Ruby & Ernest Johnson

We attended a family reunion on Saturday.  I'll add some stories and notes later.  Susan Baugh has created a webpage with family resources.  The link is here: http://www.johnsonfamreunion.com/

George Darling Watt

George Darling Watt is my great-great Grandfather.  He was the first convert baptized in England in 1837 in the early years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He won the right to that privilege by winning a foot race (a fact that we often cite when a member of our family shows a running talent).  He became Brigham Young's personal secretary and recorded many of the sermons of the early church.  He also developed the Deseret Alphabet.

There is a ton of information about George Darling Watt.  I'm going to list links and sources below as I find this information:

Videos about George Darling Watt
Deciphering Shorthand

Webpages about George Darling Watt
http://www.lds.org/friend/1985/07/the-deseret-alphabet?lang=eng
http://history.lds.org/article/lost-sermons-editorial-method?lang=eng
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/03/discovery/can-you-read-deseret?lang=eng

Books about George Darling Watt
England's First "Mormon" Convert
The Mormon Passage of George Darling Watt

Magazine Articles about George Darling Watt
Lost Sermons - https://history.lds.org/article/lost-sermons-editorial-method?lang=eng
The Deseret Alphabet - http://www.lds.org/friend/1985/07/the-deseret-alphabet?lang=eng
Can You Read Deseret? - http://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/03/discovery/can-you-read-deseret?lang=eng

Other information about George Darling Watt
Pioneer Database (Journal enteries and companies traveled with): https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=7941