Sarah Barnes Layton

July 6, 1826–September 13, 1906

1 Born at Sandy, Bedfordshire, England; daughter of Elizabeth Jeffries and William Barnes. 2 Baptized in England, January 1, 1842. 3 Immigrated to the United States aboard the James Pennel, 1850. 4 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1852. 5 Married Christopher Layton as a plural wife, 1852; six children. 6 Settled in Kaysville, Davis County, Utah Territory, 1857. 7 Served as a counselor in the Kaysville Relief Society, 1868–1882, and as president, 1882–1906. 8 Died at Kaysville. 9 (See Document 4.3)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” Woman’s Exponent 29, no. 1 (June 1, 1900): 22. “Utah Death Certificate Index, 1904–1961,” database and images, Utah State Archives (http://archives.utah.gov, accessed Nov. 2014); from Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, series 81448, file no. 70/350 (1906), Sarah Barnes Layton.
  2. [2] Utah death certificate, file no. 70/350. “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” 22. “Kaysville: Pioneer Goes to Her Rest,” Deseret News, Sept. 14, 1906, 3.
  3. [3] “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” Woman’s Exponent 29, nos. 6–7 (Aug. 15 and Sept. 1, 1900): 26.
  4. [4] “Mormon Migration,” database, 1840–1932, Mormon Migration (http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu, accessed Nov. 2014), Sarah Barnes; extracted from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Immigration Index CD (2000).
  5. [5] “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Nov. 2014), Sarah Barnes.
  6. [6] “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” Woman’s Exponent 29, nos. 22–23 (Apr. 15, 1901): 97. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), Sarah Barnes KWJW-1K2 .
  7. [7] “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” Woman’s Exponent 30, no. 1 (June 1, 1901): 1–2. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 1:364.
  8. [8] “Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton,” 30:2. Kaysville Ward Relief Society, Minutes, July 11, 1882, vol. 1, 1878–1886, Kaysville Ward, North Davis Stake, CHL. “Faithful Relief Society Worker,” Davis County Clipper, Sept. 21, 1906, 1. Camilla B. Stewart and Maud M. Odd, “History of Kaysville,” typescript, n.d., ca. 1940, p. 11, CHL.
  9. [9] Utah death certificate, file no. 70/350. “Kaysville: Pioneer Goes to Her Rest,” 3.