Bingham Family History: June 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Martin's Cove Rescue Company

Grandpa took these pictures at Martin's Cove. We aren't completely sure if Bingham, J. is Jeremiah Bingham, but we are pretty sure that it is.

Picture of Grandma Bingham

Grandpa used to carry this picture of Grandma in his wallet for 40 years. Grandma is about 17 or 18 in this picture.

Grandpa's Pictures

Grandma and Grandpa with President Benson 1987.

President Bingham with Elder Howard W. Hunter March 1987.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Monroe and Priscilla Bingham Family

My Grandpa Bingham's parents and brothers and sisters:
Blaine, Merrill (Pat), Lee, Jerry, Alpheus, James (Jim), Priscilla, Mondore, Lavinia.
not pictured: Kenneth

Grandma and Grandpa Vandell

These are my Grandma Bingham's parents

Annie Louise Alderman and John VanDell.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Letter from Brigham Young to Erastus Bingham

This is a letter from Brigham Young to Erastus Bingham dated August 13th, 1853. Erastus was serving as Bishop of the Ogden First Ward and the letter discusses the tithing of the wheat crop of his ward. Erastus Bingham is the great great great grandson of Thomas Bingham (my 8th great grandfather) 1642-1730 who came to the United States in 1649 with his mother. This Thomas Bingham's father, who was also Thomas Bingham, died aboard the ship on the way to America from England.

Erastus Bingham's family joined the church in 1833. He lived in Kirtland Ohio, Far West, and helped to build the Nauvoo temple. He later traveled to Salt Lake City with other pioneers in 1846. He worked as a homesteader, farmer, and rancher first in Salt Lake and then in Ogden. He served as Bishop for 17 years and also in the govenment as a judge of Weber County, in the legislature, and as a selectman. Bingham's Fort was named for him.