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I really don't think Mormons were involved in white-slave traffic but I do think they recruted people to thier religeon.
Here is an incident as written by an ancestor of mine and I found it on the internet. I means I have scores of 'cousin's' in Ohio!!!
1851 cenus South Molton
John Sparks 13 servant works on farm b Bishops Nympton (Head of house William Elworthy)
Name: John SPARKS
Given Name: John
Surname: Sparks
Sex: M
Birth: 8 Dec 1838 in Bishopnympton, Dvnshr, England
Death: 17 Jul 1921 in Stone, Oneida, ID
Burial: 21 Jul 1921 Stone, Oneida, ID
LDS Baptism: 29 Aug 1854
Endowment: 14 Jun 1869
Sealing Child: 29 Oct 1980 Temple: OGDEN
Note:
Check on father-William Smith Blake married Elizabeth Chapple after John was born.
**Made the correction to John's father.
Life History of John Chapel Sparks:
John Chapel Sparks was born at Bishampton, North Dever, England Dec. 8, 1838. My father died when I was about seven years old. About one year after mother was married again to a man by the name of William Smith. Shortly after their marriage they moved to a town in Devenshire named Maryansly. Then after that they moved to another town in Devenshire named Georgenympton. Then after that they moved again to another town named Southmelton and when I was about twelve years old they emergrated to Swansway, South Wales where they resided a short time and then went to Glyn Neath at which place I was married to Georgina Berry on the thirteenth day of October of 1857. About 1859, then all of the family moved to Aberdare, Glemorgan Shore, Wales and I worked in the iron factories until the year of 1865. On the seventeenth of April, myself, my wife and one child left Aberdare for Liverpool, England on the twenty-nineth we sailed from Loverpool on the "Ship Bell Wood". Arrived at New York on June 1st, 1865. Then took leave to Wyoming arrived there on the fifteenth. Then started on the plains with ox team arriving in Salt Lake City, November 29th. About December fifteenth went to Brigham City, Box Elder County, at the time of building the rail road. I worked for Shoup and Young on their contract in Weeber Canyon, and after that worked on the Centeral Pacific near Round Mountain West of Brigham City in Box Elder County. In February 1871 went to Park Valley working on Kelso Ranch. Then moved to Kelton in the winter. The next spring I went freighting to Snake River for the mining camps in Idaho which I followed until the year of 1876. My dear wife died at Kelton on January 27, 1876 and left me with four children. I then worked for the rail road company at Kelton for that summer and in the winter I went to Brigham City with my family. About February 1877, I was married again to Montry Hawkins of Brigham City. Then in April, I moved to Monument Point and worked making salt until the year of 1893. Then moved on a ranch at Stone, Oneida County, Idaho where I still reside at the present time of writing this. My second wife having died on May 22, 1909. Number of children living Sept. 1, 1909 first family 4, number of children living Sept. 1, 1909 second family 9 total of 13. Number of grandchildren living Sept. 1, 1909 first family 15, second family 13 for a total of 28. Number of great-grandchildren living 2. Number of children living Sept. 1, 1921 first family 3, second family 9, total 12. John Sparks died July 19, 1921. At Stone, Oneida County, Idaho.
Number of Grandchildren living July 24, 1921 was 64, number of great-grandchildren living July 24, 1921 was 20.
Added to this was
John Chapel Sparks was born at Bishngmpton, England, December 8, 1838. He was the only child, his father was killed in the iron factory. When he was 7 years old. About 1 year later his mother married a man by the name of William Smith, shorly after they moved on a farm named South Hampton and lived there until he was about 12 years old, from there they emergrated to South Wales where they lived until he had grown to manhood. He had endured many hardships working on different farms as farming was much different then now. Wages were very small and they didn't have but very little to eat. About this time he met and married a girl by the name of Georgina Berry on the 13th of October 1857. They had 3 children born in Wouth Wales of which two of them died and were buried there, the third was about 18 months old when they left for America. While living there father worked in the iron factory which he said was very hard work, he was injured while working there and it caused him to be very stuped shouldered. He was converted while living in Wales, in fact the Mormon Missionaries made his home their head-quarters'
G.W.
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