Harriet Zelnora Marsden (1854-1884)

Harriet Zelnora Marsden (1854-1884)

Vital Stats

 * Daughter of William Marsden (1824-1878) and Sarah Johnson (1827-1900) - both were English LDS Converts.
 * 1854-May-13 : Birth in Sheffield, Yorkshire Co, England
 * 1876-Nov-29 : Marriage (1) to Welcome Chapman (1849-1900) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, Utah Territory, USA
 * 1884-May/Jun : Family Relocated to St Johns, Apache Co, Arizona Territory, USA
 * 1884-Dec-23 : Died in St Johns, Apache Co, Arizona Territory, USA (buried there the next day - Christmas Eve)

Biography
A detail history of Welcome Chapman is found in his daughter biographical book, see below.

Welcome's first wife died after childbirth in 1874.

His second wife, Harriet Marsden, was the widow of John McDonald. Harriet (Zella) and Welcome were married for Time only in the Salt Lake Endowment House. They shared a small home in 13th Ward in Salt Lake City. During this time, Welcome worked at the Smelter near South Cottonwood. Their only child, Welcome Chapman III, died five days after birth in 1877.

In 1884, Welcome was called by the LDS Church to help colonize St Johns, Arizona. They left SLC in early May 1884 and arrived in St Johns, latter in June. His second wife Died in 1884 (two days before Christmas) short, with no surviving posterity, shortly after their arrival in St Johns.

His third wife, gave him several children, she was widow for 45 years after his death. They were married in the St. George Temple and were part of a larger group that made the 20 day trip on the fabled Honeymoon Trail from the Arizona Colony for the same purpose.

Welcome made a living as a stonecutter, seller of Nevada Silver Tableware, eyeglass maker, photographer and farmer. He died at age 51, probably from Walking Typhoid Fever.

Children of Welcome Chapman and Harriet Marsden

 * 1) Welcome Chapman III (1877-1877) - Died Infant, only 5 days after birth (Aug 14-19, 1877).