though Charles was shot 2 times in the stomach, 1 time in the shoulder and 1 on the left side of his head he did not die but three of the bullets were not able to be taken out.
At 43 years old Charles joined the Mormon battalion to march against Mexico. Charles was part of the group of the men that made the longest trek by foot soldiers in history.
Few years later when Charles had joined up with his family again, they decided to move to the Valley. Charles sent his wife and 11 children ahead with his oldest son Alex in charge while Charles stayed back to sell their property. Sadly, his wife died of Cholera on the journey. The children ended up going to live with some family in Provo, UT
In 1851 Charles married Nancy Stanley in Kanesville, Iowa. Three years later with their four children they began their journey west. They set up their first home in Provo near Charles’ other children. Charles was a farmer, Blacksmith and beekeeper.
Charles Jameson died on September 20, 1886, at the age of 83. He was described as courage’s, kind and honest.
It was fun learning about Charles Jameson. It was a surprise to me that he was shot a ton of times and still lived to be 83. He is actually my 5th Great Grandpa on my dad’s side of the family.