Samuel Chandler and
Mary Ann (Polly) Hobbs
Parkinson
Last Updated: 3 April 2010
Samuel Chandler Parkinson was born February 23, 1853 in St. Louis, Missouri. His parents, English converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, brought him across the plains by wagon team in when he was a baby. The Parkinsons pioneered in Kaysville, Utah, and then Franklin Idaho, where Samuel came of age. Mary Ann "Polly" Hobbs was also born to LDS converts, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on August 15, 1855. Her family crossed the oceans and the plains and settled in Franklin in 1862.
Samuel got his start as a freighter, and he and Polly later homesteaded a farm in the riverbottom at the foot of the Little Mountain by Franklin. Samuel traveled "without purse or scrip" as an LDS missionary in Alabama in 1884. He and Polly already had six children. Samuel became a successful businesman and later served 13 years as a bishop in Franklin. Polly died December 21, 1912, after which Samuel married Lulu Carpenter. Samuel died May 20, 1922.
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What's New Since the Last Update
- Added info on Nessie (3 Apr 2010)
- Added updated version of Ben Parkinson's history of
Samuel and Polly (9 Mar 2006)
- Added various photos, histories of Samuel and Polly by B.R. Parkinson (12 Feb 2006)
- Added annotated version of Southern States mission journal (11 Feb 2006)
- Changed id on 6 sons photo—swapped Albert and Leonard (23 Feb 2005)
- Added survey and guestbook forms, plus added pictures to Ben's history of Samuel C. and Polly (23 Jan 2005)
- Added versions of house photo (1 Sep 2003)
- Added note calling id of Leonard and Albert in 6-sons photo into question (4 May 2003)
- Added Ben's history of Samuel C. and Polly (25 November 2002)
- Moved to new service provider (1 August 2002)
- Added numerous photos of the kids (22 June 2002)
- Added bio from History of Idaho (25 May 2002)
- Added Samuel's missionary journal (5 May 2002)
- Added Crawford photos of Samuel, Mary Ann, and kids (3 Feb 2002)
- Added transcript of "Progressive Men" history and obituary (19 Jan 2002)
- Added transcript of Ben's history (30 Dec 2001)
- Added transcript of Ray and Viola history (30 Dec 2001)
- Added Ray & Viola history of Samuel (PDF only) (27 Oct 2001)
- Added obituary and "Progressive Men" bio of Samuel (PDF only)(25 Oct 2001)
- Added "Carma Parkinson" history of Polly (22 Oct 2001)
- Added Neva Swainston and Karma Parkinson histories of Samuel (22 Oct 2001)
- Page launched (14 Sep 2001)
Contact
Contact Ben Parkinson, webmaster, at "feedback at parkinsonfamily.org" (replace "at" with "@").
