WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
LEMUEL HARDISON REDD SR.
(early settler of New Harmony)
BIOGRAPHY
Lemuel H. Redd was born July 31, 1836 in Sneads Ferry, Onslow County, North Carolina.In 1862, President Brigham Young asked Lemuel and Keziah to settle the frontier area of New Harmony. That spring, the couple moved with their four small children, excited to be venturing into the unknown. Lemuel's brother, Benjamin Jones Redd (John Hardison Redd's remaining son) was a cattle herder, tender, and driver on the trip south. Lemuel quickly became involved as a leader in the young town, serving in the civil government and as a member of the county court.
In 1870, Lemuel decided it was time his large family moved into something better able to accommodate their needs. He purchased an unfinished brick house and a farm from his good friend John D. Lee. He paid $4500, payable in cattle and $1500 payable in wheat for the home and land. John agreed to let him pay it off at the rate of $500 a year. Lemuel built the house into a duplex with an identical home on each side. On one side lived his wife Keziah, with their 10 children, and his wife Sarah Louisa lived on the other side with their 12 children. For 20 years they raised, loved and taught their children, endured hardships, and stayed true to the faith, living side by side. Lemuel was happiest when he was with his family. "Each of his children will recall days spent in the canyons, gathering and roasting pine nuts, horseback riding, camping trips, and other things that please children. It was his joy to see his children happy."
Redd died June 9, 1910, in Colonia Juarez, Mexico.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
John Hardison Redd Elizabeth Hancock Harriet Redd Edward Ward Redd Ann Moriah Redd Ann Elizabeth Redd Mary Catherine Redd Lemuel Hardison Redd John Holt Redd Benjamin Jones Redd |
(12/27/1799-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 3/2/1826) (1/25/1798-xx/xx/xxxx) (about 1826-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (1/31/1828-xx/xx/xxxx) (died as an infant) (7/26/1830-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/16/1831-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (1/4/1834-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/31/1836-6/9/1910) (see marriages below) (6/13/1838-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (6/20/1842-9/16/1887) (married Clarissa Elvira Taylor and Nancy Luella Workman) |
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First Wife and Children: Keziah Jane Butler Lemuel Hardison Redd, Jr. Mary Jane Redd John Wilson Redd William Alexander Redd James Monroe Redd Caroline Elizabeth Redd Amos Thornton Redd Della Sarah Lancaster Redd Farozine Ellen Redd Loraine Edward Redd Mariah Luella Redd Charity Alvira Redd Alice Redd |
(2/25/1836-5/15/1895) (married 1/2/1856) (10/5/1856-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Eliza Ann Westover) (4/27/1858-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/23/1859-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/19/1861-xx/xx/1911) (married Mary Verena Bryner) (8/24/1863-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (2/18/1866-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/25/1868-xx/xx/1870) (4/27/1870-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (1/6/1872-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/1/1873-6/xx/1874) (6/16/1875-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/7/1877-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (2/22/1879-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Abel S. Rich) |
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Second Wife and Children: Sarah Louisa Chamberlain Moriah Vilate Redd Wilford Solomon Redd Wayne Hardison Redd Benjamin Franklin Redd Terresa Artemisia Redd Lemuel Burton Redd George Edwin Redd Susan Elizabeth Redd Parley Redd John Wiley Redd Jenny (or Jennie) May Redd Effie Redd Ancil Ray (or Rey) Redd Hazel Lurena (or Lurene) Redd |
(10/8/1849-3/2/1908) (married 11/5/1866) (9/14/1867-12/19/1867) (1/23/1869-1/25/1869) (2/27/1870-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (4/27/1872-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/14/1874-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/17/1876-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/7/1878-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (12/14/1880-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (2/7/1883-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (2/18/1886-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (5/9/1888-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/13/1890-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (8/27/1892-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (5/13/1895-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Third Wife: Mary Mariah Holt |
(11/14/1827-xx/xx/xxxx) (married 11/5/1879) |
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
The Redd Family WebsiteA history of Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr.
Another history of Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr.
Another history of Lemuel Hardison Redd Sr.
Memories of New Harmony
by Alice Redd Rich (daughter of Lemuel H. Redd), 1957
Book: The Utah Redds and Their Progenitors