Chiefly a history of Richard Collings. He was born 23 Jun 1818 in Marsworth, England, to Joseph Collings and Sarah Harrowell. He married Emma Luella Lawrence 26 May 1844 in St. John's Waterloo, England. She was born 26 Nov 1825 in St. Luke's Parish, England, to Simon Lawrence and Ann Archer. They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1856. The family immigrated to America that same year. He died 12 Jul 1891 in Monroe, Utah....

Nicholaus Heinrich Crist (1716-1783) was born in Emmens (?), Germany, son of Johanne Jorge Nichlas Crist (born 1690) and Anna Elizabeth Mueller Crist (born 1695). Nicholaus immigrated to America in 1738 where he married Ann Catherine Nowlin. Descendants and family members lived in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana.

John Collings was born 25 November 1890 in Paris, Idaho, the ninth child in a family of eleven. His parents were James Collings, Jr. and Frances Phoebe Rich. He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah in about 1912. He married Lillian Orissa Allred 8 June 1916. They had four children. They moved to American Falls, Idaho and lived there until about 1922 when they moved to California. John worked at various jobs until about 1931 when he began to work as...

Alexander Sago, born in France, and Margaret, his wife, born in Holland, immigrated to North America in the late 1700's, settling eventually in Pennsylvania. Descendants have lived in many parts of the United States, but especially in Arkansas.

William Collings (ca. 1725-1878) was born in Yohogania County, Virginia and later moved to Nelson County, Kentucky. Carver family traced to James Carver (1753-1837) who left Virginia for Kentucky in 1788. Ferguson line is traced to Solon Ferguson (1831-1897) of Indiana. Descendants lived in Kentucky, Indiana, and elsewhere.

Christian Moosmann (or Moosman), a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, emigrated from Switzerland in 1861, settling in Utah. Descendants lived primarily in Utah and Idaho. Includes the Roundy, Lyman, Collings and related families.

Richard Collings (1818-1891), sonnof Joseph Collins and Sarah Harrowell, was born in Marsworth, Buckingham, England. He married Emma Luella Lawrence (1825-1914), daughter of Simon Lawrence and Ann Archer, in 1856. They had ten children. He died in Monroe, Utah.

John Ferris (b.1721) married Mary Thethewy, daughter of John and Johanna, in 1746. Descendants and relatives to 1974 lived in various parts of England. Some descendants immigrated to New York and elsewhere in the United States.

Mary Holt (1829-1920) was born in Cradley, Herefordshire, England, daughter of Philip Holt and Sarah Gaison. She came to Utah in 1855 and later died in Springville, Utah. She married William Beard (1798-1862), Robert Hughes (1808-1863), William Finch (1819-1895), and Orin Hulet (1815-1898). Descendants lived in Montana, California, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, and elsewhere.