A Brief History of Grandfather Hendricks - written by Juel Josiah Hendricks

Grandfather James Hendricks joined the L.D.S. in Missouri

and moved to Salt Lake in July 24, 1847.  His father Abraham

Hendricks; and his father James Hendricks, had a large family.

13 of his sons fought in the Revolutionary War.  Abraham was

too young to go.  They lived in Kentucky and James, my

grandfather married there.

 

(James and Drucilla Hendricks)

They then moved to Missouri and joined the L.D. S.

church.  While helping to guard the poor Mormons,

he was shot in the back of the neck and lived to come

to Salt Lake City in 1847.  He was helpless 33 years but

could help grandma manage things.  I can remember him

when I was down in Richmond, Utah.  He ran the first

bath house or hotel in Salt Lake City.  They moved to

Richmond, Cache County, Utah in 1860 or 1862.  Then

he had a home on the same block as my father and

Uncle Will Hendricks.  Then he died.

(My father Joseph Smith Hendricks)

My Father was an Indian War Veteran and

farmed and freighted in Montana's early mining town

till  I was 10 years old.  He moved to Swan Lake and

was Bishop's counselor for years, and then high counselor

to the Stake.  Then he ranched and made railroads and

drove the first spike on the O.S.L. from Marsh Valley,

Idaho to Montana in Deer Lodge Valley and had the

last job at Butte City, Montana in 1881, and I helped

drive a team when I was 16 years old.  Then in weather

40 to 60 degrees below zero in 1891, we all moved to

Marysville, Idaho and my father was again counselor to

the bishop for years.  He farmed and helped build canals

and ran sawmills.  Then along about 1910 or 1912 he

moved back to Lewiston, Utah after Aunt Rye died

he lived with brother Joe.  While there he went to visit

Hamlet Winger, your cousin, at Fremont and died there.

He was buried in Richmond, Utah.

(Juel Josiah Hendricks)

Juel J. Hendricks wass born in Richmond, Utah; and

I lived there with parents until I was 17 years old.  I then

moved back to Lewiston with mother Lucinda Hendricks

(Lucinda Bess Hendricks - mother of Juel Josiah)

and worked on 80 acres of farm and went to school

some; then married Mary Ellen Kay of Swan Lake, Idaho.

(Mary Ellen Kay and Juel Josiah)

photo provided by Judy Borup

We lived in Lewiston one year and then moved to

Swan Lake and worked on the railroad again for awhile. 

I worked formy father one year, then moved to Rexburg,

Idaho where I worked as a farm hand until winter.  I then

took half interest in a harness shop for one year and got so

I could make a good set; was getting along fine and sold out. 

Went to Jackson Hole to pitch hay and help take the first

wagon over the divide on the Teton Range. 

On coming back, I worked in Pocatello painting up the

first fast mail train.  Then I moved to Lewiston, Utah,

and ran pay-grading on west side of Cache Valley, then

went back to Marysville, Idaho and took a home-stead

and worked timber and canals and hauled water in barrels

for five years.  I filled two home missons and one to

North Western States.  I was Post Office Master for

three years and your mother two years.  I made canals

and farmed, freighted some and went to Twin Falls west

side and then to LaGrande, Oregon 8 years and hauled

lumber.  I was then superintendent of streets 3 1/2 years

and then moved to Rigby, Idaho;  there I helped to build

a sugar factory.  Then I moved to Weiser 4 years and there

I lost my dear wife.  I then moved to Rupert, Idaho and then

to Pocatello, Idaho where I am at present.  I helped build

Frazier Hall, and Ross Park, planted trees and worked on

the high school building.

                                         Your father,

                                         J. J. Hendricks

(Juel Josiah Hendricks Family)

(back row:  Juel William, Mary Lucinda, Loal Kay  

front row: Juel Josiah, Alma Kay, Ada Velate, Myrtle Ivy,

Mary Ellen Kay ...Photo taken just a few years before

James Alva was born.  -also not pictured are 2 daughters

Martha Luella & Laura Bess who died in 1900.

   

*This (history) copy was typed by Mary Glenn Roberts,

daughter of James A. Hendricks; son of Juel J. Hendricks. 

I typed this from an older typed copy my father found among

some genealogy papers.  We are not sure who typed this but

I assume it was done from an original hand written copy, or

dictated by Juel J. Hendricks.  I have made some changes

in the punctuation and minor work changes.  I hope I have

not misconstrued any of the story.  August 31, 1978

**family photos later added to this history for the blog.