COOMBS Pioneer Crossings

Barentsen, Andrew
Andreas (Andrew), age 30, traveled w/ unidentified company with other wife (Gertrude) and 2 children (Eliza and Susannah).
Coombs, Joshua, Eliza, George
Eliza Astbury, age 51 and George, age 49, traveled with the William S. Warren Company in 1864. Son Joshua, age 22 was with them as well as 6 other children.
Golightly, Elizabeth, Richard, Isabella
Richard, 45, crossed separately with the John Tidwell Company in 1852. Isabella brought their 5 children a year later with the Appleton M. Harmon Company in 1853. Elizabeth was 12.
Harris, Thomas, Robert, Hannah
Robert Harris traveled at age 39 with the Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847). Departure: 25-26 August 1847
Arrival: 11,16 October 1847
This company was composed of 117 returning Mormon Battalion veterans. They traveled over the Sierra Mountains from the Cosumnes River near Sutter's Fort in California. From the beginning, they divided and traveled separately in small groups, but generally within a few day's distance from each other. After crossing the mountains, they followed a course which took them to Fort Hall and then to Salt Lake Valley.
Later, Robert, 42, and Hannah, 32, brought their 7 children, including Thomas, age 9, with the Aaron Johnson company in 1850.
Huggins, Sarah, William, Mary Emeline
Emeline - 37, and William - 42, brought their family of children with the Anthony Ivins company in 1853. Sarah was 1. Company began in Toms River.
Payne, Mary Ann, William, Catharine
Catharine Louise Nicholas, 25, William Lauder, 34, and 3 children, including Mary Ann, 1 traveled in an unidentified company in 1850.
Watt, George, Elizabeth
George Darling, 39, crossed with the John Brown Company in 1851. He was with other wife Mary Gregson and one son. He was a captain of the third ten. Future wife Elizabeth Golightly, then 12, crossed with the Golightly family in a different company.

Cross Referenced:
Astbury, Eliza (found as Eliza Astbury Coombs)
Nichols, Catharine (listed as Catherine Louise Nicholas)
Richardson, Isabella, William (Isabella with Golightly family)

Richard GOLIGHTLY

Richard Golightly Obituary:
Deseret News, Feb 21, 1872, page 12.

In this city, February 14th, 10.51 p.m., of dropsy, RICHARD GOLIGHTLY; born June 15, 1807, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Deceased emigrated to this country in the fall of 1852, and was baptized in October of the same year. A short time after his arrival in this city he became a leading member of Ballo’s now Croxall’s, brass band. Soon afterwards he was ordained to the office of a Priest, and a short time subsequently to that of an Elder, and afterwards became a member of the Sixth Quorum of Seventies, from which position he was promoted to that of one of the Presidents of the Sixty-second Quorum. He also acted as a Teacher in the Eight Ward for many years, to the satisfaction of the authorities thereof. He was well known for his sterling worth and integrity, and was much respected by his brethren for his energy and faithfulness in officiating in every position he was called to fill.

He was kind and obliging to all, and upright in his business dealings. He was the principal baker and confectioner in this city for many years previous to his death. He leaves a large family to mourn his loss. Some of his children are grown to manhood and womanhood and married.

Julie Huff wrote at findagrave.com: "There is no readable marker for Richard however he would be buried in this area. The right half of the brown marker is missing because of the type of material however there is a first name of Richard on the marker but the dates are unreadable."

Salt Lake City Cemetery

Richard Golightly c. 1860s
 in his Nauvoo brass band uniform

Source: http://www.familytreerings.org/2011/07/happy-209th-birthday-jane-thorne.html#more

(Written by Anita Cramer Wells) 

"Richard Golightly had an interesting conversion story.  He was a famous baker in England: Queen Victoria was said to have ordered from his bakery and it had a reputation for a hundred miles around.  Richard and his first wife Isabella had a dozen children when he converted to the Church. Isabella was opposed, but Richard was determined to go to America.  One night be tied his clothes in his wife’s best sheet, and left home at two in the morning.

 Isabella hired a detective who watched every boat that sailed for a week, but Richard spent that week hiding out with a friend and every night disguised himself and passed his bakery to get one more glance at his wife and children.  At last he left, and came to Utah.  In Salt Lake, Richard founded the Globe Bakery and married another wife.  This bakery was well-known and provided baked goods to many Church leaders downtown.  Back in England, Isabella sold the bakery and made preparations to join her husband.  After a very arduous trip, she arrived in Utah only to discover that Richard had a new wife.  Isabella never recovered from this shock at the end of the hard journey.  However, Richard made a home for his first family, and Isabella was baptized and then cared for by the second wife before her death the next year." 

Personal note:  I found this information as I worked on my husband's family line.  Richard Golightly (who is my GGG Grandfather) married Jane Thorne as his 4th wife.  Jane's illegitimate daughter, Annie Thorn was the 2nd wife of Trent's GGG Grandfather, Stephen Robert Wells.  Trent's line comes through Mary Ann Lowe, the 1st wife of Stephen Robert Wells.  But interesting anyway as I see our lines converge.