Caleb Clark Baldwin (1817-1905) & Ann Eliza Robinson (1819-1873) Pioneer History

1. Caleb Clark Baldwin (1817-1905) &
Ann Eliza Robinson (1819-1873)
Caleb Clark Baldwin
Birth: 3 June 1817, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio,
Baptized member of LDS Church 7 January 1831
Ann Eliza Robinson
Birth: 15 August 1819, Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana,
Married: 22 OCT 1837, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri
CHILDREN: Prior to arriving in Utah
1st Child, Mary Ann Born: 14 August 1839 Hamburg,
Calhoun, Illinois
2nd Child, Emma Elza Born: 3 February 1842 Nauvoo,
Hancock, Illinois
3rd Child, William James Born: 7 January 1844,
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
4th Child, Caleb Hyrum Born: 19 Jul 1846, Garden
Grove, Decatur, Iowa
5th Child, Jesse, Born: 19 April 1849, NEAR Council
Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
6th Child, George Henry, Born: 2 October 1851. Honey
Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Caleb Clark Baldwin Birth: 3 June 1817, Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Warrensville, Ohio is about 20 Miles SW of Kirkland, Ohio
Kirkland, Ohio
From 1831 to 1838 Kirtland was the headquarters for the LDS Church. Joseph Smith moved the church
to Kirtland in 1831, shortly after its formal organization in April 1830 in Palmyra, New York. Latter
Day Saints built their first temple there. Many attending the Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836 claimed
to see multiple heavenly visions and appearances of heavenly beings, including deity. For this and other
reasons, Kirtland remains a place of importance to those of all Latter Day Saint denominations. Many
sections from the Doctrine and Covenants, considered modern revelations and canonical by most
denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, originated in Kirtland during the 1830s. Latter
Day Saints departed Kirtland in 1837-38

2. Far West, Missouri
Early Latter-day Saints began to settle in northwestern Missouri soon after the Church was organized in
1830. However, disputes between Mormon and Missourian settlers in Independence led to the expulsion
of the Mormons from Jackson County in 1833. Most Mormons temporarily settled in Clay County,
Missouri. Towards the end of 1836, Caldwell County was created specifically for Mormon settlement to
recompense Mormon losses in Jackson County. Shortly after the creation of Caldwell County, Far West
was made the county seat.
Far West became the headquarters of the Latter-day Saint movement in early 1838 when Prophet Joseph
Smith and Sidney Rigdon relocated to the town from the previous church headquarters, Kirtland, Ohio.
While headquartered in Far West, the official name of the church was changed from Church of Jesus
Christ to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Mormon-Missourian conflict of 1838
New problems erupted between the Mormons and their neighbors when the Mormons began to settle in
the counties surrounding Caldwell, including De Witt in Carroll County and Adam-ondi-Ahman in
Daviess County.
A series of escalating conflicts followed and the Governor of Missouri eventually called out 2,500 state
militiamen to put down what he alleged to be a "Mormon rebellion." Latter Day Saints poured into Far
West for protection and found themselves under siege. Joseph Smith Jr., Sidney Rigdon and others
surrendered at the end of October, 1838, and were put on trial by the state for treason. The main body of
the Mormons were then forced to sign over their property in Far West and Caldwell County to pay for
the militia muster and then leave the state. The main body later settled in Nauvoo, Illinois.

3. In 1844 Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum Smith
were murdered by a mob while in custody in the city
of Carthage, Illinois. In 1846, religious tensions
reached their peak, and in 1848 mobs burned the
Latter-day Saint temple in Nauvoo.
Carthage Jail,
Hancock Co., Ill.,
June 27, 1844
C. C. A. Christensen (1831–1912)
Oil on canvas, between 1882–1884
The body of Joseph Smith, dressed in white, lies in the center of the picture. From a second floor window
Willard Richards looks down at the martyred prophet. After the murder, the mob fled, fearing the
arrival of a Mormon posse that never came.

4. During 1846, Brigham Young abandoned
Nauvoo and began leading 1,600 Mormons west
across the frozen Mississippi in subzero
temperatures to a temporary refuge at Sugar
Grove, Iowa.
Young planned to make the westward trek in
stages, and he determined the first major
stopping point would be along the Missouri
River opposite Council Bluffs.
He sent out a reconnaissance team to plan the
route across Iowa, dig wells at camping spots,
and in some cases, plant corn to provide food
for the hungry emigrants. The mass of
Mormons made the journey to the Missouri
River, and by the fall of 1846, the Winter
Quarters were home to 12,000 Mormons
After leaving Nauvoo, Caleb Clark Baldwin & Ann Eliza Robinson Baldwin and Six children remain at,
or near, Kanesville “Council Bluffs” (Winter Quarters), until 1852. They departed, 6 June 1852, as
members of the David Wood Wagon Company
MORMON TRAIL

6. http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyDetail?lang=eng&companyId=324
David Wood Company - Captain David Wood
Departure 6 June 1852 Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs)
Arrival 20 September - 1 October 1852 at Salt Lake City, Utah
About 288 individuals and about 58 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the
outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).
"6th Company," Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852,
6th Company, David Wood, Capt., [ … ] Caleb Baldwin and 7 persons [ … ]
Member of David Wood Wagon Co.
Name
Age Birth Date
35
3 June 1817
Baldwin, Caleb Clark
Baldwin, Anna Eliza Robinson
32
15 August 1819
Baldwin, Mary Ann
12
14 August 1839
Baldwin, Emma Eliza
10
3 February 1842
Baldwin, William James
8
7 January 1844
5
19 July 1846
Baldwin, Caleb Hyrum
Baldwin, Jessee
3
19 April 1849
Infant
2 October 1851
Baldwin, George Henry
Death Date
2 January 1905
11 February 1873
3 June 1924
4 June 1919
27 February 1908
31 May 1933
4 December 1901
1 April 1853

7. After arrival at Salt Lake City, Utah the family settled near Provo, Utah.
CHILDREN: Born after arrival in Utah
7th Charlotte E Born: 28 March 1854, Provo, Utah Co., Utah
8th Stephen Wilson Born: 1 February 1856, Provo, Utah Co., Utah
9th Charles Alonzo, born 0 October 1858, Provo, Utah Co., Utah
Caleb Clark Baldwin wife Ann Eliza Robinson Baldwin passed away during 1873.
Probably, after 1873 Caleb Clark Baldwin relocated to Beaver, Beaver Co., Utah
Caleb Clark Baldwin MARRIED Jane Martha Taylor Riley 24 Oct 1877, St. George, Washington, Utah

8. Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104981
Caleb Clark Baldwin
Death: Jan. 2, 1905, Beaver, Beaver County, Utah
Mountain View Cemetery Beaver, Beaver County, Utah
Plot: C_276_5
http://www.findagrave.com/cgibin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31753476
Anna Eliza Robinson Baldwin
Death: Feb. 11, 1873 Mona, Juab County, Utah
Mona Cemetery , Mona, Juab County, Utah
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104980
Jane Martha Taylor Riley Baldwin
Birth: Nov. 9, 1828 Whalley, Lancashire, England
Death: Sep. 14, 1889 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah